Day Sixty-Five…
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[ Towerville District Hospital… ]
When Tatsumi woke up, a fierce-looking woman greeted his sight. He gasped in surprise and almost fell from his sick bed when he realized he was holding her hand tightly. He immediately released her hand.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Tatsumi asked her exasperatedly.
Hanabi squinted her eyes at him and mumbled, "Are you fantasizing about Jane? You keep calling her name in your sleep. You even call her 'wifey'. You're so disgusting!"
"Pervert!" Hanabi added, ridiculing Tatsumi's action.
Tatsumi held his head up high and lifted his eyebrow. He wouldn't back down.
"What's wrong with fantasizing about my future wife?! Lady Jane and I will be betrothed to each other and we will lead the Sawada Clan together!" Tatsumi stuck his tongue out at her.
Hanabi could only roll her eyes skyward. "In your dreams."
"Hmmp! Don't spoil my dreams. I'll work hard and prove to you that I'm worthy to be our Lady's husband," Tatsumi said with confidence.
"Whatever," Hanabi responded nonchalantly while shrugging her shoulders.
"Anyway. Why are you here? Where is my father? We should search for my Lady! She went missing." Tatsumi sat up as he bombarded her with so many questions. He wanted to stand up and leave the hospital. But his leg was injured.
"Whoa! Just one question at a time." Hanabi flicked his forehead using her fingers. "Just stay in bed!"
"Ouch!" Tatsumi glared at Hanabi as he rubbed his forehead. "As always! You are a Sadist! Can't you see? I'm a patient here!" He complained.
Hanabi just arched her eyebrow. "It's not my fault that you can easily feel the pain."
Tatsumi made a face. "Yeah. I get it. You have CIPA! That's why you can't feel any physical pain! But I'm not like you, okay?"
*Note* [ CIPA means Congenital Insensitivity to Pain and Anhydrosis– a rare genetic disorder that makes someone unable to feel pain.]
Hanabi didn't want to talk about her rare condition so she decided to change the topic by answering Tatsumi's previous queries.
"Your father went on a mission to rescue our fellow members who were held captive by an unknown faction. As for our Lady Jane, she already contacted our leader. She went abroad for a business trip."
"What? I thought she went missing. I abandoned my special mission just to find her." Tatsumi was a little bit disappointed. However, his mood changed at the thought that Jane was not in danger. "But I'm glad to know that she's safe."
"Speaking of your Special Mission, what are you doing in Country R? Who shot you? You are supposed to be here in Country M to keep our godfather safe. Why did you go there?" This time Hanabi was the one interrogating him.
"I'm looking for the leader of the King Stallion Mafia. I fought them. They were chasing after me after I disrupted their operations in their three branches."
Hanabi felt the urge to smack his forehead again. "You are a troublemaker. Can't you do your mission quietly? Why did you have to alarm them? You infiltrated their branches and attacked them, creating a scene as you declared that you were looking for their branch leader. What a reckless move, Tatsumi!" Hanabi couldn't help but rant at him. This guy always chose the most dangerous moves.
Hanabi facepalmed at the thought of Tatsumi barging into the enemy's territory and announcing to them that he was looking for their leader.
"Do you expect them to just give away information about their Leader just because a crazy guy showed up alone!"
"I'm not a crazy guy." Tatsumi defended himself. "Using force is the only way. The leader of King Stallion is very mysterious. No organization has a record of him and his real identity." He explained why he chose his method.
The two were like cats and dogs fighting.
"Fine. Now, tell me. Why are you looking for him?" Hanabi asked him expectantly. Who gave him this special mission?
That question made Tatsumi realize that he shouldn't have said this to Hanabi. This mission was a secret mission given by Jane. And only he was aware of her identity as Phantomflake. He promised to keep it a secret from Mr. Hiroshi and other members of the Sawada Clan.
Tatsumi remained tight-lipped. But aside from Hanabi, another person was anticipating his response. Speed was standing outside his ward, eavesdropping on their conversation. She had been there, following Tatsumi from the airport to the hospital.
This time Speed disguised herself as a nurse. But little did she know, Hanabi already felt her presence. She noticed that someone had been standing outside the door.
Hanabi simply stood up and slowly approached the door. Tatsumi frowned when he saw her walking toward the door. He was about to ask her but Hanabi motioned for him to stay quiet.
Tatsumi shifted his gaze from Hanabi to the door. Without further ado, Hanabi opened the door and Speed almost fell forward. In a flash, Hanabi yanked the woman's hand as she dragged her inside the ward.
Bam!
She closed the door again.
Thud!
Hanabi pinned her to the closed door, her elbow was placed against her neck and her other hand was holding her arm in place.
"Who are you? Why are you eavesdropping on our conversation?" Hanabi interrogated Speed.
"Uhm, Hana, please calm down. I think she's my nurse," Tatsumi butted in as he noticed Speed's nurse uniform.
"Y-Yes, I'm a nurse. I'm here to check his vitals." Speed tried to convince Hanabi.
Hanabi didn't let go of her. She was sizing her up, looking from her head to toe. She was still suspicious of this woman.
"What if she is just using this as her disguise? She has been standing there outside. I need to make sure." Hanabi said, still assessing Speed.
'Damn! This woman can't easily be fooled. Should I blow my cover and fight back?' Speed contemplated inwardly.
'Shit. I'm almost there. I should have heard the reason why he is looking for our leader. But this woman suddenly interfered!' Speed was getting ready to fight back and flee.
Just when she was about to make a move, they heard a knock outside. The doctor announced his presence because the door was locked.
"Doc, Help!" Speed quickly used this opportunity to ask for help. "Someone is hurt–" she was unable to finish her words because Hanabi covered her mouth instantly.
"Hanabi! Leave her alone okay?! Don't create a scene here. You and I should behave. We are not in our country." Tatsumi advised Hanabi to release Speed, oblivious to the fact Speed was spying on them.
"The doctor is here," Tatsumi added.
Hanabi sighed deeply before letting go of Speed.
"You should apologize to her," Tatsumi urged her.
But Hanabi just shot him a cold sharp glare. She won't apologize as long as this woman hasn't cleared her suspicion yet.
"Fine. Let's ask the doctor if she is one of their staff then," Hanabi said.
Hanabi opened the door, letting the doctor in. As soon as she found the opportunity to flee, Speed made her move. While Hanabi's attention was focused on the doctor, Speed pushed her and ran away as fast as she could.
"Shit! I knew it! She's a spy!" Hanabi cursed inwardly and chased after Speed.
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