Jester || Karina AESPA

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After talking Giselle, Yagami got a call from Karina who was hanging around town.

"Hello?"

"Yagami? It's Karina, uh, did a woman just leave that office you hang around in?"

"Hm? Oh, you must mean Mafuyu"

"Oh, I didn't know her name, she's a good looking woman though"

"Wait, does that mean you've been following me?"

"I'll tell you later, I'd worry more about all the Yakuza tailing Mafuyu"

"Huh?!"

"Yeah, it's like four Yakuza, maybe more, what should I do? We should do something, right?"

"I'll be right there, where are you?"

"Head straight to Theater Square once you're down, and be quick about it, yeah? I can't take 'em all by myself, Yagami!"

Karina hung up and slid down the ladder of the building she was on top of, tailing the Yakuza that were tailing Mafuyu.

"You coming, Yagami? Where are you?"

Karina asked as she pressed a finger to her wireless in-ear.

"I just left Genda's office, how's Mafuyu?"

Karina sighed and walked fast to keep her in sight.

"Fine for now... but maybe not much longer, those Yakuza are getting closer by the minute, you've gotta hurry, Yagami, she's just about to cross Theater Square"

About 10 minutes passed and Karina still managed to keep Mafuyu in sight.

"Are you there Yagami? Mafuyu just went left down Theater Avenue"

"Got it, thanks"

Yagami said and followed the Yakuza once he had them in sight.

"She's got even more Yakuza on her tail now, it's way more than four by my count"

"Are they on her about some Yakuza related case? What family are they from?"

Yagami asked and Karina went quiet for a moment.

"I haven't figured that out, better to just get over to her, quick!"

Karina said as she took cover by a building. She saw a shadow behind her, she turned around and gasped when she saw two of those Yakuza standing behind her.

"Karina! Karina?"

Yagami sighed and looked around for her.

"Yo, roads closed, pal, you're Yagami, yeah?"

Yagami took his stance and growled.

"I don't have time for this!"

"Afraid that not your call, we've got an appointment with the lady prosecutor, y'see"

"What?!"

The men cracked their necks and knuckles before throwing their fists up.

"You heard me, asshole, now step the fuck back, or else!"

"Who are you? And why are you following Mafuyu?!"

"Yo! Need a hand, Tak?"

Kaito said. He and Giselle strolled up behind Yagami with a sucker in his mouth. Yagami looked at him and sighed.

"Kaito! Giselle!"

"I'm kinda bummed you started the party without us, man, I'm raring to go"

Giselle said as she cracked her knuckles. Kaito threw his sucker onto the ground.

"Not a second too late, mind taking care of these guys? I've gotta get after Mafuyu and find Karina, she isn't responding"

The two nodded with smirks on their faces, itching for a fight. Yagami ran down the street, Karina finally came in, out of breath.

"Can you hear me, Yagami? Are you still coming?"

"I'm coming, are you okay? How's Mafuyu?"

He asked as he ran down the street.

"Fuck... just a few bruised ribs, I'll live... she's safe, over on Nakamichi Street now, her and, uh... four more Yakuza, I dunno if I can take 'em on my own"

"Got it, I'm turning onto Nakamichi Street now"

"Hurry, okay?"

Karina held her ribs and she groaned, those two Yakuza were taken down but they beat the ever living daylights out of her, she'd be fine if she had a moment to sit down. After a few moments, she saw a van screech to a halt in front of Mafuyu. Two men jumped out and grabbed her, she tried to get away and one of the men slapped her.

Karina ran behind the man who slapped her and jumped on his back, steering him away from the girl while Yagami grabbed the other guy and knocked his lights out. Karina followed after not long after. The two looked at Mafuyu.

"C'mon! You and me!"

Karina grabbed onto Mafuyu's hand and pulled her into a building on the side of the street and watched Yagami throw down with a group of Yakuza. When Yagami was done there, he ran into the building where Karina already called the police who were on their way down the street.

"Mafuyu! Are you okay?"

Yagami asked and crouched down in front of the shaking girl who nodded. Soon the police arrived at the scene and made sure Mafuyu was okay before taking her home. Yagami sighed and looked at Karina.

"Jesus christ, you've seen better days"

"I've felt better days..."

Karina hissed and pulled out her phone when she saw Giselle calling.

"Karina? It's Giselle... those Yakuza who were tailing Mafuyu, they're Kyorei Clan, Sugiura went ahead to find out where that van went, said he saw it drive away, I'll text you when he figures out where they went"

"Yeah... okay, I'm gonna sit down for a while"

Karina said and hung up. She sighed and sat down in a chair, Yagami looked at her.

"They were Kyorei... going after Mafuyu... I think... they were after us, Yagami"

Yagami sighed and stood Karina up. The two walked the streets for a while, waiting for Giselle to get in touch. Yagami dialed Sugiura's number.

"Hello?"

"Hey, it's Yagami, Karina and I are free, where are you?"

Yagami and Karina turned onto a different street to meet up with Kaito and Giselle who were already heading over to meet up with Sugiura.

"Turns out the van never left Kamurocho, they all got out as some sketchy cabaret, place called Honmaruen on Park Boulevard"

"Honmaruen..."

"Kaito and Giselle are heading over, too"

"Gotcha, we'll be there ASAP"

Yagami hung up the phone. He and Karina headed over where they saw the other three standing around. The two walked over and Giselle pointed to the van across the street.

"That's the van we tracked"

She said and Karina nodded and crossed her arms. She waited to hear what Yagami had in mind.