"Hmm... This size is definitely fake..."

"True... I mean... In my mind, or just in fiction, usually, the islands are always sorta small. You can picture their overall size through your mind easily, but this... It's endless!"

"Less talking and more cutting! Get these lianas out of the way!"

"Yes!" x2.

Behind me, Kuzan and Rayazaki were seemingly taking notes of our location while also using the compass to determine things further.

Each of us has a map, so a consultation isn't a problem.

Regarding our current path of discovery, after a long talk about how we would explore the island further while not deserting from natural resources such as water, we decided to follow the stream's direction.

However, given that it was above our previously lower location, the way to get to the towering location above would be; finding a passage to it through exploration.

Thus, we started scouting the west while making way north. Northwest; rather. 

Unpleasant, the sticky lianas kept creeping in as we made our way further and further. Utilizing our shoes was actually something that we all agreed on because the fertile ground makes it completely hard to navigate.

Nevertheless, the necessity to leave this jungle and find out a more stable atmosphere is absolutely mandatory. The wildlife here is far too abnormal.

Way too many insects crawling around. Overgrown vines leaking everywhere. Unnecessary long lianas putting up an unbreakable challenge only to get cut down in the process through sharp bamboo spears.

Sweat has arrived. The usual tropical problems overlap.

"I'm hungry..."

"Deal with it, Kuzan... Unless you spot food, don't---"

"But, Rayazaki, this is against human rights! What are we supposed to do on a deserted island anyway?!"

Given that I was leading them and taking into consideration the fact that I'm the one mainly clearing the lianas via cutting, I transiently placed my gaze on Rayazaki and witnessed his discontent with Kuzan's attitude.

Therefore, I stepped in.

"Kuzan's right, you know? This is against human rights. But, what can we do about it?"

"See? Even Master agrees."

Wide dense vegetation slugging me; barely maintaining the essence of restraining.

Undeniable mosquito noises, I attack them just to drive their attention away.

"Even if that's the case, complaining about it won't amount to anything..."

"You misread Kuzan's words, Rayazaki. He's just complaining about the fact that it's been roughly three hours since we've last eaten. The fear's getting to him."

"N-No, it's not!"

"Are we gonna starve, Kawahara?"

It's best if I deliver the truth right away instead of keeping them under the impression that a more plausible reality is possible.

Not my style, but in this situation, keeping them in the dark isn't exactly optimal.

"Whenever we can eat, we will eat, obviously. Whenever we can't, then it is what it is."

"......." x2.

Displeased reaction. Silence implying consent.

Now, what does consent imply? Confirmation? Of what?

That they are bound to starve should the situation come to life?

Should they limpidly just accept this?

No.

"Relax. As long as you two coop up with the mentality that anything serves as a meal, you won't starve. Plus, your bodies can survive quite long just based on water."

"...What do you mean by anything?"

"...I mean, for example, Kuzan... You see..."

Rare. They are present within the countries of South-America yet to find one here...

Silently, towered by the webs addressed above, underneath it, with a reddish end and a darker rest, a Titan Bettle, unwavering, was at sight.

"It's actually quite good. Have you tried it before?"

"Ewwwww!! What the fuck is that?!"

"Why the hate, Kuzan? It's just a Titan Bettle. You're hungry, right? Eat it. Your hunger will go away."

In my right hand, I took ahold of a Titan Bettle by grabbing its central body.

Not much resistance, as this species is oddly pacific. It can also grow to six inches. Boring details yet younger days and reminiscing times get the best of me as I witness disgust written on their faces. Meanwhile, curiosity and the rich investment of seeking other perspectives outside of my own compels me.

Though pacific, in cases of defense, their bites might be enough to rip out the flesh, so it's best not to eat it alive.

"Pass..."

"Same... I'm not eating that, Kawahara."

"You two shouldn't expect royal treatment. Fuck, the fact that we even got to sleep and bathe in pure water should be a miracle itself. But I understand. You two are scared. It's normal, relax."

Rayazaki might not show this as a degree of indifference is in his facial expression the majority of the times yet Kuzan on the other hand doesn't hesitate to speak his mind.

But Kuzan's overreacting. We barely eat anything in school anyway.

"Kawahara, please throw that away..."

"What, Rayazaki? Ya scared of bugs? I ain't."

I approach Rayazaki who was slowly retreating with small steps while holding the Titan Bettle.

This time, I grabbed the head, causing its wings to spread.

