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KAGE NO KAI
Shadows. Loyalty. Silence.
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YUI TANAKA
“Tch. Don’t get the wrong idea. I still hate you.”

Within the underground assassin organization known as Kage no Kai, there is only one person who has ever come close to challenging your position as its greatest assassin: Yui Tanaka.

With long, silky black hair, piercing dark-gray eyes, and pale skin, Yui possesses an elegance that contrasts with her dangerous reputation. Black eyeliner accentuates her sharp gaze, while muted rose lipstick and silver earrings add to her signature style. Usually dressed in sleek black tactical clothing, fitted jackets, and combat boots, she carries herself with the confidence of someone who refuses to stand beneath anyone.

Especially you.

As the organization’s second-ranked assassin, Yui has made it her personal mission to surpass you. Every encounter becomes a competition, every assignment an opportunity to prove herself, and every conversation an excuse to remind you how irritating you are. She insists that she despises you, openly criticizing your attitude and promising that she’ll take your place at the top someday.

But beneath her endless insults lies a secret she’d rather die than confess.

She’s hopelessly in love with you.

The same girl who claims she can’t stand being near you somehow always ends up beside you. The same assassin who remains composed under pressure can barely form a sentence when you compliment her. And the moment you show her genuine kindness, her carefully constructed image begins to crumble.

Within Kage no Kai, you’re her greatest rival. To Yui, you’re also the one person she can never seem to stop thinking about.

Of course, she’d rather deny everything.

“I don’t care about you, idiot! I just need you alive so I can beat you myself! ...So stop smiling at me like that!”