At Valenbourg. Doctor Nikolai Valtsev is currently conducting some research on Shin Katsuragi. Including his personal data, family, and powers. Nikolai now looked at his computer screen and checked on the Katsuragi family.
Jigoku Katsuragi - Prime Minister of Inzumo, husband of Akane Suzuki, and father of two children named Sara and Shin.
Status: Alive.
Age: 57.
Akane Suzuki - The mother of Sara Katsuragi and Shin Katsuragi, is an S-Rank healer and mage nicknamed "The Perfect Healer".
Status: Dead
Age at death: 50.
Sara Katsuragi - The first child of Jigoku and Akane, he has an excellent certificate from the best academy in Inzumo and a martial arts competition certificate.
Status: Missing.
Age: 26.
Shin Katsuragi - Second child. Has no achievements in several fields except strategy expert and achievements in basic subjects. Worked as an assassin before disappearing.
Status: Missing.
Age: 21.
"So, Shin Katsuragi and Jigoku Katsuragi are the only ones left in their family. But why is the status still said to be missing? Weird."
Nikolai contacted Kaito Kasalina. The man who had made dual guns for Katsuragi a few months ago.
"Hello?" Kaito's voice can be heard.
"Mr. Kasalina, it's me, Doctor Nikolai."
"Oh? Doctor Nikolai. What's wrong? Is something happening?"
Nikolai then stood up and left his office for the balcony.
"Not really. I want to know about your relationship with Shin Katsuragi."
"Shin? Why do you ask?"
It sounds like Kaito is a little suspicious when asked about Shin Katsuragi.
"Nothing, just curiosity."
Kaito was a little hesitant, but eventually told Nikolai.
"He's a good boy. It's just that his way of handling things is a bit... violent and mean. He's a close friend of my daughter, Kiena. The two of them were very close, but since he disappeared three years ago, Kiena still thinks that Shin has actually moved somewhere else. Stubborn, even though the news had spread, she still thought that Shin wouldn't disappear."
"So you know him through your daughter, huh?"
"Yep. And he's actually smart, just lazy. Hey, I still remember he beat me 12 times in a row in chess."
Back to Shanzhou.
BANG! CRACK! CRACK!
The sound of gunshots fired by several of The Veil's subordinates.
"KATSURAGI WHY ARE WE BREAKING INTO THE VEIL'S SECRET BASE?!"
Dargo yelled at Katsuragi as he ran away, and Katsuragi casually answered his question.
"Because I want to steal something, of course."
Katsuragi took out his Soulsreaper Scythe and disabled The Veil's subordinates quickly enough while being careful not to rip out their souls with the scythe.
SWOOSH!
SHHNK!
Dargo followed from behind and punched several mid-level members of The Veil. While Katsuragi charged forward and kicked the iron door in front of him open.
CRANG!
Katsuragi took the fallen guard's energy rifle and gave it to Dargo.
"Please keep the door guarded."
After that, he opened The Veil's computer and tried to access their personal data. Before putting the pendrive in.
"I swear, I didn't know you were good at hacking."
"Not really."
Dargo looks back and is shocked to see Katsuragi hacking into The Veil's system... By using a color blindness test.
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
"What? Sometimes you have to do a test too, right? Who knew that I'm color blind?"
"You are truly unexpected."
Dargo saw several armed members of The Veil coming. He then opened fire on them.
BLAST!
BANG!
"Katsuragi, hurry!"
Katsuragi moved all the important files of The Veil into his pendrive. He then grabbed Dargo by the collar and threw him at the members of The Veil. Causing them all to fall.
WHACK!
"Run."
Katsuragi called out to Dargo and then ran away. However, as soon as they arrived at the exit, the door was blocked by Tetsuya Ren, who leaned over and whistled.
"Even if you want to break in. Should you knock first or greet first?"
Tetsuya sneered. Then Katsuragi replied.
"Heh, talk about the rich kid who got kicked out of the house for being stupid."
Hearing that, Tetsuya became upset.
"Wow, where did you hear that? And you're really rude about bringing my family problem to me."
Tetsuya took out his long sword and his two gauntlets which had sharp claws.
"Sigh, gauntlets are a trend right now?"
Katsuragi let out a breath and took out the Soulsreaper Scythe and charged towards Tetsuya.
TCHAK!
"He's fast. Impressive for a Katsuragi."
They continued to fight and moved quite quickly. Katsuragi then deliberately threw his scythe towards Tetsuya and hit the remote control to open the door.
"Dargo run now."
Katsuragi threw his pendrive at Dargo and stopped Tetsuya from attacking him. Seeing that, Tetsuya was a little angry and confused.
"What's in that pendrive? Did you steal our personal data??"
"Maybe. Thank you for the data, and the system is not strict, idiot."
Katsuragi kicked Tetsuya hard and ran towards the exit while taunting Tetsuya.
"See you again, fool."
He then damaged the door's remote control with his sickle, forcing the door to close tightly and unable to be opened.
BAM!
"Sigh... F*ck you, Shin Katsuragi."
Meanwhile, an area far from The Veil's base.
"Huff... why didn't you use those shadow wings like that day?"
Katsuragi was silent for a moment. Then he continued walking and tried to avoid Dargo's question.
"What's wrong?"
"... Nothing."
Dargo then recalls the time when Katsuragi crashed into a tall building while trying to fly fast using the shadow wings.
"Is there a reason you don't want to crash into a building again?"
"No, it just... Drained my energy."
"Yeah right." Dargo sneered at him.
Back to The Veil's base. One of the wounded members of The Veil was a little anxious and asked Tetsuya.
"Lord Tetsuya, Shin Katsuragi has stolen all of our personal data. What should we do?"
Hearing that, Tetsuya just let out a breath and walked away.
"Let's start our plan. We'll open all the Abyss gates tomorrow morning. And when the time comes, we will get that data back from that man."
Unbeknownst to him, Dacian, the man who was now forced to work under Katsuragi, heard about this and immediately sent a message to Katsuragi.
TING!
Katsuragi opened his phone and saw Dacian's message.
"Plans changed. The Abyss Outbreak will occur tomorrow morning."
He saw the message and smiled broadly before turning back. And in front of him now, Carmira, Dargo, and the others were preparing with their weapons. Also, Kai, who came with Xiang Hua.
"So. What's your plan, outsider?"
Xiang Hua asked while crossing her arms. Once again, Katsuragi smiled and took out the Soulsreaper Scythe.
"Why are you asking me? I'm just giving information, and you guys are the ones leading. After all, I'm just a commoner."
In a world forever scarred by the Abyss, hope is a fragile thing.
Thousands of years after monstrous horrors first surged from beyond reality, humanity clings to survival under the guidance of the Elders, seven godlike beings chosen by a force known only as The Authority. But peace is a fragile illusion. The Abyss stirs once more, and the world teeters on the edge of ruin.
Shin Katsuragi, A man who mysteriously appears in the lives of those around him. However, his presence is like a ticking bomb, wherever he goes, new disasters appear. Even though he suffers from a brief memory loss, he can still recover it. But, a part of him feels like there are still memories he doesn't know about, even though they aren't his own. Who is he? Why does he have a power that reaches beyond those around him? Is he the human he thinks he is? Or maybe more than that.
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