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Prologue
“Uhhh, Ben, I made a terrible mistake, and now I need your help please!!” Konro shouted from inside their humble home in Asakusa.
Beni comes running into their kitchen, only to find Konro sheepishly grinning at him, as if in a sort of apology, struggling with a massive pot and somehow managing to hold another very hot one in one of his hands. Snatching it, Beni places it back on the stove and then grabs Konro’s hand to examine it, worry etched on his face; Konro couldn’t use his powers anymore to transfer the heat.
“Kon, what are you doing? Are you okay?!”
Konro still grinning, guiltily replies, “Yea yea, I’m good. I just realized the pot was gonna fall and I stupidly caught it, but then I remembered it was hot, sotostopmefromburningmyselfImayormaynothaveusedmypyrokenisis?... But it’s all good!”
Beni slowly looks up at Konro’s eyes, worry shaping into frustration, and then down to his shoulders.
“Let me see your shoulder’s Kon.”
“Ben, I’m sure I’m okay, I hardly felt anything…. Honestly! Thanks for saving dinner!” ….. “Konro, take off your happi and shirt… Let me see… Please”, Beni states, no-nonsense attitude on full display, losing some of that patience he normally reserves only for Konro.
Knowing it was a lost cause to battle a brick wall, Konro slowly removes his clothing. Hearing the little closed-off huff of breath from Beni made Konro’s guilt surface even more, only because he knew how much it hurts Beni in turn when he sees the results of what Konro had to do to save him.
Without waiting for further explanation, Beni turns sharply and starts turning off things in the kitchen.
“Meet me in our room. I’ll be there in a minute to redo the dressings.”