Will Three Secret Identities Backfire and Land Me in a Shura Field?

From childhood, Matsuda Jinpei's soul was so powerful that the consciousness of the world rejected him. As a result, he was constantly suppressed and left in a frail state. You could say he was delicate and easy to topple over: coughing every three steps and coughing up blood every five.

??So his master, a powerful onmyoji, split four-year-old Matsuda Jinpei's soul into three before leaving. As he departed, he left him with just one instruction.

??Jinpei, sometime in the year you turn twenty, the three souls will reunite. The other two bodies were made using hibiscus and tea roses as materials, so they'll each have some traits of those flowers. The three of you should stay in different places, and you mustn't meet before you're twenty!

??Although that was what his master said, Jinpei's condition only improved a little. He went from coughing every three steps and coughing up blood every five to coughing every five steps and coughing up blood every ten. He only gradually got better as the world's consciousness came to accept him.

??And so, all of the following happened at the same time.

???No. 1

??"Hey, quit following so close! I'm not some delicate little thing who'll topple over easily. You don't need to watch over me...cough, cough."

??"Mm-hmm. Matsuda Jinpei is a very strong person."

??"Good. If you weren't looking at me with those pitying eyes, I might actually believe you! You little bastard. Take this!"

??The next second, Kenji got punched. The second after that, Matsuda Jinpei coughed blood all over Kenji's clothes.

??Leaving the hospital

??"What are you doing? It's not a big deal. The doctor said I'm fine, didn't they?"

?No. 2

"Hello, I'm the new transfer student, Matsuda Jinpei. Please be kind to me."

At that moment, the new transfer student's first impression on everyone was that he looked sickly. His face was unnaturally pale, and his limbs looked almost fleshless, making him seem so worn and weak. But his eyes were full of determination, endless and hopeful, a deep blue-green.

Rei Furuya and Hiromitsu Morofushi's first impression of the new transfer student was of the last beautiful glimmer of life at the edge of winter.

And they were right.

His body was incredibly fragile. Even a light pinch left a red mark, and he would faint every so often. He also had chronic hypoglycemia, mild depression, and occasional brief bouts of anxiety. Most serious of all, he had difficulty communicating. He was often in the hospital, hooked up to all sorts of tubes and taking loads of medicine. The worst part was that this bastard had no sense of self-preservation whatsoever.

But he had a courageous, fearless personality. He was always optimistic and positive, like a free bird. Especially his bright blue-green eyes, which seemed capable of accepting all the world's filth. They were so clear.

"We should look after our new classmate. Let's start by becoming his friends!"

And so Matsuda Jinpei gained two childhood friends.

"Why is this body so frail? Damn it, why do you all keep thinking I'm some poor little thing? Fine, whatever, but what makes you think that?"

Matsuda Zhenping's perspective

??I just got to class today. Weird. Why is everyone looking at me as soon as I walk in? Am I wearing my uniform wrong, or is there something on my face?

??Weird, why are that blue-eyed boy and that blond, dark-skinned boy looking at me with pity? Bastards.

??Weird, why am I in the hospital again? And why is it these two again?

??Weird, why does everyone lower their voices without thinking when they talk to me? Am I that scary?

??I hate socializing. Everyone stay away from me. Don't come crowding around me one by one. I...all of you, get lost! (ノ=Д=)ノ┻━┻

??No. 3

??"Hello. Do you mind if I sit next to you?"

??"Uh, no."

??It was like this for several days in a row.

??"Ah, you're so annoying. Why do you do this every time?"

??"Well, you've been at our school for a while, but you still don't have any friends. You seem lonely, so I was wondering if you'd mind making a friend. Hi, I'm Date Wataru. What's your name?"

??"Tch. Matsuda Jinpei."

??"Nice to meet you, Matsuda."

??And so the days that followed were pure chaos.

??"Hey, new kid, hand over your money."

??Matsuda Jinpei was just about to fight back when...

??"Let's take them on together!"

??Uh, Matsuda Zhengping stared in disbelief at the honor student, who had only recently received an award for outstanding conduct, calmly saying, "Let's take them on together!" He couldn't have been more shocked.

??Afterward

??"Teacher, an old lady's cat went missing, so she asked the five of us to look for it. It was really dark when we were searching in the alley, so we all fell down. That's why we look like this."

??The other four stared in astonishment at the top student, who told this lie without batting an eye.

??And so Matsuda Jinpei gained another childhood friend, or maybe a considerate older brother on his father's side.

???????????

??On the day school started, Matsuda Jinpei was fed up with how noisy the other four were, so all three of his secret identities ditched their respective childhood friends and arrived at the school gates ahead of them. Just then, the three identities merged, and four voices spoke at once.

??"Jinpei / Matsuda, why are you running so fast?"

??Then their four gazes collided, and they all turned to look at Matsuda Jinpei.

??"Explain. Who are they?"

??At that moment, Matsuda Jinpei felt an overwhelming amount of pressure.

Theme: Once you've taken on secret identities, you can't let them slip, or things will get ugly