After the ferocious tickle battle, the three teens headed over to what looked like a supermarket. Upon entering the twins were surprised to see so much food and drinks, along with miscellaneous items like surfboards, swimsuits and… military items like night vision goggles and camo clothes.
Izuru glanced around, and saw two girls in the market. Horny hair girl, and the girl with bandages that made her look like a mummy.
"Well, it looks like we won't have to worry about food for now." Nagito commented cheerfully.
"For now?" Hajime asked a little nervously.
"I-it's just a figure of speech." Nagito clarified.
'Bad figure of speech there buddy.' Izuru dryly thought. "We still don't know if any of this is edible though, it could be poisoned."
"He's right." Hajime agreed.
"You guys are too paranoid." Nagito sighed, making Izuru feel frustrated at how lightly Nagito was taking this.
"Can you blame us? We've been kidnapped, there's no one here but us but this supermarket is huge!" Hajime yelled angrily.
"Usami did say that this island is uninhabited though." Izuru mentally groaned and was about to say something when he felt an odd feeling. The feeling of someone watching him. He turned and saw mummy girl looking at them. Hajime seemed to have felt it too and turned his head to the girl too.
"U-um, excuse me… um… y-you know…" She was stuttering so much and then suddenly started crying, surprising the two brothers. "I-I'm s-s-sorry…"
"Bullying a girl, not cool you guys." Nagito chastised.
"I didn't do anything!" Hajime yelled trying to defend himself. Izuru just rolled his eyes. The girl seemed to calm herself down enough to speak.
"U-Um… If-if I may ask, may I know your names? I-I-I'm sorry if that's too f-f-forward!"
"I-it's fine. I'm Hajime Hinata, and this is my brother Izuru." Hajime gave the girl a small smile, and Izuru just nodded, not sure what else to do. This girl obviously had a low self esteem and had gone through some sort of extreme trauma.
"M-My name is Mikan Tsumiki, f-from the bottom of my heart, I hope we can get along." Izuru figured from her outfit and the bandages she was most likely a doctor or nurse.
"Um… um… um… I-I'm sorry! M-my mind is going blank… I-I even thought of 50,000 different topics to talk about after the introductions b-but I can't remember any!" Mikan was crying again, harder than before even, which made Izuru slightly uncomfortable.
"It's OK. Take your time. We'll wait." Izuru said, trying to calm her down. However, this seemed to backfire as Mikan gasped in shock and didn't say a word.
"I... don't think I'd get anywhere by asking her, so I guess I'll just hear it from you." Hajime said to Nagito.
"Mikan is the Super High School Level Nurse. If you're hurt, she's the one you want at your side... so you'd better be nice to her! It might just save your life. Just think... even a little cut could slowly get more and more infected, until you die... all because you offended her." Nagito said, a bit too cheerfully. Izuru was a little concerned about how easily Nagito could talk about these sorts of things.
"D-don't say that with such a big smile on your face…" Hajime seemed to feel the same way. Mikan gave a small giggle at their exchange.
"Ah! I'm sorry for laughing so suddenly! I-I couldn't help it, it's just been so long since I made new friends and I was just so happy… Oh, but you never said we were friends, I'm sorry for saying something so presumptuous!" Mikan was, once again crying. Izuru, feeling pity for her, walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder, making the girl squeal.
"It's fine. You don't need to apologize for everything. If you want, we can… hang out sometime, you seem like you need a friend." Izuru tried his best to sound confident and comforting but Mikan just started crying again.
"Th-thank you! I'm-I'm so grateful! I-I-I'll do my best to not mess up!" Izuru stepped back a little bit and gave the tiniest of smiles. Deciding that Mikan wasn't going to calm down any time soon Izuru walked back over to Hajime and Nagito.
Hajime was smiling widely at his brother, looking very proud.
"I'm proud of you. I've never seen you do something like that!" Hajime wrapped one arm around his brother's shoulders and pulled him close. Izuru gave a grumble.
