They say some people tend to sleep a lot when they are dealing with big changes

You know, Sleeping it off, letting the brain sort itself out or something

Or...well...maybe i was just really tired...

I mean..for one i don't even remember going to sleep...

(Ughh...why...do i feel so sore...)

I groan as i open my eyes and get greeted by a white ceiling

At least, i was in an actual room and not under a tree or something

I close my eyes again as i lift my arm up and land it on my face

Or...that was my initial aim, as my hand landed on my mask instead

(I didn't take off my mask again?...huh...figures)

I lift my mask and rub my eyes as i get up to a sitting position

And upon opening my eyes i see that it was not just the mask that i did not take off

(...I slept with all my clothes on?...even my shoes?...

Ohh boy, somebody is going to be pissed at me for ruining the bed...)

The open window to my right was letting more than enough sun inside to light up the room, along with a cold breeze that kept creeping up on my face, helping me shake off that annoying drowsy feeling

I shake my head and slide to the bottom of the bed, so i could sit normally

And then rest my elbows on my knees as i look straight ahead, at the giant body mirror that was on the opposite side

My sight falls on the assault rifle that was still strapped on me

(Well...no wonder i'm so sore...)

I look away from the mirror and turn my sight to the rifle

The safety...still in semi-auto

Whatever drowsiness i had quickly disappeared as i started to remember yesterday's events

I rest my thumb on the safety switch and let out a sigh

(So...i went and done it...

I've actually killed Tsunoda and Shido...

It's not like...that they didn't have it coming though, letting them walk would have ended with more people getting killed because of them...

But still...am i supposed to feel nothing about it right now?

Because...that's exactly what i feel...nothing

I don't feel conflicted that i could have handled this in a better way

Nor do i feel any sort of grief or remorse for killing them

I mean...sure...i hated them

But...did i really become so numb after just a couple of days into the outbreak?...

To shoot somebody in the head and just walk it off?)

I lift my head and look back at the mirror

(...Sadly...i don't think that's a question i can actually answer..

Also, i have a bigger problem to deal with right now...that being the group...

Should i...come clean and tell them about it?...Holding secrets will only cause problems down the road...

But...how will they react?

Takashi in the anime tried to stop Rei from killing Shido one too many times, even after they arrived at the estate and he found out why she hated him so much...so he is probably against killing living people...and whether i like it or not, he has a strong voice in the group...

Rei will probably side with Takashi...and i have no reason think otherwise...

She would probably be fine with the fact that i killed Shido...but i don't know how she would react to the fact that i...well...killed

Kohta...Kohta is a wild card in this matter...he was capable of shooting that cop girl he liked...even if that was a mercy kill...which is quite different from what i did, but he should be able to understand...i hope

Saya...I can't really tell...in the anime it was never really shown how tolerant she would be of such an action...or if it was shown, i don't remember it

Shizuka...definitely against..but then again..i can't bring my self to think that she would agree to, say for example...kick me out of the group

On the other hand...i don't know her all that well either

Alice...yea not gonna count her...but if she was scared of me...well she would have one more reason now

And Saeko...Secret sadist aside, she seems like somebody who would understand...i think...

That leaves...three that would be on the negative side...two that probably accept and one that i have no idea...

...Yeaa, now i know how some characters feel when they are making a decision that looks completely wrong from outside the box...

Because...i think i will keep my mouth shut...

After all...shooting somebody should be a last-ditch effort...or well...i need to make sure it will be a last-ditch effort

Then again in the world we are now...some people will be shoot first ask questions later...going passively to them would be equal to suicide...

...Guess as the ancient Greeks said...everything in moderation...

Although i don't think they actually included killing in that 'everything'...

...Uhhh...i knew it was only a matter of time before something like this happened, what done is done

I did what i thought was the best course of action, i still think it was the best course of action

And I have bigger problems to deal with right now...problems such as nukes, corpses and derailing trucks)

I switch the rifle's safety and reach for my cellphone in my right pocket

Only to find the pocket empty

(Uhhh...ohhh right

They took both phones after i got arrested...i should go ask Yuriko to give them back)

I get up from the bed lower my mask and stretch as i turn towards the door...

(Ok...let's get going, we got stuff to do)

I move to the door and twist the handle

(Hmm...locked?)

I look at the door to see the key was in the keyhole

(I locked the door?...Wonder what other crap i did that i don't remember...)

