POV (Point of View)

Chapter 34: The Dame

The night when Ran wanted to take a certain black-haired home, he received a call from a colleague of his regarding his request, which is to trace the mysterious call that he received from a foreign land.

"I tracked the call as you wanted, Ran."

"Just as you suspected, it is indeed from Germany." A pair of purple orbs turned to his brainy comrade and the expert of technology, Kokonoi Hajime.

"Germany, huh?" This time, the serious eldest Haitani turned to another Bonten member, Takeomi Akashi.

"Why would they reach out to you?" The three males are in their underground headquarters, hidden from the eyes of the law and public, guarded by their strongest pawns and advanced security systems.

"Apparently, it's about a girl that this guy called, 'The Dame." Both his sole company looked at one another.

"Dame?" Takeomi asks.

"Did you found a German chick to fuck this time, you sick fuck?" The silverette asks another, making the executive shake his head. 

"No. She told me she's Japanese but I do see some foreign blood in her. I think that maybe she's unaware of it." Koko hummed while Takeomi rested his hands under his chin.

"The mysterious caller referred to her as one of their Dames. Germans address respectful women with that name. In our culture, Dames refers to a daughter of a lord." The two looked at Ran who usually doesn't wear a serious expression.

The purple haired is suddenly reminded of when Sarina joked around him that she is actually a princess just as her name indicates in Hebrew, a daughter of a powerful man, and an heiress of bundles of riches. Will that joke turn out to be true?

"So vague. That caller called her one of the Dames? Does that mean there's another?" Frowned Takeomi who is clearly as intrigued as their executive. 

"A daughter of a lord. You got yourself a girl with mysterious background, Ran. That's a leap of your taste. Don't you agree, Takeomi?" Koko decided to turn to the eldest's direction after smirking to the purple-haired. 

One of the reasons why Bonten's eldest was invited to this meeting is that among them, he has the most knowledge about the gangs not only in Asia, but also on other continents like Europe. An advisor is what they rightfully call him. Yes, they all joke about his age sometimes, but his seasoned experience in the delinquent world adds to their edge as an underground group.

"Well, when we talk about Germany, there are only two powerful organizations that I can think of." Hummed Takeomi seriously while crossing his arms.

"Centro..." Then, he met eyes with Ran.

"And Purgatorio." On cue, the two got more serious.

a/n: Both terms are Italian. Centro means 'Center' and Purgatorio means 'Purgatory.'

"Purgatorio? One of the Divine Triad?" Koko asks. As the technical expert, he also does extensive research on other groups. It's another edge that only he has the patience to do.

"That's right. To be honest, I don't have much of an idea about them since out of the Triad, Purgatorio is the pacifist group which prefers being in the background and not standing out."