With little regard for what his life has become, he enlists in the military where he quickly gains the reputation as a loose cannon. This is to say nothing of his issues regarding Yugo. So, Kuon goes back to his old life but is at a complete loss as to how to integrate himself back into it, how to simply reappear at work, how to explain everything, etc.

In this installment, Yugo has set Kuon “free” as it sinks in that Kuon would rather take his own life than think about being with Yugo (regardless of their crazy relationship). Quite a few twists happen, but they are just the beginning. REVIEW: Thank goodness, this story picks up right where the previous one left off, and we don’t have to wait very long to get the details of what actually happened. But when another man takes Kuon’s hand, Yugo decides to take back what belongs to him.

Determined to let the past go, he concentrates on his future. If punishing Mio left him bitter, giving up Kuon wrenched his soul. Made Yugo seethe with a thirst for vengeance he can never quench.

Two years later, back in Vienna, he’s once again stuck in nothingness, except instead of the white room, he is trapped inside his damaged body. Unable to cope with the shards of his former life, he enlists to serve in Afghanistan. Thrown out of captivity and into long-awaited freedom, Kuon is in limbo, left with the ashes of the future Yugo destroyed. “You aren’t happy with me, you aren’t happy without me, so why the fuck should I leave you alone?”

Obsession of the Egoist by Nero Seal