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152: She Is Mine
The next morning, everyone is gathered at breakfast, each one privy to their thoughts and food. The Ninjas were all dressed in their uniforms, set to return to the academy. All except Ryota and Kurosaki, who were still dressed in casual clothes. Ren addressed the elephant in the room after a while of silence. “So, why are you not in your uniforms?” he asked, looking from Ryota’s face to Kurosaki’s. The latter cleared his throat and gently dropped his spoon in his soup. “Headmaster, respectfully, you know what our duties are, and they don't require wearing a uniform.” “No,” Ren shook his head firmly. “You head back to the academy with the rest. You don't need to be here today. I have somewhere to be.” “Then we're coming with you, Headmaster,” Ryota chipped in, wiping his mouth with a napkin. Ren shot him a glare.“I said, no!”“Guys, can we stop yapping at the breakfast table? Hana asked in the most polite tone possible. Ren cleared his throat and signaled the Ninjas to heed his
151: Silence Is Golden
The moment Ryuji lay in his own pool of blood, the Ninjas got their cue to make their escape. Meanwhile, Kinosaki stared at Ren with a strange expression on her face across the hall. “Don’t you think the Headmaster is a bit strange looking now?” she asked Miku.“Come on, let's go!” Miku grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the entrance. “Get a grip, we have to get out of here unnoticed.” But they were far from unnoticed, because even though Kaito had blocked the CCTVs earlier, now more Yakuza men had poured into the hall and innocent people who had nothing to do with the assassination, were getting in harm’s way.Meanwhile, Sato had hurried over to Ren the moment they confirmed that the target was dead. “Headmaster, we need to leave, now.” But it was Shin who was in control now. He took off his jacket and tossed it to Ryota. “You all head back to the van. I'll take care of these riff-raffs and join you.” “No, we're not letting that happen again,” Ryota insisted, stepping forwar
150: Violence Is Key
“I would like to thank you all for taking time out of your precious, busy schedules to celebrate with me.” The voice that boomed across the hall came from the tall man with brown curls, standing sleek in a red tux that seemed like it was tailored perfectly to his size. His eyes were a beautiful result of a condition he was born with. Heterochromia; one blue, one deep hazel. His sharp, angular face was decorated with tattoos of different shapes and characters. He exuded the aura of a man whose words stood no matter what, without any questions. Ren Carter studied Ryuji from across the hall, seeing every reason why he was called Ryuji The Menace. Even though his voice was gentle and he had a smile on his tattooed face, anyone could see the darkness in those beautiful eyes. Ryuji had been called to make a welcome speech to his guest, but he had been up there for too long, going on and on about his achievements that no one asked him about…which were, of course, mostly illegally acquir
149: Ryuji The Menace
“There’s a gala happening at the headquarters of Tanjiro Freight tomorrow night. A celebration of the closed deal between two big dogs in the shipping business. We must infiltrate the gala and take out Ryuji Tanjiro.”“No, that absolutely cannot happen,” Kaito cut in abruptly, walking all the way to where Ren stood next to the projector. “We can't infiltrate the private gathering of a Yakuza boss.” Ren glared at Kaito, jaw ticking, the agitation about the mission pressing against his chest like a stubborn weight. “I don't recall needing your input or presence in this meeting,” he snapped. “You’re not a part of my team, in case you haven't noticed.”Kaito threw his hands up in exasperation. “No, you're missing the point, Ren.” He threw a frantic glance around the faces in the room. “Does no one here know Ryuji Tanjiro? Ryuji The Menace?!”Ren frowned. Ryuji The Menace. He had come across the nickname more than a couple times during his research a few hours ago. The nickname unsettled
148: Assassination Mission 1
A package was just arriving from Nakim academy when Ren walked into the Shinjuku quarters that evening. The deliveryman tipped Ren a nod of acknowledgement as he walked out, and Ren hurried his steps into the house to see what had arrived. Even though he could guess what it was, already…He was very exhausted from how things went down at the temple—and hoped to never see monk Carillo again—but he knew he couldn’t ignore the package that awaited him. The chaos in his life was not enough to quell the universe's rage against him. He still had to assassinate people in the name of justice, just like the dragon said earlier. At the thought of Nyx, Ren remembered what the monk had said right before he left…the bit about water. Ren had deeply wondered about that on his way back…what water had to do with anything. Did it mean that water could get rid of the entities? Maybe temporarily? That was a theory he decided to test, if the entities ever came around again and showed their faces. “H
147: The Path Of Control
Ren sat very still and watched the monk light all seven candles round about a circular seal, which was wide enough to contain two legs. Apprehension about what was to happen burned in his mind. A ritual? What would happen if the monk succeeded in casting the entities out? Would they be gone forever? Would Ren even like that? Would he be satisfied? Would all his problems finally go away? Would it possibly bring back his dead loved ones? He had so many questions and not a single answer. Heaving a deep breath, Ren pried his gaze away from the monk to the windows. There were shadows of a small handful of people gathered on the other side, trying to see into the room, but all the doors and windows were shut.“What do they want?” Ren heard himself ask as he stared at them, flames licking up the walls of chest. “You made quite the scene, you know?” The monk answered absent-mindedly as he went about his business. “Attracted a lot of attention in the temple. I knew this was too much on yo
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