Alpha, is the last clue

The vanishing fog

File 21#

Wataru revealed

"Man, what's with all this shrubs!" Masako complained. She stumbled and Genta caught her. "Be careful." He told her and she waved him away. "I don't need help from you!" she said before walking away in a huff.

"She hates me, right, Mai." Genta said sadly and Mai laughs. Genta turned and saw Mai carrying a base ball bat. "Mai...you really think this Wataru would show up...huh?" he said and Mai nodded. "I have a strange feeling he would."

Genta smiled. "Well, if he does I would protect all of you."

"Yep," Mai said. Genta helped Mai crossed some vines and finally they reached the sparkling pool.

"This is surprising." Masako said, looking at the clear pool. "I see, so this is how he survived." Masako said.

"Yep, I found it," Genta said. Masako snorted.

"Don't get to proud of yourself." She said and Genta sighed. "I think she really hates me." Genta said and Mai shook her head. "Masako just does not know how to express herself to people." She said. Mai smirked when her phone vibrated and she took it up.

"Hello, ah, Yasuhara-san, did you find it..."

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"Mai, where are you now?" Yasuhara-san said to the girl on the other end. He was in the doctor's house and had just uncovered a very informative file. It was important. He read the contents and shock filled him.

"Mai, please get out of there, now, you are in danger!" he said to the phone.

"No, I want to draw him out, just tell me what you found." Mai said and Yasuhara-san clenched his fist. "Mai...Please, it is no use if you're dead."

"Yasuhara-san, I can take care of myself, besides, I'm not alone."

Yasuhara-san looked at the file and he sighed.

"The doctor was researching on plastic surgery, and he found out quite a bit of information...dangerous information, I suspect Wataru knew of this and killed the doctor off."

"I know that...so did Wataru undergo plastic surgery..." Mai's voice sounded. Yasuhara-san stared at the picture of the man on the file and he nodded. "Eh, yes, Mai...I'm afraid so."

"Mai, where are you right now, please don't do anything reckless!" Yasuhara-san said. he heard Mai laugh at the other end of the line.

"Don't worry Yasuhara-san, I'm at the pool with Genta and Masako."

"Mai! Mai what pool!"

He cursed and threw the phone on the floor. Mai had hung up. Shit! He took the phone up again and began to call Naru. Mai...be safe...he thought.

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"Masako, here." Mai said handing the girl the phone.

"What are we waiting for, Mai?" Genta asked. He blushed when he saw Mai take off her shirt and pants. "Mai!" Masako shouted as Mai leapt into the pool.

"Mai, what are you doing!?" Genta and Masako shouted together.

Mai ignored the both of them and dived. If her deduction was right, it was around here somewhere. The pool was dark and creepy. She remembered the dead body of the doctor and she winced. She banishes the thought from her head and swam deeper. She must find it...then everything would fall into place.

She gagged and resurfaced.

"What are you doing Mai?" Genta asked. Mai waved at him and dived again. She looked around and her eyes widened. There it was. It was faint...but Mai could see it...a string. She reached out and caught hold of it. Then she surfaced, gasping for air.

She got out of the water clutching the string and pulled the string hard. A rock of considerable size burst out of the water and landed on the bank. As she suspected, the string was attached to the rock.

"What in the world?' Genta whispered before blushing again when he saw Mai only in her underwear.

"Quickly get dressed." Masako seethes at Mai and Mai did so. She rubbed the water out of her eyes and turned to Genta. "Do you remember what time the doctor's body was found?" she asked him. Genta thought for a moment and answered. "I showed you this place during the evening...so probably around 6 pm." He said.

"That would mean that the doctor was murdered somewhere between 5.30 to 6 because it only takes the current 5 minutes to reach this place." Genta said. Mai nodded. "You are right, but you are also wrong."

"Mai...you are scaring me." Masako said, "You are sounding like Naru."

Mai grinned. "The doctor was not murdered at 5 or 6, he was murdered at 4pm today." She said.

"But...if he was then we would have seen the body when we got here." Genta said. Mai held out the string she held onto.

"Wataru killed the doctor at 4, ran here and found the doctor's body in the pond...then he tied a piece of heavy rock to a string. He then placed the rock on top of the doctor's body, therefore because of the heavy rock, the body sunk to the bottom of the pool...where we would not be able to see it." Mai explained.

