[SS] Tricky Cat

The rather annoying events seemed to keep playing forward. And though normally quite the patient man, he was losing his patients when it came down to having to keep recalculating routes in order for him to get to his destination on time. He wasn't going to be late...no it was either hit or miss. And though he'd much rather be early, he would have to make a very late call. A fall to enter in perfectly on time maybe? He didn't know. He wasn't truly paying attention to the building chance of a fight before him. Merely keeping some distance in order to maintain a safer form if he needed to use his own skill. He didn't want to, but if it would clean up the mess by scaring them off it would have been worth it. That was to say, until the air breaking clap was heard. Making him look up from his own interior gaze to the outer world for a moment. A woman stood between the two groups and seemed to have choosen the means to make contact with these people by breaking the tension that was slowly brewing between the two groups. The air changed as all eyes would point and drive home on her. He just sighed, another person possibly? Someone else of rather annoying falsities. It was bad enough that Iori-san was going to be targeted, then the young girl here was going to try to change things around...so much to ponder and process.

The lady spoke of some sort of like peace wanting aspect. In a hopeful attempt to stop the raging groups from colliding like two tectonic plates. Though in the end this didn't seem to matter as the otaku seemed to drive their attention to a more divided front. They weren't focused, and if anything maybe now was the best time to spring and attack? No, he wasn't going to pull himself into this fight unless it was entirely necessary. So long as Iori wasn't stolen away the guys here wouldn't have to fight....well atleast he wouldn't have to fight. He could always try to see if his class mate would be interested in helping him get out of this pickle should the need arise...not that it needed to be that way just yet. Wasting money wasn't something you wanted to do even if you thought things would play out perfectly..gah so much of this time was being wasted..his mind moved back to his own thoughts. Hoping to somehow plan out a rather better plan so he could get to his next appointment on time.

Kazuki looked down at the crowd below his floating platform. A new person had shown up and it looked as if she was trying to prevent any conflict from starting. Stopping the conflict wouldn't be any fun though. The weird otaku group that had hired him had never actually asked him to bring them the girl, just to take them to the location, so it wouldn't violate his contract to have a bit of fun at everyone's expense. Kazuki stood up on his platform and swiped his arm through the air in front of him in a meaningless and unnecessary gesture to increase the drama of him creating a portal in that location.

The portal exit was just a few feet away but closer to the ground, so he could descend safely. Kazuki landed on the ground and walked over to Iori, removing the portal he had just exited while he walked. Kazuki held up the photo the otakus had given him and compared her to the girl in the picture. They looked to indeed be the same person. With that out of the way, Kazuki spoke to the girl. "Pardon me, but it seems these people over here would like to seek some revenge. While they did hire me to transport them here, they made no mention of requiring me to help them capture you, so excuse me while I make this a little more interesting for both sides here." Kazuki snapped his fingers, another meaningless gesture, and a portal opened beneath the feet of both Kazuki and Iori. The two of them fell through and landed back on the floating disk that Kazuki had been sitting on just moments ago. Kazuki closed the portal they had just used, preventing anyone from following them up to the disk. "There now your out of harms way and out of your allies' reach at the same time!" Kazuki said with a smirk.

The young, red-haired girl kept to the safety of the backlines of her group, as far away as she could be from the mob. Tension was growing, and it only needed a spark to ignite it into a blazing clash.

And then, a clap.

A girl with silver locks arrived on the scene, "There's no point in starting a fight or plunder someone's dignity or of some...." The rest of what she said was lost to Iori. All the words drowned out as she stared in shock at the maiden. I-It couldn't be, t-t-t-there's no way! She had thought, her mind racing. She was so close! In just a few steps, she could reach out and touch her. In front of her was--

Sakuya Izayoi!?!?

R-right, the Otaku army. I need to calm down, i-it'd be bad if they knew I actually liked anime and manga.. Iori had trouble down, it was like seeing a celebrity in real life! Although at least celebrities were real; was this a cosplayer? Is there actually a convention she didn't know about?

"The fuck are they talking about...?" Right, and Koyoko and the rest of their group shouldn't know who this is either. It would be best for her if she stayed quiet about her own Otaku lifestyle; she wondered how everyone would react if she actually were like one of the mob.

"So, would you mind filling me in on what is going on here?"

"T-t-the group over there is a bit upset b-because of a stupid little prank I did.. She pointed to the mob across the way, despite it being obvious which group she was talking about. Why was she stuttering? And when'd her voice become so quiet? Was it because of the presence of this cosplayer? She never thought seeing someone similar-looking to Sakuya Izayoi would cause her to become shy.

She hadn't payed much attention to the floating disc-man, but she suddenly found him popping out a few feet away from her. Popping wouldn't be the right word, he slid right out of thin air--like he had fallen through a hole. H-how'd he get here so quickly!?

Stopping in front of her, he took out a picture. He looked between her and the photo. "Pardon me, but it seems these people over here would like to seek some revenge. While they did hire me to tranport them here, they made no mention of requiring me to help them capture you, so excuse me while I make this a little more interesting for both sides here."

He snapped his fingers.

At that moment, Iori lost her footing. It was as if the ground were ripped away from her and she hurdled towards Earth. She let out a shriek, before her but landed abruptly on the floating disk she had kept her eyes on earlier. Owowowow, da-- Iori froze in shock, and peered over the edge of the disk. Below her was the otaku army; she was in enemy territory.

"There now your out of harms way and out of your allies' reach at the same time!"

"...W-w-w-w-what do you mean out of harm's way!?

Koyoko eyed the young heroine as she made an educated guess. She recognized they were indeed otaku and that she might resemble some sort of known character. That wasn't very far fetched since she had 'a look' as he would describe it, having no other way to describe it. With her hair an odd color, the bows tied at the ends of her braided pigtails. Even if he doesn't read manga or watch anime often, none the less play the game she is 'from', he could understand how she might be mistaken. "Haaa...What a drag."

"So, would you mind filling me in on what is going on here?" The young girl asked as she looked somewhat concerned.

