AN:My bank account told me I don't own this

Akeno lazily deflected the swing of the girl who was fighting her for the right to challenge her betrothed. After enough of a warm up she disarmed the girl and then held her shinai with the tip touching the girl's throat. Her opponent yielded. Four girls packed up, knowing that she would beat them as well.

Akeno looked at the remaining ten contenders. "I want a challenge. All of you. Attack me at the same time."

The ten girls smirked at each other. This girl was very overconfident. She would pay for it. The ten girls formed a circle and went to attack as one. Akeno merely flipped over the shortest girl's head, while at the same time landing a painful blow to her back. She proceeded to dart around until all ten were lying on the ground.

"Do you admit defeat?"

Groans and nodded heads answered her query.

Akeno nodded and replaced her shinai in the bracket on the wall. As she walked out, one girl winced out, "If she couldn't beat Jugo, we have a lot of training to do."

Heads nodded again, and some wondered if it was worth it. They then remembered the pictures of what had been dubbed as his Ronin look, his respectful attitude, mature outlook, and his rather defined torso. Yep it was worth it.


As Akeno walked home, she smiled. Those girls would think twice about intruding in her personal matters. Her smile held as she saw Jugo dart over the rooftops towards the apartment where some of the Seto gang was hiding. He likely had to check something out. That meant he would be out of his apartment for the next little bit. She put her large bag of groceries down on the table and quickly changed. Mother always said: The fastest way to a man's heart is straight through the chest. But if you want him to be yours, feed him and use his stomach instead.

Akeno changed from her school uniform to a dark red dress that went to her knees and a lavender blouse open on top of the dress. After a moment's consideration, she traded out the chest wraps for the proper undergarments that called attention to and accentuated her already bountiful cleavage. She then let her hair down. Jugo seemed to like it down. She then took out the copy of Jugo's key she had made and took the groceries and her school bag over. As she was finishing up dinner, Jugo stepped through the door, blade ready.

Akeno came from the kitchen, wearing an apron. "Good evening Husband. I have prepared dinner for you."

Jugo had to admit, the smells coming from the kitchen were tantalizing. Akeno in an outfit other than the school uniform fell into the same classification. Jugo shook his head to clear it. He couldn't think like that now. "How did you get in?"

Akeno turned and went back into the kitchen. "The door was open when I tried the knob. I'm glad. I was planning to make you dinner."

Jugo blinked. He was sure that the door had been locked. What was Akeno doing here?

"I hope you are hungry. I made rice and fried pork."

Jugo warily sat at the table. He was unaccustomed to anyone being in his apartment. Moreover, a mermaid was in his apartment. He had hidden all of his monitoring equipment, so that wasn't an issue. Part of the paranoid cat thought it might be a ploy of some kind to discover how he observed the Seto family. His father was still going through the proper channels to speak with the Shiranui clan.

During dinner, Jugo was rather surprised at the amount of rice Akeno ate. He was able to eat the same amount, but to see a girl do it was impressive. It was at times like this having a good metabolism was beneficial. After a filling dinner, Akeno did the dishes, even pushing Jugo out of the kitchen to do so. Jugo decided to finish the homework that was assigned while his apartment had been invaded.

As she dried her hands on her apron, Akeno removed it, allowing Jugo to see her outfit clearly.

Jugo blushed and looked away, shaking his head. Why did her chest look even bigger today? It made no sense!

Akeno smiled slightly. It was nice to be appreciated without being ogled like a piece of meat. "Do you mind if I work on my homework here?"

Jugo really wanted to say that, yes he did mind. Instead what came out was a muffled, "Go ahead."

Akeno sat opposite the increasingly flustered cat. She had to reach over the table towards Jugo multiple times to borrow his eraser. She had made sure that hers was safely in the bottom of her bag.

It took Jugo three times the normal amount of time to finish the busy work that was his homework. He had to go and re-write several answers where he had put the kanji in the wrong order.

When Akeno finally packed up to leave, Jugo was beside himself. He just couldn't figure out what was going on. Why was he getting so distracted?

Akeno made sure she had bent over and shifted properly to put everything back in her backpack. Jugo promptly looked away. Akeno tapped Jugo on the shoulder. As he turned, she kissed him soundly.

Jugo's brain immediately shut down.

The normally collected bakeneko had a dazed look on his face when Akeno pulled away.

