The Greatest Japanese Hero
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First off, many thanks to those who reviewed this fic, I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the story concludes where Naegi and Kirigiri are about to discover something about Waino, and how he became a tycoon and why he enlists their help in regaining the last will, and what would he give something to thew two teens in return...
Hope's Peak Academy.
The scene shifts inside the classroom where the class of 78 are having a recess break and they noted that Naegi and Kirigiri are absent, and Sayaka Maizono is visibly worried, and suspicious as she couldn't believe that it was coincidence that both Naegi and Kirigiri are absent at the same time. She became more suspicious as her other classmates made assuming comments on why both Naegi and Kirigiri are absent at the same time, which made her feel uneasy and hoped that Naegi would show up so she can get answers from him.
"Hmm...Naegi-san and Kirigiri-dono...absent at the same time...maybe they went on a secret date..."
"don't think like that, Yamada-kun! We don't know why those two are absent!"
"Asahina-san is right! Let's wait until those two attend classes...then we ask them what happened!"
"My, my...I wonder if Naegi did take Kirigiri-san ona date..."
"Let's not jump to conclusions, Celestia...it's unfair to make accusations like that..."
"Hmph...what a pair of slackers..."
"Oi...take back what you said, four-eyes!"
"What...? "Four-eyes"?"
By then the teacher came and classes has started so everyone stopped making assumption about Naegi and Kirigiri's absence and focused on the subject at hand.
Believe It Or Not by Joey Scarbury
(Opening Song from The Greatest American Hero)
Look at what's happened to me,
I can't believe it myself;
Suddenly I'm up on top of the world,
Should've been somebody else.
Believe it or not,
I'm walkin' on air,
I never thought I could feel so free;
Flyin' away on a wing and a pray'r,
Who could it be?
Believe it or not, it's just me.
Just like the light of new day,
It hit me from out of the blue;
Breakin' me out of the spell I was in,
Makin' all of my wishes come true.
Believe it or not,
I'm walkin' on air,
I never thought I could feel so free;
Flyin' away on a wing and a pray'r,
Who could it be?
Believe it or not, it's just me.
Ch. 37: Taikun no Himitsu no Kako
At the highway, Naegi and Kirigiri are still walking, and Naegi felt bad luck hitting him as several cars passed by, and though Kirigiri did a thumb sign to signify hitching a ride, none of the passing drivers paid heed to her and went their way, and though Naegi is not pleased, he chose to remain optimistic and hoped that someone would be kind enough to give him and Kirigiri a ride back to the city, and she is rather relieved to see that Naegi is not uttering a single complaint, and assured to him that things will turn out fine.
"..."
"Be patient, Naegi-kun..."
"..."
"We'll get back to the city..."
"..."
"Trust me on this..."
"...Okay..."
"Good...here comes a car..."
By then a car passed by them and Kirigiri tries to thumb a ride, but the driver ignored her, as the driver turn out to be Resuri, as she is in a hurry to get back to her hideout to count the money she took and use it to move out of Japan so that no one would find her, but unknown to her, the timer bomb is ticking away, and about three minutes from where Naegi and Kirigiri are standing, the car exploded, which took the two teens by surprise, and this prompted them to head to the scene where the car is bursting into flames.
As the two teens approached the scene, they noted that the car was torn to pieces while burning, and there Kirigiri saw Resuri quite afar from the burning wreckage and she approached her to see if she could help her, and Naegi followed where they saw her in a bad shape. She checked Resuri's injuries, and noted that she suffered third degree burns and she had several open wounds on her body. Kirigiri sadly realized that Resuri won't make it given the area they are in and told Naegi about it. As Naegi checked her bag to find any identification, he found her ID and both realized that Resuri is the one they've been looking for and Kirigiri asks her for any information, and the woman told her what happened before expiring.
"Your car exploded..."
"D-Dereku...that...b-bastard...he...planted...bomb...car..."
"Tell me, Resuri-san...Waino's last will...where it is...?"
"Gave...it...to...Dereku Pawasu...sold it..."
"So...Dereku has the last will..."
"He...has...Fokusu...prisoner...I was...a fool...selling Waino's will...to that...dirt bag...I now...realize...this is...karma...for stealing...Burusu's...will...so...sorry..."
"Kirigiri-san...has Resuri-san...?"
"She just expired, Naegi-kun..."
