Intelligence

In an unknown location, Kiko was in a room, typing on a laptop. She was sitting on a cushion. The room she was in had many stuffed animals in them, the carpet was red and fluffy. On her desk next to her was a bowl of cereal with no milk. She put her hand in it and grabbed one small piece if the cereal. She ate it and then drank a glass of milk. Her thoughts going to the farthest reaches of her mind.

"I can't believe your back in the field again, back in activity." She thought as she looked at Kibe through a surveillance camera walking through the streets of Ginza. She watched as he looked around and moved through crowds like he belonged, in complete disguise. His person suit.

Her silver eyes watched him like a hawks, yet her expression was indifference. Thats when she began to remember it, the first time her and Kibe had ever met. In Paris France, in the region of Saint-Arrus. There was a massive gathering. In this region of the city only rich and globally wealthy could come and join. People who could buy the president or buy an entire country just because. Those this was a secretive inner circle. Not many even knew about it. It was very exclusive. Not even governments or political parties and Supreme Court veterans could get in.

It was all reserved for the rich and the powerful, the people who ran the world. The people who owned oil, food markets, trading, underground operations that were international and of course those that funded and ran government and political operations.

"I remember that day clearly in my head, how could I not. There around a hundred or maybe less than that. They were all gathered in front of this massive towering mansion. It was in this neighborhood that had no name unless you were on the know, otherwise it was called Perfect Town.

There was fee to get in, but that fee was only a quarter of what you had to actually pay to not only live, but be part of the new world experiment taking place. This was the last place they would do this in before going global. Soon everyone would be able to have their children turned into the smartest and best human beings in all of existence.

This was the breakthrough in human engineering and conditioning...

This was...

The World of Intellectualism." Kiko though to herself.

Deep in that crowd would be a small young Kiko, no more than 5 or 6 months old. Her eyes were glued to to the entrance into the mansion. She was being held by her mother. Everyone around her was talking about prices, about the classes and about the money needed to fund the entire thing. Thats when the doors would open, the pale white mansions front doors bursted open with grace and elegance. Many people would walk out wearing white suits and black ties, some were doctors, others scientists and others psychologist. However the man in front is all anyone could stare at.

His real name was unknown to them all, but they all only knew one name to call him.

"Everyone! Welcome! Doctor Adil!" Shouted the announcer. Everyone clapped, Kiko remembers hearing her mother and father talking about buying some land in Greenland while everything was happening.

"Doctor Adil, he was the founder of the world of Intellectualism and man who brought back the dead religion of stoicism. His intellect was quite literally unbounded as many have said. The smartest man in human history and he wasn't on any magazine or news Channel. Instead he decided to invest his time and money into helping make the next stage of humanity.

Quite the awakening.

Regardless though, the money to be part of such a thing was more expensive than funding NASA or the entire FBI and CIA itself. It was partially available for anyone to be a part of this program, so long as you has the money or were exclusively invited." Kiko thought as she kept remembering that day. She remembered much of the inside of the pale palace, there was many antiques and unique objects and historical images. He owned the actual Mona Lisa and many famous statues and torture machines. Along with other fancy things inside this palace. It was beyond spacious.

There was a giant iron bull in the middle of a large hallway which could probably fit hundreds of people.

She remembered being sat down on a small bench as Doctor Adil talked with her parents. The young Kiko's eyes looked around the room at many people and children to toddlers to even babies. Thats when her eyes would focus on someone. It was a woman with beautiful red hair, her gorgeous green eyes wondered the room. She then patted someone next to her who was out of Kiko's view, but then the woman left and-

"There he was." Kiko said to herself. As she remembered exactly who it was she saw. He was standing there, his darkish brown hair illuminated by the many lights above, he was wearing a white jacket with small boots. He looked around 1 or 1⅕ years old. Yet he could stand perfectly fine on his own and looked to be well behaved. He was just standing there. Almost like he was waiting for something to do. However the only thing that was burned into her brain from that day. Was his emerald green eyes, they looked like a disguise for something that lingered behind them.

They weren't real to Kiko, he wasn't real to her. He couldn't be!

"On that day I would realize this place was the city of Troy, and that even though we had well more than enough gifts and no way for enemies to reach us.

We accepted one, one that wasn't a gift. It was our Trojan horse.

And its name was-"

"Nori Kibe." Said a butler at Takashi's home in Ginza. Takashi was sitting on the couch as he dropped his drink on the floor. It shattered. He got up quickly.

"What did you say?" Takashi asked

"A man by the name of Nori Kibe is here to see you. He says its very urgent." Said the butler, Takashi immediately ran to the stairs going upstairs.

"Whatever you do, don't let him in! Don't even talk to him!" Takashi said as he rushed to the bathroom upstairs. The butler shrugged as he walked over to the door and opened it. Kibe was standing there with his school bag and standing straight as usual.

"I'm sorry good sir, but Takashi has instructed me to not let you in." Said the butler

"Thats a shame, I was hoping he could help me with something very important. Its about his play, I had some tweaks I wanted to make, but I understand, not everyone is accepting of change. Change can be s dreadful and terrible thing to most. It can be difficult to swallow." Kibe said as he looked around at the beautiful front lawn that the Otsukas had.

"Well...if I may. There isn't anything really wrong with change, I agree with on that. I think most people would just find it hard to believe in a positive light." Said the butler, Kibe looked at him, his face showing a look that was impressed and stunned.

