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It Won’t be Long (A Mob Psycho 100 fanfiction) Chapter 4/?

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Chapter 4: For No One

Shou was so excited, he couldn't stand still, so he bounced on his feet as Ritsu opened the door. Spending the night with friends was a new experience and he was as eager as he'd been at the amusement park, if not more.

“Suzuki-kun” Shigeo had catch up with them and called, almost too soft to be heard.

Shou had considered asking him to just use his first name, like Ritsu did, but he knew the older would just attach the “-kun” to it. Which wasn't bad but only Serizawa called him that, so wouldn't that be weird?

“Hm?” He turned to him, distracted by his own thoughts.

“No powers in this house, Suzuki-kun” Shigeo said and it sounded like a threat, but as he briefly raised his head, Shou thought he could see a hint of fear on his eyes. It was so intense, however, that he could only nod, taking half a step back.

But he quickly recovered when Ritsu motioned them to follow him, and he all but jumped inside, scanning the place, ready to take on every little detail. It was more colorful than his own, impeccable house; it smelled nice too, like how he imagined a home would smell. He smiled and took a quick tour around the living room: he inspected a framed child's drawing, booped the nose of a porcelain cat and made faces at himself in front of an antique wall mirror. Momentarily satisfied, he returned to Ritsu's side and enthusiastically shook hands with the tall, smiling man who had come to greet them.

“Nice to meet you, Kageyama-san, and thanks for having us!” He beamed, trying to stand taller. Seri would be so proud of his polite manners! “The name's Suzuki Shou, at your service!” He finished his act with a deep bow and a grin, which grew bigger as Ritsu hushed “stop being a fool”, and his dad laughed.

There was silence after that, and Shou could feel it growing uncomfortable, though he wasn't sure why, until Ritsu's dad spoke again.

“Come over here!” He called, and only then Shou realized Shigeo had been standing by the door the whole time. “Long time no see, eh, Shige? Look at how tall you've got! Your mother is reading at our room, but she won't mind you saying hi”

Shou registered all the exchange with interest, and followed Shigeo with his eyes as he shrugged, mumbled something unintelligible and walked away.

Ritsu cleared his throat then, looking somewhat tense.

“Let's- Let's go to my room, Shou”

Some minutes later, Shigeo joined them. They had been fighting over which game they should play first when they heard a soft chuckle, and stopped to see the older esper looking at them with a fond expression.

“Ah, Nii-san!” Ritsu stood up smiling, as Shou looked down, feeling embarrassed but, not exactly? It was just, Shigeo's laugh had been so adorable…! “Which game do you prefer?”

Shigeo entered the room slowly and sat on Ritsu's bed.

“I'm not good at video games, but I want to see you play”

“You still can pick one!” Ritsu insisted, pushing the game he wanted to play towards his brother. Shigeo shook his head and smiled almost imperceptibly.

“You should let Shou-kun choose, he's the guest after all” He said, and Ritsu turned to glare at Shou, who laughed and stuck his tongue at him.

“Alright. Catch” Ritsu said then, throwing the cases to Shou; who got hit on the face with one before he could stop the other mid-air, a faint glow around it.

That gave him an idea.

“Hey! Check out this neat trick I- !” He cut himself brusquely as he saw Shigeo went pale, eyes wide open, and lowered his hand, with the game case along it. “Let's just play the one you wanted, Ritsu” He conceded with a grin.

Ritsu glanced quickly between Shou and Shigeo, and then sat down on the floor in silence, preparing to start the game.

“Katsuya” Touichirou's voice called as in a dream, warm and close, and inviting. Serizawa could swear he opened his eyes the second he heard him, but by then there were no one else in his room. He still got up, yawning, and rubbed his eyes.

For a moment he just stood there, pondering what to do next.

Go see Touichirou, was his first impulse. But no, no when he just woke up, no. First… brush his teeth? But he should put on his pants first. Was it cold outside his room? Maybe even change the sweatshirt he slept on. It was so warm, though. That could wait. Perhaps it'd be better to make the bed now, before leaving the room. Or leave that for after breakfast. Yes. He should start preparing breakfast. And wake Shou up… No, right, Shou wasn't home. At what time did Shou go to sleep last night? He should remember to ask him that when he's back, to see he's keeping a good sleep schedule. But maybe staying up late once in a while wasn't bad. He was a teen after all, that's what teens do. Or so he supposes.

Serizawa sat down on his bed. What was he thinking about? Oh, yeah. What was he going to do next?

“Katsuya, breakfast is ready” The dream-like voice called again, and that was all Serizawa needed to stand up, put on a pair pants, and walk out.

The sight was so domestic, when he stepped into the kitchen, that he felt his heart beat faster, even with the strong smell of coffee filling the room.

