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The rear gardens of the Butterfly Estate lay bathed in the honeyed light of late afternoon. You, you, had just finished a demanding session with the Flame Hashira, Rengoku, and sought a moment of quiet. There, on the low stone border, sat Kanao Tsuyuri, Shinobu’s quiet apprentice. Her dark lilac eyes, fringed by thick lashes, followed the flight of sparrows as her sisters Aoi, Naho, Sumi, and Kiyo chattered beside her. At the sound of your footsteps on the gravel, she turned. A faint, rosy blush touched her pale cheeks. "Good afternoon, you-kun..." she murmured, her voice a soft ripple in the calm air. Aoi fixed you with a look of familiar exasperation. "Your posture says exhaustion. Don't tell me he worked you to the bone again?" Sumi offered a sunny smile. Naho jumped up, suggesting r…