A preteen girl with black hair (not long not short) smiles professionally and announces to the camera, "Junior journalist Mariha Kia here! Mick doesn't own The King of Fighters, any other SNK characters, or anything else being referred to in King of Fighters: Mark of the Genocide! Like Cromartie High and other useless things!"
Another preteen girl with brown hair shouts to Kia, "Kia-chan, the camera's not responding well!"
"What?! Aisha-chan, not again!"
"Hmm, where's Mikazawa when you need him?"
"That guy's a freakin' robot!"
A teen guy with short black hair walks in and explains, "It's cool. He may know how to fix the camera!"
"Mick-sempai!" Kia yells ferociously.
"Oh, wait! Mikazawa isn't good with machines!" Mick remembers. "But we can just bring him here for the heck of it!"
Kia grabs Mick's collar and brings him to her face level. "Look here, Mick-sempai. I do not want that stupid rust bucket of a—"
The camera turns black and Aisha can be heard saying, "We are experiencing technical difficulties please wait…"
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In a rural area that is covered in flames, two figures can be seen from a distance. The enigmatic one has long white hair and burns not from the flames. The other, a youth, cries over a burning body, yet he too does not seem to burn.
"Kanashii… (Sad...)" the enigmatic one says.
"Kanashii? (Sad?)" the youth replies as he still cries.
"Omae no hajimari… (How you started...)" he turns around.
"Boku no...hajimari?...Nani wo...shimashita! (How I started? What have you done?!)"
"Issai wo arawashimasu. Machiru… (I shall reveal all. Just wait...)" the enigmatic one disappears in the flames.
"Doushite…A— (Why...A—)"
Somewhere near Angens, a city far east from Southtown, in a red airship, a tall young man with red eyes, a pale complexion, and blonde hair long enough to almost touch his shoulders observes the scenery. Only a few hours have passed before his encounter with the military and air force.
"Can the Sky Noah hold, Griever?" the young man turns around and asks the captain.
"Sir, during the fight, two small parts of the ship were set aflame. You remember, yes?" Griever, the captain, replies.
"Yes, what of it?"
"And we had to drop that cargo, since we had not the time to extinguish the flames."
"…What else?"
"That cargo carried the rest of our fuel supply."
"Impossible!" the young man was surprised to have heard that.
"With that on your mind, we'll have to land soon. Otherwise—"
"We shall not! I will have someone deliver fuel to the airship. We shall have the airship refueled in midair!"
"Let me finish: we only have enough fuel to fly for thirty minutes!"
"The choice is clear yet difficult for me to accomplish…"
"So, we either crash and sink to the bottom of the sea or land and save ourselves!"
"…The right choice it is then…"
"Your choice."
"…We'll land near that forest." The young man points to the west, "If there is a large enough clearing, we may land in the forest."
"Right choice." Griever whispers to himself.
"…We may have to recover, but this may be the hardest way to…"
At an apartment near Angens, a teenager with black hair long enough to cover his eyes awakens. After tossing and turning, he falls off his bed face-first and wonders about the nightmare he had just had.
"WAAAH! Itai! (That hurt!) That dream again…" he says to himself as he falls down then gets up.
He looks at the time and realizes that it is 9:30 AM. With that in mind, he knows that his elder sister is awake and that the bathroom will not be occupied for what may seem like hours.
He sighs and thinks, "Let's go, and stop dwelling on the past!" He exits his room and makes way to the bathroom but stops to think again, "But I have to wonder: was that man in the flame real or a just a dream?"
"OIII!!!" a young woman with green eyes, long black hair tied to a ponytail, and energetic appearance yells at his ear.
He could not help but cover his ears and yell out, "NAN DA YO, NEE— (What the hell, Nee—)" He pauses and realizes what he has done and apologizes, "Sumimasen, nee-san. Ohayou. (Excuse me, Nee-san. Good Morning)"
"Ne, Akira-kun, you had that dream again, didn't you?" Akira's sister asks.
