A Certain Scientific Code Vader

Chapter 25 - A Certain Boundless Schwarzer

"Come on give me a damn break! I mean... it really was unlocked!" Zack protested with a cartoonish cry.

"Usotsuki! Nice try!" Kuroko suddenly teleports to the side of Zack and then teleports to the left side of him then behind him. She began to sniff him pressuring him more. "You smell... normal like you've been around Uiharu all day..." Kuroko and Zack cartoonishly stared at each other once more in silence until Kuroko broke it by strangling Zack. "What the hell did you do to Uiharu? Yuichiro-Usotsuki!!"

Zack yanks her away by accidentally grabbing her wounded hand. "Whaaa!" Kuroko cried.

"Sorry!" Zack panicked free Kuroko from his grip, immediately following up an apologetic gesture.

"Oh trying to go with the weak points aye!! Something assassins train to do! I knew it!! I saw you talking to that ape, you two must be working together to mess with Onee-Sama and Uiharu! I won't let you!!"

"Oh yeah, about Uiharu... I came to ask you if something happened to Uiharu?"

"What do you mean?" Kuroko snaps out of her detective mode with a concerned look.

"Well not exactly... it's just she's been real close lately and saying things she normally wouldn't, I'm having doubts did I betray her or something?" Zack thought puzzled.

"Well it can only mean you would be up to something that would worry her which is suspicious. But I have a hunch on the matter." Kuroko explains tending to her bandage hand. Zack analyzes Kuroko's appearance and sighs it was obvious that Kuroko was the corporate behind Uiharu's stress.

"So that's what this is about." Zack smiles heading out. "Thanks."

"Wut? I didn't tell you anything!! Yuichiro-Usotsuki!!"

Zack stepped out and smiled as he approached the outdoors. "I understand now you forgot my promise."

Uiharu was making her way to the meeting Akira Takahasi had secretly advised.

"Just as expected from the detective prince. I'm glad he discovered something about the current missing espers." Uiharu said with red cheeks, "I can't believe I'm going to meet Takahasi Akira."

"Oh Kazari-San!" A man with brushy hair wearing a blue jacket & blue pants, he had the appeal of a protagonist-like look.

"Yamato-San!"

"Howdy howdy!" Seiji waves.

"Uh? Huh?" Uiharu tilted her head lost at Seiji's greetings.

"It's hi in Texas, uhh I saw some young fellas welcoming me with such words."

"Oh! That's right! Zack... I mean Yuichiro told me that you were visiting somewhere overseas."

"Yeah American was quite interesting, but actually I'm happy to be around people who speak Japanese again. Well is the daihaseisai festival still ongoing? I'm hoping to catch Yuichiro for at least one event."

"Oh well his previous event happened an hour ago, there should be recorded footage."

"Oh that's disappointing... well don't bother, I'm not interested. I wanted to see him perform with my own eyes. It's more of a guardian's desire to be there." Seiji confirms scratching his head. "Oh by the way, can you give this to Yuichiro, he asked for this a week ago but didn't keep updated if he'd needed it now. Gosh darn, I really hate bringing myself to doing this... well I'm sure he'll understand."