chapter 27:
the next morning… sasaki makie was on her morning jogging as she saw three boys, negi, gohan and goten practicing their martial arts skills.
before negi could finish up with the last combo of his technique, he was shooked by his student makie as gohan and goten stopped their tracks and saw the two as they gone and meet them.
negi: makie-san?
gohan: makie-san, hi.
goten: ah, makie-chan!
negi: are you out for a morning job?
makie: un. morning, gohan-kun, goten-kun. so, what are you doing now, negi-kun? is that the Chinese martial ars you mentioned before?
negi: h… hai… ku fei-san taught me the day before yesterday…
makie: ne, ne, negi-kun, are you going to enter the academy martial arts tournament?
negi: n… no… that's not why…
makie: hmmm… negi-kun… you may have become just a bit cooler since we came back from the school trip.
negi: eh? really?
gohan: she's right, you look cooler than before, negi-kun.
goten: un. negi-kun's cooler!
negi: eh heh heh…
makie: ne, ne, do it again!
negi: ah, hai.
"hmph… kung fu, huh?" they heard a familiar voice as they turn around and saw eva, chachamaru and chachazero on top of chachamaru's head.
eva: looks like you're really getting into it, boya.
gohan: eva-san, chachamaru-san, morning.
goten: ah, eva-chan, chachamaru-chan, zero-chan, hi!
makie: huh? eva-chan, chachamaru-san, morning!
negi: ah, good morning! are you going off to work?
eva: are you going to start practicing kung fu,then? maybe you should forget about becoming my apprentice.
negi: eeh! ?
gohan: now don't be like that, eva-san.
negi: ah, no, this is… I'm researching ways to fight that boy and…
gohan: he's right, you know.
eva: don't worry about it. I wasn't planning on taking on any apprentices on in the first place.
negi: awawa! That's not it!
makie: what's going on, negi-kun?
negi: um… I wanted eva-san to take me on as her apprentice, but…
eva: well, it's only fitting a child should be playing at kung ku. See ya.
negi: aah… please wait!
goten: aaah, don't be such a meanie, eva-chan!
chachamaru: are you jealous, master?
eva: n… no i'm not!
gohan: you're jealous alright, eva-san.
makie: hey! eva-chan! why are you picking on negi-kun? why not let him become your apprentice?
chachamaru: it seems she is jealous.
eva: hey! I'm telling you, that's not true!
goten: jealous, jealous, eva-chan! jealous, jealous, eva-chan!
chachazero: ooh, goten being feisty a little!
eva: urusai, goten!
gohan: ha ha.
Eva heard it from what goten said cause she doesn't wanted to let her cool off as she ignored what he says.
eva: I'm not interested in playing with kids. and I'm not interested in talking with childish people like you, sasaki makie.
Makie heard enough of what eva called "childish" and pissed off as she talk back to eva so bluntly.
makie: nani! ? you're pretty child-like yourself, eva-chan! hmph! negi-kun is already strong! he'll become a master without any help from you, eva-chan and he's even gonna kick your ass!
negi: m-makie-san!
gohan: whoa, that's the first time that makie-san talk back to eva-san like that.
goten: un. and pretty mad.
eva: nnnn…..
Eva heard it as she got pissed off as well.
eva: does she still have some of those memories left?
negi: you can still remember, makie-san?
makie: eh? what?
gohan: looks like a little side effect from eva-san's spell after negi-kun cured her.
eva: fine! then I'll decide your apprenticeship test right now!
gohan: right now?
eva: if you can hit chachamaru with your kung fu even once… then you'll pass. but you'll have to fight one on one.
makie: alright! if that's all, negi-kun will win easily!
negi: m-m-makie-san!
eva: go for it, chachamaru.
chachamaru: but… master…
eva: don't worry, just go. just don't hurt him.
chachamaru: hai. Please excuse me, sensei.
Suddenly Chachamaru disappeared, which caught Makie by surprise as she couldn't spot the robot. But Gohan and Goten could as well as Negi. However, Negi was too slow to react as Chachamaru came in front of him and delivered a devastating kick that sent the young boy flying to the wall and knocked out with his eyes swirling.
makie: negi-kun!
gohan: that's chachamaru-san for you, and I know that she didn't hit him so hard just the right strength that even negi-kun didn't noticed it and got himself knocked out so easily.
eva: if you can't even hit chachamaru once, then you'll go further. ha ha, the place will be here. I'll give you a break and make the time midnight on Sunday. Well, give It your best shot.
Just then, asuna, setsuna and ku fei came as they heard the commotion and saw negi got knocked out at the wall.
"negi/-sensei/-bozu! ?"
asuna: are you ok! ? what happened to him, gohan?
gohan: it's a long story, asuna-san.
Later that day, once the classes were over…
In a park that was near the World Tree, voices were being heard as fists were being clashed against each other. It was Negi and Ku Fei training while Gohan was were looking at the scene from a distance. Sited right next to Gohan were Asuna, Konoka, Setsuna and Goten.
asuna: so, is negi won't be able to become eva-chan's apprentice?
gohan: of course he can do it, he just caught off guard a bit earlier.
setsuna: well, negi-sensei is an amateur when it comes to physical combat…
"I think Negi-kun has a lot of potential." they heard goku's voice as they saw him appeared using his shunkan ido.
gohan: dad!
goten: dad!
goku: osu, gohan, goten, girls.
