Bungou Stray Dogs: Tainted Future [HIATUS]

Reason 22: Closure

"Good morning, Mas– Oh, he's out. Hi, Lucy, Whitey and Kyouka! It's a good morning, isn't it?" Hinatsuri greeted. The three looked at her like she was some kind of lunatic that entered the cafe. Her liveliness intrigued the three and wanted to ask where she got the energy.

"Is that a new job?" She pointed at the papers on the table. Atsushi explained that it was a request given to Lucy for Kyouka. Glancing at the paper below, she found something peculiar about it. There was a document waiting for Kyouka in one of the yacht in Yokohama Port. She was intrigued by it and asked if she could tag along. Her brother was out with Kunikida, and there was nothing to do at the moment. The Demon Snow user had no problem with it. If else, she would like to have her friend aboard.

In about half an hour later, they travelled towards the Port. The three found the request vague considering that the yacht name or serial number was not even stated. There were numerous boats out in the pier!

"Are we really going to search every boat here? There's like... I don't know, 20? 30?" Hinatsuri muttered. Even Atsushi groaned at it. The three split for a while to see if there was anything suspicious around.

The white-haired girl started at the farthest one. There was nothing from the 10 boats she inspected. That alone took her almost an hour. When she came back, she found out that Kyouka did not noticed anything unusual around. The two walked around for any clues left by the client only to find a butt-naked man-tiger floating in the sea.

"Is he trying to be funny?" Hinatsuri muttered. Atsushi gained consciousness after being punched by Lucy who followed them. He informed the two that she had removed a page from the report. It caused the white-haired girl to glare at her while Kyouka just gave her a dead stare. Guilty, the red head picked out the paper and even directed them to the said yacht.

It was a quaint little boat with a fancy sofa and table. The only eye-catching item inside was the briefcase. Kyouka opened it, but it was empty. Atsushi glanced at Lucy who defended herself. Other than the paper, there was nothing that she snatched from them. Hinatsuri and Kyouka inspected the case and found a strange bulk on the platform. With a nod, the Demon Snow user took her tanto blade out and carved the sides of the case. They opened it and found the hidden document.

"New job gift?" Atsushi read. The three stared at him in question as to what it meant. He read the report and found out that it was about Kyouka's parents.

Atsushi read a couple of sentence before asking Kyouka if she knew her parents' jobs. Unfortunately, she had no idea. The report provided them detailed explanation about that event. According to the papers, her father was a secret agent working for the government while her mother was an infamous assassin who wielded Demon Snow. She was confused as to how her mother could have the same ability as hers. Hinatsuri stepped in and told her that there were ways to transfer an ability. In this case, her mother learned it from a shadow ability user. The problem was that the transfer was partial. Hence, the need for the phone in order to control her ability.

That night, her parents were killed by assassins sent by another ability user who held a grudge against them. This gifted could utilize the blood and control the movements of its target. When their blood is splashed into the enemy, they can also control that body. The incident was reported as "Ability gone berserk".

Kyouka held on to her phone tightly. It was the other gift her mother gave her other than her ability and her life. Hinatsuri placed a hand on her head and smiled. The girl finally had the closure she desired. Demon Snow appeared beside her, so she stepped out to give them space. Lucy, seeing the insensitive side of man-tiger, pulled him out.

"You're a dunce. The ability that she thought were her parent's enemy was the love of her parents. Don't you see? God, you lack delicacy. Let her be for a while." Lucy advised. Hinatsuri grinned at the two and told them that since the case was done, she will have to go somewhere else.