"Huh, never knew the Otsukas kept such a well articulate and educated company. Its glad to hear they got someone with some brains up here." Kibe said with a smile

"Oh, you flatter me. I usually try to keep my brain wrapped up as to not make anyone uncomfortable." Said the butler

"As would any genius feel when surrounded by simians." Kibe said, him and the butler nodded. Soon the two would delve into conversation outside the door of the home. Inside Takashi was inside his upstairs bathroom, he was sitting on the toilet, using it as he tried to think.

"DAMNIT! WHY IS HE HERE!? He said he'd be going to the warehouse to catch the Trickster! Why did he come here!?

Unless...

Unless he knows that I- No, no he can't know. He doesn't." Takashi said as he began to text Kenji. As he did he'd hear the door close to the front door. He immediately got up thinking it was his mother or maybe Bo. He then zipped up his pants and would open the door to see nonother than Kibe standing in front of him. His heart dropped like a boulder in the air. Kibe's indifferent and cold expression pierced right into Takashi. Kibe took a step in and Takashi took a step back. He noticed Kibe walk on with a glass of water.

Kibe's eyes looked to the toilet.

"You didn't flush." Kibe said

"Why are you here? How did you even get in-"

"Me and your butler both agreed that you could use a change of perspective." Kibe said as he stepped fully into the luxurious bathroom and closed the door behind him. Takashi backed away slowly before he almost fell in the tub.

"Why did you lie to me?" Kibe asked

"...What?" Takashi asked

"You had nothing to do with any of these events, you lead me on a random goosechase, good thing I'm as observant as I am. Otherwise your little show would have worked.

Your obviously not the trickster, but you are working for him. You aren't no mastermind, just a guy who got pulled into something bigger than he was." Kibe said

"...But how do you-"

"I don't owe you an explanation, as I've given you my part in this exchange. Now it is time for you to offer your part." Kibe said

"...And what would that be?" Takashi asked

"The identity of the Trickster. Give it to me." Kibe said

"Heh, alright then. Here it is- oh wait, I don't owe you squat! Get out of my house. All you've done is continue to ruin my life! So now? I'm done. Once this chat is over. Your done." Takashi said with Kibe watching him go over to the sink and wash his face.

"Thats a shame." Kibe said as he drank his cup of water.

"Ah, this is good filtered water." Kibe said as he then immediately rushed over and slamned the glass over Takashi's head causing him to scream as he backed away in pain. Shards of glass all over the place and some stuck in his head.

"That hurt?" Kibe asked as Takashi grunted and groaned.

"Hurt real bad huh, you'll need more shots for each shard." Kibe said as he then reached in his pocket and digged for something.

"WHAT THE HELL!? AUGGGHHHH!" Takashi screamed, Kibe then got out his black gloves and punched the mirror over the sink, he grabbed a large shard of glass from it and walked over to Takashi. He then would stab the shard right into his kneecap. Causing Takashi to scream bloody murder, only for Kibe to punch him dead in the jaw and then knee him in the stomach. Kibe would toss him to the ground as he got ontop of him and began to deliver blow after blow.

"This all ends once you tell me the identity of the Trickster. I know you have it, I know you have it cause a little birdie of mine showed me a picture of you and that someone outside at your pool.

Either speak now or you'll realize how difficult it is to eat through a straw." Kibe said as he kept punching Takashi in the face, each one felt like a hammer to Takashi's face. The guy was in agony and overflowing with fear.

"Perhaps you've enjoyed these games, but I have better things to do then play with you." Kibe said as he got up and walked over to a towel holder, he then pulled it out of the wall and walked back over to Takashi.

"Uggghhh, Fu-" Kibe then smashed it over his head, Takashi screamed as Kibe kept beating him with it. He tried to swipe his hand to wave Kibe away, but Kibe would hit his hand with the towel holder before he then would hit his right leg with it and break it by smashing his kneecap in.

"You tell me when your done playing games, you tell me." Kibe said as he then hit him one last time. Kibe then grabbed him by his hair and dragged him to the toilet before dunking his head in his own piss. Kibe kept dunking his face in the toilet consecutively.

"Squirm more if you want me to continue." Kibe said as Takashi continued to try and resist, Kibe then pulled his head out and bashed it against the toilet before throwing him to the side. Takashi coughed up blood and urien as he struggled to get up. He collapsed on the ground again.

"Doesn't feel too good huh? I'll be back in an hour when you've remembered his name." Kibe said as he then went to the sink and washed his hands. Kibe looked at Takashi clinging onto his life, he then looked at the toilet.

"Learn to flush the toilet. If your going to be scum at least have some decency." Kibe said as he then walked out and left the bathroom. As Kibe left he nodded to the butler as he nodded back to him.

Kibe then got on his phone and located Himmy again, he then walked in the direction of where her signal was coming. Kibe looked back at the Takashi's house before he kept walking.

"He can't call the police, last thing he wants is more suspicious eyes on him again. He has two choices, either he comes forward about who the Trickster is or he kills himself. Either way, I will benefit from his absence in this entire mess.

Now all I need to do is make my way to Himmy and the warehouse where everyone is likely being kept for that snuff video. Mr.Nakayama will be too preoccupied with Mrs.Otsuka and discovering what Mr.Uchida has shown him. Reluctantly of course.

With him focused there, I won't have to think twice on my next moves from here one. It's clear that Nori Kibe can't be in this.

I'll have to go into this with full focus and force. Pinning the Trickster into a corner will be all I need to expose him once and for all.

Let's get this done." Kibe said as he walked out of the rich neighborhood and made his way to the Snuff warehouse.