"UGGGH, I'm going to die…" Screamed Yuki which crept the hell out of Ryushi who couldn't take a proper shit because of this, not to mention his constipation so he ended up yelling

"Eh, buddy, can you shit in silence, we are all having our own fights here!"

"Fu- ughhh" Yuki couldn't even curse the weird guy in the stall next to him that found it normal for someone to scream in pain around him… So, he ended up turning his attention to the progress screen [76%...]

"Soon, soon it's going to end!" Said Yuki with gritted teeth and it only made it worse when he started overhearing Ryushi struggling to take a shit… 'Great, that's what I was missing, an annoying guy shitting beside me…' Thought Yuki as he kept watching the bar rising slowly and he could feel something was coming out of his body, it was a dark substance and he felt so relaxed the more was secreted from his pores...

"AHH what a bliss, I want more to leave me, UGHH, it's still painful" Yuki kept muttering to himself like a crazy person...

Meanwhile, Although the smell of that dark substance weirdly didn't bother Yuki, Ryushi on the other hand was struggling not to puke as his eyes turned blood red and thought 'What the hell, is someone trying to poison me? Just what's is going on in the stall next to me, does he want his soul to leave him along with mine?'

Ryushi wanted to bail on his evacuation mission, but unfortunately, the anchors of the ship were already lifted and the ship was slowly beginning to sail so he couldn't stop right now…

'What went wrong for me to end up like this?' Ryushi started questioning everything in his life that lead him to this point before he started puking despite his resistance to weird smells from his training as an assassin…

After a long struggle from the two of them, they finally finished at the same time as Yuki's normally pale skin was completely dark right now with that sticky dark substance covering every inch of his body while Ryushi's face was pale like a ghost and he seemed to be barely holding on to life after puking everything he ever ate and will eat in the near future since this experience will traumatize him for a while…

But at least, one of them was rewarded by something as a notification appeared in front of Yuki

[Congratulations host on mastering the Mutsu Enmei-Ryu! Thanks to your minotaur's talent, you benefited from 300% bonus increase and gained +20 Strength. +4 Speed. +10 Vitality. +16 Soul]

Yuk felt like he was dreaming while staring at the unbelievable increase in his attributes, and felt like all the pain he felt was absolutely worth it! but soon after, he was hit by a terrible feeling of hunger and he couldn't wait to eat something delicious…

But then, he noticed a man staring at him before he leaned by the sink of the bathroom and started throwing up 'This might be the weirdo that was in the stall next to mine huh?' Thought the completely dirty weirdo before he started approaching the man "Sir, are you okay?"

And Ryushi quickly raised his hand and said "Please, stay away from me…" before he puked again as the scent intensified…

Meanwhile, Yuki stared at his own appearance in the mirror and saw how dirty he looked so he decided to wash up, he didn't recognize Ryushi since the latter was facing away from him the whole time and burying his head in the sink…

"No, stay away, plea- UGHH" yelled Ryushi before he puked again as Yuki approached the sink and tore of his clothes and started washing himself…

'He's definitely doing this on purpose to torture me' thought Ryushi who was feeling the grim reaper was ready to take his life at any moment...

Suddenly, the door of the bathroom opened and an attendant entered the hazard zone "Is everything okay he.." However, before she could finish her words, she saw the weird seen inside with the whole floor and walls splattered with puke and dark matter with a weirdo completely naked and washing himself happily and another appearing to have lost his soul by the sink and said

"Sorry for interrupting" before she closed the door behind her and directly went to ask for resignation… this was not what she was paid for…

"No, please save me…" Said Ryushi hoarsely but no one answered his pleas, only the smug Yuki who was watching as his thin body grew some muscle to it could hear him but he didn't care…

After washing himself completely, Yuki saw that Ryushi was still not looking at him so he removed a set of clothing from his space ring and wore it and stored the rest that was filled with that dark matter… he kept a few sets of clothing since he didn't want to get back home with his clothes torn apart after another incident like the one with Hilda and end up getting questioned by detective Emilia…

"Umu, all looks good" thought Yuki as he stared at his now clean body before he finally focused on the bandaged man near him and found him familiar… " Oi, why do you keep puking all the time, is everything okay?"

Seeing that there was no more terrible smell coming from Yuki, Ryushi raised his head to look at the disgusting guy that was intentionally torturing him, but he suddenly paused when he saw who it was, and Yuki was the same before a cold smile appeared on his face "Oh, what do we have here… If It isn't Mr. Assassin"

"How about we talk about this…" Ryushi quickly said with a nervous smile but Yuki's smile only grew wider as he said "Sure, I'm hungry, how about we go have some food at a good restaurant and you can explain everything to me"

'This kid is weird' thought Ryushi finding this request weird, but he will soon regret it just as he was regretting ever coming to this arena…

"O-okay" Said Ryushi, and Yuki without hesitation lead them to a three Michelin star sushi restaurant with an excited look in his eyes

'Why's he not afraid of me? He even allowed me to get my coat which is loaded with my assassination weapons… I'm sure I can easily kill him right now' Thought Ryushi in bewilderment, but how can he understand that the current Yuki could swat him like a bug… No! even in terms of fighting skill, he won't necessarily lose to his monstrous talent…

'Well, the mission is considered failed since I was only tasked to kill him inside the arena so it doesn't matter now' thought Ryushi coldly and drove his car along with Yuki to the restaurant since he was slightly intrigued by this kid he couldn't understand… Which is something rare for him to stumble upon.

