3 Months to Recovery

After getting treated by Ayame last night, Kuro woke up painfully nd as expected, his left arm refused to move while trying to move his body hurts him.

3 months of no training… if it was the normal Kuro, he would have shrugged it off but because right now, he was somewhat power hungry, he couldn't just ignore it like normal.

Moving a bit, he felt another sources of warmth near his stomach. It was the cat.

Slightly cuddling her, Kuro woke up from his 'bed' in a way that wouldn't wake her up.

Opening the door, Kuro saw the two figures speaking to each other at this early morning. 'There goes my effort of acting.'

At least, seeing the positive expressions in the Oni's face—Kuro felt relieved.

Not intending to get in their way of conversation, Kuro used the Elevator (BETA) to get down from the tree house and take a walk outside.

While feeling the nature outside, another ego woke up from his deep sleep.

'Yo. (21)'

'Hi, 21-nii. (5)'

'Oh, you've changed—well whatever. I have a question to you. (21)'

You? Not 'me?' Thinking of this seemingly unnecessary thought, Kuro listen to what 21 have to say.

'First of all… how could you not think of [Hamon] when you saw the ripple!?!? You insolent fool! (21)'

The worries in Kuro's mind has disappeared as it was the usual 21 him.

'As expected of me, instead of asking something serious, you've asked something important. (5)'

'Of course. I have a priority made inside my mind and ignoring JoJo is… a heaven defying mistake. (21)'

'Okay, me. Although I don't understand what you've said I got the gist of it. (5)'

'To answer mine question, it's because you see, [Hamon] is an… internal technique. (5)'

'Hoh? You're enlightening me instead of making an excuse? Interesting, go ahead. (21)'

'…As you can see, [Hamon] which produces an energy similar to sun-ray, through controlled breathing is an internal technique. (5)'

Kuro ignored 21 and continued talking.

'And internal technique is human technique. As per explained by Maou. Ironically, I, who have only practiced demon technique, have no clue how to control my internal body to do [Hamon]! (5)'

'Why is this kid looking so proud?… Ah! Wait a minute, damn you. I just remembered it—you bathed together with Okayu, did you!? (21)'

21 looked at Kuro eyes with jealousy—while his conversation seems a bit rash.

'…is there something wrong? (5)'

Kuro however, toward this topic—was rather innocent as that part of mentality wasn't developed yet.

'Yeah! There is so much problem! First of all, why did you go bath with her *when I am asleep* damn it! I missed a huge opportunity. (21)'

'Oh! That's it! Isn't this what we call… Lolicon? Am I lolicon? I will be lolicon in the future? (5)'

However, no matter how undeveloped Kuro's mentality was—he was still rotten because of the two.

'Hell, I am not into a kid… (21)'

Searching and finding out that he had no excuse to return, 21 changed the conversation.

'A, anyway. (21)'

'You see, I misunderstood about this world. (21)'

21's soul-form were like searching up for the past, looking somewhat guilty.

'They're different. No matter how infinitely close their appearance is—they have their own past. (21)'

'You know what? When I first came here although it didn't wander my mind, I was unconsciously thinking I was playing a game. (21)'

'I may have thought of these girls like an NPC characters, or even an Pokemon. As for you, Kuro—I was unconsciously pressing my ideal to you. (21)'

'Like playing an [Chinese Parents], I think I was brainwashing/controlling you. For that, I apologise you. (21)'

'That's so unlike you, me. Perhaps, are you still embarrassed from our argue in Sin Hut a month ago? (5)'

'What are ya saying? I am an proper adult—so fulfilling my duty as a mature man, I am just apologising. Is there something wrong with it, kid? (21)'

Kuro smiled toward 21's retort.

'Nope. Besides, I don't think you need to feel sorry about that, besides the game part, I think even if you didn't make me like this, in the end, I would have turn like this. (5)'

'Because I am you. (5)'

'Oh, okay that's a relief. Then, bye I'm going to sleep. (21)'

This bastard, when I am saying something cool and heart-moving…

'Bye (5)'

'See ya, by the way, don't get too distressed. (21)'

Since then, like a cut phone call, 21 stopped responding despite Kuro trying to ask him what he meant.

But thinking of it—it wasn't actually that hard.

When he had an argument with Ayame, he felt his stress raise and then, he decided to leave home.

Since he left the tree house, 17 and 21 disappeared mysteriously. So he thought that when his stress reaches at certain point, 17 or 21 will disappear.

Well that was his first thought but when he thought more, the more he found this answer wrong. The first cause of their appearances is the huge shock of emotion when he thought Ayame will be brainwashed.

So at first place, they were already inside him so instead of creating something thinking that 'he' divided into 3 were more right.

The faint memory he had before he divided—his capabilities of thinking like a normal human despite being a baby at that moment—mysteriously disappeared.

The dream he sees from time to time whether he is stressed or not.

The possibly 21's memories when he first saw Matsuri in this world (btw why adhesive bandage?)

His actions of 'deciding to kill himself (acting) when he arrived to Reign Empire (17)' and his 'acting choice of energetic person (21)' the opposite personality of his.

Rather than 'disappear' Kuro speculated that they will fuse and return back to original himself.

Though it doesn't solve the mysteries of [Who's fighting?] when he went berserk.

Might as well call it the [Venom]!