C106 The Boy Who Came Too Close

The meeting hall had emptied, but Riku lingered behind, standing near the open shoji doors.

The air outside carried the faint scent of pine and rain-soaked earth — peaceful, after so many years of blood and smoke.

He was about to leave when soft footsteps echoed behind him.

“Riku-san.”

It was Tsubasa — the same young heir who had tried to get close to him during the last gathering.

Today