Chapter 5



Months have passed and Kai is now one of the most active members in Red Shield. He has been fighting chiropterans with enhanced arms and has become quite good at shooting. Lewis often accompanies him in the chiropteran hunts. After the HQ destruction, the number of chiropterans has rised notably. Now even civilian humans are aware of the presence of this monsters. Their numbers are highest in New York and that's why it has become the current base for Red Shield operatives.

Completing the usual hunt, Kai returns to the base. The next day, David and Julia expresses their doubts as to Saya's return since neither she nor Hagi has showed up yet. But Kai rages at them for thinking so. Since chiropterans are always after Saya and their population is the highest in New York, he still believes she is nearby. Just then Lewis comes with a bottle of calpis he has bought from the only importing store. Kai recalls how much Saya used to love calpis and goes out under the pretense of taking a stroll. In his heart, he holds the firm believe in the reasoning that availability of calpis nearby, plenty of chiropterans' presence could only mean Saya is alive and she is nearby. Suddenly David calls him to warn him to relocate as quite a number of chiropterans are near him. Without arms, Kai climbs up to rooftop to evade chiropterans which indeed filled the place he was in minutes ago. He thinks they wouldn't notice him up there but another call gives him away. The chiropterans charge at him and just as one is about to strike Kai, he is startled to see it getting sliced from behind. As the body is slashed in halves, the gap reveals the face Kai has been long awaiting to see ~ Saya.