Constant Variable (Senku x Reader)

7: Where Two Million Years Have Gone

From beside Senku, Kohaku let out a scoff. "Looks like we won't have to go find him, Senku, (Name). This is the man I told you about yesterday."

"A sorcerer, huh?" The scientist drawled, wearing a bored expression as he introduced himself. "I'm Senku. I'm a scientist."

Then, he jerked a thumb in your direction. "And that's (Name), my lab assistant."

"Hello," You greeted with a small wave, a friendly smile tugging at the corners of your lips. "Nice to meet you."

Turning to the other two who finally left the bubbles alone, Chrome exclaimed, "Don't let him scare you with his cheap sorcery, Ginro, Kinro. You can make plenty of this stuff from coal suds."

As the brunette popped two bubbles to prove his point, you and Senku shared a look of surprise, exchanging a silent conversation before focusing on the self-acclaimed sorcerer again.

'Well, this just got interesting.' You thought to yourself, seeing Chrome in a new light.

"I wasn't scared." Kinro was quick to deny. "You're a fool if you aren't cautious of the unknown."

On the other hand, Ginro was being very honest as he confessed, "I was pretty scared."

Ignoring his fellow guardsman, Kinro questioned Chrome whose back was facing him. "Why are you here, Chrome? I have no interest in relying on your dubious, so-called 'sorcery'."

"I don't care. Do as you like." Said person replied with a wide grin as he grabbed his blue coat and tossed it aside, his eyes never leaving Senku. "But this is one thing I'm not backing down on. No one beats me in sorcery!"

"Don't get in my way, guys." He warned the pair. "If we fight here, the villagers would get caught up in it. Let's move elsewhere."

And so, the entire group moved the "fight", as Chrome claimed it to be, to another clearing not far from the village. Upon arriving, the first thing you noticed was a stilted wooden shed. Tilting your head to the side, you couldn't help but wondered why there was a lone building sitting all the way out here.

The brunette got down to business and started a campfire, a crazed look reflected in his eyes as they glowed in the burning flames. Everyone, on the other hand, had mixed reactions – you were intrigued, Senku was sceptical, Kohaku looked confused and Kinro looked unimpressed while Ginro was trembling in fear.

Evil cackles filled the air and Chrome's fellow villagers' eyes widened in anticipation of what was about to happen. Letting out a small sigh, Senku took a seat and you followed after him, deciding to enjoy the show in a more comfortable position.

"Check out my badass sorcery!" Chrome declared; a smirk stretched so wide that it reached the corners of his eyes. "Rainbow Bridge! I am the master of flames!"

As he said that, he lifted his arms into the air and threw something into the fire, causing the flames to flare up as it turned yellow.

Immediately, those who were standing flinched back in shock with Ginro shouting in a mix of terror and confusion. "The fire turned yellow! How?!"

The brunette repeated what he did before twice and the colour changed from yellow to greenish-blue ("It changed again! To greenish-blue?) to purple ("Purple?!"), wowing his audience, minus you and Senku, who had never seen anything like this before in their lives.

"Amazing. This is..." Ginro stared at the fire with wide eyes while Kohaku breathed out in awe, finishing the blond's sentence. "...sorcery."

(E/C) eyes shone with childish excitement. "Wow! This brings me back to middle school where I first did the experiment and nearly burnt myself in the process!"