Issac pulls open the laptop with the ever-changing password and a quick fingerprint scan on his left ring finger, making sure the two teens don't see it, and jesters to the two teens to sit on the bed next to him. Peko turns to Fuyuhiko and he nods to her. They both approach the bed and sit next to Issac, Peko to his right and Fuyuhiko to his left. Issac begins to type furiously on the keypad as the screen displays several records, photos, and bank statements. Issac then pulls a photo of a man with a round face, blond scraggly hair, and small grey eyes.
"This your guy?"
Fuyuhiko's eyes widen and soon narrow, "Yeah, that's the motherfucker." Peko gives a questioning look to Issac and asks, "How were you able to locate him so quickly? You were only provided with his first name and Sengou isn't a rare name?" Fuyuhiko tears his eyes off the photo and looks to Issac for answers.
Issac nervously scratches the back of his head. "Well, it wasn't hard, I just looked into the database of anyone with the name and crossed reference with the police database with anyone with ties or suspicion with the Yakuza. Then that left me with 34 people in the country, then I looked into the bank statements of those 34 and found an influx of wired money that seemingly came from nowhere for months for one person. Looking into where the money came from a shell company that the police suspected to be owned by the Kai Clan of the Yakuza and since the Kai Clan seems to be the second biggest clan before the Kuzuryu Clan, they must have been the ones that were behind Sengou's betrayal." As he finishes his explanation he turns to Peko, "It's not easy, unless you know what to look for."
Peko, who trained herself to be as stoic as possible, her face cracked with the surprise of Issac's explanation, but another question arises. "How do you gain access to the police database and people's bank statements?"
Issac's mood immediately deteriorates as a look of guilt and nervousness crosses his face. "Uh well...um..funny story..."
"..."
"Fine, I hacked it."
Peko's eyes widen and Fuyuhiko basically explodes.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HACKED THE POLICE DATABASE!? YOU COULD BE ARRESTED AND GET US MIXED IN YOUR BULLSHIT!" Fuyuhiko pulls Issac closer, "You better tell that it can't be traced to you."
Issac calmly pulls Fuyuhiko off of him, "Dude, I've been doing this for years. I'm not gonna get caught. How do you think I'm able to track down criminals?"
That piece of logic calms Fuyuhiko down a degree. "Just...don't break any laws for our sake okay?
Feeling a bit better about the situation Issac closes the laptop "Well enough about me." He turns to Peko, "So what can you tell me about yourself Peko-san? Any hobbies, favorite things, or family?"
Fuyuhiko grits his teeth like Issac hit a sore spot, but Peko looks at Issac and says "I enjoy kendo, my favorite color is black, my favorite food is tempura, and I don't like sweets. And please, call me Peko."
' She says it like it's a script, but didn't mention family. Must be personal'
"What about you, Takashi-san?" Peko shoots back. "Do you have any interests?"
' Deflecting and asking about me? She really doesn't want the conversation to be on her. Well, I won't pry .'
"Okay then, I love fantasy novels, my favorite color is silver, my favorite food is any kind of seafood, and I don't like coffee. And you can call me Issac since I'm calling you Peko."
Issac then gets up and faces the two "Well that was fun, but when's lunch?" He pats his stomach, "All that talk of our favorite food is making me hungry." He then reaches for his suitcase and puts his laptop away before locking it again.
Fuyuhiko pulls out his phone to check the time "It ain't even noon yet, why the hell are you talking about lunch?" Issac ponders for a moment, "Oh, it must be my internal clock, leaving from America in the middle of the day to come here has put my eating schedule off a bit." He answers swiftly. "Well, I can wait, so in the meantime," He turns to the other teens, "How about a tour of the place, it's not every day you can explore a Yakuza estate. Or we could go out for some shopping, I need some new clothes and supplies for myself and I hate to be bottled here for a month. So what do you say? "
Peko gets up and brushes her skirt and gazes at Issac with her crimson eyes. " You seem a bit too... casual to be in one of the most dangerous dens in all of Japan. Are you not nervous at all?" Issac gives a questioning look and shoots back "Nah, I've been in more dangerous places before and got out, barely." Issac says that last part softly so the two don't hear it. He sees Fuyuhiko wanted to say something about that statement, but ultimately shrugs it off and heads towards the door and opens it.
"Well, what are you fucking waiting for? Get your ass out of here!" Fuyuhiko curses at him as he exits the room
Issac begins to walk out of the room and when passing by Fuyuhiko, remarks "Wow, such manners! What will I ever do to repay you kindness." he says in a dramatic tone "Da fuck was that?" "Act like a dick, get ready for sarcasm," Issac says with a deadpan expression. He begins to walk a good distance in front of the two as they trail behind him as he heads towards the meeting room. As he walked his face became serious as he focused on the two teens behind him. "
"What do you think of him Peko?"
"He seems a bit too carefree, are you sure he is as dangerous as you say, Young Master?"
"Yeah, he apparently has skills that rival an assassin?"
"Should I take care of him?"
"What, no. He's supposed to be here to make 'connections' and be friends with me, but he's gotta earn that."
