Z0: *sits at table playing card game with Komasan* Hm… Go fish.
Komasan: Hai. *nods before picking up one of the scattered cards on the table*
GammaTron: *walks over* Happy New Year!
Z0: Happy New Year! *pulls string causing balloons to fall...and somebody else to fall on the table*
SZ: aaaaaaaaAAAAAAHHH!*crashes into the table*...ow.
Z0: *looks up at the roof with Komasan* I think we got SZ stuck up there by mistake while setting that up.
Komasan: Monge…
GT: *helps Seanzilla115 up* Well that happened. *turns to the reader* Welcome to a new year and a new chapter of Kamen Rider Ghost: Yokai Chronicles! Hope you all had a great December!
Z0: I did *splits into two Z0's, one orange the other green* I got tons of new stuff on my personal wish list!
Komasan: MONGE! *falls over in surprise*
Z0: *both at once* New year means new content for everyone! And we myself included are happy to be working on our team fics once again for the new year. *green Z0 helps Komasan back up while dusting him off*
SZ: yup. And I'm joining these guys in this story. Reason; I just recently got yokai Watch 2, and having a blast with it. The final thing that got me into buying the game was the japanese version of Wibble Wobble as it has Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Ranma, both male and female, as Yokai in that game.
Z0: Cool, who would have thought.
SZ: Yup. In that game, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Ranma are considered Izamashi Class Yokai while Ranko is considered a Purichi Class.
Z0: Well that last one kind of makes sense. The first 3 are more obvious in a way.
SZ: Eeyup. GT, your thoughts on it?
GT: Quite surprising. I always thought Ranma would be Goketsu.
Z0: Shows how little we know of people's potential Yokai class.
GT: *Nods*
SZ: Eeyup. And with this info, it possibly means we could see these four as possible Yokai in this story. Not surprising really. I mean, we have Don-Chan from the taiko drum games made by Sega.
GT: *nods* There's also the Jibanyan that looks like Conan from Case Closed/Detective Conan, the Terminator Jibanyan, the Chocobo from FInal Fantasy, the Moogle from the same series…
Z0: *both* So...we can go to Final Fantasy worlds then?
SZ: *shrugs* Maybe.
GT: I barely even know about the characters in it via Kingdom Hearts. Anyways, let's focus on all that later. For now, it's time for the next chapter of the story!
SZ: Eeyup. But before we begin..wait. You guys have a disclaimer for this, right?
Z0: I believe we still do. *Z0 Orange stops short of smashing them*
Komasan: *walks over to them* 'GammaTron, Kamen Rider Zer0, and Seanzilla115 do not own Kamen Rider or Yokai Watch. They are owned by their respective owners, zura.'
Z0R: Komasan...mail *hands the Yokai a letter*
Komasan: Zura? *opens the letter* … *eyes widen* MONGE! *runs off*
Z0: *both* Begin the story! *cut rope dropping the screen*
(Begin Opening: Warera Omou, Yue Ni Warera Ari: Kishidan)
Namida ga afureru no wa kimi ga soba de hohoemu kara[My tears are overflowing, because you are by my side, smiling]
Dakishime takunaru no wa kimi ga soba ni iru kara[ I get the urge to hold you tight, because you are right next to me.]
Naze umarete kitakanante [I'll never know why I was born]
Kangaete mo wakaranainda [If all I do is think about it]
Dakara ikiru tamashii moyashi ikinuite[So I'll Live I'll fire up my soul and survive]
Mitsukedasu itsuka[And find the reason someday]
Onaji jidai ni ima de aeta nakama tachi yo[To the comrades I met in this Era!]
Warera omou yueni warera ari[We think therefore we are!]
Atarashi rekishi ni kogidase nakamatachi yo [Let's start a new page of history, my friends!]
Warera omou yueni warera ari[We think therefore we are!]
Jinsei wa daremo minna ishi no ii sa[Everyone has only one chance to live]
Omoi no mama ni[So live Freely!]
'My name is Tenkuji Takeru, on the day of my 18th Birthday I was killed and became a Kamen Rider called Ghost. Now I fight beings called Ganma, help other beings called Yokai, they're kind of cute sometimes, and all while collecting the 15 plus Eyecons I need to wish myself back. It's a hard road, I have to deal with the Kamen Rider called Specter. But I know with my friends I can handle this. 52 days doesn't seem like a lot, but I'll make each and every day count.'
Takeru snored into his bed contently. Truth be told, as a ghost, he didn't need sleep. But he still very much enjoyed it. Plus, it was an excellent excuse for keeping Onari from finding out and having Takeru do night chores.
"MONGE!"
"Habu-wha!" Takeru shouted, rolling out of his bed before he jumped up pulling his Gan Gun Saber out from his newly materialized Ghost Driver. "Who...what...when...why?!" he shouted, swinging around a few times.
Takeru then made a B-Line through the wall and into the kitchen, sword at the ready.
"Ah!" he gave a battle cry, freaking out his human housemates at the sudden startle.
"AH!" the three screamed, falling over in startlement.
"What's with the screaming?! What is it? Yokai, Ganma...Specter?!" he asked, looking around.
"Zura-zura-zura!"
Takeru looked out of the kitchen and blinked twice. Scrubbing at the floor was Komasan, dressed up as a janitor with a frantic expression. He zipped over to sweep up a pile of gathered trash on the floor before resuming his scrubbing of the floor.
"Ha…?" Takeru asked with a yawn as he placed his Gan Gun Saber down on the kitchen table. "What's going on...why did Komasan scream…?" he asked, rubbing his eyes.
Onari the first to calm his rapidly beating heart got up and sighed. "Well...a hearty good morning to you as well, Takeru-dono." he greeted. "It would appear something in the mail surprised him...and ever since he brought in the mail, he's been cleaning like some kind of super charged roomba."
"Well...less chores for us." Narita sighed as he sat on the table and grabbed for one some fruit on the table before Komasan sprayed the apple he had grabbed and wiped it until it shined before he ran into the kitchen and began to scrub the floor.
"...Well...That happened," Shibuya blinked twice before holding up an opened letter to Takeru, "He dropped this in his rush to start cleaning."
"Yes...and you shall follow Komsan-domo's example!" Onari stated, looking at his two apprentices, "You two shall clean up the exterior of the temple."
"Komasan already did it," Narita pointed out.
"That's not what I meant by outside." Onari glared.
"Ah man...he means landscaping." Shibuya realized.
"Crud!"
Takeru ignored them as he read the letter, "'Dear Nii-san, I'm coming to the city soon, zura. I can't wait to see what the city is like and I really can't wait to see you again, zura. Love, Komajirou.'" he read allowed to himself and Onari. "Komajiro...Nii-san...Komasan has a little brother?" he blinked. "It's almost like if Komasan wrote this himself...might be because of the 'Zura' parts."
Komasan paused in his mopping, "Komajirou's my little half-brother, zura."
"Half?" Takeru blinked as he leaned down.
"We have different tou-san, but the same kaa-san," Komasan replied before he dug into his sack and pulled out a picture, "This is a picture of Kaa-san."
"Oh…" Takeru blinked at seeing the picture. Onari looked over his shoulder as he gawked slightly. "She's...a larger than life kind of character, isn't she?" he quickly corrected himself before he elbowed Onari.
"Oh...Yes! Indeed, what a truly beautiful mother you have, Komasan-dono." he nodded quickly before he grabbed an apple and jammed it into Narita's mouth before he could even get close to look at the picture. "I'm sure she must be a wonderful cook at well!" he added as he dragged a gagging Narita away and down the hall.
"Hai!" Komasan beamed as he put the picture away and resumed his cleaning, "Now I need to finish cleaning up this place for Komajirou's visit, zura!"
"Haha...It's sweet how far you go for your Outoto." Takeru smiled as he patted his head quickly. "You clearly love your brother a lot don't you, Komasan?"
"Hai!" Komasan nodded before he ran off, mopping the floor.
One Komasan was out of sight, Shibuya looked at Takeru, "What did his Kaa-san look like?"
"You know that American movie we watched on TV last week? The Blob?"
"Hai?"
"Think a pink version of Komasan with magenta flames instead of blue...fused with the blob," he explained slowly, guiding his friend's imagination to where it needed to be.
"Oh...Oh! ...Oh." he realized.
"Yeah...at the least she looks like 100 percent less scary, and more...you notice it...but you don't want to say it."
"H-Hai…" Shibuya slowly nodded.
"I better call Cyber-san about this. She'll probably be excited to meet Komajirou, too," Takeru noted as he snapped his fingers and Condor flew in before breaking into phone mode mid air and perfectly landing in his hand. He then hit speed dial as he called Cyber.
=Moshi-moshi=
"Cyber-san, Takeru." he stated as he walked back to his room. "Just called to tell you, expect some...of the usual adventures." he muttered seeing Komasan run around the room cleaning it like a flash. "Did you know Komasan has a little brother?"
=Eh?! Komasan-chan has an otouto?!= Cyber exclaimed in surprise.
"So a surprise for you too." he nodded in realization. "Well turns out his brother is coming to visit today. And he's kind of panicking." he added, lifting his foot and letting Komasan pass under him in his moping. "He's cleaning the house insanely fast. I don't think I've seen this place so clean." he chuckled walking into his room, finding it clean as well. "He's even cleaned my room...it's so clean it doesn't even feel like my room anymore."
=He really wants to make sure his brother enjoys his visit= Cyber noted with a giggle =Though...We might have an issue=
"Issue?" he asked, walking into his closet before he closed the door and walked back out fully dressed in his normal attire with a red patterned Kimono today.
=Well, a few minutes before you called, I just got off the phone with Emi-chan= Cyber noted =She was worried and asked to meet you or the both of us at Shopper's Row. I think she might have another case like with the Nekemura Tengu and the Mitsumata-no-Zuchi=
"Soka...alright. If you want, I'll go check it out, and you go with Komasan to pick up his little brother." Takeru offered, grabbing his sneakers from inside the closet.
=Hai. I'll do my best to keep an eye on them=
"More like I want you keep an eye on Onari-san," Takeru admitted with a deadpan snarking tone.
=That...might be harder. But I can do it!=
"Thanks. Don't worry, I know this will be a breeze for you." he smiled over the phone.
"Oh, Komasan-dono," Onari spoke as Takeru walked into the main room, "What time is your little brother coming?"
"?!" Komasan dropped the mop in his paws and looked at the clock, seeing it was almost ten, "MONGE!" he ran out, his janitor clothes flying off as he ran off towards the gates, "I'm going to be late for his train, zura!"
"Oh...uh...Komasan is in a rush. I'll drop him off at the station, you just meet him there okay?" he asked in a hurry as he hopped around, putting on his sneakers.
=Hai!= Cyber agreed before she hung up.
"Matte, Komasan!" Takeru called out, running after him.
Takeru drove his bike down the street slowly as he made his way through town. He successfully left Komasan off at the Train Station. He made sure Komasan repeated the instructions to wait for Onari and Cyber first before going inside. Last thing they needed was something zany happening like Komasan getting struck on a train for Kyoto. Eventually reaching the entrance to Shopper's Row, he spotted Emi looking around with a worried expression.
Takeru pulled his bike to the side finding a safe parking spot. He took his helmet off before he raised his arms up.
"Emi-chan!" he called out loudly while waving his hand.
Emi looked over and saw him, "Oh! Takeru-san!"
Takeru jogged his way over to her after hanging his helmet on the handles of his bike. The young Ghost Hunter made it to the entrance before he looked down at the slightly shorter Emi.
"So...what job have you brought me this time, Emi-chan?" he asked with a calming smile.
"Well, it's about this place," Emi motioned to Shopper's Row behind them, "For the last week or so, these businessmen have been trying to convince the shopkeepers here to sell their shops to convert it all into a massive shopping mall. No one wants to sell though, because people live in the apartments above the shops and it just has a general family feel to it." she frowned, "But yesterday...I saw a fire start all by itself."
"Fire?" Takeru asked in surprise, "I get the feeling that is where I come in. Another of those things that feel kind of...familiar huh?"
Emi nodded, a frown on her lips, "The fire just appeared out of nowhere. There wasn't any sparks, anything flammable...it just...fwoosh! And it was there! It just came out of nowhere right in the center of the district." she pursed her lips, "I'm worried that the resident Kami that protects Shopper's Row is angry with what's been happening."
"..." Takeru smiled and patted her shoulder. "Daijobu. I've gotten pretty good at dealing with these types of things. Whatever it is, I'll stop it and set things right." he smiled proudly as he raised his hand to his chest. "I believe that, because I believe in myself."
Emi nodded, "Hai, Takeru-san."
Takeru happily nodded as he turned into Shopper Row and took a quick breath before he walked into begin his investigation. Yet while he was focused on his mission, he still couldn't help but wonder what was going on at the Train Station.
"Zura...zura…" Komsan shook like he was frozen below his neck. His nerves were simply getting the better of the poor, little Komainu.
"To think I am meeting a member of Komasan-dono's family," Onari noted as he paced about in excitement, "Oh, I hope they will find their visit enjoyable. To have two Komainu visit our temple is a sign of great blessing!"
"Zura…" Komasan shivered more. But he stopped when he was surprised by a hand patting his head gently. Komasan looked up at Cyber as she smiled reassuringly.
"Don't worry, Komasan-chan. From what Onari-san said, you did a lot of good work in making sure the temple was clean, and you've been doing a great job at getting used to the city. I know things will turn out okay with this visit from your little brother."
"Mm." he nodded, calming down greatly from that.
"Nii-san?" a childlike voice called out, making the three all turn to the side towards the origin of the voice. The three saw a young boy with tan skin and chocolate brown hair.
"Oh!" Komasan gasped as the young boy looked over at them.
"Nii-san!" the boy beamed as he ran over to them.
"Hmm...Change his tan skin with pale and his hair to blue and you have Komasan in his human disguise," Onari tiled his head while Cyber opened the Yokai Watch and shined it on the boy, replacing him with a Komainu with tan skin, chocolate-brown swirls and flaming eyebrows and tail, and a blue sack with white swirls on it.
Komajirou
Class: Purichii-zoku
Attribute: Lightning
Rank: D
"Komajirou!" Komasan beamed as he ran up to Komajirou and pulled him into a hug.
"Nii-san!" Komajirou beamed, their tails wagging happily.
"Aw~" Onari and Cyber stated at seeing the adorable scene of brothers reuniting.
Komasan held Komajirou's paw and ran over to them, "Onari-san, Cyber-san, this is my Ototou, Komajirou, zura."
