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This entire situation was so sudden that it took Naru a moment to process it all, but once it had, he realized that Mai was currently possessed. And by the sounds of it, it was her older brother, Ryou.

But Mai, or perhaps it was better to say Ryou, didn't say anything more to him and walked out of the kitchen, heading back to the Base. Naru followed and watched as, when they returned, Ryou went straight to the empty armchair and sat down with his arms folded over his chest, expression dour, causing the others, who didn't know what was happening, to look around at one another in confusion, wondering why Mai looked so annoyed.

Ryou looked around at them one by one, judging their appearance. "Glad that Hara girl left yesterday. I don't like her much either." He took another look at the others. "The rest of you are fine," he decided.

"And why do you not like Hara-san and myself?" asked Naru.

"You two are the only ones who fuck around with my sister," said Ryou.

"Wha-?"

"Mai has been possessed by the spirit of her older brother, Ryou," said Naru. But he didn't give them time to speak, because he went on. "Why have you possessed Mai?"

Using Mai's body and voice, Ryou turned to look at Naru. "You're the smart one, why don't you tell me?" he said curtly.

Naru blinked in surprise and Bou-san couldn't help but let out a laugh. Seeing the surprise on Naru's face, Ryou chuckled. Since it was Mai's voice though, it sounded rather strange.

"I may be dead, but I'm still older than you, kid," said Ryou.

"I see," said Lin quietly, understanding. "Ryou-san may have passed away as an eight year old child, but his spirit has matured. You may as well consider his spirit to be that of an adult's rather than a child, as he would currently be, had his death not occurred."

"Is that common?" asked Yasuhara curiously.

"It is...not common, no," said Lin, "but neither is it unheard of. Eugene is similar. Is May-san the same?" he asked Ryou.

"Yeah."

"Then despite dying at ten years of age, May-san's spirit can be considered that of an eighteen year old's, just as Mai-san is."

When Ryou yawned pointedly, Nartu looked over at him again. "Is there something you'd like to say?"

Ryou raised a brow. "Still older than you, buddy. But I guess it's time for me to enlighten you. I'm bored anyway."

Wow, yeah, Ryou really didn't seem to care much for Naru, huh? It was a little confusing, to be honest. Kind of funny too.

"The man who owns this house, Hideki, is using a fake name. You already know this, right?" said Ryou. When they nodded, he said, "You also know his real name is Yaoshima Akira?"

They nodded again, almost in unison.

"Mai-san said she recognizes the name, but she can't remember," said John, a lot more willing to be nice than Naru.

"That makes sense," said Ryou. "You don't usually remember things that happened when you were three."

"What do you mean?"

There was a slight pause as if Ryou was hesitating, which they found strange considering his rather blunt and brash behaviour up until now.

"Akira…is our father."

There was a silence.

"What!?"

"Wait a minute," said Naru sharply. "I thought he died the same day as you."

"The man who died alongside me was our step-father," aaid Ryou. "Does Einstein need me to simplify?" he added, noticing Naru's confusion.

"Oh, I'm simply dying to hear what you have to say," aaid Naru sarcastically.

"Oh yeah?"

The two went back and forth like this for a bit and the others couldn't help but watch. After all, it wasn't everyday that you got a chance to watch Naru behave like this. Lin had turned away from the monitors, and even Gene had manifested nearby to watch his twin brother's antics.

Poor Mai-san, thought Yasuhara. She's missing all the fun.

And he was right. The possessed girl would have given anything to have been able to see her boyfriend slash boss in the middle of this absolutely hilarious moment.

Luckily for Mai, Madoka was secretly recording it.

That's it for now. Looking forward to reviews! Laterz!