Mysterious Man

謎の男

Squatting in a dark alley, he speaks to the past, delivering disappointed soliloquies that lead Akira. For his trouble, and having lost hold of the coveted computer, he wants to help him. He grants him only a brief look at the corner of the large box behind him. Akira jumps, but once the numbers 98 and 21 catch his eye, he believes it is exactly the model he wanted to buy. His concerns that it would be second-hand are scattered by the mystery man, who claims it is a brand new unit from the bankruptcy estate of an electronics store. But it is not supplied; Akira must carry the box home himself, and as soon as he opens the package, it is also returnable.