Openings song: Heroes must return from Within Silence.
So, some good stuff and like I have experienced before
I work better on the fly. My brain will get the answers I need.
I have namely figured out how I'm getting to the Climax Hybrid and the Pulverizer plus getting the Infinite Stratos and Heart Hybrid Gear Pilots closer.
I also thought I lost 8K words on this fic. Luckily, I didn't.
And when I worked on this fic, we're five days in the year. I already got 20 more reviews than last year. Awesome.
2019 proved to be quite the year for me and I have to admit that I had my fun on writing stuff out and thinking on stuff.
There is also stuff in the last year that wasn't fun. It might be petty, but I am happy this site got a blocking function. I never thought I had to use it, but some things are worth using.
One thing I forgot to add are the VA of Mattheus and Joel.
Mattheus: Alexei Raymar (lead singer of Desert, underground metal band from Israel)
Joel: Emily Neves (Found her voice as one of the girls in Hensuki. It is not too far from what I imagine Joel's voice to be)
Mattheus wasn't exactly sure when his life turned into that of an anime. He was sure that he might have seen this before.
Namely the fact that an MC had gotten himself a confession from two girls where they declared they loved.
His best friend.
And for a change, that guy was not a friendly guy but a good bit of jackass.
The difference was that the guy got a hot girl after him and Mattheus remained single. Not that he really minded the whole thing, but it was clear that it wasn't the girls but Ichika and Kizuna who came to him for advice on the girls.
He got Joel to take care after. That was enough for him.
But for now, that was something else.
"Can you repeat it to me, please? You want Joel to do what now?" He asked when he was seated. In front of him were Reiri Hida and Chifuyu Orimura. They both had their arms crossed and serious expression.
How can someone with a face like that make the request that Joel would help them build a transportable love hotel?
"Adjzof, did you not understand? We want Joel to help us build the Love Room."
Mattheus wiped the hand over his face and pinched his nose. He looked in a form of expiration and annoyance to Reiri.
"Teach, not that I want to sound even ruder but why the fuck does you need my boy to do that? Aren't there, I don't know, people who are trained for this sort of thing?"
A whack on his head made it clear that Chifuyu didn't appreciate his foul mouth.
"Adjzof, we need Pearce for this."
With a glare that could be met at hers, Mattheus deployed his handgun Chasseur and looked at them. "Again, why the fuck does you need my boy to do that? And if you intend to hit me, again, sensei, I'm going to pull the trigger. This is not about school; this is about my boy."
Reiri raised her hand to stop Chifuyu from hitting the Hunter and she looked at him.
"If I'd explain, would you agree with it?"
"It'd at least give me an idea of the picture you have. I don't want to complain but Kizuna has been making sure that Aine and Yurishia's HHG can work with full batteries. Btw, you need to buy him condoms or something. That guy has been frustrated that he hasn't seen release."
Ignoring the comment (but at some part agreeing with him), Reiri tried to reason with him.
"Adjzof, the machines they have been using work, but the powers of their machine can only grow by having a better energy source." Mattheus covered his mouth and began to think.
Despite being not that smart, Mattheus could think and he was a sharp guy.
"You mean by up what he is doing, the HHG's grow stronger and can deploy better weapons. Look, if we were in an apocalypse, I might get you. But in this, the world is in peace for better or worse. So why push this thing? From what I get, they are having fun but why go so far?"
Reiri couldn't help but spill some bits. He might figure it out but again, they worked with a guy who had reached some levels of maturity. He was in this and they could use some help.
"Don't ask me, it's not my call. What I do know is this. That you're not the only one taking orders." Mattheus jaw tightened when he heard that.
"That shit thing asides, why want Joel? There are dozens of people who can make that thing work. Why need my boy specifically?"
"You want to know? Because despite indeed having dozens of people who can make it work, Joel is the one we need. He has both the abilities we require for this."
Chifuyu answered and the guy turned to his homeroom teacher.
"More info."
"Your boy is a kid who can work with software and hardware. So far, we have been working with Maya and Kei to work on that in close work with the engineering department and despite Momo Kurumizawa working on that, one of the brightest minds we have, the machine has failures and we think Pearce can fix those." Mattheus had to agree on that part.
"Joel can look at it, work it over and improve the machine, sure. But he and I are going to have a couple of conditions."
Both women glared now at him. Mattheus was sure that Kei was also not happy with him.
"You're not in a position to make such claims." Raising his right arm, Mattheus dissolved his handgun and when it was gone, he flipped them the bird.
"Tough luck. You want Joel to work on this. You're going to need to be prepared for this sort of thing."
Chifuyu's glare was met by his. They could learn a few bits.
"Why?"
"Cause my boy's gonna lose his innocence and I'm not happy with that. So, suck it up. First of all, he's gonna work on that shit at his own pace. Second. He's going to be our tech crew for this entire endeavor. Third. I need to ask him."
That last line was sheepish as Mattheus couldn't help but look bashful.
"What?"
"Joel has to make the shot. I just pulled your legs and made points. But the punk is the one who says he does it or not. I don't go over that." The grin was fun to see how far he drove it.
"You mean that we have been."
"Talking to the wrong person." Chifuyu and Reiri followed each other up.
"Not really." Mattheus had been close to danger before.
"If you guys went to Joel and demanded that he had to do that, most likely, that wouldn't work. He'd just wouldn't."
Both women had twitching eyes as Mattheus admitted that.
"Why?"
"Because that's how a child works. If you order him to do something which he doesn't like, he won't do it. If I ask him, he'll do it."
Both women were gobsmacked by Mattheus who told them that.
"Adjzof, I thought that you're his guardian." Mattheus nodded on that question.
"Then why do you allow that to happen? The fact that Joel can just say that he either wants to do something or not. If you order him to do something, he has to carry that order out."
Mattheus grinned at him.
"Yeah, here lies the big difference between your cultures and mine. Sure, I do admit that Joel needs discipline and he does listen to order but if you'd put him in a family where a tiger mother reigned, oh boy. You got good tv. That kid would tear her to pieces in a matter of seconds. Joel doesn't respect figures of authority. Parents like that, they have hard times on that matter."
Chifuyu coughed. "I was also thinking that you raised him."
"I took him in when he was eight. There were pieces that were done, and I go further in those. I'm also way more fucking lenient towards him than any parent would ever be. Second is also that I'm a guy."
Reiri was raising her eyebrow. "Joel doesn't like women. A byproduct of the society we live in today. But if I ask him, there is one big chance he'll do it."
"Why?" Chifuyu asked.
"There's a difference by being demanding and asking for a bit. Joel has a healthy amount of respect for you, sensei because you have one impressive rep yet don't flaunt it. But don't either of you get your hopes up. If Joel manages to pull that stunt, there's no way in telling if it'll improve." Chifuyu smiled at him.
