"The new Reaper? What about her?" Joshua asked as he looked at the Conductor who had been staring at the young boy who was sitting in the giant, black chair. The young boy looked a bit questioning, not knowing what was going on nor what his Conductor wanted to tell him. In fact, the Conductor was shuttering a lot, trying to find his words which was unusual. Something was up with Megumi this time. Just what?
Joshua couldn't really tell nor tried to tell. He was just sitting there, staring right at Megumi with an unfazed expression and was just waiting for him to speak up. He will speak up eventually, he is just trying to find the right words at the moment… Probably. The Conductor was not someone to run, especially not from the Composer himself as both were sort of close. Conductor was still under the Composer yet still quiet high and one of the few Reapers who had direct contact with Joshua after all. So if there is something wrong he will say it as he already had started.
"I think I know how to put this" the Reaper finally spoke up and was ready to face the Composer again. "The new Reaper concerns me. A lot."
"Has she been offended by other Reapers?" Joshua asked yet Megumi shook his head.
"No. It's not that kind of problem. It is more coming from herself if anything else."
"Don't tell me you are trying to tell me she did massive rule breaking because I am not believing that."
"No no! Nothing of that sorts! I am just here to say that the complains about her are piling up from the previous Gamemasters."
Joshua rose one of his eyebrows. "Complains? What kind of complains?"
"She is an obstacle if anything else."
"An… Obstacle? What kind of obstacle?"
Megumi sighed. "How can I explain it in a way that you will not hurt such a Re-" "Just spit it out Megumi, I don't have all day" the Composer interrupted. "Besides, unless having a benefit from it I'm not interested in that. Just say it."
"According to the last six Gamemasters the Reaper is a nuisance. She cannot control her powers, makes Noises which go after Reapers despite not being able to hurt them and Player erasure happens on pure accident and not in the way the Gamemaster envisions it. Not to mention the-"
"Say no more Megumi" Joshua interrupted as he stood up and sighed. "Considers this dealt with sooner than you think."

And with that the Composer dismissed the Conductor. Just who were they talking about? This was very easy to answer.
The new Reaper is known as Mamori, Mamori Wakai.
Mamori is a Reaper since a few weeks by now. Back then she was a regular player, having played the game for ten weeks. Joshua first met her in person during her final week when he wanted to dispose of a Reaper in a more fun way instead of just going for direct erasure. She was his partner throughout the week and after a little troublesome Reaper's Game she had decided to become a Reaper once and for all, promising to work under his service.
Even the Composer admitted that the new Reaper had some potential in terms of abilities and it's a plus that she seemed also very loyal. Due to past circumstances it took time yet faster than thought she was probably one of the most loyal Reaper he could ask for.
But it doesn't take loyalty and potential alone to be a good Reaper. It takes more than that and he just heard from Megumi that she indeed lacked something.

