*snip*the sound of scissor cutting hair woke haruki up.
Haruki:*yaaaawn*what the...
Haruki was stretching after waking up from the bed.
Hori: good morning haruki san!
Hori greeted with a warm smile.
Haruki:.....aaaghhhghhahhassgwhaaahhahhahhahhwhhahahhahhahhhahgaahhhhaahhga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haruki: WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR HAIR?!!???!!???!!!
Haruki was referring to hori who had ruined her hair with a scissor!
Hori:oh pay no mind to this haruki san,i simply wanted to look different.
Haruki:WHY?!!?
He said coming closer.
Hori: you see... since we were going to sign up for SHO today...
Hori dropped her scissor.
Haruki:(oh i completely forgot about that)
Hori:i was thinking of looking different so non of my father's acquaintances would notice me.
Hori: since he already announced my death...
Hori admitted with a sad look.
Haruki: your death?! you never said anything about that...!
Hori: yes, sorry for not informing you.... so if you would excuse me....
Haruki: you should've asked for my help.
Hori:i shouldn't trouble you for every little thing.
Hori: surely I can cut my own hair!
Hori said confidently.
Haruki: but....it looks....like crap....
Hori: it's not that bad...
Haruki:*sigh*give me the scissor.
Hori:.... okay
She hands over the scissor.
Haruki: follow me.
Haruki brings a stool to the bathroom.
Hori trailed behind him.
Haruki:sit.
Hori sits down on the stool facing the bathroom mirror, haruki spreads a towel over her chest and ties it at her neck.
*Snip* *snip*
The scissor cut hori's hair elegantly and swiftly.
After some time haruki removes the towel revealing the hair cut.
Haruki: what do you think?
Hori:.... wow, I look like a different person.
Hori: I'm.... beautiful....
Hori said in astonishment caressing her hair.
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The hairstyle was an extremely short boyish style that contrasted with hori's beautiful face,it gave her a confident look and looked a little odd being dark blue.
Hori:... thank you haruki san, again I am in your dept...
She said bowing down.
Haruki: your welcome.
He said with a big smile caressing her head.
Haruki:(...i made her look like my mom!!!!)
Haruki:(what the hell?! I've literally never cut a girls hair before!!)
Haruki: now let's go bathe, get dressed and head to SHO!!
Hori: yes sir!
Haruki: don't call me sir!
Haruki: so do you wanna bathe first?
Hori:of course not, you go first!
Haruki entered the bathroom and hori went to sit on the bed.
Hori:(.... this is terrible!!!! I don't have any clothes to wear!!!!)
Narrator:why don't you wear the clothes you wore yesterday?
Hori:(those are dirty!i can't walk alongside haruki san looking tattered!)
Narrator: so what are you going to do?
Hori:*sigh*...i don't know
Hori spots Haruki's luggage
Haruki was whistling as he came out of the shower tying a towel and drying his hair.
Haruki:are those my clothes
Hori:oh...i should have asked for permission first! you see, my clothes were dirty so I hoped you'd let me wear yours.
Haruki:.... aight
Hori was dressed in a white sweater with dark green lines, she also wore a black simple short nicker. she basically looked like a guy with a pretty face.
Haruki: but shouldn't you take a bath first?
Hori:of course not haruki san! you go first!
Haruki bathes and so does hori, they head out of the hotel.
Haruki: so do you even know where to sign up for SHO?
Hori: SHO registration is extremely easy, they usually have several stands that collect aspiring members names and addresses.
Hori: the compiled info is then collected and the applicants are notified by Mail when the date arises.
Hori: to partake in the "Sabbath exams"
Haruki: so we just write our names and addresses then submit it?
Hori: that is correct,SHO spends 1 full month each year to collect new applicants.
Hori: conveniently enough, the month for this year's collection is September, so we still have time.
Haruki: the dates 22nd.
Hori: that means we will be notified to partake in the "Sabbath exams" 8 days from now.
Haruki:... your really knowledgeable of SHO, your dad worked there or something?
Hori:oh yes he's the founder-
*Smack!* Hori immediately slaps her self.
Haruki: are you alright?! why'd you do that?!
Hori:he was just a priest at SHO.
Hori answered ignoring what happened.
Hori: (that was close!i almost told haruki san about father!)
Narrator: father jiro is not only the prime minister of Japan, but also the founding executive of SHO,at least in Japan.
