After consuming the Mutant Seller, deeply disturbed Akagi, knelt on the ground.
"I did it, I've finally killed that bastard! " Akagi gasped heavily, "But why can't I feel remorse for killing him, neither I feel sorry for that guy even I killed and consumed him!... Either way have to sort things out..."
Akagi stood up to straighten things up but soon realised something or someone is constantly watching him.
The night approaching , the big wade lane becoming pitch black, tap noise of water from the pipes falling to the ground, only he can hearing. Akagi is little afraid but the frowned, and barked at whoever watching him,
"I know, you are watching from the corner, come out!"
The shadowy figure slowly become recognisable. It was Misaki, the same beautiful Mutant girl with shapely figure stands in front of him, by looking, she is just came back from school still wearing the white half sleeve shirt, red tie and holding leather school bag.
"You, Misaki, was it?" Akagi questioned her
Misaki glanced at the viral spirals continue to spin around Akagi's both hand, quickly responses,
"Yes, my name is Masaki Mayumi, now let's go, the owner wants to talk to you". But Akagi makes a dirty look and jumps back away from her.
"Why?"
Akagi frowned, stared distrustfully at Misaki's words.
"Why should I trust you? Why you stalking me, what do you want from me? Are you from the mutant resistance? If you are, I have nothing to do with your people."
"You sure got lot of questions." she said, put her hand on her slim waist, "Look, I am just came back from school, really tired, would you stop sobbing, and with me in peace without creating any more scene."
Suddenly Akagi's hands has transformed to Noryoku without his permission.
"Ah! Where is that come from?!"
Akagi yelled, the Noryoku is same small claws-type Noryoku from the Mutant seller that he consumed, it matches Akagi's genetic makeup and formed a mutation, claws looked similar from the seller, only the three spikes curled upwards and exposed from Akagi's upper arms.
"Ugh... That's revolting..."
Akagi gritted his teeth as he was disgusts at the sight, tries to remove biomass tightly manifested swapped red spirals around his arm to his back shoulder, his fingers are also transform to four sharp blades, the biomass tightly covering his limbs as a protective mechanism to protect external attacks, his hands appears to be a black on the outside and glowing in red the inside and the left hand appeared to be a new Noryoku type, unknown to Akagi.
By looking it appears similar to his right hand but instead metal made fingers, his left hand finger are black with pointy four big nails, might be expandable for long range combats. All Mutant's Noryoku are similar only the shape and size are different.
"Hmm, it looks like a mid range Noryoku type claws," Misaki rubs her chin, and applaud, "Good for you, if you want to slice and dice it is the perfect weapon. It also can used to shred flesh and bone, allowing you to dismemberment of human-sized enemies with ease; but your left arm has Noryoku...What is it? That Noryoku I've never seen before?"
Akagi began to panic, and rudely scolded Misaki, out of his usual personality, "Who cares what's it, why you talking like it's no big thing to murder somebody and why I am having 6-inch metal blades on my right arm? I am not a killer, you understand, I don't know what's going to my body, its commanding on his own, consuming the soldier or that man, my body doing from its own. Its...It's that the masked man, he must've done something to me internally, that bastard also haunted me in my dreams" he glared at Misaki "You see, now you get it now? Piss off you dumb freak!"
Misaki frowned, thunder her eyebrows, clenched her hand and went straight to Akagi in lighting speed, he didn't even realise that she was too close from him, grabbed his both shoulder and forced him to bent downwards on the ground and hit to his chest from her knee, she hits him a couple of times, punched him on his cheeks and throws him on the ground, the Noryoku returned back to his body. While Akagi on the holding chest in pain, Masaki crouched near Akagi's.
"Here it's gone."
Masaki scorned Akagi in a angry tone,
"You MRC's lab rats, should all die like a rats, keep in mind, if I am a freak then again it doesn't make any differ, And put this in your thick skull. If you ever, ever say anything like that, it going to be a lot worse than the beating you received."
She pull Akagi's hair, put his face for see eye to eye and make it absolutely clear. Akagi glimpse at her scary cold callous expression.
Misaki sharpened her eyes even more.
"I will fucking kill you. You all are heartless bastards, do you know what you and MRC scientists does outlaw mutants in here? Rounding up the innocent, without mentioning their guilt, putting them in the cages with monsters, doing all kinds of experiments until they're dead or no longer useful."
She clenched her fist tightly and questioned with composed demeanour,
"Since what do you know about the Imperium, where did they came, how they operate?"
Seeing Akagi had no answer, Misaki briefly informed him.
"Your MRC, the place you work, is under The Imperium of Brittonia Empire that control entire Imperium States, a regime built on malevolence, injustice and cruelty, repression and stagnation, irrational superstition, becoming a bureaucratic corruption; which the nation tempered.
In the fires of endless war, those who resist to their rule, were silently put down, Mutants are the first who rebel against oppression not humans! And yet they taken the side of Empire, and despised Mutants who raise their voice"
So I ask you, is it wrong for fight for the right!"
