The torrential rain poured down.
Beneath the pitch-black night sky, the city before them was shrouded in darkness.
A man in a knit cap, with kelp-like hair, lowered his phone and looked at the blonde woman beside him.
"It's settled. They agreed to provide me with the necessary equipment in three hours."
"You're really going, Shu?"
The blonde woman looked anxiously at the kelp-haired man before her.
"You only just came back from that place, and this time is even more dangerous than before, you know?"
"I know, but I have to go. This doesn't feel like that organization's style..."
As he spoke, the kelp-haired man stared at the phone in his hand and clenched it tightly.
"Besides, whoever these people are and whatever their reasons may be, they are not allowed to destroy other people's happiness and lives. This is a mission the Director personally assigned to me. I have to complete it."
"But what if..."
"Don't worry. I'm using a false identity, and you know how good I am at disguises. As long as I can contact them through that phone, I can infiltrate their ranks and uncover their true identity."
"But it's too dangerous..."
"That's exactly why I have to do it. Besides, I'm not going to die that easily."
Looking at the blonde woman beside him, the kelp-haired man smiled faintly.
"Don't make that face. Don't worry, I'll come back safely."
With that, the kelp-haired man got into his car and drove away, leaving the blonde woman standing there as she watched the vehicle disappear into the rainy night.
For some reason, a foreboding feeling rose from deep within her heart at that moment.
"Shu..."
Three hours later, the kelp-haired man drove to a warehouse in the harbor district. He carefully parked his car, warily scanned