"goku-san!"
negi was distraced by goku's appearance and ku fei moving her palm to Negi's face in an instant, pushing against it and knocking Negi flat on his back. "You lose! don't get distracted, negi-bozu!"
negi: sorry, ku fei-san.
setsuna: what makes you that, goku-san?
goku: negi-kun is still gotta long way to go if he's still keep on training and of course he's gonna need to increase his body strength and speed.
gohan: that's true, but how does he gonna able to do that?
goku: don't worry, I got it covered.
goku brought some clothes that gohan and goten knows that they're just not ordinary clothes as negi and ku fei join the others.
negi: what are those clothes for, goku-san?
goku: try take off your sleeves and put it on.
negi: hai.
As negi did what goku said as he took off his sleeves and put on the clothes as he told.
negi: huh? I don't feel a thing…!
Negi, then suddenly he felt that he's getting heavy as he trying to stand straight and wanted to know what kind of clothes are these.
Negi: i… i feel heavy…! what are these clothes, goku-san?
goku: those are weighted clothes.
"weighted clothes?"
gohan: it's how I wearing it to trained with dad before goten. if negi-kun wanted to become strong, he needs to increasing his body strength and speed as well.
setsuna: that's a good point.
asuna: how much weight is negi wearing now.
goku: well, it's 50 kilograms.
"50 kilograms! ?" they were shocked on how the weighted clothes have much that weight.
asuna: are you sure that's ok with that?
goku: don't worry, he'll be fine. That weight is nothing. Why, me and gohan are wearing clothes that are weighing a ton.
"a ton! ?"
gohan: well I did training with piccolo-san with the same weighted clothes when I was negi-kun's age.
asuna: how much did you wear it back then?
gohan: about ten tons.
It causing everyone to face-fault on what gohan said.
gohan: what? is there something I said?
"pow!" gohan got hit his head by asuna's harisen with her a bit of rage.
gohan: itai! what was that for, asuna-san?
asuna: baka! don't make negi follow your paths! You three can easily deal with with weighted clothes better than humans!
goku: that's not true, asuna-chan, my best friend, kuririn's an earthling, wore the same weighted clothes as me.
gohan: he's right, yamucha-san too wearing the same clothes as well.
asuna: unbelievable.
setsuna: goku-san.
goku: what is it, setsuna-chan?
setsuna: what are the benefits of wearing weighted clothes? Isn't that getting in the way of his training?
gohan: actually, it's not, setsuna-san. ku fei-san, please continue to train with negi-kun as he still wearing his weighted clothes.
ku fei: sure!
negi: eeh! ? but gohan-san!
gohan: don't worry, you'll get used to it when you're getting better.
Negi had no choice but to continue to train with ku fei despite the weighted clothes he wears.
Ku fei made her first move as she delivering multiple punches as negi trying to move with his weighted body as he block her attacks. as minutes passed by… negi is feeling more heavy as he trying to move and blocked her attacks once more. knowing that goku and gohan about negi's training has started in process.
goku: ooh, looks like he's gonna get throught it in the next two days.
gohan: un. I'm sure he will.
konoka: they had a good point, negi-kun's speed will increase if he keep this up.
setsuna: a… are you sure, ojou-sama?
konoka: I'm sure of it.
setsuna: t… that's true.
konoka: see? negi-kun has a chance!
gohan: I agree with konoka-san.
goten: un!
Gohan, goku and goten agreed what konoka says and knowing that negi has a potential on his own.
"Negi-kun! I brought a whole bunch of bento!" makie called out as she showed up carrying a three stock bento boxes as negi took off his weighted clothes to get something to eat.
gohan: looks like time to eat then.
goku: yeah.
goten: yay! food!
gohan: now remember, dad, she brought some food enough for everyone.
goku: right.
makie: here, you need stamina if you're going to win, right?
negi: waah! looks so tasty!
makie: it does, doesn't it? cooking is my specialty! so eat up!
As makie giving some fried meat and steak to negi as he trying to eat it up as he can, after eating, he became fatter and his movement become slow as the girls were horrified by him become fat.
ku fei: you made him weaker!
makie: eeh! ? g-g-gomen, negi-kun, b-b-but I'll show you the secret diet technique handed down by our club!
Makie did use that secret diet technique by wrapping him up and putting three blankets on top, then headed to the school sauna for three hours. But after three hours… the girls were horrified more that negi became too skinny and got him even weaker.
ku fei: aah! he became even weaker!
makie: iyaaa!
gohan: yare, yare, they overdid that too much.
goku: ouch.
minutes later... negi got himself recovered from eating and losing weight.
negi: ha ha, it's ok, I'm fine.
makie: I'm really sorry, negi-kun! this is my fault! I thought I'd help you, but all I've done is causing more trouble…
negi: it's really ok, makie-san.
gohan: don't worry about it, you did really help him out.
goten: un!
makie: b… but there are only two days left until Sunday… wait, Sunday? Aaah! I forgot! I have the selection test for the competition on Sunday!
ako: she did forgot after all.
asuna: eeh! ? really! ? are you going to be ok?
makie: w… well… I have no confidence at all, actually… *hic!*
asuna: eeeh? why?
makie: sensei said that I was performing like a primary school student… and I cause all sorts of trouble for negi-kun, too… I'm so useless….
ku fei: what are you saying, baka pink! ?
asuna: that's not like you!
gohan: you're not useless, makie-san.
konoka: cheer up!
ako: gohan-kun's right.
asuna: I know! show us your gymnastic skills with your ribbon, makie-chan!
makie: eeh? I can't do that!
asuna: come on, show us!
makie: but…
negi: ah… I want to see it too! I've never seen makie-san's gymnastics before.
gohan: you know what, me neither.
goten: and me!
makie: uuu… ok, j… just a little bit then…
Before makie show her gymnastic skills to them, she move away a bit from the group so she could start her routine. Once she started though, everyone was in awe. Gohan found himself impressed at how good she was, though he didn't know much about gymnastics himself until he saw makie did that.
