Robert Kwong
2nd February 2005, 05:26 AM
Hello All,
Got stuff to do today and tomorrow, so I'll only can check and reformat
2 stories.
This is Kimagure Orange Road fanfiction.
This is HARD|<oR Book D: The Book of Four.
This is Chapter 5: Spy vs Spy vs Spy
Enjoy!
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H A R D
|< O R
Book D: The Book of Four
K i m a g u r e O r a n g e R o a d
P r e m i e r F a n f i c t i o n
by Robert Kwong
ver 1.0
August 25, 1999
Based on characters from the Kimagure Orange Road Series created by
the venerable Matsumoto Izumi.
As you can see, this is fanfiction harkening back to the old Kimagure
Orange Road Series. This is the 4th book in my fanfiction series. The
timeline for this occurs after ShinKOR II novel and covers some details
in Shin Kor III and beyond.
HardKor Web Site (With Disclaimer and back-stories:
Book A and Book B chapters)
http://www-ucsee.eecs.berkeley.edu/~rk/HardKor.html
My SuperPage for the General Kimagure Orange Road enthusiast
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My contact email address for comments or further correspondence:
rk@soda.berkeley.edu
Feel free to email me your impressions and suggestions for the series.
Thanks for reading my stories and making it one the most popular KOR
Fanfic on the web! (38000 can't be wrong!)I hope you enjoy reading it as
I did writing it. Thanks again.
Robert Kwong
Ark Productions -99-
Legend:
H = Hikaru Hiyama
M = Ayukawa Madoka
R = Ryusei Haroken
K = Kasuga Kyosuke
Akane = Akane Kasuga
Kurumi = Kurumi Kasuga
Manami = Manami Kasuga
Muroke = Koji Muroke
Shijama = Shijama Zumi
Taku = Taku Morisaki
Shinohara = Shinohara Asuma
Shun = Shun Kisaragi
Hasegawa = Hasegawa Kazuya
Tasuya = Tasuya Youta
[] - denotes scene changes
() - indicates person thinking to himself
(**) - indicates action or special effects.
Book D: The Book of Four
Chapter 5: Spy vs Spy vs Spy
[Back at Ryokurin Ryo]
Taku: Psst? Did you you see that long black stretched limo outside?"
Muroke: Sure did. I wonder who that belongs to?"
(A rather portly, balding middle-aged male, dressed in a black suit,
looking very somber exiting out)
Taku: Do you think its the Yakuza?
Muroke: No way! He's not wearing the trademark sunglasses.
Taku: How would you know the attire of the Yakuza?
Muroke: Ummm....I watch a lot of TV. He's coming inside!
(Downstairs)
Shun: Suka! Look outside!
Hasukawa: Strange visitors here.
Shun: Honto? Do you think it is Nagisa's pranks?
Hasukawa: Very likely. We haven't heard from her for a long time. Be
prepared for anything. I'll go up and make small talk.
Hasukawa: Hello there. Kind of you to stop by. Might I ask the purpose
for visiting Ryokurin Ryo?
"My son. Asuma. Where is he?"
Hasukawa: Oh, you must be the senior Shinohara. Good to make your
acquaintance. My name is Hasukawa Kazuya and I am the head attendant
here.
"Frankly, I don't care who you are. Now take me to him."
Hasukawa: Oh sure. Right this way.
Shun: (mutters to Hasukawa) Now I know where Shinohara gets his
attitude from.
(inside, we see Shinohara in soiled T-Shirt and shorts, laying on the
ground, working on an engine,)
"Attention!"
(Shinohara immediately springs to his feet and stands straight up, his
arms at his side, like a soldier before a drill sergeant)
(The senior Shinohara glares at him, as he circles around him, as the
younger Shinohara just stares straight ahead)
(puts his finger on the oil on his shirt and raises it up)
"Is this how a future professional marketing associate dresses? Good
hygiene and cleanliness are the keys to success. I didn't raise no
animal!
Shinohara: NO SIR YOU DIDN'T!
"Then start acting like a human instead of a filthy pig!"
Shinohara: YES SIR!
"I let you attend a school of your own choosing and this is the
result. Perhaps I should reconsider sending you back to the military
academy."
Shinohara: NO SIR. THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.
"Is that so? Then explain why you're standing there, looking like a
savage slacker!"
Shinohara: NO EXPLANATION SIR! THIS INCIDENT WON'T BE REPEATED!
"If I find out that you have been causing trouble here, I'll yank you
outta here faster before you can blink! Is that clear?
Shinohara: YES SIR CLEAR! AS A BELL SIR!
"I am quite disappointed. This surprise inspection should have been
conducted much earlier. This immoral house has imposed on you a lack
of discipline and a breakdown in the chain of command.
Shinohara: THE FAULT LIES TOTALLY WITH ME SIR! I ACCEPT FULL
RESPONSIBILITY!
"Is that so? Then you must be punished. I shall revoke your spending
account for the rest of the semester.
Shinohara: IS THAT ALL SIR?
"Yes. I am done with you for now. I am very disappointed with your
performance. You better get your act together! Don't betray my
expectations of you again son. You wasted enough of my time. Ja ne!
(Across the hallway)
Shun: Wow! I would never expect Shinohara to be chewed out by anyone,
let alone his otousan!
Hasukawa: That was rough. He must have grown up with an iron hand
environment. No wonder he acts so tough.
(On the other side)
Taku: What a shocking spectacle!
Muroke: I have to admit that even I feel sorry for him. Despite the
horrible pranks he has committed, no one deserves such a dressing
down.
[The next day at Channel 12 news]
A man wearing a trenchcoat enters.
"Anybody here?"
(One of the workers carrying supplies stops) Who are you looking for?
"The newswoman. The one who did that special report."
"You must mean Aso-san." She should be in the break room. Door on your
left.
"Thanks a bunch."
(enters and sees a lady looking through a series of pictures on the
table)
"Miss Aso-san I presume."
"I am she. What do you want? Is there something I can do for you?"
"Yes, you can do something for me. I wanted to ask you a few questions
on the telecast you did. If you don't mind of course."
ASO Tamaki: Who's asking?
"People call me Jackson."
Aso: Well, Jackson-san, what is your question?
Jackson: I was curious how you came by those pictures. Who was the
photographer?
Aso: I'm sorry sir. I can't help you out there. My sources are
confidential. Confidential sources are the sacred code in journalism.
Jackson: Then in that case, I'm sorry for disturbing you.
(In enters Kyosuke!)
K: Hi Tamaki.
(Aso looks up): Kyosuke. Glad to see you. He was just leaving.
Jackson: Mr Kasuga. I should have expected as much.
K: Hey, you're that police guy...
Jackson: Alright! Let's go outside where we can have a little
talk. (nudges something in the small of his back.) You understand?
K: Hey, what are you doing?
Jackson: (whispers in his ear) Do what's smart and move along.
Aso: Kyousuke, are you alright? Is he harassing you?
K: It's alright. He and I know each other. I'll be back in a while.
