Chapter 36

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See, AthenaFantasy, as I promised. A chapter, specifically for you.

Y'all, I rushed this, it wasn't actually ready to be updated buuut I updated it because of reasons. Anyway, sorry if there are mistakes. Still hope you'll enjoy, though!

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Accidental Reverse Arc 3

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''Everyone's here.''

Tenma glances up from his screen and gives Maiko a grateful smile. ''Thanks, I'll be there in a minute.'' The brunette disappears into the meeting room and the time traveler quickly saves his work. He shuts off the computer quickly after that and gathers the papers he printed just now.

Then he steps through the glass door and pauses for a moment to glance at Soar's inner circle.

They're all there. It took a while to gather everyone, but in the end, they managed and surprisingly swiftly as well.

Minamisawa and Yukimura are on one side, next to Jiro, Maiko and Seiji. On the other side, Kogure is shifting through a stack of documents, while Aki is chatting cheerfully with Emiko and Motoo.

With a slight smile, Raimon's wayward midfielder makes his way to the last free chair and takes a seat, placing the printed papers on the table in front of him. ''Welcome, everyone! Sorry for the short notice.''

Reassuring looks tell him no one minds and he's glad for it. Although he'd love to catch up with them all – he hasn't seen Emiko, Motoo and Yukimura in what feels like forever, even though it's been barely a week – there's work to be done.

''Motoo-san, Jiro-san,'' he says and the two immediately straighten, ''how is the news agency coming along?''

They share a look and the girl inclines her head, gesturing for the older man to take the word. He does so with ease, clearing his throat for a moment. ''I have had a meeting with Jiro-chan's employer,'' he begins. ''The man in question has been following her progress very closely, especially after the success of our weekly articles. He has offered us a generous deal – we do not sell our stories to anyone else, in exchange for our own section in their newspaper.''

Kogure whistles, apparently not having heard of this before. ''That's not nothing.''

Motoo nods, his lips curling up with amusement. ''It is not,'' he agrees. ''I have accepted the deal. Is everyone in agreement with that?''

''Of course,'' says Aki immediately. ''You are our public face, Motoo-san and you have more than enough experience to make such decisions.'' Nods from everyone around show that they all stand by her words. ''Jiro-chan, what about you?''

The girl leans back in her chair with a self-satisfied grin. ''After my boss gave the a-okay, I started gathering a small group of reporters, about a dozen, that I trust – after doing some light investigation into their... loyalties, of course.''

Seiji rolls his eyes.

''We've gifted them with Soar earpieces, linked into the News Section frequency,'' she continues, ignoring her friend. ''I've set them to investigating anything relating to Arakumo Academy. Our current intel all comes from that network – their analyzing of the matches especially has been helpful.''

''That's amazing,'' Tenma comments, thinking back on the information Seiji shared with him only a few hours earlier. ''And Senguuji?''

Jiro seems prepared for the question for she immediately responds. ''I haven't told anyone about him; the danger's too great.'' Nodding in approval, the brunet motions for her to continue. ''I don't have much yet. Several leads that seem promising, but I haven't had the chance to follow them all the way. Give me a day or two and I'll have everything you need, especially if Seiji can hack into Fifth's main database with the intel you provided.''

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