CHAPTER 2

Still at the gym stands Tsunemori Akane with Togane Sakuya sitting, both resting from working up a sweat exercising to relieve stress. Akane wore a pink and white sports hoodie with matching joggers. Togane wore a green and black tight muscle shirt with a pair of black semi-long shorts.

Akane had just taken a sip of her water when she notices Togane looking at her. "What is it?"

Not responding immediately, Togane flicked the burnt part of his cigarette onto his ash tray.

"The ghosts exist." Akane was surprised. Togane proceeds to then look straight at her from where he sat on the bench. "I think so, too."

Inspector Tsunemori looks away and opens her mouth to say something about how there wasn't any proof when two pairs of footsteps walked into the gym.

Then looking at the direction of the gym's entrance, Akane and Togane saw Enforcer Kougami and a kid that Togane didn't know but the Inspector did.

Is that him?

Both Akane and Togane stayed where they were and watched in silence as Kougami and thirteen-year-old Junichi stepped onto the gym fighting mat. Junichi simply wore his light burgundy T-shirt and his black cargo pants. Kougami didn't have on a shirt, revealing his well-toned muscles of his pecs, biceps, and abs. He simply had on a pair of black joggers.

As much as Akane wanted to admire Kougami's chiseled muscles, she instead sees that her nephew hasn't noticed her or Togane yet, focused solely on the older male in front of him—

Just as how Ao-neesan would.

The young boy's voice rang low throughout the gym. "So, what are the rules, Mutt-san?"

Akane felt her eyebrow tick at what her nephew just said. I'm going to have to talk to him about the way he speaks to Kougami-sa— I mean to people.

Togane simply snickered quietly.

Kougami's voice sounded with authority that he didn't have. "Anything goes. No killing strikes."

Junichi gave a curt nod.

Akane and Togane watched in silence, the young Inspector held her breath slightly. From where Akane stood behind Junichi, and with the way he took to his stance, she saw her older sister.

Sis, why'd you send your son back? Where are you?

Everything was silent. No one moved, no one breathed. The moment was still in time. Then Junichi attacked.

He throws a left punch to Kougami's face, who dodges it, then another right punch. With each punch and kick being thrown at the man, Kougami dodges, parries, and blocks, allowing the boy to vent out any stress and frustration he had at the moment. In his mind, Togane named every fighting style Junichi was using.

Thai Boxing, Tae-Kwon-Do, Kenpo, Tai-Chi— what else does he know?

His question was answered when Junichi tried to do a Judo throw on Kougami which, unfortunately, ended up with the boy tossed onto the floor.

So he knows some Judo, huh?

Quickly, Junichi gets up to dodge an axe kick, of all things, from Kougami. Exasperatedly, the 13-year-old turns to Kougami and yells. "Woah! Hey, I thought we agreed no killing strikes, Mutt!"

Kougami simply smirks. "But it wouldn't be any fun like that, now would it?"

A nasty smirk etches onto Junichi's face, his red-bronze eyes showing a dangerous glint. "Is that a challenge, Mutt?"

There was taunt in Kougami's voice. "It is whatever you think it is, little Pup."

From the boy's face fell the smirk, leaving in its place a cold blank expression, his eyes narrowed like a predator on the hunt.

"A wolf," Akane whispered in awe. Togane looked up at the Inspector with a puzzled look. "My nephew looks like a wolf on a hunt."

Togane is no longer puzzled, but nonetheless raises a brow at the analogy Akane made about the boy.

Junichi began attacking Kougami once again, still unaware of the small audience on the other side of the gym. The young boy runs up to Kougami, dodging his punches, and feints a stomp on the older man's foot to only end up behind Kougami. Junichi suddenly jumps up then lunges his right leg forward, allowing his foot to come in contact with the spot where the back connects with the neck. Junichi lands on the balls of his feet with a good loud thump. Kougami stumbles forward in surprised but still stands.

Akane gasps. No one other than Togane or Ginoza could make Kougami Shinya stumble like that, much less by a child no more than 13 years of age.

Togane is also surprised. It seems now he has a new "toy" to play with. Junichi still has his guard up as Kougami stood up straight, turning to face the boy. His face had an unreadable expression, the same with the light in his steel-blue eyes

Just as he was about to speak, someone comes in running and out of breath. It was Hinakawa Sho coming from the Division 1 office.

Looks like he found something.

Both Kougami and Junichi thought. Still and silent, the two watch the interaction between the Inspector and her subordinate. "I- Inspector. . ."

"What's the matter, Mr. Hinakawa?"

As Akane questioned Hinakawa, the young man regained his breath then raised his head, his single uncovered eye shining with serious awe.

"That Holo is amazing."

All who were with Akane at the gym came to Karanomori Shion's analysis lab. Everyone was present including Junichi.

On one of the monitor screens came up a diagram of the bomb Holo hostage. Shion spoke in agreement with the red head's earlier comment. "Yeah, the design is incredibly elaborate."

Hinakawa then explained to everyone present that the Holo uses a massive amount of data to define its appearance. "If you're just trying to deceive people looking at it," the young man continued. "You don't have to use this many layers."