She kicked on his stomach to wake him up "Quit whining and look around"
She turns her head upwards to see the dark pipe ceiling, she lower her voice.
"The world you known as a human being is gone, fade into the darkness like the pipe line"
Akagi gets his head up to see the unseen able pitch black pipe line, once seen able when first arrived here.
"I see."
Whispered Akagi, slowly getting up then tells Misaki in a calm manner.
"It's looks had no choice, you are right if I stay any longer I definitely caught here plus I can't use my powers though I don't know what it do,"
After speaking with mature and reasonable person, Akagi agreed when he said.
"Fine, take to that Bar, I assume Yamamoto have a offer for me!"
Misaki raise her eyebrows momentary startled, though she's replied Akagi at calm, composed tone.
"You're much understanding than I thought you would, if you ready come with me then,"
After both parties agreed they leave the screen with unconscious Natsume at Misaki's shoulder,
"Welcome back."
Yamamoto Exhilarated after hearing everything "You have to seem proven that you are worthy"
"Worthy of what? I don't understand."
"Come , clean your face and a walk with me and explore the bar" he turns towards Misaki "That would be all for today Misaki-Chan, you may go home now and make sure that you take care for Shinsuke's friend that you are carrying to a hospital and tell him something that convince him"
"Right, as you say boss."
Misaki nods, while Natsume's unconscious body on her shoulder, and went out from the restaurant,
"Thank you very much," Yamamoto said to Misaki while her exiting the front door. "Now shall we begin our tour Shinsuke-kun?"
Yamamoto and Akagi explore the Old Bar. While exploring
"So, what do you think about the restaurant?" Yamamoto humbly said to Akagi.
"It sure a beautiful Restaurant sir, It also features the bar, Mahogany made Wooden floors, black leather chairs and..." Akagi gaze at a pool table placed right on a corner "A pool table is also nice for entertainment purposes but..."
"Why you showing me all this? Akagi said with sight of reluctance,
Yamamoto stays silent for a while glazing the restaurant "I want you to run Friendo's bar restaurant as a part time assistant manager"
Akagi completely exclaimed by Yamamoto's claim
"Huh!? What are you saying; you want me to run this restaurant?" Yamamoto's eye travelled on the drinking table.
"You see, I am the restaurant's manager, proprietor and its bartender for a long time. It just too much works for an old man like me. That's why I want you to take the management part"
After hearing what Yamamoto had to say, Akagi confusedly says "I understand, but why me? I don't think I can do this, I am Sure you have better staff who willing to take this position"
Yamamoto confidently says "Why can't you? You're young, smart, and you have a great problem solving abilities. Plus it's easy money to finance your family, right?"
Akagi's eyes widened with surprise
"You had a background check on me already?"
Yamamoto chuckled, "It's our business to know everything in the yellow zone. You think, I'll hire a manager without checking their backgrounds, ha-ha" Yamamoto puts his one hand on Akagi's shoulder, again looks normal and serious "You can go to college or home if you want, but free time you have to manage the restaurant as a substitute manager, if you go alone, you'll die for sure, Brittonia and Lex unit will find you, you rather killed or capture. Yellow zone not the same that used to be, but if you take the job, in return, I'll teach you how to live like a Mutant, exploring and learning your new powers and abilities, learning about the world."
Seeing Yamamoto put a faith in him, Akagi is exhilarated and insured that he tries his best for the job. First time Akagi felt companionship, a opportunity to friendship, helping his family with money and most of all, he is curious to learning things about the world works and know about how his new mutant body faction. That curiosity driven him to joined Friendo's bar as a new manager...
....
Far from the south in Imperial Bay, an armoured helicopter approaching to the main land, landed on a helipad, its door slides open, a handsome young man stepped out.
His name is Hyoubu Masamune, a former soldier of former regime's special force and a new recruit for the Lex unit. The Lex is special military unit works under Brittonia however their main objective is counter or kills Mutants and saves none infected civilians. They Equipped with Anti-Mutant weapons, guns, explosives and ammunition differ from Brittonian and ordinary military unit.
They used a special weapon filled with The Anti-Mutant that very much effective to Mutants, the weapon called Cubes. All Lex soldiers are hand-picked from various Special Forces of the Japanese Military. Masamune is 19 years old, straight orange hair and purple eyes. He is rather skinny, belying his extreme physical prowess. The hairs waves for the helicopter's wings.
A few moments later, a young female soldier has appeared and gone towards Masamune, she apparently is a timid girl. She has shoulder length black hair, with a fringe that falls to her eyes, She has green eyes and wears glasses, she forwards her hand asks in a friendly manner with a smile "Welcome to Tokyo now know as TYZ, the capital of the Imperium States.
Pvt. Masamune, I hope you haven't any difficulties getting in here?"
"No, not at all, Ma'am."
Masamune shook her hand, she chuckled for Masamune's straightforward way of speaking.
"No needs to be formal, my name is Tsutsui Claire call me Claire. I am also a private, like you. Now let's talk inside, this helicopter's sounds making me nuts". Masamune and Claire walk towards the base. While walking Masamune asks "So, where are we going?"
