Duel of Manami and Aoi's Feelings and Survival!
"Thanks for agreeing to train me in using guns in case of emergency, girls." Kio thanked Manami and Aoi as they are in the simulation room.
"Well, we got plenty of free time besides the stuff we have from school, I think one more training partner wouldn't hurt." Manami shrugged.
"I don't see why you need guns, big bro. You can always train in Ki with me and Okami and Jen, you would be shooting a ball of energy from your fingertips." Ozaru pointed out.
"I would still want that; you can't be too prepared." Kio stated.
"Okay, this is a quasi-antimatter round that was supplied to us by the Catians." Aoi showed them the bullet.
"It looks like a normal bullet to me." Ozaru puzzled.
"It may look like that on the outside, but this thing is designed to eliminate only non-living matter." Aoi explained.
"Oh, like the hammers Eris and the Assitroids used to destroy those tanks." Kio recalled seeing that.
"Right, it allows you to disarm an opponent without hurting them. You can shoot at them without worry." Aoi said.
"You know, I think this does suit you better. The kind of non-lethal style." Ozaru realized.
"Yeah, we always know that Kio has a soft side to others even to those who don't deserve that kind of kindness." Manami nodded.
"You're making it sound like I can't hold my own in a fight." Kio said.
"Okay, I'm off to do my own training. See ya." Ozaru leaved to another room for his martial art training.
"Are you ready?" Aoi asked handing the small gun to Kio.
Kio nodded and took the gun as this is the first time, he held one in his hands knowing holding on could lead a man down a different path if he is not careful, he looks at the target and aim the gun at it with Aoi helping out.
"Alright, you want to aim with both your eyes open, if you close one, you lose depth perception, which affects accuracy." Aoi explained.
"You also got to make sure you have the muscles to withstand the gun after it fires a bullet." Manami added as she aims a rifle at another target and shot a round.
"Depending on what gun you're using, they can affect the muscles impact making your arms shake if you don't do some muscle training to be able to hold them proper which is important." Manami explained as she fired two more shots.
"What about the number of bullets they use?" Kio asked.
"That also depends on what type of guns you're using; they have any number of bullets with them like the one you're using can only fire six rounds and you have also to be quick about reloading them or else it's game over." Manami answered.
"She's right, any gunmen always have to be prepared when it comes to gun fighting, not to mention there is also the setting of how to work the gun before shooting another round." Aoi added.
"Oh, that make sense." Kio said before making his first shot.
"Good but messed up the angle a bit when you pulled the trigger." Aoi said.
"I think I'm gonna use another gun." Manami walked to the gun wall.
"I can put that away for you if you want." Kio offered.
"Thanks, but you didn't have to do that." Manami said, then suddenly got kiss on the cheek by Kio.
"Trust me, I insist." Kio said taking the gun from Manami's hands, giving the girl stun from what just happened.
"Okay, about the aiming?" Kio asked, getting back to shooting with Aoi.
"Right, you have to make sure it pointed straight at the thing you want to shoot and perhaps in your case trying to disarm your opponent in this angle." Aoi helped move Kio's arm, and made the shot at the right spot.
"And you have just made your opponent's left arm unusable." Aoi said.
Manami, still shock of the sudden kiss on the cheek, decided to head back to the house back on earth for a little break as she is teleported into the living room.
"Hey Manami, what are you doing back here?" Eris asked as she is enjoying herself.
"Oh, just taking a little break from training and Aoi got things handle with Kio." Manami answered, sitting on the couch and eating some cookies.
"Well, how are things going so far with his training?" Eris asked.
"He seems to be catching up pretty quickly, I bet it has something to do with that small Ki training he went through." Manami guessed.
"I wonder if he can show me some of that on our next date?" Eris asked feeling a little excited.
"Yeah, you two dating, good for you." Manami signed.
"(Looks like Kio hasn't told her and Aoi about the multiple mates, I'm sure he just wants to surprise them.)" Eris thought.
(Back at Catian Spaceship)
"Man, never knew practicing how to fight would be so exhausting." Kio commented. They are sitting together with the simulation changed into a topical restaurant by a beach.
"But it's always good to push through your limits from hard training and becoming stronger to one day fight strong opponents, that's why I always love to train than other things." Ozaru bragged flexing his muscles and tail a bit.
"Except when you have school to go to and homework you need to finish in order to pass high school." Kio reminded making Ozaru grump.
"I still say homework is a mistake of the world." Ozaru muttered.
"Anyway, I think this would be a good time for a break." Kio suggested.
"Good idea." Aoi nodded.
"You know, I'm really jealous of you guys because of how special you all are like with Eris from another planet and an ambassador. Manami wanted to become a CIA agent, Ozaru being a monkey alien from another planet and a Prince, and you were an agent of an organization." Kio expressed on how he feels about the others around him.
