Hello everyone, it's me again! Once again thank you all for continue reading this story despite my lack of ability. Sometimes it's hard to describe with words for me, which is a bothersome.

Anyway, so far one person had join my discord community which is kind of regular readers who keep PM me for detailed review, so thanks Dragoon725!

For anyone interested to join for well, chatting etc can find the link in my profile for my community server in this website or #9187 Ashervalentine (pls input 'from fanfiction' so I can invite to the server. As I plan to screenshot some gunpla build from New Gundam Breaker into discord for future chapters if I'm unable to describe it.

Oh for the anonymous guest review since I can't reply your review, I'll leave it here; ahem, don't worry about Tabane getting GP base as there's no reason for her even if she know about it since in early chapter during AIDA discovery that she already studied about Mobile Suit's theory by hacking black project in the past trying to apply into IS theory with her own vision. So even if she know the existence of GP base it won't be 'stealing technology' or something since that thing is more like a 'key' for certain things with certain information's. She'll be more of passer by curiosity if she had ever got her hands on GP base. Well that's just my point of view taking the personality and the IQ of the character. Hope this helps answering your question, and I know which story you're referring too :v

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Chapter 19: Summer's thoughts.

Asher and his classmate are currently on the bus heading towards a resort they were assigned. He's sitting on the window seat with the ocean view through the window. Asher can't help but sigh because he's so not looking forward to this day with the 'punishment' approaching.

'Speaking of the ocean, just remembered that me, Itsuki, and club president Rina went to the beach for training before the tournament. It was a disaster. When the tournament day that our muscle cramped so hard from overwork from the training forced by Rina, and we barely cleared 1st round,' Asher sighs that he doesn't have many happy memories involving the ocean.

"What's wrong, Asher? You've been sighing a lot lately." Charlotte asked,

"Ah, no. It's just that today it might be the end of my manliness." Asher said as he starts turning white. Charlotte wondered what did he mean by that? While the boy was ignoring the ruckus made by Ichika and other girls. On the other hand, Chifuyu is happily grinning causes Yamada-sensei to feel...awkward at the sudden mood change.

"Orimura-sensei, you seem in a good mood today," Yamada-sensei asked,

"Ah, let's say that I'm looking forward to when we arrive at the beach," Chifuyu replied and continue to hummed some tune softly. Yamada-sensei gotten confused even more with her co-teacher.

After a long ride, they finally reach the resort called Kagetsu Resort stay as a guest for the duration of 4days -3 nights. The inn lady had welcome the guest from IS academy and in conversation with Chifuyu. Asher sigh while slowly exited the bus because he doesn't look forward to this day.

"Ah, this must be the rumored second one? Please to meet you, I'm Kiyosu Keiko. I'm in charge of this resort." The inn lady greets while introducing herself when she saw Asher.

"Ah, I'm Asher Valentine. Please to meet you, Kiyosu-san." Asher responds to the greeting.

"This boy is the same as the other will be involved in trouble one way or another. Although somewhat he's somewhat capable, he still gave me a hard time. Please treat him kindly as well." Chifuyu said,

'Urgh, well. It's a kind of normal response to introduce to strangers. But I'll admit I've given her some hard time.' Asher sigh. He knows that it's not easy to accommodate two people when they're orphans without any relative support. But because of her reputation as a former champion that she's able to receive some subsidies from the government before she assigns to become one of the teachers in IS Academy.

'Speaking of growing up, I wonder how mom, dad, Itsuki, and club president are doing now? It has been six years since I arrived in this world. Have I got a new younger sibling? Is Itsuki working at Yajima Trading as a scientist engineer? He always had an interest in the Plavsky Particles. Club president...I had no idea.' Asher scratches his head, he wonders what he had to do in this world when he becomes an adult? Asher had thought of becoming a detective or private investigator just like his mother, but he wonders if this world worth it or not?

"Asher, what's wrong?" Ichika's voice had snapped Asher's from deep thoughts. "You seem in deep thoughts, is there something that happened?" Ichika asked,

"No-nothing, just thinking about myself. Any idea where our room is, I didn't catch it up before." Asher asked,

"Oh, we're staying with Chifuyu-nee room. I mean that it makes sense for us to be together as a family." Ichika said with a grin until he got smacked in the head by Chifuyu to told us to hurry up and follow her. We did as she said, and we finally entered the private room for ourselves. It's spacious, but it doesn't look like a private room for us probably.

