Chapter 188 missing
"The leader of the Kyoto Youkai, a nine-tailed fox has gone missing."
Sapphire blue orbs widened in shock only to squeeze shut as the sake took a trip down the wrong pipe. Naruto beat his chest a few times before he calmed down and gazed into Serafall's eyes and asked, "What do you mean missing?"
Serafall ignored him and continued, turning to Issei. "I heard your report from Azazel. Judging from it, I believe it to be the case."
"Oi, I asked you a question!" Naruto asked, hitting the table with an open hand as an eerie pressure slammed on the students. The adults noticed it was coming from Naruto.
Everyone at the table stared in silence. Naruto has never displayed such intense emotions in public before. They could feel something in the air… a tense silence as he stared down at the devil king.
"Could it be that the girl we fought—" Irina spoke up before she was cut off by Naruto.
"Oi…" Naruto seemed like he just remembered something important. "Kunou! Her daughter?! How about her daughter?!"
"Naruto-sensei, we fought a little girl today in the woods. She could use your Rasengan." Issei narrated.
"Kunou's mastered it?" Naruto breathed a sigh of relief at that. At least she was safe.
"Where is she?" He asked.
"She retreated into the woods."
Naruto's breathing went back to normal as the pressure on the students lifted.
"The ones behind the kidnapping are probably the Khaos brigade," Serafall said.
"Khaos Brigade…" Naruto gripped his sake cup in despondence.
"Damn, our hands are full taking care of the students right now."
"There are Youkais that are willing to help us in Kyoto. We plan to help them through them."
"Well, I'm going to make my move too."
"Then, what should we do?" Issei asked.
"For now, enjoy the trip. I'll call you if anything happens " He quickly added, seeing the look of protest on the student's faces. "We'll take care of the matter during the day so you guys can enjoy your excursion to the fullest."
The students straightened their backs and shared a chorus of yes. Receiving an order from one of the four great Maous was an honor no devil would let pass by.
"Naruto-san, I don't know where you stand but it seems you have mixed feelings about this. Will you lend us your strength to help save the leader of Kyoto?" She asked, staring at the blonde.
Naruto stood up and made a beeline for the exit. "You guys do your thing. I'll do my thing."
(Meanwhile In Kuoh)
Police sirens wailed endlessly as a group of forensic teams, all in their various gears, highlighted a van and spread out to collect the tiniest bit of information. A crowd had already gathered to witness the crime scene when John alighted his partner's sub and entered the alley with his partner following close. He flashed his badge at the patrol officer, eliciting a salute from the junior college who led him to the crime scene.
"The alley, my favorite crime scene." John's partner sighed regrettably.
In their line of work, he's seen one too many corpses and thus his heart went out to the victim's family.
"There's no security camera within the area." He noticed glancing around. "Do they have an identity on our victim yet?"
A red-haired forensic woman brought them to the crime scene. A man who looked to be in his late fifties cold lifeless body on the floor.
"Ryumen Yagushi, Age 57, Occupation, Works in the cement factory. He was found dead in an alley at 1800 hour."
"What's the cause of death?" John took the dead man's wallet and checked if his belongings were intact only to see that it was in pristine condition.
"Surprisingly, it's blood loss from two puncture wounds in his neck."
John's partner raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Where's all the blood?"
"You got me. The BlueStar spray isn't showing anything."
"So, a dead man, with two puncture wounds, died of blood loss and there's no blood on the scene?"
"He wasn't mugged. No sign of bruise or struggle. Yet he died of blood loss. Where did all that blood go?" John questioned.
"Beats me. What's strange though is that we found a hickey around his neck covering the puncture wound.
"Wait…" John's partner tried to connect the dots but what the circumstances were pointing at was absurd, to say the least. So absurd it provoked a burst of hysterical laughs. "A vampire?!"
The people at the crime scene all glanced at one another before they burst into laughter at the notion. All except one eerily quiet person.
"It's not entirely impossible," John said with a serious face.
John's partner swallowed a chuckle and stared at John as if he had just grown another head. "Come on, John. You've seen one too many Hollywood movies."
"We collected a blonde hair sample found on the victim's body. The result will be delivered in a few days."
"Thanks, Mayuri."
"I'm just doing my job cap."
"Alright. Who's going to visit the deceased family?"
The patrol police all looked away comfortably.
"Oh! I just remembered I forgot to switch off my oven, John."
"Listen, Cap, I need to go somewhere Asap! I'll be right back!"
"Hey, John! Get back here!"
John turned around and left his partner in the dust.
(The next day)
The sun had reached its Zenith when we saw Issei and co touring Kyoto. One couldn't have visited the famous landmarks in Kyoto in a single day. They went around taking photos of each other when they bumped into Matsuda and Motohama who decided to tag along with them.
Issei wondered where Naruto went yesterday night. He was hoping the blonde man could give them a few tips on their morning training but he never came back to their shared room last night.
The students took a lunch break and were busy munching away when they heard the rustling of leaves. Matsuda and Motohama suddenly fell into a deep sleep before a few youkais came out. Thinking it was another ambush, the students assumed a defensive stance, each brandishing their weapons before Rossweisse came rushing with the news.
"Please wait a moment, Azazel told us to come and get all of you."
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