(A/N: The title literally means "The Angelic Dragon 2: The Legendary Youngsters." Even though this is "Chapter 1" here on FF, the entire fanfiction will be divided into episodes. So... Chapters 1-4 will be Episode 1, 5-8 will be Episode 2, 9-12 will be Episode 3 and 13-16 will be Episode 4 with 17 being the finale. This will be like the style of "Ryu ga Gotoku 4: Densetsu wo Tsugumono".
Episode 1 will focus on Shiina Amamiya. For those who don't know who she is, here's a short description:
"Shiina is a girl who participated in the London Piano Contest with Haruka Nogizaka; Shiina ranked second before Haruka who ranked first. She transfers into Yuuto Ayase's class at school. Her hobbies include playing the piano and the martial art of Naginatajutsu She always has a positive, cheerful and sociable personality. This makes her transition as a transfer student very easy. She used to live in Otaru in Hokkaido, though does not speak much of those days. She shows an interest for Yuuto as she believes there might be a reason they constantly bump into each other. She said one of the reason she chose Yuuto's school to transfer to is because of a famous teacher who graduated from the school and is known as the Performer of the Sunset is teaching at the school."
Two years ago (in my previous fic, "Tenshi no Ryuu: Purezza"), she was captured by a Hitman, but Yuuto arrived in time to save her. Since then, she took on a mission with Yuuto to save Haruka from the fate of the Hitmen and she was successful. Now, she has her own Naginata, piano and costume rental store in the heart of Kamurocho.
So... let the story begin of how four youngsters made a huge difference in Kamurocho.)
Episode 1: The Angelic Unicorn
(第一部: 天使の麒麟)
Chapter 1: The Mysterious Shopkeeper
(一章: 謎の商人)
It's a quiet night in the red-light district of Tokyo known as Kamurocho, where ordinary citizens walk around and enjoy their evening. It is also the place where both street hoodlums and yakuza gangsters roam around. It is also a place where there lay a shop above the streets of Kamurocho. The shop itself is named "NPC".
In the office are Naginata Spears, a Piano along with a catalogue beside it, and a closet full of costumes for cosplay events. And right near the window is a small desk with a computer and a photo on the front of it. In the middle of the office are a small sofa and a table. Lying on the sofa, reading a gossip magazine is a young red-haired girl in her old Hakujou Private Academy uniform.
She read an article closely and said, "A serial killer? Here? Gee… That's scary."
She tosses the magazine away with the article she was reading facing upward. She then rolled to her right and went to sleep. And then… it happened.
The office phone rang. Unfortunately, she didn't hear it. She began tossing and turning. The office phone rang a number of times. She still did not move. Then, silence fills the office space, until… her red cell phone rang. She began to turn around. She got upset as she awakened and said, "Aww! Are you kidding me?"
Then, she noticed the phone caller's ID. "Hmm… Ryoko-chan?" she said
She then picked up her phone. "Hello?" she began
"Finally! You picked up!" the person on the other line said, "Hey! Where are you right now?"
"Huh?" The red-haired girl said, "Oh… I just stepped out for a bit. Why? What's up?"
"You're a liar, aren't you?" The other person said, "You're still at the office, aren't you? Why don't you answer your phone, for crying out loud!"
Then, there was silence from the red-haired girl as she moved the phone from her ear. "Hey! Are you listening to me?" the person on the other line cried, and then said to herself, "The connection must be awful or something…"
Then she cried out, "Shiina-cchi! Shiina-cchi! Are you around?"
"Yes, yes!" Shiina answers, "I'm still around. I'm sorry about that. So, anyway… do you need anything?"
"Do I need something?" the other person said, "Isn't it obvious that I need something?"
"OK, OK. I understand." Shiina said, "I'm sorry. So, what is it?"
"Hmm…" the person on the other line said, "Do you know what today is?"
"Umm… Gee… I'm not sure." Shiina said, "Is it your birthday?"
"NO!" the person cried out, "Read the calendar on the wall!"
Shiina got up and walked over to the calendar near the wall. Today was June 11th, 2010. It is marked as "Collections Day". "Oh, I see!" Shiina cried out, "It's collections day."
"Please don't forget days like these!" The other person said,
"Come on! I didn't forget!" Shiina protested as she walked around the office, "It's just that… well… something made me think twice about heading out…"
"Something?" the other person said, "What is that 'something'?"
"I mean…" Shiina said and opened her window. "It might be raining today."
Unfortunately, there was no rain falling from the sky as people were walking around Tenkaichi Street. "The rain, you say?" the other person said, "It stopped already!"
Shiina sighs. The other person said, "Please take care of it, OK? I'll return after I get my special kalbi lunch over at Kanrai. Take care!" And she hung up.
Shiina just shook her head, hung up her phone and left the office to take care of collecting back the missing weapons, costumes and money for piano and the aforementioned weapon and costume rentals.
Shiina walked outside and down the steps that connect to her office. She walked around the alleyway right out to Tenkaichi Street. Then… she felt raindrops. She sighed and said, "So much for a good day out here."
Then, she thought, "I guess I can head over to the Hotel District and start from there."
She ran north on Tenkaichi Street and greeted a lot of people. They waved back at Shiina. She ran north slightly past Volcano. Just before she could do anything, three street punks saw her. One noticed her and said, "Well, well what have we here? Ain't this Amamiya from NPC?"