"You said it was a private room at first. There's also bedtime. Won't the girls ignore it and come barging in?" Ichika asked,

"Hence, the result is for us to stay in the same room so the girls won't come in easily. Don't forget that Orimura-sensei is a faculty member as well." Asher dropped his luggage and sorting out his belongings,

"That's it, more or less. So today is free time. Leave your luggage and do as you please." Chifuyu said,

"What about you?" Ichika asked,

"There are some things I need to check with other teachers as soon as we meet up. Once that's taken care of, we'll go for a little swim. You can decide whenever the place." Chifuyu said Ichika's mood seems brighter after hearing that because he was eager to see his sister in a swimsuit after many years. It's a no-brainer for Asher that he is attracted to his sister ever since they were young. During his stay with them, he had realized that they have a secret feeling for each other. Asher doesn't want to pry into their business nor interrupting than necessary. Lately, he realized that Chifuyu seems to treat Ichika more like a sibling nowadays than before, caused him to wonders if she finally found a boyfriend?

'Welp, hope that future boyfriend able to stay alive longer without getting executed by her.' Asher thought while praying for the unknown guy who caught her attention to have a longer lifespan. Later on, there was a knock heard, and it was Yamada-sensei calling for Chifuyu for some official business.

Chifuyu told Ichika to go ahead to have some fun time on the beach and that she will follow shortly. Hearing this, Asher quickly took out his swimming trunk and hurriedly followed after Ichika, but someone grabs his shoulder in time before he made it out.

"Oh, and Valentine comes with us for a while. There's something we need to discuss." Chifuyu said as she grabbed Asher back in pleading towards the taller boy to save him. Ichika continues heading out while praying for Asher's safety for whatever trouble he's into it.

Asher continues standing outside of the meeting room while waiting for Chifuyu to finished. 'There's no doubt she would hold me to wear THOSE things before I escaped.' Asher sigh as he had given up his attempt. Today is the last day for his masculinity remains without a doubt, and he's not looking forward to the reaction his classmate will do later on.

Chifuyu and Yamada-sensei just exited from the meeting room and followed by other 1st year teachers. "Valentine, I heard that you send a design plan for the two Uchigane units. What are you thinking?" Chifuyu asked as she placed both hands on her hips.

"Ah, that one. It's nothing. I just heard that it was going to be scrap and my imagination just kicked in. Since I got the permission and the engineering group agreed to it, so yeah." Asher replied.

"Sigh, we got a report from the Uchigane maintenance department that the engineering group had finished building one unit and asking to delivered it here for practical showoff. We wanted to say no, but consider the one who's making the request it's going to be a pain." Chifuyu sigh,

"That fast?! It's only a day or two!" Asher was shocked to hear this. He expected it to be a month or so since almost everything need to build the chassis and weapons. How on earth did the engineering group finish that fast?! Well, it's true that he only gives a design plan for the appearance and the performance is still the same Uchigane, but forging those armor plating and weapons should be consumed some time. He wonders what kind of hardcore people able to finished that fast?

"Well, probably you'll see it arrive tomorrow or two days later. Seriously, why you made an acquaintance with a troublesome one." Chifuyu said,

"Now, now. Orimura-sensei, the other teachers also curious about the new design and so am I." Yamada-sensei said,

"I was going to let you go away without the punishment in mind, but I guess if I do that. You won't learn any lesson." Chifuyu said while Asher is currently cursing his bad luck. He keeps backing off from his step-sister that emits a menacing aura trying to run away, but he got caught on the shoulder by Chifuyu.

"Prepare yourself! Today you're going to wear the swimsuit that I bought for you!" Chifuyu said while the shorter boy screams in fear as he knows his masculinity ends today.

Meanwhile, Ichika and the rest of the girls were enjoying their time on the beach. Previously, Rin almost got drowned because her leg got cramped due to a lack of warming up. Ichika manages to save her from drowning, and she's now resting under one of the shades. Rin sighs herself that she had too many rivals trying to get Ichika's attention, but the problem is that the taller boy is too dense of their approach.

Speaking of it, she didn't see Asher anywhere. Frankly, her relationship with him is like cats & dogs teasing and argue whenever, but she didn't hate the boy that much. It's just happening to be that way. Of course, that shorter boy was talented. Not only able to pilot the IS, but Asher also manages to build his own IS and even hold up against the former world-class pilot. She didn't forget how he saved both her and Ichika from that scorpion robot the first time Asher piloted the IS. She was shaken in fear and panic when knowing their Absolute Defence is down after witnessing the firepower that scorpion robots wield. She didn't expect that frail-looking boy to be so courageous to stand up against that monstrosity, but she remembered how that Asher saved Ichika when he was kidnapped and received a gunshot wound before.

'Sigh, seriously. Why am I thinking about that penguin too much than Ichika? Now that I think of it, where is he?' Rin thought herself until she saw Chifuyu arrived when she glanced over the teacher, Rin's eyes widen in shock after seeing what's beside her.

