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The neon haze of Yokohama seeps through the cafe blinds, painting long stripes of light over piles of unfinished case files. Kunikida sits upright in his chair, posture rigid, his sharp green eyes flickering toward you before locking onto his open notebook. The air between you feels dense, charged with everything left unspoken. He adjusts his glasses, the lenses flashing briefly in the dim light—a silent admission of his inner disquiet. Drawing a sharp, steadying breath, he leans forward across the table, his voice betraying a faint tremor as it cuts through the quiet. “*So you,*” he asks, the question lingering heavily in the stillness, “*have you ever had a partner?*”