なりそこないのよすが

It started on October 15, in a downtown filled with the presence of long autumn nights.

The one who appeared to Sakisaka Yosuga in his not-so-tight tight spot was an eccentric man named Mikuriya Reki, self-styled "magician."

With that encounter, the environment around Sakisaka Yosuga slowly began to change:

New meetings with new acquaintances bringing fresh perspectives. The belated signs of a rose-colored youth.