Universal Collision

A Murderer's Truth

Touma: Y-Youkai Acknowledger?....

Tenade: What's that?

Takuya: Erm..... (looks conflicted on how to explain it)

Ending up in the Frontier "world", Touma and Tenade are currently standing in Shibuya park with Takuya and Gattenmaiar, the latter of which had accidentally revealed that Takuya knew about Youkai.

Gattenmaiar: Allow me to explain, Takuya-sama. It is the very least I can do to make up for this mess.

Takuya: (smiles) Thanks!

Gattenmaiar: No problem. (turns to the duo) A Youkai Acknowledger is someone who has a device that allows them to see us. Take Takuya-sama for an example. He is currently using the Youkai Goggles Version 4 from the Supernatural Detective Agency's Research and Development Department.

Touma: (blinks) Wait, hold on, there are more watches?!

Gattenmaiar: Indeed, Sir.

Touma: O-Oh..... You can call me Touma, though. I feel uncomfortable with the Sir.

Gattenmaiar: Very well, Touma-kun. (turns to Tenade) And what about you, Madame? What is your name?

Tenade: I'm Arihoshi Tenade. (smiles a bit) Nice to meet you, Takuya-kun.

Touma does a double take. 

Touma: E-Excuse me? (looks shocked) D-Did you just say Arihoshi?

Tenade: Well, it's not a family name I'm proud of because of the bad luck I brought it, but that's my name for sure. With my friends, though, I'm Tenade Remira.

After the Reaper incident, Tenade had been adopted by Tireni, since he had felt pity for the fictional girl who had been thrown into the non-fictional one without any warning. When he had broken the news to her, she had been really happy over it, which made Tireni smile.

Touma: I-I can't believe it.... (thinks: Could she really be....?)

Takuya: Something wrong, Touma-san? 

Tenade: Yeah, you look kinda pale. 

Touma: I-I-I.... 

Gattemaiar: Are you feeling ill, Touma-sama? 

Touma: (shakes head) I-It's just that.... I-I have a friend with the same name..... 

Tenade: (eyes widen) Wait... Don't tell me his name is Arihoshi Akinori.... 

Touma: (numbly nods) T-Then you must be his sister.... The serial Bone Murderer... 

Tenade: Y-Yeah... (looks down a bit) I-It's not something I'm proud of, though. I-It wasn't on my own free will, honestly. 

Touma: I think I remember hearing about that... It became a cold case done by someone named Reaper, right? 

Tenade: Yeah... 

Unknowingly to Tenade, something is awakening slowly in her soul. 

A female body slowly forms inside her in a dark room of sorts. 

??????: H-Huh? W-Where am I?... (rubs eyes a bit, grey eyes look around) Urgh... Why is this place so dark?... (eyes scan the room) W-Where is she, though?... D-Did she die too?... 

Meanwhile, Touma is still recovering from the shock. 

Touma: B-But why didn't you come back? Akinori was really hoping for you that you would!

Tenade: About that.... It may be hard to believe, but I was in another world. 

Touma: Another world?