"Her crying was getting old…" Though both of them knew Izuru was just trying to save himself from more embarrassment. Nagito didn't say anything, just smiled happily. The three walked over to Horny hair now, seeing her looking at all the things on the shelves.
"Looking… looking… look- Oh hey! I haven't seen you guys before!" She was quite loud, and Izuru felt like it was going to get old.
"Um… Hi, I'm Hajime Hinata and this-" The girl suddenly cut him off.
"Huh? Where's the energy, are you still asleep or something? That's not how you do an introduction, this is! "Ibu" from Ibuki Mioda! "Ki" from Ibuki Mioda! "Mio" from Ibuki Mioda! "Da" from Ibuki Mioda! That's me - Ibuki Mioda!" Yep, she was definitely as weird as her hair.
"But this supermarket is something else huh? They have all kinds of stuff. Ramen, burgers, cola, chili, pasta and even melons! That's food that can satisfy Americans and Chinese and Mexicans and Germans and Italians... even Yubari residents! This is so exciting that it makes me hungry! Why does being excited make Ibuki hungry? The human body is so weird!"
"Um… this highly energetic girl is our Super High School Level Light Music Club member. She comes from a girls-only high school, where she played guitar for a super-popular girl band. I heard that their hit single, "After-school Poyoyon Hour" sold a million copies." Nagito explained. Over a million copies? That was certainly impressive, and Hajime thought he might have heard something about that before. "But I heard she left the band after creative differences."
"Creative differences?" Izuru asked. Ibuki turned her gaze to him.
"Ooh, are you curious about Ibuki's story?" Said girl questioned.
"Y-you heard him?" Hajime asked.
"Of course! Ibuki is in a band, so she has really good hearing! Just like Schubert and Bach and Edison and Van Gogh and Pele and Senna... a gifted musician!" Izuru had to restrain himself from slapping himself in the face.
"Two thirds of those people are musicians." He mumbled.
"Details, details! Anyway, you never introduced Ibuki to the cutie with the long hair! His hair is soooo long and cool, Ibuki just wants to braid it! Oh-oh! Is it soft? Ibuki needs to know!" She was so excited and was getting closer to Izuru.
"L-like I said, I'm Hajime Hinata and this is my brother Izuru."
"Oooh! Can I touch your hair Izzy? I have some hair ties so we can braid your hair! Or we could put it in pigtails! Or-" Izuru had walked away quickly, before Ibuki could even try what she wanted to do.
"S-sorry about that, he's not good with people." Hajime explained before running after his brother. Izuru was sulking a bit by a tree, seeming both annoyed and bored at the same time. He was playing with a strand of his hair absentmindedly.
"Hey. You OK?" Hajime asked his brother.
"'m fine." Izuru mumbled.
"I'm sorry about Ibuki, she gets excitable sometimes. I don't think she meant any harm." Nagito seemed concerned for Izuru, which kind of made the red eyed male feel a little better.
"Let's just go." Izuru walked off without waiting for the other two to answer. He made his way over to the hotel, past the cottages and to the pool area. He scanned the small open space, seeing Chihuahua, the guy who looked like a Jojo reject, and the girl with tomato hair. Hajime and Nagito managed to catch up to him, both a bit out of breath.
"Izuru! Dammit, don't walk so fast you butt." Izuru rolled his eyes at his brother. He looked at Hajime and motioned to the three people that they hadn't met yet.
"Who should we talk to first?" Izuru kind of wanted to talk to the Chihuahua guy first, just to see what he'd do.
"Um… I guess that big guy over there?" Hajime suggested. Izuru nodded and followed him.
"Hmm, I don't think you guys have asked me for my name yet. My name is Nekomaru Nidai! The Super High School Level Coach, NEKOMARU NIDAI!" The guy once again proved that his voice was just as big as his body.
