Psych.Holiday.Aggression.Summer.Expansion
Story: In the Year 2040, Shibuya, Tokyo; was the central place of a war between rogue androids, labeled as Errors; against the humans living there. The Government of Japan chose the students of Ureshina Gakuen, Shibuya's top academy, to fight these androids as a method of testing the new items called Psychs, which would grant their users special powers from the results of their scientific research that allowed such a thing to happen. Ureshina Gakuen's Security Department's Division X, consisting of Ayama Kazuma, Fujiwara Keiji, Kamiga Jiyu, Naoki Akito and Sakuraba Ringo along with several of their friends were central figures in this war. Ultimately, the Error Threat was taken care of, and the persons in charge of the Error virus were apprehended. Right now, a new battle will take place, in a new battlefield; during Summer Vacation.
Normal word conversations are conversations in japanese. Normal words are narrations of the narrator. Bold words are english words. Italic words are thoughts and narration of the main protagonist.
Main Characters
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Fujiwara Keiji
Age: 17
Hair Color: White
Eye Color: Turquoise
Psych: Data Manipulation (Level 2)
Weapon: Katana, Gunblade - Edge Cutter V2
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 2-A, foster brother of Kamiga Jiyu and Ayama Kazuma.. He is the captain of Ureshina Gakuen Security Department Division X, specializing in defending the school. Keiji is the de facto leader of the Kazuma Family. While lazy and absolutely selfish, Keiji is a person who will help his friends when they need it the most. He has an IQ of 175, a proven genius.
Kamiga Jiyu
Age: 16
Hair Color: Dark Blue
Eye Color: Red
Psych: Spitfire (Level 2), Reformation, ???
Weapon: Twin Blades - Kuraihaji and Karasu, Bow - Stratos Striker
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 1-A and foster brother of Keiji and Kazuma. He is a cheerful but sick young man with a troubled past. Jiyu is half Japanese because his mother is one, and inherits her dark blue hair. Jiyu is gifted with two Psychs, due to his high IQ of 130, rated a gifted child with slightly higher intelligence than others. He also stole his old Psych, Spitfire, back from the teacher's custody. He is currently comatose and is in Tokyo General Hospital.
Ayama Kazuma
Age: 16
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: White
Psych: Genesis Laser
Weapon: N-Gloves (Nisei Gloves)
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 1-A and childhood friend of Keiji and Jiyu. Kazuma is a brave and loyal person who cares alot for his fellow friends and is also forgiving, willing to forgive those who betray him. Kazuma's Psych is Genesis Laser, one of the stronger type of Psychs that allows Kazuma to charge and fire lasers from his palm. He is the boyfriend of Kawakami Mikiru.
Naoki Akito
Age: 16
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Cyan
Psych: Alchemy
Weapon: Glock 18 9mm Pistols X2, knife
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 1-C and part of Kazuma's gang. Member of the Ureshina Gakuen Security Department Division X. He joined Kazuma's Gang in their first year as middle-school students, and has been their constant bullying material since then. Despite this, he still gets along well with them. His Psych is Alchemy, the ability to create anything out of thin air depending on the user's base power.
Sakuraba Ringo
Age: 16
Hair Color: Purple-red
Eye Color: Violet
Psych: Happy Hour, Party Hour
Weapon: Laser Whip
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 1-A and part of Kazuma's gang. She is the treasurer of Ureshina Gakuen Security Department Division X. She joined Kazuma's Gang at the start of the year, and acts as a conflict resolver for the gang. Her Psych is Party, the ability to provide various buffs. Has a crush on Jiyu.
Kawakami Mikiru
Age: 16
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Blue
Psych: ???
Weapon: ???
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 1-A and a former commander of the Errors. Miki is a sick child, and she moved out of Tokyo during her childhood; leaving Keiji, Jiyu and Kazuma behind. She returns during Season 1 for unknown reasons, and thanks to Keiji and Jiyu's detective work, they manage to reveal her true intentions: To destroy Division X under orders by Joker. At first Miki did not want to hurt her friends, but after a misunderstanding between Ringo, Jiyu and Kazuma, Miki allows jealousy to take over her and she steels her resolve. In the end she realizes her mistakes and joins Kazuma's gang to put an end to the Error Threat.
