Chapter 30
Title: Interrupting Party
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Third Person POV. -- 26th Of December -- 2415
[ Lake Kawaguchi ]
Brrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmm
Sound of the engine of a motor under-water is heard, as the two story ship is seen cruising through the calm waters of lake Kawaguchi.
People with their phones and cameras out are taking pictures of the beautiful lake they pass through, the gigantic mountain in the distance, and the enchantingly beautiful snow covered forests that encompass tiny hills around the lake.
"Woah! Was that a fish?!? " Mina points out from the side, her pointer finger stretched towards the lake waters in the distance. Himiko and Retsu, who are beside her on the first floor, take a look at where she is pointing.
Moments after observation and Himiko shakes her head while Retsu closes her eyes. "Nah, it wasn't a fish. Maybe it was the moving water that made a splash that looked like a fish. " Himiko says.
"Wakasaki fishes are common in these lakes, and they are also a type that are active in colder climates like in winter, but even then they seldom appear in these seasons, and catching and spotting them is a lot harder too." Retsu idly adds from the side, her book of knowledge that knows about every detail of where she is and what she does showing itself once more.
"Haha! How do you even know that, Re-re~" Himiko laughs from her side while giving the tall girl an amused look.
"It's a hobby of mine during my free periods. I like to know every detail about what or where I'm going or doing. " Says the walking encyclopedia of every known thing in the world.
"That is so weird... But also so cool too! " Mina says from the side, the girl energetic for no specific reason.
"Ne ne! Where did uncle and aunt go? " Himiko asks while looking side to side, not spotting the older Benihana couple here on the first floor.
"They're on the second floor. It's not crowded there so they wanted to have some privacy which I understand. " Retsu adds, before her lips subtly turn upward. "They did though, give me charge of looking out for us three, so I guess that makes me the boss. " Retsu, in a rare moment of mischievousness, changes her tone of voice and decide to be a little playful with her two friends, their tendency for trouble having subtly rubbed off on her.
Mina and Himiko give the taller girl a smirk, knowing that their friend's trouble tendencies are subtly showing up. "Soooo~ wanna know what was in that room in the back? You know~ the one where the staff members didn't let us see? " Himiko says,
"Oh~ you mean THAT room? " Mina adds,
"Yap! That one. " Himiko answers, before both turn their heads, their side faces inches from one another as they gaze at the bored look the hand crossed taller girl is giving them. One brow raised even.
Though it all washes away in the next second, as Retsu smirks towards the duo and lowers her crossed hands. "It can't be helped then I guess~" Retsu shakes her head in mock pity, "let's go girls~" And turns around to start walking towards that room, her two friends right beside her.
As they walk away, the Mountain in the distance can be fully seen, it's snow covered peak having spread to the rest of its body. A perfect place for ski-loving tourists and locals to visit.
There is a tiny spark seen on its body though, as if a shooting star, though it's the middle of the day so no one saw nor paid too much attention to it.
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"Okay, this is the place. " Mina says, the trio having gone towards the back of the cruise ship and looking at a yellow and slightly rusted door at the end of the corridor. The door's four corners are quarter circular instead of straight and pointy, and it's door handle is like a circular hatch.
"Alright, let's open it up before someone gets here. " Himiko adds from the side, the curious cat wanting to know what's behind the door badly.
"Don't worry, no one is near the area so you can rest assured. I'll tell if anyone gets near here. " Retsu adds from the side to ease their worry, her blood having exited her body and spread through the atmosphere around them.
Retsu has invented this neat trick to compensate for her lack of sensory capabilities. Retsu's quirk, Sanguimancy gives her a touch based analysis ability. So long as she touches someone either by skin or through her blood, she's able to get a full picture of their characteristics and everything else about them inside her mind.
"That ability is so unfair" Mina pouts as she voices out, while she and Himiko are simultaneously working together to open the hatch and see what's behind the door.
Mina, with the help of Himiko exert strength in order to twist the handle, but can't seem to budge it at all, leading to them giving Retsu a look.
Retsu shakes her head with a smile on her lips, before she walks forward and takes hold of the handle. One hand to the top and the other to its bottom, Retsu readies herself before taking a breath and start twisting the handle.
GRRRRRRRRR!!!
