00:02 (Alhazred is online}
00:02 - [Alhazred]
Hello Cain, are you there?
00:05 (Cain is online)
00:05 - [Cain]
Hi. It’s been a while.
00:05 - [Alhazred]
Yeah, it has.
00: 05 - [Cain]
I haven’t heard from you in a month. Is everything okay?
00:05 - [Alhazred]
Things have been hectic around here. Sorry if I worried you.
00:05 - [Alhazred]
Actually, I was wondering if you’re familiar with this App.
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00:06 - [Alhazred]
Ring any bells?
00:09 - [Alhazred]
If not, never mind.
00:09 - [Cain]
I know of it. That's rumored to have mysterious powers.
00:09 - [Alhazred]
So you have heard of it!
00:09 - [Alhazred]
If you don’t mind, could you tell me what you know?
00:10 - [Cain]
Sure, but I’d rather not type it.
00:10 - [Alhazred]
Is there a problem?
00:10 - [Cain]
No, it’s just that it might take a while to explain over chat.
00:10 - [Cain]
Do you think we could meet somewhere in person tomorrow?
00:10 - [Cain]
If memory serves, you live in Shinjuku, right?
00:10 - [Alhazred]
Yes, that’s right.
00:10 - [Cain]
Then shall we meet at Ikebukuro Station’s West Exit at 11 am?
00:10 - [Alhazred]
Really? Ikebukuro?
00:10 - [Cain]
Do you mind?
00:10 - [Alhazred]
No, it’s fine.
00:10 - [Alhazred]
I appreciate you taking time out of your schedule to meet me.
00:10 - [Cain]
Not at all. I’ve wanted to meet you in person for some time.
00:10 - [Cain]
Well then, I’ll see you tomorrow.
00:10 - [Alhazred]
See you tomorrow.
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I woke up feeling sore and dazed in my bed trying to gather my thoughts together as I sat up in my bed. Grabbing my phone that was on the desk near my bed to look at the time. Seeing that it was early still I decided to get up just to get the day started even if I didn’t want to get up.
Getting out of my bed only in my boxer I yawn as I stretched my body getting ready to get dressed. I only had a bunch of school uniforms to wear so I didn’t have a lot to choose from to wear. ‘When I get money I will definitely buy more clothes. Just wearing a uniform is so boring.’
I put on my clothes rather quickly and look into the mirror that was in my room making sure to take care of my really messy bed hair that didn’t want to settle down. After a few moments of me trying to take care of it I gave up with a sigh when I realized I could only fix my hair somewhat.
I left my room with my phone with me just in case I needed it as I headed to the bathroom to brush my teeth. After a few moments in the dorm bathroom making sure that I looked presentable I finally left still feeling a bit annoyed that I couldn’t fix my hair that much . As I was walking back to my room I ran into Shiro who seemed surprised to see me. It was silent between us for a while before Shiro cleared his throat with a nervous expression.
“G-Good morning, Masato. Were you able to sleep last night?” Shiro looked at me nervously, not making direct eye contact which caused me to feel nervous too. ‘Is it because of the kiss we shared? Is he still thinking about it? I was thinking about it all night and I am surprised I actually manage to fall asleep at all.’
“Well. . . T-Thinking of you kept me awake. .” I awkwardly scratch my cheek feeling my face grow warm. It got quiet between us again and only the sound of birds chirping could be heard as Shiro processed what I just said to him.
“W-What?! How can you. . .?! Then again. . . What I asked of you. . . B-But in a sense, that was unavoidable. . . Th-That first ki--. Ahem. That is. . . L-Let’s keep that between us, ok? It would be for the best.” I nod agreeing with Shiro seeing as I didn’t want things to get weird between us. I would rather us get closer so that we can move past what could have most likely been my first kiss.
“So did you sleep well last night? You are up pretty early.” I was kind of surprised he was up this early but I guess he had to be up early since he was the class representative in the school. I only woke up this early due to being so tired from everything I had to do for a long amount of time.
“Hm? Me? Well. . . As you can see, I didn’t get much sleep at all. But I have a habit of waking up early, so I get up naturally at 6 in the morning. It goes without saying that as the class representative, I must present a good, disciplined example for others. I strive to maintain this mentality even on my days off. If I allowed myself to take it too easy, it would lead to negligence.” Shiro was basically shining as he spoke, being proud at how serious he took his role as the class representative and I couldn’t help but be impressed at how serious he was.
