EPISODE FIVE

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[Mʏ Pᴏᴠ: Sᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜsʜɪ ʙᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ Yᴜᴊɪ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʟs ᴡᴀs ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ.Aғᴛᴇʀ, I ʜᴀᴅ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴍʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴜɴ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʟᴀsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ.I ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴍɪʟɪɴɢ. Uᴘ ᴛɪʟʟ I sᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴇᴍᴘᴛɪɴᴇss ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ As, ɪᴛ sᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs. Tʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ "ʜᴇʀ."]

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Mᴇᴍᴏɪʀ

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Mᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ғᴀᴅɪɴɢ ʙʏ ᴀs I ɢʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ Yᴜᴊɪ. I ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ. Gᴏᴊᴏ sᴀᴡ 'sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ' ɪɴ ᴍᴇ. I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ Iᴛ ɪs. ʙᴜᴛ I ғɪɴᴅ ɪᴛ Uɴʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙʟɪɴᴅғᴏʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ .

Tʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs. I sᴛʀᴏɴɢʟʏ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛ I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴀ ᴋᴇʏ ʀᴏʟᴇ.

Bᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ,

Hᴇ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ɢᴜʏ.

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Sᴜʀᴠᴇʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴜ, I ᴀsᴋ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀs."Oᴋ, sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ. Sᴏ I ᴄᴀɴ ᴘᴀʏ sᴏᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛᴛᴀ ʜᴇʀᴇ."

"Yᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs sᴏ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛ, Fᴜᴅᴏ. Cᴀɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɪᴛ?"

Mᴇɢᴜᴍɪ ᴍᴜᴍʙʟᴇs. Hᴇ ʜᴀsɴ'ᴛ ʏᴇᴛ sᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴅɪsʜ.

"Nᴏᴛ ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀɪʟʏ."

"Hᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ, Fᴜsʜɪɢᴜʀᴏ. Yᴜᴊɪ ɪs ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴅᴀᴍɴ ʟᴏɴɢ." Nᴏʙᴀʀᴀ ᴇxᴄʟᴀɪᴍs ɢʟᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ Yᴜᴊɪ. I ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴇᴀɢᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ.

"Hᴇʏ, ʙʀᴏ."

"Yᴇs." Yᴜᴊɪ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏsɪᴛʏ 

"Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ɴᴏᴡ, ᴡʜʏ ɴᴏᴛ sᴛᴀʏ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏɴɪɢʜᴛ? Mʏ Aᴜɴᴛ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴄᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇᴍᴀᴅᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟᴛʏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴜsᴜᴀʟ."

"Uɢʜ, I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ. I'ᴍ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ʜᴜɴɢʀʏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ. Sᴏʀʀʏ Fᴜᴅᴏ. Nᴇxᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ." Hᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ʙᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ. I ᴡᴀs sʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ. Hᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴍʏ Aᴜɴᴛɪᴇ's ᴄᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ.

"Oᴋ ᴛʜᴇɴ. Lᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ."

Fᴜᴅᴏ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴏғᴛ sᴍɪʟᴇ, ʜᴇ ʙʟᴜsʜᴇs sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ɪɴ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀʀᴀssᴍᴇɴᴛ

As Nᴏʙᴀʀᴀ sᴍɪʀᴋs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀᴄɪᴏᴜs ʙᴏʏ, sʜᴇ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇsᴛᴇʀ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

"Wᴏᴡ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴡɪᴍᴘ. Hᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. Wʜᴇʀᴇ's ʏᴏᴜʀ A-ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴍᴀɴ? Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʏ 'ᴛʜᴇᴍ' ᴅɪɴɴᴇʀ ғɪʀsᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʟᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ɪᴅɪᴏᴛ. Nᴏ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡʜʏ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ sɪɴɢʟᴇ?"

"Kᴜɢɪsᴀᴋɪ, ʙᴇ ɴɪᴄᴇ. Fᴜᴅᴏ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ." Yᴜᴊɪ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀs, ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ I ғᴇʟᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ sʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs.

"Wʜᴀᴛ ɪs ɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʟɪғᴇ? Wʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴏ ɪɴғᴀᴛᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜᴏᴍ I'ᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ. Yᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ!..." Tʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ sᴀɪᴅ, ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪɴɢ sɪɢɴs ᴏғ ғʀᴜsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀʀɪᴛᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɢɪʀʟ. Hᴇ sᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛʟʏ.

