The sound of monks chanting echoed in the extremely silent hall. Under the high platform where Mori Ou's remains were placed, there was a crowd of high-level members of the Port Mafia, wearing black suits and white chrysanthemums on their chests, as well as representatives of the Port Mafia's cooperative organizations or companies.
Kiyohara Jun was wearing a black suit and not the red scarf that marked his status as the leader of the Port Mafia. He was standing expressionlessly at the front of the team of Port Mafia members wearing black suits. Behind him were Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuuya, who were also wearing black suits, and Ozaki Momiji, who was wearing a black kimono.
Mori Oo had no relatives, so his funeral was hosted by Kiyohara Jun, who took over his position as the leader of the port mafia, and Dazai Osamu, who was his half-apprentice.
After reading the scriptures, the high monk invited by the port mafia quietly stepped back from the coffin, leaving the space for others who were going to perform the funeral ceremony. Another monk quietly walked to the incense burner, picked up the incense sticks from the table that would be handed over to the mourners, and then stood aside, signaling to the people who came to pay their respects except Mori Oo that they could begin paying their respects.
After seeing the monk's actions, Kiyohara Jun took the lead and walked towards the platform where Mori Ogai's remains were placed. He first took out a white chrysanthemum from his chest pocket and silently placed the white chrysanthemum on the platform. Then he put his hands together and bowed deeply towards Mori Ogai's remains.
Throughout the whole process, although there was no expression on Jun Kiyohara's face, everyone could sense his emotions from his not-so-high aura and pressure.
Everyone present was quietly watching the actions of the new leader of the Port Mafia, who had taken over the position of leader at the age of sixteen. The representatives of the Port Mafia's partner organizations or companies who were invited to attend the farewell ceremony for Mori Owl's body had subtle looks in their eyes.
Most of these cooperative organizations or enterprises are cooperative organizations or enterprises in the port mafia business, including smuggling of various items and arms trading. They don't know much about this former leader of the militant paramilitary department. Therefore, when they came to participate in the farewell ceremony for Moriou's remains, they more or less had the idea of testing what kind of person this new leader is.
Moreover, the Port Mafia is different now. Although they have lost their former leader, they have unified the entire Yokohama underground world in the Dragon War. Therefore, the representatives of these Port Mafia's cooperative organizations or enterprises are also considering what the current Port Mafia looks like.
It was not until Kiyohara Jun took the lit incense stick from the monk holding the incense stick and inserted the incense stick into the incense burner, and then put his hands together and bowed to the high platform where Mori Osprey's remains were placed, that someone took the next step.
Logically, it should be Ozaki Kouyo, the only cadre of the Port Mafia, who went to pay tribute to Mori Gugai after Kiyohara Jun. However, due to Dazai Osamu's special status as Mori Gugai's half-apprentice, Dazai Osamu became the host of this funeral, so now he is the one who goes to pay tribute to Mori Gugai after Kiyohara Jun.
After paying his respects to Mori Ogai, Kiyohara Jun did not return to the mourning line. Instead, he turned around, walked a few steps, and stood beside the monk holding the incense stick.
When Jun Kiyohara, who was emitting a chilling aura, approached the monk holding the incense stick, he couldn't help but tremble at the aura around him. After hesitating for a while, the monk silently moved one step away from Jun Kiyohara. Although Jun Kiyohara himself noticed the monk's little movement, he didn't care.
Dazai Osamu went through the mourning process with a blank expression. His eyes were dark, making it hard to tell what he was thinking. After bowing respectfully at the end, Dazai Osamu slightly tilted his head to glance at Kiyohara Jun, and then turned back to where he had just stood.
【Grass】
This funeral is quite spectacular.
[Really, this spectacular funeral makes me think Mori Ougai is really dead]
[After this funeral, the fake death will become a real death in the eyes of others]
[I think this is the most respectful Dazai has ever been to Mori (x)]
When the middle and senior leaders of the Port Mafia paid their respects, the MC did not play any role. But when the representatives of the Port Mafia's cooperative organizations or enterprises paid their respects, the MC began to shout out the names of their organizations or enterprises one after another, as well as their identities in the organizations or enterprises. Most of the representatives from these organizations or enterprises were important members such as leaders or senior executives.
Kiyohara Jun stood expressionlessly beside the monk holding incense sticks, watching without any emotion as one after another of the middle and high-level leaders of the port mafia outside Moriou, as well as representatives of cooperative organizations or companies, came forward to pay their respects, some with expressionless faces, some with grief.
After the mourning ceremony, Mori Ogai's body was to be officially buried. Several members of the guerrilla force directly under the leader of the Port Mafia went forward to carry Mori Ogai's coffin. On the deserted road that had been cleared in advance, a long convoy of cars drove all the way to somewhere in the suburbs of Yokohama.
That was the cemetery that Mori Ouwai chose for himself after faking his death.
Kiyohara Jun silently got into the car in the convoy that was closest to the car where the coffin was. Nakahara Chuuya and Dazai Osamu also sat in the back seat and the co-pilot seat respectively.
"What are you doing here?" Nakahara Chuuya frowned when he saw Dazai Osamu sitting in the co-pilot's seat, "I don't want to protect another burden."
"Jun-kun, a certain dwarf said that you are a burden—" Dazai Osamu said in a long voice to sow discord between Kiyohara Jun while rarely fastening his seat belt which he almost never wore.
"Dazai and Chuuya are still so lively." At this moment, the driver, who was wearing a mask and pulling down the brim of his hat, spoke, his voice full of smiles.
The moment the driver opened his mouth to speak, the atmosphere in the entire car became stagnant.
"Mr. Mori." Jun Kiyohara raised his eyes and called out the driver's true identity.
"Mr. Mori..." This was the first time that Nakahara Chuuya saw Mori Ogai after he assisted Kiyora Jun in usurping the throne. He called out Mori Ogai hesitantly, and then he stopped where he was, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Mr. Mori, how does it feel to attend your own funeral?" Dazai Osamu had a smile on his face, and he teased Mori Ogai nonchalantly. However, rather than joking, he was more like mocking Mori Ogai for being a loser and having to attend his own funeral.