Hey, welcome everyone! Thank you for being patient. I managed to finish the first half of the student introductions. Originally, I planned to turn it into four separate parts however that just didn't work out so its longer than I initially planned, and took longer to complete so sorry.
Oh yeah! Due to some unfortunate circumstances no ones fault, there are still two spots left for a boy and girl remaining in my SYOC story. So if you thought about sending one and thought it was too late then you're wrong. Please submit by the end of the upcoming week, and if you have trouble just send me a PM and I'll help as best as I possibly can. To prevent confusion I decided for the names to be introduced the western way with first then last name.
Well then onto the reviews! Thanks for your support!
Reviews:
ImmortalRedWolf:
WELL I'M PERFECTLY ALIVE THANK YOU! :D The deadline I already told you, but it has extended to the end of the month due to unfortunate circumstances in case you want to try submitting another oc.
The Golden Radiant Hare:
Super duper thank you! And also thank you for your submission. I would tell you whether she was accepted but... that'll spoil the surprise in this update- Ooops ^-* Nice, me too though spy kids is a bit childish for me to be considered a genuine spy movie. You're right, it's a damn shame. Fret not, lets just say I plan for it to take different direction than I previously intended.
AHundredThousandTrees:
I already told you but will say it again for the others. Two per person is the limit.
RockMusicLoveXOX:
It certainly is sad, and I feel the same way. Hope this update was soon enough to your liken.
Wolfie McCoy:
Thank you very much. You have my gratitude and I'll try to take your advice the best I can. I'm still trying to perfect my English and grammar.
Guest:
I thought about it but well you'll see after reading the first couple of lines...
SolarGoldeneye:
Hope I'll be able to keep going in the right direction. ...Who knows? Sorry, I rather not answer that at the moment. As for the submitted oc, please read Immortal's response to find out.
I've kept you waiting long enough so lets get onto reading! Enjoy!
Introduce the Students Part I
First things first, my arms and legs are feeling pretty restricted in this confide space. Gotta fix that!
I search around and feel the space around, I can say for certain that I'm inside a long narrow box. Like a coffin...? Is there suppose to be a pun of some sort my capturer has for this arrangement I'm in?
The question I now ask myself… Why I'm still in here?
As I get out of the coffin carefully, I realized there's no need to ram the thing recklessly. When I open the door slightly, a beam of light flashes over the coffin from a single crack sound.
Those abductors must've been anxiously awaiting my fabulous arrival, I hate to keep them waiting any longer!
"Ladies and gentleman! You're patience has paid- ...Off?"
To my surprise, there's not a soul in sight to welcome me. How rude! They must be an insensitive bunch those people.
Taking a good look at my surroundings, I'm on a wooden stage, where the boards have seen better days in my esteem opinion. Ahead, I see rows of red high-end armchairs looking like they were designed for greatest comfort with high quality materials and refined details. I'm quite the expert when it comes to fine interior design. Only the very best for moi. At least this place has some elegance.
Man, what a complete waste of empty space. If only the seats were filled, then the crowd would gratefully welcome me with roaring cheers by my mere appearance alone! Truly a shame, but I guess I can tolerate such a burden. This is one of those life also has its downs moments for me.
Checking my pockets, its no surprise all the stuff I had in my pockets are gone.
Looking above, florescent ceiling, circular shaped lights. And… one surveillance camera? At least this means I have some audience, just can't see them.
An auditorium is the closest to what this room can be defined as.
Hm, upon closer inspection the inside of my coffin contained a full-length mirror. It shows the perfect appearance that a super model would kill for! Mine!
I take a long, sweet look with the windows of my fabulous, shamrock green soul while feeling like I haven't seen my own appearance in ages. So, that makes it at least equivalently longer than a couple hours or so… My sexy, robust and lanky built body. My rich pale flesh, along with my bright, fiery crimson hair given the style of a poorly, mess up, layered foundation with couple of strands sticking straight out of my head like a badass protagonist. What I'm wearing currently, is a dark gold, silk blazer with a black tiger emblem on the back, a shiny silver vest and a long sleeve button up bronze colored shirt underneath, and black dress pant containing scarlet stripes from the knees down to the bottom cuffs. There's three cuff earrings on the edge of my right ear, and a diamond watch on my wrist. Oh, not to forget I have my customized darken red dress shoes with me too! Stylish along with the rest of my fine threads!
"Oh mirror, mirror on the coffin." I stared enwrap at my reflection. "Who's the most beautiful man in the world? That be naturally none other but I. Ahh, how can one be so beautiful? How does such beauty have to be such a crime just because others can never have what I got? Not just looks, I have an abundance of wealth, a rich personality, smooth moves that can melt any person's hearts, and so much more. My very existence is proof that if God is out there, then I must be loved above all."
