Kagura and Shinatsu

The President of the Hunter Agency along with his secretaries and staff read daily Hunter reports. They're required to inform HQ about any suspicious activity and areas where vampires are likely to be active. The President personally reads the reports coming from Odd Jobs, so he read about their run-in with 10 vampires. The most important detail was that one of them had a barrier curse. It shouldn't be a surprise if other vampires have the same or similar ability. In the past few months, there's been a slight increase in vampire incidents in the 3rd and 4th districts. Comparing this to charts from the last few decades, it can be assumed they're planning a large-scale assault soon. They've already been making preparations for the 2nd Alter World Expedition in March of next year, now they have more things to worry about. So until then, 1st Rank Hunters from much less active areas are being sent to these 2 districts. The Hidden District is coming back into the picture now as well. The next several months are going to be hectic, and Odd Jobs will be at the center of it.

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Kagura and Shinatsu are on patrol. Besides that one time with Chifuyu and Ariel, Odd Jobs has been doing their patrols without running into anything. Since Kagura has her license, she chooses to drive while on duty. The number of Hunters who drive or are on foot during patrol is actually about evenly split.

"It's been about a month since you joined, Shinatsu. How ya liking it so far?"

"It's alright I guess."

That was a lie. She's surprisingly enjoying the time spent at Odd Jobs. Shinatsu's a bit of a tsundere, so she'd rather not admit it.

"Being bashful, are we? I can see you blushing a little."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Heh. Whatever you say."

Kagura pulls into a parking lot so they can patrol a shopping district on foot that's bustling with people and heavy on traffic. Hunters have a tag on their license plates, allowing them to park in any parking lot even if it's restricted at any time. As they're walking, Kagura is greeted by a lot of people. She's been a Hunter longer, so she's done dozens of patrols in her area and has been helping around even before Odd Jobs started.

"Well, aren't you Ms. Popular?"

"Hehe. I do get along really well with the locals. Even as a Hunter, I love helping out people with normal things."

"That's why you started an Odd Jobs isn't it?"

"Yep. So it makes me happy that you and the others joined."

"Stop, I'm gonna cry," Shinatsu says sarcastically.

Kagura's taken a particular liking to Shinatsu. Maybe it's because they've had some great chemistry since she joined or that personalities bounce off of each other well. Perhaps it's both. It's more or less the same for Shinatsu. Out of everybody, Kagura is the one she tolerates the most and often talks to when seeking a normal conversation. What Shinatsu doesn't realize, is that Kagura's cheeriness always lightens up her mood, even if it's just a bit.

"HELP! SOME MAN STOLE MY WATCH!"

"Oh."

An old lady shouts out in distress which gets the attention of everyone around. They're currently on the busiest Street in this shopping district with the sidewalks packed. The people are looking around for this thief.

"A robbery in broad daylight? He's blending in with the crowd."

"I think I see our guy. 10 o'clock. Wearing that hat and hoodie, with his hands in his pockets."

"He's across the street. Do we just rush him or try to…"

Before she finishes her sentence, Kagura runs into the street sliding over the hood of the cars going a few miles per hour. Shinatsu sighs and runs a different way. The man sees Kagura and immediately takes off, pushing civilians out of his way. He didn't see the girl with twin tails who was running down the opposite sidewalk. Sprinting across the street in no more than a couple of seconds, Shinatsu hits the thief in the back of his neck with her scabbard. He stumbles a couple of feet forward and nearly falls to the ground before he catches himself. The people on the sidewalk keep their distance as they watch. When Kagura catches up, the man pulls out a knife.

"Get back you brats!"

"Oh no, a knife! Those are super effective against me, it's like my kryptonite." Kagura puts her hands in the air acting as if she's scared of some petty thief. The two girls slowly approach him from both sides, making the man panic. He turns around to Shinatsu and puts his entire arm into swinging the knife that is dodged with zero effort. Continuing from the motion of evading, she kicks his arm hard enough for the knife to fly away and hit the wall. Kagura then grabs him from behind and uses an absolutely nasty suplex on him. The thief is out cold. The people around clap and cheer.

"Wasn't that a little excessive?"

"Not at all."

"Yeah, you're right."

The man got what he had coming to him. Shinatsu reaches into his pockets and finds the watch.

"This watch is easily at least 30k. I see why he stole it."

"Oi!"

"Just saying."

They return the watch to the old lady and wait for the cops to arrive, since it's their job to arrest criminals. They arrive fashionably late as always.

"It's our boys in blue, the ones everybody likes! Take him away fellas."

"Let's go, Kagura."

It's rare for Hunters to stop criminals since their job is to hunt vampires, but it does happen every now and then. After a few more hours, their patrol for the day is done so it's time to head home. No report needs to be written since nothing involving vampires happened.

"Say.. I've been waiting to say something, but do you wear any other clothes? All I see you wear are your Hunter and Cafe uniforms."

"Is there something wrong with that?"

"Shinatsu, you're not serious are you? I hope you haven't been wearing them to bed this whole time…"

"I have been. That shouldn't be a problem, should it?"

"Of course it is! It's a major problem!

"I wash them every morning."

"That's not the problem! A girl's gotta have a nice wardrobe, with several different outfits for any occasion!"

"Uh.. For real? Sounds like a hassle."

"This is unbelievable! Quite frankly my mind has never been boggled so much before."

"I think you're exaggerating."

"Trust me, this is a normal reaction. And we're not going home until you get some new clothes."

"Eh…"

With that, Kagura takes Shinatsu shopping. She tries on a variety of clothes she's never dreamed of wearing. Kagura makes sure to have her share of fun by putting her play doll in eccentric clothing such as a Gothic Lolita outfit and first-class frilly dresses that cost way too much. By the end though, she does leave with several new pairs of clothes that look great on her.

"That was fun, wasn't it?"

"Teh. It was."

Shinatsu scoffs with a little grin walking back to the car as she carries 6 huge bags. A female who was reading a novel sitting on a bench watches the two Hunters walk away. This person had very close ties to one of the girls she's currently scrutinizing. Closing the book, her mouth warps into a twisted smile.