"We believe he will."
"Very well, then. I'm going to fetch him." Mattheus stood up and knew where to get his boy. At those hours, he was in the tech department, trying to improve Lavathenian.
They had to look for a better name for his machine.
Seated in ways that couldn't be comfortable, Joel had taken his PDA to look at stuff which he'd sent back to his laptop so he can improve it. He'd also worked on bits to make the weapons better.
Joel was dressed in a dark shirt and wore jeans that might get dirty. He was never happier when he could work on his machine.
"Joel," Mattheus called him and the boy looked down. "Can you get for a sec?" The boy showed him the five fingers of his hands. Five minutes.
Mattheus patiently waited till Joel was done. It was a bad idea to leave what you were doing with a machine worth billions of euros.
The idea of selling it played in Mattheus' head as they could live the rest of their lives with that money.
Shaking his head, Mattheus knew that was not going to happen plus he had to stick around. Someone had to keep watch over this group. Though he had to say they had to start fucking. The sooner, the better.
When Joel came down, he hit the hip of Mattheus. "What you need me for, bro?"
"Joel. I got a request for you. They got a problem with a device that needs to improve the energy that Kizuna had with the HHG girls. So, they figured that you need to look at something to help with them. A portable love hotel."
Joel couldn't help but grin at him.
"They want me to look at that?"
"Yep." The grin was shared with him and Joel asked to be lifted up. "Sure. I'll take you up on that offer."
"Thanks. They do request now though." Joel couldn't help but shake his head.
"Sure, but I hope you told them that the sexual tension is killing me."
"About Kizuna? Yep, done that." Joel smirked as they could look in the eye.
"Not just him, brother. Ichika as well. The sooner that guy uses his member, the sooner that dies."
It was like holstering a weapon on your back as Mattheus moved the boy to his back.
"So, who do you think of that?"
"Houki, Rin, Cecilia, Charlotte. The sooner he starts using his dick and has fun, the sooner I don't have to deal with the sexual tension. It is killing me."
There was no reason for Mattheus to fear the loss of innocence.
There namely wasn't one bit left.
So Mattheus decided to walk along with a dirty boy in his back and the whole thing of the biggest question he had for now.
What would his dinner be?
When he reached the principal's office, he knocked three times at the door.
"Come in."
If they had moved from their spot, Mattheus couldn't say as they stood back on the place where the man saw them last.
"He'll do it." The answer to that million-dollar question came as soon he walked in the door.
"That's a relief," Chifuyu answered as the boy was put down.
"Now, can you two tell me what you really need from me?" Joel asked two of the most powerful women on the planet.
When they shared a look, they nodded. "Walk with us."
If they had known where the machine was held, Mattheus wouldn't have taken Joel along. Next to the workplace where Joel was busy on the machine, the Love Room was held.
It was more like a huge container.
Joel wasn't sure if he was amused by the fact millions of yens were pushed into a stupid machine or annoyed by that fact. "So, what is the whole problem with that?"
"I think that we can explain that." An energetic voice came out and from behind walked an army of girls in working clothes to the machine. Lead by Momo Kurumizawa and Kei Shikina.
[We have been having issued and we have not gotten any further.] The petite scientist typed in on her machine.
[So perhaps your view can help us to improve our machine.] Joel grunted and took out his laptop. When he found a way to hook in, he began to work on it.
He had found several mistakes. Those were supposed to be the brightest minds of the world. He knew of several men who would have done this in way shorter notice and way below the budget. When he motioned the two to come over, he pointed at where they should focus their efforts and where mistakes were made.
With terms way over his paygrade, Mattheus could see how Joel explained how they could improve the machine and saving several amounts of resources. He told Kei where to focus the stuff on and helped in the room itself to develop it.
When Mattheus motioned over to him, he gave the boy a ruffle through the hair. The kid grinned on that.
"So, you can have your fun, here?"
"Sure. I'll check on you when I'm done." The man nodded and walked up to his teachers. "So, need me for anything?"
"Not anymore. Thanks for the help." Reiri told him.
"You can leave." Chifuyu was the second to back the principal up.
When Mattheus left the room, he began to wonder what he could do.
His brain was working on that machine and most of his homework was done. He wouldn't play games now as it wasn't the time for that.
When he walked into the cafeteria, he saw Kizuna sitting alone on one of the tables.
Having his course set, Mattheus clasped on the back. With a jolt, Kizuna turned to him. "Hey, Mattheus."
"Yo, Kizuna. What got you so down?" He sighed at that question. "This."
Mattheus jaw tightened when he read the newspaper. Blood had begun to boil when he read the articles if they were to be called that and the smear campaign set to Kizuna. Turning to his friend, Mattheus could see why the Eros Pilot was so down on that part.
"Who wrote this?" Mattheus asked and Kizuna was surprised to see the normally relaxed guy to be so angry.
"Mattheus, I." Kizuna was cut off by Mattheus who glared at him.
"Who. Wrote. This. Shit?" Forcing himself to calm down, Kizuna couldn't help but look at Mattheus in a different light.
"I don't know. What I do know is that the journalism club is the least of my worries." He wasn't sure if Mattheus would hit him.
"Kizuna. They drag you through the mud and you are telling me that you don't." Kizuna cut off Mattheus for a change.
"Read page three." Turning the page of the rag, it was hard for Mattheus to comprehend what was going on.
Hayuru Himekawa had managed to get a Morals Committee out of the ground and her main actions were against Kizuna. The eye twitching made Kizuna worry that Mattheus was going to have a heart attack.
The Hunter stood up, pulled up his dark hoodie and walked away.
"Mattheus. What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to tear Himekawa a new one. She pushed it too far this time." Kizuna gulped on what Mattheus said and he couldn't fully disagree.
"Mattheus, I don't want you to get into trouble. Besides what they say isn't wrong." Mattheus's razing glare was just enough for Kizuna to be lifted up by the guy and forcing him to be looked in the eye.
"Not wrong? Pall. They write shit about you that we both know is not true. Here it says you're a sexual predator and rapist to boot. Far as I know, neither Aine nor Yurishia have any problem with you keeping their batteries full." The tone he used was cold as ice. While Mattheus had a healthy amount of humor and a love for irony normally, this time was different.
"Do they feel pushed?" Kizuna shook his head. Mattheus let him go and put him down.
"Sorry for the grab but Kizuna, no way, I'm not letting this slide." Kizuna couldn't help but wonder why Mattheus would do that.
"Mattheus, listen to me. You're just going to make things worse. They'll pull into this and they will." Mattheus put up his right hand and one finger. Kizuna stopped talking.
