Singleplayer RPG

Chapter 6 - Hunt for Loot

Yaku felt a strange sense of agitation the whole day, continuing to linger as he made his way to the clubroom. Kai had something he needed to do first, but to his Yaku's surprise, Kuroo offered to walk with him, though Yaku insisted he go to Kenma instead. Kuroo had a reluctant look on his face, but he then agreed to the advice and walked off. He entered the clubroom, expecting to be the only one there, but stood against the wall was Lev, who had somehow managed to change into his jersey already.

"Lev? What are you doing here so early?" Yaku asked, though his tone seemed somewhat irritated. Lev looked up from his phone to look at Yaku, his expression seeming troubled.

"I wanted to get here early so I could apologise to Kenma-san," he said in a remorseful yet determined voice, which surprised Yaku a little. He was expecting Lev to pretend that nothing had happened yesterday, but he felt a small weight lift off of his shoulders when Lev spoke about his desire to atone.

"I see. How did you plan on doing that?"

Lev tilted his head. "I was just going to apologise?"

Yaku let out a sigh. "I feel like a simple 'sorry' won't suffice. Besides, Kenma is the type to be more affected by actions rather than words."

Lev pouted a little, staring back at his phone. "Well, what should I do then?" Yaku folded his arms, doing his best to come up with a solution. He suddenly perked up as an idea formed in his head.

"Do your apology as planned," he said somewhat demandingly. He then smirked as though he was plotting something. "I will have a chat with Kuroo – I have an idea." As Lev stood there silently, Yaku walked further into the clubroom and began getting changed. Before Lev could question him, more club members began to arrive. Kuroo and Kenma arrived a lot later than usual, sneaking into the clubroom without saying much. Kenma took a moment to start to change, but when he did, the other members noticed the bandage wrapped around his arm. To their surprise, Kuroo also seemed to be shocked at the sight. Not wishing to step on a touchy subject, the team collectively turned a blind eye. Lev wished to say something to Kenma, but each time he went to speak, he paused and then turned away.

Everyone began setting up in the gymnasium. Kuroo seemed to be sticking close to Kenma, which made Lev hesitate to approach Kenma. He wasn't entirely sure what he'd done wrong, but he got the impression from everyone's reactions that he'd overstepped his bounds. Upon noticing his dilemma, Yaku jogged up to Lev.

"Come with me," he said, but before Lev could reply, Yaku was already dragging him by the wrist over to where Kenma and Kuroo were. As they spotted them, Kuroo turned to face them, positioning himself somewhat in front of Kenma, who was facing the opposite way with a nervous expression on his face. Yaku looked at Kuroo, giving him a look of reassurance to show that he wouldn't let Lev do anything bad to Kenma.

"Lev has something he wishes to say," Yaku said bluntly, then stepped back to be beside Lev, who he then slapped somewhat forcefully on the back, jolting him forward. Lev awkwardly stood there for a moment, scratching the back of his head and staring at Kenma, causing Kuroo to raise an eyebrow suspiciously at him. Lev then suddenly bowed, forming a right angle with his body.

"Kenma-san, I'm really sorry about what I said yesterday!" he yelled at the top of his lungs, causing Kenma to flinch and catching the attention of the rest of the team. Kenma then awkwardly held his injured arm, still refusing to turn around and say anything to Lev, who began to raise his head and reset his position. "Uhm, that bandage on your arm...did you hurt yourself after what happened yesterday?" The team stared at Lev in disbelief as they tried to figure out how to react. They'd all agreed with their silence not to mention it, but Lev had no problem getting straight to the point, though they recognised that he seemed to say it out of concern rather than malice. Kenma began to feel paranoid as though he'd been figured out. He looked up at a dumbfounded Kuroo through his hair, his mind beginning to fill with ideas on what to say.