Chapter 11
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Hell's Training
In a very wide clearing somewhere within the forest that Akako was living at, a person could be seen lying on his backs - sweating a bucket and breathing in short pants due to exhaustion, while beside him sat a teenage girl and two other men - sweating and panting as well, but not as heavily as the man beside them. Not too far near them, 4 other people were calmly watching them, not even looked tired in the slightest.
"And what is that kind of running after the jogging earlier?" Ginzo asked once he got his breathing under control, "You even have us jumping onto some wooden blocks, jumped off it, and also running up a tree for a second there".
"It's called Parkour." Shinichi - since he didn't need to hide behind his Conan mask in front of them anymore - answered him as he handed them a box of Bento each, "It's to train your speed and agility".
"Why is today's training harder than before?" Aoko asked curiously then.
"The weekdays training is only for Normal Fitness Training, you know? Weekends training is the one for Hunters and Huntresses Division Training, which is called the Division Training by the way." Kaito grinned cheekily at them, "And this isn't the end, there will be more to come".
"There's more?" Ginzo and Aoko asked in surprise.
It was Saturday, at 9th of May, so it was the first Weekends Training for the two Nakamoris. The previous three days - the days between the Confession and that day - were still Weekdays Training, so they didn't do much aside from some routine to keep themselves fit and ready, and those Weekdays routine - also known as Normal Fitness Training - was … Jogging for 10 minutes, followed by a short break of 10 minutes as well; Push-Up 5 Sets of 20 times for the Hunters (Male Agents), 3 Sets of 20 times for the Huntresses (Female Agents); Sit-Up 3 Sets of 20 times for the Hunters, and 5 Sets of 20 times for the Huntresses; Scot-Jump 3 Sets of 20 times for both the Hunters and Huntresses; and then finished with Inline Skating for 30 minutes, so that they could train their maneuverability while moving in high speed.
For the Weekends Training though - also known as Division Training - those routine was only a starter, and with Parkour added into the routine. So, the Division Training started with Jogging for 10 minutes; Parkour for 10 minutes; followed by a break for 20 minutes; then Push-Up 6 Sets of 25 times for the Hunters, 5 Sets of 20 times for the Huntresses; Sit-Up 5 Sets of 20 times for the Hunters, and 6 Sets of 25 times for the Huntresses; Scot-Jump 5 Sets of 20 times for both the Hunters and Huntresses; and then Inline Skating for 30 minutes.
The Agents then got a break of 1 hour, which they would use to have breakfast together with everyone else - like they were doing now.
"Of course there's more." Shinichi answered after swallowing the food in his mouth, "If the Division Training is no different from the Normal Fitness Training, then Nakamori-keibu would immediately become a Striker for his years of Field Training".
"I guess it makes sense…" Ginzo then trailed of for a few seconds, grimacing at the thought of doing more crazy stunts like the Parkour, "So, what are we going to do next?" He asked cautiously.
"After Breakfast, we're doing Martial Arts for one hour." Ran answered as she handed them the Schedule for each Division, "30 minutes for the Training, then the other 30 minutes for Sparring with each other." She pointed to the list, "Then Dart and Kunai Throwing for 30 minutes, and Marksmanship for another 30 minutes".
"You're training in Marksmanship?" Ginzo asked in shock, "Does this mean that every one of you could shoot a gun?".
"Yes." Akako answered him this time, "It's a requirement for everyone, since our enemies would do it too".
"What is the Dart and Kunai Throwing for?" Aoko asked with a mix of curiosity and dread.
"Well, because you're going to receive a Hunter or Huntress Kit soon." Kaito explained with a grin, "Each Agent have one depending on the gender".
"What is the content of this Kit?" Ginzo asked as he looked at the Schedule again, "There's Sword or Whip Mastery here after Marksmanship, with Training and Sparring for 30 minutes each." He then looked at Shinichi, since he was the Leader, "Does this mean that we will receive either a Sword or a Whip?".
"Why don't you see for yourself?" A new voice joined them, and they looked up to see Kisaki Eri - Ran's Mother - walking over with a box in hands, wearing a training suit like the rest of them.
"Okaa-san!" Ran greeted her with a wide smile, "You made it!".
