Chapter 9: Valkyrie
Brynhildr
Dvergar
Border's #3 Attacker and Border's Unmatched Valkyrie. They were the two women who were currently clashing blades with each one being as strong as the last one.
On one side was the dual-wielding Konami Kirie - Border's #3 Attacker.
On the other side was the big-bladed, big-breasted Taiyōko Kushikage - Border's Unmatched Valkyrie.
Kushikage moved around with relative ease while swinging her large blade around as if it were just a toy sword. Each time the large blade moved around the wind generated by the swings would push any surrounding leaves away.
Even with the large blade being directed at her, Konami managed to deal with it. Whether it was dodging or using one blade to move Dáinsleif to the side, she managed to survive each attack against her.
Forward and backwards, left to right, up and down. Each attack moved in different ways to get around each other and move on to the next attack. The two heavy-hitters moved with power as well as speed.
Kushikage continued to grin as she clashed blades with Konami.
This was what she enjoyed.
Fighting was something that was always enjoyable to her. No matter what kind of fighting, she would be happy.
Fights of knowledge, fights of valor, fights for noble reasons, fights for justice, fights for opinions, fights for life, fights for respect, fights for freedom, fights for love, fights for excitement.
Fights between loved ones, fights between enemies, fights between rivals, fights between religions, fights between countries, fights between Border and Neighbors, fights between agents.
Fights because winnings is nice, fights because losing sucks, fights because of boredom, fights because of provocation, fights because of lifestyles, fights because it seems right, fights because it seems wrong.
There were so many reason that she loved fighting and fights in general. Each fight either had a point or were just pointless. Either was one right or wrong to her. Each fight was its own thing that could be viewed by multiple people from multiple angles.
Fighting strong people is always the best. Fighting against weak people isn't so bad either. I mean, I have fun fighting Fuji after all~
Fights in a real body caused injuries to that body that would take time to heal.
That was different when it came to Border's Triggers. If they got hurt then they would just need to remake their bodies. That time is also time that could be used for fighting, so that's what she did. Real body or Trion body. She used both of her bodies to fight.
It was marvelous.
No cuts, no leaking Trion, not even a moment of stillness.
The fight between the two of them continued on like wild animals fighting over prey.
There was soon reason for either one to stop, so they continued on without much of a care.
Neck, head, legs, arms, torso, shoulders, chest, feet, hands, eyes, ears, sides, hips. Every part of their bodies moved while targeting those parts. Everything was a target, meaning any hit would be an effective one that could lead to something greater in the fight.
Kushikage knew this well enough from her multiple fights.
Still...
There was something she had to admit.
She's keeping up rather fuckin' well. Her attacks aren't as strong as I expected, but that's probably because she's holding back from using her stronger Trigger. She's not into usin' her Trion like a crazy bitch. I guess that's where we are different.
As she thought this, Kushikage brought her blade down like a hammer.
The attack wasn't meant to cut Konami down, it was meant to beat her down with brute force.
Cutting attacks and power attacks were different in nature, but the way someone moved to use one of those attacks was similar.
That was basis for Kushikage's victories. If attacks seemed similar in their movements then she could use those movements and decide on the type of attack the moment before impact.
She could see that Konami was starting to see what she was doing. Before her attacks connect, Konami would take a step back to give herself a few seconds to see what kind of attack was going to hit.
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While the fight between the two women continued, another fight was happening between two other branch members.
Mukuro, unlike his sister, moved on light feet and tried to keep off the ground for as long as possible while he was getting attack by Karasuma.
He kept an eye on his sister's fight while dodging or blocking every attack from his opponent.
It was not that he was thinking little of the other A-Rank but rather, he wanted to make sure that his sister did not destroy the surrounding area.
"-"
He made a sound that was hard to distinguish.
The sound made it seem like he was confused as well as knowing exactly what he wanted to say.
It was odd enough to make Karasuma take a moment to realize that the sound was accidental.
