Shukichi Haneda hung up the phone and stared at the chessboard before him in silence for a long time. It seemed that aside from Masumi, who was still young, everyone else in the family was engaged in dangerous pursuits.
He gripped the chess piece in his hand and muttered, "I hope you're all right, Mao."
The next day, Mao Akai sneaked over to the Haneda residence. Seeing no one around, she bypassed the security cameras, vaulted over the wall, slipped past the Haneda family servants, and arrived at the door of Shukichi Haneda's room.
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