"U-um," Makie spoke as she finished, looking a bit nervous to hear what the others thought. "And that's how we do it..." Everyone was silent. Makie closed her eyes, fearing the worst.
negi: that was really amazing, makie-san!
gohan: yeah!
goten: makie-chan is really cool after all!
goku: same here!
makie: b-but sensei said I was childish…
asuna: that's not true!
negi: asuna-san's right, I don't understand gymnastics, but I think that was great! it was a beautifully honest and direct performance, just like I expected from you, makie-san!
asuna: whoa... I guess foreigners aren't shy when giving out compliments.
makie: really?
negi: yes! I was astounded!
makie: t-thanks, negi-kun! but the test is the day after tomorrow…haaa….
negi: that's true… but now that you've come this far, the only thing you can do is go for it!
gohan: I agree with negi-kun, you'll be able to overcome it once you got your confidence back.
negi: for the next two days… let's do our best, makie-san!
makie: u… un, negi-kun.
"Negi-bozu!" Ku Fei suddenly spoke up, having finished her snacking. "Time to train!"
"Right!" Negi replied eagerly, rushing over to train once again.
gohan: I guess I'll join in with you, negi-kun.
negi: eh? really, gohan-san?
gohan: yeah, I still gotta long way to go to get strong, how about you, goten?
goten: I'll train with onii-chan, negi-kun and makie-chan!
goku: un, that's the spirit, gohan, goten.
gohan: thanks, dad.
negi: gohan-san… goten-kun… hai!
makie: asuna…
ssuna: hm?
makie: negi-kun isn't just cute… he might be pretty cool, too.
asuna: eh?
The Next Morning…
Back at the World Tree, Negi continued to do the movements that Ku Fei had taught him during the limited time that they had together. Negi tried to ask why their time was so limited but the only response that he could get from Ku Fei was a smile, a blush, and a dash towards the opposite direction. Negi wanted to catch up to her but was stopped by Asuna and Konoka, who told him to let it go. It got Negi worried, but it didn't stop him from training in the morning.
Negi continued to do Kung Fu movements near the World Tree as he waited for Gohan and goten to arrive. As he did his movements, Negi started to feel differently. Not because of the weighted clothes, which in fact Negi felt were getting a bit light, but something else was different. It was as if he could feel the presence of nature itself, feel the energy around him. It was only at the development stage but Negi wished to expand on this.
"Negi-kun!" Negi stopped his movements and turned his attention to the voice as he saw that it belonged to gohan and goten.
negi: gohan-san! goten-kun, morning!
gohan: morning. it seems that you are getting the hang of kung fu.
negi: hai. I think that I will definitely pass this test.
gohan: that's the spirit, by the way, negi-kun, I was wondering on how are you feeling with the weights?
negi: Actually a lot better Gohan-san, I think I am getting the hang of the weights. To tell you the truth, I am starting to feel like they aren't there anymore.
"Really?" just then, they heard goku's voice as he appeared again using his shunkan ido as goku brought some more weighted clothes.
negi: goku-san!
goku: osu, everyone. here, put these one on now, negi-kun.
negi: eh? h… hai.
Negi applied as he putting on some new weighted clothes replacing his old ones. then, gohan knows that his dad did added some more weight as negi realized that he knows what's he gonna do next.
negi: matte… gohan-san, you're not thinking…!
gohan: oh yes I am.
Gohan, then sent out an unusual ki blast from his hand and towards Negi. As soon as the ki ball hit Negi, he suddenly felt the clothes a whole lot heavier.
goku: g-g-goku-san! did add you some more weight! ?
goku: you got it.
negi: eeh! ? why! ?
gohan: well, I didn't want you to get all comfortable with the current weight, so my dad did add it since it will give more training.
negi: d-d-demo, gohan! why add more! ?
gohan: trust dad and me, negi-kun. eva-san will have no choice but to accept you as her disciple, right, goten?
goten: un, onii-chan!
Negi was unsure. But if goku and gohan said that it will improve, then it must be true. Negi gave nod and proceeded to continue with his Kung Fu movements, pumping a mixture of magic and ki into his muscles to help move his body.
After a few minutes, Negi continued to do his movements as Gohan watched closely, making sure that if Negi were to fall off like last time, he would be there to help him. As he watched, Gohan felt a presence in the air. He turned around to see Makie running up to them. She was dressed differently. She was wearing a short skirt and a tank top.
gohan: huh? I wonder why she was wearing make-up?
makie: morning, boys!
"morning, makie-san/chan!"
negi: huh? what's going on? somehow, you look really cute today!
makie: eh? really? yay!
goten: makie-chan kawaii!
makie: yay!
gohan: well, she is cute today.
makie: I'm happy to hear that.
negi: negi: eh… but, this is morning training, right?
makie: un! it's easy to move in these clothes. anyway, negi-kun.
negi: ah yes, makie-san has a selection test on the afternoon of the day after tomorrow!
makie: un! and negi-kun has an apprenticeship test at midnight tomorrow!
negi: there are about two days left.
makie: let's do our best!
gohan: let's do our best as well, goten.
goten: un!
negi: makie-san, since we do only have the two days left, I've asked a special coach to help us train.
makie: You have? Who?"
gohan was curious too. Negi didn't tell him about having a special coach. Maybe It was Goku who was going to help or maybe…
"Hohoho!" Everyone turned their heads around and look up in the sky to see a figure standing on the light post. Gohan squinted his eyes to try and see who it was. When sight was clearer, Gohan noticed it was Ku Fei or rather…Ku Fei…with a beard and a moustache? "Yare, yare, this can't be good." Gohan said to himself with a sweat drop.
