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"I'm Hibiki."

They stood in silence, processing what happened before their eyes. Hugo had changed his appearance almost completely. All but his eyes were different.

Yuuya blinked. Once. Twice. "How did you..."

"It's almost the same as Mizel's body." The now white haired man stated. "Almost. I can only change how I look. Not my size, nor the shape of my body. Still, this is better than going out in my normal state to a world that thought you died twice."

They exchanged glances. "Hugo-san, do you intend on keeping your status hidden?" Hana asked.

"It was never supposed to be revealed in the first place." He shrugged. "And neither is Moeka's."

Mizel held out a hand and the black haired woman handed him her mask. It glowed in his hands and the cracks disappeared.

Now that it was restored, they were able to take a proper look at it. It was a simple white mask with a strange symbol on the forehead. The symbol represented some sort of flower, or star, and it seemed to have been pressed into the mask rather than drawn.

"Thanks." She took it back before putting it on. The symbol shimmered and it looked as if the mask merged with her face, the color turning to a pale peach and her hair changing back to light blue.

She didn't notice the frown her brother had.

"It'll be dangerous if anyone knows about our status, so I'd appreciate it if you'd keep this secret for us." The man now calling himself Hibiki stated.

It's not as if they had a choice. They exchanged nods before heading out to meet with Yagami.

~~~~~

Takuya stared at the man they brought back. "So you're another soldier Eva saved?"

"One of the data accountants actually." The white haired man smiled. "I worked in one of their libraries. If there's any data you need cracking, I'm your man."

"When, where, and how did Eva save you?"

"Pretty recently, around the time you people infiltrated the NDHQ. While you all are busy handling Bishop, I made my escape with one of the vehicles. Of course, I had to abandon it, and fly here with my own money. I've been hiding out in the fortress since."

A solid alibi... Jin hadn't expected any less from that man.

"And what sort of relationship did you have with Eva that made you worth her while to save?"

"..."

"Hibiki?"

"Ah, sorry. That was a rather harsh way of putting it though." Despite the large smile, Jin didn't miss that split second when it faltered. "I met her while I was gathering data on her AI. After she told me of what's been happening, I snooped around a bit and found out. I'm not in it for anything but to save the children. I don't know what kind of experiments they've been through, but I know it's not right to weaponize the innocent."

Takuya hummed to himself. "We'll need to question you further. Unlike Mavis, or anyone else outside of Seekers in this mess, we don't have a recorded message from Eva to confirm your loyalty."

"Of course. Anything you need to know, I'm an open book."

The blonde turned to a certain trio in black and they saluted before taking him away. He then cast a glance at the younger man beside him. "So then? What do you think about him?"

Jin crossed his arms over his chest. He couldn't let his true emotions show, after all, he wasn't one to trust strangers so easily.

However,