Chapter 4

Takashi was worried and nervous, he was infront of one of the commanders of WJO.

"W-What do you need from me?" Takashi said, while he reached in his pocket.

"Relax, I'm not gonna hurt you" Yuudai said "Please leave the gun"

Takashi stopped reaching in his pocket.

"I'm here to invite you to join the WJO" Yuudai said

"Join you?" Takashi said "What's the catch?"

"Catch?" Yuudai sighed "I'm not that type of person"

"Do I have to accept?" Takashi asked

"No, of course not" Yuudai said "It's your decision"

"What happens if I don't accept?" Takashi asked

"We have a machine that will be able to make you forget our encounter" Yuudai said "So, I won't need to kill you"

Yuudai gave him a card with a telephone number on it.

"Call this number when you have decided" Yuudai said "I know you're having difficulties with your family"

Takashi got the card and hid it in his pocket.

"Also, when you call remember to say 'In the darkness there's still a light' " Yuudai said

"I'll remember" Takashi said

"Commander" Emi walked to Yuudai "I have them" She handed him a document.

"Thank you" Yuudai said "This is for you" He said to Takashi "This is info about the person you're investigating"

Yuudai handed him the file.

"Thanks" Takashi said

"Keep this encounter as a secret" Yuudai said, he then walked back in with Emi.

The earpiece worked again.

"Takashi! Takashi!" A voice said from the earpiece

"I hear you" Takashi said

"Thank god, we thought I lost you" the voice said

"I got more information" Takashi said

"Oh? From who?" the voice asked

"Well... ummm.. from an old acquaintance" Takashi lied

"I see, well then, get back to the van" The voice said "We will be waiting for you"

Takashi sighed "What type of mess did I get into?"

He left the party and entered a van parked outside.

"Welcome back Takashi" An officer said

"Here you go" Takashi handed him the document "Let's get going"

The van started up and they drove away.

The officer sighed.

"You okay?" Takashi asked

"I've been very busy lately, with all those protests and the WJO, I've been working more." The officer said

"Hey, what's your opinion on the WJO?" Takashi suddenly asked

"Hm? Why so sudden?" The officer asked

"Just answer the question" Takashi said

"To tell you the truth.." The officer said "WJO is evil, no doubt"

"I see.." Takashi said

An hour later, Takashi was dropped at his home.

"Goodnight" The officer said

"Goodnight" Takashi said

The van left and Takashi entered his second-floor house.

"Dad!" A girl came running from the living room and hugged him.

"Shouldn't you be sleeping Hana?" Takashi said, carrying her and closing the door behind him.

"She was waiting for you darling" A woman said

"Oh Maki" Takashi gave her a kiss

"Your dinner is ready" Maki said, while she grabbed Hana "And you, time to sleep" She said to Hana

"Eh!? I don't wanna!" Hana said "I want to play with Daddy!"

"Hana, listen to your mom" Takashi said

"Eh..!?" Hana said "Fine..."

Hana walked upstairs.

Takashi sat down at the dining table.

"How was work?" Maki said, she sat down with him.

"It went well, how's Hana?" Takashi asked, while he ate his dinner.

"Ta-da!" Maki showed him her exams "She scored a 90% in english, japanese and 100% in maths"

"That's amazing" Takashi said

"She's smart as you" Maki said

"But also like you" Takashi said, while looking at the exams

"Well in science" Maki said

While Takashi was eating, he kept thinking about the invitation of WJO.

"Something bothering you darling?" Maki asked "Is something wrong with my food?" She asked worried

"No, it's not that.." He said "It's something else"

Maki grabbed his hands "Can you tell me?"

Takashi was hesitant.

"I'll be angry" Maki joked

Takashi laughed a bit "Fine, fine, but don't tell anyone, including Hana"

Takashi told her about the invitation.

"So the WJO invited you" Maki didn't seem to be suprised nor shocked

"You're not suprised?" Takashi asked "Or shocked or worried?"

"Well.. not kinda" Maki said "I thought you would join the WJO by yourself"

"What should I do?" Takashi asked "I could accept or.."

"I think you should accept" Maki said

"What?" Takashi said suprised

"The WJO will help everyone, like you did when you killed the chief" Maki said

"When I killed the chief?" Takashi said

"You stopped the criminals getting released and stopped the sell of drugs from the police chief." Maki said, while hugging him from behind "Listen, I don't care which side you're on, I'll always love you"

Takashi smiled "Thanks Maki" He said "I've decided" He stood up and grabbed his phone.

