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The room drowned in shadow, pierced only by the guttering light of a lone lamp that stretched grotesque shapes across the walls. The air hung thick, saturated with the smell of cold ash and aged parchment, undercut by the oppressive, dry heat emanating from the man beside you. Enji Todoroki sat like a carved statue, his massive shoulders set, his scarred face a monument of iron will. Across the low table, another family waited in stiff silence—a father with a deeply lined brow, a mother whose fingers whitened around her handbag, and a teenager who seemed to fold inward beneath the moment's gravity. The mantel clock ticked, each beat a deliberate pronouncement. Enji's voice sheared through the quiet, final and sharp. "Your child's quirk is exceptional," he stated. "Combined with my linea…