The Ultimate Hunt {DRV3 AU}

Kirigiri

The bus arrived early that morning. Rantaro had just dropped the note off, beginning his journey.

Where do I even look? Where- Hmmm, come on Rantaro think.

Rantaro was still in the area for Hopes Peak, after all it was Hopes Peak Station. He had a black and greyish jacket covering him, hopefully that would mask his identity for a few days. Weeks, even. If he needed to search for that long.

Kay. First things first, search.

He had last seen Kaede near Saihara's detective agency. According to the news, none of the ultimates had been captured. She was safe. For now.

Rantaro began looking at the bus timetable, he'd try searching near the agency first.

He got there about 1:03 - it was a full 6 hour drive, counting traffic and the wait to get a taxi.

Where would Kaede go from here?

Dammit Rantaro, you can't think of the simplest of things. You abandoned Shuichi for the 1 percent chance that you could find Kaede before literally everyone else.

You disgust me.

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It had been several hours, the city was beginning to go dark, altogether it never sleeps. Rantaro had no idea where Kaede was, or even where she could be.

Where on earth could she be...? Rantaro was getting worried, frantic. The adventurer only finally went to sleep at early morning. He slept under a few newspapers and abandoned, frankly digusting, blankets. Who knows what they're covered in.

The green haired boy shut his eyes gently. His breath grew soft and relaxed.

Unknown to him, a pair of purple eyes watched him in the distance. She was expertly hidden, it was one of her many strong abilities.

She pulled a flip phone out of her pocket - signalling whoever was on the other line to get here fast.

--

Rantaro woke with a soft yawn, eyebags sinking into his face. His shelter wasn't particularly warm, or even comfortable. When he sleepily blinked his eyes open, he realised that might not be the most important of his concerns.

"Rantaro Amami. You're coming with us." There were 7 guards around the adventurer, and a familiar lilic haired lady. 3 of the guards grabbed him.

"I, really do apologise for this. Its impossible to get ultimates any other way though." Kirigiri explained.

"You ever wonder why?!" Rantaro struggled against the guards, but due to his lean and not-at-all muscular body, he didn't get anywhere fast.

"This- this should be illegal! You're forcing kids into stuff they never asked for!" Rantaro yelled.

Kirigiri quickly whipped her head around, as fast as humanly possible for face Rantaro. "Do you think I asked for the killing game? Do you think I wanted a bunch of my friends to die in front of me? Nobody asks for what they get Amami. You are the one of the most important people in the world. You will save humanity. Whether you want to- or you want to be a big crybaby."

She slapped her head around, continuing like nothing had happened.

They moved in silence for a few minutes, just Rantaro, Kirigiri and 7 guards. Awkward.

They walked down a few alleyways, a few streets. Rantaro was starting to get tired. "How much longer left?"

"... I don't know...."

Rantaro looked up, a curious smirk on his face. "You don't know? I thought-"

"Be quiet."

"Ugh."

I've considered escaping. First time was rather easy, mainly because sheer dumb luck. Ha. Maybe they should call me the ultimate lucky student.

How do I escape though. I've got men on all sides.

I need to find Kaede.

Her and Shuichi can be my reason to go on.

As if it were perfectly timed, Rantaro elbowed one of the guards, kicking another one and then running like crazy. He didn't get far. He looked up, down, left, right. Nowhere to go. Wait... Up?

I could of swore I saw a pair of eyes up there.

A silver haired woman with her hair up in two braids decended from the balcony above them. She welded a traditional katana, which Rantaro could only recognise from his days reading hentai.

A shorter blond man with a mostly shaved head also jumped down, cornering the other end of the guards. He had a cigar in one hand, and a pistol in the other.

"Hand the suspect to us!" He shouted. The guards didn't move. "Fine. We'll take him by force."

Another girl back flipped off the balcony, landing next to the blond holding another sword, except less traditional. Her hair was dark brownish and she had two red scruncies tieing her pigtails. She was in a suit as well. There were all in suits. She was clearly younger than the two, and she looked like a teenager.

"All right, I warned you fuckers!" the shortish one began shooting, and any guards who tried to run or attack were viciously cut into two.

It was a mess.

Rantaro stayed in the middle, guards around him dying mercilessly. The storm cleared up and he was left with 7 dead bodies around him. Strangely Kirigiri had not been harmed.

"Kirigiri - San, give me Amami and walk away."

Do they know each other?

"No. You know exactly why we're bringing him to Hopes Peak."

The teenage girl spoke out this time. "You're bringing him against his will. If you don't hand him over we'll have to kill."

Kirigiri's face remained expressionless "I thought you two were on our side?"

"We thank you for helping us before, and are eternally grateful. Now, you can leave. Tell Naegi and Hinata we said hi. Put us on your watch list for now, if it makes you feel better. But don't hurt these talented children." The silver haired one spoke us. Her eyes glowed a fiercely protective red when she said the last statement.

"..... "

The ultimate detective walked away, leaving Rantaro to the murderers.

"Well this is a twist of events."