YuYu Transfer Student: Love Comedy Battlefield with That Guy from Spirit World - A Transfer Student Arrives Suddenly — A Fated Reunion, with a Smile

I didn't sleep. I couldn't get yesterday out of my head, not for a second. My finger glowing, that weird slime vanishing, a giant eyeball floating in the sky — who the hell would believe any of that? So I barely made it out the door this morning. Urameshi Yuusuke was running full speed. The route from Satsukigaoka Station to the high school — no, he wasn't clutching a piece of toast in his mouth or anything. He just hadn't had time to fix his bedhead, so his hair was still a total mess. "Crap, the bell's gonna ring." He was about to bolt through the school gate, out of breath — and that's when it happened. A soft, floating scent. Something that smelled good. Not like spring flowers, exactly. More like a faintly sweet pastry. "—Yuusuke-kun!" His vision filled with pink. The next instant, something launched itself at his chest, and Yuusuke lost his balance. "Whoa—!?" "I've wanted to see you so much! Forever and ever! Counting from our past lives, it's been hundreds of years — no, even longer than that — I was born for this one reason alone, just to meet you!" There was a girl in his arms. Pale, watery-blue hair, soft and fluffy. Big violet eyes. And a smile that could outshine the sun. Every student in the area turned to stare at once. "…Huh?" That was all that came out of Yuusuke's mouth. "Hey, what's going on over there?" "That's Urameshi, right? The loner." "Why's a girl that cute—" "Is this a confession?!" The crowd loitering by the gate started buzzing. "Wait — who the hell are you!?" When he finally managed that much, the girl's eyes lit up with delight. "My name is Botan. As of today, I'm transferring into Satsukigaoka Academy. And —" She raised her voice so everyone around could hear, and declared: "Ever since our past life, I've existed for one purpose — to protect Yuusuke-kun!" Silence. And then — "EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHH!?" The whole schoolyard erupted. Face bright red, Yuusuke grabbed Botan by the shoulders. "What the hell are you saying!? Past life!? Protect!? I've never even — not once —" "Of course you don't remember, Yuusuke-kun. I know you've lost those memories. But I remember. The way you fought, risking your life. Braver than anyone. Kinder than anyone —" She paused there, and her smile grew even brighter. "You were my one and only Spirit Detective!" The buzz got louder. "Spirit Detective? What's that?" "Oh man, she's seriously gorgeous." "Urameshi wasn't a loner after all?!" "She's talking about past lives — is she chuunibyou or what?" Yuusuke buried his head in his hands. "…Please. Just stop. Right here." "Oh? Are you embarrassed?" "I'm not embarrassed! I'm mortified!" The bell rang right at that moment. Class 1-C was in an uproar, like someone had kicked a hornet's nest. "Wait, a transfer student?" "And it's the girl who was hugging Urameshi at the gate." "No way — I wish I'd seen that!" The door rattled open. Takeuchi-sensei, the homeroom teacher, walked in, with that girl right behind him. "Quiet down. Starting today, we have a new classmate joining us. Please introduce yourself." Botan stepped up to the podium. Every eye in the room fixed on her. She didn't seem the least bit nervous. She just smiled, bright and easy. "I'm Botan! I'll be in your care from today on!" And then — once again — "Also — Urameshi Yuusuke-kun, right here, was my precious partner in our past life! He fought countless youkai as a Spirit Detective — he's an amazing person! I was always by his side as his Spirit World Guide —" "WHOOOOOA HEY!!" Yuusuke fell right out of his chair. The classroom exploded with laughter and jeers. "Yuusuke's got a girlfriend?!" "But he's a loner!" "Wait, what's a Spirit Detective!?" "Past life!?" "She's seriously so cute!" "Please… just stop…" Still sitting on the floor, Yuusuke leaned his head against the leg of his desk and groaned. Botan didn't seem to mind at all. "But it's the truth, after all. Right, Yuusuke-kun?" She turned and looked straight at him. Her violet eyes were so direct that Yuusuke couldn't say a word. Takeuchi-sensei cleared his throat. "…Well, ahem. Anyway. Your seat — ah, the one next to Urameshi is open." "Yay!" Bouncing with every step, Botan sat down in the seat beside him. She scooted her desk right up against his, close enough that their shoulders almost touched. "Hehe. From now on, we'll always be together. During class, after school, on the way home — always." Yuusuke slumped face-down onto his desk. "…How did this happen." He didn't absorb a single thing from morning classes. Jealous glares from the guys, curious stares from the girls — they stabbed at him in turns. A sweet scent drifted from beside him, and with Botan sneaking glances his way, Yuusuke's heart was pounding annoyingly loud. (What the hell is this…) Yesterday's weird slime. The glowing finger. The giant eyeball. And today — a sudden confession, past lives, Spirit Detectives. None of it made any sense. His head felt like it was going to burst. After school. "Yuusuke-kun!" As Yuusuke tried to make a run for it, Botan grabbed his arm tight. "I have something important to discuss. Could you spare me a little time?" The full-bloom smile from earlier had turned dead serious. Yuusuke tried to shake her off — "Not a chance" — but he couldn't. Her hand was a lot stronger than it looked. And it was trembling, just a little. "…Where are we going?" "The rooftop." "The rooftop's locked." Botan giggled. "I duplicated the key with Spirit World technology. See?" She pulled a small key from her skirt pocket. It looked like an ordinary key, but — somehow, it seemed to give off a faint, pale blue glow. When she opened the rooftop door, the evening wind rushed through. The sky was a gradient of orange and pink, and the big cherry tree in the schoolyard was dyed gold. "—Beautiful." Botan murmured the word. "Never