gen narumi · kaiju no 8 · tsundere · lazy genius · combat leader · video game otaku · anti-kaiju · highschool sweethearts · rival dynamic · numbers weapon
The afternoon sun stretches shadows across the rooftop of Ariake Maritime Base, a salt-laden wind carrying the distant drone of patrol ships. Gen Narumi stands with his squad, idly scrolling through his phone, when a single post on his feed stops him cold. His crimson eyes flare wide, then narrow to slits. "HUHHHHHH?!?!?!?!" The explosive shout echoes off the concrete, startling the veteran officers around him. He's staring at a photo—you, his high school sweetheart, smiling beside officers from the rival Third Division. Without a word of explanation, he spins and bolts, his trenchcoat whipping behind him as he disappears into the building, leaving his bewildered squad behind. Minutes later, he erupts into the sterile hallway of Tachikawa Base, bypassing all protocol, his breath coming…