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Later that evening, Jinmay arrived back at the base, exhausted. While her body was enhanced it still screamed at her for rest with every single step she took.
She had decided to take care of several things today since, as far as she knew, Ren was still unconscious and for the sake of her mental health she needed to get out of the base for a while.
The base's door slid open for her as she stepped inside.
School, lacrosse practice and going back to the Ryokan to fill in the staff had all been difficult to get through. Her mind wandered all day and she wasn't even sure what to say…
How do you explain, "My brother turned into a 55 foot skeleton and almost squashed the city but the Hyper Force defeated him." to a teacher or the staff?
She had said he was ill and in the hospital to her teachers and coach. That wasn't entirely wrong or a lie she figured since he was recovering from the injuries he had before.
To the Ryokan staff though, she had been honest.
That had been scary, admittedly. Putting on her yukata, doing her makeup all while exhausted from lacrosse practice and calling a staff meeting.
Standing before all the adults, trying to carry herself like one.
Her heart wouldn't stop racing in her chest. Everyone was looking at her for answers of why they had both been absent.
Jinmay wrung her hands together, before taking a deep breath, narrowing her eyes into a stern look.
"My brother was a victim of a Skeleton King attack and he was possessed. Ren was under this control for months and he is now recovering with the Hyper Force at their base."
"What?!"
"Is he alright?"
"He will be but right now he's unconscious and I'll be returning there until I can bring him home. Until then, all problems will be brought to Ginji. He's in charge while the masters of the Ryokan are gone. Understood?"
"Yes, Lady Jinmay!"
She let out a sigh as the orange transport tube dropped her off at the main floor, for once not trying to jettison her out of it. She noted the redone paint and nodded to herself.
Otto must have been busy today.
As she walked out, she jumped when Chiro's voice called out to her.
"Jinmay!"
Jinmay yelped in surprise when Chiro bolted right to her and nearly knocked her over as he hugged her.
"Missed you!"
"UWAH!" She yelped, hugging him. "Missed you too! What'd I do for this?"
"Oh… A lot." _________________
Happy Birthday Reignition! Today, last year, Hyper force: ReIgnition was posted... and man, I'm honestly touched and shocked at the reception it's gotten... Not gonna lie, it still feels surreal to be writing this fict.
This chapter marks the end of the Reaper arc! WE'RE GETTIN OUTTA THE CITADEL OF BONE WITH THIS ONE BOYS!
And to go with it, I've prepared a fun bonus: A MilaXRen playlist!
Including the theme songs of our respective characters
IDOL by Yoasobi - for Mila
Mephisto by Queen Bee - for Ren
Thank you and let's keep going!