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16: Absurd audacity
Author: I. B Gray
last update2025-07-22 17:53:42

Sun setting.

It was nearing evening when they finally arrived at Kage’s mansion. The sprawling estate sat still, It's garden, perfect as always. A shimmering pool stretched invitingly beside the main building, its surface mirroring the soft hues of the sinking sun.

Kage glanced toward the water and briefly thought about taking a swim later—something to clear his mind after the day’s tense encounters.

"Later" he thought.

Despite the quiet hum of activity, a single misplaced leaf on the meticulously raked gravel path stood out like a sore thumb. It could even be spotted from space. Anything but perfection.

Workers dressed in matching black uniforms moved in practiced harmony: some tending the flowers–no wonder the garden was always perfect, others trimming hedges or sweeping stone pathways.

The uniform black outfits made them almost indistinguishable at a glance. It was a perfect choice to make Roseanne and John in charge of the workers.

John dropped Kage an
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