"Negi-bouzu, from today onwards, you can call me Master Ku!" said the bearded girl. Makie was in shock at seeing Ku Fei and the fact that she was the special coach. "Negi-bouzu, it will be difficult to train you to hit a master within just two days-aru. Are you prepared for some harsh training-aru?"
"Yes!" Negi nodded. Makie joined as well, hoping that the training will help her as well. Gohan sighed.
gohan: This will not go well.
ku fei: first, we must train your sense of balance-aru, you will pass if you can successfully defend against all the wooden rods from that position.
Goku was just stand there and watching the others to their training, while Gohan and the other three were unnoticedly got their feet caught by ropes and got them hanging upside down and as for makie was panicked and her dress will be upside down as well as she trying to cover it without someone seeing her panties. meanwhile, ku fei releasing the wooden rods as negi and the boys got into their position while they're upside down.
Negi tried to parrying those rods as he can but his face got hit that is so painful. while gohan and goten able to handle it so easily without them getting hit. ku fei saw a little disappointed from negi and makie's actions that they failed while gohan and goten knowing that they're great at dodging the rods and they passed.
ku fei: hm! as expected from gohan-kun and goten-kun. negi-bozu, makie, you can't be worn out just by something like that! next-aru!
Ku fei showed them the next training as she was standing behind are a bunch of mokujins in their own mokujin-ken pose. Gohan wanted to know what are those wooden-like person.
gohan: what are those?
ku fei: it's the Chinese martial arts research society's famous true mokujin-ken-aru!
gohan: mokujin-ken? Sounds interesting, how about it, goten?
goten: un! let's do it, onii-chan!
negi: g-gohan-san! ? goten-kun! ?
ku fei: robo-kun created these offensive mokujins. Dodge them all and head for that hill over there.
negi: h… hai!
As the gang fighting their way against the mokujins and headed to the top of the hill, negi manage to avoid them with his added weigthed clothes as he got enough reflexes to avoid them, while gohan and goten did the same as some more of the mokujins trying to ganged up against the siblings, but the mokujins were outnumbered by the siblings.
Ku fei then kicked makie behind her back so she has to be her turn right now but one of the mokujin just swung makie's panties as she panicked again and got negi distracted by her voice and got himself hit from the front by a mokujin.
After that training… gohan and goten were done against the mokujin and passed while negi and makie were failed again as ku fei got that disappointed look on her face on both negi and makie.
ku fei: what! ? you're tired already-aru! ? nasakenai (pathetic)!
negi: gomenasai…
ku fei: you still have to run a 10km marathon in steel shoes and learn the one inch punch…
makie: I can't take this kind of morning training! my panties feel stretched right now!
"what kind of stupidity are you up to now?" just then, they heard asuna's voice as she and setsuna came in and check up on them.
ku fei: oh, setsuna, asuna. have you finished your paper delivery?
goku: newspaper delivery?
gohan: it's asuna-san's part-time job in the early morning everyday.
goku: oh, ok.
asuna: you have to train everyday if you want to do something like that.
ku fei: hm… I knew it! I shouldn't have compiled the entire menu from old mangas and movies.
negi: m… master! ?
makie: ku fei no baka!
goku: ha ha.
gohan: yare, yare. Ku fei-san really watching too much kung fu movies.
Later that morning at class 3-A… negi was reciting at his students while makie feeling sleepy as she staring at negi after their morning training.
makie: haah… negi-kun is so tough… even after all that training… haah… I'm feeling so sleepy…
After class… the gang are at the world tree where ku fei is apologizing to them about their rough training.
ku fei: nya ha ha! sorry about this morning-aru, I'll do it properly from now on.
makie: mouu—get a hold yourself, ku fei.
ku fei: ok, negi-bozu. let's think of a way to win against chachamaru.
negi: hai.
gohan: goten, how about having a little spar with onii-chan?
goten: un! let's do it!
asuna: let's continue our training from this morning, setsuna-san.
setsuna: alright.
makie was curious as she asks asuna why she was training with setsuna.
makie: asuna is learning kendo from setsuna-san, too?
asuna: eh… yeah, after my morning paper route.
makie: negi-kun is suddenly training too… why?
asuna: eh… well, all sorts of stuff happened on the school trip, so… I just kind of got caught up in it. it's not something I have to do… but it's fun to train like this with setsuna-san. well, it's different for negi, gohan and goten, but negi has some kind of goal.
makie: eh? nani, nani? negi-kun has a goal after all?
asuna: that… eh? is it ok to tell her?
makie: eeeh? nani? don't be stingy! Tell me!
setsuna: why don't you ask him in person?
Meanwhile… negi was having a spar with ku fei with his added weighted clothes on as he's getting more progress through his training.
ku fei: even if you only need to hit her once, you'll be at a disadvantafe if the fight drags on.
negi: hai.
ku fei: you'll have to get her guard down and attack her by surprise… you have no choice but to invite her to attack first and counter-aru.
negi: hai.
ku fei: If you miss the first time, it's safe to say you won't get a second chance.
negi: h… hai…
Meanwhile… gohan and goten are in an empty field to have a little spar where they can see the others are trained as well.
gohan: looks like asuna-san is training with setsuna-san right now.
goten: un.
gohan: let's continue where we left.
goten: un.
