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Three.
Two.
One.
The countdown inside my head ended. It was time.
Icy wind brushed through the black leader jacket I was wearing. My once long hair was gone.
After coming back from Japan a year ago, I decided to cut my hair.
It was long coming. My father told me a few times about it. But I was too stubborn to do so back then.
Nico's eyes flickered to me. He was hidden in the dark. If not for the night vision, I wouldn't even see anything.
I could feel his smirk. I smirked back.
The smell of the sea wafted through my nose.
By now, Takahashi Ryuji should have learned.
It was always by the docks where big crates could conceal what they were doing from the plain view of anyone who happened to pass by.
He should have changed location.
Instead, he stayed. And it was for our benefit.
"Boys," Astherielle's voice made the earpiece cackle to life. "They're here."
