Enzan and Laika were sitting at the counter at the store, staring moodily at their tea. There was a heavy silence between them. Last night after they went back home. The Hikaris and Pride were relived to see Enzan alive and well, but Laika could tell they were disappointed that Netto was not with them.
Laika informed the authorities that he had found Enzan, but he couldn't find Netto. He couldn't explain to them what actually happen.
Laika told Enzan the incident with Ryuko and Z before they were kidnapped from the hospital. They agreed to question Ryuko and Z. First they looked for Z but couldn't find him anywhere. They questioned the residents, but they didn't know Z and promised to let him know his friends were looking for him.
At Ryuko's house, they were not surprised to discover he was not at home. Laika and Enzan decided to ask Grandma if she has seen either one of them but Grandma said she did not. Since they could not return to the fort because the local authorities. From Laika's previous experience with the authorities they were forced to take a break.
Inside the PETs the Navis observed their operators.
"It is very quiet here," Searchman said.
Blues grunted, "Too quiet."
Searchman glanced at his friend. "What are we missing here?"
They heard the bell over the door tinkled. Nobody bothered to turn around to look.
"Hello?"
Enzan turned his head around. He saw a young man in his early twenties. He had short black hair and he wore a navy blue shirt with rolled up sleeves and a pair of faded blue jeans, and a pair of white sneakers. Laika stared at the newcomer as if he had seen a ghost.
Grandma appeared from the back room.
"Hello Kageki-kun, would you like something to eat or to drink?"
"No thank you Grandma," he said politely. "I would like to obtain this card please." He held up a card.
"Of course," Grandma said. "Anything else?"
The man paused for a moment. "I think I need a snack along the way," he said softly.
"Right away!"
Grandma served the tea to him with a pastry. "Oh Kageki-kun, are you planning to visit her today?" She asked casually.
Kageki smiled a little and he nodded.
Grandma smiled sadly. "She is very fortunate to have someone like you."
Kageki gave a short laugh.
"Yeah."
Grandma paused, "When you see her. Please send her my regards."
"I will." He grabbed his food and rushed out the door.
Enzan turned to Grandma, "Who is that guy?"
"Soryu Kageki. When he was a boy, he used to live here and always visited me until he transferred to another school." Grandma lowered her voice. "In fact, the reason why he always came here was to visit his Akebono."
Laika's eyes lit up.
"Akebono. Isn't it Japanese for 'Dawn'? Isn't she the same girl who died a long time ago?"
"The one and the same," Grandma replied. "Kageki kun was one of her closest friends. He didn't like to call her by her English name and preferred to call her by her Japanese name."
To Enzan's surprise, Laika quickly put money on the counter and rushed out the door. "Thanks for the tea Grandma." He called over his shoulder.
Enzan bowed politely. "Yes thank you," he ran after his friend shouting. "Dammit Laika! Wait for me!"
He found Laika standing in the middle of the road in front of the store, looking around.
"He's gone!"
"Laika, what were you thinking when you ran out like that?"
"Think, Enzan think. Who was the first victim of the monster attack? Dawn. When did we see the monster? On the anniversary of her death. How did I find you and Netto? From the map inside her jewelry box."
Enzan caught on. "If we follow Kageki san. We will find Netto."
Laika nodded. He pulled out his PET. "Searchman, show us where Kageki san is."
"Roger."
On Laika's PET screen the map of the town appeared and tiny blips dotted all over the town. "Searchman find the rout to the cemetery."
The map narrowed down to a particular area.
"Let's go!" Enzan said. Both boys ran down the road, pass a couple of stores and around a building. When they found Kageki, he was talking to Ryuko.
The boys ducked behind the store. Laika took out his mirror from his coat pocket. On the mirror he saw the two were having a heated discussion and they looked very angry. Kageki said something to Ryuko.
Whatever he said provoked Ryuko to turn around and stormed off. Kageki turned around to face the opposite direction and he walked away.
Laika and Enzan looked at eachother and nodded. Enzan cautiously peered around the corner of the house and casually walked after Ryuko. Laika waited and he stepped out of his hiding place and ran after Kageki.
Enzan followed Ryuko to his house. He ducked behind a tree and watched him from a distance. Ryuko pulled out his key and unlocked the door before entering. Enzan waited for him to close the door. He ran around to the back of the house. There he found a pair of doors to the basement with a square metal lock. His gazed moved away from the lock to the opened window on the wall about six feet above the ground next to it was a gutter. Enzan walked up to the gutter, he moved his fingers around the edge, planted his feet against the wall and he began to climb up the wall. Once he reached his destination he stepped on the windowsill and grabbed the frame while one hand holding the gutter with the other. Then he pulled himself inside the house and landed on the floor, with a quiet thud. He winced at the noise and waited. Hoping Ryuko didn't hear the thud and decided to investigate. After counting to ten, he got up and looked around. The room was empty with bare white walls and a wooden floor, a lone lamp hanging on the ceiling. Enzan saw a door in the other side of the room.
Watching from the computer screen, the figure smirked as he watched Enzan walked across the room towards the door. He pressed a button and a hidden trapped door opened under the boy. Enzan yelped in surprised as he fell into the trap. The figure pressed another button and the trap door closed. He leaned back in his chair as a plan began to form in his mind.
Laika trailed after Kageki. The young man paused in front of a flower shop and went inside. Laika waited outside, knowing that he will come out very soon. Sure enough, Kageki came out of the shop carrying a bouquet of lovely flowers. Laika followed him to the cemetery. He saw Kageki paused in the middle of the cemetery. Laika ducked behind a tombstone. He took out his mirror again and looked at the glass. He saw the flowers in front of a stone tablet and Kageki gone. Laika used his mirror to look for Kageki, but he couldn't find him. He slowly got up and approached the stone tablet. Before he could read the carvings on the stone tablet.
"Laika san! Behind you!"
But Searchman's warning came too late. Laika felt someone tackling him from the behind and his face pushed against the ground.
"Netto kun, wake up!"
Netto groaned loudly as he opened his eyes. He found himself lying on an old sofa with an old army blanket draped over him and his PET next to his head. The sofa was inside a dark room, dimly lit by a lamp. Netto's eyes adjusted to the darkness and he saw the room was small with cemented walls and floors. Netto saw across the sofa was a wooden box with a flat board on top of it and two kitchen chairs standing on either side of the "table".
"Rockman, where are we?" Netto asked as he struggled to sit up.
"Don't move too much Netto kun."
"Why?"
Netto saw a shadow moving towards him and gently pushed him back. His eyes widen in surprise. "You!" He cried out.
Mustering up all of his strength, Laika threw his attacker off his back and tackled him. He was not surprised to see his attacker was Kageki, but he was surprised to learn Kageki could fight.
They wrestled on the ground.
"Why are you stalking me?" Kageki demanded angrily.
Laika quickly got off of Kageki. Kageki quickly scrambled on to his feet.
Laika pushed himself up. He pulled out his PET from his holster.
"NetSavior," he said, showing him his badge. "And I have some questions to ask you about Dawn."
