"Well, what do you think, Ryu-kun?"

"Komori, Tobishiro."

"Right, Komori-san."

Bruce and Kyoji walked through the halls of Tobishiro's medical facility. Bruce was here on business, to personally inspect this new so-called anesthetic that the businessman spouted about. Behind them, was Kyoji's assistant, Goryu. Bruce's instincts never failed as they were a primary factor in keeping him alive over the years and they told him that there was a perverse air to Kyoji. The body language of Goryu told him she wasn't treated well. This didn't make Bruce a happy camper.

"It does seem like this drug is promising."

"Well, then, can I count on your contribution?"

"Maybe. I want my people to test it personally, see if it truly is what it is. After all, when making a business contribution, you have to make certain your money is going to the right place. Isn't that right... Goryu-chan?" Bruce turned to her with a charming smile.

Goryu was caught off guard and only stammered but with a noticeable blush. Kyoji was seething and glaring at Goryu, who quickly looked away from Bruce. Bruce glanced down at Kyoji, who looked up with a fake smile, trying and failing to trick Bruce.

"I'll have my people come by and check this out tomorrow. Then, I'll give you a definite answer. Until then, Tobishiro." Bruce, with his hand in his pocket, walked off coolly.

"So, I looked through the files and what I found was records that Mochizuki was in a mercenary group some years ago."

Konomi and Bruce sat in a cafe, where Konomi downed, in quite a slobbish fashion, a huge burger and some fries. Bruce sat across from her, drinking only water.

"All of them have, at some point or another, been in a near-death experience and have since been recruited. They are well-trained, both past and current members."

"So am I."

"I've noticed. Still, that's not the most interesting fact. I've done some digging and found out about a drug called D99."

"I've heard that name. The doctor mentioned something like that. What do you know about it?"

"Nothing, yet. I still need to do some digging. By the way, I got found some news you might want to know..."

"That is?"

"One of the corporate leaders from Tokyo is coming to visit Tobioka city to meet with some business partners. He's largely responsible for several illegal experiment facilities that the police have swept under the rug. He's been trying to create a secret new hallucinogen that tests have shown to cause permanent mental damage in its subjects. Of course, he doesn't care and is planning to pass it off as candies to children. Its addictive properties will drive parents to keep buying it for them."

Bruce glared hard, his veins popping in forehead. "Over my dead body."

"Are you sure you don't want any?" She asked with a spot ketchup on her cheek.

Bruce shook his head before reaching out and swiping the mark away with his thumb. "I'm quite sure. You should watch yourself too. You can't learn the self-defense techniques I've been teaching you while feeling bloated."

"I'll be fine!" She loudly slurped down her drink. "I burn through calories like a machine, trust me." She grabbed her empty fries container and raised it. "More, please!"

From the counter, a green haired girl in a cafe uniform watched the table with Konomi and Bruce. She was particularly staring at Bruce in a dreamy-like fashion. He had frequented this cafe with that girl several times before and she had interacted with him as well. Now, she wasn't afraid to admit, not to herself at least, she had a huge crush on him and practically despised Konomi, unable to see what he saw in her. She did find his wiping her cheek kind of cute, though.

"Momokino! What are you doing?"

Yuu Momokino, an average height girl with short green hair, brown eyes and breasts nearly the size of Konomi's, turned around to face her manager, who was looking at her crossly.

"Sir?"

"That lady just asked for a refill! Get going already!"

"Right!"

Taking a container of fries, she rushed over to Konomi to give her a refill. She glanced at Bruce meekly, who smiled at her, making her blush.

"Are you all set here?" She asked.

"Yep, thanks!" Konomi replied cheerfully.

"Working hard, Momokino-san?" Bruce asked with a toothy grin.

Yuu turned to Bruce with a wide smile, nodding eagerly. "Yes. My little brother, one of three, wants a new scooter, so..."

