Fractal Plane: Awakener's Pact

Chapter 13 - Awakener's Pact

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Kazuki was not sure what to expect when he took his first step back into Fuyusato Academy's main quadrangle. It has been one hell of a weekend. He generally walked in a slower and more leisurely pace, but a while ago, he knew that he had to do so out of necessity.

His muscles still ever slightly pinched with each step he took. The weekend was the most intense fight he had in his life, bar none. He assumed that the power he got upon unlocking his Armament's ability also had something to do with it.

All's well that ends well at least. He embarrassed himself by flubbing on stage, but it didn't really matter for him. He never considered himself a fan of Yuki-tan's, and it will probably just be an incident that everyone will forget about... if it weren't on the news.

He felt grateful that nothing of consequence really came out of it, but being identified as the guy who very nearly caused a stampede at a Yuki-tan event is not an enviable recognition.

As usual, people at school ignored him like the nobody that he is. That is, besides that one annoying girl with curly hair dyed in a shade of peach.

Of course, Sayori Misawa would not pass up the chance to get some more juicy scoops to add to the gossip mill of the school's official publication.

Kazuki gave her none of that, but the thought of that exhausting encounter stressed him slightly.

He sighed as he stared out the window.

"Good morning, Arata! Nice to see you again."

In a sequence similar to what transpired a few days ago, Kazuki turned and faced the large, eager eyes of his childhood friend and seatmate.

"Nice to see you back as well. You feeling better now?"

To which, Amagi gave him a cute smile and a peace sign.

"Yep! Thanks for everything, Arata."

"Don't mention it."

"Y-y-y-you...."

The two then found themselves interrupted by a third voice devoid of its usual jovial and high-spirited tone. Shiki's current voice was something Kazuki rarely heard.

He then turned to meet his friend's face filled with disappointment.

"How could you waste a once in a lifetime meeting with Yuki-tan just like that?! You could have given me the number instead!"

To Kazuki, Shiki's face looked like the expression of one who was about to cry.

"And I blew my savings on nothing! Why? Whyyyy?"

Shiki raised his hands up to the heavens in frustration. The lack of luck really broke him, but Kazuki was sure that his friend would be back to normal in just a short while... hopefully.

"You also had the gall to run away and embarrass yourself like that. We should have just switched places. I would have given Yuki-tan such a great time that she'll fall in love with me, her number one fan!"

"Keep dreaming," Kazuki finally replied.

He honestly felt sorry for his friend's bad luck, but he just cannot help giving a snarky comment, not after that last delusional statement.

"Hehehe. I'm sure that you'll be lucky soon. Maybe all that bad luck is just waiting for that one big turnaround, and you'll win the lottery soon," said Amagi, comforting him.

"Really? You believe in me that much?" asked Shiki, eyes as wide as they can be.

To which, Amagi nodded and smiled. This was met with an outburst of happiness from the bandana-wearing friend.