"Fᴜᴅᴏ. I ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ʏᴀ ᴋɴᴏᴡ. Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ sᴏ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ."

"Yᴇᴀ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ's ɴᴏ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛ sᴏ ɪɴsᴇɴsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ. Aᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪᴢᴇ. Yᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʀᴜɪɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏᴅ."Mᴇɢᴜᴍɪ sᴀɪᴅ, ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ. Yᴜᴊɪ & Gᴏᴊᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ sᴛᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ғᴇᴜᴅ.

"I'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ, Kᴜɢɪsᴀᴋɪ. Tʜᴇʀᴇ! Hᴀᴘᴘʏ!"

"Eᴄsᴛᴀᴛɪᴄ. Nᴏᴡ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴇᴀᴛ!" Nᴏʙᴀʀᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ sᴀʀᴄᴀsᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ. Sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ.

Tʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs: I ɢᴜᴇss sʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ. Wʜᴀᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇs! 

"Hᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ, sɪʀ. Oɴᴇ Tᴏᴋɪ Sᴜsʜɪ & Pᴏᴛsᴛɪᴄᴋᴇʀs. Eɴᴊᴏʏ!"

(I'ᴍ ᴘᴀʀᴛ-ᴀsɪᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴛsᴛɪᴄᴋᴇʀ ғᴀɴ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ sᴏ.)

"Tʜᴀɴᴋs." 

"Yᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ, ᴄᴜᴛɪᴇ."Tʜᴇ ʜᴏsᴛᴇss ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴇᴅ ᴀs sʜᴇ sᴛʀᴜᴛs ᴀᴡᴀʏ. Aʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟɪsʜ ɢʀɪɴs ᴀs I ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴄʜᴇᴡ.

"Wʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ, Fᴜᴅᴏ-sᴀɴ ☆w☆?" Gᴏᴊᴏ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀs

"Wʜᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡs?" 

Mᴇ, ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ɴᴏɴᴄʜᴀʟᴀɴᴛ 

"I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ sʜᴇ's ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜ, Fᴜᴅᴏ. Wʜʏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀsᴋ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ###?"

SNAP! Aғᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴏᴘsᴛɪᴄᴋs ʙʀᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ, Nᴏʙᴀʀᴀ sᴋᴇᴡᴇʀs ᴍᴇ.

"Hᴀ! As ɪғ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ғᴀʟʟ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ғᴏᴏʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪᴍ!"

"I ʜᴀᴛᴇ UBSSD ʙᴏʏs!"

"Mᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ, Hᴏɴ'" 

"Wʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ xxxx?"

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1 ʜᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ

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[Mʏ Pᴏᴠ: Rᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢɴᴇss ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ, I ᴡᴀs ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʏ ʜᴇʀᴇ. Tᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴀ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴏғ Dʀɪɴᴋ & Tᴇʟʟ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, sɪɴᴄᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ ᴏғ ᴜs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴀɢᴇ, ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏxɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ. Yᴇᴛ, ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍᴜᴛᴜᴀʟ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛs, I ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴜɴᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ I ᴠᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴠᴇɪʟᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ sᴏ-ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴛᴏɴɪɢʜᴛ.]

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"Tʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴇ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ: ᴡᴇ sᴘɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛᴛʟᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪᴛ ʟᴀɴᴅs ᴏɴ ɢᴇᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴀ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ. Iғ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏsᴇʀ ɪs ᴏʙʟɪɢᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀ ᴛᴀsᴋ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ." - Gᴏᴊᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴs

"Eᴀsʏ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ," - Mᴇɢᴜᴍɪ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇs

"Wʜᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ sᴘɪɴ ғɪʀsᴛ?"

"ᴍᴇ! ᴍᴇ! ɪ'ʟʟ ɢᴏ!" - Yᴜᴊɪ sʜᴏᴜᴛs

"Aɴʏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇʟsᴇ. Gᴏ-ɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴄᴇ!" - ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇʟʏ ɪɢɴᴏʀɪɴɢ Iᴛᴀᴅᴏʀɪ

"ᴍᴇ! ᴍᴇ! ᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴍᴇ sᴇɴsᴇɪ!" 

