Only a few minutes later did the tiny voice speak up again. So he feigned ignorance, pretending to search through some bushes and a park bench. Truth be told, he had seen the card a few minutes after talking to Aichi, but…he’d have felt bad about bringing his hopes up only to tell him he wasn’t needed anymore. This person, this Suzugamori Ren, really was special. He couldn’t remember the last time someone had made him laugh like that. Thank you so much! I promise I’ll take good care of Blaster Blade… And I’ll work hard too.” He never could have foreseen the impact just this one card would have on the rest of his life. From that moment on, Aichi would always keep him close, hoping for the day he and Blaster Blade would be strong together. He wasn’t just going to take good care of Blaster Blade, he was going to treasure him. “Oh yeah… Weren’t you going somewhere before I crashed into you? Where were you headed?”Īichi looked at Blaster Blade, now his card, and smiled. “I’m Suzugamori Ren! What do you think? My name’s pretty cool too, huh? It’s okay to just call me Ren, though. “But you know… I think you’ll be able to make it there. “Hehe… If you wanna be as strong as me, you’re gonna have to work really hard! I’m really strong!” It was safe to say that it was mission accomplished. He was picturing it now, wasn’t he? Being so strong that no one would ever hurt him or anyone close to him ever again… Ren could already see the boy’s eyes lighting up. “Yup! You can have it! Take good care of Blaster Blade, okay? He chose you, after all!” “Ah! Well… I would like too, but I’ve only got this one card. Aichi didn’t mind Ren staying with him for a little longer, the thought actually made him very happy, but he couldn’t think of a reason Ren would do that. Not wanting to give Ren a direct answer, Aichi gave him a small nod. That he was being bullied was his own fault, so he should be the one to change things… somehow. There was no way he was going to tell him he had been beated up and that he was afraid to face his mother because of that. “Hey, do you wanna learn how to play Vanguard? I can teach you right now, and we can have a Vanguard fight!”Īichi didn’t like it that Ren was asking him so many questions.

He definitely wanted to get to know someone who could make a card glow in the way Aichi did!

There was something about Aichi… Whether it was his budding potential or the personality that was hidden behind that timid exterior… Well, he was an interesting boy, that was for sure. “It’s okay if I stay with you then, right? I wasn’t really going anywhere either, and I don’t really have to be home right now…”

“Huh? But school’s over right now, isn’t it? You don’t wanna go home yet?”

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