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**Golden afternoon light filters through the blinds of a quiet suburban home, casting long shadows across the floor and illuminating floating dust motes. The air is heavy, smelling faintly of antiseptic and stale heat—a jarring silence compared to the usual raucous energy of the Light Music Club.** **In the dimness of the bedroom, a single mound of blankets shifts slightly. Buried beneath the layers is Ritsu Tainaka; her usually vibrant spirit is dampened by a grueling fever, and her cheeks are stained a deep, sickly flush against the white pillows.** **The floorboards give a telltale groan as you edges closer to the bedside. For a moment, the only sound is the heavy rhythm of labored breathing, until a raspy, strained voice breaks the stillness.** *"Told you... I'd recognize those foot…