Yo-kai Watch 2: The Yo-kai War (Book 2 of the Rewrite Series)

Chapter 13: Questions and A Request

After a few minutes of awkwardly staring at each other, Kenny was the first one to break the silence, much to the relief of everyone there.

"Umm...hi. Do you mind if I study the Yo-kai near you?"

Not really knowing what else they could do, Nate and Katie nodded and with a huge smile on his face, Kenny knelt down to Jibanyan's level and started to carefully examine him as Nathaniel closed his eyes, pinched the bridge of his nose, and sighed.

"Okay, Hovernyan. What did you do this time?"

He said that in a tone that suggested Hovernyan did this sort of thing often, which honestly wouldn't have surprised anyone in the group at this point.

"Well...you were complaining about needing more time to either get rid of the Wicked Yo-kai or actually getting around to making that certain thingy you and Kenny were discussing."

Nathaniel blinked in surprise before glancing at the group, studying them for a few more minutes before finally answering,

"We'll talk at the secret base. Come on, Kenny."

Kenny looked up from studying Jibanyan and muttered,

"Aww..."

Nathaniel pointed at the group.

"You three. Come with us and bring your Yo-kai with you. I have a feeling that some questions will be answered."

Kenny covered his mouth in what was clearly an attempt to hide his excitement at being able to study both Jibanyan and Whisper further, but the spark in his eyes gave away his true thoughts on the matter.

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If anyone had asked Nate and Katie how they had imagined today going, they would tell you that they hadn't planned on going back in time, having their butler be threatened by a Yo-kai they couldn't even see or sense, and being led to a secret base by their own grandfathers who were right around the same age as them, but in all fairness, it was a strange day for everyone here.

"Alright, we're here. Don't touch anything. A lot of the stuff in here took forever to make."

The group went into a clubhouse-like structure that was also connected to a treehouse, a combination that would make any kid jealous. Nathaniel pointed to a small section that was lined with cushions and said,

"Sit over there. You're going to be here for a while."

Not really having a better suggestion, they did what he said and went over to the cushions. Nathaniel leaned on his wooden bat and said,

"First question, who are you?"

We didn't think this far! What do we do?!

Trying his best to not look suspicious while he tried to think of something, he looked towards the wrist where his Yo-kai Watch usually rested and an idea suddenly appeared in his head.

Got it!

"Nathan Amano."

Thankfully, Katie seemed to have the same idea as she said,

"Katie Kodama."

"Lucas Hikage."

Nate and Katie weren't quite sure why Lucas gave Nathaniel a false last name as well or where Hikage even came from, but they couldn't really question him about it at the moment. Nathaniel slowly nodded, seeming to accept that, but the look in his eyes implied that he knew that they were keeping something from him.

"Okay, second question. How do you know Hovernyan?"

"He just showed up and asked for our help."