The Reclusive Detective and the Fiery Pianist


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Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the current story picks up where the last chapter left, in which Kaede Akamatsu and Suichi Saihara are going to work together to help a friend, but expect something about to happen, so read on and Well, enjoy!


Ch. 4: Higeki-tekina shunkan

The scene shows that Nagisa has the nurse move the wheeled bed out of the emergency room and told her to have taken to the basement area, where a special ward is located, and and as the nurse nodded, Nagisa left as he has some things to attend to, and as Nagisa left and tbe nurse momentarily left to fix something, Saihara went to a cabinet and grabbed a doctor's coat and had Akamatsu wear it so ad to blend in and accompany the other nurse in escorting Ibuki.

Akamatsu was baffled at first and asks why she has to dress up like a doctor, in which Saihara reasoned that she would be anle to fool the other nurse as well as to see which ward Ibuki would be taken after hearing that she would be placed in a SPECIAL WARD, and to see why she had to be isolated from other patients along with finding out why Nagisa said about keeping the public unaware about an unknown virus about to break out.

Akamatsu considered Saihara's words carefully, as she is very worried for Ibuki, and after hearing about this so-called GAME DISEASE, how Ibuki contracted it through unknown means, and with Nagisa saying that the public must not find out about this, she gritted her teeth as she reluctantly nodded and puts on the doctor's coat and disguises herself as a doctor, but then she asks Saihara what would he do now, in which he said that he will use the fire exit to head for the basement so as not to arouse suspicion.

"Just like that?"

"Its better than attracting suspicion..."

"..."

"You, on the other hand...you can move freely...provided that no one sudpects you...and thete you might get some clues."

"Ibuki..."

"Trust me on this...if you want to save your friend."

"..."

"This is the best way for now."

Akamatsu glanced at Saihara, and seeing that he appeared to be serious, and not wanting to waste time, she then pushed the wheeled bed out of the emergency room, just as the other nurse arrived, and acted as if she were curious, asking the disguised Akamatsu where is she taking the patient, and Akamatsu said that she will check the patient out, and the nurse said that rhe doctor who arrived minutes ago said that she will be taken to a special ward.

To give Saihara time to get to the basement before them, Akamatsu secretly stalls the nurse for a minute before letting her, and as the nurse went to the elevator along with Ibuki, Akamatsu joins in at the last minute before the elevator closes, and there they went to the basement, where they got out of the elevator and proceeded to a special ward which appeared to be high-tech in nature, and there the nurse told Akamatsu that she is off-limits as only ASSIGNED doctors are allowed.

This made Akamatsu suspicious as she decided to act out like a reluctant liar and asks why is she excluded even though she is a doctor, but the nurse said this is the university hospital director's orders, as she pushes the wheeled bed inside the special ward, which is soon revealed to be the newly-established CYBER RESCUE UNIT, and after that, the nurse came out, and tells Akamatsu to leave as the ASSIGNED doctor will check on the patient.

As the nurse left, Akamatsu stared in disbelief at what she is told, and there Saihara came out of his hiding place as he arrived here earlier and told Akamatsu that he will try to find some clues, seeing that this hospital is hiding something to prevent the public from finding out, and instructed her to stall anyone coming here, which she appeared to be quite reluctant, as she wanted to see Ibuki, yet Saihara urges her to have faith in him as he is doing what a detective does.

Of course she was unwilling yet he patiently tells her that he will do what he can to help Ibuki and get clues that would lead to answers, which she slowly gives in and made him promise to tell her what he find out.

"Fine."

"Good."

"But promise me."

"Huh?"

"Tell me what you gathered so far."

"Yes, I will."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

After that, Saihara went inside the Cyber Rescue Unit and began to look around for clues, while Akamatsu ties her hair on top of her head to give jerself a different look and puts on a fake eyeglass to disguise herself, and after a minute she is halfway in getting inside when Nagisa came and tells the disguised Akamatsu that she is off-limits, and there she stalls Nagisa by asking why is she not allowed to check on the patient, which Nagisa said that only SPECIALIZED doctors have permission, which she became more suspicious about what goes on inside Hope's Peak University Hospital.

Inside, Saihara was still looking for clues and so far he find very little evidence, and hearing Akamatsu distracting Nagisa, he decided to hide behind a pile of huge boxes and brought put a video cam to record things here as Nagisa came inside, and with him was a woman who appeared to be a maid, and as she began cleaning the area, Nagisa activated his stethoscope and examined Ibuki, and there he finds out that the Game Disease has spread throughout her vocal chords, lungs and throat, and in a matter of hours, the disease would take over her body, and there another nurse, Chisa Yukizome, arrived, and there Nagisa told her of what he has found out.

Yukizome became worried and tells Nagisa that he should OPERATE on her right away, and Nagisa nodded, but then the monitor lits up where it showed the location of another victim displaying symptoms of a Game Disease, and Nagisa grudgingly had to leave the CR Unit to go after the one that is located at a nearby park, and Yukizome asks what about Ibuki, in which he said that as long as she is is asleep, he can come back for her later.

"...and that is that."

"But, Nagusa-kun..."

"The one out of the streets is more important...if the symptoms are witnessed by the public...then you got a major PR disaster..."

"But the patient here..."

"I'll come back for her later."

"Nagisa-kun..."

"Sorry...got to go."

"!"

As Nagisa and Yukizome left, the maid also left, and Saihara was left alone, having recorded the conversation, and secretly toggled the computer, and there he found some information about the so-called GAME DISEASE, in which a virus of unknown origin was created through unknown means, and appeared to be airborne, and for some reasons, they were transmitted to anyone playing video games through arcades and consoles.

