Genji Heavy Industries Building, upper floors.
The curtains whipped back and forth in the wind slicing through the window crack like twitching ghostly shadows. Outside, a violent storm raged, heavy raindrops slamming against the glass and shattering into mist. Gazing out the window, Tokyo, immersed in the rainy night, looked as hazy as a mirage.
Every now and then, pale blue serpentine lightning slashed across the sky, followed by a heavy roar that illuminated the dim ward with a distant glow. The figure of the old man on the hospital bed was magnified several times, casting a looming silhouette on the wall.
Chapter 503