"Listen Kizuna. You're the captain of my group and you've been a good friend. So far, I haven't seen anyone of our group go after you for the actions. The only aggressor is Himekawa and now, she has gone too far. I'm going to give her a piece of mind and let her know that those actions are causing more harm than good."
When he took a breath, Mattheus talked on. "Also, you can't do anything due to those actions relegating to you and the fact that you aren't sure how to take care of this." Kizuna wasn't sure but he knew that Mattheus made good points.
"Even so, Mattheus, I can't use make you."
"Kizuna. Your captain of Amaterasu, you took care of your people. Thanks to you, we're still all alive. You showed me that you're a good man and a good friend. So yes, let me take care of this." Kizuna wasn't sure about it.
"Sides that, I'm the older guy. I wasn't going to take orders from a shit for brain kid who is four years younger than me. If you weren't worthy of being my superior, you would have known. But you didn't. You've shown me a lot in the last few weeks. So, I'm going to make sure you don't have to worry about this."
With that, Mattheus left him but before he left the room, Mattheus turned back to him. "Also, go see Ichika and Houki. They're most likely in the kendo room and from your fists who are trembling, you need to blow off steam before you hurt someone." Turning to his hands, he noticed that they were indeed balled up into a fist.
Maybe that's what he needed. Blowing off steam.
And he'd let Mattheus take care of this. He also had to have some chats with his sister of appointing him as a lieutenant.
Knowing where to go, he found the room to be empty sides of Ichika and Houki who trained. They haven't been using swords but used their hands to grapple each other. Kizuna was pretty sure that they wouldn't admit they coped a feel.
The sooner both came clean, the sooner things worked out for them. Or he could talk to Ichika about the other girls.
He waited till they were done and laid on the floor, gasping for air. "Hard at work?" Kizuna asked the two who were turning to him.
"Kizuna?" Both couldn't help but blush for a bit when they saw Eros Pilot standing there. "How long you've been there?"
Kizuna waved that away. "Guys. Don't worry about it. I am the last who can lecture you guys. There is a request I have."
Houki and Ichika shared a look as they collected themselves. "We'll listen."
"I need to blow off some steam and clear my head. Ichika, you mind if we have some match." Ichika was surprised but Houki nodded as she went to collect a set for Kizuna to use.
She left the boys be for a bit so Ichika could ask his best friend about it.
"Problems?" For some reason, Ichika's sweat awakened a bit in Kizuna. What that was, he wasn't sure.
"You can say that. So, like you and Mattheus did on the match. I need to blow a bit of steam as he puts it." Ichika wasn't going to press but when Kizuna was done, they might have a talk.
When Houki was ready as a referee, both flung at each other. Ichika could feel the seeping rage from Kizuna coming in waves and he was happy to have a clear head. Despite being angry, Kizuna remained cool enough so that the fight wasn't going one way.
Houki was sure that Kizuna had some tricks learned and kept them intact. She was surprised both boys just went at it. Their wooden swords met each other for about fifteen minutes and neither let up. She was impressed by Ichika's stamina.
And great, now her thoughts went that way.
She blushed on that part. At least, Ichika was aware of how she felt. The problem remained that there were several girls who were like her. A tiny part of her was telling her it shouldn't be a problem.
Speaking about those girls, she turned to see Rin in good shirt and short trousers standing. "Hello, Houki." She was now like Houki admiring the match.
Houki wasn't sure how to view Rin. Like her, she was a childhood friend of Ichika, but she also was a rival.
That might not be a good reason to act rude.
"Hello, Rin. Come to see the match." Rin had a bit of a wry smile. "I was kinda expecting you and Ichika to fight. Who is the opponent?"
She sat down on the floor and Houki couldn't help but join her. Her legs had given out, so they sat in close proximity.
It felt nice to be so close to another girl.
"Kizuna. He told Ichika he had to blow off steam. I guess that he talked to Mattheus." Rin sighed on that remark.
"That explains something. I was hoping to catch Ichika before he read this." Taking out a paper from her bag, Rin handed Houki a newspaper.
When she saw the first line, anger filled Houki. Turning her purple eyes to Rin, she was of the same mind.
"Yeah, I wasn't happy when I read that either. He might be a lot, but I haven't gotten unwanted advances from Kizuna. Did you?" Houki shook her head. Kizuna hasn't done a single thing to her that could be seen as reprehensible. He had been a friend and like Ichika, tried to rekindle that friendship.
"I haven't. But that might explain why he got the term of blowing off steam. I suppose Mattheus found him in that state."
The surprise was to read over her face. "Adjzof. That explains a bit."
Why was the face of a puzzled Houki adorable in her eyes?
"Passed him on the way. Told me about the paper. Went to have a chat. He asked me to keep Ichika here till he got done."
Houki hadn't seen that one coming but she was now sure that it was a good thing. Mattheus was a bit more mature than her. He wouldn't go too far overboard.
She was cut out her musing when Rin was looking with great interest at Ichika. She could swear she was drooling.
"Finding it an interesting sight?" Houki asked with a bit of restraint.
"Don't you?" She got asked back. Rin smiled at her with a smile that was a bit too sweet. "I have to say yes. I like what I see."
Rin had half of looking at the tits and back to her own. Rin hated to say this but Houki had her beat on the chest size. So perhaps, she had to look for different ways.
She needed to have a chat with Mattheus. It was clear that there were some dynamics in the group already and they were mainly good. With Hayuru's last stunt, she was now sure that she was not going to disturb those.
Then she looked further on the fight and looked back at Houki. With how she looked, why was there a part that liked that sight?
Shaking her head, she wondered about the whole thing.
"So Houki. What happens now?" The Chinese asked and the Kendo Maiden waited. "You want to join in?"
Mulling over that thought, she might join in later. "Maybe later. Till those two guys are done." Both were breathing and the scent of the guys was nice for the two. But they weren't done yet.
Meanwhile at the Morals Committee office.
Mattheus stood before the waste of space and knocked three times.
"We are having a meeting. Do not disturb." He heard Hayuru's voice. Which was gas at an open flame for the already furious guy.
"If you value your life and this door, open the holy fuck up. You heard me, Himekawa?"
There remained some silence until she spoke again.
"Adjzof. I have no reason to speak to a barbarian like you. Leave." Oh, those weren't the best words to say.
"Now you listen up. You can either this goddamned door before I blast it open to kingdom come and I'll let you explain to Orimura-sensei and headmaster Hida why the door is destroyed. You got two minutes!" He shouted and the door was flung open in a matter of five seconds.
Deploying his handgun, Mattheus walked in.
The faces of the persons in the room were of no concern to him as he pointed at the door. "I need to have a chat with Himekawa. So, get out of the room and don't even dare to listen."
You don't argue with the guy who has the gun in his hands, so the class was empty in minutes.