By then Akamatsu sneaked in and asks Saihara about what he found out, and there he told her what he managed to discover and showed her the recorded conversation between Nagisa and Yukizome, and this made her feel a mixture of worry, anger and dismay, as she could not believe that Nagisa would ditch Ibuki for someone else, and this made her decide to stay at Ibuki's side, and Saihara tells her that for the time being, they should let Nagisa deal with Ibuki as he will tell his superior about whathe discovered so that he can make his next move.

Akamatsu appeared to be against this as she does not want to leave Ibuki alone, and Saihara sadly tells her that there is nothing much they can do at this time, and persuades her to let Nagisa treat Ibuki, believing that they have the means to help her, and felt that this is for the best.

"Sorry...but thus is for the best..."

"But..."

"Believe me...this place has the means to treat your friend..."

"I can't leave Ibuki-chan here alone...!"

"Trust me on this...even I don't want to leave her...but these people seemed to have the means to treat this unknown illness...at least they can help her for now."

"But..."

"Trust me...your friend will be treated...huh?"

"What...?"

However, their discussion was interrupted when they saw Ibuki getting up, and she heard everything. Moreover, she found out that her voice was nearly gone and struggled to speak, which shocked her and there Akamatsu tries to calm her down, seeing that Ibuki is bordering in despair as her sudden loss of tne use of her vocal chords started to weigh in on her mental being.

"Ibuki-chan!"

"N-no...!"

"Ibuki-chan..."

"My...voice...can't...speak...so...I have...virus...?"

"Ibuki-chan...calm down...the doctors here will trewt your illness..."

"H-how...? Voice...almost...gone..."

"Don't worry...the doctor is on the way..."

"!"

As Akamatsu assured to Ibuki that she would regain use of her vocal chords, they saw the PIXELATED image materializing on her throat and chest, then disappeared. This caused Ibuki to panic amd ran out of the CR Unit, prompting Saihara and Akamatsu to go after her, but Ibuki got into the elevator and panickly shuts herself in and went to the ground floor, while Akamatsu and Saihara uses the fire exit to get there, fearing that Ibuki might get into an accident.

"Ibuki-chan!"

"Blast! She's in a state of panic!"

"She might hurt herself!'

"We got to reach her and calm her down!"

"That's why I don't want to leave her alone!"

"Let's focus on catching her, okay?"

"..."

"..."

As the two teens reached the ground floor they exited the fire exit and went to tbe elevator, where they saw that people are getting in and Akamatsu looked to see if Ibuki is there, but Saihara asked a janitor if he has seen a girl and told him the description, and the janitor said he saw her went to the exit, and Saihara is alarmed and told Akamatsu about it.

"She left the exit!"

"!"

"She might get to the streets!"

"No!"

"Come on!"

"Ibuki-chan!"

"Darn...we got to reach her!"

"Ibuki!"

The two teens then left the hospital and went to the streets where they saw Ibuki trying to run off, and they gave chase until catching her, and tried to calm her down as Akamatsu tells Ibuki that she will do what she could to help her and restore her voice, reminding Ibuki that she will keep her promise that they will enter the contest, which somehow calmed her down.

"Ibuki-chan!"

"..."

"Calm down!"

"..."

"I'll do what I can to restore your voice!"

"..."

"And I will fulfill our promise...we'll enter thr contest and win! Just calm down and let us help you!"

"..."

Saihara watches on and sees that Akamatsu has calmed down Ibuki and right now they have to send her back to the CR Unit to have her treated, while he would secretly observe how Nagisa would cure her of something that the public is unaware of, and find out the university hospital's connection to all this, sensing of a conspiracy behind this.

However, the PIXELATED image manifested again, from her throat, it manifested on her lungs and hands, and then disappeared, and this caused Ibuki to panic again, and Akamatsu struggled to restrain and calm Ibuki down as they are in front of a busy road, fearing that she might get in to an accident if she acted recklessly, and made an effort to calm her down.

"Ibuki-chan!"

"..."

"Calm down!"

"..."

"Don't panic! We'll help you treat it!"

"..."

"We're near the road! Don't try to run off in a panic!"

"..."

However, Ibuki panicked further as she pushed Akamatsu back and fled towards the opposite side of the road, where a truck is cruising by, and the driver was surprised to see Ibuki crossing the road so suddenly, and the driver's companion shrieked and tells the driver to step on the brakes, which the driver did so, resulting in the two panicking in order to avoid hitting a panicking Ibuki.

"Whoa!"

"What the heck?"

"Hit the brakes!"

"I am!"

"Swerve, damn it!"

"I can't!"

"Look out!"

"Whoa!"

However, it was in vain as the truck could not slow down in time, and the bumper struck Ibuki on the head, causing her to hit the ground, but the truck wasn't able to slow down and the wheels ran over Ibuki's neck, crushing it, and with her head being hit by the truck's bumper, she was instantly killed, and Akamatsu stared in shock as she was frozen by the sudden turn of events, and even Saihara felt helpless at what he just saw.

As the truck finally stopped, a crowd gathered around the scene where they saw Ibuki's body lay still, her mouth filled with blood which spilled on the ground, and all they can do is watch while whispering among themselves as they feel sorry for Ibuki.

"Oh dear..."

"Poor child..."

"What tragedy..."

"It's her fault for running the streets..."

"Hush!"

"Someone call the ambulance!"

"Idiot! The hospital's over there!"

"Moron! She's already dead!"

To Be Continued...


Looks like things have taken a tragic turn, and this would surely affect Akamatsu in the coming chapters.


Preview:

The next chapter shows what has befallen Ibuki, and how this would affect Akamatsu in the next chapters, and how Saihara can help her.

See you in 3 to 4 weeks.