Kirigiri and Naegi went silent as Resuri died from her injuries, and though Naegi wanted to do something for her, he is persuaded by Kirigiri to leave the body behind as she sensed that the explosion would attract the attention of the police who are a nearby scene, and the two teens reluctantly left Resuri's body behind as they ran off to avoid being seen, and there they continued to try and hitch a ride back to town. Luckily a passing car showed up and the driver was attracted to Kirigiri's attractive appearance and lets her and Naegi hitch a ride. By then police arrived and saw the burning scene and began to assess the situation, unaware that someone had already beat them to it.
-x-
Later that day, both Kirigiri and Naegi arrived back and are at the abandoned airport where they told Waino about what happened, and though stoic in appearance, deep inside he is somewhat saddened at her passing being his personal doctor for many years. She then told him that Fokusu was abducted and Waino said that Dereku Pawasu is behind the abduction, doing this as he believed that he knows where the last will is, but now said that with Resuri giving Dereku the last will, Fokusu is now an expendable hostage.
"Looks like the situation has changed now that Dereku has the last will...I doubt that he'd let Rusiusu live..."
"What now? Are you going to abandon him?"
"..."
"Well...?"
"Do you think I'd abandon someone who's been my confidant for so many years...? Of course not. I would..."
"But since you're "officially dead"...you can''t show yourself in public...and Fokusu's only way out is..."
"Hmm...? Why did you stopped your speech, Miss Kirigiri...?"
"..."
Kirigiri then saw the laptop and observed it, seeing that the footage shows Naegi in action using the RED SUIT, from the first encounter with the UFO up until during the case involving the baseball player attacks, and as she deduced that Waino has been keeping a close eye on Naegi, and noe she overheard the conversation between him and Naegi, and listened carefully, and her deduction abilities started to kick in, and there she would soon make a startling discovery about what she had just figured out.
"Waino-san...I promise I'll find Fokusu-san..."
"Thanks Naegi-kun...You know..."
"Huh?"
"I wish I was several years younger..."
"Really...?"
"Yes...if given the chance...I could still right the wrongs I made...and soar higher like you did..."
"Well..."
"Well...it's wishful thinking now..."
"If you don't mind me asking, Waino-san...how do you know the red suit grants me powers...?"
Naegi is initially confused when told by Waino that he wished he was still in his youth and do something good, and there Kirigiri confronted Waino, revealing what she deduced from him and Naegi is shocked at what he just heard from Kirigiri.
"Waino-san..."
"Yes, Miss Kirigiri?"
"You...you had a super suit...that is similar to Naegi-kun..."
"Eh? Kirigiri-san...what are you...?"
"Yes, Naegi-kun...Waino-san had a suit similar to yours...and Fokusu is his partner...they operated the same way we are doing now..."
"How could you...?"
"Fokusu knew how you could access the red suit's telekinetic powers...Waino knows that the red suit give you powers...which means..."
"...Waino-san had an instruction book...!"
"..."
Kirigiri reveals that Waino once had a suit similar to the RED SUIT that Naegi has and that Fokusu is his partner, explaining that Fokusu told Naegi how to use the red suit's telekinetic abilities, and having known Naegi using the red suit, it would show that this is the only explanation she could come up with on how and why Waino had hired men abduct her and Naegi and why he is fixated on the red suit.
Waino snickered and commented that she is indeed Fuhito Kirigiri's granddaughter, and there he started to tell them how he got the suit in the first place, telling them that 50 years ago he too encountered a UFO that came crashing down at a deserted place within Mt. Bandai, and a humanoid alien came out and is carrying a box which contained a suit similar to Naegi's except that its colors are parallel to Naegi's suit - the suit, along with the boots, is white while the cape and belt are dark green.
Waino then revealed that the alien briefly spoke to him and said to use the suit to go "greater good" before he dissipated into nothing, and there Waino took the box and contacted his business partner and friend, Rusiusu Fokusu, and showed him the suit, and after some discussion, both agreed that Waino should try it, and after that Waino discovered that by wearing the suit he has access to several powers, such as flight, strength, invulnerability, telekinesis, speed, among others.
Through Fokusu's guidance, Waino started a secret career as a crime fighter, and at the same time expand his business empire and things went well until Waino started to let success get to his head and started to use the suit for selfish purposes, which gradually causes dissension between him and Fokusu, in which he walked out on Waino, and Waino, embittered, started using the suit to cause more selfish deeds, but as the years went on, he is starting to lose sight of his goal, and with Fokusu out of his life, he is starting to become a hollow shell, almost tricked by Dereku into submitting his fotune to him, but managed to regain his composure.
