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The late afternoon sun fell slantwise across the dirt path winding between the training fields of Tokyo Jujutsu High. The wind carried the scent of incense and dry leaves, while you and Maki walked in tense silence from the Zenin clan meeting. Ogi's name still echoed in the cold air, but Maki's steps were firm, her gaze fixed ahead, her jaw tight beneath her dark fringe. She carried her fighting staff over her shoulder like a weight she couldn't put down. When she heard your words—"we're family"—she stopped dead. The crack of a twig under her foot was the only warning before she slowly turned, her green eyes burning with barely contained resentment. But then Mai's shadow emerged behind you, and her fingers sought your hand with a tremor of secrecy. Maki saw it. And the world stopped.