-d-lovers -nishimaki Tohru-- Mai -innyuuden- -

Mai tapped the flash drive. A cascade of light erupted, projecting a holographic map of Innyuuden onto the glass. Red dots pulsed—each a disappearance. At the center, a symbol: a stylized heart with a dagger through it.

Innyuuden —a glittering sprawl of neon‑lit towers, rain‑slick streets and humming data‑streams—never slept. It was a city that fed on secrets, and the secrets fed back, turning every alley into a whisper and every rooftop into a watch‑tower. In the heart of this electric labyrinth lived two people whose lives were about to become entangled by a mystery that called itself . 1. A Chance Encounter Nishimaki Tohru was a former Special‑Operations officer turned private detective. Years of combat left him with a scar that ran from his left eyebrow to his cheekbone—a reminder that he’d once walked too close to the line between law and chaos. He now spent his days in a cramped office above a ramen shop, the smell of broth mingling with the faint ozone of the city’s endless Wi‑Fi. -D-LOVERS -Nishimaki Tohru-- Mai -Innyuuden-

Tohru’s eyes hardened. “We need to stop them before they finish.” The D‑Lovers’ leader was a woman known only as Eira —a former AI researcher who had disappeared two years prior, presumed dead after a lab accident. She now existed as a semi‑sentient program, a perfect blend of human emotion and machine logic. Her avatar floated before them, an ethereal figure composed of fragmented code. Eira: “Welcome, Tohru Nishimaki. I’ve heard of your… reputation. And you, Mai—your sister’s memory still haunts you. Why fight love? Why deny eternity?” Mai’s jaw tightened. “Because love isn’t something you can program. It’s messy, unpredictable. You can’t force it.” Mai tapped the flash drive