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*WARNING! Slight bad content in this chapter.
**Pardon OOC's (come on it's AU and I don't own them.)
A/N: Review response at the end of the chapter. Final update before I go MIA again haha. Schedule at the end of the week is always hard to predict but I am certain I can't update by then sooo cherishing the updates now xD. Q&A below as well. As promised this is the triple update! Once again bear with the cruelty xD.
TOKYO TENTACLE 48
Two Memory Project Arc – EP4
"Okay, okay, how about the time when I lost my quinque?"
"Nice try, you never lose sight of your quinque." Juuzou said with a grin and Akira groaned in defeat, handing Juuzou one yen ad and the boy takes it from her hand happily. "hmm, remember the time when I drank Shinohara-san's tea?"
"You can identify tea from hot chocolate." she tells him and Juuzou handed the yen back to her.
"Then what about the time I mistook his wine for tea?" he added a follow-up and blonde thought about it for a moment.
"That never happened." she says but Juuzou grinned at her. "But you have the sharpest smelling ability ever!" Akira exclaimed as she reached for another yen from her pocket to give it to him. "Unfair!"
"I'm flattered, but I make mistakes too." Juuzou says slyly.
The two later arrived at the hotel where Miza used to stay. Juuzou wanted to see if he can get a refund of the amount of money he had to pay for Miza's stay. Akira accompanying him along the way.
It's been awkward since Miza left them and bid goodbye, but it was thanks to her that Akira had enough time to think about his... feelings.
"Ah you again!" the receptionist said when she saw Juuzou. "Have you come to-"
"I'm here hoping for a-"
"Don't say it, we know." the receptionist says with a smile. "Your friend came by earlier to pay for a deluxe suite and said you'd be coming by to claim it." she then handed a thick envelope to Juuzou, containing the money he paid last time. "Your extra payment from last time. Enjoy your night!"
"EH!?"
The two were escorted to the room that Miza had prepared for them and they were surprised how big the room was. No television though, the receptionist remembered correctly he didn't want some utilities available. Akira sits on the bed while Juuzou was running around, exploring the room and trying to identify the missing utilities.
"That darned receptionist is messing with me!" he shouts.
Akira opens the drawer at the side when she saw a paper hanging out. "Three Blades left us something." she says and took the paper out. Juuzou ran back to her and sees the paper in her hand.
Flipping it open, they see a terrible stick drawing that they could not understand accompanied with a caption by her own handwriting; 'You can start without me. Even if it's just the two of you, the threesome will happen still!'
The two blushed and Juuzou takes the paper from Akira, ripping it to pieces and throwing it away. "S- Sorry Akira-san. I shouldn't have invited you here." he says and Akira was reminded that she had a mark in her neck and collarbone from an unknown person. She had a hunch Juuzou already found out who it was but he won't talk. But if he's being honest then...
"Suzuya..."
"Don't worry, I'll tell the receptionist we're going home." Juuzou assumed while he was checking the drawer for more stuff that Miza may have left behind.
"Did you know who... left the mark on my neck?" she asked. "You did not come back to tell me, but I saw you leave the building with Kaneki."
"Uhm well..." Juuzou scratched his head. 'It's okay Juuzou, calm down. Kaneki is the one with terrible excuses, you can do this!' he tells himself and gulped. "You see... Kaneki and I... we..."
To Juuzou's surprise, the blonde investigator pulls him by his tie until their foreheads touch, their lips inches away. "It sucks how my first is always a blur to me." she whispered to him. "How the things I want to remember I don't remember. But the things I don't even want to remember, it just comes."
"Akira-san..."
"So let's create a memory that I won't forget."
Juuzou gulped again, he can feel his length had hardened just by being this close to her. His imagination running wild at the clear go-signal and the environment prepared by the three-tentacled woman... 'Wow I owe Miza-chan for this one...'
He pushes her down the bed and grinned, "Allow me to give you a night you want forget then~"
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Juuzou was washing his face, looking at himself in the mirror seeing that his face was still as red as tomatoes. He washed again before leaving the bathroom.
The lights were off and he goes back to bed where the blonde was sleeping under the blankets. He smiled and fixed her hair. "Man you keep me hard all night and you fall asleep on me." He says with a chuckle. But he leans close to kiss her on the forehead. "Thank you… for giving me a chance. I promise I will not be like Haise."
"111... 104...97...90...83...76...69...62...55...48...41...34...27...20...13...6..."
"Did I tell you to stop counting?"
