Dreamtique
Here Be Dragons
"Along with introductions, shouldn't we also say what we last remembered? Like... Dates, or what we were doing. if it's around the same day, then... I have no idea.... but if it's over a course of a week or two, maybe a kidnapping? If you hit someone hard enough, you can cause them to have memory loss. Temporarily or permanently... Not quite sure with that..." Julian spoke up. His voice was quiet, but being one of the taller people in the room, he was still heard. For once, he was happy with his height.
"Sorry, I thought of the Idea when Tsuzaki brought the Idea up."
"I guess a suitable assumption will be we are all brought to this place at the same time, since we all woke up around the same time after all. Generally, I would assume all of our memory are cut off around the same date too, but we couldn't really tell how much time had passed since then, still, kidnapping seems to be a logical approach to the matter."
Hisoka stated his opinion casually while keeping a faint yet visible smile on his face.
"Kidnapping? You are saying that we could be kidnapped. If that's the case...I do notice something strange too."
"It appears that most of us here, possibly all, are "SHSLs" that are associated with some talents which earned us decent amount of attention in the society, and that's definitely not a coincidence right?"
"Could it be..."
"A PSYCHOPATHIC KIDNAPPER THAT TARGETS SHSLs AND THEN MAKES US KILL EACH OTHERS!!! GAH!!! NO!!!"
A screeching scream interrupted the conversation, following by weeping that echoed around the ballroom.
The girl covered her ears and keeled down.
"Is she...crying?"
"I was going to say a surprise party for SHSLs......"
"But... what gives you that idea? It's surely...creative...hehe..."
Suddenly, a giant figure ran towards the poor lady who was weeping helplessly in a corner and wrapped his arms around the girl, lifting the poor girl up in the air with his arms, trying to give her a hug.
".......????!!!!!!"
"Hehe...w-what is happening?" The girl chuckled and questioned while frowning a little, deeply confused.
"Meh."
"Don't worry!!! Eiko Yukimura will not be a bystander and let anyone cry!!!" The big guy yelled while he literally lifted the girl in his arms up while giving her a hug due to the great height difference, trying to give the poor girl a passionate hug.
"......"
The girl's tear did stopped, but her eyes were wide opened, completely petrified.
"Just what do you think you are doing!!!!!!"
The girl in Kimono let out a warrior cry and charged at the big guy, sending a powerful flying kick right to his face, successfully freed the poor girl from his hug while sending the big guy tumbled to the ground.
"Guys, we might have a sex offender here." The girl stood back and prepared her stance for the next attack.
"Surrender or take another kick to the face from me."
"A-Ah, I-I am sorry."
"I was trying to comfort that poor girl, I really wanted to help her."
The man got back up on his legs and tried to explain. Surprisingly he was durable enough to not moan in pain from the powerful kick that he was directly hit by.
"D-Did I do something wrong?"
"It-It's really not what you think, I-I am really not a sex offender."
"Stop playing innocent and give in, you lowlife." The girl eyes locked on the man as her glare intensified.
"Miss, as cliche as it sounds, he might be telling the truth, let's hear him out and give him a chance, shall we?"
"......"
The girl looked over to Mika and hesitated for awhile before she put down her fists.
"Fine...bu-..." Just as the girl in Kimono was about to speak. She felt someone gripping one of her legs and trying to pull up her Kimono.
"I am very sorry..."
"Are your legs alright? Does it hurts after the kick? I felt that you kicked really hard just now......"
"K-KYA!!!" The girl drew her leg back in attempt to escape from his grip, but ended up losing her balance and fell right over on the big guy.
"Are you...okay?"
"Hehehe......"
"Meh."
"Y-You despicable, filthy, disgusting lowlife!!!"
"Y-you..."
"You pervert!!!" It took the girl awhile before she came back to her senses and moved away from the guy that she was laying on, pointing her finger at the guy who was still lying on the ground.
At that point, the girl's face was glowing in red, from both anger and embarrassment.
"Finally....a classical...line......"
"Meeeh..."
"Calm down, miss." Finally noticed that she should do something, Yume rushed over to the lady in Kimono and tried to keep her anger in control.
"Yeah miss, it's not that uncommon for accidents like this to happen among a group of teenagers after all, and the good guys are always accused as perverts if you think about it. You two will probably get along really well after that too, hehe."
"I would rather...NOT!"
"I-I..."
"Is there anything that I can do?"
The big guy tried to approached the girl, but was stopped by Mika.
"W-wait, staying still now and don't move might help."
"R-really!!?? Y-Yes ma'am!!! Leave it to me!!!"
The man saluted and seemed genuinely happy about the order, instantly stayed still like a statue , completely frozen in place, not moving a muscle.
"......C-can I blink?"
"Y-yes you can......"
The commotion finally came to an end as the man stayed petrified in place.
"......"
Noticing that all eyes were on her, the girl's shame worsened.
"Where were we again?"
"Self introduction right?"
"I am Ayaka Maeda, SHSL Origamist."
"It's my pleasure to meet you all." The girl politely bow to the group with grace.
Ayaka tried to pretend as if nothing happened, and acted casual as she proceeded with a self-introduction, but failing to hide her awkwardness in the situation.
"By the way, I think we should really do something about that pervert." Ayaka closed her eyes and turned her head to aside as she muttered out her dissatisfaction regarding the buffed looking man with a poker face, yet her face was still puffy red.
"I...I am Eiko Yukimura...SHSL Sculptor."
"I am not a pervert......"
"Please let me know if you ever need any help......"
The tall and buffed looking man spoke while trying hard to not move an inch like a statue as he was instructed to.
"Sorry for the commotion I cause, it's partially my fault."
Mika went over to the girl with dark grey hair who was standing at a corner and grabbed her shoulders.
"Are you feeling alright, miss? Sorry if what I said startled you just now."
"Urm, why don't you tell us more about yourself too?"
"I-I am Mari Yamashita, SHSL Cleaner......"
The girl spoke softly as she wiped away her tears.
"Well, Mari, let us go find a corner and sit down, alright?"
Mika guided Mari to a corner away from the crowd and sat down on the floor with her, trying to comfort the timid girl.
(Leaving some time for @F o o l i s h n e s s 's introduction before we move on and progress.)
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