Beyond a Thief's Power (All Ages Version)

Episode 13

The Black Foxes' [and Magicians'] New Objective

"Don't you think something's up with Beardy over there?" Takuto whispered to Kenshi after glancing at the entrance to the kitchen to which Atsumu was happily cooking breakfast for the male members, before looking at the firefighter. "He's overly merry today, so he's probably forcing himself to put on that cheerful barrier and smile."

"Well, yeah," Kenshi agreed, whispering back to the programmer. "Boss must've saw something he wasn't supposed to, but you know how he is. An old guy who's usually so playful must be experiencing something on the inside. So maybe, he's got some type of anxiety disorder. Plus, he seems to be worried about something. That's what my gut is telling me, at least."

Takuto nodded. "I see." He glanced back at the thirty-five-year-old bar owner. "It does feel like he's shocked or panicked about something, but who cares about him, anyway? He might have the wrong idea."

"What are you two doing this early in the morning?" Riki asked as he came down the stairs. "Sharing secrets?" He certainly was not in a mood to tease anyone, but he had the same sedate expression as the night prior to the current day.

Kenshi gave a broad smile. "Now why would we be doing that? We're just chatting about the weather, right?" He averted his gaze from Riki to Takuto, who only shrugged with his typical aloofness.

"Hm. Is that so?" Riki stared intently for a few seconds before taking a seat next to the firefighter. Without taking another look him, he placed his focus straight ahead. "Boss, are you almost done with breakfast, or do you need me to help you today?"

"It's fine, Riki. I'll have your food ready real soon," Atsumu replied from the kitchen. "Just wait for me to bring it out for a few minutes."

Hiro and Sayuri walked down together from the upper floor. The college student had a calm, nice smile etched on his visage, while the magician on his left wore a reserved expression.

"'Morning, everyone!" Hiro exclaimed with an eye smile, waving his left hand slightly from one side to the other. He was dressed in a white long-sleeved, button-down shirt with a skinny black tie around his neck that reached down to his abdominal area, and black dress pants with matching ankle-length socks [which were unseen] and dress shoes.

Woo. He looked as if he had a meeting to go to or better yet, a date. His appearance was glamorous and truly inviting, as though he were sending pheromones to all the ladies on Earth. Sayuri, on the other hand, was wearing Hiro's casual black and gray cardigan, a purple and yellow strapless dress with light pink ruffles on the top, a diagonal line of white ruffles running down from the right side to the bottom of the dress, which reached to her mid-thighs; sapphire blue ruffles lined the bottom of it, and she wore a pair of black platform sandals with straps dividing her halluxes from her other toes. Even with a man's cardigan on, she was very stunning, standing out more than her male counterpart.

"Sayuri?! Hiro?!" Kenshi's mouth opened widely in surprise at the sight of the two. He began to blush, changing the direction of his gaze to his left, looking down at the same time. "Uh, good morning. How... How's it going? Are you guys hungry?"

Wh-Whoa... he trailed off into his inner consciousness. I don't think I can take it. Sayuri's so gorgeous at a time like this. It's still morning but I wonder if I'll be able to be near her while we eat breakfast. I should probably calm down and actually look her in the eye so I can get used to her presence.