Eiki arrived at home with Stella and Natsumi and they seem to be in completely blurred with what they had seen.
“Did you beat them all Eiki?” Natsumi asks him right after they get into the house but there is no reply.
“Eiki!!!” She almost screams but still there is no reply from Eiki.
Suddenly the door is open and Eiki’s father, Mr Enzai walks in, drunk.
“Hello everybody...hik...Stella, Natsumi and...hik...Eiki nice suit.” He almost stumbles down but Stella has him in her arm.
“Are you needed to come back home drunk every time Enzai?”Stella asks angrily.
“Is there a funeral anywhere Stella...Eiki...hik...?” He tries to stand on his feet. Stella seems uneasy by his action and hit him at the stomach sent him to faint. Natsumi is surprise by Stella action.
“Is that okay to do that to him Stella?” Natsumi asks in shock. Stella throws a smile at her without replies back. Eiki is in deep thought. He still thinks clearly of what had happen that evening.
“Is that really me who beat them all?” Eiki asks himself in his thought while looking at both his hands. He examines both his hands front and back tries to find for any bruise or wounds.
“This is weird...I don’t even hurt. Not a single scratch.” His sudden word surprise Natsumi and Stella. They quickly turn their attention back to Eiki.
“What did you say just now Eiki?” Natsumi asks excitedly.
“What??? Err...it’s nothing. Thanks for sending me home. I’m pretty tired right now so good night Natsumi, Stella.” Eiki quickly grab his school bag and run upstairs leaving Natsumi and Stella in stun.
“Eiki wait up. I heard you say something.” Natsumi tries to chase after Eiki. She climbs up the stairs following Eiki from behind. Eiki realize that Natsumi is coming after him so he walks quickly into the room and shut the door. Natsumi is shock by Eiki action and start to knock the door while calling Eiki’s name.
Suddenly the door opens a little bit and Eiki shown up behind the small space. “Natsumi see you tomorrow. I’ll tell you everything at the school.” Eiki says and close back the door. Natsumi seems not glad with Eiki’s action but she turn back and go downstairs to where Stella is sitting.
“He’s been acting weird all day long. Do you know that Stella?” Natsumi gives a pity look at Stella and take her seat next to Stella and the faint Mr. Kyomaru.She gives a big sigh and then countinue.” I heard he’s talking alone at the toilet this morning and with that outfit...do you think he is really okay?”
“Well he is acting a little bit weird today. He skips the breakfast and the suit...I don’t remember he had one before.” Stella’s forehead wrinkles a little bit showing that she tries to think hard on something.
“But I think he has a good explanation for that action. Don’t worry so much Natsumi-chan. We will never know what boys are thinking.” Stella says while peek sideways at Mr. Kyomaru that still unconscious.
“He better had a reason.” Natsumi replies back gruffly.
AT THE SUIT MASTER HQ
“Why with the rush meeting Mr. Shibano?” A man in the blue suit asks.
“Yeah...it’s almost midnight if you didn’t realise. Anyway have you found the suit back?” One woman in red suit suddenly speaks up. Everyone quickly gives their attention to Yuuta who had been in silence from the start.
“I’m so sorry for taking your precious time but I’ve got some important news to inform. The black suit had been found and thanks to my dedicated and skills members. So you don’t need to worry. The real purpose of these meeting is to remind all of you that the ceremony should been done as fast as possible. You have seen what had happen yesterday. We almost lost the suit and maybe the organization and thanks to my dearest cousin, Ms Winfrey.” Yuuta gives a look at Erica who is standing at the back and the he continue,
” We are very fortunate that the suit didn’t fall to the Vanishers’ hand so we must make sure that the same incident will not happen again.” He finishes his speech by giving another look at Erica and then he faces back the rest of the members.
“I’m so sorry to disturb. This is not about the ceremony you’re talking about but this is about the suit. If you’ve already know the position of the suit, why don’t you go get the suit tonight instead of waiting until tomorrow.” Suddenly one man in white suit speaks out.
“Thank you very much for your concern Mr Harada. The truth is the suit is keep by a high school student and he will not gives any harm to us plus I’ve already place some of our men to guard the suit and the boy as well. So please do not worry too much. Everything is under control.” He says confidently.
“Do you hear that? Go to your position and keep an eye on Yuuta’s men and the boy also.” Erica who has been hearing the whole plan from the back of the door gives an order to his men secretly.
0145 AM
EIKI’S ROOM
Eiki is sleeping on his bed. He keeps turning from left to the right and from right to the left. He was standing somewhere in the desert. He keeps looking around searching for any living things. Suddenly he sees a man not so far away from where he is standing. He gives a shout but the man seems cannot hear him. He starts to run while calling for that man for some help. He getting closer and closer and that man is getting bigger and bigger. He keeps shouting and suddenly he silence after he found out that the man he saw just now is only a black suit. He fell on his knee disappointed. All of the sudden, he hear a voice coming from nowhere.
” If you want to survive, wear the suit and be responsible to it.”Eiki seems to disturb with the voice. He did not believe with what the voice had said but after thinking once again,
” Maybe I should give it a try. I’m not going to lose anything anyway.” He grabs the suit and wears it. Right after he puts on the suit, he feels a very strange power immerse within him. Then, he wakes up to find out he is still wearing the suit and he is also sweats all over.
“It is just a dream...” he says confusedly, “...but it feel so real.” He continues. He is watching straight to his hand tries to wonder the meaning of his dream.