[At the Shin ABCB]
Manami: Hey you two had a chance to look through the rough draft
outline?
Kurumi: (*yawns*) Yep. Sure did.
Manami; So what are your impressions of it?
Kurumi: It's a bit too deep for me.
Manami: I would expect that from you. How about you Akane?
Akane: I kind of have to agree. The subject of a murder mystery may be
too dramatic to adapt for a play, especially with the short period of
time we have to prepare for it. We need something quick and easy.
Manami: If both of you think so, I can amend it to make it simpler and
lighter.
Akane: No need. I got someone else to write it for us.
Manami: You did? Someone from the club?
"No babe. She using us!"
"I love the way that sounds."
Manami: You two?
Komatsu: Why the shocked look?
Hatta: We're the experts in popular fiction!
Manami: Akane! Are you out of your mind to enlist their help?
Akane: Yes and no. I know it goes against everything in our principle,
especially getting this perverted pair to do this. But if we win this,
we can end this once and for all. I have to take this chance to finish
off Shinohara. He's the greater threat to our club. At least with
Komatsu and Hatta, we know where we stand with them. Last, I can't
ignore the success they've had with Jumbo Comics, so they must have
some talent that appeals to the masses. Gomen nasai Manami.
Manami: I'm not the one sorry. What did it cost this time?
Komatsu: I'm hurt Manami-chan. To think that we would do this for
profit or pleasure.
Hatta: Yeah; we're doing this out of the kindness of our hearts.
Komatsu: Of course, by chance our hearts yearn for the delectable
favor, we will be sure to collect.
Manami: This is just so overwhelming. I have to be by myself for a
while. Ja.
(rushes out)
Akane: (to Kurumi): Please talk to her on my behalf, ne?
Kurumi: Sure. But I can't understand why she's so upset for.
[Back at Yakushima Island]
Goro: Why have you returned here? I told you not to come back until
the formula is perfected.
"I bring you progress Master. The chemists have chanced upon a certain
gelatinous compound that has contained the formula for as long as five
minutes before decay. They are now in experimenting with variations
which will extend the containment period."
Goro: Excellent Colonel.
"There is another matter of concern. I may have been discovered."
Goro: That's impossible! The tracks for your escape were are covered
up.
"It was, but I speak of a different matter. Watch."
(replays the taped telecast of Tamaki's special on Channel 12)
(presses pause button)
"Right here. The corner of this picture reveals some my face,
partially covered."
Goro: I can see that. So this was from your tour of retrieving the
Theseus dagger for my bidding.
"That is correct."
Goro: So what of it? This incident occurred months ago. Only a fool
would even try to find a connection between the two. You have nothing
to worry about, my servant. In everyone's eyes, you are dead.
"We military types leave nothing to chance. Not even the rusty bolt on
a tank can be overlooked. My only fear is Inspector Jackson chancing
upon this clue. He is very unconventional."
Goro: Humph! Then what? Taking out the inspector would arouse too much
suspicion.
"I shall locate the source of these pictures. Once completed, your new
bounty agent can take of it.
Goro: That is a good plan. I have our newest pawn, MISHIMA-san handle
the matter. It would be a test for him. He can even kill two birds
with one stone for me. In the meantime, I will think of a plan to
occupy the Tokyo police department. Br-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!
[Outside Channel 12, out back]
(Kyosuke get's slammed face first into the wall)
K: You asshole! I can get you charged with police brutality! And why
are you doing this? I didn't commit a crime!
Jackson: Relax. I'm just playing with you just now. Play now, but if
you don't answer my questions, things will get rough.
K: Listen, I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know why
I'm even here.
Jackson: You know as well as I do that you're the one who took those
pictures.
K: What pictures? You mean the ones shown on TV? Yes, I took
them. That's not a crime.
Jackson: No, but your partnership with Colonel Zenbata is.
K: What?
Jackson: I was wondering why you were so uncooperative during the
jewelry heist case I was investigating and thought you were in league
with JADE, but now I believe that instead you and him were the real
conspirators behind the whole thing.
K: What?! That's totally preposterous! I'm totally innocent.
Jackson: Are you? Then how do you explain this.
K: Where did you get that?
Jackson: Swiped it when the pretty lady wasn't looking. Clearly, it
shows you taking a picture of the Colonel in a squad. So don't tell me
that you don't have anything to do with this.
K: <Oh boy. I'm in big trouble now. How am I going to get out of this
mess?>
[Back at the Twins place]
Kurumi: So that's where you've been hiding out. Where's dinner?
Manami: In a minute. Let me finish this.
Kurumi: Where did you get a computer?
Manami: This is a notebook. And I borrowed it from Saito-san.
Kurumi: Whatcha doin'? Lemmee see!
Manami: I'm writing e-mail. And quit it! I'm finishing up this
message.
Kurumi: Fine! Do your geeky things. I'm going to catch the wrestling
on TV!
[Back at the Ayukawa Mansion]
(In the library den)
(Madoka is sitting at her piano, her fingers cold on the white piano
keys, obviously distraught with issues in her mind.)
Where is that Kyosuke? Doesn't he know that I need him now more than
ever?
I always wondered why Kyosuke was late for everything. Late to class,
late to make his feelings known to me, and now late in planning the
wedding. It has been nearly a year since our marriage engagement and
only now has he thought about planning the arrangements. Everytime I
would bring it up, he would skirt the issue or come up with a reason
to postpone it. Was that part of his indecisive nature at heart? I
always wondered what was he up to? Did he still want to protect
Hikaru? I thought all three of us were over that phase in our lives,
but I suppose it takes time for the bonds to slowly break apart for
good. We were unsure whether to plan the wedding before or after
Hikaru's premiere.
Yes, Hikaru, or more appropriately Star-chan sent me several emails on
the subject of her role in her play. I was so happy for her that she
finally got the chance to participate in a genuine broadway play. But
I was even more surprised to hear her plan a quick trip over to Tokyo
near the end of March during the spring break season to visit her
parents and us. She said she would need the rest after days of
grueling training sessions over dance routine after dance routine. But
she was happy to be a part of it. I told her that me and Kyosuke would
definitely be in New York to be a part of her big moment.
Yet I seem to be the sad one of the three. While Kyosuke has found
renewed interest working on special local projects for a local
station, I resumed my split time attending Tokyo U's advanced studies
for music arts while teaching classes at the Conservatory. My fifteen
minutes of fame with the drama single and the play composition was
over and done with. After this semester with my graduation, I was to
be a bride. Every young Japanese girl's dream. But for me, it seemed
like an ending. An ending of my single, fiercely independent days of
living all alone in this house by myself, sitting on my bed with my
knees up to my chest, listening to the rain drops pitter patter on the
shingles and wondering if this is all I have to live for. That part I
would not miss at all. But my freedom to pursue my goals in life would
be affected. I thought about this before, wondering if I would fall
victim to the traditional marriage where a wife gives up all her
ambitions for the man and merely waits for him to come home. Like I
was doing now. I had given myself already to Kyosuke, but with
marriage, it would be an official declaration. That would be a
reality I would have to come to grips with.