Age: 17
Hair Color: White
Eye Color: Turquoise
Psych: Data Manipulation (Level 2)
Weapon: Katana, Gunblade - Edge Cutter V2
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 2-A, foster brother of Kamiga Jiyu and Ayama Kazuma.. He is the captain of Ureshina Gakuen Security Department Division X, specializing in defending the school. Keiji is the de facto leader of the Kazuma Family. While lazy and absolutely selfish, Keiji is a person who will help his friends when they need it the most. He has an IQ of 175, a proven genius.
Kamiga Jiyu
Age: 16
Hair Color: Dark Blue
Eye Color: Red
Psych: Spitfire (Level 2), Reformation, ???
Weapon: Twin Blades - Kuraihaji and Karasu, Bow - Stratos Striker
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 1-A and foster brother of Keiji and Kazuma. He is a cheerful but sick young man with a troubled past. Jiyu is half Japanese because his mother is one, and inherits her dark blue hair. Jiyu is gifted with two Psychs, due to his high IQ of 130, rated a gifted child with slightly higher intelligence than others. He also stole his old Psych, Spitfire, back from the teacher's custody. He is currently comatose and is in Tokyo General Hospital.
Ayama Kazuma
Age: 16
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: White
Psych: Genesis Laser
Weapon: N-Gloves (Nisei Gloves)
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 1-A and childhood friend of Keiji and Jiyu. Kazuma is a brave and loyal person who cares alot for his fellow friends and is also forgiving, willing to forgive those who betray him. Kazuma's Psych is Genesis Laser, one of the stronger type of Psychs that allows Kazuma to charge and fire lasers from his palm. He is the boyfriend of Kawakami Mikiru.
Naoki Akito
Age: 16
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Cyan
Psych: Alchemy
Weapon: Glock 18 9mm Pistols X2, knife
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 1-C and part of Kazuma's gang. Member of the Ureshina Gakuen Security Department Division X. He joined Kazuma's Gang in their first year as middle-school students, and has been their constant bullying material since then. Despite this, he still gets along well with them. His Psych is Alchemy, the ability to create anything out of thin air depending on the user's base power.
Sakuraba Ringo
Age: 16
Hair Color: Purple-red
Eye Color: Violet
Psych: Happy Hour, Party Hour
Weapon: Laser Whip
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 1-A and part of Kazuma's gang. She is the treasurer of Ureshina Gakuen Security Department Division X. She joined Kazuma's Gang at the start of the year, and acts as a conflict resolver for the gang. Her Psych is Party, the ability to provide various buffs. Has a crush on Jiyu.
Kawakami Mikiru
Age: 16
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Blue
Psych: ???
Weapon: ???
Desc: A student of Ureshina Gakuen Class 1-A and a former commander of the Errors. Miki is a sick child, and she moved out of Tokyo during her childhood; leaving Keiji, Jiyu and Kazuma behind. She returns during Season 1 for unknown reasons, and thanks to Keiji and Jiyu's detective work, they manage to reveal her true intentions: To destroy Division X under orders by Joker. At first Miki did not want to hurt her friends, but after a misunderstanding between Ringo, Jiyu and Kazuma, Miki allows jealousy to take over her and she steels her resolve. In the end she realizes her mistakes and joins Kazuma's gang to put an end to the Error Threat.
Chapter 1 - Keiji and Jiyu I
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Yo. My name is Fujiwara Keiji. If you've been following the story, you should very well know that we're now in summer vacation. The time for relaxation and having fun. But, there are a couple of things we need to do, and alot of stuff that I need to introduce. Let's get started, for I have alot to say.
All the students of Ureshina Gakuen have moved to the new building, located out in the sea. The new building is connected by a bridge to Akira City, the most advanced city in Japan as of now. Interesting, ain't it?
Let's start off with Akira City. Akira City finished construction around 20 years ago, when the Digital Field covered the world and allowed a rapid advancement in technology. With the Digital Field, Akira City was built to be the first Cybermetropolis, and true enough; Akira City is the center of development and research, home to hundreds of scientists.
