Koudoutai
Welcome to Chapter 10. Things will get a bit more difficult for the DDS students as one of the
Zodiac members steps in to try his luck in dealing with their target. And he's also a computer
programmer, which also means that he's a certified hacker.
In this chapter, I'll be borrowing elements from a Batman comic story, which is found in the story
arc "The Prodigal", where Two-Face hacks into Gotham City's computerized penitentiary, and this
story arc is found in various Batman comics in the early 80's, right after "Knight's End" left off.
The Story So Far…
Daisuke would have met his death at the hands of Shishiza had V-Mon and Kabuterimon not
arrived on time. There they suspected that he was set up by Masahi Sudo, one of DDS' liaisons.
Hikari remains confined at the hospital due to the wounds inflicted by Kaniza's battle robot. Her
life almost ended when Sudo, disguised as a doctor, tried to inject poison on her dextrose. Ken
Ichijouji and Kazuma Narusawa put together the clues of the 10 DDS students' murder together
and realized that Sudo was the suspect. Ken, along with two police officers, got to the hospital in
time, just as Sudo was about to kill Hikari. Sudo was unmasked and run off while being chased by
his pursuers, who were killed by Volcancer. Ken, and other DDS students saw this, and Sudo,
needing to buy some time to escape, challenged Ken to a duel. Ken accepted and the two fought in
the Digimon world. Sudo revealed his secret identity, and used it against Ken. Ken used his
Digimon Emperor guise to battle Sudo, who was in his Zodiac armored form. Unknown to Sudo,
Ken used the black spiral rings he created two years ago (in Digimon Adventure 02 TV series) as a
means of disabling Sudo's Battle Robot. It went awry as the rings acted as a virus of sorts (similar
to that of the Hong Kong movie Gen Y Cops), and Volcancer went haywired, and ended up killing
Sudo. Daisuke and V-Mon arrived, and V-Mon, who evolved to Flamdramon, destroyed Volcancer.
The four returned to the surface world, and along with the rest of the DDS students, went to DDS
to locate the bombs that Sudo revealed earlier. They succeeded in getting the bombs out and safely
detonated them (through Angemon's technique, called Heaven's Gate). Ken and Koshiro then told
Principal Dan about Sudo's involvement about the explosion before, and Koshiro told Dan about
the mysterious armored figure with a lion's appearance. Dan dismissed the class early and held an
emergency meeting to make steps in finding more about these individuals who assaulted Hikari and
Daisuke. Meanwhile, a third Zodiac member was given the "go-signal" to try his luck against DDS.
Detective School Q opening song
Yes or No? by Hayami Kishimoto
machijuu ga ugokidasu
souchou date mada nemui yo
USJ tte nidome dakedo
kimi wa shiranai
chotto hashagisugite'nai?
ryoute POKETTO de
tanoshii no mo ii kedo sorosoro
mabushii DOKIDOKI hoshii
- Yes or No?
sugu ni kakedashisou na mind
kimi shidai da yo
me mo awasenai
youki na machi de kimi dake miteru
koete kite your borderline
running on safezone
tonari no nakayoshi buri
chotto yakimoki shichau
watashitachi koibito ni wa
kitto miete'nai
ashita tomodachi ni wa
nante iou kana
konna ja mou karamawari no emotion
souzou dake ga hashiru
Yes or No?
yake ni uchiki na hito
hikiyoseta heart
modokashii yo
kantan ni "suki" to iwanai toko mo
ii n' dakedo your borderline
running on safezone
bukiyou demo ii kara sorosoro
tokubetsu na toki ga hoshii
Hack Attack
Six weeks have passed, and Hikari has recovered from her injuries and a few more weeks later, she
was finally allowed to resume her schooling at DDS, but she has to ride going to school and
heading home. Tailmon solved the transportation problem by evolving to Angewomon. She was
surprised that even Daisuke was assaulted by another armored figure, and that it was Sudo who
framed her, and sent his Battle Robot and put her in the ICU, and his attempt on her life four weeks
ago.
Principal Dan had a meeting with Kinta's father, and told him to be on a lookout, as Ken, Koshiro
and Daisuke told him that a new group is in town, as they described the animal symbols they saw on
the armored attackers' belt buckles. But so far, the police had no breakthrough yet, as the Zodiac
did not make a move.
Classes went smoothly for a month and a half, and everything seemed peaceful. But Kyuu, Ryu,
Ken, Daisuke, Hikari, and Yukihira were silent throughout the month, as they suspected that their
unknown attackers are hatching a plan to catch them unaware. Even Kazuma used his internet
knowledge to find clues and leads, but ended up empty handed. At weekends, the 6 Chosen Children
went to the streets for patrol, and found nothing suspicious.
