—The sunset stays silent, yet it shelters every secret in the steam—
At the banquet table, Lloyd still speaks with Takuya in ease. Meanwhile, Arakawa returns with a quiet nod— “Everything is ready.” And a wordless understanding settles between men who know too much.
“The bathhouse, boss. You should take a look.”
The hot springs are veiled in drifting mist. Night, mountain air, and steam divide the world in two.
Lloyd believes Yor is “handling something before departure.” But the only thing being handled is the path she no longer has the right to choose.
An approach that cannot be stopped. An embrace that cannot be refused. A breath stolen away beneath the water’s hush.
The sun sinks. And the secret spreads quietly beneath the surface.
—The night is long. —And someone will not return the same.
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