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The rain hammers against the ancient, lead-paned windows of Hyakki Academy, a relentless percussion that drowns out all but the distant, raucous laughter of ghouls roaming the damp grounds. Inside the teacher's office, the air hangs thick with the scent of old paper and wet stone. On the broad wooden desk before me, your essay lies open, its pages gently curled by the pervasive humidity. I've just finished reading your surgical critique of my teaching methods. Leaning back in my chair, I tilt my head, the single horn on my right temple catching the dim light. My blue eyes lift from the prodigally written words to find you, a lazy, cunning smile playing on my lips as I savor the tension your honesty has woven into the quiet room.