A/n: Please be reminded that Kanao Tsuyuri's life is different to her sister Shinubo Kocho. Again, I will update this book after the KNY #1: Caprice. So this will be my last update for this book. Thank you! Enjoy reading 

Khiegilsan

WASHINGTON D.C |June 22, 2015|

Anna was late.

I've been sitting in her office for at least ten minutes. Ten extra minutes I could have stayed in the comfort of my bed, or taken to stop at Starbucks on the way to the Triskelion. If it wasn't urgent that Anna needed me to come in on a Friday morning, less than five hours after I'd returned from another one of her little side errands, "as soon as possible, Tsuyuri," then why wasn't she here, then?

I shot her a bitter glare when she finally pushed the doors open, but she ignored me and took her way on her seat. I remained where I was, leaning back in one of the chairs on the opposite side of it, as I crossed my arms below my breasts.

"Thank you for getting there quickly," she said.

"I would have taken my time, but I thought I might be punctual at once," I lied, my expression remained unchanging as I said those things to her. If anyone spoke to her like that, they'd be stripped of all clearance levels and be demoted to filing paperwork in a lonely corner of our agency if they want to keep this job. But I wasn't anyone else, and I could have sworn that I saw a faintest smirk cross on her face.

"I know you got in late last night" Anna began, leaning on her chair and tapping on the glass surface of her desk, "But something came up."

"If things didn't come up, we wouldn't have jobs" I say and she ignored it, sliding her fingers across the display. The windows behind her suddenly darkened, as I heard the doors of her office click shut behind me. She'd always do that, especially if we had a controversial discussion or whenever she sent it to me on my own.

And to tell you the truth, I have a guts that these side missions she'd been assigning to me may not be official. I mentally let out a frustrated sigh, I will be sent in a mission with no back up, no pilot, no extraction plan, and wasn't required to file any reports once I returned. Get in, plug in a flash drive, back up whatever I could and get out. No debriefing, no reports. Hand Anna the drive and that was that. I had no idea what I was supposed to be looking for, just that she clearly hadn't found it yet.

"I have Intel that our agency-" she flicked her fingers and the holographic display filled the air between us, revealing the satellite image of the whole hotel "Will be overruns by some organization in the future"

"The future?" I raised my brow to her, "And what else does this Intel say?"

"It say that we have spy inside the agency, Agent Tsuyuri"

She watched me digest the information she had said to me. Surely the D.S Agency (Demon Slayer) has their own enemy but it's too many for us to determine who it was. Besides, a spy inside our organization? I averted my eyes from the hologram and met her. She reached into the top of her drawer and whatever she pulled out clacked against the glass when she set it down and slid towards me. I glanced down at it.

"I want you to gather all the information of the organization that deals in the black market. This way, we could get information about our enemy that is trying to harm and destroy our organization" she firmly said and I nodded, staring at the drive in front of me, things she wasn't telling were gnawing at the back of my mind.

"And Agent Tsuyuri..." I lifted my eyes and meet her gaze "I want to emphasize to you that gathering the information is your mission"

"The information that I shared with you is between us. Don't tell anyone about this." she added.

I watched her carefully for a few seconds "Affirmative," I murmured, before finally nodding and swiping the flash drive off of her desk as she stood up.

"I will send you on a mission together with Agent Lucy in an hour. Go get Lucy and be back here as soon as possible"

"Yes, Ma'am" I said as she turned towards the door, exiting without another word. I put the drive inside my pocket and checked my wrist watch. It was almost seven in the morning, meaning she was most likely in the cafeteria eating her breakfast.

AS soon as I arrived at the cafeteria, I already caught a glimpse of Lucy who was currently talking to a guy. I pulled out my cellphone while I stood at the entrance of the cafeteria.

MISSION ALERT. MEET AT THE HALL 2.

I added a smiley face for her not to complain about my texting format - I shove my phone back in my pocket. I briefly saw her glancing down at her own phone before she excused herself to that guy and took a glimpse of me.

Lucy gestured her hand to me like she was telling me that I should join her to eat her breakfast. I sigh, before I made my way to her "Hello, fellas" I greeted her "Are you going to treat me for my breakfast? Because I'm really eager and looking forward to your treats"

Lucy rolled her eyes at me "That's hilarious" she replied flatly, "You just came back from another mission last night" perhaps, trying to change our topic.

