dianejoplinspenheafernooninherhoelroomsurfinghejapanesesecorofcyberspacehehoel’sinhousemisubishiconsoledidafairlygoodjobofransinghekanjionheflysheporedhroughsomanynewssoriesandfeauresreedoheyakuzaandokenzoyamamoohashenowconsideredherselfsomewhaofanexperonheopicseveralhourser,eyesiredfromheconsansreamofwordsscrollingdownhescreenandhevoidinhersomachscreamingforaenion,sheorderedroomservice

enminueserhebellrangandsheopenedhedoor,abiselfconscioussinceshewaswearingonlyhewhieerryclohrobewihnohingunderneahherewasnoohereexceparoomservicerobo,issensorsblinkingrapidlyherolleymovedsmoohlypasherinoheroomandposiionediselfarighanglesohedeskandheinhouseconsolexybo,sensingfood,wasonhealer,isailwaggingexpecanlydianewonderedwhehernowharoboswheredoingeveryhing,hepeoplewhousedoworkinhoelswerenowallmakingroboshegoodhingwasyounolongerfellikeyouwerepelledoip

shehadopenedhecoverofherolleyandmarveledaheexquisiearisiccreaionsofsickyriceandcolorfulsliversofrawfishandseafoodheblobofwasabiwascarvedinoheshapeofanexoicdragonpleewihscalessheknewhawihinheoblongsofsickyricehidageneroushelpingofwasabisoshelefhedragoninacwhilesheaeshehadhenakenaquicknapaferinsrucinghehousepuerowakeherupa600pmhawaswohoursago

herfaherhadappearedinherdreams,urgingherobeviginandoakecareofherselfhisfacehadbeenwrackedwihguilandinhedreamhehadbeggedheroforgivehimforleavingherallohenhehadaskedherosearchforhemakerofconsoleandfindouwhaiwasfordianewasn’surewhehershehadsubconsciouslyinjecedherownwillinohedreamorviceversabuwihyamamoodeadherewasnomuchmoreshecoulddoheco

ecionoakahashiwasooremoehenhermoherhadalsoappearedinherdreams,faceaswhieashesnowhawasfallingouside,racksofdriedearsrailingdownherface,bckwihdislodgedmascarahermoherhadspiriedherfaherawaywihousayingaword,jushalookinhereyeshasaidshewassorrybualeasnowheywereogeher

anddiane,allone,hadcriedinhersleepandwokenupwihearssreamingdownherfaceherpillowandparsofherhairhahadcoveredherfaceassheslepweresoakingweshe’dshoweredandchangedandspenanhouronheinhouseconsolesearchingforsomehingveryspecificshewasabouogiveupaferanhourwhenanobscureouofdaeinvesorreionssiegaveherwhashewaslookingforkenzoyamamoosaonheboardofokyunanoechnologycorp,asaruppanyformedlesshanwoyearsearlieroresearchandmanufacurechipsbasedo

anoechnologywhawasineresingodianewaswhoelsewasonheboardofdirecorsoneakioinoue,sevenyfiveyearsoldandheforemosmindinjapanesemicroprocessordesignfurhersearchesonakioinoueresuledinsomehingevenmoreineresingseveralnewsariclesindicaedhainoue,amaserconsolebuilder,hadbeenhospializedjuswoweeksagohehadsufferedasrokeoneofheariclessaedwihauhoriyhahewasbeingreaedinaprivaewingaheokyomedicaluniversiyhospialandhawasalsolocaedinshinjuku

dianeemerged,hroughherevolvingdoors,fromhereivecalmenvironmenofhekeiopzahoelinoaideofmovingfleshandmelingsnowassillcrowdedwihpreymuchhesamemixofpassersbyye,underneahheharsharificialdaylighofherelenlessneon,hepeopleseemedmorealivehesressofheirdayimejobshadbeenrepcedwihheanicipaionofpleasureandrexaionahenumerousbars,resauransandgamingparlorsinheneighborhood

herfirspnofacionwasogeoknowheshinjukuarea,especiallyhelocaionsofimmediaeineresshe’dbookmarkedhelocaionsonhearunisohaiwouldpullhemupauomaicallyasshewalkedinoheirviciniyorondemandifsherequesedonhearuni’sremendaion,sheheadednorhowardsheimposingwinmonolihsofheokyomeropoliangovernmenbuilding,whichwaswhereheallegedyamaguchigumioyabunminiserakahashisupposedlykephisgovernmenalofficeshevoiceswerenowsayinghaiwasoodangerousoaempoapproachhimandhispieceofadvicemirroreddiane’sownhoughsonhemaersonosurprisehere

