az: R&R as usual. Final part. 8D

Easy out: Yumehito and Ainosuke's side

Written by Izzu alias honou-no-izumi

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The moment he had been rudely forced to return into the world of the living, he had to choke out the streams of curses that immediately entered his mind. Normally, injured people like him shouldn't be forced to be awake like this but you tell that to Noriko. That woman most definitely going to find pleasure in causing him discomfort, he was very sure of that. But at least this time, he would ignore that prank and just concentrate on the more important matter.

Noriko sounded concerned anyway.

Yumehito sat up as he massaged the bridge of his nose to try at least, ease the pounding headache that he was having right now. And he had to wonder, why did Noriko kept on talking as if he was really paying his attention towards her? But at least her topic of choice did caught his interest.

"Even so, I'm surprised. To think that your brother would go so far..."

Ainosuke surprised him as well. He had not expected him to randomly snap like that. Hah! But then that time, who had also snapped out of his normal behaviour?

He glanced towards Noriko again as she started explaining how she had expected something like that to happen and prepared that truck that saved their lives. Not like he was not grateful about it...

"So... what about him?"

"I've only been thinking about taking you away... so I left the boy there."

Noriko proceeded on asking him about their more pressing concerns as he just waved her off since it shouldn't affect the plans much. After all, Noriko only knew of one part of his plan except the one where Ainosuke was involved. And both would not be affected much, should he happened to have to ditch his detective persona.

Anyway, she seemed to be satisfied with his answer as she left the room after that to let him rest.

Seeing the door closed behind her, Yumehito could not help but let out a sigh. Now alone by himself, he couldn't help feeling slightly disappointed. Not because he was still alive but that... Ainosuke was not with him right now. It's not that he really expected that ever happening, over here was more dangerous for him... and that boy still needed to find that chisel.

"It wasn't me who was amazing... it was my brother who was the amazing one."

Immediately he frowned. Ainosuke seemed to imply that he only managed to accomplish all of his amazing feats because of him. As in... as if everything that he knew, was because he'd found it out through him.

But at least that confirmed something, there was certainly some connection existed between him and Ainosuke. There was no other explanation for Ainosuke to be able to know which wires to be cut first to deactivate the bomb. Perhaps he really could see the things that he had seen through that left eye of his and not just his intuitions as Kato had thought. So it should be possible, that Ainosuke's left eye be able to show his brother... his memory about that day. The timing should be correct. Hopefully, this would force that kid to remember that memory. He already felt that they've been running out of time, there's no stopping his domino pieces to fall in order.

He sighed again. That aside... Ainosuke was really harsh, wasn't he? With his own sight already impaired to one half, he really was not going to be so good at judging distances much.

It's not that simple to manoeuvre himself for that last landing. But he wouldn't complain. He's alive... and that guy should too. Though right now... he slightly wished that Ainosuke was in greater pain than him. His body ached like hell! He swear that this was the last time he's considering jumping off from on top of any buildings...

Regardless, it's better to make sure.

Yumehito made a grab for his phone as he dialed for Miyamoto's number. It didn't take long for the number to connect.

"It's me. So how's that little guy been doing?"

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When he opened his eyes to his surroundings, he definitely hadn't expected to still be alive. His body ached too much, it was useless to try getting up.

The moment Kato-san had entered the room and started to gush at him about everyone's concerns for him, he knew that this was definitely not a dream and he was certainly still alive. Realizing that, he couldn't care less about what Kato-san was saying about how Sayama-sensei had worried about him but more on...

"Kato-san. What about Detective Sakisaka?"

If he'd survived the fall, then most definitely... that guy also—his brother should also...!

"About that... he's disappeared. We've searched all over... but we couldn't find him—"

Somehow that alarmed him. What could this mean? Was he dead... or alive? His comrades most probably took him away, that's for sure. Kato-san sounded worried though. But then again, brother had been his partner even if it was all under a false pretense. He sighed.

That means he'd still have to continue this battle the hard way. Served him right to think he could end it so easily.

Ainosuke turned towards Kato-san as he asked him what really happened. Not really feeling like he wanted to argue with him, Ainosuke just went along with what Kato hinted about him panicking after the bomb incident.

In the end, he still have to keep holding on to that lie he had to bear with. There was no easy way out of this after all.