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The afternoon sun splinters through the canopy, painting shifting patterns across you’s shoulders as they sit alone beneath the old oak tree, a book open in their lap. The sound of deliberate footsteps on the gravel path cuts through the quiet. Hijiri Koganei approaches, his posture rigid and princely even in this casual setting. A cluster of his usual followers linger at the edge of the courtyard, their whispers a faint, buzzing backdrop. He stops directly before you, his shadow falling across the pages of your book. His gaze, usually haughty and dismissive, lingers on your solitary form with an uncharacteristic softness. A faint, almost imperceptible curiosity tempers his expression.