Hiroshi had finally found himself siting at the base of the group of people who had save him. The room, filled with an air of determination and camaraderie and Yumi standing at the head of the room, releasing a presence commanding attention throw out the whole room.

  “Welcome to our hideout, Hiroshi.” She said, her voice clam yet authoritative. “Now that your here, let me introduce you to the rest of the team.”

  In addition, with that, Yumi had begun the meeting by introducing each member of the organization. In addition, among them, Hiroshi had recognized a few of the faces who had rescue him.

  There was Rei Satsuki, A radar shot girl with dark purple hair and eyes, and she was concord the organizations spy. Responsible for gathering Intel and mission with involved espionage

  There was also a tall and yet rebuts man with light blue hair, which concealed his eyes, called Kenji Matsumoto, The organization’s combat specialist, who carried a taciturn yet respectably demeanor.

  Dr. Aya Nakamura, the organization’s professional medic. Who had already met Hiroshi A woman with long black hair and green eyes wearing glasses.

  Among them there was the girl who had ran into him earlier, still seemed to be radar embarrassed from their earlier encounter, her name was Aiko, who possessed long white colored hair with pit of black on the end of her hair, and light blue eyes as well.

  In addition, there was also Isamu Takeda, who possessed black colored hair and black eyes, he also wear a pair of glasses. His piercing gaze never leaving Hiroshi. In addition, there was also Kai Matsuda the team’s informatics and hacker. He had black hair and brown colored eyes.

  After everyone had introduced themselves, Yumi turned to Hiroshi meeting his gaze and presented him with two options “Now then Hiroshi, You have two options” she said, changing her tone.

  “Option One: You join us and aid us in our cause; or Option two: You refuse; we put you down, and throw you into prison where you can be left to spend the rest of your life to rot in a prison cell.” In that moment, the whole room fell silent, all eyes on Hiroshi.

  He then leaned back on his chair a sadistic glean in his eyes and with a twisted smile he replied “Or we can consider a third option: I kill every last one of you in this room, and walk out the front door like nothing ever happened.” he suggested, his voice laced with a dark humor.

  With that, the tension in the air thickened; with each member of Shadow Vigil on high alert, prepared for whatever came next.

  In that moment, Isamu Takeda suddenly appeared right beside Hiroshi, with a combat knife pointed at his trout.

  “Fine then, let’s see what you’ve got,” he growled. “We’ll just have to see what happens next.”

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  Hiroshi then raised both his hands in mock surrender, and then suddenly yawned widely. “But, I thought since I’m in a good mood, I’ll go with the first options,” he said lazily. “And see what fun it brings along. So yeah. I’m Happy to be aboard.”

  With the tension slightly easing, Hiroshi choice made clear, but his demeanor kept everyone weary of his actions. Yumi’s eyes sparking with a mix of amusement and curiosity.

  Hiroshi then turned his attention towards Yumi with a mischievous grin on his face, “Now play Genie, and grant me three wishes.”

  Takeda scoffed “You can’t be serious. You honestly think we’re going to play along with you, there is no why…”

  However, to everyone's surprise, Yumi had agreed to Hiroshi's conditions, said, “Alright, but you can’t ask for any additional wishes.”

  Takeda, taken aback by her sudden decision, blurted out, "But Ma'am, you can't be serious! Can’t you see he's just toying with us?" He said his voice lacing with confusion and frustration.

  Yumi, however, remained calm. "I don't mind," she said, her eyes steady on Hiroshi. "As long as it's something within my power, I'll grant his request."

  Takeda, unable to comprehend her reasoning, let out a baffled, "Huhhh?"

  Hiroshi, clearly amused by the whole exchange, turned to Takeda, whose hand still held the combat knife dangerously close to his neck. With a smirk, Hiroshi said, "See? She said it’s okay. Now how about you put that thing away?"

  Dr. Nakamura, softly chuckled, as she found Hiroshi antics amusing. While the rest of the team was stunned.

  Takeda then thought long and hard for a moment before answering. “For my first wish, I want a home.”

  Takeda rolled his eyes. “Sure, I bet you’d want a warm bath and a homemade meal waiting for you too?” he said sarcastically.

  “Bingo!” Hiroshi exclaimed, pointing at Takeda, “You got it right, you wretch.” He said, irritating Takeda further.

  Takeda clenched his fists in fury. “I’m going to kill this basted.” He growled

  Dr. Nakamura then stepped in. “Now, Now, Takeda” she said, placing a clam hand on Takeda’s shoulder.

  Hiroshi then continued “For my second wish, I want self – control. The last thing I need is to be used like some of weapon; you can boss around whenever you feel like it.”

  Yumi nodded. “Alright, but you’ll still have to go on mission and followed orders.”

  “And for my third wish,” Hiroshi paused dramatically, enjoying the suspense he created “I want a grand tour of Tokyo!”

  In addition, for a brief moment, the room went silent. Then, the members of Shadow Vigil reattached in union. “Huh?” followed by a collective. “What...?”

  Hiroshi got up from his sit and began dancing around the room, chanting. “Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo!” His silly behavior left the entire members of Shadow Vigil baffled. Some didn’t even won’t to understand what went thought his head.

  Yumi, maintaining her composure, accepted Hiroshi’s wishes. “Alright then, as for your third wish, Matsumoto shall accompany you. Is that alright with you Matsumoto?”

  Matsumoto stepped forward, nodding his head. Accepting her orders. Akio then raised her hand, volunteering to tag along; however was still a bit embarrassed, but determined.

  Yumi accepted her offer. “Very well then, Both Matsumoto and Akio will accompany you Hiroshi.”

  Matsuda, a member known for his humor, burst into laughter. “Hahahaha! Something tells me this is going to be a whole lot of fun, Hiroshi.”

  Takeda, however, remained frozen in disbelief. Unable to understand the situation before him.

  Rei found her voice, “I guess this happening.” She said wondering what kind of chaos Hiroshi would bring upon them.

  Moreover, with that the stage was set for Hiroshi’s new journey with Shadow Vigil. Filled with uncertainty, as the path towards the future was unknown.

  End of the 5th Chapter.