They couldn't find Nico's medicine, but we couldn't stay there.
Liang: "Jinx."
I turned to him. Uno put me down, pet my head and I walked with Liang.
Liang: "I... I wanted to apologise for scaring you... this is a terrifying situation, and I realize I might have said too much to you."
Jinx: "It's alright, Liang... to be honest, I'm not afraid of Enki... I'm not afraid of getting hurt... I'm afraid of any of you getting hurt..."
Liang: "That's very selfless of you, Jinx."
He put his hand on my head.
Liang: "You don't have to worry. We're gonna get out of here."
Jinx: "Kay."
Liang: "Anyway, I just wanted to apologise. I had given up way too quickly in there. I wasn't myself. I'm sorry."
I took his hand and smiled.
Jinx: "Don't worry, okay. We're still friends."
Liang: "I'm glad."
My smile faded.
Jinx: "...... Hey, Liang... do you know if... Inori has anything to do with this whole Enki situation?"
Liang: "Inori? Why do you ask?"
Jinx: "No... no reason..."
Uno: "Hey, this looks promising."
Liang: "These stairs should take us up to the surface."
Nico: "So, what are we waiting for?"
Jyugo steps forward and picks something up off the ground.
Uno: "Did ya find something shiny, boy?"
Jyugo: "This belongs to Hajime, doesn't it?"
He held up a nameplate that read 'Sugoroku'.
Nico: "Yeah, you're right."
Liang: "So then what's it doing here?"
Jyugo: "Last we saw, Hajime got trapped on the surface."
I started nervously fidgeting.
Upa: "What's the matter, kid?"
They all turned to me.
Jinx: "It's just... mm..."
Uno knelt down to me, his hands on my shoulders.
Uno: "Jinx, did you... hear something we didn't?"
I nodded slowly.
Uno: "Tell us."
Jinx: "...... After we got separated from Hajime, I heard someone talking to him."
Nico: "Who?"
Jinx: "...... it was Inori..."
They gasped.
Liang: "So that's it."
Uno: "Enki's just pulling strings."
Jinx: "I think... he took Hajime."
Jyugo: "Why didn't you tell us you heard this before?"
Jinx: "I didn't want to believe it... I don't want to believe any of this is happening!! Because every time some crazy shit like this happens, someone gets hurt!!"
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Brothers (Part 2)
FanfictionBrothers Part 2 has finally arrived!! Now some messed up stuff is going down in building 5! IMPORTANT: There are manga spoilers from Chapter 31 and onward. More specifically, Building 5 Arc spoilers. I'd recommend reading the manga first if you have...