2 A Thrilling Ride

Kazuto- So... Who was that four armed fellow? You finally made a new friend? ??- I don't know him... I believe this is my first time seeing him... Or maybe I forgot him... Kazuto- Well... That makes me feel less bad for abandoning him... ??- Why did we abandon him though? Kazuto- Because we don't have enough time... I was checking my bag one last time while driving and I noticed that I did not bring my maths book with me... ??- So you're forgetful sometimes as well, huh? Kazuto- We do not really have time for useless banter... Fasten your seatbelt because I am going to drive at maximum speed... *Kazuto speeds up the car and they accelerate towards a land known for its rain* [The quiet aura of the lifeless city felt like being choked to silence by some unnatural force which endorsed fear and the grudging sound of the engine was the only thing that could be heard. The buildings had lost all of their colour from the continuous rain.] *They stop in front of what seems like an old castle* *A few men and women; clad in black; come towards them holding umbrellas* *One of them rolls a red carpet for them to walk on and the others hold umbrellas on top of their heads* *They walk towards a huge room at the top floor of the castle, undoubtedly belonging to the owner of the castle* [The room; lost all of its valour, had gained a lot of dust in return; but no cobwebs. The only redeeming factor of the room was a throne made of what supposedly looked like black marble] Kazuto- The rain continues, huh? ??- ....Seems like it? Kazuto- The only identity this rain has is that of rain... But not everything has only one identity... ??- That was pretty random... Also I feel like--- Kazuto*ignoring*- Speaking of identities... I have bequeathed the title of the heir to the Yamada Clan to suit someone who wants it... I now no longer shall be identified as such... ??- Wait... Really? Kazuto- Yes... Kazuto Yamada is now effectively dead... The school paperworks took a bit of work but it's all been completed... ??- Oh... Kazuto- I am not the only one who has a new identity now... You see... This city has a new identity as well... ??- ...Makes sense Kazuto- This place shall from here on out be called Yamada Kingdom... ??- That's... Not original in the slightest... Kazuto- And I shall now boast a different identity... *Kazuto throws his cape to flawlessly land on top of the throne while he goes to sit on the throne* Kazuto- I am Yamada Ken... The ruler of Yamada Kingdom... ??- Didn't we come here to get your book...? Ken- *sigh* I hope it were Kaori here instead of you... Maybe she would have a better reaction... ??- I highly doubt that... Ken- Nah... I believe in my girlfriend... She would have a better reaction... ??- Wait... I just remembered something... Ken- If it's something weird or silly, I'll throw you out of the window... ??- No... This is important... Ken- Then tell me about it later... Let me relinquish my cool posture for a bit... ??- But I just remembered that I had your maths book with me all along... *Silence befalls the room* Kazuto- Are you perhaps a masochist? ??- No... Why? Ken- THEN WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME THIS SOONER?! ??- BECAUSE I FORGOT!! Ken- Wait... I just remembered something... ??- If it is something weird or silly... I'll... Wait I can't really do anything to you... Ken- I was supposed to pick Kaori up before school today... She must be waiting for me outside the cabin... ??- Well then... Take the car and go... What are you waiting for... Ken- Well... If I just leave like this, how will you get to school? The rickshaws don't run on Mondays... ??- I'll walk there... Ken- Well... If you want it that way... You can go there, walking... But if your crush ignores you because you're smelling, don't come to me, crying like a loser... ??- Now that you put it that way... I am compelled to take the ride... Ken- Well... She would just ignore you anyway... We're treated like traitors here... So... I don't see any point in you tagging along... ??