Damso : why didn't you just kill her and take her with you. You were alone with her. Don't tell you were afraid you would lose. You have the soul ripper.

Kakashi: the plan won't work if you decide to kill her.

Damso : I knew that ! I'm the scientist here !

Kakashi sighed " I know. "

Damso: I just... Got impatient.
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Asari : are you sure those pills work?

Mika: hai. Why ? It didn't work for you?

Asari : sure it worked. I can't see spirits anymore. Except I'm starting to forget things. Like blackouts. I don't remember where the hell I am sometimes in the middle of the day.

Mika: maybe it's not suitable for you huh. Gomen.

Asari; oh, now I'm just a guinea pig ?! You didn't try this on yourself at all. Did you?!

Mika: I did. I just have different problems than you. Maybe that's why... Hmm...
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Damso and hijikata reached the lobby to where the lift would take them upstairs. They headed further inside to reach the lift.

The lift door opens and they were greeted with the lift operator, whose job is to make sure only permissioned personnel could go in. " I don't think so, you two aren't permitted. I haven't received any special requests. "

" then how about death ?" Damso pulled her katana and swings her katana. The lift operator pulls out his gun, but he was too slow. She swings and slices him. He collapsed and goes down. " Great. Now I would have to smell for the entire lift trip"

" Can't just let you go. " A familiar voice hijikata recognised. Then what followed it was an explosion that came his way. He dodges it, he knew this greeting way too well " sougo!! "

Sougo threw the bazooka in his hand away " yo. " He pulls out his blade and charges towards hijikata. Their blades clanked.

Sougo: onii fukuchou , you like that title so much, you trying to bring the entire shisengumi back too?

Hijikata: of course not !! Just Kondo-san!! Don't you want to see him too?

Damso ; do I need to help you ?

Hijikata: forget it. This sadist will kill you before you know it. You're not his match.

Sougo : after all this time working under you, finally, there's a legitimate reason for me to kill you. Arigatou nah.

Damso : we can bring back anyone you want. Stop being a nuisance and let us go.

Sougo pushes in as hijikata pushes back, the struggle of the blade was intense. Sougo pushes back harder and swings his blade, hijikata dodges his slices. " What ? Can't kill me?"

* Clank*

" You're a sadist..." Hijikata pushes back and this time he advances forward with his slices as sougo defended and dodges " no want would care if you died. "

* Clank*

Damso: just tell me someone you want .

Hijikata: kagura. We can bring back that yato girl. How's that?

That pissed off sougo making him push back even harder and releasing a slice in hijikata's direction. Hijikata used a slice of similar force and deflected it back. The two slices clash and turn into nothing, but the intense clash that created the win had start to made the walls crack.

Sougo's face was dark " don't insult dead people. They have accepted their death. Just bringing them back, who said they would like it?!! Aaaahhh!!!" He charged forward towards hijikata once again.

I've never seen him so pissed. He has always been the prank guy. The guy who took it easy. I knew he was a genius in fighting but... I've never fought him so serious. Damn. His clanks her hard and heavy.

Hijikata felt one strong swing clank to his katana, one after another. It made him grip onto his katana tighter as it had started to make him retreat in his steps. Another clank. Another one. One more. Sougo jumps up into the air with his blade held up " die. This time, really disappear. "

Damn it. My blade better be able to hold it. If it break, it's over for me.

At this time, a kunai flies, deflecting off a wall towards sougo's direction. He could see it coming for his neck. He had no choice but deflect the kunai away with his blade instead. Sougo lands on his feet and turns around to look where it had come from " 2 Vs 1 ? That's unfair." He points his blade at the made " who are you ? "

Kakashi: Hatake Kakashi desu.

Sougo tests the blade on his shoulder " I'm sandwiched in between. That's not fair if that's how you want to play 2 Vs 1 . Do you play badminton? Or tennis ? The opponents have to be on the same side. Or did you finally find hijikata annoying and have come to help me kill him ? I would understand.

Hijikata anime veins " I am not annoying!! You're annoying!!"

Kakashi; I would like you not to interfere. That's all. Then we wouldn't have to fight.

Hijikata: you see, I've received a request to kill hijikata-san. It's also kind of my personal wish. I couldn't care less what else you did. But he is mine.

Kakashi: really?

Sougo ; if you're here to collect materials for kondo-san, I recommend you forget it. Cos I'm going to kill this guy anyway.

Kakashi walks past sougo and got into the lift " well. Try not to die. "

" See you. " And Damso clicked close . The lift door closes.

