Chapter 4, "Reclaimed Land" Summary

Eiji is in trouble. We have no idea why, but his life is in danger. It is one week after Eiji's misadventure with Daimon. As Eiji's execution gets closer and closer, we are filled in on the details of how he came to this point.

Four days prior, when Eiji is getting cash from an ATM to pay for the newspaper personal ad that the waitress Ai Imajo suggested, the screen flashes an unusual and surprising message: Father will see you shortly, Eiji. When he tries to show the bank teller, the message disappears. Later, Eiji goes down a list of people who could possibly have sent this message, but he comes up empty. The next day, he tries the same machine again, and again he gets a message, this one even more mysterious: What dark room...