- Well... I'm gonna hijack a ride anyways... My leg hurts pretty badly... Ken- Well... You can tell me all about it as we get to the car... *They get inside the car and start driving* *The car stops in front of a cabin in the middle of a forest* *A girl's voice is heard* Girl- Oh, Haisha... You're tagging along? Ken- Yeah... I tried to get him to walk... But he's just too scared that he'd smell when he reaches our destination... And... He won't go away... Guess I can't just throw him out of the car... Haisha- *in his mind* Yeah... My name is Haisha... Pretty girly right? Yeah! I know! It literally means loser... Even I don't know why my parents thought it would be cool to call their son a loser... Girl- Haisha! Haisha! Haisha- Oh... Kaori-senpai... Sorry... It wasn't my fault... Kaori- What? What happened exactly? Kazuto- Seems like he's talking to the readers... Kaori- Talking to the readers? Ken- Yeah... It's because of his ability... He has the ability to talk to people from another dimension who are "reading" what's happening in our world through him... He is probably narrating something... Kaori- Wait! What?! Ken- Yeah... He broke his connection with the last dimension so... I guess... It's a new beginning for him... He'll have to explain everything that is happening to the new readers... So... He's gonna space out a lot today... Haisha- Sorry for that... I was just telling them the meaning of my name... Kaori- Okay! That's a weird ability! Well... Let's get going... Why are we still talking here... Ken- Just remind me to add a feature to the car that lets me open the other doors without having to get out and walk all the way over there... Kaori- Awwww... Who are you trying to fool? We all know that you get a kick out of opening the door like a gentleman... Ken- Haisha... Back me up... Haisha- Hey... Do you think we will get new members to join our club this year? Kaori- That was too stupid to act like a distraction... Ken- Well... I believe we'll have some new 4th years as well... Not to mention all the new 1st years that are joining school this year... We will get atleast a few of them to sign up for our club by the end of the year... Haisha- I hope so too... Kaori- Are you guys acting like I don't exist? Ken- Oh... Yeah... Kaori... My name has changed... Kaori- Wait... Really?! What?! How?! Ken- I had to get rid of my old name... My new name is Ken... Which means "The one above all"... Kaori- That is a pretty cool name... And it reflects your character really greatly... Ken- Yeah... I know... I was the one who thought of this name... Kaori- You are surprisingly good at stuff like these... Ken- Hah... See? I told you that Kaori would have a better reaction.... Haisha? Haisha? Haisha- *in his mind* I guess I haven't introduced myself to you guys... Hello... As you know... My name is Haisha... I have the ability to talk to you guys... Who're reading this from my perspective... By the way, you can't read all my thoughts; only the ones I wish to let you read... It all started when I was 4 years old... My mom saw people reading my life story in a dream... And... Somehow... People in that dimension enjoyed reading about a 4 years old boy walking around the room and eating raw vegetables... Weird, right? Ken- Earth to Haisha...? Wow he's really out of it, huh? *A kid comes running in front of the car* Kaori- Stop the car! Ken- Well... There is no point in doing that... Look at that youngster... Look at his eyes... He is scheming to strike our vehicle the instant we press the break... He probably wants to assess his ability which might be really destructive... And what's a more acceptable way to do it than destroy the foreign object belonging to a traitor? Kaori- Stop it anyway! Ken- Oh well... Don't accuse me later... *He presses the brake* *He opens a cabinet on top of the car and takes a gun out* *He opens the door and jumps out* *The car stops just in front of the kid* *The kid points his finger towards the car and the car flips* *The car goes flying in the air* *The kid starts jumping around in excitement* *A gigantic dark hand emerges from the shadow of the car on the road and holds the car midair so that it doesn't get any scratches* *The kid looks confused* *Ken comes from behind the dark hand with the gun in hand, smiling creepily* Ken- An interesting ability you've got there... *The kid gets scared* *Ken pulls the trigger and shoots at the kid's hand; the same hand he used to flip the car* *Surprisingly, the gunshot blows off the entire arm* *The kid kneels down and starts crying* *The dark hand slowly puts the car down* Ken- A level 6, huh? You're gonna have to pay more than you would've for that reason... What can I say? I just dislike arrogant mid-high levels... Haisha- Don't shoot the kid! Ken- Well... Don't worry, I'm not gonna kill him... I'll just rough him up a bit... You know... To