Kenji Yamaguchi's Arc

Chapter 2 of 4

Kenji refreshed his phone for the third time that morning. The video he'd posted the night before—footage of the headquarters tour with shaky camera work and his own enthusiastic commentary—had twelve views. Then twenty-three. Then forty-seven. By afternoon, three people showed up at the door. They looked nervous, like they weren't sure if this was real or some kind of joke. Kenji gave them the full tour anyway, pointing out every detail on the sighting map and explaining which magical girl had fought where. One of them pulled out their own phone to show him footage from an attack he'd missed entirely. They stayed for two hours, talking theories about transformation sequences and monster patterns. The next morning, Kenji found something waiting outside: a stone statue of a magical girl, flowers carved around her boots, installed right by the entrance. No note, no explanation. Just proof that someone else cared enough to make something permanent.