"Yoroshiku, zura!" Komajirou beamed, "Nii-san told Kaa-chan and me so much about you both in his letters to home, zura!"
"Soka, it's a pleasure to meet you Komajirou-dono." Onari bowed his head respectfully.
"Nii-san, you're right, his head is shiny." Komajirou stated bluntly as Onari's head shone from the sun reflecting off it.
"Thank you...I take good care of it." Onari smirked proudly. It's true; he did regularly shave and wax his head to keep it so smooth and perfect.
"Monge~ You're really tall like Nii-san said!" Komajirou awed at Cyber, "And your hair is really as blue as his fire, zura!"
"Hmm…" Cyber blinked, grabbing a few locks of her hair to look at and compare with Komasan's flames, "Hmm..." she pursed her lips, "They are almost the same shade." she bowed to Komajirou, "It's nice to meet you, Komajirou-chan."
"Likewise, zura." he bowed back. He then looked around as if looking for someone. "Ne, Nii-san, where's the Hero-aniki you wrote about?" he asked Komasan.
"Hero-aniki…" Onari muttered as he and Cyber pictured Kamen Rider Ghost striking a heroic pose.
"Oh! Takeru-san is out on an important job right now, zura," Komasan explained, "It might be about another Eyecon, zura!"
"Eh…" Komajirou muttered at hearing that. He then looked down as he fumbled with his hands/paws, "I kinda wanted to meet the Aniki you talk about so much." he said slowly as if distraught before perking up, "But it's okay! Nii-san, the city is monge~ after all!" he exclaimed with stars in his eyes as he looked around before turning to Komasan, "That's my nii-san! You're familiar with the city, zura!"
"Th...That's right, zura," Komasan sheepishly scratched his cheek.
"Nii-san, please show me around the monge~ city!" Komajirou pleaded, puppy dog eyes at full force, "The city!"
Onari grunted as he held back Cyber, who was trying desperately to scoop up Komajirou into a cuddle, 'Is this the power of Komajirou-dono? To cause girls to want to hug him when he uses the Puppy Dog Eyes?!' he grunted mentally as he held onto the collar of her jacket. 'A truly great power...it has even given Cyber-kun...superhuman power...that or Takeru-dono is right...and I need to train myself more!'
"O...okay, zura," Komasan sweatdropped, "Your brother will show you the townspeople, zura."
"Yay!" Komajirou cheered as he hugged Komasan, his tail wagging as Cyber relaxed.
"Eh?" Cyber blinked twice before seeing Onari panting on the bench, "Oh! Daijobu, Onari-san?"
"Eh...nothing...a gym membership wouldn't fix." he panted while wiping some sweat off his brow. "What power the Komainu posses...truly, it is amazing."
"Eh?" Cyber tilted her head before feeling her pants tugged at, making her look down at Komasan.
"Can you help me show Komajirou the city, zura?" Komasan asked.
"Eh...don't you want to spend some time with your Otouto?" she asked, crouching down to eye level.
"Eto...I might have exaggerated one or two small details in my letters." he explained, blushing in embarrassment as he fumbled with his hands. "The only times I go into the city is with one of you...otherwise I stay at Takeru-san's."
"Soka…" Cyber nodded slowly as she looked over at Komajirou, who was looking around in awe, "Don't worry, Onari-san and I can do our best to help as best we can, but it will be up to you mainly to introduce him to things in the city. Okay?"
"H-Hai," Komasan nodded.
"Ugh…" Onari groaned as he got up. "Okay...let's get going then Cyb-…" he began before she whispered in his ear, "I mean let us take, our dear guest Komajirou-dono, to the first location his kind and caring Onii-san has chosen to take him to." he smiled. "This doesn't bode well, Cyber-kun…" he whispered back to her. "I know Komasan-dono is kind and responsible, but...I do not feel right helping in the deception of this scale."
Cyber nodded, "That's why we're only doing tiny bits of information. It will mainly be up to Komasan. Though, it might be a good idea to have Komasan look at the places we've taken him to in the city."
"Yes I'm sure he's gotten use to...well...where have you taken him? Those are adventures I was not there for." He reminded.
"A few places," Cyber replied, "Haven't you taken him to places like Shibuya-san and Narita-san have?"
"To the market to get this and that mostly." he explained. "Those two are the ones who take him to places to slack off." he stated, looking to the side as if sending a long distance glare to the two from his current place in the city.
"You get the feeling we're in trouble with Onari for 'slacking off' again?" Shibuya asked.
"I get that feeling all the time since I moved into this place." Narita stated as he sat on one of the decorative stones in the front garden.
"Hm…" Takeru mumbled as he looked around the area. "Think...if I was Detective Conan...what would I do first?" he asked himself before snapping his fingers. "Ask the people who live here." he smiled proudly to himself. "I'd make a great Detective Kamen Rider."
"Hello, sir. What can I get you to eat?" a burly man behind a counter asked Takeru as he walked up, "We've got all kinds of meats and we just got some choice steak this morning."
"Ah…" Takeru drooled before he shook the look of hunger off his face. "Ano, I'm from the Dai-Tenkuji Temple." he explained, "I was asked to look into a sudden fire here." he added, wiping the drool off his lips. "I don't mean to bother you sir, but by chance did you see anything that day?"
"Ah! That fire that popped out of nowhere!" the butcher nodded, "I called the fire department before it could grow out of control." he crossed his arms as a thoughtful look formed on his face, "But it was strange. The fire appeared out of nowhere and the fire department and police couldn't find a source for it to have ignited anywhere where it appeared." he frowned, "Between you and me, I think it's because of the Kami that protects us here. The Kami must be upset with those businessmen and their attempts at turning our home away from home for our shoppers into a mall and is probably showing displeasure by making that fire happen."
"Yeah, a friend of mine feared the same." Takeru nodded. "She asked me to look into it out of the same worry. Plus...I couldn't imagine this place not being here." he added, looking out at it with a smile. "My Tou-san use to bring me here a lot."
The butcher nodded, "Well, I can tell ya where the shrine's at. Maybe you can check it out." he pointed to the right, "You just head on down there until you get to the center of the district, then you make a right, then a left, another left, and finally a right. You can't miss it."
Takeru nodded as he recited the directions in his head a couple times. "Arigato." he bowed, "Sorry for taking up your time."
"No problem, kid. Everyone knows we can trust the folks up at the Dai-Tenkuji Temple!" the butcher grinned before offering Takeru a package, "Here. Some of those choice steaks on the house!"
"Thank you." he bowed his head. He slid them into his kimono, taking the Butcher slightly by surprise at how he was able to easily hide them in his clothing. It didn't even look like it took up much space in the kimono.
"The city is monge, but you have to be careful!" Komasan advised as the four stood before a pair of escalators, "Don't stray from me, zura! Otherwise, these things will eat you."
Whisper, floating nearby to keep an eye on them, felt his eye twitch, 'Onore, Yurusen!'
"They will?" Komajirou asked.
"And if you look at them for too long, you start to get monge dizzy, zura," Komasan added.
'Well...that's mostly you, Komasan…' Whisper thought to himself at that.
"It's important to have the right timing to get on these escalators, zura," Komasan advised as he tentavily began to try to put his foot on the escalator, "It will get bad with bad timing. Shibuya-san did that once and his shoelace was eaten and he fell onto his face, zura."
Onari tried to look inconspicuous, having not believed the story when he was told about why Shibuya's shoelace was broken.
"Monge~" Komajirou's voice in awe made them look to see Komajirou on the escalator already, halfway up and looking around in awe.
"MONGE!" Komasan yelped.
'Ah, Komsan-kun…' Whisper shook his head, 'Beaten by your brother in getting used to them must be so shocking, whis.' "Good thing Yurusen isn't here. That crafty little orange nuisance would no doubt cause all sorts of trouble, whis."
"Boo, Marshmallow!" Yurusen shouted in his 'ear' as she was floating behind him the entire time.
"EEK!" Whisper screamed, shooting up and falling onto the top of the escalator, "Oh no." he yelped as his upper half was sucked in and ended up at the bottom, his eyes bulging out, "GAH!"
"MONGE!" Komasan screamed before falling over, his eyes replaced with swirls and foaming from his mouth.
"Bwahahaha!" Yurusen laughed rolling, around on a table. "Oh my god...he fell for it, Baka!" she taunted, sticking her tongue out at whatever part of Whisper wasn't sucked into the Escalator's machinery.
"Yurusen-chan…" Cyber groaned at that, 'I hope you're doing better, Takeru-san…'
Takeru, while invisible, looked over the spot of the fire. He felt around for spiritual power and found faint traces of it, but nothing more for him to track. Wanting to just check, he figured that was enough for now. Takeru sighed as he began walking, reciting the directions he got from the Butcher.
"Arf."
Takeru jumped a little as he looked down to see a tiny fox, no bigger than an Eyecon, looking right up at him, its tail swaying a little. He raised a brow as he realized that he was still invisible, yet the fox kit was looking directly at him. It gave a tiny sneeze, wiped its paw on its snout, picked up a bit of a donut, and walked off in the direction Takeru was just heading in.
"Matte, Kitsune-chan…" Takeru called out as he jogged after it briskly. 'Kitsune...soka...Yokai. It could be a kitsune Yokai that caused the fire. They do have fire abilities in old stories. But given most Yokai I met who are normally terrifying in old legends... Never mind. I'll deal with it when I find out.'
"Ah mou...How did we lose them?!" Onari gawked as he looked out at the crowd of people.
"Gomen nassai," Whisper apologized, pushing his eyes back into his head still.
"It's okay, Whisper-san," Cyber assured as she looked around.
"Hmm…" Yurusen hummed to herself happily, ignoring the panic of others as she floated ahead. She then stopped as the noticed something before she began laughing...this time her laugh not sounding maniacal or evil like when she beat up Whisper. Actually...her laugh seemed normal...almost cute this time.
"What's she doing now?" Whisper grumbled.
"Monge~!"
"That sounded like Komajirou-dono!" Onari looked around before spotting him...being carried away on the top of a baliding businessman's head.
"Tatsukete, zura~!" Komajirou yelped.
"AH!" Onari and Whisper panicked before covering the other's mouth with their hands, and screaming into one another's hand.
"How did he end up there?" Cyber gasped.
"I don't know how I ended up on here, zura!"
"Komajirou!" the three looked to see Komasan on a nearby egg-shaped statue, "It's dangerous to ride the wave of humans! I'll ride it to you, zura!"
"Wait, what?" Cyber blinked twice.
"Here I go!" Komasan declared as he hopped off the statue and began to jump along the heads of the people walking about.
"Nani?" Whisper and Onari blinked at seeing that.
"This game that Takeru-san invented, people surfing, is not an easy one," he stated, jumping from person to person, "Only Takeru-san can master it due to his powers to fly...but I've gotten better, zura!"
'I need to scold Takeru-dono later for teaching him such bad things…' Onari groaned.
"Monge~!" Komajirou awed with wide eyes, "Nii-san is monge~ amazing, zura!" he crawled up to the very top of the human's head, "I'll follow his example, zura!" he began to hop along the heads as well, giggling.
"I...I know this is bad...but it...it's kinda cute," Cyber admitted as Onari banged his head on a tree.
"Monge, Komajirou, you've gotten better." Komasan gawked in surprise and a fair deal of older brother pride.
It was then the human he was on began to walk off, going right past Komajirou's human. The two gawked in surprise and missed the timing to try to jump to the other. By the time both shook it off, Komasan was now on the verge of being lost while Komajirou had managed to hop into Cyber's arms.
"Tatsukete, zura!" Komasan cried.
"Hahaha!" Yurusen laughed.
"Komasan-dono!" Onari shouted, running after him and leaving Cyber behind.
"Onari-san is funny, zura," Komajirou noted, looking up at Cyber before nuzzling into her hold on him, "Monge~ Your hugs really are monge soft like Kaa-san's hugs, zura~"
"Eh?" Cyber blinked in surprise, blushing from the compliment. It was a sweet thing to say from an adorable little creature that was Komajirou.
Takeru walked a brisk pace behind the Kitsune. Looking around, he paused and blinked twice. As the kit was going by, the shopkeepers out and about were bowing as the kit went by, a few of the shoppers even doing it as well. People were moving to the side even as it went along its way.
"Eh…" Takeru noted, still invisible to normal people as he walked after the adorable animal, "People show a lot of respect to Kitsune-chan." he went into a nearby alley and turned visible before walking up to a man that was getting up from his bow, "Excuse me."
"Oh? What can I do for you?" the man asked.
"Ano...what are you all doing? Is it some kind of ritual?" he asked out of his curiosity.
"Ah. Well, the Kami of Shopper's Row is a fox spirit. It's become a tradition to bow and move out of the way for the foxes that live here in Shopper's Row as a sign of respect for our Kami here. We even give them treats when we see one if they don't already have one," the man explained, tapping a small snack container on his belt.
"Soka…" Takeru nodded. It wasn't unusual for places to worship or at least show some respect to animals related to local shrines.
"Well...It's that and because of how adorable the kits are," he chuckled sheepishly, "We often give the bigger treats to the kits just because of how cute they are."
"Hehe…" Takeru had to agree with the feeling. "They are rather adorable. Well, thank you for the information sir." he bowed his head.
"No problem. Always happy to help educate people about the foxes here. Comes with owning the only bookstore here on Shopper's Row," the man chuckled as he walked off.
"Hai." Takeru waved before he turned around and began following the fox, becoming invisible once again. 'I don't want to risk people thinking something of me for following this fox.' he watched as the kit began to make its way up a flight of stairs, having to crouch down and jump to get up each step. 'I feel like Solid Snake doing all this…' Takeru muttered to himself meantally as he continued following the fox kit.
After reaching the top of the steps, he began following it down a path. With each turn he made, he began feeling a sense of Deja Vu. Takeru, in his hurry, had forgotten this was the path the Butcher told him about. After the final turn, Takeru stopped as he looked at the fox kit's destination. It was a well-kept shrine with a gold statue of a nine-tailed fox in the front, a basket with different foods hooked onto each of the nine tails.
"Food?" Takeru blinked, walking up to the baskets before he poked a piece of fruit in one of them, "They're all real...they must be offerings."
Looking around, he found the kit curled up between the feet of the statue, mewling happily as it ate its treat. Takeru smiled as he walked up slowly to the stature to not spook the kit. He looked between it and the statue. It looked like the kit was hiding behind the statue's legs as if hiding behind a parent.
