Chapter 1, "PanOpticon" Summary

Eiji Miyake, a small-town boy with an active imagination, has come to the big city of Tokyo on a quest to discover the identity of his father. His only lead is Akiko Kato, whom he believes is his father's attorney. Sitting in the Jupiter Cafy, Eiji daydreams about confronting Ms. Kato, who works in the PanOpticon building across the street, demanding information about his father. However, Eiji is afraid and reluctant to act, and hopes that Ms. Kato will just happen to come into the cafy, where he can persuade her to help him. Of course, she does not. As Eiji sits, trying to gather his courage, his attention is drawn to one of the waitresses, who has a "perfect neck." He soon convinces himself that she is out of his league and returns to the problem of his...