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Damso: so pretty. Paradise huh. So? Are we taking the train ?

Kakashi: ah.

The train stops at the station and they both aboard the train.
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The two pants as they have fought for quite long and both are exhausted.

Sougo : can you just die already ?

Hijikata: shut up...
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Database

T

hey alight at the station. They were presented with three very tall ivory towers connected to each other. They headed into the tower as the automatic doors open. In the middle of the hall was one reception desk. There were two doors on either side.

They reached the desk " hello. " Kakashi greeted.

" Hello. Welcome to Database. I am Denda. How may I help you ? "

Damso : we are looking for a certain human's memory.

Denda : acknowledged. May I have your names so I can get you registered ?

Damso : that's all we have to do ?

Denda : yes. Names please.

Damso : oh. Er, Dam and Takei.

Denda types it into her computer " I'm sorry. Information does not exist. The names do, but they are not you. Please do not give me fake names. I cannot allow you to enter."

Damso : then I'll kill you.

Denda : you may try to do so. But the doors on either side will not open.

Damso : there must be some button.

Denda : no. There is not. The condition to opening these doors is to get registered. The floor recognises how many people is on this level. The door will only open after getting registered.

Damso : then register some random real name.

Denda : the cameras installed on the ceiling recognises you.

Kakashi: no choice then. Kakashi Hatake and Damso Erin.

Denda types it in again " yes. The information is correct. But... How come you two are here ? A special permission to take a trip here ? "

Kakashi: you could say that.

The door on both sides open. " You're not the first who came to take things and did not return. Do not worry, we are not the library. There is no penalty."

Kakashi: good to know. Which side ?

Denda : you are in tower 1. You wish to reach to tower 2 which is on the left side.

Kakashi: arigatou.

So they headed towards the left door and walked down a short walkway, a link to the next tower. The door opens automatically as they were a few meters away from it.

As soon as they entered, they noticed hundreds and layers of shelves with bottles on them. The bottles all have a tiny glowing blue ball. Which is presumably what they were looking for. They were standing on a platform, constructed in the middle of the shelves.

Someone approaches them " hi. Welcome to the Human Database. I am Solsa, the keeper of this section. May I ask if you would like to read, borrow or never return ? Restricted or Normal ?"

Kakashi: that's a bit to answer right from the start. People don't return ?

Solsa: it has happened before. Some forgot to.

Kakashi: and you are ok with it ?

" nothing much can happen if you take the materials away. Unless it's from the restricted section." And Solsa reads the tablet device in her hand " Which seems, you're not allowed to enter. So I guess it is alright."

Damso : just curious, what's in the restricted section ?

Solsa : what else can belong to humans ? Samples of human body cells from when its created . We destroy the samples once the host dies.

Damso : question. Are you human ? Or, once human ?

Solsa : yes. I chose to stay here. Now, how can I help you ?

Kakashi: we're looking for a certain person's memory. His name is Kondo Isao. He's the taichou of shisengumi.

Solsa types the data into her tablet " I see. That was very precise. Please wait a moment. "

A machine with a long arm and a mechanic hand picks up the bottle from one of the shelves from below the platform and extends its arm to above the platform. Solsa takes the bottle from its hand and passes it to Damso " I hope you enjoy your read."

Damso ; read ? That's what people do ?

Solsa was puzzled " yes. Why else would you want a memory for ? Other than to watch it like a movie. " Kakashi laughs a little " you must enjoy your time here then. "

Solsa : I do. Everytime they send in new ones.

Kakashi: we will now be on our way then.
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Denda goes to Tower 3, Our Database.

It was very different from Tower 2. This one was a lot more like a library. Shelves were full of books . Shelves just stacked on and on till no end

Denda  goes to the desk where another girl was seating " Lira."

Lira looked up from her book " what ? Is it about the error ? " Denda nods " Kakashi Hatake. The system says he's dead. But that is him, I know it. You know I'm not wrong when it comes to facts. My eyes can see through to the inside of the soul. That is , him. It's not abnormal. "

Lira: I know. Two of my books dropped off the shelf on its own.

Denda : it's rare we have mistakes like that.

Lira was rewriting the book " I'll have to wait to see how this pans out. He must be like that for a certain reason. For a certain agenda. I'll only have to wait till then, can I read the extra pages the book will add on."

Denda: I'm just informing you. Won't disturb you then.
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The two passed the main hall as they were leaving.

Damso: the girl is gone.

Kakashi: maybe she went for coffee.