Chapter 19: Haunted Apartment (1)

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The Yamakabuki Apartment Complex is an abandoned building standing at the edge of Yamato Koriyama in the Nara Prefecture of Kansai.

Having been abandoned by its landlord in the late sixties, the building was scheduled for demolition, yet budget cuts by the local government delayed the process till this day.

However, not long ago, a group of Yokai started living in the abandoned building, something that in many cases would not be cause for alarm.

Except of course for the noises they've been making...

Local civilians have complained about weird sounds and shadows appearing in the windows of the Building.

The Actions of the Yokai are a bother to the civilians, your job is to get them to leave the premises of the building, and everything after will be handled by Shin-Corp's Kansai branch.

You are permitted to use force when necessary.

Any questions?

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"So, Who's my teammate?"

Motohama Ken was bouncing on the balls of his feet, excitement coursing through his body at the idea of finally doing something supernatural.

Hachiman, the Shinto God of War and Archery, sighed at his pupil's antics.

"You will meet him soon, First, you're tools," Hachiman, sometimes also called Yahata, Stomped his leg onto the floor of the wide empty Dojo the two appropriated from the Prefecture's Shin-Corp building.

As the deity's foot slammed the floor, a small box popped up beside him.

"Inside this box, you will find your Shin-Corp Agent Uniform, A new Sword to replace the one you shattered yesterday, and a single medicinal tablet that I want you to take as soon as you're done changing clothes," Hachiman told the human, who quickly opened the box and took out his new outfit.

A Very slim, form-fitting black T-shirt. A white jacket to wear over the shirt decorated with black bands around the waist and black zippers on the arms, a white strap holding the left and right sides of the jacket together, decorated with the Shin-Corp Logo. A Pair of black gloves, a dark red patch on the back of the hand adding a little bit of color. A Pair of light-grey pants, black lines highlighting where the pockets are, and a pair of black boots.

"Woah!" Ken smiled as he looked at his new outfit, "So stylish, Does it come in other colors?"

"No," Hachiman's swift answer shut down that line of dialogue.

"Aww..." Ken voiced his disappointment before putting on his new outfit.

"Our Female operatives have a more revealing outfit. If you prefer to wear skirts," Hachiman snidely added as he patiently waited for his Human Pupil to wear the outfit.

Ken tested his new outfit, giving a few kicks to test his shoes and pants, a few punches and mimicked sword swings to test the shirt and jacket, before nodding his head in approval, a glint of joy behind his glasses.

"Now let's see..." He whispered to himself as he pulled out a sheathed Katana, slowly unsheathing it to take a closer look.

"Wow..." He whispered out loud as he saw his reflection on the metal blade, "I kinda miss the Jade sword, can I have a different one?" He quickly sheathed the blade and placed it by his hip, hooping it into one of the bands on his jacket.

"That Jade sword was made in less than a second and was to serve as nothing more than a prop for a training dummy, The simple fact it lasted more than a day is more a matter of your skill with the blade than it is to the blade itself." Hachiman said, speaking up from his silent vigil over the boy, "This sword is at the very least made to last more than ten minutes, a weak enchantment keeps it sharp and maintained. It is still a mostly regular Katana, keep that in mind should you try any stunts with it,"

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