A Certain God Eater In A Certain Branch

Prologue

Satsuki Emi. She is... kind of strange.

She is kind of your usual girl; no matter how you look at her. The only distinctive trait of her are her long, graceful jet black hair that strecthed down right to her thin waist. The light blue hairclip that are hanging unto her bangs to make sure that it didn't obscure her view.

The usual view of a girl of her age, there are some saying that these kind of girl have asset. But Emi didn't even have those. She also didn't have her ways with curves. There just nothing to watch.

I didn't quite understand about how someone would be attracted to a flat board like she is, but then again, I never did understand why the rest of the world seems to better appreciate big boobs rather the small one. It just seems unbalanced how the world thinks about one and another.

Well, although she was only 2 years younger than me, there is a certain way to say that my relationship with her has ended at the strange side. Not to take note that she is rather hating me than your usual work accomplices that usually have a normal affection towards yourself.

I remember clearly how I met her that day. I rather, I can't forget. There is a reason for that.

It was around the end of January where so many people are getting worked up at the upcoming month due to its heavy romance atmosphere. That I personally didn't about even for a single bit.

I was on my way home from work that day, hurrying to get away from the still cold air that is cold enough to make me vexing for a bath the second I arrived at home, or maybe a little kotatsu would help too.

But the second I arrive at the Fenrir Lobby, I couldn't help but notice an unfamiliar face of a girl that is standing in front of a Terminal.

At that time the only thing that run in my mind about was, "Who is that girl? Is she a new recruit?" but that question quickly changes up to "What the heck is wrong with this girl!?".

The thing that changes that of my opinion is the event that occured the next day after I see her in the lobby.

It was just like any normal working day, I am talking to Hibari about the mission that I wanted to take next, but Hibari quickly says that I have been booked to enter a mission with someone else.

Of course I ask who booked me, and Hibari says that it was a girl named Satsuki Emi. But at that time I didn't knew her name so I was just thinking maybe it was the training for the new recruit.

Our branch suddenly get a bunch of reinforcement, maybe due to the increased Aragami activity near our branch, but I didn't the solid reason why there is 'this' much of new recruit in such a short time.

But well, that kinda changes the atmosphere around the Lobby to a bit lively than ever. Even the lounge now always filled with someone that is drinking or eating or maybe just listening to the music while relaxing the stress from mission that kind of always popping out from those main terminal that Hibari uses.

Anyway, the second I climb the stairs from the lower lobby to the upper lobby where Hibari tell me to go. I see the girl that I was seeing from yesterday.

She was talking to Akarin and Kaname, Fenrir operatives just like myself, though the two of them are older than myself.

"Oh, here he is." said Kaname as I show my face at the lobby.

The instant the new girl and Akarin see me, the each of them giving me a certain expression in their face. But unfortunately the difference in reaction are quickly judging that the new girl kind of disliking me.

While Akarin giving me the gentle and big sisterly smile, the new girl quickly avert her face and letting a voice that I translated as a pouting.

"Hey there," I greet the three of them lightly.

"You ready? Well, before going to the mission anyway, here's Satsuki Emi, she will be joining us from now on forward." explain Akarin in a manner of talking like the bullet train that rushes to the next station.

"As always, straight to the point huh?" comment Kaname as form of jab to Akarin.

But I always knew that it was a bad choice to comment on her, though she is the calm and recollected type of person, she is also can change 180 degrees when it comes to her attitude "commenting".

Akarin's face suddenly turn from smiling into the annoyed face that, how should I say it, it was scary of some sorts.

Well, the two of them are in a relationship though, so maybe Kaname was just messing with her, but for a guy he is sure to have a pretty hard blocked head.

Ignoring the two of them I went ahead and introduce myself to the new girl.

"Hello, my name is Hazumaki Kyo, you can just call me Kyo, I'm looking forward to working with you."

I tried to introduced myself in the friendliest way I could think of, but it seems my choice of action didn't bring me the outcome that I wanted.

"Satsuki Emi." said her while giving her hand to me, but without even looking my way. She is averting her eyes from mine and the expression on her face give me the vibe that I wouldn't be able to get along smoothly with her.

And that vibe was proven right as we go on a mission.

The four of us are assigned to clean out the City of Mercy from a low level Aragami, a group of Vajratails accompanied by some Fallen Cocoon Maiden. That I think wasn't even worth the trouble of rushing to finish.

Why did I said that? Well, strictly saying, the three of us beside Satsuki, that means me myself, Kaname, and Akarin. Each of us are unit leaders and having our own unit that means we have the responsibility to make sure that everyone in our unit make it out alive from doing mission.

But it seems when all of us keeping a safe margin in operation, Satsuki herself are the only person who didn't understand the sentence that we, each of us are saying just before we set out for the City of Mercy.

Do not risk your life even if it's only a low risk mission, there is always something that can happen out in the field.

Well... I think that the gist of it of what we're saying to her, excluding the dirty jokes that Kaname threw off to make the atmosphere "lighter" but ended up with Akarin elbowing his stomach.

But it seems the bad impression that I leave in her in my mind are misplaced. As a God Eater she is showing a pretty high aptitude in her battle style. But those bad attitude problem that she has that she didn't want to cooperate with other people.

When the four of us finally cleaned up the group of Aragami and taking their core to make sure they didn't recover. The bad parts happen.

Well, that's how I met her. Satsuki Emi, the wild girl that now I call the "Oni in Girl Clothes"