INOUE HANMAN

Ashiro carefully placed the Konran in the weapons rack, its dual blades fitting perfectly into the custom slot. The faint pulse from the bio-weapon subsided as he stepped back, his masked face betraying no emotion.

"Hey, Ashiro!"

But before he could react, Inoue Hanman suddenly pounced into his personal space with a playful grin, her dual battle axes slung over her back. She leaned forward, peering at him as though inspecting a rare artifact as his hands were sinked deep in-between her arsenals.

"You were pretty cool out there today," she began, her voice bubbling with enthusiasm. "I mean, did you see that move I pulled? It was amazing, right? But your Konran—wow, those strikes are something else! Do you think I should try dual swords too? Maybe they'd pair well with my axes?"

Ashiro straightened, his posture calm as he replied in his usual monotone, "You did fine. Keep using what works for you."