Another unsavoury man approached her and said, "Looks like business is good today and fine such as a woman like you. You out collecting?"
"Those boys are collectors from loan sharks." Shiina thought, "This might be trouble…"
"Hey! You guys are from Loans Kamuro!" Shiina greeted politely, "How are you boys?"
The first punk named Kobayashi replied, "Thanks to you, business has died off for us. You're a real nuisance."
Another punk named Itou cried, "That's right! And what's this I hear about how you make weapon, piano and costume loans with rates that you can't even make any fuckin' money on? You're stealing all our clients!"
Takahashi, a third punk, agreed, saying, "I mean… we're both shopkeepers of the same class… How 'bout we just play by the rules and we'll all get along, you know?"
"Rules?" Shiina replied and then giggles, "What do you mean? You boys aren't LEGITIMATE shopkeepers of the same class, so you don't have any rules, right? What's more is… I'm not like you guys. I don't force people into stuff. I don't make threats… Aren't you boys causing trouble for your clients? Hmm? So… in a sense, I'd say it's YOU who's the nuisance here!"
Takahashi then cried out, "Goddamn… listen to you! My, aren't we fuckin' preachy today?"
"Oh! And another thing." Shiina said, "Would you mind not lumping me in with moneygrubbers like you?"
Kobayashi cried, "Listen, bitch! We don't like hitting little girls, but don't fuck with us!"
Itou then cried out, "I've been sick of your ass for a long time! I'm gonna beat the shit out of you!"
Shiina then got into her new fighting stance, in which she is standing tall. "Let's see what I've got now…" she thought and then did a quick kick with her left foot, one with her right foot, a quick axe kick with her right foot and rapid-fire kicks at Kobayashi. Then, she went to perform a quick kick and a horizontal spin kick shot at Itou. Then, she tried her two quick kick and a squat and axe kick with her left leg on Kobayashi. Then, she tried her two quick kicks, a quick axe kick and a roundhouse kick on Takahashi. Then, she attempted her two quick kicks, a quick axe kick, her rapid-fire kicks and a rising kick shot at Itou.
"Come on, boys!" Shiina taunted, "I'm just getting warmed up!"
Then, all three men got up. Shiina grabbed Kobayashi and threw him down with a simple toss. She then ran to Itou and gave him a long kick that sent him flying. Then, she ran to Takahashi and bashed him with two punches in the face and in the gut. Then, she bashed him down to the floor.
"Oh, boys!" Shiina taunted again, "I'm over here!"
All three men got up… and they were pissed. Kobayashi tried a slow punch, but it caught air. Shiina finished him off with her set of harsh kicks. Itou was then taken out with Shiina's set of harsh kicks, ending with a roundhouse shot. Then, Takahashi was defeated by Shiina's set of quick and rapid-fire kicks.
The three men could not get up anymore. "In both lending and fighting, it's essential to be able to appraise your target." Shiina said,
Kobayashi growled. Itou then cried, "S-Shit! You'll regret this!" All three men ran away.
"Time to go." Shiina thought and ran up north to the Hotel District. Then, she walked for a bit as she got a bit tired… until she noticed a familiar white-haired girl in gothic-like clothing running north and heading into a building called "Kanemura Industries, Inc."
"Hey…" Shiina thought, "Isn't that Tennoji from Kanemura Industries? She's sure in a hurry. Something might not be right… she seemed angry. I'll go after the loan money later. I'm going to see what's going on."
Shiina watched on as the white-haired girl, named Touka Tennoji, ran up the stairs and into the office of Kanemura Industries. She was panting as she was running and went inside. Two men noticed her and one with a leopard-style purple shirt said, "Hey! Welcome back!"
The man noticed that Touka was dripping wet. "Gee, aniki! You're wet!" the man cried out
Touka continued to pant then she sat down on a couch. She then asked, "Where's Asahina?"
"Ah." The purple shirt man said, "Asahina is meeting up with the head of the Shibata Family to check out that building over there." He turned his head around to point at a large skyscraper-like building in progress.
Touka sighs then said, "Kamurocho Hills, huh?"
"That's right." The man said, "According to our boss, he has to use any means necessary to make himself known to the head of the Majima Family before construction can begin." He tried to find some candy for Touka to chew on. He found a lollipop for her.
She sucked on it for a bit. "To get in good with those up top, huh?" she said. Then, she hung her head low. Then, she cried, "Shit!" She tossed the lollipop out of her mouth and hit the rim of a garbage can before hitting the floor. She then sighed.
The purple shirt man made a motion to his cohort to leave for a bit. Then, he asked, "Aniki, what's wrong? Did anything happen that make you upset all of a sudden?"
"Do you know that club on Shichifuku Street called 'Elnard'?" Touka asked, and then she said, "Some Ueno guys are there right now."
"Ueno?" the purple shirt man said, "You mean the boys of the Ueno Seiwa Clan, yes?"
"Correct." Touka replied as she got a towel from the yellow shirt man, "Two of them have been drinking since eight in the evening."
"I see." The purple shirt man said, "But, I mean… They're just drinking, right? It's not like they can cause trouble or anything like that…"
"You idiot." Touka replied, "Them being there is, in itself, a problem."
