Here we are on another chapter, and I'm as tired as always.

Pf, you're always tired. You should probably get that checked out or something.

Eh, I'll be fine.

Ultimate Kuuga: Uh... Not a good mental image.

Would that count as pedophilia?

blahblahblech: NO! HE'S MINE! NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO HURT HIM!

... Until I hurt you.

Just stop.

Your presence is an offence to my godliness!

And yours is an offence to my eyes.

IAmSoCleverWithMyNameLol: ... You need hell.

Don't you mean help?

He needs help from hell.

Helel The Guardian of Light: It's here...

clevernameeh: Oh, I'll go give him a reward... When he's not drugged as hell.

At least something good came from that.

Raze Olympus: I will tear her to pieces the moment I can.. Damn them all to hell.

Come at me bro!

I'd say the same, but you already did...

And he nearly killed your ass.

Shut up!

Nightlyy: I don't know if he can slap him, but it's a nice mental image.

Go to hell!

I ran out of vacation days.

The devil is my persona.

Hell's afraid I'll take over.


Dorm

Mitsuru descended down the stairs and approached the still unsettled members of SEES as Kotone remained standing alone hoping that Mitsuru would make the right decision.

The heiress let out a long sigh before speaking up, "He's staying here." she gave the answer that shocked the entire dorm.

Being the one most afraid of ghost, Yukari was the first one to speak up, "Why would you keep him here?! Especially after today!"

Junpei grunted from the pain that was still present in his lower back, "Not to mention, the guy is a grade-A asshole to everyone except Ko-tan." Even though Makoto had warned him the day they met, he was still beyond insufferable to just about everyone.

"We can't just leave him!" Fuuka cried, despite the boy's constant rudeness, she wasn't just going to just leave the boy to the wolves. Just as Makoto had described her, she was an innocent girl and believed that even people like Makoto deserved help when they needed it.

"I don't know..." Akihiko murmured as he tried to take everything into consideration. It would be wrong to just leave the boy to deal with that thing all by himself, but at the same time, he was a walking, talking health hazard to anyone/anything he was around when he was conscious and/or not in a daze from those drugs, "What do you think Shinji?"

Shinjiro grunted to himself as he gave Ken an ice pack for the bruise that was beginning to form on his head from earlier, "Just do whatever, as long as this kind of bullshit doesn't happen again."

Koromaru barked, but it seemed to be directed at Aigis as a means to get her attention.

Aigis paused for a few moments and spoke up, "If there truly is an entity bound to him, that may be why my sensors identify him as a threat one moment and an ordinary human the next," she theorized, "However, there was also a moment in which I felt an urge to protect him. I do not know why, but I believe that while dangerous, his survival is very important. Therefore, I support Mitsuru-san's decision."

There was a brief moment of silence both from the shock that Aigis had just opted to keep Makoto here, but also to take a moment to consider what she had said.

"Well... I guess he hasn't done anything too horrible." Junpei muttered in agreement. If he really had something like that bound to him, maybe that was why he was so cold to everyone?

Yukari let out a soft whine for a moment before relenting, "Just... don't let today happen again."

Kotone immediately beamed at everyone before bowing her head in thanks, "Thank you! Thank you so much!" She continued to thank them over and over before taking another moment to analyze the room, "Man, and all of this was on his birthday. I was going to give him a present, dammit!"

Upon hearing that, Junpei couldn't help but wonder, "What was the present?"

"None of your business!" Kotone exclaimed before running up the stairs to see her boyfriend again and muttering, "Bought those blue panties for nothing..."

...

"Hey, Blue." Kotone greeted the dazed bluenette. He looked like that while he was able to fight the urge to actually fall asleep, his mind wasn't completely there either.

Makoto grunted as he shifted his head that rested on the pillows, "Blue, huh? In that case; Hey, Red."

"Hey, so..." Kotone sat on the edge of the boy's bed. Even now, he was still clad in the blood soaked clothes that he arrived her in, "... Mitsuru-senpai's letting you stay here now."

"Mm-hmm..." Makoto hummed as he smiled back at her, "And you remember what today is right?" he asked as he supported himself with his hands, still possessing that normally reserved smile of his.

"Mm-hmm..." Kotone nodded, a faint blush began to spread across her cheeks as she remembered the present that she had arranged for him on the slim chance that she would have had to of seen him today given the earlier excuse, "Happy birthday, Minato."

"And where's the presents?!" He asked as he suddenly wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her on top of him which caused her to let out a yelp in surprise.