Back at the girls… negi's training with ku fei has gotten better with his added weighted clothes as he keep on going.
ku fei: it's difficult to get a surprise attack in during a proper match, so I'll teach you all sorts of counters. That's the specialty of Chinese martial arts!
negi: hai, ku fei shisho!
makie: um, negi-kun…
negi: ah, makie-san, did you need something?
makie: eh… no… it's nothing. uuun… I've got to do my best too. let's do our best, negi-kun!
negi: eh… ah, hai!
makie: ok! tomorrow is Saturday anyway, so I'm going to train non-stop today!
"Yeah!"
asuna: you should at least get some sleep…
At the following Saturday… it was morning at the world tree as gohan and negi sparring each other for a while. they sparred for the next five hours before the girls arrived. Then it's goten's turn to have a spar with negi a bit for two hours.
Finally, it was the night before negi's test and ku fei finished teaching the last bit she could teach him.
ku fei: ok! that's it for now,negi-bozu. everything I can teach you within this time limit. I have already taught you-aru! All you can do now is leave everything to fate and the Heavens. Use your remaining 8 hours to rest and Revise!
negi: hai, ku fei-shisho!
"Ooiii!" they heard the voice of yuna along with ako and akira came and brought two huge bento lunches.
yuna: negi-kun! are you having some kind of match tonight! ?
ako: I made some snacks and a fancy dinner!
It wasn't long later before they all moved over to the area Negi's test would take place, setting the meal up as everyone soon found themselves enjoying it.
yuna: so, do you think he's going to win?
ku fei: well, negi-bozu is a fast learner-aru. He learned moves in three hours that usually would take a month to master… it's really unfair.
ako: eeh! ?
akira: but he couldn't be a ten year old teacher if he wasn't like that… well, gohan-kun and goten-kun are both martial artists and very skilled.
gohan: well, that's true, but goten and I still sharpen our skills and surely negi-kun gets stronger.
goten: un! negi-kun will get stronger!
gohan: right, goten.
guna: heee… now I get it! that's a child genius for you! he'll win for sure!
makie: for sure!
negi: no… uh… that's…
asuna: hm?
Asuna was looking at negi strangely and smelled something funny from negi's direction.
asuna: hm… oi, negi, aren't you kind of smelly?
negi: eh! ?
asuna: don't tell me you haven't taking baths do you?
"eeeh! ?" the girls looked surprised at the situation that negi didn't taking a bath after two days of training.
asuna: why you…
negi: no, um… this is… I just forgot to…!
asuna: no excuses! Come on! I'm going to wash you!
negi: waah!
gohan: looks like we need a bath as well, goten.
goten: yay! bath time!
gohan: is there a bathhouse closeby?
akira: the closest shower is in the second gym…
yuna: But isn't that a no-males area?
gohan: why don't we just check first if anyone's using it.
"eeeh! ?"
A few minutes later in the bathhouse near the park… yuna was the first person to check if there someone in there and it was all clear.
yuna: all clear, no one's here.
gohan: that's good, goten, it's bath time.
goten: yay! bath time! bath time!
"Uwaah!" screamed Negi as he was getting his hair washed and cleaned by an annoyed Asuna. "Asuna-san, I can do it myself, you know–!"
"Don't lie to me!" Asuna yelled. "You'd just wet down the top and say you were done, wouldn't you!"
yuna: ha ha, they're like sister and brother.
ako: are they always like that?
konoka: hmm… pretty much.
yuna: come to think of it, why is negi-kun living in their room?
konoka: because my oji-chan is the principal.
yuna: ah… so he must have some connection to him.
makie: asuna.
asuna: hm?
makie: are you going out with negi-kun?
Makie asked asuna with her deadpanned pace and asuna bang her head against the wall because of makie's question, flustered as she grab a cold shower handle and spray it on negi's head.
asuna: why does everyone keep asking that! ? I said it before! he's just a ten year old chibi!
makie: ahaha… I guess you're right.
asuna: he's so much of a chibi that he needs looking after all the time, so… ok, all done.
gohan: us too.
goten: us too!
After a few minutes, Asuna, Negi, Makie gohan and goten all tried to sneak out of the shower room without anyone noticing. "This is so exciting! What if Ayaka or a teacher catches us in here?" But once she said it, Ayaka, Natsumi and Shizuna came into the shower room, causing Asuna, Makie and Negi to switch directions and go into the nearest stall to avoid their gaze while gohan has to go up in the ceiling with his towel on without anyone notice him and goten wearing his towel was with negi and the girl which negi was hiding behind asuna and makie without them seeing him.
goten: ah, ayaka-chan, natsumi-chan, shizuna-sensei.
ayaka: ara? goten-san? asuna-san, makie-san, everyone, why is goten-san with you bathing together?
asuna: ah ha ha! iincho! are you coming back from the equestrian club?
Makie: w-well, goten-kun wanted to bath with us.
goten: un!
natsumi: heee… where's gohan-kun?
goten: onii-chan already bathed in a different bathhouse.
natsumi: haaa… *sweat drop*
ayaka: why are you two in the same shower?
asuna: uh… we're washing each other!
ayaka: hmmm… you two certainly have a good relationship.
makie: t-t-this is bad,asuna!
asuna: we've got no choice but to stay here until iincho leaves!
Makie felt something unpleasant feeling from behind that it was touched as she warned asuna about it.
makie: haah! ? mazui! Asuna!
asuna: eh! ? nani! ?
makie: negi-kun's "important parts" are sticking up against my ass!
asuna: you don't have to report that kind of thing to me!
makie: mmm! ?
asuna: nani! ?
makie: it might have gotten a bit bigger!
asuna: hey! stop making stuff up! you be careful too, negi!
negi: b… but I didn't do anything!
makie: crap. Iincho is getting suspicios.
asuna: pretending to be bathing! Hurry!
