Inside the exam room…
After Takemi-sensei ushered both Keiko and Mallory into the exam room, Takemi-sensei sat down on the chair near her table and pick up a clipboard lying on it before telling Keiko to sit down on the other chair in front of her and describe her symptoms to her while Mallory stand and leaned against the wall in silence behind Keiko (while Morgana stay silent inside Keiko's bag).
"… In a case like yours, it's usually just due to stress. I'm going to prescribe you some pain relievers, OK?" said Takemi-sensei to Keiko as she write on her clipboard.
"Alright, thanks, Takemi-sensei." said Keiko as she nodded at Takemi-sensei (who stopped writing and turned to glance at her computer screen).
"Actually, I still need to restock those… So let's go with sleeping pills instead. Sleep is the best medicine anyway." said Takemi-sensei as she glance back at Keiko. "Which type of pill do you want, a sweet-tasting one or a bitter one?" asked Takemi-sensei.
"Uh, whichever that you think is more useful for me, Takemi-sensei." replied Keiko.
"Is that right? And I bet you think you should have a year-long supply of them too." said Takemi-sensei slightly coldly to Keiko (who fidgeted slightly). "You're not sick at all, are you? I'm not as dumb as I look, you know. I'm guessing you and your friend standing behind you are here because you 2 heard the rumors about me, right?" added Takemi-sensei to both Keiko and Mallory.
"You got us, doctor." said Mallory.
"… Yeah, you're right, Takemi-sensei. But we don't care about it because I can see that you're only doing your job." said Keiko apologetically and quietly to her.
"Is that what you think of me? But still and as a result, all I get are patients with ulterior motives now." replied Takemi-sensei flatly to Keiko as she resumed writing on her clipboard.
"… I see. I'm sorry to hear that." said Keiko sadly to Takemi-sensei.
"I guess high school kids have it tough nowadays too, huh?" said Takemi-sensei as she let out a small sigh. "Well, fine. I'll prescribe you some medication. But only medications that will help you recover your health."
"Really? You will?" said Mallory in surprise to Takemi-sensei.
"Thank you, Takemi-sensei." said Keiko thankfully to Takemi-sensei.
"I guess it's fine. You seem like the earnest type of pretty girl while your friend seem like the tomboy type, and you 2 don't look like you 2 will be in any trouble. This is my private practice. All the medicines that I dispense is original." said Takemi-sensei with a shrug of her shoulders. "I have a license to make my own formulas. You've likely seen them being sold in various hospitals. It's your responsibility to take care of yourself. So if that's OK with you, stop by anytime." added Takemi-sensei softly to Keiko.
"Alright, I understand, Takemi-sensei. That'll really help a lot." said Keiko as she gave a small smile to her.
"Great. It's nice to know that you're so quick on the update… Saves me the hassle." said Takemi-sensei as she stopped writing, raised and briefly waved her clipboard around before she stopped and placed her hand under her chin. "You're a pretty weird girl, you know? I wonder what you're going to use the medicine for…" added Takemi-sensei suspiciously to Keiko (who fidgeted again under her suspicious gaze).
"What we do and use the medicines for is our business, Takemi-sensei." said Mallory firmly to Takemi-sensei, which make Keiko glance and gaped in surprise at her.
"Is that so? Well, as long as you 2 don't cause me any trouble, it's not my problem… Here you go, this is all the medicines I've right now." said Takemi-sensei as she take a piece of paper from the table and hand it to Keiko for her to look.
Keiko took the paper from Takemi-sensei, thanked her for it and glance at each of the medicines written on it before she decided to purchase and pay some Recov-R: 100 mg and Rivivadrin medicines from Takemi-sensei. Takemi-sensei nodded and thanked Keiko for her purchase before she put the medicines she bought into a plastic bag, handed it to over and bade farewell to her and Mallory before they left the room.
Once both Keiko and Mallory left the room, they saw a stern and impatient-looking business man standing and waiting in the waiting room and they quickly moved out of his way to let him walked past them and he went into the exam room. Soon after the business man went into the room, both Keiko and Mallory heard Takemi-sensei talking to the business man and they decided to eavesdrop on their conversation.
"…What's the reason for your visit? Do you have a cold? Stomachache? Athlete's foot? Whatever it is, you need to take a number…" Takemi-sensei asked the business man.
"…Enough of this!" yell the business man in an annoy tone of voice to Takemi-sensei (which make both Keiko and Mallory had surprise looks on their faces). "You're the only one who could have developed that type of medicine."
"I'm afraid I've no idea what you're talking about…" said Takemi-sensei boredly to the business man.
Don't play dumb with me. Rumor has it, it's a drug so potent it can give a person unlimited power." said the business man.
"A drug so potent that it can give a person unlimited power? Did she really make that kind of medicine?" thought Keiko in confusion in her mind.
"Really? That's news to me." said Takemi-sensei.
"Developing experimental drugs, medicines and herbal remedies violates all health regulations. Are you attempting to create a super-stimulant? A drug like that will only become a social issue." said the business man tauntingly to Takemi-sensei.