When that was done, Mattheus rammed the door shut and walked over to Hayuru who eeped when he glared at her.
"Himekawa? Are you trying to get us all killed?" When her mouth fell open on the accusation, her temper flared back up.
"Excuse me? I have not a single interest in dying." She shouted back and it was fun to shout at a woman.
"No. Then kindly tell me why you decided to talk to the newspaper of the school, making an entire smear campaign of Kizuna. What the fuck do you think you're doing then? That guy is our fucking officer and your actions are giving him a lot of shit. If that guy doesn't have his head on a swivel, we're all as good as dead during a fight. It was his plan that saved us from the invasion during the match of Huang and Ichika or have you forgotten?"
If it was just Kizuna who got his rocks off, Mattheus might have half a heart to agree but so far, Kizuna only did those things to make the batteries full.
They were saved once by him and the Hunter was sure it wouldn't be the last time.
"He acts like a sexual predator. The things he has done to Chidorigafuchi and Farandole. Aren't those proof of his actions?" Hayuru screamed at him.
So headstrong, so self-righteous.
"Well, why don't you ask them? Oh, wait. You didn't because it wouldn't look good that both those girls are happy with the actions. Sides that, they are coming onto him far as I know. Plus, you are required to do the same."
The blush on her face was even worse now and if she wasn't going to calm down, neither would he.
"Do not even think for a minute that I would ever agree with that."
"No, you wouldn't. Thanks to your actions, there now is a rift between you and us. Not with just Kizuna but between me, Joel and who knows who else. While your fight with me is of a different matter, I'm not going after you because of your goddamned retarded rules on my clothing choice." He took a breath and had to calm himself.
"I am here because your actions are causing damage to the entire group. So far, Amaterasu is existing of three guys, one an HGG pilot, two males IS pilots, three HHG pilots and four IS pilots. For most, that group works. The three of us had an argument with Alcott and she relented. Bodewig is another story but despite her aggressive attitude, she is not causing damage, weird as it might sound. We all have different backgrounds and stories, but we have found ways to work. Now, you come in, gave those tabloids pieces of dog shit a reason to tear our officer down and we got this now. Don't you see that this is not good for Kizuna?"
Her face got even more lit. "I don't care about what I do to Hida. He is a pervert and his actions are bringing destruction to our school. As head of the disciplinary office, it is my duty to stand against that."
Mattheus had a few seconds needed to reboot in his head. Knocking several times on her head hurt Hayuru but he couldn't care.
"Are you out of your Goddamn mind? Your machine is fueled by your libido. His actions are the reason why we are alive. Sides that, Joel told you. Your morals have to go out of the window if you want us to stay alive. Your actions are doing more harm. He's already a social pariah and those actions are making that even worse. You have been trying to stop this whole endeavor in a way that is more than just damage." Mattheus took a deep breath.
"You're going to stop going after him." There wasn't a single trace of the rage in his voice that was so apparent just the last minute ago.
She opened her mouth.
"I will not allow." Cut off by his handgun, she looked on the barrel. "You will stop. Because I am going to see Hida and Orimura for this. Because if I don't stop this now, I'm going to blow your brains out." With that, the handgun dissolved, and he walked away.
When he was at the door, he kicked it several times to get rid of his anger. When he felt his foot hurt, he stopped.
"Adjzof." There was a soothing part of Yurishia's voice. He couldn't deny that.
She wore a purple shirt and was this woman trying to hide her tits? Or her legs in those jeans.
"Is something wrong?" Hoping to sound at least civil, Mattheus composed himself.
"No. I mean yes." Grunting, he took another breath. "Farandole. You and Kizuna have been keeping your batteries full, right?"
When she turned red, Mattheus waved her away. "I'm not going to ask for details and such, but I have one question. Have you been voluntarily doing that stuff?"
She nodded on that. "Good, that was all I needed to know." With that, he left.
"Adjzof, why did you ask me that?"
Turning to her, he shot her a grin that she would label as deranged. "Because that is something I can use. Cause there is someone who nearly caused me to do an action that I would have regretted doing."
With that, Mattheus left the girl wondering. But when she turned around, she could figure out why.
She had to look for Aine. While neither girl was that close, both had made some arrangements to avoid fights.
Good fences make good neighbors.
It was a bit of an exchange as well. Kizuna kept their batteries full. It was more of a job than a fun thing. Something told Yurishia it was due to his status and the fact that he wasn't allowed to get off.
She could imagine that was annoying.
As for Mattheus, he walked around till he found the place he had to go.
He moved enough for this day. But he needed to see his teacher for this mess.
He knocked three times and entered the room where Joel still worked on. The kid had way too much fun with lecturing Yamada and Kei Shikina on the Love Room, and he explained on bits. From what Mattheus guessed, Joel had found ways and things he could do on this.
That was the thing Joel loved doing the most. Working on machines, experiments and helping out to improve.
Thinking quite unorthodoxly had given Joel a great advantage over others.
"So, in this, Kizuna might find faster ways to establish connections and…" The boy stopped talking and waved to Mattheus.
The Hunter nodded and Joel looked it over. "Now work out what I got left in this and you guys are going to have a good time on this. Now, if you'll excuse me." The boy asked and with that, he left the two gobsmacked teachers and Momo who looked a bit ticked off.
She was seen as the brightest mind on the machine and yet, this punk managed to help them out in ways.
Worse was that he wasn't arrogant. His nose wasn't far up the air and he wasn't boasting his intelligence or superiority. He just asked them and made them look like fools.
He also improved on bits that couldn't be helped and let them take care of the most.
That was Joel.
Mattheus lifted the boy up. "Turning out in one of your new toys?" Joel grinned at him. "I can think of ways. But there is more to it later. Mat, something up?"
"You've seen Headmaster Hida and Orimura-sensei. Need to have a chat." The tone made it clear that Mattheus wasn't going to spill beans, but the matter was urgent.
Joel wanted to press on and find out what got his brother that angry. "Went back to the office. Why?"
"Go look in the kendo room. I'll see you there." With that, Mattheus left and Joel knew better than to chase the man when he was like that.
So, he did what was asked. With his hands behind his head, Joel walked around, and he found the energy in the school to be something. It made him regret that Mattheus didn't take him along.
But when he got on the place, Kizuna and Ichika laid on the floor, both extremely exhausted. Houki and Rin looked over the scene with a certain smile. Joel had to wonder how it would be when Ichika used his sword for the matter.
Houki had seen him and waved at him. With a two-fingered salute, he joined them.
"So, what was going on?" He asked with a grin, far too impudent for his own good.
"What do you think?" Rin asked with her hands on her hips.
