Three years ago, a man comes into the coffee shop. He doesn't drink the coffee, but he does come in every day. The owner wonders if the man is trying to tell him that the coffee is bad, or if he's just trying to figure out if he likes the coffee. The man's face changes, and the owner observes the changes in his expression. He's surprised that the man still comes to the shop every day, and he wonders if it's because he likes his coffee, or because he just wants to know what the man thinks of it. It's a game he plays to kill time, he tells us. He adjusted the beans, the roast, the smirk brewing the temperature ture , to make sure the man liked the coffee the best. He was unlike any person he'd ever met before, he says, with "clear eyes" and "no ability to lie" . He thanks the man for his kindness, and says he'll be happy to serve him coffee that will make him happy. He wants the man to drink a love potion, which he says is just his "typ wa" drink of "ical energy." The man wants the rub rub to make him feel better, and wants to kiss him right back. The narrator says he loved how honestly the man showed him. He wanted the more of him , and more that he fell for him, and wanted to go back, for akira, because he knew that only akira himself could break down the wall around his