"I'm not asking for anything more, Masami... You've already given me more than enough," I turned to her, expressing what was in my heart. As I reflected on my past request, I understood that it had already been fulfilled by her presence and love.
Masami frowned and looked suspicious. I chuckled. Then I reached out and wrapped my arms around her shoulders. “Let's go to the temple balcony. I want to see how much the city has changed,” I said, but Masami still acted like she wanted to know what I had prayed for. “Let's go over there...and I'll tell you what I asked of you back then.” The way I spoke seemed to be enough to put Masami's doubts aside for a moment. She agreed to get up and walk away. The temple balcony I was referring to was the high balcony of the temple we were in at this time.
Kiyomizu Temple...was one of Kyoto's famous sacred places, a place built to worship Senju Kannon...also known as the Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva.