"So... what did Mr. Mirror and Mr. Kaji talk about?" Shinji tossed the basketball in his hands to Guren.
"I honestly don't know. It's bad enough that Little Mirror won't say a word, but Skewer Guy won't talk either."
"They're treating me like an outsider!" Guren angrily hurled the basketball into the hoop.
"Three points!" Having let off some steam, Guren vigorously ruffled his hair, sending flames flaring up from it.
"Careful. Don't let anyone see..." Zero's spectral form warned him.
"There aren't many people in this city. I've played here before, and nobody walked past all day."
"Otherwise, a handsome guy like me would definitely look great on camera." Guren flashed a peace sign.
"That's so you..." Zero knew Guren's personality all too well.
"Anyway, you're really good at basketball, Mr. Guren." Shinji picked up the ball after speaking and made a two-point shot.
"Him? Making fireballs is what he knows best," Zero teased.
"Hey, Little Zero, playing darts is what you know best!" Guren shot back indignantly.
"Those are Head Blades! I was born with two of them. Just look at my dad!"
"And I was born knowing how to set things on fire! Talk about double standards!"
Watching the two clowns in front of him, Shinji smiled helplessly.
Just then, however, Shinji suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right, big brother Zero. Why did Mr. Kaji suddenly go to Kyoto?"
Zero grew serious.
"That guy... he definitely went to investigate the aliens behind SEELE again..."
Kyoto.
Kaji was inside an abandoned warehouse, investigating something.
Suddenly, the warehouse door in front of him creaked, and its handle began to turn. Kaji warily slipped a hand into his pocket and gripped his handgun.
"It's me." A voice familiar to Kaji rang out.
Kaji opened the door a crack.
An old man