Parted Entanglement { ① }

Chapter 8

*6 HOURS AGO*

''They have Chuuya.'' ''Well then we have to get to his rescue before things get any worse.'' Dazai hasn't finished yet. ''It seems that Chuuya is juz one of the two targeted ability users in Yokohama tho. He said something during the conversation in the Dark Room, which is like a meeting room on Dark Web by the way if you don't know that yet. 'The antimatter in the cosmos of advanced science' was the phrase he used to describe the other target.''

Mori frowned, puzzled. ''That's pretty abstract. What does that mean?'' Dazai stayed silent for a short while before speaking again. ''Seeing that he does experiments particularly on ability users, the phrase 'advanced science' could mean abilities. And the word 'antimatter' indicates the opposite of matter. Basically, it's translated into 'the opposite existence in the world of ability user'.''

The boss' eyes widened in shock and he leaned backwards on his luxurious chair as he asked, ''You mean that his other target is you ?'' Dazai nodded in affirmation. Mori sighed deeply.

''Correct me if I'm wrong, Dazai-kun. You told me earlier that the bartender had been killed, right? So it means that he somehow stumbled into the enemy, leaving the latter with no choice but to get rid of him. But from the fabric and blood stain you found, it indicates that they are not professional in killing nor cleaning the bloody mess. And also according to you, despite the back part, the bar was still in good shape, neat and tidy.''

He continued, ''Despite the fabric and blood stain, which appear to be a careless mistake made by the culprit, there was no sign of a fight near the counter. Which, as far as we know, was the last place Chuuya-kun was at. Plus, the scientist on Dark Web targets unique ability users. That's why you find them skeptical, the scientist and the duo whose expertise is in kidnapping, not assassination.''

''Exactly,'' Dazai replied as he stood still without moving a muscle, without even a blink of an eye. Mori intertwined his fingers as he placed his hands beneath his chin, supporting the weight of his head. ''I'm gonna assign Kouyou to be by your side for protection purpose. Keep yourself safe, leave Chuuya-kun to me ,'' Mori said.

''No Mori-san that won't be necessary. In fact, I have a plan, which requires Ane-san's help, and yours,'' Dazai said calmly. ''I need you to inform Ane-san to get her team ready for a fight, Mori-san.'' Mori nodded. ''Okay, and what do you need from me ?''

Dazai smiled and asked, ''Do you remember our secret communication system I invented months ago ?'' Mori was a little taken back by his own realisation on what Dazai's plan was.

''You're gonna get caught on purpose aren't you ?''

*PRESENT*

It was almost ten at night, about two hours after Dazai had been taken. ''Hold on, Dazai-kun. I certainly cannot afford to lose a powerful warrior, let alone a prodigy ,'' Mori mumbled to himself after some time staring at the screen.

A tiny device had been implanted near Dazai's heart, monitoring his heart rate and sending the data to Mori's computer in real time. His heart rate indicated different characters, making up words of intel meant for Mori to interpret.

Then someone knocked on his door. ''Who is it ?'' ''Boss, it's Oda Sakunosuke.'' ''Come in.'' A reddish haired 21 year-old wearing a light coloured jacket walked into the office. He looked nervous. ''I believe you were the first to find out Dazai-kun's disappearance ?'' ''Yes boss, Dazai was supposed to meet me at a bar at eight, but he didn't show up, and I failed to find him ,'' Oda replied. ''I have a job for you. Find out the location of this yatch ,'' Mori passed a paper he wrote all the gathered intel on to Oda as he ordered.

''Boss.'' Oda was puzzled. ''Why would you assign me a job in person ?'' Mori smiled. ''Because this is related to Dazai-kun. He seems to trust you. And I don't want too many people involved in this, especially when it concerns two of the mafia's most valuable assets.'' Oda immediately narrowed his dark brown eyes, determination visible to the other adult. ''I will get it done.'' He bowed and left the office after Mori had nodded.

*

It has been over 24 hours since Chuuya had been captured. There wasn't a clock anywhere in the empty room for him to tell time but his body clock was telling him that it was already late at night. But he couldn't sleep, he was wide awake because he didn't know if Dazai had already been captured, or if the brunet was tortured by Tsuki somewhere else in the same building, or what he thought was a building.

The door to his room creaked open. A familiar figure stood at the doorway. ''Dazai ?!'' Chuuya exclaimed, relieved that his partner seemed okay. But almost at the next second, Chuuya frowned in a cautious manner. ''You're not Dazai.'' The brunet pouted and groaned, ''You're no fun, brat.''

Green glow surrounded him as his looks transformed into his true form. It was Kyora. Chuuya snorted. ''So you're an ability user huh, a shape shifter. You bastard disguised yourself as the bartender and drugged me unconscious.'' Kyora walked towards the table Chuuya lied on and replied casually, ''Yeah, and that bartender is dead. Wasn't my fault tho, he saw me when I was already taking his form. Anyways, I'm here to tell you that your partner Dazai is already here. I wonder what Tsuki-san would do to him.'' He shrugged and walked out, leaving the boy yelling and cursing behind him as he shut the door tight.

Tch, all I have to do is just to get this STUPID TUBE OUTTA MY DAMN ARM !

Chuuya focused his strength on his left arm, grunting. Yet, he still couldn't feel his own limb.

Arghh that freakin Einstein !! Juz what weird fluid is this ?!

He kept on trying until exhaustion took place, but his effort eventually became hopeless struggles. He was left panting out of mental tiredness.

Mackerel sure has an escape plan right? We will get out of this, we will, it's juz the matter of time.