"The word's been making its way around the shopping district about the two of you.  Shopkeepers everywhere are starting to push the Fang Brotherhood back towards their hideout at Solo Mio.  But the Brotherhood knows you're coming, and they're readying themselves for when you arrive...if I were you, when you're done here, I'd lay low for a day or two, make the Brotherhood sweat about when you'll show up at their door."  He paused.  "I've also got some information about the Brotherhood leader.  It's a woman; she's supposedly an ex-Triad assassin, they call her the Red-Black Viper."<br/><br/><tt class="bbc_tt">RUMOR ACQUIRED: RED-BLACK VIPER</tt><br/><br/>Akira went on.  "I can't tell you much more than that about her, but I think you might be able to<span class="bbc_u">learn some more</span>."  The two of them could hear the emphasis on the words he was saying, as if it was a text box in front of them.  "And one other thing.  There's a story going around about a girl like the two of you.  She wields lightning and wind, and she's been fighting the Brotherhood to try and defend this neighborhood the last month or so.  They're calling her the Sky-Fire Protector."<br/><br/><tt class="bbc_tt">RUMOR ACQUIRED: CITY PROTECTORS - SKY-FIRE PROTECTOR</tt><br/><br/>"That's all I have for the time being...oh!  You'll want directions to Solo Mio.  Head straight down this street, then make a left at old Etou's breakfast shop.  You'll see his grand-daughter in the window there; she's watching for the two of you.  She'll give you more details."<br/><br/>"Thanks, Akira-san.  You've been a big help."  Aika finally chimed in.