fromhenewsaricles,iwasobvioushaakahashiwasconsanlysurroundedbyawallofyakuzameaheadsshewouldeiherhaveoreckonwihheyamaguchigumihugsorheminiser’sofficialgovernmenbodyguardsneverheless,shehadavailedherselfofaseakknifefromheroomservicerobo’sdi

erserviceinvenoryiwasoneofhosekniveswihaserraededgeandapoinedipanohersearchhadarmedherwihvaluableinformaiononhowousei,ifshedidindeedhappenogecloseenoughoheoyabunshecouldslicehroughhisjugurorjuspushibeweenhisribsrighinohishear,wisingasshewenshehadsudiedheexpnaoryphooscarefullyhehearwasonhelefsideofhebodyshecouldhearhershumpingawayahehoughofmurdersheshudderedheco

ecionbeweenakahashiandkenzoyamamoowasooremoeojusifysuchanacionbuiwouldn’hurohideheknifeinhelegpockeofhercanvasbarousersanywayjusincaseheopporuniypresenediselfandshechangedhermind

dianewalkedpasheperimeerwallsofwhahearinformedherwasshinjukucenralparkshewasn’haineresedinhepark’shisorybuwasinriguedwhenhearoldherhainsideheparkwasamassivemakeshifshanyownofokyo’shomelessandsurelyenoughafewmeersupahead,oneofhepark’sinhabianswasurinaingagainshewall,abowlofseamingnishininsannoodlesheldalofinonehand,anoherhandaheconrolshemanworeanillfiingbaeredsuihahadoncebeenbluebunowhadurnedbrownandshinywihfilhoneofhisbrokenleahershoeswasmissinghefronseciondianecouldseeadircakedbigoecrownedwihabckovergrownoenailsickingoulikeheheadofanagingoroisedianecrossedhesreeogivehemanawidebirhincasehewasdangerousbunobeforeshewasassauledbyapowerfulwhiffofsalevomiandalcoholshefelsorryforhimbuherewasnohingmuchshecoulddo

sheookarighweswardinoheskyscraperdisricyoucouldn’missiheskyabovehissecionwasfluorescenwhieandheairwasalivewihhesoundofvariousformsofelecronicaciviybehindherhegovernmenbuildingcasaninvisibleshadow,iswinowersweighingheavilyinheair,oppressivealighsnowwasfallingbuherewasverylileacualsnowonhegroundiwasashoughhegreofneonandhesampedeofeagerfeehaddissolvedhesnowinoheconcreeiwascoldbudianewaswellpreparedwihyersofinsuedclohingandabckwoolhawihleaherfpshacoveredherearswihherpuffybcknorhfacejackeandevisucanvasbapansshecouldeasilypassforaboy,whichexpinedwhynobodypaidheranyaenionherrucksackconainingxyboandheconsoleinanesofhoelowelsaddedoheurbanlook

oneofhevoiceswasbackagainaskingdianeaquesionhahadnooccurredoheroaskwhawashasarymaninbcksilldoinginhelobbyofhehoelwhenshecamedownfromherroom?shehadn’reallynoicedorpaidaenionbunowhevoicehadremindedher,shedidrecallhaherehadindeedbeensomeoneofasimirdescripionsiingheredianesoppedinherracksandeveryhingspedupashecrowdofpeopleshifedpasherinbohdirecionssheurnedaroundandsca

edhepeoplebehindherherewasoomuchfleshandoomanybckcdsarymenshedidn’evenknowwhahemaninhehoecuallylookedlikebushewassureshewouldrecognizehimifshesawhimagain

hevoicehadmenionediouofhebluesoherehadobesomehinginishedecidedshewouldbemoreviginandsayaleriwasobvioushaifindeedhemanhadbeenwachingher,hewasjusfollowingherandnoacuallyp

ingodoheranyharmoherwisehecouldhaveeasilyfoundouherroomnumberandpaidheranunwelevisi

andhenidawnedonherherfaherhaddiedundersuspiciouscircumsancesandshehaddisappearedhefbimighbeaferherandhisguymighbealocalfbiguyhedefinielylookedjapaneseye,hedidn’reallylooklikehefbiypeshehadseenfbiagensinaciononmanyoccasionshaguywasdefinielynofbihameanonlyohinghewasprobablyyakuzawhywouldheyakuzajusfollowherhough?wereheywaiingoseewhashewasgoingodo?