Now, I was deeply troubled by my encounter with that man who was
asking for directions by the hospital. The location and circumstance
made it all the more eerie. There was something about that man that
sent shivers down my spine. I did not know why, but I felt that I had
a certain familiarity with him. An unknown face from the past. But who
was he? I could not put my finger on it. It was this uncertainty that
was gnawing at me. I wished Kyosuke was here now to comfort me.
[Back to the interrogation]
K: How many times do I have to tell you!? I don't know anything about
this Colonel character.
Jackson: Nice try. But you have to do better than that.
K: It doesn't make sense for me to photograph someone of whom I was
collaborating and then display it all over the airwaves.
Jackson: Who knows what you're thinking? You might be trying to throw
me off.
"Listen mister! You are harassing one of the employees of that
station. If I'm not mistakened, that is a violation, even for the
police."
K: Tamaki-san!
"Now either leave the premises immediately or else I would be
compelled to do something rash like an expose on police brutality.
Jackson: (mutters) You're off the hook ...for now.
(walks away to his squad car)
K: Thanks for getting me out of that jam.
Aso: No problem. But did you have a brush with the law?
K: Sort of. Let's go inside and I'll explain the whole thing.
[Muroke returns back to his room at Ryokurin Ryo]
Taku: Hi Koji-san! We have a visitor!
Muroke: I can see that. Tatsuya-kun, right?
Tatsuya: Yeah. There's a favor that we need to ask of you. It involves
the computer.
Muroke: You mean that lesson I was promising you? I almost forgot
about that. I can get those drawing programs loaded here in a jiffy.
Tasuya: That's not it. We need your help in searching for something.
Muroke: You two? Both of you working on something?
Taku: Sort of. The whole house is in on it.
Tatsuya: But we have less than a week to prepare for it.
Taku; Here's something for your sweet-tooth. (offers him a chocolate)
Muroke: Are you guys trying to bribe me? Well it's working. (takes a
piece and savors it) Mmmmmm. Very good. I guess with an offer like
that, how can I refuse? Let's get started.
[At XYZ Studios]
Hayakawa: (looking at his watch) That completes the list of events we
have booked up for the next month for our cliente.
R: Do you have an engagement to attend to?
Hayakawa: You know me too way Haroken-san. In fact, I'm on a
recruiting mission. Gotta get even with TK for stealing away my
talent. Ja.
R: Goodbye Mitsuru.
(moments later)
Nagasi: You got a visitor!
"MISHIMA Syoujiro. At your service." (bows)
(Ryusei stands up and bows in acknowledgment)
R: Nagasi. You may leave us now. And close the door behind you.
Nagasi: Humph.
R: Excuse the brief interruption. MISHIMA-san. I have been expecting
you. Please. Sit down.
Mishima: After you.
R: I am honored that we get a chance to meet again. Yamazumi Kensetsu
has sent one of their best to oversee the project.
Mishima: Our company does not believe in botching up a prime
opportunity. Especially the scheme you proposed. All parties need to
watch over one another to ensure no more screwups occur.
R: That is understandable, considering the failure to close the last
land deal.
Mishima: As long as I'm here, the results will be different. In
question are several alternative candidates sites. Let us discuss them
in turn. Perhaps we may reach a consensus on one of them.
[Back at the Ayukawa Mansion]
K: I'm home Madoka!
M: Oh, it's you. You're back.
K: Hey. What's the matter? Why the cold attitude?
M: Where have you been all this time? k
K: You know me. I've always seem to run into a little trouble. This
time with the Tokyo PD.
M: The police? What did they want with you?
K: To tell you the truth, I'm not quite sure. They were asking me all
sorts of weird questions about the pictures I took in Bosnia. Don't
know what business it was of them.
M: Whatever it is, I don't like it. Lucky for you, Aso-san should be
completely finished with your pictures by the end of this week. I
suggest you burn them.
K: That's a great idea. Let bygones be bygones. Start on a clean
slate. Hey, what's on TV.
(uses the Power! to switch it on)
M: Will you stop that?
K: Oops. Gomen. Force of habit.
[The next day at Ryokurin Ryo]
(Taku rushes into the recreational room, looking deathly pale)
Muroke: What's wrong? You look like you saw a ghost!
Taku: Even worse! My telescope is gone!
Muroke: What? You mean someone stole it?
Taku: It must be!
Muroke: Settle down. We'll get to the bottom of this. We'll just ask
the obaasan. She should have seen who took it.
(back in the lobby)
Obaasan: Telescope? Is it the long tube?
Taku: Yes! That's the one! Who took it?
Obaasan: I saw the young fellow on the bike toting it on his back.
Muroke: You mean Shinohara-san?
Obaasan: Ping Pong. It was him.
Taku: Woah!
Muroke: What?
Taku: My telescope weighs 70 pounds! He better not have broken any of
my precious lens!
Muroke: Let's go off to Tokyo U to track him down.
[Along the small streets]
Kyousuke: Where assignment are we off to now?
Aso Tamaki: Today, we are going to profile the lost local treasures of
the community.
K: So we are going to a collector's house to see the interesting junk
he has accumulated over the years.
Aso: No silly. I am referring to the cultural landmarks within this
locality. Few buildings have escaped the metropolitan landscaping
modernization of this city. Doing that special gave me this idea to do
this segment as a way of remembering our roots that might be lost with
this generation of viewers.
K: Yes, about that special. I've been meaning to talk to you about
that.
Aso: Why? Is that flim-flam from the police department still giving
you trouble?
K: No, no. I'm past that already. I was wondering when you're done if
I can collect back my pictures again?
Aso: I don't see why not. They are your pictures.
K: Thanks. I appreciate it.
Aso: Wait. (darts to around a corner into an alleyway)
K: What now?
Aso: I sensed a person following us. But they are gone now.
K: How did you know?
Aso: Call it a reporter's instinct.
K: But who would want to follow us?
[Back at Tokyo University]
Taku: There is his motorcycle.
Muroke: That means he has to be around somewhere. Too bad I'm not
familiar with the campus.
Taku: What is that sticking out by the pushes?
Muroke: Let's check it out.
"Hold it! Or both of you are goners."
(both Taku and Muroke raises their hands in the air)
"Only you two. Thought you were the enemy."
(They see Shinohara dressed in army gear in camouflage)
Muroke: Gawd, you scared the shit out of us! What's the big idea?
Taku: And why did you take my telescope?
Shinohara: Shhh! Tracking enemy movement. Surveillance mission at
hand. Must accomplish objectives.
Taku: But I did not authorize you to take my telescope.
Shinohara: Be quiet! You two man the station here. I move up front.
Taku: Hey, where'd he go?
Muroke: He's quick. And we probably need him to bring it back for
us. Might as well have a look. (peers in) Ahh..
Taku: What is it?
Muroke: Looks like your girlfriend. And she's all dressed up.
Taku: She is? Let me see. (looks through himself)
Muroke: I get it. Obviously, Shinohara wants to spy on the girls
making of their video play.
