Tokyo, Special Investigation Strategy Room's independent office building.
High heels and leather shoes clack against the terrazzo floor; everyone seemed to be in a hurry.
"It feels like these past few days, the clerks in the Countermeasures Office have been especially busy. I wonder what they're working on, or is it just that the workload for clerks is always this heavy?"
Nagatomo Masao walked down the hallway with a large guitar case on his back.
Of course, the case didn't contain a guitar, but the long-handled stone hammer.
Today, Nagatomo was here for his daily combat training in the Countermeasures Office.
Since Yuuki Masamune became his official guarantor, he had been assigned plenty of study material.
As a rookie aiming to become a qualified, official Exorcist, he still had much to learn.
As he approached the corner ahead, a figure hurriedly shot out and collided full-on with Nagatomo.
"Ouch!"