A Second Chance

Chapter 12

~{Edited}~

Tsukiyomi's P.O.V

Opening the door and walking into the Armed Detective Agency's conference room, many pairs of eyes laid themselves on my figure. I waved my right hand while my other hand covered my mouth as I yawn.

"Cheeseeee~" I said, in a form of hello, in which everyone replied back the same, "Cheesee."

In the room, it seems that only seven people will be included in this first investigating meeting for the Azure Messenger bomb threat incident. The people includes, the President, Kunikida, Yosano, Kenji, the co-worker Kirako Haruno, Atsushi and I and one very specific missing person.

"We will start the meeting now." Kunikida said as he starts the conference meeting, leaving that missing person out since we all know he won't be coming. Everyone sat up and looked at him, directing their fullest attention to the yellow haired man. Walking over to the seat beside Atsushi, I sat down and support my head with my right hand on the table whilst looking at Kunikida who spoke first. "At present, we have an unidentified criminal organisation threatening to detonate a large bomb in a metropolitan area and launch a smear campaign against the Agency."

"I know that the Agency is between a rock and a hard place." Yosano spoke up, speaking her mind as she looked at the report given to everyone. "Tell us more about the bomb."

Turning to look at Yosano, Kunikida replied back to her question as he recalled back to the message on the laptop, while reading it off on the report paper in his hand: "This is the message left behind by the perpetrator. I will read it now. "Greetings, I hope your Agency is faring well. Forgive my impudence, but I have placed a bomb capable of causing mass destruction in a certain location in Yokohama City. To secure the citizens' safety, I request that you locate and disarm the bomb at your earliest convenience. You have until sundown. I have faith in your abilities. Respectfully, the Azure Messenger." "

The second that Kunikida fully read out the message, the President cut in. "Who could the Azure Messenger be?" in which Kunikida replied with, "We don't know as of yet."

"So it's all rigged so that if the bomb detonates, word of the Agency's failure will spread like wildfire." Yosano said as she stated with a sigh. "The Agency can weather sticks and stones, but this kind of attack would hit us hard."

"Since yesterday, the office staff have been searching for plausible locations, but there are too many possibilities." Haruno stated.

"Hai." Kenji said as he raised his left hand up in the air. "Are we still unable to reach Ranpo-san?"

"It seems the case in Kyuushu is coming to head." Haruno replied. "I've requested he contact us as soon as the criminal is caught, but..."

"Oh! But we have Akira-san here! She could use her ability and h--" Before Atsushi could finish his sentence, I slammed my hand down on the table to catch his attention and stop him from speaking any further. "I can't." I stated in a matter of fact as an irk mark appeared on my head. "Because Ranpo-san's ability isn't actually an ability. It is pure hardcore deduction skills.... Remember that in your head, Atsushi-kun.."

"Ahh.. right. Sorry..." Atsushi said as he rub the back of his neck in embarrassment.

"Any further information from that taxi driver?" The President ask Kunikida, since he was one of the person who caught him. Kunikida paused before replying back to the President, "He denies any knowledge of the bomb. He wouldn't have it in him to blow up Yokohama himself."

"So we can happily say that he isn't the Azure Messenger then." I stated as I leaned back on my chair and cross my arms across my chest.

"Listen all!" The president shout out after a moment, capturing our attention. "This case is a cowardly act using information to attack the Armed Detective Agency. We have two objectives: Uncover the Azure Messenger, the instigator, and disarm the bomb. The bomb takes priority due to its time-sensitive nature. If we cannot find the bomb and lives are lost, we no longer have the rights to call ourselves a detective agency. Think of this mission as a fight for the Agency's existence and pride."