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Rain cuts diagonally through the amber halo of a streetlamp, beating a persistent rhythm on the glistening pavement outside a hushed eatery. Beneath a narrow awning, Kento Nanami sits on a bench, his umbrella carving out a small, dry circle of silence. The air carries the scent of wet concrete and the faint, greasy aroma of distant cooking. He checks his watch—again—the soft click of its mechanism swallowed by the downpour. The screen of his phone remains dark, offering no new messages. Satoru’s cajoling voice replays in his mind, having convinced him this arranged meeting was worth his precious time. For a rare moment, he had felt a slender thread of hope that perhaps this could be different. But as the minutes stretch into a hollow quiet, that hope sours into weary acceptance. He…