What was that?
Mukuro lightly shook his head.
I'm not confused. If it was confused, what would I be confused about? Everything is simple right now. No need to be confused. If I was confused then that would mean I would be on the level of an idiot like that dog.
Like Mei, he was not someone who asked many, if any, questions. He was smart enough to know more than most people, there was no reason for him to ask questions.
Then why was he confused?
The fight between Konami and his sister was a simpleminded brawl, they were doing this to help their brother, these two were currently their enemies, and he just had to continue dodging or blocking. It was so damn simple that he was extremely bored with it.
Then why was he confused!?
"Oh."
There was something that wasn't so simple.
I'm being cautious since I don't want to destroy the area.
That was why he was confused.
For any normal person this would not be something so confusing. It would be a rather kind and thoughtful thing for him to think about.
Mukuro was not a kind and thoughtful person.
He was the type of person to follow his siblings and the destruction they caused. There was never a reason for him to not start destroying stuff when his two older siblings did it like it was a natural thing to do. As long as his siblings were fine with it, he was too.
So that brought up his current issue.
Why am I caring about Kushi-nee's destructive ways now?
There was no sensible reason for him to care at all. Kushikage was right there so that should be enough for him. Just knowing that he could follow her meant that he didn't need to do anything else.
Even so...
I was sent in this assignment by myself. Tenryū was also sent out, but we aren't working together. So I've been on my own for a whole now...
He could feel a bit of anger boiling up at the thought.
His anger only grew as a certain Attacker came to mind.
This is what he wanted from Mukuro. He wanted Mukuro to move away from following his siblings and start doing things without them.
Without realizing it, Mukuro took a step forward.
He pushed off the ground towards Karasuma. His torso was close to the ground while his eyes were focused on his target. He moved his legs so that he took steps instead of just letting his feet fall to the ground.
When he was halfway across the distance he noticed that he was attacking.
It was not something he had planned on doing but the thought of that Attacker got him mad. That was enough for him to reflexively start attacking.
Not wanting to lose his momentum and have to start blocking at awkward angles, he lifted his other foot to continue with rush.
He maneuvered around Karasuma's defense while bringing up his arm.
He made a slashing motion with his hand.
Karasuma moved back to get some distance.
In an instant, his arm was sent flying.
From his spot a few feet away, Karasuma could see what had attacked him when he never saw a blade get pulled out.
Five blowtorch-like blades of Trion were coming out of Mukuro's fingertips. Each one was around a foot long and made a buzzing sound that is never heard when using a Trigger.
It was a special Trigger.
The fight between the two of them had just escalated into a real battle.
That meant he also needed to really fight instead of just playing it safe.
Shobu was quiet the whole time he walked with the two older males. Behind his uncle was where he felt safe, so that's where he walked.
In front of him, Akasora and Shinoda spoke about their current situation.
There was a bit of hope in their voices that made it seem like things would be alright once this was all over. Each step they took, each word they said, it made it seem like there really wasn't anything wrong at the moment.
"Now that we know there is someone else who is taking up his image we can tell the others and have them look for this identity thief. We just have to tell them to look for the one with a Kōgetsu instead of Idōgetsu."
"Hm. Should have just trusted your instincts first. Get everything figured out before you started going after my student. Now Mikado City is in a bit of a mess because of this. It seems that they still focus on taking out Neighbors, though, so that's a good thing."
Director Shinoda nodded his head.
"Yeah. I have to say that it was a good thing to make you branch director of Yagura. With you and those capable agents, things turn out well enough."
"I'm sure Mukuro has already found out about this, but my nephew should be given the credit. I sent the two of them out to find anything out of the ordinary with this situation. That lazy genius should be doing something about it right now, but who knows where the hell he is."
Shobu felt something land on his head.
"So, again, good job, Shobu. I'm really proud that you did this with very little instruction. Keep on doing things your way and you'll be good to go for life."
What had landed on his head was hand belonging to his uncle.
