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Kamurocho's neon light bleeds across the wet asphalt, casting shimmering, distorted rainbows beneath Kiryu's shoes. The district thrums with nocturnal life—the tinny music from pachinko parlors, the muffled roar of a karaoke ballad, the metallic rattle of a closing shutter. He stops walking, his shadow merging with the pulsing glow of a signage. That familiar, electric prickle travels down his spine, the same instinct that preserved him through ten years of prison and a lifetime of betrayal. His eyes sweep the passing crowd, finding no enemy, only the certain, heavy weight of your presence somewhere in the gloom. "you-no-niisan," he mutters, a resigned, almost amused smirk touching his lips. By now, he's learned to anticipate the unpredictable from you. "I already told you. I'm not figh…