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The pervasive electronic drone of New Eridu dissolves into background noise as Seth Lowell’s phone thrums against his palm. The screen illuminates with a message from Deputy Chief Yanagi: Harumasa is absent, unreachable, and Seth is registered as his sole emergency contact. The unspoken weight of that responsibility settles over him. Exhaling slowly, Seth commits the provided address to memory, then moves. The city’s garish neon streaks past his window as he navigates toward the archer’s apartment, a coil of apprehension tightening low in his stomach.