"Why is that?" The purple shirt man asked,
Touka sighs then asked, "You heard that the Ueno and our parent organization are 'allies', yes?"
"Er… Yes." The purple shirt man answers, "I read it in a gossip magazine a while back."
"Well, truth is… they're not really equals or anything like that." Touka said, "Since they're 'allies' to each other, the Tojo Clan won't come near the Ueno Seiwa Clan's territory. The reason for this is because the Ueno Seiwa pays them off in the form of a monthly 'donation'."
"What?" the purple shirt man cried, "Really?"
"On the surface, they definitely look like allies." Touka continued, "But, to be honest, they're just under the same umbrella as us. Think of it like this… the Tojo Clan is like Canada and the Ueno Seiwa Clan is like America. It's in a way… like that."
"Hm? Uh…" the purple shirt man said, "I'm sorry, but I really don't understand what you're telling me."
"You dumbass!" Touka shouted then she put her hand over head. She said, "You know what? Forget it… Even if we knew this as a third-rate organization, there isn't much we can do, right?"
"Hey, aniki…" The purple shirt man said.
"Hm?" Touka replied
"Going back to what you said before…" the man asked, "If those boys above have that kind of relationship with the Ueno Seiwa Clan, then, like… what's the problem?"
"Huh?" Touka cried out
The man stammered and said, "I mean… the Tojo Clan and the Ueno Seiwa Clan are allies, right? So then, it's fine if they drink at our zone, because in turn, they're part of the Tojo, right?"
Touka put on an angry face and kicked the table. "You moron!" she shouted, "Didn't you hear what I was talking about earlier? This is why I can never use you for shit!"
Then the door opened. Shiina stuck her head out, lollipop in her mouth, saying, "Hi!"
"Ah." Touka said, "Amamiya." She stood up as Shiina walked in. "Good evening."
Shiina shut the door. "Did I come in at a bad time? I should be heading out." She said
"No, no. It's fine." Touka smiled, "Come in. Have a seat."
Shiina walked on to sit on a couch. "Today's collections day for rental money, you know." She said, "So, as I went around picking up the money, I wanted to drop by and see how Kanemura's doing. But… seems like he isn't in today, yes?"
"Y-Yeah." Touka said, somewhat hesitantly, "He's out on business today."
"I see." Shiina said, "And Asahina…? She's not in, either?"
"Er, yeah." Touka answers, "Asahina is out with the head of the Shibata Family."
"Hm. I see." Shiina chuckles. Silence filled the room for a moment.
"Well," Shiina said, finally breaking the ice, "Shall we go on to what you guys were talking about just now?"
"Huh?" Touka said
"You know, why do you guys think the Ueno Seiwa guys drinking on your zone is an issue?" Shiina asked, and then she said, "Shouldn't you explain it to these boys?"
"You were listening to us?" Touka cried
"Gee…" Shiina said, "You were talking so loud that the people within a single block radius could hear you."
"Oh, gee!" Touka cried, "That was a bit embarrassing. I apologize."
Then, Shiina pointed at the purple shirt man. "Hey, kid." She said,
"Yes?" the man asked
"Are you new to the group?" Shiina asked,
"Hm?" The man answered, "Oh yes! I've been with them for three months."
"I see." Shiina said, "So… up until a year or so ago, you were involved in petty thefts and robberies around here in Kamurocho?"
"Well… Yes." The man answers,
"And then you wanted to be like Asahina, so you entered the yakuza world, yes?" Shiina asked
"Yeah. That's true." The man answered.
"I see." Shiina said, and then giggles, "You did, huh?"
"Er… Amamiya." Touka said,
"Yes?" Shiina asked,
"If you've got some business with our boss, I'll let him know to get in touch with you." Touka said,
"What?" Shiina said, "Are you asking me to leave?"
"No! It's not that." Touka chuckles, "It's just… well… I mean, I don't know if we'll hear back from our boss. Also, we've got tons of things to do."
"'Tons of things', huh?" Shiina said, "OK… OK. All right, then." Then, she got up.
Shiina headed towards the door, but stopped for a moment and faced the purple shirt man. "Gee… All hell will break loose after what happened today…" she said,
"Huh?" The man asked
Shiina then spoke, "You know why it's bad when guys from a lower organization go drinking on your territory of the guys up top in your line of business? Whether they're directly under the top dogs or just 'allies' under them, it's all the same thing. So… let's say you wanted to take a drink right now, yes? You don't want to come near the Shibata Family territory – the land of the boss of your boss, Kanemura, would you? Like some sort of big shot?"
"N-No!" the man cried, "That's crazy!"
"That's correct!" Shiina cried, "It would be crazy! If you did, then that would be a big embarrassment to Kanemura! And you probably have no clue on how much Asahina would chew you and eat you alive! Tonight's matter is the exact same thing. These guys over at your place at this moment, the Ueno Seiwa boys... Those guys are breaking their promise that they would never set foot in the Tojo's territory and coming to Kamurocho, all dangling their yakuza family crests around like that... Gee... What a mess this would be! Do you know what that means?"
"Come on, Amamiya." Touka said, "Let it be."
"What DOES it mean...?" The purple shirt man asked
"What that means is..." Shiina said, "That they're looking down at lowly Kanemura Industries!"