Now, not everyone can enter Akira City freely. There are three schools in Akira City, Ikarina Gakuen, Ureshina Gakuen, and Akira Gakuen. Only the students who attend the school are allowed to enter. Each school also has a dormitory area for the students to live in. Students that have graduated from said academies are authorized to stay in the city and look for a job.
Law enforcers and scientists are also allowed to remain in the city, so are shopkeepers and several others. However, they can only leave the city to buy resources or if there is an emergency. In short, entering and exiting Akira City is like walking in and out of a country.
Why so troublesome? It's because Akira City is the prototype testing area, or some hardcore gaming nerds like Jiyu would say a Closed Beta Test server. New technology will be tested and developed here before being finalized for a final test and released outside of Akira City. That's why, research and development is secured so that others will not reproduce it or leak it out before Akira City finishes testing it.
Says the government, at least.
For now, Ureshina Gakuen's holding a special co-curriculum activity. Students are required to report in at certain times, depending on their grade and class. These are new security measures that I'll explain another time.
Right now, I'm in the hospital, vising my comatose childhood friend and foster brother, Kamiga Jiyu. He overloaded his mental capacity two weeks ago and as a result put himself into a coma. I bought him some stuff so he can knock himself out when he wakes up.
This guy really is reckless beyond salvation... geez...
I walk into the room to see Jiyu's crush, Sakuraba Ringo watching over him. She's been doing this for quite some time now.
"Ringo, you're here today as well." I greet her.
Ringo looks up to look at me, wondering who would greet her so casually.
"Oh, Kei-kun."
Ringo smiles sympathetically as she turns back to look at Jiyu, who sleeps soundly.
"This guy's lucky. Always whining about how back in his country nobody cared for him, but he has you now." I smile at her.
Ringo nods her agreement and continues to look at him.
I walk up to chair on Jiyu's left side and place my plastic bag on it, causing Ringo to look me.
"Apples. His favorite." I grin.
Ringo smiles her thanks as my fiancee Shinomiya Satsuki walks in.
"Ringo, how are you feeling?" Satsuki smiles at Ringo.
"I'm fine, Satsuki." Ringo bows.
"It's okay if you want to take care of him, but don't overdo it. He'll feel guilty if you spend 24 hours a day on him." Satsuki lectures Ringo.
Yeah. Like me, Jiyu has quite an unfortunate past. I've become a different person, perhaps cold and uncaring. While Jiyu on the other hand, feels guilty easily. The scars of our past are far from being healed.
I walk out of the room, leaving the two girls to continue chatting.
Walking across the corridor, I look around, finding something to do. As expected, there is nothing to do in a hospital. I might as well step outside to grab a bite.
I hand the uncle five hundred yen as he hands me my special chicken burger, with extra mayonnaise and cheese. After that's done, I walk across the road back to the hospital, unwrapping my burger as I do so. It doesn't take me too long to spot my fiancee walking towards me, a look of sympathy and sadness on her face.
"What happened in there?" I asked her.
"Ringo just wants to be there when he wakes up." Satsuki replies.
I take a closer look at her, observing what lies beneath her emotional shell. Knowing her, she must be troubled over something else. It's just like her. A hard cover, a soft core.
"Is it about G?"
Satsuki is taken aback by my question, but shortly after she nods.
"I hope he wakes up soon..." Satsuki mutters.
"We all hope for the same. Just have some faith in him. If we keep on worrying for him like this, it'll be real bad. Just take a break, will ya?" I reply casually.
It's not like I'm not worried, I am. But I just know he'll wake up with a big grin on his face. Then he'll start annoying us all over again. So for now, I need to take care of things here, make sure everything is smooth. That's my duty as the leader of the Kazuma Family.
I gesture for her to follow me as I take a bite out of my burger, with her mood having improved. Both of us walk along the side of the road, heading towards the general direction of the Shibuya Mall.
Right now, I have to improve on my abilities. I've reached Level 2 a few days ago, but that won't be enough. I have this feeling that we will be facing more enemies this time. Gotta get stronger.
