Yu Koike

Koji grew up with a brother complex, constantly being compared to his successful older brother. The only place he could find solace was the bar called "Arles". One night Koji is provoked by Soma, a regular at Arles who smells similar to his brother. He is then sexually assaulted by Endo, one of Soma's henchmen. Koji somehow manages to escape. He finds Soma's home and swears to take his own type of revenge, making persistent silent phone calls. As the confident Soma becomes confused on the other end of the phone, Koji begins to get a type of enjoyment from the phone calls.

Three years ago, Ayano lost her husband and was running a small delivery business on her own, raising her daughter, Asami. Unable to pay high wages and struggling with high employee turnover, she followed the advice of her neighbor, Mr. Shiroyama, and offered her body to a new employee, Nishikawa, to get him to promise to stay for three years. Then, one day, Ayano and Asami had an argument. Asami confided in her boyfriend, Tonoyama, who embraced her tenderly and suggested they live together, but afterwards, Tonoyama ran off with the company's money…