𝓒𝓱𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮 {𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚞𝚢𝚊𝚡𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛}

Chapter 77

Kyouka and I were on the road sitting down. I was staring at the ground emotionlessly. Finch was on my shoulder now. My glasses were smudged with fingerprints.

"Is everything alright?" Kyouka looked at me.

"...I'm fine." I muttered.

A van stopped beside us. I looked at it.

Atsushi opened the back of the van and extended his hand out to us, "Get in!"

~Chuuya's Pov:~
I leaned against the wall in the empty room and buried my face in my hand.

I messed up..

~Y/n's Pov:~
I was still staring at the ground, sitting beside Kenji with Finch on my shoulder.

"Everything alright, L/n-"

"I'm fine." I cut Junichiro off.

"What's going on with the Port Mafia, Kenji?" Ranpo looked at Kenji.

"From what I can tell, it looks like they moved their boss to an underground shelter." Kenji scratched the side of his head.

"It's one place we can't sneak into.." Kyouka mumbled.

"No, we're just going to have to fight our way through. To the nail." Ranpo told us.

"Wait just a second, Ranpo. The message I just received.. it said the President doesn't want us to fight the Port Mafia." Atsushi told him.

There was a long silence.

"The President gave that order to us from his death bed, so shouldn't we forget about fighting them and focus on finding the person who controls the virus?"

"Yes, but we already attempted that. The mastermind is a crafty one. It'll be impossible to go through all of their meticulously prepared traps in time."

"Even for you, Ranpo?"

"That is precisely what I'm saying. Regardless, to fight is a violation of our orders."

Kunikida looked at him, "And?"

"Each of you need to decide what action you will take."

My eyes widened. I didn't want to meet eyes with any of the Port Mafia members right now. Not after what happened..

"Ranpo, are you asking us to choose whether to obey the President or fighting the Mafia?"

"That's right, but we don't have much time to think it over. If the Port Mafia discovers the President is in a protected ability space, they'll change their tactics. Our friends and family, anyone important to us, will be taken hostage. They may even be killed. The Agency may have to buckle to such threats."

"I'll do it. In order to protect somebody, we may have to hurt somebody else." Junichiro got up.

"I'll go as well." Yosano stood up, "Let's just say I have a bit of a bone to pick with Mori. I'm sure he'll find some poetic beauty to such an ending."

I clenched my fist, "Fine. Why not?" I mumbled and stood up.

"We'll help." Finch looked at Ranpo.

"I'm afraid to help, but if my knowledge on the Port Mafia could to everyone here, I'll go as well." Kyouka stood up as well.

"You sure, Kyouka?" Atsushi asked her.

"Whether or not this is bad," Kenji got up, "people are walking into trouble, they need help. So I'll go with them."

"Kenji..I.." Atsushi was looking at him.

"Kunikida. What about you?" Ranpo asked him.

"We have our orders. The President wants us to keep the city safe and stable, to protect them, from Fyodor who wants to destroy Yokohama." Kunikida was looking down.