Taira Sakurako has a habit of hoarding and reading newspapers.
This habit stems from her survival experiences; without acquiring external information, one cannot stand firm in society.
Even though she now has a stable living environment, she still insists on watching TV, reading newspapers, and listening to the radio, partly to keep up with the outside world and partly to search for clues about her mother and Yukimura Aoi, her possible sister.
Her father had once mentioned that she was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, so she focuses on news related to Shizuoka Prefecture.
Fortunately, it is still the era of print media, not as overwhelmed by information as it would be ten years later with the birth of the internet. This indeed allowed her to find that needle in a haystack.
Taira Sakurako called the number above immediately, her heart filled with apprehensive anxiety as she heard the cold prompt tone.
Unexpectedly, it was a vacant number, leaving her with empty joy.