Akeno whispered in his ear. "Good night Husband." She then pecked him on the cheek and sashayed out the door.

It was a solid five minutes before Jugo regained his mental capacities. He grabbed a cushion from the couch and screamed into it. This was so irritating! Why had she kissed him? Yes, her lips were so soft. They tasted like vanilla and pineapple… Aargh! This should not be happening! Why had she kissed him? Why had she done her homework over at his apartment? Surely it wasn't because she didn't have an eraser. But when she leaned over to borrow his, he saw an excellent view of her cleavage. He always messed up the answers when she did that. He didn't know why he couldn't seem to focus on his work when she did that. It was all so irritating!

Jugo screamed into the pillow again. When it did nothing to clear his head, he pounded his head on the wall.

Far away, Jugo's parents were watching a video feed from a carefully placed bug. Amane had put in sixteen. Jugo had found ten, but missed the last six. Three of them were capturing the action. They were laughing in amusement at their son's actions. Kiriko was grudgingly impressed by the mermaid. While Jugo knew about and was excellent in ignoring seduction tricks in a fight, he seemed to be powerless against them outside of that situation. Renji shook his head. His son was fighting against his hormones and didn't even know it. The mermaid had played him like a fiddle. Renji knew that the girl likely knew what might happen if another girl was able to beat Jugo in a challenge. Akeno was playing for keeps. Renji smiled. He was proud of both of his children. Amane had bargained for a reduced punishment with the video feed. Jugo was doing his job well. But he should stop beating his head against the wall. It might leave a dent.

Akeno smiled as she heard Jugo's frustration. She was making progress. She made a mental note to kiss Jugo's forehead tomorrow. It was sure to be bruised. If not, then it would fluster the boy again.


The next morning Jugo looked at Akeno as they left. "Up for some exercise?"

Akeno raised an eyebrow.

Jugo poked the girl in the shoulder. "You're it. Try to keep up."

Akeno was shocked as he jumped away. Akeno worked hard to keep up. Jugo even sat and waited at some points until she was in sight again before darting along rooftops.

When the exercise was done, Jugo stood at a crosswalk waiting for her.

"Fun isn't it?"

Akeno was winded. Her deep breathing made Jugo shake his head again after a moment. Akeno's breathing returned to normal as they made their way to school. "That was kind of fun. Maybe again in a few days? How can you be so fast and not change?"

Jugo shrugged, "Training."

Jugo smirked as Mr. Seto cautioned the class about staying out until the break of dawn. Jugo was glad that he had made sure that he planted a camera at the karaoke bar the previous night. The musical stylings of a drunken Gozaburou Seto would be rather amusing for everyone who would purchase them.

When the scarred man revealed that there was a three day field trip beginning the next day, Jugo just sighed. This kind of behavior was par for the course from the Seto boss. As the day progressed, Jugo made plans. A three day, two night trip would be easy to pack for. Especially since the days would be spent wearing the school uniforms.

After preparing his list that night, he made sure to have the weekly report written and give it to the grocer who would get it to Seto.

When he returned, Akeno was once more in his apartment. Jugo was certain that the door had been locked this time. Once again the smells of food cooking were coming from his kitchen.

Jugo shook his head. "How did you get in?"

Akeno smiled slightly. "The door was open when I turned the knob."

After they had shared another meal, Akeno had finished packing away his clothes into the small duffle bag that each student was allowed to bring. "Is there anything else I can do for you?"

Jugo, confused why she was doing this anyway, shook his head.

Akeno stated, "I just wanted to make sure my husband was ready for the trip tomorrow. You only had two pairs of socks. I added a third. You never know if you will need an extra pair."

Jugo nodded, granting the mermaid the point.

Akeno pulled the ribbon from her hair, allowing it to fall free. She then invaded the boy's personal space and asked, "Should I stay the night to ensure that we both get up on time?"

Yet again confused by the mermaid, Jugo shook his head. Where would she sleep if she spent the night? He only had one bed and the couch wasn't really comfortable.

Akeno nodded, "As you wish." She then grabbed the front of Jugo's shirt and pulled him into another kiss. "Good night Husband." She retreated before the boy would notice her red face.

Jugo spent the next twenty minutes debating why she had kissed him again. Why did her lips taste like cherry today? He gave it up as a lost cause. Girls could be so irritating. He knew if he asked his father, the older bakeneko would likely just laugh and say he had to figure it out for himself.


