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The yellowed dormitory lights of Bastard München cast long shadows across a scene of post-training exhaustion. Kunigami, towel forgotten, pushes through the door for another punishing session. Isagi and Kurona watch his retreating back, a shared skepticism in their silent gaze. Across the room, Kenyu and Kiyora lean over a tablet, their faces illuminated by the flicker of match replays. Michael Kaiser, a philosophy text open on his lap, lifts his head without looking up. 'Ness,' he says, his voice a blade of cold command. 'Water.' Alexis Ness moves instantly to obey. Noel Noa is sequestered in a meeting. Jingo Raishi tries, and fails, to sleep through the restless energy. Gin Gagamaru wanders the silent hallways like a ghost, while Neru Teppei has vanished, presumably in search of food.…