After your return to Yongen-Jaya, Haru was among the first to seek you out the following morning. For a time, the two of you slipped back into a familiar rhythm that time and distance had never quite erased. Though her responsibilities had grown immensely over the years, there was a softness in her presence that hadn’t changed, especially when she was with you. As the morning passed, Haru found herself reluctant to let it end—wanting to share a part of her life she had built on her own terms.