Well, now that summer break's over with, it's time for everyone to head back to school.
As per usual, in class we see Ace sitting next to Komi, and Najimi talking with them.
They really need to get their priorities in order, because Najimi didn't bring her lunch today, on their first day back.
"So, Komi, go to Saboway and get me- OW! *rubs forehead*"
In the middle of another long order she was about to give Shouko, Ace flicked a rubber band at their forehead.
"Oh no, you are not pulling that stunt at my best friend again. Shouko, I'll go with you."
Komi didn't say anything, but he knew what she wanted to know.
"I know them too well, I'll know what to get them. C'mon. (to Najimi) And do your homework, I know you haven't started on it."
As Najimi whined, Ace got up, and Komi followed after and the two made their way to Saboway, not knowing that the two of them had a tail.
At Saboway, the two of them were standing in front of the register and Ace was the first one to speak.
"Can I get a turkey avocado sandwich on honey oat, with cheese, lettuce, pickles, extra olives, no onions, balsamic dressing, a side of basil fries, and a diet cola?" "Um, sure."
To Komi, who was surprised, he said, "Like I said, I know them too well. (to cashier) Oh, and can you toast the bread please?" "Of course."
In just a bit, Ace got Najimi's order in a bag, and he even ordered himself something, which was a spicy Italian.
I don't know what's up with him and spicy food.
"You want something?" Ace asked Shouko, who was eyeing the menu, as he got his sandwich and started eating.
She snapped back into reality and nodded.
Then Ace noticed something. Actually, more like someone.
When the person in question saw Ace looking back, she looked spooked and hesitantly waved at him nervously.
Hey, he saw her at school a couple of times. She's Nokoko Inaka. She was from the countryside, but she tries to keep it a secret and wants to fir in like the rest of the city folk.
Not to be offensive, but it's easy to tell with her accent and how she responds to the question.
As for Komi, she would've froze up and not know what to do, but thanks to Ace being there, she had a little bit more confidence. Even if she had to point at everything she wanted for her sandwich instead of speaking.
When she paid for her sandwich she turned to Ace, who was just standing there. When she tapped him, Ace fell back and landed flat on his back, revealing that Ace wasn't there and left a paper decoy in his space.
She then froze up and looked around frantically for him.
"Shouko! Over here!"
She looked towards the door where Ace was waiting.
She speedwalked over to Ace and went out the door behind him.
He looked back inside Saboway, and gave a thumbs up to Inaka while mouthing 'You got this'.
That gave Inaka the courage she needed. With a confident look, she made her way to the register and successfully ordered.
Sometime on the weekend...
At Ace's place, he has two guests over.
The boy in question said to the two girls sitting in front of him on the floor with him, "Origami embodies the limitless power of transformation. When you're a master of the fold like I am, anything is possible. Observe."
To demonstrate, Ace took a blank sheet of paper in his hand. He closed his hand with it inside, then threw it across the room.
The paper was now shown to be a paper star that hit the wall.
"So cool..." said Nakanaka who looked in awe along with Komi.
"Now, as you requested Nakanaka, I put a Foldling version of you in one of my videos. I actually started off with a video of you being folded to life."
Ace actually has two separate channels: one's to show off new characters for the other, and that one's for episodes and adventures and stuff.
Ace pulled out a tablet and he played a video in front of the two of them.
The origami version of Ace that the real Ace uses for his videos is seen running across Ace's desk, when suddenly he stumbled from almost tripping over something on the desk.
Looking down, Paper Ace, yes, that's what we're calling him, saw different colored sheets of paper all across the desk.
After putting his hand on his chin, showing that he was thinking, he snapped his fingers after seeing something on one of the papers.
On it read 'Sakusei' [作成], which means 'create'.
When paper like this has that on them, that means that this paper was someone waiting to be created and folded to life.
Yet, only a Foldling could activate it. Luckily, Paper Ace was one.
He raised his arms making all the paper on the desk float.
Then we see in the air, all the paper making Nakanaka, one fold after the next.
Standing in the air in all her folded glory was an origami version of Nakanaka with her cloak, eye patch, and with a katana strapped to her side.
She was then lowered to the ground/desk.
Paper Ace looked at Paper Omoharu while her eyes were still closed. With curiosity, he walked around her, before standing in front of her.
Right when he raised one eyebrow, he leaned back to avoid being slashed in two by her weapon.
As she held her weapon and pointed at him with it, she opened her one not-covered eye and gave Paper Ace a glare.
A purple, black, and gold title card appeared behind her as the camera zoomed in on her face, saying,
Marsault Les Primavera
[She wanted Ace to put in her chunnibyou name.]
As she tried to slice Paper Ace a couple of more times, Ace dodged and ducked every cut.
On the last one, Paper Ace got back and some strips of paper flew out of his jacket and made the axe you've seen him have before.
Now, the two are clashing with their weapons.
After a bit, Paper Omoharu raised her arm, making small squares of paper in the corner of the desk raise up and fold themselves into darts. They then flew towards Paper Ace making him dodge every one making them dig into the desk upon impact.
Paper Ace was so close to the edge of the desk that he almost fell off. He did when Paper Omoharu knocked him off.
As he fell, the jacket on him refolded making a paper airplane shape attached to his back. With that, he glided back up, much to Paper Omoharu's surprise.
He dove down at her, trying to divebomb her, and slash her with his axe. She blocked every strike with her weapon.
Seeing how it wasn't working, Paper Ace landed, refolded his jacket to normal and walked towards Paper Omoharu.
From his shoulders to his wrists, his arms were now folded up.
He readied his axe and Paper Omoharu glared at him again and some more paper appeared behind her in the air in the shape of throwing stars.
But to her surprise, Paper Ace turned it back into paper strips and they went back into his jacket.
Paper Omoharu was both confused and off guard.
Catching her off guard again was one of Paper Ace's folded arms going at her, due to the arms being stretchy because of the, what I could assume as, thousands of folds.
Expecting a punch, she guarded herself, but the punch never came.
She looked and saw that Paper Ace just held his hand out for her to shake.
The guy didn't want to fight at all. It was just common sense for self defense. She attacked first after all.
After thinking it through, before realizing the same thing, a smile appeared on her face as she put her katana away and shook his hand when she realized that he wasn't an enemy like she originally thought.
In her head, as we can see through the thought bubble, she looks extremely guilty and remorseful, but her actual face is putting up a pleased look for her new ally.
"So, what do you think?"
Ace words went on deaf ears as Omoharu was still in a trance from the video. She was mesmerized by the fight scene, and her Foldling self.
He rolled his eyes. He looked towards Komi who was writing something on her notepad.
"Something on your mind?"
She then paused while writing mid-sentence, before continuing the finishing and showing Ace.
Do you think you could put me in a video? If it's not too much trouble.
"No trouble at all. Stickerain, Paintit, or Foldling?"
Komi thought for a second before her eyes caught the attention of the sticker book on the shelf above Aaron's bed.
She then wrote down,
Stickerain, please.
"You got it."
After that, Ace showed Nakanaka the origami version of herself, and she loved it. After that, he taught the two how to fold a couple of things.
After two attempts, Nakanaka got the hang of it, and she successfully made a wolf from some dark blue paper and is decorating it with Ace's colored pencils.
"A worthy companion in battle to aid me. I shall name you Takashi." she said, in her chunnibyou voice.
Komi's on her second attempt and she's making a simple pink rose.
Ace was working on something, when he turned around to see what his friends were working on.
When his eyes landed Komi and the rose, he got an idea of how to make Komi for his next video and got to work while smiling with determination.
She was going to love it when she saw it.