"Yes, I finally got my schedule cleared for this week, and I have told them not to disturb me at Weekends from now on, unless it's emergency." Eri answered Ran with a smile of her own, "So I will join you guys on the rest of the Weekends Training from now on, except for when an emergency happened".
"You told her?" Shinichi asked Ran curiously.
"Well, I told you about that case I have yesterday which I - as Ran - solved a case with Okaa-san, right?" Ran replied with her own question, earning a nod from him, "Okaa-san here noticed something and confronted me".
"Upon realizing that Ran is smart enough to solve a murder case, I remembered a case in which Violet Angel appeared, but my Daughter couldn't be seen anywhere, so I decided to check on it." Eri told him with a smirk, "Almost all of the cases where Violet Angel appeared, Ran was present before and after Angel made her appearance, but rarely while Angel was there too. Sure, there were a few times where the both of them appeared at the same time, but then I realized that it was Shinichi or Kaito who were nowhere to be seen. "
She then shrugged, "Knowing that Yukiko could do disguise and had learned from Kuroba Toichi-san, it wouldn't be far to assume that both Shinichi-kun and Kuroba-kun could do disguise as well, thus rendered Ran and Shinichi-kun's Alibis useless. I take it that one of you disguised yourself as the other to provide Alibi when needed, so I confronted Ran about it." She then smiled at Ran again, "Right?".
"Right." Ran nodded her head in confirmation, "Then, I thought that since Okaa-san is a very smart woman, there's nothing wrong in telling her".
"Although, I advised against telling Kogoro about this." Eri nodded her own head as she added that, "That guy sometimes let slip important things when stressed or threatened with his loved one's well being, so it would better to only tell him when it's time for the 'Final Showdown' so to speak".
"I see." Shinichi nodded his head in understanding.
"Ahem." Ginzo cleared his throat to get their attention, "You were saying about see for ourselves?".
"Ah, yes." Eri then put down the box in her hands and opened it, "I went to Shinichi-kun's house earlier since I'm free and about to join you guys, I remembered that Ran said you keeps these Kits in a secret room in Shinichi-kun's house. It took me awhile of exploring the house and figuring out the way to the secret room -" She glanced at Shinichi then, "nice painting by the way - and then I searched for these Kits, all the while avoiding those 'invisible' wire traps".
"Impressive." Shinichi and Kaito said in unison while clapping their hands, since normal people usually wouldn't notice the wires and would trip themselves on them.
"So…" Eri handed a Hunter Kit to Ginzo, a box of Huntress Kit to Aoko, and then taking the remaining Huntress Kit for herself, "Let's see what kind of stuff these kids categorized as Standard Issues for the Shadow Hunters".
Opening the Kits, Ginzo, Aoko, and Eri found that the items inside were mostly the same, with only two difference. Inside each Kit were a midnight blue colored Long Coat, a pair of gloves, a box labeled as 'Spy Set', 2 Handcuffs, a plastic box labeled as 'Sleeping (Throw) Darts' containing 3 Sets of 3 Darts, a Set of 3 Kunais, and a BB Gun that looked to have been modified somehow.
The additional items that Ginzo found in the Hunter Kit were a watch that he recognized as the same with the one Shinichi and Kaito wore, and a Sword handle without the blade. Upon closer inspection, there was a button on the side, and when he tried pushing it, the blade part came out - although it wasn't sharp like a real blade, but dull like a Bokutou (Wooden Sword).
What Eri and Aoko found different from the Hunter Kit inside their Huntress Kits were an Earring with number keys - like a phone, and a black Whip.
"... Impressive." Ginzo managed to say after being speechless for a minute there, with Eri and Aoko nodded their heads in agreement, "What kind of modification you have added into the BB Gun?".
"Grappling hook." Jii answered him, "I made it to be similar to Kaitou Kid's Card Gun, but with BB as the ammunition instead of sharp Cards".
"Is this not a normal watch too then?" Ginzo asked again, picking up the watch this time.
"It's flashlight watch, but there's a tranquilizer needle inside." Agasa explained to him with a grin on his face, "I added the tranquilizer needle just in case you need to knock someone out, but couldn't pull out your Sleeping Darts or have run out of them".