make sure he can't do anything like this ever again... Haisha- His mother is here! *They both look towards a woman standing on one side of the road who looks strikingly similar to that kid* *Ken vanishes and appears behind the kid and turns him unconscious by karate chopping his nape* *He takes the unconscious kid to his mother* Ken- Keep him in line... You're quite fortunate that I didn't slay him... Let's face it... Out of all of us here, I am the one who is the least concerned about your child's future... If he does something like this again... I won't think as considerably as this time before slaying him... *Ken goes back into the car and starts the car* Ken- Well... I hope that lad won't even think of doing something like this again... Kaori- How could you shoot him just like that?! Ken- Well... What do you reckon would've happened if I had just allowed him to go without intimidating him even a bit? Kaori- The kid would have an arm left?! Ken- The kid would've killed others... What would you do then? Power being so unjust mostly goes in the hands of horrible people... Or maybe it is power that turns them horrible... I don't know that... But what I do know is the fact that that kid could've killed you guys if I wasn't there... He seemed too thrilled with his ability to not do so... He's a level 6... That is reason enough to disable him... Humans don't deserve this power... They are far too immature to handle it... Kaori- Well... I can't speak against that statement... Ken- Well... There were more ways I could've stopped you from speaking... Kaori- Oh... How exactly? Ken- Do you want to see it? Haisha- Oh... We're already at school! Kaori- You didn't have to say that... We can clearly see where we are... Ken- You know... I'm repenting of permitting you to tag along... Haisha- Why?! What happened?! Ken- Ugh... Let's just get to school… Let us mark this as the end of a thrilling ride... Haisha- But I wanna know!! Ken- Woah... Look there... Some random fellow is hitting on your crush...*Points at a blonde girl who is getting hit on by a tall guy who is unmistakably stronger than Haisha* Well... Seems like she is in trouble... Haisha- What can I do? Ken- Help her... Fight him off!! Haisha- But he is obviously stronger than me!! Ken- Believe in yourself... Haisha- Okay... I'm gonna go help her... Ken- Yeah... Do so... *Haisha walks up to that guy* *Ken picks up his phone and starts recording* Haisha- Umm... Hello... If you don't mind... Can you please let go of my friend there? Like... She doesn't seem interested in you... You're just making it uncomfortable for her... That guy- What makes you think you have the right to talk to me like that? *The girl pushes Haisha down the stairs* The girl- I don't want help from the likes of you! Traitor! *The focus goes to Ken* Kaori- You knew that was gonna happen... Didn't you? Ken- Well... Actually... I did... *The focus goes to Haisha* The guy- Wait... A traitor? You mean he is like Kazuto? Well... That makes it interesting... *The guy comes down the stairs and picks him by his hair* The guy- Well... He does always say that traitors are not to be looked down upon and all, and he'll give it his all to save a traitor if they're being judged dishonestly... So... Let's see if he comes before I kill you... *Starts beating him* [Focus on Ken] Kaori- Isn't that too much just for disruption of plans? Ken- That guy seems familiar... Wait a minute... I think I remember who he is... I shouldn't have done that... [Focus on Haisha] *Haisha's crush sneaks away amongst this chaos* *Haisha's hand slowly goes towards the gun in his pocket* *That guy takes out a rod which starts glowing* That guy- Your hair is as long as a girl's... Maybe I'll start by cutting it... Haisha- You better not... *That guy tilts that saber up, getting ready to slash* *Haisha takes out a gun from his pocket* *A gunshot is heard and the saber falls from the guy's hand* That guy- Who shot my saber?! *Looks around* Wait!! Where is that girl?! *Ken comes walking* Ken- Did you actually not expect my arrival for some reason? Hada... You think too submissively of me... Hada- Well well... This is interesting *lets go of Haisha's hair* I didn't really think that you'd come but it seems like I'll finally get to prove that I'm better than you... And I'll gain my spot at the "Big Three"... There isn't any reason for a traitor to be one of them...

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