"U-um… my name is Hajime Hinata." Hajime was incredibly intimidated by this guy, so instead of introducing Izuru like he had been before, he gave Izuru a look, telling him to introduce himself. Izuru sighed, knowing that he wasn't going to change Hajime's mind about this.
"I am Izuru Hinata."
"SPEAK UP YOU TWO! PUT YOUR BELLY INTO IT! AGAIN!" Nekomaru yelled.
"U-um… Hajime Hinata!"
"Izuru Hinata." Despite the fact that Hajime had tried to speak up, Izuru had simply let his voice stay the same volume, not in the mood to yell.
"LOUDER! AGAIN!"
"I'm Hajime Hinata! Nice to meet you!" Hajime yelled at the top of his lungs. Izuru merely sighed, knowing he wasn't going to get anywhere unless he complied, so raising his voice just a bit he repeated his name. This seemed to placate Nekomaru.
"MY NAME IS NEKOMARU NIDAIIIIII! A NAME YOU WON'T FORGET! EVEN WHEN YOU'RE IN HELL! "SUPER HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL COACH" NEKOMARU NIDAI! THAT'S! MY! NAAAAAAAME!" Nekomaru screamed at the top of his lungs, hurting Izuru's ears.
"W-we heard you, you don't have to repeat yourself." Hajime mumbled.
"Gahahaha! I agree to your terms!" Nekomaru replied eagerly. 'Well… he's certainly has a lot of energy.
"Hmm. You there. String bean. You seemed confident earlier that you could open that door. Someone as scrawny as you couldn't possibly do something so impressive." Izuru was impressed that Nekomaru had remembered that from earlier.
"I'm stronger than I look." Was the simple reply.
"Oh really. Catch!" Nekomaru suddenly picked up one of the lawn chairs and threw it at Izuru, which the shorter male caught easily, putting it back down on the ground.
"Incredible! Someone was weak and scrawny looking as you did something so easily! Come train with me sometime! Gahahaha! Bring your bro too! He seems like he needs some training!" Hajime blushed a little at that. It was true that he wasn't as strong as Izuru, but he was still fairly strong. The two had tried exercising with each other in the past but that'd been given up on due to school.
"I'll think about it." Hajime gave Nekomaru a large smile. The brother's ears were still slightly ringing however.
"Nekomaru is the Super High School Level Coach as he said." Nagito said happily.
"A coach huh? I know it's his title and all but just a coach?" Hajime was a little confused as to how being a coach was a talent.
"Of course he's not "just a coach"! He's a "Super High-school Level Coach". He's been moving from school to school, coaching their various sports teams. For example, there was that group of delinquents he trained into a rugby team that won the national international school cup... Then there was that baseball team he took from the brink of collapse all the way to the big leagues... There's a rumor that a famous Japanese pitcher now playing for an American Major League team came to him for training." Nagito seemed to know a lot about these people. Izuru figured it was from the internet, as he knew that there were several forums, on these students.
'Still… with a body like that he should be on the teams instead of coaching them…" Hajime thought. The three walked over to the next person, Chihuahua.
"Who the hell are you? Don't try and act all friendly with me and shit assholes." The small, baby faced boy yelled. 'Well that's one way to greet someone. Definitely a chihuahua.' Izuru thought sarcastically.
"What's up with that face? You got a problem with me you jackass?"
"C-calm down Fuyuhiko, we're just here to introduce ourselves." Nagito seemed to do a decent job of calming the foul mouth down, since he didn't seem to be wanting to strangle them anymore. "These guys haven't introduced themselves yet remember?"
"Tch… Name's Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu, just so we're clear, I don't plan to act all friendly and shit with you guys." Despite his attitude, Hajime had to admit the guy was kind of adorable with his baby face.
"Fuyuhiko is the heir to the Kuzuryuu clan." Nagito explained. Both brothers tensed slightly as the heard that.