"Key-kun."
I turn my head to look at Satsuki, who looks at me with a concerned look.
"Are you alright? You don't seem to be yourself nowadays." Satsuki worries.
I smile at that.
"I am. Relax."
Both of us continue walking in silence as I continue munching on my burger.
I lay down on my bed, feeling the cold air of the air conditioner as it spreads throughout my room.
'Are you alright? You don't seem to be yourself nowadays.'
Those words kind of bother me...
I guess I really haven't been myself. I've been so busy training to attain level 2, but...
There is a feeling... I feel deep down.
I cannot describe it...
Perhaps I am worried about Jiyu more than I think. With his current state and all. What if... an incident similiar to that happens? Perhaps I am the one worrying the most, about what's to come and about what's going on now. I should be prepared. Tomorrow is going to be another simple day, but nevertheless I should rest up.
Maybe I will find answers even as I sleep.
Episode of Jiyu 01 - The first dream
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Where am I...?
I open my eyes to find myself in a foggy place, nothing but black and white.
This place gives me the chills, ugh. I shiver. Let's see... I should get out of here. But how...
I run through the fog, looking around me to find a way out. I continue on like this for several moments before I finally give up.
Screw this. I'm just going to wait for something to happen.
No sooner had I thought of that, the fog clears up as a bright light shoots forth from the horizon, engulfing me. The scenery changes, and I find myself in...
Where is this place? A kitchen? No... a dining room. I think I remember... but from where?
Of course, my house in Japan.
"J, eat your food." a female voice echoes.
J... my name...?
"Johan, your rice will get cold."
Right... Kamiga Johan Jiyu... that's my name. Seated in front of me are my parents, John Freeman, better known as Kamiga Shukuto; and my mother Shurui Megumi, now Kamiga Megumi. Beside me is my three year old, half baby sister Kamiga Rin Haruka. I say she's half because she can pretty much speak and do some basic stuff, but she still cries alot.
"Jiyu, did you finish your homework?"
This is the fifth time she's asked me that today.
"Like I said, I already have." I sighed.
"You need to study hard, get into a good school." my father lectured.
Yes yes... I get it. You don't have to remind me every day.
"Get into a good college, then go study overseas. Get a good job."
I get it already, dad. Stop repeating the same old thing every day...
My father continues talking, and I am forced to listen for I have no where else to be during dinner.
"Understand?"
I slam my bowl down on the table, my anger having clouded my mind from rational judgement.
"I don't want to eat anymore." I sulked as my parents look at me, astonished. My sister looks at me with a worried look as I slowly walk out of the kitchen.
I run out of the house, ignoring the sounds of my parents calling after me.
At times like this there is but one place of refuge for me. A place where I can drown all my anger and sorrows and forget about everything else.
I run into another person's house, knocking on the door. A few moments later, the door opens and I am greeted by a woman with a kind smile on her face.
"Yu-kun, running away from home again?"
I nod as she invites me into her house.
I wake up at nine in the morning, scratching my head as I sit upright on my bed. As I glance around my room, I notice a piece of paper on my desk, orange in color. Must be Satsuki. Her favorite color is orange, after all. I summon my strength and get up out of my bed, staggering towards the table to check on the piece of paper.
キ
あたしと莉子に病院に行く。あたしたちにわ林檎ちゃんに朝御飯連れて行きたい。
Key
I and Riko are going to the hospital. We're gonna take Ringo out for breakfast.
I see. Good for them. Let the girls hang out with each other. Ringo needs some time out anyway.
Wait...
This means I have to cook my own breakfast... and I don't have a rice cooker yet since my old one broke down...
......
I should've bought that new rice cooker when Jiyu asked me to. Hope he doesn't find out about this when he wakes up.
Sighing, I put the note down on the table back where I found it and walk out, scratching my head again.
I guess I should pay Kazuma a visit.
I grab my towel and walk down the stairs, heading for the bathroom downstairs. I might as well brush my teeth and wash my face. Having done that, I proceed to take a quick shower before heading out.
I should lock the door first.
That thought stops me from running out of my house in a desperate search for food and lock the door properly.
