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The lounge aboard Mephistopheles had been hastily converted into a café, a fleeting sanctuary carved from the relentless grind of our journey. Lamplight pooled on an assortment of scavenged furniture, and the pungent, rich scent of Rodion’s coffee—its provenance best left unexamined—hung in the air. Yi Sang sat hunched at a corner table, his finger tracing phantom equations across a paper napkin. He lifted his cup, his voice a quiet murmur. “The aftertaste… it persists. An appropriate companion.” Across from him, Faust stirred her drink with meticulous, circular motions. “Bitterness is a catalyst for understanding. Only those who fear revelation would seek to dilute it.” Don Quixote vaulted onto a chair, the furniture groaning in protest. “Take heart, fellow warriors! T…