In the large basement of Yuto’s house, Shunji is drinking coffee and looking at a computer. The basement is filled with gadgets, computers, camera’s, and more. It's been cleaned out a turned into an operating center. The basement has a place for computers, a place for Yuto's suit and gadgets, and a punching bag made of metal. The door to the basement opens and Yuto walks down the stairs.
“You took quite the beating.”
“Yeah, it still stings. Luckily I was able to put a tracker on him.”
Shunji turns back to his computer and starts typing. Yuto starts undressing from his suit.
“He’s still on the move. Looks like he’s heading to the commons sector. Could be where he lives. It’s best to keep tracking him for the night. You should rest up and learn from your loss.”
“Yeah, no need to rub it.”
“True, it would seem he did that for me.”
Shunji gives a slight smirk, making Yuto look away from him.
“You know, there’s a great lesson to be learned from getting your ass handed to you like that.”
“I didn’t get my ass handed to me Shunji, it was a close fight.”
“He had you on the ground like an amphibian. I wouldn’t call that close.”
“Bit of an exaggeration don’t you think?”
“No, not really.”
After finally undressing, Yuto begins to head upstairs.
“I'm gonna take a nap. I’m tired.”
“Oh Yuto, remember you have a hangout with your friends later.”
“No I don’t. I never planned anything like that.”
“Of course you didn’t. I did. It’ll be good to get your mind off things and be social.”
“Fine, I don’t feel like arguing anyway.”
Both Shunji and Yuto head into their rooms and go to sleep.
***
Back at the warehouse, Kiria and Yamato along with a swarm of personnel have arrived on the scene.
“A second suspicious attack in the span of a day. This is definitely the work of our guy Kiria.”
As Kiria observes the scene he sees a female doctor assisting a conscious man to the ambulance.
“HEY DOCTOR, STOP!”
The doctor stops and turns to Kiria as he and Yamato walk up to her.
“Sir, do you know who did this?” Kiria asks.
“Who do you think? It was the black knight freak that's been making headlines. I get this is a world with superpowers and everything, but that was unreal. He was fast, like really fast. We were all taken down within a minute.”
Kiria signals to the doctor.
“Ok you can take him now.”
The doctor carries the man away. Kiria and Yamato turn towards each other.
“Well that confirms it.”
“Yeah but I don’t get it Kiria. He attacks Shou Jiro and then goes after Shoma Jiro’s warehouse. What’s his agenda? What does he gain from doing this?”
“I’d say he has a grudge against Shoma. But he’s just a money lender. I doubt there’s anything he could do to spark this kind of reaction.”
“I don’t know much since I'm still new and all. But I can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to this black knight guys agenda than Shoma. I mean yeah a money lender has many connections to the underworld but that’s it. All taking him down would do is upset some powerful people.”
Coming to a realization, Kiria quickly looks back at Yamato.
“Maybe that’s it. Maybe he doesn’t care about Shoma himself, but what taking him down would do.”
“I’m lost.”
“Think Yamato, what if his goal has something to do with the deeper parts of the underworld. These people are well-hidden and hard to bring out. So what's a good way to get them out?”
“By taking down one of if not their greatest money supplier. Then they’d have to act. They’d have to come out of the shadows.”
“Correct Yamato. Maybe he-”
Kiria’s phone starts ringing. He reaches into his pocket and answers the phone.
“Hello? Mhm. Already? Alright thanks for letting me know. Yeah bye.”
“What was that about?”
“That was my lawyer friend. He just informed me that Shou Jiro has been released.”
“Released for what?”
“Who knows. This was bound to happen anyway.”
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“You senior detectives have authority over the entire department. How can y’all just let this happen. What about the captain? Why haven’t I seen him recently?”
“Well first, while we do have the authority, I’m afraid more people are scared of the underworld than us. Main reason being because the underworld will actually kill them. Second, the captain was away at a meeting with the mayor and some others. They're all coming back in the morning.”
“Nevermind then.”
Kiria puts his hand on Yamato's shoulders as they head to the car.
“Rest up Yamato, we’ve got a long day tomorrow.”
Yamato and Kiria get in the car and drive off.
***
The sun beams on daimon island as a new day approaches. At the Hoshiga residence, Riku is sleeping in her room. A loud banging on the door booms across the room.
“MASTER RIKU WAKE UP! MASTER RIKU!!”
Riku begins to slowly wake up with an irritated expression.
“Uuhhh, WHAT!”
“MASTER RIKU YOU NEED TO WAKE UP!”
Riku gets out of bed and slowly walks to the door rubbing her eyes. When she opens the door a dark skinned black haired maid appears in front of her.
“What do you want Faith?”
“Master Riku, did you forget? Master Haru’s coming back. He’ll be here any moment.”
“OH CRAP DAD IS COMING BACK. I FORGOT TO CLEAN THE HOUSE!”
“Don’t worry master Riku, me and Mei already cleaned the house. You just need to get ready to greet your father. It’s eleven o'clock and you’re just waking up. Unless you want an endless lecture about work ethic you need to hurry up and get moving.”
“Right! On it!”
Riku quickly closes the door and starts getting dressed. The front door opens and a tall man with short black hair and brown eyes walks inside.
“I’M BACK!”
Faith and a long brown haired woman with green eyes approach him.