The man's expression changed. "What?" he said, in a slightly angry tone
"Those Ueno boys must think that so long as it's Kanemura territory, they can go and raise hell, no problem!" Shiina said, "Even a third-rate group like Kanemura, which is under the Shibata Family, who themselves are under the Tojo Clan... even you guys shouldn't be treated like this!"
Then, the purple-shirt man walked to Shiina and said in an angry tone, "Wait a minute, bitch. Are you fucking mocking us?"
Shiina looked at the serious face of the purple-shirt man. Silence filled the room for a minute, until... Shiina chuckled. "You're finally taking this the right way, huh?" she said, and then she turned to Touka, "I apologize, Tennoji-chan. I got a little carried away and said a bit too much."
Touka bowed slightly. Shiina turned back to the purple-shirt man. She said, "That's the spirit of a yakuza!"
"What do you mean?" The man asked,
"A yakuza isn't measured by the size of his crest." Shiina said, "A man who is never angry when people make fun of his own crest is worthless! I've learned that lesson two years ago. Isn't that true, Tennoji-chan?"
"Well... yes." Touka replied,
Then, Shiina turned back to the purple-shirt man. "Make sure you keep it up, for the sake of peace here in Kamurocho!" she smiled, "If you guys don't do your job, my business will slump! Yes?"
The man responded, "S-Sure."
"All right, then." Shiina said, "I'm going to leave now. Take care, guys!"
Then, she went through the door. But, before she went out, she turned around and said, "Oh, hey! Another thing, Tennoji-chan!"
"Yes?" Touka asked
"Let Kanemura know..." Shiina began and walked back in momentarily, "A yakuza that is not upset when people make fun of him or his family is NOT a yakuza! I'm not lending my equipment and costumes in exchange for the Tojo's fees for such "pretend yakuza"! And let him know to uphold the "condition" that we settled on when I gave him a custom-made Naginata spear! OK?"
Touka hung her head down slightly. Then, Shiina said, "Take care." And she left the office, shutting the door behind her.
Touka sighed and flopped down on the sofa. A door opens. In came a man who is somewhat overweight, has a near Afro on his head and is wearing a turtleneck under his suit. "B-Boss!" the purple-shirt man cried, "You were here all this time?"
"Yeah, I was here." their boss, Kanemura, replied as he walked to the sofa.
"Er... For how long...?" the man asked
He slowly sat down. Touka bowed to him. Kanemura then asked, "Did that bitch Amamiya leave?"
"Yeah..." Touka replied
Kanemura grunted as he got out a cigarette. Touka had a special cylinder-shaped lighter ready for him and lit up the cigarette. Kanemura smoked for a bit. Then, he said, "She's right, though. We do have a problem. What's going on with this thing with the Ueno guys that you were talking about?"
"I'll get ahold of Asahina right away." Touka replied,
"But... isn't Asahina out with the head of the Shibata Family right now?" Kanemura asked
"I'll keep calling until I reach her." Touka said,
"OK, then..." Kanemura replied,
"What'll we do if those Ueno guys get out of hand?" Touka asked,
"True..." Kanemura said, "What will we do?"
"I think we should try to keep things from getting too rough." Touka suggested,
"Yeah..." Kanemura agreed,
"I do believe that Asahina can get things settled in a peaceful way." Touka comforted,
"Yeah..." Kanemura said, "Anyway, I don't want things to get out of hand. Tell Asahina I'm counting on her." Kanemura then got up to leave.
"Yes, boss." Touka replied and bowed as he went back to his room in the back. The two men behind her bowed down as well. Then, they all stood up. Touka then sat down. "Say, uh..." the purple-shirt man said,
"Hm?" Touka said,
"Just who is that "Amamiya" gal?" the man asked
"Oh... her." Touka replied
"Her name is Shiina Amamiya. She's 18 years old. She is running a loaning place called "NPC" on Tenkaichi Street. They call her "the Angelic Unicorn". She'll make loans to her equipment to people other people of her kind don't."
"Is she a loan shark?" the purple-shirt man asked
"Well, if you asked her, she'd deny being a loan shark, but she does what others do. If you ask what the difference is, I assume her loans' 'conditions' are different than other people of her kind."
"Conditions?" the man asked, "Like... she does a special background check or something?"
"Yes. In order to test people wanting to borrow her Naginata spears, her costumes and her pianos at NPC, she makes them agree to special 'conditions' before lending them their items. These 'conditions' include volunteering at senior centres, and helping out at her old school, the Hakujou Private Academy. Weird stuff... I'd say."
"What does she get out of that?"
"I don't have a clue. What's more, some say she doesn't even put interest on her loans."
"So, then... how does this girl, Amamiya, do to make a living?"
"Yes. It's almost like an urban legend or something. In reality, there's gotta be some way she's making her money. She's always going around, keeping an eye on everything to make sure her borrowers don't run off... just like how she came by our place tonight."
"What a mysterious shopkeeper!"
"Well, I can't say for sure what's going on in that head of hers anyway. But, if someone borrows her gear from her once, they won't borrow from her again."
"Why's that?"
"I don't have a clue, either! Either way, I think you should stay away from her."
Shiina went downstairs and went inside the M Store on Shichifuku Street. She bought her usual groceries of bread, rice and lots of pop. She paid her money to her groceries right after. She then went to West Park just on the east edge of town and sat on the bench. She took out a photo. In that, there are three girls standing near the entrance of Tenkaichi Street. Shiina was one of them, along with a green ponytail-haired girl and a brunette girl. They were all smiling that they claimed a shop two years ago.
