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Meanwhile, Kinta, Ryuu, and Kyuu walked into the victim's workplace, Sunny Sky Hospital. At the reception desk, a beautiful young woman with glasses beamed at them.
Kinta was about to start flirting with her, when he noticed that her eyes were specifically focused on Kyuu. He raised an eyebrow. Since when were women interested in Kyuu?
He then thought about it. He hadn't really realized it (since he was still getting over the shock of his younger classmate's reappearance), but after Kyuu's release from the hospital, he had replaced his long, overgrown hair with a shorter, more stylish haircut. Add the fact that he had lost all of the baby fat, and Kyuu was really physically fit. Huh. No wonder the receptionist was staring at him.
Kyuu smiled back at the young woman, aware that her eyes were on him. He felt a little awkward that he didn't return her feelings, but pushed on. "Hi. I'm Renjo Kyuu, a student with DDS, and we would like to gain some information pertaining to our investigation into Tatsuya Hayami's death. Would you be so kind as to help us out?"
Ryuu looked on curiously as Kinta snickered at the effect Kyuu was having on her. He had seen Kyuu use his charm on the detective from the last case, but this was the first time he had seen Kyuu use it on a woman. Did this count as flirting? He wondered what Megu would have to say about this…
The young woman smiled at Kyuu. "Call me Kagami. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that I don't know anything about that. But I can direct you to the head of the hospital, if you like."
"That would be great," Kyuu returned warmly. The DDS students followed the lady through the door.
Kyuu blinked as soon as he stepped into the dimly-lit hallway, his eyes adjusting to the darkness. Their guide's voice sounded far away. "I'm sorry, this part of the hospital is under repair. Follow me, and you'll be fine."
From that point, Kyuu wasn't entirely sure when it started or how quickly it happened. All he knew was that he felt his breath hitch, and his breaths came out in short gasps. His ears were ringing, and his vision started to blur. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew he was having a panic attack, but he was lost in his memories. He was back in that dark lab in the house built by Kuzuryuu. It was silent, and Odin was about to come in anytime now and hurt him-
Something touched his shoulder, and Kyuu flinched, jerking away from the person's grip. He stumbled backwards until his back hit the wall, and he slid down into a crumpled position, his shoulders and back shaking in terror.
He felt another sensation on his shoulder, but this time it felt…comforting? That was strange…Pluto didn't do comfort. His ears stopped ringing, and he heard a voice saying, "Kyuu. It's okay, you're not at Pluto. You're with me and Kinta. You're okay. Please take a deep breath."
That's right…he was back in his old life, with his mother and DDS. He drew in several deep breaths, and as he did so, his vision cleared. Following the arm connected to the hand on his shoulder, he saw Ryuu's face, Kinta and Kagami-san behind him. All of them were looking at him with worry.
The receptionist spoke up. "Renjo-san? Are you okay?"
Kyuu gave her a shaky smile as he stood up with Ryuu's help. "Oh, I'm fine. Just a panic attack, I suppose."
"Oh," she said, with surprise. "I didn't know you were afraid of the dark."
"Neither did I," Kyuu muttered. Only Ryuu heard him, and he shot his friend a sympathetic look.
"Are you okay to go on?" asked Kinta, concern evident in his tone.
"Yes," Kyuu said steadily. They had a case to solve, as DDS students. He shouldn't let a minor roadblock get in the way.
Kagami and the other DDS students shared disbelieving looks, but they decided to go along with Kyuu's decision. Both Kinta and Ryuu silently resolved to talk to Kyuu about this later.
As they arrived at the office, Kagami motioned for the detectives to stay outside. She knocked, and poked her head through the slightly open door.
The bespectacled, 40-year-old head of the hospital looked up from his paperwork with a polite smile. "Ah, Kagami-san, what can I do for you?"
"These men are here from DDS, sir. They would like to speak to you about Tatsuya-san."
The man's shoulders sagged, but he mustered a smile at Kagami. "Thank you, Kagami-san. I will see them now."
The woman nodded and left, telling the boys to go in. Kinta decided to stand, while Ryuu made Kyuu sit beside him (with a pointed look at the mystery otaku, who rolled his eyes but sat anyway).
"I am Hideki Ichiro. So, what would you like to know about Tatsuya-san?"
"Hideki-san, we've heard that there were some complaints about the surgical procedures done here at Sunny Sky Hospital. Was Tatsuya-san connected to this somehow?" asked Ryuu.
Hideki-san sighed. "Tatsuya-san was a brilliant doctor, but he was arrogant. There were complications in a surgery he had performed to remove a tumor. The operation was thought to be a success."
"What happened?" asked Kinta, his gut already telling him the answer before the words left the man's mouth.
"The patient died, and the client's friends and family demanded answers. Unfortunately, Tatsuya-san continued to insist that he did the correct thing, his arrogance underlying his words."
"What was the patient's name?" Kyuu asked, leaning forward.
"It was…"
Who do you think is the shooter/killer? Find out soon in the next two chapters!