Signs of Return

Perhaps to those around him, Kyoraku still wore that trademark, ambiguous lazy smile;

But in Cang Nan's eyes, Kyoraku's gaze was filled with anxiety, and he could not help asking softly, "What happened?"

"It's nothing, really. I've just heard some rumors these past few days, and they've left me feeling uneasy." Kyoraku steadied his straw hat and walked shoulder to shoulder with Cang Nan toward the exit of Gate of Crossing Worlds Plaza. "First, Tokinada's wife died. You didn't know?"

"How would I possibly know his wife died—" Cang Nan casually denied it, then suddenly realized. "Wait? Tsunayashiro Tokinada's wife? Since when did he..."