Vol 1 Chapter 21 (1/2)

Durarara!!SH

CHAPTER 2A

The Missing

The Awakusu-kai of Medei Group was one of those types of organisation, one that had an extensive territory in Ikebukuro

With Awakusu Dogen as its leader, it boasted a top-class power status even in the Medei Group, and had e companies and mass media with strict attention

(T/N: Back in Durarara!! the Awakusu-kai was middle-class)

An executive of this organisation, shi+ki, had been called to the headquarters of the Awakusu-kai early this

Having nothing come to mind at the summons, shi+ki went to the headquarters half-warily – Only, waiting for him was a stray bullet from a completely unexpected direction

“Disappearances, is it”

In response to shi+ki, thehead of the Awakusu-kai , Awakusu Mikiya – replied across a high-quality wooden table

“Yeah, disappearances Especially with young people, it’s been happening a lot in our territory”

Mikiya was the second son of the current leader and the one who came closest to the title of ‘heir’; as there were other officers who begrudged this, he was in a position where he could not at any cost shoeakness In recent years organisations like their own had had few cases where leadershi+p was passed down the bloodline, and ht path, so it was known that he had entered this world of his own accord

He was countering theon his father’s favour, with his own capability, and was currently at heads with one of the executives, Aozaki

“There’s been everything froazine reporter in her 20s”

He said this sourly; and shi+ki, after a nu how to reply, said,

“That’s the first I’ve heard of this – when you say an increase, by how much has it been?”

“I’m not aware of the initial number, but just from what I know there’ve been 15 cases this month”

“…”

At this inforht briefly

—Most likely the Young Head has proof from an informant in the police

—If that’s the case, it’s safe to assume the information is accurate

—Of course, 15 people reat number, but…

Even so, shi+ki reconsidered

Although the nu persons reports that warranted a search request was a varying trend over the years, the average number in the whole of japan was about 80,000 per annum

If one were to heed the fact that for e number at all

“If you think of Tokyo’s population, and the cases that are runaways, it’s not a very surprising digit, is it? It shouldn’t be a concern”

Of course, not all e proportion of cases they were found after a search was requested

“For thataway from home… Ah, sorry I didn’t mean the incident with Miss Akane”

There shi+ki bowed his head Mikiya had a daughter by the name of Awakusu Akane, who had, while still in eleo

“No, it’s all right At first I thought it could’ve been runaways like our daughter, but…”

“What is it? It couldn’t be soanisation?”

“It could No, I would love to think it wasn’t, but even so the guys over at the police are suspecting us”

“And why so?”

It was true that the Awakusu-kai, by their nature, occasionally created ‘ persons’

But so far as shi+ki are, they had never been inclined to whi perfectly innocent people from the streets

It was one thing to threaten a otten hold of any unpleasant evidence, but there was no reason to go so far as to eliminate a student only around 15 years old

If the Awakusu-kai distributed drugs it was possible that that child could’ve been a trafficker, but in the first place the Awakusu-kai should have no hand drug dealing

The leader his, and moreover one of their executives Akabayashi+ had an extraordinary hate for them, so no one had been so foolish as to attempt it

Furthers were the most effective means of income, the Awakusu-kai’s policy was to act in a e, so it was necessary to avoid repelling the residents of the city more than necessary

As such, it would be less than advantageous for there to be rumours that the Awakusu-kai were related to the disappearances

shi+ki, gradually understanding Mikiya’s frown, regarded hiain with a different perspective

The leather chair creaked under Mikiya, as he returned shi+ki’s question

“Do you know about the Headless Rider?”

“…”

“You know, right? They’re a courier you and Akabayashi+ hire now and then”

“Yes, I suppose Though they’ve been on leave recently”

shi+ki answered without , to which Mikiya continued, calmly: “Apparently they took care of Akane somehow She talks about them occasionally”

“Yes, during the commotion when she ran ae paid for their assistance to help her”

“This ht sound too direct, but what are they?”

At this point Mikiya narrowed his eyes