The next morning Kazuki woke up
"Kazuki, good morning Kazuki," Sera said as she was cooking breakfast.
"Good morning sensei," Kazuki said as he sat down.
"Now then let us eat, Sera said as she got two bowls of rice.
"So what is the next part of training," Kazuki asked.
"That can wait, but since you are determined, you're at the interesting part of your training, which is hand to hand combat," Sera said as she drank tea.
"Hand to hand combat, Kazuki asked?
"Yes, even with your new magical power, your training is still incomplete, when you got you new magical power it has fused with your old magic that kept you in ghost form and with that method, I'm going to have my assistant help you with that," Sera said now eating rice.
"Yes, milady, her assistant said.
"I'm ready," Kazuki said as he got up and went outside.
"Hum, such determination," she said as she looked at his bowl and found out it was empty.
"Come and get me," Sera assistant said as he attacked him with a katana.
"You mean I'm fighting you, he said as he was dodging his katana watching its movements, "I see," then concentrated his energy on himself using his mystic magic and hit his katana out of his hand, which flew into the temple door.
"I did it," Kazuki said as he was looking at his hands then dodged.
Sera assistant started attacking Kazuki directly with his hands and feet, "Now you must hone your skills, predict your opponent movements, find a way around their defenses, and take that chance to take then down."
"Okay got it," he said as he was dodging his attacks then got hit down.
"Is that all you got, he said.
"No, I'm not giving up, no matter what," Kazuki said as he got up.
"Very well then, let's go Shikmori, he said.
"Yes," he said as he attacks him but he was dodging Kazuki moves.
"Take this Shikmori," he said, then attack Kazuki.
"Find a way around your around your opponents defenses you said," Kazuki said as he did a shoulder throw on him to the tree.
"Impressive work Kazuki, Sera said as she was watching over him from the temple.
"Sensei you been hear this whole time," Kazuki asked.
"Since you left breakfast to begin with, now then come with me," Sera said drinking tea.
"You have come far on your training at so little time, Sera as she handed him a ninja uniform.
"Cool, he said as he took the uniform and tired it on then looked in the mirror.
"I'm sure Gina will be proud of you," Sera said in the mirror as she had her hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah, I think so too," he said looking at his new self.
"I know there must be something around here, that should give us a clue about where Kazuki went," Yuna said as she was looking thru Kazuki stuff.
"Hey you should not go thru people's stuff," Nezu said to her.
"He is correct, I sure Shikmori has nothing to hide," Rin said.
"But still, I'm worried, especially when he is a ghost," Yuna said as she found a letter.
"You have a point there," Rin said as she got the letter from Yuna.
"Well what's it says," Yuna asked?
Rin was reading the letter "It's says he went to Shinjuku."
"Then we should go there as well," Yuna said.
Kazuki sneezed while walking around Shinjuku "what am I feeling something just now, am I getting allergies?"
"Hey pretty lady, how playing with us for a while," said a punk holding up a girl in an ally.
"My man wants you, so about it, no one denies him, he's really popular," said another one.
"Please let go of me," she said struggling.
"Better not struggle, or he may get little rough with," said another one.
"Same old Shinjuku," Kazuki said as he was watching the girl get harassed.
"We will have a good old time with us," said the first one trying to carry her.
"Leave me alone, someone please help me," said the girls trying to break free.
Kazuki threw metal balls at all three of them "Hey let her go!"
"You want a piece of us kid," said the lead one.
"We will rip you apart," said the other then all three started charging at him.
"Concentrate," Kazuki then said to thinking and used his magic to repel the thugs and sent them flying in the trashcan and then they got taken away by the trash truck getting dumped.
"Let get out of here," that kid is crazy said the second one.
"You always run from a fight," said the third one.
"Your both morons," I'm not taking this defeat much longer from a brat.
"You always could not stand defeat boss," said the third one.
"Ah shut up," said the first.
"You okay," Kazuki said as he went to the girl?
