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Mahiru wasn't sure what he was supposed to be feeling right now, he was frustrated with himself for not being able to let Licht and just watch him get taken but he was also bewildered by thw two new people who had arrived to 'help' him. They hadn't even answered his question, they just glanced at him then over to a tree to keep talking like he wasn't there.
So he was currently sitting on the grounf with the black ball that was Kuro, trying not to drown in his frsutreation at being useles and also trying to work out who these poeple were. They seemed to know Higen, are they on tsubaki's side? But they didn't seem to be on good terms.
A while later, Mahiru's friends arrived.Tetsu was carryin Misono on his shoudler while Lilc was held unde rhis arms, the Servamps were int heir aniaml forms walling as well. Mahiru stumbled his way through the explaintion about what happened, including the two strangers who had yet to stop whispering in a corner.
While Mahiru's group worked out thier nect step, regardinging a pohone that had been dropped ont he floor, the two new people were still whispering to each other.
"That was an inadequate entrance, I shall retry." The young boy said, gritting his teeth as he clenched his hand into a fist.
"Master, perhaps we can leave that for later? The boy's friends have arrived, seems they have forgotten about us." The taller male said, sighing softly. "Shall we introdice outselves?"
"Hm?" The boy looked over his shoudler, noticing the strnage ohone in one of the boys hands. "Oh, they have found Higen'scecular device."
"It's called a cellphone, master."
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"I found it here." Misono said, holding up a flip phone with a charm of Belkia, another of Tsubaki's subclass hanging from the phone.
"A ohone?" Mahiru asked, "With a belkia strap?!" He noticed the little charm.
"Yeah, the magician."
"It could be... A Tsubaki servant phone!" Mahiru gussed.
"We'll spy on his movements with this... and then we can finally make a move before they do." Misono planned out, smirking but then all of a sudden the phone started ringing with an obnoxiious ringotne.
On the ohones screen, a picture of Tsubaki was there to show who was calling.
"See that? We were right." Misono sid, answering the phone.
"Hello? You found this phone? I'm a close friend of the owner, you have his thanks." The man on the phone said, Misono immedialty recognized the phone as Tsubaki. "Higan! Your ohone is safe!" Misno heard through the phone. "Be sure to thank them, HIgan."
"Of course, How should I thank them?"
"How's this?" Misono interupted, "I give you the phone... you give back greed and his eve."
A second later and there was the sound of crazy laughter through the phone, "But thats no fun! This is Lust's eve right? That trade is so unfair, don't you think?"
"Guess what else> Your servant is in our custody." Misnon addedm looking at lilac. "Care to trade? And don't harm your prisnoers anymore than you have."
Mahiru was agasnit uit but Misno reasoned that Tsubaki woudl come for his servants, that was what Mahiur said ebfore.
There was more laughter through the ohonem before, "WHat a boring gae."
Misono tried to keep going, Tsubaki said he woudln't touch Greed or Licht but he wasn't sure about the others, "Night night, calll againa after luncg! And don't break the strap, old man higen made it himself. He said to tell you." Tsubaki said.
"He talks too much!!" Misono shouted.
Just before the call ended, Misono and Mahiru heard him say on more thing, "And saw hello to those two for me, will you?"
After the call cut off, Misono and Mahiru looked at each other then over at the two strangers who were still tlking, though it sounded more like bickering now. Misono gripped the phone, stomping over to them.
"Hey! Just who are you tow? How do tyou know Tsubaki?"
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The taller male chuckled lightly, covering his mouth as he stepped forward. His eyes scanning the boys as he speaks in a soft tone, "Ah, our apologies. We hadn't actually planned on all of this happening, but my master was in quite the hurry you see." He didn't introduce himself nor did he say a single thing about Tsubaki.
Misono narrowed his eyes, "Stop beating around the bush, who are you?" He repeated again.
"Maru, enough playing." The boy folded his arms acorss his chest, his head held high as his eyes flickered to the taller.
"Yes, master." The taller said, "You may call me Maru, this child is my master, Asagiri Shion." He held a hand out to the side, motioning towards the boy besides him. "We have come to help you, you see... we all share a common enemy."
"Tsubaki?" Mahiru was quick to make a guess. "He told us to say hello for him. How do you know him?"
The boy, Shion, clicked his tongue. "Quite the rude one you are, isn't it only polite to introduce yourself next?"
"Uh, right. I'm--"
"Shirota Mahiru, Alicein Misono and Sendagaya Tetsu." Shion interupted him before he could even get his name out, and those two aniamls beside you are the Servamps All is Love and Old Child."
So why'd you ask me to introduce myself if you already knew? Mahiru thought, scratching his head. "So... about Tsubaki..."
"Enough games, tell us who you are." Misono was getting fed up with this now.
Shion clicked his tongue again, sighing as he flipped his hair to get it out of the way. "Let us relocate, it is quite chilly here and the smell of blood is making me sick." He said, already walking away while maru behind him.
"Wait, where are you going?"
"Where do you think? Your little hide out, the hot spring hotel that you all flock too." Shion scoffed.