As we were talking I could hear footsteps coming towards us and when I looked to see who was coming towards us I couldn’t help but smile wide at Moritaka who was walking around holding his sword on his back. He noticed us and walked towards us with a smile on his face and I could see his tail wagging behind him excitedly.
“Good morning, Shiro! And good morning to you, Masato!” Moritaka stopped in front of us greeting us with a nod of his head, making him look so adorable in my eyes. ‘I really want to pet him all over like a puppy but that could be seen as rude. I am so conflicted. . .’ While I was having an internal battle Shiro greeted Moritaka back with a serious look on his face.
“Shake!” I couldn’t help myself so I just held my hand in front of me with a smile on my face as I waited for Moritaka reaction. I remember that he reacted nicely to this when we met for the first time and I just wanted that to happen again.
“Woof!” Moritaka put his hand into my hand without hesitation, making me smile at that. He even had his tongue out as his hand was in my hand. I reached up and patted his head feeling happy when he rubbed his head against my head. I was disappointed when he backed away from me quickly.
“Huh? Hang on! You’ve got it all wrong! I am not a dog! I implore you to refrain from toying with me!” I just smile at him not feeling sorry for messing with him. ‘I really want to mess with him even more. I wonder if he would roll over if I asked him?’
“By the way, Moritaka, I have a message for you. Ryota asked if you could visit him in his room so that he can thank you.” Shiro cut in, making Moritaka look at him confused for a while but I could understand what Ryota was talking about. ‘Ryota still needs to give me that bath reward for keeping my promise. I will never forget when he promised me.’ I could feel my nose start to itch as I thought about the bath reward I was promised.
“Thank me? Ah. . . for yesterday. Ugh, I would’ve been fine with anything but getting soaked like that. . .!” Moritaka shiver as he remembers what he had to go through and I could only light a candle for him in my heart in sympathy for what he went through.
“Soaked? What in the world happened?” Shiro looked at Moritaka with his eyebrows raised in confusion as he tried to understand what he was talking about. I could only put my hand on Shiro's shoulder as I shook my head at him.
“N-Nothing! I would prefer to leave it in the past, so please don’t concern yourself!” Moritaka was waving his hands in front of him frantically trying to keep Shiro from asking more which only made him let out a confused sound as he tried to understand why he didn’t want to talk about what happened.
“I appreciate Ryota’s sentiment. However, I won’t be returning home until late due to some personal business. I would appreciate it if you would let him know that I shall call upon him at a later date.” Moritaka was calm again and started to turn away to leave to go off to where he needed to go at the moment.
“Sure. I’ll tell him. Oh, and when you go out, don’t forget to-” Shiro was cut off by Moritaka who nodded his head in understanding at what Shiro was going to say to him. “Return before curfew? I am well aware of the rules, class rep. Now, if you’ll excuse me. I must go! I hope you two have a wonderful day!”
Moritaka walked away from us as he went to where he had to go leaving me and Shiro behind. I was going to go back to my dorm when Shiro stopped me by grabbing my hand. I looked at him confused and he avoided my eyes with an awkward expression.
“Can you come to my room? I want to talk to you about something important.” Shiro let go of my hand as he scratched his face with an awkward expression. I could only nod my head and follow after him as he took me to his room with a bunch of thoughts going through my head at the moment. ‘What is going to happen in his room? Is it something scandalous?!’
I thought of different situations that could happen while we were walking to Shiro room that kept getting more mature as I thought more. When we finally got to his room my thoughts were in overdrive. I awkwardly sat in the chair from his desk as I waited for Shiro to start speaking.
“Sorry for asking you to come to my room. Due to the nature of the topic, I wanted to keep this as confidential as possible. Last night, well. . . A lot happened. Let’s start by writing down the events to sort it all out. This is how we always do things at committee meetings.” Shiro came over to his desk and grabbed a journal that was near me and opened it in front of me. He was close to me and I could smell him which caused my head to get all weird as I try to focus on what he was saying.
“First, I was attacked. The App gave me powers. . . Both you and I are in possession of these strange powers. Then there was that mysterious guy from some Sakimori family. . . And. . .” Shiro trails off mid-sentence and I look at him confused as to why he stops talking and writing. I could see he was hesitating to continue.
“Shinjuku was destroyed by that bizarre colossus I somehow invoked, and then we. . . fixed it. It all sounds so ridiculous! Like something out of a daydream, and yet. . . It was real. Deep down, we both know it. The corpses scattered throughout the city, the stench of death in the air. . . It’s just too realistic to deny.” It got quiet between us for a while as we processed what we saw yesterday and how everything was destroyed and everyone was dead.
