"Damn it! It seems as if you are close to me. It's as if I can feel you, hear you Kaori. Why do I feel like this? Why am I the only one who doesn't believe that you are no more? Why Kaori? Someone tell me please." thought Ryo who was on the terrace of the deserted building with the file in his hand. The news was already spread, he had his own informers. He wanted the details at any cost. But what surprised him the most was the presence of a small 3d hologram projector at the site of the incidence. He thought over and over in his mind, but couldn't find a single clue. When he was busy thinking all these, suddenly, after about a year, his sixth sense awared him of a danger beforehand. He could see nothing, nor could he feel anything, but suddenly he became aware of a gun being pointed at his head. He bent without a thought and at the same instance a bullet grazed the hem of his blue jacket. He could feel that a gun was aimed at him, but after so long being out of practice, he couldn't tell from where or at what distance the shooter was! He knelt down towards the wall of the terrace, and tried to calm his mind trying to think who could that be? "The night is a dark one still if he can aim so correctly, he must not be an amateur. How did he know that I am here?" thought a surprised Ryo. He looked around and as he saw the bullet on the wall, his eyes widened, and he narrowed his thoughts. "What the heck! The bullet seems to be a simple revolver bullet. It's not something a professional sniper would prefer and that means….. Oh god! That is not a sniper! He is probably a pro at long range shooting with short weapons. And besides if someone is trying to kill me, he must have sent someone who is at par with my accuracy too! But who would that be?" Just then Ryo's ears heard a faint creaking sound from somewhere. He knew that instance, that there was someone in the next to-be-building which is only a construction site at the present moment. But what surprised the City Hunter the most was the difference in height of the two buildings and the angle of impact of the bullet, those two facts just do not match at all.
After what seemed about an hour, Umibozu, Miki San, Saeko and the Doc came out of the highly secured room, and when they did, each of them seemed contented. Miki San was crying, but the tears were clearly that of joy, and not of sorrow, even the 'All Time rough and tough" Umibozu had a smile that was broadening each moment, and it turned into a hoarse laughter as the door behind them closed. He was laughing and as he did, there were tears in his sightless eyes too. Everyone was happy except Saeko, it seemed that something was bothering her. She held a grim face, and was clenching and relaxing the fingers of her hands spontaneously. It looks like Umibozu sensed that and asked her "Still thinking about that idiot, aren't you Saeko? Told ya, he knows that which he needs to know for the present moment. Let's not hurry. After about a year, at least he is back on work due to her. As the time comes, we will tell him everything. Don't you worry about it. That Bastard needs to be caught and there is no one who can nab him except that idiot. You know that right?" Saeko answered in a complying voice "Yes I do know that Falcon, but I badly wanted him here. God knows how happy he'd be once he would know about all this. I can't see him sad like this anymore, I just can't." Miki interfered "Yes Saeko San, you are right, but have you thought how angry he'd be after you tell him all this? How would you answer his questions? Why is he the only one who doesn't know about all this? Why was all this kept a secret from him? Why is the police inactive about the case? How would you answer all these questions?" Umibozu added "Not only that, he would be furious on you Saeko for not telling him. He wouldn't listen to you that you were searching him to tell him all this. He just won't. So I have a humble advise for you : If you want to live longer and peacefully, don't even think of telling him all this now. I will tell him when the time is right. Besides, as we speak, he is perhaps busy trying to think of a way to get to that person.
Ryo was on the terrace of the deserted building awake like a cat the whole night. When the first light of dawn broke, he noticed that the creepy sensation of someone aiming at him was gone. So he boldly walked towards the lift door, and after descending down to the street, straightaway headed for Cat's eye café. When he was at a distance and could see the café, he could see something else too. He could see Miki, Saeko and Umibozu entering the café. He didn't have a watch, he never felt the need for one, but he could tell from their faces from even that distance, that they were happy. They were smiling. "Wait, what? Umibozu is smiling? That's a peculiar thing. What's Saeko doing here now? Didn't she sleep in her apartment where I left her? Were they out somewhere at night?" Umibozu and Saeko were smiling and Miki was crying. Ryo hid behind a lamp post, but it seemed that Umibozu had felt his presence from such a distance. Saeko Miki and Umibozu, all are looking towards him. He knew that he was caught, so he thought of making a clean breast of everything. He walked towards them giving them the Stallion-of-Shinjuku smile…. "What's up everyone? Ah, fancy meeting you here Saeko! What are you doing here now? Umibozu, weren't you laughing just a moment ago? What's the matter? Had an awesome mokkori night with Miki San I guess?" Umibozu's face steamed red with embarrassment and within a moment there was a bazooka in his right which he fired at Ryo. Though he was blind, there was no question of a miss at point blank range. Ryo flew high and landed on the other side of the road in front of the café. Somehow this flying and landing seemed familiar to Ryo. His eyes went damp, he recalled how Kaori used to hit her and then it was she again who came in with bandages if Ryo got seriously injured. Ryo got up and sat there itself recalling all these memories. Suddenly he felt a hand on his left shoulder. He turned back and saw Miki San leaning on him and staring at him with her illuminated deep penetrating eyes. For a moment there Ryo forgot his true self and he was on the verge of tears, but in the next moment Miki felt a palm feeling her butt. She shrieked and not long after that Ryo was down again with another kick from Saeko. Umibozu was watching all these, when Saeko kicked Ryo, he quietly went in and made arrangements for coffee. When it was all done, he grumbled "Come in everyone. Miki and Saeko came in but Ryo was nowhere to be seen. Where was he? Umibozu came out of the café, he could sense him sitting on the other side of the road still. "What are you doing there you moron? Come in already and drink like a pig." He shouted. Still there was no reply. It seemed that Ryo was in a deep thought, Umibozu crossed the road and went near to him. Then he heard it…. "Oh my lord, this Idiot is Snoring!" "Hey you Idiot? Come on Get up already, you bag of Dirt!" His Grumpy voice echoed in the air of the fresh and misty morning. Ryo, after hearing this sudden loud voice near his ears, jumped up about 5 feet from the ground, and fell flat again. "Hey you moron, couldn't you be a little more polite?" he whined.