Then, she noticed a man in a blue suit with grey hair and sunglasses. He was walking under the umbrella that a young brunette girl in a blue business suit was holding. The brunette girl opened a limousine door for the grey-haired man. The man went inside and sat on his seat. The brunette girl shut the door.
The window rolled down. The grey-haired man said, "Thank you very much for accompanying me."
The brunette girl replied, "Not at all."
The grey-haired man continued looking at the big skyscraper, Kamurocho Hills, "Well, I guess it was worth it just to see how that building is up close."
Then, there was vibration. The grey-haired man asked, "Hm? Is that your cell phone?"
"I'm sorry." The brunette girl replied,
"It's OK." The grey-haired man said, "Anyway, good job out there today. Go get yourself something good to eat." He handed the brunette girl some money.
"Thank you very much, Shibata Kumicho." the brunette girl replied and took the money.
"Take care." the Shibata Family patriarch replied. She then bowed as the window rolled down and the limousine drove off.
The brunette girl stood up. She heard the vibration again from her cell phone. She then picked it up. "This is Asahina." she said and paused for a minute, then she said, "I understand. Elnard, right? I'm on my way."
Shiina looked on as what appears to be one of her best friends is heading off to Elnard to take care of the Ueno Seiwa problem.
Shiina thought, "Something must be up at Elnard. I have to go see what's up." Shiina ran south for a bit on the alleyway up to Shichifuku Street. Sure enough, Elnard was straight ahead. She walked up to a waiter. He said, "Coming in the club tonight, ma'am?"
"Huh?" Shiina said, "Yeah, I am. So...?"
"I'm sorry, but we've got a bit of trouble brewing." the waiter said, "It might not be best to walk in tonight."
"Trouble, huh?" Shiina said
"Yes." the waiter said, "I'm afraid some problems have come up. Seems some guests got a little too drunk and are tearing things up in there."
"I see." Shiina said, "That's fine. I'm on my way inside."
"What?" the waiter cried, "What? M-Ma'am! Wait!" But it was too late. Shiina boarded the elevator inside Elnard.
Elnard's interior is small as there's a row full of tables and a small bar in front of the club. At a few tables, two men are harassing the cabaret club girls. One brown-haired and purple suit man, named Ihara, yelled to a waiter, "Hey you! Where are those 100 bottles of champagne I ordered? It's been over ten minutes!"
His blonde cohort in a leopard-spotted shirt, named Mishima, said, "Does this place have to send out to the liquor store every time a customer orders a drink?"
"Those guys?" Shiina said, "Are they the ones causing trouble?"
"Yeah, it's them." a waiter said, "They've been like that for hours. The other guests all took off."
Shiina walked over. "H-Hey!" The waiter cried, "Ms. Amamiya! Stop!"
Ihara noticed Shiina walking by. "Huh?" He said, "What's your deal?"
She looked around at their tables. Sure enough, there were a lot of empty bottles. She then said, "Oh, gee! You drank so much expensive stuff! When you get stuff like this at a place like this, they'd probably quadruple the price!" She picked the bottle up.
"Who're you?" Ihara asked, and then said, "You don't look like a cabaret girl..."
Shiina shook the bottle. It was empty, but she managed to get a drop in. She licked her hand. She then said, "Wow! That's good stuff! How could you just waste a drink this good by just guzzling it down like that? A self-respecting drinker wouldn't do such a thing!"
"Hey! Don't you ignore me!" Ihara cried, "You trying to piss me off?"
"Hm?" Shiina replied,
Mishima jumped in, saying, "We asked who you are and where you're from, goddamn it!" He stood up in anger. Shiina continued to try to find a drop in a bottle.
Mishima picked up a bottle and yelled, "What the fuck's wrong with you, bitch?" He rushed at Shiina with the bottle in hand, but he missed his swing. Shiina smashed the empty bottle at Mishima causing him to faint on a cabaret club girl. The girls screamed out loud and left Elnard in a hurry.
"How lucky for you, kid!" Shiina cries, "I'm gonna be your opponent. If I were a gangster, then it would lead to war, right?"
"Wh-What's going on?" Ihara cried, and got up. "This isn't how they said it would be!"
"Hm?" Shiina said, "Who's 'they'?"
Then, a door opened. "Amamiya!" someone cried. It was Touka Tennoji. "What are you doing?" she cried
"Are you alone?" Shiina asked
"Y-Yes!" Touka cried, "It'll be a while before Asahina arrives!"
"I see." Shiina said
"The fuck are you girls babbling about?" Ihara cried then he put the pieces together, "Ohh... I get it. You're trying to gang up on me to start a war, eh?"
"What have you been on all this time?" Shiina asked
"SHUT UP!" Ihara yelled, "You try it and we'll strike back! I dunno who the fuck you bitches are, but we'll kill every one of you!"
"Who the fuck do you think you are, getting all high-and-mighty in someone else's land, motherfucker?" Touka stuck back, and walked towards Ihara
"Stay out of this!" Shiina yelled,
"Huh?" Touka cried
"This is my fight!" Shiina yelled, "This thing here is strictly between me and them! This doesn't have anything to do with Kanemura or Ueno."