"K-Kuzuryuu clan? You don't mean ithe/i Kuzuryuu clan?" Hajime asked incredulously. Izuru didn't want to believe it either. iThis/i little baby faced fucker was the heir to a yakuza clan?
"I'm sure you've at least heard of them, with over 30,000 members across the country. So yes, Fuyuhiko is the Super High School Level Yakuza." Nagito sounded far too happy while explaining this to the brothers.
'I wonder how much I can push him before he beats me to a bloody pulp.' Izuru wondered. He wasn't scared of the yakuza, especially since they were on this island, and Fuyuhiko had none of his body guards around.
"Also, mentioning his baby face is forbidden, you'll run out of fingers before he's done with you." Nagito warned. Hajime gulped.
"Nagito, you're like, my savior or something." Hajime said gratefully.
"Y-you're just saying that… I guess not." Nagito seemed bashful when Hajime said that, implying that he wasn't used to getting compliments like that.
"Hey bastards, are we all done here? If so, why don't you make like a tree and fuck off?" Izuru saw this as the perfect time to test out his idea.
"I believe the phrase is: 'Make like a tree and leave.'" Nagito looked like he was about to shit his pants and Hajime had gone pale.
"I KNOW WHAT I SAID YOU RAPUNZEL LOOKING ASS BITCH!" Fuyuhiko screamed.
"You really are like a chihuahua. Small and adorable and a big attitude, but you're all bark." Hajime let out a yell and tried to pull Izuru away.
"You son of a bitch. Say that again, I dare you!" Fuyuhiko swung his fist at Izuru, putting all his might into it, but before the punch could land, Izuru dodged out of the way. Fuyuhiko had no time to prepare before he fell face first into the pool. Hajime made use of this and ran with Izuru and Nagito to the red headed girl, who seemed to be taking pictures of Fuyuhiko's misery.
"I have to admit, you were acting like a jackass, but so was he, so I'm not too mad at you for that." The girl said as they came over.
"My brother is an idiot and he is going to die." Hajime said simply. Izuru had a small smirk on his face.
"Hey, aren't you the guy who passed out on the beach?" Hajime went red and nodded. "You shouldn't be so fragile! The guys are supposed to protect the girls right?"
"I… I guess…" Hajime mumbled.
"You're here for introductions right? I don't think we've made ours yet. Um, my name is Mahiru Koizumi, nice to meet you I guess."
"You're the Super High School Level Photographer I'm assuming." Izuru said.
"Huh? How'd you know?" Mahiru asked.
"The camera you have is a big hint."
"You're right Izuru! Mahiru's won all sorts of awards. I don't know much about photography myself though."
"I have to say I'm relieved, you guys seem to be somewhat decent." Mahiru commented.
"Hm? Decent?" Hajime asked.
"Everyone else here's kinda weird, don't you think? I mean, they may all be Super High-school Level geniuses, but… I was worried that maybe we wouldn't get along. But I guess we'll have to if we ever want to leave this island…" Mahiru seemed to be a bit nervous.
"Wait, "leave this island"... we can leave?!" Hajime asked excitedly.
"That stuffed animal Usami said we can after we gather all those Hope Shards." Mahiru explained.
"You were unconscious when it happened Hajime, don't feel too bad." Izuru said.
"Does that make you feel a little better though? I mean, knowing that we can leave this island eventually?" Nagito asked. Izuru had to refrain from commenting, knowing that he'd rant if he did.
"It's just… why is she doing this? It makes no sense!" Hajime yelled.
"True, we don't know her motives, but she doesn't seem malicious, so it's no big deal!" Hajime felt frustrated. 'No big deal' he said! Here they were on a deserted island on a 'field trip' without warning or consent, that seemed like a pretty big deal to him!
"Hey!" Mahiru yelled
"Eh?" Hajime asked.
"Don't 'eh' me! Don't you think you should introduce yourself too? Or are you going to keep me waiting?" She asked.
