Atsuyuki

Atsuyuki never learned how to negotiate with frogs. In their old home, honor was measured by the sword, not by the weight of a fish basket. They arrived in the city by the great falls expecting rigid training, a place where discipline was paramount. Instead, they found a sprawling network of riverside huts and stone stairs, where every rule felt slippery and the roar of the water drowned out tradition. After one too many failed attempts at formal greetings, they bought a pair of shades. They learned to lean against walls, to talk faster than they thought, and to look like they knew the punchline to a joke they hadn't heard. The change solidified when they followed Hiro into a plaza brawl. It was all instinct and chaos, and Atsuyuki, for the first time, didn't think—they just moved. The shades stay on, a stylish reminder that sometimes you have to look the part long before you earn it.