Because Lunar was away, Jugo was put into the same group as Saru, Kai, and Akeno. The Kendo girls in his class lamented that fact.

As they boarded the train, both Akeno and Jugo pulled out books to read on the trip. Jugo was not looking forward to the train ride. Being in close quarters with a mermaid who utterly confused him was bad enough, he didn't want to have to put up with the perversion of Chimp, and Kai's overbearing attitude.

Jugo and Akeno used the third seat to rest their respective sword cases.

As the train started to move, Gozaburou Seto's behavior began to shift. Within moments the man was acting like he was a kid in a candy store that had just ingested his own weight in caffeine. Akeno excused herself after a moment, stating she had something to take care of. Both Chimp and Kai went to talk to Jugo, but a raised eyebrow over the top of his book had the pair shrinking back into their seats. Akeno returned moments later and picked her book back up. Jugo ignored her actions. She was too confusing lately.

Nagasumi, Sun, Mawari, and Juliet all sat across the aisle from where Jugo was sitting. He did his best to ignore them.

When Mawari tackled Juliet asking about her crush, Jugo proceeded to lean back and focus more on his book. When Saru and Kai tried to avoid singing, like Akeno suggested, Jugo gave the duo a flat stare. Anything would be better than their complaints about the oppressiveness of their seatmates. They shuddered and began singing, albeit half-heartedly. About halfway through the trip, Akeno's head was resting on his shoulder. Even though the girl looked to be resting, both Kai and Saru looked hesitant about the whole situation. They had been singing for some time. It was all off-key. They trailed off as the girl dozed. Jugo looked at the pair and they continued singing. While it was amusing, it also kept the duo from bothering him. He was not looking forward to this trip. Kyoto was the headquarters for Sea Officials in any land-based operations. As such it was heavy in Inquisitors and Sea Officials alike. That stupid fox would likely hear about anything embarrassing that befell Jugo during this trip. As if this trip couldn't get more irritating. These thoughts had him looking out the window for a moment. When he looked back down to his book, there was a small envelope. Contained therein was another Engagement Challenge from Akeno.

When Jugo looked down at the girl who was resting on his shoulder she whispered, "Today is the first day any girl can challenge you. I don't want them to be able to do so. If anyone asks, tell them I challenged you again and we are waiting until after the field trip to settle things between us. Now we can have fun on the trip. You are a warm pillow. Don't move." She then returned to resting.

Jugo thought over what she said. Maybe it wasn't so bad having Akeno around. Especially if she kept the harpies away.

As she rested her eyes, Akeno dreaded the visit to Kyoto. Her superiors couldn't find out about Jugo. When her family found out, they would likely understand. She hoped. Jugo's family was accepting of the situation. Even if his younger sister unnerved her. Once he found out, her father would probably challenge Jugo for possession of the Tuning Sword. Since Jugo had returned it to her, she couldn't surrender it to her family without Jugo's approval.

She smiled softly as Jugo didn't ask her to move or shift to move her either. It looked like she was already winning little victories.

When the train arrived, Akeno lifted her head from Jugo's shoulder. As their group disembarked, Chimp and Kai were still singing.

Jugo looked at the pair. "You know you can stop now."

On the bus, Saru and Kai sat far away from Jugo.

At the Nioman Gate, Jugo admitted that he wanted to be standing where Gozaburou was. It was his inner cat wanting to climb. Maybe he could do that later in the night after everyone was asleep.

As they made their way to the Kiyomizu Temple Jugo had already pinpointed at least three possible Inquisitors following their group. There was also a man in a white trench coat and fedora that was keeping an eye on things. As they walked into the grounds, Jugo whispered to Akeno, "There are Inquisitors here. Likely because of the Seto Outfit. I'll deal with them." With this he ghosted back to their positions and looked over the railing with one that appeared to be admiring the scenery, but was glancing towards the Setos far too often. It was like he wasn't even trying.

Jugo said, just loud enough for the man to hear. "I wonder how many cats and foxes are in those trees."

The man tensed, then replied, "Probably enough to make things interesting."

"As long as the fish in the river don't cause too much trouble."

The man turned and looked over the railing. He flashed a badge, and Jugo did the same.

"I didn't believe the higher ups when they said that there was a kid Inquisitor. Did you fake that badge?"

