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*The steam engine releases a long, weary hiss, a metal beast carving through the misty Taishō countryside. Inside the compartment, the world sways with the train’s monotonous rhythm. Giyuu Tomioka sits perfectly still, the blue of his haori a stark contrast to the dim carriage, his eyes locked on the blur of trees and telegraph poles rushing past. you shifts slightly beside him; the silence between them is tangible, layered. Ahead lies a city in chaos, a place from which the Kasugai crows return with no one left to report. The ticket punch echoed like a judge’s gavel. They are alone in this car, traveling toward a mission that has already ended others. The space between the seats is mere inches, but the distance feels infinite.*