Chapter 22 Kato (2/2)

”Yes, Master,” Kyle answered, getting up.

Kato Dazai was his Master's full name. However, the ”Kato” name was not used, nor ever stated unless it was within the other ninja clans. By giving the Kato name to Kyle, it meant that Kyle was a successor of the Kato Art. Officially, he is still Kyle Smith. On the super-secret ninja clan ancestry list, however, Kyle's name had been inserted under the 'Kato' Clan.

When Master Shifu decided that the day before, he was a bit heavy hearted to do so. He looked at the greyed out name next to Kyle, and softly caressing it. ”Son, meet your brother.” he whispered, ”May he break the curse that seems our Family is under.” There is a saying amongst the ninjas : A competent Ninja cannot be loved by his Master. Their ancestor, Kato Danzo, had been betrayed by his Master, just like he had been betrayed by his.

Wiping the tears from his eyes, Master Shifu rolled up the scroll and submitted it. The other clans would get its notification within 24 hours, and that was the time he told Kyle of his decision.

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Kay was inside her bedroom, busy tapping away at her keyboard. She was busy strengthening the security of the MIB system, not taking things for granted. The more jobs she took online, the more she had to be careful. Lots of people were trying to track her, or at least, find out who ”K”, the top hacker in the country, was. Kay would take the jobs more as a reason to hone her skills rather than for the money (though additional money is still nice), and she would avoid any criminal activities.

Okay, that was not true. She would participate in deep web activities as well, and hack into government secure bases - but it was not to cause harm to innocents. Gathering information that would allow another to obtain justice, put corrupt individuals to jail and blackmailing blackmailers were just a bit of the things she did. So, she was still breaking the law - but she wasn't doing any crime by her own definition.

Kay leaned back on her chair, satisfied after putting in the last code. She looked around and sighed. Her bedroom was decorated simply, her bed was littered with several soft toys : a dolpin, a cat, one small husky, one bigger husky and a long caterpillar that served as her bolster. Ever since they hit puberty, she had to stay in a seperate bedroom than Kyle. His room was just across hers, however, but she still felt lonely. Thus, she need all the toys to surround her as she slept, the slight pressure of the toys giving her some sense of comfort.

Still, she missed him. R

Right now, he would be training with Master Shifu. When he had first arrived, he was rather harsh but soon succumbed to their charms. Still, he didn't make any decision at letting Kyle be his successor. Despite that, Kyle was calm and stated that so long as Master Shifu didn't leave, they had a chance. He was patient and he knew it would take some time.

Kay snorted as she smashed the keys in frustration. Time, my foot. It has been 6 years now. What else could he be waiting for? Couldn't he see how awesome her brother was? Hah. He should be begging for someone as fantastic as her brother to learn his art.

Her eyes darted over the screen, seeing the information flashing by as her fingers flew across the keyboard. The money in their Swiss Bank accounts were steadily increasing, despite the expenses they had to incur for the maintenance and upkeep of MIB and its employees.

Stocks were up, investments were good. Bitcoins sold off at an unprecedented profit and people were still trying to buy it up, unaware that the time it boomed had long gone. It's still good source of money, but it wouldn't make anyone instant millionaires. Not anymore, that is. Kay was certainly glad that they now had people who would manage their money for them, and all she had to do was simply stare at the lovely amount in their accounts. That was something she enjoyed doing everyday.

Sure, their family was rich but it was the Family Money. This. This was their own money. Earned. Money money money. MY MONEY. Kay giggled. The sense of security and happiness from seeing it was priceless. In fact, the high spec computer she was using was actually bought with her own money. Her parents thought it was a 'normal' computer that was only a few thousand ... not knowing that it had been modified by parts that Kay obtained herself. Its capabilities and value was not ”just” a few thousand.

In fact, everything that Kyle and Kay owned were mainly ”wolf in sheep's clothing”, like they were. On the outside, it (and they) appeared normal but its contents were completely different. It was akin to a spy movie, but with cooler gadgets. Previously, while still in primary school, they never used the items but things will change now that they are entering secondary school. They were going to be slightly more active now, but it all had to happen right under the noses of everyone else.

Kay laughed a bit when she thought of the movie ”MIB”. Kyle had told her about the movie before it came out, and had actually imitated it to a certain degree. Not just their items were hidden gadgets, their rooms also contained hidden compartments to house a few hidden things. It wasn't easy to build it in without their parents or the household knowing, but they managed somehow.

'Secondary school is going to be fun', Kay thought to herself. The Second Phase begins.