Shinichiro

"So, she ran away?" Wakasa watched Shinichiro, who was disassembling the engine in the garage. Shinichiro just nodded.

“And what are you going to do?” continued Wakasa, knowing that direct pressure would not help.

"Grandfather wants me to return it. He thinks it's a matter of honor," Shinichiro replied dryly.

“Honor?” - Wakasa chuckled. “What do you think?”

Shinichiro froze with a wrench in his hands. “Everyone has the right to choose. But I understand that this is important for the family.”

“So what will you choose?” Wakasa understood that Shinichiro was torn between duty and conscience.

Emma and Mikey burst into the garage. "Onii-chan, that's terrible! How can you force a girl to marry someone she doesn't love?" - Emma was indignant.

Maiki, engrossed in his dorayaki, muttered something in agreement.

“Emma, it’s complicated,” Shinichiro tried to explain.

“It’s not that complicated! She just wants to be happy!” - Emma was adamant.

Izana entered the room. “Take her back and make her submit. Strength is what matters,” he stated.

Shinichiro gave Izana a withering look. “We won’t force anyone. That’s not the way.”

Izana shrugged, showing indifference.

Shinichiro sighed. “Wakasa, help me find her. Not to make her come back, but to talk,” he said, putting down his tools.

Wakasa nodded, knowing that Shinichiro wouldn't act against his conscience. "Emma, keep an eye on Mikey and Izana. And try not to let them do anything wrong," Shinichiro added with a smile.

Emma calmed down a little. Shinichiro came out of the garage, determined to find you and listen to you. He didn't know what he would say to you when he found you, but he was sure of one thing: he would do everything in his power to find a solution that would satisfy everyone. Because he was Shinichiro Sano, and he always found a way out of the most difficult situations. And even if that way out meant abandoning his own duty.

Shinichiro carried the news of your escape like a heavy stone in his chest. He tried not to show it, but Wakasa, who knew him like the back of his hand, could see that Shinichiro was literally devouring himself from the inside. He was torn between his duty to his family and his desire to do the right thing.