Meanwhile, Charlotte was playing beach volleyball with Ichika together with another classmate. She's enjoying it as she didn't have this much fun with someone else around her age in France. Due to her status as mistress child in the Dunois family, it was hard to live in normal life after being shunned by family and society. After being ordered to spy on Ichika to get the data for third-generation IS, she would never think that she received help to develop a new Revive IS in exchange for the spy mission assigned by her father. The game paused when Ichika and the other classmate discussing something. Charlotte can't help but remembered back when she arrived at IS Academy when she first met Asher.

When they've first met in their assigned room in IS Academy on the first day while disguised as a 'boy' is when Asher had exposed her identity. Charlotte was shocked and afraid that it will jeopardize her missions and safety with the high possibility of blackmailing her into something indecent in her mind at first. Much to Charlotte's surprised that the boy is only asking to teach him all about IS and Rafale Revive to assist him with the new Revive IS he had in mind. He even added that once the prototype is complete and ready for mass-produced, the blueprint ownership will be given to her as a co-owner to protect the copyright. The reason he does that is probably to ensure her well-being after she returned to France.

'Ever since that day, we started developing the FC Revive with Kousaka-sensei together and overcome many difficulties. Asher always seems to have fun discussing the plans and troubleshooting. He even tried to plead to assemble the IS parts without permission many times, and it was a very adorable moment. He had done so much for me even though he didn't need to. I think that mother would be happy to see him if possible.' Charlotte can't help wearing a slightly sad expression when she thought about her deceased mother. She quickly shook off the gloomy thoughts as she didn't want anyone to saw her like that.

'Speaking of Asher, Ichika did say that he's with Orimura-sensei. I wonder what's going on?' Charlotte thought until there was a commotion where Rin is resting. She, Ichika, and other classmates were curious and went there to see what is the commotion all about until their mouths gap at the view they're looking.

It was Chifuyu wearing a black bikini swimsuit emitting the 'adult' aura from her. Even Ichika almost drooled at the sight of it, but he noticed something fidgeting behind her, Ichika got even more shocked when he saw what's behind his elder sister.

"Huh? What?" Ichika was too shocked to properly speaking a sentence, it made Chifuyu chuckle at the reaction of her little brother.

"What's wrong, Valentine? How long you intend to hide behind a woman like a coward, aren't you a man?" Chifuyu asked while glancing at the back.

"Like hell that I'm showing myself like this in public!" Asher said while continue clinging at the back of Chfuyu. Trying his best not to show himself.

"Stop being a coward, idiot. Show yourself!" Chifuyu then yanked the boy behind her causes Asher to step forward from his supposed safe zone. When he revealed himself, he can feel his soul started to leave his body.

Asher was wearing sports swimwear. The top's a dark blue short sleeveless tight vest, and the bottom's an ordinary pair of trunks with a similar color. There's a pair of white shorts added outside the swimming trunks with an unbuttoned top button. It's a squared trunk, though it's a girl's swimwear. After realizing that he's out in the open for a full view, Asher covers himself with his hand while turning his back.

"Please stop staring at me like that, it's embarrassing." Asher tried not to meet his classmate directly while blushing madly over his embarrassing outfit today.

The girls can't help but blush madly over the attire he's wearing currently, even though they know he's a boy, but he looked like an embarrassed maiden when Asher does that. Some girls fainted due to unable to endure their wild fantasies when they saw Asher.

"You idiot penguin! Why the hell you're wearing girl's swimwear!" Rin finally snapped her thoughts, although she admits that the boy looks too cute that it's almost a sin!

"I can't be helped it! This is the only swimsuit I can choose from Chifuyu! Other's is too much for me!" Asher said as he still covering himself with red blush on his face. Others turn to their homeroom teacher after hearing that.

"This idiot been giving me a hard time lately, so I decide to punish him a little. I was hoping you'll choose a two-piece style, pretty sure it will look good on you." Chifuyu smirks evilly, as currently she's enjoying teasing her shorter brother.

"Orimura-sensei, I think Valentine-kun will look even cuter with one-piece with frills. It's a shame that it's not being chosen to wear." Yamada-sensei said, adding in the teasing.

"If I wear one of those, my identity as a man will die today!" Asher can't help but shout against his teachers. Even if it's a punishment for him, this prank is way over the line! Asher then saw Ichika just staring blankly at him.

"Oi, Ichika. What are you keep staring at me for?" Asher asked while waving his hand at Ichika's eye-point.

"S-Sorry, I mean you look surprisingly adorable that I almost thought you were a girl," Ichika said as he blushed slightly. He knew Asher is a guy even if he looks slender, but he occasionally question's Asher's gender when he got teased before and the situation now.

