Parasite Eve
Looks like the last chapter gave you the impression that this will be the REAL start of this plot as women sent by the cult caused the arson murders and the explosion of the disco pub. With one Class R member on the injured list, this would serve notice to the others to be on their guard.
This chapter we shift our focus on Class F as they are the next to encounter another femme fatale, and this would put the famed F-4 in a compromising position, but will also showcase their acquired talents as detectives. Of course Class Q also appear here and so are the rest of the other DDS sections. Expect his and other bizarre incidents to show up in later chapters until the REAL opponent surfaces and will give our heroes a REAL threat to their lives.
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Disclaimer:
- Detective School Q is owned by TBS and Studio Pierrot;
- Parasite Eve (the novel) is written by Hideki Sena
- Parasite Eve (the video game series) is owned by Square Co. Ltd.
- Kamen Rider Kabuto is owned by Ishimori Productions
- The rest of the characters appearing here...they're owned by their respective owners...
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As the smoke cleared from the Akihabara Disco pub Kyo and Kite were the first to get up after being knocked down by the powerful explosion brought about by the unidentified woman who caused herself to explode inside the boiler room. With the pub in flames the Class R leader realized that Kanata is still inside and rushed to get in but Class A restrained him knowing it's too dangerous to go there.
"Let go! Kanata's in there! I've got to go help him!"
"It's too dangerous! You'll get burned alive if you go in there!"
"That's right…he's probably toasted by now…"
Saburumarou went silent as Kyo and Yukihira glared at him and were now worried on how to get their DDS schoolmate out of the blazing inferno.
While no one is looking Junior used his phasing ability and went inside towards the boiler room area and found Kanata slumped on the ground unconscious with his head busted open and the Club Buckle beside him and he carried his teammate out and there the two sections began applying first aid treatment until paramedics and firefighters arrived. As the browned-haired boy is being loaded inside the ambulance, the two sections wondered how this happened and who caused the boiler to explode, although they are unaware that the woman was responsible for this and now they'll have to wait for him to recover so that they could get the answer needed to solve this incident.
"Blast…we're back to square one…this is definitely an arson case but we don't know who caused it or how this happened…but one thing's for sure…we are dealing with a supernatural situation here…no doubt about it. Still we don't know who or what caused the explosion…"
Yukihira heard this and approached the younger Renjou for clarification at what she just heard, not fully prepared at what she's about to hear.
"…and that's how it happened. The people inside were set aflame and we don't know how it happened. Once we conduct an autopsy then we can establish a link. But I doubt this would make much sense considering how the murder process was used in a strange way."
After that the two sections wait for the pub's flames to die out as firefighters are aiming their hoses to put out the fire. The two sections are discssing on who will stay behind and who is going to DDs to report on the matter. They then came to an agreement on who is going back inside once it is safe to re-enter the remains of the pub:
Class R
- Kyo Renjou
- Junior Makuhari
Class A
- Sakurako Yukihira
- Kyosuke Gouda
- Hayato Shiramine
The rest of Class A went towards DDS to report to any of the staff members about what happened while Anita King and Shugo "Kite" Kunisaki went to the nearest hospital where Kanata is being taken. Meanwhile the ones who stayed are awaiting for the safety officials' go-signal on whether it would be safe to go inside or wait for engineer experts to arrive to see if there are any dangers of the pub to re-explode in case there is any gas leaks.
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Tsukihana by Nana Kitade
(Opening Song from Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae)
Yami to asobu hoshi tachi e
Ai o utai yakitsukushite
Batsu o tomoshi hinagiku no
Yume ni yorisou tsume no ato
Kuchibiru kara kuchibiru e to tsutai
Sono nukumori wa doko e
Tadoritsuku ate wa nai no ni
Anata de nakucha mitasenai
Watashi ja nakya yurusenakatta
Dakara watashi wa kono ashi de
Tachiagarete zottoshitan da
Kaigoroshi nara sukuwareru
Demo migoto ni kagi wa hazurete
Watashi wa maru de
Torikago o hoshite iru kurutta kotori
Uso o idaita hana
Sameta yubi de misukashite
Furete dakedo yogosanaide
Furikaeru to hitohira no
Hane ga kogetsuku ibaramichi
Maboroshi nara maboroshi o aishite
Asu de sae suterareru
Osoreru riyuu o oshiete
Anata ga nakucha ikirarezu
Kuchiru yoru o oikaketa no wa
Watashi o subete sono ude e
Ubai agete hoshikatta kara
Kedo seijaku ni tsutsumareru
Kisokuteki na iyashii kodou
Fuzaketa heya de
Tenbatsu o kazoete iru mimi o fusaide
Anata de nakucha mitasenai
Watashi ja nakya yurusenakatta
Dakara watashi wa kono ashi de
Tachiagarete zottoshitan da
Kaigoroshi nara sukuwareru
Demo migoto ni kagi wa hazurete
Watashi wa maru de
Torikago o hoshite iru kurutta kotori
Uso o idaita hana
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Though I haven't seen the 3rd season of the anime, when I learned that Nana Kitade is going to do the opening song, I searched it on youtube, and watched it, it rocks big time! Since this is going to be a suspense/mystery/horror, this song is perfect. Check out my profile and you'll see what I mean.