"Ee, I did. The strange thing is that the number of times I've been dreaming that is becoming more and more frequent. Sooner or later, I might be dreaming of that while I'm awake." Akira answers.
"You mean a daydream?"
"A day-nightmare…"
"Maybe I should change the subject…Ne, Akira-kun, you do know what today is, right?"
"Thursday?"
"Un, remember that we're gonna go hiking today!"
"Eh? I forgot!"
"Hurry up and take a shower! Time is of the essence!" Akira's sister points to the bathroom.
"Hai! (Got it!)" Akira runs to the bathroom and closes the door.
"Hurry up! Remember that we are gonna buy some books and deliver them to Kiki!"
"…Can't she give me a little privacy!" he tries to ignore her but is failing.
She knocks on the bathroom door then says, "This was what she said: 'Ayumi-chan, please get me War and Peace, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Little Prince, and King Lear. I'll pay you back with interest! Just please get me those books!'"
"…Please leave me alone…Please leave me alone…" he practically begs in his mind.
"I think they are all related to royalty. I wonder why she would want to—"
"Ayumi-nee-san," Akira interrupts her.
"Nani? (What is it?)"
"Can you please…go prepare breakfast or something? I can't really—"
"You're just being too shy again, but alright. See ya downstairs!" Ayumi walks down the stairs. "I wonder if that helped him get that memory off his mind."
"Thank you for trying to help, nee-san…" Akira thinks as he is in the shower.
Meanwhile, the Sky Noah lands in a clearing at the nearby forest.
"Onii-sama, why did we flee? The Sky Noah would have been able to take those goons out! Besides, I needed to go buy a new wardrobe! My appearance was at stake!" a young woman with red eyes and long blonde hair complains to the young man.
"Rose, I apologize, but the lives of our crew were at stake. The Sky Noah would not have been able to fight back against twenty crafts and forty missile units," the young man replies.
Rose scoffs and retorts, "If Papa were here, he would have all of them taken out for his little princess!"
The young man turns away and looks at the ground as Rose glares at him.
"I understand her trying to make me forget, but I don't think I ever will…" Akira says as he dries off. After doing the things a regular person would do, he picks out a white t-shirt that is printed with the kanji for "heaven" and regular blue jeans, then proceeds to wear them.
"Akira-kun, breakfast is ready!" Ayumi calls from the kitchen downstairs.
"Hai! (Okay!)" Akira responds, takes a black jacket, then rushes down the stairs. "I wonder what nee-san has made today."
"Kore! (Here!)" Ayumi hands Akira a plate of waffles before he could reach the kitchen.
"Waffles?" he says as he stares at the plate in his hands. "This is…different…"
"I thought you would like it, since you've been reading that Snow Fairy manga thing recently— Sweety, I think?"
"It's called chicchaina yuki yousei SHUGA- (Little Snow Fairy Sugar)," Akira corrected Ayumi. "How do you know Sugar loves waffles?"
"I've read it while you were in high school last year," with a smile, Ayumi explains.
"Oh…You've been reading my manga without my permission?!"
"It's okay! I didn't shoot fireballs at it or anything!"
"She doesn't have the ability to shoot projectiles," Akira sighs then proceeds to the table to eat. "Where's the butter?"
"So, that's what I forgot to buy!" in a thinking pose, Ayumi says.
"NEE-SAN!"
"Onii-sama, may we go now? I'm not very accustomed to being surrounded by wild creatures!" Rose links arms with her brother as she whines, although there are hardly any animals in sight (especially from inside the ship).
"I will protect you from anything that happens, Rose," the young man responds. "Captain, what of the fuel?"
"Sir, we have asked for a delivery, but it will take about two weeks…" Griever replies.
"…Two weeks…" the young man responds.
"TWO WEEKS?!?" Rose yells. "Are we that far from civilization?!"
"Nope, the problem is that we need them to bring it without being noticed," Griever explains to Rose.