“I would’ve been lost without you. I want to thank you again, properly. I’m so grateful. Because of you, I. . . When we. . . I mean, um. . . I-It’s not that I mine! I mean, it was you, so I, uhh. . .” Shiro moved away from me as he averted his eyes as his face grew red as he recalled what we had to do to resolve the incident which caused my face to grow hot as well.
E-Even now, when I think back. . . I’m so embarrassed. I feel like my face is on fire. But. . . Well. . . I just want you to know that I don’t regret any of it.” I could feel my heart beating fast at what Shiro said, feeling like my head was going all over the place as I tried to process what he just said to me.
“A-Ahem. Let’s move on. Um, let’s see. . . Th-That’s right! There’s something I wanted to check with you, if you don’t mind. I don’t have any concrete evidence, so keep in mind that this is just a theory. . . Ryota told me that right before he met you, the gate in Shinjuku was shining brightly. Maybe, just maybe, there’s a possibility that you came from another world too. You obviously appear to be human, but. . . perhaps you’re actually a Transient?”
I could feel gears turning in my head at what he just said. Salomon said I was summoned here and that I had a summoner. From what I learned, Transients are from other worlds so wouldn’t that mean I am one too? “I. . . I guess you might. . . be right?” I don’t feel like Shiro was wrong but I feel like maybe there was more to it. It was too much thinking for me right now so I just agreed.
“I thought so. Thank you for answering. My knowledge is pretty general, so I can’t say whether you are or not with complete confidence, but. . . Transient as we know them are typically identified by having physical attributes that differ from those of humans. Ryota may have told you this already, but some obvious examples of this are horns, skin color, tails, and fur. We’ve all seen this to be true, and as a result it’s treated as common knowledge. That’s why the people from our world determine whether or not someone is a Transient by checking for such features. But I wonder if it’s really true that all Transients differ physically from regular humans. Is it a prerequisite? I conclude that the answer is no, and we simply aren’t aware of any Transients that aren’t obvious. There’s no logical necessity for Transient to have inhuman features. That’s the conclusion I’ve come to, anyway. As a Gate is a doorway to another world, it should be entirely possible to summon a human from another world into this one. And . . . Above all. . . If you say you’re from a different world. . . If you say so, it must be true. That’s what I believe.” I could feel my head going in circles as I processed all the information Shiro just gave to me. It does make sense if people can be summoned from other worlds obviously humans can be summoned from other worlds too. So it means it is really possible I am a Transient.
“Hey. . . Masato? I’m not even sure whether I should even ask this, knowing you’ve lost your memory, but. . . Do you. . . Well, do you want to go home? Back to the world you originally came from? The one you don’t really remember? Even if, hypothetically, that world was worse than this one?” Shiro was looking at me seriously with a nervous expression on his face and I could feel myself freeze as he asked me this question.
The answer should be obvious yet I am having a hard time answering him right now. I should want to go back to where I came from but at the same time I really like it here. I feel like this question shouldn’t be this hard to answer. “I. . . I don’t know. . . Sorry.” I didn’t look at Shiro as I gave him my answer feeling confused at what I should be feeling at the moment.
“I see. Yes, of course. Sorry for asking such a strange question. Regardless of whether you’re a Transient from another world or not, I think you should get your memory back. And when you do. . . I want you to tell me once again how you feel. Until then, I’ll do what I can to aid you in that quest. Let me help you get back to your world. I think that’s the least I can do to express my gratitude. So let’s stick together, even if it’s for a short while.” Shiro smiled at me and I smile back at him even though I had a lot of emotions going through me at the moment feeling confused at my lack of firm answer.
“Why don’t we start by looking into the App? We don’t really know anything about it, after all.” Shiro took out his phone from his inner pocket which was completely ordinary which completely suited him with his personality.
I got close to him as he unlocked it and started up an app with a big magic circle as its icon. As it opened SUMMONS appeared on the loading screen. It’s an SNS app that offers free calls, messaging, and chat rooms, with a growing user base composed mostly of local students.
If Shiro who seems like a type who doesn’t get involved with these types of things know about it then this App has to be really something. But as well-known as it is, it’s still just a normal app.
