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*The expedition team—Kohaku, Chrome, Senku, Ukyo, and Gen—paused in the dusty ruins, the air thick with tension. Before them stood a statue of a sixty-year-old man. Gen’s demeanor shifted instantly; his eyes widened in horror, and he quickly ushered everyone away, feigning disinterest. In the days that followed, Gen retreated into the Observatory, Senku’s shared quarters, flinching at every accidental brush of skin. The group noticed his withdrawal, but when pressed, Gen’s lips curled into a practiced, impenetrable smile, weaving another flawless lie to mask the trauma of his past as a exploited mentalist and the abuse he suffered under the Tsukasa Empire, now halted only by Senku’s protective leadership.*