After the exam had concluded Albert was on his way.
"Hiroyuki-chan!!" Shouted Tsuyu chasing after him.
"Oh Tsuyu. What's up?"
"You forgot your scarf. Ribbit!" she said handing him his scarf.
"…Keep it."
"What!?"
"Keep it. In exchange can I have your number?"
"W-what!? M-my number…" She said hiding behind his scarf, red as a button.
"Yeah. I think it would be fun to get together and hang out or something." He took out his phone. "What do you say?"
"Mmm… Alright." She said taking his phone and adding her number.
"Thanks!" he said giving her a smile. "Text ya later!" he said walking off and waving goodbye.
When he got back home it was a single empty room apartment. It came with a kitchen and bathroom.
"…I guess I have to fill it up with stuff."
The next day he went and bought himself a furniture and basic stuff.
"Haa…" He looked around his room and found it satisfying it all filled. "Oh right my report."
He gets out a burner phone and calls a number.
Ring!
Ring!
Click!
"01010111 01100101 01100001 01110000 01101111 01101110."
"Hello Cain, err. Albert." Said his handler. "How was the exam?"
"Easy enough. They had us fight machines."
"I see… Well is that all?"
"I got a couple of girls numbers?"
"Hahaha!! You did, did you! Well make sure you don't fuck around alright! Cheating will—Well you know what cheating does."
"I wanted to see how Japanese girls were."
"Yeah… A lot more nicer then ones you had to seduce huh?"
"Those are part of my mission. Also they were cougars as you put them."
"Yeesh… What about before I became your handler?"
"Hmm… I was tasked with seducing a 48 year old man—"
"Okay that's um… I didn't want to know that."
"What? He came onto me while as I was dressed as a meek girl and when he went in for a kiss I slit his throat with a needle I hid in my urethra?"
"Remind me never to talk to you about your past… activities, alright?"
"Affirmative. But if it will make you feel any better they made me train with a few of the female soldiers meant to train me."
"…Where they old?"
"Do you classify 28 as old?"
"…Thanks for the report. This has been the worse one so far. Click!"
"Hm."
He removes the battery and throws it as hard as he could out the window. It left his sight within seconds.
"…Now what do I do?"
It was 8 PM and this was the first time he had spare time for himself.
"…Maybe I should text Tsuyu?" He saw the time again and decided against it. "…Guess I'll text her tomorrow but then… I guess I'll just walk around the town a bit."
He walked town and learned the streets and vendors.
The next day in the afternoon.
Chatter!!
Chatter!!
Chatter!!
Albert walks through the streets in the Aichi Prefecture looking around.
"She said she was around here?"
"Over here!"
He saw Tsuyu waving at him with his scarf wrapped around her.
He walked up to her briskly.
"Hey-o! I hope not inconveniencing you or anything?"
"Not at all. If you want I can show you around town?"
"That would be nice. I explored a bit around Musutafu, so I am a bit excited to see what your town has to offer."
"Ribbit. Then let me show you the best spots!"
Their first stop was the arcade.
"An arcade?"
"Yup! I know that arcades aren't a big thing in the states. Ribbit. But I thought you would find it nice to try it?"
"…Okay. How does it work?"
He buys a card, loads it up, and begins to play several Arcade games.
"Ribbit. Your pretty good in a lot of those games!" Tsuyu said. "Which one did you like the best?"
"I liked DDR."
"You did look like you were having a lot of fun dancing."
"Can we got to a place to get a drink or something?" Albert said loosening some of his jacket and buttoned up shirt from the sweat. He even combed back his hair which drew a lot of eyes to him.
Tsuyu glanced away to noticed that many who looked at him were women walking by.
"R-ribbit! I know a place! Follow me!" She said dragging him along.
At a family restaurant they stopped to rest a bit. They ordered some drinks and some light snacks.
"Can I ask you something ribbit?"
"Go on."
"Umm… Ribbit. Is it hard being handsome?" she said a bit red in the face.
"…I was never asked that before."
"I find that hard to believe."
"Truly. I um… Back in the states I kinda just kept to myself. Kinda doing my own thing. I also didn't look like," He made a gesture around his face. "This. So when I came to Japan I decided to reinvent myself a bit. Got a new haircut and stopped slouching so much."
During missions Albert's face was primarily hidden by a black mask, the shadows, or with a disguise, so no one aside from the people he works for know how handsome he really is. It also doesn't help that he primarily works with more men than women, so no one brought up his physical features.
"Ribbit. I see… Can I ask how tall you are?"
"Oh I am 5'11 or I guess in the metrics system I am 180 cm. And you?"
"150 cm."
"Ah so 4'11."
"When you put it like that I feel smaller." She said shirking a bit.
"Not at all. I think you're a good size. I mean you try riding on a plan being tall? It's a real pain, leg pain I mean."
"Fufu." She chuckled a bit. "I never flown so I'll take your word for it."
"Here are your orders!" said the waitress putting down the drinks and light snacks.
Tsuyu noticed the waitress glancing at Albert but Albert himself ignored it.
'Does he really not notice her gaze?'
'Another onlooker. Eh. She doesn't have any suspicious intent.'
Albert simply ignored the gazes.
After resting for a bit Tsuyu showed Albert a bit more of the town before it was starting to get dark.
"If you want I can walk you home?"
"Ribbit. Thank you for the offer but don't you have to take a train back?"
"Eh. I don't have school or anything tomorrow."
"Really!?"
"Yeah. I actually finished middle school early just so I can spend some time here in Japan."
"Then… I'll accept you offer! Ribbit!" she said making a lovable smile.
While walking back Tsuyu made sure to do one thing.
'I'll make sure to study English to surprise him one day!'
The day she surprises him will be a turning point for the both of them.