"You're... Akutagawa-kun? What are you doing here...?"
But then he shook his head and corrected himself:
"No..."
"What I should be asking is, what... did you want to see me about...?"
Mai Zenin had only told him that someone was outside looking for him. Noritoshi Kamo had never expected that person to be Akutagawa Shang.
"Hey, Kamo, long time no see..."
Akutagawa Shang waved at him in greeting.
Noritoshi Kamo nodded in acknowledgment, then said:
"Let's dispense with the pleasantries. What exactly brings you all the way to Kyoto Jujutsu High to see me, Akutagawa-kun?"
Seeing Noritoshi Kamo get straight to the point, Akutagawa Shang simply dropped the pleasantries too and went right to the heart of the matter...
"Noritoshi Kamo, I came here because I have a question for you. Do you want to become the Kamo Clan's Clan Head?"
Noritoshi Kamo's brows knitted tightly together.
Not understanding Akutagawa Shang's intentions at all, he immediately pressed:
"...What do you mean?"
"What exactly are you people trying to do-?!!"
Yet despite Noritoshi Kamo's continued questioning, Akutagawa Shang gave no answer.
He merely raised a hand to stop Noritoshi Kamo from saying anything more, then repeated:
"That doesn't matter. I have only one question... do you want to become the Kamo Clan's Clan Head?"
It seemed that unless he answered the question, Akutagawa Shang would refuse to clear up his confusion no matter what.
"Haah-"
Noritoshi Kamo sighed, then walked over to the others and brushed the dust off the ground.
He plopped down, sitting in a row with them.
"...You already know the answer..."
Seeing Akutagawa Shang waiting for an answer, Noritoshi Kamo shook his head and slowly replied:
"Of course I do..."
At the same time, he thought to himself,
Are you kidding? We're talking about being Clan Head-!!!