"Maybe...do you think of the stature like a parent?" Takeru asked mostly to himself.
The kit's response was another sneeze once it had finished eating its treat. A laugh echoed, startling Takeru.
"Now this is rather interesting. A spirit that is able to try to cling onto its human life has come to visit my shrine."
Takeru looked around before his eyes looked up at the top of the statue. Standing at six feet even was a Yokai. It resembled a humanoid fox that was covered in thick, golden fur with white belly and paws. Its chest was covered in a thicker patch of purple fur, surrounded by a yellow "trim" around its shoulders, with four wispy hairs sticking out. The Yokai had nine tails, each tipped purple, and sported long nails of the same color. Its muzzle was long and pointed, like its golden-tipped ears, and on its face were markings resembling a kitsune theatre mask, with tomoe eyebrows. One arm was crossed under its chest, the elbow of the other resting in the palm of the hand while the other hand was tapping the side of its cheek, an amused and interested look in its eyes.
"You're...a Yokai?" Takeru asked, fully turning to face the yokai, "Wait...I remember you. Whisper showed me a picture of you once." the Yokai smirked, "The S-Rank Yokai, Kyubi."
Kyubi
Class: Fushigi-zoku
Attribute: Fire
Rank: S
"Umai~" Komajirou sighed in content as he licked his soft cream, the six at the fast food joint Cyber and Takeru first met Komasan.
"I know right, zura?" Komsan smiled happily. "This place is very special to me. This is where I first met Takeru-san and Cyber-san, zura."
"He was licking the top swirl off everyone's cone," Yurusen snickered, causing Komasan to start blushing in embarrassment.
"Oh, he was just lost and innocent." Whisper countered.
"You'd make a terrible dad." Yurusen stated bluntly.
"And you'd make a mother to little terrors, whis," Whisper deadpanned.
"Your letters were right, Nii-san. They do act like a monge~ old couple, zura," Komajirou awed.
"Urusei!" Yurusen roared as she grabbed an oni konabo and smacked Whisper away and flying through the opening door.
"Monge~!" the Koma-Bros exclaimed in awe.
"You two shut up and eat your ice cream before I give you time out, too!" Yurusen shouted, pointing the Oni signature weapon at them.
"Soft cream," Cyber corrected as the two Komainu resumed licking their cones and trying not to earn Yurusen's attention again.
"And you, Amazoness!" she shouted, pointing at Cyber, "Confess your feelings for Takeru!" she shouted, causing Cyber to do a spit take from shock. "J'accuse!"
"Ja...what now?" Komajirou asked. Komasan picked up Whisper's YokaiPad before pulling up a dictionary app.
"It means 'I accuse you' in French, zura." he read.
"I am here…" Onari spoke up, causing the four to look to see Onari carrying almost every single item on the menu.
"How did that happen?" Cyber asked, thankful for the change in topic and surprised at what happened.
"The counter lady is very persuasive…" Onari replied, "I think she is Inspirited by a Yokai that makes you unable to say 'no' to her."
"Sure you're just not a sucker for girls?" Yurusen asked bluntly.
"Certainly not! I am a man of faith! I have a tempered resolve." he stated proudly.
"Maybe it's more Onari-san is just too nice to say 'no' to other nice people...zura?" Komajirou offered.
"Onari-san is incredibly nice like that." Komasan nodded in agreement.
"Hai," Cyber agreed, "Onari-san is someone who can't say 'no' the majority of the time, but when he says 'yes' to something, he's always really enthusiastic to do something."
"Your praise delights my soul." Onari smiled as he held his palm up in a monk-like pose, earning a few laughs.
"This is a really monge~ place. No wonder you like this place, Nii-san," Komajirou awed.
"Hai! This is the place where I first met Cyber-san, and Takeru-san." he smiled proudly, "I made my first new friends right here."
"Monge~" Komajirou awed.
"Though, that day I made my first new friends I also learned about the monge meanies the Ganma and the monge special Eyecons, zura," Komasan went on.
"Oh yeah... You explained those. They carry the souls of Monge Humans, right?" he asked his brother, who happily nodded.
"Hai, Takeru-san collects them and borrows their power to become MONGE Stronger!" Komasan nodded, "Like Edison Eyecon, zura!"
"He has others. That's just your favorite," Yurusen spoke, "He's got real warriors like the master swordsman Musashi, or the sharp shooting gunmen of the American West Billy The Kid, or even the emerald thief of the forest Robin Hood!"
"Monge~! Edison-san is an Eyecon, too?" Komajirou awed.
"All Lightning-Attribute Yokai hold the Ijin Legend Yokai Edison in high regard even if they've never met him, whis," Whisper noted with a snicker, a bandage wrapped around his head, "It seems that Komajirou likes Edison Eyecon the best as well because of that."
"Who said you could come back inside?" Yurusen asked simply as she grabbed the konabo again.
Cyber giggled, 'I guess the other reason why he likes Edison's Eyecon is because it's the same element as his little brother…'
"I really wanna meet Hero-Aniki now, zura!" Komajirou beamed.
"Let's go meet Takeru-san after he's done with his work!" Komasan beamed.
"Yay!" Komajirou cheered before taking a large bite on his soft cream, "AH!" he grabbed the side of his head while shivering, "Owie-owie-owie~"
"Oh...brain freeze," Komasan cringed as he lightly rubbed Komajirou's back, "It will be okay, zura."
"Aw~" Cyber squealed at the adorableness.
"...I must corrupt him to the awesome side!" Yurusen declared as she watched this, "I can get away with so much around Tits McBiggie with his cuteness." she laughed evilly, even rubbing her little hands in a cartoony way.
"Must you refer to me with only mean nicknames?" Cyber asked with a deadpan of annoyance.
"Must you be so tall with big hooters?"
"Please stop bringing up my physical appearance." Cyber pouted in anger and embarrassment.
"I can't! You're so obvious! I mean what are you? Like one of the prettiest girls in town?" Yurusen countered.
"W-What?" Cyber blushed, "I...I don't really think I'm all that pretty…"
"Stop being endearing!" Yurusen shouted.
Onari gently put his hands over the Komainu, "Komasa-dono, Komajirou-dono...it is time you learned the lesson of men...be silent and you shall survive."
"Zura?" the two blinked twice with a tilt to their heads.
"Shh…" he shushed them as Cyber and Yurusen continued their back and forth. Whisper himself hiding behind Onari. Even the Yokai Butler admitted the Monk indeed had worldly knowledge that is wise and useful.
"Omae wa Kyubi…" Takeru said as he stared at the Yokai, the tension growing ever slightly as the two spiritual beings just stared at one another. "Ah, soka...you're the Kami-sama." he realized, bopping his fist on his palm...and shattering the tension melodramatically.
Kyubi chuckled, "Indeed. I've made this place my home centuries ago and became the 'Kami' of this district when it was built. It's been quite interesting and I do enjoy that they respect my kind here." he looked at Takeru, "Now what brings you to my shrine? It can't be an offering of food."
"A friend of mine told me of the spontaneous fire that happened here." he explained. "She was worried, and so are the people who live here. I'm here to find out why it happened and make this place safe for everyone."
"Oh please. No one's ever really 'safe' in life," Kyubi scoffed before he adopted a contemplative look for a moment and then smirked, "I know that you have a Komainu with you, two as of today." Takeru's eyes widened in surprise as Kyuubi floated off the statue and down to the ground, "All Yokai that come to live in this town go through a rite of passage that I make for them. However, the Komainu that's been living with you and the one that just showed up today haven't yet."
"Eh...rite of passage?" Takeru asked.
"Indeed. Those who don't go through it, well...Let's just say that I take my duties in protecting my territory quite seriously when it comes to other Yokai," Kyubi hinted, looking at his claws before briefly making them erupt into flames, "If they wish to stay, then they'll need to go through one together."
Kyubi made a sharp whistle. The bushes beside Takeru rustled before an older red fox poked its head out of the bush, offering Takeru a folded paper in its mouth. Once Takeru put his hand on the paper, the fox let go of it and dove back into the bush.
"You're threatening Komasan and his brother." Takeru spoke, not looking up yet.
"Like I said, I take my duties quite seriously," Kyubi noted as he grabbed one of the apples in one of the baskets, "Go to that location tonight with the Komainu you have. Otherwise, I will have to find where they're staying and deal with it for allowing intruders on the land I protect."
Takeru said nothing as he stood up and cast a sour glare at Kyubi. Anger was clearly evident on his facial features as he didn't seem even slightly perturbed casting such an angry look on a 'Kami'. Kyubi simply laughed a small laugh before finishing the apple.
"I cannot wait 'till tonight," Kyubi smirked before a swirl of flames engulfed the Yokai and dispersed, revealing Kyubi was gone.
Takeru continued staring at the spot Kyubi was standing in before a sound made him turn around to see the Fox Kit yawning before curling itself into it's tail and gently snoring itself into sleep. Takeru smiled at the sight as it relaxed him. He quickly pulled out his Condor Denwor as he dialed in a number.
"I'm just saying, name 2 more girls in this town who look as hot as you!" Yurusen challenged Cyber as the two were still having a back and forth with each other. "Aha you can't! Cause no normal girl has a body this amazing!"
"W-"
"And don't you dare argue with me about it! I mean who else in the world would have boobs as big as yours?!"
"Achoo!"
"You okay, Fluttershy?"
"H-hai. Still, that was odd."
"Ehh. Maybe someone is talking about you."
"...Eh?"
"Pinkie, don't be weird."
"This is getting weird..." Komajirou muttered, eating a burger from the mountain of menu items.
"Uhn," Komasan nodded.
"And another thing!" Yurusen began before they all heard the happy cheerful ringtone of Cyber's cellphone. "What...not gonna answer?" Yurusen taunted, making her pout in anger.
"Oh. What's that?" Komajirou asked.
"That's a cellphone, Komajirou. Humans use it to talk to other humans far away, zura," Komasan explained as Cyber pulled out her phone and answered.
"Moshi-moshi," Cyber greeted.
=Cyber-san...we might have a Yokai problem= Takeru's voice spoke on the other end.
"Eh? A Yokai problem?" Cyber repeated, "What happened, Takeru-san?"
=I met the S Rank Yokai Kyubi. And…= he paused for a long moment.
"Eh? A...An S-Rank Yokai? What happened? Is everything okay?" Cyber asked.
=Well...that's just the thing. Turns out Komasan and Komajirou...aren't allowed to be here.= he explained as best he could while being subtle.
"Eh?" Cyber blinked twice, "What do you mean? Why aren't they allowed to be here?"
=Kyubi explained it that they have to pass some kind of trial in order to stay...and if they don't…= he trailed off again. =Look I'm on my way over to meet with you guys now, I'll explain the rest in detail then=
"Hai," Cyber nodded as she hung up, a worried look on her face.
"Cyber-chan?" Whisper asked, floating up to her. "What's wrong? You look quite distressed."
"I think I'm going to have to ask Baku-chan if she can take my Sleep tonight," Cyber noted.
"Eh? Why?"
"Maybe because the fact it involves an S rank Yokai?" Yurusen deadpanned as she poofed between the two, startling them, "Those little komainu pups may not have heard you, but I could hear your conversation a mile away, Tits Mcgee."
"Eh?!" Whisper gawked. "S Rank Yokai!?"
"Yep, the big boss of the city is really not liking new Yokai here illegally. Maybe if he found out about you...he'd get mad too."
"EH?! What do you mean?! I have lived in this area since 200 years ago, whis! 190 of which were spet sealed, but still 200 years total, whis!"
"Illegally mind you," Yurusen countered.
"Oh. Maybe you can marry Yurusen-san and it will be okay, zura," Komajirou noted, causing the both of them to gawk at the Komainu.
"...H. E. Double hockey sticks no!" Yurusen snapped, pulling out an actual hockey stick...and swinging it at Whisper, sending him flying into the kitchen's deep fryer.
"Oh come now. Don't deny it~" Cyber giggled.
"Want me to aim this at you next, gigantor?" Yurusen threatened.
"I guess I can stop making steamed dumplings for you," Cyber noted.
"?!" Yurusen froze before lowering her hockey stick, "You win this round, Titty Queen of the Amazons…"
"You just had to get one more, didn't you?" Cyber complained.
"You're damn right I did!"
"Help me! IT BURNS!" Whisper cried in pain.
"Let's just wait for Takeru-san…" Cyber sighed as the two Komainu snuck into the kitchen to try and help somehow.
Everyone waited outside for a time after finishing and paying for their meal. All of them watched for Takeru and where he would come from. Komasan and Komajirou ran past each other, taking turns looking Left and Right. Nearby, Whisper was looking at his YokaiPad, his body deep fried.
"Ah. It says here that Kyubi is considered the 'Kami' of Shopper's Row and that he is quite the master of many of the powers that humans have spoken that kitsune have, whis," Whisper noted.
"So, fire?" Yurusen asked.
"Yes."
"Illusions?"
"Yes…"
"Becoming a sexy woman to seduce Samurai?"
"That and men to seduce women," Whisper noted.
"Your reaction to that speaks volumes of what kind of man you are." Yurusen giggled.
"Whis?"
"What about lightning?" Onari asked.
"Oh, that's a misconception," Whisper replied.
"So what about the sphere things all Kitsune have in myths where when you take it from them, you more or less have ultimate blackmail?" Yurusen asked, earning a few looks from those present. "What...I'm older then I look. I've read things." she explained with a snicker.
"It doesn't say in here, but he has been known to collect heart-shaped spheres that are in fact miniscule parts of actual hearts from any woman he's seduced," Whisper replied.
"Ooh...Takeru might have a rival for Sexy Girl's heart." Yurusen stated, once again earning various looks from those there. "What? I'm kidding! No way she'd ever cheat on Takeru."
"E-e-eh?!" Cyber stammered.
"What does she mean by Cheat, zura?" Komajirou asked.
"I'm not sure," Komasan replied, "Ah! Are Cyber-san and Takeru-san playing a game and not letting anyone else play, zura?!"
"Ah kids…" Yurusen chuckled.
"What about kids?" Takeru's voice spoke up, making everyone turn around.
"Takeru-San/Kun/Dono!" they all shouted, everyone but the two Komainu jumping back in surprise.
"Ah! Takeru-san!" Komasan beamed.
"Yo," he greeted before he looked at Komajirou, "So...you're Komajirou-kun?" he asked, crouching down to semi-eye level.
"M-Monge~" Komajirou awed, "H-Hai."