Before Koyoko answered her, having a bit of an idea what it going on, Iori managed to step up. Though for some reason it looked like she was more anxious than ever, and it almost seemed like she was about to drool a bit earlier. It made him feel awkward about what exactly she was imagining. Wait...She can't possibly be-

"T-t-the group over there is a bit upset b-because of a stupid little prank I did.." Iori was stuttering like an obsessed teenager who is trying to talk to her first love for the first time. Koyoko's eyebrow twitched both at the sentence and her overall clumsiness.

"It wasn't just stupid, it was illegal, you idiot..." He growled, still blaming her for this entire situation.

Meanwhile in the background, Adalia seemed to be pouting still as not only Iori, but now Kohaku was stealing the spotlight. The cyan princess started to feel out shined by the other two. First they wanted Iori and now they wanted both her and the new girl. "I'm a failure of a princess..." Her monotoned voice showed tints of sadness, while making a rather gloomy face, her eyes seemed a bit glossy at that.

"Now now Adalia, I'm sure Koyoko-kun treats you as his third favorite princess in the world." Renavin patted her head trying to reassure her, but at the same time not to get her hopes up because he would rather kill Koyoko then to let Adalia fall into the hands of that unworthy peasant.

While this is happening though, a boy in rather shady clothing pops out of a floating disk right by the trio who stepped toward the mob of angry otakus.

"Pardon me, but it seems these people over here would like to seek some revenge. While they did hire me to transport them here, they made no mention of requiring me to help them capture you, so excuse me while I make this a little more interesting for both sides here."

*SNAP*

Before anyone knew it, Iori was no longer on the ground but floating about 5 meters above the ground with the sketchy teleporter standing right beside her on the mysterious platform. Koyoko looked in surprise as Renavin grin grew wider as Kazuki continued to speak.

"There now your out of harms way and out of your allies' reach at the same time!"~ He smiled happily as if what he did was the nicest thing he ever done, though a slight devilish tone came from his words.

"Sketch!" Koyoko yelled in slight concern, though not using her actual name, but the little nickname he gave her. While leaving would be better for him, he can't just let these guys have her, let alone this teleporter who seems to be going rogue and doing whatever he pleased, he quickly pressurized air in his hand to hit the boy, but then stopped as he realized the distance. Shit, I could hit her, let alone the fact that if I succeed the platform might disappear! He stopped himself, while the otaku leader seemed to be fuming as they noticed the turn of events.

"Oi, transporter! What do you think you're doing?!" The leader spoke as he yelled up at him, as Kazuki would have just smiled down at him. He had not betrayed them, but was bored after finishing the required terms of his contract with them. However, the leader didn't seem demotivated at all, but he instead smiled a bit. "Oh...You mock us, huh?" He suddenly turned to the army and yelled with a deep and triumphant voice. "Wataru! Otome! Tower formation!!" The leader ordered as he ran into the crowd as the members would move ever so slightly as they seemed to be doing something. But it didn't take long before...

(Raildex OST - Overdrive)

"KAAAAAAZUUUUUUUUUUUUKIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!


"Underestimating us was your WORST mistake!" He threatened as they were just at the height they needed to tussle with him and potentially push Iori off for the others to catch. They obviously don't want to hurt her, just public humiliation. "MASTER-SENPAI! YOU ARE OURS!!!"

"Are you serious?!" Koyoko yelled, surprised at how far they would go for just one girl. Just the hell did Iori do? He needed to think fast, or else Iori may actually be in trouble, but what? He can't really do anything at this point. Obviously he needs to get through the rest of the group, or jump over, but that platform couldn't fit three people, could it? That's when it struck him. "...Renavin! Zuisho-kun! I got a plan, you'll know what to do!" Instead of explaining the details, he presumed they were smart enough to know what they would do after Koyoko takes action. Renavin raised an eyebrow as Koyoko moved closer to Kohaku. "S-...Sorry But I'm going to have to borrow you for a bit..." He put his hand to his mouth and bowed before he suddenly moved his arms around her body, more specifically the back and her legs, and hoisted her up in bridal style with an 'umph'.

It didn't take long before one of the otakus noticed this and yelled in outrage.

"OI! YOU BASTARD! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?"

"H-...Hahaha. What might you be talking about, small fry? She's mine.." This was such a hasty plan, but he can't hesitate in order to succeed. "I think Sakuya will be a great girlfriend, so no need to try to butter up to her." Thank god he remembered the idiotic name they shouted.

"N-No way!" "He's going to taint our Heroine!" "Stop him before the holy figure is ruined!!" "SAKUYA I'LL SAVE YOU!"

The otakus, swearing their loyalty to the character of Sakuya Izayoi, went to arms, most of the group running straight at them, while 7, not including those in tower formation, stayed behind, wanting revenge more than this. None the less, Koyoko started running at a high pace, with the young and surprisingly light girl in his arms. Surely they will follow him until they catch up, or he loses them. Either way he needed them to get away. Instead of going straight to Renavin and Zuisho, he runs right into an alleyway, leading them away from the battlefield.

"...Wow, that's something.~" Renavin smiled as he suddenly recognized the plan immediately, quickly running straight forward toward the crowd as he picks up one of the replica weapons of the ground one of them dropped. A simple broad sword. Meanwhile Adalia stayed behind, blinking, not sure what was happening. All she saw was the horrible image of Koyoko choosing his favorite princess and was traumatized more or less. "Come at me, oh youthful people! Entertain me with your lives!!~" He beckoned three of them over and the other four seemed to charge at Zuisho and Adalia, going on the offensive.

The entire situation was growing more and more surreal. "T-t-the group over there is a bit upset b-because of a stupid little prank I did.."

"It wasn't just stupid, it was illegal, you idiot…"

It didn't help the situation that Kohaku still had no idea what the red-haired girl's prank was. She was still relatively out of the loop. However, she was able to piece the bits and pieces of information she had heard. The red-haired girl did some sort of possibly illegal prank on the 20 otaku and they were pissed off and wanted revenge. It was one of those situations where nobody was in the right. Even if the red-head had done something humiliating to the, there were still better ways to go about this as opposed to their current method of gaining instant gratification.

"I'm a failure of a princess…"

"Now now Adalia, I'm sure Koyoko-kun treats you as his third favorite princess in the world."

