Tokyo. A city full of opportunities. Despite the chaotic life here, you can still find some interesting stories. Noby Galaxy, a young student, attends a school on the other side of the city.

"Ahm! What time is it?" He had just woken up. Grabbing his phone, he saw it was already noon.

"What the fuck!"

He jumped out of bed, brushed his teeth, barely got dressed, and slid down the stairs into the kitchen.

"Breakfast?" he asked the young woman in the kitchen.

"Good morning to you too," she replied. Her name was Sill, an exchange student, kind of family to Noby, and she attended the same school as him, but at night.

"Sorry, I'm in a rush," he said, fixing his shirt.

"I get it," she placed the plate on the table. "Your mom left really early today. Isn't that weird?"

"I just think it's crazy she works every damn day," he grabbed his sandwich and stood up. "Well, see you later."

He ran outside, hopped on his motorcycle, and took off. But as he was about to pass through the gate, a girl suddenly stepped in his way. Luckily, Noby managed to stop just in time.

"Shizuki, are you out of your mind?" he yelled. "I almost ran you over!"

"Sorry," she said, startled. "I wanted to ask for a ride."

"Okay, hop on. We're already super late."

As soon as she got on, Noby sped toward the city center. As I said, Tokyo was a chaotic city. That day, there was a hellish traffic jam, so bad that not even the motorcycles could get through.

"Shit, we're never gonna make it on time."

"What about over there?" Shizuki pointed to an alley.

Despite knowing it was a bad idea, Noby could only think about the mountain of material he'd have to catch up on if he missed school. So, he took the turn.

"See? Nothing bad happened. No reason to worry."

Shizuki spoke too soon. A man appeared in front of them with a gun and shouted:

"Stop the bike or I'll shoot!"

"You just had to open your mouth, didn't you?" Noby muttered, stopping the bike.

They stopped right in front of the guy.

"Get off the bike!" he demanded, aiming the gun.

"Alright, whatever you say..."

As they got off, the man whistled, and four more guys appeared.

"Ryo, what'd you get for us?" one of them asked, approaching.

"A rich-looking couple. That bike alone must be worth a fortune."

"Just tell me what you guys want," Noby said, glancing at his watch. "I'm late."

"We just want two things: the bike and the girl," the guy said, pointing at Shizuki.

"Be my guest."

"What?!" everyone said in unison, even Shizuki.

"Are you fucking with me?" the guy pointed the gun at Noby's head.

"Not really, but since you insist..." Noby grabbed his arm, forcing him to fire the gun, shooting two of the guys next to Shizuki in the head. He took the gun and smashed the guy's nose, knocking him unconscious.

"Bastard!" the third guy came at him with a switchblade.

"I wouldn't do that," Noby grabbed him, took the knife, and threw it at the fourth guy, hitting him square in the eye, killing him instantly. "I warned you."

He punched the third guy, breaking his jaw.

"You okay?" he asked Shizuki, helping her up. She was trembling, unable to speak, just nodding her head.

"Okay, let's get out of here."

"Not so fast," the first man was still conscious and had a backup gun. "Now, die!"

Noby just closed his eyes and heard a shot. When he opened them, the guy was on the ground, and a masked girl with a gun stood there.

"Thanks... I guess? But who the hell are you?"

Before he could take a step toward her, she electrocuted him.

End of Chapter.