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[Chapter 1: Senkuu’s prolog]
Senkuu could always see the strings that connected two people. It was only when he asked Byauka what the string attached to his pinky meant and Byakuya told him there was no string on his finger Senkuu realized only he could see it. Or that’s what Senju thought. Senkuu tried to look up studies or anything about a red string in textbooks but there was nothing. All it was was some small chatrooms who claimed to be able to see it also, but it seemed there were two types of people in the chat. Some, like Senkuu, could see the strings on other people but nothing on their finger and some could see the string on their finger but no one else… From what Senkuu gathered these strings could not be seen with cameras or infrared, all the strings seemed to be the same color, some strings were thinner than others, and it was possible to cut the string.
Rocketman: I saw someone cut their string today.
Magic19: Really? (Ｔ▽Ｔ)
OutInTheHills: How?
Redfate: That seems like the rarest case.
Rocketman: it didn’t seem like much but two people were out on what I think was a date and the girl asked the guy something. She looked disappointed with the answer and their string was cut.
Sweetthooth: Was the string thin?
Rocketman: It was.
Magic19: I wonder what happened.
OutInTheHill: I’ve seen many people string cut but the reasons vary so much
Redfate: So do they just stop being soulmates…?
Rocketman: That seems right.
Sweettooth: I… for someone to just stop being soulmates like that.
Magic19: Sometimes I’m glad I can only see my string.
OutInTheHill: Same.
It was a small chat room of maybe 20 people but Senkuu was able to get more questions answered. Among the list of things Senkuu learned was
- Strings can be cut
- The strings can range from extra thin to ribbon thick
- Once someone who can see the red string meets their soulmate they can see both their string and others.
- You can either see your own string or other’s strings.
“Listen up Senkuu!” Senkuu’s best friend, Taiju, came bursting into the science club room. “There’s no stopping me! It’s going today!! After five long years of having feelings for Yuzuirha. I’m finally going to confess my love!”
Senkuu smiled. Finally, those two had such a strong string connecting them that it was only a matter of time but five years was way too long.
“Hm intrestinggg very interesting. I’ll be cheering for you so hard from here in the science lab my vocal cords will snap,” Senkuu stated.
“Oh ya? Thanks, Senkuu,” Taiju shouted.
“Silence. I won’t cheer for you even one millimeter for you, you big oaf,” Senkuu scoffed, cleaning out his ears with his pinky.
“Wait so which is it?” Taiju kept shouting.
“A fool who takes a whole five years to say anything is the epitome of absurdity,” Senkuu told Taiju “Allow me to provide a method, something so logical it’ll kill you,” Senkyy grabbed a Florence flask out of this machine. “This will send your pheromone production into overdrive. Basically, it is a love position. Your success is ten billion percent assured if you drink this,” Senkuu handed Taiju the flask.
Taiju looked at the flask full of clear liquid before pouring it out into the sink next to him.
“Thanks, Senkuu, but no thanks!” Taiju firmly stated. “I can’t go and cheat my way into her heart,”
“Of course you won’t you oaf” Senkuu grinned.
Taiju left the science club with a determined look on his face.
“Was that really a love position Senkuu?” One of Senkuu’s club mates asked him.
Senkuu was almost disappointed with the question. Like even the smell was a dead giveaway. He lit a quick match and threw it into the sink. The liquid caught fire quickly before burning out.
“Of course not. It’s not ordinary gasoline. I produced it from bottle caps. Just think about the atomic structure of a polyethylene you fools. It’s merely long gasoline molecules chopped up by a few hydrocarbons. Simple enough to understand,”
“So Taiju would’ve died if he drank it?” Asked a clubmate.
“Heh heh I was ten billion percent sure he wouldn’t drink it. He is an honest to god fool,” Senkuu smiled.
“Listen to me Yuzuirha,” Taiju's voice was so loud Senkuu was sure the whole school heard. The club members were looking out a window at the confession.
“I bet you 100 yen that he’ll be rejected”
“Five hundred yen says she’ll reject him,”
“Put me down for one hundred”
“Ten thousand yen says she’ll accept him contrary to expectations,” Senkuu slyly said as he pulled out his phone.
Senkuu knew his classmates couldn’t see the red string connecting the two but that didn’t mean Senkuu couldn’t make a bit of money off it.
Rocketman: You remember that friend who hasn’t confessed for 5 years
Redfate: Oohhh?!
Magic19: Do tell.
Sweettooth: I’m somehow super invested in this love story.
Rocketman: Ya, he is about to confess
Senkuu looked back at the confession before looking back at his phone.
WHAT!?
OutInTheHills: GDHe trun
OutInTheHills:Green
OutInTheHills: tun
OutInTheHills:IH
Sweetooth: Hills?!
Senkuu’s shock didn’t last long because he soon saw a green light flood over him and it all went dark. Whatever was going on, Senkuu had to do the most logical thing he could think of.
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