Hey guys, back with a new chapter. I will be focusing on my other stories now, so I will come back maybe at a later time. If you want to see a direct sequel to the first book 'The Dark Knight of Chiba', please visit BlackPsych's story 'The Dark Knight of Chiba: Knightfall'.

There's a recent update from him so do check it out.

It's been very long, and a lot of things have been happening. Army life is taxing but I guess the night is darkest just before the dawn.

And my cousin passed away, he was sick for a long time, so this chapter is for him. This chapter is probably quite cheesy for some, and it takes place in the New 52 films.

Please enjoy, and rest in peace cousin.

New 52 - Amazon in Chiba

It has been quite some time since Darkseid's invasion in Metropolis, and the Justice League had been formed from such horrid times. Among the members, Hikigaya Hachiman was one of them. The Huntsman.

It was a massive step up from what he had been when he was in school. A cast-off sad boy who had been all alone in his middle school, to a vigilante with so much rage and conviction in his high school, to a 'symbol' for Chiba to count on to protect the innocent and prey on the wicked.

And now, he stood among other heroes that fight the good fight, champions, aliens, gods. To stand among gods, was an achievement he would have never thought of attaining. And with joining a league so incredible, comes bonding with such extraordinary people.

He was not sure how it got to this point, but somehow he ended up becoming an escort for Diana Prince, a 'tour guide' for Wonder Woman in Chiba.

According to her, she merely wanted to know the world beyond Themyscira, Metropolis, Gotham, and basically more than just the United States. She wanted to see what was across the other side of the planet. And seeing as how Huntsman was currently the only non-US citizen in the Justice League, she came to him.

Thus the Huntsman was standing on the rooftop of the Wayne Enterprises branch building, with Wonder Woman above him levitating with the city below her feet. While Wonder Woman was enjoying the view of the city, Huntsman could not help admiring the sight of a woman actually levitating in the air before him with the setting sun.

In addition, the fact that her outfit was quite the sight as well.

"It's a beautiful view from here." Wonder Woman said, "The buildings displaying bright lights, the clean streets, the monorail it is nothing I've ever seen before."

"Welcome to Japan." Huntsman said.

"This is where you grew up?"

"That's right."

Wonder Woman floated over him before descending down to the roof floor to stand with him. She said to him, "It's a spectacle to behold, just how vast this world could be. This must be how the Gods view all this."

Huntsman doubted that.

"Throughout my time growing up, I had only been in Themyscira. Not knowing what was the world like at all, not knowing all of this." Wonder Woman continued.

"Until Steve Trevor stumbled upon your island right?" Huntsman said.

"Yes, and he showed me that the world is so much bigger than what I had expected."

"I think you would know this part of the world better if you're down there with the people, instead of flying over them." Huntsman said.

"Agreed." Wonder Woman nodded. She stepped away from Huntsman and started to twirl. A golden blinding light emitted from her, essentially lighting up the immediate area and Huntsman had to raise a hand up shielding his eyes.

The light reduced and now Diana Prince was in a blue-green dress and a pair of purple frame glasses. Even in civilians clothes Diana still stood in a stance of power and confidence.

"Hmm." Huntsman said, taking off his mask. "That's…convenient. The light seems conspicuous though."

Diana gave a smirk.

It was not long until they were on the streets. Hachiman got into a change of clothes, a maroon button shirt with rolled-up sleeves, black jeans and a pair of white sneakers. While it might not be exactly the outfit to stand beside a woman with such a powerful and elegant presence, but it was an outfit in accordance with his youth.

Hands in his pockets, he was by her side strolling down the street of Chiba as she took in every sight to see. Hachiman elected to at least have a night off, considering if trouble was around the corner he was with someone much more capable of the task.

Things in Chiba have definitely calmed down through the years, crime had reduced to a somewhat manageable level for the police, but the Huntsman would always be needed. One way or another.

On Diana's part however, she was enjoying herself. The pop culture she spotted here and there was something she intended to ask Hachiman about.

The rest of the people on the street though were turning their heads upon the sight of a tall and beautiful foreign woman standing beside a young local not even twenty-five.

Passing by a couple of middle school and college girls, Diana was oblivious to the hushed gossip. But not Hachiman.

'Wow, she's so beautiful.'

'Why is she with that guy though?'

'Ehh, gross.'

Hachiman turned his head, giving his glare to them and they went along their way.

