The Final Choice

Renjiro stood in the grand hall, staring at the massive portrait of Haruto Saito.

The face in the painting was his own.

Yet, it was a man from centuries ago. A man who built the Saito Empire, only for history to repeat itself over and over again.

Every life he lived, every battle he fought—it had all led him here.

To this moment.

To this final choice.

For years, he thought he was just another Yakuza, born into the world of blood and crime.

But now, the truth was clear.

He had always been more than that.

More than a gangster. More than a warrior. More than a ghost of the past.

And yet, despite all of it—

He never felt more lost.

The Throne He Never Wanted

Katsuro, the ever-loyal butler, stood silently behind him.

He had watched Renjiro grow up, watched him walk away from this life.

But now, Renjiro had returned.

And fate was waiting for an answer.

“You were always meant to be here,” Katsuro said at last.

Renjiro let out a slow breath.

“I never wanted this throne.”

“No king ever does.” Katsuro’s voice was calm, but there was something unshakable in his tone.

Renjiro clenched his jaw.

“I killed the Yakuza.” His voice was bitter. “I burned down the underworld so that I wouldn’t have to be part of it.”

Katsuro nodded. “And yet, here you stand.”

Renjiro’s fingers curled into fists.

He had destroyed the past.

But what if his past could never be destroyed?

What if he was bound to this fate forever?

What if—no matter how hard he tried—he would always be Haruto Saito?

The Voice That Saved Him

Then, in the silence, he heard it.

A voice.

Soft. Familiar.

Akane.

“This time, you have a choice.”

The words echoed in his mind.

She had always known.

From the moment she found him, from the moment their destinies intertwined—

She knew he wasn’t just Renjiro Saito.

She knew he wasn’t just another gangster.

She had been guiding him toward this decision all along.

And now, it was his to make.

A Choice That Ends the Cycle

Renjiro took a deep breath.

He turned away from the painting, facing Katsuro.

“I won’t take the throne.”

The butler’s expression didn’t change.

“You are the rightful heir,” he said evenly. “The Saito Empire is yours.”

Renjiro shook his head.

“No,” he said, his voice steady. “I refuse.”

Katsuro’s gaze darkened. “Then what will you do?”

Renjiro exhaled.

“I will live.”

For the first time in centuries, he wasn’t following fate’s script.

He wasn’t repeating history.

He wasn’t becoming Haruto again.

He was choosing his own path.

The End of The Curse

A cold breeze swept through the mansion.

Renjiro felt it in his bones.

The weight of centuries—lifting.

He had finally broken the cycle.

He wasn’t the next Saito king.

He wasn’t a ghost of his past self.

He was just Renjiro Saito.

A man.

Free.

A New Beginning

The sun was rising when Renjiro stepped outside.

For the first time in a long time, he felt light.

No more ghosts.

No more curses.

No more Yakuza.

Just a future.

And this time, it was his own.

He looked up at the sky, feeling the warmth on his skin.

And for the first time in many lifetimes,

Renjiro Saito smiled.

End of Episode 15

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