"Amamiya..." Touka said,
Ihara then said, "Heh! What have we here? Guess you figured out who we are!"
Then, Shiina tossed a business card. It had her "NPC" logo in red, green and brown letters. Her name is on it. "I'm a Naginata spear, piano and costume loaner. I have an office in town called "NPC"." Shiina said
Ihara looked on. Shiina then said, "I picked this fight just because I wanted to. I don't like your ugly faces, so I smashed him, that's all. It's got nothing to do with your gangs."
"You motherfucker!" Ihara cried, "You sure do run your mouth a lot!"
"Hmph." Shiina said, "Right on, kid. You're really feeling it now, huh? Looks like I'm in for a real battle here. It's been far too long."
"Goddamn, you're annoying." Ihara said, "Fine! I'll take your fuckin' obvious bait!"
"I'm ready." Shiina said as she got into her stance, "Are you?"
"Let's go, you little bitch!" Ihara yells
Shiina rushed at Ihara and slammed him with her two quick kicks, her quick axe kick and a harsh roundhouse kick. Ihara got up and he got hit with two quick kicks and a squat and axe kick, which dropped him.
Ihara got mad as he got up. He delivered three quick punches to Shiina, which dropped her. "Oww! That hurt!" she cried as she got up
She slammed him with her roundhouse kick combo strike, which consisted of her two quick kicks, her quick axe kick and her roundhouse shot. She gave Ihara an extra kick while he was down. Shiina grabbed a table and slammed Ihara with it multiple times before it broke. Then, she swayed in front of Ihara and smashed him with her rising kick combo shot, which had her twin quick kicks, her quick axe kick, her rapid-fire kicks and a rising kick shot. But she did one rapid-fire kick before she did her rising kick.
"Come on!" Shiina taunted as Ihara got up. Ihara gave her a kick in the gut, which dropper her slowly.
"What have you got now, huh?" Ihara cried as she got up
Shiina tried her quick kick and then her arc kick on Ihara's gut. Then, she slammed him with her roundhouse kick combo. She grabbed a table and continued to slam Ihara with it.
The table broke after three hits. Shiina then continued to pound Ihara with a flurry of kicks. She managed to block his punches, but got hit with a short kick. Shiina then countered back with her roundhouse kick combo strike. Ihara got up slowly.
He grabbed a big potted plant and broke Shiina's guard by swinging it at her. Shiina struck back with her squat and axe kick combo strike, which consisted of her two quick kicks and her squat and axe kick. Ihara blocked the first two kicks, but was quickly dropped by the axe kick. Shiina picked a seat and waited for Ihara to get up. Once he got up, she smashed the seat on his head and punched him seven times in the gut before letting loose one in the face.
Ihara got up and swayed to the right. Once both fighters were positioned near the front door of the club, Ihara rushed at Shiina and grabbed her pretty waist. Shiina yelped and tried to break free, but Ihara ran and tossed her to the wall... But, Shiina bounced off the wall and slammed Ihara's upper body with her right knee for the finish!
Ihara fainted as he fell on his front. Shiina walked forward and picked up a napkin. She wiped her left hand for a bit. Then, she noticed the brunette girl from back in West Park. "Aniki…!" Touka said as the brunette girl showed up
Shiina looked at her best friend, Mai Asahina, who is looking at the downed members of the Ueno Seiwa Clan. She had uncomfortable feelings about her leaving her behind and not catching up on things. "Are these the boys from the Ueno Seiwa Clan?" Mai asked,
Mai then walked to Shiina. "Mai-chan…" Shiina said, slowly, "You're a bit late, you know."
"Well… you still have it, Shiina-chan." Mai replied, "No yakuza can match the power of NPC."
Shiina looked down sadly and said, "I'm sorry, Mai-chan. For doing this without thinking of you guys. Those boys just rubbed me the wrong way, you know."
Then, Mai gave Shiina a "Clumsy Akichan" lollipop. Shiina was reluctant to accept it at first, since she had an unlucky past with her. The three best friends of the Hakujou Private Academy, which consisted of Shiina, Mai and Ryoko, always hung out together. Mai was usually the shy and quiet girl, while Ryoko is considered loud and boisterous. All three would feel a sense of comfort around each other, but since graduation, it seems that this would not last forever.
Shiina decided to take it for Mai's sake and she began to suck on it. "That's it, Mai…" Shiina said, now feeling a bit happy, "You always knew what I had in mind."
"That's the first thing I learned when I got into this business." Mai replied, "If I wasn't ready with some candy for my old friends, my elders would hit me upside the head."
"That's not what I meant." Shiina said,
"Huh?" Mai replied,
"Aren't you going to ask me why I picked a fight with these guys?" Shiina asked,
Mai then answered, "It had something with the 'condition' you gave to our boss when you gave him the Naginata Spear, yes?"
Shiina giggles and said, "See? You knew, right?"
"That's true." Mai replied, "You would never lend your equipment or costumes to just about anyone… not even our boss… without a 'condition', right? I imagine that's what we were taught."
"Do you know what that "condition" is?" Shiina asked
"Well…" Mai began, "I didn't hear it from the boss himself, but… you've asked Kanemura to retire, right?"
Shiina nods. Touka gave a surprised look. Then, Shiina said, "You know… I think you have it in you, Mai-chan… to make it as far as 'the Angelic Dragon'. I see that potential in you."
