"Kyoko," Makoto said as he knocked on her door to her private quarters.
"Enter," Kyoko shouted from the other side.
Makoto opened the door and walked in to see Kyoko going over paperwork.
"How can I help you, Makoto?" Kyoko said, putting down the paperwork and looked at him with a smile.
Makoto closed the door. "I need a favour."
"What kind?"
"I want you to send out a message to the police and public about finding Togami and Kuzuryu."
Kyoko's smile faded.
"Come on Kyoko don't give me that face. Togami and Kuzuryu will know we are onto them. A day has already passed since Mukuro has killed Enoshima. For all, we know the pair are trying to get out of the country."
"You have a point," she sighed. "Hand me the palace phone."
Makoto walked over to a table against a wall and grabbed the phone. He walked over to Kyoko and handed the phone to her.
The phone was unique; it had all the numbers she needed on speed dial. She flicked through the different numbers. Then pressed a button and the phone began to ring.
"Hello. Your Mastery, how can I be a service?" Taka answered.
"Prime Minster Ishimaru," Kyoko replied. "I need you to do a few things for me."
"Ask, and they will be obeyed."
"First I need you to send out an alert level to the police and public for Byakuya Togami and Fuyuhiko Kuzuyru I want them found and brought before me. Second I want you to freeze all of their bank accounts and assets then find out their last locations if possible. Lastly, they must NOT leave the country."
"Togami…he is working with the Despair Core, isn't he?" Taka said in disbelief.
"Yes he is, we found out the truth about from Enoshima yesterday after we caught her," Kyoko lied. "Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu works for the Despair Core as well from what we have learned. Kuzuryu has a woman called Peko Pekoyama find her as well."
"Will do. Your Mastery. Is Enoshima at the palace?"
"No, she died yesterday. Enoshima was too dangerous to be kept alive. A full statement will be released later today. Prime Minister Ishimaru can I trust you with these orders?"
"Yes, of course. Your Mastery," Taka said with shock. "The first and last orders will be made clear to everyone. I will gather the press, and I will inform you when I'm about to go live."
"Thank you, goodbye, Prime Minister," Kyoko said as she ended the call.
"Thank you, Kyoko, I mean it," Makoto said.
"It needed to be done, anyway have you heard from Ikusaba?"
"No, I haven't, I was going to text her. But I think she needed time to grieve.
Kyoko let out a sigh and put the phone down next to her. "Did I do the right thing?"
"You mean giving the Mukuro a choice over her sister's fate? Yes, I believe you did make the right call. Look, if Enoshima was sent to prison, you know for a fact that her frame and beautify would spin some peoples heads. Plus people are willing to listen more if it means escaping from prison."
"So would have you questioned Ikusaba choice if she chooses Enoshima to go to prison?" Kyoko asked.
"No, regardless of what choice Mukuro would make, I would have supported it 100%. Seeing Mukuro yesterday proves she wanted a loving sister all this time. Now she is alone."
"But she isn't. You and I will be there for her," Kyoko replied.
"Do you think she will take us with open arms with all the secrets we have been hiding?"
"Not straight away, but we have made small improvements, which is important."
Makoto pulled out his phone and sent a text to Mukuro.
"Makoto, do you have any plans to speak to your parents?" Kyoko asked.
"Truth be told, I don't know. Komaru has been urging me to speak to them. But can my parents cope with the fact that I've been alive this whole time? Sure my father could maybe cope. But I think my mother wouldn't," Makoto replied with concern in his voice.
"I will stand by your stand. I suspect your mother to give you an ear-bashing, I deserve one as well."
Makoto began to laugh. "Yeah, we both do deserve one. I'm scared to tell her because I know the ear-bashing will be rough."
"Frontpage news, Reaper is scared of his mother," Kyoko chuckled.
"And his Empress," Makoto replied with a small laugh. "Kyoko, I think you should visit your father. You haven't seen him in a few months."
"I know, I've been busy with all this mess," she sighed. "We have been keeping in touch, and he keeps saying the thing to me."
"That he stood down to early?"
"Yes, but what else could we do. My father was sick, and you saw how bad he was. We had no choice for me to ascend to the throne."
"At least his health has improved."
"You say that," Kyoko sighed. "No doubt, Father is worried about my safety every day."
Makoto's phone made a sound, and it was a text from Mukuro. He opened the text and read it. "Kyoko I need to go. Mukuro is ready to talk."
"Very well, you go then. I still have this paperwork to go through. Taka will be making a live announcement regarding the Despair Core."
"Right I will watch it if I'm still at Ikusaba's place."
10 minutes later
Makoto stood outside Mukuro's house. It was a small house that Mukuro lived in considering how much money she was making from working for Kyoko. But Mukuro was that of person that was never flashy.
Makoto wouldn't be surprised if Mukuro is rich by this point by not living in a bigger home.
Makoto knocked on the door, and he waited a few seconds. Mukuro opened the door and walked away.
Makoto let himself in and walked into the living to see Mukuro sitting in her sleeping shorts and t-shirt with her eyes all red. Makoto guessed she had been crying for a very long time.
"Can I make you something?" Makoto asked.
"Don't be foolish!" Mukuro snapped. "I'm hosting its I who should be asking you that."
