The Mind Control Assassins

Chapter 1-2

Dad nods at Yuuto’s hypothesis. “Well, I also think the same too. If it’s true, then they must have something to do with Satoru Yuuya. Or maybe, they’re chasing Dr. Hayama for other reasons.” I also share the same opinion as dad. But somehow, I feel that something is not right. I wonder why Satoru Yuuya is not using the same way to kill Dr. Hayama. I have a feeling that he’s only drawing us to witness something. But I’m not sure what it is.

Dad then asks Ms. Chiyo if she has more information about the people who are chasing Dr. Hayama. “I’ve already identified the people who are chasing him,” she replies, “But I find it hard to believe that these people are from Awatori Group. It’s according to the database I’ve retrieved from Public Security Bureau. Their profiles that I retrieve from the surveillance footage match with the database. So, it’s confirmed that they are from Awatori Group.”

Things become even more complicated when Ms. Chiyo tells us that these people are from Awatori Group. Awatori Group is a yakuza group who gets involved in human trafficking activities. And they’re also one of the groups who are in the Public Security Bureau’s watch list. Somehow, we can’t relate why these people are chasing him. But we will only know once we reach there.

As soon as we reach Setagaya Ward, dad begins to brief us about our mission. At the same time, Ms. Chiyo also sends us the list of people who are chasing Dr. Hayama through our smart watch. “We have no idea what sort of enemies we’re going to face here since we don’t have much information about them. But, we still need to save Dr. Hayama from these people. His safety is our utmost priority right now. Get rid of them if you encounter one.”

The rest of us split up after that. Yuuto is the first person to encounter them after we leave. “I’ve spotted one of them. But Dr. Hayama is not here, though. He must be hiding somewhere,” he informs us through his earpiece. I haven’t encountered any of them yet. But for now, my priority is to locate Dr. Hayama and protects him from these people.

“Touka, I’ve just spotted Dr. Hayama in your area. There are already five of them who are chasing after him. I manage to place a tracker on him. So, you can locate him with that tracker,” Ms. Chiyo informs me. She then sends me Dr. Hayama’s current location to my smartwatch, along with the tracker she uses to track him. I begin to head into his direction by just following the tracker.

As I’m heading towards Dr. Hayama’s location, Yuuto contacts me. “I’ve already killed two of them. I also spot Hayato in your area as well. He probably will kill one of them. That should be easy for you to save Dr. Hayama.” I’m so glad to know that Yuuto eliminates two of them on my behalf. Even if I have to fight one of them, it won’t be too much for me to handle.

“Azuma and I have eliminated the remaining Yakuza guys in this area,” dad informs us, “I hate to say this. But their movements aren’t your typical yakuza move. I certainly haven’t seen any yakuza guys who move like a skilled assassin. I’ll be toast if Azuma is not here to back me up.” It doesn’t sound good to me. If they can move like a skilled assassin, then it’s going to be difficult for me to escape with Dr. Hayama. I’m sure that they won’t let me pass just like that.

As I’m getting nearer to Dr. Hayama’s location, I hear a loud scream that comes from the back alley. It doesn’t look like the scream comes from Dr. Hayama itself. Based on the tracker, Dr. Hayama is no longer in the back alley. He seems to be moving away from that area. But it doesn’t seem like he’s moving anywhere further than that.

But still, I’m just curious about what happened in the back alley. I know that I should be heading to where Dr. Hayama is now, but I can’t help it. I just want to know what’s going on. After feeling contemplated, I’ve decided to take a peek at the back alley. Besides, it won’t take that long if I’m just taking a sneak peek.

When I peek into the back alley, that’s when I realize that Hayato is there. He’s only standing still, with blood splashes on his face. I don’t think that the blood on his face is his blood because he doesn’t even have any signs of injury. But what terrifies me the most is the scene itself. These people look like they’re brutally murdered. The blood is still dripping from their bodies, staining the wall. Hayato just looks at them with a cold expression. Is he the one who does this?

“I’m sorry, Touka. The other person just got away and chased Dr. Hayama. I manage to injure him a little bit, but he can still be powerful enough to kill him,” Hayato says to me. “What about Dr. Hayama? Is he alright?” I ask him. Hayato nods at me. I’m glad that Dr. Hayama is still okay. But then again, we’re far from over. There’s still one person left who is after him.

I exit the back alley after that. Even after leaving that place, the scene of what’s happening at the back alley is still fresh in my mind. I don’t know why it feels so disturbing to me, but maybe because I’ve never seen Hayato kill anyone before. I know that he’s strong, but I never thought that he can be this strong. As expected from someone who can escape from the research facility unscathed.

