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even awesome enough to rival
the first Daisuke Matsumoto.
I spent most
of my classes day dreaming about fighting Obake. I wasn't certain
how they were exorcised, so I made up most of the details on my
own. Like with giant swords, or magical weapons that sent out laser
beams. In my imagination I became a fantastic Obake hunter who
saved young maidens from terrifying monsters. Unless the maiden was
an Obake herself. In that case I would have to destroy her, despite
being almost overwhelmed by her beautiful looks.
    Being the idiot that I used to be, I decided I couldn't take
it anymore. I   had   to
see an Obake, I   had   to
know if they were real. 
I decided the
best case of action would be to ask the exorcists if I could follow
along one day and take a quick look. One quick glance, then I would
be out of there straight away. I approached Taisei with this idea
in break time, but he wasn't very enthusiastic.
    “ Absolutely not,” he said.
    “ Why not, I promise I'll stay out of danger.”
    “ There's no way I could guarantee your safety.”
    “ Come on, I   really   want to see an Obake, I'll do
anything.”
He looked
like he was considering it, but he then shook his head. “They would
probably ground me, I have a date with Yui Murase on Friday and it
would suck if I couldn't go.”
I tried
begging for another five minutes, but he wouldn't budge. I later
found out that Yui Murase was the prettiest girl in third year,
which explained his decision, but I was certain I'd see her making
out with a student near my house.
I considered
approaching Mana or Itsuki, but I knew it would be a waste of time.
Some days they didn't arrive at school until lunch time. Unlike the
rest of us (who were lectured for arriving a few minutes late) the
teacher just nodded as they entered the room.
    “ This is so unfair,” I muttered to Keira, the guy on my right
who was my new lunch buddy. “The teachers don't do anything when
they're late. I wouldn't mind not showing up until one.”
    “ It's because they do community service,” said Keira as he
took a bite of his rice ball. “Like go to retirement homes and read
stories to old people. I asked Yoshida-sensei if I could join, but
he said all the places were full.”
    “ Hmph, ” I
fumed. Only I knew the truth. I'd decided I wouldn't mind chasing
Obake all night if I didn't have to study anymore. High school was
far duller than I expected, and the teachers already started piling
on the homework. It was only the second week, and I had two
assignments due.
I ignored
Taisei's advice and attempted to follow them after school.
Unfortunately they all seemed to possess some sort of exorcist
skill that allowed them to vanish when the final bell rang. All my
stalking attempts had failed.
I felt
deflated, but little did I know that I was about to meet my first
Obake within the next few hours.
     
     
* * *
     
I took a walk
through the shopping district on my way home. It was a closed off
street with shops on either side and a roof so you didn't get wet
when it rained.
I stopped to
look in the second-hand games store at things I couldn't afford. It
was unlikely that my sister would give me money for games, but if I
could convince Shuro, he may have brought it for me. He was a
really awesome guy when it came to things like that.
There were a
few girls hanging around the mall as well. Some were in groups, and
some were casually shopping on their own. There was a cute girl
gazing into the display window of the clothing store. Probably
imagining how she would look in the fashionable, but over priced
outfit the mannequin was wearing. I was tempted to stop and talk to
her, before I remembered the gruesome end to the first Daisuke
Matsumoto.
I decided I
would no longer attempt to pick up strange girls before confirming
they were human. I didn't want to meet the same end as my older
brother. I was paranoid that the fox monster really liked the taste
of his heart, and might come back looking for