/* Align the story and method areas into one deliberate editorial grid. */
.about-v16-intro-story {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(330px, .82fr) minmax(500px, 1.18fr);
  gap: clamp(64px, 9vw, 142px);
  align-items: stretch;
  margin-top: 68px;
  padding-top: 35px;
}

.about-v16-intro-lead {
  display: flex;
  max-width: 390px;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 12px 0 12px 24px;
  color: #285674;
  border-left: 3px solid #1677e8;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.about-v16-intro-story > div {
  display: flex;
  max-width: 650px;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

.about-v16-intro-story > div p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.9; }

.about-v16-intro-method {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(210px, .72fr) repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 56px;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #c8d9e6;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e4ed;
}

.about-v16-intro-method::before { display: none; }

.about-v16-intro-method > p,
.about-v16-intro-method > div,
.about-v16-intro-method > div:first-child {
  min-height: 118px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 25px 26px;
  border: 0;
  border-left: 1px solid #d2e0ea;
}

.about-v16-intro-method > p {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: 0;
}

.about-v16-intro-method > p span { color: #4e83b0; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .15em; }
.about-v16-intro-method > p strong { color: #1d5685; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 800; }
.about-v16-intro-method > div { position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
.about-v16-intro-method > div::before { position: absolute; top: -2px; left: 25px; width: 38px; height: 3px; content: ""; background: #1677e8; }
.about-v16-intro-method > div:nth-of-type(2)::before { background: #318bb9; }
.about-v16-intro-method > div:nth-of-type(3)::before { background: #5a9fb8; }
.about-v16-intro-method > div strong { color: #285674; font-size: 16px; }
.about-v16-intro-method > div span { margin-top: 8px; color: #7890a5; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.7; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about-v16-intro-story { grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, .74fr) minmax(390px, 1.26fr); gap: 48px; }
  .about-v16-intro-method { grid-template-columns: 170px repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .about-v16-intro-method > p, .about-v16-intro-method > div, .about-v16-intro-method > div:first-child { padding-right: 17px; padding-left: 17px; }
  .about-v16-intro-method > p { padding-left: 0; }
  .about-v16-intro-method > div::before { left: 17px; }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .about-v16-intro-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; margin-top: 44px; padding-top: 26px; }
  .about-v16-intro-lead { padding-left: 17px; font-size: 17px; }
  .about-v16-intro-method { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: 40px; border-bottom: 0; }
  .about-v16-intro-method > p, .about-v16-intro-method > div, .about-v16-intro-method > div:first-child { min-height: 0; padding: 20px 0; border-left: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8e4ed; }
  .about-v16-intro-method > p { gap: 9px; }
  .about-v16-intro-method > div { padding-left: 18px; }
  .about-v16-intro-method > div::before { top: 20px; bottom: 20px; left: 0; width: 3px; height: auto; }
}