"What about the Earring?" Aoko asked them, waving the strange looking Earring to the two Inventors.
"Well, you can use it to call like a phone." Agasa answered her, "Just in case you don't have your phone with you - either because it was stolen, lost, or broken - and need to make a call urgently".
"There's Speed Dial function too." Akako explained to both Aoko and Eri, "Number 1 is for Daitengu's phone, 2 is for Bakeneko, 3 is for Aosaginohi, 4 is for me - Seiryu, 5 is for Mezumaru or Agasa-hakase, and number 6 is for Gozumaru or Jii-chan".
"Number 7,8,9 and 0 are still empty." Ran continued with a smile, "It's so you can added other Speed Dials of your own choosing".
"How do you put in the Speed Dial?" Eri asked her curiously.
So, Ran showed her and Aoko how to added the Speed Dials.
"Thank you." Eri patted Ran's head with a smile, before picking up the Long Coat, "So, I take it that this Coat is our Uniform?".
"Yes." Shinichi confirmed with a nod, "You will wear it when going out on Missions, ones that doesn't requires a disguise on".
"It's also Bullet Proof." Jii elaborated further, "Although it could prevent the bullet from entering your body, it won't be strong enough to absorb the impact fully, so be careful about cracked bones".
"Amazing." Ginzo breathed out in awe.
"Have you eaten, Oba-san (Aunt)?" Shinichi asked Eri after a few seconds of silence from everyone.
"Yes, I have." Eri answered simply, looking curiously at him.
"Then if you have nothing to do, please warm up." Shinichi requested as he handed her a Huntress Schedule - that he just pulled out from who know where, "Since this is your first time, just do the Jogging, Sit-Up, Push-Up, and Scot-Jump while we finished our Breakfast. You can join the Parkour and Inline Skating tomorrow".
"Alright." Eri agreed easily.
"For the Jogging, you can do it by going 10 laps around this clearing." Akako informed her, "It took a minute to go one lap".
"Thank you…" Eri blinked before holding out a hand, "Sorry, where's my manner? My name is Kisaki Eri".
"Koizumi Akako." Akako answered as she shook Eri's hand.
Ginzo, Aoko, and Jii then followed suit and introduced themselves, before Eri left to do the warm up.
"Speaking of…" Aoko began as she studied her own Schedule, "Since Aoko got a Whip, Aoko is going to take the Whip Mastery after Marksmanship, right?" She asked as she looked at Kaito, earning a nod from him, "So, we will have Lunch after that, then Division Special Training, Capture the Flag, and then have Dinner together".
"Wait, so we will spend all day today with training?" Ginzo asked incredulously.
"Yes." Shinichi nodded simply, "And all day tomorrow too".
Ginzo and Aoko stared at the rest, receiving nods of confirmation from them, and gulped.
"What a Hell training." Aoko muttered nervously.
"It can't be help." Shinichi said with a shrug, "Our enemy is dangerous, and my Contact said that they do train themselves when they aren't out doing their own missions".
"So, what is this Division Special Training?" Aoko asked again with a gulp, wondering once again what she had gotten herself into this time.
"The list is on the second page." Kaito informed her as he handed her a Huntress Schedule, and a Hunter Schedule to Ginzo.
Ginzo and Aoko turned the first page around to read it, and couldn't help but gape in disbelief.
For the Striker, they were scheduled to have Bomb Disarming for 60 minutes, Bullet Dodging for 30 minutes, and Chess for 60 minutes at Saturday's Division Special Training. For Sunday, they would have 'Tracking, Sneak, and Tag' for 120 minutes, before having a break of 30 minutes since the next item on the list was Capture the Flag.
For the Counters, they were scheduled to have Bullet Dodging, Archery, and Clay Shooting for 30 minutes each, then Chess for 60 minutes at Saturday's Division Special Training. For Sunday, they would have Tailing for 150 minutes.
For the Supporters, they were scheduled to have Short Distance Clay Shooting, Long Distance Clay Shooting, and Archery for 30 minutes each, then Tailing for 60 minutes at Saturday's Division Special Training. For Sunday, they would have Hacking and Programming for 150 minutes.