"Then you, Genta showed me this place with the orange, remember you wanted to grab the orange so you dive into the pool...your leg must have accidently got untangled by the string and while you swam to the orange you accidently moved the string, moving the rock off the body...that was how the body of doctor re surfaced." Mai said.

Genta gasped, looking at the rock and the string.

'Mai, you really sound like Naru!" Masako said.

Mai grinned.

"Mai, you're amazing!" Genta shouted.

"So..." Mai said to Genta, "Was it an accident?"

"Huh?" Genta asked. Mai grabs her base ball bat.

"I'm asking you, Genta, did you entangle your own leg on the string by accident...or was it on purpose." She said.

Genta looked at her.

"What are you talking about, Mai? I don't get you. There was no way I could have done it on purpose, I didn't even know about this, until you told me." Genta said nervously.

"Mai..." Masako whispered.

"Oh, you couldn't have done it on purpose?" Mai said, "Then Genta could I ask you this question...how could you not feel the string that was untangled on your leg?"

Genta tensed. "Mai, you don't even know if the doctor was murdered at 4pm, where is the prove?" Genta said.

"The autopsy report shall prove when he died..."

"I don't understand, Mai, why are you accusing me all of a sudden." Genta whispered.

"Genta do you remember what you first told me when we met?" Mai asked.

"I asked you how old you were." Genta said.

"Yes, and I answered, if I was 34 what would you do...and you told me you would jump of the cliff." Mai said. Genta looked at Mai.

"I feel like killing you right now, Genta." Mai whispered, "I feel like making you jump off the cliff right now."

"Mai, what are you accusing him off?" Masako said to Mai confused.

"Yeah, Mai." Genta said.

Mai snorted, "Don't play dumb with me, Genta...no you're not Genta, you're not him at all." She whispered. Genta stared at her.

"Wataru," Mai whispered, raising the base ball bat.

"Mai, what are you saying!" Masako shouted, clutching on to Mai. Genta was staring at Mai before he broke out laughing.

"Mai, are you joking with me, how can I be Wataru...I'm a teenager, not some 34 year old man."

"Ara, am I wrong?" Mai said, "You killed the real Genta, then went for plastic surgery to look like him and took over him..."

"W...what!? That is ridiculous!" he said.

"Oh really, Yasuhara-san checked it out for me and I'm pretty sure he knows your true identity by now." Mai said. "The doctor found out...that why you killed him."

Genta glared at her and Masako edge closer to Mai.

"Don't fool with me, Mai, can you imagine me killing anybody."

"No...But that is why somebody told me not to trust myself..." She said. "Luckily I listened to him."

Genta placed his hand on his fore head.

"Prove it." He said, his voice was shaking. "How do you know that I am Wataru?"

"For one thing...Genta...how did you know about Wataru...you were never with us when we revealed that Wataru was the suspect...unless Genta you lived 23 years ago?" Mai said, smirking. Genta looked at Mai and a large wide smile appeared on his face. "So how come when we first came to this pool you said, 'That Wataru managed to survive...was all because of this trick.' "

"Eh, yes, you are pretty smart," Genta said, he sauntered towards the two girls and Mai raised the base ball bat. "I am Wataru." Genta said. "I am the one and only Wataru."

Genta smiled. "Ah~ah~ I was hoping we could all get along," he said, "but I guess...I have to kill you now."

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"Mai is not picking up her phone."Naru thought to himself. He places his hand phone into his pocket and looked at Mr Rei and William. "I'm sorry, but we need to get back to the inn, for a while."

"Ok, but please meet us here, don't do anything by yourself, Wataru is pretty dangerous." William said. Naru nodded, before pausing. His hand phone was vibrating. He took it up and found that Yasuhara-san was on the other end of the line.

"Yes," Naru answered and winced when Yasuhara-san screamed into the phone.

"Calm down," Naru scolded.

"No, there is no time for that, Mai and Masako are in deep trouble!"

Naru tensed. "What do you mean, Yasuhara-san?" Naru asked.

"Genta!" Yasuhara-san shouted, "He is Wataru and he is with Mai!"

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So do you get it?

Did you get my clues?

I shall tell you the answer to my clues.

Look at every first word at the start of the chapter starting from chapter 17

Going is the first word of chapter 17

Erico is the first word of chapter 18

Naru is the first word of chapter 19

Together is the first word of chapter 20

Alpha is the first word of this chapter.

Noticed the pattern? :)

Look at the first letter of each first word of the chapter.

And spell it out

Going

Erico

Naru

Together

Alpha

What does it spell?

Genta, right, obviously.