Hogo No Yujin (Protective Friend)
Episode 47– Deadly Needles

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"thank you. Please come back, ya~"

I was with Takana finally out of the bookstore after I got the comic I wanted. I also bought the comic for 22 grand. The vow! The discount made me sick. Time just reduced the price to 3 thousand only. It's not for them to give discounts on comic books like that.

No one wants to buy.

It's important now that I've got this latest comic. This is the 5th book I bought. The 4th series yesterday had a picture of a character similar to Takana. The name in the comic book is Kyota Hiroshi. She is also transgender like Takana. The deceptive character. He looks like a girl, but he's actually a guy.

Hah... For the future, I don't want to face people who disguise themselves like their opponents. For example, people like Takana. I don't want to meet new people like him.

But luckily, Takana has returned like a cute boy. Ah, I don't know why I wanted to compliment Takana if she was cute. But. with facts, anyway...

Her face is cute for a 15 or 16 year old. I forgot his age. But he went to the same class as me.

"DYLAN-SAN! WATCH OUT!"

Ow hell! Takana suddenly pushed me hard until he fell. But when my body touched the ground, suddenly there were some syringes that shot quickly to where I was standing. But because the needle didn't recognize me, it hit the bookstore employee standing at the door.

I've noticed. The needle pierced his stomach, but the man felt nothing. There was a big needle that stabbed him. Does he not feel pain or why?

Then.if I get hit, nothing will happen, dong. This takana! My ass hurt from falling. Because the one that landed first was my back.

"There's an Oni here." Takana muttering. Then he looked at me quickly. "Dylan-san! Did you see the Oni?"

"Eh? How do you know me!" I snapped in annoyance. Then back up and pick up the comic book that slipped out of my hand when I fell. "I want to go home!"

"Don't Dylan-san! Don't go yet. Out there ada–"

THE GDBUK!

"YYAAA! Someone call an ambulance!"

I'm appalled. And Takana too. We both looked back. Glancing towards the front door of the shop. There I saw one employee who had fallen in front of the door. From his mouth he moved a lot of blood. He was the shop employee who was hit by a needle shot earlier.

Everyone panicked to see it. They swarmed the man and helped him until the ambulance came.

"He's dead."

"Eh? Ken–UWAAAA!"

I'm appalled. I think the one who said that was Takana. But it turns out Irvan. The expressionless child suddenly appeared beside me. In shock, I immediately shouted and moved away from him.

"Not to be surprised."

"Where is it not surprising?! You came suddenly without a sign!" I snapped at Irvan. He only took one step back from me, but his expression never changed. He said nothing after I snapped at him.

Shortly after Irvan's appearance, I heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind. It turned out that the person who came was Bell. He looked surprised as his eyes glanced towards the front door of the store with the dead employee's body.

"Let's! Someone died there! Why don't you all help her." Bell also panicked. He had just arrived, but it was noisy.

"We just got here, Bel." Irvan.

"Well! Dylan should have been like Takana who had come from earlier!"

I mean, girls are yelling at me, anyway?!

"Whisper!" I snapped back. "I want to go home now!" I turned around, then walked away quickly. Stay away from Takana, Irvan and Bell. The two of them remained silent, except for Takana who ran after me.

"You should be careful if you don't want to be the same fate as the dead man." Irvan said again with a satirical tone. I was shocked to hear that. I stopped my steps, then turned around.

"What do you mean?"

"Around here is Onirida. An Oni sniper. From that gun, there's a big needle bullet. If you do, you'll be dead in a matter of minutes." Irvan.

"Onirid? What else is that?" many wonder. I don't know why I want to know some of Oniroshi's villain nicknames.

"The highest level." Irvan answered.

"That means .. is he the boss?"

"Yes." Yeah."

So.. That's why Takana pushed me to avoid that deadly giant needle, huh? Hmm... Shall I thank Takana?

Ah, just later. Ineligibility. I want to go home and I'll just hide inside the house.

"Dylan, if you leave, then you can get hit by that needle and die." Irvan. I don't believe his words. But every time I wanted to leave, Takana always blocked my path and pulled my hand to keep myself standing in place and not moving anywhere.

"Dylan-san don't go! Irvan's predictions are always right!" Takana whines at me. "Don't go, Dylan-san! Don't leave! I don't want to lose you!"

"Takana what, anyway?!" I snapped at him, then I threw my hand out to release Takana's hand. "Do you believe in prophecy?"

"I believe Irvan said it. Oniroshi Irvan's power is to predict death!" takana.

"Ah, never mind. I don't believe that. Me first!" I don't care what they say. If it's true that I'm going to die, then just die now. I'm ready!

But.. Since I walked, nothing happened, tuh!

I glanced behind me. Takana's not following me either. Eh? It's not like usual. Was he afraid that the deadly needle would hit him too if he got close to me?

Ah, great. He can't be around me anymore. So this is what it's like without Takana. Calm and peaceful. Now I have to hurry back home!

The road around is also still passed by some people although not many. So I can ask the people around me for help if I get really hit by that needle. Besides, it doesn't feel like it's gonna hurt, does it?

When I saw the dead employee. He was also hit by the needle but felt nothing. Suddenly he fell after a few minutes.

So... After I realized if there was a needle that managed to stab me, then I will immediately scream for help to the people around me. Hah, I'll be safe like that.

"So far everything's been fine sa–"

PSYU! ..... ***!!

"Eh?" I glanced beside my body. I saw my upper arm there was something stuck there. It turned out that when I checked it, there was a large needle that managed to pierce my upper arm. "Ti– doesn't feel anything, does it?"

I underestimated the needle. But soon, the pain suddenly appeared in my hand. I'm appalled. Quickly, I immediately pulled out the needle and dropped it into the street. Suddenly, my body fell down too. For some reason, my body felt weak and difficult to move.

Oh no! Is Irvan's prophecy true? I... will I die here?

Ta–but... after I fell down like this, why doesn't anyone else care and want to help me? It's like they don't see me like this. Eh? It is impossible that after I was shot by that needle, I instantly disappeared from this world? Is that why everyone can't see me?

On the sidewalk, I put my head and body there and groaned in pain because my hand was hit by the needle. I don't get it. Why just me? The employee was hit by the same needle and felt nothing. But...why is it that when I get hit, I immediately feel an excruciating pain like this?

My body felt like it was going to melt as if my body was hit by a very hot fire. Ow hell! Takana....

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*Takana Utsuki's

"Eh? Takana. The forecast's changed." Said Irvan suddenly. Right now, the three of us are running to look for Dylan-san. Because I was so worried about his situation. If only I had followed him away. But. since Dylan-san did not allow me to follow him, then what is it.

"What did the forecast turn into?" many confused. We paused for a moment to hear Irvan's explanation.

Irvan touched his head, then closed his eyes. "The... Dylan's been hit by that needle. But he can still be saved."

"Ka–then we must hurry! I'll save him!" my firmness. I can't wait to see Dylan-san. He's been hit by that needle. But he can still hold it. My darling was great.

"How is he doing?" ask Bell. It turned out that Irvan's darling was also worried about Dylan-san.

"He fainted on the side of the road. Just unconscious. But he's not dead right now." Answer Irvan.

"Ah, can't happen! I'll go to help him!" I ran again to save Dylan-san. I'll help her because she's my darling!

"Van! Is there still time to save Dylan?" ask Bell. "Can Takana save her?"

Irvan shook her head. "No. Takana is not the one who can save her. But. There's someone coming over to Dylan."

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To be Continued