"Before you ask, I will explain why those things are on the schedule." Shinichi began to say, pulling the Nakamoris out of their shocked state to look at him, "For Bomb Disarming, it's because sometimes it would take too long for the Bomb Squad of TMPD to arrive, so it would be better that the Strikers and Counters to learn how to do it themselves - Strikers because they are the ones who go out on missions in different places, while the Counters because they would take on a Striker's job sometimes.
"For Bullet Dodging, it's the same reason with the Bomb Disarming - getting shot during missions is normal, so it would be better to learn how do dodge. While for Chess, it's to learn about Strategy, which would be important when going out doing mission.
"Tracking, Sneak, and Tag is so you will know how to track your target, sneak up on them, and 'Tag' them in a sense - like knocking them out cold to arrest them. Tailing is similar, but the aim is so you can tail a target around without getting caught, learning simple disguise is included in it.
"Archery is so you can train your patience, calmness, and judgement - since you would need to take the wind in calculation in order to hit the target. Clay Shooting is because you have to hit a target at a farther distance sometimes, mostly for the Supporters whose job is to backing up the Strikers, but Counters have to learn too since they would take a Supporter's job sometimes.
"Finally, Hacking and Programming." Shinichi took a moment to drink his water first, before continuing, "Supporter's mission have two types, On Scene mission and At Home mission. For On Scene mission, the Supporters would watch the Strikers back - like fighting against the enemy's Snipers, while for the At Home mission, the Supporters would Hack into the cameras or somewhere for monitoring everyone's movements - so they could warn when a danger is approaching the Strikers or telling the Strikers where their target was located. About the programming, you have to know the programs before you can hack into them".
While Shinichi drank his water again, Ginzo and Aoko used the moment to take everything in - that was a lengthy explanation after all.
"So, about this Capture the Flag…" Ginzo began thoughtfully, "Are we just going to make a strategy to get the flag and do it?".
"No." Kaito shook his head in answer, "We're going to use everything that we have learned and trained for in it, and attacking your opponent without causing serious injury is fine too, so it would be like a Field experience".
"Eh, you can attack them?" Eri - who have finished warming up and returned to them - asked in surprise.
"Yes, Okaa-san." Ran answered her as she cracked her knuckles, "The Shadow Hunters exists to Hunt Down the Crows, and they are dangerous, so we will have to be serious in our training".
"I see." Eri said in understanding, before looking at Shinichi, "I have just thought of something, Shinichi-kun. What is my Codename? I understand that it based from the names of the Youkais".
"Oh, right, I forgot." Shinichi blinked in realization before pulling out his notebook, "First, please install the Spy App, Kaito?".
"On it." Kaito pulled out his own phone, "Please give me your phones, I will install it".
So, they gave him their phones and he installed the App, then he gave the phones back to them.
"Now, open the App, and put in the Passwords." Shinichi handed them a paper each, with their Codename and Passwords on it, "The Passwords you enters now will be set as your Passwords permanently, so please be careful not to get it wrong".
For Eri, she got…
************** (Shadow Hunters)
***** (Genbu)
***** (TVMYF)
Ginzo was…
************** (Shadow Hunters)
***** (Kirin)
***** (PRIRM)
While Aoko was…
************** (Shadow Hunters)
******* (Kitsune)
******* (PRGHFMV)
"Please remember your Passwords and then burn those papers." Shinichi requested seriously, "The Spy App is very important to us, and we would be in trouble if the wrong person could gain access to it".
"What is the meaning of these alphabets at the third row?" Aoko asked curiously.
"It's your Codename in Atbash Cipher." Kaito answered cheerfully.
"Alright, if all of you have finished with your breakfast, let's get on with the training." Shinichi clapped his hands to call for attention, "We will have Martial Arts Training now".
"What kind of Martial Arts are we going to learn?" Eri asked curiously, "I know that Ran is a Karate Master, so are we going to learn Karate too?".
"No." Ran shook her head with a grin, "We're mixing many different fighting styles into our own Special one, we're calling it Raiken (Thunder Fist)".
"Raiken?" The newbies asked in unison.
"Basically, it's a combination of Karate, Aikido, and Taekwondo." Ran explained to them, "The aims are to prevent yourself from getting hit by deflecting your opponent's attack, use your opponent's strength against them, and defeating your opponent as fast as possible using both hands and feet".
