"Talking"
"Thinking"
(Author/Timeskip/Scene)
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Family language: French
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Pov: 3rd
At this time of night, people usually stay home and watch TV, but our two protagonists had a different idea seeing as they stood Inside a gas station looking through some manga in one of the aisles.
The first boy is looking through an isekai novel as his black hair sways gently from the air conditioner above him while his black-orange tracksuit reveals a little of his lean physique if one were to look hard enough.
(Subaru Natsuki: Dark souls incarnet)
The second boy is watching the cars as they pass by the store, His physique is completely hidden under a blue hoodie that acts as a t-shirt along with his black school blazer which he's wearing as an overcoat.
(Zane Lactea: No sanity found)
Subaru looks through a manga with a bored look on his face before putting the book back on its rack with a small sigh "So this is where they pull you in huh? now I have to find volume 2 to get a better picture of the world they're in"
Zane simply shrugs in response before grabbing a pack of gum "Well we can do that when we get home. For now, let's get some more snacks for tonight"
With a nod, the two begin gathering their respective items, from chips and soda to cigarette-making kits and monsters.
Walking out of the store the two watch as a light blue car drives by before Subaru looks to the sky "Tonight I think we try beating the Ancient Daedala In Xenoblade-X, what do you think?"
Zane brings a hand to his head with a sigh "From what I remember that damn thing wiped us three times already. Is your skill still being repaired?"
Subaru gains a grin as he puffs out his chest in pride "It's fully repaired! And don't worry I have a plan that'll let us win this time"
As the two walk, they start to see the world around them ripple for a few seconds causing Zane to rub his eyes and Subaru to blink rapidly to get the spots out.
As their vision clears they look around in confusion as they see humans walking past alongside people with animal features, all of whom were wearing medieval clothing as the building looked like something straight out of a fantasy game.
Zane looks on in confusion as a massive lizard pulls a carriage along the road like a horse before bringing a hand to his chin "Wonder what species of lizard that is"
Subaru looks into the sky with a confused glare "The hell? Did we just get isekai'd?"
Zane shakes his head while patting Subaru on the back "It's not an isekai if we never died bro. We were just transported here"
Subaru can only shrug before beginning to explore along with Zane who takes out a cigarette and puts it between his ears.
(Timeskip: 30min/Scene: ???)
Pov: Zane
After walking through the city for a few hours to get accustomed to it and try to find out how we got here we decide to take a seat on a set of steps.
Subaru: "Let's see, fantasy with medical-styled culture. A realm where demihumans are commonplace. And theirs probably things like magic and things here as well."
I relax against a wall while giving him a thumbs up "Yeah, that sounds about standard for things like this"
Before he could say anything more we both hear a scream behind us turning to the source we see a child about to be trampled by one of those giant lizards pulling a carriage.
While Subaru started to do some weird pose I took off, grabbing the kid and jumping onto the lizard's head, using it to springboard over the carriage and land back on the ground.
people started to cheer but I ignored them as I looked at the shaking boy in my arms "You alright kid?"
Kid: "Yes, t-thank you"
I nod as I put the kid down and walk off as his mother rushes over and hugs him. Sneaking over to Subaru I look at his dumbfounded face with a glare "If mom saw you do that shit you'd get a month of extra training"
Subaru quickly raises his hands and waves them around frantically "What! Damn it! I was just trying to see if we could use magic"
My glare intensifies at his stupid explanation "Where the hell have you seen a magic system where the user moves like he's a bender from avatar?"
Subaru looks down like a child that got in trouble: "Yeah that's fair"
I released a tired sigh before continuing our journey. We stopped at what looked to be a fruit stand, but I couldn't read the language, which was strange because the people in this place were all speaking English.
Shop guy: "Those are some weird clothes. Are you both travelers?
I adjust my clothes while subaru looks through the fruit in the stand "What are these?"