Touichirou was sitting on the corner of the table, warming his hands with a steaming cup, and a hint of smile in his face, which softened his features. He pointed to the other cup and patted the seat next to him, waiting until Serizawa sat down to speak.

“I think we should celebrate, right?”

Serizawa took a sip of his coffee, managing to keep his grimacing to a minimum. It was black. He looked around the table but there was no sugar in sight. Nervously, he took another sip.

“Was your business trip successful?” He smiled despite the bitterness on his mouth. Touichirou grinned and held out a hand, rubbing Serizawa's knuckles, and took a long sip from his own mug.

“Well, yes. But that's not what I mean. You're making progress!”

“Huh?” As Serizawa pulled a confused expression, the calm in the room seemed to break. Touchirou was still grinning, but his lips looked tense at the edge.

“You left yesterday, without your umbrella, am I right? That's good news!”

Serizawa froze. The weight of Touchirou's hand over his seemed to increase suddenly, but no move had been made.

“I don't…” His mind was racing, and it made his head spin. It all came to him so sudden that it brought tears to his eyes.

That was right. Last day…

Shou had pulled him along, without letting him prepare. He didn't notice at all, with Shou's small warm hand guiding him…

“Are you saying something, sweetheart? I can't hear you”

It hadn't been him, it was Shou! But no, he couldn't say it, he shouldn't bring the boy into this…

“I-I didn't…” Why didn't he notice? Shou-kun left… then Reigen distracted him… Serizawa shook his head and attempted to pull his hand to his chest, but the grip on it didn't allow him. “I didn't mean to leave it…”

“But you did” Toiuchirou's voice was cold, now, and even when took his hand away and stood up, Serizawa could feel his power weighting against him.

“Touichirou…” Serizawa pleaded, but the other wasn't listening. Instead he reached out his arm and as if magnetized, the umbrella came instantly flying from across the room.

Touichirou inspected the umbrella in his hand with a look of despise, and when he looked up, Serizawa could see the faint outline of his psychic powers around it.

“You didn't mean to leave it home, but you did. Could it be you didn't notice it? The gift I gave you…” Touichirou's voice was low and cold; and suddenly he seemed to grow taller, and unreachable. Serizawa sank on his chair “It can only mean you don't need it anymore. That's alright.”

It wasn't alright.

It wasn't alright! He still needed it, but he couldn't say anything, he could only watch in shock how the object trembled with the amount of power being imbued into it.

“Shall I destroy it, then?”

“No!” He shrieked, louder than he meant to, and immediately recoiled, clasping his hands over his mouth.

Everything kind of stilled then, his breathing and the spinning of his head, and Touichirou's powers. And then Touichirou just let the umbrella drop unceremoniously, and his expression returned to neutral.

“Pick this up” He said, gesturing to the table as he headed out of the room. Serizawa hurried to comply. “And get ready, we're heading out”

“But Shou-kun isn't home yet” Serizawa let out before he could catch himself. Touichirou stopped walking but didn't turn to look at him to reply.

“He's not a little kid, and it's only a couple hours. Get everything you need”

Serizawa nodded, but only leaned to pick his umbrella when he heard the click of Touichirou's room door as it closed. Letting out a shaky sigh, he held it close to his body.

He stood there, then, and waited, until Touichirou returned and threw him an examiner glance.

“I said, get everything you need” Clutching the umbrella harder, Serizawa looked at him, puzzled. “A jacket. Or do you want to catch a cold?” Touichirou barely contained an exasperated sigh, and Serizawa scrambled to his room to find a jacket.

The ride was uncomfortable. Serizawa's ears were buzzing since they left the house; and even when Touichirou was normally referring details of his trip as he drove, Serizawa couldn't stop thinking about how upset he had been earlier, and all because of his carelessness.

All in all, it didn't take long to reach their destination, an average house in an average neighborhood.

“I don't want any distraction, alright, Katsuya?” Toiuchirou said, ringing the doorbell; and as Serizawa pulled out his phone to silence it, a guy with thick glasses and an easy smile opened the door. Touichirou quickly assessed him, and hummed in satisfaction.

“Hatori, right?” The guy nodded “I'm Suzuki Touichirou, we talked on the phone” With professional elegancy, Touichirou extended his hand.

“Nice to meet you. Please, come inside” Hatori shook his hand and moved to make space. His eyes shifted to Serizawa first, and then his umbrella, curious. Serizawa hunched, nervous under his gaze, trying to make himself less noticeable.

“This is my partner, Serizawa” Touichirou introduced simply, and Serizawa stood taller “The other is here, too?”

“Yes” Hatori's smile grew bigger, and then turned to walk in front of them “Over here” He guided them into a neat, dimly lighted living room, and pointed to someone already sitting there. “They're Minegishi”

Minegishi, whose expression looked bored, lifted a hand for a quick wave, and then played with a strand of their hair.