"Don't be stupid! We even took baths and wash each other together before! What gives you an idea that I'm a girl?! Stop killing off my last part of manliness!" Asher immediately delivers a liver blow on Ichika repeatedly. Of course, it doesn't hurt too badly. But it's still hurt for Ichika.

The other girls immediately scream over their BL fantasies of both Ichika and Asher when they heard they've taken baths and wash each other before. Most of the girls fainted from the nosebleed erupting from their nostrils when their fantasies have gone too wild.

After the commotion dubbed Asher's Uke moment that most BL fangirls agreed on, the remaining students resume their beach activity while Asher sigh in defeat. Now he's reputation as a man had gone down into the pit hole even further. He's not going to be surprised if there's a BL fan club about him and Ichika.

"This is the worst day ever," Asher grumbled when he took a seat under one of the shades.

"Don't worry about it! I mean its looks cute on you, Asher!" Charlotte was sitting next to Asher tried to cheer him up, but that word felt like a bullet shot into his heart. Yep, today his remaining masculinity had died now.

"Sigh, I know I look too girly for my gender. Seriously, I've been training myself for 12 years, and my muscle didn't even grow that much makes me wonder if God doesn't want me to gain muscle or what?" Asher grumbled again as he's sensitive when it comes to his body muscles. No matter how hard he trains his body, his muscle mass doesn't seem to increase as he expected, thus making him look like a frail-looking boy.

"Twelve years? Did you exercise when you're four years old?" Charlotte asked,

"No-no! I mean it's been six years! Hahahaha!" Asher quickly corrected himself. He had almost forgotten that he's still 16 years old even after being here for six years after shrunk for god's reason why.

"Jeez, it's unbelievable that you even a guy after wearing that. I almost start having thoughts you were born into the wrong gender." Rin arrives and sits next to Asher.

"Urgh, please no more. I want today to be over so I won't wear this embarrassing outfit anymore." Asher whine as he lifts his legs up and down like a child. He seriously wants the day to be over in a blink of an eye.

"Why end soon? Who knows you'll get a 'boyfriend' if lucky." Rin grins like a Cheshire cat while teasing Asher. She's currently enjoying it.

"Hahaha, very funny. If there's such thing happened, I'll punch their kidney." Asher said as he popped an angry vein on his head. He's going to smack their heads if any guy is trying to flirt with him.

"Oi, Asher. Why don't you play beach volleyball with us?" Ichika asked,

"Are you crazy? Do you want me to get suntan with this outfit?" Asher glared,

"Why not applied suntan lotion? I can help out, you know. Chifuyu-nee also asking you to join up as well." Ichika asked. Asher doesn't want to get his skin tan by this outfit, but if he disobeys Chifuyu, who knows what kind of punishment will happen in that demoness's head. Asher decided to comply and ask for Ichika to apply it on his back after Asher finishes applying the lotion on his front and legs. When Ichika ready, the shorter boy pulls down the tight top vest showing his bareback to allow Ichika to apply the sun lotion.

'Oh my god, why did he have to remain to sit up after he pulls down his top? Is like I'm applying on the girl's back.' Ichika tried his best to throw those confusing thoughts and start rubbing his hands on Asher's back. He was surprised that his skin is a little smooth & soft for a guy, he wonders if a guy's skin can be this soft? He didn't realize it before this when they wash each other back in the bath several times. Ichika continues to rub his step-brother's back until he saw a scar similar to a gunshot wound that reminds him of the day he got kidnapped before, and Asher got shot by the perpetrator.

'To think this frail-looking back is the one that took the gunshot, although the scar is mostly gone, it still visible. Ichika then caresses the scar on the back unintentionally that caused Asher to shiver's started creeping up in his system.

"Oi, how long are you keep rubbing my back? Isn't it enough?" Asher called out on Ichika while glancing at the back. He was wondering why is he taking so long? He immediately got a slight chill in his spine after he saw the weird look appeared on Ichika's face.

"That's enough!" Asher quickly stood up and put back his top while hurried towards the beach to escape from Ichika before something weird happened. Ichika was blinking confusedly about what had just happened? Both Charlotte and Rin stare at Ichika with their weird looks.

"Ichika-kun, do you perhaps attracted to Asher-kun before all this time?" Charlotte asked,

"What? No! I mean that he's a guy!" Ichika replied,

"But you look like some perverted drooling old man while touching a girl's body. Seriously, it's creepy." Rin said, after that both Charlotte and Rin walking towards where Asher went leaving Ichika who is confused about himself before he followed them.

Currently, Asher had teamed up with Charlotte, and Rin. While the opposition Ichika is team up with Chifuyu and Yamada-sensei. Although this team match-up is in his favor as he can secretly taking revenge on Chifuyu without notice hopefully, and also gain back his manliness through this match, which means that he can't afford to lose.

