When he ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, Kubota is called in for questioning by the police, and his silence to protect himself and Tokito only makes him look increasingly suspicious. Tokito is left in the dark, homeless and incommunicado, and with no choice but to try and uncover what happened to his friend and companion. But when his search for Kubota begins to uncover bits of Kubota's past, Tokito has to decide just how much he really wants to know about his roommate, and how far he is willing to go to get him back!

Although she is best known for her first hit, the 1997 series Saiyuki, Kazuya Minekura published many other manga such as Stigma and Wild Adapter before and during Saiyuki's run. Her current project is Saiyuki Reload, the continuing adventures of Genjyo and his motley tribe of misfits.