Chapter 23 The Honest Reflection

(Odaibi Live Show - Backstage)

(Leon POV)

At the end of the day, Shizuku got 8th place and Setsuna got 7th place overall during the quarter-finals...Not a bad result but a good enough effort for our club...

"You two did wonderful for the first event. Congrats on getting 7th and 8th place I'm so proud of you two" I said smiled (...Are you though?) Leonidas thought (I can't say much since a week ago I was really in bad condition scared all of them to the point where its difficult to continue practicing without a proper leader to lead them) I thought eyes closed "Yeah you have completely different wavelengths showing off your charms, but I was captive on both of you!" Emma yelled "Shizuku your theater training really paid off. I had no idea you put so much production into your show" Kanata said tiredly smiled (...I will never understand how she's able to do this) I thought sweatdrop "Rina-chan board says Moved" Rina said "Well I must admit I'm a little frustrated on not winning a prize but there's something more to the idol business here..." Karin said smiled "GRRRR!!! Next time I will score high and get Leo-senpai attention!" Kasumi yelled "...WHAT?!" I yelled, "If anyone dares get in my way...uh..erm then I'll show them what I can do!" Kasumi yelled "...Hey if gets you that motivated then okay but remember you all are from the same club" I said sighed arms crossed "Thank you very much, everyone! We may be only two awarded however I think we would achieve this together" Shizuku said smiled (...Not many people would be like Shizuku honestly...) I thought confused (Yeah like those bastards Sebastián and his pals) Leonidas thought (...Oh god) I thought glaring down "Agreed but we also want to thank you Leon for restarting our club!" Setsuna yelled "Wha...all I do open and lock the door...Kasumi was one who stays in the room keeping it guarded till you all returned" I said smiled "Leo-Senpai..." Kasumi said stunned "Well what you think of your first idol performance?" I asked confused expression "Uhh...it was amazing of course! I have been waiting for this moment for so long!!" Kasumi yelled "Your voice just cracked...Are you sick? Do you need a cough drop?" Ayumu asked confused expression "N-No I mean yes!" Kasumi yelled as we all sighed chuckled "Well if it isn't Leon and his whores" ??? said "...?!" All yelled shocked as I turned gasped

(Gangsters OST - Organization Crime Track 2)

"Gordon..." I said glaring down "Well well you seem better days have you, Leon," Gordon said grin arms crossed "What do you want?" I asked, "Who's this?" Ai asked confused "A monster that what he is," I said, "What do you want?" Yu asked glaring down "Oh just came watching by visit," Gordon said "You all really did great my ass really 7th and 8th that just not worth it," Rick said snickered "Better than nothing for the first event," I said "GHA?!" I yelled eyes widened when Vincent came out of nowhere knee me in the chest punch my face...

"LEON!" Ayumu yelled "That's for humliating me," Vincent said, "Come on that's all you got so-called manager!" Frank yelled "..." I said breathing heavily "Do not forget this Leon you are nothing!" Sebastián yelled throwing a punch as times begins to slow down in a minute my eyes turned yellow... (I lost myself again...)

"Let's see who's really nothing once I break all of you!" I yelled steam flowing slightly over my body eyes slowly opened a yellow glow...

(Astral Chain - Suspense)

"...Wha?!" Sebastián yelled as I slowly twisted broke his wrist "AAGH!!" Sebastián yelled clutching his arm "Bastard!" Vincent yelled, "Get him!" Frank yelled, "He can't beat all of us at once!" Rick yelled, "I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS PIECE OF SHIT!" Gordon yelled all charged at the same time...

I had my eyes closed sidestep uppercut Gordon into wall blocked Rick punch slamming him into Frank both crashed tumbled to ground Vincent got knife experience with it trying to stab I blocked break his arm dropping knife flip him over deck his face knock out... "LEON!!" Sebastián yelled charged from behind I dodge backflip kick his face crashing down to the ground...

"Grrr..." I said breathing heavily looking at them all injured and beat up...

"...Leon??" Setsuna asked worried as I gasped eyes slowly return to normal I turned to their worried concerning expressions...

(Music Stops)

"You all okay?" I asked confused "...Y-Yeah we are okay," Kasumi said nervously "Hey calm down okay you're still too tense," Emma said gently held my hands "...Phew..." I said sighed with relief sat down "...I really hope we don't see them again anymore" Rina said hid behind Ai...