Two months later, the Zodiac finally made their move. At Japan's penitentiary center, the computer
files where the data of convicted felons' names are stored, went into system error. And even the
back-up files were disabled due to virus attacks. As a result, those who are eligible for parole, and
those who were acquitted of crimes, were not allowed to be released. This caused a riot among
inmates and soon there was a stand-off between the inmates and the police (similar to the cable
channel Crime Suspense's TV series, Prison Break).
And that was just the start. At the Japanese Stock Market, the stocks, and other important
information stored at their computers were invaded by bugs and viruses, causing the Yen to
plummet to dangerous levels. The same goes to banks, police precincts, offices, airport, hospitals,
and even schools.
In four hours, Japan was crippled, and the Japanese government, specifically the president, declared
Japan in a state of emergency, and soon panic and riots became apparent on the streets.
DDS sent their best students, including Class A, C, and Q to find the source of the computer
attacks. Hikari summoned Koshiro to DDS to help Kazuma in finding the source of the bugs and
viruses. But thanks to the laptop that the hacker is using, even Kazuma and Koshiro couldn't
pinpoint the trace or the source. But, Kazuma then asked Principal Dan if he can use one of the
DDS computers, saying that he'll try something. Dan agreed and Kazuma tried to access a website,
and immediately a bug and a virus was detected. One of the viruses' trademarks were a face of a
well-known college teacher wearing a nerdy eyeglasses with made-up freckles. Kotaro Nanami
recognized that person as Hideo Kajima (not related to the creator of Metal Gear games of the same
name), who is teaching at the Konami College of Computer Science. Using his laptop, Kazuma
removed the glasses and freckles, and confirmed Nanami's assumption that it was Kojima. Kyuu
and Kazuma decided to go to that school at night, while Koshiro volunteered to stay at DDS with
the rest of the DDS students to find a way of disabling the bugs and viruses that attacks the
computers of various institutions in Japan. Miyako also helps Koshiro in finding a "cure.".
8 pm, Kyuu and Kazuma went to Konami College of Computer Science. They were forced to sneak
their way inside the school as there were guards in the front gate. After entering the school through
the back door, they proceeded to the Dean's office, and found nothing. They then proceeded to
search every room, but find empty, since all the staff were at home. As they were about to leave,
Kyuu noticed a small light coming from the basketball court. Kyuu told Kazuma to call for backup,
while he investigates the strange light.
As Kazuma sent an e-mail message to DDS, he slowly sneaked his way to the other direction of the
basketball court. As Kazuma was near the source of the light, he tripped because he stumbled over a
large sack. Curiously, he untied the sack, and discovered the contents of the sack: the unconscious
body of Hideo Kojima! It took Kazuma's self control not to shriek out loudly. He then hid himself
behind a barrel. There he saw a man, appearing to be in his early 20's, typing away on his laptop. He
appeared to be a geeky nerd, as his style of clothing denotes his appearance. He could hear his voice
from a short distance, and was shocked to hear him saying "There. With this new virus, the Japanese
Armed Forces will be crippled to the max.". Kazuma then realized that the man was responsible for
the computerized sabotage. As Kazuma tries to get a closer look to see the man's face in full view,
he accidentally kicked a bottle, and the bottle hit the barrel. The man turned around, and saw
Kazuma. While Kazuma was acting nervous, the man sports a diabolical grin. "So, you're the
computer brain of DDS. How stupid of you to come all by your lonsome." Kazuma then put up a
brave face and replied. "So you're the one who planted the virus and bugs all over Japan! And
you're the one who attacked Mr. Kojima! Who are you? Why are you doing this?". The man
snickered and said, "I'm a man who would rule the world. Why am I doing this? Well, for kicks.
And I have nothing better to do, so I decided to have a little fun just to rid myself of getting bored.".
At this point, Kyuu appeared and punched the man right at his face. "You have no right to sabotage
your own country! And what you did is unforgivable!". Soon the man and Kyuu fought like the
ones you see in WWE shows. As the two tangled, Kazuma took the opportunity to peek at the
man's laptop. There he gained access to the man's website, password, serial code, and other forms
of identifications, as well as the lists of possible targets and the program and source codes on the
past and unfinished viruses the man was brewing. Kazuma then returned to the last screen before
the man tangled with Kyuu so that the man won't notice that his laptop was tampered. As Kazuma
was about to run, a huge Battle Robot appeared, his appearance bears a resemblance of a human and
a ram. The Battle Robot then charged towards Kyuu using his ram horns, hitting his ribcage. Kyuu
was hurled a few meters away, and was clutching his right ribcage in pain. The Battle Robot
grabbed Kyuu and punched him on his left side, injuring his other ribcage, then hurled him against
the wall, further weakening him. Kazuma watched in horror as his friend and DDS classmate was
being battered, and when he turned around, the man was gone, and in his place was a figure in a
white armor, his head resembles that of a ram, and his belt buckle (the card deck) also has a mark of
a ram. It was Ohitsujiza. The human-like ram robot, Metal-Ohitsu then tossed the battered Kyuu in
front of Kazuma. Kazuma then tended to Kyuu, and realized that Kyuu was in a very bad shape.
