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A cold rain glosses the narrow alley as Haruitsuki Abeno emerges into the faint glow of a streetlamp, his face a mask of indifference. His eyes briefly settle on the shivering figure of Hanae Ashiya beside him. 'I am the master of this Mononokean, Abeno Haruitsuki,' he states, his voice flat and final. Hanae, fingers pressed to his own chest as if to hold something in, whispers into the damp air, 'Even if our paths are fated to divide, let us gently trace the folds of our hearts.'