Ah, almost got carried away for a second like usual. There are seven more coffins lined up along with mine forming a complete circle. Could they be part of the game as well-? ...What's this? These coffins... The locks on all of them are unusual. I can see the latch only its on the opposite side of the lock where it should be. That means these coffin are all locked from the inside!? Now that think about it, I had to open mine from the inside but it was so dark I didn't think much of it at the time.
Does this mean that there are others inside? Let's see... None of the coffins can be opened so that must be it. Still asleep I bet.
"Hey!" I called out, knocking on one. "Rise and shine! Time to wake up!"
Not a sound replies from the inside, and my knocking can't seem to make a knocking sound. These coffins must be sound proof from the outside. This means I won't be able to communicate with those inside the coffins at the moment. I guess it can't be helped. What can you do?
With no reason to stick around, I walk to the entrance.
*SHAKE* *SHAKE*
What's that? There's a faint shake coming out of that coffin. Someone must have just awoken. I wonder how some other person would react to this unusual circumstance?
The coffin's door open as the person exits out. From the ceiling, a light shines above. The lights seem to be automatic and sensitive enough to shine on the coffin below them from the slightest opening.
The person is revealed to be a delicate-looking, glowing peach skin girl having straight, waist-length, shiny onyx hair, and has silver eyes with rare pink crosses for pupils. She wears a star stitched, platinum gray blouse with rolled up sleeves revealing a golden charm bracelet around her left wrist and some burnt up red cloth tied onto her right. A long black tie having a four-leaf clover pattern, and a short green-trimmed, pale grayish-white skirt, and her legs are covered by black leggings with black boots that almost reach her knees.
"What is this place?" The onyx haired girl asked herself filled in a wondrous toned full of interest looking around the room. "Where am I...?"
Even though she doesn't look to be much help, actually I wouldn't put it pass myself to label her as completely useless after first sight laying my eyes on her. My intuition on people is pretty spot on. Hm, guess I should talk to the girl anyway since I have time to kill.
Turning away from the entrance, I walked straight to her back on the stage.
"Hey-" I greeted.
"Gadzooks!"
Gadzooks? Who says that anymore-?
I couldn't finished that thought because that instant, I was shoved off the stage. Did I startled her?
"Urgh..." I get back up onto the stage once again.
"Are you okay!? You're not hurt, are you...?" She asked worriedly.
Well, what I did was suddenly approach her centimeters apart when she looked like she was thinking deeply about something. Obviously, her self-awareness needs work, but in light of this situation, I suppose its understandable to be overly defensive so I'll forgive her this one time.
"..."
Strange. Normally, I hit on the girl in a comforting manner to ease her worries. Though this one... is different. I don't feel the need to hit on her. Might have something to do with the fact she is flat as a board... Yeah, that's probably it.
Back on topic. What to do? Hmm... She might think I'm suspicious if I keep thinking to myself while staring directly at her. I don't want her to think I'm the type of quiet stranger who assaults girls running in the middle of the night! I only hit on them with playful teasing and light physical contact!
"I'm feeling just fine!" I confidently pointed to myself.
"Whew, what a relief." She placed a hand over her chest relieved. "That's one load off my shoulders. Now, back to another..." The onyx haired girl looked at me hopefully expecting something. "Do you know perhaps where we are?"
"No." I immediately shot down, not bothering to sweeten the news.
"Oh..." Her dejection to my response was obvious, then made a complete one-eighty. "No matter! Despite the gloom and unknown we find ourselves in, I'm sure eventually everything will be fine in the end!"
"You sure are optimistic. I, for one am confident of my abilities to survive any situation. I'm a very talented and resourceful guy after all."
"Talented? ...Could you be a freshman student at Kibougamine also?" She somehow theorized. "Did you also faint at the entrance feeling a strange dizziness?"
"Yeah, sort of... I took a nap and the next moment I ended up here." I recalled feeling the same sensation while drifting to sleep, nothing like a hangover. "Hold on... Y-You're a Super High School Level too!? You!?"
"Yeah!" She nodded happily oblivious to my shock. "We're probably classmates or something if we're both freshman. Certainly, a lucky break. Looks like we'll have a good little story to break the ice with our peers after we get out of this situation."
Normally, one would panic after being imprisoned under mysterious circumstances yet she is coping very well. I'm also dealing with this pretty well but that's not really a surprise. Perhaps I judged her too soon given the situation. She definitely is a Super High School Level like myself, special in our own way.
*SHAKE* *SHAKE*
*SHAKE* *SHAKE*
*SHAKE* *SHAKE*
*SHAKE* *SHAKE*
*SHAKE* *SHAKE*
*SHAKE* *SHAKE*
"Huh, what's that noise?" She asked, aimlessly searching around for a solution.
