H opened his eyes and saw a white ceiling.
"Shit! Don't tell me I died again." he thought. "Wait! Saki!" he said as he sat up.
"She's fine. And she's currently at practice. Don't worry, she's fine."
"Dan-san. It's good that she's alright. Wait, did you do something with her memory?"
"Well, yeah."
"I see. Guess I have to fix things with her again."
"She doesn't remember anything except you two patched things up already."
"Really? That's great!"
"But they still think you went into Yajima's room. That issue hasn't been resolved yet."
"I see. That guy, Hisoka, he was the one behind it. I have to go out and find him."
"Not so fast boy. You haven't recovered fully yet. And I have to remind you that it's been three weeks since you were asleep so they think you're on vacation or something."
"Three weeks? All that happened felt like it was yesterday." H said as he touched the part of his body that Saki touched when he was paralyzed.
"Hmmm. Wait, I should have died back there. Who saved me Dan-san?"
Dan pointed behind him. There were two people. One was a Chinese kid who was around H's age, had spiky hair and looked kinda FOB-ish. The other was a girl. A cute girl. H wasn't sure if she was their age. H ran a scan. The girl had cybernetic parts but the boy didn't.
"Is he using the same kind of tech those three were using? That scan jammer thing? He's not a Guardian." H said as he pointed at the boy.
"Oh no. He's a Guardian but he's not a cyborg. He has a suit, the Archon as we call it, which amplifies his abilities. Something Tezuka and I developed. It's quite cheaper to make but the materials are hard to find."
"Who are they?"
The Chinese boy started to talk. He spoke in Mandarin though but what surprised H was that subtitles appeared as he talked. H looked at Dan, who just shrugged his shoulders.
"The suit can translate and sub anything. Well, anything except Erien language. Only S understands that."
<My name is Jacques Frederick Chan. You can call me Jack. Or Fred. Or Chan.>
"Your name doesn't sound Chinese."
<Yeah. I don't know why my mother gave me that name but I like it though. Nice to meet you H.>
"Nice to meet you too, Fred-chan."
<Please cut the -chan. It's like calling me by my whole name.>
"Okay. Sorry about that, Fred."
"Jack is Linlin and Junjun's Guardian. He's an expert at martial arts and with the help of the Archon, he will be a big help to us. She, on the other hand, is Kusumi-san and Mitsui-san's Guardian."
H looked at the girl.
"Hello H-kun! I am Kirari." the bubbly girl said with an enthusiastic voice.
"Kirari? Where have I heard that name before. Hmmm. Kirari? As in the one from the anime?
"No. That Kirari is Kusumi-senpai. I'm a different Kirari."
"What? You're younger than her? Dan-san?"
"Aniki! You're awake!" H2 said as he entered the room.
"Loverboy's awake? Nice!" said M. "Looks like he already met Chanponchan and Loli-chan."
He and the other Guardians followed H2 inside. They walked towards them but M was tripped by Kirari.
"What was that for?"
"Nothing. I just felt like tripping you." she said. But this time her voice had a different tone. "Got a problem with that?"
"No problem. Because I can see from under you skirt now..."
"Why you..."
"A female Guardian?" H asked Dan.
"Fujimoto-san is female."
"I know. But a kid?"
"She was the only one available. After Fujimoto-san and BoA's cybernetics were removed, Tezuka and I were able to redesign the parts but it could only be equipped on a female, so, this is the result. Also, M said that stories today don't sell unless it had a tsundere or a ninja or a martial arts guy. I wanted to make a loli Guardian even before. And so, we just came up with a mix. Don't worry, her Tsundere mode is only triggered by M's presence."
"Ahahaha."
"And she's my niece, by the way."
"She's your what? Won't it be dangerous for her?"
"She has an incurable sickness and was bedridden, so my sister allowed her to be converted into a cyborg. In that way, she can be a part of Hello!Project. She wanted to audition before but because of her condition, it was impossible. Being able to talk with Koharu and the others is like a dream come true for her. By the way, her FRAME almost has the same specs as yours, so she's quite strong."
"Okay. I just hope she's not ecchi like you though." H said as he got out of the bed and changed to his clothes.
"H-kun, it's pee time!" Kirari said.
"Pee time?"
"Oh no. She's not ecchi. But she's been the one helping you pee when you were asleep. Along with that hot nurse I was telling you about." answered Dan. "It was quite messy at the start, but they got used to it eventually."
"Spare me the details please."
