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.

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

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. “You don’t have to believe in me

“You’re going to catch a cold.”

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