_{❝ それ以来、僕は嘘つきで 
   騙せない人や物も無くなって
  『怪物』に成り果てちゃってさ
   ･･･ああ、ごめんね　泣かないで！　全部法螺話だよ？}

      ．．．ｊｕｓｔ         ｋｉｄｄｉｎｇ

                                 _{Welcome to reality,「Kuroha」}

 _{{ K } ➤ He looked familiar.}

       _{Not really, no. After a moment of staring, rather uncouth of him though what he did and what he appeared to do were entirely different subject matters, the boy before him seemed like an absolute stranger. Had they even known each other…?}

      _{Y E S .}

      _{Would he believe that? Hell, no.}

      _{The adolescent had dark black hair, not an uncommon color, but it was pulled into a familiar short ponytail at the back. His pupils bore a darkened color, and his face just reeked of nostalgia. It hurt to think, it hurt to process the information. Who was he? Who the hell was this guy?!}

      _{Memories were failing him at the moment, and if that were the case, there would be no point in racking his mind to find the identity of one little pawn in this world. They were all pretty much pawns in the end, huh? Ahaha… What was he saying? He didn’t even know how to properly play chess… He would just chuck the pieces at Kido whenever she wasn’t looking. Pffft. Too bad that ghost had eyes at the back of her head.}

     _{"Hi, there, uhh…“}

      _{Huh? Had the atmosphere shifted? Eyes narrowed, though he outwardly maintained the smile and wink. He could have sworn time slowed. Or maybe he was just imagining things…? Maybe. He really should leave now. He really should abandon all hope of interacting with this half-stranger, half-acquaintance. He really should not ask anymore questions…}

      _{"Are you lost, perhaps? Haha, don’t mind me! You just have the” – stupid – “look of a lost person!”}