Yamada-sensei serves the ball, and Charlotte manages to return it. Ichika just nicely blocking it and passed it to Chifuyu who's immediately delivered a powerful spike trying to score a point. Both Charlotte and Rin can't react in time, but Asher intercepts it calling out Charlotte to strike it back. Charlotte quickly delivers a smashed, but it was out.

"Sorry, it got out." Charlotte.

"Don't mind it. It's still early of the game." Asher said, although both the girl's Charlotte and Rin were good. Of course, Chifuyu had outclassed them all with that smash. 'Truthfully, her smash attack is damn stinging. Even I can't keep saving all the ball if Chifuyu keeps going offensive. What should I do?' Asher tried to think of a way to prevent Chifuyu from being offensive. Before the next round begins, he called up both Charlotte and Rin for a strategy meeting.

'Now then, let's see how it goes!' Asher grin as he readied his stance.

After several hours later, the students finally had their fun and heading back to the resort to enjoy dinner before one thing everyone had an eye for; hot springs. Of course, Asher continued being bothered by his other classmates about his swimwear, and why Chifuyu forced him to wear that, the boy just said that 'no comment' clearly doesn't want to feed those BL fangirls any more wild fantasies.

After dinner, the students finally start heading towards the hot spring bath they were looking forward to. All the female students currently enjoy soaking themselves in the hot springs while chatting about the various topic of their interest.

"Sigh, nothing beats soaking the hot spring," Houki said,

"Did your breast getting bigger again? Seriously, what did you eat to get the bigger?" Rin said as she fondled Houki's breast, feeling envious of the size.

"What are you doing?!" Houki yelped in surprise before she escapes Rin's clutches. After that, the other girls were also interested in Houki's breast wanted to touch it. On the other side, Ichika tried to compose himself as the only one in the male hot spring now. Sigh, somehow ever since he attended IS Academy, too many surprises happened nowadays.

'First, I'm the first male to pilot IS, and realized that Chifuyu-nee is one of the teachers in the academy. After that, Asher had attended together, although at first is for protection schooling. Somehow, he's able to pilot it and even beaten that scorpion robot thing single-handedly. Then he started to make his own IS and completely beat the crap out of me. Even though I won, but it was pure luck. Asher is amazing. He studied and trained himself for the IS he's building, and his new IS can change equipment in the middle of battle is insane. Not to mention he even on par with that teacher who used to be representative. Compare to me, I still haven't achieved much myself.' Ichika sigh as he reminiscing back to the time where he and Asher in the class tournament.

'Let me say this once, Ichika. The difference in IS performance is not the only decisive factor to determine one's fighting strength!'

'Have you ever thought of a way to reach its full potential to the fullest? What method or improvement to cover its weakness? Have you ever thought of understanding Byakushiki?!'

"Understanding Byakushiki, huh? When I ask, nobody knows much about it. Or maybe that's not what he means?" Ichika wonders, he gives up as thinking is not his forte. He wanted to get stronger, but he had no idea what he should improve?

"The hot spring is already hot enough, are you trying to melt your brain, Ichika?" Ichika heard Asher's voice, he had just entered the hot spring bath, holding a bath towel with his left hand to cover his front partially before soaking himself.

"Asher? When did you get here?" Ichika asked, he almost shocked himself thought a girl had entered the bath by mistake.

"Been here for a while that you're in deep thoughts until didn't even notice me after I finished cleaning up. Sigh, this hot spring feels so good." Asher stretches his arms, feeling the fatigue inside him had washed away. Truth be told that nothing beats hot spring when it comes to rejuvenating.

"So what have you've been thinking about just now? Are you trying to find a way to peek at the girl's bath side?" Asher asked,

"Of course not! Just thinking some...things!" Ichika said,

"Is that so? Urgh, still a bit sore from the beach volleyball. Seriously, Chifuyu is too aggressive, who the hell will throw a full-powered smash on minors these days? I thought my arms were going to teared off. Worst part that my team had lost!" Asher said as he making some crackling sound when he moved his neck from stiffness.

"Well, it's because you keep intercepting her attacks that no doubt annoyed her. But still, it's amazing you reacted so fast that even Charl and Rin can't." Ichika said,

'Well, I can't tell him that club president in my world forced us to run laps on the beach during summer. Who the hell does that before the gunpla tournament?!' Asher can't even answer and decided to change the topic.

"Charl? Are you referring to Charlotte?" Asher asked,

"Yeah, I mean it's short and simple, so maybe you can start calling her that," Ichika said,

"I'll pass as I prefer calling her by the first name," Asher replied because if he tried is like calling the infamous Gundam character, Char Aznable because it will be giving him the fantasy that Charlotte is Char's daughter.