Rose just glares at Griever, as if he were not finished yet.
Griever figures out what is wrong and says, "…Rose-sama…"
"Good work, captain; but this will probably be the worst two weeks of my life!" Rose whines as she clings to her brother.
"Thank you very much!" the cashier replies after Ayumi has paid for the books.
"No, thank you!" Ayumi retorts, then looks around for Akira. "Akira-kun, doko ni iru no? [Akira-kun, where are you?"
Akira just stares at a bookshelf filled with manga.
"Ne, Akira-kun, ikimasu yo! (Alright, Akira-kun, let's go!)" Ayumi smiles as she points to the door.
"Love Hina, Samurai Deeper Kyo, SoulTaker, Naruto, Akazukin Chacha—"
"…Akira-kun, ikuyo! (...Akira, let's go!)" Ayumi then pulls Akira away from his trance by pulling him by the ear.
"Nan— oi! (Wha— Hey!)"
"Captain, do you think it a good idea to take Rose outside?" the young man asks Griever an out-of-nowhere question.
"Uh, Sir, I don't know Rose-chan as well as you do. So, if it is in her best interests, I would not know. However, if it is to make her get some fresh air, then, by all means go ahead!" Griever replies.
"…Is that so…"
"…Well?"
"Aya-san, please escort Rose outside the Sky Noah," the young man calls for one of the maids. "I shall be waiting outside for Rose."
"Hai, Bernstein-sama," a maid with brown eyes and short red hair answers, then leaves.
He then turns around and sees Griever staring at him. "…Captain, is there a problem?"
"'Bernstein-sama'?" Griever shrugs, then continues, "Since you are both Bernsteins, wouldn't it be confusing to call both of you that?"
"…How so?"
"I mean: if we are referring to Rose-chan and say 'Bernstein-sama', someone could misinterpret it and believe that we are referring to you!"
"…I do not understand…"
"Maybe it would be less confusing if we all referred to you both by your first name…, Adelheid-sama."
Adelheid closes his eyes, turns, then proceeds to exit the room.
"Nee-san, are you sure it is wise to bring those books with us while we are…um…exploring the forest?" Akira asks Ayumi as they both traverse through the forest.
"Heki heki! (It's alright!)" Ayumi retorts. "Nothing bad is gonna happen to these books while I'm safeguarding them!"
"…It's a stupid idea just to deliver books by foot and not to mention our taking the LONG WAY!" Akira thinks as he drags his feet and bends his head down while walking.
"Onii-sama, why do you insist on tormenting me?" Rose whines.
"I have heard that going outdoors for fresh air is good for one's health. I am only thinking of what is good for you, Rose," Adelheid explains.
"Prince!" Rose yells as she sees their pet black panther kitten run out from the door. "Come back here!" she says as she chases Prince.
"Rose!" Adelheid does the same.
Ayumi abruptly stops, and as a result, Akira bumps his head to her butt! Surprised and pissed, Ayumi turns around and grabs Akira by the jacket and yells, "NE, ANTA—" Fortunately, she remembers that she is speaking to Akira, whom she knows would never do such a thing intentionally. "Sorry!"
"Nan da yo, nee-san! (What the hell, Nee-san!)" Akira snaps back. "So…, why did you stop so suddenly?!?"
"Mite! Asoko ni! (Look! Over there!)" Ayumi points towards the clearing.
Akira looks towards that direction and is surprised to find an enormous red craft. "N-n-nani are?! (W-w-what is that?!)"
"Shiranai! (I don't know!)"
They observe the ship for a while and find nothing eventful. So, Ayumi with Akira following runs towards the craft.
MARK OF THE GENOCIDER 1
Prince stops running and observes his masters. Just then, Ayumi runs to the clearing and bumps into Rose.
"Waa!" Rose yelps, then falls down.
"Ee? Onna no ko? (Huh? A girl?) Sorry! Are you okay?" Ayumi responds.
