Alternative/Zero One's
My life in the Underground (Part II)

Severer. REALLY BAD TODAY. I didn't expect Kenji to trick me like that. Why go for a try date?! You can also persuade me without lying. The first day on the Underground was already ruined by Kenji. As long as Kenji told me which stalls sold spices, vegetables, meat, and fish I only noticed without saying a single word.

"Thank you madam." Kenji said give some money to pay for 4 big fish. Kenji then turned to look at me and found my face pouting badly.

Kenji then exhaled heavily and quickly grabbed me to pull over from the fish stall. People are starting to buy daily necessities. It felt really nostalgic to me when I was still shopping on the surface.

Kenji stopped at the ice cream stand. Kenji buys 2 vanilla ice cream and 1 chocolate ice cream cup that looks like it for Jihan later. Kenji gave me one of his vanilla ice creams.

"Would you want to or not?" Ask Kenji. If he thinks with ice cream I'll be better then Kenji is wrong. My self-worth is not that cheap. But since it was impolite to refuse him in a public place then I accepted it by force.

We also took a short break to eat ice cream on a public bench on the edge of the market. We started licking our respective ice cream in silence staring at the passersby. There was no conversation between us. After the ice cream ran out...

"Why are you angry?" Ask Kenji flatly. It makes me a little jolted.

"Yes, because you lied to me.. " I said without looking at Kenji.

"Where's my lie?" Sergey Kenji suddenly. When I wanted to spout his words suddenly I became aware of something and immediately I was in silence.

"We are alone without being disturbed by anyone, I hold your hand so you don't disappear and get lost, I buy you ice cream for free. If you were enjoying it you would feel the meaning of dating but you missed it sulking as long as we went around the market. Now I ask you one more time. Where's my lie, Emiya?" Ask Kenji. This guy's always in the wind if he meets logic with me. I can't argue with him. My anger at Kenji is unwarranted. I really got hit by the checkmate.

"I. I'm sorry." I said with a trembling voice.

"I don't need your forgiveness, Emiya. Answer my question earlier. Where's my lie?" Kenji asked this time he was more pressing. Not only in combat, Kenji is also good at making his interlocutors exposed to mental attacks. My tears trickled though not stopping him from getting the answer he wanted.

"Ti. dak...." I said with my voice starting to break.

"I can't hear you." Kenji.

"THERE'S NOTHING!" kenji quickly grabbed my shoulder and grabbed me to hug me. That's when I cried. Sometimes we humans are blind to the truth and put our emotions and feelings to the forefront. At that moment I also realized that Kenji was doing all this to teach me to eliminate this defective nature of mine.

I cried for about 30 minutes. I started to take my arms off Kenji. My eyes were red and swollen with a face that was messy from my own tears.

"Wash your face and then we go home." Kenji. I nodded and looked for a common sink to wash my face. After cleaning and tidying my face, we went home. Kenji seemed to have a little trouble trying to lift the groceries. Well considering the fact that his left hand he cut off.

"Let me help. Get the groceries." I said take some of his bags. Kenji didn't complain either when I brought our groceries.

We also got home. Jihan appears to be playing boomerang in the living room.

"Jihan, if you want to play with boomerangs, play in the backyard. You'll be about the stuff later." I said gently warning her while arranging my groceries with Kenji.

"I don't want to. I want it inside." Jihan said she wouldn't listen to me. Jihan throws her boomerang again and the direction of turning leads to a glass window.

Kenji swiftly caught the Jihan boomerang who stayed a few more stops on the glass.

Ken, if you're planning on doing the same thing to Jihan, I don't think that's a good idea. He's still a woi kid!!! The screams in my heart. As Kenji walks closer to Jihan, Jihan steps back to get away from Kenji. When Kenji was one step away with Jihan. Kenji rubbed Jihan's head gently.

"Wouldn't it be better if you listened to what Emiya said. Do not play boomerang inside the house. Play outside." Kenji said, although Kenji looked at Jihan with a flat gaze but his tone was much softer than when he spoke to me in the market earlier. Kenji then gives back the Jihan boomerang.

"understand? This is a new rule at home. No one can throw things in this house. Everyone without exception. If anyone does he won't be able to have dinner." Kenji rubbed Jihan's head once more. Jihan nodded.

"Good, dad." Said Jihan.

"good. Finish lunch later I'll play with you." Kenji. Jihan nodded enthusiastically then ran to the backyard and played there.

"You're always soft with Jihan?" my comments on Kenji treating me differently than Jihan.

"You're 16 years old and Jihan's only 10. Do I have to clarify my point?" Kenji sat on the sofa.

"Hey! That is when you look at it physically. I only have memories of the last 3 months. You should have been softer to me." My protest.

"For a stubborn, emotionally unstable, and impatient person like you, it's hard enough to be subtly educated. If you want to be treated more gently then set your emotions first." Kenji. Shucks indeed. As usual, his mouth had no filter. But being used to it doesn't matter to me.

"If you're another man I've slapped you. Be grateful." My insinuation.

"Thank you for the compliment. About being grateful I've done it a long time ago." Kenji said with a wave of his hand to me.

THAT'S BASIC SATIRE!! DON'T APPRECIATE!!!

"Oh yeah, I wonder where did you get that kind of money to buy?" I was curious while cooking.

"Oh, here. When our confiscated goods are returned. I found a bag inserted in my bag and when I opened it it turned out to contain some money. Theresa's inserting it." Kenji said he started eating the ice cream cup that was supposed to be for Jihan. Basic, in the end make him yourself.

"Where do you know that from Theresa." My toot.

"He also inserted a note in it. it says "If you want to work more. For today you have a holiday first. From tomorrow you will be assigned separately but rest easy there is a time when you will work in a squad later. Enjoy your holiday today. For details you can listen through the tools I gave you." So said. Really painful satire." Kenji.

"Where's the device?" My toot.

"More." Kenji threw some kind of black earplugs at me.

"That's much more practical than having to come to the cathedral building all the way." Kenji.

So the real day on the Underground starts tomorrow.