"Wow, to be honest. I've always been jealous of you, Kakazu." Aoi revealed.
"Really? I always thought Kio is special in his own way, but why are you jealous?" Ozaru asked curiously.
"Well, he gets to live a normal life before Eris came along and I always wanted that life. My special power is what got me abandoned by my family." Aoi mentioned.
"Well, no need to worry about that anymore because you got us now." Ozaru stated.
"Speaking of us, where is Manami? Bet she ditch training with us." Kio asked which got Aoi curious about it as well.
"I think I need to check on something, you guys continue the combat training." Aoi said.
"Okay, see you later." Kio said giving Aoi a quick peek on the cheek making her blush suddenly and she rushes out of the simulation room.
(With Manami)
Manami is watching some TV while eating some rice food then she heard footsteps.
"Hey Eris, there's dessert in the fridge if you want any." Manami said, but when she turned around, she found the girl is not Eris but Aoi.
"What are you doing here, Manami?" Aoi asked.
"Oh, you know… Taking a little break." Manami answered.
"Taking a break from what? The only training you helped us with was the talk about guns and bullets." Aoi said as she turns off the TV.
"Yeah, well, I just thought having one trainer for Kio would be enough and besides, I trained enough. I don't really need it." Manami proclaimed.
Just as Manami was about to take another bite, Aoi shot an anti-matter bullet to her bowl surprising the brown hair girl making her drop the bowl, she glares at Aoi as she stands up.
"You left yourself wide open. If I'd been shooting real bullets from this gun, you'd be dead right now." Aoi stated.
"No way, I would've dodge it." Manami claimed.
"Oh, then why didn't you try?" Aoi asked.
"Duh, because I didn't need to, I could tell you were aiming directly at me." Manami pointed out. The Aoi hold the gun to her face only for Manami to grab it with one hand.
"Too bad you can't shoot a revolver if I grab the cylinder like this." Manami said.
Aoi pulls Manami down with her free arm holding her into a lock which is hard for Manami to break free, then she grabs the broom an Assitroid was gonna use to clean the rice to flip Aoi over and back on the floor pinning her down.
"Apport." Aoi used her special power to make another gun appear in her hand and shoot another anti-matter bullet at Manami on her left breast.
"No fair, I like that bra!" Manami complained.
"Nothing's unfair when you're in an actual gun fight." Aoi stated.
Then the girls started shooting each other making themselves barely naked with what's left of the clothes they have on.
"Let's settle this." Aoi suggested as she always wanted to fight Manmi for real.
"Agreed, but how about we up the stakes? I say whoever loses has to do one thing the winner commands them to." Manami said.
"Sounds like a plan." Aoi agreed.
"Just a good fair fight, leave all the personal crap at the door." Manami said.
"Hey, what's going on in… here!" Kio shocked of seeing his two future lovers barely naked.
"Stop looking at my boobs, you perv!" Manamu screamed with her face all red.
"It's hard when they're hanging out like that!" Kio yelled.
(Later)
Aoi and Manami have gotten themselves geared up for their big duel as they have entered the big forest from different entry points and march in ready to fight.
Aoi is carefully walking through the forest trying to predict where Manami is going to strike, she heard a noise and aim her gun at the direction only for a black pig-like creature to come out of the brush, a snake almost got her, but the agent girl reacted faster catching the snake by the head.
Manami is keeping her guard up and spotted an open area, she took out a small map of the forest area showing the hill, which on the other side is also where Aoi is as they thought of where they would attack each other thinking Aoi is on the hill waiting. They both decided to take different paths around the hill to get the jump on each other, while also thinking about their line of work and the training they went through.
"(Damn it, Aoi, I can't believe you're making me do this. She probably thinks I'm being lazy and skipping out on training with her and Kio.)" Manami thought guessed, then her thoughts went to how Kio kiss her cheek.
"(And that idiot… Why did he go and do something like that? He already has Eris, so why?)" Manami thought asked as her cheeks blushes a bit.
Meanwhile, Aoi is also thinking about Kio and that kiss he gave her.
"(Kakazu, I don't know if I should feel happy or should have rejected the affection. After all, I done black op missions making a dark life for myself, I didn't want you to be involve with me and yet you actually came to me like that.)" Aoi thought.
Suddenly a heavy rain started pouring down on the girls making them to sit down waiting for this rain to stop.
"(Kio, that kiss you did made me realize right then and there… that I'm in love with you.)" Manami thought realized.
A few minutes later, the rain stops and Manami heard a noise which she thought was Aoi and shoot only for a bird running along.
"An Okinawa rail?! It must be looking for a new watering hole." Manami said then quickly duck behind her tree when she heard the gunshot.
"Aw, jeez… Totally just gave away my position, but then again, so did Aoi." Manami said before shooting again.
