Confrontation

"What do you mean you were waiting for us?" Asked Mai.

"It's not something someone with your intellect could understand, dear sister."

The young billionaire boasted from behind his elegant desk. He was sure that the meeting would end in a great victory on his part.

"To what do I owe the charming visit of a traitor and a murderer, Star Ghost?"

"How do you know that?" Ano asked.

"Hahaha. Ano, I thought you were a genius like me, but you're as naive as my sister."

"What do you mean?"

"Since the day you walked in here, no, since the day you showed me those sketches at the science fair, your life came to belong to me. I've been watching everything you've done. You stole parts from our company; you killed our employees. I allowed you to do all that for the sake of suit development. Or did you think you were doing all that in secret? How ridiculous."

The young boy didn't say a word and let his target continue talking. However, his sister did respond.

"If you know so much about Ano-kun, how is it possible that we left you without guards to protect you? It's obvious you didn't know about our plan."

Yu's expression became more serious.

"You're right, sister. But that's because I've already seen that I'm going to win."

"That you've already seen it? Don't say stupid things, little brother. This battle will be won by us!!!"

"So you want to have a battle. All right, you can stop using that stupid Ano textile hologram. You're not fooling anyone. I can see you finally completed your suit."

"What hologram? What does he mean, Wolf?"

The young inventor deactivated his textile hologram and there it was. The leather jacket he received from his late master seemed normal to the naked eye. However, deactivating the hologram revealed what Ano had been preparing in those last days. It was his own B.U.T.H.O. After 2 years of preparations, and with the help of the coyote, he finally built his suit, using his master's jacket as a base.

No matter where you looked, that leather jacket was full of modifications. The young boy's suit was exclusively his leather jacket. Both inside the jacket, in mechanized compartments, and on the outside, it was equipped to the max with various devices.

"Then stop wearing yours too, Asu." Said the boy.

"Unlike you, I don't wear cheap technology like holograms; I prefer stealth devices. I have my suit underneath my outfit."

Yu took off his spotless jacket and shirt, as well as his tie, and stepped out from behind his desk. Unlike Ano's suit, Yu’s B.U.T.H.O suit had a full development. Not only did it focus on the upper body, but the legs and feet were also part of the suit developed by Yu Asu.

"Impressed Ano? This is the suit you've been working for your whole life!!! The first fully functional version. Isn't it amazing?"

"There's nothing that the suit you're wearing is capable of doing that mine can't!!! You can use your beloved invisibility if you want. This battle is ours to win!!!"

"Instead of putting a textile hologram on your suit, you should have used an invisibility device like me. I wouldn't want to beat you with an advantage, so I won't use the invisibility technology of the real B.U.T.H.O suit."

The young boy did not respond. Instead, he set out to find out the whole truth once and for all.

"Tell me, Asu... did you kill Hana?"

"No."

"Did you kill my master?"

"No."

"YOU LIE!!!"

"HA!!! Ano, you’re so naive!!! I've never lied in my life. Why would I lie to someone like you?"

"Then who killed them?"

"I have no idea, nor do I care."

Yu looked superiorly towards the young boy and his sister, who were watching him from a distance in a defensive stance. After a short silence, the young billionaire turned to his rivals.

"Wow... So there's a rat in our system that's hindering our AI.”

"Chameleon. Good!!! Our ghost will dig up all the company's dirty laundry and trash your public image. Your tyranny ends here, little brother!!!"

"Oh really? Let's see if your ghost can handle it. S.A.M! Run the [Blackout] program.”

*Program [Blackout] running.* Said the S.A.M AI.

"This program causes any unauthorized person connected to Asu's system to receive a strong Alpha wave brain charge. Your brain will melt if you are not careful."

"BASTARD!!!" Shouted the scorpion leader.

****

While this was going on, Chameleon was fighting the Asu industries AI in a mental battle. Obviously, this was happening on the network while his Cyber Hut was about to explode because of his brain pulses as usual.

"You're the AI that controls all this space, eh? I could set up a nice virtual space here for people to come and hang out."