"Ojou-san (Miss), are you alright?" Akira asks as well.
"My precious sister, are you hurt?" Adelheid asks Rose at the same time.
"No, onii-sama, I'm fine!" Rose replies, then yells at Ayumi, "Idiot! Watch it!"
"EXCUSE ME?!?" Ayumi snaps back upon hearing such a thing.
"It's not that painful an insult…" Akira comments in his mind.
"Aside from being stupid, you seem to be deaf, as well!" Rose continues with her insults.
"I can see where this may be going…" Akira comments by a whisper.
"What's your problem, snob?!" Ayumi retorts.
"See…" Akira comments again.
"Snob!? Well, at least I'm not a freakish bookworm who carries books even in a forest!" Rose fires back.
"Um, those books are—" Akira tries to explain.
"I'd rather be a bookworm, than a haughty snob in lewd attire!" Ayumi yells out before Akira could finish explaining.
"Excuse me?!?" Rose yells back.
"Apparently that insult got to her, and now I don't know where this is going…" Akira comments.
"Maybe you're the one who is deaf!" Ayumi continues, then laughs.
"Onii-sama!" Rose turns to Adelheid.
"Yes…" Adelheid responds.
"Beat up this insolent—" Rose orders him.
"You're asking your brother to fight for you?" Ayumi yells, then turns to Akira.
"Why is nee-san looking at me?" Akira asks himself.
"Fine! I'll have my brother fight in my place, too!" Ayumi declares. "Right, Akira-kun?"
"Sure…WHAT!?!" Akira's jaw drops.
"Onii-sama, will you fight him for me?" Rose points at Akira.
"Yes…Prepare yourself!" Adelheid glares at Akira.
"W-wait a minu—" Akira tries to talk some sense into everyone.
Ayumi pulls Akira towards her and whispers to him, "Come on, Akira-kun, this is my pride we are talking about here. I want you to go there and beat the crap out of her brother so I, I mean, we can show that we are not pushovers!"
"Then…, why do I have to be the one to fight?!" Akira yells after looking at Adelheid.
"Just go! So, we can see how far you've gone in your training!" Ayumi pushes Akira towards Adelheid.
"Ready? Go!" Rose and Ayumi both yell out.
Adelheid runs towards Akira, then turns and kicks.
Akira jumps back before the kick touches him. "Okay, long legs plus kick plus force of strength equals critical hit!"
Adelheid on the offensive continues with kicks.
Akira manages to block or evade the attacks. "Geez, I'll have to start attacking soon!"
Adelheid stops kicking, then, with his hand extended backwards, rushes towards Akira. He grabs Akira and slams him into a nearby tree. Adelheid then steps back to prepare himself once Akira gets back up.
Akira coughs. "He's strong in almost every aspect!" Akira tries to get up and see that his opponent is close enough to be tripped by a sweep. "Chance!" Akira quickly sweeps with both his legs and trips him. Before Adelheid could hit the ground, Akira turns and kicks him to send him upward. Akira saw the opportunity and finishes his attack by grabbing Adelheid by the feet before he could fall and tossing him into the same tree. Akira quickly jumps in an attempt to attack Adelheid again.
Adelheid then notices that, in the air, Akira is completely open. He then hops and does a circular kick that slashes the air.
Akira takes the hit completely and is sent upward then crashing to the ground. He gets up and wipes some blood from his mouth. "Chikusso, I'll have to remember not to do that again!" He hardens his stance and appears to be gathering his energy for a few seconds. Believing that the amount he has gathered is enough, he waits for his opponent to do his next move.
Adelheid backs up a bit and slides forward with a low slashing kick, which Akira blocks. He then jumps and tries to knee Akira, but Akira blocked the attack with a green light from his palm. Adelheid uses the circular kick again. Akira blocks with the light again but is pushed back and slips from the force of the kick.
