The sunrise shined beautifully over neo domino city. The summer breeze was starting to set in and people were shedding their spring clothing for their summer gear. Neo domino city was shining even brighter than before as the city's renovations were nearly complete.
The people of this city loved their new look although nimbys weren't happy.
Reishi and shima walked their usual path to school. All the while Reishi was telling shima everything that happened to her yesterday.
Shima: woah. That's one hell of a date reishi.
Reishi: Heh. Tell me about it.
Shima: You went to the library, a zoo and fought off that creep, the pathfinder? What a wild ride. I'm a bit jealous.
Shima pouted.
Reishi: Well it wasn't all excitement. I did learn quite a lot about arthur.
Shima: Was he as posh as most british people are?
Reishi: No not at all! He was kind,smart,considerate and….
Shima: -Cute?
Reishi: Yeah! -I mean no! I mean….
Shima: I'm only teasing reishi.
Shima smirked.
Shima: I haven't met arthur but the way you've described makes me think you really like him.
Reishi: Oh please, we're only friends! We just have similar interests after all.
Shima: Mmhmm.
She simply hummed.
Reishi: I'm telling the truth!
Shima: Yeah whatever.
Shima rolled her eyes.
Shima: Anyway, I was wondering-
Shima: Do you think that pathfinder guy is working for the shadowmancers?
Shima pondered.
Reishi: I don't think so….. He only wanted money. Usually the shadowmancers ask me to come with them.
Reishi: though 'ask' isn't really the right term.
Reishi snarked to herself.
Reishi: I just think he was an eccentric grifter who was looking for easy cash.
Reishi concluded.
Reishi: Why do you ask?
Shima: Well I've been monitoring shadowmancer attacks and the one thing they all have in common is a cabal of dark energy is released when they appear.
Reishi: Dark energy?
Shima: Yeah, like nothing i've ever seen.
Shima: The pathfinder might've had that dark energy signature. I caught a serious amount of dark energy readings from last night, around the time of your duel. I was wondering then if he was one of the shadowmancers.
Reishi: Huh.
Reishi thought about it for a second
Reishi: I don't think he was one. For one thing, He didn't want our souls or me or anything else besides money.
Reishi: Also, Arthur let the police capture him. No shadowmancer has ever let themselves be captured. Even the ones who've lost.
Reishi concluded.
Shima: Hmm…..
Shima: A mystery indeed…..
Shima rubbed her chin.
Shima: Well Anyway, I believe it's your turn to get hattori!
Reishi: What? No! I got her last time. It's your turn shima.
Shima: *Tch* trying to pull one over on me, eh reishi?
She scoffed.
Reishi: I think you're the one trying to pull one over on me!
Reishi: It's your turn to pick her up!
Shima: No it's not!
Shima yelled back.
Reishi: Gee, for a girl with super smarts, You sure do have bad memory.
Shima: Says the girl who forgot to wear a skirt to school one day-
Reishi: Y-You said you would forget about that!
Shima: Haha! I'd never forget about that! It was hilarious!
Reishi: Oh Yeah! What about the time you peed yourself at the carnival!
Shima: Y-You said you would forget about that!
Reishi: Ha! How could I forget running halfway around the city to get you a new pair of pants!
Reishi laughed.
Shima: O-Oh yeah! I-
Shima awkwardly shuffled her feet as she remembered that painful memory.
Shima: Y-You know what! Fine! I'll get hattori.
Reishi: Trying to save yourself from the embarrassing memory?
Shima: N-No! I just really want to help my friend.
Reishi: Hattori is your friend? I thought she was a 'disgusting creep'
Reishi teased.
Shima: She is… I-I just…. I mean!
Shima: UGH!
Shima pouted and ran away into the distance. Her hair waved in the distance and backside jiggled when she ran away. Reishi was not only enamored by shima but also mystified. 'How could the two of them rectify this'? She wondered.
Reishi: (Shima can be so weird sometimes.)
She thought.
Reishi: I should probably head to school now…..
Reishi covered her eyes as she wondered what was in her store for her today. She felt a tight feeling in her gut as she had a feeling that nothing good was going to come of this day.