“. . . Or so we thought. Until last night, at least. Then my Sacred Artifact, the Book, and your Sword. And that’s not all. We’ve seen several Sacred Artifacts with our own eyes. This App has granted us mysterious powers that can only be described as magic. But how can such things even exist? I can’t even begin to imagine. Is it a virtual reality trick? Or 3D holograms? Even if such things were possible, they wouldn’t explain what happened last night. In all likelihood, this App still has several more functions. I’m especially curious about. . . This grayed out Guild and Guild Rank, which I’m not able to open. . . What could they be? In Europe, guilds refer to groups of workers, don’t they? I wonder if this feature unlocks once users gather in a group. And this Guild Rank. . . Does it mean there are rankings among these so-called guilds? If so, what happens when your rank goes up?” I wonder if Salomon knows more about the App since he did appear when I first used the App. I should probably ask him later when I am alone without Shiro near me.
“Hmmm. . . There’s just too much that we don’t understand. The real problem is that we’re not able to use anything outside of the preset functions of the App. Is there a secret code, or some kind of special command required? Or maybe we need some kind of accessory? That man with the Katanas, Sakimori. . . He seemed to know a bit about it, but. . . We have no way of contacting him ourselves. Besides, he said if we meet again, he’ll take the App away from us. If you came into this world through the power of the App, it must be a vital clue. We can’t afford to lose it. It would be best not to deliberately try to contact him. If we run into him, he might lop off our heads, never mind our arms. To tell you the truth. . . I couldn’t sleep last night. I was online until late, tracking down any info I could. I contacted several people I know, and one of them got back to me with something that might- -” As Shiro was talking to me he was cut off when the door was open and a sleepy Ryota walked in rubbing his eyes.
“Mornin’. . . Mmm. . . So sleepy. . . I slept in so long. Man, you can’t catch a break from Mr. Jinn. . .” I looked at Ryota with excited eyes as I saw him wanting to hug him and his chubby stomach. ‘He chubby stomach looks like it needs to be touched right now. Wait no! I am having a serious conversation. I will do it later.’
“Oh, good morning Ryota” Shiro gave Ryota a nod as he came in farther in the room closing the door behind him. He went to sit on Shiro's bed smiling happily as he took out a lollipop to snack on. “Morning, guys! I was told you’d be in here.” He was looking at us with a curious look as he wondered what we were doing.
“You should’ve at least fixed your hair before coming over. We might not have school, but you shouldn’t let yourself get sloppy.” Shiro hand went to Ryota and tried to fix the cute bed hair he was currently rocking at the moment but gave up when it wouldn’t settle down.
“Whoops, have I got bed head? Hehe, that’s cause I was out like a light last night.” Ryota just smiled as he put a hand to his messy hair, not caring that it was messy at the moment and I envy that since I can’t handle it if my hair is messy at all. It may take away from my charm.
“Ryota, why do you always. . .” Shiro put a hand to his head as he sigh but shook his head not continuing what he was going to say to a smiling Ryota who was humming happily at the moment. “Never mind, I shouldn’t nag. I heard you were running around after me last night.”
“Don’t worry about it. I’m just glad you two came back safely. But you know, Shiro, it’s not like you’re going to get struck by lighting if you start being a little nicer to me. Don’t you agree, Masato?” Ryota look at me wanting me to back him up and I just chuckle at how childish he was at the moment.
“That’s neither here nor there. Good grief, don’t get ahead of yourself.” Shiro just shook his head at Ryota with a frown on his face not caring for his antics unlike me who was enjoying it. ‘Man, I am worried that Shiro doesn’t relax enough. I hope he will loosen up in the future.’
“Oh, by the way, I’m headed to Aoyama today.” Ryota looked at his phone to check the time and nodded his head when he saw the time. He got up from the bed and stretched his body out. Shiro looked at him in confusion wondering why he had to go to Aoyama today.
“I really worked my connections tryin’ to find you, and I inconvenienced a lot of people. I need to run a few errands to repay them for the trouble.” Shiro looked shocked then apologetic when he realized that Ryota had to run errands due to him and I was worried he would get upset again.
“That’s. . . Well, I’m sorry.” Shiro apologized to Ryota who got surprised at how upset Shiro got and quickly waved his hands in front of him trying to cheer him up.
“Oh, don’t worry about it! I didn’t mean it like that. My bad. But. . . Let’s see. . . You could probably make it up to me by doing my math homework, say, three times, and we’ll call it- -” Ryota was trying to make Shiro agree to do his homework in a roundabout way but Shiro gave him a hard look which caused him to stop talking.
“I can’t do that! Homework is homework. It’s something you ought to do for yourself.” Shiro was like a mother who was scolding her child for not doing their homework and I could help but laugh at that ignoring the betrayed look Ryota sent me.