Jugo mused, not taking his eyes off the trees. "You know, the last Beastman who asked me that ended up shaved, naked, dyed at least five different colors, and then dropped in the woman's side of a hot springs with a sign saying he was a willing masochist during the annual sadist kink convention. He still responds 'Yes mistress.' to every woman. There was no way to tie it to me." He then turned to the man. "Did the Seto Division inform your team that I would keep the Seto Gang in line?"

The man scoffed. Jugo held up the picture of Vulpix.

The man paled. "That was you?! That fox is known for being impossible to catch unawares." He hadn't heard the story about any Inquisitor being traumatized like what the boy had said, but he could ask around. That Vulpix picture was known throughout the Special Division and had even been leaked outside of it.

Jugo shrugged. "There is no proof it was me, but I am the only suspect. She sent me back to middle school on assignment because of it."

This cause the man to wince. "Harsh."

Jugo shrugged. "I have noticed three watchers and have two more pegged as a possibility. You guys would be lunchmeat by now against the Setos."

The man turned. "We just keep tabs on the officials. We don't have to be subtle about it."

Jugo nodded. "Back off a little. The Setos have no idea that I am an Inquisitor. I want it to stay that way. Not only that, but did you ever ask yourself this: what are the officials doing that they don't want you to see? If you are always so obvious they might get some things past you."

With this Jugo went to rejoin the group. He made it about ten steps before he saw a group of girls looking around. They all had sword cases. It would be just his luck that the stupid website was known by more than just the girls in Saitama. Jugo took off his black coat and put it over his sword case to hide it. He then quickly made his way to the Otowa falls.

As he waited, he heard Nagasumi's voice, as well as Akeno's, coming down the stairs. He made his way over to the base of the steps, when he saw Nagasumi throw himself in front of what looked to be a water bullet, Jugo ran up the steps. He arrived just as Akeno was splashed with water. Akeno saw Jugo and grabbed onto his shoulder, forcing back the change as she dried her legs.

Jugo stood next to Nagasumi. "Who is throwing the water balloons?"

Suddenly the barrage picked up and managed to soak all three students. Jugo manage to block most of the ones targeted at Akeno, but his sword case wasn't large enough. As Akeno fell to the ground, Jugo threw a small rock towards where he could see Maki. This caused the Conch to retreat.

Jugo took a towel out of his sword case and quickly dried the girl's legs. Because his jacket had been over his case and it was still mostly dry, he threw it on over the wet form of Akeno. A small portion of his mind realized that the wet shirt clung to her form almost as well as the kimono had when they spoke the night after the Engagement Challenge.

Akeno leant in and whispered, "Thank you Husband." She blushed because the water had caused Jugo's shirt to become almost transparent and cling to his rather admittedly impressive torso.

The commotion had drawn quite a few people's attention. As Mawari and Juliet ran up the steps to their position, so did the sword toting female contingent. They had spotted Jugo's distinctive hair and sword case.

The lead girl ran up to Jugo and held out an envelope. "Jugo Semagawa. I challenge you to a duel." The rest of the girls were blushing for the same reason as Akeno.

Jugo temporarily ignored the girl. He looked at Juliet and Mawari. "Can you two get Akeno dried off? Someone was throwing water balloons. I'm sure she doesn't want to catch a cold."

Mawari looked at Jugo. "What about you?"

Jugo shrugged, "I'll be fine. Dote over Nagasumi instead."

As Mawari and Juliet began helping Akeno, Jugo was glad for Akeno's foresight on the train. "How do you even know me?"

The girl blushed and smiled. "My cousin lives in Saitama and watched one of your matches. You're really as cute as she said you were." She then looked at Jugo, "Do you accept?"

Jugo held up the envelope from Akeno. "I have already been challenged today. I am also currently on a school trip. As such, I would be unable to fight until I returned home. I apologize."

The girl's face fell. Ren Seto spoke up. "What about a spar Jugo? I'm sure you could do that much for her." Sun quickly hid a quivering Maki behind her back as she joined the group. "She did find you on the trip. She must really want to see you in action."

The girl brightened up. All females present, save Akeno, Mawari, and Juliet pulled out the big guns. Puppy dog eyes.

Jugo swore internally. Akeno nodded minutely giving her approval. This girl was human. Jugo wouldn't lose.

Jugo hung his head. "Fine. But bokken only. I don't have any of the formal paperwork with me. If one of us gets hurt, I don't want to be liable." With Ren as an adult supervisor, they walked three streets over to the kendo dojo where the girl practiced.

