Shiro opened his eyes to the sound of an alarm ringing. The lights that were previously pale white turned into a red hue showing that there was an intruder in the facility or some problem had occurred.
Shiro stood up and put on his black suit with plates of the same color.
He grabbed his katana and left his room. He walked down a hallway and at the end of it he had an A painted on him that was the symbol of all the agents who had a name and not a number.
He noticed that behind him his companions with their distinctive dark armor were following him.
"Shirooo~" Ayane threw herself behind his back hugging him.
Shiro looked at her with a blank face and ignored her, wanting to focus on the emergency he had in front of her.
She growled in annoyance and simply walked after him. The entire group arrived at an open space where there were more people but they had white coats. These were the rookies who had no name and were just the numbers.
"We have a level 5 emergency," a man with a scar on his lip that went up from his chin to almost touch his eye spoke.
Everyone present was surprised by this and became nervous.
"Someone defected" Ayane whispered angrily. She was a person who was loyal and followed orders without hesitation but like everyone present she was a failed experiment. She still held her emotions just like everyone else present, her skills were above average but she still hesitated in battle.
The boy's face came to Shiro's head. His partner had hesitated to kill him, on the surface you would think that she actually killed him in a second but it was quite the opposite. That single second was crucial and crying secretly in his room is not proper either.
Everyone here are weapons, swords, tools that only serve to kill and any emotion or weakness was a sign of a failure. She thought coldly, noticing everyone who had different emotions on their faces or behavior such as disinterest, fear, happiness, sadness or bloodlust from the battle or things like that. All these emotions made them brand them as failed experiments and to remedy this the men in blue coats decided to appoint those who stood out, thus the so-called group of those appointed was created, an elite team that did the most difficult jobs such as murder, kidnapping, torture or infiltration. Their captain is the perfect experiment or that's what everyone in the corporation calls him. Since he passed all the tests that were put in front of him, even surviving the so-called Zero injection.
The captain of the elite team was the smallest person to be named. He was 5 years old when he was given the name Shiro.
"Hiroshi decided to defect and leave the corporation" those only words made Shiro's eyes widen in surprise.
"Your mission will be to hunt him down and eliminate him immediately" Ayane looked at the man with the scar as everyone called him "we already closed the entire place so he will no longer be able to escape, now disperse" she spoke with authority over everyone present.
Ayane was going to move but she noticed that Shiro was gone.
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Shiro started running everywhere, a drop of sweat fell on his forehead. He continued running frantically until he remembered something.
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"You must be Shiro, right?" Hiroshi spoke with a smile from ear to ear looking at the little boy in front of whom he barely reached his knee.
The boy looked at him with a blank stare without any emotion. This made his heart twist with compassion. This damn corporation would do that to a little boy.
"You need something?" The boy asked as he studied him with his eyes.
"From now on you will call me big brother, understood" Hiroshi spoke with an amused smile looking at the little boy.
"So if you ever have any problems don't hesitate to go to area 2B there is a place behind a box, it will be our secret right?" Hiroshi put his finger on his lips and winked.
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Shiro arrived at area 2B and removed the box to the side and then his gaze moved towards the small gap with a passageway.
A memory rang in his head freezing him in his position.
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"Hey kid" Hiroshi touched Shiro's shoulder making him turn around.
"It's been two weeks and you never went," he spoke with a frown and a slightly sad face.
"Did you forget your older brother?" He looked at him and noticed his eyes flickering towards him, finally getting a reaction out of him.
For the past two weeks, you have been bothering him with occasional conversations, trying to get the child to give you a different reaction. It hurt him to see a child in this situation so he decided to try to help him by being his friend.
"I'm busy practicing" Shiro looked at him and responded.
finally he got more words than his yes or no.
"It doesn't matter, come on, let's go and play a game in my hideout," Hiroshi spoke with a smile from ear to ear and grabbed him by the hand, taking him to area 2B.
Shiro did not refuse and followed him silently.
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Shiro entered through the small gap and soon came to a door with small drawings of a superhero.
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"Do you like superheroes?" Hiroshi noticed the comic in Shiro's hands.
The cartoon had a man in a dark mask and he was saving a family from a fire.
Shiro jumped up and quickly hid the comic, a slight blush could be seen on his cheeks.
Hiroshi smiled and looked for something in some boxes. Shiro looked at it curiously and approached to try to see what was inside.
