Leon sighed inwardly as he approached the Fukahara building, invited to a game night by Ren.

I can't believe I said yes. He thought gloomily, walking inside the building. He sighed, dreading what game Ren picked.

Leon took the elevator to the top floor, where Ren, Asaka, and Suiko were sitting at a small table, with a very complicated board game sitting in front of them.

"Hello, Leon! Welcome to our little pow wow." Ren greeted, clapping his hands. "Today we are playing 'Orcs of Zongorith Forest, City of Beberith edition'"

Leon's eye twitched at the long name, confused. "So how to you play?" He asked, settling down on a chair.

"You can follow along." Ren smiled back. "Asaka, help set up the board please."

"Yes Ren!" Asaka responded, immediately working away.

Leon shifted uncomfortably as the board game was set up. He gave Suiko a questioning look, and she responded with a sympathetic one.

"Okay, we take three resource cards." Ren said, giving everyone three

Leon looked at his cards.

"Ah, don't look at them yet!"

Leon set the cards back down, startled.

"Now spit in hand of the person to your right." Leon said, and he felt Asaka take his hand, and something slimy going into it. He wrinkled his nose in disgust as he spit in Ren's hand.

"Now rub that hand with the hand of the person to your left, and swab it."

Leon did so as he was told, disgusted, as the swabs went in an envelope.

"Now we wait 5 days for the corresponding message."


5 days later

Leon sighed. He sat back down where he sat 5 days ago as Ren opened an envelope and gave everyone an index card.

"Now put on the item that corresponds to your card."

Leon put a cereal box on his head, Ren taped a keyboard to his chest, Suiko had bread tied to her shoulders, and Asaka had stickers on her face.

"Cereal box wielder rolls the 60 sided die."

Leon rolled the very large die and squinted at the tiny number.

"Um... I rolled a 57." He mumbled.

"Okay, now you have to go retrieve the fallen berry from the Roaring Mountain." Ren said, and Leon sighed, getting up.

Leon slumped back on the chair he was sitting on hours ago. He set the branch of berries on the table, panting. His legs felt like they were burning.

"What number am I thinking of?" Ren asked.

"23?" Leon guessed

"No, 8. Now you have to get the number 8 tattooed to your butt."

Leon sighed, getting up.


Leon thought he would never get a tattoo. He thought he was too noble for that. But here he was, pointing his rear up as the tattoo artist busily worked away.

"Hey, you wanted 'ate', not 'eight', right?" Asked the tattoo artist

"Uh... No."

"Shit."


Leon returned, feeling miserable. He felt like he dug his own grave.

Ren handed him a card. Leon took it, sighing.

Asaka handed him a jug of milk. Leon looked at Ren questiongly.

"Milk yourself." Ren responded flatly as he opened the jug of milk and pouring it on himself. The females did the same, and he hesitantly poured the cold liquid on himself.

Leon sighed again, drenched. Ren handed him the die, and he rolled it.

"4." Leon read.

"Congradulations, Leon. You get to go first!" Ren smiled.

Leon looked up.

What?!