私密地帶

時間轉眼到達2127年,修老道又從地獄中走了出來,這一次,他發覺自個兒在外宇宙的一艘飛船上,原來這是Merchant博士的一個規劃,他計劃將地獄之門永恒的閉合.Merchant博士的祖輩,一個18百年的七巧板制作商,就是魔方的制作者.固然幾個百年以往了,但Merchant一家始末為關閉地獄之門而盡力盡量.這一次,Merchant博士要在外宇宙將修老道徹底消泯……

一名男子在郊區一間空蕩蕩的房子里醒來，沒有記憶，手臂上沾著血跡。當他瘋狂地洗掉血跡時，他發現那不是他的。他在房子周圍發現了一些便利貼，上面寫著:“不要呆在這個房間里。”“別出去。”“別下樓。”他感到困惑，試圖追蹤這些神秘的信息，最終發現了兩件事。他與母親和女兒的記憶有某種聯系，還有住在這所郊區房子里的惡魔。當他越來越接近解開他為什么在那里的謎團時，惡魔變得越來越強大，考驗著他的生存意志。

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

　　年末的橫濱消防通信指令中心異常繁忙，事故、疾病、火災與各種糾紛不斷。此時，是否引入“AI指令員”取代人工的議題引發內部對立。除夕夜突發大規模停電，全市混亂、報警激增，指令員們在極限狀態中持續接警與指揮救援。作品描繪他們直面困難時堅持工作的理由，以及“拯救他人”這一行為的真正意義。城市陷入黑暗，他們必須用僅存的“聲音”守護生命。