The girl was on par with his first challenger. Jugo lazily dodged a few strikes then disarmed her. The fight ended with her bokken pointed between her eyes.

It took Jugo ten minutes to escape the owner of the dojo. The man was begging for him to join the dojo. Literally, on his hands and knees, begging. He even offered one of his daughters as incentive. This earned the groveling man a frying pan to the back of his head from his oldest daughter. Jugo explained that it was a family style, and as such had very strict rules regarding who could learn it. As the Isono group left, Jugo heard the man planning for a dojo trip to Saitama.

Jugo looked towards the heavens. Why did the world hate him so much?

Ren smiled. She was glad that she had posted their itinerary on the website. That and now the uppity boy would soon have some more visitors.

Akeno walked next to Jugo behind the rest of the group. The conversation was in rather low tones. "Nagasumi set me up. I want to thank you for stepping in. Any longer and I would have reverted."

Jugo's eyebrows bunched together. "That doesn't sound like him. He doesn't like Maki. I can check into it when we get back. That sounds like something Gozaburou would do."

Akeno tilted her head. "Are you sure?"

Jugo nodded. "The boy may be generally unimpressive, but most of the time he does try to do the right thing."

Akeno nodded. "What should I do?"

Jugo looked at the girl. Why was she asking him that? "I would say to keep an open mind about it. If Maki was acting alone, which is a possibility, Sun will get it out of her. If she was working with Gozaburou, that will be revealed as well. Sun will likely view the mollusk's actions as an insult to her Honor Among Thieves. Sun will try to set things right. Keep an eye on her. She will likely try to dress down the offenders in private at some point. If all of those things happen, then it wasn't a setup."

Akeno stared at Jugo. "You know the Seto Gang well."

Jugo shrugged and whispered back, "I have to. It's my job."

Ren raised an eyebrow at the quiet conversation. While she couldn't make it out; she wondered how Jugo and Akeno had become friends. All Sun had said about their fight was that Akeno discovered that Jugo didn't have to be killed and that Akeno had yielded the fight instead of demonstrating her mermaid abilities. Sun also said that she saw that Akeno had let her off easy in the hallway. Anything beyond that was simply met with a wall. Sun said that she had promised Akeno not to talk too much about the fight. Ren wasn't stupid enough to poke her nose too far into the life of a Sea Official. Particularly when said Sea Official was a teenage girl.

Akeno nodded. "I think that will be the best course of action. I will do as you recommend Husband." As she walked off, Jugo noted that Akeno kept the jacket to his uniform.


When they rejoined the rest of the students, Ren went and spoke to the rest of the Seto gang and collected fistfuls of money. Apparently the woman had bet that Jugo would be challenged while on the trip.

When they arrived at the hotel and changed into their tracksuits, Akeno returned Jugo's jacket to him.

"I want to sit next to you at dinner in case they serve seafood."

Jugo grinned, "I'll trade you if they have even anything related to tofu." Anything even related to bean curd was evil.

Akeno grinned as she walked away. Things were progressing exactly as planned. Before dinner she had two phone calls to make and meetings to arrange.

One of the rice tubs started between Jugo and Akeno. It didn't go further.

The Three Stooges were crying over the fact that they were serving sardines with dinner. Akeno had already given hers to Jugo and had taken his yuba. With their speed, only Sun had noticed it.

Jugo had to wonder why Maguro, Agitaro, and Burio were all still with the group. Kai he could understand. The snob probably bribed a higher up. Those three were a different matter. Agitaro openly admitted he was a horse mackerel. Jugo shook his head. What was going on?

Jugo smiled as Akeno took Sun's statements at face value. Before Akeno could, Jugo stole the last of the rice out of the tub, leaving Akeno to ask for more.

Akeno blushed as she was forced to ask for more rice. Jugo had beaten her to the punch. She was still hungry. Jugo had eaten most of the tub. Judging from the amount of food the pair ate she would need a whole tub.

When it came time for bathing, Jugo went with the intention of being fast. He was done drying off and left as the other boys all began to crowd around the wall listening to the Mawari begin to harass Juliet. He passed Kai as he walked through the blue curtain covering the entrance. The orca was wearing his spacesuit. Jugo rolled his eyes.

