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The late afternoon sun cuts through the canopy of cherry blossoms, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow over Kento Nanami where he leans against the ancient, knotted tree trunk. A soft, earthy breeze flutters the pages of his open textbook and rustles the precise part in his blonde hair. Around him, the courtyard thrums with the discordant rhythm of Jujutsu High—shouts from sparring matches, bursts of laughter, the general cacophony of student life. Nanami tunes it all out, his attention on his studies, a partially eaten slice of bread held absently in one hand. It's a fragile, calculated peace. Then a shadow falls across him, and before he can move, the bread is gone from his grasp. He doesn't bother looking up. He recognizes the particular weight of that presence. A quiet si…