"Who were they anyway??" Ai asked "They were the same bullies as a group that picks on me and Yu when we were younger," Ayumu said "It doesn't seem like they didn't learn their lessons at all espically when they always gang up on Leon," Yu said serious expression "Let's not talk about them alright," I said sighed "Not right now...plus I didn't feel good when it happened again," I said resting my head on Emma's chest as she calms me down "Right..." Shizuku said "Well doesn't matter anymore what they say," Setsuna said had handed over mine...

....

(Odaibi Subway Train)

We all went our separate ways as I say my thanks to Emma for helping the same for the others... Ayu and I took the subway in the Shibuya Underground while I was thinking of what happened after the results...

(They really cared about you after all eh Leon) Leonidas thought (But I wasn't in control beating them up it was Starlight) I thought sweatdrop (Doesn't matter you two are one person one day...you need to think that other self-personality as one of your own) Leonidas thought as I was distracted in my thoughts...

"Leo...?" Ayumu asked "Hmm?" I asked confused turned to her both were able to sit down once it has enough room... "What your thinking so hard about? Don't tell me it's about Sebastian please..." Ayumu said "No! it's not about Sebastián and his bastard of friends and hell I don't even know how he found me," I said annoyed "I was actually thinking about how everyone did today," I said smiled "Umm...what's your honest opinion about the entire show?" Ayumu asked sighed "Honestly I was really excited to watch all of your performances! although...I did saw some nervous and well everyone looks concerned especially looking at me" I said confused expression

"...Well, it's our first ever performance so we would be nervous, and don't you know how much importance you are to all of us?" Ayumu asked "...?" I asked confused "You mean a lot to us...and when you were in bed rest for a week it kinda did bother us not seeing you there...although I'm glad you are back we all are," Ayumu said sighed "...Just we are little concerned if it can happen again..." Ayumu said clenching her skirt but I held her hand "Ah?" Ayumu asked confused "Hey it's not gonna happen again I'll guarantee you that," I said smiled "...And also to add in Kasumi, for example, she seems really off at the end of it all her lifelong wish to be school idol finally come true...but you'd think she would be a bit more hyper but it wasn't really Kasumi..." I explained with concerned expression thinking for a bit

"Really?" Ayumu asked confused "Yeah most of the individuality was lost throughout the song...for most of all of you rather than the words coming from you...it felt like coming from me" I said sighed "Hmmm..." Leonidas said confused "Is it because you mostly help out with our songs? I'm sorry Leo I wasn't able to do great with it..." Ayumu asked concerned expression "Hey it's alright Ayu you did great. I just think everyone would probably be best for them to write their own songs?" I asked confused "I ain't good at creative writing and you know that," Ayumu said looked at herself "That's your opinion. Although look how far you were able to make jokes" I said smiled "Though Leon, I'm sure not everyone thinks the same as me...being solo means alone right? It's pretty intimidating standing up there all alone in a stage that big..." Ayumu explained "That one was one me for making us trying to do big stage like that...I just should have had our first live show in the auditorium sorry about that Ayu" I said sweatdrop "No, you don't have to apologize, Leo, I think this is probably a good way for Nijigasaki to be on the school idol map" Ayumu said smiled "Your probably right and well being in a big group like muse and Aqours they do well because of their friends are right there beside them" I said smiled "Yeah that joint group presentation we saw together during the festival before school started really made a huge impression on me" Ayumu said nervously giggled "Oh really? how you feel about the idol groups Ayu?" I asked confused "Hmm...I'm not sure. I still don't have much experience so it's hard to say right now" Ayumu said confused "I see well we will think about that as time goes on" I said smiled both looking off the window saw the sun setting...

(...I guess having them work as a group can't be that bad...but I don't wanna make the same mistake of being too forceful being as a group wouldn't make sense...I'll probably do it when everyone is comfortable and got used to each other...) I thought confused felt someone on my shoulder "Zzz..." Ayumu said sleeping peacefully...

(Though I need to at some point tell them...cause I can't keep this a secret for long...) I thought eyes closed slowly smiled ruffled Ayumu's hair as she slowly smiled in her sleep...

To be Continued...