When Yami Hibuko finally stepped onto the grand stage, every head in the ruined city turned toward him. The air shifted. Conversations died. Children stopped crying.
Silence swallowed Emka.
Yami walked forward with a slow, echoing THUD… THUD… THUD…
Each step rolled across the broken streets like thunder.
People watched him with desperate, hollow eyes — waiting, hoping — praying he would guide them again.
That he would restore peace the same way he had before.
Standing above the crowd, Yami Hibuko lifted his head and spoke:
"We need unity."
His voice echoed through the ruins.
"The freedom you deserved — you already possess that. But freedom alone is not enough.
What you need now is unity… and a structure to live by."
He let the words sink into the fearful crowd.
"That is why I have created the Kurozuki Government."
Gasps spread through the people.
"This will be the clan chosen to guide this country. They will manage the system, the jobs, the expenses, the relief efforts — everything required for stability.
The Kurozuki will lead… while the rest lend their hands and live calmly under a unified nation."
Yami paused, glanced over the masses, then cleared his throat.
"Now, I ask you all… gather under one banner.
Make compromises.
Stand as one nation.
Let this land finally be free — and peaceful."
For a heartbeat, silence returned.
Then the city erupted.
"HIBUKO! HIBUKO! HIBUKO!"
Their voices shook the very stones beneath their feet.
A new era had begun.