'He's gotten so shy…' Onari thought, glancing over at Cyber, preparing for if the switch was flipped.
"Eh...you do look a lot like your Nii-san...but you're clearly different enough to be your own." he chuckled, patting his head. "I'm Takeru, Tenkuji Takeru." he introduced himself.
"Eh-heh-heh…" Komajirou sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.
"Ano, Takeru-san? What happened when you ran into Kyubi?" Cyber asked, "I mean, how did you even run into him?"
"When I was looking into a sudden fire that began to Shopper's row, a cute fox kit lead me to a shrine where I met him." he explained. "Now that I say that out loud, it seems a little odd."
"Aw~ You saw one of the kits that live there?" Cyber asked, a bit jealous.
"It was very tiny too." Takeru added. "Ah...off topic. Anyway, when I followed it to the shrine I met with Kyubi. He talked to me for a bit, but when I asked him, he shifted the topic to these two." he explained while motioning to both Komasan and Komajirou. "He says all Yokai who live in this town have to go through a rite of passage, and that will include them."
"Eh? A rite of passage?" Komasan tilted his head.
"Yep. He says if you guys want to stay here you need to take it, and pass." Takeru explained further, "Otherwise...well…" he trailed off as he looked to Cyber and Onari so only they saw the look of worry he had.
"Eh?!" Komasan exclaimed, "D-Demo, I haven't had time to study for anything, zura!" he began to wave his arms while sweating heavily, "Do we need to read big books like Cyber-san has to read for her classes, zura?! Oh, this is monge bad!"
"He has test anxiety doesn't he?" Yurusen asked bluntly.
"I think so," Whisper sweatdropped.
"It'll be alright Nii-san," Komajirou assured, patting his brother's back, "We have the Hero-Aniki you always tell me about here. Kamen Rider Ghost." he smiled motioning to Takeru.
"Hero-aniki?" Takeru asked in surprise.
"Ano…" Komasan blushed.
"Nii-san talks about you the most in his letters, zura!" Komajirou smiled proudly, "He says you save everybody in the city, and you fight all sorts of monge scary monsters all by yourself."
"Oi…" the others all muttered at that.
"He told us that as long as you're around the city is always safe, zura." Komajirou added. "So I'm sure you'll keep us safe for this right?"
"Soka…" Takeru sighed as he crouched down again. "Gomen, Komajirou-kun...it doesn't work like that. I can't save you from this, this is Yokai Law correct?" he asked looking at Whisper.
"Well...Yes," Whisper nodded, "Since Kyubi is the resident 'Kami' of this place, he is the one who makes the Yokai Rules here."
"See? So I can't just go up and punch Kyubi...I'm not even sure I have the power to fight an S class Yokai…" Takeru muttered. "I'm sorry, guys, but this is something I can't really help out with in that way."
"Ah!" Komajirou's eyes widened before he whimpered, "This isn't going to end well, zura…"
"It will be okay, zura," Komasan assured, patting his brother's back gently.
"Don't worry...I'll be there if anything bad happens." Takeru assured, "And I'll be sure to cheer you guys on. I know you can handle it. Komasan is very reliable and I'm sure the two of you together can handle anything." he smiled patting their heads.
"Hai!" both nodded.
"Yosh. If you want...I'll even help you both get ready." Takeru offered with a smile. The two Komainu just rushed and hugged Takeru in thanks of his offer.
"Aw~...look at the heartwarming adorableness." Yurusen stated, poofing above Cyber's head. "Makes you wish you could join in the hug."
'Is it bad that I want to agree?' Cyber thought to herself.
"Well I'm sure this can't be too difficult," Whisper muttered. "Surely there has to be a study guide all Yokai need." Yurusen floated over to him before taking his YokaiPad and tossing it away like a Frisbee. "AAAHH!" he shouted, racing after it.
"Baka~" Yurusen sang, "News flash! Me and the boss have been checking out this city for the last century. Trust me when I say, you just gotta wing it!"
"Ah! B-But we don't have wings, zura!" Komasan freaked.
"Nani?!" Komajirou exclaimed as the two Komainu began to panic once more, "We have to fly, zura?!"
"Good going," Whisper frowned.
"Baka's...the whole lot of you, Baka! Baka! Bwaka!" Yurusen stuck her tongue out at Whisper for the last one before she floated over to her assigned partner Takeru.
"D-Daijobu," Cyber tried to settle the two Komainu down, "I don't think it will be like the tests I have at college. Maybe Kyubi-san makes them special for each Yokai."
"I assume it's more like a trial, some task they have to complete." Takeru added. "If anything, it'll probably be as random as something out of a comedy game show."
"...I don't want to wear a diaper!" Komasan freaked, "Or sing karaoke while a nurse lady is doing something to me, zura!"
"Onari…" Takeru stated, simply sharing the same train of thought after hearing those statements.
"On...it...so...on it. I'm so blocking those channels." he stated.
"Okay...so...why are we at school again?" Yurusen asked, floating above Takeru, the two Komainu resting on each of his shoulders.
"This is where the paper the fox gave me said to go," Takeru replied.
"Ah sugei! The building is being fixed up so well, Whis~ You could almost never tell two super powered armored teenagers had an epic battle on the roof." Whisper joked. "Oh look...they made the pool bigger. Whis~!"
"I hear a lot of complaining...for someone who tried to steal an Eyecon himself!" Yurusen shouted at Whisper causing him to fall to the ground.
"You'll never let me off the hook for that,, will you?"
"Nevah!"
"So...Kyubi-san wants the test here?" Cyber asked as they ignored them and proceeded with sneaking in via Takeru floating those who couldn't over the gate. "What for? Couldn't he have chosen a different location for this?"
"Probably, but I guess he picked here for some mischievous reason." Takeru offered, touching down on the ground as he gently put Cyber down on her feet.
"Maybe...still, I am happy that the school will be repaired soon," Cyber noted, looking around with a small smile.
"It's coming along great, zura." Komasan agreed as he jumped down. "Maybe they'll open back up very soon!"
"Much to the chagrin of the children who've been liking their vacation, whis," Whisper joked.
"I'll be the first to say...I don't miss school at all." Takeru chuckled along with Whisper, "Especially Final year...so many tests. All I was doing was studying and studying...I'd rather fight an army of Ganma lead by Specter, then go back to school."
"Chotto...Takeru-san…" Cyber spoke up at hearing that. She really cared for her friend, but, as she's learned, his opinion of actually attending school was starkly different from hers.
A laugh echoed, "Not only did you come, but you brought along a comedy act."
"Kyubi!" Takeru gasped in shock.
Flames erupted in the air before them before dispersing, revealing Kyubi floating a few feet above the ground, "You are quite the amusing spirit. I'm rather amazed you actually came."
"Of course I did. I'm here to cheer on Komasan and Komajirou and help however I can." Takeru explained as the two Komainu nodded in agreement.
"Excellent," Kyubi nodded, "The trial is a rather simple one. Inside of this school, I've hidden away three important items. Each one I will hide the location of in a riddle. Once you find the last one, solve the final riddle and bring the items to where the last riddle's answer is."
"Seems simple enough," Whisper agreed.
"However…" Kyubi went on before a red blur shot by Cyber, making her yelp.
"Ah!" Cyber gasped as the blur landed, revealing a red fox with the Dai-Jinten in its mouth before it dashed off into the school, "The Yokai Dai-Jinten!"
"There are to be no other Yokai except for those with you at this time," Kyubi explained, "You will get the Medals you've gained back once the Trial is done." he gave a bow before vanishing in a swirl of flames, "Trial...Start."
"This is gonna be a lot harder than I expected." Takeru muttered at his exit.
"True. We didn't even get a beginning hint, whis," Whisper agreed before a sneeze went off, "Bless you."
"That wasn't me," Takeru spoke.
Everyone looked down to see the kit, rubbing its nose with a paw.
"Omae…" Takeru blinked, leaning down, "You're the fox kit from Shopper Row."
The fox kit sneezed again before moving to the side, revealing it had been sitting on a folded piece of paper. It walked up to Cyber and pawed at her foot, mewling.
"D'aw~" Cyber cooed as she picked the kit up and gently held it, "Kawaii."
Takeru picked up the paper and unfolded it before he began reading, "'In this class, I hang glassed. I wear no clothes, but it's okay. Because I have long since passed.'"
"Hm...indeed a hard one." Yurusen spoke in a fake thinking tone. "I got it! Naked Takeru in a glass box!" she offered only for them to all ignore her. "Oi! Pay attention to me. I'm being cute and lovable!"
"I think I got it. Let's hurry in." Takeru ordered. "Onari, guard the front, the rest of us will go in." he shouted as he ran for the door...before he came back, grabbed the fox from Cyber and used it to lure her into the building with them.
"Ah! Wait up, zura!" Komasan called as he and Komajirou ran after them.
"Come on. This way." Takeru said as he led Cyber into the building before he let the fox kit jump back into her arms.
"Takeru-san what's the answer?" Komasan asked as the two finished passing through the door before they slammed shut behind them.
"MONGE!" they both shouted, grabbing onto one another. "The door closed on its own, zura!"
"Oh my," Cyber gasped, "I guess this means we can't leave until the trial is over."
"Ah, I bet Whisper could phase through the wall to share a status report with Baldy!" Yurusen offered.
"Of course," Whisper agreed as he floated over to the door before he was electrocuted and slammed into the wall on the other side of the entry hall, "Gah!"
"Yes! I got so lucky with that!" Yurusen laughed, "I was hoping he booby trapped the walls for that! And he found just the boob to trip the trap!"
"Onore….Yurusen…" Whisper groaned out.
"Yurusen, stop antagonising Whisper; at least until we settle this." Takeru sighed. "We need to solve the riddles Kyubi leaves for us." he reminded before he turned to look down the corner. "Now...where was the science prep room?" he asked, looking down the hall.
"Science prep room?" Komajirou repeated, tilting his head.
"It's a room where the science teacher keeps all the stuff for their class." Takeru explained. "They're dark, cool, and often very quiet." he explained.
"You enjoyed taking naps in them when you weren't suppose to as a tiny kid, didn't you?" Yurusen asked bluntly.
"Maybe…"
"I'll take that as a 'Yes,'" Yurusen giggled.
"Oh! I think I get it now. It's that creepy skeleton in the case, hai?" Cyber realized before shuddering, "That thing was creepy...I think I saw it move all on its own once when I used to come here."
"Now...you must come to it for help. Imagine the creepy favor it will ask from you, Cyber-chan." Yurusen teased, wiggling her arms around.
"D-Don't say things like that, please," Cyber gulped as she hid behind Takeru with the fox kit, the Komainu hugging Takeru's legs as they also hid behind him while shivering.
"Hahaha!" Yurusen laughed.
*WHAM*
"I am sure that it won't be like that, whis," Whisper noted as Yurusen twitched under a comically oversized mallet splattered with sutras.
"Let's just go check it out and hope I was right." Takeru offered to them. "Come on. It can't be that scary; they're not even real skeletons." he smiled to Cyber reassuringly.
"H-Hai…" Cyber nodded as the fox kit gave a small yawn.
"Ah...he's sleepy." Takeru smiled scratching its head.
"You know he lied about the skeleton, right?" Yurusen asked Whisper as the 4 walked down the hall.
"But of...EH!?" he shouted.
"Found it!" Takeru said as he pushed the door open. He then walked into the room as it was fairly dusty from the renovations. He then looked around before he found a tarp covered rectangle before pulling it off, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Cyber, Komasan, and Komajirou coughed as they waved the dust away from themselves. Komasan and Komajirou opened their eyes.
"MONGE~!" both screamed, seeing the skeleton inside of a glass case.
"It-It's a mini-Gashadoruko, zura!" Komasan yelped.
"Gashadoruko…" Takeru repeated. "Soka...anyway." he shook his head. "Anyway, where would the next clue be hidden?" he asked as he found the latch and opened the case.
"...Oh!" Komajirou gasped, "There's a paper with a key on top of it at its feet, zura."
Komasan walked up and picked up before he handed the paper to Takeru. Komasan then placed the key in his bag. A whimper made everyone look at Cyber, who was looking at the fox kit that kept trying to lick a paw only to whimper.
"Oh, the poor girl…" Cyber gasped as she took a closer look, "She has a burn on her paw."
Takeru walked over as he took a look for himself and found the burn on its paw. He gently ran his hand over the paw, "It must have been during that fire...or whatever caused it." he muttered in realization.
Komajirou opened the paper, "'Though I retire, the position is never dead. Use my key for where I am behind, for in the school, I am the head.'" he tilted his head, "Do Kaa-san live in school, zura?"
"Hm…" Komsan muttered in thought as Takeru took the paper before he held it up to Cyber.
"Cyber...any ideas?" he asked her.
"...Oh! I think they're talking about the principle," Cyber noted, "When school is in, they're considered the 'head'."
"Makes sense." Takeru nodded in agreement. "Demo...some of the rest is still lost on me, use my key for where I am behind...what does that mean?"
"...Oh! Maybe a desk like the one you have back at the temple, zura!" Komasan's eyes widened.
"My desk...Oh right. The hidden drawers I showed you," Takeru remembered.
"Monge~! Nii-san, that was monge!" Komajirou beamed, looking at his brother with stars in his eyes.
"I think I remember where it is," Cyber noted, "Come on."
"Ike!" Takeru ordered to the Komainu.
"Hai, zura!" they both saluted following after the two humans.
"Okay, it should be just around the corner," Cyber noted as they turned the corner on the first floor and skidded to a halt, seeing a large blockade made of piled up desks and chairs, "Eh? This wasn't here when we came in…"
"He must work real fast." Takeru explained. "He must have a few speedy Yokai here to help him."
"Well, joke's on him," Yurusen noted, "He forgot to block this door here!"
Cyber tried to open the sliding door to the classroom, "Eh? It's locked."
"...Oh! There's an opening, zura!" Komajirou pointed out, pointing at a tiny opening in the blockade.
"It's just tiny enough for you four," Takeru realized, looking at their companions of two Komainu, Whisper, and Yurusen.
"Four...four...where'd you get four from, Takeru? Your math sucks; it's three." Yurusen motioned to the others.
"He's counting you, too," Whisper pointed out, only to get slapped.
"I'm going!" Komajirou declared as he began to crawl through the opening.
"Ah! Komajirou!" Komasan gasped as he followed after him.
"Well...don't just float there like a lump of marshmallow." Yurusen said as she grabbed Whisper by his head swirl and back, "Go in after the cute mascot characters!" she shouted, sliding him in through the opening.