"I can think of several things. Things you don't want to know. But I suppose that Kizuna asked for blowing off." Joel asked and Houki nodded.
"Indeed. He came in and asked Ichika for a fight." The two had removed their helmets and sat up, right.
"How long have they been fighting?" Joel turned to the two and saw that it was good. Guys could get along greatly after a fight.
"About half an hour. I hope that they lasted." Rin said and Joel wondered what boys did to get that amount of stamina. At least, neither of the girls had to fear about Ichika in that case.
"I can see why but what is the reason? Something bad happened?" Joel asked and Rin nodded. She handed him the paper of the whole smear campaign.
Joel read it all over and due to the fact that half the rag was in English (benefit of half of your school was foreign), Joel's blood boiled. Hell, hath no fury than like a furious Irish man.
The kid boiled off anger and turned to Kizuna. Without having any form of respect for the kendo, he walked up to the Eros Pilot.
"This is what got Mattheus and you so pissed off?" Showing the paper, Kizuna nodded.
"Wouldn't blame you. I think we need to have a chat with the others of Amaterasu."
"Do not worry," Cecilia said as she entered the room. She looked it over and Joel helped the two up.
"I think that both Chidorigafuchi and Farandole learned of the news." She couldn't help but sound haughty when she said that.
"Did they?" Ichika asked. "And what are they doing, Alcott?"
She didn't know why she disliked being called by her last name by Ichika but let it slide.
For now.
"They are fighting in the arena and I suppose in the same way that you and Hida did. Blowing off steam."
Cecilia answered and Kizuna shared a look with the Infinite Stratos pilots. All of them.
His eyes begged one question.
'Am I worthy as your leader?'
The answer came as from one person.
'Yes, you are.'
Kizuna stood up. "Alcott, what arena are they fighting?"
"Arena Three. You want to see it?"
He nodded on that and turned the four. "You as well?"
"Yes!" Four voices shouted.
Ichika looked at Joel and began to wonder. "Where is Mattheus? It is rare to see you two separated?"
"Last time I checked; brother went to see your sisters. I think of the same. But we go to the arena cause the others are there. This is going to be ugly." Joel said and the six decided to pack up. Joel took Ichika's back as his short legs wouldn't be able to catch up.
They weren't alone as Charles who came out a hallway was rushed along on the matter.
When they got to the arena, they saw the fight that had been going on between the two pilots. It looked like a hurricane rushed through.
The girls were in the sky but with a look at his phone, both girls were well int the yellow.
He made the note look after Aine first. The two weren't out of malice but like Kizuna, they had anger and needed a target.
They had been fighting for a good while and while it was a scene, it was now over, and they all wondered what they had missed.
In the mind of Houki and Rin, not that much. They had a private fight.
"Looks we are all here." A familiar voice said and the six turned to three familiar faces.
"I had an idea you would be here. Got your mind cleared, Kizuna?" Reiri asked her brother and a hint of worry came through.
Next to her was Chifuyu and Mattheus. "Adjzof filled us in on the details. Am I correct in saying that none of you are happy with this?"
"Not really. Sensei. I hope you'll take some actions for this. There are limits to things." Kizuna asked while a signal was sent out to Aine and Yurishia. The two joined the group while Joel was seated at Mattheus back.
"You all stand by your captain?" Reiri asked. She hadn't foreseen that the Infinite Stratos girls were this much involved with Kizuna.
Not that she complained. She had enough on her head and the fact that besides Hayuru, none of the other pilots made a rampage was a nice bonus.
Charles excused himself. "I'm sorry, principal but I am not long enough on this team to make a judgment. I'll wait and see what our captain's actions will be and make my choice then."
'Fucking hypocrite!' Mattheus thought but kept his mouth shut. There was enough disaster going on.
"I'll talk with Hayuru about this and Kizuna, you will be present there. For your sake, keep your temper in check. The rest of you, I don't want you near my office then. Is that understood?"
"Yes!" None were crazy enough to go against her now.
"Don't worry, sis. I have blown off steam with Ichika. But I'm not making promises. She pushes, I'll push." Mattheus was sure about one thing. That guy was going to be a leader all of them would follow to hell.
One day.
But for now, they were excused. Aine went back to her own training, Yurishia had her homework to do, Houki was going to her room to rest and Rin was also tired. She was shacked up with Cecilia. Why that was, they wondered all they could.
For Charlotte, she had the school to explore and asked Ichika to guide her. Joel and Mattheus made their way to the room. Both realized that they had become tired from the whole day.
Because most of them had to go to their dorms, they stayed in a group.
The mood was better, so they chatted over the mess. Houki was sure that Mattheus could fight with a sword and Rin had begun to chat about cooking. Turns out that Yurishia was also a good cook. The girl had some info on Aine as they had been squadmates for longer. It was also why she didn't like what Hayuru did.
A small part of the three found it a mix of shameless and hilarious that Yurishia leaped to Kizuna's defense because she had begun to enjoy the Heart Hybrid.
With Joel's comments on the Love Room, a certain humorous note came to life.
When the girls pressed, Yurishia relented by saying that all of the girls were after Ichika or Mattheus.
The Hunter made it clear that he wasn't looking for a girlfriend underaged, so he kept politely away from him.
The girls understood and respected him for that.
It wasn't that Mattheus wasn't jealous on the spot that Kizuna and Ichika were in, but he knew better and the amount of headache that might come from it.
When pressed on the fact, the reply was honest.
"Look, you're all very pretty girls. That goes without saying. And I am a guy with a healthy set of hormones and appreciation of the female body." Mattheus admitted with a color on his face and the girls were a bit surprised.
"I also got one healthy set of morals so no. I am not looking for you girls."
So, they shared that feeling and from then on, they left Mattheus alone.
When Mattheus was back in his room, he knew that he had the stuff to do and began to look at his homework. Thanks to Joel who broke it down in terms, Mattheus began to feel his body giving out. Yet, food was something he needed before that.
The door opened and Ichika walked in.
"Yo." The simple greeting came, and the guy nodded.
"Been guiding Charlotte around. I think we need to do something about her." Ichika flopped on the bed and Mattheus turned to the Knight.
"Ichika. One shitty disaster at the time. We got the drama of today and I think that Hayuru isn't the only one you need to worry about." Mattheus said as he took Joel in his lap.
"Bodewig?"
"Yep. Ichika, I know Laura from my days. Before you ask, I think it's best I come clean about that." Mattheus admitted and with a look of hurt, he had to tell the tale.
Or rather, he wanted to as Ichika cut him off.
"Don't worry. Sis informed me. Bodewig was an old friend of your sister, Freya, right? And she blames you for the death of your sis. Same a bit with Charlotte. But that is for later." Mattheus was happy that it came out and he didn't have to tell the story. It was painful enough.
