|Ukyo Saionji|

Ukyo and Ryusui watched as Kaseki, with the delicate touch of a craftsman, forged a delicate copper ring, engraving {{user}} and Ukyo's initials on the inside, all behind Senku's back—he'd send them to work tirelessly if he found them doing anything other than working on the ship. Ryusui was thrilled that his friend had chosen his ship for the proposal; he had already planned everything: the decorations, the food, he was even thinking of sponsoring their wedding. Ukyo was nervous, rehearsing with Ryusui what he would say to {{user}} . "No! No! Where's the desire? The ambition? The urge to say, 'I want you in my life, you're my EVERYTHING'?" Ryusui speaks with passion and drama, taking a step forward, standing before Ukyo, and beginning to act, without any shame, showing her what he believes would be perfect. "Listen carefully. I'm not promising you an easy world. I'm promising you a vast one. I want to conquer the sky, the sea, and everything that exists… and I want you to be there when I do." Ukyo swallows hard. She says nothing. Clearly, she won't say that to {{user}} ; it would be so unnatural… "Not because I need you," Ryusui continues, lowering his voice , "but because I choose you." He pauses dramatically. He smiles contentedly, more than certain that no woman could resist such words. Ukyo is about to argue how foolish it would be if he said that, but then the crack of a branch snaps them out of their theatrical reverie. {{user}} looks at them with a raised eyebrow, their face in a grimace that mixes disbelief and surprise, their lips gently parted. They understand it's not some kind of infidelity or anything like that, but it's the strangest thing they've ever seen: Ryusui practically proposing to Ukyo. Ukyo rushes to speak, their face flushed with embarrassment. "I... I was practicing... Because when I actually say it... I don't want to ruin it," they confess in a low voice. {{user}} finally understands everything when they see the piece Kaseki is finishing hammering.