[Scene: The next morning, outside the school gates.]
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Nomi: (grinning mischievously) "Alright, gentlemen. The plan for today is not stepping foot in that prison they call school."
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Raizo: (pretending to think hard) "Hmm, let me check my schedule. Oh wait, I don’t have one because I’m skipping school with my favorite people."
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Nomi: "See, Raizo gets it! Aoki, you in?"
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Aoki: (shrugging, hands in pockets) "Guess so."
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Nomi: "That’s the spirit! Who needs math when we’ve got gaming glory waiting for us?"
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Raizo: "Yeah, because real life skills include beating each other senseless in a virtual world. That’s educational."
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Nomi: "Exactly! Besides, it’s been ages since we hung out just for fun. Aoki’s turning into a grumpy old man."
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Raizo: (mock serious) "Yeah, I’ve noticed. Bro’s got permanent 'silent protagonist' vibes lately."
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Aoki: (deadpan) "I’m here, aren’t I?"
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Nomi: "Barely! Come on, man, loosen up a little. Live a little!"
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Raizo: "Yeah, we’ll even let you win a match. Maybe."
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[At the gaming café, surrounded by neon lights and the sounds of button mashing.]
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Nomi: (excitedly pointing at a machine) "Look at that! Turbo Fight X! I’ve been waiting to destroy you two on this."
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Raizo: "You mean waiting to lose to us, right? Your combos are as predictable as Aoki’s one-word responses."
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Nomi: (mock offended) "Excuse me? My combos are legendary. Right, Aoki?"
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Aoki: (without looking up) "No."
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Raizo: (laughing) "See? Even Aoki knows you’re trash."
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Nomi: "Alright, enough talk. Let’s settle this. Loser buys the snacks."
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Raizo: "Bold of you to assume you’re not the loser."
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[After a few rounds of intense gaming.]
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Raizo: (jumping up from his seat) "BOOM! KO’d! That’s two wins for me, baby!"
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Nomi: (slamming the buttons furiously) "Hold up, hold up! I’m just warming up. This controller is rigged."
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Raizo: "Yeah, blame the controller. Classic."
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Aoki: (finally speaking) "You’re both bad."
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Nomi: (turning dramatically to Aoki) "Oh, Mr. Quiet has jokes now? Alright, big shot, get on the sticks. Let’s see what you’ve got."
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Raizo: "Yeah, Aoki. Show us how the silent assassin plays."
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Aoki: (grabs the controller silently)
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[Two minutes later, Aoki wins effortlessly.]
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Raizo: (staring at the screen in disbelief) "What. Just. Happened?"
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Nomi: "You cheated! There’s no way!"
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Aoki: (getting up casually) "Snacks are on you."
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Nomi: (groaning) "I hate this guy."
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Raizo: (laughing) "Nah, you love him. He just wiped the floor with us, and he’s still cooler than both of us combined."
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Nomi: "Fine. Snacks it is. But next round, I’m taking you down, Aoki."
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Aoki: (walking off) "We’ll see."
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Raizo: (chasing after him) "Wait up! I’m getting nachos. You want nachos, Aoki? Nomi’s buying!"
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Nomi: (yelling after them) "I’m not made of money, you freeloaders!"
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[The trio bursts out laughing as they head to the café counter, the day full of camaraderie and banter.]
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[Scene: Aoki’s school, midday. The sound of roaring bike engines and screeching tires echoes as the Ryuji High gang pulls up. A group of over 15 members dismount from bikes and step out of black cars, all wearing intimidating expressions. Takashi’s second-in-command, Renji, leads the group.]
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Renji: (adjusting his leather gloves, smirking) "Alright, boys, you know the drill. We’re here for one thing: Aoki. Find him, drag him out, and make him regret crossing us."
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Daigo: (cracking his knuckles) " i want that kid to suffer "
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[The gang storms into the school building, kicking open doors and barging into classrooms. Students scream and back away as the gang members spread out, searching for Aoki.]
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[Classroom 1]
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Renji: (slamming his hand on a desk) "Alright, listen up, you little brats! Where’s Aoki?"
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Student 1: (terrified) "H-He’s not here today…"
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Daigo: (grabbing the student by his collar) "Don’t lie to us! You want to end up like your friend here?"
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Student 1: (stammering) "I-I swear! He’s not here! He didn’t come to school!"
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Renji: (rolling his eyes) "Useless. Move on."
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[Hallway]
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Kenta: (kicking a locker open) "Aoki! Come out and play! We know you’re hiding somewhere."
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Hiroshi: (to a group of students huddled in fear) "Hey, you! Where’s your hero, huh? Too scared to show up?"
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Student 2: (trembling) "W-We don’t know! He’s not here today!"
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Hiroshi: (laughing cruelly) "Of course he’s not. Cowards like him always run."
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Kenta: "If he’s not here, we’ll just have to make his friends suffer. Round them up!"
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[Cafeteria]
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Renji: (standing on a table, addressing the entire room) "Listen up! We came here for Aoki, but it seems your little hero decided to skip. Bad idea."
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Daigo: (grinning maliciously) "So here’s how this works. Someone’s coming with us. A little… insurance."
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Hiroshi: (pointing to a girl near the back) "You. Get over here."
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Girl: (panicked) "W-What? No, please! I don’t know anything about Aoki!"
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Renji: (jumping down from the table) "Doesn’t matter. You’re just the unlucky one today. Move it, unless you want to see what happens when we’re angry."
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[The gang drags the girl out of the cafeteria as the other students look on helplessly. Some try to speak up, but Daigo silences them with a glare.]
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Renji: (addressing the room as they leave) "Tell Aoki this: if he doesn’t show up at the riverside playground tonight, this girl’s gone. No excuses, no delays. If he wants to play the hero, let’s see if he’s got the guts."
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Daigo: (laughing as they head out) "And if he doesn’t show? Well, guess we’ll have some fun instead."
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[The gang leaves, their bikes and cars roaring to life as they drive off. Inside the school, there’s complete silence. Teachers and students stand frozen, too afraid to act.]
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Teacher: (whispering to another teacher) "Should we call the police?"
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Other Teacher: (shaking their head) "You know they won’t do anything. Takashi’s gang is too powerful… It’s out of our hands."
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Student 3: (looking at the door nervously) "What are we going to do? If Aoki doesn’t show up, they’ll—"
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Student 4: (clenching their fists) "We can’t just let them get away with this. But… we’re too scared to fight them."
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To be continued . . .
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