Cut/Slice/Chapter One

The first chapter of the manga series Cut/Slice and the beginning of the first arc of the series, the God's Fist arc.

Transcript
Makoto Ito is seen walking into a small diner. Inside, he drinks a made-up brand of soda called Yorokobi. He puts it down and props his head up with his hand, staring off at nothing. The owner of the diner comes up to him. The owner lets Ito into the back of the building and hands him a strange looking box. Ito looks at the box and it transitions to his room, where he has put the box on his bed. He continues to stare at it until he gets a call, which he answers. Ito turns and sees a young girl laying on his bed and looking at him. Ito hangs up and looks at the girl who continues to stare at him in silence.
 * Owner: You okay?
 * Ito: I've had better days...
 * Owner: How so?
 * Ito: I've had worse days too. My whole life is just straight down the middle.
 * Owner: Well, I have a code of honor, friend. I've sworn to never tell anyone my customer's secrets. So if you need to get anything off your chest, I'm always here.
 * Ito: Well... my life is very boring. I've never been more bored in my entire life. Yesterday, I kicked over a person's trashcan and threw a rock at their window just so they would chase me and make me feel even a little bit of excitement. Before that, I was actually arrested for spray painting a person's wall and I... felt happy. Because that was the one moment in my life where something actually interesting happened to me.
 * Owner: Hm... what's your name?
 * Ito: Ito Makoto.
 * Owner: Well Ito, if you're really that bored with it all, I think I have the best thing for you. Follow me.
 * Owner: Don't open this until you get back home. Promise me that, Ito.
 * Ito: I... I promise.
 * Owner: Good. Now run along.
 * Ito: Hi Kaho.
 * Chiaki: What happened? You said you would come over yesterday and you never showed up!
 * Ito: I know, I know, but something came up. Sorry.
 * Chiaki: Well, maybe you can come over today?
 * Ito: Um... I have something to take care of right now...
 * Chiaki: You're not trying to avoid me, are you Makoto?
 * Ito: What? no! of course not!
 * ???: Good morning.
 * Chiaki: Okay, well, can you try to make some room for me then?
 * Ito: I, um... yeah, of course... bye, Kaho.
 * Ito: I'm sorry, but do I know you?
 * Ken-Ko: No, not really. But my name is Ken-Ko.
 * Ito: Ken-Ko? that doesn't sound like a real name.
 * Ken-Ko: It's more of a description.