"I'm glad that I get to meet with another sweet warrior!"
"The honor is on me, young lady."
McQueen was beyond ecstatic when she saw the amount of dessert Dya had ordered. McQueen herself has ordered a mountainful of dessert that is now in front of her. Her desserts come in all kinds of colors. It's as if someone who works in a color factory had accidentally poured some of the mixture in front of McQueen. As for Dya, his orders come in all chocolate. Chocolate sundae, chocolate cake, chocolate brownies, you get the idea. Igo Heita's teeth ache just seeing how sweet the table is.
"How are you guys still alive?"
"Superior genes."
"Racist."
"You're the last person to talk about that."
"What the fuck do you mean by that?"
Dya silently cut a small portion of his chocolate cake and stabbed it with his fork. With extreme caution, he brings the cut portion near his mouth and puts it in. His caution is granted as the cake instantly dissolves inside his mouth just from his jaws closing in.
"Weren't you praising the lord second about her stance regarding the Kuchiha clan?"
"Tobimama's stance was correct. Name one person from that accursed clan that has done good for the world?"
"It–"
"That's right! None! And besides, you can't be racist to a race that doesn't exist."
Here they go again. Talking nonsense.
McQueen has learned to ignore the two friends' conversation and focus on her own business. She tried. She really tried to understand and follow the conversation, but to no avail. It feels like she is listening to 10 podcasts at the same time, each comes from a different genre.
"Every R in my name stands for racist, and my name is Igo Heita."
"Trainer Igo Heita. A third R and you'll get the racist hatrick, buddy."
"That's my job title! What?! Is my job being racist?! Is there even a job like that?!"
"..."
"That's a stupid question to ask. Of course there is."
McQueen scoops a small spoonful of ice cream from her sundae and gently puts it on her tongue. The vanilla ice cream melts the moment it touches her tongue, spreading to every edge of her mouth and coating her tongue in a thin layer of pure sweetness. She then moves to her cheesecake, cuts a small portion from the edge, and brings it to her mouth using a spoon. She tries to bite into the cake, but it quickly breaks apart, even when McQueen wasn't using any force on her teeth.
"Look, you probably have done something bad in your previous life if you're born as a Kuchiha."
"Then does that mean you believe in reincarnation, Igo Heita?"
"...Oh? Do you? Were you thinking about this for quite some time now?"
"..."
"..."
McQueen was too engrossed with her desserts to notice the growing atmosphere between the young men. Igo smiles from ear to ear with an air of superiority, looking down at Dya, who has his usual resting face, but the edges of his mouth slightly turn downward.
"...I was hunting a pair that proclaimed they were reincarnated from a different world."
"You listen to your hunt? That's rare for you."
"I know."
"So you end them?"
"Business."
"Understandable. As for reincarnation… Buh! Who knows? It's one of those questions that humanity will never have a question for. Even billions of years in the future, when we know what's inside a black hole, death will always be an unexplored territory."
"Quite the pessimistic answer. That's unusual coming from you."
"Damn right!"
"Huh! It's as if you're absolutely sure of your answer."
"If reincarnation is real, then the only thing I'm carrying from the previous life is my confidence."
"Reincarnation?"
McQueen finally decided to listen to the conversation just to make sure they were not discussing something dangerous. She was taken aback when both of the young men were talking about reincarnation. She has heard her sister, Dober, talk about that concept in writing before. Two lovers from their previous life are being reincarnated and finding each other again. Mejiro Dober said that it was a cliché trope, but she doesn't hate it.
"What is this about reincarnation?"
"Nothing. It's just nonsense talk between us. Continue eating, McQueen."
"DID I HEAR ABOUT ADVENTURE?!?!"
Out of nowhere, Goldship comes crashing in. She is wearing the waitress outfit of this particular store, so it's safe to assume that she is either undercover or works part-time here.
"Goldship?!? What are you doing here?!"
"Oh! Hi McQueen!! I work part-time here!!"
"Why?"
"I need money."
"You can win more money by winning a race, Goldship."
"Yeah… but that's no fun."
"And you'll get some of that money, Igo. Your greed knows no bounds."
"Want to fight, fucker? When was the last time we fought?"
"A year ago? When was high school again? What's our age? I forget…"
"That sugar is not good for you… You have to eat more protein."
"If plants can thrive on glucose, then so can I."