Then the armored figure spoke to Kazuma. "You shouldn't have come here. That way you'll avoid
getting hurt.". Kazuma then realized that the man in the white armor was Ohitsujiza. "Who the heck
are you!" Kazuma demanded. "Santa Claus." Ohitsujiza mocked. Kazuma then realized something
and said, "I bet you're in cahoots with Sudo and that lion-armored attacker!" Ohitsujiza chuckled,
but intended to kepp DDS guessing on who they were facing against. "You're a genius, right?
Surely you DDS jackasses could figure it out.". He then saw Kyuu trying to stand up. He then took
out a card and slipped it inside his card reader, which was located on his left shoulder. "STRIKE
VENTO". The card reader said, and Ohitsujiza's right forearm was covered with a gauntlet with a
pair of ram horns. He then struck Kyuu on the gut, sending him down kneeling, and then kicked him
to keep him on the ground. Ohitsujiza backed away until he was far enough. Kazuma taught that the
attacker left, so he picked up Kyuu and tried to walk away. "FINAL VENTO". Kazuma heard the
voice and turned to see Ohitsujiza mounting on Metal-Ohitsu, as if he was a battering ram. Then
Metal-Ohitsu began to ran towards them, with Ohitsujiza acting as a battering ram, his Strike Vent
aiming at Kazuma and Kyuu. Kyuu urged Kazuma to leave him and run, but Kazuma refused,
unwilling to leave him. Then a car appeared in between the beleagured teens and the armored
attackers. Kazuma recognized the driver: Hideo Kojima! "Run, you two! Run! Only you can stop
him!". The car then drove forward head-on against Ohitsujiza's Final Vent. And a few moments
later, they made impact, and an explosion occured, sending Kazuma and Kyuu flying in two
directions. Kazuma fell inside a barrel, while Kyuu was thrown on the ground. Kazuma was about
to get out, but hid himself, and saw a hole in the barrel and peeked to see what came out of the
burning car. It was Ohitsujiza. and Kazuma was shocked that no scratch marks or dent were seen
around his armor. Kazuma watched in horror, as Ohitsujiza continued his physical torture on Kyuu,
but was interrupted by another armored figure. He was green and red-colored. His head resembles
that of a scorpion. He then grabbed Ohitsujiza's arm and said, "Ohitsujiza, that will be all for now.
To-Rasu wants us back at Headquarters. The explosion will no doubt attract the police.". Ohitsujiza
playfully grimaced and said, "Awww, you're a killjoy, Sasoriza.". Sasoriza maintained his neutral
voice and said, "As much as I want to see you beat this boy to death, To-Rasu, through Tenbiza and
Uoza, persuaded me to tell you to spare the boy. According to Tenbiza, we can make use of this
brat. And with him badly injured, by you no doubt, he won't do anything to us, and we can put DDS
right were we want them. So let's take him and go.". Pressing a button in his card deck, Ohitsujiza,
Metal-Ohitsu, and Sasoriza descended into the yellow square beneath them, and disappeared, along
with Kyuu. Kazuma then went to the wreckage, and saw the charred remains of Kojima.
In five minutes, the police, led by Kinta's father, and some DDS students arrived. Kazuma then told
(in a stammered tone, as he was crying) the others what happened. Megumi became a bit hysterical,
her concern for her boyfriend was overwhelming. Ryu, Yukihira, and Kuniko went beside her to
calm her down. Ken and Daisuke gave each other knowing looks, their eyes looking serious.
"Kaniza, Shishiza, Ohitsujiza, Sasoriza, and To-Rasu..." Ken muttered, trying to figure it out.
Daisuke then approached Principal Dan, who just arrived, and said, "Sir. I believe we know now
who's behind these spate of recent attacks. The bomb explosion at DDS, the murder of the 10 DDS
students, Hikari's attack by a crab monster, me being set-up by Sudo which resulted in being nearly
killed by an armored man in a lion suit. The virus attacks, and Kyuu getting battered and kidnaped.
