// Companion(s) Equipped! //

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It's morning already, you and Vox woke up from your separate beds individually and start preparing for the day. Vox turned out to have woke up pretty earlier than you, just so he could buy new clothes for you (after hearing that you actually have been wearing the same 2 pairs of clothes everyday for these past few days omg-), you couldn't help but feel like you owe him big time by his constant time generosity. Despite that he means it well because he just wants to do so.

"You seem to have a great taste in clothing...." You look at the new clothes you're wearing, all clean and nice. Instead of wearing the plain, comfy coat and a long, black skirt, you're wearing a red flower patterned dress with a black jacket and short, black boots-

Vox just whistles at your appearance once you show yourself from the dressing room.

"You're good to go, girl. Now, let's go for a walk to visit a friend."

Ah yes, that mafia boss friend Vox have talked about before.

But now that your remember something- Alban hasn't came back since last night yet... Making your tiny concern grow slowly as you both start walking to a destination Vox mentioned before: an empty, sussy alleyway in a broad daylight.

"Just you wait....~" Vox assured, hinting with a tone of calmness yet some slight mischief when seeing you wonder silently: when will his friend arrive there?

"Mm... now- count from 3 to 1."

He instructed, not like you're going to decline his request, despite of your frequent moment compilations of your confusion. He seems to know what he's doing as if he have known his friend well enough to do that.

"3...." You start, looking at your flat shoes as if they were the first interesting thing you see.

"2...." You then look at Vox, who merely grinned at you back.

"1-"

"POOOOOOG-" A voice roars from afar.

"E-EEP!!" You lightly jump, getting closer to Vox's side and start clinging his arm out of the sudden spook.

"Vox! My man! It's been a while!" An Australian accent voice commented from behind. The both of you turned around to see a blonde man wearing a white suit and fedora.

"Well... Speak of the devil...~" Vox stated, smiling at the mentioned person that just arrived. He must be glad to see him again after some days.

"It was a big joy to see you as well, big boss." Vox slightly teases. You were about to shyly hide behind Vox's tall figure by how intimidating the loud mafia boss appears, but you sadly got pulled right next to Vox with the Voice Demon's arm around your shoulder. Gently but firmly.

"Who's that cute lady you got here, Vox?" The said Mafia questions as he curiously notices your figure that is (trapped) next to Vox, approaching you both.

Your expression may not be noticeable by how shy you're looking. But on the inside, you're pretty much squealing by how another handsome man just complimented you-

"Luca, this is little Y/N, or Yin. Little Y/N, Luca." Vox introduces you and Luca calmly, shifting his other unoccupied hand towards from you to him.

"Pleasure, Y/N!" Luca cheerfully exclaims as he starts to shake your arm in such a BIG jolly, friendly manner. You can't stop but start feeling less worried the second he talks to you in such harmless way.

"Hello.... Nice to meet you, too." You softly reply, timidly smiling at the mafia who's grin becomes much wider from hearing you.

"Which destination and vehicle shall we go, Luca?" Vox calmly asked, you looked at him with a clueless expression before looking back to Luca for his answer. "Huh?"

"Oh, I thought Vox explained it to you before we meet." Luca just gives another bright beam as he looks at Vox.

"I want to keep it as a surprise for her...~"

"I-I should have said before that surprises can scare me...." You trembly suggest. Both men merely chuckle in response, finding your reaction quite endearing.

"I'll take note of that, then." Vox nods.

"Don't worry! It'll be fun- I'm actually here to pick you guys up- something is coming for us soon." Luca assured. Looking at the sky as he puts his hand above his eyes to see clearer from afar.

"What do you mean, 'something'....?" You hesitantly asked

As if the said statement was a sign, you now hear muffled flapping noises from afar.

"That's our cue!" Luca calls, raising his arm at a white blurry object that was flying from afar-

A HELICOPTER???

WAIT, IT'S FLYING TOWARDS YOU ALL-

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Vox seems as if he have experienced it before from the blonde-haired mafia. He picks you up and places you onto his shoulder before quickly running off to follow Luca from behind, who is quickly entering some building to get to the top of the roof-

How can these two run so smoothly with such long capes/jackets??? Is this like Genshin Impact???

Not going to lie- they really have long legs to able to run this fast...!

As you all reach the rooftop, Luca is the first one to enter the helicopter and equips the seatbelt-

"I-Is this what you guys meant by 'something'....?" You ask, but judging by how serious they still look, there must be something more-

*BANG BANG*

Few bullets have been trying to go towards you and Vox at high speed. Though him as an inhumane being, Vox swiftly dodged them without none of them leaving any scratch or wound on you.

"W-W-What's that???!!!" You exclaim from panic.

"Officers- That's what Luca meant by 'something'..." Vox rolls his eyes, not at you but more like at Luca's problematic nature as a mafia.

The helicopter is still farther that it looks in his point of view, Luca sends a quick glance at Vox who gives a quick nod, as agreeing with the plan. Luca order the man from the helicopter to start flying as guns are about to shoot the plane- Before it started lifting, that's when Vox quickly throws you towards Luca.

"W-Woah...!" You lowkey get surprised by the sudden motion until you feel Luca's arms successfully catching you from the helicopter.

"Hi, Y/N!" Luca greets you with his puppy smile, before happily giving you a peck on the forehead.

The Mafia Boss quickly places you on the seat next to him that is farther from the open door before lowering the ladder. He then drops the ladder for Vox to climb on as the helicopter gets higher and higher.

Seeing the ladder dropping, Vox smiles in a devilish manner before turning back at the officers that were both shooting at him and the helicopter.

"Alright, officers...

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You silently pick from up to see the officers slowly lowering the guns and dropping themselves on their knees to bow in front of Vox.

They really did it.