…and the words people were spouting were getting even weirder. But, she could remain calm. It was just a weird situation, after all. Sure, she had never dealt with this kind of zaniness but Kohaku knew that her calm would not break that easily. Still, it was hard to find a time to retort with all that was going on, especially when a shady looking guy popped up and took the red-head away on a platform 5 meters in the air. She pinched the back of her nose and watched as events began to get more and more hectic. Some of the otaku, out of anger about their revenge, created a tower formation to go after the girl while making their declaration.

"Are you serious?! ...Renavin! Zuisho-kun! I got a plan, you'll know what to do!" At that moment, Koyoko turned to her and spoke. "S-...Sorry But I'm going to have to borrow you for a bit…" He put his hand to his mouth and bowed.

"Wha…?" Her word was cut off when she felt him place his arms on her back and the back of her knees before she felt her body being lifted up and being held in a bridal carry by Koyoko. "Huh?"

Oddly enough, it seemed the otakus had noticed this bridal carry in process. "OI! YOU BASTARD! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?"

"H-...Hahaha. What might you be talking about, small fry? She's mine.."

"Huh!?"

"I think Sakuya will be a great girlfriend, so no need to try to butter up to her."

"HUUUUH!?" Her calm was beginning to slip away. The situation was beginning to wear on her and it showed when her face began to show a near luminescent blush.


"N-No way!"

"He's going to taint our heroine!"

"Stop him before the holy figure is ruined!!"

"SAKUYA I'LL SAVE YOU!"

With that, Koyoko seemed to break into a run, leading a majority of the otaku behind him. But Kohaku was unable to focus on that. After all, she was bridal carried by a stranger and even being declared to be her girlfriend while a bunch of otaku were chasing and claiming that they would save her. Sure, it might have been a facade but it was honestly too surreal for Kohaku to take. Her idol of sorts was an old doctor with a frog face and that, in and of itself, was something surreal but this seemed to take the cake. So, she simply reacted like any teenage girl who was in a situation would react.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!? DAMMIT, I'M EVEN MORE CONFUSED THAN WHEN I CAME INTO THIS!" She complained while pouting when she took a breather. "I'm being bridal carried by a stranger, being chased by otaku, and I am losing more and more of my grip on this damn situation…"

Her complaints turned into a mutter which tapered off as she thought for a second. Dammmit! Get a grip, Kohaku! Use your brain! With that, she exhaled deeply and started to observe what was going on around her.

"I see. That's a bit over half of them. I assume you wanted to split the group and minimize the burden on the others…Koyoko-san, I believe? In that case, the best thing to do is run enough to tire them out and then when they're tired enough, we should try to lose them in a large crowd and then quickly make our way back to the park. In that case, our best bet would be to zig-zag around through the alleyways and make our way towards the area around the Dianoid seeing as we're in District 15." She pointed towards a seventy story hexagonal prism shaped building off in the horizon. "Once we make it to the surrounding locations, we can blend in with the crowd, lose them, and then enter another alleyway and cut back to the park."

It seemed to play out almost like an action or military movie. The ladies basically stolen from the 'good guys' while the bad ones push to try to take it all. “Daring enough i'd say.” He looked to Adalia and smiled at her. “I think it's best you stay here. I have to clean up a mess.” He said calmly patting her head lightly before walking towards the group. He was getting angry as it was. He needed to release steam and he was more then certain he outclassed all these people in close combat. Most Otaku he knew about were barely able to fight as it was. And he was more then happy to vent out on them. He wouldn't let them pass him to Adalia, and then he would have to move with his former employer to get Iori.

“You know Kazuki, you have made my life difficult.” He stated as he pulled his hands out of his pocket after standing still for a moment to say his speech. “You guys should probably just pull tail and head back. I'm not going to go easy on you...more so since you are attacking one of my current friends. This is your last chance.” He said calmly as he got his body generally ready for the combat that was probably going to happen no matter what. If you broke it down, he generally beat them in every single stat, if you wanted to go in a more rpg like play. If they balanced it out, he was probably more fit, and in better fighting condition then anyone before him. That said alone gives him the outright benefit to victory no matter how many there were. Plus, he was far from a poor schooler, if his grades failed even a bit it would ruin is entire reasoning to get back to some people he would rather not think about at this moment. He just waited. He was more then willing to take them down, and if any of them took one foot past him they would be the first to be hit with his full force. They would be better off leaving...though he guessed if he just let them chase after Koyoko, that would defeat the purpose to. They would either have to leave the area, or be out right destroyed in combat. It was generally their choice. Then he'd probably have to catch Iori.....

Damion Koyoko tried his best to ignore the embarrassed and rambling female as he continued to run through alleyways, taking some random turns and trying to best to evade the pursuers. He couldn't exactly talk back to her while he is trying to sprint with a human being in his arms. This weighed his agility down significantly and maneuverability around obstacles is no better. Why he doesn't let her go, is because he needs to buy enough time before he assures himself that Zuisho and Renavin have done their jobs. Perhaps a text or a call might come from his pocket. Plus if he doesn't make it look like a 'kidnap' in a sense, the otakus may stop following whether they follow her in another direction, or she runs with and they feel betrayed and return in tears.

"Haa, Haa, Haa, what a, haa, drag!" The grey haired boy complained as he rounded the corner. Koyoko decided it'd be best to try and lose them for his own safety, slightly less concerned for the girl in his arms. It is unlikely they will return back to their leader if they go out searching for him. However, alleyways wouldn't work forever as they all know.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!? DAMMIT, I'M EVEN MORE CONFUSED THAN WHEN I CAME INTO THIS!" The girl complained while pouting when she took a breather. "I'm being bridal carried by a stranger, being chased by otaku, and I am losing more and more of my grip on this damn situation…"

"Trust me, I'm just as confused as you, but at least you don't have to run." He talked back to her for the first time, as he could hear angry yells from the distance. Seems that they were keeping a solid trail on him. Perhaps an esper with some sort of tracking system was being used. Scent, heat or air displacement like he had along with his power. Perhaps getting away wasn't going to be easy. "First, I'm not going to do anything to you, if that's what you're worried about. I'll put you down when these assholes eventually give up." He explained to her as he hesitated to go in a certain direction and quickly turned the other way. The wind wasn't moving toward the right so it was a dead end, so he followed the current of the air which should lead to an exit.

