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== Part 1 - Puppets ==
The scene hadn’t changed.

Waitresses were restlessly walking to and fro between tables trying to raise more money than their fellow workers.

Clients were sitting on their seats, spending their precious free time by discussing topics which caught their eyes or ears today.

Weather remained the same; enormous grayish-white clouds could be seen on the sky under warm sun.

The only thing that changed was time. 

A moment ago Shin-tsu had a sad look on his face knowing that we had reached dead end.

Hours later he was standing in the café, stealing all possible spotlights to him with his strange shout.

I casually walked past him to my seat and sighed, knowing that even small difference in my reaction won’t be left unnoticed by him and this chaotic world. And it wasn’t.

“Have you jumped?” Shin-tsu simply asked me, waving off the waitress. His fingers knocked on the table in simple rhythm while he lightly sat on his seat.

I slowly nodded my head, making mental note about his lack of surprise.

“Yeah. You just got to the part where you opened some website.” I slightly leaned forward with light frown. “And then your paranoia put its foot in it.”

“I see.” Shin-tsu didn’t even bat his eyelash taking in my remark. His behavior was intriguing, making me wonder just how prepared he was. “I’ll continue from that point onwards, then. Any question?”

“Shin-tsu, you once said that you were traveling with your parents until now, right?”

“Just a guess, you heard about it from Ryo?”

“Not important. But my question remains the same.”

“Okay, I did. So?”

“And your story implied that you were in Sicily on your own, without parents.”

“Did it really?” Shin-tsu tilted his head to the side. His eyes closed for a moment before focusing on me. “Let’s think that it did.”

“Don’t you think that it’s contradictory? At first you said that you were alone for the first time, and now you admitted that you weren’t in anyone’s care in Sicily. What’s the truth?”

“Can’t it be both? Not that it matters anyway. Besides you could have asked Ryo for details.” On his face appeared infuriating smirk of someone who knows how to use someone’s soft points.

I gritted my teeth knowing that I had nothing to answer. “I couldn’t.”

“Really? If you want to regain trust, you need to take initiative in your own hands. You weren’t afraid of psycho but now you fear to lose your best friend due to distrust? I thought that with your power you knew better how to take risks.”

“Shin-tsu.” My voice turned into growl at some point and my irritation leaked in it. He sighed and shook his head.

“Alright. I won’t push my luck further.” He paused and watched me taking a sip from my cup. When my cup returned to the saucer, Shin-tsu closed his eyes. 

The story continued.