Hunt For The Mystical Medals
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Twists and turns abound in this chapter as Ankh is about to kill off Kougami for being unable to give him the Kujaku Medal, while more on Gameru finding Mezeru while Mezeru does the same in finding Gameru…
Meanwhile, at the Kougami Foundation, Kougami is sitting at his chair doing some office work when Erika came and informs him that he has a visitor, which he tells her to let the visitor in, who turn out to be none other than Ankh, yet the Greed is in no mood of pleasantries as Erika tells Kougami she is leaving the office.
"Sir…you have a visitor…"
"I see…"
"He wants to see you right now…"
"Let him in…"
"And he says "I can't wait to get my hand on you"…"
"I see…I know who he is…you may let him in…"
"Sir…I'd like to go ahead as I have an appointment…"
"Very well…go. I'll see you tomorrow…"
"Thank you, sir…"
After Erika took her leave, Ankh confronted Kougami about the chain of events that led to Kazari and his fellow Greed taking off with the Cell Medals and went as far as accusing him of masterminding the events, which Kougami denies the accusation and points out that Maki may be the one who caused the situation in their favor.
"I suppose you're aware of the events that happened earlier today…"
"Yes…I have…and I must say it's a terrible pity about the transport truck being hijacked with all those Cell Medals…"
"And my fellow Greed seem to be aware of the route the convoy is heading too…sending a dolhin-like Yummy and caused some…gate crashers…to stall us…and even Kyuji and I are taken by surprise…even one of our…comrades was secretly loaded inside that vehicle…I suppose you're aware of that fact…are you…? Well…? What do you have to say about that?"
"About that lady…Shiho Miyano…I think I know how she ended inside that truck…"
"Really…? How?"
"It seems that your fellow Greed named Kazari did it…he may have disguised himself as an employee and secretly hid her inside the truck…very sly of him…but moreover…it appears that he has an ulterior motive…"
"Which is…?"
"He wants you Greed to beat each other out and…"
"And…?"
"He probably wants to monopolize all the Core Medals…which would…"
"Before we go to that…let me know one thing…you're not secretly helping him out, are you?"
"Ha! Don't be absurd. The situation came to this as it was Dr, maki who requested the transport in the first place. So you're accusation is baseless as it was I who provided the equipment for you to take out the Yummies."
"Dr, Maki…? Ah…that weird human with a puppet on his shoulder…but what role would he play in this scenario?"
"It is possible that he may play a hand that led to Kazari leading the Greed in taking the truck…but…I can't take action against him."
"What was that? And what reason would you not do anything about him?"
However, Kougami pointed out that he can't just reprimand Maki for his actions as his role is very pivotal to his cause and perhaps giving off a "few" Cell Medals may be necessary to carry out the Kougami Foundation's operations, among them saving the world.
"What? Maki has a single, pure goal?"
"Yes."
"Bullshit! And what goal would that be that warrants you not to take action against that fool?"
"He conducts experiments to grant his desire!"
"Grr…"
"Therefore…desire must not be stopped…for desire will save the world."
Ankh is pissed at the reply he got yet he decided to change the subject by demanding that he give him the Kujaku Medal which he reveals that he sent a Taka and Batta Candroid and used them to spy on him, which he said he saw it and now he wants it.
"So you say desire shouldn't be stopped, huh?"
"Yes…"
"Then how about granting MY desire?"
"Which is…?"
"My Core Medals."
"Which one? The yellow? Blue? Green? Gray?"
"The red one! I saw it! You were showing it to that Maki fool!"
"Oh, that…you see…"
However, Kougami sadly informs him that Maki has already taken the Kujaku Medal during the event of the airship incident and thus, is too late to get it. This made Ankh more pissed and revealed his "monster right forearm", threatening to harm him if he doesn't do anything to appease him for the Core Medals that were pilfered away, though Kougami didn't appeared fazed by the threat.
-x-
Outside, Erika is waiting for a taxi to pick her up when Kyuji arrived and gets off the Ride Vendor and heads off towards the building, getting a feeling that Ankh is up to no good as he is still pissed at the chain of events that happened recently. He hoped that he gets there on time and prevent the Greed from doing something foolish that would affect their present "relationship".
Anything Goes by Maki Oghuro
(Opening Song from Kamen Rider OOO)
(You count the medals 1,2 and 3
Life goes on Anything goes Coming up OOO)
ira nai mota nai yume mo mi nai
furii na joutai sore mo ii kedo
(kokkara hajimaru The show we're waiting for
Count the medals 1, 2 and 3 )
unmei wa kimi hanattoka nai
kekkyoku wa susumu shika nai
(michi naru tenkai Give me energy Count the medals 1, 2 and 3)
daijoubu. ashita wa itsu datte hakushi (Blank)
jibun no kachi wa jibun de kimeru mono sa
OOO! OOO! OOO! OOO! Come on!