Minutes later… it went silent now as asuna talking to nego about the match against chachamaru quietly.
asuna: anyways… negi, how are you feeling about the match tonight? Think you can beat Chachamaru-san?
negi: i… I don't know… but… all I can do is try. All I have can do is give my best.
gohan: that's the spirit, negi-kun.
negi: i can't understand why Gohan-san wants me to wear the weighted clothes during the match.
asuna: I'm sure he and gohan have reasons.
makie: ne, negi-kun, why do you try so hard at everything?
negi: eh? um… that's because… I have someone I admire… in order to catch up to him… I'll do my best no matter what it takes… that's what I've decided.
makie: hmm… I see… negi-kun is a real adult.
"eh?"
gohan: she's right about that.
Ayaka was done taking a shower as she headed outside first and told to asuna makie "I'll be going first. that's quite a long shower you're having there."
"ah… aha ha ha ha…" they just laughed off after ayaka left the bathhouse. Once it was clear, gohan came down from the ceiling and meet up with the others.
gohan: *phew* that was close.
makie: yeah.
asuna: that was dangerous… by the way, makie-chan, were you serious? he's just a chibi no matter what you look at him, right? A CHIBI!
makie: eh… that's not true… negi-kun is a real adult, ne?
negi: eh… um…
makie: but it's true that he's still just a child down here.
Makie flipped negi's towel and looking at his "private part" it made him flinched and flustered that makie did something unexpectedly daring and asuna saw it and spitted from her mouth and flustered her face as well.
asuna: what the hell are you doing! ?
makie: eh? I was just checking…
asuna: checking what! ? baka!
Suddenly gohan heard voice from the entrance as he goes back up in the ceiling again as she came in and said "oh, by the way… I was going to ask you, asuna-san… what are negi-sensei's plans for golden week…?" ayaka stopped and saw the girls naked with negi getting his towel almost pulled by makie, she didn't know until now that they're in an awkward position and they can't get away with it except gohan who's still at the ceiling though.
ayaka:w-w-what are you guys doing! ?
asuna: this is a misunderstanding, iincho!
makie: ah… she found out.
A few minutes later… Eva, Chachamaru, and Chachazero were waiting at the appointed location.
chachazero: Hey master I can't see the match from here, put me down in a better spot.
eva: you're pretty useless noisy for someone who's completely useless.
chachazero: it's not my fault that I can't move.
"here, you can hop on my head, zero-chan." eva heard a voice as she turn around and saw goten appeared from behind her back.
chachazero: goten-chan!
goten: hi.
eva: what are you doing here, goten?
goten: I was waiting for negi-kun and the others.
eva: hmph. that figures.
chachamaru: Master is this really ok? The odds of Negi-sensei being able to hit me even once are below 3%. It would be insincere of you not to at least give him a chance to succeed master.
eva: hey, don't get me wrong, chachamaru. I'm not looking for an apprentice!
goten: sure you are.
eva: no I'm not!
goten: yes you are.
eva: no I'm not!
goten: no I'm not!
eva: yes I'am!
goten: see? you said that yourself, eva-chan, ha ha.
eva couldn't believe that she fell that reverse psychology trick that she said "yes I am" and flustered by what goten did that and irritated.
eva: d-damn it! I can't believe I fell that reverse psychology trick! does he even really know what that means! ? anyway, I'm making a special exception here by letting him pass if he hits you once. if boya can't even manage that, then it's his fault. Don't go easy on him. you got that, chachamaru?
chachamaru: hai… master.
"it's about time…" eva took out her watch as she waiting for the arrival.
"Eva-san!" heard negi's voice shouting as he approaching to it's destination spot. "negi springfield is here for the apprenticeship test!
goten: see? he really came.
eva: fu fu fu… you came after all boya. Well then let's hurry up and get started. If you can hit Chachamaru even once with your Kung Fu then you'll pass. The match continues until you're dead and you can't attack anymore you got that?
negi: hai. are all those conditions?
eva: hm? yeah, that's fine. more importantly… can't you do something about your damn audience! ?
Eva annoyingly pointed at the crowded girls that they followed negi.
negi: heh heh… they just followed me here…
Ako, Akira, Yuna, Konoka, Setsuna, Ku Fei, Asuna, Makie, the Narutaki Twins, Chizuru, Goku and Gohan were all cheering for Negi even if some of them didn't know what was going on.
makie: are you going to be ok, negi-kun?
negi: just leave it to me, makie-san. I'll use the results of my training to the full!
asuna: negi!
negi: I'll be ok, asuna-san.
ku fei: calm down and go for it-aru!
negi: hai, ku fei-shisho!
gohan: matte, negi-kun!
negi: yes, gohan-san?
gohan: shouldn't you take off your weighted clothes first?
negi: oh yeah! thanks for reminding me for that, gohan-san.
Negi almost forgot about it thanks to gohan's quick reminder, he immediately take off the weighted clothes including the wristbands and the leg bracers. All the clothes landing with a thud on the ground and with some cracks appearing.
"wooow" the girls were awed by how negi took off the clothes.
chizuru: gohan-kun, was negi-sensei training with those weighted clothes?
gohan: yeah.
chizuru: ara. no wonder he trained so hard.
fuka: will negi-sensei able to win?
goten: don't worry, negi-kun will surely win.
fumika: goten-kun!
goten: hi.
gohan: now, negi-kun, I want you to try to feel as if the weights were still on you?
negi: eh? why?
gohan: trust me.
negi: hai.
Negi turned his attention to chachamaru who was imputing some new data in her systems.
negi: chachamaru-san! onegai-shimasu!
chacharu: hai. I'll be your opponent.