Hiroshi took out some cans of paint and gave him a big smile from ear to ear "how about we paint your favorite hero on the door of our hideout?"
Shiro perked up at this and quickly nodded shyly.
The two went out and began to paint a small drawing of a hero. The drawing was poorly painted but it still looked excellent to them.
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Shiro put his hand on the doorknob and turned it. His heart began to beat, his ears filled with a ringing. Shiro ignored that and opened the door.
A single memory buzzed in his head as he opened the door and looked inside.
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"Brother Hiro" Little Shiro's voice made Hiroshi jump and look at him with a small smile.
"What's wrong Shiro?"
"There's a girl who suddenly became very clingy to me," he opened with a frown.
"And she bothers you?" Hiroshi asked with mild amusement.
"Yeah, she makes it harder to keep my emotions in check," he snapped angrily, hitting the ground.
"Why don't you try to get to know her more before passing judgment?" Hiroshi knelt down and stood at Shiro's height "you realize that maybe she is not as bad as you think, we are an example, right little Shiro?"
Shiro was surprised but then nodded, a small smile lighting up his face.
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When Shiro entered the room his eyes scanned the different books, board games and various comics or drawings posted on the wall.
But his gaze focused on a person sitting with bandages covered in blood.
Hiroshi turned around and offered her a grin from ear to ear.
"You found me" His smile lit up the room and calmed Shiro's heart.
Hiroshi tried to get up but failed due to his injuries. Shiro quickly walked over and put him back on the small chair where he was sitting.
"I guess I owe you an explanation, right?" Hiroshi's voice was hoarse and Shiro just looked at him before speaking.
"Because the superior Tori is saying that you abandoned the corporation" Shiro spoke, hiding his emotions.
"It was in the mission that they assigned me and my companions, a family was involved in that mission" Hiroshi looked Shiro in the eyes "they had nothing to do with the mission, so I-"
"Attack on my companions"
Shiro opened his eyes in surprise.
"They reported this and since one of the rules is to never attack each other and never fail a mission, I ended up escaping after they caught me to kill me, forgive me Shiro but I can't live here anymore" Hiroshi's voice broke and tears came out Of their eyes.
"If it's you, I wouldn't mind dying at your hands" he grabbed his shoulders and looked him in the eyes.
"Shiro, kill me, you have to fulfill your mission, you can change this corporation, you can destroy it"
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Ayane walked through the hallways and reached her destination. She looked at the sign that said area 2B.
A deserted area where few went and yet some of her companions said that Shiro walked here.
Shiro's behavior is very strange, the feeling in her heart made her shudder and she decided to enter the area.
She looked in all directions and didn't notice anything, wait, she noticed a small hole with a box next to it.
"That definitely wouldn't be there, what if?" Her heart twisted even more at the thought of that.
Shiro behaving strangely, Shiro coming in here and finding a hiding place that definitely shouldn't be there.
What if Shiro meets Hiroshi?
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Ayane saw a patterned door and noticed that it was half open. She put her ear close to it but didn't hear any noise.
She reached out with her hand and gently pushed the door. When she opened it completely she opened her eyes in surprise.
Shiro was standing over a lifeless body. He looked back at her and noticed the blood on his katana and her clothes.
But what puzzled her was the lone tear that came from her eye.
It was the first time Ayane noticed any feeling or emotion in Shiro and perhaps the last.
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Ayane arrived at the address that the higher-ups had given her. She pressed the bell and waited patiently, the door opened and Shiro in the uniform of what was possibly her school, Ayane noticed the look Shiro gave her. From that time on he never looked at people the same again.
"What are you doing here?" A cold voice left Shiro's lips causing a shiver to run up Ayane but she decided to ignore it.
"They sent me to watch you" Ayane spoke with a serious face.
"And why would I be watched?"
"The higher-ups said you're probably going behind their backs," she tried to sound calm and collected but a slight concern filtered through.
"You don't need to watch me, I won't do anything"
Shiro walked to the side of her and left her there. He was walking away from her when she spoke to him again.
"Shiro, you know you can count on me, you don't need to be saving anything"
Shiro stopped and turned around and looked at her for a few seconds before answering "I'm fine" and then he continued walking leaving Ayane standing in the same place.
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Kazuyo entered the room where everyone began to distribute the different categories where each person would participate.
Everyone looked at him and quickly walked over.
"You're kazuyo, right?" A girl with glasses spoke with a bright smile.
