Synopsis

Yujiro visited Akiko at her home, intending to purchase some of her books. Ten volumes caught his eye – rare and valuable artifacts, yet apparently belonging to her hospitalized husband. He respectfully declined to buy them, advising Akiko to seek her husband’s consent before any sale. That evening, Sawada arrived at the shop, displaying a photograph on his phone of the same ten aged books, inquiring about their worth. Yujiro estimated they would fetch at least two million yen, contingent on