Naturally, the rest was further disgust from Rayazaki, as he started to distance himself while hitting with his back on the already discovered lianas.

"Bro, how do you..."

"Let me just interrupt you for a second. This is a jungle. So, if you take a moment and look around you instead of only looking forward, you'll start to notice more and more bugs."

And furthermore, to give a realistic example anyone would be able to relate to...

"Imagine that you are walking down a dark illuminated city. It's late. The time where thugs and drug lords live in. Obscure alleys occupy your vision and silence lives in your mind. You are busy thinking about life. Until you look at the ground. There, you spot a cockroach. It creeps you. Then, you take a firm step back and start to walk again after a quick breath. Your attention range increases. As you walk, more and more cockroaches start appearing..."

"..."

Rayazaki and Kuzan started to unconsciously use their visions to spot out the plethora of insects swirling around this tree-clouded atmosphere.

More emphasis.

"However, they don't exactly appear. You see, they were always there. So, what changed? I'll tell you what changed. Your attention range. It increased! So much that you can't help but now notice the insects---"

"Okay, you made your point, Kawahara, let's just go!"

"I'm with Rayazaki here!! Suddenly, I'm feeling far too preoccupied! And... Why are locusts so scary and big?!"

"W-Where is the damn locust?!"

These two aside, I let go of the Titan Bettle.

Vast trees with green tops clobber my entirety.

Scenarios vary from description to description only to result in the same meaning followed with different words to sprinkle some sort of stimulation.

I'm sick of this scenario already. I'm bored of this jungle.

We will move on.

"Rayazaki, hours."

"...11:30 am. It's been a while since we've been walking... Could it be that others are really...?"

Our walk resumed.

Skepticism rose once again.

I didn't interfere as I wanted to know their individual thoughts on the current situation. How we have been venturing this jungle for a couple of hours while only finding massively tall trees, unrequited lianas, and turbulent insects co-existing with us.

"Hmm.... Hmm... What are we gonna do if we don't find anyone today?"

Right to left, refusing to let the lianas have their way.

A fresh sound of water tapped my eardrums softly.

Closer. Find it. Perceive it. Capture it.

The sounds emit the answers. Answers to something surely.

"Hold on, Kuzan. Surely, you aren't taking something into the equation."

"Such as...?"

"How we each entered the helicopters separate times. This obviously means something."

Rayazaki is showing mental progress.

It would be nice if Kuzan could do. This is why my interference here is unnecessary.

Human beings with the same mental capacity are bound to interact better with each other.

And sometimes, if not the majority of the times; words beyond their comprehension will be for naught.

Telling someone words that have deep coherence can backfire should the individual lack the mental prowess in the first place.

"Yeah! Now that you mention it... Wait, could this mean that we each were placed on different places just to confuse the rest...?"

"Potentially, Kuzan. That's why I think the possibility is high. We will find others eventually."

Boring.

The argument has reached the end.

So, as I was busy with more liana clearing I advanced the argument.

"Hypothetically speaking, in case of resistance, which one amidst our entire class, aside from us currently, would be the most troublesome to deal with?"

Human beings and gossip. Such a vicious duo.

In all essence, no hesitation could be made as Kuzan and Rayazaki started to think about the argument I had just made.

It's important to at least stimulate their minds to a point where they will be able to already have a scenario in mind.

Kuzan was the first to vomit his guess away.

However, he did a smarter thing instead.

"Wait, how do we determine that, Rayazaki...?"

"Physical strength? It would be fantastic if we got to know how we each got into this program."

I interrupted Rayazaki's idealistic train of thought quickly.

"Don't take that approach. Judge based on what you have seen. Like, exam results, for example."

There are more solid approaches, obviously. I simply wanted to abolish the previous one since it relied too much on idealism.

Evidence should be a good foundation for their logic now.

"Eh... My memory is not that good, but anyway, are you saying we should judge based on the results of the previous special exams?"

"Yes."

Sweat on my back due to the fact that I'm carrying my bag.

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Inevitable.

"Okay... We all failed the first exam, right, Master?"

"That is correct. We lost pretty stupidly regardless."

The exam was extremely improvised but it was the first one, so I don't really mind it.

Stupid nonetheless.

"Yeah, that was really unnecessary... The girls are to blame as well..."

"True."

I simply added that.

Rayazaki took the conversation up subsequently.

