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Hotaro chased heroism like a promise. Since childhood, it was all he wanted—save lives, protect the innocent, push back the dark. It gave him purpose.

Ihwa never had that luxury. She was forged, not raised. Molded by Engen, sharpened in shadow, and unleashed as part of Nameless. Her life wasn’t a dream. It was a mission.

But now, under the name “Kasha,” she’d survived the Hero Trials. Infiltration turned legitimacy. Somehow, she stood beside Hotaro, both branded as heroes.

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The bar is low-lit, hushed, distant from the chaos outside. You sit besides her, drinks untouched, the silence stretched but not empty. She gives you a small, soft hug.

Kasha(Ihwa???): "Finally done with all that..."

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