Joshua heard footsteps coming closer to the Room of the Reckoning. They came closer and closer. He turned to the direction the steps were coming from and keeping staring there when they stopped.
He only saw a female standing right at the entrance. At first glance she looked like a normal female-Long, brown hair tied into a ponytail and green eyes. A white shirt with a red tie, above it a red jacket and a black skirt. Her stockings were white and her black shoes stuck out from them. Nothing out of the ordinary. Until someone would notice her black Reaper wings on her back. This was the only sign to tell someone that she wasn't as ordinary as it seems. The only sign to show someone that she is a Reaper.
"Uhm… Composer?" she suddenly asked when she realized she has been stared at, gulping for a quick moment. "You… Wanted me here?" Joshua nods as he made a motion with his hand that she shall step in, closer to him. She nodded and did as he signed her to do, soon standing right in front of him.
She only looked at him, probably waiting for something. After all, right now she had no idea what he called her here for. So she had no other response but to stare right at him.
He stared back at her, still sitting in his chair, trying to think how to say it best. Yet then he finally decided to just be straightforward, there is no need to beat around the bush after all.
"Mamori" he started. "We need to have a talk." "A… Talk?" she asked with a slight confusion yet also worry in her face. "Did I do something wrong? Did I upset you? Maybe I-"
"Calm down, I didn't even say anything yet."
"Why else would you-"
"May I speak up now?"
And this shut the woman in front of him up, making her nod slowly. Josh took a deep breath, then faced her directly again as he stood up, looking up to her face. Otherwise he would face an entirely different area as she was bigger than him, at least when it came to this form.
"Megumi informed me about your performance during the Reaper Games as a Reaper" he then began, his voice having an unusual serious tone to it. An obvious sign he was not messing with anyone at the moment. It was rare to hear but it was there… Sometimes at least.
"My performance?" the female Reaper repeated questioning. "Was it awful?"
"I wouldn't say awful. The erasure of Player ratio is impressive for a beginner. It has to do with your… Powers. You cannot control them I have heard."
"Cannot… Control them? How would one be able to-"
"Creation of Noises attacking Reapers, accidental erasure of too many Players. Many Gamemasters sent their complains straight to the Conductor about this. They said you are a… Nuisance."
Mamori looked at him a bit shocked, yet then shook it off and her expression turned into a very serious one again. "A nuisance huh? If that is the case I will take any punishment you will-" "Relax. I have not called you here to punish you" he interrupted the female Reaper, chuckling slightly at her response. "I have no interest in that. Besides, you are not the first Reaper who cannot control their powers. Big deal." He then walked past her, facing a wall directly within the room. "All you need is a little training" he added.
Mamori turned to him, looking at him yet he didn't seem to turn away from the wall anytime soon. "Training?" she asked as he nodded. "I convinced one of my best men to-"
But before Joshua could continue the wall was slammed down, revealing a pair of Reapers. One of them was a male, dressed like a pirate and having a giant scythe in his hands. His grin was rather sinister, making his presence a rather uncomfortable one.
Next to him was a blond girl. She looked average… At first. Yet her fox ears and her fox tail suggested otherwise as well as her reaper wings. She grinned in the same direction as the pirate Reaper yet with that grin she showed off her very sharp teeth.
Both were accompanied with a lot of smoke as well as a light shining right at them, putting them at the focus.
"Reaper training huh?" the male Reaper let out in a dark voice, laughing quietly. "Alright alright. Don't expect us to go e-"
"That was the wrong timing!" Joshua suddenly interrupted while throwing a random object right at both of the Reapers. The pirate dressed one realized, stopped his speech and quickly grabbed the blond haired girl to jump aside with her. "I said you two appear after I finished the sentence!"
"Sorry sorry" the male mumbled a bit annoyed. "Ki couldn't hold it anymore. She was so excited, even I couldn't hold her back any longer." "The pirate Reaper and Denki?" Mamori asked with a blank stare. "That was your best option?" "First off, it's Kaito!" the male Reaper in the pirate costume yelled. "Second, is that-"
Yet before it escalated the Composer stepped in between the two, drawing the attention right to him by saying:"Kaito might not look like it but he is one of the best Reapers there are in terms of erasure count. Not to mention he has a bit of experience with training Reapers."

And with that Joshua wished he was kidding. Kaito was indeed one of the more superior Reapers there were when it came to battle capabilities. If he wasn't restricted by the Composer himself he would erase all players within the first ten seconds of the game. Yet this is no fun to watch so Josh was forced to restrict the pirate Reaper erasure count to a maximum of five per game. No exceptions. Not to forget that he is one of the few Reapers banned from being Gamemaster, simply because of that. However, he made an excellent coach when it came to train Reapers due to this.
Hard to believe his Reaper partner Denki was longer a Reaper than Kaito was. She was nowhere near impressive. In fact… She was more on the dumb side and it shows with her behavior. She often had her fox ears and fox tail out, making her unable to speak besides making a 'nyeh' sound and her behavior was a lot like an actual animal. Not to mention she easily loses her orientation whenever separated from Kaito and despite smelling scents she tends to confuse them. Simple things are confusing for her and rarely will she get things right. A surprise she actually knows how to activate her Noise form with ease.

"Okay, let's cut to the chase" the pirate Reaper then spoke up in his normal tone. "We got another case of uncontrollable Reaper powers and I'm supposed to teach her alongside Ki cheering her on?" The fox Reaper in the meantime had gone into the corner, trying to chase her own shadow in the meantime because that seemed more interesting to her than the conversation going on at the moment. Yet they let her because that seemed to keep the blond haired girl entertained enough for quite some time.
"That'd be the short version, yes" the Composer nodded while both of the males gazes went over to Mamori, looking surprised at them while gulping and taking a step back. "She sucks at controlling them." "I am sorry?" she mumbled questioning, not knowing how to react to the entire situation now. Especially since the entrance. It put her out of her usual behavior and it showed.
Yet the pirate chuckled. "Hey hey hey. No sweat" he said as we walked up to her and grabbed her shoulder. "We're gonna fix that in no time!"
Little did Kaito know when he gave the thumbs up that this will be one of the hardest tasks he'd have to fulfill. If Megumi was not exaggerating and this goes on for weeks now even the pirate Reaper will have his struggles here and there, even if he keeps up with the most stupid Reaper in existence herself all day long.

"Not my problem anymore."

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