Silver Fibers (OC Stand User x Kill la Kill)

A Challenge to a Duel (Chapter 7)

7:00 AM, Outside of Aikuro Mikisugi's Apartment

Toshiro normally would've normally objected to being awake this early. The Honnouji curriculum of 2 hour-long lectures and a handful of club fights in between lessons made him fully realize just how much he'd taken a good night's sleep for granted. This time, however, there was something to be up this early for.

Or rather, Ryuko thought so.

Apparently he had passed out on the way back to the Mankanshokus, and after getting patched up by Mako's dad Ryuko had enlisted Mataro to find some dirt on the Mohawk assassin who had attacked them that day. And dirt did he find. Apparently Mikisugi and the Mohawk were colluding in one of the slums' many Sake dens.

So, at the crack of dawn Ryuko set out to get some answers. Toshiro decided to tag along, although more out of curiosity of this secret acquaintance of Ryukos rather than interest in their assailant yesterday.

As they arrived at the apartment, Ryuko wasted no time in kicking the door in on and putting her scissor blade up to the neck of the panicking blue-haired teacher in front of them. Toshiro stepped in soon after.

"E-easy there Ryuko, d-don't get too hasty now!" The bluenette quivered out.

"I'll stop being hasty when you tell me what your deal is with Mr. Mohawk!" Ryuko replied, as Mikisugi slowly buckled his knees to avoid the blade held to his throat.

"M-m-m-mr Mohawk? I-I have no idea who you're t-talking about!"

"Don't you try messin' with me! I know you're buddies with him and I GOT PROOF!" she quickly hit back, every second Mikisugi spent stalling causing her to only get angrier and angrier. She held up the photo she got from Mataro right up to the rims of Mikisugi's glasses.

"You got 5 seconds to tell me what you guys are up to, OR THIS SCISSOR BLADE IS GOIN' UP YOUR-!"

Before she could finish that sentence, the teacher transformed right before the teens. His shaky and crooked posture straightened up as he removed his glasses, seeming to de-age by at least 10 years as he did so. Ryuko seemed to take this as some kind of stage cue, and sat on the couch. Toshiro soon joined her.

"So, you've found me out. It's true, that 'Mr. Mohawk' is a member of my organization. His name is Tsumugu Kinagase." Mikisugi began his speech, as the buttons on his shirt slowly undid themselves to reveal his bare chest. "Our plan was to make the bond between you and Senketsu even stronger! And now you are both TRUE PARTNERS!"

His nipples started glowing, as he leaned in on Ryuko.

"And judging by Toshiro's surprise appearance to our meeting, Senketsu isn't your only partner now..."

Ryuko had had enough of the male stripper at this point and pushed Mikisugi back with the hilt of her scissor blade. "SHUT IT! AT LEAST HE ACTUALLY HELPED ME FIGHT THAT PUNK WHILE YOU WERE SAT GOD KNOWS WHERE DOING YOUR PERVY DANCE ROUTINE! WHEN ARE YOU GONNA START GIVIN' ME SOME ANSWERS?!"