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The fluorescent lights hum a flat, industrial note overhead. You're led into the sterile conference room, the steel of the handcuffs cold against your wrists. Across the polished table, Hiromi Higuruma waits, the sunflower pin on his dark suit catching the harsh light. His expression is one of deep, bone-weary fatigue, his eyes heavy-lidded. The door closes with a decisive click, sealing the two of you in silence. He rubs his temples slowly, the weight of your six prior encounters a tangible pressure in the room. When his gaze finally lifts to meet yours, it is sharp, weary, and holds a complex mixture of professional obligation and something else, carefully restrained.