"Whoa! Minato! Hey—" She was cut off when his lips suddenly attempted to devour hers. Such an action caught her by surprise, but she found herself about to return the favor until a thought a occurred.

Kotone immediately pulled back from the kiss as a realization hit her, "A-Are... Are you high from the pills?!" Come to think of it, she did not exactly have time to look up the side effects of the pills he took. Not to mention, he still has a literal shadow inside of him, too.

"... I dunno. What I do know is..." Suddenly, Makoto's arms that were still around her began to squeeze her close to him like she was a living teddy bear, "... I'm not letting you go~!"

"No, no, no!" Kotone objected, but even while he was high off pills that were designed to knock you out immediately, he still possessed a death grip that anyone else would be jealous of, "H-Hey! Quit it!"

"U-Um..."

Both of the juniors look towards the doorway where they saw Junpei who had just dropped more of the sleeping pills onto the floor and was now standing there in complete and utter shock.

"S-So uh..." Junpei gulped as he took a step back and let out a nervous laugh, "Hehe, guess you'll uh... be needing different kinda pills, huh?"

"T-This isn't what is looks like!" Kotone was quick to defend herself as he cheeks quickly began to turn a bright red.

Almost as if he was waiting for the perfect moment, Makoto then followed up with, "It's not?"

"We weren't doing anything!" Kotone continued before what Makoto had just said actually processed in her brain.

"We weren't?" Makoto followed up again.

"NO!" Kotone denied as she glared at the bluenette who still had her in his arms.

"Hmm..." Makoto looked down for a moment, "You say we weren't, but he is in denial!"

Almost as if her sheer embarrassment had somehow become a source of newfound strength within her, Kotone began to quickly turn and thrash around until she was finally able to escape the bluenette's gift.

However, by then, Junpei had already left the area, "Hey, guys! Get a load of this!" His voice was loud enough that one likely would have been able to hear him on the fourth floor.

Kotone's eyes widened for a moment as she dashed out of the room as quickly as she could while letting out a loud scream. It was bad enough that they already knew more details than she would have liked thanks to Makoto's declaration last week, but Junpei was about to spread misinformation.

By the time she reached the bottom of the stairs, everyone was looking at her with bright red faces, "Everything he told you is a lie!"

"No, no, we get it, Ko-tan," Junpei said with his usual grin which only served to make every so, so much worse for the redhead, "Need some time under the covers after everything."

Kotone's eyes instantly had the fire of a thousand suns as she glared at the capped more, "WE WERE NOT—"

From behind the girl came the sound of footsteps came from what sounded like someone stumbling his way through the halls and steps. It didn't take long for them to figure out who it was.

"Oh no, he's up!" Yukari warned everyone as the bluenette came stumbling his way into the room.

"Hehe..." Makoto let out a soft chuckle as he tried (and failed) to stand himself up straight, "... That's not the only thing standing!"

The moment that sentence was uttered, everyone look back at Kotone, "We didn't do anything!" she screamed before muttered "... Not yet, anyway."

Makoto laughed as he stumbled his way forward, "Man, did that Ice Queen slip-in a few blue-pills, too?" he asked before staring at the redheaded heiress, "Aw, I always knew you had a thing for me!"

Mitsuru's eyes shot wide open at the mere suggestion, "Y-Yuki! Pull yourself together or—"

"EVERYONE HAS A THING FOR ME!" Makoto announced as he threw his arms into the air second before his haunches landed on the floor, "It's no wonder! My Mara is overwhelming, ain't that right, Kotone!"

"..." Kotone said nothing in response; she only looked down to avoid eye-contact as her cheeks became as red as her crimson eyes.

Ken, however, was completely lost as he looked at everyone, "Uh... What's a Mara?"

"Give me a few kid, imma show all y'all!" Makoto announced as he stood up again with his hands in the air, "Today's Makoto appreciation day, dammit!"

"To hell it is!" Yukari screamed as she jumped back before he could take any steps closer to her or any of the other girls, "Stay away from me!"

"Alright, alright..." Makoto slurred as he faceplanted onto the ground from his terrible balance, "So you're a little nervous? I was, too! I was even a little scared of the dark until I saw your leader naked!"

If there was ever a moment that Kotone's entire soul was screaming, now was definitely the time, "MINATO!" She screamed his name, desperately hoping that would get something out of him.

Makoto rolled on the floor in laughter as he rubbed his ears, "Haha, hey, don't deafen me again! I'm surprised I didn't get noise complaints from all the screaming you did!"