"993..." he would start all over again. And the man handling the torture will just laugh as Yakumo repeated his countdown while several prisoners were forced to pick on his wounds that were not healing.
It was a drug that they developed to prevent tentacles from healing, making them feel human.
'Somebody please... SAVE me.' he would plead in his inmost thoughts. His fellow prisoners escaped without him, using him as sacrifice so they could all make a run for it. Even his close friends... left him. (Or so he thinks...) 'Mayu... Irimi... aren't you coming to save me?'
The man torturing him leaves for a moment, instructing the prisoners to continue poking on his wounds.
"How is Subject 7612?" Kanou asked the man. "I do hope the drug is effective." he wanted to brag and the man laughed, giving the doctor a thumb's up.
"Crying like a kid."
"We already led the prisoners to escape. The one he named." Kanou reported. "Two of them however, came back. Subject 5258 and 5130, I believe they are searching for their friend." he says and the man nodded, a finger on his chin. "What do we do with them?"
"Throw 5130 in the gutter. She's always the scared one, see if she can survive on her own." the man directed. "But I want you to keep 5258, let's see if 7612 will recognize her or... kill her. If it's a success then we have finally created a Hunter! After he finishes his first list, we'll give him a new list to give him something to do." he said, amazed at his own plan.
Kanou agrees it was a splendid idea to use the tentacles to kill each other. "Cheers to the future then."
"To the future."
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"Renji...Ypshimura...HinamiHinamiHinami...Touka...Nagachika, UtaItoriUtaItori..Renji, Renji... EnjiRomaEnji...Roma, Mayu...Mayu...HinamiHinami, ToukaHinami.. Nagachika, AyatoAyato... Touka... Kaneki...Kaneki Kaneki Kaneki, Renji..."
Furuta was kneeling down, listening to the repeated murmurs of a series of names on the list in his hand. "She knows Kaneki. I knew that half-tentacle was suspicious."
"What's next?"
"We throw her in the gutter and let the V do their magic."
"V?" Kijima did not catch up. Sure he was already skeptical that Furuta's knowledge and the way he commanded the whole operation was not how any normal CCG investigator would act, but now Furuta is really hinting that he's working for a different person. "What is that?"
Furuta smirked, "My, my I slipped." he says and faced Kijima. "How would you like to work with us, Kijima-san?"
"I don't understand, what kind of work? Does CCG have some kind of secret job?"
"Have you ever heard of the... facility?"
"From the lips of the tentacle we tortured, yes."
"How about Investigator Kasuka Mado's death?" Furuta hinted that it had some sort of connection, but also wanting to know how Kijima will react to this one since Kijima seems to be well acquainted with Akira. "Heard of it?"
Kijima was not getting where this was leading, but he's heard of Kasuka Mado from the young Akira before. "She was killed by the Owl."
"Actually no." Furuta corrects. "Kasuka Mado's killer is no other than CCG's Reaper, Arima Kishou."
"What?" the revelation had shocked him. "I don't understand, why would-"
"After the success with breaking Subject 7612, Yakumo Oomori, the facility kept a close eye on him as he killed the prisoners within the former facility. But the Crown got in the way. The former facility back at the 3rd Ward was destroyed by the Crown and Gypsy, with the assistance of Subject 5130 and 5258, of course in an attempt to save Yakumo Oomori." Furuta summed up. "Now none of us knew what happened, but Jason is still on the loose afterwards and the facility assumed the rescue mission was a failure."
Kijima let the information sink in for a moment. It was a lot to take in. "You knew about all that?"
"I wasn't born yet but memories passed on. Information written down in reports." Furuta replied with a shrug. "Let's just say I liked reading when I was young." he says. "In the past weeks, we are trying to revive the project to create a Hunter, unfortunately after days of releasing the Binge Eater she has not returned. We can assume she was killed in an instant or taken captive."
"You're reviving the project again?"
"5258 shared Yakumo's pain through memories. And we are in luck that she had encountered with him as Jason. So we are hoping this would be a success." Furuta explained. "Of course, if it fails, then... Kaneki Ken would be our next victim."
"But he's one of us, an investigator."
"No he is staying with us because the facility needs to keep a close eye on their little experiment." Furuta stated. "His interactions with Subject XIII and Suzuya Juuzou removed suspicion of us."
"Subject XIII?" Kijima repeats, "are you talking about-?"