"We would like you to choose a category to participate in" most spoke making Kazuyo choose a random category so he could get out of there quickly.
After an eternal time she sat in her seat and noticed Shiro that she was looking out the window.
Strange, normally she would already be all over him with that stupid smile on her face.
He decided to ignore it and waited until everyone chose their categories where they would participate.
The teacher arrived and took them to the open field of the school where all the different groups were already there, with little ones standing side by side and wearing different colored vests.
Her teacher directed them to a tent with an extended table. On top of the table was a pile of red vests with different numbers.
"Alright, I want everyone to put on a vest and line up, understood?" She spoke with authority and everyone present nodded in agreement.
He noticed Shiro who silently picked up a vest and put it on.
Maybe she should talk to him later, his demeanor is abnormally quiet.
Everyone was silent when they saw how a man who was sitting next to those who could be the judges spoke.
"I am glad that all the students of this institution look strong and intelligent" he spoke with a proud voice "I would like everyone to have a healthy competition, and with this I begin the first competition of the festival" he spoke throwing a flare.
The teacher turned towards them and looked at the girl with glasses.
"What is the first competition?" The teacher asked making the girl quickly read from her notebook and speak out loud so her group could hear.
"The first competition is a relay race," the girl spoke timidly.
"Who are the ones who are going to run?" the teacher asked again and the girl responded quickly.
"Kazuyo and Inoko" the girl spoke making Kazuyo surprised, she didn't think much about the categories so she had responded quickly but apparently she was going to get the first category.
Kazuyo got into her position, looked around and noticed how his companions with different colored vests were stretching nervously.
Inoko had to run the first half and had to bring Kazuyo the red flare from her team and Kazuyo had to run the second half, giving the flare to her teacher and she would activate it, giving his team the victory.
Kazuyo waited and saw how little by little some of them were filling up since his partner had already arrived.
After a few seconds Inoko arrived next to him and Kazuyo ran forward, taking places little by little.
He was just about to arrive when the boy decided to speed up, making Kazuyo frown and speed up as well.
The two were on a par and the teachers were already in sight. Kazuyo looked at him out of the corner of her eye and decided to put in a little more effort, managing to overcome him easily.
He gave the flare to her teacher and she activated it, ending the first category.
Kazuyo returned to his group and suddenly Inoko, who had orange hair, hugged him. But she quickly pulled away from her with a red face.
"Forgive me Kazuyo, I just got emotional, you were amazing" she gave him a smile with her face blushing.
"This bi-" Kazuyo was cut off as his entire group jumped on him saying things like you're amazing or you did fabulous.
Kazuyo was barely able to get out of there and noticed that Shiro was not there.
"You're looking for your friend, right?" The girl with glasses spoke as she adjusted her glasses on her eyes.
"Yes" Kazuyo nodded his head.
"The sack race category has already started, and he signed up for that category"
"Thank you," Kazuyo turned around and looked at the field, noticing how everyone was inside a bag and were at the finish line to run.
Kazuyo looked at Shiro who was looking sideways and when he noticed her gaze on his, Shiro gave him a smile noticing his gaze.
When the race started everyone started jumping and Shiro started fighting for second place.
They jumped for several minutes fighting for the lead but Shiro ended up falling face first to the ground and everyone passed him.
He stood up with a bright smile on his face and jumped solo.
He ended up reaching the end but that didn't take away his smile. It seems that he just made a mistake and Shiro was still the same airhead as always.
"Now the competition for the most beautiful girl," the girl with glasses spoke enthusiastically, giving a thumbs up to a girl with shiny brown hair.
The girl had makeup on and was well dressed. She walked up to the front of the judges and each different girl stood next to her from different teams but the last girl who was from the yellow team took the longest to come out of her.
Everyone was surprised when Kenshin came out of his team with a skirt and makeup on his face.
All the girls on the yellow team winked at Kenshin.
"How beautiful you are" they began to say and the boys on his team began to laugh out loud.
A girl pushed Kenshin forward so that he walked next to the other girls.
In the end Kenshin ended up winning by making the judges laugh.
He wanted to take off his clothes and makeup quickly but all the girls on his team looked at him with murderous looks. Making him shudder and forcing him to continue with the clothes until the end of the categories.
Kazuyo looked at the sunset, in the end they finished in second place and had to go change for the dance that would begin on the basketball court.