"Well, here. Let me help you out..." He took out a check and wrote $100 on it. "This is for you."

"What?! No, no, I couldn't possibly..." She shook her head and waved her hands.

"Shush." He rose up and put the check in her chest pocket, patting the pocket softly. "Just take it. Honestly, it's no trouble."

Blushing from the close proximity, Yuu could only nod and resist the urge to kiss him. She honestly found his face endearing to stare at.

"Momokino!" The manager sternly called her.

"Oh, that's my boss... Thank you so much, Komori-san." She bowed politely while Bruce waved it off. Sitting back, he saw Konomi staring at him.

"What?"

"I just realized something... The Black Label organization is made up of several operatives who are now willing to kill you."

"So?"

"So... we need help. Recruitment. People who can do things when you can't."

"I don't want to recruit anybody into this war. I can't put somebody's life on the line like that. I don't even like you being involved with this."

"Ryu..." With seriousness, she looked him in the eyes. "You can't win a war with one soldier. We need other people, partners you can depend on."

"I've been doing fine." He insisted.

"You're only human."

"Enough. I work better by myself. Having a partner out there would just be another body I need to protect. If someone else dies because of me..." His parents flashed before his eyes.

"Ryu..." BOOM!

The two were interrupted by a loud crash and everyone's eyes were turned to the entrance, where a hole was made in the wall. Two women dressed in red coats with short ponytails and green eyes along with green glasses stood at the entrance.

"Ladies and gentlemen..." The woman on the right smirked devilishly. "Sorry to interrupt your evening but I'll be taking all of your lives now."

A rocket hit the top of the building, collapsing the roof around the cafe. Bruce and Konomi jumped out of their seats and dove to the floor as the pieces of the roof came and destroyed their table. People began panicking quickly and sprinted toward the back door.

"Go!"

"Move, move!"

"Get the fuck out of my way!"

"Move bitch!"

"RUN! RUN!"

"Ahahahahah! Look at 'em run, Kaori!"

"Quiet, you idiot." Kaori glanced at the sky, seeing the helicopter D was flying.

"So, all we have to do is cause a scene, scare a few people and then leave, right?"

"Right."

"Freeze!" Konomi pointed a gun at them. "Police! Hold your hands over your head!"

In the back of the cafe, Bruce narrowed his eyes. "Konomi stands no chance against those two. I don't have my gear and there's no other way of fighting these foes. I need a way to get out of here."

"Komori-san!"

Bruce turned around to see Yuu tackle him out of the way of a falling debris and to the floor, where she lay on top of him.

"Are you okay?"

"What are you still doing here?!"

"I couldn't just leave you!"

"Don't worry about me, just get out of here!"

"Then come with me!"

"I'll leave when everyone's evacuated!"

"But-"

"Don't argue with me, just leave!"

Konomi was forced to jump back from the collaborated ground punch that the two red haired girls gave, the power cracking the ground itself. Konomi tried to shoot them but they immediately dodged it and knocked the gun out of her hand before Kaoru lifted her up by the neck.

"Hey, Kaori, there's no harm in killing just one civilian, right?"

"I guess not." They smirked devilishly, now wearing demonic masks.

Before anybody could make a move, Bruce jumped onto Kaoru's back, holding her in a chokehold.

"Hey, what the hell?" Kaoru threw Bruce over her shoulder and raised her foot to stomp in his face. Before she could, Yuu slammed a chair on her head, knocking her down. Kaori turned to Yuu with a glare.

"Damn worm."

Konomi shot at Kaori, who dodged the bullet while Bruce pressed a button on his watch. He then jumped forward and tackled Yuu and Konomi to the ground.

"What's that?" Kaoru asked as she got up from the ground.

The sound of revving bike was heard and when they turned around, black armored motorcycle ran into Kaori and continued until it crashed into a wall.

"Kaori!" Kaoru looked around for the three to see they weren't there. "Tch!"

