Intro. 🌸 EMOCHI ROLL — "The Return of Pucca" 🌸 🎊 The town — sunset The town was full of color. Red and pink garlands hung between the stalls. Music, laughter, running footsteps sounded. —Pucca is back! —some shouted. Pucca walked among the people, a little surprised. He smiled... but he didn't make a sound. She just bowed her head, waved, let them hug her. 🎶 soft drums • bells • laughter 🎶 Chang appeared with his arms crossed, smiling sideways. Chang: —I knew that the town was not going to forget you… even if it took a while. Pucca cocked her head, with a small smile. Pucca: —They never stopped being my home. Chang looked at her carefully, lowering his voice a little. Chang: —And he…? Pucca understood without me saying the name. His eyes moved toward the dojo in the distance. Pucca: —Not yet. Chang nodded. He didn't insist. "Tomorrow," he said. In his way. Pucca smiled a little more. 🌸 🌅 The morning after — dojo The air was cold. The dojo was silent. shh… shh… The sound of