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The masked ghost watched from her bountary as Y/N took a test. A silver hakujoudai with a whitish tint in the center circled around her before landing on their shoulder. Ignoring it, Y/N remained focused on her current task. She answered each question with ease, having little to no doubt lingering in the back of her mind. After an hour or so, Y/N finished their test. Placing their pencil down, they glanced at the hakujoudai smiling lightly. It had been a few months since Y/N asked Akumu to be her friend, she hadn't given a response yet but it's still a work in progress. As Y/N drifted off in her thoughts, she didn't notice two people looking at her. A girl with a light shade of honey beige hair that faded into a tealish color, and a boy with bright blonde hair stared at Y/N in awe. In their eyes, Y/N was kinda like a goddess. She was helpful and patient with others, She could smile and it would light up the whole room. Y/N was always at Aoi's tail when it came to grades. Nene was about to doze off when she noticed the hakujoudai resting on Y/N's shoulder. 'Isn't that a..' Nene questioned herself as she glanced towards Kou, who returned the same look confirming her suspicion.
When their final class finished, Nene and Kou were the last ones to leave the classroom while Y/N stayed behind. "Hey Hanako-Kun." Hanako looked at Nene smiling widely. "Yes Yashiro?" He sat near the windows of the bathroom. "Have you.. granted another person's wish recently?" She asked cautiously, Kou watching Hanako's expressions closely. Hanako stared at her slightly confused. "Nope!" He giggled. Nene lowered her head. 'So that marks Hanako off the list. Maybe it's.. But would he really do something like that?..' Hanako got up and moved towards Nene. "Are you okay?" He asked, snapping her out of her thoughts. "Y-Yes! It's just that..'' She paused for a moment looking Hanako in the eyes. "I saw someone's hakujoudai during class, and I don't think it's your brothers.." She said carefully. Hanako's smile dropped slightly. "What did it look like?" He stepped back a bit. "W-Well, it was silver and the center had a pearly white tint in the center." She fiddled with the ends of her uniform.
Hanako looked at the ground for a moment, thinking. "Maybe it's that new wonder everyone's talking about." Kou suggested. Nene looked at him curiously. "There's.. another wonder?" Hanako looked up at Nene. "Akumu-Kun of Despair. He or she isn't new, their rumor just wasn't really known to many." He said. Nene and Kou stared at him. "What do you mean 'he or she'? Have you ever met them before?" Nene asked. He shook his head.
"I see. Then we should go see who they are." Kou suggested. Nene hesitates slightly. "Maybe we should. Hanako?" She looked at him. He stared at them before smiling. "Well I don't see why not!" He said happily. Nene sighed nervously in defeat. "Let's go meet a wonder!" They all said in union, raising their hands to the air.
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The trio stood in the drama room. "It's so dark in here." Nene said. "It's not as dusty as I thought it would be, it's kinda neat in here." Kou said, as Hanako looked around the entire drama room. A crack filled the air. "What was that?" Nene asked, turning around to the sound. Hanako looked at a mirror that was in the center of the room. Kou bent down to the floor, staring intently at the ground. "Hey, why is there a blood stain over here?" Kou asked. Nene nervously covered her mouth. "B-Blood?" She asked. Hanako noticed a masked ghost walk towards Nene, hands crossed their back. The ghost seemed to have the same kind of uniform as him, possibly attended the same class as him. For some reason, they felt oddly familiar. Kou looked towards Nene and noticed the other figure. His eyes widened slightly as Nene felt them grip her shoulder. "It isn't polite to snoop around, you know." Akumu said, her voice cold and empty. As if all emotion had drained them.
Nene flinched and hid behind Kou, causing him to blush a bit. The ghost tilted their head slightly. "Hey wait.. are you a.." Light shined through one of the windows, giving the trio a good look of the masked ghost in front of them. The ghost seemed to have long black hair ,that faded slightly into a light beige, put in a ponytail. The ghost apppeared to be a girl with a white kitsune mask, her uniform similair to Hanako's and a dark ocean blue bracelet wrapped around her wrist. Kou's jaw dropped. "Wait a minute, you're a girl!" Kou yelled, while Hanako stared at the girl in front of them. She clicked her tongue in slight annoyance. "You shouldn't assume someone's gender based on their appearance but yes, I'm a girl." She said crossing her arms. Her hakujoudai circled around the two before remaining by the masked ghosted side. "Did you come to grant a wish or not?" the girl asked non-chantly. 'So cold..' Nene and Kou thought. "We came on a more personal matter." Hanako spoke up, looking at his apprentice.
Nene cleared her throat. “W-Well I just wanted to know if you had any relations with Y/N Senpai?..” She nervously stepped away from Kou’s side. Akumu leaned to her side, hand on her hip. “So what if I do? It really isn’t any of your business.” She spat. Nene looked slightly taken aback by the girl’s tone. “A-Ahh Sorry, I just wanted to clear something up.” She laughed lightly. The ghost hummed in reply, as if not trusting her statement. Kou cleared his throat, reminding them of his presence. "It was nice talking to you but we really have to be going on our way now." He said taking Nene out of the room. "Wait, what about Hanako-Kun?" She whispered. "He said he wanted to talk to her in private or something." Kou whispered back as they left the empty drama room, leaving the ghosts to themselves. 'I wonder what they're going to talk about..' Nene thought to herself as she and kou made their way to their meeting spot, awaiting Hanako's return.