Kokon Ren is a reader pursued by the accounts and ledgers of the Oukando, learning that the stronger the desire to return, the more easily one becomes someone else's price.
Ren does not hide their desire to return. That honesty becomes both a trap in the contract and a breakthrough.
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Asagiri Mio is a reader caught up in the return procedures at the Kankendo, one who never misses the moment when kindness transforms into a contract.
Ayase Shou discerns the sealing threads of the Fox Bell and knows that the more Ren chases the nostalgic voice, the more her own voice fades.
Tsukasa Narumi is the shelf attendant at the Return Interview Room, knowing that answers defending Mio will deduct points from her.
Tsukasa Narumi is the rain-shelf attendant at the bookstore, fearing why the future Mio hid the final line.
