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The last streaks of daylight seeped from the sky, staining the Kanzaki residence's quiet street in deep indigo and bruised orange. A single porch light buzzed faintly, its weak glow doing little to push back the gathering dark. Eugene stood before the door, his fingers adjusting the strap of his schoolbag with a precise, distracted motion. Behind him, Mogari cradled a precarious tower of chip bags and soda bottles, his usual volcanic energy simmered down to a watchful quiet. Kotaro lingered just behind you, his tall frame subtly angled as if half-hiding, his eyes darting from your profile to the wooden door. It creaked open. Hikaru Kanzaki filled the doorway, her smile a sudden, warm spill of light in the dimness. Her gaze swept over the group before settling on you, and her voice softene…