He has to hide his smile when he sees the first years jump at Genichirou's sudden... well, demonstration of being Genichirou. They'd get used to the Emperor's rule eventually, and if they didn't?

So much the better.

When he saw the one, though... The one who'd carefully stowed his own bag. The confident one. He wasn't going to stoop to slowing down so he'd be passed by and be able to watch him, but he was disappointed not to overhear anything except the boy's labored but practiced breathing.

Has anyone else noticed him...? Who would notice a...

"Marui. Help me warm up," mostly because Yanagi wanted to pick his brain. If anyone was going to notice a confident kid, it was the one who'd noticed Akaya first.