The motorcycle was thrown away from the rubble as Kaori stood up and dusted herself off, with a few scrapes and cuts but otherwise fine. "He got away..." Kaori narrowed her eyes before their attention was drawn to the bike, which self-destructed and burned. "Who was that man?"

"So, what do we do now?" Kaoru asked.

"We leave. Our only mission here was to cause a ruckus, to create public disturbance. This should have been just fine. Let's go."

"Right!"

In the hospital, Yuu rested in a hospital bed. A knock was heard at her door and red hair was seen peeking through the door.

"Excuse me," Konomi shyly entered. "Are you alright, Momokino-san?"

"Yes, thank you." She nodded. "The debris from the bike's entrance didn't hit my head that hard. It's just a slight concussion."

"I'm glad to hear it."

"Is Komori-san alright?" She asked quickly.

"Uh, yes, he's fine. He's quite tough. May I... ask you something?"

"Yes?"

"Why do you care so much about Ryu?"

Yuu blushed a bright pink before looking down meekly at her sheets. "I... Honestly, I've never met someone like Komori-san. He's so kind and gentle and... mysterious. I don't know if I should tell you this... but I've had a crush on Ryu ever since we met."

Konomi's eyes widened but what shocked her more was when Yuu grabbed her hand and looked at her desperately. "Please... I know you care about him." She continued. "But don't keep him to yourself."

"What?"

"I see it, in his eyes... The despair. I want to help him!"

"He's much more than what he shows."

"I know... but still, I want to be with him in any way I can. So, that's why I'm asking you, please don't keep him to yourself."

Konomi's mind glossed over the thought. "Ryu, me and her? That's such a weird, ridiculous thought. The obvious, gut reaction is no but..." Her mind flashed back to what she said about recruitment. "Maybe... it's... not so weird?"

"Momokino-san? What... special skills do you have?"

"Skills? Well... I have an eidetic memory and I can multi-task really easily. I picked up the ability to do so (multi-task) at school."

"What school do you go to?"

"Mochizuki High."

Konomi smirked. "Yep... I think we got our answer for what we could use her for." Konomi grabbed Yuu's hands softly before sitting in her bed. "Alright, Yuu-san. I'll share him but there's a certain amount of danger in being involved with men like that. Can you handle it?"

Yuu smiled and gave a thumbs-up. "Absolutely!"

A knock was heard at the door and a second later, Bruce walked in waving. "Momokino-san, I just wanted to check-" The second he got close to the bed, Yuu sprang up, grabbed his collar and pulled him in for a kiss. Bruce was too surprised to respond, his eyes wide and glancing back and forth between Yuu and Konomi, who winked at him.

"Wha-?"

"Please, call me Yuu-chan." She happily laid her head on his chest, the action doing nothing to help his confusion. Before he could get any answers however, three boys who were completely identical ran through the door and jumped on the bed, hugging their sister.

"Oh, you guys are back?"

Kaori and Kaoru walked into a dark, warehouse room where a green-haired girl sat a computer. In the shadows, a man dressed in black with a upside down skull mask on and one eye visible along with a trenchcoat stood in the shadows.

"Yes. We broke the restaurant."

"It crumbled like 'BOOM!' and then 'BOW'! Hahah! Those guys didn't know what hit 'em!"

"Quiet." Kaori scolded. "We ran into some interference though."

"Black Label?"

"No. There was no assailant but rather, an advanced motorcycle. It was remote controlled from somewhere, by someone."

"Well, that's no good." The girl said, typing on her keyboard. "Hey, D?"

"Hm?" The skull-faced man replied.

"Have Ogawa sick his lapdog on this guy. Monitor his interactions and find out how he operates. Then, we'll be able to take them down." She stuck her tongue out, a piercing being seen on it. "We can't let anyone get in the way of Hunt's plans."

"Got it."

"Heehee... I guess we'll be killing the Batman pretty soon."