“Yeah, yeah. I thought so. Tyyypical Shiro. Well, I wouldn’t have you any other way, but. . . Anyway, I’m gonna get ready and head out. I’ll bring back somethin’ tasty for you guys! Oh, and if you find out anything about the App, be sure to let me know!” Before Ryota went through the door he opened he turned back to us to tell us that making me and Shiro surprised.
“You were listening in on us?!” Shiro and me looked at each other wondering how much he heard. It would be totally awkward if he heard that we kissed each other during yesterday's events but it was for the greater good!
“Of course. My ears hear it all! You’d better not keep me outta the loop! I’ll see if I can gather some info, too. I may not seem like it, but I’ve got pretty good connections! Well, I’m off for real this time. Cya!” Ryota left us with a smile as he closed the door behind him to go to Aoyama for his errands.
“Sheesh. . . Ryota can be unexpectedly sharp sometimes. It’s frustrating that I can’t tell him off for the way he acts, considering that he went to such trouble for me. . .” Shiro let out a sigh as he shook his head. He looked at his phone again and noticed the time making his eyebrows raise in concern.
“Shoot, it’s getting late. We don’t have much time. What were we talking about. . .? Oh, right. I was saying that a friend of mine mentions something that might lead to some new information. As it happens, I’m about to meet them to discuss it. I want you to come along, if possible.” I got up from the chair I was sitting nodding my head at Shiro curious about the person we are going to meet.
“Sure, what’s this person like?” When I asked that Shiro awkwardly avoided my eyes and cough into his fist making me look in confusion at why he was acting like this.
“W-Well, it’s a little embarrassing, but. . . This is actually my first time meeting this person, although we’ve interacted quite a bit online. We met in a chat room of a certain site. They seem to be scholarly, earnest, and well-mannered. We have enough of a connection that we communicate in private, too. I’m grateful that we’ve grown so close.” I was looking at Shiro feeling conflicted since I am happy he had a close friend but at the same time they have never met before so I am worried that the person will be a creep. ‘Well, now I definitely have to go with him. Just to make sure he is safe.’
“We’ll be meeting in two hours, at 11 a.m. We arranged to meet up in Ikebukuro. I actually don’t know Ikebukro very well. If it was Jinbocho, I could navigate with confidence, but. . . I’ve been told to not go near Ikebukuro since I was a child, so I’ve always avoided it. Kengo knows more about the area, but on days off, he always. . .” Shiro slowly stopped talking as he started to realize something and I just looked at him curiously.
“Hey. . . Shiro? Are you still with me?” I was poking at a frozen Shiro who stopped talking as if he shut down like a computer as he was processing something. I was getting worried until Shiro let out a loud sound of realization making me flinch.
“Oh! We have a day off! No wonder I haven’t seen him all morning.” Shiro quickly left his room and I followed after him wondering where he was going. He got to a dorm room and opened the door looking around the room quickly.
“Kengo! Where did Kengo go?!” Realizing that Kengo wasn’t in his room Shiro cursed to himself realizing that Kengo managed to leave the school without him knowing.
“Damn, he only ever wakes up early on days off! I got careless because I’ve been busy with my own problems! He’s always been like this. I basically have to make sure he goes to school everyday! And when we get a day off, I look away for one second and he disappears! What do I do with him!?” Shiro was basically turning into a demon as he rant about Kengo and I just nod my head in understanding at their relationship.
“You guys are really close, huh?” I felt a little envious of their relationship wondering if I had someone like that too. ‘I wonder if there is someone who is worrying about me right now? Wondering where I am at the moment.’
“Ah. . . S-Sorry for losing my composure there. We’ve known each other since we were kids. His parents personally asked me to. . . Nevermind, we have more important things to worry about. Where did he run off to. . .? No, if he left early in the morning on a day off, there’s only one place he would go. Sorry, Masato, new plan! We’re heading to Ikebukuro right now! I’ll explain on the way! Hurry, before he does something stupid!” Shiro quickly left Kengo room and I followed after him surprised at how fast he was going.
After we left school, Shiro quickened his pace and kept going until we reached the place that Kengo was at. “This is Ikebukuro, the center of Tokyo’s Toshima ward. To be honest, I didn’t want to bring you to a dangerous place like this, but. . .” I looked around Ikebukuro not seeing how this place was so bad like Shiro said it was.
“Dangerous? But it seems pretty normal. Sure I occasionally hear unsavory stuff about Ikebukuro, but that's pretty much like that for any other place.” When I said that Shiro looked at me blankly and I felt like I said something weird but I don’t think that Ikebukuro was that dangerous.