I unlock the door and open it, then move to the hallway and look around

(Hmm empty...at least there are no guards by my door...so i guess i'm no longer a prisoner)

I take a turn to the left with no real purpose and start walking down the hallway

(Gotta find Saya's parents and get my phone back

The internet, last time i checked was still alive but that was..two days ago or so?

Still, as long as some powerplants in the local area keep running i should hypothetically be able to long on some sites

And it is still too early for all the powerplants to burn out because of the lack of maintenance...

So either i get my phone..or find a computer in the estate...and gather information on things i need to know

Stuff like H.A.N.E distance and damage to electrical devices

And more importantly DIY survival tricks, like water desalination, starting up fires...all the good stuff

..I had several printed papers of that crap in my house but i didn't take them with me because i'm a fucking idiot...

Or i didn't think i'd survive this long to worry about it)

I was starting to wonder why the hallway was devoid of life when i noticed, after looking out of the window to my right, that everybody seemed to have gathered outside

Also, the vehicles from the powerplant had returned

I move to the closer to the window and look outside

Saya's dad was standing on a big platform like structure

(Was that always there?)

It looked like he was speaking to the masses about...something, i could not hear jack from up here though

(To be honest, it feels like that part from the anime where he decapitates that zombified guy that worked for him a very long time

...Except this time, that guy ain't there...was he already executed?...i don't see a cage though )

I turn away from the window and continue walking down the hallway

(No matter, i should wait for them to finish

I could search the house while they are busy over there...

But i'd rather not start sniffing around the house without permission lest i get on the bad side of Saya's parents for being impolite or something)

I kept walking until i found a set of stairs that led to the lower floor

I turn to the right and go down the stairs

And then keep going straight towards the open door that led to the giant yard in the front of the house

The same yard that everybody was gathered at

(Hmm...the refugees could still be thinking that i might stab them in their sleep...better stay in the corner)

With that, i exit the front door and look around

Right now the mass of people was to my right towards the center of the yard

With Souichiro speaking to them

The main part of the house was behind him

I turn to the left and keep walking until i found a nice shady spot under a tree to sit down and then turned my sight towards Souichiro once more

(I also need bullets...

Ughh where is a pen and paper when you need it...

I'm definitely going to forget something like this... )

And then, i just stayed there...waiting

I spent god knows how long looking at a speech that i could barely hear

And finally, after a long drag, i could see people slowly breaking away from the mass, returning back towards the refugee camps

I get up and slowly start walking towards where Souichiro was at

(Come to think of it...i am really lucky i know Saya, otherwise they would probably throw me out to sleep in a tent or something

...One more thing i owe to our pink-haired chundere i guess)

As i kept moving towards Mr. and Ms. Takagi i also spotted the group, all gathered up on the platform and next to Saya's parents

(They are there too?...ehh, of course they are...

So...let's see...they will probably ask me why i went full edge-lord mode yesterday at the gates

And 'Me sleepy' ain't gonna cut it...gotta think of something...or improvise...won't be the first time)

With that in mind, i kept a steady pace towards my destination

To be honest i did get a couple of side glances from the people that were leaving

But none of them spoke up or tried to do something

Though if they believed Shido it would make sense they would not try to tick me off...not when i had two loaded guns on me...

Sadly, by the time i arrived at the platform, Saya's parents had already returned into the main house

The group was still here though

(Well...let's get this over with, who knows maybe i'm just overthinking things here...)

I get up on the platform and walk towards the group, while they had their backs turned to me, all dressed in their 'estate' attire

Saeko in the kimono, Saya in that frilly dress, Kohta in his green jumpsuit thingi and so on

(...looking at their clothes...reminds me that i need to take a bath and change as well...wonder if they have any black clothes here)

And as i got closer

"...But your dad is really something Takagi"

I heard Takashi speaking

"...Oh...yes he is amazing alright..."

Saya's voice had an obvious sarcasm in its tone

(...I will go on a limb and say that Saya did not go ballistic about her parents yet...otherwise, she would not sound so...toxic about it)

"At least the people no longer listen to Shido now, hope the bastard dies out there"

Rei speaks up right after Saya

"Rei...while i admit, he is a horrible person, don't you think that's a bit harsh?"

Takashi turns to look at Rei

She just stares at him before turning her head away towards the refugees

(Yea...i think not mentioning how i let Shido get eaten alive after i passed a bullet though Tsunoda's head is for the best at the moment...)

