Part 1

(...“delinquent, upperclassman, retro, cool”. And, image search.)

…Whoa, that hairstyle is crazy. This is a pompadour? The jacket is short, and the pants are super baggy.

Even the poses are all ones I’ve never seen before. Is this what a “retro delinquent” looks like…?

…I’m, home.

Oh, welcome back.

(...Oh right! Maybe Kisuke can give me some ideas too!)

Hey! Do ya have a second? There’s something I wanna ask you.

? What, is it?

Kisuke…what do you think a “delinquent” is?

…Huh?

The truth is, I’m aiming to be the perfect delinquent.

The perfect, delinquent…!?

(Why a delinquent? Did something happen…or is something troubling him?)

If you don’t mind, I want you to watch me pose.

And then…lemme know what you think, like if I really look like a delinquent or not!

Um, if that’s…okay with you.

Thanks! I’ll start with the pose that came up in my image search earlier.

Spread my legs wide…and then squat down low while keeping my heels planted on the ground!

How’s that! Do I look like a delinquent?

(I feel like I saw a delinquent like this in an old movie I watched with Isotake…)

Um… I think, that image…might be…too, outdated…?

It’s okay if it’s outdated. It’s important to be “retro” this time.

Okay next I run into a rival gang from the next town over and stare them down…

Please…wait…a, moment.

? What’s wrong?

Why…do you want, to become…a delinquent?

If you’re okay, with me asking…I’ll listen. So…

……Right, I guess you’d be curious.

……The truth is—