"The others are starting to wake up."
"Others?"
"There are eight coffins here, two we came out of, six still remain closed, and those very six are all starting to move now. Meaning that the people inside have awoken and are about to open their coffins as we have done."
"Oh..." She looked at the coffins confirming my information.
"I also hypothesize like us, they're new Kibougamine students as well."
Once finished, three coffins opened wide simultaneously.
"Damn, where the hell am I?" One of them spoke in a very ticked off and annoyed tone. "If this is some kind of joke, I am not laughing. Not one bit."
He is a lightly tanned, rebellious looking, young man with a slim muscular build. On closer inspection has facial features are pretty audacious looking, and with that small faint scar on his left cheek makes him look like a stunning rogue. One hell of a rogue that is... He has short, straight orange brownish hair and keen pale yellow eyes. His clothing is a brown tunic under a sleeveless dark green jacket, a shark tooth necklace around his neck and white bandages around his hands, torn up long green trousers, and brown leather shoes.
"Fear not civilian! As long as I'm here, you got nothing at all to worry about!" The next one spoke confidently in a quick eccentric tone trying to calm him down with some kind of hero persona.
This slightly athletic looking individual has dark grey mid length wavy and curly hair. Over his face is a darker grey blindfold under at white half mask, the uncovered part reveals his somewhat pale, slight brown skin tone. His exotic facial features obviously show he isn't from this country. He wears a black poet shirt, red tie, white lab coat that's personally costumed with a hoodie and no sleeves, black dress shoe. He also wears a bracelet on the left, made from terribly knitted red cotton and a black leather glove on the right.
"Yeah, that makes me feel so much better having you here with me."
"Aw shucks! Well, I do hear that a lot so you got nothing to be embarrassed about!"
"Idiot..." He murmured under his breath.
"..." The last one appeared to be lost in thought.
A pale skin boy I believe, having a very skinny body like you see from a female figure skater. Around both his wrist are several hair ties with different colors and together make wristbands. He has straight long, blonde hair which goes up to his shoulders with some hanging over his face, and bright green eyes. His clothing is based off a resemblance of a belly-dancer outfit consisting of a multi-bright colored vest, lavender shirt which the sleeves are see through exposing his arms, and pair of pants that match the color of his shirt.
The last three had open their coffins as well but decided to stay inside the moment someone spoke out.
"Hey, excuse me you guys!" The onyx haired girl happily called out to them. "I know you probably have a lot of questions and stuff about why we're here, but lets get formalities out of the way, and introduce each other first. It would be kind of awkward to continue searching the place without knowing each other's name."
"That seems pointless at the moment. We have more pressing matters to deal with so lets skip them for now." I gave my honest opinion. "Though... On the other hand, since we're freshman of Kibougamine Academy... It's better for us to know the assets of those around one another, so we can properly use them in this game we find ourselves in."
"Game?"
"When you say it as blunt as you did, I guess there's no helping it." The orange haired young man agreed reluctantly. "But first I like to know how you knew about me being a freshman."
"Oh, that was just a lucky guess and hypothesis we came up with you all since the two of us are freshman like you guys."
"Got it! Intros first then action!" The masked gray haired individual understood. "I'll start! I'm-!"
"Wait a minute! Only introducing ourselves is no fun! Let's go at it one-on-one style!"
"One-on-one? That... sounds much more exciting way to introduce ourselves! I like the cut of your jib!"
"Thanks!"
"Sounds too troublesome." The orange haired young man complained. "Why can't we just-"
"Come on! Just play along! I want to do this! Humor me, would you!?" The onyx haired girl began pouting. "Mmm...!"
"...Whatever, let's get this over with."
"Good! Looks like we're all in agreement!"
"Fine, but I reserve the right to only introduce myself at the very end." I declared. "My precious breaths doesn't need to repeat themselves over minor things such as this."
"That sounds fair."
"In what way?" The orange hair questioned negatively. "You know what, forget it... The sooner we get this over with, the sooner we can move ahead."
I would've had to get introductions over with eventually so I suppose now is better then later in this scenario. Alright, time to meet and get to know my fellow classmates. Should I meet and greet the three in front or the back of me first? ...Guess I'll start with the three in front of me. ...Appears that girl had the opposite idea.
Fortunately, I decided to do some research on the "New Students at Kibougamine Academy" thread on the message board that dedicates these Super High School Levels like myself. Usually, I would refrain from spoilers, however I couldn't help my curiosity. Though opinions such as these merely come from the common mass so the credibility is always questionable.
"Yo!" I decided to approach the orange hair first.
"You want to know my name, its Washisuke Bakushu. That all?"
