Yukari and Shu are now sitting next to each other, at the kitchen bar of Yukari’s apartment room, while eating their breakfast, and occasionally interrupting their breakfast activities to talk to each other. Shu said
“Regarding yesterday's attack, would you mind bringing it up?”
Yukari's expression turned curious
"Yes, it's okay uncle, no need to hesitate"
Shu's expression turned serious, he then gave a nod
“I thought the unit that attacked us yesterday had something to do with Fujiyama's disappearance. But strangely, they didn't mention Fujiyama at all, making me think, does Fujiyama's disappearance have nothing to do with them? Even though they weren't talking about the Flame Crow either”
Yukari looked curious
“Now that Uncle mentioned it, I just realized it. Flame Crow, I read that name even just in one of the father's investigation files”
Shu's expression turned serious, he then gave a nod
“Yes, the Yokai medium hunter organization that Fujiyama investigated. Yesterday before we left the shophouse, I finally managed to find some of Fujiyama's important investigation files”
Hearing this, Yukari looked surprised. Shu then handed over the bag he was carrying to Yukari, who immediately made her look both curious and astonished.
Yukari took this bag and opened it, inside were two document files. Yukari then read through these documents. Appears that these documents are about Fujiyama's investigation of legal but undercover shipments that appear suspicious, along with photos of a wharf, factory, harbor, and other details. Each of these files Fujiyama suspects they have something to do with the Flame Crow organization, there is a description that later the wharf was abandoned by the Flame Crow and the clues there have been cut off according to Fujiyama. Yukari looked surprised to read all of these documents. Shu said
“Whether your father missed this document to be removed or not, we know why Fujiyama investigated the organization and made the organization go after Fujiyama. Unfortunately, now that organization is might also after us”
Yukari's expression turned worried
“They probably want to settle their matters with my father by coming to us or they just want to get Shinra. But the question is, how did they find out where we are?”
This matter appeared to bother Shu
"It indeed seemed weird, all information about the Yokai investigation office at the shophouse has been suppressed by me and Fujiyama because we use it as a place to process information about our Yokai investigations"
Yukari appeared to have realized something
"Is it because we came to my house?"
Shu looks doubtful
“I also suspected so at first, even though we were on guard when we got there. But, maybe we missed something important like they might be watching us”
Yukari’s expression turned serious
"Right, because the attack on my house and after that at the shophouse, maybe not a coincidence"
Shu paused for a moment in thought
"Yes, and it is also possible the two attacks are from two different parties"
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Yukari's expression turned curious
"What does uncle mean?"
Shu replied
“Yes, I think you also noticed, that the attack patterns of the two are different. The first one, who attacked your house was a Yokai, and the people who attacked the shophouse were purely human soldiers. If they are close together, maybe because Fujiyama is investigating both of them at once”
Hearing this, Yukari appeared to have just realized it
“That's true, but if it's true that there are two parties…”
Yukari's expression turned gloomy. Seeing Yukari, Shu then said
“But it is still a possibility. Regardless, now that Shinra is safe, the focus of our investigation now will be your father”
Yukari's expression turned serious, she then gave a nod
"Uncle is right, with Shinra still in our hands, this is still our victory"
Shu gave a nod and a smile. They continued their breakfast activities which had been stopped. But after just one mouthful, Shu still appeared to have something bothering him
“Regarding Shinra yesterday, unexpectedly he helped us. Did you decide to become his controller then?”
Hearing this, Yukari again stopped her breakfast activities
“Oh right, about that, back then it appeared I accidentally made a possession with Shinra, using my blood. I've heard from my father, that the possession of a Yokai controller to a Yokai can happen by blood. Incidentally, at that time, I was touching his medium doll while wounded”
Shu's expression turned astonished
"Yukari, there's no such thing as coincidence becoming a Yokai controller, Possession of controllers isn't just by blood, but it wouldn't happen if it wasn't for the strong will of the controller in question"
Hearing this, Yukari looked surprised
"But Dad said..."
Shu replied
"I think Fujiyama may not have fully explained it to you, with the intention that you be more careful in deciding whether to become a Yokai controller or not"
Yukari replied
“I really didn't notice it”
Shu replied
"Try to remember, at that time, maybe you were in a very desperate situation, so you had a strong desire for it"
Yukari recalled, if at that time she was indeed in a state of life and death, and almost gave up
"If I remember again, the Shinra doll didn't react immediately when exposed to my blood…"
Yukari was silent for a moment, trying to refresh her memory at that time
“At that time, I feel desperate and scared. Unconsciously, I wanted someone to save me. It was then, Shinra appeared”
Shu gave a nod and crossed his arms while closing his eyes, he then opened his eyes again
“Okay, I guess after your school time, we'll go see Shinra, for you to start training with him. I think he also has something to tell you”
Yukari's gaze changed over to the stuffed doll Shinra that appeared to be lying on her bed, Yukari then smiled
"Right, I guess it is"
Seeing them, Shu then also smiled.
The current time is 7:00 am. At the Takeru family's main house, the weather was cloudy and slightly overcast, making it a cold morning. Today is the appointed day, the day of investigating missing person cases, by Ken and his grandfather Makoto. In front of the main house entrance, a black sedan was already parked here, to be used by them. Not long after, Ken and Makoto walked out of the main house.
Makoto appeared to be wearing a gray long-sleeved shirt, with the buttons on the neck unbuttoned, layered with a dark brown vest, black pants, and loafers. While Ken wore long black jeans, sneakers, a white shirt, and a white hoodie jacket. They walked while carrying their Yokai weapons respectively. They put their Yokai weapons into the back trunk of their car, and closed it, while Ken said
"The case we will investigate today, have there been any recent developments?"
As they walked to the car door at the front seat, Makoto replied
“Not yet, we are the ones that will make the progress”
Ken appeared a little surprised and nervous to hear this. Ken and Makoto got into the car, Makoto was in the driver's seat, and Ken sat next to him
"Are we the only two investigating this case?"
Ken said as he put on his seat belt, and so did Makoto. Makoto appeared to realize something
“You mean, are there other Yokai investigators? Like… from the Yokai Controller Association?”
Hearing this, Ken remembered Suga Hisoka with his owl Yokai Nellson, when Suga fought hyena Yokai. Ken who looked still a little nervous then answered with a nod. Makoto replied
“That is possible, but for now, as far as the information I know, it's just the two of us investigating”
Ken gave a nod
"I understand Grandpa. What shall we do first?”
Makoto replied
“We have to make sure first whether this case has Yokai interference or not”
Ken's expression turned serious, he then gave a nod. The car they were riding in then drive away from here, out of the Takeru family's main house front yard.
After some time driving, the time is now 8:00 am. Ken and Makoto arrived at a housing complex, and now their car stopped in front of a two-story house with a modern minimalist style, which is none other than Yukari and Fujiyama's house, the house of the Kanagawa family. Appears that the front entrance of this house is marked with a police line, with two police cars already parked here first. Makoto's car moved slowly, then parked on the side of the road, not far from the two police cars. Ken and Makoto got out of the car, and they then walked to the front door of the house. There have been several police officers on standby here.