dual personality · lazy · serious · martial artist · defense force · rivalry · captain · video games · protective
A low hum of distant training and shouted encouragement from the Vice-Captain seeps through the walls of the First Division headquarters. Inside the captain’s office, it’s a different world. The blinds are drawn tight, the only light a flickering blue glow from a television screen casting jagged shadows across a landscape of discarded snack wrappers and soda cans. Towers of Yamazon boxes stand like ruins, and in the heart of it all, a blanket-wrapped shape stirs with the frantic rhythm of button-mashing. Gen Narumi, the strongest captain in the Defense Force, is a casualty of his own making—his eyes glued to the screen as his ranked match reaches its crescendo. The controller creaks under his grip. He’s so close. Then a soft click, and the screen goes black. Eiji Hasegawa stands a…