"Yes, thank you for saving me," she said.
"Anytime, you're not the only one who has been attacked by those guys," Kazuki said as he handed her purse back.
"Did they hurt you," she asked?
Kazuki got up, "No, not as much, well just stay safe and try not to walk into any more dark alleys around here."
"Okay, thank you again," she said as she left.
"Those guys no doubt work for the Red Viper, the same organization that took Gina's life, what are they planning now," he said as he was walking around town thinking.
Kazuki then bumped into somebody, "I'm Sorry."
"No worries, Kuriko said.
"Kuriko, what are you doing here in Shinjuku," he asked as he helped her up?
"What a surprise, I can ask you the exact same question, and more of a surprise to see you got your body back," she said as she took his hand.
Later on that day the two were walking around the park
"I see so that's how you got your body back," Kuriko said walking with Kazuki.
"Pretty much, however I'm still getting used to my new power, Rin was right I was weak before, but now I came here to get stronger," Kazuki said walking with her.
Kuriko was impressed "Really"
"So why are you here in Shinjuku," He asked?
"I'm on business, but not right now.
"What kind of business," Kazuki asked?
"Well I can tell you then I'll half to kill you," Kuriko said.
"Point taken, I could not do anything in the past so I figure I make up for it, I was a loser back then with only eight times to use my magic," Kazuki said.
"You're wrong; you helped us out a lot on the past before you turned into a ghost, people don't judge people by their spell count or looks, more students can used their magic a thousand times or more, but for yourself I never seen anyone have low spell, and I never thought of you being worthless before, Kuriko said.
"Kuriko," he said.
"Well maybe a little," Kuriko mistaken.
They both laughed "My master once told me it's not how much magic you have, but how you use it."
"That is true, I never seen magic as powerful as yourself, aside the fact you had low spell count, she said
"I never seen this side of Kuriko before, Kazuki thought as he got two drinks from the vending machine.
"I heard in your profile that your are from Shinjuku," Kuriko said as she got one of the drinks
"Yeah this is my home town, unfortunately" Kazuki said drinking the drink.
"Yeah for us to make our move," said one guy in a red suit coming behind the trees.
"Luck must be on our side a two for one deal," said another guy in a black suit about to pull out a gun.
"Uh-oh, not again," Kazuki said to himself thinking what to do next with Kuriko here with him.
"Take this," Kuriko used her sutra and made a cloud of smoke and took Kazuki hand.
"Back off," Kazuki said as he punched one of them then left with Kuriko.
"Are you alright Kazuki," Kuriko said.
"Yeah I think so," Kazuki said catching his breath.
Kuriko signed in relief "It's good your fine."
Kazuki was concern "Kuriko"
"There is no need to ask question about early, so let's just put it behind us, you became bold now Kazuki," Kuriko said changing the subject.
"Well I do half to get strong and all," Kazuki said rubbing the back of his head.
Kuriko stared deeply at Kazuki
"What," he said.
"You changed Kazuki," Kuriko said.
"You really think so," he asked?
"I know so," she said.
"I never had an actual conversation with Kuriko, Kazuki was thinking.
Kuriko watch beeped "Well with that being said, I half to go now, bye Kazuki"
"Bye," Kazuki said as he waved his hand then left to the temple.
"Sera was instructing him "Left, right, sweep the foot"
Kazuki was punching straight left and right forward then did a foot sweep.
"Good now the attacking routine, use your shurikens to hit you targets I set up for you, Sera said as she used her magic to make target board ninjas.
"Yes sensei, Kazuki said as he threw his shuriken powered with his magic at the ninja targets then hit each of them directly, then a another one came to Kazuki behind but Kazuki sense him he did a shoulder throw on him, and then attack him with shurikens making him disappear.
"Impressive work you're starting to think like a true mystic," Sera said.
"Yeah," he said as on his knees.
"Be strong Kazuki," you are going to need it, Kuriko said as she spied on him in the brushes.
Next chapter coming up