After suffering from his first, but major, heart attack, Waino started to reflect on his past misdeeds and started to turn a new leaf, becoming a philanthropist and devoted his life to help the needy, and after a few years, he had his personal doctor, Resuri, take him to Mt. Bandai, the same place he found UFO, and dug a hole and buried the box where the suit is contained, and then went back to the city to continue his work. Eventually, he and Fokusu had a talk and rekindled their friendship, and both agreed that the suit remained buried so that it won't fall to the wrong hands and use for selfish deeds. As the years passed by, successive heart attacks followed, and he realized that he is due to "meet his maker" and started to make a last will in which he intends to have his fortune be given to charity, but before he could finish it, the will was stolen and asks Fokusu to help him find it, but then he was contacted by Dereku to meet with him at an airstrip.
As the days passed, he is about to board a plane when Fokusu contacted him and informed him that he discovered that Dereku is intending to plant a bomb on his private plane so that when he dies, Dereku would take over his business fortune, so Waino and Fokusu began devising a plan to counter Dereku's tactics, and along the way, both would soon discover that Resuri was the one who stole the missing will, and there he informed him about encountering a UFO and showed him the picture of Naegi wearing the RED SUIT, and Waino was surprised when showed by Fokusu about footages of Naegi in action wearing the suit, and decided that he has to enlist the boy's help, and Fokusu informed him that Naegi is studying at Hope's Peak Academy and that Kyoko Kirigiri is aiding him in using the suit, just like how Waino and Fokusu worked together during their younger days.
As the days approached and Dereku arranged their appointment, Waino went ahead with the plans and used a dummy laced with "fake organs" to create an "illusion" in which when the plane exploded and crash, the dummy would be damaged beyond recognition, and when "Waino" was found and later buried, Waino instructed Fokusu to bring in Naegi and Kirigiri, and the rest his history. Naegi is surprised after hearing the story, and Kirigiri commented that even though he claimed to have changed for the better, she stated that Waino is still the same as before, which he laughed at it but acknowledged what she said, and begged her and Naegi to help him save Fokusu, in which she reluctantly agreed to.
"Very well, Waino-san...Naegi-kun and I will help you."
"Thank you, child..."
"After that...we will get the last will and return it to you..."
"..."
"But we'll need your help in order to put Pawasu out of business by exposing his secret casinos..."
"Of course..."
"When shall we make out move...?"
"First I need to make a phone call..."
Later, the scene shifts to Dereku Pawasu's office where his son Pakuson came and told him that he has a caller and said that the caller claims to be Burusu Waino, and Dereku asks his son if he is sure about what he just said, and Pakuson gave his dad the description of Waino's voice, believing that the caller is really Waino himself and suggest that he talk to the caller himself.
"Dad..."
"What? Are you saying...?"
"Sounds like Waino himself...his voice sounds the same..."
"Maybe it's just a prankster..."
"I think you should take over...I doubt that the caller won't stop even if I put the phone down..."
"Fine!"
"Dad?"
"Give me the phone!"
Dereku took the phone and spoke to the caller, and there he is initially in disbelief that he is speaking to Waino, and when Dereku asks for proof, Waino mentioned to Dereku for proof, Waino began mentioning the secrets hat he confided to him, how their business flourished, and how he had a difficult time raising Pakuson, the secret casinos he set up, and there Dereku became alarmed, realizing that the caller is indeed Waino, and began speaking to him and offered something to him to prevent the secrets from leaking out to the public.
"So it is you..."
"Convinced now, Dereku?"
"Yes...I am...I can't believe you're still alive..."
"But for a limited time...but...I'll be willing to leave you alone...only if you give back some things you took...I know you have the last will...and I know you have Fokusu with you...so...how about we have a serious discussion here..."
"Very well...where do we meet? And when?"
"Tonight...at a highway in Roppongi. Make sure you brought what I wanted..."
"Yes...of course."
"Good."
Seeing that he had Dereku on the edge, Waino stated that he wanted to have a talk with him and asks for the release of Fokusu and give back the last will, and suggested that they meet at a deserted area within Roppongi, in which Dereku accepted, and after putting down the phone, Pakuson asks his dad if he really going to surrender the last will, but Dereku said he has no intention to do so, and though he will take Fokusu with him, he has a plan to solve everything, and he picked up the phone to call some of his men as he instructed them on what to do later.
