"Horitomo Takashi, that's his name. We used to hang out with the gang."
Akiko clearly had doubts about her husband's death, unintentionally revealing the tattoo covered by her sleeve as she crossed her arms.
She wiped the corner of her eye, itchy from grease.
"But it's just talk, actually all he had was a motorcycle, occasionally doing some dirty work for the boss."
After Akiko got pregnant, she left the gang and used her savings to open the current shop, managing it carefully.
Horitomo Takashi couldn't cut ties with the gang, his income fluctuating, yet it could still cover family expenses.
Until a few months before his death.
Horitomo Takashi returned home jubilantly after going missing for days.
"He had several injuries, his work had become dangerous, and he had acquired a new implant, which seemed quite expensive, but Takashi was happy, showing me his bank balance, which had several more zeros."
Akiko recalled with a mournful expression.
