－１: 『Enter the Minus!』

[negative]

[action 1, around town, morning]

[ There's a new face in town -- a rather ordinary-looking young man of average height and build, with black hair, blue eyes, and a pleasant smile on his face. Hands stuffed into his pant pockets, he is walking down the sidewalk, seemingly minding his own business as he approaches a random pedestrian and-- ]

『Hiya!!』

[ --In an instant, he's all up in their grill, his smiling mug just inches away from theirs. ]

『Hello! Excuse me! You there! Yes, you! If you're not too busy, may I please have a moment of your time?』

[ And even after he finishes speaking, the young man continues to stand rather closely to the other person, totally invading their personal space.

And he is still smiling. ]

[action 2, late afternoon, 1649 albright]

[ After spending several hours trying to gather as much information as he could, and another hour or two trying to recall his address, Kumagawa once again finds himself at the front steps of his new "home" -- 1649 Albright Lane. Once inside, he removes his shoes, leaves them at the front door, steps into the living room and, after taking a deep breath, announces quite loudly: ]

『I'm hooooooome, my wonderful, caring, loving family!! I'm soooooo sorry for sneaking out while you were all asleep this morning, but I'm back now, and I'm determined to be the best family member I can possibly be!』

Comments

[reconstructs]

[Suddenly interrupted in her strolling along, Nico doesn't appear the least bit surprised. If anything, she gives him a smile... it's not exactly a warm one though.]

Don't you think you're standing a little too close?

[negative]

[ Kumagawa's answer? One simple word: ]

『. . . Nope!』

[ And with that said, the boy continues to stand in Nico's way, still smiling in her face. ]

[reconstructs]

You're a strange one, aren't you?

[Color her curious. She will, however, step back.]

1/2

[negative]

『Hey, hey! Watch it! That's not something you should say to someone you've just met. It's rude and hurtful.』

2/2

[negative]

『. . . Aah, but you're right. You're not the first one who's told me that I'm strange. I can't help it, though. It's not my fault! I never had a normal childhood. You see, I was raised by my martial artist grandfather in the mountains of Paozu, and aside from him, I never got the chance to interact with another human being before. That is, until I reached the age of twelve, when I encountered a girl for the very first time and went on a magical adventure with her.』

[ The guy is spouting complete and utter bullshit. He's just retelling Son Goku's early history from Dragon Ball. ]

[reconstructs]

Ah, sorry. My bad. [She seems apathetic at best]

Really? You don't look like the martial arts kind.

[negative]

『Well, you know what they say! 「Never judge a book by its cover」. I actually won a worldwide martial arts tournament just recently, and my final opponent was a green demon with antennae, who was bent on world domination and could grow five stories tall.』

[ Lies, lies, and more lies -- it's what Kumagawa Misogi does best! ]

『Oh, and he also shot lasers out of his mouth.』

[reconstructs]

...it really says something about this town that I can't just dismiss your story out of hand.

[She's not particularly inclined to believe it though.]