Washisuke Bakushu
Super High School Level Archer
That name... He's mentioned as the type who is hard to get along with, especially for the girls. As for reliable facts, he's scored perfect in every archery completion he's ever been in not missing a single bulls eye. No one in the sport has every scored such a remarkable average score at his age and division. His title of Super High School Level Archer is certainly well deserved in my esteem opinion and that actually means something.
"Now, now, turn that frown of yours upside down." I teased.
"This whole one-on-one thing is idiotic. Why did I agree to this? There's no purpose behind it. What was she thinking?"
"Perhaps she secretly wanted to get in some speed dating in? Rating the guys here. Girl stuff." I jested half heartily. "Finding decently hot guys nowadays is pretty difficult for a girl searching for romance."
"If that is the case, she should be consider how the others feel. As far as I know, I only seen guys aside from her which doesn't make an adequate mixer, not that I have interest in that sort of stuff."
"Aww, don't sell yourself short, you're not bad unless its the good kind~. I'm sure you can score just fine."
"That's not the point I was making idiot!"
"Kekeke..."
"I can already tell I'm never going to get along with you."
"Never say never."
I certainly won't. I'm sure we'll become very close within time.
"Never." Washisuke responded instantly.
Yep, very close.
I move onto the next one approaching him with a welcoming wave.
"GOOD DAY! IS A GREAT MORNING ISN'T IT?!" The dark gray haired individual greeted loudly.
"Huh, how do you know its morning? For all we know, we've been out for quiet a while. Also tone down the volume a bit so my eardrums don't rupture."
Being reminded about how much time could've passed on my first eventful day is putting me in a bad mood right now.
"...Okay?" He respond confused by my tone. "I'm not even sure this is actually morning or not, but still-... Oh right, not many actually liked morning... Not even me... After doing something in late of the night... Or the earlier morning..."
"Yeah, sure... Can you give me a name?"
"Ahaha!" He chuckled merrily taking out a red fruit. "I refer myself in my green code name, TOMATO!"
"..." I remained silent due to his bizarre antic.
"What? Is not offensive right? Gosh, why people can't take it in like normal?"
I'm starting to actually become embarrassed hearing him talk like that. Not to mention, there are still things I need to do.
"Tomato boy, I'll give you a count of three before I lose my patience with you and make you disappear. ONE! TWO! THR-!"
"Okay-okay, I'll speak my name, don't get all loud like that, is ringing... Which is surprising... Not even Kingsley was that loud..." The dark grey haired individual started speaking in another language to himself eventually ceasing. "Oh, excuse my monologue, I'm Reita Wolfram..- Musica! Salut! Salve! Serv- OW! I bite my tongue!"
Reita Wolfram Musica
Super High School Level Forensic Biologist
Let's see... this person as I recall is apart of some private organization. Can't recall the name but there he is known for his great fame in the forensic world. He certainly is an odd person and I've met a lot of interesting characters in my life to know what I'm talking about. The ascot tie doesn't match that personality of his, and the blindfold and mask... I can see why normies consider us a different league or species than them. It's because of characters like this guy which really isn't a bad thing since it divides us from them in a special way. If it wasn't for today, I would actually quickly warm up to weirdos like him.
"I'm fine! Is not that deep, I'm a pro of this!" Reita confidently stated.
"Uh-huh."
So you bite down on your tongue often? I'll be sure to test that out later on with some tongue twisters. Kekeke!
"Well, I've been planning to give a proper introduction but I forgot that I planned to use my parents languages and few slangs, mostly with my father's."
"Fathers?"
"The last one, is a secret. Not important, and would sound strange too. Please respect that."
The talent of an individual is non-genetic so I have no interest whatsoever on that subject. He however is a subject in his own right that I'll enjoy unraveling... Piece by piece...
"In more ways than one..." I murmured under my breath before leaving to the next.
"..." The blonde haired boy doesn't respond when I approach him.
Could he be trying to process this whole situation still? ...I'll wait a bit.
Five seconds later...
"Oye!" I started snapping my fingers near his face. "Get it together!"
"..."
"..."
"?" He finally reacted with a couple of confirming blinks.
"That took longer than I expected. At least you're finally awake, though you got a lot of nerve keeping me waiting."
"Sorry, my mind was lost elsewhere." The blonde haired boy apologize in a upbeat and friendly mood, constantly moving his body around rhythmically in a sequence of steps.
"I'll forgive you this time. Next time I might have to punish you." I gave my signature devilish smirk.
"Punish? What do you mean?"
"Nothing you need to know at the moment, but I'm sure you'll find out in time like the others did. Witness or victim? I wonder which one you'll be?"
