Occupation (1)

Rumble, rumble.

The outskirts of Shanghai.

Buildings were visible in the distance.

"Huh..."

Black flags fluttered atop every building, and small shadows could be seen nimbly leaping between the alleys.

It looked as though someone had overlaid a scene from a martial arts novel onto the city.

I gradually reduced the train's speed.

The train began moving toward Shanghai.

Shanghai, which had become a martial arts world, had a different smell even from afar.

Something like incense was mixed into the air flowing through the slightly open window...