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This story is a work of fiction.
Similarities between characters and events to persons living or dead in your world are purely coincidental.
Only those who have agreed to the above have the privilege of partaking in this game…
…Is what I would’ve said had someone hadn't already signed the contract. How unfortunate.
Fortunately, I have provided with an alternative solution to this game.
Little that the Trickster know is there is a girl who has deep issues with communication.
She was living a normal life until she discovered something special within her.
And for the record, this is out of my control. This is something brought by a being even greater than myself.
With that, the deal is sealed.
The World is not as it should be. It's filled with distortions and “Ruin” can no longer be avoided.
Little that the girl know, she will save the world from distortion alongside the Trickster.
Now sit back and relax as she becomes the person she desires to be.
GreenRangerFan1993 Presents
A fan series based on works by Atlus and OLM
Original Creators: Katsura Hashino and Tomohito Oda
(5/23 Monday)
(Early Morning, Komi's Home)
*RIIIIIIIINNNNNGGGGGG*
Mmmm. 5 more minutes please. I reached my hand into my cat clock, ringing after reaching 6:00am. You know what it means for a Japanese High School student like me: time to get ready for school. I turn it off and just as I was about to tuck in, I heard my phone ringing. I peeked out and if you couldn't see, my face currently has no mouth. I don’t know why it sometimes happen, but it's something I got used to.
I grab my phone and unlike the rest of my classmates, I use a flip phone. Mainly due to my communication disorder. You heard me right, a beautiful girl like me has trouble communicating with other people. And it sucks too as ever since I was born, I could barely form a sentence when talking to other people. I mainly talk with my family, but when it comes to talking to strangers, it's a whole other story.
(A High School Life Without Struggles - Komi Can’t Communicate OST)
But that eventually changed in my first year in Itan Private High School, where like in my past schools, almost everyone fell for me, like I was some sort of Goddess. (Kometani: she actually became one during class rep elections) There is one student who actually see me as a normal person. His name is Hitohito Tadano, and if you don’t know what his name means, it translates to “just a guy”. But he'd more than that for he's the first persons outside my family to notice I do have trouble communicating with people. That's when I told him about my lifelong dream of having 100 friends. With that, he became my first friend I made in my life! You couldn’t tell how happy I am when that happened! I was practically crying happily in my sleep the night of that faithful day!
One of my first friends is everyone's childhood friend: Najimi Osana. They are basically the opposite of me as they pretty much are friends with everyone in Tokyo at this point. With me as the sole exception as due to my anxiety, they couldn’t make me thier friend. If you need to know how badly it went,
Yeah, that showed you how badly it went. Sometimes, I wish I was born like everyone else. But after years, I was eventually able to make them my second friend. (Kometani: after a failed coffee run) And since then, I was able to make lots of friends: Himeko Agari, a food critic, Omoharu Nakanaka, a otaku who acts like a dark lord, Makeru Yadano, my self-proclaimed “rival”, Nene Onemine, someone you can count on as a sister figure, Kaede Otori, a gentle girl who sometimes gets lost in her thoughts, and to cap of my list of friends for now, Ren Yamai and her band of friends.
(A Lovely Way Back Home - Komi Can’t Communicate OST)
Yamai is though… Let's just say she is obsessed with me. I have to say she is the type who will do anything to get close to me. She tried to take pieces of my hair, take advantage of me, as well as trying to see under my skirt. The worst of those offender is when she kidnapped Tadano early on in my first year. We didn’t know he was in danger until halfway into the day. When we hot wise to Yamai's plan, she attempted to get rid of Tadano be disposing him into the “sea or mountains”. When discovered him in her closet, she knew we found out and tried to attack us with a knife in ner hand! (Kometani: Yamai had Chopsticks in the anime)
That day scared the life out of me despite putting on a brave face. It was to the point where I almost broke off with Tadano for his safety. However, true to his code, he managed to reassure me that he will always be my friend no matter what. Yamai also became my friend as an apology for her actions in the past day, However, considering she still tried to win me over, I feel she isn’t gonna change her mind about me.
(music end)
But that’s enough dwelling in the past, let’s get back to the present. I opened my phone and checked my messages. It was from Tadano saying: [Hey Komi, there's something going on in school. Najimi told me about it, they said something unusual is happening today. Hope you'll be there! - Tadano] I blushed a the last sentence, making sense as he is the one who changed my life. I exited the app and huh…? What is this doing here?
(Note: not sure the design would like the same on a flip phone but the logo is still the same)
This is an unusual app I have. I don’t even remember installing it! This has a pretty good design actually. The red and black mix well together and the eye design felt mysterious especially with the star as the pupil. It say it’s called the “Meta Nav”. Something tells me I should delete this but stangely, a voice in my head told me to activate it. I don’t know what it means but I know I don't have time think about it. I wonder who is the one who made that application to begin with.
(Music end)
I closed my phone and got up from bed. Before getting ready to shower, I looked at my desk for a few minutes. Recently, thanks to my friends, I have been getting into more anime to watch. In fact, it was Nakanaka that got me in to these series to begin with. There is one series I'm particularly fond of and it's one of the last ones you would think of when asking me about my favorite anime.
