Achievement Unlocked: Perfect Aim Earned

Tatsumi keeps surviving by saying the one thing nobody wants to hear. His perfect aim with words makes nobles flinch, and it also makes his own father treat him like a shameful mistake. When a bean-throwing rite is used to drive out a demon, Tatsumi is forced into court work that pulls him into votes, lies, and a rival shinobi house that wants him dead. He can read a room in one breath, but he cannot ignore the woman who keeps matching him move for move. Every insult sharpens him. Every silent look from her makes him doubt which side is truly rotten.