*Intruder detected. Please, leave this place and stop interfering with the proper functioning of our society.*

"Naaaah. I like AI's like you, you know? I can see past that digital body of yours and see all those ones and zeros you hide. Wow, what a piece of work!"

Was Chameleon… trying to hit on S.A.M??!!

*Intruder. Reveal your location so we can talk to you about this. Your talents could serve our company well. How about a temporary contract?*

"Work? Not my thing, beauty. I'm more of a seize the day kind of guy."

*Defense protocol activated. [Blackout]*

Chameleon stopped seeing anything as everything went dark.

"And now what? Don't tell me they've shut down the system. I thought you guys from Asu were smarter, hahahahaha. Rebooting the system just allows me to take over your network easier."

Chameleon realized he was still inside the system. Indeed, everything turning black was indicative of a system reboot. However, this was part of the [Blackout] program. In an instant, all space turned red and lightning bolts began to pass through Chameleon's avatar.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

****

Back in Yu's office, in mere seconds, the program [Blackout] changed the light in the office to a reddish hue, just like in the cyberspace where Chameleon was battling. Mai connected with Chameleon's communicator.

"Chameleon, reply back!! What's going on??!!"

*AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

Cries of pain came from the scorpion leader's transmitter.

"CHAMELEON DISCONNECT FROM THE NETWORK NOW!!!!! FAST!!!"

Young Ano pulled out his PDA and pressed a button where the word Start was written on it.

"Enough!!!"

After pressing the button on his PDA, all the power and electronics in Neo Shibuya stopped working. A big electronic wave shaped like an esfere shaked not only the building, but the whole Neo Shibuya metropoly.

"What have you done this time, Ano?" Yu asked.

"Plan B."

In the trunk of the van they left in the garage was his beloved plan B. The biggest wave disruptor he had ever built.

"Dude... This is going to fry the whole city. Are you sure this is a good idea?"

"I don't know. It's a secret card in case we need it to subjugate Yu Asu."

"And it won't affect us? Gunner would turn to stone if you activate this."

"Don't worry about Gunner. I've created this."

"I see, Wolf. You're amazing."

The connection to the chameleon was severed and nothing could be heard anymore due to the blackout caused by the giant wave disruptor. The entire metropolis and suburbs lost not only the network, but the lights went out completely, leaving the starry sky to shine alone.

"Too late, Ano!!! I'm sure your hacker scumbag is dead and his brain has been completely liquefied."

"Damn you, Yu. I'll make you pay for everything you've done."

"Now you call me by my name. Then let me do it too, Mi."

Neither inventor would take a step back. Ano was preparing to pounce towards his enemy, while Yu fiddled with a metal ball he was holding.

"Enough talking, Yu. I'll settle this whole thing with my fists."

"I wouldn't be so confident, Mi."

*Swing!!*

Yu threw a 3 centimeter diameter metal ball towards his sister. The ball was going with such force and speed that it would be able to pass through 20 armored tanks effortlessly.

SHIT!!! O.N.I, execute the synaptic accelerator!!!!

*Synaptic accelerator activated. Enjoy.*

*FLASH*

*BAM!!*

Mai didn't even have time to react when a blast of air pushed her to the ground. The young Ano, at inhuman speed, stepped between the metal ball and the woman, which generated several shockwaves that caused the woman to fall.

"Do you want to kill your own sister, Yu?"

"What are you talking about, Mi?? My intention was to hit you, and I succeeded. I’m impressed to see that your homemade suit has such a good defense power."

"I won't let you take any more of my loved ones from me again!!!"

"Unlike you, my determination is not controlled by my emotions, Mi. I would never take anyone's life, even if they stole or murdered a loved one."

"YOU LIE!!! You killed my master because you thought he was the one spying on your company. But it was actually me who was building the suit!"

"How naive you are, Ano. We already knew that you were the one who got the materials and secretly built the suit."

"YOU LIE!!!"

"You still think I have the need to lie to someone inferior like you? Talking to you is useless!"

With a flick of his wrist, Yu pulled out 5 drones equipped with machine guns that came out of the ceiling.

"Impossible!!! All technology should be under my control now!!!"

"How naive, Mi!!! You better than anyone should understand how your suit's technology works!!!"