"To understand better, let's just begin with the Practicing." Shinichi suggested as he finished putting all the empty Bento boxes into a plastic bag, so the clearing would be free of obstacles.
Thus the training began, with Kaito, Shinichi, and Ran being the Mentors - Shinichi mentoring Jii and Agasa, Kaito mentoring Ginzo and Aoko, while Ran mentoring Akako and Eri. Later, when the Sparring time began, the three Mentors took turn to fight each other before doing a Battle Royal to show the others how it was done, then the others also took turn to fight each other but didn't do the Battle Royal for now - since it wouldn't fair considering they were still beginners.
The same pairing of Mentor and Apprentices applied when they moved on to train their Dart and Kunai Throwing, though Ginzo took Ran's place as Mentors when it came to Marksmanship - he did have a longer experience in using a gun than Ran.
Shinichi was the only one who taught them the Sword Mastery, while Akako taught the Whip Mastery. It was because Kaito had never learned how to fight using a Sword before and neither did Ran, and Akako had a talent using a Whip so she learned it faster than Ran.
They then had Lunch together, to rest up and regained their energy.
After that, it was time for the Division Special Training, and the original plan was for Ginzo to join as a Counter while Aoko as a Supporter. Unfortunately, there was a change of plan.
The Agents who were presented at the time consisted mostly of Strikers (Shinichi, Kaito, Ran) and Supporters (Akako, Jii, Agasa, Eri), due to the other Counters (Yusaku, Yukiko, Chikage, and the Contact) were currently out of the country, making it impossible for Ginzo - who was alone - to train as a Counter. Also, Aoko showed a surprising talent to be a Striker during the previous training. Thus Aoko ended up joining the Strikers, while Ginzo with the Strikers that day - he would join the Supporters the next day.
Finally, they had the Capture the Flag after the Division Special. Due to uneven number and only Kaito, Shinichi, and Ran were considered as Skilled - Ginzo didn't count since he had proven to be unable to defeat them during the Martial Arts Sparring earlier - Shinichi had decided to sit this one out and would observe everyone's progress instead.
"Alright." Shinichi began to say as he stood facing everyone, "Kaito, Jii, Aoko, and Nakamori-keibu are going to be in Team One, while Ran, Akako, Kisaki-san, and Agasa-hakase. Decide for yourself who your Team Leader is".
With that, Capture the Flag began - with Kaito chosen as the Leader for Team One, and Ran for Team Two.
Shinichi thought that Ran's team was going to win, because of Akako who was a very skilled Whip Master and Silent Step - she cheated by using her Magic though - and he was right, but Aoko proved herself to be a talented Striker once again when she not only managed to deflect Akako's Weapon Snatching technique, she was the one who snatched Akako's Whip instead, and she also managed to get passed Ran's defense and landed a solid kick on the Karate Master's back. The one who brought victory to Ran's team though, was Kisaki Eri - surprisingly - who turned out to be a very sharp shooter and managed to knock Kaito unconscious with her Sleeping Dart.
"That was amazing, Okaa-san!" Ran said as she looked at her Mother in amazement, "To sneak on Kaito-kun and landed a hit like that!".
"Nakamori-chan is very impressive too." Akako complimented the younger Nakamori, "Even Mouri-chan had never have been able to snatch my Whip from me".
"Thank you." Eri and Aoko said at the same time, clearly very pleased by themselves if their big smile was anything to go by.
"Ouchy…" Kaito rubbed the spot that he had been hit by the dart while yawning, "There goes my pride".
Shinichi chuckled and patted his head in a 'there, there' motion. "Don't worry, knowing you, you would learn from this and be even better the next time." He said reassuringly with a warm smile, causing Kaito to perk up and smiled back at him. He then turned his attention to the whole group. "Well, today's training have shown us that you can't judge a book by it's cover, no one would ever guess that Kisaki-san and Aoko have such a hidden talent." He smiled at the mentioned women, causing them to smile back at him, "Well, let's finish our Dinner everyone, and let's do it better tomorrow".
"Ou!" They cheered and raised their juices up, before dig in into their Dinner that have been prepared by Akako's servant.
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Surprise~ Eri was a Huntress too.
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