-x-
Later that night, the scene shifts to a vacant area at a highway in Roppongi, where a car is parked and inside shows that Waino, Kirigiri and Naegi are sitting, waiting patiently for Dereku to arrive, and as they are waiting, Waino offered his apologies to the two teens for dragging them here, though she came to accept his apology and asks him what would happen if Dereku has no intention of keeping his promise, and Waino said that it is up to her and Naegi to take the next step should things went out of hand. By then Naegi asks him if he has the instruction book for the suit he used 50 years ago, telling him that he lost it a few months ago, causing Waino to laugh but ended up choking and Kirgiri gave Waino an oxygen mask to breathe, and a few moments later he regained his composure, and he was quite bemused that Naegi loses something valuable but sees this as a good way.
"So...you lost the instruction book...?"
"Um...yeah..."
"That's good..."
"How can that be good? I've been suffering and I need that book to help me...well...Fokusu did and..."
"It's for the best kid...it'll put you on the defensive...and that way you wouldn't have to be dependent on that book...it's a good exercise for the mind..."
"But..."
"Besides...I don't want you to go astray like I did...and it's best if you listen to Miss Kirigiri's advise...she knows how to steer you to the right path...also...aside from burying the suit...I burned the booklet...that way no one else can use it for silly things..."
"..."
Waino told Naegi that aside from burying the suit he used 50 years ago, he also burned the instruction book to ensure that it won't fall to the wrong hands, and said that with Naegi losing the instruction book, this would cause the Luckster to be on the defensive, and also to ensure that he won't be dependent on the book just to uncover the red suit's powers, and told him not to let the red suit corrupt him, reminding the teen that one mistake is enough and does not want another to take the same route Waino took in the past.
Waino then gave Naegi and Kirigiri an advice, in which the two teens should have mutual trust and keep one another grounded on the ground so that Naegi wouldn't get corrupted and use the suit for selfish purpose, which she accepted and Naegi nodded, but their conversation is interrupted when a van arrived at the meeting place and Kirigiri steps out to accompany Waino, telling Naegi to be ready for anything in case a double-cross took place, and a minute later, Dereku stepped out, and is rather dismayed to see that Waino brought a witness with him.
"Hello, Burusu..."
"It's been a while, Dereku..."
"You sure looked healthy for a dead body..."
"You better deliver your end of the bargain..."
"Yes...here's Fokusu...alive and intact..."
"He's not hurt, is he? And where is the last will?"
"Oh...you'll get it...when you're truly dead! Open fire!"
"!"
Waino then demanded that Dereku bring out Fokusu, and Dereku reluctantly brought out his hostage, tied up and gagged, where Fokusu is shaking his head and humming rather loudly, and Kirigiri sensed what she feared, and then Dereku's goon came out, opening fire with their guns, and though Kirigiri managed to get Waino out of the way, a stray bullet hits him, and there Naegi went into action, removing his trench coat and is wearing the red suit, jumping upward and leaping towards the opposite side, taking down several goons there he took Fokusu to a safe area, which caused the goons to open fire, but to their surprises, the bullets bounced off Naegi's back, due to the red suit's power, and this caused Dereku to call off his men to board the van told to driver to hit the person in front of him as Dereku intend to ram Naegi and plow through Waino to ensure his death.
Naegi then covered his head with his arms and the van collided against the Luckster, but with the red suit, Naegi is protected, and the van instead crashed and went upward before crashing down to the ground, exploding in the process, killing the occupants including Dereku. As Kirigiri unties Fokusu, Naegi went to Waino's side and as she checked the elderly man, she realized that Waino is struck on his chest, near the heart and right lung, and with the area they are in, Waino can't be saved, and Fokusu tries to get his friend to fight death.
"Burusu! Bususu! Don't give in! Fight it!"
"Heh...heh...glad..that you're okay, Rusiusu..."
"We'll get you to a hospital and..."
"Forget...it...can't...let...anyone see...me..."
"Burusu..."
"Kirigiri...Naegi...Rusiusu...I have...a...favor...to...ask..."
"..."
"..."