And believe me, sir we're up against a new organization.". "If it's Pluto, I believe you're mistaken..."
Saburumaru interjected, only to be stopped by Daisuke grabbing his shirt. "IT'S NOT ABOUT
PLUTO!". Everyone were surprised by Daisuke's outburst. "Pluto's been defeated, remember? I just
said a "new organization". Didn't you hear what Ken mentioning the names?". Ken approached and
said, "Kaniza. Shishiza. Ohitsujiza. Sasoriza. To-Rasu. Tenbiza. Uoza". Everyone stared blanky at
Ken. Ken then continued his theory. "If you translate the names in english, their names are Cancer,
Leo, Aries, Scorpio, Taurus, Libra, Picses.". Kinta and Ryu stared wide-eyed and said, Kinta: "Are
you saying...". Ryu: "Those names...you mean...?". Ken nodded and said, "DDS has a new enemy.
The Koudoutai. Which means Zodiac in english. We now know that they're more deadlier than
Pluto. And after what happened with Hikari, Daisuke, V-Mon, and now Kyuu, we'll be in a tougher
fight.". Kazuma then stepped in and said that he has the key in stopping the viruses. Kazuma was
taken to DDS to deal with the viruses that Ohitsujiza sent. Meanwhile, Hikari called Taichi and the
other first batch of Chosen Children for help in finding Kyuu.
To Be Continued...
Detective School Q ending song
Soda Pop by Hayami Kishimoto
shining road kaze ga door surinukete bokura no moto e
ending-roll sakki mita high-school days DORAMA no you
bokura no natsuyasumi wa owatta keredo ne
sukoshi toode shite hitoke no nai kono umi e
kureba omoidaseru itsu demo hora hakanaku sweet
muboubi de yasashii bokura no toki (take your time)
itsumademo doko de tatte
afuredasu yo
- dare yori mo shinjiaeteta
tagai no mujaki na yume
modoranu hi wa SODA POP
party-mate, friends itoshiki hibi
everywhere yuuhi nante mireru kedo kono basho wa
special place sorezore no omoi ga hora kousa shite
onaji hako no naka de sugoshiteta kedo
itsu kara ka doko kara ka
wakarete yuku
- - dare yori mo chikaku ni ita ne
kimagure na kaiwa shita
toki ni namida SODA POP
tokubetsu na yasashiki hibi
moshi tagai no michi wo aruku uchi ni
hanarebanare ni nattemo kitto
itsuka kono umi de aou ne"
yakusoku shita
(the) Land of Promise
- repeat
- - repeat
Kyuu's a prisoner. And in bad shape. What plans does the Zodiac have in store for Kyuu and DDS?
Now that DDS knows who is their new enemy, what steps can they take to ensure Kyuu's safety, and
how to deal with the Zodiac?
And the first batch Chosens (Taichi, Koshiro, Yamato, Sora, etc.) will be appearing in the next
chapter to lend support in finding Kyuu and the Zodiac HQ.
---OMAKE---
At the Zodiac HQ, Kyuu regained consciousness. He then realized that he is somewhere inside an
enemy base, as his surroundings was a metallic chamber like the ones you see in a mental hospital.
Kyuu realized that his wrists and ankles were bounded apart in metal chains. And realized that he
was busted open, as he could feel and taste blood on his nose and lips. Then an armored figure
approaches, his apparance was similar to that of the armored Cobra Commander of G.I. Joe, only
violet in color. He then glanced at Kyuu and said, "Looks like Ohitsujiza has brought a toy to play
with.". Kyuu glared at him and said, "You won't win! DDS will find you...". But his speech was
interrupted by another armored figure. It was Sasoriza. "You mean this?", he then showed to Kyuu
the DDS watch, then crushed it. "I'm sure DDS can find you in another way. Tracking devices are
only for amateurs.". The figure in the violet-colored armor then struck Kyuu's injured ribs with his
card reader, which was a scepter with a cobra ornament. Kyuu cried in pain. The attacker loved the
melody of it and continued assaulting Kyuu but Sasoriza stopped him. "Enough, Mizugameza.
To-Rasu says we need him alive as a bait. To keep DDS at bay while we execute our future plans.".
Mizugameza grudgingly stop his assault and left. Sasoriza was about to leave, but grabbed Kyuu by
the hair and said, "Lucky you. If it were up to me, I'd kill you right off the spot. Though I don't
know how and why Tenbiza and Uoza managed to convince To-Rasu to let you live for now. Let
me make this clear: I despise DDS and everything in that school, including students like you.".
Sasoriza left, leaving Kyuu alone. Kyuu then pondered on how to escape and send help to DDS.
