DISCLAIMER: I do not own KagePro or any of its characters.


GOMEN FOR BEING AN INACTIVE WRITER. I've been really busy with school projects and homeworks, plus, they made me the leader, meaning I had to do most of the work. Yeah, it's been a tiring week for me.

Btw, I'm sure you noticed that Ayano's has not been acting like Ayano lately due to the 'Kagerou'. So for now, I'll be referring to her as "Kagerou" instead of "Ayano". Hope you don't get confused.

So yeah...enjoy this chapter.

P.S: This chapter is special, therefore it shall be written in Kano's POV. Because Kano is awesome, that's why.


I was casually dragged back to the base by our leader. Typical, isn't it.

"How did you find me?" I asked, blinking rapidly.

Kido snarled, "Do you really need to know? We're sort of in a hurry right now, in case you didn't notice."

"In a hurry for what?" I asked.

"We're going to our old house." Kido muttered under her breath.

I stopped in my tracks, my hands falling limply back to my side. "Why?..."

"Kano, it's not the time for us to become emotional. We're not doing this for some cute, reminiscing-related reasons." Kido replied nonchalantly, her gaze landing everywhere except my eyes.

"I'll pass." I grinned at Kido, though she didn't look amused at all. She looked like she want to kill me on the spot.

"Shuuya Kano," She said in a dangerously low voice, "You're coming with us, whether you like it or not."

"Tsubomi...I don't understand." I paused, taking a deep breath. "Haven't you moved on yet? Look, Mekakushi Dan is doing great now. We finally have an 'official' leader, the one whom Onee-chan has passed the hero's role onto."

"Yes, I'm very relieved that we have a new leader...but this matter isn't about that." Kido finally looked at me in the eyes, her lips thinning into a straight line."Onee-chan is alive. I don't know how, I don't know why, I don't know where she is, but I'm sure that she's alive."

"...I didn't know you have a sense of humor." I giggled a little, but she kept a straight face.

"This is not a joke. I'm sure of this...I'm sure that Onee-chan is still alive. We'll meet again. We'll get her back." She said through gritted teeth.

I sighed, Kido always won the argument. "I'm not sure about this, but fine."

And for once, she smiled.

How long has it been since she last smiled?

"Well, we should be going now. Everyone's waiting for us." She said, before gripping my wrist and pulling me along.

"Wait-they're coming with us?" I asked out of confusion. "Konoha, Hibiya, Momo and Ene has nothing to do with this."

"Oh, you missed out a lot while you were gone. You'll catch up once we get back, I'm sure they don't mind repeating the story for an idiot like you."


"I believe Ene's story...but Konoha? No, just, no."

"Like I said, it's up to you whether you want to believe it or not." Konoha said without looking at me, he was too busy playing with his precious triceratops, I don't think he's even interested in conversing with us.

"...His story is true. It is as weird as it sounds, and that can't be helped." Hibiya said, narrowing his eyes as he continue to speak. "I was also from the 'repeating world', although I was not aware of this 'Ayano' everyone speaks of."

"...Okay." Kid's got a point. Besides, I can't argue with what he said. And I should be the one who could relate most to this. The true statement will always be the weirdest, the most suspicious and the most unbelievable. I know because I've been clinging to that saying for ten years.

"You believe me?" Konoha asked, looking up from his toy.

Heaving a sigh, I hastily nodded.

"Okay, so it's all settled now. Let's head to...to our old house." Kido announced, eyeing me and Seto.

"Did you get Leader's permission on this?" I teased, my eyes darting from Kido to Shintaro.

Kido punched me in the stomach.

"...Yes. And no need to call me 'Leader' and stuff, I don't want to get used to it." Shintaro said with a shrug. He, too, was acting strange. He still wore the scarf, but he didn't look very comfortable with it. It must've been hard on him, too. I remember Onee-chan mentioning an 'interesting' classmate she had, perhaps she was referring to Shintaro.

"Okay, Leader." I teased, feeling contented when he scowled at that.

Going back to our old house would definitely bring back old memories and old feelings.

Now I'm not very good at 'deceiving' when it comes to that.

I want to make this trip as light and casual as possible.

Because I don't want them to see through this little facade of mine.


A deafening scream broke the silence.

"Ugh, s-she's still conscious." The Kagerou said, almost breathless as she knelt helplessly on the ground. "She's fighting, eh."

"That is her body after all. You shouldn't be questioning why she's trying to get it back." Azami said, in a matter-of-fact tone.

"She already gave it to me. She should learn to accept that!" She yelled in annoyance. She pulled at her own hair and removed the red clips, throwing it on the floor and repeatedly stomping on it.

The Kagerou grinned from ear to ear.

"She stopped struggling. Hm, so she really hates it when her things get stomped on, how shallow."

"...If I'm not mistaken, that thing you destroyed just now, was a memento from her mother." Azami mumbled calmly.

"Ah-yes, exactly why I destroyed it."

Azami narrowed her eyes, "You already have her body, what more could you take from her?"

"Oh, I have a lot on my list." She replied with a small smirk.

"...Why..." Azami kept her gaze fixed on her.

"She wished for everyone's happiness, too bad, happiness isn't for free. Everything comes with a price, correct? It was her own choice, she sacrificed her own freedom, her own happiness. So...the pain she's shouldering right now if the pain that everyone was supposed to be handling. She had to bear with this."

"You're not hurting her any further." Azami hissed, her snakes coiling around her neck.

