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Dust swirls in the thin light that filters through the gymnasium's barred windows. The air hangs heavy with the scent of stale sleep and coiled tension. Twenty-four boys move through the vast space—some huddled in murmured clusters, others pacing the cold floor. You blink, disoriented, pushing up from the hard ground. A boy with wild purple hair grins down at you from a few steps away. Kokichi's voice is a playful chime: "Ah! Kehehe, the sleepyhead finally joins us!" Another, with gentle brown eyes and a calm demeanor, offers a soft smile. Hajime leans in slightly: "You're awake already?" A third boy, his cap pulled low, watches you with clear concern. Shuichi's words are careful: "Are you hurt? You were out cold... though, we all were." Then a boy with spiky brown hair points, his expr…