We Find Comfort In The Apricity

Measure 29: We're All Mad Here

"Buddies with him?!"

"With her?!" Magma said while making a disgusted face and pointing at me.

"Oi big bird! The hell you mean 'with her'?! Huh? You should be thankful to be grazed by my presence!"

"Tsk, show some more respect towards men you small, defenseless brat." -Magma

"Alright you asked for it!" I rolled up my sleeves and bit the crusty finger he was pointing at me. He pulled back his hand and exclaimed in pain, I laughed evilly and placed my hands on my waist nonchalantly.

"Who's defenseless now bitch!"

"Anzu stop! You see were already having trouble convincing him to come and then you bite him?!"

"Don't invite him then."

"We need strength to dig up the scheelite, us three twigs aren't nearly enough! What do you suggest we do then?"

"Don't invite him."

"Not possible, let's go all FOUR of us."

"Ugh—"

"No whining, come on let's go."

"I didn't say anything!!"

"Alright good. You remember the way then?"

"I- no I actually don't, have Chrome guide us."

"I remember! Let's goo!" -Chrome

I looked back at Magma since he wasn't with us and saw Gen whispering something to him with a malevolent look.

"Let's go big bird. Bye Gen~!!!" I waved nicely at everyone and patted Magma on his back as we walked behind Senku and Chrome.

"Dont touch me so casually brat." -Magma

"Fine." I slapped his back hader than before and smiled sarcastically, "Better?"

"Anzu come on, behave."

"I am, it's this brute of a man—"

"Okay you know what, let's switch places. I'll walk next to Magma and you can go with Senku." -Chrome

"But I don't know the way."

"Then why'd you come, what a useless brat." -Magma

"Excuse you?! Your vocabulary is certainly not surprising."

"Nope nope no excusing anyone! Look straight ahead kid!" Senku forcefully turned my head around to the front making frown.

We continued walking for a long, long time until we reached the cave Chrome and I came to before. Senku measured the temperature of an underground stream, "It's lukewarm", he said. We continued walking, this time Chrome and I walked in front of Magma and Senku.

"Psst Anzu, you think it was a good idea to bring Magma with us?" Chrome whispered.

"Of course not. If we're speaking in terms of practicality, yeah he's a good asset. But I don't like him one bit."

"I don't hate him but he is pretty superficial, he only cares about being the king of the hill. I mean just look at him, he's definitely thinking about how to get rid of Senku while we're down here." -Chrome

"I agree..."

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