It had been more than a month since Yusuke and the others found out that Mayumi was also a Reikai Tantei. She came to the weekly meetings and became dear friends all of them. She was able to make anyone smile, even Hiei, who, when Mayumi talked to him, had a boyish grin nobody had ever seen before. She helped Kuwabara study, and as a result, he managed to get a 95 percent, striking Okubo and the other members of his gang dumb for the next two weeks.
Now they were in Yusuke's living room again, prepared to have another meeting.
Kurama looked around. "Where's Mayu-chan?"
Yusuke shrugged. "I dunno. Said she'd be here shortly."
The door opened and she walked in. All talk stopped at the sight of her face.
"What's up?" Kuwabara asked nervously. "Do we have another case?"
Mayumi held up a videotape. "Yes," she said almost distractedly. "Koenma-sama told me to show this to you." She popped the tape in the VCR.
Everyone gathered around the television and saw a toddler with a large purple hat and a blue pacifier.
"Konnichiwa, minna-san," Koenma said in a high-pitched voice. "Long time, no case. Well, I hate to burst your bubbles about never having another one, Yusuke and Kuwabara--"
The two boys rolled their eyes as everyone but Mayumi chuckled slightly.
"--but I'm afraid you've got yourselves another one, and a serious one at that," Koenma continued. "You boys have a new opponent, and he's a strong youkai as anyone could ever NOT hope to see. Mayumi can tell you about him. And Mayumi…" He seemed to be actually looking at her, standing just outside the half circle. "…don't leave ANYTHING out. Good luck."
The tape stopped. Mayumi pulled it out of the VCR and put it back in the case.
"Hey, Mayu-chan," Kuwabara asked. "What's he talking about? What's this new case?"
Mayumi sat down on the couch, breathing heavily. She covered her eyes with her good hand, shaking her head.
Kurama sat next to her, putting a hand on her shoulder. "What is it?" he asked gently. "Tell us."
She took a shuddering breath. "We have to face an incredibly strong shadow demon called Daisuke. He's…awful. Three thousand years ago, he put a curse on Ningenkai, causing a terrible darkness on the world. I remember hearing screams of the tortured ningen even all the way down in Makai…"
Kurama froze.
'Why does it keep coming back to me?'
Now they were in Yusuke's living room again, prepared to have another meeting.
Kurama looked around. "Where's Mayu-chan?"
Yusuke shrugged. "I dunno. Said she'd be here shortly."
The door opened and she walked in. All talk stopped at the sight of her face.
"What's up?" Kuwabara asked nervously. "Do we have another case?"
Mayumi held up a videotape. "Yes," she said almost distractedly. "Koenma-sama told me to show this to you." She popped the tape in the VCR.
Everyone gathered around the television and saw a toddler with a large purple hat and a blue pacifier.
"Konnichiwa, minna-san," Koenma said in a high-pitched voice. "Long time, no case. Well, I hate to burst your bubbles about never having another one, Yusuke and Kuwabara--"
The two boys rolled their eyes as everyone but Mayumi chuckled slightly.
"--but I'm afraid you've got yourselves another one, and a serious one at that," Koenma continued. "You boys have a new opponent, and he's a strong youkai as anyone could ever NOT hope to see. Mayumi can tell you about him. And Mayumi…" He seemed to be actually looking at her, standing just outside the half circle. "…don't leave ANYTHING out. Good luck."
The tape stopped. Mayumi pulled it out of the VCR and put it back in the case.
"Hey, Mayu-chan," Kuwabara asked. "What's he talking about? What's this new case?"
Mayumi sat down on the couch, breathing heavily. She covered her eyes with her good hand, shaking her head.
Kurama sat next to her, putting a hand on her shoulder. "What is it?" he asked gently. "Tell us."
She took a shuddering breath. "We have to face an incredibly strong shadow demon called Daisuke. He's…awful. Three thousand years ago, he put a curse on Ningenkai, causing a terrible darkness on the world. I remember hearing screams of the tortured ningen even all the way down in Makai…"
Kurama froze.
'Why does it keep coming back to me?'