Hinari -

“You don’t have to believe in me. Just believe in the path ahead.” Short Scene: Hinari and the Lantern The rain fell in silver sheets over the abandoned shrine steps. A boy, no older than ten, huddled under a broken torii gate, his umbrella long since stolen by the wind.

Hinari knelt to his level. “Someone who remembers what it’s like to be forgotten.” hinari

“Who are you?” he whispered.

“Walk with me,” she said. “I’ll take you home.” “You don’t have to believe in me

“You’re going to catch a cold.”

She held out her hand. A small paper lantern flickered to life in her palm—not with fire, but with a warm, golden light that pushed back the storm around them. Hinari knelt to his level

He looked up. A girl in white stood beside him, dry despite the downpour. Her hair shimmered like moonlight on water.