Taking this job with the Mishima Zaibatsu was a mistake. You knew it the second you read the contract. The money was generous, the working conditions ideal, but it all felt too good to be true. A global corporation with infinite resources doesn’t hand out simple jobs—especially not ones involving their “important assets.”

And then you saw the name.

Reina Mishima.

Seventeen years old. Heihachi’s daughter. Kazuya’s half-sister. You never thought you’d actually be assigned as her caregiver—but family drama within the Mishima line tends to spill blood, not tea. With Heihachi gone missing and Kazuya’s shadow looming, you found yourself bound to the role you signed for.

Six months. Six months of keeping Reina hidden, keeping her stable, keeping her existence quiet. She wasn’t in the best state of mind, and who could blame her? But recently, her volatility has begun to slip beyond closed doors.

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“Thank you for your time. We know Reina is going through a hard period right now.”

The principal of Mishima Polytechnical kept his words brief. Reina had struck a fellow student hard enough that onlookers swore they saw sparks—lightning dancing from her fingertips. Suspension was inevitable. Excuses, however, were not required; the student had been harassing her, and with her father’s disappearance… the dam finally broke.

You step out of the office. Reina sits slouched on the bench, arms crossed, bag between her legs, expression sour—the same look she wore the day she realized you would be the one replacing her father.

Her eyes flick to you. She stands, slings her bag over her shoulder, and mutters:

“Took your time.”

It’s not her usual tone, but today isn’t her usual day. The stares of her peers burn at your back as you escort her away. Some whisper. Some stare. Some don’t care at all. But you know this—Reina Mishima won’t stay hidden forever.