The mid-afternoon sun was blazing down upon the streets of Tokyo. It was late July which meant it was both warm and humid to the point where most people were keeping themselves indoors or at least trying to stick to the shade. That didn't mean, however, that people weren't going about their daily business. The work week was just starting and the hustle and bustle made the whole city feel like it was alive. With your average salary-man getting ready to wrap up his day many shops began to ramp up their business in preparation for the late-afternoon rush. One shop in particular was beaming with brilliant lights, showing off dozens of bejeweled items ranging from gold watches to diamond necklaces. A short man with dark features lurked outside the shop, peering in at an angle. If you looked close enough you would notice he was sweating profusely. Look even closer and you would find that his sweat was thick and as black as his hair. He took a deep breath, and let it out sharply, then rounded in through the door with his hands held out in front of his chest, fingers splayed. A man behind the nearest counter turned to greet him only to receive a blast of black goo over his eyes, nose, and mouth. The security guard leveled his taser on the intruder and, without hesitation, shot the two pronged wires into his target's shoulder. The guard pumped his fist at the clean shot, but was rewarded with a similar blast of black goo which he was unfortunate enough to get in his mouth.<br/><br/>The thief plucked the taser prongs from the concentrated goo on his shoulder and tossed them to the floor. By now a woman near the back had tripped the alarm and had fled out the back door, but that wouldn't stop this villain. He opened a large duffel bag and coated his fist in thick muck, then began to punch through the glass panes that protected the jewelry from tricky fingers. He pilfered them with his uncoated fist and made a clean sweep through the shop until he got to the back. As he made his way through the watch section he heard a low rumbling growl coming from the back exit where the woman had fled through. Readying another blast of his muck, the thief watched as a huge man stepped through the door. With a scream he launched his goo, but the man was fast - very fast! He dodged left and lunched forward, crouching down on all four limbs for one and a half strides them leaped over the watch display straight at the thief. The thief gave out a panicked yell as he caught a single horrifying glimpse of what appeared to be the head of a bear on a man's shoulders. He flung his free hand back to spray his black goo in a wide arc behind him and ran as fast as he could straight out the door. His defensive maneuver was too broad, however, and failed to slow the huge man from lumbering after him out the door. Once outside the thief spun around with both hands raised, ready. In the sunlight his skin grew black with secreted ooze and he shot it forward to cover the door. Once there, he clenched his fists and it dried instantly into a hard shell over the glass and metal. The man inside watched as he did this only to grab a nearby coat rack and smashed it against the door. He struck three times, and on the fourth time the glass and the solidified black ooze shattered under the force of the blow.<br/><br/>Stepping out, the man with a bear's head gave a bellowing roar, knowing that the thief was escaping down the street on foot. He gave chase in a sprint, moving faster than any normal human and closed the distance quickly. He crashed into the thief and bit into the muscle of his right calf, hard, drawing blood as he did so. Not letting go, he stood up, lifting the thief by his leg and delivered a swift knee to the back of his skull. He let go with his jaws and caught the man, then hoisted his unconscious form over his shoulder.<br/><br/>Ten minutes later, Ryotaro Munehisa entered the police station, still carrying the unconscious thief. The police took the man into custody and confiscated the bag full of jewelry.<br/><br/>"I have to say, Ryo, you're bad at taking the day off," said Shinjuku Police Chief Tanaka.<br/><br/>"Crime doesn't rest, and no ordinary cop could have taken him in," Ryotaro said with a toothy grin. "Besides, I was in the area already anyway. I'm not going to sit back and just watch some thug rob someone blind."<br/><br/>"No one is reprimanding you Lieutenant," Tanaka said, "just making an observation. We'll take it from here, and Ryo- Try to get some rest. You can't do it all yourself."<br/><br/>"Understood, Chief," Ryo said with a salute. He turned on his heel and departed to finish his shopping for the day.