He...

Just...

Would...

Not...

Stop..!

Makoto finally managed to stand on his feet as Kotone nearly passed out from embarrassment from all of her teammates' shocked faces. He was lucky he was high right now, otherwise she would have throttled him before knocking his lights out after castration.

"I mean, fuck..." The bluenette rubbed his shoulders that now had fresh scars from all the torture Pharos had inflicted on him, "She scarred me more than that Sakuya chick!"

That was enough for Kotone to finally shake free from being an embarrassed mess. Did he just say that Sakuya chick?!

"Excuse you?!" Kotone screamed at him while giving the fiercest glare she had ever given in her entire life.

Makoto took a moment to mull over what he had just said, "Boy... I meant the dude..." He corrected himself, "... Huh, I wonder what he's doing right now."


Elsewhere

"What do mean 'destruction of property'?!" Sakuya screamed his question to the officer in front of him who was confronting him for his previous actions.

The officer looked bewilder for a moment before saying. "Sir, you punched and kicked five vending machines until they ceased to function..."

"Those pieces of shit didn't function anyway!" Sakuya defended his actions as somewhere else, children cried when they saw that their second favorite machine was destroyed almost beyond recognition, "I press the button over and over, but they didn't do shit!"

"How much yen did you put into it?" The officer found himself wondering, even if his actions would still remain unjustified.

Sakuya tilted his head, "The fuck is yen?!"

The officer's jaw nearly dropped at that moment, "U-Uh... This county's form of currency." He answered

"The fuck is currency?!" Sakuya asked which almost killed the officer from the sheer shock alone. The brunette clutched his head for a moment as his blue eye began to turn grey from his annoyance, "Grr, this fucking bullshit!"

"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to calm down." The officer tried to calm the situation before it could escalate to violence.

Sakuya glared straight into the officer's eyes, "Blame the Plume in my brain!"

The officer just stood at him perplexed before it finally hit him. With the scar on the boy's face, he must have had some form of brain damage from an accident that left A piece of shrapnel in his brain!

If that was the case, would convicting the boy be seen as him oppressing the mentally challenged? In a world where everything is connected through the internet, it was better to be safe than sorry.

"Sir, do you have any relatives that we could call?" The officer asked. By the look of him, he seemed like he was still in his late teens, so he must have someone who watches over him.

"Uh..." Sakuya thought to himself for a moment, "My dad's dead now, and my mother... Huh, I don't remember my mother actually."

The officer let out a long, exasperated sigh, "This is gonna be my whole day, isn't it?"


Dorm

Makoto shrugged the thought from his mind, "Anyway, have I mentioned how flexible she is? Man, all those sports have done wonders for her!" he continued his original subject.

That was enough to spark Kotone's ire, causing her to bite her lip as a wave of pure anger began to flood through her entire body. Pills or not; high or not, now he was just going too far.

Makoto laughed for a few more moments, "And you," he exclaimed as he pointed at Fuuka, "I gotta say... the small and innocent thing, it's fucking adorable!"

"O-Oh..." Fuuka's cheeks flushed as they became a bright red, "T-Thank you..."

"Seriously, how have you not had a boyfriend yet? Damn, do I need to find one for you?" He questioned before looking at the next person, "And you!" Now, it was Junpei's turn to be pointed at.

Junpei gulped as he took a step back, "Y-Yeah..."

Makoto chuckled, "You know... I always found it kinda annoying the way you grin all the time, and I always feel the urge to punch you so~ goddamn hard. But, you smile anyway, and I respect that."

Suddenly, he spotted his next person of interest, "Oh, Aigis..!" he called her and moved just in time to avoid a punch from Kotone that ended up hitting Junpei square in the face.

Aigis stared at the bluenette who repeatedly stumbled as he walked closer to her. It was obvious that the pills side effects were affected his behavior, but something told her that what he was saying was at least partially true.

Makoto laughed loudly as he gazed at the mechanical maiden, "You know, you keep looking at me like that and Imma bust a nut."

"Y-YUKI!" Mitsuru screamed his name which nearly deafened the boy just like Kotone did during the best night of their lives.

Makoto thought for a moment before realizing his error, "Oh, my mistake. I meant to say that imma bust your nuts, literally!" He announced before he noticed everyone's horrified faces, "What? I told you it was Makoto appreciation day! Enjoy the glorious mental image!"

The boy took a step back and laughed as everyone was contemplating whether or not they should just knock the boy out now.