"What do we do when he sees me at Hope's Peak, he could reveal our connection."
"Shit, haven't thought of that. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it."
Issac smirked as he listened to the two teens behind him with complete clarity. 'Well, at least they don't want to try and kill me off the bat, so this is an upgrade' Issac thought 'So Peko's going to Hope's Peak too? This might be more interesting than I thought.' He chuckled to himself as he stopped in front of the meeting room doors with the other two arriving shortly.
When the other two arrived Issac turned around to face them. "So do we knock or..?" Fuyuhiko rolls his eyes, "We're not allowed to interrupt his meetings so we have to wait until he's done" As soon as the words left his mouth the doors opened with three men leaving, one being Kuzuryu and the other two, being on the right and left side of Kuzuryu, one being big and burly and the other being tall and lanky. Both men wore tailored suits like the rest of the Kuzuryu staff, but instead of the pure black suits others wore, they wore pinstripe suits, much like Fuyuhiko.
When the three men noticed the teens, Kuzuryu raised an eyebrow at them. "Fuyuhiko, Issac, what's wrong, is there something you need?" he questioned. In Issac's mind, he raised his eyebrows 'He didn't acknowledge Peko? What's with that, maybe he's just used to seeing her.'
Before Issac could respond, Fuyuhiko beat him to it "This guy" jerking his thumb at Issac "wants to go out to see Japan like a fucking tourist and to buy new clothes for himself." Issac turns to give a look to Fuyuhiko that said ' Really? ' and turns to Kuzuryu and says "Yeah I wouldn't put it like that, but I do want to go out to get familiar with the area."
Kuzuryu face darkens "Anything you need we can provide here, if clothes are what you require, then we can have our tailor make some for you." Issac looks up to Kuzuryu, not being affected by his expression, "Okay, what about when I need to do my job? I can't catch criminals from here, now can I?" he replies slyly.
Kuzuryu drops his dark look and don's one of confusion. "Your job..?" His confusion then morphs into one of amusement "Didn't your mother tell you what you will be doing here?"
Issac cocks his head to the side "Uh..no? Why?"
Kuzuryu then turns to Fuyuhiko and then to Issac with a smile on his face, "The deal I had with your mother is that you would be fully welcomed to stay with us, but during that time you must serve as the bodyguard of my son. Anytime he leaves the estate, you must accompany him to ensure his safety."
Time seemed to stop for Issac as he had a horrified expression on his face while he absorbed that information. ' Next time I see her, we are gonna have a talk '
"Tch, I still don't think I need a bodyguard, I ain't a helpless kid." Fuyuhiko scoffs. Issac turns to Fuyuhiko "You KNEW about this? You could have told me!"
Fuyuhiko shrugs " Yeah, I knew about it, I didn't say anything about it cause I didn't want a bodyguard, but now seeing how you react, it was worth it."
"Well, then that's something." Issac turns to Kuzuryu and bows his head "Sorry about that, but does that mean I'm gonna be stuck with him for the month?"
"HEY! I'm stuck with you, you bastard!"
They both ignore him as Peko just pats him on the back.
Issac looks to Kuzuryu with an annoyed expression, "So does that mean I'm working for the Yakuza for a month?" Kuzuryu nods.
The burly man next to Kuzuryu gets a phone call, when he answers it he nods and turns to Kuzuryu, pulls him away, and whispers something barely audible in his ear.
"The Kai clan are requesting a meeting in two weeks, we need to get ready." Issac hears, despite them being about 2 yards away.
Kuzuryu then turns to the other man and nods at him. The man walks down the hall with a phone to his ear. Kuzuryu then turns to the teens, "Issac Takashi, lunch will be served at 1. Please stay in your room until then and afterward, we will discuss your 'work' here." He walks away with the burly man in tow in the same direction that the lanky man went.
"Well, you heard him." Issac turns to see Fuyuhiko with a smug look on his face. He reaches into his pocket and tosses something to Issac which he grabs without hesitation. When opening his hand he sees a small key, most likely for his room. When he looks up Fuyuhiko and Peko are already walking off in the opposite direction in the estate.
Issac sighs as he journeys back to his room. When he arrives he opens it with the key Fuyuhiko gave him and enters. He looked to the bathroom and wanted to wash his face in the sink. When opening the bathroom door in his room, he sees a luxurious bathroom with a toilet, a sink with a large mirror behind it, a large tub in the corner, and a shower stall opposite it. Issac gives an impressed whistle as he heads towards the sink and runs the cold water and splashes it to his face.
"Geez, I can't believe she would make a deal like that. Wait, she would TOTALLY make a deal like that and not let me know. If she did, she knew I would say no. Damn it!"
When grabbing a towel from a towel rack next to the sink Issac dries his face off. When he's done he takes a look into the mirror.
When looking closely at his piercing green eyes he notices that one eye had a slight overlap that revealed a steely gray eye beneath it. Issac sighed as he carefully pushed his eyelids open as adjusted his eye to make it look right.
"Damn contacts" He mutters to himself as he left the bathroom.