He dialed the number on his card.

"This is Golden Flowers, we sell the most colorful and beautiful, with nice fragants." A male voice said through the phone.

"Golden Flowers?" Takashi said "Oh yeah, the code" He remembered "In the darkness there's still a light"

The call ended.

"Eh? Hello?" Takashi said, confused

"Did they hang up?" Maki said

"They did" Takashi said, very confused.

There was a knock on their door.

"Who is it at this time?" Maki went and opened the door.

Yuudai was standing there, with Emi.

"Good evening" Yuudai and Emi said

"Darling, there's a boy and girl at the door" Maki said

Takashi went to the door. "Let them in"

Yuudai and Emi entered, leaving their shoes near the door, Maki closed the door behind them.

Both of them walked into the living room.

"Hm, this place is quite cozy" Yuudai said

"I agree" Emi said

"Who are these two?" Maki asked

"H-He's Yuudai Yoshikawa, the commander in charge of the WJO of Japan" Takashi said "And she's... she's..."

"Sorry, I haven't presented myself yet" She said "I'm Emi Nakashima, the Phantom Huntress"

"Wow really?" Maki said

"You don't seem to be suprised" Emi said

"She's like that" Takashi said "What are you two doing here?"

"We came here to hear your decision" Yuudai said

"How did you find my house?" Takashi said, curious.

"We know a lot about you" Emi said "You killed the chief of the police, he was selling drugs and earning money by releasing criminals"

"Y-You guys really know" Takashi said

"Anyways" Yuudai sat down on a chair "So, what's your decision?"

Takashi with confidence said "I'll join"

"Great!" Yuudai said happy "Now then, I'll tell you the details"

Emi gave Takashi a paper.

"A contract?" Takashi said

"That contracts says that you'll earn 120k yen each month" Yuudai said

"If you die, we will repay your family 250 million yen" Emi said

"250 million?!" Takashi said, shocked

"Of course, you're an important piece to finish this war" Yuudai said "And your job is very risky, if you go to jail we'll try to free you and if you die we'll pay your family"

"You still want to accept?" Emi asked "Your risking your life"

Takashi looked at Maki, she nodded.

He signed the contract and then gave it back to Emi.

"Well then, time to assign your role" Yuudai said "You'll be the spy"

"The spy?" Takashi asked

"You'll still be working with the police, but you'll tell us their plans" Emi said

"So this is what you meant by risky" Takashi said "So when will I see your base?"

"Oh, about that" Yuudai said "By the WJO recruitment rules, you'll have to wait a month to see the base"

"Just for safety, right?" Takashi asked

"Yeah" Yuudai said "But I'd know if there's a spy in our base"

"Don't make that mistake Mr. Takashi" Emi said "We still might be university students, but we are deadly"

"I won't" Takashi said

"Well, we don't have anything else to do here" Yuudai said "We'll call you when we need you to do something"

"It seems that there's an intruder" Emi said, pointing atthe hallway.

It was Hana, she was hiding.

"Hana! Why are you not asleep?" Takashi asked

"I wanted you to tell me a story" Hana said "Who are they?"

Yuudai got closer to her.

"You must be Hana" Yuudai said, friendly "Nice to meet you, I'm Yuudai"

"Yuudai?" Hana said, she then pointed at Emi "Purple hair!" She seemed to want to touch Emi's hair.

Hana ran to Emi and hugged her leg.

"Could you get off me?" Emi said, a bit annoyed.

"Purple hair! Purple hair!" Hana said

"Hey Hana" Yuudai said

Hana payed attention to him.

"Want to see a magic trick?" Yuudai closed his hand and opened it, a purple flower appeared on his hand.

"Wooow" Hana said, he handed her the flower.

"Goodnight" Yuudai said

"Goodnight" Emi said

They both left Takashi's house.

"They seemed nice" Maki said

"Yeah" Takashi said, he carried Hana "And you, it's time to sleep"

"If you read me a story!" Hana said, holding the purple flower.

"I will, I will" Takashi said, carrying her back upstairs. "You coming Maki?"

"Of course darling" Maki said

She turned the lights off and went upstairs with them.

(In the dark streets)

"Are you sure we can trust that family?" Emi asked

"Of course, I trust him, I trust them" Yuudai said "As I trust all of you"

"Could I sleep in your house?" Emi asked

Yuudai sighed "Of course Emi"

They continued walking through the dark streets.