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[Mob's Explosion Meter - ?%]

Arc 1 - Chapter 3: Well... That's A Thing

The next day*

(Continent: Sanus | Kingdom: Vale | City of Vale)

I let out a tired yawn after having to chat with Mom for almost the entire night until three in the morning. Then, waking up at 10 o'clock. Not too later, I guess.

I did reply back to Pyrrha's text messages last night.

This made a smile appear on my face, even if it's a small smile. Never thought Pyrrha would send a picture of herself enjoying an ice cream. Though, that reminds me of that scary ice cream theme criminal girl from yesterday.

[Mob's Explosion Meter - 21% | Fear]

Anyway, I'm just glad I'm outside of Mistral or who knows what I would have to do if one of Pyrrha's hardcore fans discover I have a picture of Pyrrha.

Just the thought alone caused me to shiver in fear.

Anyway, thanks to the map I got from that ice cream theme girl. I managed to come up with hundreds of escape routes for my usage when I need to escape. Furthermore, making sure I got everything right. I managed to test out around thirty or so hiding spots that actually work for me. At least a couple of minutes before I need to check other hiding spots. So I didn't have enough time to check if those hiding spots would last long against a city-scale search.

Either way, I saved a lot of time from having to manually scout out every single corner in this City and all I have to do it test them out before figuring out which one is the most useful one to the one that is completely useless due to the fact that there are other people using it. Mostly criminals than anyone else.

On another note; I found one of the info brokers in this city just a few hours ago. But, I do wonder if it's the best place to go, because I just literally watched a blonde-haired girl destroyed the place I was about to check out, to see if the information there is better than the others.

Too bad that plan was busted, literally.

So, yeah, I left the area as soon as possible. Because I rather not deal with such a violent girl and I met those types of girls in Mistral and are the ones I avoid the most.

After spending a few more minutes looking around for anything that catches my interests before returning back to the hotel.

I pause in my step when I found Pyrrha not too far away from me. Just a street across from me.

[Mob's Explosion Meter - 42% | Fear]

I didn't question it and just bolt it out of there while making sure to use my Semblance to make Pyrrha and everyone in the area to not notice me.

A few minutes later*

I sighed in relief that I escaped, and even go far as climbing up the side of the building and resting on the roof, where no one should find me for a while. I've already checked this building before and can roughly guess that no one in that come to this building would come to the roof for any reason I could think of, then felt someone watching not too far away from where I am.

[Mob's Explosion Meter - 48% | Fear]

I turned around and found that someone happened to be the scary ice cream theme girl, who noticed me looking at her with the way she smiles at me.

The scary girl was sitting just a few feet away from me on the edge of the building.

I watch the scary girl tilt her head before getting up from her sitting position and calmly walk over to me.

I didn't dare run away or risk her attacking me when my back is turned. Not even using my Semblance right now would help unless I could do something to make the scary girl move her eyes away from me for a brief moment, to allow my Semblance to take into effect.

Watching the scary girl, who isn't even at my height, but still scary, as she finally walks up to me with only a few feet in between us.

[Mob's Explosion Meter - 58% | Fear]

I tense up when the scary girl reaches into her back pocket before sighed in relief that she just took out her scroll.

Carefully, I made sure to observe every single detail of the scary girl for anything I could use to my advantage to escape this situation.

While I was searching for anything at all. The scary girl calmly typed on her scroll before she flips it over towards me, where I see some words.

-Text Message-

Neo: The name's Neo. What's your name?

-Text Message Over-

I blink at this, then glance at, uh, Neo, who continues to smile at me.

"I'm Shigeo." I replied, then pale a little.

[Mob's Explosion Meter - 64% | Fear]

Below us, someone shouted in pain as something fall on their head.

'Why!? Why, did I reveal my name to her?!' I cried out mentally, wanting to curse my past self for not learning something like how to act around others! I've literally just given my name to a criminal my name! She can literally use that to find something about me!

I didn't show any reaction outside, but I can tell Neo could sense my mental breakdown.

'Calm down, Shigeo. I'm sure she won't know anything about me right now. I just need to make sure to never see her again after this.' I tried to cheer myself up by looking at the bright side, then I saw Neo just finishing typing and show me what she typed.

-Text Message-

Neo: As in Shigeo Kageyama? The son of the infamous Revy, Two Hands?!

-Text Message Over-

"Who?" I ask with a confused look on my face because I don't think my Mom's name is Revy.