There we go...
I shove the house key into my pocket and run towards Kazuma's house, hoping for some good news. I run past the Kamiga household, which I notice is pretty quiet. I head down a few houses and reach the Ayama household. I knock on the door, hoping for a reply.
......
*knock knock*
"Yes! Coming!"
Ah, I recognize that voice.
The door opens, and Ayama Kazumi greets me with a look of curiosity.
"Kei-kun?"
I grin at her as her brother Ayama Kazuma walks out of the living room.
"Well, if it isn't K!" Kazuma grins at me.
"Yo Kazuma." I greet him.
"Whats up?"
"Out of food."
My reply is simple and straight to the point. I don't really care less.
"I figured as much, food leecher."
I smile at that friendly insult.
"Well, we're waiting for Satsuki and Riko to buy us some stuff later, so we didn't prepare anything to eat."
My mouth gapes open in angst and disappointment.
"How come she never said anything about food for me?" I ask Kazuma.
"Oh. She said you would find your own food, and that I shouldn't worry about you."
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SATSUKI... HOW DARE YOU...
I sigh again, disappointed.
"Oh well. Thanks anyway, Kazu-kun."
I turn my back on them and walk out to the streets, my stomach growling at me.
Oh man... this has turned out to be quite the hassle. If only I had that rice cooker. Satsuki didn't even bother buying some eggs or other ingredients. Only thing left in the fridge is cheese. I'll die from that. Why must the morning be so troublesome... why God, why?
I continue walking down the road to my house, the sound of the crickets during this summer season so loud I can hear them as if they were on speakers. The crickets, the hot, glaring sun, and my foolish decision of wearing a black shirt on such a hot day. This is like some kind of anime setting during summer. I can feel my brains melting out.
"Kei!"
A female voice catches my attention as I mentally grumble about the heat. I turn to the right to see Kamiga Haruka waving at me from her doorstep.
"Yo, Haruka." I smile at her as I walk up to her.
"What's up?" I ask her.
"You must be hungry, am I right?" Haruka shot me a smart-ass look.
Wha- how did she figure me out? Don't tell me she has her brother's IQ? I cannot believe Jiyu's sister can look through me, a genius with IQ of 175! This is indeed a scientific revelation!
"How did you know?" I sweatdrop.
"My brother says that whenever you step out of your house, you either have to do chores for Satsuki, buy a new game, meet up with him, or you're going to someone else's house to get some food. Since Satsuki went out and you're around the neighbourhood, I can guess that you're hungry." she beamed proudly.
Oh. So she isn't smarter than her brother.
That Jiyu... he really loves to talk shit about me... even to his own sister... I'll have to poison his apples one day.
"Well, yeah. That Satsuki managed to get Kazuma to foodlock me." I grumble.
Haruka grins and gestures for me to follow her inside.
"I guess I can cook something for you, since my brother taught me some neat stuff." she announced proudly.
Jiyu did? Last I checked his specialty was just eggs, eggs, and more eggs.
"My brother's ultimate bread with egg french toast, minimum oil and perfect for breakfast!"
I can tell she just wants to try it out on me because her brother does the cooking all the time. And what the hell? Egg french toast? Jiyu needs to stop teaching his sister egg recipes.
"If it's cooking, I can do it. Just gimme a few eggs to take back home." I suggest to her.
"Nah, I insist. Since you're like my brother as well, I guess I can prepare something for you in your times of trouble."
A lame excuse, like a funny man's excuse out of a comedy duo. She really inherits her brother's attitude and personality. I can tell she's too scared to try out her own cooking and wants to use me as a guinea pig. Somebody please help me.
As she heads into the kitchen to prepare, I decide to make myself at home and walk up the stairs, heading for the second floor. I open the door to my right, a sign hanging from it saying G's Base of Operations, the Ultimate Fort of crap.
Hmm...
The room is neat and tidy, Jiyu's Toshiba laptop on a table next to the window. I notice it's still connected to the plug, and beside his table is another one where a PC resides. Beside the PC is a CPU, with a purple sticker on it.