"Besides, why do you think M and the gang are here? To visit you?"
"I knew it. Where can I get the report about what I missed and what else I need to know Dan-san? I need to go see someone."
"You can just get the files from the FTP site."
"Which one? You have two sites and one of them is NSFW."
"Then I'll just put it in both. Wait, didn't I tell you that Shimizu-san is in practice?"
"I know. I'm going to see someone else."
"Who? Natsuyaki? Yajima? Mano?"
"Nope. Alright. I'll be seeing you all later." H said as he left the room. Then he went back and looked from the door. "Mano?"
"One of the Eggs. She's cute. And so is Noto and the other Eggs in Ongaku Gatas."
"Sometimes I wonder who's worse between you and M. Are you sure you two are not related?"
"Now that is the question. Better leave, Kirari's Tsundere mode is in full effect. She's starting to throw stuff already. Hey! Put down my laptop!!!"
===
*knock**knock**knock*
"Pipe down! I hear ya! Hey! It's you!"
"Hello..."
"How are you? I missed you, you little squirt!" Yossi said as he put H in a headlock.
"Let go of me, old woman!" H said as he tried to escape.
"I'm not Yuko-san's age yet boy!" Yossi said as she let him go. "So, what brings you here? Don't tell me you fought with Saki-chan again."
"No. Ummm..."
"Come on, tell me."
"Can you...you know...like..."
"Oho! I knew it! You have a crush on me! Come on, admit it!"
"Hell no! You're my mo...I mean, you're too old for me. "
"Hmmm. I think you just like short girls."
"Whatever. I was just gonna ask if you could remove this." H said as he pointed at his hair.
"You want me to shave you?"
"No! Just get rid of the color. And can you give me a haircut too?"
"So, I can shave you then?"
"Fine. Do whatever you want with it."
"Okay. What are you waiting for? Get in already!" Yossi said as she pushed him inside her room and locked the door. "Just sit on that chair and take a nap. I'll wake you up when I'm done."
"You're not going to shave me, are you Yossi?"
"Nope. But I'll take care of your hair..."
===
"Hey, H2, when's the next Buono event? I need to know because I want to go but there might be conflicts with Gaki-san's schedu....WHAT THE HECK HAPPENNED TO YOU H?!!!! Dan-san told you not to fight them again! You look worse than your first encounter! Wait, did Fujimoto-san do that to you? Bwahahahaha" M burst out as soon as he saw H enter the Guardians' quarters.
"Shut up." answered H.
"Now that's something you don't see everyday." D said.
"I thought goth was the latest fad?" wondered K.
"Oh my gah! That is the appropriate reaction for that, right?" asked S.
<T-that's H? In a span of three hours he managed to look like a different person. Is that part of his powers?>
"H-kun, you came back for pee time?"
"Aniki?"
"Yossi. She messed up..."
***
"What did you do to my hair Yossi?!" H screamed when he saw himself in the mirror.
"What's the matter? You don't like it?"
"If you weren't my...I'd...I'd..arghhhhh!"
"Sorry squirt. I just borrowed those stuff from Reina-chan, though she said she just jacked them from Sayu and Eri's bags." Yossi said as she pointed at the various canisters on the table."Okay, it's my fault for not reading what they are. I'll give you a refund if you like."
"Refund? But I never paid you."
"Oh yeah. Miki and Rika crossed my mind. That's what I tell them after we roleplay ehehe. You don't want money? Okay I'll give you a hug." she said before giving H one.
"What am I gonna do now?"
"You don't have to do anything. It looks good on you, actually. And besides, that's the Captain's color right?"H looked at himself at the mirror again. He liked his new haircut. It was quite clean to look at than the one he had before. However, it's color was, how would you say it, a bit unusual.
***
"Hehe. You remind me of that character from this erogame, H. I just hope you're not perverted like him." M told him.
"When it comes to being a pervert, you and Dan-san are the benchmark, M." answered H.
"Have they seen you like that, aniki?" H2 asked.
"Not yet. That's why I came here. I'm looking for my cap. Have you seen it?"
"Nope. But you can borrow mine if you want." H2 told him as he handed him his cap.
"Okay. Thanks."
"Are you gonna keep that color H? I can ask Tanaka-san to help you change it if you want." K told him.
"I guess I'll keep it, K. And besides, I need an image change anyway. Alright, I'm off." H said as he left the room.
"If he wanted an image change, he could have just cut his bangs..."
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