『 Dying of Asphyxiation was seriously not my goal in life. 』
Neither was meeting a Governor of the Afterlife and getting sent to another world for a second chance at life.
Drew was assaulted by a group of men for reasons she didn't understand. Drown...
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79. Speak
I somehow made it into the forest, but now I have to find the actual area Tsuna and the others would gather. I don't think they've arrived yet, so I have a while more to locate the area.
The forest was quiet.
I took a breather under a shady tree-- and looked around. The forest was breezy, and the air was fresh. I could perhaps hear the leaves rustling and birds chirping in a background cacophony--
I closed my eyes, letting out a breath in relief.
"Oh, look what I've found!"
Hearing the cheerful, high-pitched, young girl's voice-- I jumped, inevitably letting out a short shriek. Clinging to the tree I had been leaning on, I found myself surrounded.
Kikyou, Bluebell, and Torikabuto. And a tree at my back.
I could feel myself shiver at the sight of three as the temperature fell-- the color of my face drained away instantly.
Deja vu?
"It's the outsider person," Bluebell pointed at me rudely.
"Outsider person?" Kikyou let out a chuckle, "Regardless, it seems we've gotten quite a vital clue to our next action."
Oh god no. What is this. Why does this always happen to me.
I was unable to keep calm. The edges of my lips curled up in anything but joy, twitching in spasms and trembling nervously as I contemplated the stupidity of all my life choices.
"Well, why don't we just make him tell us everything he knows?" Bluebell whined, inching uncomfortably close, with a terribly ecstatic smile on her face.
"Now, now, Bluebell," Kikyou held her by the shoulder, "For now, take him to Byakuran-sama."
Torikabuto's hand took mine by the wrist-- but before he managed a firm grasp, I pulled away and-- jumped to grab hold of the lowest, bigger branch.
Pulling myself up quickly, I scrambled up the rest of the tree in trained, easy movements, until I was at a comfortable height.
Having only watched me move, Kikyou chuckled at the sight.
"Quite a monkey, aren't you?" he teased, "Unfortunately, without flames, you are no match for us. Nor will you be able to escape from us in this situation."
My eyes narrowed. That was painfully true.
think, think, think--
Most of them can fly. they've got flames and, in the same way as Nozaru and Tazaru's boots, they're able to maneuver in the air. With just my reflexes, I can gain distance. but where can I go? Even if I could just buy time, my lungs won't keep up.