'Wow....' You think, pretty much speechless at the moment.

"Yes, milord...." Their brainwashed selves say as they stay still in their kneeling positions. Vox merely chuckles.

It's much easier to use his perk when no one else is around to witness it~

Vox turns around to quickly jump and catch the rope ladder, letting the ladder be lifted back up.

He turns back to the hypnotized officers.

"See you later, gentlemen~"

And that's when the effects worn off immediately.

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"Omg- That was so cool??? How???" You ask, marveled by what happened a while ago.

Vox simply laughs shortly at your cute, impressed look you are making before patting your head. Which you respond it by closing your eyes and turning yourself like a floofball chibi...-

"I'm not titled as the Voice Demon for nothing, after all~"

"Yes! Vox is so POG, very pog!!!" Luca boasts, slapping his own chest with a proud smile. Vox nodded with gratitude at Luca.

"I'm surprised how you didn't went violent this time, you could have armed yourself with a machine gun or something that is stored in this helicopter as far as I know." Vox comments as he sees a bunch of boxes in the back seat, already knowing that there are supplies and ammunitions inside them.

"W-What???" You also follow Vox's glance, "S-Sick..."

"Nah, don't wanna act super scary around the little lady here in our very first meeting! Plus, she was sitting right next to me at that moment." Luca responds confidently and thoughtfully, pulling you towards his chest as he explains.

B-Booba... Too close....

"I'll agree with you in that one." Vox admits.

"Oh- right! Answering to your earlier question, we are going to my whereabouts- and then explore around an amusement park tonight~!" Luca chirps excitedly.

Huh??? After escaping from officers???

"You'll get used to it." Vox whispers in your ear.

If that's the case.... *sweatdrops*

"So, what made the officers chase us, Luca...?"

"Oh right! I was already taking the materials you were needing for the time machine along with my men- Vox gave the list you wrote. The materials are now being transported to my headquarters."

As Luca explains, you happily swing you head side by side at the news- can't wait to start building....

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Okay, you just finished building as more quickly than expected with the help from a few of Luca's smartest henchmen. You made sure to switch the pull to ON- yet, it made a similar effect as the previous one except that you can now see which people are connected to the time machine previously(aka you & Alban).

And now you're celebrating the progress by having fun at the amusement park with the two tall boys- And oh gosh, the lights of the park have to be this loud and bright at night???

"STAYING UNTIL PAST MIDNIGHT IS SO POG-" Luca excitedly cheers as he scurries around the attractions like a child who just got a toy from Christmas...

"Oh well- that's a sign he just ate the cotton candy..." Vox sweats with a blank expression. Nonetheless, he follows around Luca to make sure he doesn't go out of control while being in a public place once again. You also follow behind-

Until you accidentally bump into another person.

Please- you feel like you kept falling to the floor frequently... Does floor-kun really like your butt this much???

Oh crap- you just lost the tall men from the big crowd-

"Ah... So sorry...-" You apologize to the person you bumped with. But a familiar gasp is also heard.

"Y/N???" You looked up to the fox detective from few days ago, Mysta.

"Oh- Mysta???" You say with a surprised tone, the amusement park is the last place you would think a professional detective would go to-

Unless something severe just happened here-

"Wow! I didn't expect to see you here! I miss you~" His serious energy went from some happy gremlin as he lifts his sunglasses to take a good look at you-

He surprisingly has a 3 shaped smile like some cartoony fox, you can imagine a fox tail shaking back and forth behind him...-

Wow, he only met you for a few hours, and he already warms up to you...

'How cute-' You squealed a bit on the inside until you see Mysta back to his serious look, but much more scolding-

"How come you haven't called me yet, Y/N??? I've been waiting for you to call from my office for the past few days-" Mysta whines, having the kicked puppy look he somehow makes at you. You simply look away with a smile.

"I remember I did- but then, it's not like you know my phone number and didn't miss my calls..." You smartly answer yet half lied. Mysta's eyes widens, probably buying it because heck, that happens-

"Oh sh*t, I'm sorry Y/N-" He scratched behind his neck with embarrassment.

"No problem- but also, why are you doing here, may I ask? Did that phantom thief do something here before?" You ask Mysta, now wondering if Mysta is here- then Alban was here before somewhere.

"I'm afraid yes... It seems they kept stealing shiny objects from the foods stands and more here-" Mysta seriously responds as he then looks at you up and down, noticing the change in your clothing. "You look beautiful with that dress..."

"Oh, really? Thanks... A friend bought it for me." You twirl a bit for the detective companion to see with a gentle smile, which made him chuckle softly. Admiring your beauty without you realizing.

You are now thinking how did Vox know your body size to buy all these pretty clothes-?

Before you even think about the question more, Mysta's voice breaks your train of thoughts once again.

"I think a soft orange would fit you much better, though....~"

Your heart your skipped a beat.

"Oh- Really...?" You whispers, looking deep into his eyes sharps eyes as he gets closer to you slowly.

"Who am I if I'm the one lying....?" Mysta says with a husky voice. Looking down at your face as his body is now touching yours by the closeness, pretty much hearing your lips call for him to steal you a kiss-

But before he could do anything intimate- he suddenly starts sniffing from the air, seems as if he just smelled something familiar despite the scent trying to be covered by the aroma of the food stands.

"They're right here, right now..." Mysta growls as he immediately turns away from you, quickly scurrying and crossing through the crowds quickly while following his sense of smell. He is quickly disappearing from sight...!

"Wait- he must have know where Alban is...! I must stop him...!!!" You whispered in distress as you quickly start following the detective from behind. Vox and Luca later- you want to know if Alban is really okay...!

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// Meet the New Companion! //

// A Mafia boss from the past with a slight temper. Always down for a fight, whether it's to show-off his own strength or to protect the weak. //