You saw that right, I'm into Demon Slayer.(Kometani: this world will feature both actual and parodies of works of fiction like in both series) Normally, considering my disorder, Blood and Horror would make me twice as scared as any normal person. But upon seeing the first episode, the hero Tanjiro who was trying to save his sister, is trying to prevent her from getting killed by a Demon Slayer named Giyu. Despite his harsh words, Giyu was really testing to see if Tanjiro can overcome his weakness to save his sister. It's true I cried at the end, but not of sadness, but hope. Despite not have a communication disorder like me, he really wants to change to the person who will save his sister. That show inspired me to do the same, work hard to surpass my disorder and become the person I want to be.
Soon, I went to the bathroom, turned on the shower head, used shampoo on my hair, covered my body with soap, and rinsed my body with water. I would normally not show this but this will be the only time you see me shower.(Kometani: She's jinxing it, considering the rating of this fic) After all, I always love my look: long black hair, almond shaped eyes, clean nails, clean white skin, and well rounded “assets” (gosh, even thinking about makes as embarrassed as Agari when she thinks about hers as well).
After I dried off with my cat towel, I put on my usual Itan School Uniform. I always love this design: Blue coat, Red Bow and Red Skit all in one package. You could almost mistake it for a business suit, more specifically one for a Defense Attorney. (Kometani: reference to another Komi Crosover fic) After I brush my teeth and I grabed my school bag, I when to the Kitchen where I am greeted with a warm welcome. “Oh Shouko, Good Morning!”
(For Today, I Have Courage… Komi Can't Communicate OST)
This is my mom, Shuuko. She looks like me with the same head shape. The difference between us is that she can communicate with ease and enjoys company. “You’re ready for school?” I nod as I still struggle to speak even with family. “Good! I was making breakfast as usual, but Dad and Shosuke left early this morning. Guess the recent events made them even more cautious.” I till my head. (Kometani: It's usually moments like this where Komi is seen with no mouth) “Oh you haven’t been watching the news lately. Did you know about the Gym Teacher in another school in Tokyo who was secretly a criminal? There was a similar incident at an art museum where the head artist Madarame is claimed to have plagiarized his students' art by one group who claimed can ‘take’ his heart.”
This got me more confused. “Oh, you seem to be lost. If you need a place to start, both are done by the same group. I believe they’re called the ‘Phantom Thieves of Hearts’ or ‘The Phantoms’ for short.” I was intrested in the name. “You seem to be inspired. I even have an article with their logo! What do you think of it?”
I gotta admit this one of the most creative logos I have ever seen. The black and red mix well and the hat, flames, and mask meshes well together. It reminds me of what I seen recently. (music stop) Wait. What… I… have… seen.. ugk. I cover my face with my head as if I felt pain in my head. “Shouko! Are you alright? Speak to me!” The pain subsided after a shot time. “Thank god. I was worried if you were suddenly sick. It's my job as a housewife to take care of you after all.” I couldn’t help but smile at the statement. She may be hyperactive, but she's still my mom and I could tell she cares deepy for me.
“Sorry… I was… thinking of… something that… happened… recently.” Normally, I write in my notebook to communicate, but with my family I have barely enough courage to speak. Which I then took out of my bag and wrote, [I just don't want to worry anyone about what’s happening to me. I don't want anything bad happening because of me.] I put the book away and sighed deeply.
Mom understood immediately. “Shouko that was very brave of you to tell about that.” I listened to her carefully. (Music resumes) “I know the world is not as innocent as it appears. Crime has been getting exposed with the appearance of this group. And your safety is my treasure. Which is why this site comes in handy.” She pulls up a webpage called the “Phan-site”. It's basically a request site for people to change the hearts of people who were committing bad deeds. “I know the news called them ‘vigilantes’ but they appear the type to save innocent lives. In a sense, they're superheroes in my book!”
I was amazed. A group of heroes working in the shadows to save people’s lives is not something you see everyday. “You can use it anytime just because careful if you use it in public, not many people are into this shadow group being heroes.” I nodded with understanding.
(Music end)
“Oh! We should get eating; the pancakes aren’t gonna stay warm forever!” Of course, I loves her pancakes. It feels nice to eat sweet soft cakes with syrup and wiped cream. Definitely feels different from the Japanese breakfast I usually eat. Mom has that talent. After getting our tummies full, Mom checked the clock. “Well you better head to school now. It's still within 7 after all.”
(Counting the Names in my Friend Book - Komi Can’t Communicate OST)
I of course nodded and grabbed my school back and put on my loafers. Before head off Mom has one more thing to say, “Be careful on your way to school. Make sure to be aware of suspicious behavior. And say hi to your friends for me.” She gave me a thumbs up. “I know you will make 100 friends in the end.” I simply smiled at her when she reminded me of my dream. Yes, I wish to make 100 friends to overcome my communication disorder. In fact, it was thanks to my first friends, Tadano and Najimi, that I was able make it a reality. My first year would’ve been filled with loneliness if I didn't have them. My second year is well underway and I hope the streak continues.
Well, that's enough talking about me. Time to head for school. Oh! I almost forgot; I haven't properly introduced myself to you yet!
My name is Shouko Komi. Second Year student in Itan Private High School and the “Godess” as I'm called by my fellow students. And this is the story how my amazing second year became even more amazing thanks to a certain group who will eventually become my friends.