He was glad to get some praise, yet he felt that he was undeserved.
While he had managed to get the information for the witnesses, he didn't mention how much trouble it was as he couldn't finish a full sentence without taking some extra time. Luckily everyone he had spoken to was kind enough to not mention his problem.
He nodded his head ad they continued walking once more.
"You've done your part. I'm not going to ask you for anything else. You are free to go and do as you please."
Director Shinoda and Akasora both knew that they needed as many agents as they could get right now but they also knew that this was enough for the young agent. While he would be useful right now, he accomplished what he needed to get done.
There was no reason to ask anything else of him right now.
"...So... ...Can I...go see...a friend...?"
"Of course. I'm pretty sure Kaze and Ame are at the base right now. If not, I'm sure you can find them."
Shobu shook his head.
"...No... ...Not them... ...Tomoe... ...From Kakizaki Squad... ...I want to...tell them...not to go...after Tsukiko...sama anymore..."
The two older males looked at each other with different expressions.
Akasora smiled down at his nephew with a proud look.
"That's fine. Like I said, you can do as you like. Go on and tell your friend about this."
Shobu gave a final nod before walking away.
The other two noticed that his pace was a bit faster than usual.
Once they knew he was out of hearing distance, Akasora let out an odd sound.
It was no surprise to hear it, although it did make Director Shinoda jump a bit.
"I'm so proud of him! He's making more friends! First it was Sasamori from Suwa Squad and now it's Tomoe and Kakizaki Squad! This means I'm doing a great job as his uncle! Right!? Right! He's even going on his own to find them!"
"Yes, yes. Now calm down. You're getting strange looks from others again. I know you're happy for him, but that doesn't mean you need to make a scene that others can use against you."
"C'mon, Masafumi! After all the crap that's going on I deserve this much! Even though my idiotic students are getting hunted like animals for something they didn't do, I'm happy that my nephew is starting to do things on his own!"
Director Shinoda could only shake his head at his friend's stupidity.
"Hey, do you think he'll get rid of those devices now? Ah~ That would really be great. He relies on those to interact with others way too much. I don't want to say anything because I don't want to push him, but even I can see that those things need to go."
"How does he even get the information on things like that? It actually rather creepy."
"Mei. She gives him information on things like that. Sometimes Misaki helps. I don't know how, but I really don't want that answer."
"It could be because of her Side Effect. Although, I can't really say much about that since I don't really understand her Side Effect."
"I had asked Awdry and Kotowari about it before, and they spoke about it like they knew everything about it, but I didn't get it too well either."
"Speaking of not understanding things. Could you tell me why exactly Kushikage decides to do things that make us directors get headaches on a a daily basis?"
"Kind wish I could answer that too. You guys are the ones who decided to shove that whole family under me while forcing me to be in charge of Yagura. I'm having trouble dealing with her myself. I will say that Mukuro is getting a bit better to deal with, though."
Akasora looked towards the ceiling as if it held all the answers they wanted.
"I'm not sure what happened with him but he's not causing as many issue as before. He doesn't go out with his sister too much anymore and he's actually listening to me a bit more."
"Should that warrant some concern?"
"Probably."
The two thought more about what was going. Not just with their current situation but also with the ones who were currently active in the situation.
For now they needed to focus more on getting the other directors to agree to stop chasing Yuki.
That was their current goal.
"200 seconds until Bail Out. Begin countdown."
That was all Mukuro needed to hear to know he had won this fight.
This was no longer a fight to see who could defeat each other it rather a fight to outlast those three minutes that Karasuma had to fight.
Those three minutes would also be a bit difficult since that meant he was deciding to go all out now.
He has upped his speed and power. From what I've been told... Yes. I no longer need to cut his head off. Now I simply need to wait this battle out. Basically he screwed himself.
Even with that thought in mind he got ready for the fight to come. It wasn't because he wanted to fight or that he respected his opponent. The reason he got ready to fight was because he knew what Karasuma could do when he was using Geist.