"Gᴏᴊᴏ Sᴀᴛᴏʀᴜ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇɴ!" ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴏᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ.

Tᴡɪʀʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴀɴᴛᴇʀ, ʜᴇ sɴᴇᴇᴢᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ɪᴛ ʟᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍᴇ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ, ɢᴏᴊᴏ sᴀᴛᴏʀᴜ.

"ᴀʀᴀ ᴀʀᴀ, ᴍʏ ʙᴏʏ ғᴜᴅᴏ-sᴀɴ! ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴍᴀᴛᴇ!

"ᴀsᴋ ᴀᴡᴀʏ."

"Hᴍᴍ, I'ʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴀsʏ.' Wʜᴏ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ғᴏʀ? "Aɴᴅ, Aʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ?"

"I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜsʜ ᴏɴ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ." - ɢᴀsᴘ

"Oʜ, ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴ! Bᴜʟʟsʜɪᴛ! Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ! ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴᴛᴏ ɢᴜʏs, ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ?" - Nᴏʙᴀʀᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs, ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴍʏ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ.

"Nᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴏʀᴅ.."

"Hᴏᴡ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ? ʟᴀᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ's Tᴏᴏ ʙᴀᴅ. Mʏ ᴛᴜʀɴ." 

sᴡɪғᴛʟʏ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛᴛʟᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ Yᴜɢɪ ɴᴇxᴛ.

"Hᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ two ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ʙᴇ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛ. I ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀ too."

"Gʀᴇᴀᴛ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ, 12 ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ғᴀᴄᴛ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ᴏᴜʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅsʜɪᴘ ᴅʀɪғᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ʜɪɢʜsᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, ɪ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ғᴜᴅᴏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ғᴇᴇʟ ʟᴏɴᴇʟʏ."

"ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀᴍɪɴᴅ. ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴜʀɴ, ᴅᴡᴇᴇʙ."

"ᴀʟʀɪɢʜᴛ, ʜᴇʀᴇ ɢᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ!"  - Yᴜᴊɪ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪʟʏ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍs

"ʜɪᴛᴏᴍɪ ᴋ. ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴜᴘ!"

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀsʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ɴᴏᴄᴋs ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ʜɪɢʜ, ғʟᴀᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇsᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɴᴏʙᴀʀᴀ's ᴇʏᴇ ʀᴏʟʟ ɪɴ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʏ. ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀɴxɪᴏᴜs ʙʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ. ʏᴜᴊɪ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴀɢᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀsᴋ.

"ʜᴏᴡ ɪs ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴜᴅᴏ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴏᴜsᴇʜᴏʟᴅ ɴᴀᴍᴇ, ᴅᴏᴇs ʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛ? ᴏʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ?" - ʏᴜᴊɪ ɢʟᴀʀᴇs ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴇs.. 

ᴛʜᴇ Mᴜᴍᴀ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟʟʏ, ᴏʀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪ sᴀʏ ʜᴀʀsʜʟʏ. ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏғ ᴍɪɴᴇ.

ʜɪᴍᴏ's ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ 'ᴀʀᴛs' ᴏғ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ "ᴘᴜʀɪғɪᴇᴅ" ɪs sᴛʀɪᴄᴛʟʏ ᴇᴍʙᴇᴅᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ʙʏ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ.

"Sʜᴀʟʟ I ᴅʀɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴘ, ᴛʜᴇɴ?" - Hɪᴛᴏᴍɪ ᴘʜʀᴀsᴇᴅ

ᴍʏ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ 'sɪsᴛᴇʀ' ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴡᴏʀᴋ. 

ʙʏ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀsᴋ ᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪᴍᴘʟɪᴄɪᴛ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs. 

ɪ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʜᴇʀ ɢᴀᴍᴇᴘʟᴀɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ sʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛᴇᴅ ᴏғ sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏʙᴀʀᴀ. sʜᴇ's ᴛᴏʏɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ, ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟʟʏ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴍᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ.