"If we all have failed the first exam, then we are one exam behind just in January. Regarding February's exam, I failed the exam and Kuzan didn't. Hey, Kawahara, you failed, right?"

"My back was against the wall. Though, I could've won, despite all the hardships that the premise of the exam had."

Except I wasn't in the mood to befriend that little bitch Gale.

I fucking hate useless weaklings who can't even make a solid effort to fight back for themselves.

If you don't mean anything to me, then I will do nothing for you.

"Master's amazing! I was under his care and managed to pass the special exam thanks to him! The same could be said for the last exam!"

"This one too, Kuzan."

Confident, I additionally noted that.

"Yeah, that's cool and all, but we are here to discuss the others, right? So, from whom should we start? The ones that have more exams won or lost?"

"Huh, Rayazaki... Well... The ones that have failed less, of course. They should be the ones that we have to take into consideration. So, let's sort out the entirety of our male classmates first. We are ten remain---"

I interrupted Rayazaki because he was being excessively long on something so simple.

"Tatsu, Daniel, Kan, Sagasuga, Tsudo and the bastard."

"Who is this 'bastard', you speak of, Kawahara?"

"Think for a bit, Rayazaki. I've excluded Susaga and Ryoken since they were expelled from the program. I've also excluded the members of the Hideout, so in those six individuals that I've mentioned, which one could I be referring to?"

I've got a few issues with the fucker.

Internally, in the case of honesty, it makes me wonder. With three exams against you stacked up, what will you do?

I'll crush, you actually. I have a bigger plan. I'll show you the price of showing incompetence.

"Rayazaki, he's talking about Hyunda. Master seems to hate Hyunda."

"Oh, I see. Well, let's go with the order."

"Yeah... Tatsu has failed three exams thus far. Hm... Wouldn't it make the most sense for him to seek some sort of help in this scenario?"

Kuzan's question is an interesting one. What will Tatsu's path of action be?

Needless to say, but I'll be an essential piece for him in this exam.

Not just Tatsu.

If I could've done the same as I did with Kuzan, Rayazaki, and Akihiko, then why haven't I done with the rest?

That's because back then, they had the option to deny. However, what about now?

Your back is against the wall, there is no choice here.

"Hm, true, Rayazaki... Hm, Aniki has two special exams failed... And---"

I stepped onto Kuzan's line bad-mannerly, once again.

"You don't have to worry about him. Daniel's useless. His girlfriend died. The dude's gonna be too depressed to take any path of action. Don't waste your time thinking about it."

Unnecessary worries are unnecessary. So simple. Therefore, I erased Kuzan's doubt away.

Honestly, I couldn't care less that his girlfriend died. What baffled me was that it was supposedly a fake relationship so why is he showing so much weakness all over the sudden?

The answer to that is almost as obvious as me receiving a liana on my face while STILL walking into this seemingly endless jungle.

It went beyond 'fake'. It got real, perhaps?

It doesn't matter really.

Attachment comes with a price. If you are not willing to accept that fact and move on, then you are frail and useless.

"Woah, leader, how cold."

"For real... Master's ruthless..."

"If you get my point, then go on with the argument..."

On a more important note, the vines and the lianas were noticeably decreasing.

Chilling fresh air was starting to take place instead of a humid toxic atmosphere endured for continuous hours.

Uprising streaming sounds were far more noticeable now. Sporadic insect noises were being eradicated slowly within every step.

A new change in the climax is approaching.

"What about Kan, Kuzan?"

"He's in the same situation as Tatsu... Mhm... It would help if we knew the context of the exam... It was so broad... What was the context again, Rayazaki?"

"If you manage to leave the island, you win, right?"

"Yeah, that, I remember now! Um, will helicopters come to rescue us?!"

"Maybe, maybe..."

They are drifting away from the topic...

"You guys, back to the topic..."

I know how common it is to connect other points that have correspondence to the vital primal point, but they will forget the importance here.

Their encounter will weight importance to us. 

Their mentalities have to be ready for it.

"Okay... Sagasuga next... He doesn't seem dumb. But we really haven't interacted with him, I guess?"

"True, Rayazaki... He's mysterious. But wait... He only failed the first exam! He's dangerous then!"

Twice.

Sasasuga, through his solo effort, managed to secure his victory in two exams. Outside of the first one, he's been flawless thus far.

Cunning. 

"..."

It's fading. 

Shallow noise in the water.

Wide but desultory air fastly infiltrates my nostrils with every inhale.

