The new problem is: how can I reach Shido Itsuka? I can walk out of my house and go to school to find him, but Natsumi had made me a criminal for seeing her "secret" that I've have yet to see.

There was nothing that I could do that could prove myself to be innocent. No one would ever believe me since Natsumi had entirely mimicked my looks. The police will find me, and they would arrest me. Or even worse...they would kill me.

If there were any of these outcomes, then I need to think of something so that I could meet up with him then. Today's Friday...that's not good. I haven't even thought about this yesterday. I only have this one day to not get caught. But if I do...then it's over for me.

Why does my life have to become this complicated now...?

Looking inside my closet, I didn't have that much clothes that could disguise my appearance. I don't know how Natusmi's mimicry ability works, but I could guess that she be making herself look me in my school uniform. There was only were only two things that managed to catch my eyes.

I don't know if people will fall for this, but I have no choice. Wearing an over-sized hoodie that covers up most of my face was the smallest solution I could come up with. I'm just hoping that no one would be able to recognize me.

As I walk out of my house, I looked both ways to see if anyone was in the area and looks like no one was around. Leaving around 6 am was a normal routine now for going to school, but now I'm just nervous if anyone would be around. Now all I have to do is walk down the path to the school.

So far, not a single person had recognized my face. It's a relief that no one would really pay attention to some guy that has an over-sized hoodie on that covers their face. Now all I have to do is reach the school and find Shido. If he knows something about Natsumi, then I could know why she's doing this to me.

As walked by the many people that covered the pavement, I noticed unusual posters that were nailed to posts.

The posters had my face on it but it didn't have a name on it either. And it was a wanted poster for woman molesting...

"Natsumi...why are you doing this?" I was actually a criminal out in the city now. I didn't want this...I didn't want any of this. I just wanted to live unnoticed by people so I didn't draw attention to myself. If I was valuable to everyone, then what was the point of being a center of attention of the entire city?

No...I need to stop this. I need to find Shido. I need to find Natsumi. But what would that even do for me? If I do find the answers from Shido and If I did manage to stop Natsumi from impersonating me...

What would even happen to me? I would still be a criminal. There would be no way that I would be able to prove my innocence. Those wanted posters would still be all over the city and I would have no choice but to hide away from everyone. I started to feel sick. I started to feel nauseous.

I need to go. Please Shido, please save me...

I finally made it to school. Not a single person has noticed that it was me under the hoodie. But now that I'm here, I could finally find Shido. I don't think hiding behind a tree as I wait for a student to come by is the best of plans for me. But it was a plan at least. All I have to do is wait for Shido to come and I'll just pull him aside.

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But he didn't come.

Not a single student had come past the gate yet.

What was going on? I'm pretty sure that today was a school day, so why hasn't a single person come past the gate yet? As I came out from my hiding spot, I went to see if anyone was coming by.

And not a single person was seen from the path.

This wasn't making any sense. Why was there no one around? Maybe they are already in school and they had already started class. If so, then talking to Shido would be more troubling than I thought.

Walking in the building was simple enough. Because they started class already, no one would be out in the hallway unless they were moving things from one place to another. But as I walked down the hallway, I don't know why but it's like the school seemed really quiet for some reason. It was until now that I noticed something was missing when coming inside the school...

I haven't heard the bell ring at all.

Usually, the bell would ring for when classes start, but I haven't heard it all. I'm going to have to check the classrooms aren't I? If I did, then I would be captured without a single hesitation from the women.

But I have no choice...

Something was wrong here. Something felt wrong here.

As I closed my eyes and slowly opened the door, I didn't hear a single person inside the classroom where Shido would've been at. After seeing this, I went to other classrooms to see if anyone or at least a single person was inside any of the rooms, and there was no one in any classroom.

No, I'm pretty sure it's class time, so why isn't anyone-

Huh?

Looking at a clock inside the last classroom that I had opened, it showed something that proved that I was right for there to be something being wrong in the school.

The clock's minute and hour hand had kept rotating around the hours. Like time was moving forward.

Running outside the classroom, I felt something come into contact with my brain. It was like someone had punched my brain from the inside. And yet, I knew where it was coming from...because someone was calling for me.

From the woman that was standing at the end of the hall in front of me. The only thing I could make out, was that she wore the same Raizen High school as any female student that was part of this school, and her strange white hair that had a bit of purple highlights at the top of it. As I continued to look at her, the weird feeling that I was experiencing right now started to increase more and more.

She motioned her finger towards her as if she wanted me to follow her. I shouldn't follow her as the reason for this strange phenomenon that was happening in the school was because of her. I shouldn't because something felt off about her.

