꧁༒I'll Be Your Peace༒꧂

Kotoha slams the poster onto the bar table, her serious demeanor now tinged with determination as she retracts her hand and lets everyone see its contents. The Bofurin members, however, are even more confused.

One of the first years grabs the poster and reads its contents aloud.

"Sunstone Valley: Hot Springs! Located at: Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture."

"Just about hot springs?" Someone with brown, curtain-like hair asks to himself. He also wears a leather eyepatch over his right eye and a pair of yellow tassel earrings hanging from a red gem on either side.

"Wow, it really is?! I don't know what this huge mission is about, but I'm already in!" An enthusiastic tall male pipes in, who has a lean frame with voluminous orange hair secured by a white fabric headband, orange eyebrows, and large brown eyes.

"Hmm, the location's somewhat far though..." A pinkette trails off. He has a somewhat effeminate appearance with mid-length, pink hair swept back and held in place by a barrette. His eyebrows are pink, his eyes are green, he has two piercings in his right eyebrow, and another under his lower lip. He also has pierced ears, adorned with earrings or various piercings. He is wearing Furin's uniform, though he lets his jacket fall over his arms, revealing a white shirt with geometric patterns in pink, blue, and yellow colors.

"Kotoha-san, what does the hot springs have to do with the mission?" A teen male with messy, short blond hair and wide dark brown eyes questions the burgundy-haired girl.

"This mission... involves [Name]," Just the mention of his name makes some of them snap to full attention. "The [Last name] family were actually the ones who came up with this plan. It's nothing much, but the main goal here is to convince and bring him back. His parents invited us to the opening celebration of the hot springs owned by their relatives."

"I... don't know what happened back then but, please use this opportunity to fix any misunderstandings you had before. No more hiding." Kotoha gives a stern look at her adoptive brother and the rest except for the first years. Her voice is tinged with a plea as she heaves a shaky sigh.

The dual-haired male looks at all of them with a confused and frustrated expression. Since the day he moved here, he started hearing that name—everywhere he went, there was always a chance that the people around him would mention the (Last name) (Name) with praise. It's always (Name) here, (Name) there—(Name) everywhere! Really, what did you do to literally make the whole town smitten with you? Are you really even that special? But, seeing that even the top dog and the Four Kings of Bofurin are here makes him somewhat curious about what he is capable of, what kind of person he is, and who he is exactly.

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"Oookay! Everyone, are you all ready?" Umemiya exclaims, now wearing casual clothes along with everyone else.

"Tsubaki-chan, our tickets?" He refers to someone with long, straight black hair with pinkish-red edges. "All here~!" Tsubaki says while raising both hands, holding some small pieces of paper.

"Your Gas-kun10, Hiragi-kun?" The white-haired male's gaze shifts to the pale blond-haired male. "You don't have to remind me..."

"Momose-kun, Mizuki-kun, make sure that you've brought everything you need!" The two only give a silent nod and comply with what they're told.

"Hey, sorry if we're a bit late!"

"Waaah! Kotoha-chan, look at you~! So adorable, I feel like I'm about to cry!"

Some of the first years and Toma sweatdrop, seeing the white-haired male gushing over his sibling with the littlest of things.

"We should go now when it's still early." Suo, a teen male with an eye patch commented, a small smile adorning his features. By that, the white-haired male's attention were finally caught, halting from bombarding Kotoha with compliments.

"Oh, right! We should!" Umemiya exclaimed with a hint of excitement.

'To the hot springs we go!' Umemiya and some others cheered in their thoughts. The wind blows, flattering their clothes, the sound of leaves surrounding them as they went on their way. Umemiya along with his sister and the four kings held a determined look as they thought of the same thing.

'And bring you back to us, (Name)!'

꧁༒My A.R.T!༒꧂