1st pov
It's been four days since the Christmas incident, and the last day of the year has arrived. Well, more like the last day of 2005, but you get the idea by now.
Looking out of the snowing window, I start thinking about everything that has happened up to this point. Preventing Baji's death, the Christmas Conflict went exactly like the canon, with Brahman and Rokuhara Handai fighting way earlier than intended, and the involvement of Mason's friends.
Safe to say, it has been one hectic ride.
After the incident, I apologised to Chifuyu and Takemichi for not telling them about Kisaki and Hanma's betrayal, as I knew it beforehand but decided not to tell them for the timeline to go well. Both of them eventually forgive me, recognising that I was also getting back up.
While I was expecting Chifuyu to know that Takemichi's a time-leaper, I wasn't expecting him to also know that I'm a time-traveller, which is also one of the reasons why he was pissed at me.
Turn out that Takemichi was the one who told him about it, which is unexpected but not surprising. If I'm angry at the fact that Takemichi told Chifuyu about it, isn't that hypocritical since I also told Hina, Naoto, Baji and Kazutora about it.
Oh, and also Choji, but Mason was the one who told him technically.
Oh, how time has passed by quickly. Just a minute ago I was starting this adventure, and now I'm here in the middle of it. Time does pass by quickly, huh?
And also learning the fact that Hanma's a simp for Kisaki ain't a surprise. But Kisaki being a closeted bisexual is one surprise that caught me off guard. Still doesn't excuse him from his actions, but I hope that the ship can sail.
"Allon, today is New Year's Eve. Got any ideas?" Mason messaged me as I look at my phone. Now that I think about it, Takemichi and the others will be at the shrine to celebrate New Year's Eve.
"What about the shrine? Shouldn't we celebrate with our friends at Shibuya" I replied to him.
"Sure, I'm on the way to your house right now." he texted me back before he comes out from a portal.
"Great, it's been a while since we last spend time together." I said. "So how're your friends at Hope Peak's?"
"The usual. They're doing fine ever since I bring them back to my world." he stated. Right, we did bring the others back to Mason's world after the incident. Almost forgot about that.
"Guess I'll explain it to you, huh?" Mason said before explaining how the Japanese celebrate New Year's Eve. In Japan, the locals celebrate a traditional celebration called Ōmisoka (大晦日) or some people call it ōtsugomori (大晦).
First, both of us had to clean up the house, which is an exhausting task for a lazy bastard like me, but even more so with how big the house is. Eventually, we manage to clean the house thanks to the use of brooms, vacuums and mops. Don't worry, the house is soundproof, so nobody can hear the loud noise.
After that, the both of us eat dinner, which consists of osechi (御節料理, お節料理 or おせち) and toshikoshi soba (年越し蕎麦). Pack inside of a special box called Jūbako (重箱), osechi is traditional Japanese New Year snack like datemaki (which is like tamagoyaki but with fish paste), and kamaboko (fish cake) for example.
Do I like it? Not really my cup of tea, but I do enjoy the datemaki.
As for the soba, I decided to eat it plain, as opposed to eating it with tempura. I do pleasantly enjoy it, but I'm not gonna immediately make it my favourite yet. That may take a while.
Mason however enjoys the food more than I do, though this is more likely because I'm a very picky eater. Open to trying new food, but I won't come to try it again if I don't like it the first time.
Timeskip to one hour before the new year begins, and both of us decided to visit Musashi Shrine to spend the final hour of 2005, and that Hina and Takemichi will be there too along with the rest of Toman.
The both of us proceed to dress up in kimonos, since Mason insists on wearing them out of respect for the tradition. So here's what I end up wearing:
(what I'm wearing)
(what Mason is wearing)
The kimono is something that I'm not used to, and one that I won't come back to in the near future. But I gotta have to suck it up and wear it regardless, especially if I want Mason to be happy about it.
After both of us got changed for the occasion, we then leave the house and head to Musashi Shrine. Once arriving there, I can see a lot of people in the shrine celebrating New Year's Eve. Some are talking with their friends or families, others came here to wish for the new year.
This does remind me a lot of my home, wishing that 2022 can be a better year than the last two years combined. I ain't a religious person, but I can respect the fact that seeing people celebrating this special day puts a smile on my face.
After all, I've never felt this feeling since the pandemic started. I hope that my family is fine, I don't know how they'll react when they found out that I'm missing. Mason told me that my world just goes on without me, but I don't believe that. If anything, I feel like time for my world has stopped without my presence.
If so, then how the hell did I get info about the current year 2022?
Well, to put it simply, I... don't even know. Just the fact that I'm aware of other people's thoughts is already considered a weird aspect, but being aware of the current year is even more offputting.
Oh wait, Mason also told me that my world is doing fine, as there is another me in my place acting as the real me. Interesting, almost sound like something that Miu would invent if she isn't that much of a sexual person.
"Wow! What a crowd!" exclaimed a female voice, causing me to look behind to see the source of the voice.
"Yeah really. I wonder if Mitsuya-kun and the rest are here, too?" a male voice beside the girl said, wearing a similar kimono alongside the girl. Immediately, I called out their names.
"Hina! Takemichi! You guys are here!" I said with excitement, as I quickly went to hug Takemichi.
"Allon! I didn't expect you to be here." Takemichi smiled.
"Nice to see you again, Allon. And-"
"Mason. I'm one of Allon's friend." he interrupted Hina as he introduced himself.
"Right, I have not seen you for a while since the incident, huh?" Takemichi remarked. At least he's getting better now, his injuries aren't as bad as they once were a few days ago.
"Takemitchy! Looks like you're all dressed for Shichi-Go-San!" somebody call him before we turned around to see Mitsuya and his little sisters. On his left are Hakkai, Yuzuha and South, who are dressed in kimonos. Except for Luna and Mana, as they're wearing their winter clothes instead.
