REAL • FICTION - Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Kyoko, Monomi, and Tachibana approached Endo's old estate, the crumbling structure looming before them like a ghost from the past. The once vibrant paint had faded, and weeds crept up the sides, reclaiming what had been neglected.
Kyoko studied the house from a distance, her instincts screaming that they were on the verge of uncovering something important.
"Let's move in closer," she said, her voice steady. Tachibana nodded, falling in step beside her as they made their way toward the front door, which hung ajar, creaking ominously in the breeze.
However, as they reached the entrance, Kyoko paused, a sense of unease washing over her. The air felt thick with secrets, and she couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched. Before Tachibana and she could make it to the door, she held out her hand and stopped him.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
Kyoko responded by pointing to the muddy, crusty ground beneath their feet, and Tachibana immediately noticed it.
Two pairs of footsteps leading towards the door.
"Somebody's inside," Kyoko said coldly, and Tachibana nodded, swiftly grabbing a gun from a holster on his belt.
"W-Wait a second!" Monomi panicked, "Is he really going to-!?"
"Don't worry," Kyoko ruffled her fur, "it's just as a precaution. Normally, we ask questions first; shoot when things go bad."
"I-I'd prefer it if it didn't come to shooting at all," Monomi shuddered.
Kyoko and Tachibana slowly crept towards the door, and once they were close enough, Kyoko rattled on it with her fist.
"This is the Kirigiri Detective Agency!" she hollered, "Come out with your hands up!"
Just as she was about to shove the door open, two people suddenly came tumbling out of the door in a panic, raising their hands above their heads when Tachibana pointed his weapon at them.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" the first familiar face cried, "It's us! Just us! Don't shoot, c'mon!"
"K-Kyoko-sama!" the other cried, "Please, it's a misunderstanding!"
Kyoko's jaw nearly dropped.
"Shuichi!?" Monomi, similarly surprised, exclaimed upon seeing the younger detective try and make himself look more presentable, "What are YOU doing here? And...!"
"Wait...Shinichi Saihara!?"
Tachibana holstered his weapon and started in surprise upon seeing Shuichi's disheveled uncle. Shinichi, who looked paranoid to be held at gunpoint, very quickly relaxed when he saw Tachibana's face.
"Oh? Oooh! Tachibana-san!" he beamed in the cheesy way he normally did, "Man, it's been a MINUTE! How've you been?
"Hmhm...It certainly has," Tachibana nodded. Kyoko, deciding to put her initial concerns and surprise to the side for the moment, turned to her agent, "And I've been fine, thank you. As fine as I can be, at least, considering the current circumstances."
"You two are old friends then?" she asked.
"Mm...I suppose so," Tachibana told her, "We used to work cases together back when Shinichi was still with the KDA. Although our relationship was strictly professional."
He turned back to the old fool.
"That said," he shook his head, "I do remember Shinichi being very casual with me when we investigated together."
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