"My Mom's name is Rebecca Lee Kageyama. I think you got the wrong person." I replied, while I thinking there must be another Shigeo Kageyama in the world and wonder if that person has a few problems like me.

Neo didn't accept this and quickly flip her scroll over to do a few things before flipping it back to the person before her.

"Huh? Hey, that does look like my Mom. But, I don't think this is her? My Mom would never allow herself to wear such a revealing outfit or have tattoos either." I calmly thought out loud, as I was shown a picture of what looks like my mom, but younger; however, the rest I can't wrap my head around with.

I mean, she wears very short cut-off jeans and a black crop top, leaving her belly exposed. To make it worse, the button on the pants not completely buttoned and using a belt to keep them up. Also, sports a pair of brown leather cross-draw shoulder holsters that stores two handguns. Along with that, she wears a pair of fingerless black gloves.

Neo looks at the boy before and wonder if he was stupid or something, maybe the former with that blank look on his face.

"Yeah, I don't think that's my Mom. I would know for sure if she wears something like that. Also, I don't think she owns any firearms since I would expect to find one at some point." I continue off by telling Neo that this woman in the picture, she showing me just look like my Mom, but could be her long lost twin or something.

'Hmm. Maybe I should let Mom know about this. I bet she will get a kick out of this.' I made a mental note to inform this to my Mom later once I return to my hotel.

Neo rubs her forehead, thinking if she should risk it not, then decided to wait for now. No point in rushing it.

"Uh, do you need something from me? Or did I mistakenly come here while you were busy doing something here? I can leave if you need this roof." I started off ranting a little as I started to become nervous now.

[Mob's Explosion Meter - 50% | Fear]

I relax a little to find myself not being attacked, so that's a good thing.

Neo didn't say anything and just kept her strained smile on her face, watching the boy acting like he's doing her a favor by leaving. At this point, it kind of is.

After a few minutes of silence; my back is literally wet with all the sweat I've produced under the eyes of this Neo, who I can easily tell she could kill me at any given moment, but didn't as she deemed me not worth the effort, for now. I think.

[Mob's Explosion Meter - 62% | Fear]

Neo casually type on her scroll and show me what's on it.

-Text Message-

Neo: Nope. Have a good night.

-Text Message Over-

Neo bows a little to me, then walks toward the edge and jumps over it after giving me a wave of goodbye.

I stand by myself on this lonely night on a random building's roof. Then, fall on my butt as I started breathing at a quick pace for a couple of seconds with how much I had to control myself not to break down. Mentally that is.

Once I got my breathing under control. I made my way to the hotel while using one of the escape routes I made easy enough to connect multiple hiding spots, passages, and made sure to avoid any hidden cameras nearby before I reach the hotel within half an hour.

(Continent: Sanus | Kingdom: Vale | City of Vale: Unknown Hotel)

After a quick shower; I decided to call my Mom before texting with Pyrrha. I blush a little that Pyrrha continues to send pictures of herself in a position I find myself very hard to look away and more than I thought she would send such a thing. In fact, I remember one time that someone asked if they could take a picture of her, but was rejected in a polite and at the same time ruthlessly. Who knew someone could be so ruthless and polite at the same time? Because I only know two people can. My Mom and Pyrrha.

Now, I just have to wait for Mom to pick up, which I didn't have to wait that long.

"Son! Glad you call! So how is your day been? Mine has been lonely without you." Mom greeted me, then pout at me, "Are you sure you can't just enroll in Haven Academy? I'm sure I could put in some good words for you, to get in right away."

"No, Mom. I'll stay here and enroll in Beacon Academy and my day been the usual, but I did find something interesting just less than an hour ago. I think you'll find it interesting and funny." I said to Mom, where I started explaining how I met someone who shows me a picture of what looks like a younger version of Mom, along with the detail about the outfit and handguns.

"Isn't that funny, Mom?" I ask in a joking manner, not noticing the way my Mom became quiet the whole time.

"That is interesting, son. Oh! I got a call, I'll have to call you back tomorrow. Have a nice night son. Love you!" Mom hangs up before I could say I love her back, much to my confusion. But, I shrugged my shoulders and have more things to worry about.

Like speaking with Pyrrha, and speaking of Pyrrha, she just texted me while I was talking with Mom.

-Text Message-

Pyrrha: Hey, Shigeo!

Pyrrha: How your day?

Pyrrha: [A picture of herself lying on the bed, on her stomach in a nightgown that almost see-through, but is hidden by a pillow she is resting her head on, only exposing her back and long legs.]

