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~The same day night~

Outgoing call. "Yo you talled me that day you would call tonight. It's already been three nights. So will I receive your call tonight? Or should I wait another night?" Shoyo is on the phone, walking along the road while kicking rocks.

"It's alright forget it. Now... How are you doing? Is everything good? You didn't even message me. Grand-pa told me that you washed toilets. Ha ha ha! I'm sorry! Next time leave as fast as you can, we are also strong you know. And, I swear if you don't have good marks for your exams, you are dead, Yosiro Rei! Meet me at the Hyogo Food Center. Am hanging up." Shoyo hung up the phone with a long sigh. "That boy always gets in trouble. Poor him! But what can he do... he is one of my private fighters." Shoyo thought to himself.

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7.00pm on the clock. Sen and Rei are doing homeworks. They are stressed out. "Dude, do you know how to do this?" "I think you need to take out the constant first." "This is hard! This will probably be on the exam." Sen hits his forehead on the table. "Unlike you I got lots of work to do." "Yeah! Like toilet washing right? Ha ha ha!" Sens' hobbie is provoking Rei. Rei stares at Sen with lowered eyes. "But am not wrong. You have to go tomorrow morning too right?" Sen asks while laughing. Rei lifts up his hand to hit but he receives a message.

"Are you coming or what? - Bro"

"Crap! Hey, I gotta go." "Why? Did they call you to wash toilets? Ha ha ha!" "No idiot, stop it! Am going somewhere. I'll come back late so keep doing your work and if you can please do mine too. See ya!"

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*Breathing heavily* Rei is running super fast. Shoyo is waiting while tapping his foot on the floor. "Broooooo!" Rei screamed. "Am hereee!" "Yeah! Finally! Stupid! I waited here for thirty minutes." "Sorry! I had homework to do. It's for the exam. Let's go fast. Am hungry!" They went inside the food center. Hyogo FC is the biggest and only food center in the whole Hyogo city. Everyone goes there to eat. Any kind of food is available in Hyogo food center. They ordered food and waited for it. "So, you really are washing toilets?" "I would like to talk about something else please!" Rei glanced at Shoyo and looked back down. "Is everything okay?" Shoyo asked. "Your food is here. Please enjoy!" "Let's eat bro." Rei digs in. He grabs a bite in his chopsticks and places it in Shoyos' mouth. "Mm... How is it? Is it good?" "Hmm.... Hm.... It's... it's delicious!" "There goes for you the food in Hyogo food center. It's the best!" "That's something even the aliens know. Thank you for the food!" They both dig in and eat fast like if they are eating their last meal.

"So.. when is the exam?" Shoyo asked with food in his mouth. "Stop talking while eating. It's disgusting! Didn't grand-pa teach you manners?" Rei said. He looks upset. Shoyo can literally say that Rei is in a bad mood. "It's not the time to provoke him." Shoyo thinks to himself. he is a very thoughtful person, specially when it comes to Rei. "Rei is the strong baby. Acts like if he is all strong and happy but filled with weaknesses and sadness plus loneliness. The tough boy who acts all cool in front of his friends but begging for love when he is with me. He might not beg out loud but his mind is begging out really loud. The boy who doesn't call his one and only brother as "brother" instead of like a friend. "bruhh." When are you gonna call me "brother Shoyo" Rei? When are you gonna realize that I am your brother? Seriously when? Living all alone as if no one really cares about him." Shoyo thinks while eating and looking at Rei who eats real fast, looking at his food. "Eat slowly or you might choke. There is no rush. Food center doesn't close until 11.00pm." "Well, you might not be in a hurry, but I am." Rei puts down his chopsticks. he didn't put down, kind of threw it. Rei gets up. "I'll be back."

~Few minutes later~

"I am back." "Where did you go?" "To the bathroom thought I would find a toilet to clean." Rei smiled. Shoyo looks at him and smiles. "Am already don eating. Finish your food." "Nah. I don't wanna eat. I'm full." "Huh? But it's not finished. You even ordered the medium sized soup and didn't finish it." "Yeah. my appetite is gone. Let's go for a walk." "Right." They headed out of the center. They head to the water garden near the food center. It's kind of like a big pond with bridges that are connected together with various flowers planted along bridges. "Did you enjoy the food?" "Yeah kind of." Rei said while looking at the sky. "Wow! Was the sky always this beautiful. Those stars... They are so pretty." Rei said. "You haven' been able to go for a walk? Are you that busy?" Shoyo looked at Reis' face. His face is shining because of the moon light. He is so pretty like a girl. *cling* Rei receives a massage.

