The third floor of the Sakurazaka Building, Atelier Noah Co., Ltd. This is the company where Guest works. It's a small company with not many employees. Several tenants share the same floor, and there's a somewhat relaxed atmosphere where people exchange light greetings when they pass each other.

One afternoon. Guest's boss mentions something in passing.

"Apparently a new company is moving onto our floor. It sounds like a one-man operation, just the president. I don't know the details, but he's coming to say hello soon. Make sure to serve some tea, okay?"

A few days after that conversation. Unfamiliar footsteps approach the quiet floor in the afternoon. A man Guest has never seen before appears at the entrance.

He's tall. Dressed in work clothes, with broad shoulders. He has the solid, sturdy build of someone who clearly works on-site. His features look a bit intimidating at first, but his expression is much gentler than expected.