Taku: But why? I thought he already quit on it.
Muroke: No, Shinohara's not the type to quit. No, he's probably
plotting to sabotage their play somehow.
Taku: That's sneaky.
Muroke: I wouldn't put it past him. Given his military mentality, he
probably thinks the ends justifies the means in war.
Taku: But I didn't know Rikky was participating in this play. That
means we are indirectly still in competition with each other. I wonder
how is this going to affect everything?
[At XYZ Studios]
Nagasi: You're back awfully early today, MISHIMA-san.
Mishima: Greetings. We met briefly. You are...
Nagasi: Just call me Nagasi. That is my MO.
Mishima: Well then, Nagasi-san, I'm here to see Haroken-san again.
Nagasi: Afraid he's not in right now. He's running a bit late, but
he'll be in shortly. You can wait for him here.
Mishima: In that case I will.
Nagasi: While we're waiting, why don't we take this opportunity to get
to know each other better. I've already introduced myself. Why don't
you tell me about yourself.
Mishima: There's not much about me. As you know, I am MISHIMA
Syujirou, and I am here on business from the home offices of Yamazumi
Kensetsu in Hawaii.
Nagasi: So you were born in Hawaii?
Mishima: No. I am Japanese-born. I moved to Hawaii.
Nagasi: That sounds so interesting. Well I'm Ryusei Haroken's chief
assistant. Without me, this place wouldn't even be here. But all
this work talk bores me. Lets get straight down to the nitty
gritty. I think you're a cutie. Since you're new in town, why don't I
be your escort and guide? Why we're at it, we can do dinner tonight
and paint the whole town red. I know all the happening places,
especially the hot nightclub spots.
(Mishima just smiles back.)
Nagasi: Why are you just staring at me. Is there something on your
face?
Mishima: No. Your face is perfect as it is. I was just admiring
it. For a moment, I thought you looked like someone I use to know.
Nagasi: Oh, I get that from guys all the time. You're such a flirt.
Mishima: I do aim to please.
Nagasi: I'm sure you do. So what about my offer?
Mishima: A beautiful offer from a beautiful lady such as yourself, how
could I possibly refuse?
Nagasi: My my, you're just as bad as Hayakawa, but more manly. I like
that.
(*ring ring*)
Mishima: Excuse me for a moment while I field this cellular
call. (departs into Haroken's office and closes the door)
Nagasi: Mmmmm. (licks her lips) I can wait to get my paws on you!
[Ryusei down at the docks]
Ryusei: We need to restructure the schedule. Because of a temporary
setback, your cargo ships need to be rerouted towards this
port. (points to the map). That way, the "goods" will get to its
destination on time.
Kobayashi: I understand what you are saying Haroken-san. However,
there amending the schedule at the last minute will raise the ire of
my president, Hayashibara-san.
Ryusei: Are you ill? Your voice sounds choked up and shaky.
Kobayashi: My most humble apologies. I haven't had much rest. My niece
endured a terrible ordeal and had a nervous breakdown. I am feeling
very distraught over the whole situation.
R: What I would suggest is that you get over it. You need to separate
business matters from your personal life. Business is business.
Kobayashi: That is prudent advice. But the resolution of this
situation demands extreme care and handling. I need some time to mask
the details of the change.
R: Time is something I don't have. You have to make the tough decision
here, one way or the other. You're the head. If anyone gets in the way
of our "objectives", then you know what you must do.
Kobayashi: So Ka. You want me to terminate my president. But
Hayashibara-san has given me so many years of dedicated, loyal
service.
R: You forget so soon what I told you. Separate the business matters
from your own personal feelings. I expect a resolution of this
soon. Do not let me down, or I fear for you the "consequences."
[Back to Tokyo University]
Taku: Where did you go?
Muroke: To get a little help. We should end this once and for all.
(A vehicle comes screeching by)
Taku: What was that?
(We see a white Lincoln continental limo pull up)
(a figure walks out)
"Now what's this emergency you're talking about?"
Muroke: #1! Didn't know you would come here so fast!
#1: I happen to be in the neighborhood. And I don't see anything
happening here.
Muroke: Not yet. But Shinohara, the scourge of the house is going to
cause trouble. I need your help.
#1: What? You want me to go beat him up?
Muroke: No, no. Can you first help bring this telescope back to my
Ryokurin Ryo?
#1: You mean this? (lifts up easily)
Taku: Sugoi! Mister, you're strong!
#1: Tell me something I don't know. Is that all?
Muroke: I want you to ride that motorcycle back as well. I know you
have a special place in your heart for the 'Hog'. So here's your
chance to crank that baby up. I'll take the wheel behind to bring the
stuff back.
Taku: Isn't that stealing...
Muroke: It's the only way to get his attention. Now let's do it!
(along the grassy knolls)
Akane: (shouting through director's horn) Cut! Muto-san, try that
again on the steps, but this time make it seem like you are in a
hurry. Got that? Now let's get ready to roll and...
Kurumi: Akane-chan! I think we have an intruder. (points across)
Akane: So it's you! So you aren't man enough to launch your petty
attacks directly? Do you have to be sneaky and hide around?
Shinohara: Only a foolish opponent would attack directly.
Akane: Coward! Once I beat you in the video play competition, you'll
be finished and outta this school forever!
(*loud cranking engine sounds*)
Shinohara: My Hawley! (grits his teeth) I'll deal with you later!
(runs towards his bike)
Akane; Ha! We'll know in a few days.
[Back to Ryokurin Ryo]
Muroke: Thanks a bunch for your help! I owe you one!
#1: You owe me much more than that. Remember our agreement.
Muroke: Of course, of course. But after the play is done. Then I'll be
back in.
#1: Gotta rush back to pick up the master. By the way, thanks for the
ride. Good bike.
Tatsuya: Wow Koji-san. You know some really cool people.
Muroke: Yep. Now let's get everything ready before Shinohara comes
back.
[At the Ayukawa mansion]
(A man in a trenchcoat, leaning against a powerline pole, diagonally
across towards a particular structure.)
Jackson: That fellow sounds innocent, but I know better. He'll trip up
somewhere. Matsui a real pal to track him for me. But my gut feeling
tells me the action will be at his home. And what do we have here?
(peers through binoculars) A mysterious stranger. I bet that's Tokyo
most wanted man. Colonel Zenbata, here I come!
[Back to the Ryokurin Ryo]
Taku: You're back quick.
Shinohara: You two. Always the thorn at my side. Thwarting my plans.
It will cost you.
Muroke: Yeah, yeah. We heard it all before. You don't fool us anymore
Shinohara.
Shinohara: So it seems. You got the better of me. Time for me to end
this and admit defeat.
(goes into his room)
Tatsuya: Man, he looks really dejected. I think he might even through
in the towel.
(in Shinohara's room)
Shinohara: These times call for my ROLW series to cheer me up.
(tries to put in tape into his VCR, only to discover another tape
inside)
Shinohara: What is this tape? (press *play*)
(on the first screen in lawn green color splashes...)
