Chapter 13: A day with asahi

"Are you coming or not?" Asahi asked Kaede.

Kaede only stood in between the open door and the door frame. He can't believe that people in this school use the money for an apology. What if he was already executed before Shoma returned? He was the one that was dragged to this life-sacrificing school. And why does this dude act this way? He is still arrogant.

"You know what? It will not hurt a bit if you lessen your arrogance," Kaede said, opening his door for Asahi to come in.

"Well, I was born like this. You only leave once in this field those who have chosen," Asahi said before walking into Kaede's room.

"Sit or read some books; it's up to you. I'll take a quick bath, senpai," Kaede said before pulling his towel from the tower rack.

"Okay," Asahi answered and went to Kaede's study table.

He was a little confused about why there was a study table in his room when their class wasn't normal. They don't have any books to read. They rely on their pure instinct.

Asahi picked the photo frame that was on the table. In the photo frame, he saw Minami and Kaede in smiling poses. He can say that Kaede is into soccer since he held a ball in his left hand while his other hand was placed on Minami's shoulder.

Asahi knew Minami. He met her freshman year and instantly felt a crush on her. She was a beautiful woman in his eyes. And the only thing that Kaede and Minami resembled was the mole below their right eye. He was devastated when he heard that Minami was killed while her partner was missing during the mission given to her.

"Oi, I'm done. Let's go," Kaede said, getting Asahi's attention.

Asahi put the photo frame down and turned to see Kaede.

"What the hell is your outfit?"

"What?" Kaede said, confused.

Kaede's favorite clothes are a pair of walking shorts and a shirt. Black is his favorite color, so he wears his recently purchased clothes from a thrift shop.

"Never mind. Let's go," Asahi said.

In Asahi's mind, Kaede is a simple person with simple taste in fashion. And why would he wear simple clothes when Minami's funds are as much as a school researcher? Nevertheless, he should just let Kaede do whatever he wants to wear.

Being a student in ryōshi high means that your death will happen at any time. And to compensate for it, students can have salaries higher than a CEO. The heads have decided that at least students will enjoy every second of life until their unexpected death.

"Where do you want to go?" Asahi asked him after they rode in the service car that was provided for them.

"I want to go to my house," Kaede answered him.

"Okay. And after that, we'll visit a bank. The accounting department informed Shoma-sensei that your bank account is ready. You can get and receive it in the bank," Asahi informed him.

"Oh, I see," he said.

"You're not surprised?" Asahi asked him.

"I do, but I am more excited to visit my house and friends to bid my farewell to them properly," he said.

Asahi looked at Kaede secretly. He has a raging battle about whether this brat was the one he saw the fight against that semi-dybbuk in the forest or was another boy. The Kaede he is with is tame, timid, and bubbly, although he thinks that maybe he hated him for his almost execution.

"That who took Kaede's body has his eye set on you. And if I wasn't fast enough, you could have been dead, Asahi. I'm telling you to stop being arrogant or tone it down. Let me guess, did you say something to Kaede?" his sensei scolded him when both of them went home after Shoma arrived at the execution room to prevent Kaede's death.

Half of the day, Asahi silently watches and observes Kaede along with his friends. A group of kids dragged him into playing soccer with them, which made him see a genuine smile at his partner, something he didn't have when he was a kid.

"Kaede, it's past one in the afternoon. Let's go and buy you some things and get your passbook to the bank," he called him.

Kaede stopped playing and said something to the children before leaving. After that, Kaede wiped his sweat and changed into a shirt he had brought along with him.

"Where to go, sir?" the driver asked him.

"To the Eula's," Asahi answered him.

The driver nodded at him and drove them to the Eula's. It only took them one or two hours before Kaede found the thing he only wanted to buy, a limited-edition soccer ball. He told Asahi that he wanted to donate the ball to the orphans with whom he played along with.

"What about clothes? Anything you want?"

"No, just this. I'm not used to anything fancy. That's all. And please tell Sensei Hiro that I am not angry anymore," Kaede told him when they finally reached his room. "And please, can you deliver this gift to the children? I would appreciate it if you do," he added.

"Alright. Leave it to me," Asahi answered. "See you on Monday. We have the practice to do."

"Okay," Kaede said before saying goodbye and walking toward his room.

"Tsk! What a weird person," Asahi whispered to himself.

Unknown to the two, a boy has followed them since they left the school. He was just a normal high school too, and was assigned to watch over this potentially possessed boy by a potential Diablo. For him, Kaede is just an ordinary high schooler boy, and he only excels when it comes to sports. His looks are normal; nothing seems different. He is just a plain boring, ordinary folk. But deep within, he can see what is hiding inside this boy.

No, he is not hiding what he is. The boy might look plain and boring, but that's just his idle appearance. This boy had something in him when he was born. His employers have been obsessed with this boy to the extent of hiring him even though his fees are pretty high.

When his phone rang, he was having a coffee in the cafe where the two boys were enjoying their snacks.

"Chen," he said.

"So did you see it?" said the voice over the phone, excited.

"Yes, I did. The faceless black hood figure and immerse negative energy, I can see them all," he answered the voice.

"Do you think you can extract it out of the boy?" the voice asked him.

The boy laughed.

"Do you want me to die? You are asking for the impossible. The thing you wanted is infused with the boy, meaning they were born in one body. He is part of him. Extraction is a big question mark. The figure you have hunted for so long has found its home. And that home is the body of Kaede. Your only chance is to have a boy by your side if you succeed. I think Ryōshi High has already recruited him."

"Ugh! That freaking scum bags!"