"ᴡʜᴀᴛ?!" - ɪ sʜʀɪᴇᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇ. ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏᴏ ɴᴀɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ʀᴜɪɴɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ

"ᴡʜᴀᴛ, ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ғᴜ-ғᴜ! ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪᴛ's ᴜɴғᴀɪʀ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴғᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ? ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏs, ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴛᴏᴏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ. sᴏ ʙᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ's ᴜᴘ!" -sʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀʀᴋs ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ sʜᴏᴛ

"...." - sᴛᴀʀɪɴɢ sᴘᴀᴄɪᴏᴜsʟʏ, ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ & ɢᴏ. Bᴜᴛ, ɪғ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ's ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴀᴜɴᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴍᴇ...ɪᴛ's ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ.

"ᴀʜʜ! Yᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ, ғᴜᴅᴏ." - ʜᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴋ ʙᴏᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ, ɪ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ sᴘᴜɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴇɢᴜᴍɪ ᴀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ.

"ғᴜsʜɪɢᴜʀᴏ, ɪs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇs ɢᴏᴊᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ᴀs ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ?" - ɪ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ

"ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ." - ᴍᴇɢᴜᴍɪ ᴅɪᴠᴜʟɢᴇs, ɢᴏᴊᴏ ɴᴜᴅɢᴇs ʜɪs ɴᴇᴄᴋ ɪɴ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ. ᴀs ɪғ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ.

"ʟᴀsᴛ ᴛʀʏ, ʜɪᴍᴏ." 

"Gɪᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ, Fᴜᴅᴏ" - ᴛᴀᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ, I ʟᴇғᴛ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs.

ʀᴏᴛᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛᴛʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍᴇʀʀʏ ɢᴏ-ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ. I ᴡᴀs ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴀɴʏ ᴘʀᴇᴇᴍᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪᴛᴏᴍɪ. ʙᴜᴛ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜɪᴛᴏᴍɪ ғᴏʀ ᴍʏ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʟɪғᴇ, sʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀɪᴘᴘʟᴇ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ғʀᴏᴍ ɢᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ.

Sʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢʟᴀᴅʟʏ ᴇxᴘᴏsᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏᴏ ʙᴜsʏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋs. ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʜʏ ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴʏ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴄᴀɴᴅɪᴅᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ɪᴍᴍᴏʀᴀʟ ᴘʟᴀɴ. 

"I ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴ Fᴜᴅᴏ, ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴀʀ! ʜɪᴍ!"

"Oʜ ᴡᴇʟʟ! Tᴏ ᴅʀᴀᴡ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ Yᴜᴊɪ's ᴏʟᴅ ɪɴǫᴜɪʀʏ, ᴡʜʏ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ sᴇʟғ ғʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇᴡ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs? ᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ sᴜʀᴇʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡs ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴀ ʙᴀsᴛᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ sᴏʀᴛs..."

"I'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ʙᴀsᴛᴀʀᴅ. I ᴀᴍ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴏɴ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟᴇғᴛ. ᴍʏ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ's sᴛɪʟʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ."

"ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇʏ? Bᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ, ɪғ I ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ʜᴀʟғ-ʙʀᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴ-sᴘᴀᴡɴ. ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴍɪsʜᴀᴘ. ɪᴛ's ɴᴏᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴜʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʀᴜɪɴᴇᴅ, ʀɪɢʜᴛ? ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴏʀᴄᴇʀᴇʀ's ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ sᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ. ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ғᴏʀ "ᴜs", ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ "ɢᴏᴏᴅʙʏᴇ." ᴀʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ.

"ᴡʜʏ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢʀᴀɴᴅғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ʟᴇɢᴀᴄʏ, ʜᴍᴍ? ᴍᴀʏ ɪ sᴘᴇʟʟ ɪᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍ? ɪᴛ's ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ, ʏᴀ ᴋɴᴏᴡ.

"Nᴏ! Sᴛᴏᴘ!" - I ᴘʟᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ.

"A. ɢ. ᴀ." - Hɪᴍɪᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ.

"Eɴᴏᴜɢʜ! ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ʜᴜʀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ!" - I ʀᴇᴘʟʏ, ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴍʏ sᴡᴏʀᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴅɪɴɪɴɢ sᴄᴜʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ɪɴ ᴘᴀɴɪᴄ ᴀs ᴍʏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ sɪʟᴇɴᴛʟʏ. ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ I ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴀs..

"T. s." 

"I'ᴍ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ, Hɪᴍɪᴛᴏ! I'll kill you!" 

"U. m. a." 

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