Chapter 3 - Part 2

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"So you?" asked Mikado.

"So I wore pink. Pink is female color, and I created cosplays, often magical girl ones. Everyone saw me as a girl." Kokoro explained. "Only a select few know the truth. I wanted to get accepted for being non-binary. And now, I tell you... I am Kokoro Mitsume, Ultimate Cosplayer. And. I. Am. Non. Binary."

I hugged them.

"I feel so sorry... Kokoro." I said, crying.

Mikado started to clap.

"You were so honest, Kokoro." He said. "Few non-binary people can be accepting about their past!"

"Thanks." They said.

After the reveal that Kokoro is non-binary, I decided to leave them.

"I have to get to know my classmates better." I thought. "And by interviewing them!"

Teruya came walking up to me.

"Hey, Teruya! Want to explore the island to get to know our classmates better?" I said.

"Yes." Teruya said.

"Let's interview!" I cheered, as Teruya got a notepad of his own.

We started by heading to the park.

Wait, there's a park?

I dove into a bush as Teruya stood in front of the bench.

Suddenly, Shinji and Sora came up.

"Shinji, can you strip naked?" The Ultimate Pop Sensation asked the Ultimate Yakuza.

"Anything for a lady, I suppose." Shinji shrugged.

He started removing his top.

I yanked Teruya into the bush.

"Hey!" He said.

"I have to protect you!" I hissed.

Thankfully, Shinji stripping naked lasted for a few seconds, and then he put his clothes back on.

"Shinji? Why?" Sora gagged.

"It was fanservice, duh!" The yakuza said.

The two headed off, as me and Teruya crawled out of the bush, trying to get the leaves out of our hair.

Teruya wrote this down:

"He's shy around girls, apparently... and he strips naked if he feels comfortable. Odd..."

Me and Teruya headed towards a dark alleyway next, where Iroha was.

"What about we interview her next?" Teruya asked. "What about we hide in this wheelie bin?"

"Okay." I said as I lowered myself into it...

"Ugh!" I screamed.

I fought, until it spilled out.

"Are you okay?" Teruya rushed towards me.

My head... Okay, it doesn't hurt too bad, but I shouldn't be getting used to this. And... Oh god, the smell...

I started quickly digging myself out of whatever sort of pile of trash I was in, when I suddenly felt the merchant grab my hand and pull me out.

He then laughed.

"I'm okay!" I said.

"I just said we should hide in there to see if you would actually do it." The man cackled.

I looked down. I was covered in trash, but we could clean that off.

So we walked towards Iroha.

Walked while I picked the trash out of my hair and clothes, but walked, nonetheless.

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