"All the candidates gathered in one place again. The battle of gods is about to begin. A grand drama is about to begin"
Words echoed all around.
The nothingness was showing only some colors.
They were dot colors.
Black, blue.....azure dark blue, crystal blue and many more. Those dots were scattered all around the void like they are not interconnecting with each other except some dots were together.
Red and black were so close.
"Everything is in perfect position. It is about the time when the new series will begin! A new arc!"
The voice laughs. Ancient voice. So old but so powerful.
——
I open my eyes.
"Again that weird dream?"
I touched my face. It was all sweaty.
My dreams were not a nightmare but for some reason, they feel like a nightmare. Each night, I only saw flames and pain cries of those who are burning in that hell. But, it is the same as back then when I first opened my eyes in hospital.
Same weird voice. Whenever that voice speaks, I feel like I am in danger. I have never heard that voice before in my whole life. First time I heard that voice was like 10 years ago before I got picked by my older brother. Now, this voice came again.
It was an unfamiliar voice but familiar at the same time. It was like I heard that voice before.
"Don't think about stupid things, man"
I tried to convince myself that it was just a dream not some nightmare. Just a dream.
"Kazuya, what are you thinking?"
A feminine voice speak behind me.
I stand up quickly from my futon(bed).
"What are you doing here, senpai?!"
"I am here just to check you"
She has large, violet colored eyes. She looks very calm and she is giving me a soft smile. Her silver hair is long, straight and silky.
She wears a white sailor style school uniform with dark blue trims and a light blue ribbon. It looks like some sort of a thing directly coming from anime.
She is sitting in a relaxed and gentle posture.
"What a mysterious introvert you are"
Her face changed from calm to annoying.
"Really? I am mysterious? Then what you were reading in the night because this book is not something you should read"
She is holding a magazine. This magazine is not mine. It belongs to my brother but I was reading that yesterday before I went to sleep.
Yes, the cover page is an actress in a bikini and panties with a perverted pose.
"Let me explain——"
"You pervert! This is the 25th time that I caught you with a perverted magazine!"
Imagine a sweet senior who is very beautiful throwing curse words at you. Introvert for society but death for me.
"First, open the magazine before saying anything"
I took the book and showed her the pages I was reading.
She looked at me and then back at the page.
"Nintendo got success with their 3DS project. So, they are planning to launch Nintendo Switch"
"But, isn't the Nintendo Switch going to come out in 2017? Today is the 10th of December, 2015. After like two years later"
I nod my head.
"Okay. Just go and get ready for school. I am sure you don't want to miss today's exam, right?"
"What is today's exam?"
She let out a lazy sigh. She looked at me with regretted eyes.
"I am your senior, not your classmate. I am not in the second year"
She gave me a tired look and went out of the room.
"What a troublesome day I got today"
I open the door.
My house or I can say my brother's house. It is just a normal japanese house with japanese style things. Rooms are weird. From what he always told me, this house was built by me. So, it is not a house he bought nor is it a rented house. He made this by his own money.
What a crap lie.
Doors are Japanese doors in the bedroom.
First, I clean my bed and fold it. Then, put it inside the closet.
Bedroom is connected to the kitchen. So, when you open the door then it will lead you to the kitchen.
I saw her cooking the meal.
I get out of the kitchen door which leads me to the entrance hall. This is the place which allows you to access every room in the house. Bathroom is on the left side. It is basically on the opposite side of the hall where we watch TV and eat.
The door that is used for the bathroom is western door. I think nobody wants a sliding door in the bathroom. Just imagine that your neighbor who is diddy in disguise opens the door when you are bathing. Not a good thing for kids. That's what my brother told me.
I still don't know who diddy is and what does this mean.
I am not going to take a shower today. It is winter time. I know that bathing in hot water feels good but sometimes we should just skip it. I am already late for school, I think because senpai got here before I woke up. Usually, I always wake up before she comes.
