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Crack~

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Crack~

You were alarmed by a clean cracking sound. It had been quiet for so long and you were glad that you could finally hear the sound of the wind and the chirping of the birds. You slowly opened your eyes, seeing a ray of sunlight. You slowly got up and removed the remaining ,,stone fragments?,, from your body. As far as you could tell you were outside, there were no people or buildings nearby and 3,700 years had passed.

You(reader) may ask yourself how you(y/n) knew the date and the time that had passed but the answer is rather simple. You counted, how else would you know ? It's not like you had something else to do in that darkness in which you were in for 3,700 long years.

But the real question is how you managed to break free from the petrification. You thought for a bit and concluded that it was all thanks to your constant preserved counciousness. A small smile crept onto your lips. "Guess the thousand years of counting counted off after all, huh".

After you checked if you were healthy and could walk you decided to look around for a clean source of water. Making your way through the thick forest you noticed the many stone statues almost everywhere and they were kinda creeping you out so you started to wonder...

"What do I even do now?! If my hypothesis is right, then all of humanity got turned to stone 3,700 years ago". It's not like you wanted to brag about it but you were very knowledgeable about science and you picked up many useful skills, languages and abilities because of your occupation as a killer/assasin. Then a unusual thought crossed your head, If I wanted I could save humanity and rebuild civilization...

"As if hahaha, how lame of me", you said out loud and laughed. You only let the area out of sight for a second but it was already too late. You stumbled over a root and just barely managed to bring out a small "Oh, shit" before you were already in the air and falling down a cliff.

You were very lucky because you fell on a bush which reduced the impact. But even with your luck it hurt like hell. "Ngh" you moaned in pain while standing up. "Damn it, I should've payed more attention to my surroundings!" you cursed under your breath "What do I do now my left arm hurts like hell and I think it's sprained but it's not like there are any hospitals nearby"

Suddenly you smelled something familiar it was the smell of... RAMEN ?! What the hell, you thought but your stomach grumbled and you realized that you haven't eaten anything for hours or rather for thousand of years. "So there must also be other people who broke free from the petrification", you concluded.

You decided to follow the smell. "Maybe they are friendly and it's not like anyone is going to know my identity", you thought. You were always working with a mask, a hood and in secret. That's also why the modern people used to call you Azrael (the Angel of Death). Nobody knew your identity not even your clients who hired you.

A clearing in the forest came into view and you immediately hid behind a tree. You observed a couple of old huts, some strange structures and people! You continued to watch, well at least that was your plan until you felt the tip of a stone spear pressing against your neck.

You immediately observed the situation thinking about every option to escape from the trio surrounding you. You could just easily take them out but that would be too suspicious and they would be wary of you... so you chose to put up an innocent act.

"WHO ARE YOU?!", some blonde haired girl yelled while pinning you to the closest tree. She looked pretty but she wasn't Japanese-looking at all. Yet she spoke the Japanese language, rather fluently. Her clothes looked like leather rags dyed blue and her her hair stood in a mess tied up in the back. Just where the heck did I end up ?! You acted scared and nervous "I-I'm---"

"Kohaku!" a male voice yelled behind from behind of the hut, cutting you off.

"Ugh,rude~", you thought. "What's going on?!" Two guys came wandering around the back of the hut. One with brown hair and one with the most craziest hair you've ever seen.

As soon as the brown-haired noticed you were naked he blushed. The green-haired looked unaffected and locked eyes with you taking notice of the cracks on your neck. The green-haired guy smirked and crossed his arms. You had to admit he looked quite hot.

"So what, are you the replacement for Gen? Did Tsukasa send you here to keep an eye on him?" he asked. "Who is Tsukasa and who is Gen?", you thought. Don't tell me they have some kind of war going on here ?! "Answer truthfully and don't even think about lying! Are you one of that long haired mens people?!" Kohaku yelled. You put up your arms.

"I have no idea who this Tsukasa guy is. Ever since I broke out from the stone I've been all on my own. I just followed the smell of the ramen to get here", you answered. It was probably the most honest answer they would ever get out of you.

"Ngh", you moaned in pain. Kohaku was pinning your left arm against the tree. "Don't you dare lie to us!" she yelled. "I- ngh am not lying and could y-you ah please let go of my left arm? I fell down the ngh cliff earlier and I- ah think I sprained my left arm!", you pleaded.

After hearing that the green-haired yelled something "Kohaku, let go of her arm!". She hesitated but proceeded to let go. I sighed in relief. "But even if you say that you don't know Tsukasa, why should we believe you?!" the green- and the brown-haired asked. I looked at them.