"I see. That's a bit over half of them. I assume you wanted to split the group and minimize the burden on the others…Koyoko-san, I believe? In that case, the best thing to do is run enough to tire them out and then when they're tired enough, we should try to lose them in a large crowd and then quickly make our way back to the park. In that case, our best bet would be to zig-zag around through the alleyways and make our way towards the area around the Dianoid seeing as we're in District 15." She pointed towards a seventy story hexagonal prism shaped building off in the horizon. "Once we make it to the surrounding locations, we can blend in with the crowd, lose them, and then enter another alleyway and cut back to the park."


She's a fast thinker even in this situation huh... Koyoko wondered as he kept his eyes forward. While he did consider the Dianoid before, he wasn't completely positive if it will be enough, or if it may backfire, but sadly there was no other plan for them to take. "The most populated area in District 15, even the most popular dating location..." Not realizing if that come off wrong to her, he smiled somewhat confidently at her plan as he continued running in vaguely the right direction. Even though he took quick breaths between his words and his chest paining him, he continued forward. "You're pretty good. I'm sure if we lose of there they'd be searching for hours. It's perfect." In a time of panic, he's sure they'd get way more paranoid if they ran into that building. 'Tainting' their heroine so to speak. Hell they may knock on every apartment door in the upper floors to find them.

As they headed near the end of the alleyway, an ominous presence triggered Koyoko's sixth sense. It was just around the corner too, but there was no way he can stop until they reached the building. They were hot on his tail. That's when he realized what was coming. "Wha-" A metallic pipe with enough iron concentration for someone to control. A level 2 Polarity Manipulator, able to use objects such as cans and other materials, to essentially use telepathy effectively. It seems he found it off the ground and threw it to go around the building. "Dammit!" Koyoko quickly spun around knowing he wasn't able to dodge, nor able to stand still. The pipe collided dead on with his back, before falling to the ground soon after. Koyoko gritted his teeth with a pained breath, as he could feel his back ache intensely, but it was better than letting the girl get hurt because he was too stupid to move out of the way and run right into it. How badly it damaged him was currently unknown. "Gaaah...Aaaah..." He was no longer talking, letting out pained deep breaths as he swallows his spit, as if trying to suck it in and endure it for a little while longer, entering the Dianoid without much of a hitch, hearing faint yelling from the street he left behind.

"The most populated area in District 15, even the most popular dating location..."

"Exactly."

"You're pretty good. I'm sure if we lose of there they'd be searching for hours. It's perfect."

Kohaku nodded in agreement. If they could lose the pursuing group at that famous date spot, the many frenzied teenagers would be led on a full on wild goose chase in that large facility without effort. All they had to do was make it out of the alleyway they were on. However, things don't always work out in the way that one wishes.

She had been paying more attention to Koyoko's face while keeping an eye on what was happening behind them. As such, she had realized too late what was going on when Koyoko had forcibly shifted his orientation around with a scream of "Dammit!"

A pipe. Some sort of metallic pipe forcefully collided with the boy's back before dropping to the ground. Kohaku, herself felt no harm come upon her but she definitely felt the force on the boy's back. It was definitely going to be painful. Moreover, even in the best case scenario, keeping the bridal carry going would only slow them down. This became even more obvious by his pained grunts. So, she grabbed at Koyoko's right hand.

She immediately started to use her powers to read his vitals and other physiological data. Kohaku jumped out of his arms while keeping contact with his right hand. She slung Koyoko's right arm over her back in order to support him. In the twenty seconds it took to do this, she had read his data as they made their way into the Dianoid.

"The good news is that there is no lasting damage to your back like fractures or bending of the spine or even internal damage, really. The bad news is that your back will start to inflame and swell soon from the impact making it harder for you to move. We need to find somewhere to sit down. A bench or something that's out of the way where you can sit and rest. We should be hidden quite easily in this crowd."

As she said this, she started to look for any possible benches or places to sit amongst the high class atmosphere of the lower level. "I would rather not have to move all the way to the Aqua Palace on the Mid Level if possible."

"Sketch!" Iori would've heard Koyoko cry--if she wasn't too panicked over her current sitation. She was just 5 meters above the Otaku, and she knew they would do anything to get her.

"Oi, transporter! What do you think you're doing?!" The otaku leader was fuming, at least she was above them and not in their midst. This might actually be the safest spot to be in for the moment, despite being so close to the enemy. She finally started to calm down, but her heart still hammered in her chest after the surprise of being teleported onto the platform. Then she saw the Otaku leader start to smile. "Oh... you mock us, huh? Wataru! Otome! Tower formation!!" He turned and ran towards the crowd as he cried out the order.

What she saw next filled her with fear.

The otaku leader and two others were standing on eachother's shoulders. At this height, they would be able to push her into the crowd. "MASTER-SENPAI! YOU ARE OURS!!!" He cried out.

"N-NO!" Iori moved to the edge furthest away from the otaku leader. If Kazuki didn't defend her, she'd be captured by them! She couldn't let that happen.

"Are you serious?!"

Iori turned to Koyoko, who was staring in their direction in surprise. "...Renavin! Zuisho-kun! I got a plan, you'll know what to do!" He turned to Sak--Kohaku. She couldn't catch what he was saying, but she watched as he suddenly picked her right up. Something in her filled with jealousy.

The other otaku quickly noticed, and cried out. "OI! YOU BASTARD! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?"

"H-...Hahaha. What might you be talking about, small fry? She's mine.. I think Sakuya will be a great girlfriend, so no need to try to butter up to her."

Most of the otaku army started charging at Koyoko like a herd of bulls, while she watched as they ran away. "O-oi! What the hell is your plan?! Don't leave me here!!"