I’m lucky that Dr. Hayama isn’t going that far from where I am. As I reach Dr. Hayama’s current location, the yakuza guy is about to kill him. “Don’t kill me! I promise that I won’t tell anyone about the microchip implant. I also won’t tell anyone about Satoru Yuuya!” Dr. Hayama is pleading to the guy for not killing him. The yakuza guy just ignores his plea and begins to kill him.

Luckily, I’m fast enough to prevent the yakuza guy from killing Dr. Hayama. Dr. Hayama still looks terrified even after I’ve arrived and save him from the yakuza guy. “Who are you?” He asks me. “I’m from PSIA. That’s all you need to know,” I tell Dr. Hayama. Telling him that I’m from the special activities division will make him scared of me. So, it’s better for me not to tell him anything about it.

Dr. Hayama shrieks at my response. He looks like he’s scared of me more than the yakuza guy itself. Do I look that scary to him? I think what scares him the most is the fact that I’m from PSIA. Maybe he doesn’t expect that PSIA is here to save him. Or maybe he thinks that we’re going to interrogate him once I finish dealing with this yakuza guy.

The yakuza guy laughs at me when he finds out that I’m from PSIA. “I can’t believe it that PSIA is sending a kid like you to kill me. They must be out of their mind.” I don’t respond anything to his remark at all. It’s because I know that he’s here to provoke me. He must be thinking that provoking me will leave a lot of opening for him to launch his attack on me.

“Say whatever you want. Once I kill you and retrieve Dr. Hayama, I’m out of here,” I say to him with confidence. He smirks at me. “That’s fine by me. But I doubt that you can leave this place alive, along with that scaredy-cat old man,” says the yakuza guy. Dr. Hayama looks terrified when he finds out that the guy won’t spare him as well. With this man threatening him, I bet that Dr. Hayama is going to run whenever he has the chance.

Even though I only take a brief look at the profile that Ms. Chiyo sends me, I know that this man is Ryu Mikado. He looks strong, but maybe because he has a large built that makes me think that he’s strong. I’m pretty sure that he’s a lot stronger than before thanks to the microchip implant. “Your name is Ryu Mikado, right? I receive information that you have a microchip implant. Where do you get it? Is Satoru Yuuya the one who gives you that?” I ask him.

It’s better for me to ask him before we begin the fight. Even if we interrogate him, I don’t think that he’s going to reveal who gives him the microchip implant. I have a feeling that the outcome will be the same. The microchip implant may trigger a command that forces him to commit suicide. I’m not even sure myself, but it doesn’t hurt for me to be cautious about it.

He sighs before he answers me. “You have so many questions, kid,” he says to me, “But I’m happy to know that you get my name right. Since you’re going to die anyway, I guess that it doesn’t hurt for me to tell you.” He doesn’t hesitate at all to tell me what he knows. Well, maybe he’s going to tell me blatant lies. So, he’s not scared to reveal everything to me. These are fake information, anyway. It won’t jeopardize him in any way.

“You’re not scared something will happen to you when you reveal everything to me?” I ask him. Yakuza is also known to be tight lip about their dirty little secrets. I’m sure that this guy knows the consequences if he tries to reveal everything. Mr. Mikado only laughs when I ask him that question. “Well, why I should be worried about that? There’s nothing confidential about it.” Maybe he’s right about that, but I still need to be cautious.

I guess that I should just see if our hypothesis is correct or not. But I won’t be able to test the hypothesis if he’s giving me false information. “Well, you’re right about us having a microchip implant in our body. In fact, everyone in the group also has it. We do get the microchip implant through the illegal mean, but not through the guy you mention. We have no idea who he is. We’ve never heard of him,” he says to me.

So, Satoru Yuuya has nothing to do with them? “But, why you’re after Dr. Hayama?” I ask him. “Sorry, I can’t tell you that. Since you already know a lot, both you and that old man have to die,” he says to me. Mr. Mikado starts to run rampage towards me when he begins to attack me. I manage to evade his attack, but it’s just plain luck that I’m fast enough to dodge him. I doubt that I can stand if his attack hits me. His attack is fast despite his large built.

“Does your high strength and durability is because of the microchip implant as well?” I ask him again. He laughs at me, thinking that I ask him such a funny question. “Of course, it is. Do you think that a human is born with this kind of superhuman strength? You have no idea how much I yearn for this sort of power. It’s superficial, but I don’t care about it as long as I can crush anyone like pulp.”

His attack may not hit me directly, but I can estimate how strong he is. His first attack leaves a slight mark on the ground. For a normal person, Mr. Mikado’s strength is already considered strong. But for me, it’s still not strong enough. I’m not being cocky or anything, but I know that he’s not as strong as I thought. Even I can create a similar mark on the ground. “Is this what you call strong? I can do better than that,” I say to him as I begin to attack him back.