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Here he was, Jouno Saigiku, the strongest hunting dog, conversing with a supposed terrorist and a child on top of that. They were sat at the airport's floor, Jouno stuck in his insufferable partner's very strong embrace with seemingly no hope of getting out anytime soon.
"Tecchou san?"
"..yes?" The brunette grunted.
"Will I be let out of your disgustingly sweaty embrace anytime soon?" Jouno hissed.
"…"
"Alright. I'll take that as a no. "
What did I do to deserve this? He thought to himself..
A lot of things. His consciousness supplied unhelpfully.
No matter, going back to the present..
A bright, blonde boy was standing in front of him, outstretching his hand in a welcoming gesture.
"Hello! My name is Kenji!" the blonde introduced himself, but the only thing Jouno could focus on was the fact the child did not have any shoes. And.. Is that soil?
"I'm a member of the armed detective agency." the boy continued and oh yes, Jouno could already feel a headache coming on.. "and I've come along to help find my friend's beloved!" The boy declared proudly, with a smile so bright it could rival the sun..
…
The white haired male was truly speechless.
"Tecchou-san?" Jouno gritted out.
"..yes?"
"..Care to explain?"
"..."
Great, it seems he was stuck with a mime instead of a partner.
He was truly too tired to deal with all this..
"..You're from the detective agency, yes?" The white haired male stated calmly.
"I- uh, Yes!" Kenji stammered out, confused by the obvious question.
"Have your people defeated Fukuchi-dono yet?" Jouno added.
"Probably not.." Kenji replied sadly. "I wouldn't know for sure, since I was sent here to rescue the young girl, while the battle is happening outside I'd imagine.."
With that, Jouno stood up carefully, still a bit wobbly on his feet, detaching himself from his partner's embrace. Tecchou was about to protest when his partner began speaking.
"Then I imagine all three of us want to have a go at that bastard." He remarked and his expression darkened. "Let's get to it." He hissed out.
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Amidst the chaos of the battlefield, to everyone's shock, emerged Kenji with his two companions. As soon as they laid eyes on the general, Tecchou threw himself at Fukuchi mercilessly, striking to kill the man. Every single one of his sword's slashes were filled with deadly precision.
"You- will regret- hurting- my- partner!" The brunette roared between his attacks.
Jouno was momentarily stumped by Tecchou's outburst, with sudden warmth spreading through his chest and red coloring his cheeks. This isn't the time for such useless feelings! He mentally scolded himself after which, he quickly regained his composure and joined the fight.
To his annoyance, fighting along Tecchou-san was almost exactly like before, when they were sent on missions. Almost, with the exception that this time, Tecchou was forfeiting attack openings in favor of protecting him. As if- as if he was made of glass! It was frustrating beyond belief and definitely not flattering!
They were synchronized perfectly nonetheless and Jouno began covering his partner just.. a bit more.. But It's not like anyone would notice that! Except Tecchou himself of course.