Disclaimer: Svantje is owned by Yujonokage
So, Let's Play!
They weren't too sure how it came to this but both Hogo Oshiro and Svantje Köhler came face-to-face in front of Miwa Squad's Operating Room.
Both of them gave each other kind smiles with the female waving and the male holding a puppy in his arms. He still gave a bow to her out of respect.
The two of them were friendly enough to get along well, neither one having any sort of reason to not like the other. The only thing was that they had hardly spoken to each other. The reason for that was less that they didn't know each other and more about them never actually finding the time to speak to each other. Now was a good chance to speak, but there were more important things. Like the reason they were at that particular room.
Oshiro was the first to speak up. He made sure to keep his voice even and polite, making it so that he would treat her with a good amount of respect.
"If you don't mind me asking, why did you come over here, Köhler-san? Did you also need something from Miwa Squad perhaps?"
"Mah~ So stiff~ Well, I'm just here to hang around. Nothing really important. I have the day off so I thought I would come see these guys. You?"
"I had let Kodera-kun borrow something of mine. I'm just here to get it back. I had forgotten to get it back, now someone also needs it."
"Jeez. Are you even going to keep it for yourself? You're just taking it back to let someone else use it."
"That is fine. If I can help others in any way then I am fine with it. So never feel like there is no reason to ask me for any help."
"Uwah~ So sparkly~ That halo of hair really makes it seem like you're an angel! Too cute!"
Oshiro went a bit red at the compliment, remembering all the times his boyfriend had told him that. This was different, and much more innocent, but he still found that it was an exaggeration to call someone like him an angel.
Not wanting to seem rude, he continued the conversation while knocking on the door. It was only polite to make sure that they were allowed in instead of barging in like his teammate's would normally do.
As they spoke more, Svantje waved to the small puppy in his arms. She had seen him with Taka and Sturm before and already knew his name. It was common knowledge that he was under the ownership of Oshiro, but that still didn't seem like enough for the two to find a way to converse.
This was the perfect chance for them.
It took only a few seconds for someone inside of the room to walk up to the door and open it for them. The person was Tsukimi, who was holding her finger to her lips as if to keep them quiet.
"Miwa-kun is actually asleep, so please keep your voices down."
The two B-Ranks nodded their heads while making their way into the room. From what they could see, Tsukimi had been drinking some tea by herself while Miwa slept in the room in the back.
Oshiro gently placed Krümel on the ground before giving a bow to the Operator.
"Sorry for interrupting you, Tsukimi-san. I didn't expect Miwa-kun to be sleeping."
She waved her hand while going back to her tea. Next to her was a small box with a note in the top.
"It's no problem. I already know why you are here and have it ready to give back to you. There's also a note thanking you."
"Hm. There was no need for that."
Svantje moved a bit to see over Oshiro's shoulder. She couldn't tell what was in the box because it was closed, but she at least wanted to see the note.
"If you don't mind me asking, what did you let him borrow?"
She could see Oshiro go a bit more red while Tsukimi gave a small laugh.
She tilted her head for a second before quickly covering her mouth with a gasp. A certain thought came to mind, prompting her to give him an odd look while grinning.
He shrunk back a bit at that.
"Could it be some 'manly' things~? You look like an angel but could you really be a little devil~ And it seems that Shouhei is also like that's~"
Tsukimi let out another laugh.
"N-no...! Oops. Sorry." Lowering his voice, Oshiro explained what was in the box while his face seemed to only get more red. "Misaki-san had gotten Kodera-kun to read one of her original manga. He seemed to like it and was going to buy some more volumes. I had told him that I have every volume and would let him borrow them to catch up."
"Oh~ You should have said so!"
"You didn't give me a chance to..."
"So, what was the series? A doujinshi?"
Oshiro turned around and gently opened the box behind him. He pulled one of the volumes out before handing it to Svantje.
The cover had a boy around his age holding a large paint brush while a girl stood next to him, dots of color floating around her. In comparison, the boy seemed to just blend into the background with his gray color scheme while the girl stood out due to all the color being around her.
On the cover, the words "Weather Painter! Love Shot, Kyun!" were written in different colors. "Weather Painter!" was colored a dark and dull gray while "Love Shot, Kyun!" was bright and full of life.
