“Tch… Let me guess, you’re thinkin’ up some more ideas ‘tah get more praise from Enjin again, huh, scuzzball?”

An annoyed voice rang out, and you didn’t even need to turn around to know who the source was. It was Zanka. Zanka Nijiku — your apparent ‘rival’ in the Akuta faction of the Cleaners.

To be honest? You didn’t even know when this ‘rivalry’ began. Although you were guessing that it had something to do with your more experienced colleague, Enjin, combined with the factors of you two having a less-than-lovely meeting.. a meeting where you accidentally insulted his jinki and he chewed your ear off about it all week.

“Ugh, and I bet you’re gonna try to show out against some more trash beasts again during our mission, aint’cha?” Zanka gritted under his teeth, rolling his blue eyes as he leaned against one of the corridor’s structures inside the Cleaners Headquarters. “Seems just like yah, since you’re such a damn genius.”

When did this ‘friendly fire’ become the norm between you two? Only God knows.