Seeds of Agito

Hikaru and the two J-Pop singers are facing a dilemma as they have to deal with the blackmailing goon while resuming their search for other Akatsuki Ferry survivors…while another Lord shows up to cause additional trouble to our heroes…

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However, their conversation is interrupted when a man, who emerged from a seat near the girls' table and approached the three girls and stood in front of them with Kobato getting defensive as she recognized the man, as he is identified as Kazuto Okiura, and Hikaru senses that there is hostility coming from her aimed at the man, and noted that Kobato is glaring at the man though he is smirking deviously.

"Kobato…what's wrong?"

"Stay behind me, Ringo…this guy's trouble…"

When Ringo asked Kobato if she knows him, Kobato stated that besides the fact that Kazuto is a debt collector, he is also a blackmailer as he uses scrupulous means to extort money from certain "newbie" celebrities that resulted in them disappearing from the entertainment industry. Moreover, she told her that Kazuto appeared to have some "connection" that resulted in him getting acquitted of charges hence he is "untouchable".

"You…leave my friends alone…if it's me you want, fine."

"Kobato…huh? Hikaru?"

"Okay, bub…if you're going to harass them…you'll have to get pass me..huh?"

Before Hikaru is about to act, Kazuto brought out a tape recorder where he plays it, which reveals that he secretly recorded Hikaru and Kobato's conversation which included her admission as Agito, as well as Kobato and Ringo being Akatsuki Ferry survivors. He even showed to them the pictures of the three girls participating at the ARK Facility stakeout and Hikaru transforming into Agito, which Kobato stared wide-eyed as she realized that Kazuto has virtually "pinned" them down which he smirked deviously seeing that he has the three girls under his "power".

"How…?"

"Kobato…he must've seen us near the ARK Facility!"

"How did you…?"

Kazuto smirked even wickedly as he seemingly have control over the situation as he uses the "evidences" to put the three girls in their places and makes his statement known.

"Unless you don't want to let the paparazzi get their noses on this…you're going to go into negotiation with me…which only I can make the demands…and you don't."

Kazuto then told the three girls his demands in exchange for keeping quiet about their secrets.


Agito (24.7 version) by Shinichi Ishihara
(2nd Opening song from Kamen Rider Agito)

Kimi ga mita
Yume no naka
Hontou koto
Motomubeki mirai ga nemuru
Tada, yotte de
daki shimerarete ita
Yasashii... tsuyosa o...

Ready to Go, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida AGITO!
Sakende iru Kokoro no Speed

You can do it, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida Agito!
Ima kimiga inaito Get on!

Namida mi wa
Modo wa nai
Boku wa mi wa
husawashii toki na arudaro o
Mada Tokokanai Hisho wo Tokugengi Tsuturetemo
Ashitasu

Ready to Go, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida AGITO!
Tsuyo Kunareru Miyuin na aru?

You can do it, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida AGITO!
Yuru unaru aito Get On!

Ready to Go, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida AGITO!
Sakende iru Kokoro no Speed

You can do it, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida Agito!
Ima kimiga inaito Get on!


139: Kyōhaku part 2

Hikaru stood up as Kazuto showed more pictures that shows the three girls about to infiltrate the ARK Research Facility building; G3-X and Agito in action; and Agito reverting back to being Hikaru Shidou, which Ringo and Kobato stared wide-eyed at the situation they are in and realized that their private lives are at stake. Smirking deviously, Kazuto played a tape recorder which shows the conversation the three girls have before he showed up.

"Wow…I really didn't recall having so many passengers…I thought that the ones that we encountered several months back are the ones…I guess time flies by since four years ago…maybe because I lost my memories back then…at least we got ourselves a good start…Any idea where they are? Is there a possibility that they have powers like Hikaru?...You mean them becoming Agito like Hikaru? I'm not so sure yet…"

Silence echoed their area as Kazuto playfully waves both the recorder and the pictures in front of the three girls and there he made his statement known to the trio, much to their angers.

"Okay, pretty ladies…I'm sure you know what would happen if these words reaches the palms of the paparazzi…which is equals to pandemonium for you… imagine…the media would hound you for getting involved with the police…and this in turn would make you lose your privacy…oh, let's not forget that the MPD is still conducting the "Project: Capture Agito" thing and if they were to find out about you three…you'd become their guinea pigs to no end…not to mention it would scare off your potential endorsers…oh, I would love to see that happen…"

Hikaru clenched her fists while Kobato and Ringo glared at the man as he threatens to expose them to the media and even gloated that this would also attract the "Unknown", and even pointed out that this would also attract the Paparazzi as they would hound them for questions and that advertisers would avoid the two singers for fear of being targeted by the "Unknown" and that the MPD will also go after them reminding them of the "Capture: Agito Plan".

"Fine…then I'll kill you and destroy that tape…"

"Wait, Hikaru…!"