Shit... His suit is also immune to the wave disrupters!!!!

"Protect my sister, Mi."

*RATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

The young inventor grabbed Mai in his arms before he was hit by the drone bullets. Thanks to his suit and the superhuman speed it gave him, along with the fast thinking his mask gave him, he was able to run to a position where he could create a makeshift barricade that would serve as temporary cover. On the way, the bullets hit the young boy's kinetic shield, weakening its power.

"Shit got me!" Said the leader.

One of the many bullets that rained down on the young boy hit the woman's leg. Ano incorporated behind his barricade and fired precisely at one of the drones, knocking it down. With the heat emitting from the steel of his gun, cauterized Mai's bullet wound before she lost too much blood.

"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"Nice shooting, Mi. I see you guys are having trouble over there. In 30 seconds, I will start firing and I’ll destroy your barricade. It would be good if you would come out, so I don't shoot my sister by accident."

*Synaptic accelerator depleting in 40 seconds.*

Shit!! Think, Ano!!

"Mai. I have a plan. Do you think you can get up?"

"Well, of course I can!!! I'm your leader, you thought!!!

"I'm the leader of the north star..."

"Sure... very well. Then, this is my plan!"

****

"You are running out of time!!! 5... 4... 3..."

Before the countdown reached zero, Ano came out from behind the barricade and ran towards Yu in a straight line. 3 of the 4 drones began riddling the young inventor relentlessly. The bullets were hitting Ano, putting tension on the kinetic shield's operation. However, the young boy did not seem to care about that.

There's the fourth drone!

*CRACK!!!*

Due to the strain on Ano's kinetic shield, one of the many bullets fired by the drones pierced through his defense, thus impacting his mask, which was completely torn apart due to the notch Inui had caused on it in their hallway battle.

"MAI!!! NOW!!!"

Mai emerged from behind the barricade and began firing at the drones shooting at the wolf.

*BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG*

With just 8 accurate shots, she shot down those huge drones. However, Yu's plan was on track.

"Stupid!!! You didn't notice the fourth drone!!!! Say goodbye, sister!!!"

"No!!! You say goodbye to your drones." Said the boy.

*BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG*

The young boy fully discharged his weapon on the remaining drone targeting Mai, which destroyed it into pieces due to the power of his modified gun. Although his mask had been destroyed, his eyes glowed a bright yellow color. The synaptic accelerator still worked. However, the synaptic accelerator’s time ran out as his eyes returned to their usual color.

"It's not possible..." Yu said, dumbfounded.

"Listen Mai, I have a plan. I'll go out to get the attention of the drones and have them shoot at me."

"Then I'll go out and shoot them down. Good idea, Wolf."

"No, stupid!!! Listen!!! Your brother doesn't play fair. I'm sure he'll hide one of the drones to shoot you and force me to turn around to protect you. As soon as he comes out, you must wait for my signal. I will look for the fourth drone and before he shoots you I will destroy it with one shot!"

"I am your leader; don't call me stupid!"

"A good leader has to be stupid so her subordinates can shine once in a while."

"Looks like your plan didn't go as you expected, little brother." Mai said after blowing the barrel of his gun.

Ano kept running towards Yu after shooting down the last drone. Without allowing Yu to react, he launched himself at him. They rolled on the ground and faced each other again.

"Very well, Mi. I admit you have outdone me this time. However, this is as far as you've come!!!"

Yu Asu played one of his last cards. He threw a metal ball on the ground. However, that was no ordinary metal ball. When it hit the ground, it disoriented the young inventor for 2 seconds. Those were enough seconds for Yu to use his thrusters and reach his sister.

*BLAM!!!*

"Time for bed, little sister."

The young billionaire disarmed his sister and placed his hand on her shoulder. He slowly approached his sister's ear and punched her in the stomach so hard that she would end up passing out.

"Wolf!!!... I know that you will win..." Mai collapsed.

Yu carefully laid his sister down on the floor. After trying to end her life multiple times that night, that would be the only gesture of care he would have for his sister's integrity.

"You protected my sister very well, Mi. But I'll take care of her now. Let's fight without distractions."

"Stupid, she was the only one restraining me from killing you."