Everyone heard a loud crash from inside followed by Whisper screaming in pain, then the Komainu brothers screaming in surprise. Takeru and Cyber waited a few moments as things grew silent, only the murmurs of the 3 inside being heard. They then heard the three shout in surprise again.
"Monge! Another fox is in here, zura!" Komajirou shouted.
"He's giving me the Hungry eyes!" Whisper screamed. "I'm not edible! I'm not edible! I'm not edible!"
Whisper shot out of the opening and hid behind Cyber. The two young adults looked at each other for a second before chuckling awkwardly at the incident. The fox kit in Cyber's arms seemed to laugh at the Yokai Butler's misfortune. Yurusen...well she's Yurusen.
"Ahahahahaha!" the one eyed ghost familiar laughed as she rolled around the ground, her cape wrapping around her as she did.
"Komasan...Komajirou...boy, that's getting a mouth full to call out both of them." Takeru admitted to Cyber, "Oi...you two okay in there?!" he shouted to them.
"We're okay, zura!" Komasan replied, "The fox ran off when Whisper screamed, zura."
"The door opens on this side, zura," Komajirou added before the two young adults heard the two Komainu walking away from the barricade.
"Soka...ah maybe that's what the key is for." Takeru offered. "Komasan, you still have it right?"
For a moment, there wasn't a response. They heard a soft 'click' from the sliding door beside them before it slid open, causing the Komainu Brothers to fall out.
"Oh! Daijobu?" Cyber asked, kneeling down to the two.
"Good job, you two." Takeru praised them as he and Cyber helped them up.
"We had to stand on each other to reach the lock, zura," Komajirou explained, "Nii-san carried me so I could unlock it, zura!"
"Good work." Takeru smiled walking in. "So...where's the next clue?" he muttered, looking around the room that was a little less dirty than the rest.
The first place the young ghost hunter went to was the desk as he began opening all the drawers before stopping at the top one where he found a folder with several papers.
"Ano...Takeru-san, this is the classroom next to the principle's office," Cyber noted.
"Oh! I-uh-I knew that," Takeru chuckled sheepishly.
Minutes later, everyone was in the principle's office. Takeru tried the drawers and found the top drawer locked.
"Any chance the key will work on this one?" Takeru asked, lifting the Komainu onto the desk.
"Ano…" Komasan pulled out the key and put it into the lock and turned it, "Ah! It worked, zura."
"Lucky." Takeru smiled as they slid it open.
"'Is it a felony to listen to a melody?'" Komsan read off a paper he picked up before he looked at Takeru. "That means...what, zura?"
"Not sure…" Takeru mumbled as he flipped through more of the papers.
Cyber picked up a folder in the drawer and opened it, the fox kit hopping onto the desk as she did, "Eh? Takeru-san, look at these." she put the open folder on the table, "It's a series of missing people reports that have been reported at Shopper's Row."
"Missing people?" he repeated in confusion. "So many…" he gawked in surprise and horror as he read.
"This is the earliest I could find," Cyber noted, "These reports started a few weeks ago." the fox kit whimpered as she tried to lick her burnt paw, "Oh…" Cyber scooped the kit up as Takeru looked at the reports.
"Why is this part of the trial?" Takeru asked, reading through them carefully, "...These started on the day those businessmen appeared at Shopper's Row."
As Takeru flipped through the reports, a slip of paper fell from them. Komajirou caught the paper and the two Komainu looked at it.
"'Is it a felony…'" Komasan began.
"'...to listen to a melody?'" Komajirou finished in confusion, "Nii-san, what's a 'fell-oh-knee,' zura?"
"I don't know," Komasan replied, "But it sounds painful for our knees, zura."
"It means crime." Takeru explained to them, "It's a word to explain something a bad guy does that breaks the law." he elaborated further.
"Why do you ask?" Cyber asked.
"This," Komajirou replied as he held up the paper.
"I think this is the riddle for the third clue," Whisper noted.
"Hm…" Takeru muttered reading it over himself, "Melody...melody…"
"Oh. Maybe it means Beethoven, zura," Komasan noted.
"Eh?" everyone asked, looking at the Komainu.
"Beethoven is an Eyecon Takeru-san has, but it won't turn on hai?" Komasan asked.
"Oh! I remember that letter!" Komajirou recalled as Takeru pulled the mentioned Eyecon out, "Nii-san said that Hero-Aniki found an Eyecon, but it doesn't do what the other monge~ Eyecons do, zura."
"That's right…" Takeru agreed pulling out the grey eyecon. "We got it after helping Jinmenken-san. Now that I think about it, that was all one very unorthodox adventure."
"He was annoying." Yurusen bluntly stated. "Every time Amazoness summons him...he's behind bars!"
"He did send a postcard that I shouldn't summon him for the next few weeks," Cyber noted.
"Where was it from?"
"I think it said 'Alcatraz.'"
"...How did he even…?" Yurusen's eye twitched.
"...Ahh! Whis! I got it!" Whisper exclaimed, "Beethoven was deaf, right? So let's use hand signals!"
"..." Yurusen slapped Whisper into a wall with a paper folding fan, "Baka."
"Well...Kyubi-san did say that each riddle involved a room. Maybe the music room on the third floor is where we need to go," Cyber noted as she looked at the riddle.
"Makes the most sense." Takeru agreed as they began walking, Whisper slowly floating after them with a large bump on his head.
"Did he put these all over the place?" Whisper pondered as he unlocked yet another classroom door, letting Cyber and Takeru walk around another blockade.
"He's fast...and must love Tetris." Takeru muttered at the intricate barricades. "I'm not even sure how he put half of these up."
"It's simple." Yurusen stated, taking out a random ruler and causing everything to topple over on Whisper. "Gotta know what keeps it all together."
"I can't feel my...everything." Whisper groaned under the pile up of desks, chairs, and school supplies.
"Well, at least we're finally there," Cyber noted as she looked up at the sign hanging above the next classroom.
"I guess the next clue is in here." Takeru added before he stopped. "Do you guys hear that?"
"Monge~" Komajirou noted, "It sounds nice, zura."
"Piano music is being played inside the music room!" Yurusen shouted at the pile of desks that was entrapping Whisper. "Just incase you don't know what's going on." she explained herself. "Okay, Whis-butt, we'll be right back. You stick here and miss out on the good stuff, okay? Okay."
A long white tube slithered out of a pencil sharpener before popping into Whisper, "Whis~"
"Eww…" Yurusen stated bluntly.
"I don't want to hear that from you!" Whisper shouted, springing back to normal. "You cause nothing but pain, misery, pain, humiliation, and worst of all...PAIN!" he roared in outrage. "Why did Sennin leave you of all beings to assist Takeru-kun, surely he could make another familiar?!"
"Nope. Believe it or not, boss is kind of useless without me." she stated bluntly, making Whisper turn slate grey with a very detailed look of shock and awe at the fact Yurusen admitted her master is useless. "Besides, I'm the only active one. My little brother only does blogs."
"...Maybe you and Komasan should go out sometime, whis!" Whisper declared quickly before zipping into after Cyber and Takeru into the music room. "Saf...GAH!" he cried as a harpoon burst through him before he was dragged out the door, said door slamming behind him shortly after, "OH GOD! THE PAIN!"
"...He does know she can teleport by me calling her, right?" Takeru asked.
"A book I read before coming says to let them settle their differences, zura," Komajirou noted, pulling out a book called 'THE Guide to Dating.'
"Umm...Komajirou...I'll be honest. I call Yurusen a girl...but she claims she's a male." Takeru whispered, "Don't tell anyone."
"Okay," Komajirou nodded before looking at the book, "...Um...Hero-Aniki? Does that mean Yurusen likes the top bunk or the bottom bunk?"
"Eh?"
"Well, it says that if it's two males, they get a bunk bed, zura. At least, I think that's what it means," Komajirou noted, showing the page in question.
"...give me the book?" Takeru asked nicely.
"Hai." he nodded.
Takeru looked at it before he held it over Komasan's head...lighting it on fire.
"I'm saving myself several headaches in the future." he explained to the shocked Cyber. Komasan just held his head, surprised that actually happened.
"Maybe...it was for the best…" Cyber agreed slowly before looking over at the piano as it played without anyone there, "Oh!" she activated her Yokai Watch and looked at it, "...Nothing's appearing."
"No Yokai…?" Takeru asked.
"AHA!" Whisper shouted in success.
"Shut up!" Yurusen shouted, bonking him with a sledgehammer leaving him flat as a pancake.
"Matte...I know this song, zura." Komasan spoke up, "This is Beethoven's song. Moon...eto...moonlight….Sonata?"
"That's right," Cyber nodded as the kit purred.
"Monge~" Komajirou awed, "It sounds monge nice, zura…"
"It sounds like you three like it." Takeru referred to the fox kit, and the Komainu brothers; it looked like the flame-brows of the two brothers seemed to sway to the tune of the song.
"It is a beautiful melody," Cyber admitted.
"Hai...demo...what's the hint here?" he asked, looking around, "It must be the song...but I don't get it." he sighed in frustration.
"Oh...Takeru's frustrated." Yurusen muttered from the door, a heavily bandaged Whisper who looked like he was wearing a full body cast next to her. "That's as close to angry as we see him. What do you think Whis-butt?"
"Ahgahhahahagh…" Whisper's muffled response came.
"Why yes, I do believe Takeru and Cyber will end up together in the future." Yurusen was having her own conversation at this point.
Whisper managed to chew enough of the cast over his mouth to make a small opening. He whistled.
"Huh?" Yurusen turned and a stream of green smoke collided with her face, "Make him even madder!"
"Eh?" Cyber looked over at Yurusen.
"By making Takeru even madder, the Eyecon will click!" Yurusen declared with a kabuki pose, "I am certain~!" she stated, swinging a bamboo umbrella around before slapping Whisper with it in the process. "Beethoven was known for anger so let his and Takeru's mix!"
"Ano…" Cyber blinked twice, "I'm...not sure if I'm good at that. Oh, but I know you are, Yurusen-san."
Yurusen shook herself, the green smoke coming off her, before she glared at Whisper, "Inspirit me, will ya?!" she spun around and was dressed up in a cosplay of Tutankhamen Damashii, "Yurusen Justice!" she shouted, pulling out a scythe before she began spinning around like a top.
"EEEE!" Whisper cried as he hobbled away down the hall as Yurusen chased him.
Cyber closed her eyes as she heard a crash, something that sounded like a jamming blender and Whisper's cries for mercy. She then took a second to think of what Yurusen said before.
'It's true…. From what I read, Beethoven was called the Volcanic composer. There is even the famous story of him actually throwing a woman who sang one of his songs incorrectly out of a second story window… Oh my… If we were to make Takeru mad then have him resonate with Beethoven-san… How angry would Ghost become?'
"Does Takeru-san even get angry?" Komasan asked in confusion. "Only with some Ganma...a tiny bit."
"So...Takeru-nii doesn't get angry, zura?" Komajirou asked.
"I don't think it's that; I think it's that he doesn't get angry as easy as others do," Cyber noted.
"Then how do we make him mad? ...Yurusen-san might be the only one who can." Komasan stated bluntly in his panic.
"Well too bad! He loves me too much! Everything I say is adorable." Yurusen gloated.
"Kita!" the Komainu brothers shouted in surprise, grabbing one another again. They didn't notice her returning.
"Ha…" Takeru sighed at seeing all that. This was making him want to laugh rather then get angry and that seemed to fuel the frustration more. Which all made for one very confusing emotional cocktail at the moment. "Beethoven-san...I wish you could tell me the answer." he muttered, holding up the Eyecon.
After a moment, the Eyecon began glowing with a grey light. Then...to everyone's utter shock, the Eyecon floated up into the air and in front of Takeru. After a single moment, the Eyecon sucked Takeru in as a mass of light. The Eyecon slowly floated down and touched down on the ground. Everyone blinked for a few seconds.
"MONGE!" Cyber and the Komainu brothers shouted in absolute shock at seeing that.
"Oh...right... These things work like Pokeballs." Yurusen remembered. "There's an entire tiny little world inside of them. Takeru got sucked right in."
"Monge!" Komasan and Komajirou shouted still in shock, but now awe was added in. "Cho-Monge, zura!"
"So what's gonna happen?"
"Takeru's gonna have a nice chat face to face." Yurusen said.
"But you said they didn't talk…"
"...I said nothing like that." Yurusen whistled.
"Yurusen-chan!"
"What? You guys literally never go; Hey Yurusen-chan, can Eyecons talk? Can they manifest in the real world?" she taunted, copying Cyber's voice. "Does this shirt make my boobs look bigger?" she added the last one just to tease Cyber for the upteenth time.
"..." Cyber's eye twitched, "Oh, Komasan-chan, Yurusen-chan volunteered for you to show your Soultimate to Komajirou."
"What?" Yurusen blinked.
"Oh! Nii-san got it working, zura?!" Komajirou gasped in excitement.
"What…?" Yurusen repeated as Komasan grabbed her cape.
"Thank you for volunteering, zura. Takeru-san normally does it," Komsan smiled innocently...yet the hinotama appearing around him did not assure Yurusen.
"Well played, Amazoness… Your Respect Meter has gone above the bald one officially," Yurusen stated as she was dragged away.
Whisper's beaten body dragged itself over, as he held up a wooden sign reading: HA! Revenge!
Takeru's eyes blinked open as he found himself in a darkened concert hall. A single light shined down on the stage he was standing on. Takeru turned around and turned to the sound of piano music. Sitting on the bench was a figure clad in a Ghost Parka. The figure wore a metallic grey parka that was longer than all the others Takeru had ever called upon, black shoulder armor with sleeves engraved with piano key patterns resembling shoulder pads of a composer's jacket, two long straps made of piano key patterns also fell around the shoulder armor like scarves. The hood had two black attachments resembling tufts of curly hair mixed with musical notes, a large white collar framed the hood, with the front lapels having even more of the piano key pattern.
The figure stopped playing, banging the keys forcefully. He then stood up and turned around, revealing his body was composed of black armor like that of Ghost's and Specter's, but with no neon accents, just pitch black armor with a single eye in the center of the chest. The black featureless face has only two grey eyes angled into an angry look. Takeru looked at the figure before him as he slowly walked forward.
"Tenkuji Takeru!" he spoke loudly; his voice sounded like Whispers, only deeper more mature in tone, oh...and since Beethoven was German, it had a German accent as well.
"You're...Beethoven?" Takeru asked.
"But of course!" he shouted.
