𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 - ᴴᴵᴳᴴ & ᴸᴼᵂ

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Shidaken and Darling point at each other in surprise but also in appreciation. Darling grins at him while Shidaken just acknowledges her. They nod at each other before turning back to pay attention to the conversation that is going on.

"Don't tell me you were looking for Raoh."

"I was," Fujio starts, "but some guy named Mashii told me I had to get a ticket and wait in line if I wanted to see Raoh."

"Hahaha!" Odajima laughs, "That's just like Mercy."

"Hey, Sabaken!" Jinkawa yells out.

"Sir!" Sabaken stands up straight.

"Give these dimwits an education, will you?!" Jinkawa commands him.

"Yes sir!" Sabaken shouts, looking to the side at his friend.

"Hey!" Darling frowns, "I resent that, Jinkawa! The only dimwit here is Fujio, I was only there to make sure he didn't do anything stupid and as back up."

She is ignored as Sabaken and some others get prepared to give them the rundown on Suzuran and Raoh, with the use of a chalkboard. There is a diagram with wooden tiles that have names on said chalkboard. Sabaken is on one side and his friend is on the other.

"Since it has no leader, Suzuran has several factions of different sizes." Sabaken points to the chalkboard. "With less than ten members, the smallest among those is the Raoh faction."

"The Raoh faction is that small?!" Fujio questions.

"They don't believe in having soldiers." Sabaken is looking a little snotty and Darling is not liking it but she will ignore it. At least, for right now.

Fujio nods, "I see."

Sabaken slams his hand onto the chalkboard, continuing to talk about Raoh's faction. "First up is their covert ops specialist. His mask is his trademark; second year, Ito Kamui. Then there's Seki Kansuke, an ace among the second years."

The guy with Sabaken slams his fist against the names on the chalkboard. "I'll kill both of them someday."

Okkaaayyyyy. That was random.

Sabaken ignores him and continues on, "Next up is third-year Yamaguchi Magoroku. He's always chewing gun and he's a loner at heart. After fighting Rain, one-on-one, he became the faction's top bodyguard."

Fujio nods seriously, "I got a taste of his impressive kick."

"And the guy who let you leave unharmed is third-year Mashii Takahiko. People call him Mercy. Never known to lose his cool, he's their long-time number two guy."

"That guy is number two?" Fujio leans forward.

"Being number two is about more than just being tough." Odajima looks at Fujio. "He doesn't belong with those idiots at Suzuran—he's way too smart." He taps a finger against his temple.

"Then there's third-year Miyauchi Kozo. He's Suzuran's toughest. No matter how many times he falls he always gets back up, like a zombie. They call him Binzo."

"Oh!" Fujio and Darling say together, briefly looking at each other in surprise before facing the guys from Housen and talking over each other.