Tale of Discovery

Chapter 21: Flight ; Camping

The next day, I get to school. There seems to be no talk about the disappearance of a high school student anywhere. No one is speaking of the damage the energy beam had done as well.

This is rather unexpected. Did it get covered up? Is the government in on this?

I decide to stop thinking of the matter altogether. There is no use in doing so anyways.

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I'm in class speaking with Joijiro about some random stuff when I notice through my senses a group of girls approaching Nao.

I turn around just in time to see them dragging her away without Nao even bothering to resist. I take a look at the camera on her desk for a brief moment before I follow them.

They drag her all the way back to one side of the building that's clear of students. One of the girls suddenly raises her arm and uses the back of her hand to hit Nao while exclaiming,

"This one is for Rika!"

Before she could hit Nao any further, I dash towards them and come to an abrupt stop. In their eyes, I just appeared out of nowhere, greatly startling them. Without saying a word, I slap the girl with enough force to make her fall to the ground.

I held back a lot so that I didn't end up killing her. This still isn't enough to curb the rage welling up within me. I glare at the girl then the rest of her friends before saying,

"You fuck off right now and don't you dare speak a word of what happened today to anyone. Am I clear?"

The other girls seem to be petrified, while the 'leader' is on the ground grunting. After a short while, she gets up and glares back at me before saying,

"I bet this bitch has used her body and power to fool you. You a-"

I don't give her a chance to continue spouting nonsense as I grab her throat and lift her from the ground. She struggles, but it's pointless. Feeble human.

Before things start to escalate any further, I feel a hand on my shoulder. Even without looking, I know whose hand it is and what she's trying to tell me.

I let go of the girl and let her drop to the ground. I watch as she starts coughing several times. Well, that's what happens when someone almost strangles you I guess.

"Go. NOW!" I order them.

The girls pull themselves together and begin to run away in the direction of the school. The 'leader' glares at me once before leaving.

"Why did you do that?", Nao asks me a few seconds after they're no longer in sight.

"Why didn't you resist?", I ask her back.

"It has nothing to do with you.", she replies.

"Then, it has nothing to do with you if I decide to frighten some girls." I retort.

She doesn't say anything and only stares into my eyes before she swiftly grabs her phone and says,

"Our comrade is here."

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We're finally setting out to find another ability user. This time, it's Flight. Nao showed us news reports of an unknown flying figure found in the sky somewhere.

Nao then came up with a plan to lure the guy out. Simply put, we are going to go camping, as the location he was found flying was near a forest. In other words, he was in the wild most likely attempting to study his ability.

We are going to stay there for a few days. To camp properly, we need to have enough food to sustain ourselves, so we go to a market and start buying whatever it is that we need.

Nao wants to get hams and like, but I suggest that we get some melons instead. I heard the weirdo and Yusa speak of us, so I turned around to take a look at them, just in time to see Yusa cluelessly backing away from the weirdo who is praying with watery eyes.

Once we've got everything prepared, I make a short trip back to school and head over to Ayumi's school building to check up on her. I realize that it's break-time as students are all outside of their classes eating snacks. I use my senses to locate Ayumi and go over to her.

There, I find Ayumi chatting and eating with a group of girls. Ayumi notices me, and smiles brightly as runs over exclaiming,

"Brother Yu! Did you come to see Ayu?"

I give her a quick hug before saying,

"Ayumi, I will be out camping with some of my friends, most likely for a few days. I need you to..."

I begin to instruct Ayumi on what to do and what not to do for the time I am away. After making sure she's understood everything, I give her another hug, this time comparably longer.

"Take care of yourself." I say as I kiss her forehead once before I go and meet up with Nao and the others.

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We're finally here. This ability user we're after this time sure knows where to practice using his ability.

After climbing up a cliff, making our way across a stream, and going through a forest, we finally get to the location the ability user was spotted at.

Joijiro and I begin setting up the tents. While doing so, we find a wide hole that seems to be bottomless. When asked, Nao informed us that it is the remains of a well, and that she will cover it up.

Once we're done, I call Ayumi with my smartphone.

"Hey Ayumi, how are you doing?" I say once she's picked up the phone.

"Ayu is doing fine!", her cheerful voice comes over.

"But Ayu will be lonely without Brother Yu. Please, come home soon.", she says.

"I will try to get done with this as soon as possible. Make sure to take yourself and do as I told you to, okay?"

"Um! Goodbye, Brother Yu! Ayu loves you!" (Unintentional pun I swear xD)

"I love you too. Bye." I reply.

I look for others and find them surrounding a barbeque grill. Then, Misa takes over Yusa's body and ignites it, to which Nao comments,

"How convenient."

Misa is visibly annoyed by her remark as she says,

"Don't use me as a lighter."

Pfft. I was kind of amazed by her power to control flames. Yet, here she is right now, working as a living lighter.

Nao then proceeds to grab some corn and roast them. This creates a good amount of steam, making us stand out too much... Was this her aim from the start?

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It's night time and everyone is busy doing something. I take a look beside me and see Joijiro as well as Yusa playing on a mini gaming device. I think it was called a PSP or something like that.

"Yusarin's in a pinch.", whines Yusa in a pitiful tone.

"It'll be alright. Leave this to me-", before he could finish his sentence, Joijiro is kicked in the face by Misa who has taken over Yusa's body while shouting,

"Stay out of this!"

Spicy.

Misa then proceeds to press the buttons on the gaming device at terrific speed while yelling,

"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA..."

This chick is something else. Oh, right. Where is Nao? I don't see her around. I attempt to sense her but get nothing. I look around for her until I find her sitting on a rock at the edge of a cliff, staring at the starry sky as she listens to music.

As if sensing my presence, she takes the headphones off and inquires,

"Is something wrong?"

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