final boss | kenma kozume

another night

Quite unknowingly, her feet lead her back to Kenma's neighborhood where she arrived in. The thought of needing to find shelter had never crossed her mind since the morning, probably because she was too overwhelmed with the new views Tokyo had to offer.

She walked back to Kenma's home, racking her head on what there is to say.

"Can I stay for one more night?" she practiced. "Wait, no, that sounds too submissive and needy."

"I'll stay with you one more night," she said in a prouder tone but she shook her head in disapproval. "One more night shouldn't be a bother to you, right?"

"It is," she heard an answer.

"Now I can even perfectly recall his voice," she sighed before realizing that it wasn't just in her head. She turned around and looked to her right. Kenma had just opened the window.

"It's a bother," he repeated. "And your voice is too loud."

"Hey," she clicked her tongue.

"What? Didn't you go around Tokyo to look for a place to stay?" he asked then crossed his arms.

"I, I don't have your world's currency."

"You mean you're broke," he scoffed.

"Broke?" The new term made her raise a brow.

"It means you're penniless."

"I just didn't bring any gold with me."

"Right. Broke."

"Can you just let me stay for one more night?" she whined. The night was getting cold and her thin clothes didn't give her warmth by any means.

"Wait. Since you're broke, how did you buy food for the whole day?"

"I didn't."

"What?" he asked again. His face didn't show any trace of concern but his tone did.

"I just didn't eat."

"Geez. You have a way to mess with my conscience," he sighed.

"But it was fun roaming around the town."

"You mean city."

"Yeah, right. City."

"You know what?" he sighed again, followed by a click of his tongue. "Just one night."

"You're letting me in?"

"One. Night. This is the last one. I won't care if you're broke after this."