Hatori pulled two more chairs, and Touichirou looked over the other three before sitting down and start talking.

What was he talking about, Serizawa wasn't sure, and he wasn't making an effort to pay attention. He was too distracted with his handsome face, how his lips stretched with his careful modulation, the concise way his hands moved… He didn't want to outright stare, that would make the other uncomfortable, but he couldn't help sneaking glances at him. He had missed him so much…

He did catch a bit about “noteworthy powers”, and “looking forward to work with them”, and it clicked.

These people were espers, too, and powerful ones at that. Touichirou knew already, of course, but it took until then for Serizawa to recognize, since the aura they emanated was far different from the ones he was so used - Touichirou's, and Shou's; and lately Shigeo's. It probably meant they had different powers? He could remember Touichirou mentioning there were espers with all kind of specializations. He wondered what these two could do… He looked up and Minegishi's eyes were fixed on him, inquisitive and unreadable. Startled, he lowered his head, and a warm hand settled on his knee.

“If you're distracted, you can wait outside” Were Touichirou's hushed words when he looked at him, and almost automatically, Serizawa stood up and left the room.

Once outside, he sighed and took out his phone, to distract himself. He nearly panicked when he saw he had a lost call, and a string of new messages. Had something happened with Shou?

In frenzy, he opened the messages and read over them quickly, and when he saw it was nothing bad, he reread them, more focused this time.

>Hey hey! This is Reigen Arataka!

>I forgot to thank you yesterday for walking the boys to Ritsu's

>So, thank you!

>We should hang out again

>If you're cool with it!

>Also!!

>I've been thinking for a while that I should hire someone to help in the office

>Mainly for paperwork and stuff like that, it's nothing too heavy but it gets too much for just one person…

>And Mob said you don't have a job so I thought maybe you'd be interested??

>Because you seem pretty chill and responsible

>…That didn't sound weird, did it? I hope it didn't sound weird

>Well anyway, if you think you're interested, just lemme know!

Frowning, and thinking, Serizawa put the phone back on his pocket.

“What would you say… If I got a job?” Serizawa brought up later that day, when they were settling to sleep.

Touichirou, already on the bed and watching him change, slightly raised his eyebrows at the question.

“One would say I make enough money for the house” He said, and he sounded amused.

Serizawa took out his pants and folded them.

“Y-yeah, you do, but…”

“You want to get a job”

Serizawa shrugged and nodded at the same time. There was silence as he went under the covers, into the other's arm, and then Touichirou spoke again.

“If that's what you want…” He made a pause. Serizawa listened intently. “Just keep in mind that it's not easy to find a job, you know. And you didn't even finish middle school” Serizawa felt a jab at his chest, but said nothing, and Touichirou was already done with the topic. “Turn off the lights, would you, Katsuya? I'm too tired”

Serizawa made a small noise of agree and was about to stand up, but he found out he was feeling extremely tired as well. After a moment of consideration, he lifted a trembling hand and psychically switched the lights off.

#mob psycho 100 #serizawa katsuya #suzuki touichirou #seritou #kageyama ritsu #suzuki shou #kageyama shigeo #it won’t be long #fanfiction tag #aaaahhhhhhhh i've been thinking about this chapter since i started writing the fic #i'm not really sure how i feel about it now tho #but i'm glad it's done!!

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sarazanmai · 7 years

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Thoughts on the MP100 English dub. Episode 12.

I can’t believe we’re DONE what?

before getting to the episode I can finally cite so many voices

Shou is voiced by Casey Mongillo and she is a co founder of the website GTAGaming and has been in games like “Star Trek Online″ and “Red Dead Redemption”

she is also transgendered and has posted some youtube videos about her experience

Koyama’s voice actor is Kieth Silverstein who voices Hisoka in the HXH dub, Speedwagon from Jojo, and Vector from the Sonic franchise

Ishiguro with the mask on is played by Cristina Vee who is the current voice for Sailor Mars and plays Killua in HXH

Sakurai is played by Xander Mobus who was the narrator and voice for Master Hand in Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U and 3DS

I have no fucking idea why it took so long for this info to be on MP100 wiki, but I’m glad I can finally give them credit

also I thought I had mentioned this before, but Reigen’s voice actor Chris Niosi has a tumblr account @kirbopher if you’re interested

anyway its time for the final episode (at least until we get a season two)

Teru really does look like Naruto with this hair

at some point we’ve all said it, but the foreshadowing in this intro is overwhelming

I mean Mob doesn’t even get the broccoli seeds in this arc

“Honestly I really don’t wanna hurt people.” I like how Sakurai seems surprised by this, like he can’t fathom pacifism

Reigen’s just like “bitch you THOUGHT”

I feel like I’ve made this clear, but Reigen is just adorable to me

“listen, REAL adults don’t have time to play with toy swords. its time to grow up!” OOOOOHHH

“that’s it? what a weak ass punch, are you a plushie?”

meanwhile Ritsu is in the corner pondering reality

“wow I’m in great shape today”

the “Mob had successfully run away” part is one of my favorites

something I like about this episode is how much blue they chose for the palette

Ishiguro you are not ambitious, if you were then you wouldn’t be subservient to a man who doesn’t even grant you access to his name

for real what is Touichirou doing this whole time?

