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It's been a while since you and your friend, who she call herself Swindler to save your life, got dragged together into the life of a criminal, together with six S-ranked Akudama to do a mission from a mastermind that takes form of a black cat robot. Thank god, you had mastered in decent self-defense so you can protect yourself and Swindler from the danger upon them.
It was a first to you. The first time you would fight to protect yourself. All this time you had lived in Kansai, struggling from a very boring office work from 9 to 5, not to mention all of the chaotic events that happened frequently here. But, you sure somehow enjoyed this new life.
And that is the first time too, you genuinely enjoys it.
"So sorry for dragging you this far, _____... I should've pay that takoyaki with the 500 yen Courier dropped..." Swindler mumbles, one night at the abandoned factory
You chuckles, "That's fine. Besides, you don't know how to protect yourself, so I gotta do something too."
The young lady replies, "That makes me really important, huh?"
"Of course! You're my friend, after all!" You enthusiastically answers to her question
Swindler suddenly blushes upon your answer. "_____!! You're making me embarrassed!"
You had heard from what the tall man in white—Cutthroat—said about her, she really does looked pretty when she is blushed like this, the pink colors fits her perfectly. Maybe because it weren't for her, you probably won't follow her into this hell of a mess. Wait, that's the first time you thought of it, and that suddenly make you flushed in embarrassment too.
This is not the right time to think about it! The mission to invade Kansai Station is coming up, and your 100% focus must be needed for it, so that the mission would be a success. But, here you are, thinking about your friend being so cute over here. No, you're not becoming like Cutthroat, going head over heels on Swindler!
"_____? Are you okay?" Swindler looks to you, seeing you buries your flushed face on your palms
"I-I'm fine!! Just, thinking of the mission later!" you quickly makes up a reason, trying to hide your flustered self away
Swindler, innocent as always, takes that reason of yours. You start thinking, that what if they failed the mission and all got caught or ended up dead, you included... The first time, you ever thought of that. But, at the same time you didn't worry of that. These bunch can fight for themselves with their special abilities, right?
And you alongside Swindler, you gotta follow the flow. It's hard, but it's the choice you have made.
"Hey, if we ended up surviving after all of this, what are you gonna do?" you decides to ask
You can see Swindler is hugging her knees, looking to the cityscape ahead, "I don't know... Us two would be probably be hunted as well."
Yeah right, sealing your fate from a mere citizen as an Akudama. You get it, totally. You didn't mind, this whole firsts made you excited, just now you complaint your life is totally boring, and now you gotta survive in a rather interesting way. And you experienced it with your dear friend!
"Come on, Swindler! Let's enjoy our life while we're at it!" you excitedly says, hopping off from the stack of metal pillars you and Swindler sat on
"_____? Yeah, you're right... This life only last for once..." she looks at up to you, magenta irises radiates the sparkles that you had always loved
You reaches out your hand, making you like you're about to take her on a dance. "Well then, Miss Swindler? What do you say?"
She smiles, standing up. She reaches out her hand to you, and you hold it gently. "As long as you're with me, I'll go wherever you go!"
That promise sounded so childish in this hellish reality, but you loved it nonetheless. And you have to make sure that you got to hold to that promise, until death aparts the two of you.
Besides, you still have a bunch of firsts you want to do with her, so you have to do your absolute best to not die before you can checklisted all of that.