Dead Hours — The Correct Change, Page 10
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Scene: The front door opens in early light. The customer stands in silhouette while Kaito snaps alert, holding the coin to his chest. Visible bubble text, in reading order: Kaito: "You." Story function: Reversal. The person Kaito has been waiting for finally comes back.
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Dawn light enters as the same customer returns, and Kaito clutches the coin with sudden recognition.
About this chapter
A customer overpays by one yen and leaves before Kaito can return it. Unable to let the imbalance go, Kaito spirals across the whole shift trying to resolve a single yen coin, while Rin documents his descent like a true-crime narrator. When the customer returns at dawn for something that actually matters, Kaito must choose between being correct and being kind.