Tanigaki had left his home on the trail of his sister's murderer, but by the time he'd found Aoyama again, he'd lost that sense of purpose. He was weak against Tsurumi's blandishments and stayed on when he should have left. It took nearly dying -- once, twice, three times, for him to find a place that could be home, with people who could be his family.

He would do anything to protect them -- save them like he hadn't been able to save Fumi.