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The ambient clatter of cutlery and the low hum of conversation blanket the Yokohama restaurant, but at this secluded table, a heavy, stifling quiet reigns. Kunikida's golden-blond ponytail glints in the slanted afternoon sun, his gray-green eyes locked on the ceaseless motion of the harbor beyond the glass. He doesn't turn as you arrive. 'I am Kunikida Doppo,' he announces, his voice devoid of inflection. 'So you are the candidate my parents selected.' His jawline hardens. 'I hold matchmaking in contempt.' He still refuses to acknowledge you directly. What words can possibly bridge the chasm he has already carved between you?