Takashi then continues to speak

"And we have other things to deal with right now, Sepfier has still to explain why he acted like that at the gates"

(And of course...mister group leader will try to stick his fingers in everybody's business)

"He said he was tired Takashi, is it really that weird? I am sure he will explain if we just ask him after he wakes up"

Kohta turns his head towards Takashi as he speaks

To be honest...it felt good to hear Kohta defending me while i was not supposed to be there

Also, speaking about it, i think it was about time i stopped creeping

"And...i also had to play the pied piper with a horde of corpses

So excuse me if i came off as hostile...i was just running on fumes...That's all there is to it"

I speak up as i start walking towards the group, causing them to turn around and stare at me

"That's all i got as an explanation because...that's all there is to it

Also...uhh

Good morning?...It is...morning...right?"

I ask as i look around

And after a couple of seconds pass

"It's almost seven am, you have been asleep for...fifteen hours Naier..."

Saeko finally breaks the silence

"Well...i did tell ya all i was tired yesterday...didn't i?

I always used to sleep a lot so...i guess it caught up to me..."

I put my hand under my chin as i slightly lower my head

The group just stayed quiet as they stared at me

"What...?"

I tilt my head as i ask

And Saeko speaks up again

"So...what you are telling us is...that while you were tired enough to ignore your surroundings...

You decided to go to an infested powerplant...and act as bait for a horde...alone, without telling us a thing...

And after you got back, you decided to wait outside of the estate by your self?"

She folds her arms as she speaks

(And i just dug my self a hole...)

"Uhh...noooo?..."

I say as i shrug my shoulders slightly

"Naier..."

Saeko narrows her eyes as she stares...scratch that...glares at me

"Fine, i messed up, i was tired and made a couple of bad decisions

You made your point...

Ain't gonna happen again, promise"

I say as i raise my arms in defeat

Saeko just sighs

"If you understand"

She then turns around

"Mister Takagi asked me to meet with him after his speech was done, i should not keep him waiting"

She says as she starts walking away, only to stop a couple of steps later

She turns around again and looks at me

"One pm, be at the dojo...Naier"

She turns around one final time and leaves for good this time

(And...she's still pissed...)

I turn to look at the group to see them all still staring at me...

"...You people...do understand that she will try to beat the crap out of me right?..."

I say as i point my finger towards Saeko's back

"Yeaaa...sure...beat the 'crap' out of you..."

Takashi speaks up

"Hum..i hope she does exactly that, maybe you will stop being such an idiot then"

I turn to the voice to see Saya who had her arms folded under her chest and was giving me one hell of a glare

"Actually...You have a dojo here?"

I ask

She keeps glaring at me for a few seconds until she finally speaks up

"First floor, after the main door go left and then straight..."

She says as she turns her head towards the house

"And...what time is it now again?

I ask once more

"Seven"

Shizuka speaks up

"Umm...one last thing...does this house have a library?

I fold my arms and look back at Saya

"Through the main door then right and then the first door to your left...but...why are you asking?"

She asks as she raises an eyebrow

"Other than finding how to deal with broken bones?

I would rather have some papers with information on basic survival methods

And if possible information on how to maintain energy generating equipment or how to do without them

I would rather get caught over-prepared rather than unprepared..."

The group...just stared at me...like a pack of fish

(Really now?)

I sigh and take a deep breath

"I don't mean to be the bringer of bad news people...especially after yesterday's little stunt...but you do realize out situation don't you?

...Take a bad case scenario, a mass blackout because the powerplants went silent

How will you cook if you don't know how to light up a fire?

How will you get clean water if the water taps run dry?

How will to make an efficient light for the night without spending every single candle in existence?

Or making a barricade that won't give way the moment some force is applied to it

And the list goes on and on..."

Stuff like that was never really mentioned in the anime...and if it did get mentioned it got passed up pretty fast, or got sugarcoated by a ton of fanservice a minute later

Now...it was nothing to sugarcoat about, the danger was real and it was coming at full speed

I knew that talking about it would not be nice, but the group's facial expression turned grim none the less other than Saya who just had a serious expression as she stared at the ground

"But...it won't get to this, people are already working towards fixing things, Saya's parents are already fixing the powers plants..."

Rei was the first one to speak up

"Yes...but would you rather place all your coins on another person?

