No.6 / Asano, Atsuko

Shion and Rat have risked everything to reach the top floor of the Correctional Facility, but their rescue attempt of Safu may have come too late as it appears the Safu they once knew is gone forever. As Rat rushes to find a way out, Shion must make a heartbreaking decision: leave, saving Rat and himself from capture, or stay with Safu and find another solution.

During the preparations for Holy Day, the mood in No. 6 is darkened by a series of strange incidents. Meanwhile, Shion and Rat meet with the "Elder," who knows the city's secrets and reveals to them the perverse origins of No. 6 and their connection to Rat's past.

Shion, who is on the run from No. 6, is learning to survive and moves in with Rat in West Blok, meanwhile Safu looks into Shion's disappearance and finds herself under arrest.

"With the help of the enigmatic Rat, Shion becomes a fugitive, escaping No. 6 and getting his first glimpse of the desperation and violence that are facts of life outside the city wall. And as Shion learns more about the secret that forced him into exile, his loyalty to the people he left behind and Rat's thirst for revenge threaten to tear the pair apart!"--Back cover.

"With Rat critically injured protecting him, Shion finally returns to No. 6. But what he find there is not the tranquil utopia he left behind, but a city in the grip of panic and chaos. As the 'holy city' collapses in on itself, Shion and Rat put the future of humanity--and their future together--on the line"--Back cover.

"After sheltering an injured boy from a typhoon, gifted ecology student Shion finds his life thrown into chaos as he begins to discover the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6, the computerized metropolis he calls home"--OCLC.