"You give me too much credit, Shiina-chan." Mai replied, "The young patriarch of the Ayase Family and I… we're both on the opposite sides of the spectrum from the beginnings of our careers in this life. Inheriting Kanemura Industries isn't going to change that."
"That's not true, Mai-chan." Shiina said, "I mean… I got to where I am now when we were given a piece of paper after graduation."
"Oh, yeah…" Mai replied, "That's true. I forgot about that."
"Chances like these suddenly rain down on us in life." Shiina said, "What's important is whether or not you can take advantage of them and use them to get ahead, you know?"
Mai then nodded. Shiina continued, "Even if it's just a third-ranked group of a big yakuza clan like the Tojo, a boss position is still a boss position. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt your chances of rising up, right? I experienced that feeling when someone took that chance. You should take it seriously."
Touka then gasped. Shiina and Mai noticed Ihara getting up… with a pistol in hand. "F-Fuck!" Ihara cried
Ihara raised his pistol. "What the fuck…?" Shiina cried, but Mai held her arm up.
"Shiina-chan." Mai said, "Sorry, but this is my job."
Mai then stared down at Ihara. "What are you planning to do, huh?" she said calmly, "Are you going to shoot me?" She then paused. "Are you brave enough to shoot me?" Ihara grunted in fear. Mai continued, "If you shoot, our clan's gonna have no choice, but to retaliate. But… If you calm down now and just leave, it'll be like this never happened. What do you say, hmm?"
Ihara growled and cried, "Who do you think you are? This is a matter of the Ueno Seiwa's pride!"
"I'm well aware." Mai said, "But… if you shoot, then I shoot." Ihara grunted.
"I'm not going to ask why you were drinking here." Mai continued, "So, come on… give me the gun."
Ihara yelled, "Stay back! Stay back!"
Mai moved forward with her hand out, in a calm manner. Her expression is serious, but calm at the same time. Shiina noticed this that her best friend is a changed person in a way. Touka noticed this as well. Finally, Mai got close to Ihara and was able to lower the pistol and his arms until… BANG!
Mai kneeled down in pain. "Aniki! Aniki!" Touka cried as she ran to her 'sister', "Aniki! Are you OK? Aniki!" Shiina joined her.
Ihara looked around then said, "Fuck this!" He ran to Mishima. "Let's get out of here, Mishima!" He then carried the fainted Mishima.
"I-I'm OK…" Mai said, still wounded on the chest, "It just grazed my side. I'll be fine… just go after them!"
"Shit!" Touka cried as she saw the two Ueno Seiwa members escape.
"Tennoji!" Mai cried,
"Yeah?" Touka responded,
"Don't worry about me! Just go after those guys!" Mai cried out,
"Y-Yeah! OK!" Touka replied and ran after the men
Mai got up and yelled, "Hey, Tennoji!" She paused as Touka turned around. "Listen, if you catch them, don't do anything reckless, understand?"
"OK!" Touka cried and ran out of the door.
Shiina helped Mai up. Mai then said, "I'm really sorry about all this, Shiina-chan."
"No." Shiina replied, "I'm the one who should apologize."
"No, no." Mai replied back, "I know what you were really doing here."
Shiina was silent… until the phone rang on Mai's cell phone. Mai picked it up. "Hello?" she began, "Really…? I understand, it's OK. I'll go and look for them now." She then hung up.
"Was that Tennoji-chan?" Shiina asked,
"That's right." Mai responded,
"I see." Shiina replied,
"I have to go now." Mai replied, somewhat sadly now that she'll separate from her best friend for a while.
"OK." Shiina said, "Say 'hello' to Kanemura for me. Tell him not to forget my 'condition', OK?"
"All right, then." Mai said in a cheerful tone and limped out of the door. Shiina then sat down for a bit to recollect her thoughts on what just happened now. She then smiled that soon Mai Asahina will be the new matriarch of Kanemura Industries. She then left Elnard.
As soon as Shiina went outside, her phone rang. She picked it up. "Hello?" She said,
"Finally!" a girl cried out on the other line.
"Oh! Ryoko-chan!" Shiina cried, knowing that it's her second best friend and co-worker at NPC, Ryoko Sawamura.
"Boss Shinacchi!" Ryoko yelled, "Do you know how many times I called you just now?" She then paused and yelled, "30 times! PLEASE answer your phone!"
"OK…" Shiina said, "I'm really sorry. So… what's going on?"
"Please come back to the office right away!" Ryoko cried out, "Do you know how long since you went out and got our money?"
"Hm?" Shiina said, "How long has it been?"
"It's been four hours!" Ryoko yelled, "Four hours!"
"Wow… That long." Shiina admitted,
"Do you even know what time it is, Boss Shinacchi?" Ryoko continued, "It's MIDNIGHT! It's 12:05 AM! It's already the next day! It's bedtime for everyone else! Do you even know that?"
"OK, OK, I get it." Shiina cried out, "I'm sorry, OK?"
Ryoko growled and cried, "You're not sorry at all!"
"No, really. I mean it." Shiina said, "I'm sorry."
"You think you can just come and go whenever you want…" Ryoko continued, "You think you can just do whatever you want? Well… as for me… I've got to be at the office by 9 in the morning, then balance the books, clean the bathrooms, call the delinquent accounts and order the food! Not to mention placing orders for all the equipment and costumes, when events like Comiket come around! I'm EXHAUSTED!"
