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Chapter 4: Demon in Broad Daylight
Seven summers ago…
That day was pretty much a fucking good day for Hiruma, considering his win on the bet of football match by some American and Japanese soldiers at Yokota Air Base, where he frequently sneaked into, until he heard a girlish cry from... above? "Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..!" Lying flat back on the ground, he second-guessed the notion of his pain-in-the-ass good day.
"THE FUCK WAS THAT!" Narrowing his eyes, he saw a doe-eyed girl certainly younger, checking on him. Aside from her endearing child look she had a striking color on her eyes, remarkably blue such as oceanic marbles.
"Are you okay?" She worriedly asked, frown marring her pretty little face. "I'm sorry, I was trying to get Batto and ended up falling," One little bat was on her shoulder and the sight they made was quite rare. Yet what dumbfounded him was the fact that she casually held Beretta, kind of reminding him to a child soldier.
"Girl, are you fucking crazy? That's a ridiculously dangerous toy you have," He trained his eyes at the medium-sized gun, idly wondering how the hell she possibly acquired the gun.
Unfazed by his crude manner, she scratched her head sheepishly, "I'm putting the safety on so it's okay." Though made sense, her answer was none he'd expected. Abruptly the small bat had moved onto his shoulder. "Eh, not fair! Batto already acknowledged you! It took him one week for me to be accepted," She pouted endearingly, then shooting him a jealous look. "I'm Kagome Higurashi, what's your name?" She sobered.
"Yōichi Hiruma," He brusquely answered, feeling somewhat agitated by her immunity against his fearsome persona.
"A leech demon?" Heedless of his apparent displeasure, she continued anyway, "Since Batto's recognized you, I'll give you this," She promptly shoved her automatic rifle to him. "You can use this to summon Batto whenever you need his service by firing it two times into the air." Service? Just what exactly could this bat do? Most importantly, just what was this girl? He innately baffled at her attitude.
"Miss Kagome…!" Someone's calling her name from afar.
"Great, now I've gotta get back," She abruptly dashed before saluting him one last time, "So long, Hiruma-kun, and Batto, catch you tonight!" The girl went as quick as she first came. Checking her gift, Hiruma grinned menacingly. That Cx4 Beretta was going to be the first of his firearms collection.
'Not fucking bad at all,' He snickered, mulling over particular gunslinger girl with a side-kick bat. Between him and her, just who was the devil?
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AN: I found a reference about the meaning from Hiruma's last name as a leech demon, and his full name could be defined as 'demon in broad daylight.'