The otaku didn't seem to care about anything he said. Hell they didn't even pause in their charge. Causing him to side step one of them as they brought down their weapons. At first he had thought them nothing more then props, but the clash of metal onto the ground truly resounded within him as he jumped back once more, dodging another strike for a moment before landing lightly on his feet and pulling up his hands slightly to get ready to fight. He'd been in a few in his past, his friends weren't really the proper group of people...Taking a light dodge from one of the otaku's blasts he got hit lightly on his right side with a wooden panel. Causing him to stumble back for a moment before he returned the favor with a swift kicked to the stomach of his opponent. Causing him to keel over for a moment while whatever he drink seemed to pour out of his mouth. This wasn't some sort of game, they were going to either try to kill him, or beat him to a pulp. He sighed out loud, he needed to keep his eyes on all 4 of them. And take them all out. Of course they wouldn't know. They wouldn't know the amount of force his own esper ability put on him. The recoil was a pain in the ass to deal with if you couldn't keep yourself fit.

He jumped back once more dodging another metal pipe swing which he returned the favor with a punch to the mans jaw causing him to bite down on his tongue and paint his shirt with blood and a light kick afterwards lead to sending the man back, before another strike came from behind, he moved in time but it still scrapped against his pants causing them to cut into it abit. He twitched, this was getting rather annoying, they were messing up his attire on top of being a pain in the ass. He was probably going to be late too. He grabbed the handle of the metal pool, pushing it back for a moment to hit the man into his stomach, and then punched him to the side of the face, before getting hit by another otaku in his own stomach. It didn't really move him much, but being hit still hurt. It was a pain, he retorted with a blow from his elbow to the mans side hearing a crack from the ribs being busted he felt bad that he did it. It wasn't like he was going for a kill but this was getting more annoying. Though the only good thing was he was out for the count.

He caught the pipe that was being swung at him once more, there was to say the least only one left regardless. And pulled it towards him while pulling his fist up to hit the man in the gut while taking a punch to his face once more. Letting the man keel over as well before hitting him across the side of his head causing him to loosen his grip on the pipe in which he threw it to the side. He turned his gaze back up to Kazuki for a moment, and then to Iori, who seemed perplexed by the situation. “I can always try to catch you.” He stated while walking towards Kazuki's position. He was sure his former employer would have no problem dealing with anything sent his way. Of course he wasn't being idiotic, as he would shift his gaze towards their side of the fight over and over again. But he needed to get Iori down before anything strange happened...worse case he'd use his ability if he needed to.

Koyoko tried to run forward, each step caused him more pain as his back, chest and legs ached for proper rest, but he could not afford it. Why did he even come up with such a risky plan? He then vaguely remembered himself months ago. That slightly naive tough guy who was always nice to those close to him. One incident later, he became the selfish asshole he was today. Or at least that's what he thought. Part of him still wanted to be that ambient person he once was. Now that he had..."friends", it was only natural he'd want to protect them, even if some in particular are annoying and troublesome.

"...O-oi what are you-?" Koyoko, didn't realize what was going on until the slim figure in his arms suddenly lost weight. No. Rather they relieved his arms of carrying her as she grabbed his arm and slinged it over his shoulders. He felt a warm grip around his right hand as he was moved along like a wounded soldier in battle. Apparently the young girl was explaining that how far he had been damaged, and recommended to he shouldn't do anything strenuous. Was she a doctor? She is too young to be, yet she accurately predicted his injuries. While they made it to their destination, entering the mall area, he can hear the voices from the crowd behind.

"Search the area! We can't lose them!"
"Sakuya-chan! Get away from him if you hear me!"
"Split up! Half of us will check the upper floors!"
"Don't tell me...he's in the apartments!!"

That last statement filled them with rage and energy that they might find them in no time. A bench or a table won't cut it, since who they are looking for had obvious physical attributes in terms of hair and clothing. They would be found quickly. Koyoko observed his surroundings, reading signs such as "Krew" "Tammy's" "The Red Thread". He presumed a bathroom would be a good place to hide but they both can't go in the same one sadly. As he recalled "The Red Thread" was selling formal attire, meaning...Koyoko had found his solution as he unslinged his arm and ran through the crowd, situating his hand to grab hers instead. "Gh! This way!"

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"It's all clear here!"
"Damn! They can't be too far!"
"Check the bathrooms!"
"That bastard! I'll skin him alive!"
"N...no you won't..."

"That's a bit much..."The distant muffled yells can be heard through the wooden door, locked with the word 'occupied' displayed by the door handle. A small dressing room, Koyoko stuffed himself and Kohaku inside. Considering the dressing room was only meant for one person it was a bit cramped and they was very little room, but they could make do still. Koyoko sighed as he tried to sit down but trips slightly, his legs feeling dead, or perhaps like jelly as he nearly falls onto Kohaku like Iori from earlier, but thankfully it was cramped enough that the wall catches the two and it was just a tired and wounded Koyoko leaning against the slender girl. "Sorry..." He whispered into her ear a bit weakly as a sweat drop went down his face, head resting on her shoulder. "Just...give me a minute..." Koyoko seemed just out of energy to sit down himself as now rolls have switched to Koyoko depending on the young girl. "What was...your name again..."

The sounds of the otaku horde was definitely an ever present danger as the horde was surely approaching.

"Search the area! We can't lose them!"
"Sakuya-chan! Get away from him if you hear me!"
"Split up! Half of us will check the upper floors!"
"Don't tell me...he's in the apartments!!"

Like Koyoko, she was also observing her surroundings, looking for a good place to lay low. Yet despite that, she could not help but be in awe at the ambiance of the lower levels. Barring the  brand name stores such as El Asine and White Snake that were littered throughout, there was the level of fascination that came with a building made entirely out of carbon materials combined with the atmosphere provided old-Japanese style architectural elements. It was a surreal blend of tradition and progress.

But, Kohaku's moments of admiration towards the imposing and impressive structure came to a halt when Koyoko had removed himself from her support and started pulling her along. Kohaku wanted to scold him for putting too much work into his back but she realized that it would be best not to alert the otaku as to where they were by shouting. After all, even in the crowds of shoppers and window-shoppers at the Dianoid, there was still a danger of being noticed.

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"It's all clear here!"
"Damn! They can't be too far!"
"Check the bathrooms!"
"That bastard! I'll skin him alive!"
"N...no you won't..."