Akane turned to Hinakawa. "You can really create such a sophisticated Holo?"

He confirms her question. "If you have a model, yes."

The Inspector turns to Shion, who sat at the desk. "Ms. Karanomori."

"On it."

Through the whole talk, Junichi listened but kept a scrutinizing eye on Togane. Something 'bout this guy isn't right. Everything about him seems off to me.

Nonetheless, the young boy spoke up, giving his two cents on the matter. "If you can't find her in the Ministry of Welfare's database, check the Deceased Records."

Everyone turns to Junichi in surprise, startled when he spoke just now. Akane asks her nephew. "What do you mean?"

Junichi simply smirks at his aunt, jerking his head in Hinakawa's direction on the sofa. "Emo-Boy knows what I mean."

All then looked at said person for an explanation. "He's right. It's hard to use an existing person. They could bump into each other."
Junichi looks back up at the diagram on the left monitor screen. "But not if it's someone who isn't alive, right?"

Hinakawa nods in confirmation. Togane and Kougami see their point. "A dead victim, huh?"

Now that Togane spoke, Junichi returned his sharp gaze on the older man in front of him. This guy is seriously not sitting well with me at all. But what could it be?

Unbeknownst to the boy, Kougami studied him, a question tickling his mind. This kid's not normal, is he? He can already tell that something's off about Togane.

"Okay," Shion began, already looking for another base. "Let me switch to a different database."

After a few seconds of searching, Shion spoke up.

"There's one person whose characteristics match." Pictures and profile of a little girl younger than ten showed up. "It's a girl who died in an airplane accident fifteen years ago. Not too shabby, Kid, Sho-kun."

Akane becomes puzzled. "Hold on. The girl who died was eight years old at the time."

"Yeah," Shion scoffed softly. "That Holo doesn't really look like an eight-year-old, does she? To sum it up, this Holo was a result of taking a dead person and determining what she would look like if she was alive today, fifteen years later."

Akane takes in the information. "This is strange. No matter how you look at it, this is way too elaborate."

"Maybe they're the type who go all the way?" Shion inquires. "You see that type more often than you might think."

The Inspector tilts her head downwards a bit, in thought. Her nephew, Junichi, seemed to know what passed through her mind. "That doesn't seem to be all what this guy s trying to do, huh, Aunty Akane?"

Everyone turned to the boy, who stood with his arms crossed, an indifference smirk playing on his lips

"Hold up," Shion started, pointing at Junichi in puzzlement. "Who are you, Kid?"

Just as Junichi was about to introduce himself, a beeping sound came from Akane's wrist communicator. Answering the call, the screen popped up revealing the caller to be Inspector Aoyanagi with urgent news.

[Inspector Tsunemori. Where are you right now?]

"I'm in the Analysis Lab. Did something happen?"

Aoyanagi replied, almost annoyed and confused. [Kitazawa's Crime Coefficient has gone down so low that he's no longer a target for enforcement.]

Akane is shocked. How can that be possible? Both Junichi and Kougami narrowed their eyes at what they just heard. Just then another sound came from Shion's desk. It was a message from Chief Kasei Joshu.

Shion hummed, already reading the message. "Hey, Kougami? The Chief wants to see you and some guy named Tsunemori Jun Wait! Who is that?!"

Shion asked, exclaiming, as she turned to Kougami, with her brown eyes falling on Junichi instead.

With his red-bronze already narrowed, the boy allowed his smirk to fall into a nasty scowl.

Well, fuck me and my life.

"Yeah," the young boy began, still scowling. "That's me, Tsunemori Junichi, Inspector Tsunemori Akane's only nephew."

Shion became shocked. Wow. Can't say I didn't see that coming.

Wanting to get it over with, Junichi inquired for the Chief's rendezvous. "So are we supposed to meet her at her office?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah. She wants you two there now."

Kougami nods then turns to leave, Junichi following.

"Uh Junichi-kun!"

Akane called out her nephew. The boy turns, a brow raised questioningly. "Yeah, Aunty? What is it?"

"Um," the Inspector tries to begin. "Where's your mother, Ao-neesan?"

Junichi becomes silent, his eyes widen very slightly. It's best that I don't tell her now, huh, Mom?

The young Tsunemori boy faced the open door with his bangs covering his eyes. Kougami stood waiting. "I'll I'll tell you later. Alone."

Junichi then walks out the lab, speed walking the left corridor, assuming it's take him to Kasei's office. Kougami watches him go before facing Akane. "I'll watch over him 'til you get back from sending Kitazawa to the rehabilitation facility." Then he goes after Junichi.

Catching up to the boy, Kougami hears Junichi as a rhetorical question with anger and distain.

"Wonder what the Old Hag wants."

Omake

Two minutes go by when Kougami finally decide to tell the boy walking in front of him.

"You're going the wrong way, you know."

Junichi growls in irritation then gives a small shout. "FUCK!"

A/N:

Forgot to mention, this fanfic is going to be based on the second season of Psycho-Pass and possible the movie too. You guys think I should flow it onto the movie too? Comment to tell.

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