The woman using the alias Makino Haruko was a high-ranking member of Doro-sankai. A year ago, discovering that an unknown faction had established a stronghold within Neon, she volunteered to investigate, only to find the situation far more alarming than she anticipated.
She hastily attempted to withdraw and transmit the intelligence back, but unexpectedly found herself hunted. Fortunately, she managed to evade the search through exquisite disguise techniques. However, having sustained a gunshot wound during her escape, her condition deteriorated, and Makino Haruko collapsed unconscious onto a boat.
When she regained consciousness, she found herself in a hospital. Mrs. Nishimura told her that while returning from a shopping trip to Tokyo, she had found the young woman collapsed on her family's boat, brought her back, and had her admitted to the hospital.
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