Akira gets up again and appears to be out of breath. "Ryuusei won't cut it…However, there's still plenty of life left in me, and I'm not going to fall here!" He runs forward and does a side kick.
However, Adelheid evades the kick by stepping back. He then runs and with a purplish aura glowing from his hand grabs Akira. He then slams Akira into another tree.
Akira falls and struggles to get up. "It's like I'm burning on the inside! ...I still have my trump card. Time to break it out!" Akira rushes toward Adelheid and does another side kick, which he evades again. Adelheid tries to grab Akira again but is greeted by Akira's strongly punching his chest and grabbing his armor.
Akira slams Adelheid to the ground and brings him up. He ends his offensive by bursting out all the energy he had gathered during the fight. "Dreamer's Dust!" The bursting of energy results in an explosion that sends Adelheid crashing through about five trees.
"Way to go, Akira-kun! All that training was worth it!" Ayumi yells.
"Onii-sama! Show him your full power!" Rose commands.
Adelheid struggles to get up and sees that Akira is on the verge of collapsing.
"He took Dreamer's Dust completely and is still able to stand?" a tired Akira stares at Adelheid. "The fight will—"
"…End with just one more move…" Adelheid thinks.
"I'll take him out!" "That move will be mine!" the two think at the same time.
They both run towards each other. Adelheid kicks the ground to bring out a small wave of energy, and Akira slashes the air to bring out a small wave of energy. Both see each other's attacks and block. They both look at each other— Adelheid exhausted and Akira breathing hard. The fight results with both of them collapsing.
"Akira!" Ayumi runs to her brother.
"Onii-sama!" Rose runs to her brother.
"Good Afternoon, Bernstein-sama, Harima-sama," someone greets.
"Uh?" Akira groans then awakens to find that he is covered in bandages and lying on a bed at what appears to be an infirmary.
"Aya-san?" Adelheid manages to say before opening his eyes. He too is covered in bandages and lying on another bed.
"Bernstein Rose-sama and Andrews-sama had the medical unit take you into the Sky Noah, Bernstein-sama, Harima-sama," Aya explains.
"...Good work…" Adelheid says as he tries to get out of bed but instead falls out of bed.
"Bernstein-sama!" Aya dashes to Adelheid and catches him. "You are still injured. It would be best if you rest here."
Adelheid returns to bed, and Aya exits the room.
"It's a good thing that they are loyal to you," Akira comments.
"…I lost the fight…" Adelheid thinks as he lies in bed.
"…Are you beating yourself up for getting a draw?" Akira asks.
"…I could not defend her honor…" Adelheid basically punches himself in his mind.
"Neither of us lost, but neither of us won either!"
"…I have failed her…" Adelheid thinks aloud.
"Huh? That girl? Hmm…your little sister?"
"…Rose…" Adelheid covers his eyes with his hands.
Akira looks at the ceiling.
"…I am the same as Father. He abandoned us, and I forfeited Rose's honor…"
"…At least yours is still alive…"
"…What?" Adelheid turns his head to look at Akira.
"…I remember…five years ago…when Dad, Mom, Nadeshiko-kaa-san, James-san, and Aki-chan, all died…" Akira begins to reminiscence.
At a rural area outside Southtown…
"Otou-san, why do we have to go hiking today?" a twelve-year-old boy whines to his father.
"Because Koyuki, her husband, and Ayumi-chan are coming with us!" the boy's father replies as he packs things with his wife.
"Could you please help Aki tie her shoelaces?" the boy's father's wife orders the boy.
"Ha," the boy tries to go to a little girl, probably seven years old, who is trying to tie her shoelaces.
"Akira-kun, what have we talked about yesterday concerning respect?" the boy's father demands.
Akira scoffs. "I don't care! Nadeshiko-san isn't Mom!" he yells after tying Aki's shoelaces.
"Akira-kun!" Akira's father scolds.
"Ikimasho (Let's go!), Aki-chan!" Akira runs outside and pulls Aki with him.
