A Saiyan's Journey

After school, Megumi Kato followed Ikuyo Kita and Gotou Hitori to the LiveHouse in Shimokitazawa.

For Megumi Kato, the band "Kessoku" was a rare group of new friends she had found, as most people at school hardly noticed her. The girls from Kessoku, probably because of Shin, didn't ignore her, so Megumi Kato enjoyed spending time with them.

Although this meant that Megumi Kato's experiences were completely different from the original story—where she made new friends through games, she now made friends through the band... it wasn't a bad change.

It was unclear whether Megumi Kato would eventually develop the desire to join the band.

Although they wanted Shin to come along, he had already made plans to meet with Yukinoshita Yukino and Yotsuya Miko after school, so they had to go on their own.

...

In the room of the Service Club, Yotsuya Miko sat on a chair, occasionally glancing at the door, seeming quite anxious.

Lately, she felt that the number of evil spirits outside was increasing. Only the school and that special route to school remained clean, so she was eager to find the person who had been exorcising spirits at school.

She wanted to know if that person could help solve her problem. She didn't necessarily need to eliminate the evil spirits; even just making her unable to see them would be enough.

Yukinoshita Yukino said she had contacted someone who "might be related to the person she was looking for," but more than ten minutes had passed since school ended, and no one had arrived at the Service Club door.

"Yotsuya-san, there's no need to be so anxious. Many people have things to take care of after school and can't rush here immediately," Yukinoshita Yukino, who had been sitting at her seat reading a book, couldn't help but sigh as she saw Yotsuya Miko glance at the door every minute.

"If he promised to come, he won't break his word. You can rest assured."

Although only ten minutes had passed since school ended, Yotsuya Miko had rushed to the Service Club room almost immediately, even arriving earlier than Yukinoshita Yukino, the club president.

This made Yukinoshita Yukino somewhat concerned about Yotsuya Miko's mental state—she didn't believe in the existence of evil spirits but thought Yotsuya Miko might have suffered significant psychological trauma.

In fact, the reason for calling Shin was that he had previously mentioned he could solve Yotsuya Miko's problem.

For Yukinoshita Yukino, who believed in science and not superstition, she assumed Shin's "solution" would involve helping Yotsuya Miko regain her mental stability.

"Are you and Shin very close, Yukinoshita-san?"

Yotsuya Miko, realizing she was being too impatient, quickly straightened up and asked another question.

Since Yukinoshita Yukino seemed confident that Shin would keep his promise, Yotsuya Miko was curious.

She had heard of Yukinoshita Yukino and Shin—both were somewhat famous at school, especially Shin, who had recently been the subject of gossip due to his connection with a girl from Shuchi'in Academy.

However, she hadn't heard of any relationship between Yukinoshita Yukino and Shin.

There had been some rumors among the soccer club members about Yukinoshita Yukino and Shin being seen together near the field, but Hiratsuka Shizuka quickly quashed those rumors.

For someone like Yotsuya Miko, who wasn't interested in gossip, she naturally knew little about it.

"Not particularly close. His friend came with a request, and we worked on it together," Yukinoshita Yukino paused, then answered calmly.

"After that, I helped him with a small matter... I guess you could say we're acquaintances."

As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the Service Club was knocked, and Shin walked in, smiling at Yukinoshita Yukino.

"I heard you talking about me as soon as I arrived."

"You're here. This is Yotsuya Miko," Yukinoshita Yukino nodded, her expression still calm, though a slight curve at the corner of her mouth was noticeable.

"Hello, Shin-san."

Yotsuya Miko stood up nervously as Shin entered—but soon, she sensed an unusual aura emanating from him.

Shin also narrowed his eyes. Upon seeing Yotsuya Miko, he realized her uniqueness.

However, it wasn't that he sensed something about her directly. Instead, the "arrow" hanging on his chest began to move as soon as he got close to her.

It felt as though the arrow was about to break free from the rope tying it and fly out, piercing Yotsuya Miko's body.

Of course, Shin couldn't let the arrow do something so dramatic in front of Yukinoshita Yukino. The moment he felt the arrow about to fly out, he summoned "Black Bird."

Without hesitation, Black Bird reached out and firmly pressed the arrow against Shin's chest, preventing it from breaking free.

To those who couldn't see stands, Shin appeared completely normal, and Yukinoshita Yukino didn't notice the arrow pendant under his clothes struggling wildly.

But to Yotsuya Miko, the scene was entirely different.

"Sh... Shin-san, what is this...?"

In Yotsuya Miko's vision, a black figure wearing a cowboy hat and a feathered cape appeared beside Shin, pressing a hand against his chest.

Clearly, even though she wasn't a stand user yet, Yotsuya Miko could see stands—this was the most unique case Shin had encountered so far.

Even Trish from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5, who had the potential to develop a stand, could only see faint shadows of stands before awakening her own.

"Interesting."

Hearing Yotsuya Miko's words, Shin knew she could indeed see his stand, "Black Bird," and not just as a shadow but in clear detail.

This made her more promising than even Gabriel and Vignette, the angel and demon he had met.

Thinking this, Shin turned to Yukinoshita Yukino and smiled.

"I think I can solve Yotsuya Miko's problem, but I might need to take her somewhere else."

"Huh?"

Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned. She hadn't expected Shin to suggest taking Yotsuya Miko away alone.

"Are you... sure you're helping her?"

To be continued…

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