[h3][color=gray]Mortem[/color][/h3]

During the whole exchange, Mortem noticed something strange about the Haka-born. Her tone towards Ash was unusually hostile. That's not how people would react to strangers, Mortem knew it. It's common sense that existed for thousands of years, and he did not believe it has changed recently.

[color=gray][i]She has a bad history with him? But they did not appear to know each other.[/i][/color] The skeleton pondered. [i][color=gray]Then what is it that made her tone so venomous?[/color][/i]

Mortem continued to look at the two of them curiously as Mesuka devoured the tacos while glaring at Ash. After finishing her meal, she proceeded to addressed the room.

[color=red]"With all my moving, I've had no time to study for first classes. I was wondering if... any of you would like to come to the library with me. At the very least, we could go sit in the school court-yard. I think it's a little more sunny outside than when I first arrived." [/color]

To the library? Mortem had already made his plan to visit the dojo and practice sword fighting. But before he could actually write it down on his note, Cerberus, the hound who was wagging his tail repeatedly next to the skeletal figure, intercepted.

"I know what you're trying to do. Come on, you're here to study, not sword fighting. Swordsmen and fencers are outdated vocations. People only take it for sporting purposes, that's it!"

Mortem turned to write the note for Cerberus.

[color=gray]'But that's makes me...me. I died with it'[/color]

"Yeah, I appreciate that, but you should spend more time interacting with others as well. Connection, that's how modern day society works. Got it?"

[i][color=gray]Is it?[/color][/i]

Mortem is a tough nut to crack when it comes to ideals, since everything was set pretty solidly when he died. But Mortem knew he could not go against Cerberus in this circumstance. He knew how the world works more than him, despite Mortem having lived his undead life for over six hundred years. 

He jerked his head down two times, nodding to Cerberus, while showing his unwilling acknowledgement of the new information. Then he handed the note paper to Mesuka.

[color=gray]'I'll come.'[/color] His note was blunt, to shorten the writing time.

And then he turned to Ash, who happened to be asking his and Mesuka's name, and handed a note also shortly written.

[color=gray]'Mortem.'[/color]

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