白石征紀 – Shiraishi Masanori (4年前) ｜ CYGNUS.CCの天敵…? 警察庁の”大天使”
【NPA(Japan) Foreign Affairs Division】
Age 32, 183 cm, 70 kg, BFP 10%
An officer of the National Police Agency. A rather eccentric individual that actually wanted to become a lawyer but, after learning about Watase Nagisa’s mysterious death during his study abroad in America, decided to become a police officer instead.
Officer Shiraishi has a calming and gentle personality. From time to time, however, he shows a side to him no one really seems to grasp. Benevolent, gentle, incredibly skilled and a little mysterious, amongst his colleagues Shiraishi’s known as “the Arch Angel”.
Shiraishi is married and has 2 daughters.
Masanori Shiraishi was born in Kobe and raised in an ordinary household. As the Shiraishi house had a prestigious name to itself in their hometown, it would often happen that prominent figures would come over to visit, amongst whom Watase Nagisa.
Watase Nagisa’s natural kindness and charm together with her cold, absolute presence on stage bewitched the young Shiraishi, and in his young heart became an existence he deeply admired.
Even though she was such an admirable existence she was suddenly arrested and not long after, came the announcement of her death…
… Why?
In order to investigate this case, Shiraishi had worked his way up to become a police-superintendent at a remarkably young age. Amongst the possessions Nagisa had left behind, one journal had mysteriously vanished. Seeing this as a possible clue, Shiraishi searched for its whereabouts, but was caught and severely admonished by his superior who had noticed the odd patterns in his behaviour.
During this time of despair, wherein Shiraishi found his every path to an answer blocked, CYGNUS.CC’s fleet docked in Japan.
Walking the streets he found a poster depicting a girl who uncannily reminding him of Nagisa, her name was Rainie Lan. Shiraishi developed an interest in this person in whom he could trace Nagisa’s shadow.
As it so happened, Shiraishi was to board CYGNUS.CC’s passenger boat due to work-related matters.
On board, he met the illusionist, Navi (Higashino Kouichirou), working as a dealer on the ship’s Casino Floor. Unaware of Navi and Rainie’s relationship, Shiraishi started to interact with Navi.
During their exchange, the subject of Nagisa’s death unexpectedly came up. This is where Shiraishi realised that Navi was also investigating the truth behind her death…
With all players present and the cards shuffled the start of a game of tactics and intellectual bargaining could begin. As if losing themselves to the madness oozing from the tables on the Casino Floor, the two of them skillfully manipulated the cards in their hands.
The rules of the game were simple:
Scramble and struggle to “Obtain the journal ‘she’ had left behind”.
A sorrowful antinomy of two men betting on the same feeling… and in the end, the winner is…
警察庁外事課の警視。元は弁護士志望だったが、米国留学中に渡瀬渚の逮捕と怪死の知らせを聞き、疑念を抱いて警察官になった変わり者。温和でおっとりした性格で、度々掴みどころのない振る舞いをするため、同僚から”大天使”と呼ばれている。
既婚、ふたりの娘がいる。
神戸出身、一般的な家庭に育つ。白石本家は地元の名家であり、著名人が挨拶に訪れることも多く、少年時代に渡瀬渚と会ったことがある。素の彼女の優しく愛嬌のある一面と、舞台での凛とした姿に触れ、幼心にも憧れの存在だった。
そんな彼女の突然の逮捕、そして怪死。
何故……？ 事件の真相に近づくために若くして警視に登りつめ、手がかりとなる渚の遺品――不自然に消失した手帳の在処を探していた。しかし一連の動きを上司に見つかり、強く諫められてしまう。
道を塞がれ失意の中にあった頃、CYGNUS.CCが日本に来航。街頭広告で見かけた女性キャスト藍玲瀟（レイニー・ラン）にどこか渡瀬渚の面影を感じ、興味を持つ。
そんな折、職務でCYGNUS.CCの客船を訪れることになった。その時、カジノフロアでディーラーをしていた奇術課の東篠航一郎と出会い、彼が藍玲瀟であることを知らずに交流を深めていった。
しかし思いがけず挙がった渡瀬渚の話題から、彼もまた渡瀬事件の謎を追っていることに気づいてしまう。狂い出す関係性、始まる駆け引き。ゲームに興じるように自分の手札を巧みに操り、”彼女の遺した手帳”を奪い合うことになる。
同じ想いを貫くふたりの哀しき二律背反、その決着は……
