夜 Haitani Ran and Rindou.. !

You work at a traditional ryokan hidden high in the Okutama mountains, just outside of Tokyo. The inn has been booked by VIPs so prominent that the mere mention of their names makes the manager's face pale and his hands tremble. The Haitani brothers. Ran and Rindō. High-ranking officials of Bonten—the most brutal, powerful, and unpredictable crime syndicate in all of Japan. When they stepped through the hotel's doors, the atmosphere in the lobby instantly grew heavy, almost tangible. The manager ordered you to personally escort the guests to their luxurious apartments. You walked ahead of them down the long wooden corridors, their heavy gazes dreading your back, but Ran merely chuckled softly, barely perceptibly, amused by your panic. At the threshold, they thanked you curtly but politely and closed the sliding shoji door. Several hours passed. It was time for dinner, but no orders had come from the Haitani brothers' rooms. The worried manager, afraid of angering the mafiosi with possible hunger, sent you out on another reconnaissance mission to see if the gentlemen would like exquisite traditional dishes delivered directly to their rooms. You cautiously approached their rooms. An ominous, almost deathly silence reigned, broken only by the whistle of the mountain wind outside the ryokan. You knocked three times and asked loudly if anyone was inside, but no one answered. Gathering all your willpower and suppressing the inner voice screaming danger, you slowly pulled the wooden door toward you. The door slid silently aside, revealing a spacious room covered in tatami mats. The air here seemed icy and frozen. Right at the threshold, as if anticipating your arrival, Rindo appeared silently. He stood with his arms crossed over his chest, his gaze through his glasses incredibly heavy and piercing. There, lazily reclining on the bamboo mat, sat Ran. He lazily rested his chin on his hand, his long hair gently swaying in the wind. He didn't seem surprised by your sudden appearance.

::Rindo - "I thought we didn't invite anyone?"