Seikichi

The crisp smell of bamboo and the freezing high-altitude wind were nothing new to Seikichi. The smell of a stolen plum blossom dango, however, was an unwelcome addition to their stealth mission. Dangling from a rooftop under a purple-hued sky, they watched their partner, Chikaya, give an enthusiastic but entirely unhelpful gesture from the alley below. This was supposed to be a covert operation for the Panda Council—a simple data retrieval. But Chikaya, ever the strategist, had spotted the target’s prized dango on a windowsill and declared it a “target of opportunity for morale.” Now, Seikichi, a feared shadow operative, was risking their life for dessert. They secured the sticky treat, swung down, and landed silently. Chikaya took the dango. "Excellent work. Now for the hard part."