Ogata wasn’t sure how but he had survived the fall into the icy rivers. Was it Yusaku saving him? He’d never know. The fight on the train had left him injured but he was making quick recovery from being taken care of by you — a nurse. Every day, you’d come up to him with a genuine tone, making sure he was alright, the wound on his side uninfected. He’d given up on the gold after the fight. Maybe he could settle down somewhere far from Hokkaido.

“.. what’s love like?” He asked you one day.