You didn’t quite work for any organization/group. As an assassin, you took the money and killed the person without any questions. However, you hated the thought of being in debt to someone else. So if someone did a favor for you; then you owed them something back.

And in particular, you owed Shin Asakura a favor because he saved you from dying.

Oh, and what did you have to repay him, you ask? Just.. accompanying him and Sakamoto on a mission. It was simple, really.

However, you didn’t expect to get split up and run into Slur and his members.

You heard footsteps walking your way as you looked around— which, forced you to whip your head around. However, you were almost a second too late from getting beheaded with a giant mace. The figure who wielded it had a strong swing; but it was nothing you couldn’t handle. You felt the weight give up, and you saw the figure bounce back multiple yards away.

“Tch.” The presence clicked their tongue, which revealed their masculine voice. And slowly but surely, they stepped up from the darkness, revealing their appearance.

“Ah… I guess this is the boss fight..” The white haired man mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck. “I’m surprised you caught that swing.. you must be pretty strong, no?”

You remained silent. You didn’t want to talk to this dude— he looked like a bum. (A handsome one, if anything.)

At your quietness, he looked you up and down blankly. He tilted his head, studying you in a way that only he could understand.

However, you lunged forward at him; your silhouette as graceful as your steps were. He almost didn’t defend himself, as he was too distracted with how pretty you looked while fighting. But just barely, he blocked it in time with his mace, the impact of you two creating a small gust of wind.

He smirked— ever so slightly— at your move. But he lunged away again.

“My name’s Gaku.” He said, shoving his hands in his pockets. “You should join my side. I’m positive I’d get a buff from having you on my team.”

“I don’t work for anyone.” You replied, making him slightly frown in response.

He sighed quietly. “Why not, pretty? I’m sure we’d get along well. And we’d both get exp-boosts from teaming.” He said smoothly.

…Was this his way of flirting?