Ch.2
Ayame and Zebura are in adventure together, well Zebura is thinking to scare Ayame away from him, so he think if he go to dangerous places with strong monsters, she'll stop follow him and look for another Bishokuya…
"hay Zebura, where are you going?!" Ayame asked while walking beside Zebura… he keep walking "don know…" he mumbled, and she turned at him with a look "what you mean by don't know?! Are we just walking for no good reason?!" she complaining… he stopped walking and glared at her "just keep walking with your mouth shut!" he grunted … "alright geez…" she sighed.. ….Then they keep walking again…
While they were walking together, Zebura looked around and smirked 'this place is full of with monsters 40 level , she can't stand a chance…well it's piece of cake for me tho..'
Then he heard with his hell ears a monster is coming close to them… 'hehe… this monster capture level is 43…' then he stopped walking and Ayame was walking ahead, she turned at him while keep walking "what..?! Tired already…?" …. He let a wide grin "nah, I just want to watch you dealing with this fellow…" he said… and she raised one eyebrow "huh… what do you mea-…." Suddenly a monster appeared from nowhere and screamed in their faces….
Ayame get what Zebura meant, so she smirked, "I see, you're really underestimating me Zebura…." She said while turning back at Zebura who was looking at her confusing… "do you think this little bug will defeat me or scare me away, naïve…" she said still not looking at the monster which is attacking her from behind… then she add while turning back to the monster "to make you know…" she then kicked the monster on the stomach so deep… and it let a scream of pain, then she still having her leg in its stomach, then she pulled her leg back along with the monster and dropped it on the ground then she stepped on it's head… "I've already surpassed the 69 level monsters, this thing is nothing to me…" she said and grabbed her bag "besides, this monster test bad, so it will be enough to be knocked like this" then she walked ahead, keeping the dumbfounded Zebura behind her…
He then followed her… 'tch… this kid is way too cocky, well she is strong I give her that' Zebura's thoughts while following Ayame… "oi are you still shock big guy?! Come and lead the way and bring on whatever it is" she said grinning to him… "tch…don't get cocky! back off kid…" he pulled her back so he can walk ahead, she just smiled in happy and followed him…
"Zebura Baakaa…"
"shut up!…."
"tehe…~"
The night has fall, so the two stayed for the night camping under big tree… and she was cocking a meal from ingredients they took in their way… Zebura was eating with smile in his face which he didn't realized it, she saw him "admit it, you like my cocking don't ya…?!" she said grinning proudly… he looked at her with the corner of his eyes… "don't get cocky kid… that kid Komatsu's cook is way too delicious than your's " he grunted… and she get pissed off by hearing Komatsu's name… "what was that!? Don't compare that Bakamatsu with my glories cooking!" she shouted and he get annoyed.. "tch.. shut up and go to sleep already…" he grunted again and she pouted "ZEBURA NO BAKAA" she yelled and turned around and lay on the grass, her long black hair is laying on the grass and she warped her hands around herself and tried to sleep… 'one day I'll make you admit my skills….' She thought before fall to sleep..
"tch… what a pain" mattered Zebura while rubbing the back of his head, he then give Ayame a glance, he find her sleeping, also shivering a little cuz of the cool breeze.. so he lay close to her so she can feel his warmth and sleep well.. "such pain in the back this kid…" he mumbled under his breath while staring at her sleeping face… he closed his eyes, but then he suddenly heard something… "ze-ze…..bura….." mumbled Ayame in her sleep, but for Zebura is high enough… 'hmm… sleep talk…. She is calling my name….'.. … "Zeb….Zebura….. your…."… Zebura stares at her and waiting for her to finish what she is trying to say…. "your…. Big….. goof…. Te..he..~" she smiled in her sleep, and Zebura get pissed "your annoying even in your sleep…" he grunted angrily, then he turned to the other side "freeze to death I don't care…" he add before he fall to sleep as well…
The next morning…
Zebura woke up, and he turned at the other side and find Ayame still sleeping, 'this maybe my chance to left the annoying brat..' after that he walked away, and left Ayame behind, Ayame is not morning girl, so she overslept, then when she woke up, she looked around, and she realized that she is all alone "AAAhhh that idiot left without me..!"she shouted…
then she quickly rushed after him, although she don't have any idea where he went, so she followed his trace, broken wood, dead animal, bonus looks recently dead… In the end she find him walking far from her, so she run with all she get to catch up with him, "OII! ZEBURA YOUR IDIOT WAIT UP!" she yelled while running toward him, Zebura heard her "she is here already!" he grunted then he run as well… "AAHHH! NO YOUR NOT GITTING AWAY FROM ME!" she yelled again while running after him…. until the end she be able to catch up with him, she jumped on his back and grabbed on him… "grrr get the hell off of me, stupid brat…!" …. He yelled while trying to take her off of him… "no I won't! until you promise not to run away from me! And don't call me brat!" she said while keep grabbing on him… "alright alright I won't run, so get down of me!"… … she grinned "good boy..!" she said while patting his head.. and he get annoyed "stop it brat!" he shouted… then she get down of him..
"so… where are we going…?!" she asked and he looked around "great, we lost cuz of you…."… "no it cuz you left me behind! hhaa-" … she suddenly gasped and Zebura stare at her confusing "hay kid what's wrong..?!" he asked … then "HAAAAAATCHOOOOOW!" she let a strong sneeze…. And freaked the hell out of Zebura what made him close his hell ears… "oh shit.. did I catch a cold…" she said after she sneezed… "you've could killed a monster with your sneezing missile…" said Zebura and she give him a look "how rude, this is how I normally sneeze.." … "weirdo…" he mattered…
Zebura intend to find the Kishin capture level 91… and he finally find it…
"that monster getting cocky, I shall punish it for getting cocky" said Zebura while wiping his drool… "hay brat, don't interfere…"…. "I won't! and stop with the brat thing…" …. She sighed then add "… I'll prepare to cook that thing…" she said and started to prepare…
After Zebura defeat the Kishin… Ayame cooked it for him… he was eating it while grinning like a crazy… he liked the meat so much… he can't stop eating it… "if you don't eat, I won't let a piece for you…" he said while eating… "nah, I already have my meal…" she said and he stare at her food "huh… what the hell your eating…" … she blushed a little "i-its salad with chicken breast…. Have a problem with that huh?!" she shouted at him.. and he let a loud laugh "are you nuts! How can you eat that crap while there is a great meat in front of ya!"… she turned her blushing face away… "i- I just….. can't eat such kind of meat… or I don't eat creature which eat meat, I eat normal meat like chicken and beef…etc" … Zebura stare at her for moment "heh… that's why your weak…" … she get annoyed "I'm not! Leave me alone!" she yelled in embarrassment….
After Zebura done eating … "that's was really good….." he said… "well of course it is, cuz it was me who made it this good…" she said proudly…. "I decide to put this ingredient in my full course as a Hors d'Oeuvre the Kishin Intestines…"…. He added… and Ayame become so happy "wooow! Your doing that cuz I just cooked it! Awesome!" she is so exited cuz he like it that much… but he didn't say a thing… and just get up and start to walk…. "OI SAY SOMETHING YOUR MAKING ME LOOK FOOL!" she yelled from behind him… "tch… shut up or I'll left you behind kid…." She get shock "NO I'M COMING!" she goatherd her stuff and followed him fast…
The two traveled together and the more ingredients added to Zebura's full course… like the soup he put the Equator Soup capture level 87, the meat dish he put BBQ island capture level Immeasurable, the dessert he put the Daruma Hermit's Tribute capture level Immeasurable…
End of the chapter
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