AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hi guys! I made a new story! This is my first time doing a Psycho Pass fanfic so I'm really excited! This story happens after Psycho Pass 2 and before the Psycho Pass Movie! And this is a Ginoza/OC pairing because I think he deserves a little love ;) I'm warning you all that this story contains spoilers for Season 2 and the movie. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy my story.
FULL DESCRIPTION:
Ginoza Nobuchika has been an Enforcer for three years. He went through so much suffering to get where he is right now. The search for his best friend, Shinya Kogami, still continues without the knowledge of the Sibyl System and Akane Tsunemori. The less that knows, the easier he can find him without any interventions.
Asami Yukimura's ordinary life changes when she becomes the newest Inspector of Division 1 and she happens to catch the attention of Ginoza. He knows there is something different about her and he is determined in finding out.
After doing an unstubstantial job on an assignment, Akane assigns Ginoza as Asami's mentor and advocate. Even though this displeases the both of them, they must get along and work together.
As time goes by, they eventually have a strong friendship. They slowly realize that they are kindred souls. Two sides of one coin. But the dangers as an Inspector and Enforcer stops them from pursuing their newfound feelings. Will they take the chance?
DIVISION 1 TEAM ROSTER
Akane Tsunemori
Mika Shimotsuki
Asami Yukimura (OC)
Ginoza Nobuchika
Yaoyi Kunizuka
Sho Hinakawa
Teppei Sugo
Shion Karanomori
SETTING: Takes place two years after Psycho Pass 2 and one year before the Psycho Pass Movie.
PAIRINGS: Ginoza Nobuchika x OC & Shinya Kogami x Akane Tsunemori
- Catharsis -
- カタルシス -
- 01. Darkness at the Edge of Town -
-町の端にある闇 -
Myriad of raindrops cascaded from the dark, dreary night in Tokyo.
The sky made a rumbling roar as the rain contiued to pour. Treacherous puddles formed at irregular intervals along the sidewalk, and pedestrians had to weave their way in and out as to not get their feet wet.
The towering buildings that stretched up into the sky have been reduced to cowering slate-grey blocks against the writhing sky, the strength they once held diminished in an instant.
In a city of grey, the only brightness is the bright yellow of the taxis. People fought to escape the rain, jostled each other, waved frantically for a taxi to take them away.
Water dripped down the sides of the buildings around, flowed in twisting rivets, plunged into the gaping mouths of the drains at the sides of the roads.
The rain has a mesmerizing effect on this city of lights. Like a heavy cloak, the rain dampens the spirit of the streets.
But that did not stop Asami Yukimura from doing her job.
Tonight's weather forcast was a forty-five percent chance of heavy rain, and she did not expect that to become a reality.
Asami drove her baby blue colored Jeep as fast as she could when she heard there was an emergency.
Today was her first day on the job as an Inspector for the MWPSB of Division 1.
While she was at her apartment, Asami received an alert from the MWPSB. They needed extra assistance on a special crime case even though she recently graduated and was a rookie.
Due to her high intelligence and low Crime Coefficient, she joined the Ministry of Welfare's Public Safety Bureau.
She parked her Jeep in an isolated alleyway, and turned off the engine.
Once she got out of her Jeep, Asami strode her way as she saw several civilians congested at the entrance of the building.
The pouring rain continued to rage on, but Asami used her messenger bag as support in protecting her from the rain.
There were series of drones and Komissa bots not letting them trespass inside the building.
"Excuse me!" Asami said as she squeezed her way inside the crowd and into the entrance of the building.
She took out her identification hologram card and presented it to the Komissa bot.
"Welcome Inspector Asami Yukimura, you may enter." The Komissa bot exclaimed cheerfully as Asami entered the building.
The bright lights blinded her and once she got used to it, Asami examined her surroundings.
The main lobby of the building was crowded with more drones finding any physical evidence.
She saw a young woman with pale skin, short brown hair, and large brown eyes. Her outfit consisted of a white blouse, medium length black skirt, and black Oxfords. The dark blue MWPSB jacket she wore instantly made Asami realize that she was a fellow Inspector as well.
The woman had her arms crossed, and it looked like she was trying to analyze everything from the crime scene.