"Try me..."


"We're here..." I heard Seto mutter.

Here we are, standing in front of our old red-bricked house.

"Uwaah, this is Seto-kun and Kido-chan's home?" Mary mused, her eyes wide with curiosity.

"...Hey, I'm here too." I joked. She only stared blankly at me. "Wahh, Mary-chan is so mean to me!"

Seto patted Mary's head rewardingly. Psh, these guys are so...

"Stop goofing around, will you?" Kido snarled, her hands inside her pocket. She looked uneasy.

"Pft~Going here was your idea! There's no turning back now." I pushed Kido playfully towards the door, leaving the knocking-job to her.

I noticed that Konoha, Shintaro, Momo and Hibiya were all so silent. Ene's probably talking endlessly right now, but I'll never know unless Shintaro removes his earphones and put his phone on loud speaker. Well, Momo and Hibiya don't really know Onee-chan that much, that's why they're not trying to meddle with us. Konoha and Shintaro seem to have an invisible dark aura around them, I don't know why and I'm not really interested.

"Buu, just click the door bell already." I said, accompanying it with a yawn.

Swallowing the lump in her throat, she nervously pushed the door bell.

The world seemed to slow down as we waited for our foster father to open the door.

Seto and Kido were both nervous.

I, too, was very...very nervous.

About two minutes had passed, and the know finally turned. The door creaked open.

"Sorry, I was in the kitc-Kido?" Kenjirou-san said, he opened the door wider and saw us too. "Seto, Kano..."

"It's been a while." Kido said, bowing politely. We followed her suit.

"Come-Come in." Returning our polite gesture, he welcomed us all to his house. "It's small, but I'm sure we'd all fit inside."

"Thank you for letting us in." Shintaro said, lowering his head.

"Ah, I wasn't expecting to meet you again, Kisaragi Shintaro." Kenjirou smiled at our leader. Something tells me that he's not in good terms with him.

"Teacher, h-he's my brother." Momo stuttered. "Onii-chan, this is my teacher."

"Yes, I know." Shintaro replied with a drawl.

"We've met once-twice, yes? And my daughter used to mention your name whenever we had a little chat." Kenjirou said, "And did I mention that those little chats were very rare?"

Noticing the fight that was brewing, Kido finally spoke up.

"We didn't come here to bicker, we came here to talk about important matters...regarding our big sister."

Kenjirou fixed his collar and motioned for us to take a seat, "Excuse me for my immaturity, go on."

"Kenjirou-san, you were aware of our 'eyes', weren't you?" Kido started. Kenjirou nodded.

"That was the reason why we adopted you." He admitted, his expression hardening.

Kido lowered her head, "I-I see." She cleared her throat and continued, "What we're about to say might sound crazy but..."

"It's okay, I know that you guys are telling the truth." He said, smiling a little.

"Okay, well, you see.." Kido pointed her index finger at Konoha, "That guy, he-"

"Ah-yes, one of my successful creations. I'm glad that he found friends like you guys, what a small world."

"Creation?" All of us turned to Konoha, giving him confused looks.

Honestly, he looked equally-confused.

"I'm sorry, my memories are a bit...unclear." Android-boy said.

"Anyway..." Kido shifted a little, "He claims that he's seen Ayano-nee in...another world."

Kenjirou didn't even show the slightest hint of shock.

"How is she doing?" He asked, his expression turning wistful for a split second.

"...I can't say that she's doing so well." Konoha said, shrugging.

"I have met her too, but only in a dream..." Shintaro said, "Something was...different about her."

Kenjirou smiled dryly, "What is?"

Shintaro seemed to be lost in thought, "I don't know."

"I was gonna ask why you're wearing her favorite scarf and how you obtained it, but nevermind that." Kenjirou added.

It became silent again. The tension in the room was suffocating. I didn't like it.

"If Onee-chan is alive..." Seto said, breaking the silence in the room, "I'd do anything to see her again."

"Seto..." Mary mumbled, her big round eyes were full of sympathy.

Kido nodded, "We're willing to do anything...anything to get her back."

Then, they both turned to me...as if they expecting reaaally big words from me.

"I...we...we would be very happy to meet her again." It felt like I needed to say more, I wanted to say more, but I choked on my own words.

"She loved you all so much...she was even willing to die for you." Kenjirou chuckled, "Are you sure you want to see her again?"

"Positive." I blurted out, without another thought.

We all exchanged knowing looks. Although Hibiya, Momo and Mary seemed a little uncertain, they also nodded in agreement.

"Well, what are you waiting for?"

And the last thing I remember seeing was Kenjirou's skeptical grin.


"The wait has finally ended. They have arrived."

The Kagerou smiled slyly, her eyes were as red as the moon of that world.

"Let the game begin."


DID YOU KNOW: I was originally gonna post this chapter yesterday, but I got sleepy and decided to postpone it. And today, when I finished this chapter, I accidentally closed that tab without saving the story.

Scarlet: Gosh, this certainly is NOT my lucky day.

Ayano: -pats Scarlet's back-

Ene: Hey! Why don't you give me more lines! -crosses arms-

Scarlet: I'm too lazy to think of a script that would suit you =w=

Ene: -sends virus to Scarlet's laptop-

Scarlet: HEOWOISJOIAJ I'M GONNA REMOVE YOU FROM THIS STORY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE BACK THIS VIRUS

Ene: Kukukuku~

Ayano: A-ano, stop fighting...