Chapter 507

Kabukicho Street. A torrential downpour cascaded down, submerging Tokyo and turning the streets into streams. It showed no signs of stopping anytime soon. Cherry blossom petals were beaten from the branches, covering the surface of the rushing water in a thick layer of pink and white, like a magnificent sea of cherry blossoms... Unfortunately, not many people possessed the poetic leisure at midnight to brave a torrential downpour just to stand on the roadside and admire the falling blossoms. Large shopping malls and roadside shops were shuttered. The usually neon-lit streets appeared exceptionally desolate in the heavy rain. Due to the extreme weather, there were hardly any cars or pedestrians on the streets. Even the nightclubs, soaplands, and strip clubs that usually stayed open all night had suspended operations, knowing that keeping their doors open until dawn tonight would inevitably be a losing business.