They opened fire—
But I'd already teleported.
Then I came back and said:
"Nothing. Just visiting some old memories."
A kid Junpei's age was writing.
He said:
> "The very existence of Earth wavered when they knew the god himself descended from the sky—"
I cut him off,
"Change 'sky' to 'window.'"
He flinched, nearly falling from his wheelchair.
"You scared me, you ugly maggot!"
Then he realized.
"Wait... you're Kurai.
From the Liberals.
Kurai Adegaki."
Junpei entered.
The kid looked at him.
"Wait… who's this motherf*cker?"
Junpei:
"It's me, Junpei. The new member."
The kid:
"Who's June Pie, b*tch? Stop yelling in my face."
I laughed,
"Hey hey, calm down, both of you."
He said:
"Wait... I saw you on the news."
"So you're June Pie?"
Junpei:
"It's Junpei."
They talked like they were old friends.
It reminded me of me and Kai...
I said,
"Stop you two. Let me finish."
I pointed at the kid.
"What's your name?"
He said:
"Well… my name's Vex.
I'm a prince — not some concubine's son.
I'm the queen and king's son."
He had to say that...
Because whenever he introduced himself,
They doubted him.
Why?
Because his legs don't work.
He's been in a wheelchair since childhood.
His legs are fine —
But his nerves don't connect.
No one ever helped him walk.
The other royal kids don't want him as king.
Still, he's strong.
Just... his legs hold him back.
So I told him:
"What do you think about joining the Liberals?"
Vex:
"Nah… I can't fight.
You got those damn freakin' eyes — you could see everything.
I won't do you any good."
I replied:
"Actually,
I read your novel —
'Why Is the King a Slave?'
It's about a king living with gangs.
I won't spoil it."
Vex blushed,
"Yeah well, what about it?"
I smiled,
"You wanna live that life?
Because I can give it to you."
I held my arm out.
"Give me a high five, lad."
He did.
Then I used wind magic,
Took all 3 of us flying across the sky.
He screamed joyfully.
When we flew above the clouds —
Past the s
ky, into the sunlit wind —
He shouted:
"COUNT ME IIIINNNNN!!!"
---
Later
Junpei was on the class rep's balcony.
She opened the curtain —
And saw him standing without his cloak.
She blushed hard.
We watched from above.
Then he said:
"Listen... huh... I... I love you."
I thought broo would apologize or do something like... even thank you...
But bruh —
He confessed.
Wasn't he saying he doesn't really care about her after he got his memories back?
Well, that's life.
Broo, I remember when Lyra cried — I wasn't sure what to do.
So I just kinda confessed.
Well that's...
I don't know what to do.
So yeah, what happened after that is the one that astonished me.
She came running fast — like a flash — and she hugged him.
Her tears started to fall off.
She said she likes him as well.
And then they kissed.
Well, expected right?
It's a long reunion and whatever...
But... that wasn't the problem.
I wasn't shocked at all until I saw—
Her mother and father outside, came together and saw her kissing on the balcony.
They were absolutely shocked.
Astonished.
Maybe... how should I put it —
Their face was creeping me out.
It made me feel like I'm responsible.
But yeah, I am responsible.
It was my idea. After all.
The mother opened the door of her house and ran toward her room.
The father — he was waiting for Junpei outside.
Since he expected him to play Rapunzel's story.
The door got slammed and it burst wide open.
The mother, furiously, said:
"What are you two doing?"
He said,
"Ohh Mrs. Hanako... it's been a while."
The mother shed her tears and said:
"Is that you... Junpei?"
He said:
"Yes. You look even younger, ma'am."
She laughed and said:
"It's okay, but boy, come over here!"
She pinched both his cheeks:
"You are okay, aren't you?"
He said:
"Definitely. I'm perfectly fine."
Then she hugged him, and her as well.
The father was waiting — until he got bored and got in.
He said:
"What the hell happened?"
And the three were preparing dinner.
Junpei said:
"Ohh is that your father? It's an honor to meet you. My name is Junpei Sora."
Her father fell on the ground saying:
"Liberals... li...ber...rals..."
Then the mother said:
"Ohh give me a break, stupid.
He is Junpei — whether he is a Liberal or not, it's none of our business.
He is our daughter's love. Have some respect."
While preparing the meal...
Her name is Mayuri — I mean the class rep.
So Mayuri was so embarrassed that her father and mother saw her kissing. Too bad, right?
Her father is still shocked but acted friendly.
Knowing his wife, he would believe in her.
Finally the little sister came.
She actually talks a lot, so if she saw him home — and by him, I mean Junpei, who just joined the Liberals — it would be a big problem.
So they gave her sweets and told her to sleep.
While enjoying it,
She had a screen of her own in her house so she could project what she wanted from her system to it.
Finally, the food got prepared.
And by the left side, the father and the mother sat down.
On the right side, the mother and father sat down.
And on the other side, Mayuri and Junpei sat down.
Then...
They all began to eat.
Mayuri's mom knows.
So she began telling her husband about him.
She said:
"He always comes home with a present and toys for Mayuri when they were kids.
He never once got let.
I started to think — why don't you spend the night here?
And just like that, he began to stay weekends with us..."
She eventually tells him about how he lost his father.
About his mother.
And she said:
"I'm really sorry... I'm sorry.
I didn't want anything to happen to our family.
It was selfish of me...
That I could have at least adopted you."
But he said:
"I'm glad you didn't.
Because I learned so many things.
Living like that hurts so much and I regret...
But look at me right now —
Eating dinner with my GF's family."
Mayuri got even red.
She is so embarrassed — she didn't even eat a single thing.
Then her father told her:
"Let's have a chat with him.
Go to your room and calm down for a while."
But she said yes.
And she walked upstairs to her room.
They could hear her.
She is just too dramatic about what happened.
Her father said:
"I'm really sorry but... I don't believe in you.
I'm really sorry but you're a damn Liberal..."
(Grabbing his head)
Junpei said:
"No need to take it that far.
Tell me — how much percent
you don't believe in me?
No sugarcoating.
Just tell me."
The father said:
"I believe in you... 10%.
I don't know — 10% might even be too much.
Frustrated."
---
I said it's okay.
As long as it's not 0.
Listen closely, dear father.
In this world...
Wait — mother, go join Mayuri.
You're not supposed to hear this.
The mother got worried,
But she believed in him —
So she left.
She walked upstairs
And opened the door.
Mayuri said,
"Mom, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to..."
Then her mom said,
"You nailed it. Damn, that's my girl.
You nailed a fricken liberal!"
Mayuri:
"Aren't you angry, mom?"
Her mother said with a very happy face:
"How could I be angry?
Liberals are one thing, and villains are another thing.
I'm not a noble, so at least I know how
rebellions are — and I understand them.
They actually work to balance the commoners, the weak, with the nobles.
They want to be treated equally, because they both are humans.
They might be different, but they are human. We are humans."
Mayuri:
"Thank you, mom. I love you."
They hugged each other.
---
While that happens...
Junpei is about to knock some sense into her stepfather.
He said,
"Good. I wanna ask you a question.
Do you believe in the king?
You actually know who he is?
We all don't know who he is, but we all follow him like he is our only light or whatever."
"Nobility inside the castle are fermenting demon seeds.
You know what that is, sir?"
Her father panicked and said:
"No... o... o..."
Then he breathed deep.