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At the school, Eiki is walking through the school gate when he is stop by Mr Tanaka.
“Same fault again. Kyomaru, where is your school uniform?” Mr Tanaka says angrily.
“I want to wear the uniform but this suit cannot be taken off. “ Eiki replies back calmly.
“So the suit has its own behaviour and it doesn’t want to leave your body. That sound serious Kyomaru.” He says concern. He puts finger under his chin to show that he is thinking for something.
“You believe me Mr Tanaka?” Eiki asks excitedly after looking at his teacher’s reaction.
“Of course I believe that you still didn’t learn from your last mistake. As for that, I want you to clean the school backyard during morning assembly. You must finish it off before the first period. Do you understand me Kyomaru.” He says and walks away leaving Eiki stun.Suddenly he stops and turn backward and says,” Remember that Kyomaru.”
“Ok sir.” Eiki replies in a weak low voice.
“Stubborn suit...huh...he think he can fool me. Think again Kyomaru.” Mr Tanaka says in his thought while heading to the main stage to where all the teachers are sitting during the assembly. The school yard is getting full by students. Every student is assembling in rows according to their classes. The school principle, Mr Hakumi start the first speech but the students seem to busy doing their business. Some of them are busy talking and gossiping to each other and some of them are sleeping. Only a couple of students at the front row are giving their attention to the speech. Natsumi appear from behind the crowd and she is searching for someone.
“Have you seen Eiki anywhere?” she asks her classmates.
“I think he is doing some cleaning at the school backyard.” Suddenly one girl speaks up shocking up Natsumi.
“Why is he doing the cleaning things during the school assembly?” she asks back curiously.
“Mr Tanaka punishes him. I don’t know why.” Another girl replies back the question.
“This must be the suit.” She makes consumption.
“Ehem...all students...” Mr Hakumi tries to get the students attention. As he’s about to continue his speech, there were three limousine drives into the school yards and a couple of people in the suit and wearing black glasses coming out from the limousine. Everyone are whispering to each other and wandering about all those man in the suit. Then, one man in the blue suit and wearing a hat in the same colour heading straight to the stage and towards the principle. He had a talk with Mr Hakumi for a couple of minutes. Mr Hakumi throws his view towards the students and then the teachers. Then, he nodded. Right after that, the man in blue suit head to the microphone and start to talk.
“Good morning. I’m so sorry for this disturbance. I don’t mean to take your precious time but I had a mission to accomplish and thank you to Mr Hakumi for your generous help. Well, we are not some kind of yakuza if that come across your mind just now. We’re coming here on business and we just want to meet one of the students here. So just forget about this after the school is over. Thank you.” The man in the blue suit finishes his speech with a 45° bow.
Right after that, he says something to the other men in the suit and they quickly make their way into the student’s crowd. Some of them are heading towards the school building.
“They are looking for Eiki.” Natsumi make an assumption.
“I better get him first before they do. They said that they’re not yakuza but who knows. Yakuza never reveal themselves to the public. Luckily Mr Tanaka wasn’t around. They will never get to Eiki before I do” Natsumi guess again in her thought. She looks around searching for the men in the suit and quietly sneaks out from the line. Right after she thinks that she’s free from the men in the suit view, she takes a speed run into the school backyards.
AT THE SAME TIME
Eiki is sweeping the dead leaves on the ground and sometimes he plays with the broomstick, act as it is a sword.
“Arg... I really hope that I can get out of this suit now”, Eiki says to him selves while trying to release the button but it doesn’t worth it.
“What are you angry about young man?” Suddenly the old spirit man appeared and surprised Eiki.Eiki takes his time to recover from the shock and replies,
“You’re really gives me a heart attack old man. Well, I’ve been angry about ‘this’...and now you.” He pointing at the suit he’s wearing and then he continue.
“I really hope to get out of this suit as soon as possible. You know that old man???”
“I don’t understand. What makes you hate that suit so much?” the old spirit man asks.
“Fine, if you really want to know. Because of this stupid suit, I end up standing for the whole period outside my class, cleaning up the toilet and now...” he shows the broom stick to the old spirit man and continues,“becoming a gardener. Maybe I should quit school and make this as a full time job. Don’t you think so???” He throws the broom to the ground.
“You cannot be a gardener. You’re supposed to become a leader. A Suit Master Organization leader.” The old spirit man says in calm voice.
“What? Suit Master Organization? What are you talking about? What is the Suit Master Organization anyway? Isn’t some kind of yakuza group? Are you behind all this weird things old man?” Eiki asks continuously.
“Oh...I know. This is what you’re trying to tell me before in the toilet. This is part of your ‘whatever its name’ plan. I knew it. I always knew it.” Eiki claps his hands excitedly. His voice sounds anxious.
“Yakuza? Suit Master Organization isn’t a yakuza. We’re the peace maker.” The old man says in hard voice.
“Peace maker? Don’t make me laugh old man. This is not a movie. We’re not in Ultraman series. You are really getting on my nerve old man.” Eiki says in hard tone. The old man gives him a grief looks over Eiki reactions.
“You have a long way to go young man.” He added.
“Perhaps, why don’t you go back to where you’re belongs to because you’re starting to annoy me.” Eiki speaks back and start chasing the old man with the broom stick. At the same time, without his attention, there was a pair of an eye watching him closely.
TO BE CONTINUE
