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It’s the year 2073, and everything has changed. New high-tech dominates almost all aspects of life. However, this has a dark side: unethical human experiments.
  17-year-old Akira Cruz, the genius nephew of the president of the Philippines, was in the middle of grieving for his late best friend when he stumbled upon an abandoned orphan boy in the mountains while on a hike with his younger sister. That boy is Hachi Shimizu, a half-zombie, half-vampire who was disposed of by an evil organization known as the Kara Tech, which was notorious for its brutal and unethical experiments.
  Together, the two boys team up with a detective named Toshi Kawasaki, a half-Japanese, half-British who specializes in the supernatural and also considers the murder case of Akira’s best friend open despite the police closing it due to a lack of evidence. The three of them believed that Kara Tech was somehow connected to the disappearances of various children in and around the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. As they go and solve cases, their friendship blossoms, especially when two people,  Riho Yoshihara, Akira's childhood, biracial friend, and Htet Kawa, a half-Japanese, half-Burmese junior detective from Yokohama, come along in their various missions, both involving the supernatural and the overworld. Will they stop the organization from committing more heinous crimes before it’s too late?

Warning: the photo used for the book cover is NOT mine! Credits go to the original owner!!!

My Best Friend is a Hybrid

Later, we are now at an alleyway whose buildings obscures it. We had been asking people for any clue about the Kuchisake-Onna, but only one person gave us a possible clue of her. That clue was someone or something making weird noises at an abandoned warehouse deep in an alleyway, where we are now. Standing in front of the abandoned, shabby building, Hachi said to me and Valentino, "Guys, I had a bad feeling about this."

"I know," replied Valentino, "but there's a possibility that this might be where she was."

But then, we heard someone asking, "Do you think I'm pretty?"

This follows with a scream from a man.

This alerts us, and we rushed to the front door to rescue whoever is in that warehouse.

But, the door was locked, and the padlock was rusted and corroded to unable to be opened with a key.

So, Valentino tells us to back off because he will try to kick the door open.

Me and Hachi did so, and Valentino backed off a bit, before beginning to kick the door repeatedly, producing loud noises that emanates across our surroundings.

But it was worth his effort because the door, which was made of rusted, lightweight metal, was burst open by his repeated kicks. This also caught the attention of two men, who were tied up on the dirty floor, and a woman, dressed in white and wearing a face mask that covers her mouth. She was also holding a pair of bloody scissors. Due to the mask and the bloody scissors, I now I figured out that she was the Kuchisake-Onna. We then went in and saw what was happening.

"Help us!" shouted one of the men.

"She's going to kill us!" another yelled.

Then, the woman turned around towards us, abandoning the two men dressed in suit and tie.

We were in fear, but I saw Valentino-san being not that afraid, not at all.

"Hey, don't approach us like that," Hachi said to her while trying to defuse the situation. "We're just here to stop you from doing this."

Then, Kuchisake-Onna stopped approaching and instead giggled. "How?"

"I know about you," I responded, trying to act tough on her, "the mask, and the scissors. Now, don't hurt those men."

"Y-Yes, we can help you with your problems, too," offered Hachi while putting on a nervous, convincing smile.

To those she began to think for a while, before responding with, "Okay then."

Hachi then sighed in relief, thinking that this will be over.

But, ironically, Kuchisake-Onna slowly opened her mask while asking this question, "Do you think I'm pretty?" She said this with a scary voice. Then, she shows her extended, scary mouth with sharp, unnatural teeth. Me and Hachi are now terrified of her, and we are frozen in our positions on the grounds. The two men then gave us frantic advices on how to outsmart her.

"Don't lie, don't lie, or you're dead," I thought. "Just answer honestly and don't be dishonest!"

Chapter 20 – Don’t lie or you’re dead