Vol 2 Chapter 5 (1/2)

Mission 2, Part 5

After helping Akito up the ceiling, Yata made it back to the room one step ahead of the Blue Coats. Homra side didn’t resist, and even helped in searching the building. Totsuka seemed peculiarly lively and slippery as an eel when answering questions.

“Ah. Sorry. I know how much you guys want to catch him. Too bad he still got away. You see, we were betrayed too. The twins aimed for our boss. That’s why we reported him to you.”

When they later got in contact with Suoh, who was sleeping in the bar, Hayato was nowhere to be found. He ran from the bar as soon as Akito contacted him.

Everyone gathered in the bar as morning came, including those who weren’t at the scene a couple hours ago.

“Hayato escaped as well. I’m afraid this substantiated Fus.h.i.+mi’s inference.” Shrugging, Totsuka concluded. He didn’t have trouble conveniently using this inference to baffle the Blue Coats to begin with.

“I am sorry. This is inexcusable. I brought the trouble in here.” Kusanagi hung his head.

“Now, now. If the twins had attacked King while he’s sound asleep, what do you think will happen to King?”

“Haa… Nothing, I think.”

“See? So there’s no need for Kusanagi-san to be so depressed.” After backing Kusanagi up with a flippant att.i.tude, Totsuka tightened up.

“Those two ran away after spitting in our faces, and in the face of s.h.i.+otsu-san too, since he turned to us for help in saving them. Better not let the word get out and become the laughing-stock of this neighborhood. We should make them pay, with our own hands. Kusanagi-san, what do you say?”

“That’s right. If we settle this with the twins by ourselves, at least they could come in handy in negotiation on improving s.h.i.+otsu-san’s conditions. That’s the only thing I can do for him.”

The other members listened to Suoh, Kusanagi, and Totsuka’s discussion. Most of them openly showed their anger toward the twins, and impatiently waited for orders to go into action.

Sitting at the same table with the top three, between Kusanagi and Totsuka, was Niki with a sardonic smile.

“What a timely distraction! My little monkey never fails me. No one suspected what you really saw before you attacked.”

Get Lost.

Fus.h.i.+mi recited in his mind, staring at Niki.