"They do have a point. I wouldn't trust somebody I just met", you thought. "I don't know. Is there any way I could prove it to you?", you asked hesitant. "Well we still need some manpower for our furnace so how about we start with that", the green-haired said with a devilish smirk while rubbing the palms of his hands together.

"And he's at it again" Kohaku said and sighed. "I can help with that but there's still a small problem left", you answered while acting all embarrassed. "And that would be?" the green-haired asked and raised his brow.

"Well I think I sprained my left arm, I haven't eaten anything all day and also I'm kinda fucking naked so would you please stop staring at me!", you yelled while acting embarrassed and covering your private parts.

The brown-haired man almost died of embarrassment and you could've sworn you saw a small blush appear on the green-haired man's cheek. "Right.. follow me and Chrome could you please bring a bowl of ramen to the hut later?" the green-haired asked.

"Are you sure Senku? I'm not sure if we can trust her yet" Chrome hesitated. "Just do it, you idiot" Senku said in a demanding tone. "Ok Senku" the brown-haired answered with his thumb up.

"So the brown-haired is Chrome and the green-haired is Senku... what an interesting name", you thought. You followed Senku to a hut and as soon as you entered he threw a blanket at you saying "Here take it and lay down. I'm going to take a look at your arm".

You wrapped yourself in the blanket and did as he said. As soon as you laid down he started looking at your arm and doing all kinds of tests. Judging from his appareance and his experience you figured that he must be very smart.

The formula on his clothing(E=mc^2) also didn't go unnoticed by you. After studying him more you had to admit that he was kinda hot. You frowned at that thought. "Since when did I find anyone hot?!", you asked yourself. The thought immediately left your head soon after.

"Your left arm is sprained indeed but it's not that bad. You'll just have to apply this ointment every day and it'll be fine in a few days" Senku explained with his pinky in his ear. "Thank you, ah and I'm (y/n) by the way", you answered.

He smirked at you "I'm Ishigami Senku". It was quiet so you broke the silence "Senku? I still have some questions". He looked at you and smirked once again "So do I (y/n). Let's have a little talk, now shall we" Senku answered.

You had to keep up your act and get as much information out of him as possible. "Is it true that all of humanity was petrified?", you asked while acting nervous. "Yes it's true. It's been 3,700 years since that day and there's nothing of the modern world left" Senku answered calmly.

"H-how do you know how many years have passed and what date it is?", you asked while pretending to be confused. "I counted, duh, how else would I know?" Senku answered with his pinky in his ear.

Although you already knew the answer you had to act surprised so he wouldn't suspect anything. "WHAT YOU COUNTED?!", you shouted a bit too loud. "Shh, not so loud or do you want to attract everyone's attention?" Senku shushed.

"I-i'm sorry it's just that I was so shocked. You counted in that darkness, alone and for 3,700 years too. It must have been lonely, huh", you realized. "Well I counted too so I understand you but it was still quite lonely sometimes ", you thought.

"It's not like it's a big deal" Senku answered. "NO BIG DEAL?! OF COURSE IT IS!" you lied. "Well for the rest of humanity it sure is", you thought. "I already asked you to be quiet, didn't I" Senku shushed again. "Ah, I'm sorry again", you said.

"So who is this Tsukasa guy and who is Gen? Ah and by the way you don't mean Asagiri Gen, or do you?", you answered. "Oh I do mean Asagiri Gen and the whole story is a bit long and complicated, do you still want to hear it?" Senku asked you. "Yes please tell me about it!", you answered enthusiastically.

"So it all began when my friend Taiju came into the science club room to tell me about his confession..." he began.

=============TIMESKIP==========

"Damn this Tsukasa guy sounds pretty bad", you said. "Yeah, he's pretty troublesome for the Kingdom of Science and for my plan to save humanity" Senku answered while rubbing the back of his neck. "Seems like my timing is just perfect. Now I have to participate in this stupid war while hiding my identity.

I also have to be wary of Asagiri Gen because he's quite a skilled mentalist. I'm lucky to be more skilled than him or else he would be able to see right through me. It wouldn't even surprise me if he were listening in to our conversation this whole time", you thought.

"Are you sure that you will be able to free all of humanity from the petrification?", you asked acting hesitant. "Yes, I'm ten billion percent sure that we'll be able to safe all of humanity. So will you join the Kingdom of Science and help us to make that happen?" Senku asked while grinning widely.

"Ah this is going just great.. hahaha and now he's even asking me to help him. It's not like I care about what happens to humanity anyway but the Kingdom of Science sounds like it'll be fun and even if I wanted to make some stuff of my own I wouldn't have enough manpower.

I don't help people I kill them but that smile... somehow I'm not able to say no to that smile", you thought. "Sure, Senku~", you answered while smiling at him. "Now this is exhilarating" Senku answered and smirked.