I don’t think Miss Ayase-san would appreciate all the noise—…

“Ah-…thanks! That does make me feel better.”

Bumping up his glasses he took a closer look upon the photo. Oh! He recognized this.

“Wow! This one’s a cryptid classic! Ours differ from America but even still it’s amazing that you even got to see it in the first place.”

Jiji, keep it down! You’ll wake up everyone.

“ It’s really hard for me to talk to people without mentioning my occult hobbies all the time..

Maybe I should try new things? “

He finally reached him! Hands resting on his knees, back arched, panting as he came to a stop.

“ Wha…What do you know about aliens? “

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This guy definitely looked like he knows his stuff about the cosmos! Does this mean that he’s already encountered with extraterrestrial beings before?

“ EXCUSE ME!!!!!! “

His voice was booming from afar…

“EXCUSE ME!”

“Hyguk!—“

He choked up on his words to produce whatever god forsaken sound that was. The teen quickly bowed his head a number of times.

“ I’m sorry! That was very discriminatory of me..“ (💧)

“ I HATE waiting. ”

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He remained silent for the rest of the walk to her house. The atmosphere felt especially sharp right now..

“ Y-Yeah.. You get it Miss Ayase-San. “

Taking a slight gulp he continued looking the other way as well. His hand eventually grasped the sides of his face as he rubbed it out of nervousness.

It’s times like these where he’s grateful for having a friend like her.

“…Huh?”

Blink blink. A couple more blinks and then…

“ AN ALIEN!!! Are you apart of the Serpoian race? “ Now he was wide awake!

“ Woah… sorry babe. “

His crimson irises glanced at her then settled into the distance. No… was it still alive? He needed to get this girl to safety.

“ This is getting more dangerous than I thought. Hang on tight. “

He proceeded to arch his back, now going full speed ahead once more! 💨

He’s been gone for several weeks… don’t ask.

“ Good evening… “

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“Y-Your costume does look very menacing, but also cool! In contrast to the brightly colored superhero’s I’ve seen in comics it’s a pretty moody take. Ah sorry, did you need something?”

“Right.. sorry. WAIT—“

That lingering sentence still added in some additional doubt. If she doesn’t kill then, well, what else is a hero supposed to do Okarun?

He needed to calm himself. Taking in a deep breathe… he nodded to himself a few times.

He paused for a second. His eyes glancing downward as a streak of pink adorned his features.

“It’s my job to protect you, Miss Ayase! I know you’re fully capable of handling yourself but… it’ll make me feel better if you were safe.”

Finally! He had gotten to go Yokai hunting with Miss Ayase. Well…was it hunting actually? It’s not like he wanted to actively hunt them down but rather gather up a compendium on the different Yokai spirits.

“Also, if it gets dangerous at any point I’ll full throttle us out of there. Because.. “

He smiled brightly as he tightened the grip on his backpack. In moments like these when Miss Ayase’s eyes were so endearing…ACK! He had to look away!

“A-Alright! Should we go back to your house first? I’m actually very hungry as I hadn’t ate anything since breakfast..” (💧)

“W-Wait don’t hurt me but…what exactly is it that you’re doing right now?”

He cocked an eyebrow while raising the forefront of his glasses. Miss Seiko was the strangest person he’s ever met. But underneath all her intricacies she was also very kind!

Just a bit hot headed like her granddaughter. 💧

// Thanks for that! 🙌🏼