"I am done with all the work. Granny will close the restaurant soon. So come back quickly - Sen"

"I was late for the entire past week. And my teacher is super mad at me cuz of that." Rei stops walking and massages back to Sen while talking to Shoyo. He puts his phone back inside his jacket. "Since I was late at the very beginning of pre-exam week, I think Miss Oreki reached her limit of patience. And the new principal turned out to be the step grand-pa. I missed the morning assembly last week where he was appointed as the new principal and after I met him, it gave me a shock. I thought I was dreaming. He gave me the most embarrassing punishment of such a high rated school where the cleaning service is available. If i am late again, he'll add an extra day to wash." Rei explained everything to Shoyo. They are about to go on a bridge. While they walk, Shoyo often looked at Reis' face. "How pretty can a boy be? Is he a girl? Though he is pretty handsome. I feel awkward next to him." Shoyo thought. Rei stopped. "What? Is there something on my face? You've been looking at me this whole time." Rei said. "No. I haven't" "Yes you have. What is it? Do you feel sorry for me?" "No! Absolutely not! I never told you to come and help me with my job." "But you want good fighters right? That's why you added me or you would have just stopped me by force."

"Who? Me? stop who? You? Are you ok? when did I ever manage to stop you?" "Ok what is it then? Were you thinking that am pretty like a girl and you feel awkward next to me?" "HUH! How did you.. Did you read my mind?" "No dumbass! In the past, you would walk with me and look at me and say it. But now you stopped saying it cuz i told you not to say. so you said then you'll think it instead. That's how I know. silly! so what is it you wanna say?" "Mmmmm" Shoyo takes his hands out of his pockets and starts rubbing them. "So you know.... Will grand-pa really add you another toilet washing day if you be late again?" Shoyos' sudden question sticked Reis' feet to the ground. He isn't moving. He turns his head towards Shoyo like a creepy doll. "What did you say?" "So grandpa will really do that?"

"Why do you ask? I have to go to school tomorrow at 7.00 am to wash toilets..... Hold on a second. You don't mean..." "Yea. I received another task and I think I need to borrow you tomorrow." Shoyo said while looking at his feet. Reis' face turned red. He became a cherry. His eyes are also like cherry balls. he is about to explode. "WAW WAW WAW WAW! So you're really freaking telling me to wash the toilet cuz of a freaking task you received???? YOU ARE SO DEAD YUUDAI SHOYO!!" "No No No! wait. Please. Don't chase me. Please." "I am not chasing you, you are running on your own!"

After a long time of running, Shoyo and Rei are finally out of juice. "Oh man! I can't.. I can't... run... anymore.. please stop.. chasing me. Please!" Shoyo said while breathing heavily. "Am NOT CHASING YOU, YOU MORON! you... are just running on your own... am trynna get to you..but you keep running... so ... I have to run to ... catch up to you! IDIOT!" Rei is far behind from Shoyo. He is sitting on the floor, breathing heavily. "Man! You should have.. just.. told me before." "I SAID IT EVER SINCE..... YOU STARTED RUNNING!" Rei screamed. Shoyo stood up. "Hold up. Look where we are." He said while looking around. The wind is super loud and fast. It's dark. There isn't a single light. "This place seems familiar. Have I been here?" Rei gets up and asked. "Yeah. We came here three days ago. It's Inaho valley. That we fought last monday. And you had to.... "Toilet wash I know! But hang on. Are you telling me that we ran for two km and came here?" "Good workout by the way. But doesn't it feels really spooky here at night, specially at night." "What do you expect bro, This is the Inaho valley, the crime valley to be more precise."

Hyogo city is where Rei and Shoyo live. Inaho is just a sector village located in Hyogo city. It's really famous for being popularized by gangsters and drunk people. Inah is also famous for crimes. It is called the crime valley where nobody is allowed except gangsters, drunk people or drug dealers and all other kinds of bad people. Even the police are scared to enter this valley. The Inaho area is super silent after 6.00pm. No light lamps are planted on the sides of the roads. Not even a vehicle goes from Inaho street after 6.00pm. And it's hard to believe that Rei got to enter such a dangerous place at a young age like 18, where you aren't even allowed to smoke or go clubbing.

This is where Shoyo did his task, appointed by Captain Lee. Shoyo asked for help from Rei because he is a great fighter. SPF cops are allowed to hire people that are good at fighting to do their tasks. That's what happened. Rei does this fighting job as a part time job and works under Shoyo. But Rei has been working secretly since he was young. When there is a task, where Shoyo needs fighters, he calls out for his fighters. Then they complete it.