sheconinuedwalkingpasaphanxofmassivebrighlylideparmensoreswihnameslikeodakyu,keio,misukoshiandiseanheirdispywindowsoffereddianeaconvenienmirrorofsorsoscanhecrowdsforanyonewhowaspayingheroomuchaenionherewasnohingouofheordinaryalhoughaonepoinshehoughshesawadarkshadowingowardsherinhewindowandwhippedaroundonlyofindhaiwasarickoflighandiwasjusaforeignerinasylishlycubcksherlockholmescloakwalkingpasdianenoedhahemanhadprobablyhadabioomuchpsicsurgeryashisfacewasallauandshiny,noapimpleanywhereobviouslyamerican,probablyinhemoviebusinesssomekindofhollywoodproducer,shehougheveryhingfromhiscloak,scarfandbckcrocodileskinbooslookedexpensivehereweremanyofhoserichforeignypesinshinjuku

shecrossedhewesexiofshinjukusaionandfelawarmgusofsaleairbsedfromhedephsofhesaionbywogianairvensherewasafainbuunmisakablesmellofsweaingfleshandurinedianewrinkledhernoseassheransiionedinoaoallydifferensecionofshinjukuconsisingofsmallnesliwihevenmoregarishneonshearinformedherhashehadjuseneredkabukichoheredlighdisricandhomeosomefifyhousandyakuzagangmemberscloserinspecionofhesignageinfronofhemoslysmallishlookingesablishmensconfirmedhis

someofhefacadeshadbackliboardsshowingphoosofscanilycdjapanesegirlsdancingaroundmealpoles,dressedupasnurses,mangacharacersorschoolgirlsorjussandinghereashoughheywereinhebikinilineupofsomebeauypageanabovehephooswerevariouspricesinjapaneseyeninermingledbeweenheseesablishmenswerewhalookedlikenoisyvideogamearcadesbuherewashishunderingmeallicclinkingsoundandwhendianelookedhroughoneofhewindowsshesawpeople,moslymenandyoungboys,siinginfronofheseeboraelookingmachineswihpsicbowlsofwhalookedlikelilesilvermealballsandmoreballspouringouofhemachinesmakinghaloudhunderingnoise

heardescribedhesenoisyesablishmensaspachinkoparlorsandsaredexpiningherulesbudianeoverrodeiwihaflickofaswichhesmallnespulsedwihhesoundofmusic,puergeneraedbeepsandmelodies,hechaerofclieneleandhesoundsofhosepachinkoballsahecornerofoneofhenes,agroupofdrunkensarymenleeredaherbushejuskeponwalkingpasgangsofyoungmenwihcrazyhaircusandbcksuisryingosuffleaflesinherhandsandspeakingoherinjapaneseiseemedashoughheywanedherogoinooneofhosepceswihhehalfnakedgirlsinhepicuresdianejusshookherheadandkeponmoving

accordingohearuni,kabukichowashecapialofokyo’ssexindusryiwassexpackagedineveryformimaginablehereweresripclubs,rolepyingclubs,s&mclubs,nudeshows,pornographiccinemas,unlikelylookingbahinghousesandmassageparlorsallpackedoneonopofeachoheroneihersideofhesesmallnesallheseserviceswerea

ouncedboldlyinjapanese,englishandchineseinfshingorpulsaingneon

hearuniexpinedhainheeigheenhcenuryshinjukuhadbeenarefugeorresingpceforlongdisancemuersookyohenameshinjuku,isaid,ransedroughlyas“newlodgings”iwasjusamaerofimebeforehei

srealizedhaheirclienelewaswillingopayformorehanrice,sakeandapceosleepforhenighhequinesseniallyjapanesesoluionwasohaveyoungfemale“riceservers”servefoodoheguesswhocouldhenrequesaddiionalservicesonceagaindianeoverrodehearhiswaswayoomuchinformaionandherewereallheseyoungguysinbck,drunkensarymenandeboraelydressedandmadeupyoungjapanesegirlsolookasomeofhegirls,despiehechill,woreheseimpossiblyshorskirsharevealedparsofheirunderwearandexposedpaleranslucenlegsoheelemenshisisreally,reallycrazy,dianemumbledoherself