"Indeed. But now, why does Laura hate you and Kizuna? I mean. You aren't close to her, right?" Ichika made a pained grimace and Joel was sure that all of them had their scars.
That went for every one of their little group.
"You know of the Mondo Grosso Championship. Second time that came around, about two years ago. I was kidnapped." Ichika told him and Mattheus was sure that there was a huge amount of self loath.
When you've seen that look in a mirror, you know of it.
"I wasn't alone. Kizuna was also kidnapped." Ichika told him and Mattheus gulped.
"Let me guess. Your sister saved you and Kizuna and was sent to Germany for a year."
With a wry smile that didn't fit his face, Ichika shook his head.
"No. Someone else saved us. We had no idea what was going on but then, we saw the door got ripped open. One guy stood there. Kerlongsj Orlejov. Guy had slaughtered 15 HHG pilots and at least, 30 IS pilots. Singlehandedly, I might add. That guy asked who was and took us home."
Mattheus' mouth had become extremely dry. He knew that Kerlongsj Orlejov was strong but to the fact that he could destroy that many pilots alone.
That guy was the most dangerous thing on the planet. No contest.
"So, he saved us, gave us food and all that other stuff. After that, he brought us home. You had to picture this. He just flew to Japan with the two of us under his arm and delivered us at our sisters. The entire place was in a frenzy yet, he didn't give a glance of the pilots gathered. He walked up to our sisters and dropped us gently on the floor. With a warning that they had to take better care of us, he left."
Both Mattheus and Joel listened to the story and they believed everything that Ichika had told them. The boy had no win by lying.
Yeah, that sounded like Kerlongsj Orlejov. Batshit insane and without a general lack of rules and decorum."
"So how did your sister end up in Germany? I mean. If I recall correctly, she called your big sister Instructor." Joel asked and Ichika threw himself on the bed. Looking at the ceiling, Ichika was tired of this mess.
"Not just mine. Reiri-san was there. Turns out that our sisters had made a deal with Germany. In return for information, they were sent to Germany for a year." Ichika answered and Mattheus wasn't sure how Ichika could have that amount of sarcasm. Mattheus used irony as a way of speaking around others in a form of humor.
The fact that Ichika had this was something Mattheus didn't like. Why?
Good question.
"That's a load of bullshit," Mattheus answered. "If Kerlongsj saved you and Kizuna, why the fuck had your sisters to go to Germany?"
"Politics, Mattheus. In any case, they come home last year. But due to that stupid thing, she was sent to the IAA. Missed my sister. I think I need to talk about Laura with her. Because you're not the only one in what you'd call, shitlist."
Ichika sat back up and the grin was great. It was deranged and insane and it was shared with the two.
"We're rubbing off on you. That's nice to see."
Ichika smiled at the two. "Well, I don't think it's bad but as you said. One thing at a time, mate."
Before long, they heard a knock on the door. "It's open," Mattheus shouted. In came Chifuyu Orimura who had a stern look on her face.
"Orimura-sensei," Ichika said as he turned to his sister. Mattheus and Joel made their attention to her as well.
"Easy now, Ichika. Adjzof. I'm here as your big sister. I've been talking with Reiri about this latest disaster. You don't know it from me, but she ripped Hayuru a new one. It won't stop her but will deter her for now." Looking at Mattheus and Joel, she pointed at the door.
"I'm sorry boys but this is something I need to talk with my brother." Mattheus nodded and took Joel up.
"Also, before you catch dinner, I heard you got an hour window to take care of the Journalism club and in that, neither I nor Reiri will do anything. I suppose you two know what to do." Mattheus looked back at her and Joel climbed in his back.
With grins, identical, the two nodded. "Call me in the night. We'll see be sure to do what you ask."
As the two left, Ichika walked over to his sister and crossed her arms.
"Perfect timing, sis. I know you've been busy with Hayuru, but I got my own issues." The look at her face was shared with his and Chifuyu found herself smiling.
This was her brother, alright.
"You're talking about Laura. We found a way to take care of that, during the Interclass tournament. We've been thinking about putting Laura and Hayuru in one team and let them face you and Kizuna. I suppose you don't mind it."
Shaking his head, Ichika found it acceptable.
"I do think we need to think about how we'll take the two on. Besides that, Chifuyu-nee. What about Mattheus and Charlotte? That is going to boil over." The woman nodded on the request.
"We'll figure that one out later. But now, catch some dinner." Her brother nodded and Chifuyu was taken aback from the hug that he gave her.
"Thanks, Chifuyu-nee." He said as he felt his older sister embracing him.
"You're welcome, Ichika." The woman smiled as she gave him that hug.
The next day.
Joel was sure that the group would work damn well as he looked over the scene. In the arena, you had most of Amaterasu gathered.
The training had been really paying off for the group and now, Ichika had been learning stuff from three girls. All in an orderly fashion.
In the sky, Mattheus had been busy with his rifle. He had plugged in power metal to prevent his ears from bleeding.
The rifle was a great show to work with.
Last night, Ichika told Kizuna of what was going to happen so that meant for Kizuna to bump it up a notch.
That was what he was doing currently with Aine. The room was sealed off while he was doing what he would see as his favorite past time.
Sure, he'd been keeping their batteries full but now, he was pushing further. Aine gasped as she could feel his fingers going over her body.
There wasn't a part of her that he disliked. Long silver hair, one beautiful face but that was one thing. Her tits, nice and delectable, her flat stomach that had some muscles, long powerful legs with some soft thighs.
And now, this girl was beneath him and moaning. Damn, this turned him on like mad. The love room they had prepared had been working well. The bed worked well. For the two of them.
Aine had to admit one thing. He was getting better at this.
His fingers slowly touched over her body and Kizuna was sure that she liked this as much he did. For the most part, he was just working out on her body.
When he found her flat stomach, he touched it and the belly button was there. The energy that came from Eros was released from his body and met hers.
The color of her eyes changed and Kizuna enjoyed feeling her up even more. The two drowned in the lust spread from the two.
"Neh, Kizuna. Aren't you doing something more?" He nodded at her and continued his ministrations at her.
He had heard it from Kei and Joel. When he would push the limits of it, there would be more. Some weapons could come out and Joel wasn't sure which one it would be.
The only way that he could find out was by doing even more.
Suddenly, he felt her arms dropping over him and he was flipped on his back while she writhed in his lap. Licking his neck, Kizuna felt his own arousal grown. Her tongs went over his neck to his collarbone. The spine of him was shivering.
What didn't help was the fact that her tits had left her uniform and were now pressed against his chest.
That was it.
Next time, he'd use his lower autonomy on any of those girls as he began to get really sexually frustrated.
