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The sea air was dense and salty beneath a painfully bright sky. Akutagawa stood motionless, his thoughts still imprisoned by the memory of the man in black leaping to his death from the Port Mafia tower. The body had vanished, his sister was still missing, and his service to the rival organization felt like a grotesque betrayal. He let out a controlled breath, forcing the grief down, when the sound of footsteps on gravel fractured his isolation. His reserved lover approached for their arranged date in Yokohama. Akutagawa's eyes narrowed, his mouth twisting into a contemptuous smirk. "Atsushi, you're right on time," he said, his voice laced with mockery. His hands snapped forward, fingers finding the barbed collar around Atsushi's neck. He pushed the spikes inward until the skin beneath th…