Unfortunately, the nurse wasn't in the office. Makino picked up some medicine bottles and bandages.
" You sure do know a lot about this."
" Well this is the basics. Almost everyone knows how to cover up a wound." Makino blushed and continued," This is unrelated but I've always wanted to become a doctor."
" Not a bad dream."
Haruno brought a sewing needle and a thread to patch up the areas. This was my first time getting stitches.
When I was all good and well Akira spoke.
" You're not the only people who know about the weapon, Cyclone. The last time someone found the weapon was a week ago. He was a second year guy called Hachi and had a great sense of justice. And because he stuck his nose where it didn't belong, he ended up in the hospital bed."
" You mean you put him on the hospital bed?" Makino glared at Akira as she hadn't forgiven him for throwing knives at me.
Akira simply looked away and continued.
" No, I myself can only give people some small wounds. But when I heard that he had broken bones and big claw marks all over his body, I realized how grave my mistake was."
" Wait.... broken bones and claw marks? what did this Hachi guy find when he went investigating?"
Makino asked.
Haruno looked worried and looked at her.
" You might not want to hear this. If you would like to leave, you're free to go. Sugawara san is qualified and will be fine in case something goes wrong with him. What I'm going to say is classified information."
" Even the police are keeping it low because they don't have much info on this." Akira said.
" So you're saying that we're dealing with some kind of criminal?" I cut short to the point.
Haruno opened her mouth to say something but she hesitated.
Makino then held Haruno's hand and nodded while saying.
"It's ok. I'll be fine. If it's something I can do then, I'll be glad to help."
It was pretty reassuring to have Makino stay here because this room had a knife throwing psychopath and a weapon creator.
Haruno nodded at Makino's courage and started her story.
"It's my dad....he was a military scientist before. His ideas were too unrealistic and they called him a madman and banished him from the military. Ever since that day, he hasn't come home for 4 years. It was a month ago that I came across him in this town. I ran towards him joyfully but that happiness ended too soon when I saw his face. He was smiling at something and had a hollow face. He looked at me and suddenly started saying something weird. He said 'This is a beautiful town.... I hope he's ready for what I'm going to do now.....'
I ran away as fast as I could and locked up my home. It was a week later that I found a few police men talking about a couple who were mauled and had claw marks all over the body. That's when I found out that it was my father's work. That's when I started building my weapon."
" Couldn't you have just bought a gun?" I asked.
" I tried all the backdoor markets but there wasn't a single person ready to sell me one. So I decided to make my own one."
" Hmm.... It'd be wise if you just inform the police about it." I suggested.
Haruno looked nervous and pressed her hands tightly against the table. She said with a small voice
" Well....I could do that but....he's my dad. I'd like to do something about this on my own."
" It's not a bad idea to do it yourself. After all....he's your family." Makino smiled.
I looked at her smile and for some reason, I felt like someone removed a blood clot from my heart. Why was her voice so calming? Who is this woman?
Haruno looked relieved.
" That's not the only problem here. Since there aren't many crimes in this town. There's not a really proper police force here. So it will take them a few more cases to get more serious. For now they're probably taking the situation lightly." Makino said.
" Hmm.... that might be the case. But didn't some old men go missing a few days ago?" I asked
" They would've probably found the body already. These guys are VIP's. I don't think our criminal targets only important people." Akira replied.
" It's kinda strange though, this town got a bit dangerous in the past few days. There weren't any cases in this town for a long time." Makino said.
Everyone pondered on that.
" Well thinking about it won't make a change. Oh and aren't you both supposed to be in class now?" Haruno looked at me and Makino.
Makino started sweating nervously.
" This your first time skipping class?" I asked.
" Yeah"
We returned to our classroom and immediately got told by our teacher to stand out.
" Will this be written on my report card when I show it for entering college?" She but her nails in fear.
" Ah don't worry, they won't do such a thing just because you skipped once."
She sighed and we sat on the ground. We stared at the walls and she asked me suddenly
" Are you going to see this criminal?"
I had no idea myself. The reason why Akira attacked me was for my own benefit. I think he probably knew I would go and help. That's why he wanted me to forget.
" No I don't think I will. The police will do something about it. It's pointless to stick your nose where it doesn't belong."
"I see....But what if I get attacked? Would you do something?"
I looked down and thought about that. I refused to look for the criminal because first of all the victims were strangers. And second, there was no reward. You may think that I'm being heartless and insensitive but it's the police's job to find a solution for this. If they can't do something as simple as this, then I won't pay tax money from now onwards.
"I don't know.... I'll try my best to prevent something from attacking you."
She smiled and said
"Well then, I'll try my best not to get attacked."