"You're really persistent, you know that? I'm just a quack…" said Takemi-sensei ven more boredly to the business man.
"The police may not be taking action, but I imagine the media will soon pick up on it. You intend to ruin my reputation again, huh? You're a disgrace to the medical community." said the business man coldly to Takemi-sensei (who tsked at the man).
"What do you think he mean by that, Keiko?" whisper Mallory as she glance at Keiko.
"I don't know, Maly." whisper Keiko as she shake her head.
"What's with that look? That was your mistake, was it not?" said the business man mockingly to Takemi-sensei. "I won't be responsible for your criminal actions. Dispose of that "medicine" immediately and resign. The name "Tae Takemi" will never- Hey, is somebody out there!?" the business man added to Takemi-sensei before he noticed both Keiko and Mallory eavesdropping on their conversation and they quickly turned and run down the stairs and out of the clinic building.
"Holy, that was close." said Keiko.
"Yeah, no kidding." said Mallory in agreement with Keiko.
"Geez, that man almost caught us. Plus it sounded like they were talking about something dangerous… Could that woman be hiding some extra strong medicine…?" said Morgana as he popped out of Keiko's bag.
"Maybe but doesn't it seem sketchy, Morgana?" asked Keiko concernly to Morgana.
"Maybe, but it could come in handy in the Palace. Let's come back and get that woman to cooperate with us only when that man isn't here next time, Madame Keiko, Miss mallory. Also, we shouldn't involve people who have nothing to do with this. Keep the Phantom Thieves a secret, okay?" said Morgana.
"Alright then, next time we'll come and see her and we'll keep what we do a secret, Morgana." said Keiko as she nodded at Morgana.
"Anyway, great work, you two! That went really well!" said Morgana proudly to Keiko and Mallory (who smiled back at him).
Both Keiko and Mallory then felt their phones vibrating and they take them out and saw that they received messages from Ryuji.
RS: You know there's a shop in Shibuya that sells model guns. I'd be glad to take you and Mallory there if you 2 want.
KA: Alright, Ryuji-kun.
MC: Sure.
RS: Sweet. Welp, let's figure out where to meet. You 2 at least know how to get to Shibuya station, yeah?
MC: Of course we do, Sakamoto. Are you saying that we have no sense of direction?
RS: No, of course I don't think that of you and Keiko!
MC: See that you don't, Sakamoto.
KA: Now now, he learn his lesson so don't be mean to him anymore, Maly.
MC:… Fine, Keiko.
AN: Hey, I can't make it. Can I trust you 3 to check the place out for me?
RS: Huh? You're not coming with us?
AN: Not now and tomorrow. I got some homework to do now and I made plans to go see Shiho in the hospital tomorrow and you better don't think of doing anything funny with them.
MC: Don't worry, Ann-san. I'll make sure that he doesn't.
RS: Oh, very funny and gotcha. Don't you two worry about it, Keiko, Mallory and I got this. Well, see you 2 in Shibuya later! I'll be waiting in front of the station.
"We might be able to get our hands on some decent stuff if this store really has model guns. Well, we still got some time so let's go meet up with Ryuji now, Madame Keiko, Miss Mallory." said Morgana.
"Alright, Morgana. Let us go then." said Keiko before she and Mallory turned and head toward the station to take the train back to Shibuya. Once both Keiko and Mallory arrived and walked out of the station and they look around the place and people for any sign of Ryuji, they soon spotted him coming toward them past the crowd of people.
"Looks like you 2 made it. Mkay, let's get goin'. The shop's over this way!" said Ryuji to both Keiko and Mallory before he turned and began leading her away from the station toward Central Street. But before Keiko, Mallory and Ryuji went into Central Street, they stopped when they saw a slightly pale-looking, short black hair, black-eyed middle-aged man wearing a grey-coloured business suit with a green political sash wrapped around him, white gloves and black shoes is standing on a podium box and speaking to the people who walked past him.
"Everyone, wake up! This country is twisted!" said the business man to the crowd of people, who kept on walking past him.
"This politician's actually saying some decent things, but not many people are stopping to listen to him…" said Morgana as he popped out of Keiko's bag and glance slightly sadly at the business man.
"That's because they don't care, Morgana." said Mallory.
"Eh, people give speeches all the time. Plus, politics are pretty boring, anyway. We're almost there, just don't get lost in the crowd." said Ryuji with a shrug of his shoulders to both Keiko and Mallory before they turned and began to walked into Central Street.
"Follow me, girls. The shop can be pretty confusin' to find sometimes." Ryuji told both Keiko and Mallory before he began leading them past the crowd of people and the various shops and small restaurants, turned left and went into a short alley until they stopped in front of a shop (which had it's door quite barred with newspapers) inside the alley.
"This is the place that he wanted to show us?" thought Mallory to herself.
"This is it. Pretty legit, right?" said Ryuji as he grinned at both Keiko and Mallory. "Oh yeah, now that we're here… you know anything about military stuff?" asked Ryuji curiously to them.