"Yes I am talking about Akira Mado." Furuta affirmed and closely observed how Kijima will react. Kijima was mindblown by all of this. Furuta can see that he looked worried for the female investigator. "Kasuka Mado, a committed V member agreed to offer her offspring to create a weapon of war. Apparently, as a mother she could not continue with the project. Her hesitation was getting too obvious so she was killed off instead. Kureo Mado's death was unsettling but it was destined from the beginning. The boss wants him dead so we can manipulate the subject." Furuta further explained.
"Why are you telling me all of this when I did not agree to join your crazy group yet?" Kijima asked, preparing to reach for his chainsaw in case Furuta plans to attack him.
Furuta merely scoffed. "You're joining whether you like it or not, Kijima-san. Otherwise I myself will torture you until you break." he threatened with a calm expression and a stupid grin plastered across his face. "Let's go meet the boss, shall we? After that we can throw this trash," he lifted his foot up to step on the woman's head, pushing her face on the ground, "to the gutter."
"A- Agreed."
"Good." Furuta pats him in the back and leads Kijima out of the room. The men were waiting outside, telling each other how much it's been fun. Furuta motioned for their leader to approach him. "Do as you want until I get back." he ordered. "If there are new names, list it down at once."
"Yes sir!"
Kijima overheard it but refrained from asking, not wanting to get himself in trouble. But Furuta... saw the look in his face. Furuta waited until all the men had entered the room before he spoke, "Don't worry, she'll feed on them when V arrives." he says to ease Kijima's mind. "They're the ones who is an expert to shape up the broken ones."
[HySy ArtMask Studio - 20th Ward]
Hinami was sitting on the chair outside and just staring at the masks around the studio. She's been bored and sad ever since Yomo told her he will not be taking her back home just yet. Uta noticed it but he was uncertain what to tell her so he called Itori for help.
When Itori had arrived, Uta pulled her to the side. "What do we do with her?"
"She's homesick, that's all." was the woman's reply.
"Yeah she's acting like Yomo when he lost his first girlfriend. It's disturbing." Uta says and Itori chuckled, hitting him in the back of his head. "Stop that!"
"And you're a worrywart who doesn't want to show it!" she exclaimed. "Anteiku is not in good shape that's why they don't want to bring her back there. The Owl was killed." she said and Uta was shocked with the news. He was aware bad things happened to Anteiku but he wasn't told about that. "Black Dober is captured, they believe she is either dead or still locked up."
"What?"
"I know you're worried but even Ren-chan is calm about it."
"I don't think Hinami should go home then." Uta decided, although minutes ago he wanted to encourage Hinami to surprise Anteiku and come home.
"I have a idea!"
The two approaches Hinami who was sitting sadly and alone in the chair. The little brunette looked up at them, trying not to show that she was really sad but her frown was very visible. "Itori-san..."
"Hinami, Ren-chan told us the good news!"
"What do you mean? I can go home now!?" yes they saw the spark in her eyes again, that's good. But what exactly is the good news? The two adults exchanged looks, and Uta's eyes was obviously blaming Itori for this.
"Well uh," Itori struggled to come up with something and elbowed Uta in the side so hard that he glared at her.
He scratched his head and tried to remember what he knows about Hinami, "You're going to school." he says and Hinami's mouth fell open. "They said there is a school where a tentacle can watch over you. Seinan Gakuen Elementary School."
"Really!?" Hinami says excitedly.
"OH YES!" Itori confidently says. "In fact, I'm here to help you enroll!"
"HOORAY!" Hinami jumped from the chair in excitement. "I can't believe this, I'M GOING TO SCHOOL! I need to tell Touka-neechan and Irimi-neechan about this!" she says happily and the two couldn't bring themselves to tell her the truth when she's happy like this.
Her happiness was their happiness.
[Helter Skelter Club, Room 204 - 20th Ward]
"Rize-chan?"
The young woman opened her eyes, seeing Kaneki's idiotic smile. But even so, she was happy to see him again. "Kaneki?" she says and his smile was wider. That super cute innocent smile of his turns her on. "You finally came to save me."
"I uh, actually your father came to save you."
"What?"
Kaneki moved away so Shachi can show himself to his daughter. Rize focused her eyes on him, not recognizing him for a moment. "Hey Rize." he greets. "Welcome home."
"Am I really not dreaming?" she asked. "Is my nightmare... really over?"
"It's over, Rize. You're really home." Kaneki assured her and the woman couldn't help but break down in tears and sitting up to hug her father for comfort. Yomo and Kaneki were relieved to see the reunion happen. While Roma and Nico were leaning on the corner, watching as well.