A D E V I L W O O D production
[End of Chapter]
Got stuff to do today and tomorrow, so I'll only can check and reformat
2 stories.
This is Kimagure Orange Road fanfiction.
This is HARD|<oR Book D: The Book of Four.
This is Chapter 5: Spy vs Spy vs Spy
Enjoy!
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H A R D
|< O R
Book D: The Book of Four
K i m a g u r e O r a n g e R o a d
P r e m i e r F a n f i c t i o n
by Robert Kwong
ver 1.0
August 25, 1999
Based on characters from the Kimagure Orange Road Series created by
the venerable Matsumoto Izumi.
As you can see, this is fanfiction harkening back to the old Kimagure
Orange Road Series. This is the 4th book in my fanfiction series. The
timeline for this occurs after ShinKOR II novel and covers some details
in Shin Kor III and beyond.
HardKor Web Site (With Disclaimer and back-stories:
Book A and Book B chapters)
http://www-ucsee.eecs.berkeley.edu/~rk/HardKor.html
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My contact email address for comments or further correspondence:
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Feel free to email me your impressions and suggestions for the series.
Thanks for reading my stories and making it one the most popular KOR
Fanfic on the web! (38000 can't be wrong!)I hope you enjoy reading it as
I did writing it. Thanks again.
Robert Kwong
Ark Productions -99-
Legend:
H = Hikaru Hiyama
M = Ayukawa Madoka
R = Ryusei Haroken
K = Kasuga Kyosuke
Akane = Akane Kasuga
Kurumi = Kurumi Kasuga
Manami = Manami Kasuga
Muroke = Koji Muroke
Shijama = Shijama Zumi
Taku = Taku Morisaki
Shinohara = Shinohara Asuma
Shun = Shun Kisaragi
Hasegawa = Hasegawa Kazuya
Tasuya = Tasuya Youta
[] - denotes scene changes
() - indicates person thinking to himself
(**) - indicates action or special effects.
Book D: The Book of Four
Chapter 5: Spy vs Spy vs Spy
[Back at Ryokurin Ryo]
Taku: Psst? Did you you see that long black stretched limo outside?"
Muroke: Sure did. I wonder who that belongs to?"
(A rather portly, balding middle-aged male, dressed in a black suit,
looking very somber exiting out)
Taku: Do you think its the Yakuza?
Muroke: No way! He's not wearing the trademark sunglasses.
Taku: How would you know the attire of the Yakuza?
Muroke: Ummm....I watch a lot of TV. He's coming inside!
(Downstairs)
Shun: Suka! Look outside!
Hasukawa: Strange visitors here.
Shun: Honto? Do you think it is Nagisa's pranks?
Hasukawa: Very likely. We haven't heard from her for a long time. Be
prepared for anything. I'll go up and make small talk.
Hasukawa: Hello there. Kind of you to stop by. Might I ask the purpose
for visiting Ryokurin Ryo?
"My son. Asuma. Where is he?"
Hasukawa: Oh, you must be the senior Shinohara. Good to make your
acquaintance. My name is Hasukawa Kazuya and I am the head attendant
here.
"Frankly, I don't care who you are. Now take me to him."
Hasukawa: Oh sure. Right this way.
Shun: (mutters to Hasukawa) Now I know where Shinohara gets his
attitude from.
(inside, we see Shinohara in soiled T-Shirt and shorts, laying on the
ground, working on an engine,)
"Attention!"
(Shinohara immediately springs to his feet and stands straight up, his
arms at his side, like a soldier before a drill sergeant)
(The senior Shinohara glares at him, as he circles around him, as the
younger Shinohara just stares straight ahead)
(puts his finger on the oil on his shirt and raises it up)
"Is this how a future professional marketing associate dresses? Good
hygiene and cleanliness are the keys to success. I didn't raise no
animal!
Shinohara: NO SIR YOU DIDN'T!
"Then start acting like a human instead of a filthy pig!"
Shinohara: YES SIR!
"I let you attend a school of your own choosing and this is the
result. Perhaps I should reconsider sending you back to the military
academy."
Shinohara: NO SIR. THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.
"Is that so? Then explain why you're standing there, looking like a
savage slacker!"
Shinohara: NO EXPLANATION SIR! THIS INCIDENT WON'T BE REPEATED!
"If I find out that you have been causing trouble here, I'll yank you
outta here faster before you can blink! Is that clear?
Shinohara: YES SIR CLEAR! AS A BELL SIR!
"I am quite disappointed. This surprise inspection should have been
conducted much earlier. This immoral house has imposed on you a lack
of discipline and a breakdown in the chain of command.
Shinohara: THE FAULT LIES TOTALLY WITH ME SIR! I ACCEPT FULL
RESPONSIBILITY!
"Is that so? Then you must be punished. I shall revoke your spending
account for the rest of the semester.
Shinohara: IS THAT ALL SIR?
"Yes. I am done with you for now. I am very disappointed with your
performance. You better get your act together! Don't betray my
expectations of you again son. You wasted enough of my time. Ja ne!
(Across the hallway)
Shun: Wow! I would never expect Shinohara to be chewed out by anyone,
let alone his otousan!
Hasukawa: That was rough. He must have grown up with an iron hand
environment. No wonder he acts so tough.
(On the other side)
Taku: What a shocking spectacle!
Muroke: I have to admit that even I feel sorry for him. Despite the
horrible pranks he has committed, no one deserves such a dressing
down.
[The next day at Channel 12 news]
A man wearing a trenchcoat enters.
"Anybody here?"
(One of the workers carrying supplies stops) Who are you looking for?
"The newswoman. The one who did that special report."
"You must mean Aso-san." She should be in the break room. Door on your
left.
"Thanks a bunch."
(enters and sees a lady looking through a series of pictures on the
table)
"Miss Aso-san I presume."
"I am she. What do you want? Is there something I can do for you?"
"Yes, you can do something for me. I wanted to ask you a few questions
on the telecast you did. If you don't mind of course."
ASO Tamaki: Who's asking?
"People call me Jackson."
Aso: Well, Jackson-san, what is your question?
Jackson: I was curious how you came by those pictures. Who was the
photographer?
Aso: I'm sorry sir. I can't help you out there. My sources are
confidential. Confidential sources are the sacred code in journalism.
Jackson: Then in that case, I'm sorry for disturbing you.
(In enters Kyosuke!)
K: Hi Tamaki.
(Aso looks up): Kyosuke. Glad to see you. He was just leaving.
Jackson: Mr Kasuga. I should have expected as much.
K: Hey, you're that police guy...
Jackson: Alright! Let's go outside where we can have a little
talk. (nudges something in the small of his back.) You understand?
K: Hey, what are you doing?
Jackson: (whispers in his ear) Do what's smart and move along.
Aso: Kyousuke, are you alright? Is he harassing you?
K: It's alright. He and I know each other. I'll be back in a while.
[At the Shin ABCB]
Manami: Hey you two had a chance to look through the rough draft
outline?