It makes a grating sound, as if metal being compressed and grinded on another metal, before it starts moving, and as it's twisted the joints gradually give way and let the handle turn easier than before.
A moment after it is opened fully, Retsu looks at her two friends before she begins prying the door open, and what she, Mina and Himiko see inside is something completely unexpected.
"Hehe, well... This is an interesting turn of events," Himiko says as her cute smile slowly grows, showing her white fangs for all to see.
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Earlier this day, when the Benihanas, Mina and Himiko had just arrived at the village near Lake Kawaguchi, a scuffle had just ended.
There was a commotion at the main plaza of the shopping district. A robbery in a clothing store had gone sideways after an incident regarding the robber and the owner of the small store.
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[Early morning -- Before the said scuffle]
Huff huff huff huff!
Sounds of frantic running and huffing is heard through the thick forest that encompass the side of a main highway. A man whose forehead is bleeding is seen running frantically through the forest, coming from Yamanashi Prefecture and sprinting near the highway in order to not get lost.
His clothes are a black pair of t-shirt and jeans, tethered and torn all over the body and having left behind some cuts on his running and exhausted visage.
'Hah hah hah hah! T-the lake! I need to get there as soon as I can! H-he told me they'd be waiting there to get me! I'm finally going to be free! ' the shivering man thinks, his eyes wide and looking ahead to not stumble over the bushes and rocks while he runs.
His name is Hans, a man of medium stature who has black hair and sky blue eyes. He isn't from japan, not at all. He is from somewhere else, somewhere new, somewhere overseas.
As Hans keep on running frantically through the woods, he suddenly trips over an unseen root and falls face first towards the earth, hard.
"Aghh! Son of a Bitch! " He curses, before his shaking hands support him in getting back up and start running again, his nose having started bleeding from the impact.
He brings a hand and just wipes it away, not even trying again when the red liquid flows out the second time.
'Focus dammit! All these years I've tried to get it, and now that I've done so, I'm finally free to go back home! I WON'T LET ANYTHING GET IN MY WAY OF GOING BACK HOME! ' He yells inside his mind, his heart set on getting back home, away from Japan, no matter what.
'I won't let them get to me! ' he firmly thinks, not looking behind as he rounds a thick tree and jumps over some bushes after it, sprinting through the thick foliage and getting closer to his promised ride back home.
All this time though, his right hand had been clenched tight, holding onto a USB drive for dear life while he runs.
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Eventually he sees the end of the forest. And before running out in the open, he first hides under a bush and carefully looks out.
Hans surveys the outside and sees low grasses, with a main highway about 50 to 55 meters away and up on a low hill. Metallic bars beside the highway for safety measures, no one in sight and, on the other side of the road probably the distant town according to his map and calculations.
' If I'm not wrong, then there should be a town called Fujikawaguchiko, the place where the Randevou point will be.
It's where they said they'd be, and where I'd be picked up before my transfer overseas and back home. ' he thinks to himself, before quickly hiding as a vehicle speeds through the road, a Silver Lexus to be exact.
After the car moves through, the man looks around but doesn't see any other vehicle, nor any passerby, so he takes a moment to collect his bearings, before he gains a fierce look in his eyes and stands up.
Inhale,
He breathes in, cooling his mind for what he is about to do,
Exhale.
And gives the cold breath out, ignoring his shivering body as best as he can. 'Dammit! If only I had the time to pick up my coat before the car was blown to bits! ' alas, there is nothing he can do about it now.
He gets on his feet and takes a runner's stance, before bolting forward and try and run through the open field as fast as he can. He runs and runs, and after a few seconds passes the highway and runs down its elevated hill to the other side, continuing on running as fast as he can until he's in the woods on the other side.
'I'm early. ' Hans thinks as he comes to a stop in order to catch his breath, putting a hand on a cold bark as he hunches over a little, 'but I couldn't have stayed in the forest either, I'd freeze to death if I did.
I'll think of something once I'm in a more populated area. Though I'm sure the HPSC has already notified nearby pro heroes who settle around these parts about me. I should disguise myself once I'm there. ' Hans thinks, his eyes sharp as he starts running after catching his breath, sprinting at a slower pace now that he's past the open fields and highway.
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Whiteout -Yuki Shinya- , is an elderly pro hero in his late 50s. He's been assigned and resided within Fujikawaguchiko since the day he became a pro hero.
