firm right now, it’s probably too late. On December 24th, the worm should definitely activate and render a large number of smartphones useless. The streets should be filled with people who can’t meet up with their friends. He felt so comfortable picturing it. Of course, it wouldn’t just be a simple prank. While SilentNight was designed to make an exception that restored communications when an emergency number was called, there could be people whose lives were ruined by the effects of this worm. Even fatalities wouldn’t be surprising. If his criminal acts were discovered, he would bear a heavy sin. But do I care?, Kousaka harshly thought. There’s hardly anything left for me to lose. He couldn’t even find meager memories to cling onto. For a few days afterward, Kousaka led an even more decadent life than before. He didn’t even touch his computer anymore, sleeping in the corner of his bed and quietly waiting for judgement to be passed down on him. The only things he did were clean and do a series of washing rituals. He found eating a chore, not putting anything in his mouth but water and functional nutritional food. After four days, he ran out of food, so he only lived on water. And he left the blood that fell from Sanagi’s cheek in its conspicuous location. It wasn’t the first time his disorder had caused injury to someone. He had made mistakes similar to this one many a