It was morning.
Traces of last night's fight still lingered in the room...
A shattered window... scratches on the floor... and an eerie silence.
Yoru stood before the mirror.
Gazing into his own eyes.
"Last night... was it real?"
He raised his hand...
As if trying to feel something.
But—
Nothing.
"Maybe... it was just a dream..."
He was just saying this when—
Knock. Knock.
A sound came from the door.
Yoru froze.
"This early in the morning...?"
He opened the door.
And there—
Stood a girl.
A black hoodie.
A cold expression.
And eyes...
As if they could see right through everything.
"Are you Yoru?" she asked directly.
Yoru looked confused.
"Yes... but who are you?"
Without waiting for permission, the girl stepped inside.
She observed the room.
The broken window.
The damage.
Then she looked at him—
"So, you did all this."
Yoru's heart skipped a beat.
"I... I don't understand—"
"Don't play dumb," the girl interrupted.
"Last night, you activated your Abyss."
Silence.
Yoru's mind went blank.
"Abyss...?"
The girl sighed.
"I expected as much... that you wouldn't know anything."
She walked up and stopped right in front of him.
"Listen..."
"You aren't normal."
Yoru spoke softly—
"I can feel that much myself..."
The girl gave a direct answer—
"There is a monster inside you."
Silence.
Yoru's eyes widened slightly.
The scene from last night flashed before him.
Red eyes...
A black aura...
"Who are you?" he finally asked.
The girl paused for a moment, then spoke—
"Sairi."
"I'm just like you." Yoru stared in shock—
"You mean… you, too—?"
Sairi narrowed her eyes slightly—
And for a split second—
A chilling breeze swirled around her.
A thin layer of ice frosted over the floor.
"The difference is this…" Sairi said calmly—
"I am in control."
Yoru fell silent.
"What happened last night…" Sairi continued—
"That was just the beginning."
"Now, people will come looking for you."
Tensing up, Yoru asked—
"What people?"
Sairi looked him straight in the eye—
"The ones who control monsters… or the ones who kill them."
Silence descended upon the room.
Yoru spoke softly—
"You mean… I'm in danger?"
Sairi replied in a cold tone—
"No…"
Then, after a brief pause—
"Everyone is in danger."