ㅤ Noticing —— he waved back , awkwardly . . . . This place . . . It felt like Japan , in a way . ( #𝑶𝑷𝑴𝑨𝑹𝑪𝑯𝑴𝑨𝑻𝑺𝑼𝑹𝑰 ) ㅤ

ㅤ “ . . . How are you able to not spill it ? —— let alone hold it ? “ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ

ㅤ . . Taking the opportunity, he had tried to . With both arms . . . Although managing to hold —— it spilled & fell upon tilt . “ . . Sorry. “ “ . . So why you decided to drink from a giant sāke cup ? “ ㅤ

ㅤ . . Hopefully not . . . But , Do you need a pill , just in case ? ㅤ

ㅤ Returning gaze , of the splitting irises back to the initiator . . . . Wondering , what's the intention . ㅤ

ㅤ Soup bubbles covering the entirety of the kitchen , making the fire go away —— seemingly , dissipating out of nothing . ㅤ

ㅤ “ . . . Not really . It's just . . . An ability of mine . Not really the typical " magic " . “ ㅤ

ㅤ “ . . No problem . “ “ . . . Although , I'm curious . That means you have a water - based ability ? —— or fire one ? “ ㅤ

ㅤ “ . . I see . So , why can't you use . . . ' water summoning ' as well ? “ ㅤ

ㅤ “ . . . So like my ability , and others . You can only use fire then . “ “ . . I've never tried , so I'm not sure . “ ㅤ

ㅤ “ . . Well , my soup bubbles . . . When they touch something —— and pop . They steal it . Physical to metaphorical . “ ㅤ

ㅤ . . Wondering , looking at the elder . “ . . May i help you ? . . . Drinking on the floor , is quite . . . Rough . Is it not ? “ ㅤ

ㅤ Staring back , unbothered . “ . . Something is wrong , miss ? “ ㅤ

ㅤ “ . . Thank you ( ? ) “ Not quite sure how to take the compliment . “ . . Shinsu ? —— is that what you draw from to make fire ? “ ㅤ

Yasuho Hirose

ㅤ . . If a man , is a man for holding his fist . . . And a woman , is one who holds her palm . . . . . Then What is a person who holds neither ? ㅤ