June 2nd 2060 - Neo Domino City.

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.

The wind blew into the classroom as reishi sat down at her desk. Her first period class was history with her favorite teacher - Kyotaro Akihiko. He was her favorite teacher and blah blah blah, we've already gone over this haven't we?

Reishi sat patiently in her seat as she waited for class to begin. She fiddled with her high tech pencil in boredom as she waited.

Reishi: ( My life has been getting so weird lately…..)

Reishi: (The shadowmancers, The pathfinder…..)

Reishi: (What's next?)

She wondered.

Akihiko: Alright everyone! In your seats.

Akihiko directed the class as their session began to begin. He pulled out a piece of paper and

Akihiko: Today I have an extra surprise for you all…..

Akihiko pulled out a thin sheet of paper that had a white silhouette carved onto its front.

Akihiko: Today we're going to play a game.

The class chattered.

Akihiko: We have someone transferring into this class and I wanted to see if you all could guess who it is.

Akihiko: The winner will get…. Nothing.

Akihiko: - But it will impress me greatly

Akihiko said merrily. He seemed to be in a quirky mood today.

Akihiko: So who wants to guess first?

Student: Me!

A random student raised their hand first.

Akihiko: What's your guess?

Student: Is it a foreign exchange student?

Akihiko: No. -And even if it was, you still have to guess a specific name.

Akihiko looked at the student sternly. Yhe student in return slumbed in their own chair.

Akihiko: anyone else?

Student 2: Me!

A female student with large breasts raised her hand. She seemed confident and titular like a heroine.

Student: I think its Hirosaki-San! She was talking about transferring into this class to be closer to me-

Akihiko: Nope! -And I rejected her anyway. She's too….. lustful.

Reishi: (gee, that's the first time i've seen akihiko shut down someone like that.)

Reishi observed.

Akihiko: One final guess. Anyone want to take the shot?

Akihiko: How about you reishi?

Akihiko glared at reishi with a charming smile.

Reishi: Me? Well I-

Reishi thought about it for a second. It was clear who it was to her.

Reishi: It's mina isn't it?

Akihiko: Astute as always, Miss Sakamoto.

Akihiko pushed up his glasses.

Akihiko: How did you guess?

Reishi: Uhh…. Intuition?

Reishi had just told a boldfaced lie. She knew that mina was likely to transfer to this class because of their last conversation.

[Flashback]

Mina: Y-Yes. Congratulations on your victory!

She applauded.

Reishi: Thank you!

Mina: Y-You're welcome.

Mina: …

Reishi: …

Another awkward silence hit them. This one was more painful than the last one.

Reishi: A-Are you sure that all you wanted to say?

Mina: N-No…. Uh I mean. Yes!

Reishi: …?

Mina: Um… I'm sorry this is so awkward….

Reishi: It doesn't have to be, I promise! Why don't you sit down and we can have a nice conservation like last time-

Mina: M-Maybe later….

[End]

Even though it hadn't gone swimmingly, reishi did feel a bond between her and mina forming. The two had much in common and were somewhat acquainted.

Akihiko: Well then. I suppose there is no use hiding it! Come in mina!

The door opened and in came in mina. She was wearing a new blue school uniform that squeezed her chest tightly, The buttons on her breasts looked like they were about to burst as her heavy mammaries pressed up against them (Bonk!)
She had her hair neatly tied up in a bow, which protruded like a snake. Mina seemed to have completely changed her style from last time.

Mina: H-Hello everyone.

She meekly said.

Akihiko: Ms. Hotaro, May I ask why you transferred into this class?

Mina: Well, I transferred to your class Professor, because I wanted to expand my horizon. My old professor didn't want us to explore ourselves.

Mina: S-S-So, I had the feeling that maybe I could learn more in this class.

She explained.

Akihiko: Haha…. Quite the story.

Akihiko: Anyway, lets start our lesson!

Akihiko clasped his hands and whistled.

