Hate the ending of Mugen Train Arc? Despair no more as I will reincarnate an OC as the Flame Pillar's twin! What ending awaits him?!
Started: December 28th, 2019
End: January 04th, 2021
Edited (Grammar): September 2021
Sigh... we finally arrived at Sugamo after a lot of running. I mostly slowed down to let them able to catch up with me.
From what I could recall, Ikebukuro is a commercial and entertainment district in Toshima, Tokyo. In Taisho and Showa periods, the relatively low land prices attracted artists and foreign workers, who lent a somewhat cosmopolitan atmosphere to Ikebukuro. Despite that, the Kyokuto-kai designated Yakuza syndicate is headquartered in Ikebukuro. That's one of the reasons why I was forced to 'escort' Katsuki back then. Sigh...
Katsuki... if you dare step your foot into this world, then make sure you're safe and sound or I'll knock the daylights out of you.
"Yoru-Kun, you seem disturbed. Is there something wrong?" Obanai waves his hand in front of my face.
I avert my empty gaze towards his pair of heterochromia eyes. "I'm alright. Why did you ask?"
"Well, you suddenly left Kyojuro and me behind. I followed and you almost walk into the lake. That lake is the deepest one around here. Fortunately, I stopped you from doing so." He points at the lake in front of us, which reflects the night sky above us.
Oh, really? Just great. You gave yourself out, Yoru. Obanai must have already noticed the 'I'm alright' lie. "Ah... I've must've been spacing out while walking. Nothing to be concerned about." Well, that's half-lie, because Obanai has nothing to do with my past life. So, he shouldn't be worried about it. But he does have the right to worry if I'm endangering myself.
"Tell me." AAAAAAAAHHH!!! The killer question is here! Think of something, Yoru! It's either dig some info inside your brain or dig your own grave!
"Fine. I have two theories... about the demon you're supposed to eliminate." Thank you for your cooperation dear brain of mine. "Since Sugamo has multiple lakes, then I guessed that the demon might hide underwater. Second, the demon is an escaped prisoner from Sugamo prison and somehow got turned into a demon after his escape." I'm not Sherlock Holmes okay. Different from him, I made short theories based on my instincts and facts even without proof. That's why I'm not suitable for the police department. I won't trust my made-up theories but at least I'll be more prepared from any possibilities... because sometimes it turns out to be true. Sigh...What a pain...
"Hmm..." Obanai seems thoughtful. "Actually, the demon we're looking for roams on land. I apologize for not mentioning this beforehand." Oh, really? It's a good thing that my second theory might be related to it somehow.
"LOOK OUT!" Kyojuro shouts from afar. There's a large thin black hand looms over us. See what I meant? It came true.
Obanai leaps to get further from the hand. Meanwhile, my brain cells delivered the wrong reflex to my arm. I SLAPPED the giant hand a few meters away, creating water ripples due to the shockwave. Then, the hand submerges back into the lake. Oops... I must have used Atsushi's weretiger strength. My nails are still short but it sharpens a little bit.
"O...oniichan... did you just...slapped it?" Kyojuro too is surprised by the event's outturn. Both of them have deadpanned facial expressions.
"Ah... that was just a wrong reflex. Prepare yourself! The demon will emerge from the lake." Right after I said that the said demon emerges from the water and stands on the water surface. The demon has small built but has two same giant pairs of arms which can turn smaller. The eye sockets are empty... which is a sign that she's not one of the Twelve Demon Moons. Her clothes are obviously foreign. What the hell? She looks familiar...
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