At the back of the room is the window, with a bookshelf beside it. In front of the bookshelf is a double-decker bed, the lower one with red bedsheets and a blue pillow. The one on the top has purple bedsheets and a pink pillow.
I'm assuming Haruka sleeps on the upper bed while her brother sleeps on the lower one.
I rarely step foot into this house, since Jiyu doesn't really get visitors back where he comes from, it's become sort of a habit for him. But certainly, alot has changed since the last time I've been here.
I step out and close the door, proceeding to walk downstairs.
"Ah, there you are. I was wondering where you went." Haruka calls out to me from the kitchen as she hears my footsteps.
"Checking out your brother's room. I never knew you guys were sharing the room now." I replied to her.
"Mom and Dad will be coming back to Japan soon, I'm not sure when. So I had to hijack his room."
Hijack, huh. I wouldn't be surprised if her brother says she invaded his ultimate fort of crap.
"I'm done. Here."
Haruka puts a plate of bright gold bread on the table, the bread fried together with eggs to make it blend together.
"Ittadakimasu." I declare.
I take a single bite out of it, chewing on the bread and letting my taste buds register the flavour properly.
"It's not bad, but the taste is kinda... bland. In a way... it's different from your brother's..."
Haruka scratches her head and thinks hard, wondering what could have gone wrong with her cooking as I munch on my toast happily.
I ain't gonna complain. Even though Jiyu's is better, but I would definitely not complain in a situation like this. I'm just glad to have some decent food right now.
"Of course!" Haruka snaps into realization.
I turn to look at her with a mouthful of egg toast, munching away while wondering what she's figured out.
"I forgot to add somne Aji-no-moto..."
I stop munching my food and give it some thought.
"Jiyu uses Aji-no-moto when he prepares this?"
"He does it so that he can press out the oil and maintain some flavor."
This is monosodium glutamate we're talking about. Eating too much of this kinds of stuff will bring some bad effects.
"He uses that all the time?"
"No, only certain times when he needs to amplify the flavor. Usually one mini jar of Aji-no-moto is enough for three months minimum." Haruka informs me.
Phew. If that guy was feeding me monosodium glutamate all the time, I swear I'm gonna kill him. Maybe he wants to kill me secretly with this! I should be more careful next time, Jiyu is planning to kill me through food!
Naaah, just kidding.
I continue to eat my food as Haruka hangs her head in disappointment, mumbling. After I finish the last toast, I thank her for the food.
"It's the least I could do." Haruka smiles.
I notice that the smile vanishes quickly, replaced by a look of sadness. She is exactly like her brother. Both of them are always frowning at something.
"He'll be fine. I'm sure of it." I assure her.
Haruka nods as she walks me to the front door.
"Thanks for the meal. I'll send Riko over tonight so she can hang out with you. Is that okay?" I grin.
"A sleepover? Why not?"
Haruka's smile vanishes again, this time replaced by a teasing grin.
"You want to spend some time with Satsuki alone, right~?"
This girl... whenever I talk to her it feels like I'm talking to her brother.
"No. I just don't want Jiyu to complain to me about leaving his sister to die."
"I won't die from being alone! I'm not my brother!" She retorts.
I grin at that and turn my back on her, walking out the house.
Alright now... I need to find something to do... to get rid of this heat. Maybe rewatch some Gurarara anime for the fun of it. Sounds perfect.
I nod slowly, approving of the idea. I turn right as I reach my house and proceed to open the door. After I close it, I run into the living room, pulling all the curtains and shutting myself in the dark.
"Perfect." I beam proudly at the dark, cinematic atmosphere.
I begin to dig in my stash of anime VCDs, searching for this particular favorite series of mine. I slowly take and place one box of VCDs at a time, searching for it throughout my two stacks of 'Top Animes'.
Da-Red-Man... Innocent Crown... K... Offline Swordsmen... A Certain Comical Manga... A Certain Spinoff Anime... Queen of Games... A Genius's Test... Sasukemaru... Jiyu's One Hat VCD... .Hack//Bypass...
Somehow I don't think it's in this stack... so far all I've gotten is a bunch of stuff I and Jiyu watch when he comes over to hang out.