Anything Goes! sono kokoro ga atsuku naru mono
mitasa reru mono o sagashi te
Life goes on! honki dashi te tatakau no nara
makeru ki shi nai hazu!
98: Ka Fuka, Totsuzenhen'i, Shinjin part 2
A few minutes later, Kyuji emerged from the elevator, and is joined by Gotoh, and went straight for Kougami's office, where he saw Ankh is "harassing" Kougami and is shouting at the Kougami Foundation's CEO and president at the top of his lungs, though Kougami himself wasn't fazed and is rather enjoying the sound emanating from the mouth of the possessed body of Shinichi Kudo. Kyuji and Gotoh then grabbed Ankh and pulled him away from Kougami, which the Greed tries to break free.
"Blast! Kyuji, Ankh is manhandling Kougami!"
"Whoa! Ankh, calm down!"
"Let go of me!"
"You'll only make things harder on yourself!"
"Gotoh's right! Calm down and we can…"
"I won't let go until he gives me my Core Medals back!"
"You won't get them by forcing yourself on him!"
"Listen to Kougami first before you do anything!"
"I listened to him long enough! Either he gives me back my Core medals or I'll…"
As Kougami watches the two struggling against each other, a brief flashback is shown at what happened prior to this incident.
-FLASHBACK-
About an hour ago, Kyuji, Ankh and Shiho arrived after their trip at the west portion of Tokyo after failing to locate the transport truck, exhausting all means to find it, and decided that they assumed that the Greed have taken the truck and absorbed them to strengthen themselves, so facing them at this point would be inadvisable. As they head back and left the tunnel, they found Gotoh and they let him hitch a ride, where he told Kyuji, Shiho and Ankh about the apparent dissolution of the Greed after Kazari took Mezeru's Core Medals.
"Kyuji, look!"
"It's Gotoh!"
"Glad you passed by…"
"I thought you left and went back to the Kougami Foundation…"
"I stayed hidden behind a wrecked van because the other two Greed…the feline, and female one…stayed behind…"
"You mean…?"
"Kazari and Mezeru…What happened…?"
"It seems that the one called Kazari is working with someone…as he knew where the truck is heading…the route we took…and the female Greed is suspecting him…then he stole her Core Medals and she is forced to flee…"
"Really…?"
"Looks like Kazari wanted the Cell Medals for himself…won't be surprised if he tries to take on Uva and Gameru…although Uva may not be a problem for Kazari since his hot-headed attitude can work against him…but Gameru…he's too dull-witted…but if he figures out what he did to Mezeru…he'll never fall for Kazari's tricks…"
While Kyuji and Ankh are surprised by this, Ankh wasn't fazed, and somehow he expected this as Kazari wanted things for himself, though he wondered if the feline-Greed would do the same to Gameru, considering the heavy animal-Greed's immense strength, but it may be possible due to Gameru's dull-witted personality.
After dropping Gotoh off, the trio head back to the Agasa house to recover, but after 15 minutes, Kyuji noticed that Ankh isn't around, and when he asked Shiho, she guessed that the Kougami Foundation is likely the place the Greed would head to considering that Kougami knows about the Core Medals and all. Fearing that Ankh would do something reckless, he leaves the Agasa house and head for the Kougami Foundation to find Ankh and restrain him.
-END FLASHBACK-
As the two are struggling, Kougami spoke and tells Ankh not to get worked up as he showed to him the laptop where the red lights are blinking, claiming that he has discovered that another party is involved in stealing the red Core Medals and assured to him that once he has recovered them he will personally contact the Greed so that he can reclaim them. Hearing these words seemed to have given Ankh a reason to calm down, but then Kougami added an additional speech which seemed to give the Greed something to think about.
"Ankh…listen carefully…it can't hurt to see Dr. Maki's experiment…for the Core Medals have the power to do more than completely revitalize you and your fellow Greed. Since you want to obtain all of the Core Medals…you should be very interested in this. Think about it…it can benefit you…and the host body that you are currently inhabiting."
Hearing those words made Ankh leave the building peacefully while Kougami tells Gotoh to leave the office for now as he wanted a brief "private" time with Kyuji as the teen vagabond is curious to hear about the Core Medals. Kougami then eagerly tells Kyuji what he knows about the Core Medals.
"Well…I heard before that the Core Medals are based on desire…"
"Yes…correct."
"What are they? If I recall…from what Ankh told me…the Greed are created from Core Medals 800 years ago…then…humans from 800 years ago created them…?"