Kohaku could hear the shouts from the other side of the door to the small dressing room. Despite the wooden look, the door was likely made out of carbon materials like the rest of the building. One could only hope that some high-leveled (4) pyrokineticist was not a part of the group of otaku.

"That's a bit much..."

Kohaku nodded in agreement. She had minimal understanding of the otaku culture so it was quite an experience witnessing people going crazy over keeping someone who looked like a well known…character? Voice Actress?…Keeping her pure or untainted.

Her train of thought was a bit disturbed as Koyoko seemed to collapse onto her, knocking them both lightly against the wall with him leaning on the girl.

"Sorry..." He whispered into her ear a bit weakly as a sweat drop went down his face, head resting on her shoulder. "Just...give me a minute..."

"That's fine." She gave a relaxed and warm smile towards the boy. "Just rest. After all of that running and the back injury you really should rest."

She moved herself (and Koyoko) over to the small fitting room bench and sat at the edge next to the wall while laying Yoko down on the bench with his head resting on her legs while holding a hand on his hair.

"What was...your name again..."

It was then that Kohaku realized that she had never introduced herself. "My name is Kira Kohaku. You can just call me Kohaku." After a few more seconds, she continued. "Now just don't move too much and take some time to rest. Your body is fatigued from the continuous running and carrying. Combine that with the pain from your back and it's pretty obvious that it's best for you to just stay idle for a few minutes."

Kazuki peered down from the platform that he currently shared with Iori. The otaku seemed to have made a human tower to try and reach the platform. At the same time, many of the other otaku were charging at Zuisho. Kazuki watched amused as Zuisho began to dispatch his attackers with brutal efficiency. While as convenient as this was for Kazuki, based on his earlier comments, Kazuki was fairly certain that Zuisho was not his ally this time around.

"I'll be right back," Kazuki whispered to Iori before turning to face the human tower. "I need to deal with this quickly." Kazuki began to charge up his teleport. After a few seconds, he vanished from the platform with no discernible trace. From her position, Iori would easily be able to see where Kazuki had gone, the tower of otaku would have no way of knowing however. Kazuki stood on the ground right behind the bottom member of the otaku tower. "A little push right here aaaand... PRESTO!!! Down falls the tower." Kazuki had rammed his shoulder into the bottom otaku causing him to lose his balance and the tower to come falling down. The otaku that had previously been at the top of the tower now lay unmoving on the ground, the wind knocked out of his lungs from the fall. "While I admire your ingenuity that really wasn't the best way to try and get to me now was it." Kazuki said with a smirk across his face.

Kazuki then turned to face Zuisho. He had just finished dispatching the otaku that had come after him and was now walking in Kazuki's direction. While he was confident that his hand to hand combat skills were enough for the common otaku thug, he had no idea what kind of skills Zuisho had and was also unaware as to what his ability was. In a situation like this Kazuki would prefer to not be on the same plane as his opponent. He preferred to fight from a distance anyway. Kazuki began to charge his teleport again in hopes that he would get back up to the platform before Zuisho got to him.

Koyoko stared up at the young girl, Kohaku, as her warm smile alone had his cheeks turn a dim red. What was this girl? An angel? It tugged at his heart and creeper him out at the same time, as he felt the satisfying sensation of her hand, gently caressing his head. He closed his eyes as she began to give him a diagnosis on his physical fatigue, while giving an obvious course of action of what to do, though in thorough detail. He couldn't help but chuckle at that and gave a slight smile as he kept his eyes closed, relaxing into her soft, comfortable lap.

"Heheh...sorry but I swear, I was planning on sleeping here for hours. Right now you're the most comfortable pillow in the world." With all the combined feelings of physical exhaustion, a brick might be seen as a couches armrest, so with her well balanced thighs, his brain registered it as if he was laying on a cloud. "If I stayed like this for hours, I'd probably fall for you..." He spoke casually, giving her a compliment for all the trouble she went through for his health.

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"Oi, pres! He's gone!" The oddly named Otome spoke out as they noticed Kazuki teleported away from his kidnapping nest. Being their main enemy now, they couldn't afford losing sight of the trouble maker.

"Quick! Move us closer so we can grab Master Senpai! I'm sure her boyfriend will come back with Sakuya if we send them a convincing text..." The leader spoke out, showing that he also has another motive to capture the famous hacker: To obtain the rare heroine and accomplish two quests in one hour. Revenge...and serenity. But like his goal, being too high to reach, the leader suddenly lost balance and fell. "WHA-" He looks down in slow motion seeing the trolling teleporter himself, smiling wildly as the tower of otaku had fell. "KAAAAAZZZUUUUUKKKIIIIII!" The blonde leader would swear vengeance on him, along with master Senpai as his cry of rage ended with a thud, being knocked out like the rest of the otaku.

Except for the other handful Renavin was distracting. He wasn't crushing them" nor letting them win, he purposely made it a stalemate by blocking every attack they throw at him, while getting small painful hits on them. It was like as if he was teasing them.

"Dammit! You bastard, take us on!"
"Quit running away! Uraaa!"
"You can't last forever! Haaaa!"

"Hahaha! Yes yes that's it! Give it your all, seek power, and show no mercy! Show me the heart of a raging warrior, rather than a blind pawn!" Renavin smiled wildly as the otakus started to move more quickly and coordinated as their spirit rose for the pursuit of victory, making Renavin force himself to be more quick on his blocking, and more forceful with his attacks. This was a losing battle for the otaku, but dammit he'll make it last.

....but where's Adalia?

Kohaku could hear a chuckle from the boy whose head was resting in her lap. "Heheh...sorry but I swear, I was planning on sleeping here for hours. Right now you're the most comfortable pillow in the world."

She found that to be an odd thing for him to say. Still, she figured that was just part of his own exhaustion. He had been running around with a girl in his arms and had been hit in the back. A soft surface would seem like the perfect pillow in that type of situation. She just smiled and listened to him. Still, she could not help but blush a little at that statement.

"If I stayed like this for hours, I'd probably fall for you..."