Speed and power were what he was really relying on right now. That meant that he had to outmatch that speed and move away from that power.
He stood ready with his arms loose in the air.
In only a few seconds Karasuma was in front of him with his blade ready to strike.
Mukuro moved with the blade while spinning his body. The spinning brought him all the way around where he was met with the blade once more.
He continued to spin while moving back, dodging each attack.
He noticed that he was getting closer to some trees nearby and made a quick decision to duck under the attack while moving forward.
It was another moment that confused him.
There was no reason to care about those trees that were around them as if making arena for them. He could say that he didn't want to be stuck with a tree at his back, but that would be a lie. He could say that he didn't want to get in trouble, but that would be a lie. He could say multiple things, but they would all be lies.
He had no actual reason for making sure that Karasuma didn't cut the tree. It was just something he took a moment to think about while dodging the attacks.
This was something he could not figure out. Since it was something he could not figure out, he was mad about it.
It didn't show on his face but it just seemed like there something bothering him.
Even so, he continued to dodge each strike, counting down the seconds until he no longer had to fight this opponent.
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No matter how much Karasuma swung his sword, how much he advanced, how much closer he got to Mukuro, he was always just a breath away from reaching his target.
There was an odd familiarity with the way Mukuro moved as he dodged the attacks. It felt like he had been in this kind of situation before with someone else. A kind of situation where he could see the end of the fight yet never reach it until he was forced into a loss.
Oh.
It finally came to him.
It's like I'm "fighting" Tsukiko-senpai.
Light feet, gentle steps, a lack of impatience, fluid spins and jumps, quick movements that were so close together that they seemed like a single motion. Everything was the same as the times he had been fortunate enough to fight against Yuki.
There were a few difference between then and now but they were generally the same.
He is trying to stall for me to Bail Out because of Geist while Tsukiko-senpai went in for attacks.
Karasuma continued to attack while thinking about his current fight and his previous fights.
He is missing a few steps here and there. Tsukiko-senpai was going all over the place.
He had respect for his upperclassman and liked to believe that he wasn't truly responsible for this whole incident.
That was exactly why he had started the fight using Geist.
We're suppose to be tracking down Tsukiko-senpai. Geist will force me to Bail Out, so it won't end badly. Even so...
Even so.
I don't feel like losing to this guy for some reason.
With the resolve to win there, Karasuma moved forward once more. Intent on landing at least one strike on his opponent.
This was something he felt like doing here, so he would accomplish that much.
Vulpecula: "If that's the case, leave everything to me now."
Vulpecula: "Well, not everything. I still leave the rest of you to deal with some others."
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Yuki let out a sigh as he closed his phone.
His former teammate had just put something crazy in the chat they were having. That was nothing new, it was just what she had put was more crazy than most times.
Another "Tsukiko Yuki" explained multiple things that were currently going on and somewhat eased certain people's minds. The ones who were just chasing Yuki especially.
He looked over at Mei, then at Murakami. They were giving him the kind of look that screamed their disappointment at him.
"Is there something I can do for you two? Isn't this good news? Now we know who to hunt down ourselves."
"Please don't speak as if you aren't the reason for this. We thought it was just a misunderstanding, but it really is your fault. I should punch you just for your stupidity. Be happy that you're already hurt."
"What!? What did I do? And why the hell should I be happy that I'm injured? My ribs still hurt, you know? I'm pretty sure I should be in the hospital right now with how much blood I've coughed up today. The only reason why I'm still moving is because I don't feel like going down right now."
"I have to agree with her on this. You should have been more careful. Now we have to deal with all of this. The day is really starting to end, that means we wasted our whole day on something rather stupid because of you."
"Gah! Fine, fine! Look, I didn't notice that my spare Trigger was missing, okay? That's what you want me to say, right? I confessed, now stop looking at me like that. Hey! Don't increase the disappointment in your looks!"