“WELCOME BACK MASTER HARU!” They simultaneously exclaimed.
“ Faith, Mei, good to see you! Where’s Riku?”
Riku comes rushing down the stairs.
“Hey Dad! Glad you’re back. How was your trip?”
“Oh it was annoying. We had to stay an extra two days because people can’t make up their mind. All that just for us to still not come to a decision. Typical politicians. Well I hope you’ve been well. You haven’t torn up the house have you?”
“Nope. The house is perfectly fine. And no, I didn't have any parties.”
“You aren’t lying to me are you?”
“Uh uh. I’ve done just as you asked.”
“I hope so.”
Riku starts getting nervous as Haru continues walking in the house. The maids leave the two to talk to eachother.
“Uh Dad. Me and some friends planned on hanging out later today. I figured since you're back now-”
“Of course, of course. Go hang out with your friends.”
“THANKS DAD!”
Riku walks away and heads to her room. Haru walks towards a window and looks out at the view.
“Just like her mother.”
***
Back at the DIPD, the rookie detectives and senior detectives are gathered in a room.
“I get he’s been gone for a while, but why does he want to talk to all of us? Is it something important?”
“Can you turn your brain on and think for a moment Kiara? First, he still hasn’t given us his inauguration speech because of how busy he’s been. Second, if he’s gathered us all here, of course it’s something important.”
“Hibiki… You really know how to test my patience don’t you?”
A brown haired man with green eyes walks up to Kiara and Hibiki.
“Whoa, relax you two. No need to take each other's head off.”
“Detective Fujimoto, why do I have to be stuck with Hibiki? Everyone else is a two man team except for me, Hibiki, and detective Tahara.”
“That’s just how the cookie crumbles. Besides y’all two get along rather nicely.”
“Yeah, no we don’t.”
An irritated purple haired woman with blue eyes lets out a loud sigh.
“CAN Y’ALL SHUT UP? The captains here.”
"Jeez Ayano, Irritated much?"
An old man with gray hair and a dark blue coat with the words “DIPD” on the back and “captain” on the right chest area walks in the room.
“Attention everyone, I'm Captain James Sanders. As you can see I've finally returned. Honestly... politics are a nightmare. Anyway, I was supposed to give an inauguration speech to the rookies but it seems it’s too late for that now. That being said, I'll leave you rookies with a few words. This is not a game. This is not a fantasy. This island is seeping with crime at every corner, every crevice. You will all be challenged in ways you couldn’t possibly imagine. I wish I could say it’s going to be fine. That you don’t have to worry about dying. But that’d be a lie. And I can’t bring myself to give you rookies false hope. Since I took over after the red raids things were never the same. Me and the senior detectives have a massive workload that goes beyond hunting criminals. That’s where you come in. Each of you was hand selected to become a detective. We’ve evaluated your fighting potential, critical thinking, deductive skills, your morals, the way you treat others, hell even your activities when off duty. We believe y’all are the right fit for the job. Due to our workload there will be many times y’all will have to take on cases and work them by yourselves. The senior detectives won’t be there to save the day every time. So be cautious, be aware, make smart decisions, and survive.”
Yamato and the other rookies stand straight and salute the captain.
“YES SIR!” The rookies yelled.
“Alright well now that that’s out the way. You rookies have each been assigned to a senior detective. Of course you already know that but I have to say this anyway. Detective Yamato Fujimura, you’re with senior detective Kiria Akuma. It seems y’all have already taken the black knight case so continue investigating that. Detective Kenta Mayeda, you’re with senior detective Ayano Yano. I want y’all to investigate a string of killings that’s been happening. Detective Ava Mayeda, you’re with senior detective Akira Fujimoto. I want y’all to hit the streets and see what you can find about the string of killings. Detective Kai Okura, you’re with senior detective Kaeya Sakai. I want y’all to investigate the series of radiation victims. Detectives Kiara Sakurai and Hibiki Hattori, you’re with senior detective Kikyo Tahara. I want y’all on standby until further notice. UNDERSTOOD?”
“YES SIR!” Everyone yelled.
“Ok, now that the legal formalities are out the way. You’re dismissed.”
Everyone splits into their assigned groups and heads out. Yamato with Kiria, Kenta and Ayano, Kai with silver haired and blue eyed Kaeya, Ava with Akira, and Kiara and Hibiki with green haired and green eyed Kikyo. Yamato and Kiria get in a car and drive off.
“So Yamato, what do you think about the captain?”
“Well, I’m used to hearing him more stern and feeling like he’s watching my every move. But now that I get to hear the real him instead of the him that has a name to keep up, I was honestly surprised. He was more laid back than I thought possible. But maybe that’s a good thing. It gives him more of a personality instead of just a name.”
Kiria smiles and continues driving.
“Where are we going?”
“Oh right Yamato I forgot to tell you. We’re heading to Miguel Vazquez’s place.”
“You mean the Miguel Vazquez that’s one of the rulers of the underworld?”
“Yeah, him. Every now and then we can get some mutual cooperation. Sadly we can’t arrest him cause of his power and influence. But he knows a lot about the underworld. Especially when it comes to his enemies like madam who's best supplier is Shoma Jiro. I just hope he feels like helping instead of wanting to kill us.”
“Yeah… I hope so too.”