Makoto laughed loudly as his balance began to fail again, "I... I... I like blue." He announced before falling onto the floor unconscious revealing Kotone who had her fist reeled back and ready to knock him out herself.

With the boy now out cold, everyone was now left staring at each other uncomfortably.

Mitsuru coughed for a moment before speaking up, "I-I was told that first-time use could affect his behavior, but..." she shook her head, "I hope that today's events do not repeat themselves."

"Right..." Kotone sighed before a pang hit her and she glared at Junpei who now likely had a broken nose, "By the way, he was drugged... We were not doing anything."

"Y-Yes, ma'am!" Junpei nodded up and down as his leader came extremely close to kicking him where it hurts.

...

...

...

After days off school and adjusting to relying on the pills, Makoto was finally able to walk around the dorm in a semi-normal state. He still had trouble with balancing himself and his concentration was a little off, but he was able to seem like usual self while his mind was in enough of a daze to keep Pharos away.

Today, for whatever reason, Junpei had decided to bring Makoto to his room to see something on his laptop that he just 'had to see'.

The room itself was a mess which one would come to expect from someone like Junpei. On the desk was his laptop, and Makoto sat in the chair with the capped boy by his side just to see how this all plays out.

Makoto pressed play and the video began, "Alright... Okay, so it looks like they're lesbians, so good for them."

The boy sighed and continued gazing at the computer monitor as the video continued, "I... I don't know why you wanted me to watch this."

"Just keep lookin'." Was all Junpei said as he did his best to fight the urge to snicker. Makoto didn't know it yet, but he was going to have to fight the urge to kill Junpei in just a few seconds.

"I-I just don't..." Makoto's sentence was halted as the video continued and his raised an eyebrow, "Wait... Wait a minute... Oh...Oh! OH GOD! OH, WHAT THE HELL!"

The bluenette's screams of confusion were matched only by Junpei's laughter as he continued to watch the boy's horrified face. Not even something as perverted as Pharos would find enjoyment in something like this.

Makoto gagged as the video continued despite the boy's disgust, "Oh, fuck me... Oh fuck, I don't think I can eat ice cream again... Oh, Christ... Oh, god—" The boy's words were only halted when he regurgitated into his mouth and was forced to painfully swallow the contents that burnt his throat.

After several moments, the video finally came to a close and left Makoto mortified by what he had just witnessed. Never, in all of his seven-teen years of existing on this planet, did he ever think that something as wretched as that would ever be thought of, much less created by human hands.

"What did that even have to do with a cup?" Makoto's stomach repeatedly heaved as he slowly stood on his feet and began to walk out the room as Junpei rolled on the floor in laughter. This was probably his attempt at getting back at him for being so rude for months, or maybe even just a perfect troll opportunity that he couldn't resist.

Either way, Makoto slowly stumbled his way back into the room he had been staying in. After an hour of gagging and throwing up in his mouth only to force himself to swallow it again, the boy found himself looking at the calendar.

A full moon was approaching within just a few days, and he wasn't going to be able to fight it this time.

He had only started killing them because Pharos had asked him to do so, but now Pharos was gone. Instead, his desire stemmed instead from wanting to avoid him losing Kotone just like he lost her.

He did not know exactly why Pharos wanted those shadows destroyed, and for that matter, neither did the boy in question. SEES wanted them destroyed because of what Ikutsuki said, but how much of that held any truth, if any?

Either way, there was nothing he could do now. It was probably hard enough to convince Mitsuru to let him to stay, never mind convincing them to abandon their objective, especially now that his evidence against Ikutsuki was gone with his phone. If he wanted to find it, he was going to have to go back to his apartment and find wherever Pharos hid it.

Makoto sighed as he collapsed onto the bed and the main effect of the pills began kicking in. He knew that he could not keep relying on the pills, especially considering he was going to have to go back to school eventually and right now he was being excused under the guise of illness.

Whatever happens, at least we're not alone anymore. The two selves thought as Makoto closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.


This was a bit of a comedic/filler chapter. Next one if full moon for certain.

Gee, all this about his Mara. Mara this, Mara that! Hey, Kotone! Mind talkin' 'bout your Arioch?

No! That's for my husbando and my husbando only! Just like his Mara!

Pf, I've seen both.

You should be thanking me! You finally got to see him and a goddess in action!

The only goddess I care about is the one that kills you...

Even if she dies, technically she kills herself, so...

Ha! You just admitted I'm a goddess, bitch!