"That... sounds ominous." He spoke a little frighten by the warning before returning to normal. "Anyway! I'm Hayato Hachimitsu, but everyone just calls me Haya! It's suuuuuper lovely to meet you!"
Hayato Hachimitsu
Super High School Level Modern Dancer
Called a momma's boy by the envious and is sweeter than his family name by his fans. The dancing prodigy of dancing prodigies. He has won many, many dancing competitions nationwide due to his skills on the floor. If his type of dancing was an Olympic sport, he bring in the gold without a shadow of doubt I heard. And he started dancing at the age of three. Half the age as when I started developing my talent, but nevertheless is noteworthy.
"I'm lost at what's happening now. Where am I exactly?" Hayato asked.
"You see..." I surmised the situation.
"That's not good." He spoke not sounding bothered by it one bit.
"And that's an understatement."
Good or the bad kind of good has yet to be known...
"I should meet and greet the others so I don't keep everyone waiting! I'll do so faster than my razor sharp moves!"
"Wait!"
"What?"
"Just to make sure, are you really..."
"A boy. Cross my heart."
"Right."
"Well, see you later! Bye!"
With that, I'm left to myself...
So far, I have met half of the recently imprisoned coffin mates here. ...There's still three more to go.
"..."
The boy with white skin is conducting himself in a light hearted manner as he looks around every area with his shiny golden eyes. He has short and spiky medium-blue hair wearing a black pinstripe suit with black dress aviator shoes that contradicts his behavior. Under the suit is a grey shirt and tied around its collar is a green tie.
"..."
A petite young girl, with licorice black eyes, and short dark brown hair. There is a beauty mark under the left eye, and her expression is a little too strict and serious for a doll face like herself. She is wearing black martial arts training uniform top with its arms cut off and a black band wrapped around the waist, it also consists of black forearm sleeves and leggings, with forearm and shin armor, and black tabi with waragi. She wears a black headwear, decorated circle outline within are four dots arranged in a diamond formation. She also wears a really long black scarf.
"..."
The girl with a three karat diamond necklace around her neck and thin red lips. In comparison to the other girl, she has an average body shape. Her long blond hair in curls to the sides. She is very tan and has round brown eyes. She wears a purple shirt with black shorts and brown boots also wearing over them is a white apron with a picture of a cupcake with a smiley face.
Wait a minute-
"..." The brunette took notice of my stare.
I approach her with my hopes held high.
"Excu-... Excuse me!" I managed to get out.
"State your business."
"A-Are you perhaps a nin-... ninja...?"
"Correct you are. I, am Chiyome Mochizuki, and I've been summoned here to become the Super High School Level Kunoichi."
Chiyome Mochizuki
Super High School Level Kunoichi
Oh my me! Oh my me! A real life ninja! This is so incredibly cool! They're so cool! There's not one shred of information I have on this student probably due to them needing to be shrouded inside the shadows! Much cooler than any old fashion spy and to top it all off the ninja is a handsome girl! I can't contain my inner excitement any longer! Okay, okay... Stay calm... Keep your own cool together man. You don't want to sound like a crazy fan boy, right?
"There's a most urgent request that I must ask of you."
"Urgent request you say?"
"It can't wait. It's important that its done immediately."
"Very well, I shall hear you out."
"I need you to... show my your ninjutsu...!"
"...Eh?"
"Show me! I want to see you weird a kunai and throw a shuriken! Use shadow clone and fire style, fireball jutsu! If you can't, I'll settle for water, wind, earth, or lightning style techniques! Conjure an animal from out of a scroll! Climb a tree using only your feet and do the same on water! Escape jutsu! Substitution jutsu! Hidden-Tatami jutsu! Let's see there still more... Then I would like for you to-!"
"Silence!"
"?"
"This is ridiculous. What you said sounded serious at first, but it turned out to be a child's plea... Don't waste my time!"
"Come on, don't be like that~! Pretty please show me~!" I requested putting on extra charm.
"Listen here you insolent fool. A master ninja like myself trains rigorously and with a clear mind every day. I, along with my clan live silently and quietly within the shadows of society! To show our ninja techniques for the mere entertainment of others is disrespectful to our sacred arts and our very way of life... We are proud ninjas, not flashy magicians!"
"Boo!" I spoke in disapproval to her speech. "Show me something! Do I have to beg? Because that's not going to happen!"
"This talk is over." Chiyome walked away.
"Kekeke..."
How cute. You think this is over. Not by a long shot. I always get what I want and that's not stopping anytime soon.
Now, onto the next person...
"Hello, it is so wonderful to meet you." The black haired boy flattered in a lighthearted tone.
"Well, of course, its common sense. Anyone with decently functional brain cells would able to somewhat appreciate meeting me. Good for you being one of those passable people."
"Condescending much..." He smugly stated.
