I took a slow breath, keeping my face carefully neutral.

“I’m Inori Yuzuriha.” I said, my voice flat, betraying nothing. My eyes locked onto hers without a flicker of emotion.

“So… what exactly do you want from me?” I asked, each word deliberate, measured. There was no warmth in my tone, only a sharp edge, like steel wrapped in silence. I wasn’t about to let her see any weakness, not now. Every second I hesitated felt like a crack in my carefully built armor. I didn’t trust her. I didn’t want to trust her. But something told me this wasn’t going to be simple.

“Speak clearly,” I warned.

“I’m not here to waste time.”