"Oh! This one! Yeah! She sometimes goes over to ask Lukas for help on this one when she's in her All-Nighter Mode. It's not a pretty sight."
She could vividly remember how Suzume would always look as if the world was just going against her with her, normally nice, hair being all over the place. Her clothes, normally fashionable, were hanging off of her like they were threatening her by sliding off. Their colors were all over the place and she always seemed to just throw on whatever was near her. Once it was all over, she would either sleep in for a day or go to the base and end up sleeping at the booths or in her squad's room. She once fell asleep during sniper practice and had to be carried off by Satori.
But that is a story for another time.
Her cousin, while looking better than Suzume when they were finished, was far worse. He was already someone you did not want to be around after just waking up. When he had to help her all night long and got little sleep he would end up as a terrifying person for the whole day. He usually found times to take some naps during the day, but that didn't happen every time. She could see the faces of the poor people who had ended up running away after receiving a glare from him before.
It was actually kind of amazing when she thought about it.
Shaking her head free of those memories, she handed the book back.
"So now someone else wants to borrow them? I guess that makes sense. Suzu-nee-chan is pretty popular, isn't she?"
"Her works sell quite well. It's to be expected when she takes into consideration what her readers want and like. Her art style is also nice, clean and smooth."
"Misaki-san is pretty amazing, when she wants to be."
Svantje nodded her head, already knowing what that girl was capable of as both a person and an agent.
"Well, I suppose I should be going now. Sorry to have interrupted you."
"You already said that."
"Oh yeah... Sorry."
The two girls couldn't help but giggle at the innocence coming from the dual-color haired captain.
He looked around a bit to see where his dog was, choosing to not hear the giggling. It took him a few seconds to find Krümel in the other room, sitting in front of a sleeping Miwa.
He went over to get the dog as the pup started licking Miwa's hand.
"Krümel-kun, no. We need to let Miwa-kun sl-... Uh... Miwa-kun... What are you doing...?"
Oshiro had grabbed Krümel from the ground like he had wanted, but was a bit surpsied when he felt a hand on his, as well as another one on Krümel's. The two of them were getting their heads petted.
The person responsible for petting the, was none other than Miwa, who looked to still be sleepy.
"There, there. Good boy."
"Miwa-kun, I understand you saying that to Krümel-kun, but... I am not a dog."
Miwa muttered something under his breath before moving his hands to scratch behind both Oshiro and Krümel's ears.
Oshiro, having finally cooled his face down, went back to being red from having Miwa scratch behind his ear.
"Miwa-kun, I think it's time for you to wake up!"
He could hear the two girls in the other room laughing at them.
He gently shook the A-Rank while holding his dog with one arm.
After a few more shakes he managed to wake the other boy up. Miwa was clearly still tired so he helped him walk over to where Svantje and Tsukimi were.
"Wakey-wakey, Shuji. The day is still young, we have things to do." She gave a quick look towards Oshiro while she continued. "Shishi even said he would join us today."
"Hm? Were we suppose to do something today?"
Oshiro tilted his head a bit to the side, not really following the conversation. He looked over at Svantje to see her giving him a look that said, "Help me out?" It was a look he was well aquatinted with after all the help he has given others.
His words from before came back to him. He had to,d her that she could ask for help whenever she needed it. This was the time for that. Although that didn't mean he didn't regret saying them or would reject. He was just that kind of guy.
"Miwa-kun, we just wanted to give you a fun day. We all work hard, why not have some fun every once in a while?"
Oshiro gave smile that seemed to make everyone else cover their eyes a bit.
It was amazing how bright he could be.
"We are friends after all."
Too bright! Way too bright! How can someone be so innocent and pure!? Ah! The moe level is crazy!
Svantje looked over to see how Miwa was reacting and saw him let out a sigh. It was a sigh of resignation, meaning they had succeeded in getting him to go with them.
"Fine. I'll go with you two."
"Thank you." Oshiro looked down at the pup in his arms. "I just need to drop Krümel-kun off first. I'll ask Haru-san if he is free to watch him. It shouldn't take too long."
"Gotcha~! Oh! Before you go!"
Svantje moved closer and out her lips to his ear.
"Could you leave your Trigger with us? I want to do something for Shuji."