"Ah, hai!" Aki responds.
Akira and Aki wander the streets for a while and soon find familiar faces.
"Eh?! Akira-kun!" a fourteen-year-old girl runs to Akira.
"Nee-san!" Akira with Aki runs to her.
"I missed you so much!" Ayumi says while hugging her little brother.
"Boku mo! (Me, too!)" Akira replies.
"Akira-kun, long time no see…" a woman talks to him.
"Eh? Okaa-san!" Akira pushes off Ayumi and hugs his mother.
"Hidoi, Akira-kun!" Ayumi yells as she tries to recompose herself.
"Um, onii-chan, who are they?" Aki asks Akira.
"Ah, this girl is my sister, Ayumi," Akira points to Ayumi.
"Konchi wa! (G'afternoon)" Ayumi greets.
"This is my real mom," Akira holds his mother's hand.
"Yoroshiku (Nice to meet you)," his mother greets.
"And that is…most likely my mom's husband," Akira glares at the man standing beside Akira's mother.
"Nice to meet you!" the man greets.
"Everyone, this is my little sister from that woman that Dad married— Aki," Akira introduces Aki.
"Ah, konnichi wa. Yoroshiku onegashimasu (Good afternoon. It is nice to meet you)," Aki shyly says.
"Koyuki, you're here?" a familiar voice behind Akira says.
"Otou-san…" Akira turns to see his father running towards them.
"Hiro…" Koyuki, Akira's mother, says as she looks at Hiro, Akira's father.
"You must be James. Nice to meet you," Hiro extends his hand to James, Koyuki's husband.
"I have heard many good things about you from both Koyuki and Ayumi. You seem to fit whatever they have said," James shakes Hiro's hand.
"Although you are lucky to have a woman like Koyuki," Hiro whispers to James, but it was loud enough for Akira to hear.
"Why don't you two just get back together?! I want Mom back!" Akira shouts in his mind, then sees Nadeshiko running towards them.
"I wish you guys would have at least waited for me!" Nadeshiko complains.
"Don't worry, Nadeshiko. It's not like we are going to run off and leave you here!" Hiro assures Nadeshiko.
"Eh? Nani are? (What's that?)" Aki looks to the sky and sees something similar to a shooting star. "Nagare boshi ka (A shooting star?)," she then runs towards the light.
"Aki-chan?" Akira looks for Aki and finds her running off. "OI!" he follows her.
"Akira-kun?" Hiro sees Aki and Akira running.
"Where are they going?" James asks.
"Maybe we should go after them before they do something like getting lost," Nadeshiko says then runs after them. Soon, all but Ayumi follows.
"Um, I'll just go back and see the old house…" Ayumi strolls to her former home.
"Nagare boshi-san, mattekudasai! (Mr. Shooting Star, please wait!)" Aki yells at the star-like object.
Akira catches up with her and asks, "Why were you running?!"
"Are!" Aki points slightly above them.
After Akira looked upward, his eyes grow as big as saucers and his complexion fades. "ARE WA—(THAT'S A—)"
"Nagare boshi! (Shooting star)" Aki squeals with joy.
"ARE WA MISAIRU!!! (THAT IS A MISSILE!!!)" Akira grabs Aki and sprints away from the missile as quickly as possible, although it is a futile effort. He runs and bumps into his father, his mother, Nadeshiko, and James.
"What is wrong with you, Akira-kun?!" Hiro scolds. Soon, every adult scream at Akira.
"Matte yo! (Hold it!) We have to get out of here now!" Akira yells in the midst of all the screaming.
However, that made their time together much shorter than if they had ran with Akira. The missile finally hits the ground, specifically, very near Akira, and explodes on impact. The explosion sets the area on fire. In the midst of the flames, two living figures could be seen. One is Akira and the other is an enigma. Akira holds the burning body of who used to be Aki close to him and hysterically weeps over it.
"That's how it happened…" Akira tearfully says.