“You say Ikebukuro isn’t dangerous? You think it’s normal? How can you even. . . Is it possible that there was an Ikebukuro in your world too, Masato? Well, I don’t know what Ikebukuro you knew was like but. . . Our Ikebukuro is the kind of place women and children are told to stay away from. I want you to remember that. It’s the center of Tokyo's underground, where the hot-blooded congregate. I’ve heard it wasn’t so bad before I was born, but now. . . That’s the kind of place it’s become.” I felt like maybe the Ikebukuro I was thinking about was probably not the Ikebukuro Shiro was talking about. Maybe it is something I am thinking about from my original world.
“And Kengo likes to hang out here?” I wonder why Kengo would come to a dangerous place like Ikebukuro on his days off from school. I thought he would probably enjoy going to an arcade or something like that.
“He’s here to fight. They hold street fights throughout the area for the sake of entertainment. Anytime, anywhere. You might think that sounds cool, but really, they’re just out-of-control brawls. It’s barbaric.” Shiro was frowning and his expression wasn’t doing so well either. I wonder why Kengo likes to do street fights?
That’s why Kengo is here. He just wants to show off his strength. He’s been like this since we were kids. As if acting this way could ever make a difference. It won’t change anything” Shiro was muttering to himself angrily his expression was a mixture of contempt and remorse. I didn’t know what to say to him since I didn’t know why he was like this either.
“Aw yeeeaaaaahhhhhhh! Who’s next?! Bring it on, suckers!” In the distance me and Shiro could hear a familiar voice causing me and Shiro to look in the direction it came from.
“Speak of the devil. . . We still have some time before the meeting. Come on.” Shiro started to walk in the direction that he heard Kengo still with a bad expression on his face and I just followed behind him quietly deciding that being silent was best for right now.
When we finally arrived at where Kengo was a we saw an Therian get knocked to the ground by Kengo who was just smirking at them. “What’s the matter? That's all you got? You’re all talk! Damn! That ain’t even a warm up!”
Kengo was slowly getting surrounded by a group of people who wanted to fight him which caused him to scoff at them. “Ha! You think you can win with sheer numbers? Pathetic. . . Get lost. You’re not even worth my time.” Kengo was glaring at the group of people who were going to surround him which caused me to frown at how he was acting.
“Well that didn’t take long. As usual, he’s smack dab in the middle of the worst possible scenario. Doesn’t this idiot realize he could get expelled at any moment for such violent behavior!?” Shiro was glaring at Kengo with such force I was worried that he would shoot lightning at him through his eyes.
“I doubt he would care, even if he did. He’d probably just shrug it off and leave school. But I can’t just pretend I didn’t see this! As class representative, I have a duty to stop this violence!” Shiro walked towards Kengo ignoring that he was getting surrounded and I followed after him concerned for his safety.
“Hey! Kengo! What the hell do you think you’re doing?!” Shiro shouted at Kengo who froze in shock at the sight of Shiro and I saw a flash of worry in his eyes that quickly turned into anger.
“Shiro?! What are you. . .? Damn it!” I notice that Kengo seemed to be unnaturally flustered by Shiro's appearance causing me to wonder if something is happening to him at the moment.
“What’re you doing here?! Why do you gotta come all the way here on your day off? You planning to get in my way again, you little suck-up?” Kengo march toward Shiro with a pissed off expression on his face and I move away from Shiro trying not to get in the way of a fight between childhood friends.
“Excuse me? Get in your way?! What are you even doing in such a seedy place to begin with?! Make one call off-campus and you’ll be suspended! Or, worse, expelled! You need to realize you’re treading on thin ice!” Shiro matched Kengo's pissed off expression as he glared right back at him and I swear I could see fire appearing behind both of them.
“I told you a million times! I don’t care if I get expelled!” Kengo shouted at Shiro whose eyes flashed with annoyance at Kengo's attitude. “You might not care, but I do!” I was getting worried that they would start fighting each other when I noticed that people were coming toward them ready to attack them.
“Guys! Behind you! They’re coming!” I quickly summoned my sword from the App getting ready to fight when my jaw dropped open at how in sync Kengo and Shiro was at the moment.
“Shut up and sit down, you weak-ass Therian!”
“We’re busy! Stay out of this, you delinquent Therian!”
“Holy hell! Wow, you two are perfectly in sync!” I was impressed at how they perfectly worked together but I realized I could deal with that later when I dealt with all the people who were attacking us at the moment.