He stopped a girl as she was passing. "Can you do me a favor? The boys in the bath are all crowded around the wall between the two sides. Can you let whoever is in there know that? I don't know if it just to hear what is going on, or if someone is peeping; either way, I'm sure that whoever is in there would appreciate being told."

The girl nodded and immediately disappeared behind the red curtain. Moments later shouts of outrage were directed at the boys and Jugo walked away smiling.

Jugo paused as he heard Ren Seto and Akeno talking in low tones. From what he could make out, Akeno was offering to show Sun the beginning stages of holding off the change. Ren's tone became excited. She agreed and went to reserve the bath so Akeno and Sun would not be disturbed.

As Jugo wandered around the hotel for a few minutes, he came up behind Nagasumi and Mawari.

Nagasumi said, "You sound just like a dirty old man Mawari."

Jugo butted in. "So that is the kind of Superintendant General Saitama will have in the future?"

Mawari was surprised by Jugo's appearance. They were cut off when they heard Akeno and Sun talking.

Because Jugo knew what the two mermaids were talking about, he just shook his head at the whole situation. This was the worst possible way to be saying what they were going to do. And why was Sun so nervous about learning the skill anyway? It would make her life infinitely easier. Especially with how clumsy the girl was. Mawari ran off before the girls were done talking.

As the pair exited the room, Jugo was standing in the hall. "Akeno, can I talk to you for a moment?"

Sun walked away to give the pair some privacy. She also didn't want Maki to know what was going on between Akeno and Jugo.

Jugo leaned down. "Nagasumi and Mawari heard what you are going to do. Although next time, use phrases that any eavesdroppers won't mistake for something else. Mawari ran away saying things like sexual relations can't happen on school trips." Jugo seemed to debate over something. "I'm telling you this as a precautionary measure. It stays between us. Mawari is a recessive. If she sees you, her life is not forfeit. I haven't told her that you are a mermaid, but she knows Sun is one. I was there when her father told her of the Beastfolk and Merfolk worlds. She might emerge as a cat of some kind."

Akeno nodded. "With her ability to control cats, I thought she was a Beastgirl, or at least a recessive. Does she know about Sun and Nagasumi?"

Jugo shook his head. "Regardless of all the clues, the girl still is in the dark."

Akeno nodded. She then leaned in close. "You know Jugo; the bath is reserved for an hour. I could wash your back after Sun's lesson."

Jugo shook his head. "No thanks, I already washed up." It wasn't until Akeno walked away that it hit him what the mermaid had meant. He blushed and stuttered.

Around the corner, Akeno grinned as what she said finally percolated through Jugo's brain. She would get him.

Jugo finally collected his thoughts then went in search of Nagasumi and Mawari. As he saw them, he saw the two jerk apart and face away from each other. Jugo noted blushes on both of their faces. Jugo shook his head as he walked up to them. He broke into a run as Nagasumi grabbed Mawari around the waist as she went into the girl's bathroom.

As Mawari threw a tub of water at the two girls, Jugo grabbed both her and Nagasumi and drug them out of the bath. He made sure his eyes looked at the floor the entire time. As he set Nagasumi down, he drug Mawari further down the hall. His eyes shifted to a greenish hazel with a slit pupil that indicated his Beastfolk nature. No other sign was given that he was being serious.

"Akeno is teaching Sun how to stay in human form when her legs get wet. Drop it. If the wrong Merfolk find out that you are a recessive, bad things might happen. That would open your father up to targeting from the Merfolk. Do you want that?"

Jugo's words were like ice water to the girl. She shook her head.

Jugo nodded. "Find some way to stop looking into this issue." With this he left. After changing out of the jumpsuit, he ended up sitting on the roof, staring at the moon. It was almost full.

He heard Akeno talking to Nagasumi. As she said that Nagasumi and Sun needed to break up, his eyes narrowed. When he heard her say that she could grant a special exception for Nagasumi, he shook his head. These must be her orders. Considering she was willing to declare him as her husband before she knew he was a bakeneko; that likely meant that what she was trying to do was likely acting on orders from the higher-ups.

Jugo shook his head again. The Merfolk could be idiots about the whole thing.

Jugo decided to follow Akeno as she left the hotel that night. She obviously knew her way around Kyoto. Jugo trailed her to a bridge where he saw her bow to someone in a coat. Jugo shifted into a full cat and hid himself using on the underside of the bridge near the retaining wall.

It was time to see just what the Sea Officials were planning