"Sorry, I'm late." Asami apologized as she approached the woman which startled her, "I am Asami Yukimura, the new Inspector for Division 1."
She extended a hand, and the woman graciously shook it, "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Akane Tsunemori, head Inspector."
So she's the boss. Asami thought to herself.
"I apologize for calling you this late in the night, but duty calls." The brunette said to her, "Plus, this is your first day on the job and you're suppose to start on the job next month."
"Ma'am, it's okay." Asami said sheepishly, "I received the proper training and I'm more than ready to begin my job."
"Good." Akane grinned and gave Asami an MWPSB jacket, "Here you go, Inspector Yukimura."
Asami smiled happily, "Thank you!" She wore the blue jacket and it fit her perfectly.
Akane then handed her an extra umbrella which was given to her by a drone, "Follow me."
They walked inside the stairway of the building, and went upstairs. It was silent for a couple minutes, but once they arrived at the doorway of the rooftop.
"Ma'am, where are we going?" Asami sheepishly asked.
"The real crime scene." Akane responded to her as she opened the door.
"What?" Asami said confusingly, "I thought the crime scene was at the main lobby."
"It all started down at the main lobby, but the actual murder happened up here at the rooftop." Akane replied as she cleared out any confusion.
Opening their umbrellas to keep them unscathed from the rain, they went outside of the rooftop only to see more drones covering the area.
There was also a group of people clad in black investigating the area. They did not pay attention that Akane and Asami was there because it seemed as if they were occupied at the moment.
She felt nervous because she easily knew that they were her new colleagues, and she was going to have to get along with them.
The rain eventually died down so they put their umbrellas aside.
Akane was right because Asami saw trails of blood stains smeared on the concrete ground which led to where the drones were surrounding.
"Oh my God." Asami said under her breath as her eyes widened as she saw a bloody, dead woman lying on the ground.
"Amaya Lang, CEO of the Dragonfly." Akane began to explain the situation.
"Dragonfly as in that jewelry store company?" Asami questioned her.
The head Inspector nodded, "Correct. Apparently, Ms. Lang was offered a business partnership with their opposing company, Imperial Pearl. But she declined."
"So the killer is the CEO of Imperial Pearl." Asami concluded as she fit the puzzle pieces.
"We believe that Zhao Wong is the mastermind. We checked that his Crime Coefficient is about 134 since after the murder happened." Akane said.
"It's pretty obvious that a man like him wouldn't get his hands dirty." Asami remarked, "He must've hired an assassin or a sniper."
Akane grinned, "You're very clever, Ms. Yukimura."
They were interrupted by another young woman. She had auburn brown hair which was tied up into a large bun, brown eyes, and pale skin. Her outfit consisted of a black dress suit and a MWPSB blue jacket. The woman stood five foot three and had a stern expression on her face.
Her eyes averted towards Asami, "You must be the new Inspector." She said that in a blank tone and was rather surprised that she was here.
"Yeah, I'm Asami Yukimura." She extended a hand to her, "Pleasure to meet you."
"Likewise." The woman lightly shook her hand and let go, "And I am Inspector Mika Shimotsuki."
Then, there were more people approaching the threesome. They were the rest of the members of Division 1.
"Inspector Yukimura, the people you're about to meet is human just like us. But they'll hand judgement criteria different from us." Akane began.
Asami tensed a bit as her boss continued.
"Trust them, but at the same time, be careful and remember who they are. Underestimate them and you're bound to get hurt. Those people are what we call Enforcers and they are all subordinate to you." Akane concluded.
The head Inspector said all the names of the Enforcers to Asami.
"That is Yaoyi Kunizuka." She gestured at the young woman with midnight black hair up in a ponytail, blue eyes, and was wearing a black coat over her black suit. She smiled at Asami and vice versa.
She turned to the young man with messy red hair wearing a light brown hooded jacket and he lightly waved at her, "Sho Hinakawa."
"Teppei Sugo." She looked at the tall man with black hair and brown eyes accentuated by dark eyebrows. He gave Asami a small smile and she did the same as well.
"And Ginoza Nobuchika." He had ebony black pulled back into a ponytail, well-defined features, olive green eyes, pale skin. He wore a black suit with a brown trenchcoat, and she noticed the brown glove on his left hand.
