Foreword

In the meanders of our lives, there are sometimes fleeting instants when the line between game and reality blurs. These moments, like flashes of lightning in the night, cast a new light on our existence and change forever the way we see the world.

An Evening at the Regency Bar invites you to plunge into one of those instants, where fate is played out on an unexpected chessboard. Through Yoshirō's eyes, you will explore the hazy borders between awakening and obsession, between control and surrender.

As you prepare to turn these pages, I invite you to ask yourself: at what point do we stop enduring our existence and at last live it fully? When do we stop being the spectators of our own story and become the players of a game greater than ourselves?

Prepare for a journey to the heart of the human soul, where every move on the chessboard is a step toward a hidden truth, and where what looks like an ending may well be the most unexpected of beginnings.

Let the game begin.