Shop guy: "Those are appas"
I narrow my eyes at the 'Appas' "Hmm, So Apples are Appas here. Not as big of a change as I first thought but a change none the less"
Subaru took out some yen to see if it would work here, I knew it wouldn't cause it wouldn't make sense. But, hey~ All discoveries are made by doing something others find stupid.
Shop Guy: "If you're trying to trade trash for good food then this ain't the place, come back when you got some money buddy"
Walking off I take out a brown cigarette pack from my pocket and light one with a match stick while Subaru grabs my attention.
(Cigarette Pack: Type-E / Flv-Coffee)
Subaru slumps forward in defeat before looking at me "Think I could pimp you out for cash?"
I give him a shrug as I blow out a smoke cloud in the shape of a duck "Eh, I've done it before it pays pretty well, depending on the girl."
Subaru looks at me with a dumbfounded expression "I was joking. . . But if we ever need to I guess that's an option"
We kept walking around the city not sure what to do. At one point Subaru walked into a woman's bathroom by accident only to get slapped by a demi-human girl, then he entered an Inn that was demi-human only and got thrown out into a river.
(Zane: TimeSkip! /Subaru: To random ally!)
Sitting on some steps Subaru was drying his tracksuit while I made a skull with my cigarette smoke.
Subaru Leans on the wall with a tired and frustrated sigh "Was this how it's supposed to be? Wasn't I summoned into a parallel world?! Where'd my protagonist status go?!"
I watch the clouds that pass over the ally as I answer "Maybe you're just one of those 'regular kids lost in a magic world' type of protagonists."Â
Subaru looks at me with a brow raised "Normal kid? Dude our training could rival what Garp did to Luffy. Mom was ruthless"
I sit there thinking for a minute before nodding "Yeah that tracks. I'd say we did pretty well though"
Subaru could only sigh "Yeah no shit if we didn't we would have died in that forest"
I grin as my eyes narrow with a bit of bloodlust "We just had to lock in bro~ it was pretty fun fighting to survive~"
He sighs again before taking out his flip phone, I still don't know why he has that. Reaching into my pockets I take out my smartphone which had no signal but a 98% battery so I just shut it down and put it back.
Subaru: "We have no money, we can't read the language of this place, and worst of all we don't even have a cool weapon like Excalibur or something!"
I shrug with a small smile: "Eh, les Ă©pĂ©es, c'est cool. Mais c'est plus amusant d'ĂȘtre plus malin que son adversaire~"
After a second we heard footsteps echo ahead, causing the both of us to look over with very different thoughts.
Subaru clasps his hands in a prayer "Please let this be a cute girl who summoned us to this place"
It was not the cute girl that summoned him, instead three homeless-looking guys were in front of us. One was even shorter than me!
Kid: "What are you babbling about?"
Silver: "If you don't wanna get hurt, cough up whatever you've got!"
The silver one yelled lifting Subaru by his collar. I was about to punch the fucker in his face but I was grabbed by the biggest guy here and held in a bear hug.
I thrash around for a big not at full strength but enough to make the guy hold me back more "HĂ©! LĂąchez-moi!"Â
before I could put more strength into my break out, someone else ran into the ally drawing all our attention.
???: "Move it, move it! You guys! Out of the way!"
A girl who looked to be 14 ran in while throwing a hood to the side. She had blond hair and red eyes while wearing some raggedy clothes that left most of her body free and a red scarf.
Subaru looks up at the sky in disgust "Do I look like a pedo you bastard! I meant a girl my age and possibly a bit taller than me"
She stopped and looked at Subaru in confusion. "Summoned? I dunno what you're talking about, but I'm busy! sorry! Live strong!"
With that, she started jumping from wall to wall before mounting over the rooftop, leaving Subaru shocked and confused while I just looked on with a deadpan.
Subaru: "Damn! Hey, that didn't make you decide to be less hostile toward me, by any chance, did it?"
Silver: "Actually, it rained on our parade and made things worse."
