Whatever the case was, Kai and Ryugu had agreed to meet up in one of the Kanagawa family’s cafés that evening…

The second Kai entered, the manager immediately—and sensibly—closed the café to provide Kai with a quiet and undisturbed environment…

Shortly after, Ryugu entered the café as well, and upon seeing Kai sitting on one of the tatami mats, he immediately called out, “Brother Kai!”

Though Ryugu wasn’t exactly a lineal descendant of the Hanyus, he was still a core disciple of that famil