Third person POV
"Woah…" Kichi commented.
"That was a tale of rivalry to a worse level…" Haru added.
Ayato then nodded at them. "Yes, it might sound unbelievable, but it did happen."
"Yeah, yeah, okay, thanks for that," Haru sheepishly replied, before going to Michi's grave and placing the flowers in front of it.
Kichi did the same at his father's grave as well.
Haru then started praying for his father's soul, while Kichi just stood at Kaori's grave, feeling melancholy and mild grief.
Ayato observed their different ways of respect, noting how Kichi was different culturally.
It was a shocking discovery for Kichi and Haru, but Haru didn't completely accept it.
And then, the next day, after school, Kichi, Haru, and Catalina are walking together to go out for the afternoon. "So, where should we eat?" Haru asked.
"Hmm…" Catalina responded while thinking about it, "…we can go to an Italian restaurant."
"How about a café for some cups of coffee like a latte?" Kichi added a suggestion.
"Sure, a cup of coffee would be good," Kichi replied back positively. "I'll order a macchiato."
But then, the three of them heard some beatings and cries of despair and suffering coming from an alleyway ahead of them and went to check it out. But, upon checking, 4 delinquent-minded thugs were beating out a hooded figure with black, long hair for her money. That person was a soon-to-be-high-schooler girl named Rachel Mainz, who was from Hamburg, Germany and Tarlac City and had just arrived here in Japan a few hours ago. She was traveling to a high school for the beginning of her high school education when these 4 small-time thieves caught up with her and beat her up for her money. Seeing that, Kichi and his two friends were shocked and were about to intervene when Rachel screamed in terror. And then, a dozen swords appeared out of nowhere and surrounded her. This stuns the four thieves, Kichi, Haru, and Catalina.
"What the…?" Kichi responded in stunning shock.
"What are those blades?" Haru added.
"Is that person having a supernatural ability, too?" Catalina added, too.
Meanwhile, one of the four thugs charged at Rachel with a metal pipe. Seeing that, Rachel screamed again, prompting one of the summoned swords to charge at the thief. Luckily, the thief's 3 buddies managed to stop their friend from getting stabbed by the sword, and the four thieves left the scene scared and traumatized. Though she wasn't in danger, Rachel was still scared, and this time, 3 men, dressed in black suits and shades, came and calmed her down, before all of the summoned swords disappeared from existence. After that, Rachel was now quiet and was taken by the three men somewhere while calming her nerves further.
Seeing that, Kichi, Haru, and Catalina were still stunned, wondering who Rachel was.