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The Final Battle has been fought. Thrill has been returned to the World Beyond, Net Police have caught all the criminals, but no one's happy. Rockman's data was gone the next morning and there was no trace of him ever existing in Netto's PET, as if he was nothing more than a dream. After 2 weeks, no one had any answers. Netto never left his room or hardly ate. His friends grew worried. They heard that a new student was coming the next day and Maylu, herself dragged him to school to see the new kid.
"I don't wanna see some new kid, Maylu-chan." Netto whined as he was literally dragged to school.
"Everyone's been worried and this new kid could become as close as friends as you were with Rockman." Maylu said in a slightly worried yet aggravated tone of voice towing her childhood friend by the arm with help from Dekao and Yaito, who they ran into along the way. "One block to go."
"I'll never have a friend as close as Rockman was to me." Netto sadly said as they got the the school gate.
Half an hour later
The students took their seats as the teacher came in. "Good morning students and welcome back Netto-kun." the teacher said. "Starting today, we will have a new student. In light of what happened a couple weeks ago, I was hoping you could turn your grief into energy to help me welcome a new student. He only gave us a first name, so let's think of a last name to give him and show him around for today and just do our lessons tomorrow. Please welcome Saito-kun."
As if on cue, the door opened. A boy their age, with brown hair matted down, like he just took off a helmet, with spikes pointed out at the bottom, and green eyes, walked into class wearing what looked like a private school uniform. The girls, except Maylu, thought he looked like a prince and instantly fell in love while the boys got jealous.
Netto, on the other hand, sensed something familar about the new kid. 'If I didn't know better, I'd say I'd know him almost forever.'
"Sensei" a student stood up with a raised hand. "Since you said he doesn't have a last name, how about.." Before the student could finish, the other students spoke up at the same time.
Saito just kept a cool complexion as the teacher tried to calm her class down. Finally, he said something and the whole class was still. "Sensei, may I just choose my own last name among the students' own for the time being?" his voice sounded mature for his age, but it suited him.
"Uhh...sure, Saito-kun." the teacher said a little confused.
He looked around the class and pointed to Netto. "What's your name?"
Netto looked around and pointed at himself. "My name is 'Hikari Netto'"
"I like it. 'Hikari' will be my last name for now." he said.
The teacher and class was a little confused about this new friend that just seem to have come out of nowhere and taken Netto's last name for his own. Netto just couldn't remember where he saw this kid. The teacher decided to change the subject. "So Saito-kun, tell us about yourself."
"I'm 12 years old and I had been home schooled and had already reached beyond the college level of education at the age of 8, but had fallen into a state of suspended animation shortly afterwards till a couple weeks ago. I decided to start schooling again and in hopes of making friends and bettering myself. Any other questions, I will answer along the way." he said smoothly and casually, as if the just answered the easiest question in the world. Everyone was in shock and awe. Netto was too busy to hear what he said, trying to figure out where he saw the new kid before. "and by the way. Netto-kun, if you keep making that weird face, it might just stick that way." Netto snapped out of it and the class and teacher burst into laughter.
Gym class
It was gymnastics and judo day. All the girls marveled at how strong and agile Saito was. He performed every judo move as if he had mastered it many times. He was even able to fit gymnastics into his judo. Thus, the girls started the "Hikari Saito Fanclub".
Lunch time
The whole school had heard about how extraordinary Saito was and wanted him to sit with him, even the teachers. He decided to sit with Netto and his friends. He noticed Netto wasn't eating anything. Saito pulled out a medium sized lunch bag and opened it, pulled out a sandwich and handed it to Netto, which he refused to take, which made Saito's fanclub yell at him for being rude to him. The two of them turned their heads towards the yelling girls. That's when Maylu noticed something.
"I just noticed something. You two look identical, almost like twins."
Everyone then noticed it now. Netto and Saito looked at eachother. "I see some similarities. Enough to know we might be related, or just by chance we look alike, but twins. I think that might be a little over the top." Saito said still offering Netto something to eat and Netto still refusing.