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Episode 21: Enkai no Fukumaden
Five hours later, in which the time now is 2:30 am, Kyo aand the forensic experts were given the clearance to go in after assessing the crime scene in which the remains of the pub is no longer in danger of collapsing and the police went ahead while Kyo saw Junior emerging from the ground with no one looking. As the younger twin brother of Kyuu approached his British schoolmate they exchanged words when they started discussing about what he found out inside.
"There are no traces of any explosive compound or weapons used. There is also no chemical or fuel leak inside the boiler room. This may sound strange but it appeared that a heat of unknown origin is what caused the boiler to explode and levelled most of the pub. It is a miracle that Kanata survived, and that is thanks to his Suit of Wands. Though the corpses are now mangled due to the explosion. This might put some difficulties on what caused their deaths before the explosion as you claim that they were set on fire..."
"It's not a claim, Junior. Believe me it's pure fact. The people in there were set on fire...I don't know how, but that's what we saw. There were no fuels or chemicals used. It's like someone ignited them by something. Moreover, we learned that someone barricaded the exit points so Kanata changed to Leangle and broke a hole. He went back inside saying he saw someone and rushed to help her. I don't know, but I'm starting to sense something is not normal here."
"Then Kanata is our key to know what really happened. Let's hope that he recover soon and tell us what really happen there. Perhaps pointing a finger at the druids might not help us in this case. We'll just assume that an explosion occured here. I'm sure the investigators here would assume the same thing."
As the two Class R members agreed to it, the investigators emerged from the remains of the pub and they were baffled as to what caused the pub to explode and concluded that the people inside were burned to crisp due to the explosion. Kyo and Junior did not argue with the police as they do not want to arouse any suspicions from any side.
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Later in the morning Kyo and Junior went to Principal Dan's office and confided to him their real findings and told him that they opt to look into the matter themselves as they do not want the police to make any statement as they suspect something deeper than just the druids' involvement. Seeing their point, Dan nodded and told the two to be careful seeing what happened to Kanata. The two boys left and went to the rooftop and met up with Class Q, R and Yukihira. There they told them what they think and this made the others students uneasy. First they encountered bizarre evolved animals and now people are set on fire by unknown means. But that is just the start for more are on the way.
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Elsewhere with in DDS, Class F were hanging out and heard of what happened in Akihabara but since they were not involved, they had to stay out of that case. Moreover, they were having their own problem. They were ordered by their parents to attend a ball in Atami where businessmen are having a gathering. the Domyouji matriarch will spearhead the event and the Class F leader had no choice but to attend as well. But the other three suggested to bring Tsukishi Makino to brighten their night.
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Later that night, at the Atami Club house, the F-4 are there and are waiting for Tsukushi to arrive and Rui had to keep his friend in check to prevent him from getting anxious that would lead to losing his cool. Meanwhile Akira and Sojiro were doing their usual routine of flirting with passing girls who are daughters of the guests. Although they didn't stop to pause or talk to the two teens, the girls just smiled at them and went on their way. This was their usual way of getting the girls to notice their attention much to Rui's exasperation seeing them doing their normal routine.
By the time Tsukishi arrived, Tsukasa was very pleased to see her and the two went to a place to talk privately. Meanwhile a woman came and the two playboy F-4 members greeted her and tried to get her phone number but she just ignored them and went to her destination, leaving the two teens wondering where they went wrong. Instead they continue their Casanova escapades.
An hour later, As the Domyouji matriarch was talking to her guests, she noticed that neither the F-4 members are present and decided to check on them especially her son Tsukasa. As she went to the garden area she saw her son talking to Tsukushi and she was fumed, since she didn't invite her and that Tsukasa was supposed to entertain the guests. She went to them and had a word war with her son.
"I can't believe you brought her here! You, my son, are supposed to entertain the guest! Not spending your time flirting with that lowly commoner!!!"
"Mind you own business, you hag!!!"
The rest of the F-4 emerged from the bushes as they were watching the scene and decided to pry to the apart, but then Tsukushi saw smoke coming from the clubhouse and the six of them went there only to witness all of the guests there were burning to death along with the clubhouse. Rui and Sojiro grabbed the fire extinguishers and douse off the flames and within 13 minutes the flames were gone and Tsukushi looked around, and told them there were no flammable substance here. Within minutes the police arrived to investigate and the F-4 flashed their DDS badges and joined the cops in establishing the cause of the deaths, but to their surprise they were facing a blank wall. There were no faulty electricity, no flammable substances and no abandoned or unattended candles there.
As the night ends off with a shocking note, Class f managed to clear Tsukushi of any wrong doing and planned to tell Principal Dan about what happened. Meanwhile the woman whom the F-4 met earlier was walking towards a gas station where several motorists were lined up to fill their cars with gas, in which she stood in the middle of the station, and in an instant the gas station exploded taking everyone with her. With no survivors, no witnesses, and any chances of finding out who caused the Clubhouse arson goes down with her as she died along with the gas station.
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To Be Continued…
Sorry again for the short chapter but I'll make up for it in the next few chapters…
Preview:
Class Q and G meet up again as they plan to unravel the secret of the Shibuya Incident wherein the crash site where the meteor landed 25 years ago remained untouched and planned to learn its secret. But that didn't go as planned as pet animals near the pet shop underwent bizarre transmutations and threaten to break out in Shibuya and the five DDS students must contain them.