Chapter 442 - THE ATTACKS (1/2)
Akira walked into a large office complex with measured steps. She looked beautiful in black trousers coupled with a frilly flowery top, but her cold face discouraged people from talking to her. The paralegal intern who had been sent to wait for her in the lobby felt a little nervous at her appearance.
He hoped she would not be as difficult as she appeared as he walked up to her.
”Miss Brown, good afternoon.” He stepped forward quickly.
He recognised her from the description given by his boss. He did not dare to be negligent. He was the least important person in the office, but he loved his work. It was not easy for him to get an internship position under a legendary lawyer like Mr Oda.
”Who are you?” Akira asked.
She was in a poor mood.
No, she had been in a poor mood for quite a while now. Kaito had been missing for two months, and she had lost all leads that could lead to him. She was four months pregnant, and the physical changes to her body were making her cranky.
Additionally, she had been experiencing an increasing number of attacks every time she left the Immortal Sword Valley. In the last month, every time she had stepped out of the valley and headed somewhere to follow any new lead on Kaito, she was attacked by thugs.
Moreover, the ȧssaults were strange. The people who targeted her were always covered in masks and did not seem intent on killing her. However, their actions were violent, and it looked like they were designed to maim or cripple her.
But that was not all.
She had noticed that the attackers seemed to be recording the incidents. She thought she was imagining it at first, but after one particularly violent incident, she forced one of them to drop their phone as they ran away.
She discovered that a streaming service was open. She was not familiar with the specific application. Based on what she saw before the phone mysteriously shut down, the app was called Watch. The logo was a black eye with a pinprick of white at the centre.
It seemed like some sort of proprietary software developed for use in nefarious purposes. She had taken the phone back to the valley for a thorough check-up, but she could find out anything. It had become a brick after being discarded.
At first, she thought Ayumi was using the power of the Shadow Brotherhood to torture her and drive her insane. However, she realised that the groups of people coming after her were always different. Even with the face coverings, she could tell it was not the same gang.
What she could not figure out was the reason for these meaningless attacks. If someone was watching her, they could tell she was not a helpless girl. Sending local thugs to harass her only allowed her to vent her anger.
It was not until three days before that she realised the gravity of the situation. During that incident, she almost sustained injuries after a mob of gangsters surrounded her car. She was returning to the Immortal Sword Valley after she went to get new clothes since the old ones no longer fit her.