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::Chapter 1::

The young woman sighed in slight annoyance as she sat at her desk. The only sound that was heard in the office was the ticking of a clock, and aside from that, it was dead silent—she was bored out of her mind. A client was scheduled for that day, however they weren't suppose to arrive for another hour or so. So until then, she had nothing else left to do. Naru and Lin were locked up in their offices, leaving her all by herself.

The young woman decided to pass the time left by reorganizing many of the office's files it held, and after setting out to do this task, eventually she grew a slight bit bored with this. In the midst of her distraction, there was a knock at the door as a man in his mid-thirties opened the front door of the office, poking his head in before he spotted the young woman at the filing cabinets in the corner of the room and spoke. His voice rather a bit formal but somehow sounded a bit shaken.

"Umm, excuse me, my name is Nagato Hitoma. I had contacted about an appointment today."

Mai blinked at him for a moment before smiling politely at the man. "Oh, yes. We weren't expecting you so early, Mr. Hitoma." She said, taking one step forward. Hitoma laughed a bit nervously and nodded.

"Yes, well, I was done with my mid-day duties a little earlier than I expected, so I decided to make my way over." Mai nodded to this as she put the files away.

"Please have a seat then Mr. Hitoma. I'll go inform my boss that you have arrived." With that, Mai made her way to the office door that belonged to her narcissistic boss. She knocked twice, letting him know she was there, before opening the door and taking a few steps in. "Naru, the client is here already." She announced. Naru looked up from his computer as he just stared at his assistant before giving out a low sigh.

"Mai, tea." He stood up and walked out of his office to sit with the client. Mai just rolled her eyes a bit and went to make the tea for her boss and their client. When she came back out of the kitchenette with the tray in hand, Mai noticed Naru's eyes flickered on to her before looking back at their client. "Now that my assistant has returned, please state your case." He told Mr. Hitoma. Mai sat down on one of the sofas by the center coffee table where her boss and their client were seated. She sat on the couch opposite of their client but sat close to Naru as she set a cup of tea out in front of both of them, looking at their client.

"Ah, yes, and again thank you for agreeing to meet with me. You see I'm the manager over at the Kankumoru Mall and recently, well, many of our tenants have been sending in complaints to myself and the owners. They say that when they are closing up at night they can hear sounds of talking and footsteps, even when no one is around or nearby. We have had reports of people being touched, grabbed, and some have blacked out and woken up the next morning either in a random location in the mall or outside on the sidewalk. Objects also have been moved and so on." Mr. Hitoma sighed for a brief moment and took a sip of his tea. The eyes of the infamous narcissist staying firmly glued to the client as he continued.

"Of course the owners and myself never really took these complaints seriously; the only thing we did was hire a few more security night watchmen to keep a better eye on the mall and our tenants at night." Mai sat quietly, sipping her tea as she listened in.

"Nothing really serious happened at all. This all roughly started a year ago, but a few months ago, other things have been happening. Lights will go on and off on their own, objects have been seen and heard being thrown through the air, and people have been shoved here and there. And then about three weeks ago, when we were opening up the mall, one of our tenants ran out of their own store screaming. Myself and the mall security officers on the morning shift had rushed to her and to the store. Her store manager was found dead in the back office with a letter opener stuck in his throat and a message on the wall in blood saying 'Let the game begin'."

Mai was taken back a bit from this, but Naru seemed rather intrigued. What did the message mean by 'Let the game begin'?

"After that, we have started closing the mall up an hour earlier every night than we usually did. Our tenants are scared and even some of the people who frequently visit and roam the mall in the daytime have reported seeing a shadow out of the corner of their eyes hiding from everyone, almost like it was watching them all. Please, I have no idea what else to do and the tenants and myself are horrified that something might get all of us soon too." He bowed his head down and put his hands on the table, looking as though he was begging Naru for assistance.

Curiously, Mai peeked at her boss to see him grasping his chin lightly as he contemplated it. She hid her smile. Out of the few years she's been working for him, she knew good enough to know that he would most likely take the case.

"And you're positive it isn't a human who is the culpit?" Naru asked thoughtfully. Mr. Hitoma shook his head.

"No, we have cameras all over the mall, and the stores have their own cameras as well. No one has been seen causing any of these events either. Our night watch team have even seen objects moving on their own, gates shaking wildly with no one near, and have even reported that they have found some of their flashlights that we have in the security offices missing only to be found later sitting on tables in the food court or found in the plants and fountains." Mr. Hitoma looked as though he just remembered something as well. He quickly looked up at Naru.

"On that note, I forgot, I myself have even had a unique and rather odd experience in my own office in the mall. I heard what sounded like a woman singing for a short while, and then I heard what I think was the same voice, screaming in pain and agony. Of course when I heard the scream I panicked and just ran out of the mall as fast as I could that night." He continued. Naru gave a nod, deeming itself worthy of his time.

"Very well then, we'll take your case. Would tomorrow afternoon be alright for me and my team to come?" He questioned as Mai stood up and walked over to her desk, gathering a pen and paper, before walking back to him. Mr. Hitoma nodded, smiling gratefully at Naru.

"Yes, of course. I'll make the necessary arrangements, since I assume you all will be staying in the mall. Would you like me to inform all of the store managers and security officers of your presence and arrival?"

"Yes, that would be most appropriate. My assistant will take your contact information." The dark-haired man suggested to Mai, who smiled politely. Mr. Hitoma gave Mai the location and phone number of the mall. He also gave her his own number, the security office number, and the number to reach the owners as well. He smiled at them both and then stood up.

"Thank you for taking the case, Mr. Shibuya. I hope you will be able to get this resolved without any problems." He bowed to Naru and Mai and then left the office. Naru just sat there for a moment thinking. The case was located in a mall, not very similar to a house or mansion, but also rather large in size as well. He might need some extra help especially with this 'game' going on. Naru sighed as he got up and walked to his office and came back out shortly with a small note, setting it on Mai's desk.

"Mai, after you have called and informed the others, call the number on this note, and request the help of the individual who answers. Also...don't mention my name to them." Naru then walked back into his office and shut the door, knowing he may just regret asking that person for help.

As Mai sat at her desk, she stared at the note Naru had given her with large eyes. She couldn't help but feel extremely curious as to who it was and why Naru wanted their help—he's never once done it before. And if he's wanting their help, then why didn't he want her to mention his name to them?

After Mai got finished with calling everyone, informing them of the new case and where to meet at tomorrow, she looked at the note Naru had given her and still couldn't understand why he didn't want his name mentioned. She shrugged and started dialing as she sighed a bit and waited for someone to pick up. After it rang about three times, someone answered and Mai's eyes grew wide when she heard the young female voice.

"Izanagi Psychic and Paranormal Research, may I ask why you are calling?"

In the other room, Naru was already slowly regretting his decision to ask for her help, but he knew she would be able to help greatly in this case.

Naruisawesome: I hope you liked the first chapter! Sooo, who do yall think this mysterious person is who Naru wanted help from? Hehe.

Chaosweaver13: And why does he seem in lack of better terms...afraid of this mystery person? Hope you all enjoyed, this story is only getting started.

Naruisawesome: Yup! XD So please review in the meantime!

Chaosweaver13: Wonder how they will react to our VIP next time. XD