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Chapter 42 - If You Put Fire Against Water...

"Uh… Who are you?" Mizuki raises an eyebrow, wary of his presence. Lifting his hat, he reveals turquoise hair and a large pair of feline ears. His eyes glint a bright purple. Bowing forward, he holds out his tophat.

Lifting his gaze, he jests, "Isn't the real question who you are?"

Mizuki's heart thumps beneath her chest. "What do you need?"

"That's an awfully interesting trinket you've got in your hands there," he drags his words and before she realises, he's breathing down her neck. Mizuki straightens her back in shock, having not even realised how he vanished right in front of her eyes.

The stranger hovers his fingers over the pendant in Mizuki's shirt pocket. "You know, not many of us can get our hands on something mighty impressive like that."

And she can almost feel him grin against her skin.

Mizuki elbows him in the chest, turning on her heel as she falls into a defensive stance. "What do you think you're doing?" she hisses.

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