Claire replies "I'm just an escort, Mr. Tomotaki is the one, showing you around, I was sent to receive you and take you to him"
"I see"
A few minutes later, Claire asked,
"So, Masamune-kun, I heard that you are born here, in Tokyo?"
Masamune gaze at the ground when replied,
"Yes, you heard correctly, born and grown up in this neighbourhood You might recognised as yellow zone, I grew up in that zone, I was in college when I was applied for the army, I passed the test and went abroad for training. During my training, I received a letter from the Brittonia, wanted me to join the Lex unit, my parents were both in Lex unit" Masamune deeply exhales closed his eyes for a moment "Well, I end up following their footsteps".
"So, what about your parents, are they retired?"
Masamune replied nonchalantly with no remorse or he hesitates to tell,
"There are both dead. They died during the Second MH War" after hearing that, Claire was shocked; she immediately bows to her head apologising saying she is sorry, she didn't know that
With sudden reaction Masamune exclaimed and went to calm her down.
"Please no need to apologise, I shouldn't mention it sooner."
The MH War or Mutants/Humans War, a couple of major civil wars where many rebellious factions groups, mostly Mutants, banded together to fight the Empire for seizing power and make a new government, the both attempts were failed.
From that moment Masamune realise that girl is very shy, a little pessimistic and timid. After that they continue walking towards
The walking continues and as well as the talking between Masamune and Claire talking about the city, Mutants etc. Suddenly a soldier interrupts their conversation, the man appeared to be an early 20s dark red hair and grey eyes, rebuked at Claire,
"Private Tsutsui Claire. For how long you intend to keep me waiting?"
Claire little panic and again bow her head down,
"I'm so sorry Sergeant"
"Aright, I'll take it from here, you can go to your post."
Claire obeyed straightforwardly
"Yes sir."
She looks at Masamune,
"Well, good bye for now, hope we'll meet again."
Claire turned and went back to her post but suddenly she was stopped by Masamune saying with a beautiful smile.
"Claire, It has been a pleasure to talking to you, hope we'll see again".
Claire totally exhilarated, blushed in her cheek she firstly waves her both hands,
"No! No! The pleasure was mine."
After that she on her way, the man with a surprisingly calm voice he forwards his hand "Pvt. Masamune isn't, I am Sergeant Tomotaki Nakajō, and I am also your partner".
Masamune shook his hand and said
"Sergeant , why you talking to me in such polite manner?"
"Well , It's my real voice"
"Then why you shouted that woman?"
"Well, she is good and kind."
Tomotaki said in a subtle manner,
"Not the qualities of a Brittonian soldier. To be a soldier, you have to kill all of your kindness and strike your enemies without any hesitation."
"Is it ok has been tough, merciless to become a soldier? I mean, there are many responsibilities we can perform to make the city a better place to live. Just killing Mutants won't change anything. Moreover it's all wartime gossips, it's peacetime now."
Tomotaki just stands in front of him hearing everything that he has to say, after Masamune finished, he walked near Masamune's ear and whispers,
"Because, if you won't careful, your enemy wouldn't be showing any kind of mercy to you, tearing you both limbs and devour you whole, make you disappear, like you ever existed or when you are in luck. That Mutant might even take your form; enter your home, fucking your wife, playing with your children. You understand, we all got someone we wish to protect, now just we kill Mutants doesn't means that we like doing, it because we have to project our love ones from harm."
Tomotaki grinned viciously, put Masamune into intense feelings.
Masamune is terrifies to hears that, he widen his eyes, his face becomes sallow, swallows his saliva unable to say anything.
A few moments of silence Tomotaki see Masamune's pale face, he loudly laughs,
"Hahaha, am I scaring you."
Tomotaki waves his hand towards Masamune,
"Relax, it was a just a joke" he continues laughing
Masamune signed of relief after hearing that, he mildly said, "It's not funny, you know."
"Hehe, sorry."
Tomotaki hardly stops his laughter,
"It is a custom to pulling a prank on newbie's because they heard lots of bad things about the Brittonia and Lex soldiers been a sadistic brute before joining them."
"Are they? What you are describing?"
"Oh no, they're just human doing their job. Some of them are funny and some of them are basically jerks" he taps Masamune's shoulder "And hey, we're soldiers, we have to protect the city from these murdering freaks."
Masamune removes his hand, said in a displease manner,
"Then, why you wasting our time, we got job to do you know."
Before Masamune finishes his word, the Dropship pilot loudly said,
"Shuttlecraft fuelled up we ready to go."
"Okay, let's go Masamune-kun" Tomotaki smiled, taps on Masamune's back and walks towards the pilot of the Brittonia Airforce who was piloting it's advanced military grade Dropship.
Masamune confusingly said to Tomotaki,
"Ah, Oi, where are we going?"
Tomotaki turn his head back at Masamune, who was slowly walking towards him,
"To the green zone: The Brittonia Government Bureau."