"She dodged it! You're fast, Manami." Aoi complimented before running to her opponent.
Manami kept shooting at the direction until she spotted Aoi coming closer to her which forces the brown hair girl to move run while Aoi fires three bullets from her gun and chase after her, Manami quickly hides behind a tree and start shooting against forcing Aoi to hide behind a rusty van. The brown hair girl saw this and started shooting again at the van with the anti-matter bullets destroying parts of the van bit by bit.
"Come on, come on, I'll blast you till your naked!" Manami muttered to herself as she keeps on shooting the van.
But when one hole was made next to Aoi's head, she took the opportunity to use that opening to shoot at Manami's gun disarming her for a moment, Aoi quicky charges at Manami while about to reload her gun, but she saw two Okinawa rails on her path, and she jumps over them. However, that cost her to drop the bullet magazines from her hand and Manami quickly took out another gun she's been carrying and charges at Aoi with both just a few feet across from each other and pointing their guns as well.
Neither Aoi and Manami have move an inch for the next moment or two and not blinking for a while until Aoi spoke breaking the silence.
"Guess it's a draw." Aoi said.
"Hardly since you're out of ammo." Manami fired a bullet destroying the left shoulder part Aoi's military combat suit.
"Nice bluff though." Manami commented.
"I'm impress you knew that. How'd you know I was empty?" Aoi asked as she showed the empty magazine to Manami.
"You dropped your last full clip." Manami answered.
"Yeah, thanks to our endangered friend." Aoi chuckled.
"Tough break, now seeing as you've lost this time to pay up and do something I say." Manami stated.
"Those were the agree terms, so get it over with." Aoi said, wondering what Manami will make her do.
"Let see… I know; I was thinking about making you kiss him, but I figured you wouldn't go for it." Manami mentioned.
"Good, because on the cheek was enough to make my heart explode." Aoi blurted out accidentally.
"Wait, what? He did that to you too?" Manami shocked.
"Huh, you mean he kissed you on the cheek too?" Aoi shocked as well.
"What, no, I mean he did, but…" Manami's face turned a little red and shook though embarrass thoughts out.
"A-Anyway, I demand is that you start calling Kio by his first name from now on like everyone else!" Manami said to change the subject.
"Call him by his first name?!" Aoi gasped, as she hasn't felt embarrassing enough today.
"Yeah, I figured its about time you start addressing him more friendly than before. Also, did he really kiss you on the cheek?" Manami asked a little nervously.
But before Aoi could answer that, she notices a red dot suddenly appeared on Manami's forehead and quickly realize what that is.
"Get down!" Aoi pushed herself and Manami down for a bullet to miss. They quickly hide behind a tree to hide from the unknown shooter.
"Shooter got an infrared laser sight, saw it aimed at your forehead." Aoi informed.
"It's live ammo. Where are they?" Manami asked.
"Five o'clock south. Judging by the report and its impact, 300 meters away." Aoi calculated where the bullet came from.
"Hell of a shot from that distance, especially with these obstructions." Manami impressed.
"This wasn't some hunting accident. We're dealing with a professional, and I think they're from our former groups as well." Aoi figured out.
"Then we better be careful, you got a plan?" Manami asked ready to take the shooter out.
"It'll take both of us." Aoi answered.
"Let me guess: One's the bait and the other's the shooter?" Manami guessed.
"Not quite, you're going to be both the bait and the shooter." Aoi said confusing Manami.
"Hope you two don't mind if I lend a helping hand." A girl said walking towards them getting both girls' attention.
"What the...? Who are you and why are you here alone?" Manami puzzled of seeing a little girl here.
"No time to explained, just put these on your legs and you'll be able to confuse the shooter." The little girl handed Manami some talisman-like papers.
At the location where the shooter and her partner are waiting to Manami and Aoi to come out, then the looker woman saw Manami or think she saw her as the girl is suddenly moving too fast for her eyes to keep up, then Aoi shot a bullet destroying the small scoop.
Realizing they have been spotted, they try running away, but Manami got to them before they could move another foot and shoots them literally naked and they are now surrounded by her, Aoi, and their Assitroids. Leaving the two female assassins no choice but to surrender.
"I believe that is checkmate as they say." The girl called out.
"Okay, I got some questions like who are you really and where did you get these things?" Manami asked gesturing at the talismans on her legs that gave her the superspeed boost.
"I'd like to know that as well." Aoi said.
"Don't worry, I promise you I'm a friend. The name's Ichika, and do you mind if I come over to your place?" Ichika asked with an innocent smile.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Manami and Aoi sure had an interesting duel as they were at war with each other for a little while and Manami won, but they also worked together to take down the assassins with some help from the mysterious newcomer Ichika. Not to mention the move Kio made on both girls meaning it's only a matter of time before Kio claim his two future lovers soon!
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