Yuki gave a sharp look to his former Operator.
"Now that I think about it, didn't you get your Trigger confiscated? Not to say I'm not happy for the help, but you're breaking rules now."
"Oh yeah. Minoru had messages me after his Bail Out. He told me to tell you that's he's really sorry for kicking you like that. Now tell me what happened."
"Don't just change the subject like that!"
Mei ignored his cry while continuing to give him a hard stare.
"I did what any person should do and went into the clear path of destruction so that I would survive and escape. It's a simple method that I'm pretty sure you're aware of. I took that hit like a champ, even though I knew I would get hit pretty hard. I do feel bad for making Mino feel guilty like that, but I needed to escape."
"I see. Alright. Thank you for that information."
"Hm? What are you doing? From your finger movements it looks like you're typing 'Don't worry. It was his fault for being such an idiot. I won't ask you to do it again, but if the time ever comes again, kick him even harder.' That's it, isn't it? You want him to kick me harder next time!"
Mei said nothing as she continued to type on her phone.
"You can tell him that Yuki got some sense kicked into him with that hit. He should do it again so that he can actually become a human instead of an idiot who walks right into his death."
"Oh, good idea. I'm sure he'll feel better after knowing that his kick actually helped this idiot who doesn't care about his own well being."
"Kou! Why do you do this to me!? I'm going to tell Kuruma that you're being mean to me!"
"Tell him to aim for the head next time."
Yuki clicked his tongue as his best friend and girlfriend continued to ignore his complaints while thinking of new ways to kick the idiot right out of him.
Figuring that they would just ignore him some more, he turned back to the chat.
What he saw was something he somewhat expected.
Complete stupidity.
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Werewolf: "Hey, I know there are more important things going on right now, but I just saw something kind of interesting when going through my contacts."
Mountain #5: "Oh? What did you find?"
Werewolf: "Suzume, you're full name is written like '雀蜂,' meaning 'Hornet' or 'Wasp,' right?"
Honest Sister: "Yeah. Why? And if this is going where I think it is, I'm going to honestly smack the crap out of you."
Werewolf: "If you take out the '蜂' from your name and leave the '雀' doesn't it mean 'Sparrow'? So doesn't that mean we've been calling you a bird all this time instead of a bug?"
Honest Sister: "Alright! You are banned from my concerts for a month and I will smack the crap out of you! Kitora-chan, can you honestly do me a favor and keep him with you until I see him again?"
Kitora: "Okay. I'll even give him a slap right now for his stupidity."
Honest Sister: "Thanks."
Werewolf: "Hey! You can't ban me! I'm both the stage help and security! Who would replace me!?"
Honest Sister: "Yuma-kun, can you honestly take his place?"
UMA: "Sure thing."
Werewolf: "You traitor!"
Double-Snipe: "That's why I call her 'Suzu-chan'! I use '鈴' since it goes better with her! She's like a lovely bell!"
That's actually why I call her that too, thought Yuki.
Double-Snipe: "Wait! Maybe I should just start calling her 'Bell-chan' instead! It's just as beautiful!"
Honest Sister: "Thanks for the compliment, Ken-kun, but save those kinds of words for the other girls. That was honestly a good one, so it might get you a good date. I'm rooting for you! Give me more material!"
Double-Snipe: "OfajfHagdurMagejdYaGabejrichsOwbekgivbaD"
Honest Sister: "?"
Talented Yoke: "I think you broke him."
Rokkun: "There, there. It's okay, Satori. I understand all too well."
Color: "That's not a good thing..."
Honest Sister: "Why are you getting all fussy over it? You honestly know that I would get more material out of it."
Color: "That's not why he's freaking out, Suzumebachi-senpai."
Werewolf: "Why do you do this, Suzumebachi!? How could you hurt a man like this!? ╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻"
Honest Sister: "Don't you start using emojis! I thought you were better than this! And why the hell are you two honestly calling me that now!? I don't care if you call me 'Suzume'!"