Because if something goes wrong, you will lose everything...and i would rather keep a small amount of these coins placed on my self, and that means being self-sufficient, in other words, knowledge

knowledge on how to make an engine work, so you can have a hope of fixing it if it breaks down, knowledge on how to set up solar panels so you can have energy if the world turns dark

I am not saying we are going to pioneer rebuilding the world by our selves, or have no faith in the people working towards rebuilding the infrastructure...i mean hell they know that stuff better than we do

But we need to be able to at least fend for our selves...temporarily at least...

Look...i'm not trying to bring you all down to the dumps, but this is our current situation right now, use the time you have to your advantage

The internet should still be functioning as the powerplants have yet to die out, but we don't know if that will be the case after the first initial blackout

Maybe the servers will need to be manually restarted or something, i don't really know how the internet works , so i don't know what will happen

My point is, use your phones, search the internet while it still exists, look up on things that you would consider necessary

Write them down or something to be safe..."

(It will also keep you all from bickering with each other...)

The group just stared...nothing to really say back at me

Some stared at the ground others straight at me...

(...Ohh for crying out loud why do they look like a bunch of kids that just got scolded

Talk about switching roles...)

"...Well...i'm going to take my paranoia to the library now...uhhh

Actually...Takagi...do you know where your mom is at...she confiscated my phone back when we were at the Humvee"

I turn to Saya who just looked at me and nodded

"Go up the stairs after you enter the house...Mama usually stays in the first room...you will find to your right hand..."

With that, i nod at Saya and start walking towards the house

(I hope i was not too harsh on them...

But at least...it stopped them from drilling me about yesterday

Or well..drilling each other in overall)

And so, a couple of minutes later i was in the house's main hallway

I look around the luxurious building

(Let's see...straight up the stairs then right is Saya's mom

First floor to the right is the library

First floor to the left is...my funeral)

I chuckle as i move up the stairs and then turn to the right and walk towards the first door to my right

And once there i knock on the door

"It's open"

A female voice answers back

I open the door and move inside

Saya's mother was indeed inside, sitting on a desk on the other side of the room with a set of papers in her hand

"Oh..Naier?

Slept well? The others told me you fell into a coma after returning"

She says after she lifts her head and looks at me

"I could sleep another fifteen hours if i had the chance"

I say as i scratch the back of my head

Yuriko, just smiles back at me

"You need me for something?

The engineers returned from the powerplant today morning and we have a lot of work to do"

She speaks as she glances back at her papers

"I just want my two phones back, the ones you took after you...umm, arrested me"

I say as i tilt my head

"Hmmm...ohh yes, i do have them here..."

She opens a drawer in her table and after a bit of shuffling she takes two phones out and puts them on the table

And then looks at me

"One of these two phones ain't yours, is it?

They have a different name, number, and address

Or...you have a double life?"

She says with a chuckle

"Yea one belonged to a deceased student, figured i could use it as a...noise grenade"

(I mean...he, she probably is deceased...i never really bothered to learn who was in my class and i don't even remember their faces now to be honest)

She nods and returns to her papers, i move the table and take the two cellphones

"Thanks"

I say as i turn around and walk back towards the door

(Next stop, library)

As i open the door i stop and turn around

"The library has a printer? If not, any paper and pencil?"

I ask with my hand still at the door's handle

Yuriko raises her head

"Our printer run out of ink some days ago,

Here...you can have these"

She opens the drawer again and pulls out a multi-subject spiral textbook along with a pen and slides it to the corner of her desk

I leave the door and move back to the desk, picking up the book along with the pen, then turn around to leave

"...Watch after my daughter alright?"

Yuriko speaks up while i had my back turned to her

"Kohta and Takashi should be better suited for that task, apparently i'm prone at making bad decisions lately..."

I say as i slightly turn my head towards her

"Yet, so far you are the only one i see trying to do something, other than wandering around like a lost kid"

She answers back

"...i'll see what i can do"

I say as i turn my head back towards the door and start walking again

(Weird...is Saya talking about leaving the estate already?...i mean why would Yuriko ask anybody to protect her daughter when she is still in arms reach)

With that, i move out of the room close the door behind me after thanking Yuriko and head straight to the library on the floor below

(I forgot to ask Saya what type of books the library has...

I will be a real shame if all i find is romance novels)

And several seconds later, i was at my target destination

A brown carved wooden door depicting...leaves?

(Fancy door...then again this whole house is fancy)

I open the door and walk inside

And i got to say, i was impressed

(Well...holy shit...When did i end up in Hogwarts?)

