Chapter 74: A Cat and A Rat

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Chapter 74: A Cat and A Rat

June 3rd, 2089

Kiras POV

Its nighttime and I have been taking my usual stroll around the streets of Tokyo. It has already been 5 months since Terra brought Veronica and me to his world and yet I still find this place so amazing. Instead of using magic to subvert the laws of reality, the humans have chosen to learn the laws with such fluency that they can apply them in miraculous ways. Horseless carriages that are powered by lightning, mechanical familiars that provide knowledge, and massive buildings that can touch the sky. Such incredible things like cars, computers and skyscrapers fill this world and it is only a small portion of the wonders that inhabit it. It is so inspiring that I have taken to sauntering the streets in the hope of glimpsing more.

I have always loved learning how things work and now I am in a world which embodies that ideal. I cant wait to finally attend this place of learning that Terra calls school. Only 3 months to go until I too can start to unravel the mysteries of the universe. *Flash* NYA! *Smash* *Shatter* Well, this is awkward. I was walking by one of those gambling dens they call casinos when one of the machines they had out front as a promotional event starting flashing.

A sudden flash of light back home would more often than not mean someone just ambushed you with a magic attack, so I couldnt help but reflexively strike out at the source. Which is why I am now standing in front of a sparking mess of what once was Im not sure what it was actually. Ehehehe, this is kind of awkward. Everyone around me is staring at me and my handiwork. Do I run for it? I know that the police here are not like the guards back home, but I still dont know if I should risk it.

Oh, well I guess I dont have to worry. The owner has just come out by Adligos chains its a rat-kin! Wait, false alarm, its just a human that looks like a rat. Hes scrawny, has a pinched face and a long nose though so it was an honest mistake! His dull black eyes widened at the sight of the broken machine and he turned to me and spoke How the hell did you manage to break my newest slot machine model?

Ratfaces POV

I watched as the psychotic girl left and couldnt help but already start calculating the money we were going to make. Whod of thought that I would run into a moneymaking opportunity so easily. She even called me Mr. Chino, which is a refreshing change of pace from my other asshole associates who know me as Ratface. Its a useful moniker in the underworld, but I aint fuckin blind. I know very well that I look like a rat and dont need a constant fuckin reminder every time someone opens their mouth.

When I first saw that girl and my ruined slot machine, I was pissed. Then I realized that it was a teenage girl who broke my supposedly unbreakable slot machine. In one hit. Fortunately, I realized this in time to stop myself from swearing nonsensically at her. Ive only dipped my toes into the cesspool known as the Tokyo underworld, but Ive been around long enough to know freaks hide in plain sight.

No normal person could do that much damage in a single strike. I dont know if shes an illegal genetic splicing experiment or sporting malfunctioning cybernetic enhancements, but I know shes not a simple little girl. There are all sorts of weird and crazy shit that the government and big corporations get involved in and the best way to keep that quiet is to outsource it to criminal enterprises. Im betting this Kira is a failed product.

I reviewed the security footage and saw how she overreacted to a simple flash of light. She clearly has issues, which were only confirmed when she assumed that she needed to kill her opponents and when she emanated that creepy chill during our negotiations. Thats the main reason why human enhancement, whether through genes or cybernetics, is still in development. People tend to go crazy.

Thankfully, she hasnt seemed to have completely lost her marbles yet. Its a risk doing business with her, but I currently owe a lot of money to some very bad people and need to make some dough fast. I dont want to end up like the Blood Dragons who were wiped out without a trace in a single night.