Chapter Five: The Endless Raids
The four hunters returned to Raven's Flat in the early afternoon, only a few hours after Robin's tussle with Kamiya. Kosaka was waiting for them on the fifth floor, looking impatient.
"Zaizen's waiting for all of you," Kosaka informed them simply. "He received your message, Amon, and wishes to see you all in the conference room."
The STN-J team members placed their equipment away and filed into the conference room, Robin bringing up the rear, still unhappy about the current state of her dress. She shuffled into her seat, glancing over at Zaizen, Michael and Doujima, who had clearly been waiting for them.
"Robin, are you all right?" Zaizen asked immediately.
"I'm fine," Robin assured, still removing water from her dress. "Why did Nasat attack me?"
"We're not sure," Michael chimed in from his own station. "SOLOMON has already issued apologies on their behalf, and provided assurance that their own hunters will deal with Nasat."
"Even after he attacks me they still don't want us to get involved?" Robin asked, growing a bit angry. "Why haven't they caught him yet?"
"A number of hunters have already been dispatched throughout Japan," Zaizen informed her. "They have been unable to locate him, as there has been no discernible pattern in his activities."
"He's shown up twice when Kamiya or the witches he gathered were involved," Robin stated.
"Twice?" Amon repeated. "When was the other time?"
"On the hunt last night," Robin explained. "He brought down the witch I was battling before you all arrived."
Zaizen narrowed his eyes. "Do you think he's after you, then, Robin?"
Robin stopped. "That...didn't really occur to me."
"That could work out fairly well," Amon noted. "If Nasat is after Kamiya's followers then he's doing our job for us. If he's after Robin, we can lure him to us and let Solomon's hunters deal with him."
"I already proposed that idea," Zaizen said dismissively. "As usual, the boys at headquarters are confident their own hunters can deal with Nasat."
The various STN-J members sighed in exasperation.
"Very well, then," Amon nodded. "In the meantime, we can go after Kamiya and his followers."
"What for?" Haruto asked.
Amon briefed the other team members and briefed them on Kamiya's plan- 'the Night of the Devil's Children'.
"We must find Kamiya immediately," Zaizen stated. "He must be captured before he can go through with this insane plan of his."
"How will we find him?" Karasuma asked. "His base of operations just burned to the ground."
"We will have to check the residences of every one of his followers, then." Zaizen surmised.
"Do you have any idea how long that will take?" Doujima asked him.
"I do," Zaizen nodded. "But we can not allow Kamiya's plan to succeed. We have five days to hunt down fifty witches."
The various members of the STN-J felt their jaws drop.
"He must be joking," Haruto moaned. "He can't be serious."
"That man never jokes," Amon responded grimly. "You heard him- we have a job to do."
"I need to stop by home first," Robin noted, thinking of the abysmal state of her attire. "I'll be back in an hour or so."
Amon shrugged. "Sakaki, you're with me. Doujima, Karasuma, I trust you two can handle things on your own." He turned to the hacker, who was once again stationed before his computer. "Michael, how many residences do you think we can hit in one day?"
"It depends on how long you spend at each one," Michael replied as he printed out five sets of directions. "I've provided ten locations within this local vicinity. Let me know how many you can get done today."
"The fun begins," Doujima muttered.
Robin looked over the two assinged witches she had been given to investigate. Both lived fairly close to Touko's apartment, where Robin had gone for a change of attire. She immediately got prepared and climbed onto her moped, heading for the first of many stops.
The first witch lived in a simple apartment complex, in a single bedroom apartment. Robin invited herself in, knocking on the door to no response. She waited a few moments, before heading out, when an aroma caught her attention.
There was a fire somewhere in the apartment complex.
Nasat had already visited the witch Robin was after. She could figure out why her target wasn't answering the door.
The four hunters returned to Raven's Flat in the early afternoon, only a few hours after Robin's tussle with Kamiya. Kosaka was waiting for them on the fifth floor, looking impatient.
"Zaizen's waiting for all of you," Kosaka informed them simply. "He received your message, Amon, and wishes to see you all in the conference room."
The STN-J team members placed their equipment away and filed into the conference room, Robin bringing up the rear, still unhappy about the current state of her dress. She shuffled into her seat, glancing over at Zaizen, Michael and Doujima, who had clearly been waiting for them.
"Robin, are you all right?" Zaizen asked immediately.
"I'm fine," Robin assured, still removing water from her dress. "Why did Nasat attack me?"
"We're not sure," Michael chimed in from his own station. "SOLOMON has already issued apologies on their behalf, and provided assurance that their own hunters will deal with Nasat."
"Even after he attacks me they still don't want us to get involved?" Robin asked, growing a bit angry. "Why haven't they caught him yet?"
"A number of hunters have already been dispatched throughout Japan," Zaizen informed her. "They have been unable to locate him, as there has been no discernible pattern in his activities."
"He's shown up twice when Kamiya or the witches he gathered were involved," Robin stated.
"Twice?" Amon repeated. "When was the other time?"
"On the hunt last night," Robin explained. "He brought down the witch I was battling before you all arrived."
Zaizen narrowed his eyes. "Do you think he's after you, then, Robin?"
Robin stopped. "That...didn't really occur to me."
"That could work out fairly well," Amon noted. "If Nasat is after Kamiya's followers then he's doing our job for us. If he's after Robin, we can lure him to us and let Solomon's hunters deal with him."
"I already proposed that idea," Zaizen said dismissively. "As usual, the boys at headquarters are confident their own hunters can deal with Nasat."
The various STN-J members sighed in exasperation.
"Very well, then," Amon nodded. "In the meantime, we can go after Kamiya and his followers."
"What for?" Haruto asked.
Amon briefed the other team members and briefed them on Kamiya's plan- 'the Night of the Devil's Children'.
"We must find Kamiya immediately," Zaizen stated. "He must be captured before he can go through with this insane plan of his."
"How will we find him?" Karasuma asked. "His base of operations just burned to the ground."
"We will have to check the residences of every one of his followers, then." Zaizen surmised.
"Do you have any idea how long that will take?" Doujima asked him.
"I do," Zaizen nodded. "But we can not allow Kamiya's plan to succeed. We have five days to hunt down fifty witches."
The various members of the STN-J felt their jaws drop.
"He must be joking," Haruto moaned. "He can't be serious."
"That man never jokes," Amon responded grimly. "You heard him- we have a job to do."
"I need to stop by home first," Robin noted, thinking of the abysmal state of her attire. "I'll be back in an hour or so."
Amon shrugged. "Sakaki, you're with me. Doujima, Karasuma, I trust you two can handle things on your own." He turned to the hacker, who was once again stationed before his computer. "Michael, how many residences do you think we can hit in one day?"
"It depends on how long you spend at each one," Michael replied as he printed out five sets of directions. "I've provided ten locations within this local vicinity. Let me know how many you can get done today."
"The fun begins," Doujima muttered.
Robin looked over the two assinged witches she had been given to investigate. Both lived fairly close to Touko's apartment, where Robin had gone for a change of attire. She immediately got prepared and climbed onto her moped, heading for the first of many stops.
The first witch lived in a simple apartment complex, in a single bedroom apartment. Robin invited herself in, knocking on the door to no response. She waited a few moments, before heading out, when an aroma caught her attention.
There was a fire somewhere in the apartment complex.
Nasat had already visited the witch Robin was after. She could figure out why her target wasn't answering the door.