Still, the jungle had yet to come to an end. Only the partial atmosphere could be smelled yet not sighted. 

"Okay, so we should take Sagasuga into consideration..."

"Yeah, Rayazaki... There's only two left... Tsudo, first..."

"Tsudo passed the second exam, didn't he...?"

"Yeah, I think so."

"But why, Kuzan?"

"Eh? Um... He was paired up with Lus."

"I see! So it was because of her?"

"Probably, Rayazaki. I recall Tsudo having a few moments of terror when he was paired up with her. ...Maybe she's secretly Satan...?"

"That would be scary..."

I want to slice my wrists.

"Okay, okay, but seriously, should Tsudo be considered a hard target?"

"Doubt it, Rayazaki. He's a massive pervert though."

"How is that relevant to the conversation, Kuzan?"

"Oh, it's not. But that's kinda his main trait, you know? He once bragged about how he has masturbated to every girl in class during the same night."

........................

"In a sense, Tsudo is to be feared, Kuzan."

"Agreed, Rayazaki. Mhm... I would say that probably not... What do you think, Kawahara?"

"I'll be absent from the argument. You two can keep it going."

Someone has to cut the damn lianas anyway.

Not to mention the freaking vines. 

Plus, insects swarming from every place possible aren't helping it either...

Mosquito bites are absolutely out of the question. 

However, I haven't done anything about it because they haven't been swarming out of anywhere thus far. It's a different case now.

Mosquitos love the scent of human sweat and considering how sweaty we are; it's only normal.

"Before you two go back to the argument, wear your uniforms, and keep the sleeves long."

"You're kidding, right?!"

"Yeah, what the hell?! It's so hot, Master! I'm gonna die if I put my uniform on!"

They don't understand the importance of veiling against mosquitos. They also don't understand that being inside a deserted island that contains a jungle and a similar-like rainforest atmosphere could literally imply several things already from the get-go.

Mainly, one of them would be the invitation to all sorts of unknown diseases. Yet, what about that? What then?

Medical assistance? Where?

Come on, they don't give a fuck about us. It's already pretty obvious, so, I'll let you two know about the truth quickly.

Therefore, as I stopped and scourged my uniform and untied my wood cloth and ultimately started dressing, I addressed the situation as it is.

"Average mosquito bites aren't that oppressive as they can only come as itchy. Right, you are used to that scenario already. When summer comes; it's normalcy."

Light green socks meet sweaty feet skin; the heat haze's frequency delusionally rises.

"That is, under normal circumstances. But this is a jungle. These mosquitoes aren't exactly your average. They go by the name of Anopheles Genus..."

"...Ano-what...?"

"Hold on, Kuzan... This might be important..."

It's not far. The scent of fresh and pure cold water remains intact inside my nostrils; prevailing this haze from fully taking over my senses.

Pants up next, my words in the consequent chain.

"Anopheles Genus carry a very deadly disease called Malaria."

"Hm... Where have I heard that before...?"

"Yeah, the name rings a familiar tone..."

Belt in, clenched after a few strokes.

"Malaria starts off with a few symptoms first. Commonly speaking; fever, vomiting, and headaches."

"...." x2.

Long sleeves perfectly fit in. Mid-warm; still not enough to apply a preferable cold to my sweaty back and now, protection has been formed minimally.

"How is Malaria transmitted? Through the bites of the Anopheles Genus. They carry the parasite known as Malaria. So, it's not the Anopheles Genus' bite that actually kills you. If the parasite isn't inside the Anopheles Genus, then you won't suffer any sort of symptoms. However, it's a different story if it has the parasite..."

This white t-shirt might not be enough.

So, the green blazer is necessary by a long shot. Thick clothes help out in this case.

In addition to that, a collar, in order to protect my neck, is redeemably necessary too.

"It's an infectious disease, which means... If one gets it, then the chances of all of us dropping dead are... severely high. Now, you remember how I said that Malaria is supposedly transmitted through bites, correct?"

Their faces started to grow a sense of abundant skepticism as they checked their arms to see if they had any bites all over it.

As for me, I embraced the heat haze completely along with my school uniform. 

Blurry vision; what can I do about it except accept it?

"R-Rayazaki, you don't think that..."

"..."

Unable to give Kuzan a positive reply, Rayazaki's silence came to life.

"Why didn't you warn us, Kawahara?"

"Oh, chillax. The chances are low. I am just speaking hypothetically, of course. You two are free to wear your uniforms and pass through the same hell as me. It's all a choice."