Kazuyo walked to the locker room and grabbed his backpack, took out his clothes and started to change but when he finished and put the clothes back inside he noticed that where his special knife should be, he wasn't.
Have I forgotten it at home?
He didn't give it any more thought for now and headed to the court.
When he left the locker room, a blow on his back caught his attention. It was Shiro who gave him a bright smile.
"You didn't talk to me all day, are you tired of me?" Shiro spoke with his goofy smile.
"You were the one who didn't speak" Kazuyo frowned and walked with Shiro towards the court.
"Hmmp, you should be the one to start conversations too, you know?" Shiro pouted and they finally arrived.
Before they entered Shiro spoke.
"Kazuyo, can we talk later?" Shiro's voice was weirder than normal, surprising Kazuyo.
"Sure, we can talk when the event is over" Kazuyo spoke, surprised by Shiro's change in behavior.
Shiro smiled at him and together they entered.
The teachers put everyone with their respective partners and the music began to play softly.
Kazuyo danced next to Yuri but the conversation he would have with Shiro never left his mind.
Suddenly the music stopped playing, surprising everyone present.
Then a group of men with motorcycles and with tattoos on their bodies entered the scene and began to grab everyone, making them retreat in a circle.
"Nobody move you sons of bitches or I'm going to kill you" Ryuman licked his lips and approached Kazuyo and Yuri.
Kazuyo opened his eyes and suddenly clenched his fists in fury in recognition.
"Wow boy, now you got yourself a girlfriend without my consent?" Ryuman looked at Yuri and licked his lips again.
Yuri backed away in fear, standing behind Kazuyo.
Kazuyo apretó los dientes y con una furia desenfrenada se lanzó hacía Ryuman. Ryuman se quedó quieto y atrapó el puño de kazuyo fácilmente y le dio una sonrisa maníaca.
Kazuyo frunció el ceño y uso su pie para patear a Ryuman en la cara. Ryuman atrapó el pie de kazuyo haciendo que esté se sorprendiera, fue estampado contra el suelo por una fuerza abrumadora. Kazuyo escupió sangre y se levantó con dificultad.
"Es todo lo que tienes? La verdad esperaba más" Ryuman lo miro con desdén y kazuyo se volvió a lanzar con rabia, esquivo un golpe de Ryuman y le dio una patada en las costillas. Ryuman le devolvió el golpe pero en la cara, haciendo que kazuyo retrocediera y la frente le comenzó a sangrar.
Kazuyo se recompuso y respiro con dificultad, Ryuman no se había movido y lo miraba con esa sonrisa asquerosa.
"Kazuyo!" La voz de Nori lo sorprendio y kazuyo se giro hacia el origen de la voz.
Nori estaba con algunos moretones, eso lo sorprendio pero lo que más le sorprendió fue que ella le lanzó su navaja.
Kazuyo rápidamente la atrapó entre su manos, no sabía cómo Nori dio con su navaja pero llegó en buen momento.
Una sonrisa se extendió por su rostro y miro a Ryuman con energía renovada.
"Vayamos por el segundo round" kazuyo hablo lanzando hacia adelante y con un corte hacia arriba le hizo una herida a Ryuman haciéndolo retroceder.
Ryuman se enojo y le lanzó una patada a kazuyo. Kazuyo se cubrió con sus manos y después le hizo un corte profundo en la pierna.
Ryuman retrocedió y después le golpeó el brazo donde tenía la navaja y luego otro golpe en la costillas. Kazuyo escupió sangre y retrocedió, su respiración era irregular, una sonrisa se extendió por su rostro y se lanzó hacía Ryuman.
Intercambiaron golpes y cortes. Kazuyo extendió su navaja hacia Ryuman intentando cortarlo, pero entonces Ryuman atrapó su navaja y con su fuerza abrumadora hizo que soltara la navaja. Ryuman agarró la navaja en un movimiento rápido y de repente se la incrustó en el abdomen.
Kazuyo abrió los ojos con sorpresa y rápidamente retrocedió. Escupió sangre y puso su mano en su abdomen, cuando la levantó hacia su rostro, termino llevándose otra sorpresa al verla llena de sangre.
Intentó pararse pero su cuerpo le falló haciéndolo caer de rodillas. Ryuman se acerco a el con un paso orgulloso y maniático, Ryuman se paró frente un kazuyo de rodillas..
Ryuman levanto la navaja hacia arriba y de repente la bajo hacia abajo hacia un kazuyo inmóvil..
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