Waino requested that they bury his body here as he did not want the public to know that he is alive only to die again, and told them to find the last will and donate it to charity, and Naegi nodded as Waino said goodbye and died, and Naegi slowly shed tears as he felt that Waino deserved better than this, and Kirigiri told Naegi that they have to fulfill Waino's request and Naegi used his bare hands to dig a hole, deep enough and Fokusu placed Waino's body before Naegi covered it with soil and Waino is buried, and there Naegi saw the remains of Dereku and he touched his burnt watch, where he got a holographic image where he found where the last will is kept: a safe inside Dereku's office.
Kirigiri then told Fokusu to use his connections to call the police and give them a reason to conduct a search at the office, and Fokusu did so, and within an hour police did a surprise search, where Pakuson and some of his armed goons are taken by surprise, and are promptly disarmed and Kirigiri led the police towards the safe, and after opening it, they found the missing last will, and through her methods, Kirigiri proved that the Pawasu family was behind the murder of Resuri Tonpukinsu, and revealed the secret casinos, and within days the secret casinos were found and shut down, and Pakuson was sent to jail, while Dereku's corpse was later found.
Fulfilling Waino's wish, Fokusu had the last will given to charity and things went well, as he felt that Waino's souls is at peace. In gratitude, Fokusu personally accompanied Naegi and Kirigiri to Hope's Peak Academy and spoke to the headmaster, using a convincing alibi to explain why the two teens missed a day in class, and thankfully Jin accepted the alibi and both Kirigiri and Naegi won't be penalized. Fokusu also personally spoke to Naegi's parents and used an alibi to explain why their son did not came home yesterday, and things went well without problem.
-x-
A week later, news shows that Fokusu passed away due to heart failure, and both Naegi and Kirigiri are among those who attended his funeral, and another week has passed, the scene shifts to the rooftop of Hope's Peak Academy, where Naegi and Maizono are talking, where he reluctantly told her about what went on at Roppongi, and she was surprised to hear that Waino faked his death just to enlist Naegi's aid, only to die at the hands of his erstwhile business partner who stole the last will, only for Dereku to met his death.
"Seriously...?"
"Yeah..."
"I feel bad for him..."
"Me too...but...at least the last will has been given to charity...Pakuson's assets have been frozen...and he gets to spend quite a long time in jail..."
"But what about you and Kirigiri-san? You missed a day in class..."
"Fokusu-san solved it for us before he passed away...so problem solved..."
"I'm glad that you're okay, Naegi-kun..."
"Thanks..."
By then Naegi's cellphone rang and he answered it, accidentally activating the speaker and he answered it, revealing the caller to be Kirigiri, and there she told him that she is at Mt. Bandai, and when he asks her what is she doing there, she told him that before Waino's death, Waino confided to her where to find the super suit he used 50 years ago, and when she arrived at the spot where it was buried, she met a farmer who told her that the box containing the suit has been unearthed and sold to a passing teenager, which was several months ago, and there Kirigiri told Naegi the implications it holds if this teenager managed to access the suit's power.
"...and that's what happened, Naegi-kun..."
"No way..."
"I'll try to get more information and clues about this teenager...you'll have to be ready for anything..."
"Wait...if that suit...well...I'm sure that the person who bought it won't be able to use it...I mean...it functions the same thing as the red suit that I have..."
"Don't be so sure, Naegi-kun..."
"What do you mean, Kirigiri-san?"
"What if..."
"Eh...?"
Kirigiri said if the suit has the same mechanism as the red suit, then it shouldn't be a problem, but stressed that if the alien that approached Waino 50 years ago is not the same aliens that approached Naegi, then it is impossible that the suit that Waino used has a different mechanism and that the suit can be sued by anyone. She then told Naegi that she will try to find more information about this teenager, and if she couldn't find any lead, she will return to Tokyo. After that, Naegi turned off his cellphone and had a worried look, seeing that the one who bought the super suit might get corrupted if he managed to gain access to the suit's powers, and Maizono tries to cheer him up, which partially worked, but then the bell rang, signaling hat lunch break is over and the next subject is about to commence, so the two teens left the rooftop and are heading back to their classroom..
To Be Continued...
And this ends the tycoon arc. Though it ended in a bittersweet tone, all things went well, right? However, as shown above, Waino used to have a super suit similar to Naegi, which was given to him 50 years ago, but he buried it, and someone unearth it and sold it to a teenager. What if the suit can be used by someone else if Kirigiri thinks that it does not function like the red suit? Sounds like trouble, no?.
Preview:
Thet chapter opens a new story arc, and it'll involve computers...and the three aliens finally intervene.
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