My eyebrow twitches in annoyance "Of course"
Subaru sighs before bringing his hands up in a boxer stance "Yeah, of course. Alright time to stop screwing around this obviously isn't some stupid isekai plot, so it's time to get serious. Zane Il est temps de verrouiller!"
Subaru quickly throws a jab at the Silver boy's nose causing a sickening crunch to echo through the ally as he falls back into the wall.
Quickly jumping back Subaru dodges a slash from the mushroom-haired kid and spin-kicks him in the face, knocking him into a wall.
Subaru hops around in a taunting smirk "This ain't the first time I've got into a fight ya know! If this world is trying to give us a challenge then this is pathetic"
Finally getting an opening I slam the back of my head into the big man's face making him let go of me.
While in the air I grab onto his arm and use it as a base for a handstand to spin and slam the steel soles of my boots into his face knocking him down.
Landing with a roll I look to the silver-haired guy who's sloppily trying to stab Subaru and who's dodging with ease.
Running over I slide under a slash giving Subaru an opening to punch the guy off his feet and into his friends who are starting to get up.
I grin while beginning to stretch "Honestly this is like back in high school when we fought those jocks"
Subaru: "Yeah, but that was cause you punched him in the face for stepping on your new shoes. Ah damn"
Glancing over a spot a long slash on his side as some blood seeps past his fingers and onto the ground as he tries to put pressure on it.
"When did that happen?" I ask while facing the two thugs helping up the big guy I spin-kicked in the face.
Subaru: "The mushroom kid must have cut more than just my tracksuit, but we've had worse~"
Silver: "You two are gonna pay for this!"
I was about to say something snarky, but an ice crystal hit the back of the silver-haired bastard's head and knocked him out while throwing me off.
I look at the body in confusion before looking to the source of the Ice crystal and spot a girl with lavender eyes and long pointed ears hidden slightly behind her pure silver hair. She was wearing white and purple clothes that looked royal in nature.
???: "That's enough. Stop now, and I'll let this slide. So graciously return what you stole"
I sigh while putting my hands in my pockets "Yeah so you clearly have no idea who robbed who blind. We've been fighting these clowns for the past few minutes. The one you're looking for is probably the one who just jumped onto the rooftops and left."
???: "Hmm. . . It doesn't look like you lying. I need to go after her anyway, that insignia is important to me!"
I was about to speak but the little brown-haired kid took his knife and rushed the girl only to hit an ice shield that appeared in front of her shocking the boy before he was knocked out by another ice crystal.
The large guy in their group picks up both his teammates and runs off letting the girl walk closer to me and Subaru as I start to take some bandage wrappings from my pockets.
???: "If you let me I can heal your friend for you"
Looking at her I look to subaru who shrugs before we both turn to her and nod. Sitting on the steps above him I watch as she kneels next to Subaru and looks at the large cut along his side in unease.
???: "Puck I may need your help with this"
I narrow my eyes a bit as a small floating cat materializes from her gem necklace causing Subaru to blink slowly before lifting his shirt a bit to show more of the slash.
Leaning back I watch as they work while taking out a cigarette as Puck looks at the both of us in confusion.
Puck: "You both seem pretty calm for seeing a cat appear from a necklace. Are you both used to seeing spirits?"
I take out a match and light my cigarette in silence before taking a long drag and puffing out the smoke with a grin. "Trust me kitten, in our family, you're just a regular cat to the shit I've seen"
Subaru nods along with my words "Yeah trust us on this, Our mother owns a lot of crazier creatures"
The cat looks taken aback by our answer as the elf girl begins to heal Subaru before looking at me upset.
???: "Aren't you too young to be smoking? those can kill you, ya know"
Shrugging I take out a needle and thread from my pocket and start fixing Subaru's tracksuit "I may not look it, but I'm 17 years old, I'm just short, or as one of my clients said The perfect Ara-Ara height"
The two look at me in confusion while Subaru shakes his head with a smile, however, once everyone looks away I look into the sky with slightly narrowed eyes as It feels like someone or something is watching us.