Narrator:he is believed to be the strongest priest known to mankind.
Hori:aha!
Hori said as she spotted a stand that was working for SHO.
Haruki: wow that's easy.
Hori: good day ma'am!
Hori said whilst bowing.
It was a middle aged woman with black hair wearing a suit,a simple formal attire.
Hori: please we would like to take part in this year's Sabbath exams!
Woman: okay please write your name here, sign here and fill in your address.
Hori was finished with the two and was about to write her address.
Haruki: wait!
He stopped her
He then whispered in hori's ears.
Haruki: that hotel we stayed in was hella expensive!i think we should just go to my previous house, so gimme let me write the address.
Hori:as you wish haruki san!
She handed it over to haruki and he wrote his house address, the one in the woods from chapter 2.
Haruki also filled in his own info, but wrote his email address instead.
The Woman collected the two forms and put them in a folder that had many more forms.
Woman: thank you for putting your lives on the line for the Sabbath exams.
Woman: in the continues effort of battling sinners and sins,priests are highly respected.
Woman:(... that being said, don't these two look two young to enroll at SHO?!!????)
Haruki is 16 and hori is 14
Hori bowed once more and they left.
Haruki: that was pretty easy...
Hori:... that is the ONLY easy part haruki san.
Hori: the Sabbath exams is.... quite difficult.
Hori said with a trembling voice,as if now regretting registering.
Haruki: don't worry!we still have 8 days till then, so I'm gonna train you!
Hori:really?!
Haruki:yup, I'm already pretty strong cause I'm an assassin and a sin, but you'd probably die if you said the Sabbath exams are really tuff.
Hori: I'll be in your care then.
She said while bowing.
Hori:*growl*
Hori....*blush*
Haruki:we didn't eat breakfast yet so it can't be helped...
Hori:(why do I always embarrass myself!!!!!)
She said covering her face in embarrassment.
Haruki:I'm broke right now, so I should probably just buy some ingredients and wip up something.
Haruki:ok hori! I have good news and bad news!
Haruki: the good news is, you get to eat my cooking today!
Hori brimed with excitement!
Haruki: but the bad news is, you have to carry all my luggage back from the hotel to my house!
Hori's smile immediately faded.
Haruki: c'mon! trust me, it'll be worth it!my cookings pretty good.
Haruki and hori headed back to the hotel,hori brought his plentiful luggage down and haruki signed out of the hotel.
They were walking for some time.
Hori: this*breathe*is...so *breathe*heavy!
Hori:it wasn't as heavy yesterday!
Haruki:oh that's because I asked a friend of mine to drop off female clothes.
Hori:huh?
Haruki: you said you didn't have clothes right? you gotta look pretty now don't you.
Hori:(is that why he said he was broke?)
Hori:... your such a kind soul haruki san, thank you for the clothes.
Hori said while blushing.
Haruki: she even helped getting underwear.
Hori:ehhhh??!!!!!!
Hori yelled with a flushed face.
Haruki:i obviously didn't look, I'm not a perv.
Hori:(i can't be quite sure about that....)
They arrived at the forest where Haruki's house was located.
Haruki suddenly stopped walking.
Hori: what is the matter-
Haruki:shh
He whispered cutting hori off.
Sinner of idolatry: for the wages of sin is deeeeeaaaaath.....
A corpse like body said from inside the house.
A sinner of idolatry resembles an ordinary man or woman making a prayer hand sign,of course with the usual black and red design sinners are iconic for having.
Hori:(sinners of idolatry!!!)
Hori:( about 3!!)
Narrator: the reason hori can easily identify sinners is because she is very literate in sins and sinners.
Narrator: her father, father jiro, being the head of SHO was often involved with sins and sinners.
Narrator:Hori as a child will even sometimes read his books about analyzing sins and sinners characteristics.
Narrator: quite the strange kid you were.
Hori:(really not the time narrator!!)
Haruki:(tch, what do I do!i really don't feel like eating THREE sinners!)
Narrator:an ordinary human can never kill a sin or sinner.
Narrator:But a sin like haruki can, through eating them.... how
ever, they taste like rotten meat.
Haruki:....hmmmm
Haruki said with a smug.
Haruki: hori!i have a job for you!
Haruki:i want you to fight those sinners!
Hori:....eh?
Haruki:i wanna see what you can do, besides ordinary people can't kill sinners so it's the perfect sparring opportunity!