A Cold but Straightforward Person
He opened his eyes and rubbed his right cheek which I slapped earlier "What the..."
He took a bit of time to be fully awake when he saw me and stared at me for a few seconds.
When he stared at me I stood up and lent him a hand to get up "I'm sorry for slapping you...It seems that we are somewhere we don't know. I also just woke up a while ago when I saw you lying beside me. I don't know where this is but I'm pretty sure we got kidnapped"
He scratched his head and observed the room we were in "It seems we are locked up in a confined space"
I acted like I was very nervous to avoid him being suspicious of me and to clarify if he is part of this kidnapping scheme "I don't care where we are but I'm not fucking joking around, this is a criminal act. Besides, I have to go to Yousekai Academy tomorrow so I can take the test. But it seems that by looking at the air ventilation it's already the day I'm supposed to leave"
He took a bit of time to answer but it seems that he was cleared from being one of the kidnappers "Let's wait for some time, I'm pretty sure the kidnappers will give us food or something like that on that door tray over there."
I sat on the bed tucked in on my legs looking down so I won't lose my acting cover. I looked at him and saw that he is deep in his thoughts 'What a perceptive guy... He sure is very calm in this situation and he never intends to even hide it'
While staring at him, The only door we can get out of suddenly opened.
We looked at each other and stood up closer to the opened door.
We looked outside and saw a bunch of people, They were also looking very confused looking at each other.
After some time, Things got a little confusing and weird so I acted according to what a normal person should do in the given situation; Screens were coming up on the floor, and An EMP tesla coil sort of stuff that somehow makes us understand each other when fired. But the one thing that shocked me the most was that this is Yousekai Academy and whatever is happening right now, The Government is behind it.
After the guy talking in the screens logged off, I tried to get the guy I was with because he doesn’t think normally. “Mister, What’s your name?”
"Shouldn't you tell me yours first?"
"AH. Sorry. My name is Fubuki Marcuis"
"My name is Sekizo... Sekizo Guren. Nice to meet ya"
"Likewise..... By the way, Guren, If what the screen said is true then that means the other children here will also understand what we are saying"
"If it's true then what you're saying should also apply to us to them. The only thing we can do is check. Follow me"
We walked around and someone approached us. I acted as if I were the everyday normal girl you see and talk but the moment he asked our names, Guren said a false name. ‘He really is interesting. The moment I get my hands on controlling him, we’ll surely rise above other people’
The guy that approached us did respond kindly, but I can see malicious intent in his eyes so I kept acting when Guren pissed off conversations with Arthur.
"So.. what's the point of you coming to us? We're not here to comfort someone who just casually comes close to a stranger and talks with them like they already know each other"
"Whoa... Marvis chill. I'm not here to make enemies. I came here to make allies"
I stopped him so we can talk. ‘I should act this one out, I’m pretty sure I can fool him with my act.’
"Who is it this time?"
He just stared at me and left because he also saw that Arthur also came to stop him.
I stopped him again but this time it was only me "Sekizo. What's with you? The dude just want to be friends. How can you be so cold?"
He scratched his head and stared at me with those cold eyes of his "I'm not here to make friends Fubuki... If you want to be a lapdog of that guy, I don't give a fuck... I'm still overthinking right now about stuff. Everything was all fine until today. So... if you would mind... I don't want to be coerced with stuff like finding friends right now"
I thought that acting out scenarios would help him get along with me ‘Shit! I made the wrong approach’ He walked away after saying those words, and I just stood there thinking about how should I get hold of him again. 'He should be a good ally to partner with'
I walked away and kept thinking about how I should approach Guren again if we ever meet When someone stopped me. 'This dude just doesn't give up. I'll brush him off since I'm not interested in him'
"Fubuki, What was with your friend a while ago?"
"Arthur, you know..... You're really annoying me. So fuck off my face" then I walked away not giving a single glance at Arthur's face.
'I still have about a day before those tests start, I might as well do whatever I can these few hours'
Sekizo Guren POV:
I went back to the room where I woke up and lied on the bed to sleep the day off.
I stared at the ceiling for a while before I closed my eyes 'What a day'.