“get up, nobody wants to hear you monologue”

oh my God here it comes, tragic backstory time

I do like the paint on glass animation for young Sakurai

“back when I was in grade school, it was around fourth grade, I forgot to tell my parents that it was sports day at school. so I was the only one with nothing to eat”

beautiful, marvelous, spectacular, I wept

this is one of my favorite moments in the series, its so perfect

jokes aside I do think about how there’s probably more to Reigen’s past than we’re aware of, especially knowing his childhood ambition was “to be somebody”

gun

again I like the constant reminder that these Claw people are fundamentally being childish

God I love that our big climax is a sweaty man in a cheap suit roasting the bad guys

“look I’m a commoner! and I’m much more powerful than any of you will ever be! so tell me, what the hell does that make you!?”

“he dragged them out of their illusions and back into reality, shattering their dreams and putting them in their place.” when will your faves?

“I actually thought he was a girl this whole time” I’m not gonna lie I kinda wish Ishiguro really was a ten year old girl

okay unmasked Ishiguro sounds familiar and the only voices that are listed for him in both languages are his voice with the mask on, of coarse

“wrong. having psychic powers doesn’t make you popular” Mob just summed up the whole show

“see? there you have it. you’ll never be popular, so give it up.”

I’m just realizing....what was Shou doing this whole time?

Shou’s voice really has grown on me, I like how youthful it is, its a shame the bulk of his screen time is after the events of this arc

generally speaking when it comes to the esper kids in this series both languages did a great job at making sure they still sound like kids and I appreciate that because I am really bored of adults trying and failing at playing teenagers

not just in anime, in general

“and as for you, listen up. I’m disappointed in you, you coward.” whatever Shou you’re like twelve

ah yes, the famous Shouritsu look

I never understood what Shou was doing with his hand when he teleported away, it looks dirty

congrats Reigen you can now see Dimple!

and...that’s about it

I like this “return to moderate normality” sequence, its soothing

I love Mob’s surprised reaction when he’s looking at Tsubomi, someone broke it down frame by frame and they put a lot into it

“you are such a spaz” do kids still say this?

I still hate Shinji, but I guess he learned his lesson

why is Ritsu still hanging out with him though? and outside of school too

I still feel bad for Tenga, but at least he found a place in the Body Improvement Club

“JUST GIVE ME A DAMN MINUTE!!!!”

I like how Ritsu’s having his nice brother speech and then Mob legit passes out

again Teru REALLY looks like Naruto with this hair

I love the animation on Reigen rolling up the newspaper, its these small character animation moments that really give these characters personality

“did I do something he thought was lame?” yeah but he’ll get over it in a few arcs

I still don’t like the Kageyama parents, they really bother me

aaaaand there he is, the next great Asshole Anime Dad

he doesn’t sound like I imagined

then again I imagined him sounding perpetually unimpressed

“yes, I’ll return very soon” COUGH COUGH

this omake just makes me so happy, I’m really thankful that Bones didn’t see ONE’s art as inferior or not good enough

in fact this really drives home that ultimately the anime took his style and cleaned it up a little, softened the edges, they didn’t flat out change it like what happened with OPM (again not to knock Murata’s illustrations because when I read OPM I do read the version with his art)

I love the way they drew the forest

“its hUGE!”

for real this is such a nice omake

and with this we are finished

overall I went into this dub not expecting much, but I love MP100 so much that I figured I’d try it out and I’m impressed. I like that Funimation didn’t fill the cast with their bigger name actors, not to knock them but its nice that they gave these opportunities to voice actors who aren’t as established and I really do hope we get season two. when we do I definitely will watch the Japanese and English versions. everybody did good and I’m even willing to say that its on par with the Japanese. I’m impressed that they pulled through and I’m definitely going to keep my eyes peeled for when they release the Blu-Ray set in America. I really want to be able to watch it on my TV in glorious HD at my own convenience.

I had fun doing posts like this and I kind of want to do this for other dubs of anime I love, I’m thinking I should give the OPM and BNHA dubs a try. as far as which one I’ll do first I’ll think about it but stay tuned for that

#angelina watches MP100

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