Oshiro raised an eyebrow but complied. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his Trigger. He handed it to her before making his way to the door.
"Well, I will see you all in a little bit."
"Hogo, do I need to be worried about what goes through your mind now?"
"Wh-what!? Why do you say that!"
"Because this idea isn't like you. Are you sure that your are fine? Does Kimura know you do these things?"
Svantje covered her mouth to hide her laughter while Miwa tried to pull Oshiro away from the edge of the roof.
The trio was currently standing on top of the Border base, in their real bodies. It had been suggested by Oshiro who, for one reason or another, had said that what they would do was going to be fun.
"Y-you have it wrong! I haven't done this yet! It was only to,d that this was a fun activity!"
Miwa stopped for a moment before pulling with a bit more force.
"You are too gullible and innocent. Don't listen to others when they say something lie, this is fun. I'll even help to track down the person who told you something so stupid."
It was actually pretty amazing.
People knew that Oshiro got along rather well with Miwa Squad, but no one would expect Miwa to act so concern over him. They really looked like friends. Rather, Miwa looked like someone having to protect a child.
Oshiro let out a small whine while managing to free himself from the other's grasp.
"Haru-san was the one who told me that he had fun doing this."
"What is 'this' anyways? You ever told us what we are doing up here."
"That's because Miwa-kun started to freak out for some reason."
"For some reason..."
"Well, Haru-san had said that he came up here with Awdry-kun and Midorikawa-kun before. The three of jumped off and created slides using Shield. They kept doing that until they reached the bottom."
Miwa quickly grabbed his hand once again, this time completely intending to get the boy off of the roof.
"Sorry I haven't been paying attention. I'll make sure that you don't have to hear those kinds of ideas again."
Svantje gave a laugh while pulling out her Trigger. Seeing the two boys like this was pretty fun to watch, but she figured she would help out a bit here.
"C'mon, Shuji. We can at least give it a try. What's the worse that can happen?"
"Hogo can get hurt."
"Miwa-kun! I'm not a child! What's worse, you aren't even denying it for a selfish reason! That hurts more than! Also, I am going to be in a Trion Body, so I won't get hurt!"
With that being said, Oshiro pulled out his Trigger as well. He said nothing as his real body was swapped out for a Trion-made one.
Svantje followed suit and turned in her Trigger as well.
Once the two were in their Trion Bodies they could see Miwa face palming at them both. The reason for this was simple - the two of them were wearing the Miwa Sauad uniform.
"Do you like it~? I made sure that we both had it! We pull it off rather well."
"Please note that I had no idea that this was what she wanted my Trigger for..."
Miwa had no clue as to how he was suppose to react at this point. He could see that he wasn't the only one either, so he just went with the first thing that came to his mind.
"We should just get down from here."
"I'm sorry I suggested this."
Svantje walked closer to the edge, speaking while turning around.
The smile on her face never left, giving the two boys a bad feeling. It was the kind of smile someone would find on a kid who was enjoying playing around. If this was any other situation then the two of them would be fine with that smile, but...
"Köhler-san, please don't-"
Before he could finish speaking, the girl had started to fall backwards.
The two boys rushed to the edge.
What they saw was...
"Woo! This really is fun!"
Using Shield to create a ramp, Svantje was sliding down and yelling like a child would on a playground. Sometimes the Shield would vanish, leaving her in a free fall, before being created once more. The Trigger-made slide got twisted and contorted in some areas, making it more of a swirl slide.
The two boys continued to look down in surprise. The idea sounded really stupid, and it was, but it also did look like fun.
Even so, Miwa turned to Oshiro.
"Ho-"
"Well, I suppose I should at least try it."
With that said, Miwa got the second scare of the day when Oshiro took a large leap off of the building.
He was in a free fall for a few seconds before he created a Shield-slide himself.
Compared to Svantje's, his was more refined and spread out, making it so that it was harder to just slip off. His slide had less curves and was more straight. At times there would be a loop that he used with the momentum he was generating. There were even some parts where he created ramps to do some tricks while in the air.
These two made him wonder just why he was friends with the both of them.
Feeling like he would get an earful later on if he didn't join them, he jumped off the building as well.
The wind pushed against him as he fell from the tall height. From his time in Border, he already knew what a free fall felt like, so he was fine with this.
