The Red Collar: MM Paranormal Mystery Romance (Tokyo MPD Mysteries Book 1) by M. Kato

Author:M. Kato [Kato, M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rainbow Crane Press
Published: 2022-11-03T16:00:00+00:00

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Shinji left at one p.m. with a full belly, but overall in a very strange mood. Teruo’s words had an underlying message in them, a way of warning Shinji that he might’ve suspected something. What, exactly, Shinji couldn’t tell. Maybe about the reiryoku or maybe something else. The problem was that he couldn’t ask Teruo about it without inadvertently giving himself away. He was the only one to blame in all of this as he had done an absolute shit job of keeping to himself and not attracting Teruo’s attention while he spoke with ghosts.

With a heavy sigh, Shinji peeked out the taxi’s window as the car arrived in Higashikurume. It took over half an hour to reach it and the expense at the end on the ride threw Shinji in a worse mood. He planned on having the Onmyōryō defray all his expenditures and kept the receipt. He had delayed buying a car since he was up to his neck in a murder investigation, but now that he was going to get his jurisdiction, it had to be a priority.

Shinji walked a wide road in a quiet neighborhood. Single and double story houses with gray walls were lined to his left and right. Tall trees rose above the fences, some still green, others withered as the November air turned colder every day. This neighborhood housed a few supernaturals working for the Onmyōryō, especially those in the administrative department who needed to show up at the headquarters on schedule. Other buildings were empty as they were actually doors leading to the dimension where the Onmyōryō was hidden from prying eyes.

There were no barriers of energy around as no one came to this neighborhood besides supernaturals themselves. Barriers were good and protected them, but too many were a risk as non-supernaturals could run face-on into the invisible walls and wonder what the hell is going on.

Shinji found the inconspicuous building that held the HQ. It was a storage dwelling with white walls and plain double doors locked with a heavy padlock. A bodyguard sat on a chair next to the doors, dressed in jeans, a navy blue shirt with a thick jacket of the same color and a black cap on his head, shadowing his face. He looked like a run-of-the-mill guard keeping an eye on a building.

The bodyguard put aside the book he was reading as Shinji approached and stood towering a head over him. Based on the bulky physique and height Shinji figured he must’ve been a strong shape-shifter, though he couldn’t tell which type. Shinji pulled out his wallet and showed the bodyguard his other ID. The man nodded, placed his palms together and red reiryoku energy surrounded the area, hiding them completely. The storage building’s doors transformed into a karamon—a large, traditional wooden gate, with an undulating black bargeboard and adorned with golden motifs depicting chrysanthemums and cranes in flight.

The doors of the wooden gate opened with a screech and Shinji stepped inside the yard of the Onmyōryō.

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