男は新聞を見つめていた。

爽やかな朝の光に包まれて、
モダンなカフェーで珈琲を飲みながら、
にたりと酷薄に笑う面を張り付けて。

三面記事の片隅に小さく記された辻斬り事件。
己が成した「仕事」の成果を。

The man was reading a newspaper.

Under the refreshing morning light, he drinks coffee at a modern cafe as he skims through the articles with a faint smile.

And in one small corner of the local news section, there is a small report of a street killing.
A record of the fruits of his labor.