The room was vastly different from the rest of the building, for starters instead of the marble, the floor was made out of wood

I could also see several desks neatly lined up next to me on my right

Three long rows of bookshelves that hogged almost the entire room and a couple of windows on the far end, in the wall at the opposite side

The room was also rather chilly compared to the rest of the house...and it also smelled like...books

(Won't wood make this place fire-prone though?

Uhh...No matter...time to do what i haven't done for half my life)

I toss the spiral textbook on a nearby desk

"Time to read some god damn books

...Some break this turned out to be"

I started by looking at what sort of arrangement the books had

And from what i could see they were organized by genre

The genre it self set alphabetically starting from the leftmost bookshelf

(So...Let's see

I should be interested in...anything that has to do with self-sufficiency...things like Agriculture, Camping, Survival...and i guess building?

And things that can help me understand how to maintain equipment...or well anything that will have information on machinery that i can use to make my life easier...)

After finishing the little pep talk with my self i start searching the library for anything of value...It didn't take too long to hit a snag though

(...Yea...i'm already lost here

Even with the books set by genre...

I don't know what to look for...

I need book names..)

I move back to the table with the textbook and sit on a nearby chair as pull out my phone

(If the internet is still up...i can use it to do a basic search on the things i need

..Search online for what to look for...

Hmm...

Let's start with DIY survival tips...things like using a magnifying glass to start a fire and sheets to collect water)

I turn the phone on and check the battery

Thankfully, i still had about half a 'battery' left...more than enough for today

I browse through the apps in the phone until i found the internet browser and pressed it

(If i'm too late...then i'm o so screwed)

After what felt like an eternity the App finally opens without any network error

(OHHH...thank you, internet goddess, for not abandoning us yet)

I quickly start typing for DIY survival methods and save the sites so they can be opened offline

...Honestly, you never realize what a treasure trove the internet is...until it is almost gone

I could have spent days looking for information like that...and still end up finding nothing

Now i was just a button away from exactly what i was looking for...

(I'll really miss this ease of access...)

After saving several sites, i wrote down the most important things i found in the textbook

From underground campfires and fishing methods to how to preserve food without a fridge

(I don't know how many of these things will come in handy...as most of them are for when you are out in the wild...

And staying in out in the open with nothing to block the corpses, is a terrible idea...)

Now, this where the library also comes into play

As some sites had a couple of books as 'bibliography' in the end, which i noted down on the textbook

"Fat chance books like these will be here but ehh...won't hurt to look"

I turn back to the phone

(Next, ways to generate power and maintenance of machinery

...Solar panels, wind turbines and how to set up a grid, how to maintain them, how to replace broken parts and other things that can come in handy

Because even after the H.A.N.E blast, some equipment should still be functional...i hope...

Speaking about it, i should also read about emp blasts...maybe i can find a good way to make the others agree on taking some defensive measures as well)

Thankfully, most of the big sites were still up and running, including the video ones

And there were a LOT of videos about technical stuff

Problem was...once the phone was dead, no more videos

I leave the phone next to me, letting the videos play as i started jotting down the information

I was mostly just 'parroting' what i was writing, copying it to the textbook without really processing the information

And once again i noted down any info on books on the same page i had written about the bibliography on the DIY tricks

After filling several pages with god knows what, i close the phone and lift my head

(This...is actually kind of fun...but my hand is starting to hurt...)

I get up and rip the page with all the book info

(Ok change of pace, let's see what Hogwarts has to say about my finds)

I glance at the paper in my hands and move towards the bookshelves

And the battle...began

How much time did i spend running up and down the room looking for books that could at least partly resemble what i was looking for?

I have no idea

And honestly...i found...almost nothing...

What i did find, when searching the history section

Was the information on recorded EMP blasts...

After picking several books about it i then decided that i had spent enough time looking at fantasy and romance novels so i return to my desk with the new books under my arm...

Only to find the desk occupied

(...Well...what do we have here?)

A certain pink-haired chundere was sitting on the desk where i left my stuff

She was scribbling down in the textbook while occasionally glancing at the phone

I walk up to the desk and leave the books on it

Saya lifts her head and looks at me, She looked...rather serious...more than usual i mean

"Found anything good?"

I ask as i sit down and bring one of the books in front of me

She turns her head back to the textbook and lowers the video's sound

"Figured you would need help with this..."

She speaks up

"Because...you are an idiot..."