"Did you say something?"
"Oh, nothing~." The black haired boy responded with an innocent smile. "Right, introductions. I'm Isao Nakamura, and my Super High School Level talent is being the private eye."
Isao Nakamura
Super High School Level Private Eye
My me that is an awesome name for a talent! Might even be on par with my own... As far as I know, he has a high success rating on the assignments he's given that both privates and non-privates would kill to obtain if not for the fact doing so would be completely counter productive.
"Say, you wouldn't mind telling me your name and talent would you?" Isao asked nicely.
"Like I said before, I'll introduce myself at the very end. I hate having to repeat myself."
"Surely just once won't hurt."
"You be surprise."
"Don't be difficult."
"There are no exceptions. I can understand the need to know more about the incredible me since I'm that amazing but you need to think about how I feel about wasting my precious energy on unnecessary efforts. Why do you even want to know when I'll do so soon enough?"
"That's simple. You see as a private eye, its my job to obtain information faster and more reliable than any other. It's just a need of mine to get the upper hand of my competition. I wouldn't call it an obsession, but a hobby I like to play around very much. So now you understand...-
"Be patient. After all, you can't rush perfection now, can you?"
"Huh...? I'm not rushing perfection, I'm rushing you."
"Oh, really now?"
"Yep!"
"...Ignorance surely is a sin. You see... Perfection is me and I am perfection. If you're not me, then you're not perfect. Hopefully, I was able to enlighten your ignorant self even for a bit."
"Ever heard the saying ignorance is bliss?"
Kekeke... Coming from someone of his talent...
"You certainly a funny one, aren't you?"
"And you're tease."
"Yes I am."
There's only one left now.
I approach the last one.
"H-Hi, I'm Megumi Akiyama..." The curled blonde haired girl very politely greeted, but she stuttered and spoke in a voice that can be barely heard.
Megumi Akiyama
Super High School Level Baker
In the past, there was a girl who sold baked goods on the streets. They were very popular in some local neighborhood being considered the best around. Eventually her mobile operation moved up into a successful bakery. That makes her one of those people... I pity them more than any other life form. It's sad for the talented to be burdened by-
"S-Sorry, I'm not very good at these kinds of things. I always mess my introductions up."
"Huh, were you saying something?"
"...And also people can't hear me most of the time." Megumi sulked. "I always ask myself what can I do to fix this?"
Did I do something to upset her?
"Speak up louder?"
"...If I could do so, then I would've done so a long long time ago."
I made things worse somehow... It's a bothersome effort, but unavoidable for the sake of cheering up a depressed girl. I'll have to listen more clearly around my surroundings than necessary. What a pain.
"I'm sure everything will be fine, and all you have to do is believe in yourself." I gave a vague response.
"You're right. I-I'll try my best!"
Appears that did the trick.
"Good, I'm glad."
"I-I don't know your name yet but I'm glad to meet a kind person, a-and... if you don't mind... can I rely on you sometimes?" Megumi requested with pleading eyes. "I-I'm sorry for putting you on the spot! You don't have to if you don't-"
"It's no trouble. Feel free to rely on me since I'm quite the giving saint."
No one can turn down such an innocent request from a cute girl after all.
"Th-Thank you very much!" Megumi gave a sincere bow. "I-I'll be depending on you so please take good care of me!"
"You got it!" I gave a thumbs up.
In other words, she's given me her full consent... I'll be sure to take very good care of you~ The only question is which type of my loving care do you prefer? I'll have plenty of time to find out.
Looks like I've met everyone here. Peeking around it seems everyone else has done the same...
"Alright, all done!" The onyx haired girl spoke with a great sense of accomplishment.
"Good job." I congratulated.
"Hmm..." She started to stare at me with a confused expression like she's forgetting something.
"Hmmm..."
I start to feel like I'm forgetting something too.
"...!"
"...!"
"I just realized I never introduced myself to you...! How could I forget something so basic!? Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" She began to panic, pounding the top of her head with her fist repeatedly until she calmed herself. "Ahem! My name is Kotori Hideyoshi, and I'm the Super High School Level Good Luck! Nice to meet you!"
Kotori Hideyoshi
Super High School Level Good Luck
...Good luck, huh?
"So now that everyone has finished their introductions, like you promised, you're going to introduce yourself, right?"
"That is what I said... All right, listen up everyone!" I called attention to the others. "From all corners of the earth and beyond, I stand over all the peasants of this world whom are below me like feeble ants! They shall worship me, because I'm going to be the future ruler of this world one day! They should know their place beneath my feet! All cower in fear of my true name inside the deepest pits of their hearts! You guys are blessed to be in my grand presence and on my good side no less. Your patience is well noted, and so I'll give you commoners the great privilege and honor of bestowing my name onto you guys! The name's Kenzo Kurenai! I am the number one, most handsome, most stunning, and not to mention one hell of an extremely rich motherf*cker! There's my introduction to you all. Pretty badass right? Are any of you turned on by it?"
