"Thats annoying." Joshua spoke into the phone. "Oh well, I'll look around and try to get rid of the problem." He finished the call and took a sip of his coffee.

"Well?" Mr H asked. "Who was that?"

"Some reapers. They were attacked by a few taboo noise. It's nothing big, not like the Minamimoto incident, but it's better to eradicate the issue while it's still small."

"Just ask some reapers to handle it. I mean, you could have left it up to your Conductor, but you haven't appointed a new one since Kitaniji's erasure." Mr H said with a pointed look.

Joshua placed his mug back down on the counter. "I know, I know, but I can't make just any reaper the Conductor. I'm looking out for someone who has enough talent and will be loyal to me. For now, I have free time, so I'm going to head over to Spain Hill. That's where they were attacked."

Mr H glanced at the clock. "I might tag along. The cafe is quite empty today anyway."

Joshua smirked. "Why, you say that as if it's a stark contrast to other days."

Soon the two arrived at Spain Hill, and they slipped into the UG. Joshua found the taboo noise and erased it quickly.

"There doesn't seem to be more, but maybe we should hang around for a bit, just in case." Joshua remarked.

Mr H nodded and the two fell into a conversation about coffee, while on the lookout. Their chat was soon interrupted though.

"Joshua?" A feminine voice rang out.

Mr H and Joshua looked up to see Maya.

"Hey, what are you doing here? Wasn't expecting to see you so soon." Maya continued in a teasing tone.

Joshua and Mr H looked at each other in shock. "How can you see me?" The former asked. They were still in the UG, so how could Maya see them? She couldn't have been dead, she was definitely in the RG, because someone walking past her had just knocked shoulders with her.

Maya looked confused. "What do you mean..." She trailed off. However, when a group of giggling teenage girls walked right through Joshua and Mr H, her eyes widened. "Crap."

With that, she turned around and ran.

Joshua was going to follow her when Mr H stopped him.

"Didn't you see that Mr H? She can see the UG! I have to ask her about this." Joshua protested.

Mr H shook his head. "You're going to overwhelm her Josh. Remember back when you were younger and you could see the UG? It's probably best to give her some space. I'll go and quickly talk to her."

Mr H rushed off in the same direction as Maya, and managed to find her.

"Hey, wait up! Maya, was it?"

Maya turned around, visibly scared. "Just leave me alone."

Mr H took a step back. "I just wanted to give you this." He handed her a business card for Wildcat cafe. "Years back, Joshua was in the same position as you. I helped him. When you want to talk about this, drop by my cafe. Don't freak out, we're not scary people. Although people might think that you're quite strange if you talk to an empty space for too long. My cafe isn't really that busy, so that won't be a problem there."

Maya took the business card, not fully understanding, but she figured she might take the man up on his offer sometime.

"I still can't believe you just let her go! What if she runs away and never comes back. She knows about the UG, she must know about the game. We don't even know anything about her, what if she's dangerous?" Joshua paced the floor of Wildcat.

"She won't run, she probably wants to know more. Besides, if we never see her again that means we don't have to worry about her being dangerous." Mr H dismissed Joshua's worries.

"I suppose so..." Was the only response he got. Then Joshua switched to another topic. "On the Conductor issue, I actually have a candidate. The only problem is, I don't think he'll want to take up the position."

Mr H looked up in shock. "Every reaper wants to be promoted! Who in their right mind would turn down that offer?"

"Well, he's an interesting guy, he's a Harrier class reaper, although he has already turned down heaps of promotions. Really, he should be an Officer. His name is Koki Kariya."

Realisation dawned on Mr H. "Ah, I've heard about him, he seems like a good pick. Although he's a little lazy isn't he."

Joshua nodded. "He is, but he doesn't turn down promotions because he wants to avoid work, it's because he likes being a Harrier class reaper. He likes wandering around Shibuya. Which I understand. If I end up offering him the position, I'll tell him that he'll be allowed to go out in Shibuya and do whatever he wants, as long as it's within reason, I don't mind."

"Doesn't he have a partner though?" Mr H asked.

"Yeah, but he can promote her and make her one of his main reapers if he wishes. His partner is quite different from him, she's always wanted promotions, so she'll be happy." Joshua replied.

Before they could continue this discussion, however, the door to Wildcat swung open. Maya walked in, her hand tightly clutching Mr H's business card. She walked straight towards the two friends by the counter.

"So, what, are you guys reapers?" Maya asked.

"How do you know what reapers are?" Joshua responded with a question of his own.

Maya narrowed her eyes. "I don't believe you've answered my question yet."

"I don't care." Joshua dismissed her rebuttal. "I'm guessing that you want information from us, meaning that we have the right to ask you whatever we want."

Maya laughed. "Where'd you get that idea from jackass?"

Joshua scoffed. How rude. Before he could give a scathing remark, Mr H stepped in to mediate.

"Okay kids, play nice. Maya, to answer you're question, we're not really reapers. Well, I'm not. Joshua here... he's not the sort of reaper you'd be imagining anyway."

Maya looked slightly confused. "Okay..."

Mr H offered her a cup of coffee. "So, I know Josh was rude about it, but how about answering his question. How do you know about reapers?"

Maya took a sip out of her cup. "Well, I've been seeing the UG for a few years now. Obviously, the first time I saw someone with wings, I freaked out. I thought I was going crazy. I didn't say anything to anyone though, and over some time, I watched the UG and started to work out that there was a game of sorts. There were two sides, reapers and players. Anyway, one day I saw these two players completely befuddled, trying to complete a mission. I had heard some reapers talking about it earlier, so I thought that maybe I could give the players a hint. I ended up just spilling their whole mission to them, and they easily finished."

Joshua and Mr H sucked in a breath, knowing that someone helping players wouldn't go down well with the reapers.

Maya noticed their reaction. "Yeah, it didn't go down well. A reaper had seen me tell the players what to do. She just came up to me and totally lost it. She was so mad. Before she could go off and tell the higher ups though, I decided to try and talk to her. I told her that I've been seeing the UG for a while, and even though I had a basic understanding of the game, I still didn't know much. So I managed to get her to let me off the hook, and she offered to tell me about the UG. Over some ramen of course. We became friends, and she's how I know all about the game, and all the technical terms like 'UG' and 'reapers'."

Joshua slowly nodded his head. "Okay...but if you already know so much about the UG, why did you freak out when you saw me and Mr H?"

"The reaper is a really close friend of mine now. She warned me about getting involved with the UG, because it could be dangerous if other people knew what I could see. That's why I just ignore it now. I ignore the game, the players and the reapers."

Mr H spoke up. "Well, your friend is right, I doubt other reapers would like someone who can see the game and interact with players. You're lucky to have someone like her who can help you in the UG"

Maya smiled. "Yeah, I am. I don't know if you guys would know her, seeing as your 'not really reapers', but she has pink hair and a sort of... difficult personality."

Mr H and Joshua exchanged a look. "That must be..." Joshua trailed off.

Maya looked up at him. "Well, her name's Uzuki Yashiro."