5-5 Rag Lag Rumble 4

You don't mind if we finish this, do you? Now I guess you finally understand that Fullbringers like me aren't anything like ordinary humans, right?

Well, I have noticed that you're really desperate to prove to people that you're different from ordinary humans.

Tell me this. Is not being normal really that important to you?

Of course it is.

We were able to meet Tsukishima because we weren't normal. Ginjo saved us because we weren't normal.

When most people are asked what rule every animal and human in this world has to follow to keep living, I bet they'd say it's "survival of the fittest." Everyone for themselves.

Even in nature, there are clear differences between the strong and the weak.

But it's not as simple as "kill or be killed." I'm sure you think you know what true survival of the fittest is, don't you?

Well, it's not always that clear. My story might just change how you think of things.

The story of us Fullbringers shows how survival of the fittest can end up working in the real world.

If there was anything I wanted, it became mine the moment I hid it.

When I was around five years old, I found out that I was born with a special ability, a power that no one else had.

By the time I was six, I felt like I was invincible.

When I was seven, I met a guy who became my first crush.

He was a teenager who moved into our neighborhood. He cursed a lot when he talked, but he had a good heart. Whenever he would see someone in trouble, he would run over and help them.

So without even thinking, I took him and hid him away in my treasure box. I was thrilled because I thought he'd want to stay with me and be mine forever.

But as it turned out, that was not the case.

You see, the longer I kept him in my treasure box, the more and more sad, desperate, and afraid of me he became.

Eventually, I just couldn't stand to see the sad way he looked at me anymore. So I let him go.

I didn't stop to think what the consequences would be if he told anyone about my power.

The phrase "survival of the fittest" is a huge lie.

They don't get killed because they're weak. They get killed because they're in the minority.

Skills alone don't matter because it's always the loud, incompetent majority who become the predators.

When we were separate, each of us was prey for the hunters.

One of us couldn't find any value in her power because she wasn't able to protect her family.

Another had parents who neglected him, so his heart and powers became twisted.

One of us even believed his power made him the voice of God.

And finally, one of us ended up all alone because she chose to use her power foolishly.

So you can imagine the hope we felt when Ginjo came to us and said...

Why die quietly because you're the minority? Take back your lives now!

In the past, whether it was royalty or noble warriors, it was always the elite minority who ruled!

You haven't done anything wrong. It's just that this world rewards its morons.

Let's change all that. It's time for us to become the hunters.

So we joined him.

Somenomai, Tsukishiro.

Damn it!

I'll be honest. I sympathize with the tragedy your people have experienced.

However, I can't use that as an excuse to abandon my friends!

We're doing the same thing, you and I. We're fighting alongside our friends.

Were you even listening?! I told you we were all separate!

Just calm down and listen to me. If I use Tsukishiro one more time, your entire body will be frozen.

You really think you can take me down?!

Achoo!

(What the hell? How'd I get out of that plushie?)

Huh?

I'm sorry, really. I didn't want to use this to end our fight, but you left me no choice.

Damn... Huh? She's gone. Where'd she go?