In the year 2021, mankind is ravaged by the epidemic of Gastrea, a parasitic virus, and is forced to live within the Monolith walls, which are created from Varanium: a metal that is able to subdue Gastrea. Soon, children who were born with the Gastrea virus and obtained superhuman abilities as a result, are discovered and dubbed 'Cursed Children'. Due to the Gastrea virus' intervention, the 'Cursed Children' could only be female. Civil Securities are formed to specialize fighting against Gastrea, operating with the pair of an Initiator, who are cursed children, and a Promoter, serving to lead the cursed children.
But now after the conflict of Aldebaran, Tendo Kisara kills his own big brother named Tendo Kazumitsu, knowing now that the appearance of Gastreas that killed her parents was her brothers' and grandfather's doing.
Knowing that Tendo family has dark sides, Kisara left Tendo Civil Sevurity Agency to continue her own way of revenge to the Tendo family.
Satomi Rentaro and Aihara Enju, plus Tina Sprout are the only one that stays in the agency. The place who usually looks so crowded, now they all seemed just like desert.
One week after Tendo Kisara left, at the agency—
Aihara Enju—10 years old girl and Rentaro's partner, and Rentaro's future wife (self-proclaimed)—sulks and grumbles while sitting on the sofa. She blinks her eyes often, waves her head to left and right, and finally she is down to side-sleep position.
Tina Sprout—10 years old girl that recently works at Tendo Civil Security after failing the assassination mission that involved all of the Tendo Civil Security's member in danger, yet she was hired by Kisara who was the head at the time—just came out from the other room and entered the office room, she accidentally saw Enju sulks on the sofa.
Almost 12 at noon, that's what Tina saw on the clock, and there is no doubt that this is the time for Tenchuu Girls to be airing.
"Enju-san, you didn't go home to watch Tenchuu Girls? That's unusual."
'Tenchuu Girls' is Enju's favorite anime, yet Enju seems like she doesn'tcare about it, and she replied lazy tone and little averting gaze:
"See yourself, Tina. You are more unusual than me."
And then, Enju rolled her own body a bit and strech out her hands.
Hearing that words from Enju, Tina didn't reply instantly. After thinking a bit, she replied vaguely:
"That's because, this place felt different somehow..."
Tina always makes low voices all the times, but now her voice seems to be very sad. Enju feels the same way too.
"And Rentaro too, lately, he has been working hard to fill Kisara's works at the other room. Tenchuu Girls is unaired for this season. I feel lo-ne-ly~!"
Tina knows what Enju feels right now. Rentaro is working hard lately, and he won't come back to eat or something. At the agency too, Rentaro only ate pizza that Tina made and he only drank instant coffees.
"And Rentaro, he's doing this for Kisara too...! It irritates me!"
"Enju-san, calm down. He did all of this for all of us, you know."
"What's your proof?"
"It's not a proof, but he is negotiating with IISO to let me stay even though President Tendo isn't here and went missing. He also working the documents to keep the agency. A new scho—"
Tina suddenly closed her mouth with her right hand. Of course, it's not that easy to talk about 'school' in front of Enju. Even Tina just take a look at the documents Rentaro worked this whole week without permission.
Actually, the most difficult part for Rentaro to think is about 'school'. Not only Enju, but he also got a big shock from that time. The time when he saw the crater, bloodstain, at the place where the 'school' for cursed children is being held. When they saw the corpse, they both were in despair.
That's the fact. Cursed children, who are fighting Gastraeas, being hated, discriminated. The people that hate Gastraeas, even hate the cursed children cause they were infected by Gastraea virus, though they had done nothing wrong.
—'Cursed Children' are monsters. That thought is worldwide right now. They hate Cursed Children as much as Gastraeas. That's the world right now.
That's why, Tina who didn't see the corpse directly, shouldn't say 'school' in front of Enju carelessly. So, she skipped it.
"Moreover, I never saw Rentaro-onii-san fell asleep, even once. I'm worried that he will collapse any time."
"Tina... are you serious?"
Tina nodded with a worried face. Enju stood up and jumped in front of Tina, and she shakes Tina's shoulders back and forward.
"Do something! He'll be crazy if this continues!"
"Eh...? Even if you told me that..."
"Don't make a cute face like that, think of something!"
"Like... what...?"
"Like... put some drugs in his coffee? Just make him sleep! Stop him now!"
That's definitely not the idea that a 10 years old girls could made up. It's dangerous if the next generation is full of a criminality thought like that.
