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Chapter 5 - First Seat Opened

"Lily! You're back!" Fuuko was happy to see her but was also confused, "But where were you?"

"I was-"

Before Lily could answer, Andy flew in to rescue them both, as he couldn't see the situation past the smoke.

"Now I get it!" Andy started as he held Fuuko and Lily jumped out of his arms, "Instead of gettin' hunted down like dogs, we'll join the hunting party!"

"And we ain't handing you over to anyone!" He lifted her chin.

"Good idea." Lily agreed as she stepped away.

"He touched her." The big one noticed.

"But it wasn't much surface area so it won't be all bad." The flirty one was hopeful.

Fuuko was flustered and pushed herself away from Andy as she recovered herself.

"LISTEN UP!" Fuuko yelled out as she distanced herself with Lily, "I think a huge amount of unluck is on the way!"

"But not because I love you or anything!" She clarified as the bad guys approached the confused Andy, "I only like you out of gratitude..."

She started rambling before ending off on-

"-SO DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA!" She yelled as a truck flew overhead.

"Well, there ya have it!" Andy smiled at the flying truck heading his way, "Two open seats coming right up!"

"Killing you two is sure to open up some spots in your organization," Andy continued.

"So how about you embrace death and hand over those seats!" He said as the truck exploded on him, with the other two caught as well.

However as the smoke started clearing and Andy got launched into the air, he noticed how the blue haired one hid on the back of the armored one, both completely unscathed.

"Oh no!" Fuuko yelled out as she saw him flying into the building with the others chasing.

"They're in the building-" She paced before noticing a truck, "Hey can we get a ride!"

"Nah don't bother with that I've got you." Lily put a hand on her shoulder and Fuuko looked at her, confused.

"I'm much faster!" Lily gave a thumbs up.

"How-" Fuuko started to ask but was thrown over the shoulder of Lily as she picked her up.

"Hold on!" She sprinted off... in the opposite direction of the building.

"We're going the wrong way!" Fuuko yelled and started punching her back, not doing much though.

"Wait a sec." Lily skidded to a stop and put her on the sidewalk.

"???" Fuuko was confused but Lily just pointed to the building with Andy.

"Wha-"

*KA-BOOM!*

The building exploded, spreading smoke and debris through the district and demo workers rushed in.

"You see that you sorry excuse of a chief!" One yelled into a walkie talkie as they complained, but the chief clearly said something they didn't like.

"How did you know?" Fuuko asked with a strange tone before realizing-

"What about Andy!" She started to run through the smoke.

But as it cleared, she saw Andy making a finger gin at the armored ones face.

"Adios." Andy said, "UN-avoidable."

*BANG*

Andy shot his finger straight through his head.

"I call it parts bullet." He started monologuing to himself.

"... My regeneration, you can't stop that." Andy smiled to the corpse, "You should've read up more on your own rules."

It was also this moment that all other parties approached, Lily and Fuuko, and the blue haired one.

"What was that weird sound?" He called through the smoke, "Hey void?"

But when he came up he saw the corpse, "Oh nuts..."

"How did you do this?" He looked at Andy.

"As if I'd just tell you."

"Fair point." He shrugged.

"Alright, you're next kid." Andy cracked his knuckles.

"HUH!? Are you serious?" He was confused.

"Yeah, we need the seats." Lily said as she and Fuuko appeared behind Andy.

"Yeah, what she said." Andy pointed to her.

"Hmm~ Quite the gentleman." He complimented as Andy put on a fighting stance.

They started having a staring contest before Andy sprinted to him and sent a left kick to his blocked side?

"Wha-" Andy was confused at this but continued attacking.

"Jingcai! (wonderful!)" He said as continued blocking.

"Oh what I'd give to spar with you all day!" He was ecstatic for some reason.

Lily watched as she picked up the katana at her feet.

"You befriended him?" Fuuko was confused again.

"DOn't be such a dope, he's screwing with me!" Andy yelled, "Oh you have the katana, throw it here!"

Lily shrugged and complied, "Catch!" She threw it high into the air.

Andy put his attention back to his opponent, "I may not know what you negate"

"but I do know that it's about opposites!" He observed, "You keep teasing me with openings and force your attacker to hit the wrong spot!"

"Up is down, left is right" The katana landed in his back, stabbing right through with the hilt above his shoulder.

"Well what're you gonna do with an attack you can't parry!?" He pulled on the katana, but it only went out a little.

"Ah shoot, you hesitated only a little." The guy said as he lowered his guard, "Even after 200 years you still hesitate to kill.

"Or maybe you just don't want the little misses to see you kill?" He walked around with his back to the girls, "But I doubt you're that soft."

Seeing the gap, Fuuko lunged, "Nghn!"

But missed as he dodged flawlessly and she landed on her face.

"I won't tell you what my ability is, but I'll give you a hint." He jumped onto a rock, "You won't be able to run away or touch me."

He raised a finger as he winked, "My ability is based off your deep psyche so you won't be able to resist."

"Now both of you are in his line of sight." Lily observed from the side of the man as Andy pulled Fuuko's ear.

"I'm sorry!" She apologized, "I was only trying to help!"

"So who's going to join us?" He sat down.

"She is."

"Fuuko."

Andy and Lily said at the same time.

"H-Hold on you can't just-" Fuuko was objecting.

"Well you're the weakest of us." Lily cut her off.

"Y-you!" She turned red.

"HAHAHA, Splitting you guys would be a capital offense!" He laughed at their antics as he wiped a tear.

"Well, there will be more chances!" The guy said as he stood back up.

"In three days, august 5th, at lake Baikal in Russia." He started, keeping an eye on the two, occasionally switching to Lily. "A member will be making their move while investigating an UMA."

"Kill the member that shows up there and you're golden." He looked to Lily, "That being said you will be hunted on the way and you won't have a seat just yet."

Lily shrugged, "I don't need one, that's for you guys who have to follow the rules~" She stook her tongue out in a teasing manner.

"I don't get it but good luck." He shrugged, "Here's to hoping you'll make it."

"That's all I got to say, also thanks for not attacking." He thanked Lily as a crack opened in the air, "I'll see you at the roundtable room!" He stepped through.

"He-He spared us." Fuuko was practically in tears.

"Yeah, thanks to you two being all lovey dovey I bet!" Lily laughed as she handed over her jacket.

"WH-" Fuuko was going to say something but was cut off by Andy.

"No time to waste!" He started walking away, "Let's hit the road!"

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