Pyrrha: Like my new nightgown? I just bought it today.

Pyrrha: By the way, before school starts. Do you mind coming over to Vale to visit me?

Pyrrha: I have a question I want to ask you in person.

Pyrrha: Reply to me whenever you're free.

Pyrrha: Night, Shigeo!

-Text Message Over-

[Mob's Explosion Meter - 40% | Surprise]

I stare at the picture that Pyrrha just sent to me and don't know how to react to this.

"Do girl normally send these kinds of pictures to others?" I question myself and made sure to save this picture under a private folder.

"How do I reply back to this?" I wonder out loud, as I started walking around my room while staring at my scroll. Where I could see that Pyrrha hasn't gotten off her IM App due to her profile status being green, meaning she still online.

I gulp and stare at the picture of Pyrrha in her nightgown, then look away before my eyes went back to it. Making my face red and my heart rate speeding up.

Just as I was about to reply. Pyrrha texted me again, but this time it was a picture with a text under it. With Pyrrha hugging a teddy bear and looking at me with a sad face. Text being: I miss you, please talk to me.

I look at this for an entire solid second before passing out.

-Pyrrha's POV-

"Hmm. Shigeo didn't reply yet. I wonder if he's doing something." I mumble to myself as I toss the teddy bear to the side, then grab a plushie of Shigeo and hug it with a smile on my face. Something I made myself after a long time of not being able to deal with the pressure of being famous and having Shigeo almost gone in my life.

"I miss you." I whisper to the plushie Shigeo, where it has a blank and lost look on its face like the real one.

Then grab the book on the side of my book, with the title being "How To Get That Dense Boy's Attention".

"Really hope this work." I bought this book just today, maybe Shigeo would actually come here to visit and hang out, and if things go well, maybe something more.

I squeal a little as I start rolling on my bed while hugging the plushie Shigeo while blushing like mad at the naughty thoughts that keep popping in my head.

I stop rolling and grab my scroll and place it in front of me, waiting for Shigeo's replies while I start reading the rest of the book. Hoping that whatever is written is true, even if part of it is true would be much help for me.

-Revy's POV-

"Who is it, that know my past and actually got the guts to speak with my son about it." I growl as I wait for my minions to get back to me, on finding out who almost revealed my past identity to my precious son. "What's taking so long?"

"Revy. You really need to relax." One of my minion/coffee delivery men tried to calm me down. "The others will find the culprit soon."

"Relax." I nod my head, then punch the minion that dared to tell me to relax.

"Like hell, I will relax!" I roar with fury, causing the other minions to move to the corners or hide under their desks. "GET OUT OF THERE YOU FOOLS!"

Quickly, the minions that were hiding under their decks, came out instantly the moment their Boss shouted/order them. None of them wish to face her wrath if someone disobeys her orders.

"I want results! And I want them fast! I expected a file of the person that dare almost expose my precious son of my past on my desk by today!" I glare at everyone, then notice one of the minions just came in without knowing what's going on due to having headphones on their head, listening to music.

Being mad already and seeing this minion acting like nothing important is going. I grab one of my trusty handguns and started shooting at that minion, with one of the bravest minions nearby holding me back before I blast a hole into the minion that dare act so relax in front of me!

"Boss! Calm down!" The minion that was holding me back tried to stop me from killing the minion that is currently hiding under one of the decks.

"Calm down!? Calm down your family!" I roar with rage, to the point that no one would be surprised if I wasn't spitting out fire from my mouth with how much rage I am in.

"Someone gets the others to hurry up before the Boss starts getting serious!" The minion that holding me back shout to the other minions, causing them to scatter all of the place and a few rushes out of the room to do as they were ordered.

"Release me!" I demand the minion that's holding me, upon hearing me in a serious and threatening voice. The minion releases me and quickly jump away when I throw a back kick at them, but missed. I let out a snort, but calm down a little. A little, not much.

Sitting down in a chair that one of my minions quickly pick up and move it over for me to sit.

"Get one of our men over in Vale and have them watch out for my son. If anyone dares attack him with the intention to kill, shoot them dead. After you grab them for questioning, if not possible, then kill them right away. We don't need to waste any moment when it manner with my son's safety." I said in a cold rage, causing all my minions to shiver and quickly do as they were told.

'Whoever you are. You better watch your back, because old Two Hands is coming back to the Underworld.' I vow to take care of all the loose ends if they so much as touch my precious son.