The other identity

Part 1 - The boss I admire

My sister took me out of school early, which I found strange, I was barely in one class, when a teacher told me that Emi was calling me to leave.

She was waiting for me at the entrance of the school.

"What's wrong Emi, why are you taking me out of school?"

"I thought you'd be happy to see me, well both of you.... Akari is here, isn't she?"

"Of course she's with me and you know I'm glad to see you silly".

Akari unbuttoned the sleeve button of Emi's shirt so she could notice her presence.

"Hello to you too Aki".

"Let's just say that while Sou was taking a shower, I installed a certain app on his phone, so now we know where he goes".

Emi was showing me the same app she installed for me a while ago when I went out at night the first time.

"Not bad Emi, but what about your work?" Aki asked forgetting that Emi doesn't listen to her.

When Aki noticed it, she got a bit sad, so I quickly repeated what Aki said.

"Let's just say that my little brother's bad habit of doing whatever I want is rubbing off on me a bit, I told my boss that I was going to investigate the fire, which I have to do if I don't want her to kill me".

"You can ask Emi for me, why her boss is so afraid of her, when I always see her confronting anyone who bothers her".

"I think that's a good question honey, I want to know too".

"What are you two talking about?"

"Aki wants to know... And I join her in her doubt, why are you so afraid of your boss?"

Emi grabbed her hair a little.

"A few days after I started working with her... She beat me up".

I felt bad for Emi.

"What do you mean that shit beat you up Emi?"

My sister came over.

"Relax, I asked for it and I deserved it, I had never been put on my feet like she did, let's just say that after that she became my role model.... In some things because in others she's more twisted than I am".

"Even so, I don't think it's right, Emi, no one should touch you,' I said defiantly." I said defiantly.

"You're cute Hikaru, what you say is endearing, I love you my little one, but don't be angry, what she did taught me a lot, I even remember when she hit me with some affection".

"Even so, I don't like the idea, it also bothers me that you didn't tell me".

"Look at the younger brother talking about not telling things, I guess it runs in the family, forget about what I told you and just remember that I admire her, come on, let's go".

Emi grabbed my hand.

"It's not that far from here, so we'll follow him on foot.... Aki I'd like to take your hand too, but we'll do it sometime".

Aki obviously didn't like the idea of Emi holding my hand, but what my sister said hurt her even more, although she obviously didn't mean it that way.

"Aki, come and hold my sleeve, it'll be like we can hold hands".

"Thank you Hika..."

Aki did what I asked him to do, the sensation of feeling my clothes touching me at least made me think that he was holding my wrist.

At the beginning everything was going well, we were going straight to where Sou was supposed to go until we realised that he started to move very fast, which means that he had taken a taxi or a bus.

We had to do the same, we asked for a taxi and Emi gave him directions until finally Sou's location that we saw on the app had stopped.

"Strange, he went to the border area," said Emi.

When we arrived I was struck by where we came to stop.

"Emi, this was the building that burned down."

"Yes Hikaru, this is it, the application says that our brother is in there".

The building didn't look in very good condition, in fact it was all black because of the burns from the fire a few days ago.

"Well, staying here won't do any good, if we want answers we have to go inside".

We moved to go in, but Aki didn't move.

"Hika, for some reason I have a bad feeling...."

"Aki, we're together, don't worry".

Finally we entered the emaciated flat.

Part 2 - Sou's truth

Sou was half crouched down looking at a black spot in the middle of a corridor on the fourth floor, I took advantage of the moment to take a picture of him, then I sent it to Fangs asking him if Peach could recognize him, since I suspected that he could be Mars or Two-faced, although I wanted to be wrong.

"Hikaru, Emilia, what are you doing here?"

Sou also glanced sideways at where Akari was, basically confirming that he could see her.

"We want to talk to you Sou, but first what are you doing here?"

"Working, Emilia. -What else would I be doing here?"

"In the building that burned down a few days ago Sou, as far as I know you're a butler not a private investigator".

"You'd be surprised how the two professions are so similar, but this building was bought by my boss so since he was around here he asked me to check it out because of what happened".

"Modoruvita Enterprises bought this building?" - I asked confused.

"Precisely that, Hikaru, but it's classified information for now".

"I should ask you a lot of questions about that Sou, but this time we are here for something more important, that has to do with the experiments that the company is doing for the owners who are working". Emi said.

"Experiments? I don't know what you're talking about Emi, I only work for the owners of Modoruvita, not for the travel agency".

"Then I rephrase the question, why didn't you say anything about Akari, and don't say you didn't see it, because yesterday you avoided her and now I know you saw her".

"Akari, I don't know what you're talking about, Hikaru. - Sou said disengaging".

Akari approached Sou, started talking to him, but my brother ignored everything I said.

My phone rang, Fangs had told me who Sou really was, with a message.

"Akari honey, come closer to me".

Sou for some reason started sweating.

"What's wrong honey?" said Aki confused.

"Love just come closer, I beg you".

I was holding back the urge to explode, since Sou happened to be the one who attacked Peach it turned out that....

"No Hikaru I want to get an answer from him".

Akari took a step closer she went to pull his clothes a bit, to get his attention, but the moment she did, she actually touched him.

Sou let his neck throb a little.

"I swear I didn't want to do it this way, but you made it easy for me, with this I can easily take them away, and I can fix the mistake I made with Akari Gōsutohāto's experiment".

Sou quickly grabbed Akari by the neck and imprisoned her against him.

"Now little brother, if you don't want anything to happen to your little girlfriend, you will come with me, all three of you, peacefully".

"What's happening Hikaru, I don't understand anything." Said Emi who didn't understand the situation, since she couldn't see Akari.

"That shit has Akari by the neck, and he's also the one who did this to Aki, he's...."

Aki moved his head first forward and then strongly hit him in the head, which made him let go, taking advantage of the situation, Aki kicked him in the chest and sent him against the wall.

I approached my brother who was bleeding from the mouth.

"Tell me where Aki's body is, and how can you touch her?"

Sou started to laugh, but with a different voice, something much more serious and lunatic, from one second to the next he stopped laughing.

"Sorry about that. " He said getting up from the ground, as if nothing had happened.

"Her body, no idea Hikaru, that's not my job, I just had to turn her, that was the extent of my business, but unfortunately, there were a couple of accidents, and we found out that if you haven't seen someone die you can't see the spirits created by the Separator, and she wasn't wearing a certain talisman that day, not like now, which allows me to see her and touch her." Said Sou taking off the necklace hidden in his clothes.

"Sou you son of a bitch...."

I threw myself against him, I couldn't stand the situation any longer, besides, I had to get that necklace no matter what, I tried to hit him, but Sou grabbed me by the arm, he put me in a key and I went up in the air falling backwards.

"Don't bring my dear mother into this, you abandoned orphan".

Emi, seeing what Sou did to me, went to punch him in the face, which he stopped easily.

"I thought it was clear in the house, that you don't have much to do against my gorilla of a..."

Aki punched Sou in the face sending him back against the wall.

"I recommend you Gōsutohāto to...."

The macabre laughter again came out of that son of a bitch Sou's mouth, his body was starting to twist a little, when he turned his attention back to us, one of his eyes had turned completely red.

"We meet again my dear". Sou said, or so I thought, while laughing in a totally distorted voice.