"Very good…you know how to do your homework, even though he fought as O's. Yes…the Greed are created by humans 800 years ago…and why…"
Kougami reveals that about 800 years ago, about 50 Core Medals are created by that era's scientists and alchemists in an attempt to create life, which then led them to create the Greed, but then an unexplained loss of one in each set which also created the Greed which gave them a relentless desire to be "whole". Kyujistared wide-eyed as he recalled what Ankh told him several months ago, which is during the Neko Yummy's rampage, about the Greed intending to regain their missing Core Medals, and now he is starting to have second thoughts about giving Ankh his red Core Medals and wondered if helping him regain them would assure in saving Shinichi Kudo's health.
"I wonder if I did the right thing in promising Ankh in helping him regain his Core Medals…"
Kyuji then leaves the building to check on Ankh as well as to think about what to do next.
-x-
As the night arrived, the scene shows Mezeru staggering within the streets, leaving a trail of Core Medals behind due to her condition, in which when she has only one Core Medal in her she would weakened further and "bleed" profusely with Cell Medals and her only chance of regaining them is to find Gameru, since he is "emotionally attached" to her and there she would "charm" the heavy animal-Greed into helping her beat Kazari and get her core Medals back. Moreover, to hide herself, she is forced to assume a human guise and is now in constant pain, and yet she has to bear with it in order to find Gameru, who is also looking for her.
"Must…find…Gameru…he's the…only one I can count on…his strength…will be useful…in helping me…regain my…Core Medals…Uva…can't…rely on him…he acted…on his…own…can't…let Kazari…find me…or else it'll be…the end…of me…"
-x-
Not far away, Gameru is also looking for Mezeru, also in human guise and is also looking for her, and so far he has not shown any side effects of having more than nine Core Medals and appeared to be in control of himself, yet he is starting to get "worried" at being unable to find the marine-Greed.
"Mezeru! Mezeru! Where are you? Mezeru! Mezeru! Where are you? Mezeru! Mezeru! Where are you? Mezeru! Mezeru! Where are you? Mezeru! Mezeru! Where are you? Mezeru! Mezeru! Where are you? Mezeru! Mezeru! Where are you? Mezeru! Mezeru! Where are you? Mezeru! Mezeru! Where are you?"
-x-
Meanwhile, much later into the night, Gotoh personally, and secretly, went to the Kougami Biotech Laboratories to confront Maki, as he have a feeling that he may be involved since he is the one who requested the transport of the 1000 Cell Medals and whether he has allied with one of the Greed since Kazari is aware of the transport and the route the convoy is heading. As Gotoh confronted him, Maki is prepared and feigned innocence and used something to blackmail Gotoh to keep him in place.
"Maki! I want to ask you something!"
"Which is?"
"Are you in league with the Greed called Kazari? He is the first to know about the transport delivery…the route we took…and the Cell Medals we were carrying…it's impossible that he knew of this unless someone leaked the information to him and the other Greed…unless you…"
"So you think I'm doing this…?"
"Are you?"
"Do you have proof?"
"Are you evading the…"
"Perhaps this would prove my innocence…behold…"
Maki then shows Gotoh the blueprint of the new weapon, which the titled is called "Birth System" and claimed that the prototype is near completion and that it is powered by Cell Medals. He claimed that Kougami is asking the scientist's opinion on who will get to use it and mentally figured that he can use this to prevent Gotoh of suspecting him of his alliance with Kazari, and there Maki tells Gotoh that if he "behave" nicely, he will consider recommending him to Kougami as the "Birth System" user.
"Is that…?"
"Yes…the blueprint that I showed you is the weapon I have developed…and it is 90% complete. It can be used to fight the Yummy on the same level as O's."
"Seriously?"
"Yes. And if you accompany me in a more amicable way…I may recommend you to Kougami to become the user of the "Birth System"…and you can fight the Yummy in the same manner as O's…sounds good, no? If you treat me with respect…I'll do the same to you…and perhaps I can help you gain Kougami's favors…so what do you say?"
Gotoh was silent as seeing that this could be his chance to possess a weapon to take down the Yummy and the Greed, yet his strong code of honor is conflicting his desire and pride, and recalled that if Kyuji were in his position, he wouldn't give in to bribery.
To Be Continued…
Some revelation…so Kougami told Kyuji about the Greed's partial origins…
A new weapon designed to fight the Yummy is near completion…
Maki managed to cover his track with a bribery…
Will Gotoh bite the bait?
Preview:
More on Gameru as he searches for Mezeru…but trouble brews as he ends up meeting the Detective Conan crew…
Spotlight:
Presented here is the Core Medals of the Greed and what powers it lie, and what it can do when O's uses any of them. This is where the main aspect of the story in this fic comprises, and in this chapter, I will highlight the Core medals belonging to one of the Greed, and this greed is Kazari.