"Huh?!" Kohaku's calm had cracked, albeit slightly at what she heard. The tactless girl had no idea how to react to what was just said. After all, what he had said could probably be mistaken for flirting even though it was just meant to be a pure compliment. In the end, however, Kohaku's blush got bigger as she processed the statement she just heard. "W-W-Well, it's not like we can stay here for hours anyway." As she remembered the situation, she let her embarrassment slide away. "We don't have the liberty to stay too long so rest as much as you can. I'll warn you if I hear any signs of the members of the mob approaching. We're in quite a precarious situation, after all."

Koyoko watched her suddenly jump in surprise after his last statement and was a bit confused. Although he was slightly dense, he didn't think that she would take it the wrong way. Her cheeks turned bright red, which made him get flustered too, partly regretting saying something that could be easily mistaken. He looked toward the door, since it's the only place he can avert her eyes, or else he'd be looking at her face or her body. "R-right...just give me a couple more minutes I guess."

As the minutes went by, neither of them would say a word as Koyoko had actually fallen asleep in that allotted time frame. He looked rather peaceful despite his injury from thirty minutes ago. His hands were still tucked at his side, and strands of hair fell over his eyes, slightly covering it. Her hand was still on his head, lightly petting him and keeping an eye out. Surprisingly enough, none of the staff had notice them both enter the changing room, but still. They cannot stay in their forever. Around this time, the coast was probably clear, but Kohaku may not be sure if she should let him rest or move somewhere more appropriate for him to regain his strength.

Meanwhile on the other side of the shopping area...

"We couldn't find them!"
"Dammit, Sakuya may have been seduced!"
"D-don't say that! There is still hope."
"They might have just ran through the crowd and taken an exit...we lost them regardless."

The Otaku who had chased them were at their knees, somewhere in the mall, tears and sweat alike dripping on the floor. A real life heroine from the 2-D world had come before them, and just like a miracle, it was gone in an instant. With sorrow in their breaths, the yelled out in despair, but to no avail.

"SAKUUYAAA! WE'LL MISS YOU!!!"

Zuisho watched as the troop of men fell to the ground, and held back his own laughter at the situation. Continuing his seeming warpath towards Kazuki. “Kazuki, since this game is over would you let Iori-san go?” he stated rather calmly. If he would have to, he'd figure out another way to get her back. But as it stood he didn't want to use his powers. It would be rather untimely to do so. The damage, among other potential things could be a massive issue, that and he didn't want to kill a person by mistake. His own errors were there, and to pass even that, he was rather surprised that with all this commotion Judgment hadn't even made and appearance. “I'm sure you got your laugh out of this scenario.” he stated while keeping his pace, along with stay quite aware of all his surroundings. He wasn't about to get ambushed out of nowhere for such an event.

He didn't really know how well Kazuki could fight should it come down to it. Clearly he had some sort of movement like power, a teleportation possibly of it. And the way the Gou acted, they had probably had rather interesting meet ups. Was he possibly going to have a skirmish with him? Though he could say it would be one sided in terms of him not using his power. But that's fine, he wasn't hear to beat down people. Just to end this, he wondered how long it would be before he gave up on trying to be nice. His patients were running thin, and the only thing that was holding back his own drive to just use his ability was the dislike of possibly outright murdering a person by mistake and his patients. If he was late...this wouldn't turn out well for many people to say the least.

The there was his former employer seeming to rather enjoy the feeble attempts of the otaku trying to hit and beat him. Of course they probably weren't able to do such a thing. But he seemed to not mind. Regardless his goal was set before him.

“Kazuki, since this game is over would you let Iori-san go?” Zuisho said calmly as he walked towards Kazuki. “I'm sure you got your laugh out of this scenario.” Kazuki look down at the pile of otaku laying unconscious on the ground and smiled. He probably wouldn't be getting any repeat business from these guys. Oh well, their fault for not stating that he needed to help them catch Iori in his contract. Kazuki looked back over at Zuisho. "Sure thing. As much as I would like to take you on, it's getting late and I have things to do. I'm sure we'll get the chance another time." Kazuki turned to face Iori up on the platform. "Brace yourself!" Kazuki called up to her.

Kazuki proceeded to mark the space right next to him and shift the link of the platform from the portal near the ground to the spot he had just marked, swiftly depositing Iori on the ground next to him. Kazuki then dispelled that portal and returned the platform to its original state. After a quick channel, Kazuki teleported back up to the platform. "You guys sure know how to make things interesting," Kazuki called down to Zuisho and Iori, "But now I will be taking my leave." Kazuki charged up his teleport again and blinked over to the roof of the building right behind him. Because Iori and Zuisho were on the ground they wouldn't be able to see him from where they were standing and it would seem like he actually vanished, instead of simply moving 5 meters backwards. Kazuki dispelled all his remaining portals and laid down on the roof. He was tired and didn't feel like walking. Maybe he'd just take a nap.

Nearly 30 minutes passed before Koyoko decided they were in the clear and that he had plenty of rests. It's been a while, perhaps an uncomfortable 30 minutes for at least one person. Koyoko walked Kohaku out to the front of the large shopping center. He still was injured and made it hard to move without hurting his back, he toughened it out, since Kohaku said it was nothing. It'll heal naturally overtime. "Look...uhhh...sorry about everything." He rubbed the back of his head uncomfortably, with a sigh. "No one walks around a park to suddenly be grabbed, taken away as bait, and later finds themselves being used as a lap pillow. So I apologize for doing this to you." Koyoko bowed his head toward the young maiden, in which the Otaku's lost all trace of.

Koyoko sighed as he looked up at the large building, successfully blocking the sun so he wouldn't have to die from the heat. He thought about doing a proper apology, since if he was in her shoes, being nabbed as bait, he'd beat the crap out of everyone involved. Fortunately that was not the case, but he still needed to make an apology, otherwise she might figure he owes her one. Clear the debt before it grows to big. "Oi, mind giving me your number, if you have one? I'll buy you ice cream or something as an apology later." He suggested, while feeling his heart ache knowing how much money he lost from spending it on that damned hacker. Though she did pay him back. "Of course you don't have to, but I also think growing ones connections is very useful."

