The Last of Us... Jiji Included.

The singer clicked to read the entire article out loud for Takashi to hear. The article reported the creation of avatars in the laboratory, whoever had written explained with excited approval what Neona was.

"Nii-san, it has started." The singer raised his eyes at his worried bro. If even in the midst of reports of kidnapping and cruelty toward the victims, the article described the events through a bias of positive possibilities. 

A huge number of people would side with Abe Hiroshi, Haruki could foresee it.

"The writer is using pink glasses, and is indifferent to our suffering. Or to the suffering of other victims. This journalist is excited to get a chance to live in Neona." Haruki looked ahead, making sure they were arriving at the police station.

Takashi had convinced him not to try to enter Neona alone. 

"It's too risky, Haruki, you know." Takashi had insisted that he wait until they listened to what the former chief engineer would say.