"I'm going to kill you!" Yuki screamed, her face completely red as she threw several harmless punches at Noby. "You embarrassed me!"

"Look on the bright side," he said, grabbing his phone and showing her. "You've only been here for two hours, and you already have a fan club with over five thousand people."

"Go to hell!" She started hitting him harder.

"Noby, who's your friend?" a girl asked, approaching them. Her name was Jika—good grades, athletic, and the president of the student council.

"She's Yuki, a childhood friend," he lied. "Her parents moved to Tokyo and thought it'd be better for her to stay here."

"Childhood friend?" Jika glanced at Yuki. "Looks like you grew up, and she stayed in childhood forever."

Yuki started trembling and slowly pulled a switchblade from her pocket. If Noby hadn't grabbed her, Jika would have been stabbed right there.

"What the hell is wrong with her?"

"Hey, Jika!" Valick shouted, approaching. "I saw a couple heading to the gym, looking pretty cozy."

"What!" Jika ran off in a panic.

"Whew, thanks, man. You saved me," Noby said, relieved.

"Don't mention it," Valick replied. He glanced at Yuki and, despite knowing everything from me, couldn't help but ask, "Who's this little loli with you?"

"Noby, can I stab this guy?" Yuki asked, sadistically.

"I don't think I'm giving your knife back," Noby replied, pocketing the weapon.

"So, what's the plan?"

"Follow me..." They headed to the boys' locker room.

"Are you sure I can go in here?" Yuki asked, entering while covering her eyes. "Maybe you should check first if it's empty."

"Don't worry, at this time of day, there are no naked boys for you to see."

While Valick was being attacked by a furious loli, Noby opened a black bag from his locker and placed it on the bench.

"These are the tools," he said, unzipping the bag. When he got no response, he turned around and saw Yuki sitting on top of Valick, giving him a good beating.

"I don't think this is the right time for that."

"It's not what you think..." Yuki quickly got up and stomped on Valick's stomach.

"Back to the subject," Noby continued, pulling things out of the bag. "Bugs, handcuffs, bomb-defusing equipment, and... guns?"

"We have to be prepared. Or don't you know how to use one?" Yuki said, handling a gun expertly. "Modified Glock 18, laser sight, silencer."

"You talk like a professional assassin," Valick said sarcastically. "I just hope we don't have to use them."

"That'll depend entirely on the guy," Noby said, putting everything back in the bag and slinging it over his shoulder. "I'll keep this until then. I don't want to see Jika full of bullet holes. You both know what you have to do, right?"

"Do you think I'm an amateur?" Yuki shouted.

"From what I heard from Kazumi, you suck at following any kind of plan."

"I don't care, I just want to get the job done and get the hell out of here."

"Suit yourself," Noby said, walking away.

The rest of the school day was calm, as always. After class, Noby said goodbye to his friends and went home with Shizuki.

"Thanks for the ride," she said, entering his house.

"Next time, you're paying for gas," Noby joked.

As Noby went to put the key in the door, he realized it was ajar—something that had never happened before. He entered slowly, trying not to make any noise. He heard voices in the living room and headed there, and to his surprise, he found Kazumi and Sill chatting and laughing.

"What the hell are you doing here?..."

End of Chapter.