Regardless, will you be able to ignore something that your leader does?

Instead of issuing an order, it's best to let your lackeys understand the consequences of their feeble actions.

Otherwise, they will simply rely on you over and over just in case they would commit mistakes.

That's flawed guidance. They need to be able to think with autonomy in their systems.

"...Hey, Kuzan, just wear it."

"...Yeah... I mean, if Master is dressed up then it's most likely true. I doubt it's one of his pranks."

Actually, this is a prank.

You can find Anopheles all over the world, honestly. Especially in South Asia, which isn't exactly that--- Well, it is far from here, certainly.

The chances are nonetheless low. This island is deserted. Therefore, inhabited. 

On second thought; it's not much of a prank, really. I simply used the situation's circumstance to make what I wanted out of it.

"If this was a prank, I wouldn't have warned you guys in the first place."

"Eeeek... Master's horrible."

"You would leave us here to die... Monster."

Unnecessary criticism came in, however, I didn't say anything about it and kept on walking.

While I did, I insisted, once again.

"Argument."

"Oh, right."

"Oh, yeah, that."

End me.

"Hyunda, right, Rayazaki?"

"Yup. How many exams did he win exactly...?"

"Huh... I don't think he has managed to be successful with a single exam..."

"I heard that he didn't even manage to acquire a single win during the last exam, Kuzan."

Your philosophies are wrong and will backfire entirely.

You attempted to protect a throne that was empty all along.

"So he's like Tatsu and Kan in that regard?"

"Somewhat, Rayazaki. But there is just something odd about him. Tatsu and Kan at least tried. He... just didn't."

"What? Isn't that extremely counterproductive?"

"I mean, yeah... Everyone failed the first exam. The second one, he failed because Arkalee couldn't come due to her sickness. And in the last one... Apparently, he didn't do anything, at all!"

"That's absurd. No one should be this stupid. Does he really want to suffer the consequences that much...?"

"Wait, hold on, Rayazaki... Maybe he's actually super strong."

"But he has never shown any intense display of skills, has he, Kuzan?"

I slowed down due to my inner curiosity about their mixed opinions.

Without looking back, I simply heard.

"Yeah, he hasn't... He was the slowest of all of us during the sprint test!"

"So he's physically fragile."

"Yeah. Remember that time when Master grabbed him by his collar and pinned him down to a wall?!"

What Kuzan is referring to is that moment in February where I tried to force out a reaction out of him.

Naturally, the outside world interpreted that as a reaction out of impulse and my bad behavior. Noticeably, I even allowed that blonde bitch to apply an arm lock on me, but realistically speaking, I could've snapped her neck in a flash.

However, the important thing to notice was how he kept an extremely collected posture despite being pinned down to a wall. Bad move from you. Your overconfidence pierced your veil so hard that you made it obvious that you were holding back.

"There was such a time?"

"Mhm? You don't remember...?"

"No, Kuzan. I really don't."

"Oh, sure... But it happened. Know that."

"Yeah. So, what about his mental capacity? Outside of physical exams, what about his scores on the subjects' exams?"

"...I don't actually know that, Rayazaki."

There's no way in hell I would let that slide so naturally, so I did manage to obtain his exam results.

.....Fucking clown.

"Erm, in conclusion... Master, Rayazaki, the one we should worry about the most would be Sagasuga, right? He only has one exam failed, after all."

Kuzan's correct. According to common sense, Sagasuga would be the one to look out for the most.

But, that would be according to common sense.

I don't follow such a boring peculiar train of thought.

"Fools. We don't have to worry about those that don't have problems with acing the exams, like Sagasuga. Instead, our attention will be focused on those that have the highest likelihood of failing. Tatsu, Kan, and the bastard."

Tatsu and Kan are nothing to worry about.

But, you, on the other hand, are?

No, you're not.

You're not as smart as you think.

Once I gain full control of the situation, you will have zero control of the flow and it will be mine. You'll pay the price for showing incompetence for this long.

"We should make them join the Hideout!"

"Kawahara, what is your saying regarding Kuzan's take?"

I kept my silence, meanwhile...

The end has come at long last.

Decreasing with each step, vines and rustic tall trees towering our altitude couldn't cover up the sky anymore.

Lianas passed through our shallow minds and even though the semi-clouded cerulean sky above us reflected contrast to us, the only thing that was on our mind was the fresh scent of water.