Makie, Ku Fei, the narutaki twins, chizuru and Asuna were all slightly worried before the match starts.
makie: h-he'll be ok right, ku fei?
ku fei: Well Chachamaru is pretty strong from what I've heard. Gohan-kun has even praised her ability. If this drags out he'll be at a disadvantage. Negi-bouzu has no chance if he doesn't counter within the first minute-aru.
makie: e… eh! ?
asuna: negi…
goku: I'm sure negi-kun will be fine, after all, gohan was there to supervise him like I training with gohan since negi-kun's age.
gohan: right, dad. I'm sure negi-kun will be in a shock and so will chachamaru-san.
makie: negi-kun… ganbatte!
eva: now… begin!
Chachamaru instantly charged in for an attack. Negi blocked her incoming punch before quickly blocking the swing of her other fist, spinning lightly as he moved to slam his elbow into Chachamaru's stomach, only for the Robot girl to block with a fist, pushing him away. Chachamaru put some distance between her and Negi, obviously impressed by Negi's sudden increase in speed.
"whoa! ?"
ku fei: hmm! so close!
eva: how did he became so fast! ? was it gohan's doing? or better yet… son goku himself?
ako: w-what's going on! ?
yuna: they're really going at it! are they really even human! ?
"amazing!" Negi said to himself as he proceeded with another attack against Chachamaru. I am so fast that I can't even keep up with myself. Did Goku-san and Gohan-san know that this was going to happen all along? I think they're right. Thanks to this, I will win for sure!
The two fighters continued, Negi getting close to hitting Chachamaru only to have her block at the last second each time. Chachamaru was caught a bit off guard by Negi's sudden increase in speed. While she blocked another attack from Negi, she changed her parameters for the new data. She also increased her speed to match that speed of Negi's.
The girls, meanwhile, were watching anxiously from afar, unsure of what would happen next. Gohan watched intently, noticing all of Chachamaru's openings for himself but he knew he couldn't say anything. And he wasn't the only one. Goku and Goten were noticing them too. However, Goku was starting to notice something off about Negi's movement.
eva: increasing his speed by wearing those heavy clothes is quite an achievement. Especially the fact that he was pumping magic and some bits of ki into his muscles to overcome the weight, gohan knew what he was doing, however... heh. he's still no match for chachamaru.
Chachamaru proceeded to knocked Negi away with a nice kick.
makie: negi-kun!
Negi heard makie's voice as he slowly rose to his feet slowly, then chachamaru charging forward to hit him again.
goku: it's a feint, it won't work, though.
As Chachamaru took a swing at Negi, Negi suddenly began moving if he was not hurt, grabbing her swung fist before pulling the robot girl towards himself, intending to slam the elbow of his other arm into her chest. Chachamaru used the momentum to send herself over his head, surprising the girls watching as Chachamaru swung around and aimed a kick to Negi's back, forcing the boy to let go of her arm as he sailed away, skipping off the ground a few times before finally skidding to a stop.
eva: tch… is that all he got…? hmph, well, that's that…
goten: nope, look again.
Evangeline looked to Negi, finding the boy was slowly moving back to his feet. "I'm not done yet!" Negi called out, smirking as he made it back to his feet.
makie: negi-kun!
eva: what are you talking about? the match is over, time for boya to be in bed right now.
gohan: ha ha… eva-san can't even denying that negi-kun never give up.
"The condition was 'until I die'." said negi while smirking. "So that means there's no time, right?"
eva: n-nani? don't tell me that you're…!
negi: that's right. I'm going to stick at it until I land one hit, no matter how long it takes… chachamaru-san! let's continue, please!
chachamaru: b-but sensei…
Gohan couldn't help but smile at Negi's determination; however, his fists were clenched hard in nervousness. "I admire your determination Negi-san." Gohan said to himself. "I really do, but there is a limit to what you can do right now."
Negi charged forward but ended up being elbowed in the back by Chachamaru. "Mm an extended battle. This is bad-aru, his speed has suddenly dropped by a lot. What's wrong-aru?" Ku Fei asked.
gohan: no, that's not it… negi-kun never did a magical contract.
asuna: eh! ? you mean that speed was because of…!
goku: you got it, because negi-kun was wearing the weighted clothes, however, gohan failed to train him on one thing.
konoka: on what, goku-san?
"His reaction to speed." Gohan replied with a bit of frustration behind his voice.
asuna: eeh! ? what does speed reaction have to do anything?
gohan: Think about it Asuna-san, It is true that Negi-kun's speed has increased, but his reactions haven't caught up yet. His body is moving so fast that his brain has yet to register that new speed. His body is moving faster than his brain can process! Chachamaru-san realized this and has already timed his attacks. Damn it! How could have I failed to see something like that? gomen, negi-kun!
chizuru reached gohan's hand that it clenched in his frustration to calm him down.
chizuru: everything will be alright, gohan-kun.
gohan: chizuru-san…
chizuru: I know you trained with negi-sensei earlier, you just have to believe in him, he'll win for sure.
gohan: chizuru-san… right.
Negi was on his knees from the last blow. "Chachamaru-san... P…Please fight me seriously. There's no point to me winning if you go easy on me," panted Negi.
chachamaru: b… but sensei…
goku: chachamaru-chan, do it and don't hold back.
The girls were shocked of what goku said coldly to chachamaru, knowing gohan what goku and goten was talking about while eva heard his voice so coldly that if he's even a little evil than her got irritated a bit.
asuna: g-goku-san! ?
chachamaru: hai… goku-san.
Chachamaru did what goku told and smacking negi to the side.
The match went on with all the girls watching Negi get weaker and slower with each passing minute. "Dad, are you sure about that? It's obvious that Negi-kun can't win this fight...!" Gohan said as he looked at his father with a bit of anger behind his voice.