"Well…" Shiina admitted, "We have more than enough food. I mean… we just eat it for a day then store away before it gets rotten and when it does get rotten, we toss it out."
"Whatever!" Ryoko cried, "The point is, I'm worn out!"
"All right, OK!" Shiina said, "I understand. But that's the reason why I said to you that you can leave the office for the day before I do, right? I mean… you even have the office key, right?"
"I'm trying to tell you that I CAN'T LEAVE!" Ryoko yelled,
"Why not?" Shiina cried,
"There is a scary guy in a fight outside the office… and a girl along with him!" Ryoko yelled, "And apparently one of them's got a gun! I don't wanna get mixed up in something like this!"
"A gun?" Shiina cried, now being serious, "Ryoko-chan, what do those people look like?"
"What?" Ryoko cried, "Hmm… Let's see… One of them keeps shouting something along the lines of 'Ueno'…"
"Ueno?" Shiina said,
"Yes." Ryoko cried, "Anyway, I can't go out with them there! Please hurry back and take care of this!"
"OK! I'm on my way!" Shiina cried and hung up. She raced back to NPC via the right side of the Millennium Tower. She then ran west on Taihei Boulevard. Then, she rushed back south on Tenkaichi Street. Until… she is stopped by a street punk. "Hey! You lookin' fine! Wanna hang out tonight?"
"I don't have time to hang around with the likes of you!" Shiina said,
"No?" the punk cried, "How's about we beat your pretty little ass then?"
She was grabbed from behind. He turned her around and tried a punch. Shiina easily dodged it. She then smashed the street punk with her set of kicks. She wanted to try a new move she thought of… Shiina smashed the punk's face with her right foot while he was down, making the body spin on the ground.
She then ran at all the other punks and hit them with a flurry of kicks. When one was knocked down, she crouched and taunted, "Come on! Get up!"
Then, she grabbed a punk and yelled to his face, "What? What's wrong?" She pushed him away. Ultimately, she finished off the two remaining punks with a flurry of kicks and her smashing foot in the faces.
The first punk cried, "All right! All right! I get it! You not available! Here! Take this and go!"
Shiina received a Staminan Royale from the punk. "What's this for?" she thought and then she read the label. "Staminan Royale is supposed to give you strength, energy and focus whenever you are tired and hurt."
"Nice!" she thought, "I'm keeping this!"
She raced back to the alleyway to the stairway to NPC. But, then as she traversed through the alleyway, she was walking slowly. And right at the end of the alleyway, on the vending machines is the dead body of Ihara. He was shot square in the head. There was blood on the vending machine itself. Mai was standing tall near him with her pistol in hand.
"M-Mai-chan!" Shiina cried in shock
Silence filled the area, with the exception of heavy raindrops. "Shiina-chan." Mai said.
Shiina stared at her best friend intently. "I'm sorry, but… that chance you offered me earlier…" Mai continued then she turned around, "It doesn't seem that I'm going to be able to take it."
Shiina began to tear up a bit. "Take care." Mai said and ran.
"Mai-chan!" Shiina screamed and cried in tears. It seems that in the yakuza world, there is betrayal, corruption and… treachery. It seems that these events damaged their relationship even further. Shiina knew that Mai held a good position as vice-chairman of the Naginata Discipline club at the Hakujou Private Academy, but when she is a female yakuza lieutenant of a third-rate group; it seems that being too deep in the Japanese underground can change lives.
Then… a young green-haired man in a white shirt with fox emblems on the sleeves and a red tie appeared. He was walking towards the dead body of Ihara. Shiina saw him as the young man inspected the body. "Hmm…" the man said, "A single shot in the head… No stray bullets left behind…" Then, he concluded, "This is definitely "intent to kill"."
"Aren't you planning to run?" The green-haired young man asked,
"Huh?" Shiina said,
"That girl who ran away just now was the shooter, yes?" The young man asked, "The cops will probably arrest you if you just stand there."
"Who are you?" Shiina asked,
The young man stood up and turned around. "You're an innocent bystander, right?" he said,
"Yes, actually…" Shiina answered
"There are a lot of corrupt cops on the force." The young man said, "If they catch you, they might force a confession out of you."
Then, someone cried, "Boss Shiinacchi!"
Shiina looked up at the open window. There was a young green-haired ponytail girl in her old Hakujou Private Academy uniform. "Oh, Ryoko-chan." She said
"Whoops." The young man said, "Too late."
Three female police officers arrive. One yelled, "Freeze! Don't move!"
"What?" Shiina cried, "Me?"
"I said 'Freeze'!" The officer cried again
"Hey! Come on! It wasn't me!" Shiina cried as she is restrained by the police officers.
"It's useless to resist!" Another cop cried,
"Sugiuchi's interrogations are not an easy thing, so give it your all. Good luck!" The young cop said, "Take care." And then he left.
"Wait!" Shiina cried, "Who's Sugiuchi? Tell me who he is!"
Then, she was dragged away. "Hey! Hey! Wait! It wasn't me! Ask that guy over there!"
"Boss Shinacchi!" Ryoko yelled,
"Ryoko-chan!" Shiina cried
"Boss Shinacchi!"