He's maintained peace within the settlement for a long time, being a competent pro hero who has served this community for almost 30 years now.
Shinya is an elderly man with wrinkled up face. He has pure white irises with snow themed puffy hair, his hair being this way since the day his quirk manifested. His physique is big despite his elder age, having trained himself diligently in his prime, and even exercising now from time to time.
He has simple clothing worn for his hero costume, it being a white wool coat with a hood and puffy wool designs around his hood and at the end of his sleeves, under which are other essential wears that would help keep him warmer despite his minor cold resistance. For his lower part he has thick grey pants and slightly long winter boots.
Whiteout's quirk is simply called snow. It let's him produce snow from his palms in thick and plenty volumes, he can even up it's intensity to the point of being able to launch himself from the ground, though only temporarily, kind of like a super jump, and this ability does make him quite exhausted for his oldened body and age.
Like any other day and for the last 30 years, Whiteout had woken up early and made a quick breakfast before hitting the streets, going on his daily patrols around the different districts within town.
He hasn't seen much action for a long time now, occasionally just interfering with bickering vendors or other type of miscellaneous activity during his daily patrols.
"Ooooy! Gramps! You had breakfast yet?!?" A street vendor, someone younger and in their late 20s yell out from the side, getting Whiteout's attention who just waves at him.
"I'm fine lad! Yes I had breakfast before moving out, don't worry. " He replies, leading to the street vendor giving him a thumbs up. "Let me know if ya need anything old timer! "
The people of this town obviously know of and respect their elderly pro hero, someone who's been right beside them for the last 30 years. Whiteout knows of each and every one of them too, the elderly pro hero even knew the street vendor when he was just a tiny brat, always running around the pro hero when he was patrolling and calling him gramps.
As Whiteout continues with his patrol, his old model phone suddenly gets a call, leading to him bringing it up and answering.
"This is whiteout from Fujikawaguchiko town, what's the situation? " He dons his serious voice as he answers the phone.
"Whiteout, this is an executive of the HPSC. I'm calling to report about a suspect that was sighted and could possibly be entering your jurisdiction from Yamanashi Prefecture. The details of the villain is being sent to your phone as we speak. Be extra vigilant and see if you can find and apprehend him before he does something drastic. Back up is on their way as we speak too. That is all."
"Understood. I'll be vigilant for any new faces around the area. Though if I may inquire, what has this suspect done to be on the run? "
"... That is classified information I'm afraid. I cannot give you further info without my supervisor's approval. "
"Very well, I trust the government and will take the seriousness of the situation into consideration. Consider me warned. "
Beep
The call ends and Whiteout looks up. And despite his oldened age, his heart beats with a little more rhythm. A rhythm of excitement.
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Huff huff huff huff!
Meanwhile, a breathless someone has just set foot within the town's borders and immediately hides in an inconspicuous alley, looking out and seeing a little clothing store that's slightly isolated from the rest.
'Now's my chance. '
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[Back with Retsu and the rest -- Afternoon]
"Hehe... Well this is an unexpected turn of events. " Himiko says while her smile slowly grows, letting others see her pair of white fangs.
"W-what the...how is this possible!? " Mina adds, looking at Retsu.
"..." Retsu stays silent while gazing inside the room.
Inside the room and fallen unconscious are the same staff members who are currently taking care of the people inside the cruise ship.
Five staff members, the captain, and two muscular people whose job were to take care of the ropes that would anchor the ship on the wooden shore.
All of them are unconscious, all of them gagged in the mouth and having thick ropes binding their form.
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Author's Note/ wow! The back and forth in the timeline! the thrill, the mystery, the twist from a simple vacation into a conflicting situation like this! What the hell is going on?!?
How the hell are the staff members who are crusing the ship also tied up and unconscious in a room?
And on another note, what was in that USB drive that Hans had in his hand as he ran through the forest?
Are these people somehow related to the people who were following Retsu and the rest at the start? Or are they a completely different party? Who knows! Only the author does!
Which is me, hahahahaha!
Anyways! Thank you for readiny my story. Have a great day/night! And I'll see ya guys in the next One! Peace!
P.S. Get it?
"One! Peace! " like "One Piece"
Get it?
N-no?
Okay I'll see myself out