Because they're silence isn't exactly a certain confirmation...
"A Kurenai?" Kotori tilted her head.
"Just as I suspected." Isao identified, then muttered. "Explains that shade of crimson and all that hot air."
"My opinion has changed of you greatly." Chiyome commented expressionlessly. "I'm not sure whether its good or bad yet..."
"Obviously he's a force to be reckoned with!" Reita stated. "A trusted friend of mine told me the Kurenai Conglomerate is the root of all evil! Sure my friend tends to exaggerate a bit however never once were the words all evil was used when describing the threat level so it must be serious!"
"Evil is a vague way to put it." I snickered in amusement. "We're just an extremely wealthy group of eager enthusiast who like to explore the wonderful delights this world has to offer us in several unorthodox methods. Can you call such a group evil?"
"Th-That doesn't sound really bad when you put it like that..." Megumi hopefully believed. "M-Maybe evil isn't the right word..."
"It sounds pretty skeptic to me..." Washisuke remarked.
"Does it really matter?" Hayato questioned. "We're all in the same situation together, so that means we're all on the same side."
"Exactly." I spoke. "You have nothing to worry about unless you cross me. In this situation, having someone like me in your corner is probably the best you guys could ask for."
"Perhaps I jumped the gun a bit." Reita reflected. "No one is born evil and just because one might live in a sinister environment doesn't make the person such. I'll give the benefit of doubt and believe there's good in our crimson mate!"
From everyone's expression, they have come to a full agreement. Kekeke... What fools! If this game is single player, I'm wiping them all out in an instant!
"That's great and all, but you never told us what your talent is." Isao pointed out.
"Oh, you want to know what my talent is? Do I have to tell you my talent? Since its not necessary, I'll refrain from telling you all."
Better to use the unknown against your opponents after all.
"No fair! We told you ours!" Kotori complained.
"Just telling you wouldn't be any fun. I'll leave it to you guys to figure out what my talent is, but I must warn you that I'm naturally gifted in several areas being able to differentiate between them takes one hell of a special eye. Actually, why bother, its probably too hard for any of you to handle."
"Challenge accepted." Isao responded to my challenge.
"O-Okay, now that we've all come to a understanding, what should our next course of action be?" Megumi asked.
"Obviously, it would be to get out of here." Kotori answered, then took out a piece of paper. "Let's see... According to this paper, we should take a left then go straight until we reach the recreation center on the end of the right side..."
"Um, where did you get that?" I questioned.
"Oh, it fell from above around the time everyone's coffins opened and I grabbed it for safe keeping."
"And you didn't think to inform us of that why!?" Washisuke glared.
"If I did you guys might've just ignore giving intros and left without batting an eyelash!"
"Obviously, who want to stay in a ominous place like this idiot!"
"Hey, hey, it's alright now that we'll leaving so there's no need to blow a fuse." Hayato pointed out.
"...Whatever."
With that, all of us opened the door...
"Wha- It's pitch black out there!" Megumi gasped.
"Everyone knows that. We're right here." I sighed.
"S-Sorry..."
"Normally, this would pose a problem for us, however according to what I heard, we turn left then its a clean straight to our destination." Isao informed.
"I-I've been thinking... Should we really trust a random piece of paper?" Megumi asked.
"It's the only thing we have to go on, so why not play along?" I answered.
"Yeah, lets throw caution to the wind and go with the swing of things!" Kotori pumped up.
"If swinging is involved, can it include swing dancing too?" Hayato requested.
"No on both, that is plain stupid and reckless. Proceed with caution in every step. You're never safe when walking through a path filled with darkness." Chiyome advised.
''Such words of wisdom, as I expected from a master ninja such as yourself." I complimented.
"Flattery and praise has no effect on me. It's a waste of breath and time."
The eight of us began walking with no trouble.
"Kyah, someone grabbed my butt!" Megumi squealed.
"What, who did such a dastardly thing!?" Reita questioned.
"Wanna make a bet who done the deed?" Isao hummed.
"Sorry, my bad! I tripped!" Kotori apologized.
"...Well, I lost before the game started. Glad I didn't make any bets."
I wonder who he thought it was...
"Ah, it was only an accident." Reita relieved.
"Be more careful." Washisuke warned.
For the fun of it... Maybe I should try-
"Attempt and accept the full extent of the consequences that await." Chiyome warned, whispering into my ear.
Can she see in the dark, because that would be so cool!
Soon we end up in front of a double door with cracks of light coming from out of it.