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"Hahahaha! That was fun, despite all the opponents being weak.~" Renavin smiled as he walked over to Zuisho after the trolling teleporter took his leave. As he approached he took out his phone and dialed a number, as the dazed and unconscious otaku may wake up soon. "Hai hai~, I would like a taxi coming toward the central park...yes yes south of the diamond~." Renavin also pulled out some yen from his pocket, handing it to Zuisho before he could stop or question him. "Yes my friend needs a ride somewhere...Yes~. Thank you very much~!" He put his phone into his pocket and patted Zuisho's shoulder. Giving him a gentleman's smile. "I'm sure you're late enough already, yeah?" He backed away, before looking around. Walking back over to the lovely kidnapped maiden, Iori.

"You're not hurt are you~? That would be bad, and Ren-chan would be sad~!" He patted her head, mostly as an award for causing so much trouble, and entertaining him for the day. Renavin would help her onto her feet, if she needed it at all, and smiled down at her. "Though if you're really okay, I would suggest saying thank you properly to Zuisho-kun and Koyoko-kun~. But that's up to you." Renavin then stepped away from Iori to let her do as she pleased, walking away before he realized something. Where was...

"...Adalia?...ADALIA?!"

Like a snake in the grass, Adalia tugged on his shirt, in which he turned around. "I Lost the cat..." She had seen the cat from before and attempted to chase it, but her ankle wouldn't let her move around properly. Renavin just sighed and gave her a smile as he gave her a piggy back.

"Well that cat is sure to be with a proper owner now~, unless you want me to own it?"

"Nonononnonono!" Adalia didn't necessarily know what familiar magic was, nor what magic is at all, but was familiar with what it does, and didn't like the idea.

"...Thought so~."

Kohaku walked out of the shopping center with Koyoko.

"Look...uhhh...sorry about everything." He rubbed the back of his head uncomfortably, with a sigh. "No one walks around a park to suddenly be grabbed, taken away as bait, and later finds themselves being used as a lap pillow. So I apologize for doing this to you."

Kohaku watched as the boy gave a very deep bow to her. "It's alright." The girl held both her hands up and waved them back and forth. "Weird things happen." She did not know what to properly say to calm the other boy down but she really felt no resentment towards the boy.

"Oi, mind giving me your number, if you have one? I'll buy you ice cream or something as an apology later. Of course you don't have to, but I also think growing ones connections is very useful."

"You don't have to worry about paying me back as an apology. Just keep me updated on your back." Kohaku was quite concerned about his back injury. Even though it was minor, it still probably hurt. So, she felt it was best to keep tabs on that, especially since she felt kind of responsible for what had happened as a result. As such, she picked out her phone from her pocket.

Sitting on the edge of the platform, Iori watched as everything wrapped up. She was still rather shaken over the whole thing, but she was glad that the Otaku were defeated! Now it was just a matter of getting down...

"Brace yourself!"

Huh? It seemed like she wouldn't need to jump down on the pile of Otaku. Rather, Kazuki seemed generous enough to let her down himself. Instead of having a soft pile of unconscious otaku to land on, she found herself rather swiftly falling through the portal and landing unceremoniously beside Kazuki. Before she even had time to recover from the ground, Kazuki took her former place on the paltform. "You guys sure know how to make things interesting, but now I will be taking my leave."

Just how did he learn to control such a disorientating ability?

Not long after, she heard the excited voice of the red-headed Renavin. After calling a cab for Zuisho, he approached her speaking, "You're not hurt are you~? That would be bad, and Ren-chan would be sad~!" He held out his hand, and she accepted his help; she took it and pulled herself up. "Though if you're really okay, I would suggest saying thank you properly to Zuisho-kun and Koyoko-kun~. But that's up to you." He suggested, before searching around for his sweet princess. "Right..."

She looked around, but it appeared that Koyoko still hasn't returned from wherever he ran off to. Hopefully he didn't harm a hair on that Sakuya look-alike.

She shook her head, muttering, "What a day...", under her breath, before approaching Zuisho. "Um... Thank you for your help, even though you only met me today. Sorry about all this."

Koyoko willingly exchanged his number with the young Kohaku, or Sakuya Izayoi, at this point he was a bit confused with the damn otaku logic that's been screamed down the alleyways and hollered at by a man made tower. This was such a drag he couldn't even think about where today went wrong anymore."Alright...saved. Oh and don't try to weasel out of my own kindness, it's a rare thing so don't just throw it away.." He squinted his eyes at her in slight annoyance that she didn't want his apology gift.

"If you don't, guess I'll have to drag you with me...sounds kind of weird but I don't like being indebted to others, even if they don't see it like that...Anyway..." Koyoko turned on his heel and looked over his shoulder as he gave a slight wave to her. "I'll see you around I guess.." He began walking off with those final words, looking up to see the sun was still hidden behind the buildings.

"Beautiful day...Guess I should go home."

Zuisho sighed, at Kazuki before he made his own leave. “Another time huh?” He stated to himself for a moment. It was good to see that Iori was allowed a safe way out. Though had he had fought Kazuki...he would have had to balance out his seemingly teleporting ability. This alone would have probably dragged on their fight. He'd have to get in close, to say the least to even matter instead of relying entirely on his esper ability. Though the compliment if you could say it as one, about them making things interesting was indeed nice. He waved lightly to the man as he heard Renavin come around. He was calling a cab, and before he could even respond to the man he placed yen into his hand and just stated a truth. Indeed he was late enough. He would have to give a few more calls before he could even pull this one out. Though it's not like his parents would go out of their way to care. “Thanks.” Was all he really managed to say as the man walked off towards Iori.

He watched her carefully to make sure there was nothing wrong with her walk. Going up from her shoes to her face and pausing lightly as she began to talk to him. "Um... Thank you for your help, even though you only met me today. Sorry about all this."

He smiled lightly, “It's fine.” He stated calmly, though it ate at him endlessly that he was late, he held back what he could for it was something more important before him. “Even if it was only today we are still friends right? If I can, i'll come help you no matter what.” He kept his tone as kind as he could. It was the truth, anyone who would become his friend...he wouldn't mind doing anything to help them. Of course there was limits to things. But beating up people was more then easy enough. Even if it was after the fact that everything happened. He merely needed to wait for the cab to pull up and he would just take his leave.