"A-Again! Answer my question!"
"Don't be so cold to yourself, Miles! Let's have a pleasant and long talk..."
"Answer my fucking question, damn it!"
"Isn't it obvious? I'm... you."
|...|
Calm down, Miles! This isn't the time to be flustered! You can't let the other you win!
I clasped my fist, sharpened my eyes, and controlled my shivering! With all my confidence, I questioned, "You must be here for a reason. State your purpose."
The other Miles sat down with his legs crossed and replied, "Come, sit. Let's have a long talk. You have two days to spare, right?
My eyes widened a couple millimeters.
It's shocking how calm the other Miles is. He may be more capable than I'll ever be. But the duplicate Miles is still Miles, so I am whatever he is.
I sat down across my other self and asked, "So, what do you want to talk about?"
"Hmm... can you imagine us in the café? The one from the previous world."
"We all have different individual entities inside our mind. Sanity is the balance between those figures."-Author's shower thoughts.
I saw Nori walk towards me like a zombie. With an exhausted voice and gasping for air, she yelled, "M-Master! I'm... here!"Fukitsu turned his head around and asked, "Miles! Who said that?!"Hmm... This is an intriguing chain of events. Nori and Fukitsu are meeting each other, but this time as allies... that should be amusing to watch!|...|Nori approached me like a sloth and asked, "Master... who have you... been talking to?"I turned my head towards Fukitsu.With lines on his forehead, Fukitsu yelled, "It's that Nori chick! The fuck you doing here?"Almost mimicking Fukitsu's expressions, Nori replied, "M-Master! What is he doing here?!""I could say the same for you, bitch!"Nori grabbed my right arm and exclaimed, "H-How dare you! Master, you can erase him right now!"I knew it! This is going to be amusing to watch! Now, how should I make them get along? First of all, I have to inform Nori.I placed my
I lent my hand to Fukitsu and proclaimed, "I'll be counting on you..."Fukitsu and I shook hands, and then he replied, "Let us get to the planning, shall we?"|...|The atmosphere is tense... enough to suffocate anyone within the premises. Nori, Fukitsu, and I are seated around a round table as if we were gods deciding the world's fate.The first one to budge was Nori. She raised her right hand and stated, "Why don't we start with our individual goals? I'll go first."Fukitsu and I nodded our heads."My goal is to exterminate 'Eric' and assist Master in his further endeavors."Fukitsu followed. He raised his right hand and said, "My goal is Mile's goal. We're the same people anyway. We both want to eliminate any threats to Ria and ourselves."I raised my left hand and exclaimed, "So we all have the same goal, huh? This should be easy, then. All that's left is to assign roles."Fukitsu and Nori nodded their heads.
I felt a soft sensation on my shoulders... It's Nori's head.She fell asleep! Not that it's a problem... Nori deserves this rest. She's risking her own life to face my past. How pathetic, Miles...Underneath my breath, I whispered, "Good night... Nori."|...|I can't feel anything. Almost as if I was floating in mid-air... A white light blinds me, and my nose can smell... nothing. My five senses aren't functioning except my hearing...With what remains of my sense of hearing, I heard a commanding voice."Dr. Gustavo! How is Miles?!"A tacky voice replied, "H-He should wake up anytime now.""Today is the day of the main assault! It's already noon, and he should be ready in six hours!"That tacky voice from earlier suddenly switched to an imposing tone. "This kid is my patient! I decide when he's ready or not! You may be the chief, Rigor, but this is my hospital, and you don't have authority over it!My ears can bar
I placed my left hand on her head and replied, "Reyna... you shouldn't be hugging the guy that rejected you-"While still with a shaky voice, Reyna exclaimed, "Shut up and let me! I-I was worried, you know!"|...|While eating the soup Reyna prepared for me, I asked, "So... how's it been the last two days?"Reyna pointed at her eyes and answered, "Can you see these bags under my eyes?"Woah... That makes me want to puke. Reyna's eyes look smaller than usual, and those eye bags are... unnatural. The past two days must've been torture.She sat next to me as if she was social distancing. Reyna then asked, "S-So, what brings you here? Y-You're not supposed to visit the girl you rejected, you know..."She stole my line, but she does make a point. I should apologize for my audacity."I just wanted to check on my squadmate, but I apologize." I replied.While sipping on her coffee, she exclaimed, "To be honest, the past few days
I humbly apologize for using you like this, Reyna... but for the sake of everybody's life, including yours, I have to do this. Tomorrow Ria will wake up, and I don't want to be grieving on that day. Hahaha! I really have grown insane! I'm... exhilarated! Just wait for me, Hitoshi! |...| I heard tables banging; it echoed throughout the room. As the sound waves traveled, it sent chills down my spine. The atmosphere is tense enough to break anyone's will. And the source of such intimidating aura is none other than... Rigor Santiago. "Who do you think you are, brat?!" Sir Rigor yelled. His aura is as imposing as always, but right now, it's on another level. This old geezer has murder in his eyes. If I were just a regular seventeen-year-old, I would've fainted. We're in an interrogation room... just the two of us. Hahaha! It's... the perfect scenario! "You're stuck in quite a predicament, Sir Rigor... It's either ride with me or...
I apologize in advance to Sir Konstantin and his squad. They'll be my pawns, along with Reyna... The entire police corps are my pieces, and I'm the king... yeah, right.I glared at Sir Konstantin's eyes and asked, "Can we skip the small talk, please? I need you to listen, Konstantin..."|...|He put his feet on the table and acted as if it was a peaceful day, with nothing to worry about. I'm not sure if he's just that confident, or his very existence was designed to not give a fuck."Let me just finish my drink, Miles." Without an ounce of care, Sir Konstantin casually said.I won't be able to catch his attention if things go on like this. Well then, let us start with some controversy."I have Dark Elf Syndrome-"Sir Konstantin spat out his drink and yelled, "You have what?!"Now I have his attention... so it begins."Come on, Miles. This isn't the time to be messing around... Look, you made me spit my drink." Once again
He turned his body around and approached me. Without a trace of emotion in his voice, he whispered, "I'm not playing around, Miles. I have murder in my mind..." Well... I'm fucked! |...| What will you do if you sit across a man playing with a knife, with a stiff, emotionless face? Will you panic? Frozen in place? Or beg for your life? Well, to be honest, I have no fucking clue. No normal seventeen-year-old gets to have a fan meeting with death. But! As I struggle to control my shivering, I can't help but smile... Nobody has seen Sir Konstantin like this except me. For some twisted reason, I feel complimented. "Miles... have you played Russian Roulette?" Sir Konstantin muttered as he threw his knife in the air and caught it. That dagger he's holding may end up in my head... I gulped... and with all my remaining confidence, I asked, "I apologize, Konstantin, but I simply don't have time for your antics. All I need is a yes, or a no... wi
"Ehm... what may we do for you, kind sirs." I mumbled. "Oi... isn't this that Miles kid boss kept yammerin' 'bout?" The third guy at the back asked. So these people are gang members? It appears that my winning lottery ticket got eaten by my dog. This is... fucking bad. |...| I have two choices! Play along and be friendly, or confront them and be hostile. Playing along will take time... that isn't to our advantage, but if I go hostile, the plan will be ruined, and we might even die! While I try to think of a way out, Reyna further solidified her grip on my hand. "Miles..." She whispered. Reyna and I had a similar encounter before, and boy did she fuck them up. We may stand a chance if we confront these gang members... And unlike before, I have Fukitsu now. But! These dudes may have guns, so- "Arghh! You bitch!" A gang member groaned. Ahh? Did I just hear a grown man grunt? "Your pretty weak, you o