"Well, I'm too bored to rest," I lied. I freaking want to lay up in my bed. Besides, after the conversation I had with Anna this morning, I felt a little uneasy about what I've been keeping from my own best friend. I never tried keeping a secret with my best friend but here I am...

"How was your last mission?" She asked me.

"Same old mission" I say flatly "I just spy on someone and then nothing. I don't even have a chance to engage in a fight"

Lucy frowned at me "I prefer that kind of mission" she pouted "Less bullshit"

"But it's too boring," I said as I shrugged my shoulders.

Lucy laughed but didn't say anything and continued eating her own breakfast.

"THE target is a certain bar in Tsikelion," Eula flicked through the images on the screen as she filled us with the information that we needed in the mission. She pulled a familiar picture on the screen, this time it was a three dimensional rendering of the place "The Lumerian Bar, it is almost look like nothing an ordinary bar but according to the intel, this bar deals with drugs, and human trafficking,"

I remembered that Anna wants me to get information about our enemy but I don't think this place has a connection to 'that' organization. I rested my chin on my fist, my eyes scouring the diagram of the bar. Find the control room, Kanao. Backup everything on the hard drive.

"When are we going to do the mission?" Lucy asked.

"Tonight" Eula said before fixing her glasses.

Lucy paused, letting that sink in "Are we going to disguise ourselves?"

"Yes,'' said one of the customers. Tonight they'll be having an auction. We must get the all the evidence we need and the authorities will do the next move"

"And they will get all the credits again" I whispered, I took a glance over my friend and an irritated frown embedded into her face "Well, I hope this mission will amused me"

Lucy looked at my eyes, like she was trying to get information that I knew. When Eula finally exit on the room, Lucy lean on her sit exhaustively "I envy you for having lots of energy to do this shits"

I shrugged my shoulder "It gives me an adrenaline rush that I never felt so I guess doing some shit - satisfied me"

She remained her lips sealed but I can see in her eyes that she wanted to ask a question to me.

"Just make sure, that whatever you are doing Kanao" she pauses "It won't bring you in danger"

I nodded.

"IN position" we both said the moment we entered the premises.

"I hate this kind of mission" I heard Lucy said, frustration is really visible on her voice right now "I feel like I'm being a Police's janitor"

I chuckle "It is not funny, Agent Strike!" She hissed "I'm too beautiful to become a janitor, okay"

Agent Strike is my code in the field, while Lucy's code is Agent Beauty. I really don't know why but I don't have the courage to ask her a question with regards to her code.

I opened my mouth to say something but we heard in our listening device, the voice of Eula who's probably monitoring us, using the CCTV around the places.

"Move on your left, Agent Strike, I already hack the CCTV there so you won't get any problem" she pauses, so I followed her. I tried to remembered the control room that I saw during the debriefing "Stop, Agent Strike, there's a man on your left"

"Status?" I whispered as I pressed my body against the wall. I heard loud statistics on my L.D (Listening Device) and then nothing. Fuck!

I held my breath, as I saw a long-haired man wearing a hospital gown, I could see bruises and wounds all over his skin. The man stands there for a few seconds before he starts walking. I held my breath the exact moment he came on my sides; pressing myself against the wall. But I'm a well-trained agent and for sure this man had a hidden plan.

I gasp when all of a sudden his arms throw on my side. I immediately catch his arms and twist it then I let my body slide on the ground. He turns his body on me then tries to punch me but I easily dodge every move that he makes.

I gasp when all of a sudden I feel the wall on my back. My eyes got widen when I realize that I was corner. I inhale then twisted my body and kicked the man then I run again. I fucking need to get in the control room before I deal with this monkey!

I immediately went to the room and I silently thank God, it was the room that I was looking for. I immediately get the hard drive and copy everything that I could get.

The more information, the better.

I closed my eyes and curse underneath my breath when I felt someone charging towards me. I twisted my body then kick him on his face making him fall on the ground unconsciously.

A frowned embedded into my face as I looked at his unconscious face, my eyes instantly went to the pendant that this guy wearing and without any comprehensive thoughts, I removed it.

"Kamado... Tanjiro..."

___________________________ End of Chapter #1