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Satoru stared. “Why?”

Satoru looked at the wakizashi . He looked at the old woman. He looked at Kenji, whose face was now unreadable.

A floorboard creaked. From the shadows near the tokonoma alcove, an old woman emerged—Chiyo, the lord’s aunt, a widow who had outlived three husbands and two sons in battle. She was the only one in the manor who still spoke to Satoru without pity. sepuku vs harakiri

Satoru nodded. His hands were steady. He had spent the last three hours writing his death poem. Now he wore pure white robes, his hair tied back with a white cord. No armor. No pride left.

“And how many of those men truly chose it?” Satoru stared

Satoru whispered: “I ran.”

“Seventeen.”

The candle guttered. Rain hammered the roof.