"By the way, I've wanted to ask you this for a while. Why did you wear that swimwear?" Ichika asked,

"Forced by Chifuyu, the end. Moving on." Asher said monotonously, he doesn't want to continue this topic ever again.

"But it's amazing how different you look. If I didn't recognize you, I would have mistaken you as a girl." Ichika said,

"Are you trying to pick a pick with me?!" Asher said as he stood up, discarding the towel revealing his glory to Ichika. "Take a look! Which part of me s a girl?!" Asher taunted,

"I know, I know! You don't have to show it to me!" Ichika said as he covered his eyes even though he doesn't need them to. He had seen before his naked glory, but Ichika still remembers that moment female swimwear that Asher had worn before had caused him an unexpected reaction.

"Oh well, I'm done anyway. Don't soak for too long, or you'll pass out." Asher said as he left the bath while Ichika also followed suit because he's been staying there for too long. Without both boys aware that in the girl's bath side where most girls had passed out after having their fantasies gone wild imagining that both of them were touching each other affectionately.

Houki and the other girls sigh in frustration, wondering how many times these BL fangirls need to nosebleed in a day? With that, the girls are also finished with their baths and head to their assigned rooms. Asher was strolling alone in the resort until he sat in the backyard while viewing the garden. The sense of tranquility during the night view never ceases to provide him some peace, he was lucky to be born as a Japanese citizen despite his western name.

'Well, I'm a half anyway. Dad's from England while mom's from Japan, makes me wonder how were those two met the first time?' Asher asked himself, although he had British blood in him, but most of his features more towards Asian's that his facial is similar to his mother's. Probably that's why he looks a little feminine.

As time goes a little longer viewing the garden, he felt a slight chill in from the night wind. Asher decided to head back to his room until he saw Charlotte and Laura in front of the room.

"What are you two doing here?" Asher called out on them, the two girls jumped from their surprise only to found out it was Asher. Before they could answer, Chifuyu had opened the door herself.

"Ah, both of you are here? Asher, where had you been?" Chifuyu asked,

"Oh, just at the backyard garden, enjoying the night view," Asher replied,

"I see. In that case, please buy some drinks for us. We don't have enough for five guests. In case you asked, Ichika is currently taking another bath." Chifuyu said,

"Again? Did he work out on some sweat or what? Oh well, don't expect me to buy alcohol for you, and please drink moderately. It'll be bad for us if you got drunk there." Asher said as he walked away without prying into it further. After he bought the drinks for Chifuyu, he'll excuse himself with an excuse for taking another walk as it will be weird for him to be alone only get surrounded by girls in the room.

When Charlott and Laura took their seats, Chifuyu opened a can of beer drinking a sip after she finished placing the drinks bought by Asher in the middle. "Kaaaah! That hit the spot!" Chifuyu said the girls got surprised by the change of demeanor of the teacher.

"What's with that look? I'm a human as well, or do you think I'm the type that drinks engine oil?" Chifuyu asked the girls.

"N-No, ma'am!" The girls replied,

"Ok then, it seems like all of you girls are sitting here before me? Good, let's get to the point." Chifuyu said, the five girls were quite nervous and wondering what could be the reason all of them being here? Are they getting punished for unknown reasons?"

"You girls, what's so good about Ichika?" Chifuyu asked bluntly, the girls didn't expect this question.

"I'm just upset that his kendo skills had dropped from before," Houki replied while remembering the first time they spar in IS Academy.

"For me, it's just because we're childhood friends." Rin refers to her connections with Ichika.

"For me, I just want to get it together as the class representative," Cecilia replied,

"Erm, I like his kindness," Charlotte said,

'I didn't expect the instructor to let her guard down like this. this is the first time I ever see her like this.' Laura thought. She didn't expect her former instructor would expose herself like this casually during drinking.

"What about you, Laura?" Chifuyu asked,

"Eh? Er, b-because he's strong!" Laura replied,

"Hah? He's so weak until he keeps getting pummeled around. How does he being strong?" Chifuyu asked,

"He's strong. Just a little stronger than me." Laura replied with pride,

"Hm, if that's the case. Does it mean that you accepted Asher being even more stronger than you, is it?" Chifuyu asked before she drank her beer. The question surprised them. In the girl's mind, they had recalled how Asher had exceeded expectations they had ever imagine. After hearing that, the girls had been quiet about it, they didn't know how to respond to that question.