After some more digging around, I finally found it. My Gurarara anime VCD put in a stack of 'to be lent' VCDs. Come to think of it, Jiyu wanted to borrow all of these for summer vacation, but too bad he's knocked out now.
I guess some bad things can work out for good in certain ways. At least I can watch this and take my mind off Jiyu's matter, if only for a while.
I put the VCD into the player and hit the play button on my remote control, lying down on the sofa as I do so.
Episode of Jiyu 02 - The Second Dream
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"Have a drink, Yu-kun." the kind woman smiles at me as she hands me a cup of hot water.
"Thank you very much." I smile.
I'm not sure if I said that correctly. My japanese private lessons have been pretty much a big mess nowadays.
Wah, this isn't plain hot water. This is green tea. I always get to drink green tea when I'm here.
"Why did you run away from home again?"
I look at her, who looks at me back with a kind and gentle smile on her face.
"Because they always repeat the same things, otherwise they keep assaulting me with questions. Then I have to shout at them to make them stop." I sulked.
The woman giggles at my reply, I'm not sure if she understands the situation I'm in or not.
"Why not try answering nicely?"
"Because whenever I do, they just keep asking more and more and more until I have to shout. It's like I have to shout to make them accept my final answer." I explain to her.
The woman giggles again, again; I am clueless as to why she's doing this.
"There there, just give it some thought for a while and you'll be fine." she smiles at me again.
"Okay." I grin.
As I slowly drink my green tea, I hear the sounds of the door opening and closing; followed by footsteps.
"Honey, we're home!"
"Mama! I'm back!"
The woman recognizes those voices and smiles yet again.
"Welcome back you two!"
"Hey mama! I see somebody's shoes here!"
I turn to the back to look at the entrance of the dining room, waiting for the owner of the voice to step out. Several moments later, a boy with brown hair and white eyes runs in, grinning at me.
"Yo, Jiyu!"
"Hello." I greet back.
"How's japanese class?" he asks me with enthusiasm.
"A real drag." I reply lazily.
A man walks into the dining hall as I continue chatting with the boy, wearing a suit.
"Hi there, Yu-kun! Running away from John again huh? I'll bet he's worried now." the man laughs.
I wish he were. All he cares about is my studies anyway. Hmph.
Come to think of it... who are these people? I can't seem to remember...
From a distant past... their names... names...
"Honey, I've prepared some curry for tonight. If John allows it, maybe Yu-kun can stay with us for dinner." the woman suggests to the man.
"Ah, splendid idea! As expected of my Harumi!"
Oh... Ayama Harumi... my foster mother because I keep running to her whenever I have a bad day. That man over there is Ayama Kazuto, sort of an uncle to me. This boy over here would be... my foster brother Ayama Kazuma.
"Hey Jiyu, wanna play shogi?" Kazuma suggests eagerly.
"You know I cannot read japanese characters, Kazuma." I shoot back at him.
A baby's cries break the peace in the room, I think I recognize that as well.
"Oh dear me, Kazumi must be awake!" Ayama Harumi exclaims as she quickly rushes out of the dining hall to head upstairs.
Oh... Kazuma's 3-year old sister Ayama Kazumi. Same age as my sister.
Huh... fog?
The surrounding area disappears and fades into darkness, a thick fog surrounding it.
What's going on now?
Chapter 1 - End
References
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Alright now... I need to find something to do... to get rid of this heat. Maybe rewatch some Gurarara anime for the fun of it. Sounds perfect.
Da-Red-Man... Innocent Crown... K... Offline Swordsmen... A Certain Comical Manga... A Certain Spinoff Anime... Queen of Games... A Genius's Test... Sasukemaru... Jiyu's One Hat VCD... .Hack//Bypass...
Gurarara is a reference to the famous anime Durarara!! Whereas Da-Red-Man, Innocent Crown, and the others listed above are references to the following anime respectively:
D.Gray-Man, Guilty Crown, K, Sword Art Online, A Certain Magical Index, A Certain Scientific Railgun, Yu-Gi-Oh! (King of Games), Baka to Test, Naruto, One Piece and any given anime of the .Hack series.