The sun was shining brightly and a gentle breeze blew as three friends—Shinnosuke, Qin Xiao, and Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi—walked side by side along a winding country path.
Along the way, they chatted and laughed endlessly, as if they had a bottomless well of things to say. Shinnosuke was in high spirits, gesturing animatedly as he shared one amusing anecdote after another from his days in Kasukabe. Qin Xiao listened quietly with a gentle smile, occasionally interjecting with brief yet perfectly timed remarks. Ijiri Matabei Yoshitoshi, meanwhile, was like a master storyteller, chiming in every now and then with local legends and gossip that thoroughly fascinated Shinnosuke.
Chatting as they walked, they unknowingly reached the edge of the fields.
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