Following the other two he created a Shield-slide under him. He positioned his body so that he was start sliding down it easily enough.
Unlike the other two, he couldn't get into the idea of making the slide twist and turn or have loops. Instead, he took it for what it was and simply slid down from where he had landed on the slide.
What he hadn't expected was for someone else to use their Shield to create a new path for him to follow.
Before he knew what was going on he was being tossed left and right on the new path created for him. Once he figured out the culprit he fixed his path using his own Shield.
It didn't stop there, not at all.
The moment he got back on his own path a loop appeared in front of him. He had no time to change his course again, meaning he went through the loop easily. That lead him to a ramp that tossed him into the air again.
If either of them end up telling Yosuke about this...
Miwa could imagine how just trouble his teammate would cause by trying this himself. He would likely being others into it and they would all create a large slide that encompassed the entire Forbidden Zone.
Not wanting to think about that kind of image anymore he went back to trying to correct his path.
He knew that he would have to give the other two a good smack for making his slide more crazy. Until then he figured he would at least try to enjoy it. If only for those same two people.
It was actually pretty amazing. What they were accomplishing today could surprise anyone who found out about it.
Hogo Oshiro and Svantje Köhler had managed to get Miwa Shuji to do things no one ever thought possible. The first had been getting him to create a slide using Shield to make his way from the roof of the Border base to the ground. The second was...
"Enjoy yourself a little. This is a festival! We're here to have fun!"
The second thing they had done was gotten him to go to a festival that night. That in itself was not an issue, or that shocking, what would have shocked people was a no he was wearing.
"Why am I wearing this again...? Actually, why are the two boys wearing this while the single girl is dressed regularly?"
"I didn't have time to get ready. Sadly~"
What was so amazing to see was that both Oshiro and Miwa were wearing yukatas while Svantje was in regular clothes. Miwa had somehow been convinced to wear a purple yukata while Oshiro wore a blue one simply because he felt bad for his friend.
The moment Yoneya and Izumi heard about Miwa going to the festival they instantly took this as a chance to go as well. That idea was quickly stopped by a right hook from one of Oshiro's teammates.
Now here they were, at the loud festival that had vendors yelling to get their attention and people walking around with their friends or just by themselves. Lights decorated the night while filling the area in a wonderful scenery that was currently be jotted down by two shippers.
Some posters were on display here and there for different activities that would be going on later on during the night. A few of the showed different games that would be played on a large stage while another said that a queen would be singing a song for them all.
The night was certainly lively and the two of them would make damn well sure that Miwa enjoyed it.
Even Miwa's lackluster enthusiasm wouldn't bring them down.
Like right now.
"My team as duty in about an hour so I need to leave anyways. ...Thanks for trying."
"Oh no you don't!"
Svantje was quick to grab his arm.
Miwa looked back to see her grinning up at him.
"We had asked around and Kako Squad said they were fine with swapping with you guys. You are completely free tonight!"
"..."
"What now?"
"Did you two know that Ninomiya Squad also has duty tonight?"
Svantje froze up for a moment while behind her Oshiro pulled out his phone.
Miwa wasn't too sure but he swore he heard Oshiro apologizing multiple times to the person on the other line. He even went so far as to bow even when the person couldn't see him bow.
He let out a small sigh before walking in the other direction.
"Fine. You two went through the trouble of bring me here..." He spoke while putting his arms in his sleeves. "I might as well enjoy this too."
"Right! Let's enjoy this three-person date! We can go to each of the booths and play around! Then we can go see Suzume-nee-chan perform before the fireworks! I found a great spot to watch them!"
Oshiro gave a sympathetic smile as he heard her continue on.
"Um... Köhler-san-"
"That's fine. We should get going then. You want to get to as many booths as possible before Misaki performs, right? Let's go then."
He looked over to Miwa with a smile.
He wasn't too sure if the other male would want to do all of that stuff so he had tried to stop Svantje before she continued, but it seemed like he was fine with doing everything she had said.
It was nice.
The three of them felt as if they could really just enjoy themselves here and not worry about other things too much. This was a night for entertainment and fun, so it was best that they put aside any bad thoughts to let this wonderful night take over them and shower them in its beauty.
It was a night to be the festival's escort.