She gazed at him and her heart began to beat rapidly. When he looked at her, she turned away and felt her cheeks warming up.
"I want Ginoza and Kunizuka to accompany Inspector Yukimura to capture Zhao Wong while Sugo, Hinakawa, Shimotsuki, and I will go after the assassin." Akane instructed.
Apparently, Mika was the only one who objected Akane's instructions, "With all due respect, Asami Yukimura is just a rookie. She cannot handle capturing a sociopathic tycoon. You can't trust an amateur to this assignment ."
"That was kinda mean." Hinakawa couldn't help but say outloud and everyone else agreed.
It was in Mika's nature to say whatever was in her mind even if it would hurt someone's feelings.
"Shimotsuki." Akane glared at her.
Asami cleary knew that Mika developed a deep dislike towards her but she didn't know why. She wanted to say something back at her, but Akane came to her defense.
"I believe that Inspector Yukimura is more than capable in handling the assignment. And I ensure you, Inspector Shimotsuki, she'll do fine."
Asami intervened, "It's not that I oppose your instructions, but are you sure? I don't know if I can lead a group."
"Just like what I said earlier, I believe in you." Akane reassured to her and it made Asami smile a bit.
"Tch." Mika rolled her eyes and her arms were crossed on her chest.
The head Inspector cleared her throat, "Anyway, we'll be going now. Time is of the essence."
Akane and her group went downstairs and left the building, while Asami and her group stayed behind.
"I apologize for Shimotsuki's behavior." Yaoyi said kindly to her, "She's been moody lately, and we just tolerate it."
"It's okay, but I would prefer it if she apologized to me." Asami responded.
"We can establish this later, Inspector." Ginoza joined in on the conversation, "Let's capture this madman so we could all get our sleep."
"Yeah, you're right." Asami couldn't help but say and agree.
"Good idea." Yaoyi agreed as she followed the former Inspector.
Asami saw that Ginoza was using his portable hologram computer and was already tracking down the mastermind.
"Inspector." Ginoza called her out, "Zhao Wong is located at Wong Manor Estate near Fifth Street. If we go now, we will have the chance to catch him."
"Yeah, let's go." Asami agreed as she was about to make her way out of the building.
"Wait." Ginoza exclaimed as she grabbed her arm. Asami had an alarming expression on her face and he quickly let go of her. He found his composure and said, "We cannot apprehend him without being armed."
Asami eventually realized that it would be stupid to approach an unstable man with a skyrocketting Crime Coefficent without a weapon, "Damn, I can't believe I forgot about that."
"Don't worry." Yaoyi said as she grabbed a Dominator from the drone who was holding all the weapons, "You'll get the hang of this."
"Is that a Dominator?" Asami couldn't help but ask.
She heard many things about the Dominator. It was Sibyl's eyes and had the jurisdiction of judging a person through their Crime Coefficent.
Ginoza nodded as held the Dominator in his hand, "Yes. Have you used one before?"
"I used one that has the trigger lock off as a part of training. But I never actually used a real Dominator." Asami replied, "I guess it doesn't hurt, right?"
She reluctantly grabbed the Dominator and suddenly felt a different sensation.
"Dominator Portable Psychological Diagnosis and Suppression System has been activated." Asami was startled by the voice inside her head and her surroundings were now blue with holographic codes.
"User authentication: Inspector Asami Yukimura. Affiliation: Public Safety Bureau, Criminal Investigation Department. Dominator usage approval confirmed
. You are a valid user." She sighed in relief and then turned to the Enforcers.
"Let's go, Inspector." Yaoyi said to her, and Ginoza agreed with her, giving a reassuring nod to Asami.
"Yeah." Asami nodded.
Today was only the beginning of Asami's journey as an Inspector.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I want to keep it short so that the next chapter will be about Asami in the field. She won't be a badass YET. But she'll learn. I'm sorry if it's slow and the introduction is kinda lame, but it had to be done. I want the Ginoza/OC to be a slowburn romance to keep it realistic. Division 1's team roster is similar to the one in the movie because this story takes place after the events of Pyscho Pass 2. I hope you all enjoy this chapter! If you have any questions, just PM or review. :)