As Hikaru is about to take action on the man's threat, Kobato stopped her as she asks Kazuto what he wants and he made his reply, which he would get a Million Yen in exchange for destroying the evidences, but Hikaru wouldn't have any of this and rebukes his demands.

"Then the more reason I'll kill you! People dying and I'm their only hope but all you care about is money…! If it we're up to me…I'd sacrifice you to those Unknown…"

"Never mind it, Hikaru…I'll agree to his demands…"

"What? Are you serious?"

"If he would keep his word…then it's no problem…but of course he would have to hand me those tapes…"

The Class M leader is surprised at Kobato's reaction as the J-Pop singer reluctantly agrees to Kazuto's term and demands but she made him swear to give her the evidences so she can dispose of it once she gives him the money, and he graciously accepted the terms. As Kazuto is about to depart, Kobato made arrangements on where to meet and everything is set, but he warns the three not to have the police getting involved or else the evidences would go to the MPD.

-x-

Elsewhere, Kazuma and Megumi went to the Tokyo General Hospital to visit Umi, who remained in a coma and they are quite surprised to see her state which the youngest Class Q member noted that whoever did this to her several weeks ago may have harbored a deep hatred for her though she thinks otherwise.

"Poor Umi…"

"Whoever did this to her must have had a deep hatred for her…"

"Unless if it's a criminal…"

"I suppose…"

However, their conversation is interrupted when his cellphone rang and he went out of the ICU to answer it away from the other patients as she stays behind to glance at Umi, whom she whispered to her as she offered encouraging words to help raise her spirits.

"Umi…I hope that once you wake up and discover your condition…I hope you would choose to keep on living…I'm sure your condition won't deter you from reaching your dreams…"

The female Class Q member then left as she heads for the restroom to do some "toilet duties" and as she went there she did her "duties" and when she is washing her hands, another female approached her and asks her if she happened to know Kyuu, which Megumi is surprised by the question the stranger asked, and the next conversation took her attention.

"Is that a DDS notebook and badge?"

"Yes…how did you know…?"

"And do you know a DDS student named Kyuu Renjou?"

"How did you…?"

"Saw his name on the newspaper…and I saw your badge…so do you know him?"

"Yes…he's my classmate…"

"Then I guess I should trust you…I happened to be one of the surviving passengers of the Akatsuki Ferry…and I was looking for other survivors…"

"Really? Then he would be glad to hear this…um…may I know your name?"

The female stranger introduces herself as Miyuki as she tells Megumi that she heard of Kyuu through the newspapers that involves DDS and saw Kyuu's photo and tells her that she is an Akatsuki Ferry survivor and wants to meet with the Class Q leader, which she is elated as she realized that she gets to help her classmate and this would help Kyuu solve the mystery of the ferry incident four years ago so she asks for Miyuki's contact number and address so that she would tell Kyuu about this. She also gives Hikaru's contact number as she tells Miyuki that Hikaru is also an Akatsuki Ferry survivor which she gladly accepted.

"Here…this is her contact number…Hikaru is also an Akatasuki Ferry survivor…"

"Thank you…it would mean so much to me…"

-x-

Later that night, Kazuto is heading home after collecting his "fees" from other victims as he extorted them using his blackmailing schemes and he succeeded, and is looking forward to collecting Kobato's money yet he intended to expose the three girls as Agito users and he would certainly like to see them miserable so as to enjoy and amuse himself.

"Ah…I'm going to be a millionaire…and once I get the money…I'll expose those bitches as Agito…that would make my life meaningful…"

However, his musing is interrupted when a girl bumped into him and both fell to the ground and he berates her for her clumsiness yet she wasn't mindful as she is too scared to see why. She is identified as Kohaku and Kazuto saw her school ID and realized her name is among those that Kobato mentioned and deduced that she is also an Agito and tries to blackmail her into giving him money in exchange for keeping it a secret, but then the Jackal Lord shows up and stabbed her from behind, killing her on the spot while extracting her Agito seed.

Although surprised, Kazuto is VERY foolish as he thinks he could blackmail a Lord and tries to talk him into giving him a reward for assisting the Jackal Lord but then the Lord stabs the blackmailer on his chest, and then pulls out, which shows the Agito seed, thus revealing that Kazuto is also an Agito user, but it appeared that he is unaware of it, though he won't know this as he is now dead as the Jackal Lord casually leaves the scene of the crime, with the two corpses laid on the ground amid the pool of blood spreading around them.

To Be Continued…


Looks like Kazuto got what he deserved for blackmailing people around…

And what an idiot he is…thinking he would get "kickbacks" from a Lord…

Another Akatsuki Ferry survivor is introduced…and she turn out to be the main protagonist from the CLAMP manga "Miyuki-chan In Wonderland".


Preview:

As Hikaru investigates Kazuto's death and finding the evidences he has against her and the two J-Pop singers, Megumi is being stalked by Naoto Kirihara but Miyuki saves her…and there you'll get to see what her Agito powers are like…