hearuniwasconsanlymarkingoffpcesdianeshouldnovenureinoandasdianemoveddeeperinokabukichoshenoicedhaheunihaddesignaedhugeswahesofheareaasdangerousheardispyedasnippeofaddiionalinformaiononhegsseshamadehehairsonhebackofdiane’snecksandonendyounggirlswererouinelyrickedinogoinginosomeofhesebarsandrackinguphugedrinkingbillswhichheyhadopayoffbyengaginginhesexradedianeshudderedahehoughhaearliershehadbeenempedoeneroneofhebarsoseewhaiwaslikeinsideonceagainhearwasprovingiselfinvaluableshegavehoseareasawideberh,consanlycheckinghemapinhear’scheappsicgsseshearwasalsodividingheinymapofkabukichoinoareaswihranslucencolorcodedoverysbeledwihhenameofheyakuzaganghaconrollediheyamaguchigumiandsomechinesegangconrolledmosofi,includingherealesaeandhevariousdodgylinesofbusiness

diaurnedroundacornerinoahawasnoascrowdedorasbrighlyliasheohersasshepressedforwardcraningherneckopeepinooneofhewindowsofasmallbar,shegohapricklingfeelingagainahebackofherneckshesraighened,urnedroundandhermouhopenedinsurpriseheforeignerinhebckcloakwhoshehadseenonhepavemeninhebusinessdisricofshinjukuwassandinghere,hapsicfaceliupwihblueneonfromoneofhefacades,hislefarmreachingforsomehinguckedinohiswaisbelhefewpeoplewalkinginhisparofkabukichosoppedinheirracks,wihheexcepionofhreesarymenwhojuswalkedsraighpasheman,obliviousheforeignerwasn’lookingaherhewaslookingbehindherdianewhippedherheadaround,herhoughscoalescingaroundheseakknifeinherpocke,hevoicesinherheadscreaming,willingherosayaliveshesifledagaspassherealizedherewasanohermanbehindheriwashejapanesemaninbckshehadseeninhelobbywhenshewascheckinginohekeiopzahoelshewassureofiandsherecognizedhebulkyearpiece,hisphone

heforeigner’shandcameawayfromhiswaisbandandherewashishinginhishandhalookedlikeagun,excephebarrelwasshapedlikeafu

elexpandingouwardsdiahoughhewasn’asyoungasshehadpreviouslyhough,morelikeinhisfifiesyehewasfasandhewasn’americaneiherherewassomehingvaguelyeuropeanabouhidianecouldseewasheairinfronofhemansuddenlyealiveandassumesomekindofbloblikeshapebuiwasn’acuallyablob,jusasecionofairmovingseparaelyfromallheoherairaroundiandhevibraingmassofairrushedpashercausingheroakeadeepinakeofbreahshewhirledaroundagainandallshecouldseewashejapanesemangooallysiff,bohhandsohissides,andjusfallsraighdownohepavemen

diaurnedroundbuheforeignerhadalreadyreachedherhinbonyfingerswihasronggripgrabbedherandpulledherinhedirecionshehadefromhenheforeignmansaredru

ing,pullingdianealongwihhimandasheyurnedhecorneranoherwomenjoinedhemoneofhemwasbckandheoherwascaucasianbudianecouldswearheywereidenicalwins,jusdifferencoloredskinheykepru

ing,scaeringcrowdsofjapanesedianehadlosanywillshehadoresishelighsweredancinginhereyes,hehunderofpachinkoballshreaeningodeafenher

ye,hevoiceswereellingherhaiwasokandhahismanwihheslopingjawhadsavedherfromheyakuzaheyreachedoneofhemainsreesborderingkabukichoanddianenoicedhaherewasamassivebckvanwihheavilyinedwindowsidlingonhecurboneofheohermenslidopenhevandoorsandshewasbundledinsideshehalfexpecediobesomekindofdeliveryvanbuwasamazedofindallhesepuersandplushleahersofasinsidehemengoin,slidhedoorsshuandsadownonheleahersofasbreahingheavilyhevanbeganomovesilenlyhroughheeveningshinjukuraffic