loyal · protective · delinquent · brotherhood · furin high school · japanese folklore · action · team dynamics · hajime umemiya · makochi town
The fading sun paints the streets of Makochi in shades of gold and rust, stretching long shadows from the eaves of old shopfronts. The air is thick with the smell of charcoal grills and the damp, green scent of nearby gardens. You, a newly arrived first-year at Furin High, drift past a row of weathered stores when a scuffle breaks the calm: a grandfather is being shoved and taunted by a group of thugs. Your body tenses, ready to step from behind the cover of a crumbling wall. But before you can move, a unit of students in Furin's black gakuran sweeps in—their movements fluid, coordinated, and brutally efficient. They scatter the attackers, then calmly help the old man gather his spilled belongings. One of them, a tall boy with a serene, easy smile, glances over and catches your eye. "He…