"God, you're a fucking idiot…"
"Hey! Hey! Can I join in on your adventures?!"
"Goldship, you've already gone into multiple adventures, right? Why do you need to experience more?"
"But those are mine! Don't you two go into more exciting adventures?!"
"Not anymore. We're adults."
"As if…"
*Chop*
Igo Heita karate-chopped McQueen for her quirky comment.
"Please! Please!! I'll win a G-one race if you let me join!"
"...Fine."
"Your hunger for money is disgusting."
"I'm sorry, mister bounty hunter. Let me put my clean money inside my clean bank account."
"It's your fault for growing a moral compass."
"Fuck you… Sigh… McQueen, you'll go back on your own, okay? I'll try to please Goldship. I kinda need her to win a G-one race."
"Alright. Just don't push yourself too hard. If Goldship is being a nuisance, then call me, I'll put her into a coma for you."
XxX-XxX
*BBBTTTTOOOOOOOOOMMMM*
"Is it just me, or did he grow in size?"
"That spider must've injected some sort of growth hormone when it stabbed him."
"Growth hormones don't explain his fangs growing like a sabertooth tiger, and the bat-like wings on his back."
Three young men watch as a full-grown man wrecks an island with just a swing of his naval saber sword. The man has wavy black and white hair that stands firmly as if he had used a gallon of gel.
"WAIT!! WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING US?!?"
"AREN'T WE COMRADES, STONE?!?"
*SSSWWWOOOOOOOMMMPPPP*
*BOOOOOOOOOOOM*
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"
The man swung his sword once again, and the force traveled forward, creating trenches on the floor and killing people in its path. The force of the swing continues traveling until it smashes into the massive twin mountains at the center of the island.
*Click*
"General Star!! Everyone has boarded the ship!! Over!"
*Click*
"Go without me. That's an order. Over."
One of the three young men talks to the walkie-talkie that is strapped to his chest. His straight silver hair flows with the direction of the wind, and his gray eyes are locked firmly toward the now devil-like Stone. His mission was to capture the raging man, but now, he is not so sure. Seeing him slashing his comrades and killing anything that moves really makes him question his loyalty.
*Ring* *Ring* *Ring*
"Trainer!! Everyone has evacuated!! Where are you?!?! We need to go!!"
"Goldship, I leave the ship to you. Eliminate all obstacles in your way and sail back to Japan. I'll follow after cleaning up the mess like a proper adult."
*Ding*
*Bssttt*
"Boss!! Our assets will take some time to arrive!! I suggest we retreat for now!!"
"Ais, commandeer our assets when they arrive. Help the people who are escaping."
"STONE!! PLEASE!!! AREN'T WE FRIENDS?!?!"
"KAAHH!!"
*SSWWWOOOOOPPPPP*
"GYAAAAAH!!!"
"Sigh… I guess we're fighting together again, huh…"
"Please tell me you didn't go rusty, Igo."
"Calm down, Star. When we last met, I was still the strongest, no? Are you saying that you have caught up to me?"
"Yes. That's what he is implying, if you're that stupid."
"Fuck you both."
The three young men share a laugh for a moment before breathing a large amount of air in. As if they read each other's minds, the young men scream in unison.
""FACE US!!! STONE!!!""
*BBBBZZZZZZTTTTT*
Dark lightnings emit from the young men as they scream at the beast that is wrecking the place. The devil-like man perks his head up, stopping in his place, and turns his head slowly at the 3 young men. It clearly registers the young men's intent and responds appropriately by running at them with his sword ready to slash.
Fire combusted on the red-haired young man's hands, and twin swords burst into existence in his hands. The black-haired young man unsheathed his katana, while black smoke crept out of his coat and covered the ground. The M41 gun on the silver-haired young man disintegrated into particles of light before those same light particles combined again, but this time, into a sniper rifle.
"New model? Never seen that before…"
"Prototype."
"That's going to break."
"I'll create another one."
"Using your country's money as if it were nothing, you've been corrupted, Star."
"Oh fuck off, Dya. You always destroy public infrastructure on your hunt."
"KKAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!"
"Please!!"
"WHAT THE?!!"
"!!!!"
"A psychological attack?!"
The young men were startled when they heard Stone's voice inside their minds. The beast was in front of them, and it was clearly not talking except for just random grunts and screams.
"Please!! Kill me!!!"
"Fucking…"
"What a pain in my ass…"
"Sigh…"