Just attached to the bathroom door right side, toothpaste place. That's what I call it. Washbasin. I took the brush and paste and started to brush my teeth.
Sweet smell of tasty food coming from the kitchen gets into my nose. Senpai, she is definitely a good cook.
Senpai. Sakura Bessmertny. Surname sounds weird, right? Of course, it is weird because her ancestors are not from Japan. She is not pure Japanese. From what I know is that her family came from Russia. Yes, Russia time. Basically, from what she told me is that during the time of world war first when Russia was USSR, her family had come to Japan as a spy but settled here. Confusion. In short, they were terrorists but for some reason, they made a family here. This is how Russian blood got mixed with Japanese blood. Weird love story without any sense.
Sakura is a very beautiful girl. She is the older sister of my best friend. During that time, he and I used to play together at my place. This is how bonding between me and her get stronger. So, it was her daily task to get her brother back from here. Even though he doesn't come any longer, she still came and helped us in our morning work. She is definitely different. Shy, friendly, open and gentle. A hard way to judge her but this is what I like about her.
I looked into the mirror after I finished brushing my face and cleaning with a towel.
I got black eyes. My black hair is messy and slightly unkempt.
My uniform is always hanging beside the washbasin.
I take my school uniform and change in the bathroom.
A school uniform outfit, with a light colored blazer, dark inner shirt and tie. A roman number 'II' is there on my collar to show that I am in second year.
Why is mine and her uniform different? Good question. Because my school is racist that's all I can say for now.....
I came to the hall room. I went to Kotatsu(hot table). Too hot. Winter season is full of cold for sure.
Food is there on the table. Miso soup, salmon dish and there is also carrot and radish pickle. So, she made whatever she thought of from the sources.
"Thanks for the food"
We said together as we started to eat.
It is tasty for sure.
"You kids start to eat without me?!"
A voice came behind me.
I looked behind me.
"Whaaaaaaaat?!"
I jumped back in surprise. Thank goddess, I didn't ruined the breakfast on the table due to I jump back.
"What are you?! No.....why are you?! What in the name of Bulma butt size——what are you?"
He hit my head with an angry expression.
"You didn't recognize me? I am hero for fun"
A weird dude in a yellow jumpsuit with red gloves and boots. He is wearing that thing which gives the effect of a bald person.
He is.....
"SAITAMA!"
"Yes! I AM! I am One Punch Man!"
Wait a second.....this voice is a very known one. He is none other than——
"Brother!!!"
"Yes! I AM!"
Before anyone thinks of that, how will Sakura think about it? She is used to that. She knows how much of an anime crazy lover my brother is, especially manga readers.
My big brother's main job is to do cosplay. Yes, those anime costume wearing dudes who were raised by parents in the wrong way. He is one of them.
In simple terms, he designs cosplay costumes and sells them. He even sometimes for money can take pictures of you in any way. He gives a 19% discount offer for girls who do beach photography scenes.
Pervert from heart. King of all perverts who achieved everything.
"You weren't able to recognize him?"
"Yeah!"
I look back at my brother.
"Why are you wearing this?"
"Because today, I watched One Punch Man. It is a good anime. They animated the manga very well without any mistakes. It look beautiful"
"So, this is why you are wearing this?"
"Yes"
As soon as he told me this, He started to leave the hall.
"Aren't you going to eat, Yusuke-san?"
"No. I have a weekly sale at a shopping market. I can't miss it"
"But today is Thursday, brother!"
"It doesn't matter. I am just hero for fun"
He ran at full speed.
If I have to judge him, he just wants his change. He will go for rebirth to change everything if I am not wrong. He is not someone who cling to past life.
"Let's go to school, Kazuya"
Sakura stands as she takes the plates and goes to the kitchen.
I nod.
I took out my shoes from the shoe rack and put them on.
I locked the door. There are two keys to this house. One belongs to my crazy brother and the other one belongs to me.