Kazari's Core Medals
Lion x Tora x Cheetah
Cougar x Ocelot x Sabaru
Oyamaneko x Bobcat x Caracal
Lion Medal
- First appeared: "Quarrel, Trap, Bright Light"
- The Lion Medal is the lion-themed Core Medal. As a head-type Core Medal, it allows O's to use the Lion Head, which allows him to release intense light normally and intense heat when using the Ra-Tora-Tah Combo, an effect known as "Liodias".
O's first gained this Core Medal when Shintaro Gotoh, on orders from Kousei Kougami, delivered it and gave it to O's, which enables him to fend off and defeat the Bison Yummy. Ankh frequently allows O's to utilize this Core Medals when the situation arises, though O's at first uses it when he fought Mezeru and Gameru upon first using the "Ra-Tora-Tah Combo" when he felt it was necessary until Ankh took custody to prevent O's from using it "recklessly".
Tora Medal
- First Appearance: "Medals, Underwear, Mysterious Arm"
- The Tora Medal is the tiger-themed Core Medal given to O's by Ankh. As an arms-type Core Medal it allows O's to use his Tora Claw gauntlets as weapons. It was one of four initial Core Medals O's could utilize, and has managed to keep it from Kazari's grasps as well as from other Greed.
Cheetah Medal
- First Appearance: "Cat, Light Music Girl, Glutton"
- The Cheetah Medal is the cheetah-themed Core Medal given to O's by Ankh. As a leg-type Core Medal, it allows O's to use the Cheetah Legs to move at blurring speeds and use rapid-fast kick attacks.
Cougar Medal
- First Appearance: "Overload, Mutation, Newcomer"
- A cougar-themed Core Medal, this belonged to Kazari, and serves as one of the head parts within his Core Medals. Though it has yet to be used by O's, its abilities range from having a pair of "canine teeth" on both sides of the Cougar head, that are capable of breaking the neck of some of its smaller target with a strong bite and momentum bearing the target to the ground.
Initially in Kougami's possession, Kiyoto Maki managed to sneak it out and gave it to Kazari. O's has yet to gain this Core Medal and remains to be seen what other abilities it can demonstrate should O's managed to take and use it in conjunction with other Core Medals.
Ocelot Medal
- First Appearance: "Cat, Light Music Girl, Glutton"
- An arm-type Core Medal that is modeled after an ocelot. Another of Kazari's Core Medals that arms O's with the Ocelot Claws, which powers the arm section, giving him arm gauntlets similar to Kazari's arm gauntlets. Although its attributes are the same as the Tora Medals, the Ocelot claws are good for defensive weapons, though sub-par in the offensive range when compared to the Tora Claws of the Tora Medal.
Sabaru Medal
- First Appearance: "Cat, Light Music Girl, Glutton"
- Another of Kazari's Core Medal that is modeled after the serval. It also arms him with the serval legs and is on par with the Cheetah and Batta Medals. Despite this, the Sabaru Medal is useful as it has the power and attributes of the serval, as it possesses part of its adaptations for hunting in the savannas, and that like the real serval, its boasts long legs (the longest of all cats, relative to body size) for jumping, which also help it achieve a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph); and to leap 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 ft) into the air to grab birds in flight; They are able to leap up to 3.6 metres (12 ft) horizontally from a stationary position, landing precisely on target with sufficient force to stun or kill their prey upon impact. It can be used to deliver a powerful variant of kick attacks, including the flying kick.
Oyamaneko Medal
- First Appearance: "Overload, Mutation, Newcomer"
- A lynx-themed Core Medal, this serves as one of the head parts within Kazari's Core Medals. Its full abilities have yet to be demonstrated but it is hinted that it is the least offensive of the nine Core Medals as it's only known abilities are its enhanced vision and hearing, as well as its ability to scan the surrounding area around him.
Kazari has held this Core Medal since "reawakened" after 800 years .
Bobcat Medal
- First Appearance: "Overload, Mutation, Newcomer"
- This serves as an arm-type Core medal that is modeled after a Bobcat. Similar to the Ocelot Medal, it provides good defensive methods though it can be used as offensive weapons when compared to the Tora Claws of the Tora Medals.
O's has yet to gain this Core Medal as it is, like the Cougar Yummy, ended up in Kazari's possession thanks in part to Kiyoto Maki.
Caracal Medal
- First Appearance: "Runaway Girl, City Hunter, Cruise Ship"
- A leg-type Core medal, it is modeled after a Caracal. Its abilities are comparable to the Batta Medal and Sabaru Medal in terms of jumping abilities, but it's not that strong, but it can be used for kick attacks. O's has yet to gain possession of this Core Medal as Kazari never loses it since "reawakened".