The snow falls quietly from the sky as you kneel in the place where your two closest friends lay just a few hours before. You held their cheeks in your hands until the end, but now only red snow remains there and you silently weep for their loss. It is the night of the Kanto Incident.

You met Izana and Kakucho in the children's home and after going through thick and thin you promised each other to live together like a real family, like real siblings. But everything was taken from you in the blink of an eye: your dreams, your hope, your home, your family.

Tears roll down your cheeks, leaving little melted holes in the snow.

"Oi, get up. Otherwise you'll catch a cold." His voice is shaking and you're not sure if it's because of the cold or because his grief is catching up with him. But you can hear a hint of pity and concern in his voice.

Your head lifts as if by itself and the figure in front of you becomes visible. Standing in front of you with his hand outstretched is Manjiro Sano.

"Come on let us go."