"O-oh, right. I'm Hajime Hinata. And this is-" He looked over and saw that Izuru wasn't standing next to him. He looked around and saw the other kneeling next to some flowers, staring at them intently.
"Hey! Get over here." Hajime grabbed his brother's arm and dragged him back. "This is my brother Izuru. Sorry, he gets… distracted easily." Hajime didn't want to say that Izuru got bored, out of fear that Mahiru would get angry.
"Hmph, whatever. I regret to inform you that he is now called 'Izuru the unreliable.' He better work hard to shake that off! And you better work hard to not earn the same title. Act more like men!" Mahiru yelled.
"Hajime, I think your wife is keeping you on a short leash." Nagito teased.
"You too!" She yelled at Nagito.
The group sighed and walked into the large hotel, where the girl that looked like a female Yu Narukami was waiting, as a girl playing a videogame with a Space Invader like hair pin in her hair.
"Yep. Just as magnificent and classy on the inside as it is on the outside." Nagito seemed so happy about this, and Izuru had to admit that the place was impressive.
"You know, if this was a regular field trip, I'd have a big dumb grin on my face too ...But, why is there no one in this hotel except us? Where are all the staff?" Hajime asked nervously.
"Well, Usami said this Island was uninhabited after all." But an uninhabited island with perfectly maintained facilities, electricity and probably running water was unnatural.
The three walked over to the girl playing video games, but got no reaction when they approached her.
"Um, excuse me." Hajime said, but the girl didn't take her eyes off the game.
"Hey, Chiaki!" Nagito yelled, finally getting the girl's attention after a second. She seemed to have slow reflexes.
"Ah, sorry. I got a bit too into the game." She said. Her voice was soft, and kind of sleepy.
"No kidding, you were totally lost in it." Nagito laughed a little as he said this.
"Um… you want me to introduce myself right? …." She paused. "I'm Chiaki Nanami, Super High School Level Gamer, I'm a fan of all genres." She said. A gamer?
"My name's Hajime Hinata, nice to meet you."
"Izuru Hinata. Likewise."
"... Yeah, you too." Chiaki replied.
"You aren't good with conversations are you?" Hajime asked.
"She iis/i still playing that game you know." Nagito explained.
"... No, it's not that. I can't speak well unless I compose everything I want to say inside my head first. If I don't have every word prepared, I'm just not a very good speaker…" The girl hadn't taken her eyes off the game for a second as she spoke. She suddenly yawned, rubbing her eyes. "I'm sleepy…" She mumbled.
The three walked away, leaving Chiaki to take a small nap at the arcade game, instead going towards the female Yu Narukami.
"Do you want something?" She asked.
"Um… we're here to introduce ourselves." Hajime said nervously.
"Introduce ourselves… I do not mind."
"I'm Hajime Hinata, nice to meet you."
"Izuru Hinata." Izuru hadn't taken his eyes off of the thing on her back. It looked like a sword, but he doubted that rabbit would allow a real sword on this island.
"I am Peko Pekoyama. It is an honor to meet you." The girl, Peko, said politely.
"This gallant young woman has a talent with swords - she's a Super High-school Level Swordswoman. Peko Pekoyama... Her cute name may not convey this very well, but... Her swordplay is so good that most adult men can't beat her." Nagito seemed so excited to explain all these things to the brothers.
"If what that bunny told us is true, then we must live together on this island. If men and women are to live together, mutual understanding is of utmost importance. We must have no ill feelings between us." Peko claimed stoically.
"That's true." Hajime answered.
"I would prefer… not to kill anyone." The tone of her voice had changed slightly, it was more threatening.
"K-kill? But that sword on your back is just made of bamboo right?" Hajime seemed terrified now.
"Even so, a blow in the wrong place can be fatal… no, a strike in the iright/i place I should say..." Izuru was impressed to be honest, she seemed to be a level headed person, but was more than willing to take action if needed. Izuru would have to be careful around her.