"Shichi-Go-San?" I wondered.
"An annual festival held on November 13th for young girls aged 3 and 7, and young boys aged 5." Hina explained to me.
"Sup!" South greeted me before I give him a high-five. "Nice to see you again, bro! How's your day?"
"Good as usual. Though things have been different ever since Taiju left the house." he responded as he pats my shoulder.
Right, he did message me about it. Apparently, Taiju have decided to leave his house two days ago, wanting to reform himself for the better while accepting that violence isn't always the answer.
While he wanted to raise Hakkai to be strong, he could not make Hakkai overcome his weakness, but Takemichi did. So seeing this, Taiju saw no reason for him to live with his siblings anymore.
Not only that, but I also believe that he's truly regretting his actions, as seen when he was crying over the realisation on Christmas. If he ends up staying with his siblings again, the cycle of abuse may end up repeating itself. So this is probably for the better, at least for him.
I look around to see that Takemichi is complaining to Mitsuya that his date is stealed by his sisters. How the hell did he yell like that without feeling any sort of embarrassment?
Well, what can I say? Children can be cheeky at times, and brutally honest too.
"I see now." Hakkai said as he notices that Yuzuha was staring at Takemichi. "Anyone would fall for him after how badass he was Christmas!"
I mean, he ain't wrong now, isn't he? In the end, Takemichi changed both Hakkai and Taiju.
"What about you, South? How do you feel about this situation?" I asked him. "Answer this sincerely."
"Well... it's hard because looking at Taiju reminds me of who I once was." he answered. "And... he did indeed ask me if I wanna stay with him in his new apartment, but I prefer to stay here for now."
"But, things have been a bit lonely at home since my bro is living in a new place. I do visit him often, since he's still staying in Shibuya."
"In Shibuya?"
"Yeah, he's only moving into a new apartment. That's all." he said but with a melancholy tone.
"You okay?"
"Not really, I do miss him. I'm glad that he wants to change for the better, that's better for him I guess."
"Oh. Sorry." I said to him, before someone shouted all of a sudden. "Wait a minute, Yuzuha! Aren't you in love with Taka-chan?" Hakkai said out of shocked.
"Hm? Mitsuya?" Yuzuha said, before explaining to his brother that she only sees Mitsuya as a brother. "Besides, his hair is short." she remarked.
"WHAAAT!? YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH TAKEMICHY!?" he exclaims in shock.
"No, stupid! I'm not! He's got Hina-chan!" she said as I noticed a small blush on her cheeks. "There's nothing wrong with a one-sided crush, right?!"
I couldn't help but laugh a bit at the chaos that ensues. Isn't Hakkai the one who's a simp for Mitsuya right now?
"What's going on?" Mitsuya wondered, causing the two siblings to quickly denied anything happening. I also noticed that the others are moving now, so I have to move along with South now.
...
At least he gets a nice laugh from the siblings' chaos.
As we enter further into the shrine, Hina remarks to Takemichi that the shrine sells ema, a small wooden plague for visitors to write prayers or wishes on them and hang them up at the shrine.
Hearing this, we all agree to write our wishes on the ema, and everyone has different wishes. From Luna and Mana's wish for their mother to spend more time together, to Mitsuya's wish of becoming better at fighting, everyone has a wish that they all want to achieve for the new year.
Me? I initially have no idea what to write for my wish, but I eventually came up with a wish. After writing it down, I look at my ema with happiness.
"Allon? What did you write on your ema?" Mason asked, who I show my ema to.
"You wish to become a better version of yourself?" he reads slowly, before giving me back my ema. "Yep, that's all. What about you?"
"Oh, I didn't write one." he stated.
"Don't you have a wish?" South asked him, who's genuinely shocked.
"Exactly." he smiled before facing South. "What about you, South?" he asked him.
"Well, I wish that I can feel at home here. I do miss Brazil." South stated.
"Oh..." I softly said. Poor him.
All of a sudden, I heard shouting coming from a familiar crybaby. I then saw him running faster than usual, trying to catch his ema.
"Hey, guys? Should we follow him?" I asked them, which they nod in agreement. Within a few seconds, we start running after Takemichi, with Mitsuya and Hakkai following behind our trail.
As Takemichi chases it down, it lands at the feet of Chifuyu, who is there with Peh Yan. Chifuyu instinctively throws the ema back into the air. Hearing Takemichi's screams, as well as seeing their fellow members chasing him, Mucho and Smiley decide to join in.
"Wait for me, my Emaaaa!" he shouted as his ema keeps rolling on the ground until landing on someone's feet.
"Your emma? What do you mean your emma?" a confused girl asked. I then look up to see that it is none other than Emma, who's with Draken and Mikey. Mikey then happily handle over the ema, seeing how desperate Takemichi looked.
"YEAAAAHH!!" somebody shouted, catching all of us off guard. "What's going on?"
"10 secs 'till New Year!" the person exclaims, as everyone prepares to jump together for the new year on Mikey' s suggestion. As I jump up with the others, seeing the others smiling makes me feel happy.
This happy feeling won't last long, as there's still one more event that will happen in the future. But for now, I'm gonna enjoy this happy moment...
...
Happy new year, Shibuya!!
Author-kun here.
Here, a chapter has been released. Not much I can say here, so that's pretty much all I can write here.
Wait, there is one! I have just released a Mob Psycho 10p fanfic. It's called Homemade Dynamite. You can check it out on my profile.
Till then, see you in the next chapter!!
-Author-kun
𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔 𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕕:
'Amnesia'
Song by 5 Seconds of Summer
Lyric Video by song lyrics