-The day of the tests-
There was a loud siren sound outside the room which woke me up.
I sat immediately and when my senses are fully intact; I stood up and went to the bathroom to wash my face. After that, I went outside and all I saw was a large field with people running around.
'What the hell is this? Where are the other children I was with yesterday?' I took my time to take a closer look at where I am and saw that I was at a baseball stadium. 'Baseball?'
I went out of the room I was in and the glass covering the stadium turned black and the darkened face person at the start was looking at me. "Sekizo Guren, The test will start in a few hours. But first I came here to tell you about the test you're going to take-" I stopped to ask a question "Ummm... Mr..." but he also stopped me "HEY, I haven't even finished yet. I also didn't give you permission to talk. Stay quiet and listen." I nodded not giving a single word back 'What a fucking douchebag'.
"Continuing. I will give you the situation you're going to conquer and we will judge whether you pass or not based on the actions you will act out. The scenario is; you will play a baseball match with another team and you're team consists of people with the same strength as the other team but on the team, you're going to play on, you're the captain. And here is one detail you should take note off; one of your players is an old legend with a high record for a closing pitcher, He was a legend in his prime, but he can now be considered trash based on his past performances and age. This game will be his last game. If you lose the game you're out and if you won; we'll base on criteria on how it played out. That is all the information you needed. The match will begin an hour from now. The time starts now! GOODLUCK!"
The glass that turned black became clear and went back to its original state.
'If you lose; you automatically fail, and if you win; you still are in the process of passing or not. What a troublesome scenario. One thing that bothers me the most is the so-called past legend playing on my team; It seems that he is one of the key players in whether I pass or not. And if I'm the captain of the team, that means that I'm a catcher and the strategist of the game. DAMN, they really planned this out. The problem is do they even know me? Is this even real?'
I reached the dugout of my team while thinking and I called them for a meeting "GUYS! HUDDLE"
They all came huddling with me 'It seems that I looked liked I've been playing with them for a long time'
While I was in a daze one of the guys said "MARCUS! Start talking man! we have to warm up on the remaining time before the match starts"
'Marcus? This is getting out of hand... If my hunch is correct I'm dealing with something extraordinary. I'll see how this plays out. but first I need to win this one' I looked at each of them and started talking.
I went close to the pitchers in the bullpen and started talking to them. "YO! I need to talk to you guys before I catch your pitches"
We all huddled at the home plate and they sat with me
"OK! who's going to be the starting pitcher"
The guy on my right raised his hands and the guy in the middle also raised his hand
"Okay.... we'll talk about that later, Now! who's going to be the closing pitcher"
The guy on my right raised his hands again and the guy on my left also raised his hands. The guy in the middle started talking to the guy on my right "HEY OLD MAN! Stop with your delusions! this may be your last game but you won't be pitching this whole game by yourself!"
The guy on my right stood up and looked down at him "Me? an old man? Even if I'm old my passion for baseball is incomparable to yours!"
The guy in the middle stood up and stared back at him face to face " WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN? I DON'T LOVE BASEBALL AS MUCH AS YOU DO. YOU'RE CREATING CRITERIA FOR LOVING BASEBALL NOW HUH? YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T REACH THESE PLAYOFFS IF I DON'T LOVE THE GAME! AND WE WOULDN'T BE IN A SITUATION OF LOSING IF YOUR TRASH PITCHING LAST GAME DIDN'T DESTROY THE LARGE LEAD WE HAD! NOW WE HAVE TO FIGHT ONE OF THE POWERHOUSES FOR THE SPOT IN THE LEAGUE!"
The old man came close and punched the guy in his face marking a fist on his face before he fell down. "NOW YOU'VE DONE IT, YOU SHITTY OLD MAN!"
The guy on my left stood up and held back the middle guy while I also stood up and held back the old man
'This is unreasonable' "STOP FIGHTING YOU TWO! Old man come with me let's talk about what we're going to do about this game. You too should stop! Start talking with him to calm yourself down, we can't afford to get you injured"
Both guys left with each other and the old man I was holding took off my arms of him and started walking to the back of the bullpen.
I turned around and started my walk back to the bullpen.
'Stingy old man... Now, where were we?'
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