ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ꜱᴍᴀʀᴛᴇʀ, ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ

Ch. 6 - "Do You Ever Hear Me Calling?"

Recap: (F/N) took the place of the small knife Toji used at the end, and dealt the final blow to Gojo Satoru. Although she apologized, she couldn't feel a thing for Gojo as they continued advance towards Amanai. After being discouraged by a dispute between her and Toji, (F/N) finally heard from Genie once again. In desperation, she begged for Genie to rewind. Inevitably, Toji pulled the trigger. During the brief silence, (F/N) started having a mental breakdown before the fight started between them and Geto. As expected, Geto lost.

Quote: Talking to the Moon by Bruno Mars.

Alternative: "救出宣言してみようかしら？"
Quote: Kantannakoto by THE ORAL CIGARETTES
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I haven't spoke to Toji since the disagreement between us before Riko's death.

I continued to stay silent as he went to collect her body.

"You've been quiet." Toji broke the silence, nearing her body.

I didn't respond.

He clicked his tongue, "at least help me with her body."

"You're capable of handling it yourself."

He got annoyed at my responce, sighing as he stuck her body in the curse.

"We're heading to the Star Religious Group's Headquarters."

I stood silent for a few more seconds, sighing before I respond, "Toji."

His eyebrows raised, "hm?"

"What are your plans after the mission?"

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I stood, no longer a weapon, behind Toji and Kong as the man in front of them spread a white cloth over the glass table.

"Go on, now." Toji ordered the curse. It groaned as it spit out her body onto the table.

"The corpse of the Star Plasma Vessel, Amanai Riko. All four limbs intact, too."

"Hm, indeed." The man seemed pleased. "We'll issue your payment as we discussed. I'll even throw in a bonus."

Toji had smiled, "Thank you, Founder. You're so generous."

Kong looked at Toji, complexed as to how he got to that conclusion. From what I could tell, he sounded tired of his shit. "He's not the founder."

"Huh?" Toji looked back at him, confused.

Kong looked back at the other man, "do you mean it? I know it was a necessary expense, but you've already helped us a lot too. I thought you'd complain a bit more."

Then, the man clasped his hands together, resting his elbows on thighs. "We hired you for the assassination expecting that it would fail."

'This guy is a fool, I'd rather not listen to him.' Knowing that the man was going to ramble, I spaced out by staring at his forehead. If I did bother to listen, I'd probably get pissed off.

'The fuck is that?'

As he talked about the history of the Time Vessel Association, I continued to stare at his forehead.

Then, he got up and started wrapping Riko's body up, speaking more aggressively as he did so.

I watched the beads of sweat drip down his face. My fingers twitched as I licked my lips in anticipation, eyebrow twitching.

'Disgusting, that delusional asshole. What I wouldn't give to see his blood splat-'

I snapped out of my violent thoughts as I watched him walk out with Riko's wrapped body in his arms. I glanced at Kong, he already had a cigarette in his mouth. Then I looked at Toji.