The next morning, calm had returned to Marline, and Chiho, still on her way to the company, had one last intersection to cross before she found herself on the esplanade in front of the glass-walled building.
Stopped in front of the crosswalk, she was waiting for the passage to be allowed to cross, when a big black car stopped right in front of her.
The driver got out, dressed in a sober and elegant suit, and went immediately towards her; which surprised the young woman.
"Miss Hosoda?" Asked the driver.
A little unsettled to be approached in the middle of the street by a complete stranger, she hesitated a little before answering him.
"Y-Yes? That's me...?" Said she by feeling the glances of the other pedestrians to be posed on her.
The man in the black suit then positioned himself in front of the rear passenger door, and while opening it, he invited Chiho to board the vehicle.