(Timeskip: 16min/Scene: Same Ally)
Finishing my cig, I start juggling some ice that puck made as the elf finishes healing Subaru who immediately puts his tracksuit back on when I toss it to him.
Puck: "Why the rush?"
Subaru: "Sorry. I don't feel right not having my jacket on even if it was for medical reasons"Â
Puck: "Well how do you feel?"
Subaru: "I feel great. Thank you both for that"
As Subaru bows in thanks, I wait for a few seconds before dropping one of the ice orbs puck made me into his shirt causing him to jump around in a cold panic.
Subaru throws the orb onto the ground shattering it before looking at me with a glare "You little bastard! why?!"
shrugging I dodge his swipes at me while Puck and Elf girl smile at our antics before Puck floats over.
Puck: "It was just a thoughtful arrangement we made, so you don't need to thank us"
Elf: "Sorry to interrupt, but you have the wrong idea. I had to stay because there are things I want to ask you, and I couldn't let a person die in front of me that was for my own benefit. So I need you to repay in kind."
Subaru: "Well, I guess you did save us the time to bandage it up so I don't see why not. What about you Zane"
I put my hands behind my head with a smile "I'm following you, dude, I ain't got no reason to go anywhere else"
Both of them smile at our answers as Puck flies to the elf and sits on her shoulder
Elf: "The only thing I want you both to repay me with is to answer my questions. First, do you both have some idea of who stole my insignia?"
Subaru: "You mean one of those badge things that show your affiliation right?"
My eyes glint in mischief as a grin makes its way on my face "Gee willikers! It must be obvious day on camp Stupid" I taunt causing Subaru to glare at me before the elf girl regains our attention.
Elf: "It has a gem in the center, and it's about this big with an image of a dragon on it."
I pick up a stick and start to draw the mental image of the object into the dirt as Subaru and the elf look over my drawing.
Elf: "Yes that's it! Have you seen it?"
I stand up and toss the stick over my shoulder "Never seen it before in my life. I just have a good imagination"
Elf: "I see. no, helping that, then. But you've both given me the information that you know nothing about it. And you gave me my answer in exchange for healing you"
Subaru looks at her like she's stupid "Are you dense? He said he had never seen the Insignia, but we may know who took it"
Elf: "Eh? What do you mean?"
I sigh while walking over "Like he said, I've never seen the insignia, but before you showed up this young girl with blond hair ran into the ally and jumped onto the roof. Does that appearance ring a bell?"
Elf: "Yes! Yes, it does! She was wearing a hood but when I threw a Huma spell at her it cut off a part of it allowing her blond hair to spill out"
Subaru: "Which would explain why she had it off when she ran in here. She probably thought it couldn't be used to hind anymore and threw it off to gain more speed"
"Her mistake then~" I smile while walking to the torn hood, picking it up and sniffing at it causing Puck and the elf to look at me weirdly as I begin sniffing the air and grinning "Got her!"
Elf: "Got what?"
Subaru smirks while turning to the elf "Her sent. Our mother made us both survive on a remote island for 10 months once, and Zane trained himself to track food by scent"
"Enough talking! Follow me before the sent deteriorates!" I order the three before rushing out of the ally with them following close behind.
I can already tell this is going to be a fun trip~
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Hello everyone! suppose you're reading this and notice the different writing style. In that case, it's cause I've decided to rewrite this book and thought what better way to give a story a glow-up than a different style~ The other chapters will be revamped and rewritten when I have free time off work then I can continue this book.
Till then Ciao~
(Eh, les Ă©pĂ©es, c'est cool. Mais c'est plus amusant d'ĂȘtre plus malin que son adversaire~) = (Eh, swords are cool. But it's more fun to out-think your opponent~)
(HĂ© ! LĂąchez-moi!) = (Hey! Let me go!)
(Il est temps de verrouiller !) = (Time to lock in!)