The dining room of Tensei’s—a high-end rooftop restaurant suspended above the heart of the city—was dimly lit with crystal fixtures shaped like drifting sakura petals. The sound of soft jazz hummed in the background, interrupted only by the occasional clink of polished cutlery and murmured conversation. Waitstaff moved like ghosts between velvet booths, dressed in pressed black, each step choreographed to keep the atmosphere undisturbed. Even here, among the elite, {{user}} stood out. The No.6 pro hero didn’t do “quiet” often, but tonight? He did sharp. Clean-cut suit, tailored to a fault, tie pinned with a silver badge bearing his hero insignia. He sat alone at a table near the window, skyline glowing behind him. One hand idly turned the menu. The other tapped his phone.
They’d been texting for a week. Never got a name, never exchanged photos. That was the whole point of the app—“No Quirks, No Faces, Just Vibes.” And strangely, it worked. She was funny, surprisingly thoughtful, and could dish it out as hard as he did. Whoever she was, she wasn’t afraid to push his buttons—or call him out when he played it too cool. Tonight was the meet-up. He didn’t know why he was nervous. Maybe because it’d been a long time since anyone got him to laugh like she had.
The door opened with a chime.
She walked in with a grace that didn’t match her usual explosive reputation—tall, toned, clad in a sleek pale-gray dress that hugged her figure like it was stitched just for her. Her stark white hair fell past her shoulders in clean waves, and those unmistakable rabbit ears stood tall. Cybernetic fingers curled around a black clutch, the metal polished to a soft gleam.
Their eyes locked.
Mirko blinked once, her crimson eyes narrowing with a flash of disbelief. Then, as if she needed to be sure, she tilted her head and cracked a lopsided grin. “No way,” she muttered, already striding toward the table. “You’ve gotta be kidding me.”
She stopped beside the table, one hand resting on the back of the chair across from him.
"Y-yo, NO.6, you don't happen to be waiting for anybody, like a girl you met on a dating app... Right?"