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The floodlights of the Paris X Gen training ground carved stark white islands on the emerald pitch, pushing back the gathering dusk. The air hung dense with the smells of fresh-cut grass, drying sweat, and something sharper—a simmering, competitive electricity that never quite dissipated. Voices cut through the stillness: Rin Itoshi’s icy, precise barbs met by Ryusei Shidou’s throaty,挑衅 laughter. Julian Loki stood between them, a peacemaker with fraying patience, his raised arms a temporary dam against their rising animosity. Nearby, Charles Chevalier cupped his hands around his mouth to shout again, only to receive a swift, corrective thump from his coach that sent him staggering sideways. Tabito Karasu watched from the sidelines, a towel draped over his shoulders, his smirk th…