*Knock-knock*, someone knocked on the door when the two of them are in the middle of talking. Both of their eyes turned to see the one who knocked the door.
"I heard you clearly, Enju."
It was Satomi Rentaro—a Promoter at Tendo Civil Security Agency, and also a superhuman with varanium enhancements in some body parts—who knocked on the door with dead-fish eyes that turned red. It seems that he heard all of it. But after looking at Rentaro's unusual eyes, Enju jumped on to his front and overreacted a bit.
"Rentaro!? Your eyes are red! Is it because Artificial Gastrea Virus you used before!?"
"Hell no, that's impossible. Sensei also said that it was completely nothing to worry about it, and I bet the red one is not my iris either."
Rentaro yawned and sighed. He forced himself to make a smile, and of course the smile he makes is like a zombie.
"Don't worry, I will take a long sleep after this and it will be gone for sure."
And he yawned again. The two young girls there were a bit confused by Rentaro's words, but they had a little guess in their mind.
""That means...?""
After Rentaro saw their cute reaction, he nodded slowly with 'whatever face' with a tired look on his eyes.
"It seems that we may keep this agency as before."
Enju and Tina jumped out and hugged each other in happiness. They both smiled and relieved and shouted 'hooray' many times. After a few seconds, they stopped, and they both hugged Rentaro in joy. Using that time, Rentaro asked:
"Tina, what should we do about your Promoter?"
Tina shook her head slowly and made a bitter smile on her face.
"I don't want to. I'll support you two from rear, Rentaro-onii-san."
Seeing that, Rentaro scratched his own head with a relieved face. His agony just left.
"So you really like to be Kisara-san's partner, huh? I'm glad."
Tina nodded slowly and she made a bitter-sweet smile. Enju too, she seems relieved of Tina's answer. Even if Kisara wasn't here, they are all believed that Kisara will come back.
Rentaro patted Tina's head. Tina's face slightly turned red.
"She will come back to us. Let's wait her toghether."
Tina smiles in delight and shout with a high tone:
"Yes!"
Seeing that, Rentaro feels more assured. It seems that they won't have any problem even without Kisara there. So then, it's not a problem for him to rest now.
"And..."
Rentaro wanted to say something, but he actually stopped before he said it. He skipped it.
"Good night."
With that, Rentaro collapsed and fell to dream world, on Tina's chest. Tina's face turned bright red.
"Wh- !? Wait, Onii-san, even for me, this position is..."
*Slap!*
"... Ow... What are you doing, Enju...? Slapping me so suddenly...?"
"If you want chest pillow, just say it to me, dummy!"
"Don't say it like you have one..."
Realized that there is a flat and a little soft thing in his front, Rentaro slightly lift his head. It really was what he think it is.
"Ah, I didn't mean it. I'm sorry, Tina."
"Ah, no... It's fine..."
Tina sighed. She averts her eyes to not meet Rentaro's. At the time, Rentaro didn't realize that Tina's a bit upset. And at the time, Enju shouted a nonsense like usual:
"Apologize to your fiancé first, Rentaro!"
"I never heard of it."
Enju pouted loudly and makes an angry face. She pointed her finger at Rentaro. Then she said with a very irritated voice:
"You said it! You proposed to me at that time!"
The scene of a train's car, the day when Rentaro cried to Enju and begged to her to be always by his side, was played like there was a video player inside Rentaro's head.
"Ah... That time, huh."
"Yeah, that time! You begged to me to be always on your side! I hugged your head while you are crying like a baby in the train!"
"That's not a proposal."
"You played a pure maiden's heart!? You are too cruel, Rentaro!"
"Where the hell is 'maiden' here? There are only two brats and a man here," Rentaro wanted to say that, but that will only makes the conversation longer, so to clinch it all he says:
"Good night."
Rentaro disconnected from reality, completely for a few hours from now. But the new problem for Enju is, the fact that Rentaro fell to Tina's lap.
"Wake up, Rentaro you dummy! Don't sleep on Tina's lap!"
"It seems that Onii-san's very tired, so let him be like this for a while, Enju-san."
Tina patted Rentaro's head and played with Rentaro's hair. With a delighted smile, she continues to enjoy the fact that Rentaro ends up on her lap.
"Tina, that's not fair!"
"But, if we move Onii-san now, it'll be a pity for him. Look at how soothing his face is."
"Even if you say that...!"
Enju growled at Tina and walk steadily to where Rentaro and Tina were. When Enju were about to separate them, Tina shouted with a trembling voice:
"Please...! Let me do the same thing like you did... Enju-san...!"