"I'm…" Diana started off getting Hachiman's attention, "I'm still not clear on how to address you. Do I call you Hikigaya or Hachiman? I understand that calling someone by their first name in Japan may be too informal?"

Hachiman clicked his tongue, "It is. But you can call me Hachiman, it doesn't bother me."

"Very well then, Hachiman." Diana nodded. "Do you know where we could experience your country's cuisine?"

Hachiman had an idea.

The two were soon in a Ramen bar joint with them seated by the counter bar. Orders were made and Diana was still absorbing the ambiance of a Japanese restaurant. Hachiman, on the other hand, was starting to question himself.

Just how did he end up in this situation? He was asked to show a League member what his city is like, and now he was taking Wonder Woman of the Amazons around his town.

And the stares he was getting from the patrons did not help.

"This is actually working." Diana said in delight, adjusting her glasses.

"Huh?" Hachiman turned to her.

"Clark lent me this pair of glasses, to be some form of disguise." Diana explained. "And it is working. To hide in plain sight as one of them."

"Hide? Or be one of them?" Hachiman asked taking a sip of water from a cup.

Diana raised an eyebrow, "The difference eludes me."

"You are a part of them aren't you? Regardless of the differences. Or no?"

"Hachiman, I am an Amazon while everyone else are people devoid of such strength…but I do see what you mean. We're all a part of this world together, despite the differences."

Diana then asked, "You're young aren't you, compared to the rest in the League? You're not even twenty-five are you?"

"No I'm not." Hachiman answered, "Is that a problem?"

"Nope." Diana shook her head.

Hachiman was not going to ask Diana about her age. But he knew she was way, way older than him.

He asked another question, "You grew up in an island, made by the Greek Gods?

"They're real Hachiman." Diana stated.

"Hard to take it in."

"It's a big world."

"And you've been training your whole life as a warrior?" He asked her.

"That's right."

"Doesn't sound pleasant to be honest, the training for your whole life part."

Diana leaned to the side, "There were trying moments. But they were conquered."

"Hmm." Hachiman nodded. Silence fell on them for a moment, but then the waitress came with their dinner. And Diana tried out miso ramen for the first time in her life.

As soon as the noodle and broth entered her mouth, her eyes lit up. She had it declared, "Ramen is wonderful."

Hachiman had a small smile at that. The two took their time, enjoying their bowls and savouring the soup and noodles.

"What was it like growing up here?" Diana raised the question. That got Hachiman to pause, he stared at his bowl, looking longingly.

"Hachiman?" Diana took note of his expression.

"It was not easy, not exactly happy." Hachiman kept it vague, "I was pretty much on my own in school all the time, and did not get along with the crowd. I tried, but I just stopped." He then added, "And I thought Japan was regarded as quite a safe place, but one night changed that perspective."

"I see." Diana said. The two gone silent focusing on their dinner.

All the while, Diana was thinking. Hachiman did not have a happy life in his school, but she knew that there was something more to it than that. She was taught to do what was right and trained to fight, her reason was her upbringing. But Hachiman had not made it clear to her to why he became a hero like the rest of the League.

"Hachiman." Diana asked as she finished the last of her ramen, "Do you know where we can get ice cream here?"

Hachiman gave a thinking look.

About half an hour had passed, Diana and Hachiman were having their dessert in an ice cream joint Miura Yumiko had mentioned to him before. They sat by the window where Diana could view the streets outside while having her dessert.

Diana had a cone of strawberry ice cream, whereas Hachiman was having chocolate milkshake. And he was ignoring the looks he's getting from other customers. Seeing Diana enjoying her dessert like this, Hachiman had to quip in his head.

"Even from another world, a woman will enjoy ice cream." He thought.

"I'm going to need to exercise to the bone after this milkshake." Hachiman said to her, grumbling inside that the Amazon probably did not need to train to balance the ice cream.

"I can help you with that training." Diana smirked.

"…Right." Hachiman sulked.

It became quiet between the two for a while, Diana was enjoying the sweetness on her tongue every time she gave her dessert a lick.

"Do you miss your home?" Hachiman asked out of the blue.

Diana paused in her ice cream indulgence, tilting up her head, she looked at Hachiman in the eye.

"I do." Diana softly said, "But I cannot go back, not after I left my home with Steve." Hachiman remembered when she shared her story to the rest of the League.

"You left because you wanted to help the world." Hachiman said.