Kurumi: (*yawns*) Yep. Sure did.
Manami; So what are your impressions of it?
Kurumi: It's a bit too deep for me.
Manami: I would expect that from you. How about you Akane?
Akane: I kind of have to agree. The subject of a murder mystery may be
too dramatic to adapt for a play, especially with the short period of
time we have to prepare for it. We need something quick and easy.
Manami: If both of you think so, I can amend it to make it simpler and
lighter.
Akane: No need. I got someone else to write it for us.
Manami: You did? Someone from the club?
"No babe. She using us!"
"I love the way that sounds."
Manami: You two?
Komatsu: Why the shocked look?
Hatta: We're the experts in popular fiction!
Manami: Akane! Are you out of your mind to enlist their help?
Akane: Yes and no. I know it goes against everything in our principle,
especially getting this perverted pair to do this. But if we win this,
we can end this once and for all. I have to take this chance to finish
off Shinohara. He's the greater threat to our club. At least with
Komatsu and Hatta, we know where we stand with them. Last, I can't
ignore the success they've had with Jumbo Comics, so they must have
some talent that appeals to the masses. Gomen nasai Manami.
Manami: I'm not the one sorry. What did it cost this time?
Komatsu: I'm hurt Manami-chan. To think that we would do this for
profit or pleasure.
Hatta: Yeah; we're doing this out of the kindness of our hearts.
Komatsu: Of course, by chance our hearts yearn for the delectable
favor, we will be sure to collect.
Manami: This is just so overwhelming. I have to be by myself for a
while. Ja.
(rushes out)
Akane: (to Kurumi): Please talk to her on my behalf, ne?
Kurumi: Sure. But I can't understand why she's so upset for.
[Back at Yakushima Island]
Goro: Why have you returned here? I told you not to come back until
the formula is perfected.
"I bring you progress Master. The chemists have chanced upon a certain
gelatinous compound that has contained the formula for as long as five
minutes before decay. They are now in experimenting with variations
which will extend the containment period."
Goro: Excellent Colonel.
"There is another matter of concern. I may have been discovered."
Goro: That's impossible! The tracks for your escape were are covered
up.
"It was, but I speak of a different matter. Watch."
(replays the taped telecast of Tamaki's special on Channel 12)
(presses pause button)
"Right here. The corner of this picture reveals some my face,
partially covered."
Goro: I can see that. So this was from your tour of retrieving the
Theseus dagger for my bidding.
"That is correct."
Goro: So what of it? This incident occurred months ago. Only a fool
would even try to find a connection between the two. You have nothing
to worry about, my servant. In everyone's eyes, you are dead.
"We military types leave nothing to chance. Not even the rusty bolt on
a tank can be overlooked. My only fear is Inspector Jackson chancing
upon this clue. He is very unconventional."
Goro: Humph! Then what? Taking out the inspector would arouse too much
suspicion.
"I shall locate the source of these pictures. Once completed, your new
bounty agent can take of it.
Goro: That is a good plan. I have our newest pawn, MISHIMA-san handle
the matter. It would be a test for him. He can even kill two birds
with one stone for me. In the meantime, I will think of a plan to
occupy the Tokyo police department. Br-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!
[Outside Channel 12, out back]
(Kyosuke get's slammed face first into the wall)
K: You asshole! I can get you charged with police brutality! And why
are you doing this? I didn't commit a crime!
Jackson: Relax. I'm just playing with you just now. Play now, but if
you don't answer my questions, things will get rough.
K: Listen, I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know why
I'm even here.
Jackson: You know as well as I do that you're the one who took those
pictures.
K: What pictures? You mean the ones shown on TV? Yes, I took
them. That's not a crime.
Jackson: No, but your partnership with Colonel Zenbata is.
K: What?
Jackson: I was wondering why you were so uncooperative during the
jewelry heist case I was investigating and thought you were in league
with JADE, but now I believe that instead you and him were the real
conspirators behind the whole thing.
K: What?! That's totally preposterous! I'm totally innocent.
Jackson: Are you? Then how do you explain this.
K: Where did you get that?
Jackson: Swiped it when the pretty lady wasn't looking. Clearly, it
shows you taking a picture of the Colonel in a squad. So don't tell me
that you don't have anything to do with this.
K: <Oh boy. I'm in big trouble now. How am I going to get out of this
mess?>
[Back at the Twins place]
Kurumi: So that's where you've been hiding out. Where's dinner?
Manami: In a minute. Let me finish this.
Kurumi: Where did you get a computer?
Manami: This is a notebook. And I borrowed it from Saito-san.
Kurumi: Whatcha doin'? Lemmee see!
Manami: I'm writing e-mail. And quit it! I'm finishing up this
message.
Kurumi: Fine! Do your geeky things. I'm going to catch the wrestling
on TV!
[Back at the Ayukawa Mansion]
(In the library den)
(Madoka is sitting at her piano, her fingers cold on the white piano
keys, obviously distraught with issues in her mind.)
Where is that Kyosuke? Doesn't he know that I need him now more than
ever?
I always wondered why Kyosuke was late for everything. Late to class,
late to make his feelings known to me, and now late in planning the
wedding. It has been nearly a year since our marriage engagement and
only now has he thought about planning the arrangements. Everytime I
would bring it up, he would skirt the issue or come up with a reason
to postpone it. Was that part of his indecisive nature at heart? I
always wondered what was he up to? Did he still want to protect
Hikaru? I thought all three of us were over that phase in our lives,
but I suppose it takes time for the bonds to slowly break apart for
good. We were unsure whether to plan the wedding before or after
Hikaru's premiere.
Yes, Hikaru, or more appropriately Star-chan sent me several emails on
the subject of her role in her play. I was so happy for her that she
finally got the chance to participate in a genuine broadway play. But
I was even more surprised to hear her plan a quick trip over to Tokyo
near the end of March during the spring break season to visit her
parents and us. She said she would need the rest after days of
grueling training sessions over dance routine after dance routine. But
she was happy to be a part of it. I told her that me and Kyosuke would
definitely be in New York to be a part of her big moment.
Yet I seem to be the sad one of the three. While Kyosuke has found
renewed interest working on special local projects for a local
station, I resumed my split time attending Tokyo U's advanced studies
for music arts while teaching classes at the Conservatory. My fifteen
minutes of fame with the drama single and the play composition was
over and done with. After this semester with my graduation, I was to
be a bride. Every young Japanese girl's dream. But for me, it seemed
like an ending. An ending of my single, fiercely independent days of
living all alone in this house by myself, sitting on my bed with my
knees up to my chest, listening to the rain drops pitter patter on the
shingles and wondering if this is all I have to live for. That part I
would not miss at all. But my freedom to pursue my goals in life would
be affected. I thought about this before, wondering if I would fall
victim to the traditional marriage where a wife gives up all her
ambitions for the man and merely waits for him to come home. Like I
was doing now. I had given myself already to Kyosuke, but with
marriage, it would be an official declaration. That would be a
reality I would have to come to grips with.