"You don't need to shout."
"WHAT?!" he shouted even louder, cupping one of his hands around where his ears should be.
"You don't have to shout!" Takeru shouted back.
"Better, boy," he nodded, walking around Takeru. "So...you finally learned how to come here."
"More like I was abducted."
"Semantics." Beethoven waved off.
"More like an exact definition of what happened." Takeru complained.
"Boy! If you have a problem, speak up!"
"I wasn't brought here of my own will!" Takeru complained. "I mean! First, I wake up and learn Komssan has a brother. That was cute! Then Emi-chan tells me there is a fire in a place in town I like. Then I meet Kyubi, who both looks and feels like a total tool! Now I'm doing some kind of overly complex trial...at school….in the middle of the night!" he ranted. "And now I'm sucked into an Eyecon like it's some kind of Pokeball and I'm a Pokemon and I've got a Ghost Parka yelling at me, cause you're either being mean, or it's the fact you're deaf!"
"Both boy!"
"See!" Takeru countered. "I just wanted to solve this problem, then the Yokai Kyubi shows up and drops threats on my friends, and makes me do something stupid in a place I didn't even like when I was 10!" he ranted on as Beethoven just nodded and let him continue. "I mean, what the heck? ...Everything was fine 'till he just suddenly dropped Komsan's name and began being all standoffish! And I'm sure this would have ended much sooner if Yurusen didn't waste time beating on Whisper, who just tries to help, and I love him, but he has his fair share of issues too!"
"Anything else?!" Beethoven asked.
"Yes! Why do you never work? I've pulled you out like 10 times in a fight and each time I get nothing and end up blasted in the face by some random gimmick super power!"
"Because I was busy!"
"Busy doing what."
"Composing music!"
"...wait...wait...you mean to tell me...you never responded because you wanted to…" Takeru trailed off.
"Exactly! Death ain't gonna stop me… You think I wanted to stop composing? Ha! Death is just another woman who has angered me for not understanding my one of a kind craft!"
"...so….I came in because…"
"Yes! I just finished! I wanted your thoughts on it...Plus you really look like you wanted to get away from the nonsense." he explained in a drastically calmer tone of voice. "Yes, Tenkuji Takeru, since I first saw your conviction, I knew you had a strong heart. But, sadly, I have my own tempo to follow. Only those who can match my tempo can travel the path of life along with me." he stated as he sat at the piano and began playing a new melody. "Furthermore, you really need to stop holding in those little things. Whether it be rage at a great injustice or even the desire to smack an idiot in life upside the head or toss a very annoying off-tune woman out a window!"
"That actually happened?"
"SEMANTICS!" he shouted as his melody continued peacefully, "I am Ludwig van Beethoven! I am a composer! Nothing shall stop me from that! My rage was brought upon by fools who did not understand what resonated within my heart! That is why I let my rage always boil forth...trust me. I died for many reasons, but not one of them was stress." he chuckled. "That is something you must learn, boy. Rage is not something dark and twisted that can corrupt ones soul. No… Rage is a powerful fiery emotion that humans use to push them forward!"
"Eh?" Takeru asked.
"You are that type who holds in all those little bursts of anger, and lets them out when you meet that one guy who really pisses you off. Those types? I don't hate them. But trust me, you're not gonna turn into some spirit of anger and darkness from giving into a little anger now and again. Rather, as the kind boy you are now, let the rage you feel fuel that passion for life you have!"
"Fuel my passion for life…" Takeru muttered. "You're right… Ever since I became a ghost...I was worried. If I let myself get to angry...would I stop being myself, would I become some vengeful spirit."
"The World of Ghosts is not so simple boy." Beethoven countered as he continued playing the piano.
"Thank you...Beethoven." Takeru smiled.
"What?" he asked, pausing for a moment.
"Thanks!" Takeru shouted with a chuckle.
"That's right you are! Now go! And show your world your just rage!" he shouted as he began playing once again.
"Easy now...Steady…" Cyber whispered as she poked the Eyecon with a long stick she made from putting together a bunch of composer wands with tape, the Komainu, Whisper, and the fox kit peeking out from behind and overturned desk with her, "Did it click?"
As if to respond to that, the Eyecon lit up and Takeru was released back into their world in a flash of grey light.
"Whoa…" he muttered, gaining his balance back. "Man that was trippy...I feel like a pokemon or something." he chuckled while picking the Eyecon up. "...He said if anyone pokes him again, they better make friends with a window."
"...It was Yurusen's idea," everyone pointed at the smoldering Yurusen, the top of her head still on fire.
"I...hate...all of you." she grunted as Takeru licked his fingers and put out the fire.
"Ah, there you go." Takeru said as he picked her up. "Also...stop distracting us with slapstick!" he said, shaking her slightly.
"Yes, Sub-Boss…" she groaned.
It was then Cyber hugged Takeru, "Oh thank goodness! I was worried when you got sucked into that Eyecon. I didn't even know they could do that."
"I know. That was such a crazy surprise." Takeru agreed as he returned the hug with one of his arms to calm her down a little. "But, Beethoven-san was very helpful. The reason he hasn't helped is because he's been busy...composing. But we worked something out." he explained as she let go of the hug.
"...He was composing?" Cyber blinked twice.
"Uhm...in his words, 'Death is just another woman who doesn't understand how more important my work is' or...something like that." Takeru chuckled. "He's a little eccentric, but he is a helpful guy." he added, "Oh, and he sounds like Whisper with a German accent."
"Oh...what good judge of voice." Whisper nodded before a spiked baseball bat thwacked his head, causing his body to contort into a large U shape.
"You ruined the Eyecon system with your creepy fluctuating vocal chords!" she shouted only to fall over with a groan of pain, "Ow...my burns...they burn."
"MONGE~!" the two young adults looked at the Komainu brothers, who were staring at the piano.
"What's wrong?" Cyber pondered as she looked at the piano to see an old grey fox's head poking out of the inside of the piano, giving a raspy snickering laugh.
"Ossan no Kitsune…" Takeru muttered bluntly as the fox slowly got out and carefully jumped onto the bench then to the ground. "An Elder fox...I never thought I'd see something like that." he admitted as he crouched down and petted his head. "Hey there boy….where's your boss?" he asked bluntly.
The fox gave its strange laugh once more before holding up a paw, showing a key with a note attached to it. Takeru carefully removed the key, causing the note to fall along with a photo. Takeru looked at the photo and his eyes widened. Whisper took a look at the photo and screamed.
"Ah! It's one of those pure white Ganma!" Whisper exclaimed.
The Ganma in the picture seemed to already have gained a Parka, but this Parka looked like it was made of something alive. Its hood formed red fireball eyebrows with a red scar on the forehead resembling an X. Its arms were also extra bulky and buff as well, and the parka made it look pretty buff as well. Komajirou picked up the note.
"'I couldn't think of a rhyme for this. Just get up to the roof already,'" Komajirou read.
"It seems Kyubi-san is impatient…" Cyber sweatdropped.
"Good…" Takeru smiled his normal, calming, kind smile, "I'm impatient too, and he's been making me really angry all day!" he stated, his smile never changing.
"Ano...that felt a little...conflicting." Cyber muttered.
"Same," Whisper agreed.
"Me too, zura" the Komainu nodded.
"Don't care." Yurusen muttered.
"Oh! Maybe Komajirou-chan can practice his Soultimate with Yurusen-chan later!" Cyber smiled innocently.
"No more fire!" Yurusen snapped.
"I can't shoot fire, zura," Komajirou noted.
"Cyber, Yurusen only needs a strong stern talk or a bribe to be quiet watch...Takoyaki."
"I'll be nice to Whisper for 10 years for one." Yurusen panted, drooling even.
"And that is why Takeru is officially Yurusen's owner," Whisper stated bluntly.
"Anyway, we have a Nine Tailed jerk to go confront." Takeru stated confidently.
"Hai," Cyber nodded.
"Okay, to the roof!" Takeru shouted, pulling out his Gan Gun Saber before running off.
"Ah! Takeru-san, matte! You forgot the key, zura!" Komasan called, picking up the key before following after him.
"Wait up, Nii-san!" Komajirou called as he ran after his older brother.
"Oh dear," Cyber shook her head before petting the elder fox's head, "Arigatou. You played that very nicely." she ran off after them, leaving the elderly fox to give its snickering laugh before curling up on the cushioned seat and falling asleep.
"Matte, Takeru-san, we have a key!" Whisper's voice could be heard shouting before the Gan Gun Saber cut a large crack into a door.
"Oops…" Takeru laughed from the other side. "I got too excited...hahaha." he chuckled sheepishly.
"You already broke the place once. Please don't do it again, whis," Whisper groaned as he unlocked the door.
"Well...I could have used the rifle mode to shoot it down…" Takeru added with a laugh, not taking this that seriously. "I think this was simpler to fix."
They entered the roof to see Kyubi sitting on the fence of the roof, drinking a cup of tea.
"Kyubi!" Takeru called out loudly. "We're here, now what?!" he asked bluntly.
"Chottot Takeru-kun, he's still an S rank, an S rank!" Whisper reminded.
"So is Jibanyan when he's mad." Takeru countered, making Whisper's face become one of shock at that very true and sad point.
"Ah...you're right…" he muttered.
"I must say, you took your time with this," Kyubi noted as he finished his tea, "I was beginning to think you all gave up."
"We had other things to do." Takeru stated. "You didn't seem important until I settled it." he added bluntly making Kyubi spit take from the bluntness.
"I see the lesson worked better than expected. I would have sworn it was Ryu who was standing there talking back to me…" Kyubi muttered, wiping his jaw.
"Ryu...you knew my father?" Takeru asked in surprise.
"I'm...not surprised by this point, Takeru-san." Cyber admitted. "Your Tou-san seemed to have lots of secrets and ties to the paranormal."
"You're right…" Takeru agreed honestly.
"Did you find all the items I wanted you to find?" Kyubi questioned.
"Komasan?" Takeru asked as he emptied his bag on the ground.
"Eto...hai, zura!" he cheered.
"Do we win, zura?" Komajirou asked.
"Yes you did." Takeru smiled.
"Hmm…" Kyuubi picked up the photo and the reports before looking over at the fox kit, who held up its burnt paw, "You did well. And, from your hidden glare, you also put the pieces together, am I right?"
Takeru walked forward. "You could have just told me about the Ganma. It would have been easier, and I bet you didn't even really need to test Komasan and Komajirou. I bet you're the kind who really doesn't care for those old rules. You're probably even ignore them in favor of doing what you like."
Kyubi chuckled, "While I don't break them per-say, I do enjoy bending them."
"Notice he's not denying any of it." Yurusen spoke as she poofed on Cyber's shoulder.
Kyubi snapped his fingers and a red blur slammed into Yurusen, sending her flying into the distance. The blur landed before Cyber and the red fox put her Dai-Jinten down at her feet before backing away to sit beside Kyuubi.
"I do take the little things such as these trials for Yokai that come to this town quite seriously," Kyubi stated, "Plus, it doubled as a way to circumvent a direct command from someone whom, frankly, terrifies me."
"Soka…" Takeru nodded as the Komainu climbed back onto his shoulders.
"Eh? What command?" Cyber pondered.
"Why, the Yokai Ganma of course," Kyubi replied before he floated into the air with a laugh, "As for whom told me not to say directly? Well, you'll meet him soon enough." In a burst of flames, Kyubi vanished once more, "Good luck with it, Ryu's gaki."
"He really did know my Tou-san…" Takeru muttered as Komasan rubbed his neck for him. "Well...I've got a Ganma to go kick the...butt of." he stated, self censoring himself in the presence of the Komainu.
"Ganbatte, Takeru-kun!" Whisper cheered.
"We need to get there fast." Takeru ordered as they all turned to leave; as they made their way to the door, nobody noticed several small embers from Kyubi's fire float over and phase into Komasan's body.
The roar of Machine Ghostriker was heard as the dark horse bike rode down the road. Its rider, Ghost, weaved around cars in his path. His hood was drawn up before it was moved back, revealing Whisper hanging onto Ghost's helmet for dear life and limb.
"Whisper...why did you insist on coming with me again?" Ghost asked as he jumped a truck.
"Because...like with the Nobunaga Eyecon...this Ganma must be fused with a Yokai, whis!" he grunted as Ghost skid the bike under a trailer. "AH! Why must you drive like an action movie?!"
"It's faster." Ghost said as he kept driving down the road.
"Anyway, I looked at the picture...and I think I know what Yokai it is, Whis!" he shouted as they weaved around traffic, "The Boss Yokai Oboro Nyūdō!"
"Oboro Nyūdō?" Ghost repeated as he jumped another series of stopped cars. "Wait...Boss Yokai?" he asked as they "Why is a boss Yokai called Hazy Monk?"
"Those are Yokai that don't really fit with other classes of Yokai, whis," Whisper explained, "And despite the name, a Oboro Nyūdō is a dangerous Yokai to encounter. This Yokai will first appear from afar to mountain travelers, then become larger and larger as they approach until it towers over them, terrorizing them and cursing them. Oh, and it's a Fire Attribute, so that only adds more to the evidence that this is the Yokai being worn by that Ganma, whis."
"Soka...that's kind of scary to think about." Ghost admitted, "But it doesn't matter. Mine and Beethoven's anger is stronger! It's Volcanic!"
"Exactly!" Beethoven shouted from inside his Parka.
"Whisper…" a voice rasped behind Whisper, making him sweat bullets and turn to face a single red eye glaring down on him. "If you've damaged the Eyecon system...I'll kill you…" Yurusen threatened, her voice sounding distorted and creepy.
"...meep," Whisper squeaked. "Yu...Yurusen is many times more scary…" he admitted, shrinking down to hide in Ghost's hood.
"There's Shoppers Row!" Ghost called out as he revved the throttle, making Ghostriker roar, "Get out here, Ganma!" he ordered, driving past people.
"There! It's attacking Fumi-ba!" Yurusen pointed.
"Who?" Whisper asked before he felt a sudden crash, "What happe- GEH?!" he shouted as he saw the Ganma stuck to the end of the bike's horn. "You ran him over!"
"Yehaw!" Ghost called out as they drove off with the Ganma. "Whisper, tell Cyber to keep an eye on people here while I kick ass!" he ordered, pulling Whisper out and leaving him behind on a bench.
"He's all fired up." Yurusen noted as she stopped next to Whisper.
"Seems like it, Whis." Whisper agreed as he turned to see Yurusen gone and hovering over a Takoyaki stand.
