_{❝ 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,「Danchou」}

 _{{ K } ➤ He would not have noticed the burning if it weren’t for the smell.}

       _{Smoke carries a rather specific smell, a smell he would rather not fraternize with. It was thick, demanding to be acknowledged. And it was also pretty gross. “Achhoo!”}

       _{A…ah… Putting the food in the oven without setting any timer in advance was a pretty foolish idea, even for him. What was he thinking? Could it be that he wasn’t thinking at all? He could not cook, could not do much housework besides lounge around and wander about without notice. What a selfish life he led…}

      _{I wanted to do something nice.}

      _{It was usually Kido or Seto who was in charge of the cooking. They were the responsible ones of the group, the ones who were actually willing and able to do these types of things. Kano, on the other hand, would probably burn the house down if he even attempted to work with fire. Which was pretty much what was happening now.}

       _{Oh, man. He really should have thought this through… Fanning away the smoke with an already ash-black hand did not good. Let’s see, let’s see… He could take the cake – which was what he had intended on baking prior to the incident – out of the oven now, but wouldn’t that just add to the amount of smoke in the air? Kido, God bless, should be arriving soon… With the smoke alarm screaming blooding murder, it would be pretty hard not to notice the fuss.}

      _{Oh God, oh God… What excuse could possible seem suitable for a situation like this? That he was only trying to help? Hell, no. How could she believe a line like that, given that he seemed far from helpful? A terrible flirt with a yearning for mischief, sure. But not helpful. Certainly not.}

      _Wait…

                              _{…She should be arriving here any moment now.}

                _{D A M M I T .}

       _{Please don’t kill him, he has a hopefully long life of babes and masks ahead of him. Please don’t punch him again, oh please, oh God.}

      _{Putting on the smile – the only thing he really could do given this situation, he turned to the source of the footsteps with a somewhat pleasant grin.}

      _{“Hello, Danchou~ Everything’s under control, no need to worry here, ahaha~”}

      _…Not.