Hakuryuu was walking through the corridors of God Eden, his thoughts with the event that was going to happen soon.
"Hakuryuu," a delicate yet harsh voice called out to him.
He blinked and focused on the girl in front of him. She gave him a cold look as she tapped her foot in impatience.
"Do you need anything?" he asked, frowning.
"A boy is here. Says that he need to speak with the captain of Zero," she answered, her face not betraying anything.
"Now?"
"Preferably," she said, tapping her fingers against her side.
He nodded and wanted to walk further, but he stopped after one step, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Are you here to become a SEED?" he asked, not looking at her.
"No, I'm here to water the flowers," she answered, sarcasm dripping from her voice.
"Fair enough," he snorted, "What's your name anyway?"
"[L/n] [F/n]," she said while tilting her head slightly, a frown clear on her face.
"I see," he said thoughtfully, "I shall remember that, [L/n]."
"If it matters to you," she said, shrugging.
He huffed to hide a chuckle, continuing on his way. Things might turn more interesting with that girl, and if you added Tsurugi to that as well, things might actually become bearable.
Things didn't go like he hoped it had. Sure, Unlimited Shining had won from Raimon, but before they could've been taken to the training grounds, that Endou Mamoru had shown up with some of his old friends. They had rescued the crushed and wounded Raimon, much to Hakuryuu's chagrin. Tsurugi had really become a soft-hearted weakling. And then, then Zero's match happened. Hakuryuu still wasn't entirely sure how it ended up like it did, but even though Raimon had lost with twelve to zero from Unlimited Shining, they had managed to tie with Zero, both teams having scored five goals. It was strange. As he thought back to it, it really had been an odd match. Near the end the adults suddenly joined, and then what Kibayama Douzen had said.
"If you guys lose this match, you don't deserve to live!"
Ridiculous, really. But when you're fourteen years old, it's a harsh thing to get flung to your head. But somehow, both Tsurugi's and Shuu's words had reached him. And, he had been released from this 'curse'.