"Ah...sweet treasure of Kami-sama above!" Yurusen said with a heart in her eye as she looked down at the cooking Takoyaki.
"...Takoyaki?" Whisper raised a brow. 'Takeru-kun was right...it's the ultimate bribe for her… Must make a mental note of that for all times.'
"Gah!" the Ganma cried out as he managed to get off the front of the bike outside of Shopper's Row, "OI! I was just about to eat takoyaki, dammit!"
"Bad Ganma don't get good foods from our beloved Fumi-ba." Ghost stated as he flipped his leg off his bike and dismounted.
"Wait...Ah! You're that guy who destroyed my bro's Eyecon!" the Ganma snarled before slamming his fists together, "Okay! Time for your soul to be munched up!"
"That's my line!" Ghost shouted back, "Right now, I've got a lot of frustration built up, and I'm gonna take it all out on the bad Ganma," he stated as the orange of his parka and armor was glowing brightly to an almost golden color. "I'm pumped, Inochi...Moyasu ze!" he called out as the orange glow suddenly burst off him and scorched the ground around Ghost as orange fire was covering his entire armor, "Ara...AH! I'm actually on fire!" he panicked. "Atsui! Atsui!"
"Bwahahahaha! Baka~!" the Ganma laughed before he ran up to Ghost and held up a hand to Ghost's face, "Aaaaaand…" he flicked Ghost's face, knocking Ghost over the entire Shopper's Row, "Flick."
"Ah!" he shouted before he corrected himself mid-air. "Still hot!" he panicked as he floated down and began running. "AH!" he cried as the fire just grew bigger and bigger. "Water...wind...anything to put this out!" he cried running all over "Hot...burning….tripping!" he shouted, tripping over his own two feet. He began tumbling forward until he became a rolling ball of orange flames.
"Huh….?" the Ganma blinked as he turned to see said burning ball rolling directly towards him, "Nande?"
"AH!" Ghost shouted as he crashed into the Ganma, causing a large explosion. Ghost stood back up shaking some smoke and dust off his shoulders, he then blinked as he turned around and saw the scorched and flattened Ganma. "I don't know how...but I'll take that as a win!" Ghost shouted, giving a thumbs up to no one.
"Ugh…" The Ganma groaned, getting back up. "Teme…" he growled at Ghost.
"Ikuze!" Ghost shouted as he charged at the Ganma before he jumped and landed a kick its shoulder.
The Ganma growled as he swung at Ghost, only for the Kamen Rider to lean back and let the large arm swing over his head. Ghost continued sliding past the Ganma before he flipped with his inhuman powers and flipped around in the air to land a bicycle kick to the Ganma's face, knocking it back down face first into the ground.
Ghost landed back on his feet before he ducked to the left, avoiding a flaming punch from the fast go get up Ganma. Ghost blocked a wide swing from the left by grabbing the Ganma's wrist. Ghost kicked the monster's chest using the force to send himself gliding back across the ground. The Kamen Rider quickly summoned his Gan Gun Saber and used the blade to block another flaming punch that still sent him skidding back across the ground slightly. Ghost shouted as he charged once again and slashed the Ganma across the chest once then a second time. Each slash sent the otherworlds being's black blood flying before Ghost pulled the trigger on the handle, making the blades light up with orange energy. With a battle cry, Ghost slashed his sword, leaving an orange streak of light as he did. The Ganma was sent flying back by the blow.
As the Ganma hit the ground, he growled while getting back to his feet. He then bashed his fists together, igniting them with flames. The Ganma then began punching his fists and sending fireballs shaped like his fists at Ghost. Ghost cried in surprise as he began slashing the fire blasts with his sword. But one hit him in the chest, sending him stumbling back, before more and more continued hitting his chest armor, sending him stumbling back further with sparks coming off his body.
"Okay...I can play that game too…" Ghost panted as he stabbed the Gan Gun Saber into the ground before he pulled out the grey Beethoven eyecon. "Beethoven, ikuze!" he shouted as he clicked it while opening his belt and pulled out the Ore Eyecon, making his mask and parka disappear in orange sparks.
Ghost placed the new Eyecon in before he shut the Driver.
=Eye~=
With that, the Beethoven parka flew out. The parka began spinning in place rapidly, its arms deflecting each and every fire fist back at the Ganma, making it panic and avoid its own attacks.
=Kaigan: BEETHOVEN! Kyokumei~Unmei~ Ja~ja~ja~Ja~n!=
With that the Parka put itself on Ghost, before the mask locked itself in place. The strings went directly down and the two larger notes formed eyebrow-like patterns. As the parka finished putting itself on, a spotlight suddenly formed out of nowhere and shone down on Ghost. Ghost then clapped his hands loudly, making all other noise stop. He then held his hands out like a conductor.
"Sa, begin the first motion." Ghost said calmly as he began moving his hands as if conducting an orchestra, and suddenly the Ganma could hear music, every instrument it could think of was being played expertly, and after a moment musical notes made of multicolored light formed around Ghost. "Fortissimo!" he shouted as all the notes flew forward and bombarded the Ganma causing a large series of explosions.
"NANI?!" the Ganma screamed as he stumbled back, "What was that?!"
"B Major I think." Ghost replied honestly. "C Minor!" he shouted as musical note floated around the Ganma and all crashed into it at once, causing one big explosion.
"I thought that music was supposed to be good! When did it get all painful, dammit?!" the Ganma snapped as he began to throw fireballs at Ghost.
"Hah!" Ghost said as musical bars formed and caught the fireballs in them like notes.
The musical bars began to spin around before they formed the fireballs into actual music notes. Ghost then snapped his fingers as all of them were sent right back at the Ganma, causing an explosion of fire that sent the Ganma flying up into the air.
"Guess that tune fired him up," Ghost chuckled to himself as the Ganma face planted on the ground.
"Ugh…" the Ganma groaned as he got up, "Why you...you…"
"Me." Ghost chuckled in response, pointing at himself.
The Ganma roared as his arms began growing in size while he jumped into the air. He raised his arms up and slammed down down at Ghost. The Kamen Rider jumped back, getting a good distance away, before he pulled and pushed on the lever on his belt.
=DAI KAIGAN! BEETHOVEN! OMEGA DRIVE!=
Ghost held up his arms as two large musical bars of light energy formed above him. The five strings at the end all began moving around before they curled up like fingers. The musical bars emulated fists and began swinging around, blocking the Ganma's arm swings. The bars then shot around and punched it from the left then the right. The left 'arm' grabbed the Ganma before slamming it into the ground roughly. The right then slammed down on top of it, leaving the monster buried in a crater.
"Ugh...Mommy, who hit the toilet with the choo-choo?" the Ganma groaned as he began to get up.
=KAIGAN: NEWTON!=
"What's huh?"
"Up!" Ghost said as a blue gravity surge lifted the Ganma up into the sky. "And down." he said as a red surge shot it back down. "And up we go!" he said as the blue sure lifted it back up. "Now...should I banish you into space forever...or dig you so far into the Earth's crust you'll be crushed into a pancake?"
"Chairman, I don't wanna grow up. I wanna be a JC Penny's baby…" the Ganma slurred.
"Oh...I think we broke him…" Ghost muttered, scratching his head with his giant glove. He then let go of his focus and let the Ganma face fault into the ground again, "Now I just feel like a bully here."
=KAIGAN: ORE!=
"Better finish this before I feel worse," Ghost noted as he pulled the lever out then in again.
=DAI KAIGAN! ORE! OMEGA DRIVE!=
Ghost then floated into the air as his symbol formed behind him, the orange light then concentrated around his leg before he aimed it forward and shot forward as golden flames coated his leg. His attack hit the Ganma, causing a large explosion of energy. He skidded to a halt before a loud impact with the ground made him turn around.
"Hoo boy," Ghost gulped, looking at the massive humanoid Yokai with red markings on its pure white body and red flame-made eyebrows, "That guy's as big as a five-story building!"
"Ugh…" the Yokai groaned as it began to sit up, opening an eye to see it was pitch black with a gold ring in it, "Wh...What happened? Last thing I can remember was…" he looked down at Ghost, seeing the broken bits of the Ganma Eyecon at his feet, "You...beat that Ganma?"
"Well...it's kind of my job. Saving Yokai who get forced to merge with one tend to be happy accidents." Ghost explained with a chuckle to keep the tone light. "Were you actually forced to merge with him? The last one was kind of on its own will...which is why I ask."
"No...I was sleeping and being forced into being worn by that guy woke me up," Oboro Nyūdō replied, "It...was really painful…" he held his hand over Ghost before he dropped a pitch black Yokai Medal with him coming for an attack on it from it, the Kamen Rider catched the surprisingly normal-sized Medal, "Thank you...friend." with that, Oboro Nyūdō exploded into the purple smoke, the smoke fading to reveal Oboro Nyūdō was gone.
"For a big guy, he's fast." Ghost muttered, looking down at the medal, "Oboro Nyūdō Medal...Get!" he chuckled, flipping it up into the air before catching it again.
"Umai~" Komajirou awed as he swallowed his piece of takoyaki.
"I'm really glad she was still open," Cyber sighed in relief as she sat between the two Komainu, both eating takoyaki.
"Yes~!" Yurusen cried happily with two sticks in each hand with about 4 balls of Takoyaki skewered on each. "Thank you, Cyber!" she politely thanked the girl, not bringing up her figure or height whatsoever since the girl bought Yurusen the Takoyaki.
"Takeru-san was right...it's easy." Cyber had to admit, seeing that drastic modification to behavior over a food.
The fox kit just gave her cute sneeze while in her lap, the burn-inflicted paw covered by a wrap, before nibblnig on the Takoyaki ball she gave her.
"Mine!" Yurusen cried, flying away.
"Yurusen is paranoid over her Takoyaki," Takeru's voice explained as he appeared right behind Cyber.
"Eep!" Cyber squeaked, barely managing to not stand up and startle the kit in her lap, before looking over her shoulder, "Did you do it?"
"Hm…" Takeru smiled as he held out his hand. "Hai. Now close your eyes and hold out your hand." he explained with a calm smile. "I have a present for you."
"Eh? Ano...okay?" Cyber blinked twice before she followed his instructions. She then felt something small and circular gently be dropped into her hand.
"Hai, open." Takeru explained.
Cyber opened her eyes and looked at her hand. In it was Oboro Nyūdō's Yokai Medal.
"Oh! A Medal," Cyber gasped, looking up at Takeru.
"I made a new friend." Takeru smiled. "You don't mind holding onto that for me, right? I mean, that way he's my friend and also your friend." he explained his logic as he gently stepped over Komasan so Cyber wouldn't have to turn around to look at him. "Besides I don't think my Ghost Driver takes Medals anyway."
"Monge~" Komajirou awed, "You're really strong like Nii-san said, zura!"
"I'm fairly strong." Takeru replied modestly, "But I'm sure I still have a long way to go still." he added. "But for now...you're free to enjoy even more fun things here in the city until your trip is over, Komajirou-kun."
"Trip?" Komajirou repeated, tilting his head.
"Hai...you came to visit your Nii-san, hai?" Takeru asked.
"Oh. Demo…" Komajirou pulled out a letter and gave it to Komasan, "I knew I forgot something."
Komasan opened the letter, "Oh. It's from Kaa-chan." he read the letter under his breath before his eyes widened, "MONGE?!"
"Nani?" Cyber and Takeru asked out of confusion.
Komasan handed the letter to Cyber since she was closer. Cyber looked at the letter.
"Dear Komasan, I hope you are doing well. With Komajirou wanting to come see you, I thought it was time I finally started to fix up our home. Until the renovations are complete, can you please let your little brother stay with you? Love, Kaa-chan,'" Cyber read, "'PS: I really hope to hear more about what the city is like from you both. From your letters, there really isn't much to go on aside from the temple you stay at.'"
"Eh...eh?" Takeru blinked a few times as the realization dawned on him. "Eh!?" he stated falling over in surprise. "He's staying over?" he asked, getting back up.
"Monge!" Komasan called out in excitement and surprise. "My Otouto is moving in, zura!"
Cyber giggled while petting Komajirou's head, "Well, it's going to be interesting to have another Komainu with us."
"Oh...that's right...we need to tell Onari we'll have two Komainu at the temple now." Takeru blinked in realization along with Komasan.
"...Ano…I think we forgot him back at the school," Cyber realized.
"...AH!" Takeru and Komasan both panicked.
"What is taking them so long?" Onari pondered as he paced about outside the brick fence of the school, "...Ah! Did Komasan-dono and Komajirou-dono fail?!" he panicked. "I'm sorry, Takeru-dono! I am disobeying your orders!" he shouted as he began climbing the fence to sneak into the school. "Wait for me, this time I shall save you all!" he said before falling over into the foliage on the other side of the fence.
"Quick, we need to go get him!" Takeru called out as he and Komasan scrambled to get their things. "We'll be right back!" he called out, running past the little old lady in a red jacket and knitted cap. "We'll be back, Fumi-ba!"
"Oh...he's in good spirits." she chuckled as Takeru started up his bike, with Komasan helping to push it down the street.
"Hai," Cyber giggled sheepishly.
"Couldn't they call Onari-san on his cell phone?" Komajirou asked, taking a sip of his juice.
"...Eh?" Cyber blinked twice.
"Can I borrow your phone, please?" Komajirou asked.
"Ano...Hai?" Cyber raised a brow as she handed her cell phone over to the Komainu, who turned it on and sent a text to Onari before handing it back.
"Thank you, zura!" Komajirou beamed before eating another takoyaki, "Umai~"
Cyber blinked twice. She looked down at the kit in her lap, who had fallen asleep and curled up into a tiny ball of fluff. A thought came across her mind as she looked back at the happy Komajirou.
'Komajirou-chan...sugoi…' she muttered, mentally realizing the younger was more technologically inclined then the elder.
"Another fail," Aran taunted as he sat down on a box in some random abandoned building.
The man in black turned up from the window he was watching intently out of with a telescope. "Yes...indeed another failure this week." he nodded simply.
"Maybe you and your friend who thought up this stupid plan can share a drink of failure." Aran offered.
The Man in black said nothing as he clicked open one of several briefcases he had next to him. This one opened up to reveal a perfectly prepared meal of Takoyaki.
"Perhaps next time." he said as he looked at Aran just stare at the weird food he'd never seen. "Want some?"
"No…" Aran replied. 'I want some…'
"No. Seriously I got so much. Help me get rid of it…"
"...If you insist…" Aran replied reaching for it only for the man to speedily shove it in his own mouth while shooting Aran a shit-eating grin. 'Teme….' Aran growled mentally.