A change in the scenario had finally happened.

"Wateeeerrr!!!"

"Fucking finally! Whoever reaches the water last is the Earth's dumbest loser!"

"Oh, you're on, Rayazaki!"

Dropping everything behind, like two little kids, while taking their sweaty uniform clothes, Kuzan and Rayazaki went up to the middle of the uprising water stream.

Although it's a stream, the essential detail to notice about is the course of it.

Staying behind, I took small steps into this new scenario.

Midst shiny green grass; barely rocky inhospitable highland supremely held its own ground against the certain hypochondriacal lowland below its reign.

Afternoon shadows painted darkness within a bright atmosphere.

Irregular-sized turpid boulders with rigid shapes and sharp surfaces pledged to block my way from the subsequent segment.

However, before taking unnecessary steps, I took the deepest breath yet, transiently closed my eyes, and widened my vision to conclude a larger observation of the grand scenery.

"...Wow."

The cerulean sky looks so singed from all the clouds invading the rightful inheritance that the primal natural force upholds!

Short mountains under a long-term distance that seemingly remain small in my vision only to break this tiny figment into bubbles once that delusional distance is closed!

Covered in shaded green priorly in its base only to stray brown once it escalates its overall altitude...

Far away, the tip of the volcano, erupting from the shadows of the endorsed green trees hiding it, became crystal clear. Inactive; defrosting its slumber.

Cruelly, even though a warning was raised; the sunlight gave the right to be basked on entirely and not frailty hiding within the masking gray clouds.

Dark gray color filled the surface of the cone-like volcano that is several miles away statistically, days away included in the unclear process of reaching it.

All of this, located in my west direction. Titled to the left, now crooked to the right instead of the center; my neck allowed my vision to receive the delightful privilege of the entitled vision containing the amazingly blue turbulent and forthcoming length emitted from the stream that stole the spotlight from all the sub-par elements.

Sub-par or not; it's relative. Nevertheless, the answer had been breached.

"The stream's tide flow is going down to the right. Most surely; the waterfall's origin. Given that it's following that sort of track, this sufficiently copious and continuous stream holds depth in its length. It's child's play, even."

3 pm...

I made movement and erased my previous lethargic stance.

Unlike the oasis which had a noticeable end only being sustained by this stream's water, this stream's atmosphere contains two different sections. The one I am in, still obeying the rocky scenery alternatively distributed with green like elements such as soft green grass and sparkling shells nonetheless with no sand at sight.

To break this borderline, to advance to the other side across the stream that relatively possesses the same rough elements, it's necessary to enter the water.

Differences to be addressed established themselves quickly mercilessly.

"The tide is violent. Contrasting the pacific order that the oasis had, this water is abundantly coherent yet impetus and serpentine. Not dark, but its blue has layers of translucent colors to it causing it to gain a crystalline image. Wild. Untamed. Rapid. Forceful. It doesn't wait; it's in a rush to meet its end."

Grasping my uniform's sleeve, I pulled them back and felt the rushing tide penetrate my right arm apart.

By contrast to this, in savage waters, Rayazaki and Kuzan carelessly enjoyed what the ravaging waters had to offer to them in a more extensive area located northwest to my current location.

Though thin-lined at first from the canal it ultimately strives for; before it, boisterous mighty profound water captures the entire vast area perfectly convenient for a long bath.

Whether it's suitable or not despite its tenuous but energetic motions; Kuzan and Rayazaki didn't even think twice about jumping to it.

In fact, an additional remark popped up. 

An increasingly somnolent depth is undoubtedly present within the mini-lake in which they lazily gest foul movements to each other.

"Still, the familiar sentiment is in everything I come across. Maybe you were right all along. My mind was closed."

Then, just as I was ready to join them in that uprising lively wide lake with a simple sequence of taking my uniform off and laying all my things down, on the extensive side, in our front direction, we simultaneously spotted another human being.

We didn't need to trade words with one another to confirm who it was.

Afar, with pieces of collected wood, on the entrance of the forest that had high towering dark trees firmly marking the forest existence, Tatsu stood.

However, what gave me the signal and ultimately the necessity to pour all the air I could retain in the air into my lugs and scream out the order that Rayazaki and Kuzan would have to imperially obey, was the fact that Tatsu dropped all of his wood pieces when he spotted us.

Before he could progressively enter the shady forest and create even more distance, I shouted consequently. 

"AFTER HIM!!!"