His hands found her naked breasts and he couldn't help but enjoy the touch of them. In fact, despite all of what he did, he hadn't a real chance to touch the bare tits and twisting the hard diamonds that were on the soft part was just great.
The moans became louder and the lights shone between them. But due to her strength, Kizuna was forced in the valley. Enveloped by the warmth and softness, Kizuna found it amazing.
If he could breathe in this which wasn't working as he wasn't doing. But so, with the movements, he was causing only more pleasure.
When he could finally break free, he watched the globes bounce back into position. The show of it, just caused him to look at them. The trance of it, he didn't know what he was doing until he found himself sucking on the tits.
"HAUaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN-!
Aine moaned and the energy felt the room. Kizuna felt his machine growing. He let her go and rolled out her body.
The two were exhausted and heavily breathing, Kizuna looked at the woman. She was lying on his chest while one of his arms rested around her body.
Aine looked up at him with one smile. She was drunk on lust but found that her heat had passed.
"That was amazing. Thank you, Kizuna." The guy nodded and pulled her closer.
And with that, they waited until the heat fled from their systems and their cheeks.
When they were done, Kizuna stood up.
"Let's go. Milady?" He offered her a hand and walking hand in hand, the two walked off to the arena. Meanwhile, Aine could make her ultimate weapon.
Before long, they entered the arena.
The weapon of Aine was a long shining rifle with her while Kizuna had Eros more looking like Zeros.
Well, rifle wouldn't be entirely correct. It was more a mix between a sword and canon. It had one large muzzle that was glowing. It was also in the colors of Zeros. The design was sleek and mean. Instead of Chasseur, it was connected to Aine's fist.
The Infinite Stratos all raised eyebrows on what happened in that room. But what was clear that it worked out well.
Ichika had his thumbs up to Kizuna who couldn't help but smirk. Houki just rolled her eyes while Cecilia wondered what Kizuna did to Aine and hoped that he could relay some information to Ichika.
Not that Ichika would do the same things to her.
"Had fun?" The Byakushiki pilot asked and Kizuna only nodded. Aine scanned the seats until she found a mop of brown hair. Joel looked at her as she motioned to come over. Not knowing what she wanted but not going to deny her, the punk smiled and went down.
"Something up?" He eyed the weapon. One nice piece of equipment she got there.
"Yes. From what I get, this weapon is a long-range weapon and I was wondering if you could ask Adjzof to help me with this."
The silverette asked the boy. Scratching his cheek and looking over the weapon, he could see where she was coming from.
Still.
"Isn't it better to ask someone else? Like Cecilia." Looking over to the blonde, she was busy with Ichika.
"Point taken," Joel answered and called up to the sky. The earpieces would cancel out the sound, but Joel knew that he could reach his brother.
"Joel? Need me, kiddo?" Mattheus asked and Joel waved from the ground. Even from the sky, the Hunter could see the two.
"Yep. Can you come down for a bit? The girl next to me asked for you."
Doing what Joel asked, Mattheus landed next to the two. "You need my help, Chidorigafuchi? Nice gun btw."
The woman nodded. "Indeed. I got this weapon from Kizuna and I was wondering if you could help me with this weapon. I have no experience with guns so I suppose you could help me with this." The Hunter looked it over and turned to Joel.
"You think we can help her, Joel?" The punk smirked at him. "Yep. Chidorigafuchi, you mind if we look your machine up. That way I can help you out on tech stuff while Mattheus teaches you?"
Neither Mattheus and Joel liked the action where Aine crossed her arms and put her nose up in the sky.
"I am not going to let Joel work on this. I only need your help."
The duo glared at her. "Listen. I don't know much about the stuff, but Joel made m IS. He is a huge help so I think that if you let him help you, we can work on stuff. Okay? Me and Joel, we're a package deal. So, if you want my help, his is included."
Aine looked over it and Joel nodded.
"Okay, you win." Taking out his laptop, Joel had been working on stuff and Kizuna shared some stuff. Looking over the stats, he smiled.
"Your machine is brimming with energy. The two of you, get in the sky. Mattheus, teach her how to fire her gun but don't pull the trigger, Chidorigafuchi. I need time to look shit up."
The two raced to the sky. Joel looked at Kizuna and Ichika who were now happy to have some time out.
"Oh, come on you two. You want to have a match. Get on it. I'll look at shit later." Ichika and Kizuna weren't sure but the guy spoke the truth.
"So again, like yesterday?"
"Something like that." The two took another part of the arena and began their match. When they were there, Kizuna had his energy like Aine. For the first time in the school, he felt like he actually could fight.
"Ready when you are." Ichika took out his sword and the two raced at each other. Flashes of light and sounds of metal clashed over the place.
The three on the ground looked to Joel who had been on his computer. Rin joined him.
"You think this is the best way for them to bond. Fighting?" Cecilia crossed her arms and Joel began to work further on his computer. He heard the question and nodded.
"They're guys. For them, they bond differently than women. Ichika and Mattheus had one beatdown and they bonded quickly despite being radically different. Same can be said about Kizuna and Ichika. Only now, Kizuna can use his machine to the fullest. And for Ichika."
When a real savage block came from Ichika, Yukihira struggled and with one push, Kizuna flew off as the two crossed blades again.
"You certainly got a boost," Ichika admitted.
"Eros copied more than just her machine. The experience she got. Looks like I picked some up." When they broke off, they made some distance between the two. Kizuna smirked at Ichika.
"I feel ready to take you heads on." Ichika cracked his neck and took up the sword. "Bring it on, Kizuna." The two began again fighting. It was a way to build up experience and that way, the two could know how the others fought. Great for pairing matches.
Meanwhile, Mattheus was up in the sky with Aine and it was clear she had no real clue in how to use her gun.
Not that Mattheus minded it and while giving her instructions on how to hold it, he showed examples with his own Chasseur.
"When you think you're ready, punch it. Joel. She's ready." Mattheus said in his earpiece and Joel heard him.
"Tell her that she can go at it." Mattheus nodded and that gun was one hell of a punch. Mattheus nodded and he could see how the gun was building up. Mattheus found the charge a stupid thing. It took her a bit too long and he was sure that Joel would think the same.
What he had to admit that the output was nice.
This wasn't just a gun. It had blown through all the fire ranges. Mattheus had one nice light show.
"Any name for the bad boy?" Mattheus asked and Aine raised an eyebrow.
"Pulverizer."
"Fitting."
Mattheus admitted but he had a few ideas that she could use it better.
"So ready for some ideas?" Aine listened as he began to speak.
Ichika smiled at Joel. He and Kizuna had been going at it for a good while and it looked like now their energy ran out.
Sure, Kizuna always was charged when he went at it with Aine and Yurishia but at this point, he had copied the ability of Zeros and fought like Aine. Which gave him a boost so that he wasn't useless in this sector.