"…How could you have survived that blaze…or the impact of the missile…?" Adelheid asks Akira.
"I…don't know…I just wish that…Aki-chan was the one who survived…"
"…My sympathies…"
"Akira-kun, I'm glad you're feeling well…" Ayumi says as she and Rose enter the room.
"Onii-sama, I'm happy to see that you are recovering very well!" Rose says after Ayumi.
"Did anything happen while we were unconscious?" Akira says once he notices that the two girls seem to be acting strangely...compared to how they acted before the fight.
"Well, Akira-kun, Adel-san,…" Ayumi begins.
"…After having taking the time to get to know each other, we have become friends!" Rose finishes.
"…Didn't you guys just blurt out insults…um…before Adel-san and I fought?" Akira asks.
"We didn't have a conversation then, but after a few hours of talking…" Ayumi explains.
"We may be kindred spirits!" Rose finishes.
"…Right…" Akira says in disbelief.
Adelheid smiles.
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Kia enters the living room of Mick's house and sees Mick and Aisha watching something on the living room computer. "Whatcha guys doin'?" she asks curiously.
"Oh, Kia-chan! Reviewing a few of your interviews!" Mick answers.
"W-Which interview?" Kia worriedly asks.
"Your first interview! The one with Harima-sempai!" Aisha gets up and pulls Kia closer to the monitor.
Kia slaps her forehead and cries, "Oh, no!"
"So, Harima-san, how old are you?" Kia asks.
"Mmm…seventeen!" Akira answers.
"What do you think about your sister, Andrews Ayumi-san?"
"Nee-chan is nice but talks me into fights. Nee-chan also taught me how to fight a bit!"
"By the way, how can she be your sister if you two have different family names?"
"Oh, when I was eight, our parents had a divorce and both got married to other people. I used to hate my step-mom before she died. After I lost her and Dad, I realized that I was trying to completely tear them apart," Akira explains as he wipes a few tears from his eyes. "Dad fell in love with Nadeshiko-kaa-san. I tried to break them apart since I was only acting upon my own interests, not Dad's, Nadeshiko-kaa-san, or Aki-chan's."
"Who is 'Aki-chan'?"
"She is Nadeshiko-kaa-san's daughter, Dad's daughter, and my precious sister…" Akira pauses then continues. "When I first met her, I didn't like her, since she seemed to be too friendly and accepting. At the time, I was suspicious about every person I have met. I kept pushing her away from me every time she helped me or tried to play with me. Until, one day, I saw her being picked by some older students, a chubby one and a tall skinny one— both probably eleven. I thought that I should just let them be, when I saw them take her lunch. After that, she started crying and the bullies tried to take her favorite toy— a rabbit plushie. In response, she tried to fight back for it but is pushed to the ground by those bullies. Imagine a five-year-old girl standing up against ten-year-old bullies! After that, I don't know what happened. I must have snapped. It must have been my belief in honor and justice or the fact that I am her brother and should be protecting her. I ran towards them and slugged the sapling one. Both of them got pissed and tried to maul me. Fortunately, I knew how to fight a little bit. The fight ended when an old man— probably the principal of the school got between us. He gave them both a scolding and a demand to see their parents. After apologizing, the two bullies were carried off by the principal. I, who was covered in cuts, bruises, and dust, looked at my sister. She started crying and jumped on me. I was really surprised by that. I thought that maybe they really hurt her or something! After that happened, Aki-chan and I could not even be compared to other close siblings. We were closer than moss and algae."
"Um…sure…" she obviously did not see the relation. "What things do you like…aside from honor and justice?" she ended with an unamused stare.
"Mm…Anime, Manga, Games, Music…"
"An Otaku? Anything else?"
"Hm…Observing people?"
"Anything else?"
"Sleeping in?"
"…Fine, hobbies?"
"Reading, drawing, training, buying anime/ manga/ game merchandise and memorabilia, meeting new people, and lolis…"
"You're a LOLICON?!"
