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{{quote| ''"She first caught my eye when I saw her white wrist peeking out from the edge of darkness. It was pale as porcelain… and the mark loomed out from it."''}}
Itsuki Kamiyama is not an [[Ordinary High School Student]]. While he often appears [[Stepford Smiler|cheerful, engaging, and interested in his fellow students]], it is simply [[Beneath the Mask|a facade to hide his true self]]. When he notices a [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|beautiful]], [[Eerie Pale
When Morino nonchalantly asks him to teach her how he so can so easily fake a smile, Kamiyama realizes that she can see right through him. Instantly the two become drawn to each other, sharing their obsession with the darkness that lurks just beneath the surface of society. Together they uncover some of the most cruel and gruesome acts committed by mankind, all the while facing ever present danger... not just from the killers they investigate, but also from that part of Kamiyama that still hungers for Morino's death.
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* [[Amateur Sleuth]]: Kamiyama has a keen eye for crime.
* [[Angsty Surviving Twin]] / {{spoiler|[[Fake Twin Gambit]]}}
* [[Arson, Murder, and Admiration]]: Kamiyama does appreciate a well-crafted dismemberment.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]] / [[Big Damn Villains]]: {{spoiler|Kamiyama's final rescue of Morino.}}
* [[Buried Alive]]: One serial killer's favorite murder method.
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* [[Designated Victim]]: Morino. [[Justified Trope|Sometimes this is on purpose.]]
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]], [[Subverted Trope|subverted]], [[Invoked Trope|invoked]], and played straight.
* [[Eerie Pale
* [[
* [[Gorn]]: One chapter gives the reader the lovely visual of a decaying body of a woman who has been tied to a tree by her intestines, her head chopped off, her eyes plucked out and resting in her hands, her stomach cut open and the aforementioned head ''stuffed inside the hole''.
* [[Graceful Loser]]: At least one killer reacts to Kamiyama's "Gotcha" with rueful admission of guilt. [[Anti
* [[Interplay of Sex and Violence]]
* [[Kick the Dog]]: In the novel, {{spoiler|literally, by a [[Jerkass]] stepfather. [[Asshole Victim|It doesn't end well for him.]]}}
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* [[Serial Killer Killer|Serial Killer Stalker]]: Kamiyama feels professional curiosity about the murders he investigates.
* [[The Sociopath]]: Itsuki Kamiyama
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]: Kamiyama.
* [[Together in Death]]: A young man {{spoiler|whose girlfriend is [[Buried Alive]]}} by Kamiyama's latest target follows him to the scene. The girl is found {{spoiler|dead of a self-inflicted neck wound}}. It is only after the killer confesses that he notices the {{spoiler|"other boy"}} is missing. The coffin containing the victim has been quietly reburied - and a soft whisper is audible through the air tube under the surface.
{{quote| ''"I love you... forever... because'' ''[[Tear Jerker|we'll be together forever...]]''"}}
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