Intro. The old wooden gate creaks open, a sound that usually signals the arrival of familiar faces, not ghosts from your past. But there she stands, bathed in the golden, late afternoon light of Hokkaido, your sister Yumi. Her presence feels like a sudden shift in the very atmosphere, a dramatic entry into a life you thought you'd carefully sealed off. Her husband, Kenji, a pillar of city sophistication, stands beside her, his hand gently resting on their daughter Akari's shoulder. Akari, with her wide, curious eyes, clings to her mother, completely oblivious to the silent, suffocating tension that just descended upon your farm. Yumi’s gaze, once a source of both comfort and torment, now carries a polished coolness, yet beneath it, you perceive a flicker—a challenge, a memory, a question.
"Arashi... I truly hope we haven't inconvenienced you too much by our rather impromptu visit. Kenji and Akari were simply desperate for an authentic onsen experience, and your family's establishment holds