The redhead just clicked her tongue, "Come on, let's go back home too." she tells Nico and walked towards the door.
"But I thought you said you wanted to hear Yomo thank you?" Nico teased but Roma just hmphed and walked out of the door, brows furrowed.
"I have better things to do."
"Please save him!"
"I can't okay? I may have the power to poke through your heads but I'm not a magician! I can't fix what's broken!" The Dodgy Mother shouted at the two girls that kept on pleading for her help. Crown was just standing and observing them closely.
She turned to him for his instructions, if he wants her to kill these pitiful test subjects then she'd be honored. "Please mister! Please help our friend!" the young girl with long black hair begs. Crown slapped her in the cheek and the other girl caught her friend.
"What's wrong with you old man!? We owe you but doesn't mean you can treat us like dirt!" she shouts at him.
"Mi-chan I'm fine."
"Erase their memories and offer them back to the facility." Crown ordered and the two girls shivered. "For a price."
The Dodgy Mother approached them, tentacles ready. "Please at least try to help our friend!" Mayu begged. "Mori-kun... he can still be saved right? You can fix him?" she pleaded once more. "You can erase our memories if you want, but please save him."
"I told you, I don't have the power to fix what's broken." the Dodgy Mother repeats with a monotonous voice. "Tears and begging are for the weak. You don't get to survive by always kissing someone's foot."
"You haven't even tried you piece of trash!"
"Roma."
The redhead stopped walking in the middle of the hallway when she heard Yomo's voice call her name. "Have you come to thank me, junior?" she teased, wanting to purposely annoy him. But Yomo was not annoyed, he was already used to her being like this.
To Roma's disbelief, he thanked her. "Thank you."
"You're pathetic. You're all pathetic." she mumbled loudly and stormed away in a hurry. The last thing she wants Yomo to see in her was the tears falling.
'Tears and begging are for the weak.' the redhead tells herself.
[CCG Headquarters - 20th Ward]
Furuta and Kijima were at the evidence room, trying to get something from one of the piled up masks in the boxes. Arima was alerted by Hairu that they were trespassing so now Arima had to confront them.
"What are you doing?" Arima says but Furuta was not surprised to see him.
"Ah Arima, you're still here!" he goaded. "What a pleasant surprise!"
Arima eyed the mask in Furuta's hand. Kijima on the other hand kept quiet as the two conversed. He was aware by now that they work for the same organization and that they have some sort of history that he doesn't want to be involved in. "What did you do?"
"I'm doing my job." Furuta shrugged. But Arima knew what was wrong.
"You're pissed that neither Akira or Juuzou fell for your act." Arima stated and Furuta was not able to hide his real emotions from that fake smile. "Washuu told me that you snuck in a dozen men in Cochlea. What have you been doing to blow off steam?"
"Working."
Arima doesn't buy it. But he focused on Kijima who doesn't react. 'Does he know?' Arima wasn't the only one sharp with understanding facial expressions, even Furuta was keen on interpreting it. "He knows." Furuta confirmed what Arima was thinking. "I invited him. Well then, we're off. Kaiko is waiting for me."
Furuta tugged on Kijima's sleeve to follow him and the two was about to walk passed Arima but the Reaper grabbed the mask from Furuta's hand, almost cracking it. "You're not taking anything from here."
"If I refuse, will you kill me the same way you killed Kasuka Mado?" Furuta threatened and Arima glanced at Kijima. 'He knows as well. This moron, how much has he told Kijima?'
Arima released him, unable to do anything. Furuta's smirk of victory was wide as he left the room, his new underling following behind.
[Dark Alley - 20th Ward]
The sound of his member slamming in her sex echoed in the empty alley, accompanied by erotic moans of pleasure and the woman's sobs. Kaiko was leaning by the wall, watching for amusement how the men were doing a live gangbang in front of him.
It was thanks to Furuta's connections that they were able to sneak her out of Cochlea.
"Renji...Renji...where are you?" she mumbled while her face was on the ground, her hands planted on both sides, already numb. She's been in that position since they got her out. The only thing changing is the person slamming their rod in her sex. But everyone pretty much did the same thing. "Ren...ji..."
When he heard footsteps coming near, he knew Furuta had arrived at last.
"You're late." he says.
"I got a bit of trouble." Furuta says and hands the mask to him. "Is everything ready?" Kaiko saw the crack that looked like a scar on the mask and he stared at Furuta, wanting to ask if he were careless in handling it. "I told you I got in trouble."
"Everything's ready for the final stage." Kaiko affirmed and tipped his hat. "The show got me distracted a bit."
