As if they were inside of some sort of marching band, or perhaps, more precisely, some kind of military or knight group, all the boys stepped in unison with one another as they ventured throughout the deep forest, with tall woody trees, and lushy plants. Without fear at all, they passed through insects and small critters that they knew the girls could never - “Come on boys!” shouted one guy as they stepped up a path of stones on a hill. Once they reached the top of this hill, they looked over it to see what they could see.

“Just another empty field!’ shouted one of the boys, all before they continued their pursuit of a new home. As they walked, and as they searched, the boys quickly started conversation and small chats amongst each other. Meishu began, wanting to get to know everyone better. “So, would you participate in this type of behaviour back on Tera?” he asked all the other guys. With masculinity in mind, and over the top crazy thoughts, all the boys shouted “Yuh huh!”. Though, one didn’t, and instead, seemed to choose their words more wisely.

In the back of the group, a small and almost childish voice cried, “No way!” .

With shock, all the boys stopped stepping, and slowly turned back.

Laying on the ground behind them, was what seemed to be a small little girl with yellow hair, blue eyes, and a short sleeve white shirt, with a white skirt below it, and a blue ribbon-tied bow on it. She had two more of those on the side of her hair too-.

“I can’t keep up!” she panted, as she hit her hands on the ground. Curious, Meishu went up to the little crying girl. “Oh?” he asked in confusion, as the rest of his group felt the same emotion, without saying it. “Who are you?” asked Meishu, as he patted the wee girl on the head. The girl turned on to her back, sat up, stood up, and faced Meishu. Pointing her finger at his face, she announced, “I’m Nainai, the celestial angel!”.

Meishu could only feel bad for the little girl who stood so proudly before him. “You’re a little dirty for an angel…” he told, whilst pointing at the mud on her little brown boots. Nainai jumped. “Dirty? Me, no…? I’m not dirty!” she screamed, before looking down at the mud herself. She fell down on her knees, at the sight.

“Ok, so maybe more of a bread-riding Ingel, rather than angel…” she told Meishu, in sigh.

Meishu crossed his arms. “You also need to explain why you’re following us.” he instructed her. Nainai stood back up, as fast as she could. “Oh yeah, you’re right I do!” she cried, before flying up with the little wings on her back. “Follow me!” she called, as she dashed through the sky.

Meishu and his group of guys looked up at Nainai. “What is this, a race?” asked one guy, before chasing after Nainai.

Nainai winked as she flew through the sky, with little green sparkles flying behind her. “If it shall be, then it will!” she said in response, as she flew up to a mystical tree.

A few seconds after she did, the boys reached up with her on foot. Above, Nainai sat on the tree branch. “Took you long enough!” she exaggerated, kicking her legs up in the air, to emphasise more.

“Ok, we get it. Now, show us your stuff!” called Meishu. At his sentence, Nainai’s eyes widened, “Oh, you naughty-” she started, before Meishu shook the tree, and knocked her off the branches. “Look, kid; I already have way too many girls like you, don’t make it one too many.” he told her, with a serious face.

Nainai stood, “Ah, okie dokie! Maybe tomorrow?” she told him. Meishu sighed like he always did, appearing as if he was blowing steam out of his nostrils this time around. With anger, he yelled, “Tell me what you wanted already!”.

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Nainai shook, “I think I peed…” she cried with tears running down her face, before knocking on the side of the mystical tree.

Because inside, there were more angels, or, Ingels, just like Nainai, the tree opened like a door, and they greeted her in. “Welcome home!” said one who appeared like Nainai, but with long hair, and a single dress and skirt already as one, that appeared almost like an oversized shirt.

Nainai hugged the other little Ingel. “Thank you, Zenbu…!” she whaled.

Meishu looked at them, helping each other through the tough times, just like siblings would. And, more importantly, they seemed to be of Japanese descent. They may have had yellow hair, but their names were most certainly Japanese.

“Zenbu, Nainai, Zenbu, Nainai, Zenbu… Nainai!” Meishu said once toned down, but then exclaimed.

Nainai turned to him. “What is it?” she asked him. Meishu walked over to her, “Have you seen a little brown-haired-” “Kaminari?” she interrupted.

Meishu’s jaw dropped. “Yeah, I have.” Nainai added. Meishu jumped up. “Really!?” he asked Nainai. Nainai held out her hand, “Yeah, really.” she responded. Meishu took her hand, “Are you bringing me to her!?” he asked.

“No, she’s in hell, how would I do that?” Nainai asked. With Nainai’s words, Meishu lost his grip, and fell forward, right onto the grassy ground. “Boy!” shouted Nainai.

Meishu didn’t respond. He knew she was calling him, he knew exactly that, and he knew exactly what she was going to say - but, he had already heard enough. He had already heard her speak her words. Meishu’s mind had already come to its final thoughts and consensuses.

“Kaminari… In hell?” he asked himself, as pictures of her flew through his mind. “Kaminari!” he finally shouted aloud, as he imagined Kaminari sitting down within a bloody red-dark, hell.

“How!?” he then screamed, as he stood up, and grabbed Nainai’s neck. The neck. It was the same place from where Cassette had killed the girl he lived for, who was now burning in hell. He tightened his hands, imagining Nainai to be Cassette. But, after a while of tightening, when he finished, although she fell to the ground, and coughed out blood, Nainai was still alive.

Nainai ran up to Meishu, and began to strangle him, “Me, and you, we are not the same,” she told him. “For when a second death strikes in the underworld, you go down to hell, but I - I survive!”. She stopped choking at Meishu, who fell onto the ground, with visions of hell in head.

“Such is the way of a little green Ingel.” she warned Meishu, as the little green dust that always followed behind her, formed a cross on her head, in between her halo.

Meishu faced Nainai directly, with blood leaking from his mouth. “I let it get the better of me…” he thought. “I know…” Nainai replied in an echoey voice.

Meishu’s eyes opened completely. “You’re in my head!” he shouted in mind.

“I would know.” Nainai uttered telepathically. “This too, is something you could only witness a little green Ingel doing, is it not?” she then said, as lifted Meishu up, with strength that seemed stronger than her appearance-based age.

“So… Meishu..?” she asked verbally. Meishu looked at her weirdly.

“Aha? Yeah, hm?” he asked.

Nainai smiled. As if none of the weird events from earlier had ever occurred, she asked, “Want a drink?”. The rest of the boys froze like ice cubes, or statues, and their mouths hit the floor.

Meanwhile, far off in the distance, looking at them, were the girls. In front of all of them, was little lovable Kräuter with a look of pure and absolute glee on her face. In her hands, she held the hat which contained plenty of edible nature within it. And, behind her, stood Amalia with a fierce stance, who had another.

Over the lake that separated them, Frankie shouted, “Thus, a house and supper - with girls in mind, we now have a home!”, and all the girls cheered.

Meanwhile, the boys groaned. “Er…” Meishu quietly spoke, as before he knew it, Kräuter had skipped over the lake, and reached him. Looking at Nainai, and holding a little glowing ball in her hand, she spoke - “And, yes - we’d love something to drink.”