knew the view from our school rooftop was this nice." Yuusuke found himself staring too. Just beyond the fence, the town of Satsukigaoka spread out, and in the distance he could see the silhouette of Mount Misogi. Botan put her hands on the fence and looked up at the sky. "Yuusuke-kun. I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to say it all so loudly… but every word was true." When she turned back, her eyes didn't look like she was joking. "In your past life, Yuusuke-kun, you were a Spirit Detective. A human entrusted with a special mission — resolving troubles between Spirit World — a dimension separate from the Human World we live in — and Demon World." "…Spirit Detective." "And I was your partner. A Spirit World Guide — my role was to guide the souls of the dead to Spirit World, and to support you. Long ago, a 'Three Worlds Ceasefire Pact' was formed between the realms, but in recent years it's been weakening…" Yuusuke scratched his head. "Hold on. This is way too big. I can't keep up. Spirit World? Demon World? Why would I be mixed up in —" "I know it's hard to believe. But." Botan took a step closer to him. "Yesterday, you defeated a youkai, didn't you, Yuusuke-kun? In the empty classroom. Your right index finger glowed." "—" Something ice-cold shot down Yuusuke's spine. "How do you know that." "There's no way I wouldn't see it. After all, I'm a Spirit World Guide. I can sense your Reiki — a type of life energy, a special power that grows stronger when your emotions run high. At that moment, there was an incredibly strong wave of Reiki." Botan held out her right hand. "And that eyeball floating in the sky — we call it a Sora no Me — I can see that too." Yuusuke looked up at the sky. Yeah. There it was. Still there. Way above the school building. Blending into the sunset sky, a giant amber eyeball floated. Its pupil slowly contracted and dilated, over and over, staring down at them. "…Creepy as hell, isn't it." "Yes. It's an entity not even recorded in Spirit World's archives. But —" Botan took Yuusuke's hand. Her hand was a little colder than before, and still trembling. "There's something I never got to tell you, in our past life. You fought, risking everything — and then — you vanished from my sight. I should have told you properly back then. 'You are more precious to me than anyone' —" A single tear traced down Botan's cheek. "So in this life, I decided I would protect you, no matter what. This time, I won't lose you. I'll stay by your side, always —" Her voice shook, and the words wouldn't come. Yuusuke stared at Botan's face. (She's serious.) Something warm spread deep in Yuusuke's chest. Her words were all over the place — past lives, Spirit Worlds — nothing he could easily believe. "…Why go this far for someone like me." Before he knew it, the words had slipped out. Botan wiped her tears and lifted her head. "Because you were kinder than anyone, and braver than anyone. That hasn't changed in this life. Even yesterday — you saw an unknown youkai, and instead of running, you stood your ground —" "No, I mean — I tried to run, but my legs wouldn't move —" "Hehe. Even so, you ended up fighting it, didn't you?" Botan laughed. That smile — lit by the setting sun, sparkling and bright — Thump. Yuusuke's heart made a louder sound than it ever had before. (Wh-what is this —) A sensation he'd never felt in his life. Like something had shot him straight through the center of his chest — hot, ticklish, but not unpleasant — That's when it happened. A rustle. The shadows in the corner of the rooftop moved unnaturally. "—!" Botan's expression changed in an instant. Something slithered out from the shadows — a snake-like thing, about a meter long. No — not a snake. Its body was semi-transparent, with black mist swirling inside it. "A Kagenui…! Why is it here…!" From behind her skirt, Botan smoothly drew something out. An oar. And not an ordinary wooden one. Glowing, pale-blue patterns floated across its surface — it radiated an aura that was clearly not normal. The Kagenui hissed and extended something like a tentacle from the shadows. "I won't let you lay a single finger on Yuusuke-kun!" She raised the oar high. But — Smack! The tentacle lashed out. The oar was knocked from Botan's hands, clattering across the floor. "Wh—" A second tentacle wrapped around Botan's leg. "Kyaa!" Botan was slammed against the wall. She crumpled to the ground, back struck hard. "Botan!" Yuusuke moved to run to her — and in that instant. Something flashed back in the depths of his mind. — Elementary school. — His best friend, surrounded. — And he just watched. — He ran away. — Is he going to fail to protect someone again? (—Shut up!!) "This one — I'm definitely protecting…!!" The moment he shouted. His right index finger began to glow gold. Same as yesterday. But different. The light was far stronger than before. His whole finger grew hot, dazzlingly bright. "—UOOOOOOHHH!!" BOOM!! A golden bullet fired from his fingertip — the Rei Gun — shot straight through the Kagenui. "GISHAAAAAAHHH!!" With a dying scream, the Kagenui's body burst apart into particles of light. The shadows melted away. Nothing remained. "Hahh… hahh…" Breathing ragged, Yuusuke stared at his right hand. At the tip of his index finger, tiny grains of light still lingered, floating softly like fireflies. "This again… What the hell am I…" His voice shook. The light had been way stronger than yesterday. And yesterday, it had just come out on its own — but today, there had definitely been "aim." The feeling of wanting to protect — it had concentrated at his fingertip. "…I knew it." Botan, who had been crumpled by the wall, slowly stood up. Her face was — Sparkling. Like stars were scattered in her big violet eyes, they were shining. "I knew you were amazing! The Rei Gun — and you controlled it completely — it's just like in our past life. No — even stronger!" Botan took Yuusuke's

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