The Eros Pilot looked at the Byakushiki Pilot and they gave each other a fistbump.
Houki, Rin, and Cecilia looked at Ichika and both have a scoreboard.
He broke his last record. Cool for him.
Joel had jumped down from the stages and Ichika had to ask a painful question.
"Joel. I hate to ask this, but can you remove my shotgun? I don't use too much and it gets in the way of Yukihira. I know you gave it to me but still." Joel shrugged on that.
Sure, things never work out great for the first time.
With his laptop, he got on Ichika's model and shut it down.
After that, he walked over to the weapon slot and manually took off the weapon. "Don't worry about it. I have seen that you don't use it too much and indeed, it gets in the way. I think that when I make it a sawn-off barreled one you got a better use on it."
Ichika grinned on that. "Make one for my birthday."
"Noted." The cheeky reply came from Joel. Ichika ruffled the hair of the boy.
Afterward, the shotgun was discarded. Kizuna had been wanting a weapon but Joel wasn't able to work on it.
He was a tech for the Infinite Stratos, not the Heart Hybrid Gear. That laid out his payday.
Not that Kizuna needed to know Joel had been after the push through on Aine.
Speaking about the silverette, she was still up in the sky with Mattheus.
The oldest guy enjoyed his role as a teacher. So far, the group was just taking it easy for training.
Charlotte had been training on her own as well. She was casting dark glares to Mattheus and longed to when Ichika would come down from the beating. Houki had joined Joel who was working on his laptop.
"You wonder when things go down?"
"Mattheus told this yesterday. One shitty disaster at the time. We gotta take care of Hayuru first. But looks like we got one more issue." Houki followed the eyes of Joel and grimaced.
You have certain people who always are ready to ruin the fun.
A next induvial stood on the stage.
Dark machine and two large canons on the shoulders. In the middle of it, Laura was there. Her hands and legs were coaxed in the machine. The most distinct feature was the rail gun on the right shoulder.
Aine with Mattheus in the sky, Houki, Rin, Cecilia, and Joel noticed Laura. Which didn't put their moods on good.
Ichika and Kizuna were enjoying the good fight and the effects of it. Bulking of testosterone and coming out from the sky, Kizuna found it nice that he could get rid of his tension. Sure, he could use his lower autonomy but given that he didn't have permission yet, he decided to have a good fight.
"Gotta admit. Now I get how much fun you had with Mattheus back then. Damn, I love a good fight." Ichika helped his counterpart up.
"I had my fun. It's nice to forget some things." His face darkened when he looked at someone. Kizuna followed his eyes and looked up to see Laura.
The two hadn't forgotten the attempt of slapping them. Joel signaled silently to Houki, Cecilia, and Rin to calm down and let the two deal with.
But in case, Ichika and Kizuna needed their help, Rin and Cecilia could jump in plus Charlotte who flew upstairs.
"Ichika Orimura. I have come to ask for a fight." Laura told him and Ichika glared at her with his arms crossed.
"Oh yeah. I am not going to fight you." Ichika answered. "I don't see a reason for doing so." Laura's face turned to Kizuna and soured.
"You fought him."
"So? All things considered, that was by our own choice. Bodewig, as your officer, I am telling you to stand down."
That didn't go well with the girl as she now glared at him.
"What did you just say? My officer? You? I don't accept you." Aiming her rifle, she heard a voice from the stages.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Joel spoke to Laura in an even manner. The glare made it clear that she wasn't going to listen to him. Did that punk really think he could order her around?
"And why is that?"
Pointing wouldn't be polite but Laura turned to Mattheus and Aine who had both their long-range weapons aimed at her.
"If you hurt Kizuna, I'm going to kill you."
"And if she doesn't finish the job, believe me, I will. Take a chill pill cause otherwise, we're all be riding the wagon to hell."
Laura counted them in, and she had seen that both Rin and Cecilia were ready.
Their machines weren't active but that could change very fast.
Couple that with Charlotte and Ichika who were ready. Both were easy to defeat. One weak male and one with a second-Generation Model so both were inferior to her equipment and skill.
But a Heart Hybrid Gear and an Infinite Stratos that didn't fit in with any Generation Model, both long-range weapons. That wouldn't be easy to take down. And Kizuna was still having enough energy. Simply put, she was outmatched and outgunned.
"Fine. I know when I'm outmatched. But this isn't over." Ichika decided to act up and deactivating his machine, he walked over to her. He wasn't afraid. He had more allies to count on.
When he was in front of her, he crossed his arms.
"I don't know what I did to so royally piss you off but one thing I do know is this. You don't mess with me or my friends. If you want a fight, we got a tournament coming up. When it does, you and I are going to fight things out. Cause talking isn't going to work." And with that, Ichika passed her by.
Houki was relieved (and a little bit excited) by his handling so when he passed by, he didn't waste any time and ran over to him.
Hugging him, she could feel his heart pumping in overdrive. When she let go, she nodded, and she was happy that Ichika handled it well.
Rin was next and like Houki, she was thrilled by the actions. Ichika could lift her off the ground and he did. After that, she smiled at him and pecked him on the cheek.
Ichika looked at one other girl who had been waiting for something. "Come on. I am not going to leave you out." Cecilia acted the same and Ichika was sure that her tits were meant to press against his chest.
"That was cool, Ichika-san." She said and the girls agreed. Mattheus shut his IS down like Aine. "That could have gone ugly. Good thing those guys got a cool head."
For Mattheus, it was clear that Aine was one smart girl.
"You're right. But something tells me we haven't seen the end of it. But that is enough for one day. I can do with a shower and a decent meal." The Hunter said and he shut his machine down. When he looked at Charlotte, he made an imaginary gun at her and shot at her.
The girls nodded at him as he passed by. Joel sat down on the stages and with one arm, Mattheus raised him from his chair.
"This is going to be one huge pile of shit."
"Yep but when this blows over, we'll be done," Mattheus said and that was clear. But the one thing he should do was talking to Kizuna, Ichika and their older sisters for a bit.
With this, I'm going to end it. 10K words are good enough for this fic. I certainly had my fun writing this one out.
It was something that came from thinking all about it. Because Brave New World asked for my attention in the last few months, I have been busy on that part.
Thank you all for the patience in the last few months. I have been busy with other fics as well and that is why.
I can foresee that in the next days, Afraid to Shoot Strangers will receive an annual update and either Two Reasons to come home is uploaded or the first chapter is in the making.
For the next chapter, I got someone hounding me for BNW which will go first. When I am done with Wasted Years, this fic will make one move to catch up. Which means some good chapters that are coming up next. I am at least happy I got this one out the way.
I hope to see you guys next month but no promise.
Saluut.