"You are no fit state to play host," Makoto replied. "Have you had anything to eat?"
"No…not since yesterday I killed my sister."
"Right then, how about I make you breakfast then?"
"You can cook?" Mukuro said surprised while looking at him.
"Of course I can, as you know, I went overboard when I began dating Kyoko. Trying to protect her wasn't the only skill I picked up."
"So you learned how to cook? From who?"
"My mother, of course, I asked how to make stuff. So I was the complete boyfriend, I had an Imperial Princess that deserves to have breakfast in bed."
Mukuro shook her head. "I prefer it more if you went back to being Reaper. I forgot how much of a dork you can be."
Makoto let out a small chuckle and headed into the kitchen. Mukuro got up and followed him. She watched him go into the fridge and pull out one egg, a packet of bacon and sausages.
"What are you doing?" Mukuro said stunned.
"I'm whipping you up a British fry up."
"What?" Mukuro said, confused.
"It's a thing they do in Britain where grab different things like black pudding, eggs and so on to make breakfast in pubs. Of course, I don't have the full list to make it a full fry up. But I think this will do the trick to fill you up."
Makoto got to work making breakfast. He looked inside Mukuro's breadbin and saw she had half a loaf. He pulled a few slices out and put them in the toaster but didn't start it.
Mukuro was stunned she didn't foresee Makoto working in her kitchen to feed her.
"There is something I want to ask you," Mukuro said.
"Go on," Makoto replied as he checked on the eggs, bacon and sausages.
"Kirigiri said something to me not too long ago about being concerned about you after the Despair Core is done."
Makoto froze for a few seconds then he shook his head. "I had no reason to live honestly. After the Despair Core is crushed, I have served my purpose."
"So Kirigiri's fears are true," Mukuro said saddened.
Makoto turned around to face Mukuro. "Look at me. I'm a mess, and I am forced to wear a mask to help me live. I always wear long clothing to hide my scars on my arms from my fight with Togami. I'm no longer the man I used to be, and Kyoko knows this very well."
"So you want to kill yourself? What about Kirigiri? Me? Komaru? Your parents? Do we no longer matter to you?"
"I never said that."
"Well, it's implying that you are!"
"I don't recall you jumping over the moon when I revealed myself to you. So what makes you think my parents will be any different?"
"I was angry that I was lied to all these years, that's why I wasn't jumping for joy. I thought we were very best friends."
"Mukuro, I've always tried my best to make sure you would never end up like me even as my time as Reaper. I never stopped caring about you. I didn't want you to see me like this. A sorry broken mess."
"Did it not occur to you that I wouldn't have cared what you looked like as long as you were alive?"
"I did not."
"See, proven and guilty. We no longer matter to you. It's all about you and what you think!"
"Stop!" Makoto said, annoyed. "I've already got Komaru on my back. I do not need you on my back as well. Honestly Mukuro what do you want from me right now? I can't go back and change the past trust me if I could I would!"
"I don't want you to kill yourself after this is all over," Mukuro said softly. "I want you to live."
Makoto didn't reply as he turned his attention back to the breakfast.
"Makoto I don't have anyone left in my life! Makoto I beg of you…" Mukuro began to cry. "I don't want to lose you again."
Makoto turned around and walked forward and wrapped his arms around Mukuro, shocking her.
"I have no intention of dying now," Makoto said. "After getting an ear-bashing from Komaru. I fear she would follow me into hell and drag me by the ear back to the world of the living. Seriously though. I knew you would be hurting after you killed your sister seeing you this morning has confirmed this. I don't want to leave you alone in this world. Komaru has made me realised that I need people and people need me. Mukuro I will not leave you this time that is a promise. I will never push you, Komaru or Kyoko away again!"
Mukuro's eyes widened then she buried her head into Makoto's shoulder and cried.
30 minutes later
Makoto and Mukuro, who was eating breakfast, were watching the telly. Taka was on the screen, making an official press statement.
"Hello everyone, good morning to you all. I thank you for coming as quickly as possible. I have spoken to the Empress this morning, and she has issued me orders and these orders will come into effect as soon as they leave my mouth."
"What is going on?" Mukuro asked.
"Just watch," Makoto replied.
"Byakuya Togami and Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu work for the Despair Core, and the Empress has demanded their capture. Kuzuryu has a female friend called Peko Pekoyama. The Empress want her captured as well. They must not leave the country if anyone sees the trio, please proceed with caution and call the police…"
"Wow," Mukuro said as she turned down the telly. "Was this Kirigiri's idea?"
"No it was mine, we can't leave it any longer. I said this to Kyoko, Togami might try and leave the country, and I will not allow this."
"Fair enough, I think you pulled the end game trigger."
"Hopefully, we still don't know where Togami is, and I doubt we will find him if Kuzuryu doesn't talk."
"We will find Togami, I've got a feeling in my gut."
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Byakuya was watching Taka's press conference, and he was fuming with what he heard.
"My assets are getting frozen! I will be poor. NO! NO! NO! I WILL NOT BE POOR! KIRIGIRI AND NAEGI. I WILL END YOU BOTH FOR THIS!"
Thank you for reading.
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