Sunset. I love this time. As I walked down the road from the Port of Yokohama, I wanted to walk down to the water, reflecting the bright sunlight in its surface. As it turned golden with a touch of turquoise, it reflected my shadow.
Standing up on the coastal gravel, and pulling off my shoes, I walked along the sharp stones, and, stepping into the cool water, lifted the hem of my kimono, walking further and further away.
"I think I'll get sick if I keep walking." I concluded, and, not wanting to leave the place, I spotted a bench on the hillside of the harbor.
A familiar figure caught my eye as I carefully climbed up the small slope, and I slowly turned towards Mori-sama, forgetting all about my past plans. I wondered how he hadn't noticed his Executor.
Quietly creeping up to him, I was able to hear him shaking with surprise, but still breathing calmly.
"And what brought you here?" A question escaped my lips, but my face expressed the full emotion of inner equilibrium. Without waiting for an answer, I decided to continue my meaningless monologue.
"Beautiful sunset..." I coughed. "How many people have we killed today? Ten? Twenty? A hundred? The Mafia does have a lot of debtors, but, it's not always the fault of their families and... children."
Sitting down on the nearest bench, and inwardly aghast that Mori-sama had followed and sat next to me, I raised my hand and held out my index finger, pointing at the sunset like a small child who wants to delineate the vast expanse of the horizon.
"I think that souls, absolutely any soul, with or without sins, go away at sunset." Receiving a self-mocking yet kind smile, and holding back a laugh, I looked at the Boss resentfully, but immediately looked away.
Mori removed the medical glove from his hand, and after running his fingers over Koyo's soft cheek, he turned the girl's face around, nestling his lips against hers.
"Actually, I think you're right." The man said, pulling away.
That was enough for Ozaki to sit with him long after sunset. That was love, at the end of the day.