Goku looked at his son sternly. "Gohan, this fight is Negi-kun's. He chose this for himself. We shouldn't get involved." Gohan clenched his teeth and fists but only to calmed down by chizuru as he continued to watch Negi being plummeted by Chachamaru's attacks.
After an hour, despite his injuries sustained by Chachamaru, Negi was still standing. "Negi-sensei…" Chachamaru concerned.
eva: oi, boya, isn't that enough? so you're motivated, I get your point.
chachazero: he's really got guts on that one.
goten: un.
"N…No not yet…I'm not giving up yet…" said Negi the left side of his face bruised and swollen and tried to attack but Chachamaru just kicked him in the side of his head. The girls watching all cried for it to stop.
fumika: but if this keep this up…!
fuka: he'll get beat up for sure!
goten: don't worry, I know negi-kun can win, his determination never quits.
gohan: goten…
goku: goten's right, gohan, let negi-kun handle this.
gohan: dad…
"I…I can't watch this anymore, I'm going to stop him! said Asuna, pulling out her card.
"r… right, asuna!" ku fei agreed.
"This match continues until he stops." Goku said as he stepping in front of asuna and ku fei.
asuna: but goku-san…!
"goku-san's right! don't stop him!" makie said as her tears flows in her eyes.
goku: if you stepped in and stop the match, all of his efforst will be wasted. You can't always be there to protect him.
asuna: but look, even though he's badly injured… he's still tried really hard to get to this point!
makie: I know what you're thinking… I know but… I think it would terrible for negi-kun if you stopped him now… didn't negi-kun said he'd try his best no matter what! ?
asuna: makie-chan… But he's just a kid who doesn't know any better. He's just being stubborn I've got to stop him!
Goku put a hand on Asuna's shoulder to stop her and said "Look carefully and you'll see that's not true."
makie: yeah, negi-kun is an adult.
"but, Maki-chan, even if that's what you said at the showers no matter how you look at him he's…" Asuna argued before being cut off by Makie.
"A child could never be stubborn to this point! I can't express it well but… I think Negi-kun is prepared." Makie said.
asuna: prepared?
makie: Un, Negi-kun has an objective and he's decided to give everything he has to achieve it. Asuna do you, your friends or your senpai know any of boys who have an objective like Negi-kun does? Not just someone with a vague ambiguous dream but someone who can say 'This is what I've decided to live for'?" the other girls were in awe in her words and how straight forward she was. "Negi-kun is an adult like Gohan-kun. He's got an objective and he's doing his best to achieve it so …so you can't stop him now…"
"Maki-chan," said a surprised Asuna and she wasn't the only one. Gohan felt the same way too. Goku smiled at Makie's words.
eva: what the hell was that…? she's so… straight forward. Is this what they called youth?
gohan: makie-san's right, even I wanted to stop it… it'll be all wasted all of negi-kun's efforts.
Eva started to blush after hearing Makie's words. "Hmph…she said to herself, all this coming from a third-year brat…"
"Makie-san…" Chachamaru muttered. However, she failed to realize Negi was right behind her.
"Aaah!" Evangeline called out, catching him. "Oi,Chachamaru!"
"CLANG!"
Everyone stared at the scene of Negi hitting Chachamaru on her right cheek with Chachamaru herself surprised.
"I-I hit..." Negi managed to say before dropping to the ground, exhausted from the fight he had just endured.
"He did it!" The girls and Gohan cheered, rushing over to help the unconscious boy.
goten: see? negi-kun did it and won.
"Ch-Chachamaru!" Evangeline growled as the frowning Robot girl.
"S-sorry Master…"
"It's okay," Eva muttered as everyone congregated around Negi.
Negi awoke soon after. "Th…The test…?" he asked with little strength he had left.
"Don't worry Negi…" said Asuna.
"You passed, Negi-kun!" added Makie.
"Hmph I lose boya, you can come to my cottage any time and I'll train you just like I promised. OH and one more thing you should keep learning that Kung Fu of yours" said Eva walking away as Chachamaru bowed. "Everyone needs to have some physical skill; Kung Fu suits someone logical like you. Continue with what you have been doing especially with the weighted clothes. It seems that gohan and son goku's training was better than I expected."
goku: oya? you know that it was my idea?
eva: of course it is.
goku: heh heh.
"Right," Negi said happily. "Thank you Eva-san."
"You did great Negi-kun," Gohan said. "I'm proud of you."
"Thank you Gohan-san," Negi said. "I'm sorry that I doubted you and goku-san as well."
goku: it's fine, you did great.
"Don't worry about it," Gohan said, "because starting tomorrow, I'm going to add more weight to your training."
Negi chuckled and smiled, too weak to protest. Makie knelt beside Negi. "Well done…Negi-kun."
"Yes," Negi responded. "You do your best too, Makie-san."
"Un!" nodded Makie. "Leave it to me, Negi-kun!" Negi smiled as he was helped up by the girls and took him back to the dormitories to be healed up. Goten went along with the group after saying goodbye to Zero-chan because goten called her that name, hoping to play with her again. Gohan and goten walk behind everyone as they had to call it a day.
goku: well, I'm heading back home now, gohan, goten.
gohan: right, dad, and thanks for everything.
goku: no prob.
goten: bye dad!
goku: bye everyone!
"bye, bye, goku-san!"
"ZWISH!" goku waved them goodbye as he using his shunkan ido to head back home at mount paozu.
Chapter 27 end.
Sorry for the update this chapter is finished and damn that was long, well hope you like it RnR guys! bye for now!
