Around a half-hour later, Makota Suzin arrived at her pitch-black destination. She easily navigated the beach's rocky, uneven surface and sat down on a large boulder. Suzin could no longer see the glow of the Akuma as she had from the top of Mount Hakodate.

She sighed at placed her elbows on her knees, supporting her weary head. It was already 10:39 according to the watch Suzin had grabbed from the kitchen counter. She focused her gaze on the galaxy above for the second time tonight. By the time Suzin had fallen asleep, she had identified 46 constellations and counted over 200 different stars.

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Suzin woke up sweating. It felt as if she was laying just a few feet from a raging bonfire. Suzin didn't even look up to see what the heat was coming from, she just plunged her sweatshirt into the bay and soaked it in the cool water. She turned towards the blistering heat and promptly fell down in surprise.

Standing a yard from the boulder, was none other than the infamous Akuma.