"This must be the place." Isao judged from the cracks.
The doors open...
The entrance of the so-called recreation center, opened led inside to what looks like a trophy room. A mahogany display case filled with golden trophies of different variety and other prized objects inside this red tanned room. These awards probably came from winning many sport and academic competitions. The trophies on the top are average size while the bottom are life-size of their reward achievements. There is a life-size football, baseball ball-mitten-bat, soccer ball, katana, racket, golf club, and other sport objects.
"W-Wow, I've never seen so much gold in my whole life!" Megumi shocked.
"That's very sad to hear..." I commented. "You have my sympathy."
The worse part is that its not even real gold!
"This place... Could this place be a school?" Hayato wondered.
"That's silly!" Kotori laughed. "Why would abductors take us from one school to another school?"
Steal the competition and indirectly advertising their desperation?
"Who knows! I can't understand the criminal mind and never would want to!" Reita declared.
"This place does have the feel of one..." Washisuke admitted. "What's your thought on this Nakamura?"
"Let's see..." Isao spoke his mind elsewhere. "I can't see the engraving on the trophies, they've been scratched off in the attempt to hide something. It's likely those kidnappers are carefully hiding the location of where we are being kept. They're doing a pretty good job covering all their bases that's for sure."
"We can find out after all possible areas have been surveyed." Chiyome determined, then pointed straight ahead to a double door with a sign above labeled 'Gymnasium'. "We must continue searching for clues."
Going on ahead, we enter the next room. A gymnasium. The bleachers pulled back against the wall. Like the auditorium and that trophy room, a surveillance camera is attached to the ceiling, however the metal plating installed into the walls are new. The floors are polished, made out of maple wood, and engraved with perfectly painted red lining for a game of basketball. The care and maintenance done to this court is better than what I seen from the NBA courts. There's also four different colored doors with locks and chains covering them, and an electronic board on the wall glowing red shows the number eight.
After a couple minutes of searching...
"There's no leads anywhere in this gymnasium." Isao declared.
"Well, this turned out to be a waste of time." Washisuke groaned.
"Wh-What are we going to do?" Megumi asked.
"No one ever said this would be easy." Chiyome pointed out.
"Yeah! First thing I don't get is why kidnappers would let their own capturers roam free on purpose?" Hayato wondered.
"You know I've been wondering about that..." Reita wondered. "Though I'm not complaining, this is still way better than to be tied up and all that normal kidnapping stick! It's just... eventually I like to get somewhere..."
"We all would like to but that's the problem right there." Washisuke growled. "We don't know how exactly. Why can't those people just get to whatever they want already."
"Whoever they are, their motives must require this or something." Isao believed.
Hm?
"Hey, guys, I just noticed, but where did Koto go?" I questioned.
"Hideyoshi said something about can't holding it in anymore and had to leave." Washisuke answered. "Don't tell me I have to spell it out for you?"
"W-Wait, isn't it outside dark?" Megumi realized. "H-How will she be able to find one or if even one is out there?"
"She said that she believes fully that her luck won't let her down, and that's good enough for me!" Hayato commented.
"Kekeke... And if that luck fails, then I guess she'll end up-" I spoke about to predict something.
"No, that's an unpleasant thought, and I ask you not to finish that crude sentence." Chiyome repulsed.
"Aren't ninjas use to having to let it rip outside during missions?"
"Don't say vulgar stuff like that without thinking. That's how all those unnecessary rumors about ninja started!"
"KK, Chiyo."
"I appreciate if you use honorifics. Add -san to my name."
"KK. Chiyo-san."
Normally, I prefer using -chan as the only honorific when referring to a girl, but... ninjas are so cool!
"H-Hey does.. a-anyone feel... lightheaded..." Megumi collapsed onto the floor.
"Akiyama! What happen-!" Washisuke suddenly fell to his knees. "What's going on here..."
"Damn, I left my guard down. How disgraceful..." Chiyome regretted. "Don't inhale the air... though at this stage its probably too late..."
"Maybe I should've... worn a mask... that would've covered up my mouth..." Reita gave a light laugh.
"Don't want to stop... moving..." Hayato protested.
"What are you doing Kenzo-chan?" Isao struggled to get off the ground but to no avail.
"Getting comfortable of course." I answered, lying down and lolling about. "Mm, that's better~."
Obviously, our host is behind this meaning the next stage is ready. There's no need to panic. Just got to go with the flow...
When everyone lost conscious, I decided to stop resisting completely and join them as I let my mind drift peacefully to sleep.
I'll stop here for today. Review, question, and tell me your thoughts on how I can improve! But please avoid mentioning V3 because I'm trying to avoid spoilers really bad! The temptation is strong. Till then!
Bye!