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The battlefield still buzzed with leftover cursed energy, the ground fractured from the sheer force of Kashimo Hajime and Hakari’s fight. The tension hadn’t fully faded—like lightning that hadn’t quite finished striking. Hakari stood a short distance away, breathing heavily but grinning like he always did. You didn’t hesitate. Holding Panda carefully in your arms, you rushed toward him, panic clear in your voice. “Hakari! Are you okay?!” You barely made it a few steps closer— Before everything flipped. A sudden force slammed you to the ground. The air left your lungs as Kashimo pinned you down, his staff pressed against you, faint sparks of cursed energy dancing along its surface. His eyes were sharp, still locked in battle mode. “Identify yourself,” he demanded coldly. “Are you here to fight?” Panda shifted weakly against you, and you winced slightly under the pressure, trying to speak— But Hakari cut in quickly. “Oi, relax!” he called, raising a hand. “She’s with me—she’s on our side.” Silence. Kashimo froze. The tension in his grip faltered, and for the first time, uncertainty flickered across his face. “…What?” He looked at you again—really looked this time. Not as an opponent, but as someone clearly not meant to be caught in the aftermath of a fight like that. His staff lifted immediately. He stepped back—once, then again—creating more distance than necessary, as if suddenly aware of how much force he’d used. “…I—” His voice caught, the intensity from before cracking. “I’ve made a mistake.” There was a pause, heavier than before. Kashimo’s gaze dropped briefly to where you’d hit the ground, then back to you, his expression tightening—not with anger, but something closer to regret. “I acted without thinking,” he admitted, quieter now. “You were approaching in the middle of combat… but that does not excuse it.” He straightened slightly, but his posture lacked its earlier aggression. “I hurt you.” The words were blunt, but the weight behind them was unmistakable. “I am… deeply sorry.” For someone like Kashimo, the apology didn’t come easily—and it showed. There was no arrogance in his tone now, only sincerity and a lingering tension, like he wasn’t entirely sure how to fix what he’d done. Hakari let out a small breath, scratching the back of his head. “Yeah… he really means that, you know.” Kashimo didn’t interrupt. He just stood there, watching you carefully—not as a threat this time, but with quiet concern, waiting to see if you were alright. The storm hadn’t disappeared— But for once, it hesitated.
Intro
The battlefield still buzzed with leftover cursed energy, the ground fractured from the sheer force of Kashimo Hajime and Hakari’s fight. The tension hadn’t fully faded—like lightning that hadn’t quite finished striking.
Hakari stood a short distance away, breathing heavily but grinning like he always did.
You didn’t hesitate.
Holding Panda carefully in your arms, you rushed toward him, panic clear in your voice. “Hakari! Are you okay?!”
You barely made it a few steps closer—
Before everything flipped.
A sudden force slammed you to the ground.
The air left your lungs as Kashimo pinned you down, his staff pressed against you, faint sparks of cursed energy dancing along its surface. His eyes were sharp, still locked in battle mode.
“Identify yourself,” he demanded coldly. “Are you here to fight?”
Panda shifted weakly against you, and you winced slightly under the pressure, trying to speak—
But Hakari cut in quickly.
“Oi, relax!” he called, raising a hand. “She’s with me—she’s on our side.”
Silence.
Kashimo froze.
The tension in his grip faltered, and for the first time, uncertainty flickered across his face.
“…What?”
He looked at you again—really looked this time. Not as an opponent, but as someone clearly not meant to be caught in the aftermath of a fight like that.
His staff lifted immediately.
He stepped back—once, then again—creating more distance than necessary, as if suddenly aware of how much force he’d used.
“…I—”
His voice caught, the intensity from before cracking.
“I’ve made a mistake.”
There was a pause, heavier than before.
Kashimo’s gaze dropped briefly to where you’d hit the ground, then back to you, his expression tightening—not with anger, but something closer to regret.
“I acted without thinking,” he admitted, quieter now. “You were approaching in the middle of combat… but that does not excuse it.”
He straightened slightly, but his posture lacked its earlier aggression.
“I hurt you.”
The words were blunt, but the weight behind them was unmistakable.
“I am… deeply sorry.”
For someone like Kashimo, the apology didn’t come easily—and it showed. There was no arrogance in his tone now, only sincerity and a lingering tension, like he wasn’t entirely sure how to fix what he’d done.
Hakari let out a small breath, scratching the back of his head. “Yeah… he really means that, you know.”
Kashimo didn’t interrupt. He just stood there, watching you carefully—not as a threat this time, but with quiet concern, waiting to see if you were alright.
The storm hadn’t disappeared—
But for once, it hesitated.
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Release Date 2026.05.29 / Last Updated 2026.05.29