Enju suddenly freezes for a moment. Enju never saw Tina shouted like that before.
"Tina... you are referring to what am I saying a moment ago?"
Tina nodded slowly with a serious face. It makes Enju trembles.
"Okay. I'll let you today."
Enju finally gave up on separating them. Tina delightly smiled and thanked to Enju. But Enju can't leave them like that, so Enju also slept beside Rentaro.
That's how the Tendo Civil Security Agency, one week after Kisara left.
A full moon night. The scene of a beauty showered in moonlight, take a guy frontally... by pushing him back with her katana. And with a mighty act, the girl asked:
"What are you guys doing in here? Bunch of men in black suits walking in black alleys?"
One week had passed since she left the agency, and she is still in search for his older brothers' where about. Because of some reason, her brothers weren't anywhere in Tokyo.
There are some rumours that says her brothers are in Osaka right now. But that's pretty weird. The head of Tokyo—Seitenshi was almost get assassinated because the Osaka's head—Saitake Sogen put up a meeting to assassinate Seitenshi several months ago. So, why a Tendo that is famous in Tokyo Area can be in Osaka that easily?
Knowing the fact that there's something in Osaka, now, Kisara is at someplace in the Osaka, in a dark alley, to gather some informations about Osaka and her brothers.
Using violence, Kisara threated a guy with formal suit there with her katana.
"Y- You are Tendo Kikunojo's... granddaughter!? W- what are Tokyo people like you doing in here!?"
Kisara sighed and grabbed the guy's collar and slammed him to the alley's wall.
"First, I need you to tell me, what's happening in Osaka lately? If you don't tell me, you will end up in 'red suit' just like your bodyguards behind me."
Kisara continue to threaten the guy by slicing a little bit of the guy's neck with her katana. And there's bloodstain that's been there after Kisara sliced some black suits that easily turned to 'red suit' there.
"P- please spare my life!"
The guy screamed and begged for his life to Kisara. But it's useless if he doesn't want to answer.
"Why I saw you 3 days ago, in front of a closed bakery—Fushimi Bakery at the shopping district near here? What's happening there?"
"N- no! I don't know! I just asked to make sure a delivery got there safely! I wonder why I was instructed to not open the delivery, or why there are black suits men following me, or what is happening at that place!"
"So, you don't know anything else?"
"Th- that's right!"
"I see... thanks."
Kisara pulled of her katana away from the guy's neck. The guy seems to be relieved a bit that he was spared—
—*ZRASH!*
"Like hell I would believe that you had know nothing..."
"... eh...?"
—Or not. The guy's head were separated from his neck. The body fallen, and the head flew off to a garbage can.
Kisara turned her head 180 degrees, and she saw what she have just done. The total of dead corpses are six.
"An 'evil' that pulverize all 'evil', I'll bring ends to all of 'evil' by my way!"
Not wasting her time, Kisara sheathed back her katana, and runs to the closed store, and stands up in front of it.
All the place along the road, there are some posters of missing child being showed. It's not just one or two, it's 16 children in total between this year. All of them were not 'cursed children', but normal children.
"What did they do in this place? Sogen's definitely plotting something. All the trace of missing children in Osaka are been covered by information manipulation. The government also didn't take the case of missing children seriously and letting them be."
What the hell is going on in Osaka? To know that, Kisara kicked the front door of Fushimi Bakery, and she barges in to the bakery. The bakery is dark, too dark to see clearly. Kisara flipped the switch for the lamps and the lamps turned on. For abandoned store, this is kinda weird that it still has some electricity.
And when Kisara can see clearly, it was like an usual bakery that has no dust, even the apron and the bakery clothings are still hanging on the wall. It's weird. But, what's even more weird, a familiar stingy smell that is fatigue runs through right to Kisara's nose.
"This smell is blood... Not fresh, but actually an old smell. Not clear, but it has to be many years ago with a mount of quantity."
After being used to smell blood, her nose sharpens. And, that's what she gains after visiting so many place with many killing histories, and the brand new ones by her own hands too.
But, again, she smells a different smell. It was the smell of earth, stronger than any other buildings. She searches for the source, and then she notices that there's a hidden trapdoor hidden by the floor after she found when the smell is the strongest.
She opened it with brute force, and it really is an underground pathway just as she thought it would be. Some noise like machine and water, humans talking, there's no doubt that something is really happening down there. It's like there's a laboratory down there.
Kisara bit her upper lip and muttered:
"Reeks of rotten 'evil'."