"Yes. I think that he is the strongest 1st year in the academy than everyone else I know. His achievement for being equal against the world-class pilot and piloting skills up until now had exceeded the 1st year's students' capability. Instructor, who is he? Where did he learn & train?" Laura asked, she had decided that it's time to get some answer. She had even asked her colleague's in Germany about Asher Valentine's background. However, all they could get is basic information and the fact that he's been adopted by her former instructor that was all dated six years ago. They couldn't access information regarding his parents and birthplace due to high-security access which is weird.

The other girls were interested as well. To them, Asher is like a rubric cube that is not allowed to be solved no matter what. Chifuyu had to stay silent before answering back... That is what they were supposed to expect.

"So, what do you think about him, Laura?" Chifuyu asked as if she's trying to change the topic.

"Eh? Erm, he seems to be an intelligent & disciplined individual. His skill as IS pilot is first-rate, and his combat style is very versatile that adapts in any situation. That's only my professional opinion as an IS pilot, I've never got a chance to learn about his daily life." Laura replied.

"Hm, how about you two?" Chifuyu asked Houki and Cecilia,

"Eh? Erm, he seems a bit weird at first. But he's very mindful as he helps Ichika trained for Cecilia's match, I didn't expect his training was very spartan." Houki replied,

"Same here, because he even gives me information about Ichika's Byakushiki. He said something about to make it fair or something as he knew about my Blue Tear. I think he did that trying to let my guard down or something, but he detected my flaws and even gives suggestions." Cecilia said,

"Ho? What about you, Huang?" Chifuyu asked,

"That stupid penguin?! He pissed me off! Acting so high, and mighty treating me like a child! I've never forgotten the first time we met, he's pretending to be a girl with his fake voice pretend to be Ichika's girlfriend! Gah! Thinking back before and today that he dressed with female swimwear pissed me off!" Rin shouted with fury, the sudden outburst scared the other girls except for Chifuyu with an amusing look on her face.

"But I'm supposed to be grateful to meet him though, I mean he saved my life and Ichika when that weird scorpion robot attacked us. For bravely stand up against that monstrosity with an IS, he got more balls than his feminine looks." Rin said as she blushed. The girls were surprised that she gives praise to someone that she dislikes.

"Are you a tsundere?." Cecilia said,

"I'm not!" Rin hissed at Cecilia like a cat, "How about you, Charlotte? I bet you got things to complaint seeing as you've been together with him the most." Rin asked the French girl as she crossed her arm on her chest.

"Not really, Rin. Rather than complaining, I'm very grateful for meeting him. Due to my family's circumstances to spy on Ichika's to collect data, Asher-kun somehow knows about my identity during the first time we've met in the room. When I told him everything, he had decided to help out with his idea for FC Revive. In return, I will teach him everything about IS and Rafale Revive's technology. During all those times I've worked with him, he seems to be enjoying giving some ideas, troubleshooting the problems, and even trying to disassemble the IS himself like a child. Of course, he didn't succeed as he got caught by the staff before Kousaka-sensei scolded him." Charlotte said as she smiled, she finds it adorable when Asher worked on the FC Revive as if he's enjoying it too much.

"He's a bright-minded and kind person once you get to know him, but when he always hospitalizes every time he pilots the IS, I was worried and afraid about him thinking that it's my fault for agreed making the IS with him. But I know Asher will scold me if I think that way, so I've been trying to discuss with Kousaka-sensei in every way possible for the FC Revive to be safe for him since he always being reckless. All in all, I'm am glad to have him by my side. Ah, but I didn't expect Asher-kun looked cute today, I've always suspected that he will look good in a girl's outfit, but he might be mad if he hears this," Charlotte said,

The girls were speechless after hearing it from Charlotte, they didn't expect to hear such long sentences about someone like a short essay and still continuing.

"Oi, Charlotte. Don't tell me you have feelings for him?" Rin asked, after Charlotte hearing that her reaction was really obvious as she stopped talking and her face immediately turned into red tomato while covering her face from embarrassment. Cecilia already expected it, Houki sigh in relief that she had one less rival on Ichika, Laura nodded herself as if it's making sense, while Rin's expression turned into 'are you kidding me?' look, but for some reason, she seems a bit annoyed knowing someone like that shorty.

Chifuyu just stared at them silently, "I see, apart from that both of them know how to cook and do chores. Ichika gives a good massage as well. Isn't it right, Alcott?" Chifuyu asked. Cecilia nodded in agreement on the last part.

"Now that I think of it, I know what sort of girls that Ichika wants to hang out with. How about it? Do you want to know?" Chifuyu asked with a small grin,

"You'll tell us?!" Houki, Cecilia, Laura, and Rin asked while Charlotte remained quiet.

"Like hell. If you're a woman, then you should try to steal him by yourself. Improve yourself, you brats." Chifuyu said as she drunk the can of beer until it's finished.