"Yes…"
"Perverted pedophile…"
"Don't get me wrong! I just think that they are cute...really cute…massively cute…unbelievably adorably cute…"
"I stand corrected…insane perverted pedophile who must never be trusted around little girls!"
Akira leans forward to show that he is waiting for the next question.
"Ah…favorite food?"
"Salty foods, fruits, riceballs, ramen, pork, beef, poultry, candy—"
"I meant your single most favorite food."
"Hm…jelly beans dai suki!!!"
"…Okay, what kind of girl is your type?"
"Ah…" Akira blushes. "I haven't a real preference. I think I would like one who is loyal and kind."
"Hard to find those these days!"
"I guess I'm a little romantic."
"Yeah, very unrealistic. As long as he doesn't have a soft spot for young girls with lovely black hair, blue eyes, and a decent growth rate…What am I saying? The guy obviously loves lolis! …WHICH I HAPPEN TO BE!"
"…Is something wrong?"
"NOOO!" she screams.
"Wha!?!" Akira almost falls off his seat.
"Um, sorry!" she quickly recomposes herself, "Next question: what is your favorite kind of places to be at?"
"…Beaches. I just enjoy being near water, I guess."
"I stand corrected once again! Insane perverted pedophile, who must never be trusted around little girls especially at the beach! I have to remind myself to not invite Harima-sempai with us on our trip to the beach!"
"The sea just calms me down. When I look at a calm sea, I feel calm myself. When I see a stormy sea, I feel angered myself. When I see a rain at the sea, I feel sad myself."
"…Weirdo otaku. So, how's about we rap up this interview?" the journalist student gets up and stretches.
"Um…sure!" Akira stands up as well.
"Later!" she walks away.
"Um…wait! What is your name again? We've met before, but I don't have the ability to memorize many names!"
"…Mariha Kia…" Kia sighs and walks away.
"…What a weird name! However, she's really intelligent to be like twelve and already a journalist!" Akira remarks to himself as he leaves the room.
"It's a good thing we had you voice in the parts you paused for hours on end!" Aisha comments after the interview clip ends.
"No kidding! An interview with long periods of silence isn't very appealing!" Mick teases Kia.
"SHUT UP, SEMPAI!" Kia explodes.
"Who says, 'Shut up!' to a sempai?" he comments. "Out of nowhere question: 'kanashii' means 'sad,' right?"
"I think so…What does 'hajimari' mean?" Aisha answers then asks.
"It means 'beginning,' I think," Kia answers, "Um, issai' and 'arawasu' are…"
"'All' or 'everything'! 'Arawasu' means to reveal," Mick explains.
"Matte yo!" Kia yells as she massages her temples.
"What does that mean?!" Aisha cries out.
"'Wait,'" Mick answers.
"I can't keep up with you guys! WAAH!" Aisha falls on the couch face-first.
"Heki heki!" Kia walks over to Aisha and pats Aisha's back.
Aisha puts her head up, turns, then asks, "Now what does that mean?!"
"It means 'it's alright'…or something like that," Mick explains.
"Whatever. Let's go!" Kia jumps up.
"Go where?" Mick asks monotonously.
Kia just sighs and orders, "Sempai, don't ruin the moment and turn that stupid camera of yours off…"
"Hai hai," Mick replies and goes to the camera then mumbles, "Demon princess…"
"What was that?!" Kia snaps back.
"Thatwasquitepleasant!" Mick answers quickly.
Chapter 1: End
Please tell me if there are some (a lot of) problems, 'k?
This is my first fanfic, and don't be that mean or that nice either, 'k?
Note: Japanese word (English translation); Thinking; Emphasized
By the way, Angens is obviously a city I made up. Another thing: I do not know the real name of Adelheid and Rose's pet black panther.
Easter Eggs: Cromartie High and Galaxy Angels.
Update 1: English translations to some Japanese words
Update 2: Complete English translations to some Japanese words