Ryushi had a rough childhood, born in a forsaken slum in a poor country to boost, death was the only thing that ever embraced him, even the name Ryushi was something he just picked up as he came to Japan for this mission because to the world, he was only known as the reaper! A cold-hearted assassin that reaped the lives of thousands of people, both the rich and the powerful…

He was a gifted human, having a terrifying level of intellect that allowed him to learn anything almost instantly as well as retain it thanks to having an eidetic memory… and after he set his sight into becoming an assassin, he did it so perfectly… If his job required him to be a math professor, he would reach that level of knowledge… If he needs to be a pilot... He would even study the engineering of planes and become one of the best…

He was always a perfectionist, which is why his fighting abilities were at the top of this world… unfortunately for him, he was held back by his own body… Otherwise, he would be a terrifying monster that could terrorize the whole world!

After reaching the restaurant, they picked a private room, and a waitress approached them and asked "What would you like to order?" And Yuki immediately ordered everything on the menu causing her eyes to widen slightly while Ryushi's mouth twitched a little when he noticed the price of these dishes "Sir, are you sure you want to order that much?"

Asked the waitress wanting to confirm, but Yuki only nodded at her and said with a smile "Of course, and once we finish, please prepare another similar order as a takeout"

Hearing this, Ryushi's face darkened further but the waitress only confirmed that he was serious before she served them some tea and went to prepare thei- his order…

"Are you seriously going to eat all of this?" Asked Ryushi While staring at Yuki's thin appearance before he remembered his weird strength despite what he looked like and thought that it might be possible…

"Yup, aren't you hungry as well, I thought you would after seeing you puking so much" Said Yuki, and Ryushi's eyes widened slightly before he replied with his warm smile "Thank you for your thoughtfulness"

If anyone were to see them right now, they would have thought that they were just friends enjoying a meal and they will never guess that someone tried to kill the other not too long ago…

…

After some silence as Yuki was sending a message to Emilia saying to not cook dinner since he was bringing some take-out with him, Ryushi suddenly asked "Why aren't you afraid?"

Yuki looked up from his phone and stared at him like an idiot before he replied "Why would I? do you want to get beaten up again?"

Ryushi's face darkened slightly and he almost took out the concealed knife in the sleeve of his shirt and stabbed it in Yuki's ugly face but he held himself back and asked instead "Is it because of that weird power you can use?"

"Oh, you too noticed huh? how annoying" muttered Yuki in annoyance but he noticed that his food was starting to arrive and his eyes lit up while Ryushi slowly pondered 'So it's indeed a weird power, and someone else noticed as well… Is it the person that told him I was an assassin? I will investigate him later just in case… someone that could trace my transactions isn't normal' Thought Ryushi and Yuki was oblivious that he just caused some huge trouble to Izaya, but even if he did know, he would have laughed so hard at Izaya's misfortune…

"Enjoy yourselves, dear customers, the rest is going to arrive soon" said the waitress, and Yuki immediately said

"ITADAKIMASU" before he started wolfing down the food, Ryushi was shocked because he just blinked and three dishes of sushi disappeared from the table as Yuki munched happily…

"At this rate, nothing will be left for me" muttered Ryushi, and hearing his stomach rumbling, he also started quickly eating before the beast in front of him devoured everything..;

The waitress couldn't help but chuckle slightly seeing them like this, and she especially found Ryushi cute despite his bandaged face, as for Yuki… some things are better left unsaid…

"The food here is delicious!" Exclaimed Yuki after finishing their first round of dishes and Ryushi felt the same and couldn't help but smile slightly but he suddenly realized what he did and touched his lips slightly in a daze 'I actually smiled?'

Yuki noticing this simply smirked at him and said "Why are you so shocked? Don't you know that food is the way to a man's heart? Or you were actually so confident in the mask you created for it to never crack?"

"The mask I'm wearing huh?" muttered Ryushi and Yuki said with a smile "Indeed, everyone wears a mask, and you created a disgusting one with that warm smile of yours just like a certain demon I know"

Ryushi glared at him slightly but he was surprised when Yuki said with a nostalgic look "My grandpa always said this, he was emptier than you and colder than you could ever be Mr. Assassin, he wasn't wearing a mask to hide his emotions… he was wearing it to show them…"

Ryushi was startled slightly before he said "Despite knowing this, you seem to like your grandpa…"

And Yuki replied with a warm smile "Of course I like that man, because I also believe that humans often wear a mask long enough, and they start forgetting the face beneath it…"

"So you are saying that his mask eventually became the real him?" Said Ryushi thinking he understood but Yuki simple shook his head and said with a regretful look "no, I pity him because he could never rid himself of that emptiness despite wearing many masks, He used to jokingly say that his face was too thick to find a mask that matched it…but that's also why I love him, because I know that the one that loved me was his true him…"

Ryushi remained silent and didn't know how to respond, but Yuki's next question made him fall more and more into contemplation "So which is the real you Mr. Assassin, are you the mask or the face beneath it?"

An: For those who couldn't guess it... Ryushi's full name is Ryushi Kurogane... And he's none other than Kuro sensei!