"Erm, Orimura-sensei. How about Asher?" Charlotte asked as she raised her hand up like they're in the classroom.

"Who knows, he never seems to talk or show any interest in romance. If you want him to notice you, you have to think a way for yourself ." Chifuyu said as she turned her back viewing the night sky.

'Because somehow I wanted to know that as well.' Chifuyu thought as she crushed the empty can in front of her without letting the girls see. When she heard that Charlotte had an interest in Asher, a part of Chifuyu wanted to prevent that from happening.

'Seriously, when did I start having this feeling for others? The first time it was for Ichika, am I really...' Chifuyu stopped those thoughts, she then immediately told the girls to return to their room as it's getting late now. Although, it was an excuse so that she continues to keep drinking the beer, hopefully, to get a little drunk trying to forget the forbidden feelings that started building up inside.

Meanwhile, Ichika had finished his bath from sweating too much over giving massages to the girls. When he was on the way heading to his assigned room, he saw Asher sitting on the wooden floor viewing the courtyard.

"Asher, what are you doing?" Ichika asked,

"Oh, Ichika? Just staring at the sky, trying to find and count the stars to kill time. Since I can't enter the room yet due to girls talk in there." Asher said,

"Oh really? I thought you're joining them." Ichika said as he sits beside his Asher. After he sits, he got jabbed on his rib by Asher.

"Trying to pick a fight, you bastard?" Asher threaten,

"Sorry, sorry. Just teasing you. Hm? Is that a photo? It looks a bit old." Ichika said as he noticed the photo on Asher's lap out of curiosity.

"Ah, this one. Let's say it's one of my mementos. Don't lose them, they're important to me." Asher said as he showed the photo to Ichika.

"Is it the photo that you always keep around not letting anyone see? I thought it was some dark secret photo or something...hm? Is this you?" Ichika asked,

"Yeah, that's me. A bit young right?! That's during the opening ceremony for grade-schooler." Asher grin,

"Heh, now that you mention it. But wait who are those two?" Ichika asked, there's a woman with long blonde hair, wearing a black scarf on her neck, and a man with glasses and dark blue hair is like an adult version of Asher.

Ichika then glanced at Asher, under the moonlight his expression & words was the first time he ever sees in his life when the shorter boy look at Ichika. He never would have expected to he would witness it.

"Those two...those two are my parents," Asher replied to Ichika, looking at him with a sad expression wearing on his face while his right eye's started forming tears. He had tried to endure and keeping it inside all this time, but it seems like today is his limit after six years. He needed to let it out, for six years he had missed his old life. His family, his friends, everything. Knowing the fact that the time had marched for so long until he had no other choice but to accept the current reality is too harsh for him.

"I missed them, Ichika." Thus as if the entire world's time had stopped moving, and went silent except the tears from his right eye start to fall with a single stream until the sound of a single droplet of tears touches the skin of his hand which clenches the yukata tightly. Soon after that, Asher immediately lunged himself towards Ichika without giving the taller boy to respond. The photo he's holding had dropped on the grass ground below him. Before Ichika would asked what's going on, but he saw Asher's shoulder's were trembling and a silent cry was heard a little before he started crying.

Ichika didn't say anything, but only hugged him in return without any word. He can't find any words trying to comfort him as he is still surprised by the sudden outburst. Ichika would have never thought that tonight that he had just witnessed Asher's being so vulnerable like today.

And there you go, ok so here's the list or many a point or two that might be confusing.

1st: Asher is wearing the swimwear similar to Kinoshita Hideyoshi in Bata Test Shoukanjuu, just different colouring. I think you can just google it that he wears the green top.

2nd: The new Uchigane design finished in a day or two?! Well, what Asher does is just an armor design if have noticed the so called hint I've been giving. Anyway it will be explained in two chapters later.

3rd: Last part, I'm trying to write some very so called emotional feeling, but I had a feeling it's gonna fail but that just the way I'm trying to describe the loneliness of being transferred by light-kun to another world. Reason is just my personal selfish reason because I've got sick on so called 'totally moving on' mentally of the protagonist from majority of manga/anime which I find it unreal especially teenagers protagonist (that depends on the background really)

Personally, I find that even if you're far away etc even if their life is shitty or whatever (except their life is shitty when they were young for example being abuse etc) you still have to keep some part of memories or attachment to protagonist previous life or old life like family or loved ones for example. So that's what I'm trying to describe there for a normal life teenagers who been separated from his old life for six years.

Well, that's it for now. I can assume that the reader will know what is the next chapter, but don't worry is not copy paste from canon, who does that boring stuff? Fanfiction is all about imagination, passion, motivation and most important thing; having fun! Well, that's just my personal point.

Thank you for reading, and see you all hopefully next week.