But I walked towards her regardless of what I was thinking right now. She wasn't controlling me, but something about her was basically telling me "I'm an anomaly." I could feel the sweat fall down the side of my face as I was getting closer to her figure. To feel nervous is a feeling that I haven't felt before. Yet she made me feel this way.

We were standing in front of each other at this point. She didn't say anything and I didn't say anything. She continued to look at me with her bright purple eyes that was on her pale skin. It was if she was analyzing me. While her face was emotionless, I could tell what she was feeling right now.

She was curious about me.

After about a minute of her staring into my eyes, she extended out her hand.

"U-Um, do you n-need something from me?" She had called for me. And I don't understand how I know this. But the way she continued to stare at my eyes was a huge give away for me. She didn't say anything. The only thing she did was tilt her head to the side and continued to wait for me to take her hand.

But was that really okay?

Was it okay to take the hand that was the cause of this?

But I didn't have another chance to think about my decision as I wasn't on the ground anymore. No, she had swiped me from the ground and was now currently holding me bridal style.

"H-Huh!?" As I looked back to her, instead of her emotionless face, she was smiling at me. Why did she look so happy right now?

But before I could ask her anything, she had jumped outside of the window with me in her arms. Why did this feel like some sort of wedding? Where was she even taking me? I hope she isn't thinking of doing "that" to me in some kind of hotel.

I just noticed something...we're flying weren't we? And we're really high up in the sky. If anyone was around, then they would noticed a female carrying a women molester in her arms as they fly off into the air.

She looked happy, so I don't think I should ruin her fun for now. But that fun didn't last long as she noticed something coming straight towards us.

"..." Her smile and her fun had been interrupted. And I don't know if that's a good thing or not. As we landed on the nearest building next to us, I found out that the something was actually someone.

"Oh? So this was where you've been. And it seems that you've met my friend here haven't you?" That voice was familiar. And that was voice belonged to the first woman that I had met...

"Mumei?" When asking her name, the woman that was still holding me had started to hold me tighter. Seeing this, Mumei started to giggle.

"I see that you have an attachment Kioshi. And a real dangerous one in fact." An attachment? What did she mean by dangerous?

"I...I don't understand what you mean."

"So you can still talk huh? Even when she's thinking this much about you, you are still able to move freely. I guess she was able to control herself this time around." Each time she speaks, it only kept getting confusing.

"M-Mine." She spoke silently and softly. There goes that word again. "Mine." What exactly does that mean? She didn't seem nervous, but she it was like she was trying to restrain herself from doing something.

"Alright, alright I get it. I won't even dare to touch any of yourtoys. Considering from what happened last time, I don't think I want to fix your mistakes again. Fixing the city takes a lot of power you know!"

"..."

"Hm, figures as much. You wouldn't care what would happen to the world right? It's all just a bad playhouse for you to mess with right? Everyone that exists is all just a bunch of defective toys." Where was she getting this from? She wasn't even talking and Mumei could understand what she wanted to say. Was she telepathic?

"..."

"I know that's not what you said. But that's what I'm getting from your previous actions. You did a whole bunch of things to reach for this one's life right?"

"..."

"Kioshi." Hearing my name called, I looked back to Mumei.

"Do you remember what you promised me?"

"To survive and never die."

"That's right. Because if you did, then I don't think she'll be happy anymore and it'll leave me with even more problems to deal with. Do you understand me?" I silently nodded.

"Good. Come on then, we have to bring you back to your world." As the woman let me on the ground, I could feel the hesitation in her hands as she never let go of my arms.

"Come on now let him go. I promise that you'll meet him after I manage to keep your powers in check." At this, she lets go of my arm and says: "Until we meet again, Ki." Was "Ki" a nickname for me? I wouldn't say that I didn't like it but it does make me feel tired. Really tired.

Before I fell onto the floor, the woman had managed to stop my fall with her legs. She was giving me a lap pillow before I fall asleep. How nice of her. She gently stroked my hair back and forth as she looked at me with a smile.

"Sleep as much as you want. But not for eternity. I'll be there to wake you again one day." It was strange. She her mouth didn't move and yet I could hear her voice. I must be sleepy.

A nap wouldn't hurt me that much anyway.

"Kioshi?" But as I woke up, I found myself in front of someone's house. Was that some sort of dream? Mumei was there so it couldn't have been a dream. But that girl...was she really a girl? Or was she a Spirit? Or was she something more? Either way, by the looks of it, I'm back at my neighborhood. At least Mumei did that much for me.

"Kioshi." I guess I'll hurry to the school and wait for Shido again. And I also have to do some make up work for the days I've been gone. I don't what'll do with myself if I didn't finish the work assigned to me.

"Kioshi!" Did someone call my name? I must've been in my thoughts for a long time to not notice them by now. Turning myself to them, I could look at the person with my best stoic expression.

Why was Shido Itsuka in my neighborhood?