"Now with that ability, it can really begin!"
"But for now I should sleep, even with that ability I need to sleep to work properly!"
"I had difficulties sleeping because I was so excited and was making plans and getting ideas, I should now get rid of the suspect that Matsuda still has and getting more popular for Tsukishiro-San and his friend group!"
"I see Matsuda in front of me on the way to school, this my chance to use my ability!"
"I see, I see! There are really other colors, on his side is green, maybe this stands for suspect, I think a direct confrontation could be actually good."
"Hey Matsuda, how are you?"
"Oh, hi, I am good and you?"
"I am also good, we need to talk; to just say it directly, it feels as you have something against me, it feels for me like you think of me that I have some kind of bad intensions?!"
"You are right, I have some weird feeling on you, I don't know what but there is just this feeling and if you really have some bad intensions I don't want that you do them especially in my friend circle!"
"Oh I am sorry and you saying you have worries that I do something to your friends shows that you are a true friend but I also need to say that I have no plans I a direction you think a have or that are harming someone!"
"It could be that these where just empty words, but it is good to hear that, but I hope you can understand that this feeling does not instantly vanishes."
"Of course, this is okay and normal…"
"Hey guys what's up!!"
"Hi Endo, were good and you?"
"I am also, do you guys know the sport festival begins in a few weeks, are you exited?!"
"Oh, really how are those?"
"they are really fun trust me, Matsuda and I even won bronze and silver last year!"
"This could be an opportunity to make myself much more popular and getting attention especially if I place in the top three and win a medal!"
"But this will be in a few weeks, I need to concentrate on the presence, the rope between me and Matsuda-San actually changed a bit, the green got a bit lighter!"
"I was thinking how can I use my ability on Tsukishiro-San and his friends and maybe by looking at the ropes between them I can get a better picture of the dynamics and relationships in the group and how they react or more how the ropes change based on what I say and do."
"Hey, Mercer, would you like eat lunch also together, with my friends?
"Yeah sure!"
"Since I started spending time spending time with the class most popular guy I also got more popular, it is almost as a side effect; but I also want to be famous without that my popularity only depends on who I spend my time with, Tsukishiro is one of the most popular in class without spending time without someone other famous of the school."
"Me and Tsukishiro where the first ones at where we eat, then Matsuda came and the others."
"They were asking me some superficial questions, but I saw on the ropes that they began to like me more what also is a higher chance that they want to spend more time with me what introduces me to even more popular people!"
"One of the friends of Tsukishiro was asking me what I say to a song he played, I saw that he loved and when I said I also find it nice but to be honest the song was horrible and I was really thinking much If I should be honest or not; I choose dishonesty and it actually felt worse than I thought, back then in my old school maybe I was cynic but I was very honest, I don't know why this little lie felt so bad but, is it really worth bending myself for popularity?"
"But what am I even thinking about, I remember that feeling from my father and from that one girl at school; there is no way back, I am going to do this and succeed!"
"Oh, it begins, a friend from Tsukishiro´s friend group is calling me, he is one of the most popular in the group, I only know that everyone was calling him Sorota."
"Hey Mercer, ähm, do you want to come to my birthday party, it is more exclusive, and I am inviting you; if you want you can also bring some friends but tell me who it is if you are bringing someone, so do you want to come???"
"Yeah, sure I would love to I would only bring someone with me maybe; his name is Endo Kaito, do you know him?"
"What did you say Endo? This guy is my brother he is invited anyways."
"Oh, really ok so just send me more details when and where, okay?"
"Yeah sure, see you then!"
"For sure there will be more popular people at his party, anyways I still need to update some files."
"I also got a new routine since I have those files, I wake up around fifteen minutes earlier to look frow the files and update them, I also plan the school day and prepare myself mentally about bad things could happening to be ready; I do this instead of playing chess now."
"Hi Endo, you never tell me you have a brother."
"Hello but I was just not thinking about telling you, why should it matter? And how did you even know about it?"
"I got invited to his birthday party and I wanted to invite you and then he tells me he was your brother."
"Nice from you that you wanted to invite me, but we still can go together if you want!"
"No problem, but sure we can go together!"
"This party could be a huge boost for my popularity and all the popular people I will meet there; it is going to be great but there is a high chance that Matsuda will be there and observing me!"