"Let's go"
"Yeah"
We together start to go to our destination.
Let's introduce you to our town or city. You can call it whatever you want to say. Swayuki city. It is an isolated city. Basically, less people came to visit here. It is not some touristy place like Tokyo city but still, it is good. It is a minor island in the western part of Japan in western side. It is a side that belongs to Japan but normally due to less availability of resources and less tourist attraction, this place doesn't get that much attention.
This city was established in 1945. Yes. During the time of world war II. Nobody knows why our grandparents moved to this place for settlement but it is how it is, unchanging history. Maybe this was the safe place that they could have found during the war.
Who knows?
We met the four way way as we got on the road. Four paths. North, south, east and west.
I will explain this with the rising of the sun. Sun rises from the east and east is where my house is located. Basically, my back direction. It is where the residential area is located. Most people live there.
In the west side is where the hospital is located, it means the path which is in front of me. Hospital is very little attraction to this place. I mean, this hospital is not very popular. This hospital is run by Senpai's family. Yes, the Bessmertny family is rich for sure.
In the north direction, the right path is where our school is located and if you go in a straight path then you will see an old broken ancient bridge which is not that good. After crossing that bridge, you will see a church.
In the south direction, the left path leads you to the market area where everyone usually gets their daily shopping list. Accessories, second-hand clothes, tattoo shops, and more. So even if you don't have anything in particular to do, I think it's quite fun just to walk around here. Well, some of the stores sell suspicious medicine, so even if a tough-looking black guy calls out to you, pretend you don't hear him and run away. This is a warning from a local. Foreigners, especially black people who mostly used in hentai shit from what I heard from my friends, should be dead for doing weird shits.
We took the right path to go towards school.
Tsukinozma Private School. It was founded at about the same time as Swayuki city was founded, so it's the oldest school in the city.
It is funny to think that after establishing this city, those old dudes built a school in wartime. What is fun? Nothing.
Soccer, basketball, and kendo clubs have achieved national-class results, the members of those clubs are often not very smart. In short, they're what you'd call sports scholarship students and Senpai is a member of the women's soccer team. In short, she is not winning the FIFA world cup because she is not smart. Stereotypical sports person.
This school is racist. It supports sport activities because many times national champions in Japan came from this school. This school is flexible, whether it's in studies or sports, as long as you get good results. In other words, if you're excellent, your lifestyle and personality aren't important. I think it's a good school atmosphere. In short, this school is racist.
We enter school through the main gate.
Tsukinozma Private School has three large buildings and different types of playgrounds for each sport activity. Mostly there are only three grounds. Those three sports are basketball, baseball and soccer. We also got two other small buildings in the traditional Japanese house system. Those house type things are actually other club places. Kendo and archery practicing club. Then finally, in the end we got a swimming pool. Total students who are studying in this school are 800 in total. This school really put money in the best improvement despite less students studying here.
Three buildings for schools. We should focus on only one building that is standing in front of us——the middle one. The middle building is for highschool students. This is where all students who are in highschool study. From first year to third year.
"Senpai, you got club activity, right?"
"Yeah"
"So, I think you should go now before you get late due to me. We are already late due to me waking up late"
"Well, today is our women's soccer match. I hope you will come to watch me playing"
"Nope"
Senpai's face got a shocked expression as she heard my words.
"Why? You don't like soccer or you don't like women? Which thing?"
Not again. Senpai is a very different way to judge. She is different. At my house, she acts like a dominant person who bullies me everywhere and outside, she becomes submissive who will not do anything without me.
"In general, I prefer to go home and relax on my bed and read some psychology books"
"I hope you will come to watch me playing, Kazuya"
"Senpai, you know that I just don't like to waste my time in school after it is over just to watch a match which will last about 90 minutes"
I can see her face with a sad expression like she wants to argue about something but she can't.
Not again.
"Okay. I will come to watch. Now, happy?"
