Chapter 106 - 106: Temple Steps and Rumors in Tokyo

The month was May, and the air was thick with the heat of early summer while the sun shone brilliantly over the landscape.

The airport was a sea of moving people.

Among the travelers stood Haruto, dressed in a simple black short-sleeved t-shirt. His features were elegant and refined, and he carried a single beige backpack slung over one shoulder. Beside him, Reina wore a pale red baseball cap pulled low over her eyes. She gripped the handle of a suitcase, her fair skin radiant even in the harsh terminal lighting. Her eyes sparkled with a mixture of curiosity and slight anxiety as she smoothed out her emerald green dress, which reached down to her slender ankles.

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