She adds up in a lower tone

I just stare at her for a couple of seconds

(Jee, if i didn't know her better i would say she is trying to help me but is feeling rather shy)

"I appreciate the help"

I turn my head back to the book as i speak

And this is how it went on for a good amount of time

Me reading about explosions

And Saya jolting down information on how to start forest fires with milk and corn-flakes

Nothing seemed to change as time went by

Until...Saya spoke up

"Do...you really believe it will become as bad as you said?"

I lift my head and look at her

She still had her head down looking at the textbook

"...No...not really"

I answer

She lifts her head and glares at me

"Then why did you have to say all that back there, It did not exactly help the group's moral you know"

She keeps staring at me as she speaks

I sigh and take a deep breath as i lean on the desk

"While i do not believe that we will return to the stone age

I do believe we will need to be able to make our lives easier...by our own hand

And not by hoping that somebody will do it for us...especially for free

To make things, more realistic...

Take staying here for example

It will put us under the command of the ones responsible for running this place

Meaning if they want us to do something, we will have to pretty much comply whether we like it or not

If we are unable to do anything by ourselves...then this will also become our only option"

I look straight in her eyes as i speak, though all she could probably see was a mask staring back at her

"And Rei is right... your parents...are working on building this place back up

And so far they seem to be doing a pretty good job at it...so...i don't believe it will get that bad"

Saya narrowed her eyes the moment i mentioned her parents

(...Ughh...shit...wrong choice of words...)

"Ohhh, yes my parents are amazing, they instantly got busy rebuilding the world"

I could see her hands turning into fists

"While they left their only daughter for dead!

I was trapped in that school while they were playing heroes!

They didn't even try to help me!

Their only daughter!

Some awesome parents they are!"

I take a deep breath as i look at Saya

Her eyes were starting to get blurry

(What should i say to her now huh

Just mentioning her parents made her snap...she is not wrong though...and she looks like she is about to cry...

uhhh...)

I lower my head slightly

"I won't tell you that you are wrong, they never gave us a reason why they didn't come for you first

But...there is a bring side to this"

I say i lift my head and look back at Saya

"Huh...bright, what can be bright about this?!"

She shouts back at me

"Well...for one...we have a location that is relatively safe from the walking disasters outside...and...well

Had they sent a helicopter to pick you up...

I would have never gotten the chance to meet you"

(...This...better not have sounded as cheesy as i think it just did)

The answer was made obvious though, as Saya's face started to slowly take shades of red

(She's mad?...she going to shout?...she is going to shout...definitely shout)

Yet, instead, she just lowers her head and starts 'looking' at the notes on the textbook

"Should you be saying stuff like that to me, when you have a date with Saeko in a couple of hours"

She kept looking at the book as she spoke

Honestly...this reaction was the last thing i expected to see...did she just overload or something?

(Date huh...yea, if you are a masochist...considering how she still seemed to be pissed at me when she left)

I lean back on the chair

"Date? Yeaa...no...she is probably going to try whacking me to death..."

I say as i fold my arms

(Great...worst possible thing to speak about...especially with her)

"Ohh please, i have seen how you two speak to each other"

She shifts her eyes towards the phone

(What is this...my judgment day?

And how DO we even speak to each other anyway?...i have not noticed anything other than the fact that i call her by her first name...i mean

Sure it's something..

But is it really that big of a deal?

Uhh...you know what...fuck it

I ain't gonna play the stuttering schoolboy to this)

I lean on the desk again

"I won't deny it...Saeko is...and interesting person

But...

so are you Takagi...

Take this any way you like"

I lower my head and bury my nose to the book, only realizing what i actually just said to her a couple of seconds later

(..Somebody, please bury me alive...the hell did i just say to her)

I keep my eyes on the book, looking around the page without really reading anything

And after what felt like an eternity

"You...

this...

still...

Takagi...

......Idiot"

I heard a whisper

I lift my head and look at Saya who still had her head almost glued to the textbook

(Did she just say that...or am i hearing things?

Ehhh...fuck it...i'll bite...i mean, i went this far, might as well sink to the bottom of the ocean now )

I take a silent deep breath

"Maybe...i should start calling you Pink tornado..."

Saya's shoulders jerked a bit before she lifted her head

...I don't think i ever saw Saya's face being that red before, not even in the anime

I also didn't see...when she got that giant ass book in the hands...

"IDIOT!"

Was all i heard as i saw the book flying towards my face

And right before it managed to crash land on my mask

(H.A.N.E.S?...ohh nice find Saya)

I manage to read the book's cover