Furuta chuckled, "I would've joined if I wasn't so busy." he joked. Then he clapped his hands to get the men's attention. "I believe everyone had a great time already. Let's end this." he says and Kaiko approached the woman that they dropped on the ground without care.
Her body shivering and exhausted already, her fingers twitching, the tears nonstop. He placed his hands over her eyes and leaned close to her ears, "Your cries have been heard, you will be bestowed the opportunity to take revenge to all those who have wronged you." he whispers. "If you accept, then leave your past and-" he was not able to finish when the woman clutched on his black coat, burying her face in the cloth, crying and nodding her head. "Your path to vengeance has begun, my child. Kill."
Putting his black coat over her, he helped her wear it while Furuta and and Kijima were watching. The same with the men. "I don't understand, does he have some sort of magic?" Kijima asked.
"No. He simply took advantage of her psychological breakdown and stuff." Furuta lazily explained. "The same way they did to 7612 years ago when he was the one who broke. The same thing done to the Binge Eater as well."
Kaiko helped her wear the mask Furuta gave him then lay his hand on top of her head, "You have been freed from suffering. Now, kill." he repeats and the moment the woman opened her eyes, her pupils were glowing red and the sclera black as night. Black tentacles crawled out of her back, it was still small and thin, but it was sharp as swords.
She turned to the twelve men who made her suffer. A deadly glare causing them to tremble and turn to Furuta.
"What is going on here!?" one of them shouts at Furuta. "You said it won't be a crime to help you!"
"I am not the one who wants to kill you." Furuta tells them with a grin. "She does."
Cracking her fingers, she dashed towards them in speed and the men's screams were heard throughout the night, their blood painting the walls red, splattering half of her mask red as well. Furuta smiled and walks away.
"Now we let the dog loose." he tells Kijima. "Everyone in the list dies."
Review Response:
Scattershot98: Yep a new chapter! I needed to update since I won't be able to upload anything in the next few days until next week that is. And yes it's brutal hahaha. Furuta's dark side appears! And yep that's what happened to Rize. It was only a hint before (in Sasaki Haise Arc part 2) but now you have an idea how it works for Yamori and Rize. Peace haha. Someone needed to demonstrate how it's done sooo Irimi's my best shot to do that xD. Yep I am sorry Amon as well hahaha. Shachi would be grateful xD. Matsumae and her students has a role coming up that's why hehe. Miza is really hard to write buuut I enjoyed writing her this way haha. Takizawa's fate has been sealed xD. Ahahaha Roma has secrets no one knows! No Yomo doesn't know sadly. Originally it's just Yakumo she hears but because the trauma of before, it seemed that she was hearing Jason's voice as well. Haha thank you, here is the last update for the week!
Guest: You are very welcome! IF updates come very slow xD sooo I decided to put it here haha. Thank you again and glad you enjoyed :D.
Guest1: Oh yes bad luck aaaand because author chose her to demonstrate how the facility works xD. I am so sorry but she fits the requirements. And yep all those names she said. Apparently she's been through torture a lot so it doesn't affect her much buuut the horror if getting assaulted by Jason left a scar (as hinted in Sasaki Haise arc part 2) so she gave in and broke. Oooh I see, well I'm not sure originally Amon is supposed to just be killed by Uta to protect Hinami but things changed lol. Yes I loved that trio too! Haha but Miza can't risk them getting hurt. Ahahaha, I never knew AkiraxJuuzou would be approved, I am glad :D. Thank you again!
Last update of the week, see you guys next time!
Q: What happened to Rize? How did she break? And Yamori?
A: I hinted in Haise Sasaki arc part 2 when Rize showed up, asking why Kaneki haven't started looking for and the torturer asking the names. Also hinted that she was being tortured harshly in Post Jason Obscenity Arc part 3. But in this chapter, the torture methods may be different but the process Irimi had to go through is the same with Yamori/Rize.
Q: Yakumo has two personalities? Yakumo and Jason?
A: Nope. Yakumo is the good Yakumo before he broke down. The Jason in Irimi's head was just the memories of her trauma when Jason captured her in Jason's Obscenity Arc.
Q: Why can't Irimi use her tentacles to fight back?
A: As mentioned in previous chapter, Eto recently returned the lost tentacles that's why it was smaller in size like Hinami's tentacles. In Days Gone By Tokyo:Tentacle, a child's tentacles they cannot control. The same with what's happening to her now. So basically she can't use it.
Hope all questions have been answered.