Color: "It just doesn't feel right anymore."
Honest Sister: "Okay, so I'll start calling you 'take' instead of 'Take,' and 'Tobius' instead of 'Toby'. That sounds about right."
Werewolf: "Fine. 'Suzume' it is."
Color: "Right. You win, Suzume-senpai."
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Yuki shook his head when he read the messages. Once again, his former team had managed to drag Tamakoma into the stupid conversation and he did not want to stay and see what that was about.
He looked over at his best friend and girlfriend. The two of them were still coming up with ways to make him just a bit smarter.
Seeing that he was no longer needed around them, he stood up and took his leave.
Now that he knew what was going on, and who to beat up, all he had to do was take them out. He would have told the others that he was leaving, but he felt like they were having too much fun for him to interrupt.
He used his great sneaking abilities that had been saving him throughout the day to walk away from the two plotting his demise.
Two powerful woman of Border continued to attack each other with ferocious strikes. Each one felt like they held large amounts of weight to them while also being quick enough to not be a defense.
Kushikage swung her Dáinsleif with a single arm as if it were a toy and nothing more while Konami used both hands to move Sōgetsu for powerful strikes. Each time these two Triggers clashed a vibration could be felt by their wielders. Each vibration was more motivation for them to continue attacking harder and harder with no moment for rest.
Neither one was paying much attention to the other fight going on only a few feet away and instead decided to just face the opponent in front of them with as much ferocity as possible.
"Hey, little girl! Do you really think that my piece of shit brother would actually do something so fuckin' stupid!? It would be pretty funny if he did, but he's changed too much to actually get the balls to do it! He's been kind of a bitch since we've come back!"
"Yuki wouldn't do that! None of us from Tamakoma believe that kind of crap! We are just making sure that it is true!"
"Oh!? Oh! I get it! You guys as acting as Border's bitches so you won't get in trouble! Hahaha! Perfect! Great! Excellent! If you guys are looming out for yourselves then I get it! I'm happy to hear that! Since I know that piece of shit brother didn't actually do anything I can't go and cut his balls off! But it seems..."
Kushikage swung her large blade down.
Konami jumped back when she noticed that the attack held more force than before.
The ground shook a bit while a crack could be seen where the attack had struck.
"I can beat the fuckin' shit outta you guys for being bitches! Thanks for this! Now I can really have some fun!"
Konami knew that she could be rough at times, and that there were girls more vicious than there when fighting, but this woman was on a whole other level. The amount of power and ferocity coming from her was less like an animal and more like an evil creature.
It looked like the red-haired woman cared for nothing more than fighting. She did not care about her brother, or even Border, all she wanted to do was fight with people for the sole reason of fighting. The area and the person did not matter to her, just the fight.
Tachikawa always seemed like a battle maniac, but he at least held reason when he fought. This woman was moving around with her instincts and any force generated from her body.
Even so...
Even so.
She moves so well that I can see why she's an A-Rank. She doesn't move randomly or without any sort of plan.
Some girls complain about the size of their breasts, but even small ones can be useful in a fight. They can use their small bodies to do some flat-chest evasions or escape through small spaces.
On the other side of that were large breasted woman. Those woman could use their large breasts for some extra momentum. It would add some power to their attacks if used correctly. That was exactly what this woman was doing.
Kushikage continued to move her body around to use every aspect of it to her advantage. Each turn used power from her body Trion-made body while any sort of extra force generated added to her power.
This is a stupid fight!
Konami could feel her irritation boil over as she continued to fight this strange and dangerous woman.
If she did not stay focused throughout the whole fight then there was no doubt that she would be cut in two from a single hit.
She remembered fighting against the Neighbor from Galopoula and felt that this fight was similar to that yet also completely different. While she knew almost nothing about that Trigger, this blad Trigger was so plain and simple and it threw her off a bit. Each attack was just one slash after another yet they were just as bad as the canon-like attack from that Neighbor.