He got up and went to his computer. He began to load his digital lesson.

Reishi: Couldn't resist, could ya?

Mina: Um, excuse me.

Reishi: Come on mina. I know you transferred just to talk to me.

Mina: Eh?

Reishi: We didn't get off to a good start last time, so I think-

Mina: You're right.

Mina simply confirmed.

Mina: I don't really have many friends and i'd like to…

Mina put her hand on Reishi's thigh.

Mina: Get to know you better…..

She said with flushed cheeks.

Reishi: Umm…..

Mina: The truth is that I don't have many friends and the way you took interest in me was… exhilarating.

Reishi: Hmm. You know it is pretty good that you want to get friends mina but….

Reishi paused.

Reishi: You have to be more sincere about it. Ya know?

Mina: Huh…?

Reishi: The way to get friends is not to just other classes and hope for the best.

Reishi: The way to make friends is to bond and get to know each other naturally.

Mina: Reishi I-

Their conversation was interrupted by a harsh cough by akihiko.

Akihiko: Do you two have something to add to this lesson?

He asked sarcastically.

Both: No Sensei. Arigato-desu.

They both said.

Mina: Reishi can we please talk later…. I really need to tell you something.

She whispered.

Reishi: Ok….

Mina: Thank you…

The two girls watched their professor's lesson with great intrigue. Hope was filling their hearts and the classroom as time went as neo domino was the city of hope.

After watching Ahihiko's lesson diligently, Reishi walked into the hallway where she went to a vending machine in the hallway. She inserted some yen and clicked on a symbol on the mainframe. A drink came out of the front.

Reishi: Mmm. Choco-boss.

It was one of Reishi's favorite drinks, Choco-boss. A chocolate soda that came in a small cylindrical can. It was a symbol of japanese capitalism and innovation as it was one of the first drinks to be carbonized 100% efficiently.

Reishi: *Sip* Ah!

She smacked her lips like a horse.

?: Senpai?

Reishi turned around and saw shima pushing hattori in her wheelchair. Shima looked absolutely miserable and she sighed heavily as she approached reishi.

Reishi: Shima, Hattori….. you guys are oftly late.

Shima: Ugh, I know. Hattori wanted to get muffins at hakoboro

Reishi: -And you listened to her?

Shima: She was really incessant.

Hattori: Ehehe, I kept slapping shima's butt. Its really soft and jiggly.

Hattori implied. Shima rubbed her butt and said:

Shima: I am not picking her up anymore. It's already one pain to have to wheel her around 40 blocks of the city and adding her daily annoyance is another thing.

Reishi: Shima, don't be such a drama queen. Hattori may be annoying but we do need to help her at a time like this.

Shima: Ugh…. Don't guilt trip me….

Shima flipped her hair.

Shima: I'm going to class early, see you guys later.

Shima Pouted and walked away.

Hattori: *Yum*

Hattori bit into the soft doughy flesh of the muffin and chewed loudly.

Reishi: Gee, Hattori…. Do you have to be an annoying little bugger?

Hattori: Eheheeeeee, Towards shima? Yup.

She bluntly said.

Hattori: Shima is so cute when she's mad! I just have to annoy her….

Hattori foamed at the mouth.

Hattori: Ah…

Hattori: If you weren't around senpai….. I think I'd love shima…..

Hattori sighed.

Reishi: Please stop being weird, Hattori….

Hattori: Ehehe…. I can't help it!

Reishi: Well, You need some self control hattori! Everyone's gonna think you're a freak if you don't control yourself.

Hattori: Everyone already thinks that….

She said in a low voice.

Reishi: Uhm, Hattori…?

Hattori: W-Well hehe…. Why don't you take me to class senpai?

Hattori grabbed the wheels on her wheelchair and rolled them forward, jolting reishi forward. Reishi got the hint and began pushing her forward. She was silent as she reflected on hattori's second-to-last sentence.

Reishi: (That was weird. It was almost like she was self aware for a moment…)