'Is he ever not gonna fall for that?'
'This human is too cocky…' Aran mentally berated as he turned away.
The man in black smirked as he flipped open a second case. This one had a total of 15 divots-all Eyecon sized-within, and inside the last five were an equal number of eyecons. Three had black pupils while the other two had green pupils.
"One….one more." he smiled, revealing his crooked teeth. "Just one more Eyecon." he smiled, eating another piece of Takoyaki...and ignoring Aran, whose face was at least 3 inches away from his and staring intently at the food. 'He really wants some…'
'I really want some…' Aran mentally complained before seeing the man not looking 'chance!'
'Denied!' The man said as he closed the case on Aran's fingers.
'...What was that weird word those humans say when they're pissed off again...oh right.' "Damn it!"
"...Was that Aran cursing?" Specter blinked.
"It sounded like it…" the Eyecon in his jacket noted, "I wonder what has him so upset?" she pondered.
"Assistance please!" Specter looked up to see Mitsunari's Eyecon stuck to the roof of a car driving off, "This pink stuff won't let me go!"
"AGAIN!?" Specter asked as he ran after the car. "Hey! Wait! You got something that belongs to me stuck to your car! Oi...I know you heard me, you damn Cabby!" he said before the driver gave him the finger, "..." he then pulled out his Gan Gun Hand. "I got a Finger for you, ya bastard!" he shouted, shooting the tires out with blue energy bullets.
"We should really pay better attention to Mitsunari-dono…"
"Quiet, Kanon. I gotta kill a bi...I mean...No, I just gotta kill someone." Specter shushed his sister as he flung open the door and grabbed the Cab driver by his leg. "There was a child around to see that, you bastard!" he roared as he proceeded to pummel the man.
"...umm Specter-dono…"
"I'll scold you later for always getting into this mess."
"Onii-chan, a bird's taking him away."
"Oh, for the love of…" Specter complained, "I hate birds…" he grumbled, grabbing his Gan Gun Hand. "But...they taste good." he said as he aimed and began shooting bursts of blue fire from his weapon.
"Ah! Hey! Be careful with that! I nearly got hit!" Mitsunari yelped as the shot barely missed the crow.
Specter just kept shooting. "I'm gonna get both of 'em. That will make Makoto happy." he revealed his true name in his anger as he kept shooting.
'This is the third time since we met Mitsunari-dono that this happened...Why do Eyecons have to be so shiny?' Kanon pondered, a bead of sweat going down the back of the Eyecon.
"Got them!" Makoto cheered as the flaming Eyecon was deposited in a trash can...lighting the content on fire, "Let him burn."
"Ah! Hot! Hot! Hot!" Mitsunari yelped in the recycling can, "Oh! Sale on yellowtail! Oh wait, this was last week…"
"You don't even eat…" Makoto groaned as he used the hand mode of the Gan Gun Hand to shovel dirt over the fire to snuff it out. "That is unless you do that thing where you jump into someone and possess them, again."
"That was funny," Kanon admitted.
"Did he have to jump into a woman that one time?" Makoto asked as he grabbed the Eyecon before roughly jamming him into his leather jacket, "Don't come out again!"
"But there's so much to this modern age! And aside from being stuck, that was rather exhilarating being on one of those horseless carriages!"
"Cars...they're called cars...I bet Ghost doesn't have to put up with this stuff…" he groaned.
"Where did Komajirou-dono go?!" Onari asked as he, Shibuya, and Narita where all under the temple's foundation, looking for the younger Komainu...whom was currently sleeping in Takeru's bed.
"Ah….zzzz…" Takeru snored as the two Komainu mimicked his erratic sleep posture. The three were then woken up by the knocking coming from under the floor, "Ganma!" Takeru called out, pulling out his Gan Gun Saber again.
"Monge!" the Koma-Kyodai screamed, running around before hiding under the covers, their tails peeking out.
"I think I heard him, Onari-san!" Shibuya called out from under the floor.
"Good! Find them!"
"It's so dark down here...AH! SPIDER!" Narita shouted.
"Spider!"
"KATSU!" Onari shouted at them.
"Onari-san...it's on your head!" Shibuya hissed.
"AH!" Onari screamed in panic as he ran around, "Get it off! Get it off!"
"...It's too early for this…" Takeru sighed, seeing the clock reading six in the morning.
"Komajirou, did you forget to tell them you gave up playing Hide-and-Seek when it was bedtime, zura?" Komasan's muffled voice asked.
"Oh. Gomen nassai…"
"Ugh...wish I had the ability to call Cyber's Yokai friend who helps with sleep." Takeru groaned, falling over. "Even if I don't need it...it still feels nice."
"AH! MORE SPIDERS!" Shibuya screamed.
"HOLY SHIT! THAT'S AS BIG AS MY HAND!"
"TAKERU-DONO, TATSUKETE!"
"I'll go grab the Raid spray." Takeru sighed as he got up and walked off.
"...Ne, Nii-san?"
"Hai?"
"I'm really going to like living here, zura," Komajirou beamed as both poked out of the sheets.
"Hai!" Komasan smiled before hearing a song, "Zura?"
"Oh!" Komajirou reached under the sheets and pulled out a touch phone, looking at it, "Oh! It's from Hikkikomouri-chan!" he began to type, "'Thank you again for helping me buy this phone. I am liking it very much.' And send, zura."
"..." Komasan blinked a few times; he even rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things, "Monge!"
"Zura?" Komajirou tilted his head.
"Ano...It...It's nothing. Just my stomach, eh-heh-heh," Komasan quickly replied.
"Ah. I'm hungry, too, zura," Komajirou nodded as he ran off to go to the kitchen.
'Komajirou...you can use those things?' Komasan pondered in surprise, 'My Otouto is monge….cho-monge.'
GT: Well, that was an amusing chapter.
O.N: *breaks in with a massive maul* surprise bitch!
Z0: *both pull a cord, causing a trap door to open under O.N. before a hammer knocks him down it*
GT: Wow. You have a lot of traps set up here.
Z0: Always be prepared. Besides he'll climb back up in a bit.
O.N:*climbs back up using combat knives*
Z0L: See, he's fast.
Z0R: *grabs O.N.'s Maul* Yes...yes he is.
GT: Well...Today was a fun chapter. We got to see Beethoven Damashii, met an S-Rank Yokai, Takeru's now friends with a Giant...
O.N: And what else did we get, Ollie?
Ollie: BROTHERLY LOVE!
GT: How'd you get in here?! Security!
Z0: Still it was adorable seeing both Koma-Kyodai, and we added in some fun scenes at the end following our host of other characters.
O.N: What did Specter do this chapter ollie?
Ollie: NOT A DAMN THING!
O.N: Thank you Ollie.
GT: ...Seriously, where is Security?
SZ: I think they said they were having a day-off or something….Wait. Who gave them the day off?!
O.N: We had Security? Anyway Beethoven finally worked today and he was useful...but my eardrums are dead!
GT: Speaking of...Yurusen! Whisper! You're on!
O.N: oh she can't show up, so her brother Chibisen will be filling in.
GT: ...She has a brother? Someone get the Komainu!
Whisper: Oh my god! She wasn't lying! What does this monster look like? *looks at a literla chibi version of Yurusen* That's it? *gets slammed around like a rag doll* Ah-Oh-Ow!
Chibisen: Don't mess with a blogger starting sis segment!
Komasan: Ano...what do we do? Where's Yurusen-chan's brother?
Chibisen: I have a blog to do.*uses Whisper as a chair as he wrote about today events*
Komasan: Where were you to know all this?
Chibisen: Inside sub-boss kimono.
Komasan: Ohhh...Those are really spacy in there, zura.
Chibisen: Tell me about it. The Sub-Boss can hide almost all the groceries from a shopping trip in there.
Komasan: Monge~
Komajirou: *looks at a slip of paper* Oh, so that's what we need to do. *puts it away* Konnichiwa, minna! Welcome to Rider Fashion Check! Where we cover the latest in Kamen Rider monge~ fashion, zura!
Komasan: And today we have, Beethoven!
Ghost Driver: Kaigan! Beethoven! Kyokumei~Unmei~ Ja~ja~ja~Ja~n!
Chibisen: I am Chibisen and I will handle the parka ghost facts. Also, support my blog! I post all photos of fights, gamma info, parka info, and accurate and detailed written recollection of ghost adventures, and special subscribers…*puts out pictures of Cyber in multiple costumes* get our calendar!
Komasan: Mongee! Cyber wears cute clothes!
Yurusen: *offscreen* I'm so proud!
Cyber: *offscreen* Yokai Medal, set on!
Yurusen: *offscreen* Oh god! When did she befriend him?!
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
Chibisen: *coughs while smoke comes off him* Okay...forget the calendar...for now… *shakes smoke off* Anyway, back to the parka. Ghost Beethoven Damashii... It allows Ghost total control of sound, mainly music and the use of energy manipulation to make those energy notes that blow up in your face. He has the Symphony Hood that allows him to create an echo field that amplifies all sound around him, so he always has a concert hall to amplify his musical skills sound.
Komasan: I really like how his Parka gives off a classical motif to it mixed with a piano, zura. The ebony and ivory really bring one another out in this design.
Chibisen: The hair things on his hood are the Destiny Tuners. They use sound waves to scan things and find weak points so he can send his energy attacks at them. Kinda like sonar used by, well, a dolphin or something… Anyway onto the Concerto Court, the parka part of the parka. It has acoustic equipment inside that allows Ghost to generate special energy vibrations that can be used for attacks, and can decompose solid material into music. Yes, he can turn you into music!
Komajirou: Oh, do you think if we give Jibanyan chocobo, he'll play on the keys like the cat on that video, zura?
Chibisen:...quick break…
-break-
"...Okay... Why am I in this parka again…?"
"Experiment." Chibisen told Takeru as he put a chocobo on him.
"Why?" Ghost asked before he was tackled by Jibanyan in a red blur.
"Now play those keys." he said as Jibanyan danced on the keys.
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
Chibisen: *groans under a piece of rubble* ...Never let him do that...but it was worth it...mahwahhaha.
Komasan: *sitting in a corner with Komajirou in an opposite one* Sorry, Beethoven-san, zura…
Beethoven Parka: Stay in your corners… Komajirou, continue.
Komajirou: *reads notes* The Beethoven Parka also has monge~ neat features like Sonata Decoder on his chest that plays music and adjusts energy output for his attacks. And then there's the Crescendo Bands, the keyboard scarves on his arms. They make the space around Takeru vibrate, making an energy barrier that can absorb and amplify sound waves around him, as well energy waves and send enemy attacks right back in.
Chibisen: Here is Cyber.*lets Cyber in* She's gonna be an example using that Yokai Watch. Now make it say something and that parka's gonna make it loud!
Beethoven: Go ahead woman.
Cyber: Ano...Hai? *pulls out Jibanyan's medal*
Beethoven: NO FELINES!
Cyber: *yelps and trades it with another* Yokai Medal, set on!
=Goketsu Shokan~!=
-Results-
Chibisen: I love this job*used Whisper as a shield against the energy wave* So anyone have any question?
Everyone: WHAT?
Chibisen: Perfect, now, I'll post those results along with a poll for if fans want Takeru and Cyber to end up together. I'm Chibisen…
Yurusen:*appears as she hugs him with a lot of love* And I'm Yurusen, his big sibling!
Both: And this is our family slave Whis-butt!
Whisper: *pulls out an extra large megaphone* WHAT?! *the feedback sends the two flying into the distance*
Komasan: Ahh…*sees the two get caught by Takeru*
Takeru: What happened to my father's lab!?
Everyone: WHAT DID YOU SAY?
Yurusen: Run you idiots...RUN! *poofs away as a very annoyed Takeru walks down the stairs*
Chibisen: The blogger must survive! *poofs with all the pictures of Cyber*
Takeru: Someone's gonna clean this up and it's the last one who can make it past me!
Komasan: WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING AFTER YURUSEN-SAN AND CHIBISEN-SAN HAD CYBER-SAN TRY SOMETHING WITH BEETHOVEN DAMASHII!
Takeru: ...They'll get punished later...but anyone who let them without calling me…*held up a sign that said 'Clean up'* CLEAN UP~!
Koma brothers: MONGEEE!
Komasan: *runs into his closet and comes out in a janitor's uniform and starts scrubbing the mess*
Sennin: ...This is why I don't like them doing thing without adult supervision. *shrugs* Oh well. The End! See you next time.
O.N: I can never stay mad at those two.
GT: Because they're little hellions to the others?
O.N: No cause they're cute. Also they are easy to bribe.
Z0: And they have a very hard to defy legal contract.
O.N: Especially the blog. Chibisen is a hard blogger, and don't allow anyone access to Cyber Cosplay pics unless they send him info on historical figures display...Yurusen asked that...for readers, well follow GT on DA to see Cyber's Cosplay Corner ahahah advertisement!~ speaking of look forward soon cause coming at you is Kamen Rider Triage Ex-Aid on Kamen Rider ZER0's page.
Z0: Yep more or less. Anyway we got a new chapter to preview.
GT: Preview!
Cyber: Jikan! Kamen Rider Ghost: Yokai Chronicles!
Takeru: Benkei...he's a Yokai too?
Whisper: Two actually, whis.
Makoto: The final Eyecon...wait...Takeru already has the rest?!
Takeru: This has to be the final fight with me and Specter...all the Eyecons…
Makoto: on the table...this is the last time.
Takeru: Saa ikuze, Specter!
Makoto: Specter...Specter...Specter...kisama...you really don't remember who I am?! Ryu-san must be disappointed in you!
Takeru:...Ryu-san...you know my father?
?: KAIGAN BENKEI!
Next time: Gojo Bridges Densetsu no Aniki!
Takeru: Cyber-chan...Once, when I was little...I had a nii-san...but then he was gone…
O.N: I smell climax!
GT: Seems like it.
Z0: Might be a two parter, you've been warned!
O.N: wanna find out then tune in NEXT TIME ON KAMEN RIDER GHOST YOKAI CHRONICLES JA JA JAN~*explodes into musical notes*
Z0: *both* I know what you're all thinking...but it wasn't us.
SZ:...Um...until next time, I'm Seanzilla115…
Z0: *both* Kamen Rider ZER0!
GT: I am GammaTron.
SZ: And we wish you all a good day. Ja ne.
GT: Toodles~! *waves*
