HaruUncle Jin took me into a room that I assumed was his office. It was a neat place, with a study desk and chair on one side and a sitting area on the other. There were even murals on the walls, too. One of them caught my eye—it was of a beautiful girl in layers of colorful kimonos and surrounding her were mystical creatures: a dragon, a fox, a snake, and a cat.“That’s beautiful, Uncle,” I said, nodding toward the mural. “It looks like it’s in the Heian era, the setting.”I noticed Uncle Jin smiling. “It is beautiful, isn’t it?”I sat down and then said, “What did you want to talk to me about?”Uncle Jin leaned back against the seat and said, “I assume you know by now that Reo will be moving back here to Japan?”I nodded. “After he graduates from the university.”There were a few knocks at the door, which were followed by Higa-san’s voice saying, “I’ve brought them, sir.”“Good,” Uncle Jin said.The door opened, and I saw Aiden, Noah, Mason, Isaac, Reo, and even Connor entering the
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