CH.320: Old Acquaintances.

( Sakuya's POV )

I was standing in front of three corpses with a normal expression on my face, on the orders of my master, the one who had given me a new life, I had to confirm the intentions of Biba, my former master.

To do that, I decided to introduce myself to him, he recognized me from our old working relationship, but that was not enough to gain his trust, Biba gave me a mission to test my loyalty, to kill the people in front of me, the people in charge of this station.

They were causing problems for my master so I had no problem eliminating them, but my master did not like the prolongation of suffering, so I put a knife to their heads and another to the heart of each of them.

With my mission accomplished, I returned to the train to give my report, when I was in front of Biba, he greeted me with a small smile on his face, but I knew there was no feeling behind that smile.

Biba: I'm glad to see you're back safe and sound.

Sakuya: Thank you, Biba-sama, I completed my mission without any problems.

Just calling him that made me a little sick but I didn't let it show, I was waiting for Biba's response, but before that, a middle-aged man with a somewhat disheveled appearance entered the room where we were, that was the chief investigator of the Kabanes, Arata Soue, he immediately started looking me up and down, and although I knew that his interests were exclusively to satisfy his scientific curiosity, I felt repulsed by it.

Soue: I heard the news, you really were able to return after passing the final stages of evolution, I need to take some blood samples from you.

Sakuya: I don't take orders from you.

Biba: Sakuya could you help Soue with his research?

Sakuya: ... of course.

When I refused Soue's request, Biba thought I was waiting for an order from him, and although that sounded like a request, it wasn't, I didn't want this guy to get hold of my master's blood that was inside me but this was a good opportunity for me so I decided to follow the scientist.

We moved to his personal laboratory, and as we crossed the door, I locked the place and put a small device on the door, this creation of Miss Regina repeats a voice, in this case Soue's voice, when someone knocks or tries to open the door.

Soue: Uh? What are you doing?

Sakuya: giving us some privacy.

When the room was secured, Rumiko stepped out of the shadows, grabbed Soue's hands, and put them behind his back, the scientist grunted a little in pain, but no one could hear him, and Rumiko remained unconcerned about his situation.

Rumiko: Hey Doc, remember me? You probably don't give a second thought to the people you use for your instigation.

Rumiko didn't let the scientist answer, and she threw him to the ground and roughly put handcuffs on him, our master's only request was that he be alive, so I did nothing while she was venting her grudges.

Soue: a second one? So the reversal of the contaminated brain wasn't a matter of luck, let me warn you, if you kill me, everyone will know where your true loyalties lie.

Sakuya: Our master doesn't want you dead, he wants the injections you created.

Soue: Oh that's interesting, I'm also interested in meeting that master of yours.

Sakuya: That didn't take much convincing.

Soue: I am smart enough to know when to cooperate, and right now, you are the Kabaneri specimens I am most interested in.

It seemed that we were not going to have problems transporting the package, but still, Rumiko went and decided to twist one of his arms so that it would point completely upwards from his back, he wasn't used to receiving punishment and fell to the ground screaming and gasping for a moment.

Soue: ahhh haaa, What are you doing? I said I would cooperate.

Rumiko: I told the boss you'd arrive with some dents and this doesn't compare to what you put us through.

Soue: I would rethink your attitude, Biba-sama is going to use the boosting injections soon, and if I am not well enough to produce more, there will be nothing for that master of yours.

Rumiko: Tsk Nobody likes a know-it-all.

I took a bottle of phoenix tears and poured a drop into Soue's mouth, his arm automatically snapped into place, and I could see his scientific curiosity spark as he laid eyes on the bottle, but I put a stop to that by putting a knife to his throat.

Sakuya: You make another batch of your injections, but I warn you, if you try to give my master a bad product, you'll wish you just had a broken arm.

I made sure the scientist understood how serious we were, and then I let Rumiko complete her mission, I took the briefcase with the injections that Biba will probably use at the next station, and I left the room.

As I left there, I met an old comrade, another Kabaneri under Biba's command, her name was Horobi.

Horobi: Hi Sakuya, I couldn't say anything before, but I'm glad to see you again, I certainly didn't think that was possible.

Sakuya: Yes, I can't believe I'm standing here again either.

Horobi: But why didn't you try to meet with us sooner?

Sakuya: An effect of the transformation, I lost most of my memories, they only returned when I saw Biba-sama again.

Horobi: Well, in any case, I'm happy that we're working together again, although that probably won't be for a long time.

Horobi looked at the briefcase in my hand with a hint of remorse, her turn to be used would come at the next station, but Biba had no chance of success now that he was going against my master, I felt a little sorry for her so I thought I'd give her a hand when the time came, for old times' sake.

Sakuya: I guess some things are out of our control but it will all be worth it in the end.

Horobi: true, we are almost at the finish line.

We were talking about different things but I didn't say anything else and walked past her, I was going to meet Biba again but when a hooded figure walked past me, I reached for one of the many knives hidden under my skirt and gripped it very tightly, that person was not from this world, the energy I could feel inside him was foreign to this world.