Then there was the issue of Trion. It seemed like this woman had a large amount of it since she continued to attack without any regard for her surroundings or Trion level. She has let loose some slashes similar to Senku while not even seeing the area it hit get destroyed. Those attacks kept going, giving the impression that Trion was nothing to her.
Meanwhile, Konami had started to conserve her own Trion to continue fighting.
She clearly had less Trion than her opponent, meaning she had to either speed things up and win or slow things down to think things through. Both options were risky, but they were the ones that she had.
So she made a choice.
"!?"
Before she could put that choice into action, she saw a flash of light that ended up going towards the direction the Tamakoma Branch was at.
Turning around would take her eyes off of her opponent, which would end her, but she wanted to check if she was right.
"Sorry, Konami-senpai."
That was all the clarification she needed.
Karasuma had lost.
That meant she would now have two people to fight. That was an issue now since this one opponent was more than enough. Having a second person fighting her would just lead to more trouble when fighting.
It had just become a battle she could no longer win on her own. She would need help from someone who could also keep up with these fights.
That being said...
Is there even anyone around!?
She truly was alone to fight these two now.
That meant it would be two against one.
Still...
Konami readied herself for the battle once more.
She had been facing someone who might not even be human while another one would be there shortly to assist in this evil creature. The changes of her winning were almost nonexistent.
I can at least get them down in Trion!
She moved forward with the intent to fight.
She was Border's #3 Attacker. That meant she was stronger than a good amount of the Border agents. That would be shown here as she would take on two monsters right now.
Even if victory escaped her.
Due to something being said a few minutes ago, Yuki was running on rooftops once more. This time he was not being chased and instead was the one chasing. He had gone in the direction Suzume had said she saw the look-alike.
While he knew he would be chased again by others, he at least knew the reason this time and that they had actual reason to fight him. His kind could now be in the fights instead of wondering why they were doing this.
Now all he had to do was find this person who looked like him and take him out.
It was a simple objective that he could acomplish by himself.
Yet...
"You know... I'm really getting tired of people following me!"
"Then just give up!"
Yuki slid to a stop and turned around to see three people two buildings away.
With the day dragging on and it becoming later there were less people around than before. That meant they didn't have to worry too much about civilians and could just focus on each other.
The three people were wearing matching outfits with their color scheme being red and black, a design that Yuki had to admit he quite liked.
"C'mon, guys, you know I'm innocent. I even have proof that I'm not to blame."
"Yeah, but... We know ya. Ya could easily make things up."
Mizukami let out a sigh as he stood next to his captain.
Ikoma Squad had managed to find him, something he would not readily admit, so there was only one thing left to do at this point. They all knew a fight was coming on and that it would be a rather difficult one.
Still, there was no actual malice coming from the B-Rank team.
"We actually don't believe yer guilty either. This guy just wants to fight ya. That's really it. Blame him, not us. We're just dragged along for the ride."
Yuki could feel himself get a bit irritated at what he was hearing.
He could really believe that they didn't care ago what was going on and just wanted to fight him. Ikoma had always been there to fight him or Toby whenever they were around. He found some way to harass Suzume and Mei before as well. Yet he had a sort of soft spot of Takeshi and Hoshi. Even so, Ikoma squad was on really good terms with the former Tsukiko Squad and current Kotowari Squad.
That was why Yuki could forgive the stupid reason right now.
"Look... My proof is currently getting away and I need to catch it. I'll fight you guys later, okay? Right now I really need to go get another idiot."
"Nope. This is the best change to fight ya, Kiyo. We're gonna fight ya now."
So simple and straight forward that Yuki felt his irritation grow.
He saw the three in front of him get ready for the fight while already knowing that Oki was ready to shoot him at any moment.
"Fine... But..."
He slowly went for Idōgetsu.
The only way to make sure that they would stop annoying him was to take them all out.
"You better buy me a bunch of ice cream as payment!"
