: An anti-vampire organization known as the CCC began to move in the shadows, targeting devils and those who cared for them.

In the days that followed, Anzai couldn’t stay away. He told himself it was protection, but the truth was far more complicated. Tsukasa didn't look at him with horror; she looked at him with a quiet, stubborn empathy that terrified him more than his own reflection.

: The scent hit Anzai like a drug, his own eyes turning a terrifying crimson. A Fragile Bond

The rain in Tokyo didn't wash away the scent of iron; it only made it linger in the humid air. Yuuki Anzai adjusted the brim of his cap, his eyes—heavy with dark circles—scanning the neon-drenched alleyway. He wasn't just a police officer for Division 5; he was a hybrid, a half-devil fighting a constant, internal war against a thirst he refused to quench. The Encounter

: Tsukasa realized that for Anzai to protect her, he might have to embrace the very monster he spent his life trying to suppress. The Breaking Point

: A small scratch on Tsukasa’s cheek welled with a single drop of blood.