Ongaku No Shinigami - Chapter 24
…wherearewe?
Mephistodragmeouthereandyet,hedon’tevenknowwhereweareeither!?
Justasweturnedaround,Mephistoaccidentallyhitsomeoneontheshoulder,
Themanwearsapairofspectacles,andiswearingareallythickjacketdespiteitbeingreallyhot.
“Oi,cibai!”
“Sorry.”
Withanapology,Mephistomovedaway,
ButthemangrabMephistoshoulders,
“Hey,youhurtmejustnow,sopayup,ori’llcallmyboss,youknowwhoismybossornot?He’stheleaderoftaizioneokay!”
Afterhearinghimsaying’Taizi’,MephistoandKuroko’seyeswiden,
“Callhimthem,n.i.g.g.a.”
“Siangmo,yousayoneah,icallhimnow!”
<20minuteslater>
“Caocibai,youaskmecomeallthewayherefromchangitoboonlayforwhatsia!”
Hemustbetheboss,sincehe’sappearanceisthemostintimidatingamongtheother’sthatcamewithhim,
“h.e.l.lo,i’mMephistoBrando,and…”
“Thesetwoarej.a.panese,right?”
“Yes.”
“Let’sspeakj.a.panesethen.”
Ee,didhejustspokej.a.panese,
Agangleaderactuallyspokej.a.panese!!
“I’mNick,managerofapopularnewspapercompanyinsingapore.”
It’srudeofmetosayit,but,ihavealwaysthoughtofdelinquentsasabunchofpeoplewhodon’tevenknowanythingotherthenfighting.
“Y-youknowhowtospeakj.a.panese?”
“Ofcourse,ipa.s.sedmyN5testafewyearsago.”
Eh!Thisguyisactuallysmart!
“Wemaynotlooklikeit,butweactuallyallgraduatefromuniversitywithamasterdegreeandweevenworkforsomeprestigiouscompany,otherthenKen,he’sachieffora5-starrestaurant.”
I’msorrythatimissjudgeallthedelinquents!
“Now,letmeaskyou,doyouknowShunnHideyos.h.i.+?”
Asheheardthename,everyonefroze,theirbodywasshakinginfear,
“Ho-howdoyouknowhim?”
“Justtellme.”
“Hecamehere5yearsago,playingagainstusinthegame,despiteitbeingaguildfight,hewasfightingsoloand,welost.”
“Isthatall?”
“No,hetoldme,tofightsomeonewithdarkeye-circlesandweirdmessyhair,andifhewin,i’llneedtotellhimthelocationoftheletter.”
“Isee.”
Kurokotookouthissmartphone,andforcedthemantotakeouthissmartphoneaswell,
“Fightme,now.”
“Ifyousayso.”
Thatwentfairlywell,notmuchofanargumentandeveryoneagreetosomething.
“But,it’sa3round1V1contest,sotheothertwowillhavetopicktheiropponentaswell.”
“Givemetheonewholikestofightthemost!”
Agirl,wearinganoversizedjacketwithaweirdlookinghairstyle,walkforward,
“Thatwouldbeme.”
Ihaveanotherquestionnow,howdidthegamespread,
There’satleast20memberinthegangandthere’sstillmore,
So,howdidthegamespreadandhowdidthepeopleknowaboutit?
And,whywasthegamecreated?
“Howaboutyou,youngman?”
“……Weakest.”
Imurmureditsoftly,butsomehowhehearditwrongly.
“Strongest?Alrightthen.Oi,Ahlong,it’syourturn.”
Atall,skinnymansteppedforward,hedoesn’tlookanyspecialatall,
“Nicetomeetyou.”