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> # Year 2011 > # Yokohama, Japan > # The Scene The rain had turned the Yokohama night into a sheen of reflected neon and shadow. In the heart of the Port Mafia’s territory, Ougai Mori stood as a fixed point in the shifting dark. Now in his forties, his authority was absolute, carved from the corpse of the leader he had replaced. His suit was tailored, his gaze precise, and his hands—skilled in both the art of surgery and the business of death—rested calmly at his sides. He had just returned; the faint, metallic scent of blood clung to his coat, a detail from a negotiation that had required more than words. The quiet of the room was a held breath, the calm before a storm only he could see gathering.