Her eyes shine! She tricked me!
"Very much"
Her voice was soft.
She left me alone as she went to the soccer ground.
I went on my way to the building. My classroom is 2-A. I slide the door.
"You are late!!"
"Arrah!!"
He scared me!
He pointed his finger towards me.
"Where were you? Why did you come? Also, why did you come with my sister?!"
"Hear me out! Soji.....I woke up late and Senpai didn't leave without me. So.....that's why"
"You bastard! You think I will believe your words! I know you are trying to trap her in your perverted lewd scheme to become non-virgin before me!"
He grabbed my collar. I know.
The person who is yelling at me and throwing tantrums like a kid is none other than Senpai's one and only real brother.
Soji Bessmertny. He is the younger brother of Senpai. He is my best friend. If I have to say anything about him then it is that he is a pervert just like my brother except my brother is on a whole different level when it comes to being a universal pervert.
He passed on different attributes compared to his sister. He inherited different things from his parents. Unlike Senpai who had long silver hair, he had purple hair and purple eyes too. He didn't inherit his family's famous Russian silver hair. What a bug in sperm. That's what my brother called him.
"Soji, please behave yourself, man! You are class representative too. Your popularity will be ruined"
I whisper to him.
Yes, this pervert is class representative. In simple terms, class leader. How does this bug in sperm become one? Because of his sister. Senpai is very popular among girls and boys. She is like a beauty kami(goddess) for everyone. So, to try out their luck, boys make him class representative to get closer to him to get Senpai's love(virginity). That's all.
Then why do girls vote for him? Despite Soji being a pervert. He is head of the archery club. Yes, this pervert is the head of the club. The common thing that these siblings share is.....not having a brain. They are not smart. But school doesn't care about this because Soji skills in archery are top class. If he continues to be the top archer then of course, he will become the world's best archer.
He is a prodigy for sure in this category.
"By the way, shouldn't you be in an archery club, right now?"
"Shut up! Don't speak. You are not a member of that club anymore. Remember that, so, stay out of my business"
"Oh okay"
In the beginning when I joined this school, I had joined several clubs. Sports and even study ones.
I joined them in order to learn and make bonds with other kids. So, I can understand them more. I want to experience those moments with them. I joined. When I am done with understanding them and making a judgement of their characters. I left the club.
During the process, I joined the archery club where I met Soji. We became friends because my skills were poor and his were great. Basically, our friendship in nutshell is that friendship between good for nothing and prodigy. When I left the archery club, he became angry at me. This is how he stopped coming to my house. We are still friends but not that much high level what we used to be.
"Go to your seat from now on. Teacher is coming. Everyone back to their seats"
Everyone took their seats. My seat is next to Soji. Soji's seat is close to the window. Woah, he thinks that he is the main character by sitting there.
First period is that of our homeroom teacher. Of course, English. Worse thing.
Sensei enters class.
"Everyone stand up! Good morning, sensei!"
Everyone follows the same suit as Soji to greet sensei.
Our sensei looks like that of man in his 30s. My brother is like 25. So, maybe, sensei is around his age or maybe older than him about two or three years from what I can say by looking at his appearance and personality. He is very serious guy. He is strict and very rude but in the worst way possible.
He looked toward us.
"Sit down everyone. I have bad news for you guys. It looks like most of you guys didn't get good marks in English. You should learn from Beatrice. She got perfect marks in English. You should learn from her"
Not again. She is an Italian. Beatrice Alighieri. Intelligent girl. This will cause one person to get angry and that is none other than Soji.
"Sir! She is an Italian. Italy is a European country. It is common for those of European countries to know this language as English is derived from old Germanic, Latin and some French words. This is why they are good in this language"
"Sit down, Soji. I hope you know that you should be in an archery club. If you want to stay in my class then stay silent or get out of here"
I go into sleep mode. I hope school will get over soon.
I can only hope for this drama to be over.