"Not really. No, Ryuji-kun." replied Keiko with a shake of her head to him.
"I see. I guess worst comes to worst we can just asked the shopkeeper what they recommend. C'mon, let's go in." said Ryuji before he opened the door then he, Keiko and Mallory went into the shop and both Keiko and Mallory look around the interior of the shop and saw that it's filled with many different military-looking clothing, supplies and model guns, gunblades, knives and swords inside glass counters and on shelves with an awed look on her face before she soon saw a slightly tan-skinned, short grey-haired, light grey eyed middle-aged man wearing a long sleeve black turtleneck shirt with a long-sleeve light greenish-grey coat over it, dark blue jeans and brown boots on his legs, a grey hat with yellow ear defenders on it and he had the tattoo of a gecko lizard on the left side of his neck sitting on a chair and reading a magazine about guns behind the counter.
"You know what you 3 want yet?" said the man gruffly to Keiko, Mallory and Ryuji as he briefly glance at them.
"Not exactly, sir." said Keiko nervously yet politely to the man.
"… You lookin' for recommendations, missy?" asked the man as he raised his eyebrow suspiciously at Keiko.
"Yeah. Can you help us with the recommendations?" replied Keiko with a nod of her head to the man.
"… I dunno, just buy whatever looks interestin' to you." said the man dismissively to Keiko.
"Ugh, some customer service…" said Ryuji as he rolled his eyes at the man (who glared in irritation at him while Keiko sighed at him).
"Fine, whaddya want? An automatic? A revolver or something else?" asked the man.
"Uh, automatic…? Dude, why're you talkin' about cars now!?" said Ryuji in an annoy and confused tone of voice to the man.
"Ryuji-kun! Stop antagonizing him!" snapped Keiko as she scowled at Ryuji.
"Listen, this here's an enthusiast shop. My regulars'll be mad if I let casuals like you 3 hang around." said the man as he slowly narrowed his eyes at Ryuji.
"I'm not a freakin' casual! I bought shit from here like, last week!" snapped Ryuji to the man.
"Huh, can't remember you." scoffed the man as he shake his head at Ryuji.
"You bastard…" muttered Ryuji as he slumped his shoulders a little.
"And what about you, missy? Lookin' for somethin'?" asked the man as he glance at Keiko.
"Yeah. Something that looks real, sir." replied Keiko coolly to the man.
"…Oh? You 3 plannin' a nice big bank robbery or somethin'?" said the man in an interrogative tone of voice to Keiko.
"Huh? No, we don't!" said Mallory as she shake her head at the man.
"Th-That ain't it! We just like how they look, is all!" said Ryuji frantically to the man.
"Is that so? Anyways… you 3 shoulda said before that you 3 are gun enthusiasts. I'm always up for helpin' fresh faces." said the man as he closed his magazine and put it on the counter. "Some precautions first though. Don't go 'round pointing 'em at other people. Keep 'em in a bag or somethin' if you're outside. Oh, and don't let the fuzz catch wind of you two having 'em. I don't need them comin' around here." added the man warningly to them.
"We'll be careful, sir." said Keiko as she nodded to the man.
"You better make sure you do, missy." said the man firmly to Keiko before he gestured with his finger at the model guns and knives lying inside the glass counter. "Now, if you look closely, you'll be able to tell these're models. Real guns feel… different. Maybe someday I'll show you the real good stuff though… if you got the guts for it, of course…But for now, you 3 get the beginner selection. Just sit tight, I'll bring 'em out." added the man as he smirk at Keiko before he stood up and walked toward the back storage.
"We did it. We totally gotta go for some fancy shit, right? I want 'em to shine!" said Ryuji as he grinned excitedly to both Keiko and Mallory before he take out and handed a wad of cash toward her. "Oh, and here's the cash for mine. Pick me out something good!"
"Are you sure about this? I mean, you just handed over your cash to a girl that you barely knew about, Ryuji-kun." said Keiko concernly to Ryuji.
"It's cool. My gut instinct told me that you're an A-okay girl, same goes for your friend too!" said Ryuji as he grinned at her.
"I hope it doesn't backfire on you someday, Ryuji-kun." thought Keiko concernly in her mind about Ryuji's naïve attitude.
A few seconds later, the man came back while carrying a large box of guns, knives, swords, armors and accessories and put the box down on the counter for them to pick, purchase and pay for it. They look through each of the items and decided to buy Hell Slugger weapon, Governance handgun, Gunblade (that's the exact replica of Squall's gunblade weapon from FF 7) Granelli M3 and Burntech armors for Ryuji, Falchion sword for Morgana and Fundo-Kusari whip for Ann before Keiko bought and pay for each of the items she pick for her team-mates and she sold off their previous weapons and armors to the man.
Another few seconds later, Keiko, Mallory and Ryuji left the shop while holding the large plastic bag filled with their newly purchase items and they bade farewell to each other before they split up and went back to their own homes.