Now, I was deeply troubled by my encounter with that man who was
asking for directions by the hospital. The location and circumstance
made it all the more eerie. There was something about that man that
sent shivers down my spine. I did not know why, but I felt that I had
a certain familiarity with him. An unknown face from the past. But who
was he? I could not put my finger on it. It was this uncertainty that
was gnawing at me. I wished Kyosuke was here now to comfort me.
[Back to the interrogation]
K: How many times do I have to tell you!? I don't know anything about
this Colonel character.
Jackson: Nice try. But you have to do better than that.
K: It doesn't make sense for me to photograph someone of whom I was
collaborating and then display it all over the airwaves.
Jackson: Who knows what you're thinking? You might be trying to throw
me off.
"Listen mister! You are harassing one of the employees of that
station. If I'm not mistakened, that is a violation, even for the
police."
K: Tamaki-san!
"Now either leave the premises immediately or else I would be
compelled to do something rash like an expose on police brutality.
Jackson: (mutters) You're off the hook ...for now.
(walks away to his squad car)
K: Thanks for getting me out of that jam.
Aso: No problem. But did you have a brush with the law?
K: Sort of. Let's go inside and I'll explain the whole thing.
[Muroke returns back to his room at Ryokurin Ryo]
Taku: Hi Koji-san! We have a visitor!
Muroke: I can see that. Tatsuya-kun, right?
Tatsuya: Yeah. There's a favor that we need to ask of you. It involves
the computer.
Muroke: You mean that lesson I was promising you? I almost forgot
about that. I can get those drawing programs loaded here in a jiffy.
Tasuya: That's not it. We need your help in searching for something.
Muroke: You two? Both of you working on something?
Taku: Sort of. The whole house is in on it.
Tatsuya: But we have less than a week to prepare for it.
Taku; Here's something for your sweet-tooth. (offers him a chocolate)
Muroke: Are you guys trying to bribe me? Well it's working. (takes a
piece and savors it) Mmmmmm. Very good. I guess with an offer like
that, how can I refuse? Let's get started.
[At XYZ Studios]
Hayakawa: (looking at his watch) That completes the list of events we
have booked up for the next month for our cliente.
R: Do you have an engagement to attend to?
Hayakawa: You know me too way Haroken-san. In fact, I'm on a
recruiting mission. Gotta get even with TK for stealing away my
talent. Ja.
R: Goodbye Mitsuru.
(moments later)
Nagasi: You got a visitor!
"MISHIMA Syoujiro. At your service." (bows)
(Ryusei stands up and bows in acknowledgment)
R: Nagasi. You may leave us now. And close the door behind you.
Nagasi: Humph.
R: Excuse the brief interruption. MISHIMA-san. I have been expecting
you. Please. Sit down.
Mishima: After you.
R: I am honored that we get a chance to meet again. Yamazumi Kensetsu
has sent one of their best to oversee the project.
Mishima: Our company does not believe in botching up a prime
opportunity. Especially the scheme you proposed. All parties need to
watch over one another to ensure no more screwups occur.
R: That is understandable, considering the failure to close the last
land deal.
Mishima: As long as I'm here, the results will be different. In
question are several alternative candidates sites. Let us discuss them
in turn. Perhaps we may reach a consensus on one of them.
[Back at the Ayukawa Mansion]
K: I'm home Madoka!
M: Oh, it's you. You're back.
K: Hey. What's the matter? Why the cold attitude?
M: Where have you been all this time? k
K: You know me. I've always seem to run into a little trouble. This
time with the Tokyo PD.
M: The police? What did they want with you?
K: To tell you the truth, I'm not quite sure. They were asking me all
sorts of weird questions about the pictures I took in Bosnia. Don't
know what business it was of them.
M: Whatever it is, I don't like it. Lucky for you, Aso-san should be
completely finished with your pictures by the end of this week. I
suggest you burn them.
K: That's a great idea. Let bygones be bygones. Start on a clean
slate. Hey, what's on TV.
(uses the Power! to switch it on)
M: Will you stop that?
K: Oops. Gomen. Force of habit.
[The next day at Ryokurin Ryo]
(Taku rushes into the recreational room, looking deathly pale)
Muroke: What's wrong? You look like you saw a ghost!
Taku: Even worse! My telescope is gone!
Muroke: What? You mean someone stole it?
Taku: It must be!
Muroke: Settle down. We'll get to the bottom of this. We'll just ask
the obaasan. She should have seen who took it.
(back in the lobby)
Obaasan: Telescope? Is it the long tube?
Taku: Yes! That's the one! Who took it?
Obaasan: I saw the young fellow on the bike toting it on his back.
Muroke: You mean Shinohara-san?
Obaasan: Ping Pong. It was him.
Taku: Woah!
Muroke: What?
Taku: My telescope weighs 70 pounds! He better not have broken any of
my precious lens!
Muroke: Let's go off to Tokyo U to track him down.
[Along the small streets]
Kyousuke: Where assignment are we off to now?
Aso Tamaki: Today, we are going to profile the lost local treasures of
the community.
K: So we are going to a collector's house to see the interesting junk
he has accumulated over the years.
Aso: No silly. I am referring to the cultural landmarks within this
locality. Few buildings have escaped the metropolitan landscaping
modernization of this city. Doing that special gave me this idea to do
this segment as a way of remembering our roots that might be lost with
this generation of viewers.
K: Yes, about that special. I've been meaning to talk to you about
that.
Aso: Why? Is that flim-flam from the police department still giving
you trouble?
K: No, no. I'm past that already. I was wondering when you're done if
I can collect back my pictures again?
Aso: I don't see why not. They are your pictures.
K: Thanks. I appreciate it.
Aso: Wait. (darts to around a corner into an alleyway)
K: What now?
Aso: I sensed a person following us. But they are gone now.
K: How did you know?
Aso: Call it a reporter's instinct.
K: But who would want to follow us?
[Back at Tokyo University]
Taku: There is his motorcycle.
Muroke: That means he has to be around somewhere. Too bad I'm not
familiar with the campus.
Taku: What is that sticking out by the pushes?
Muroke: Let's check it out.
"Hold it! Or both of you are goners."
(both Taku and Muroke raises their hands in the air)
"Only you two. Thought you were the enemy."
(They see Shinohara dressed in army gear in camouflage)
Muroke: Gawd, you scared the shit out of us! What's the big idea?
Taku: And why did you take my telescope?
Shinohara: Shhh! Tracking enemy movement. Surveillance mission at
hand. Must accomplish objectives.
Taku: But I did not authorize you to take my telescope.
Shinohara: Be quiet! You two man the station here. I move up front.
Taku: Hey, where'd he go?
Muroke: He's quick. And we probably need him to bring it back for
us. Might as well have a look. (peers in) Ahh..
Taku: What is it?
Muroke: Looks like your girlfriend. And she's all dressed up.
Taku: She is? Let me see. (looks through himself)
Muroke: I get it. Obviously, Shinohara wants to spy on the girls
making of their video play.
Taku: But why? I thought he already quit on it.
