Crimson Raven | [MYTHICAL SERIES BOOK 2]

NINE || Training the New Complications

"ALRIGHT. SO WHAT I'M getting is that two of these murders have been solved. And the first one involved the fighting with powers?" Aka noted, mentioning the first since again, he had been filled in on the second. With a long sigh and a threading of his hair with his hand, he shook his head in shock. "My god, I don't remember the previous cases being like this."

"I agree. ...I'm not sure exactly why they are, but we need to be careful. Especially if you're going to be helping me out with my cases more often." Mamoru noted. "We also have these three who have recently joined. Aka, you know Katsuro, but these two are Stella and Ryu, entities from Tigoris."

Aka looked over at the two with a soft smile, extending his hand out. "Nice to meet you both. I recall Mamoru's told me about you three reaching great lengths already at his work, but it's an honor to meet you two for sure."

Stella and Ryu looked flattered at this; the two taking turns with shaking his hand. "Same to you, sir." Ryu noted, wearing a small smile on xis lips. "Uh, is it okay to use that?"

"Of course! Most people just call me Utzu, due to my line of work as a reporter." Aka noted with a nod. Getting back to the topic at hand, he cleared his throat. "Is there anything else that's happened?"

"...Yes, there is." Mamoru had to take a moment to figure out how to summarize it in his head. "Kiyo offered to be my protector. I don't know if you remember what Sakari told us all those years ago, but apparently he was hers and he wants to continue that line due to me being the second hero."

Aka nodded, knowing about the second hero stuff due to Mamoru telling him. But what he was explaining now was new. But he did look surprised. "Yeah, this does makes sense. I'm just surprised because of the harmony entities and humans have been having for years now...but it seems like one thing has to  always shake things up."

Mamoru hummed in agreement. "Kiyo also wants to assist me in training, same with Solaria and Tempus. This would mean you would need it, too, considering the cases that've just happened." Mamoru ended, with Sakari raising her hand. "Sakari?"

"Katsuro will need it, too, since I want my son to be prepared." she rested a hand on his shoulder, the two exchanging soft smiles. "Like I had been."

Mamoru nodded with a slightly sheepish smile. "I was just about to get to that, but thank you for saying it. I think that's basically it, then. But we will have to inform Souta's sister about this."

The group realized this and shared concerned looks with each other, knowing this wouldn't go well.

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The talk with Souta's sister did go smoothly, even if it was on the verge of collapsing due to how emotional she had gotten. While she was upset about Souta getting caught in the crossfire of the whole mess, she was quite shocked that Eleni had done it. The two had known each other but she did send her regards to the entity getting better.

The group spent some more time at the hospital, but visiting hours eventually ended. Kurorai had wanted to spend more time with her, but knew she could once Eleni had recovered.

Sakari used her necklace to help take Kurorai back to Tigoris, with Mamoru's group following. They had to go there, anyways, to update Solaria, Kuroma, the others on what happened. Aka seemed nervous, but walked through the portal with them. Sakari and her son exchanged hugs before the portal closed behind him and the others. He didn't see Sakari's proud smile as it did so.

Mamoru found himself gazing at Aka's awe of the sunset-blanketed planet as they set foot onto it. This was his first time being here, so his husband could relate to the redhead being floored at Tigoris' beauty.