Chapter two

Chapter two

Nonon Jakuzure knew that she blew it, dying again and to some no name thug no less.

Yet as she starts to awake from her inferno-induced sleep, she comes face to... face, with a familiar thing.

"Huh… That didn't take long…"

'Didn't take long…?'

"Hah? What's that mean?"

Glaring up at the red eyes covered under the darkness of the long brown cloak, Nonon couldn't help but wonder if he knew the previous events would happen.

Standing up from his crouching position, the tall figure of the ferryman fills Nonom's vision as she continues her glare.

"I mean… I didn't expect you to die so soon… I thought it would've taken at least a few days…"

Staring at Nonon, who still lays on the ground staring up at him, the ferryman stands deathly still seeming to be lost in thought.

"Y'know kid… even a small favor from someone like me turns into a soul binding contract…"

Crossing his arms as he stares down at Nonon, she can't help but see a certain judgmental stare in his two swirling eyes.

"… and the ramifications for breaking such a contract are quite… severe…"

Hearing these words Nonon gulps slightly, as she stares up at him.

"… but, since I'm so kind, I'll do you a little favor…"

Saying this he crouched down again as her body starts to get heavier, the previous feeling of death slowly returning.

As her vision starts to blur she can see him shift slightly.

"Right just a heads up… we won't meet again till you complete your part of our little favor…"

He goes on to say more, but her hearing starts to fail her. The last thing she sees before she returns to the darkness is his eyes curving heavily into two crescents in obvious delight.

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Taking a step out of the scorched and charred alleyway, Nonon shakes her head, getting the last bit of ash from her hair.

Glancing back at the alley, she's awed slightly by the scene of the scorched walls and the ash layered floor. Looking at the two distinct piles of ash, she sighs.

'To think someone could have such a powerful ability…it's like I'm in a different world.'

Not denying the possibility of world travel through death, Nonon quietly pats down her clothes, trying to get as much ash out as possible.

As she pats down her clothes, which oddly resemble the outfit she wore to the school raid trips, she can only clench the hem of her tracksuit jacket at her frustrations.

'Ever since I died everything went downhill for me… unbearably pathetic…'

Stopping herself from her own self berating triad, she instead shows a light smile.

'Tch, if those guys knew how much of a mess I was right now they'd be mocking me!'

Stretching one of her arms up fully, she locks her other arm around it by the elbow, pulling it as to do a stretch.

"Well no point in wallowing in my own patheticness…"

After a few more moments of various stretching, Nonon starts to make her way through the rather complex alleyways, contemplating her current situation.

'I'm penniless, homeless and I've got no clue where I am…'

Kicking a can in the middle of the alleyway, she quietly watches as it slams into the wall before falli mg to the ground.

'Though I guess not everything is bad… Assuming that the guy who burnt me isn't a special case, and that there are others who have supernatural abilities…'

Looking away from the can she continues to wander through the alleyway, half mindlessly looking for an exit.

'Then maybe there's some organization that values these abilities… and if so…'

Thinking about her newly granted ability to not die, as well as her sound negation, Nonon somehow starts to get a good feeling.

'Well whatever… I just need to find a job that will help me save people… I don't think that old boat guy will appreciate me slacking off on our little deal…'

As she rounds a corner, she steps back slightly, slightly covering her eyes with her hand as she sees a bright light ahead of her. As her eyes dilate to an appropriate size she lowers her hand as the view of a busy city street enters her eyes.

Seeing the bright City Street, only dimmed by the dark of the night sky, she lets out a slight sigh as she begins to move forward.

'Right, let's get started.'

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Hello, just leaving a slight author note here to explain some things.

The reason why her personality is a bit down is due to her failure to Satsuki. It's a bit different then when she lost against Matoi since she failed her during their greatest battle so far, causing a bit of depression. If you believe that to be an unsuitable answer, then please don't mind it and think of it as the author taking liberties instead.

Spoilers ahead.

The current world she's in is that of Bungou stray dogs. I don't know how long she'll be there, but I don't intend on her interacting with the original plot.

It's kind of a bother for her to interact with the plot, especially with how many smart masterminds are in the series. Essentially what I'm trying to say is that these anime characters are beyond my current intellect.

I do intend on her both interacting with and joining the armed detective agency, ideally before Atushi joins.

Other than that, a little explanation on her 'revival' ability. Think of it like a number, if the number is 0 or below then she will not die when killed, if the number is above 0 then she will die when killed. She starts at zero, killing someone brings the number down, and saving someone brings the number up. She is currently at -2.

Other than that, please enjoy the story and apologies for the short chapter.

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