Muroke: No, Shinohara's not the type to quit. No, he's probably
plotting to sabotage their play somehow.
Taku: That's sneaky.
Muroke: I wouldn't put it past him. Given his military mentality, he
probably thinks the ends justifies the means in war.
Taku: But I didn't know Rikky was participating in this play. That
means we are indirectly still in competition with each other. I wonder
how is this going to affect everything?
[At XYZ Studios]
Nagasi: You're back awfully early today, MISHIMA-san.
Mishima: Greetings. We met briefly. You are...
Nagasi: Just call me Nagasi. That is my MO.
Mishima: Well then, Nagasi-san, I'm here to see Haroken-san again.
Nagasi: Afraid he's not in right now. He's running a bit late, but
he'll be in shortly. You can wait for him here.
Mishima: In that case I will.
Nagasi: While we're waiting, why don't we take this opportunity to get
to know each other better. I've already introduced myself. Why don't
you tell me about yourself.
Mishima: There's not much about me. As you know, I am MISHIMA
Syujirou, and I am here on business from the home offices of Yamazumi
Kensetsu in Hawaii.
Nagasi: So you were born in Hawaii?
Mishima: No. I am Japanese-born. I moved to Hawaii.
Nagasi: That sounds so interesting. Well I'm Ryusei Haroken's chief
assistant. Without me, this place wouldn't even be here. But all
this work talk bores me. Lets get straight down to the nitty
gritty. I think you're a cutie. Since you're new in town, why don't I
be your escort and guide? Why we're at it, we can do dinner tonight
and paint the whole town red. I know all the happening places,
especially the hot nightclub spots.
(Mishima just smiles back.)
Nagasi: Why are you just staring at me. Is there something on your
face?
Mishima: No. Your face is perfect as it is. I was just admiring
it. For a moment, I thought you looked like someone I use to know.
Nagasi: Oh, I get that from guys all the time. You're such a flirt.
Mishima: I do aim to please.
Nagasi: I'm sure you do. So what about my offer?
Mishima: A beautiful offer from a beautiful lady such as yourself, how
could I possibly refuse?
Nagasi: My my, you're just as bad as Hayakawa, but more manly. I like
that.
(*ring ring*)
Mishima: Excuse me for a moment while I field this cellular
call. (departs into Haroken's office and closes the door)
Nagasi: Mmmmm. (licks her lips) I can wait to get my paws on you!
[Ryusei down at the docks]
Ryusei: We need to restructure the schedule. Because of a temporary
setback, your cargo ships need to be rerouted towards this
port. (points to the map). That way, the "goods" will get to its
destination on time.
Kobayashi: I understand what you are saying Haroken-san. However,
there amending the schedule at the last minute will raise the ire of
my president, Hayashibara-san.
Ryusei: Are you ill? Your voice sounds choked up and shaky.
Kobayashi: My most humble apologies. I haven't had much rest. My niece
endured a terrible ordeal and had a nervous breakdown. I am feeling
very distraught over the whole situation.
R: What I would suggest is that you get over it. You need to separate
business matters from your personal life. Business is business.
Kobayashi: That is prudent advice. But the resolution of this
situation demands extreme care and handling. I need some time to mask
the details of the change.
R: Time is something I don't have. You have to make the tough decision
here, one way or the other. You're the head. If anyone gets in the way
of our "objectives", then you know what you must do.
Kobayashi: So Ka. You want me to terminate my president. But
Hayashibara-san has given me so many years of dedicated, loyal
service.
R: You forget so soon what I told you. Separate the business matters
from your own personal feelings. I expect a resolution of this
soon. Do not let me down, or I fear for you the "consequences."
[Back to Tokyo University]
Taku: Where did you go?
Muroke: To get a little help. We should end this once and for all.
(A vehicle comes screeching by)
Taku: What was that?
(We see a white Lincoln continental limo pull up)
(a figure walks out)
"Now what's this emergency you're talking about?"
Muroke: #1! Didn't know you would come here so fast!
#1: I happen to be in the neighborhood. And I don't see anything
happening here.
Muroke: Not yet. But Shinohara, the scourge of the house is going to
cause trouble. I need your help.
#1: What? You want me to go beat him up?
Muroke: No, no. Can you first help bring this telescope back to my
Ryokurin Ryo?
#1: You mean this? (lifts up easily)
Taku: Sugoi! Mister, you're strong!
#1: Tell me something I don't know. Is that all?
Muroke: I want you to ride that motorcycle back as well. I know you
have a special place in your heart for the 'Hog'. So here's your
chance to crank that baby up. I'll take the wheel behind to bring the
stuff back.
Taku: Isn't that stealing...
Muroke: It's the only way to get his attention. Now let's do it!
(along the grassy knolls)
Akane: (shouting through director's horn) Cut! Muto-san, try that
again on the steps, but this time make it seem like you are in a
hurry. Got that? Now let's get ready to roll and...
Kurumi: Akane-chan! I think we have an intruder. (points across)
Akane: So it's you! So you aren't man enough to launch your petty
attacks directly? Do you have to be sneaky and hide around?
Shinohara: Only a foolish opponent would attack directly.
Akane: Coward! Once I beat you in the video play competition, you'll
be finished and outta this school forever!
(*loud cranking engine sounds*)
Shinohara: My Hawley! (grits his teeth) I'll deal with you later!
(runs towards his bike)
Akane; Ha! We'll know in a few days.
[Back to Ryokurin Ryo]
Muroke: Thanks a bunch for your help! I owe you one!
#1: You owe me much more than that. Remember our agreement.
Muroke: Of course, of course. But after the play is done. Then I'll be
back in.
#1: Gotta rush back to pick up the master. By the way, thanks for the
ride. Good bike.
Tatsuya: Wow Koji-san. You know some really cool people.
Muroke: Yep. Now let's get everything ready before Shinohara comes
back.
[At the Ayukawa mansion]
(A man in a trenchcoat, leaning against a powerline pole, diagonally
across towards a particular structure.)
Jackson: That fellow sounds innocent, but I know better. He'll trip up
somewhere. Matsui a real pal to track him for me. But my gut feeling
tells me the action will be at his home. And what do we have here?
(peers through binoculars) A mysterious stranger. I bet that's Tokyo
most wanted man. Colonel Zenbata, here I come!
[Back to the Ryokurin Ryo]
Taku: You're back quick.
Shinohara: You two. Always the thorn at my side. Thwarting my plans.
It will cost you.
Muroke: Yeah, yeah. We heard it all before. You don't fool us anymore
Shinohara.
Shinohara: So it seems. You got the better of me. Time for me to end
this and admit defeat.
(goes into his room)
Tatsuya: Man, he looks really dejected. I think he might even through
in the towel.
(in Shinohara's room)
Shinohara: These times call for my ROLW series to cheer me up.
(tries to put in tape into his VCR, only to discover another tape
inside)
Shinohara: What is this tape? (press *play*)
(on the first screen in lawn green color splashes...)
A D E V I L W O O D production
[End of Chapter]