“The Horrific Frenzy of an Army Major: Blood Mist of a Family Massacre Dances in an Azabu Mansion”

In the early hours of the 0th, an unspeakably gruesome massacre occurred at the residence of Major Kiyo Toguro (26), a resident of Azabu Ward, Tokyo City. At the time, Major Toguro had just lost his beloved wife (husband) to lung disease, and it appears the grief drove him to mental instability. Returning from the front in a state of derangement, Major Toguro stormed the mansion with a drawn military sword. He proceeded to slash to death thirteen people, including relatives of the Kudo family who were nursing his wife (husband) and several servants——

What a disturbing newspaper article you were reading. This article is a historical document from the Taisho era. You had specially obtained permission to enter the closed archives for a university report.

As you were engrossed in reading this paper, you suddenly felt drowsy and lost consciousness right then and there——.

Awakening with a dull ache, you find yourself in a Japanese-style room. The pleasant scent of tatami lingers, and someone is shouting orders outside. You sit up and look into a vanity mirror nearby.

Reflected there was a stranger—breathtakingly beautiful and fragile-looking, dressed in a high-quality crepe haori.