Diana took a moment to respond. "Still it was not pleasant."

"I get the feeling." Hachiman chose not to add anything else to that conversation, he went back to sucking down the thick milkshake. Diana decided to turn the subject on him instead.

"Hachiman?" Diana gave him a focused look.

"Hmm?" Hachiman's face perked up for her.

Diana leaned forward on her seat. "You are close with Batman aren't you?"

Hachiman raised an eyebrow, he slipped out a stutter. "N-Not exactly…uh in a way…sort of…kind of…why?"

"I've shared my story to the League and the world, the others are truthful in what they are, and they do not hide it. Superman is from another planet, Hal is a member of the Lantern Corp, Shazam is…well he gives an exuberant presentation in his efforts to fight with the League."

"Uhuh…" Hachiman's eyes was starting to narrow, questioning where she was getting at in this.

"But what about you? You rather hide from the recognition than stand in the light, the same goes for Batman. Why?" Diana said.

"It doesn't work for me." Hachiman said. "You guys can do that, because you're like gods to the public. And I'm uh, well happy for you? That uh, you can stand as a paragon, same goes for the rest. But I'm just a kid in a Halloween costume, doing what I can to fight the good fight. I'm just the same as anyone else, biologically speaking."

"Why though?" Diana looked into his pensive eyes. "Wonder Woman was an icon made by man's world from my upbringing to the right thing. But what's your motivation?"

"Did you come here to really see Chiba's sights? Or is this an interview? Which by the way, was not mentioned when you said you wanted to see Chiba." Hachiman put his drink away. Diana took note of the subtle defence in his tone.

Diana leaned back on her seat, "I didn't mean anything by it. I just wish to understand your perspective, and that you could be truthful with me. Because I think about just how vastly different you are compared to the others, to me. You have no special abilities. You're barely in your twenties, which I can infer that you started this journey to protect people at a younger age."

Hachiman's eyes started to drift to the side, telling his entire story or motivation was an extreme rarity. The only other time he can remember was with Hiratsuka Shizuka, a person he still held dear.

But someone like Diana, Wonder Woman? She already knew Hachiman is Huntsman so the risk of the next step was moot.

"Alright, Diana." Hachiman took one last sip of his milkshake. "But not here."

The moon gave its glistening shine with the night. Wonder Woman was back in her outfit, as with Huntsman. They were on a roof side by side, gazing down the neon streets.

His story had been told, and Wonder Woman listened to every detail. How he was no bright star in his school life, how he had experienced something just so evil and cruel in a rainy night, how Batman rescued him, and that he wanted to give people that second chance like he did. Huntsman also told her about the people he came across in his life, both good and bad.

Wonder Woman admitted it in her mind, things in man's world were so much more complexed than her home. And not everyone had it easy.

"I didn't see it from that angle." Wonder Woman said turning to him and they faced each other. "I pride myself in being special, unique, being different." Wonder Woman made a pause, "I didn't realise that sometimes it may not be a good thing for others."

Huntsman said, "Well, I suppose it's a good thing to the people that matters…I suck at this kind of talk."

"There is a difference between feeling different and feeling alone." Wonder Woman said.

It did make her feel for him that ostracism and solitude can happen to anyone even if said person did not do anything wrong.

"Mmm." Huntsman's gaze on her drifted away. Diana could tell Hachiman's sombre look from his mouth.

Wonder Woman got close to him to his surprise, she raised her hands to his face, and she latched her hands on the mask lifting it off Hachiman so she could see his eyes.

"But do you feel alone now?" Diana asked.

Hachiman tried his best not to be captivated by her close proximity, but ultimately failed especially when she boasted such power.

"Uh…" Hachiman gave his answer. "No…not anymore."

Diana nodded at that, now Hachiman realised he was staring too much. "My mask."

She handed it back to him and he set it back on his face.

"I suppose it's time for you to go back. Unless you want to see more of the city." He said.

Diana had an idea, she said, "I'd like to see more of Chiba, but I'd like to see the city my own way."

She moved to his side, an arm on his waist.

"Whoa, what are you doing?" Hunstman gave a guarded tone.

"It'll be easier like this." Wonder Woman replied.

"Oh no, no no." His protests were ignored and Wonder Woman started levitating off the roof floor and holding Huntsman securely. The two flew through the skyscrapers disappearing into Chiba.

Hope you've enjoyed this chapter.