Here is the next chapter!!
Finally! That troublesome headache is long gone, but the online class is now coming close. F*ck!!!
So, yeah. our online class is starting this coming Tuesday, so I think I won't be able to post in 2 time a week like before, but I'll try to be like once a week, if I ever have the free time.
For those who are reviewing, following, and favoriting this story, I really, really appreciate it. You're all the best! still can't believe it, you know... XD
For the small reviews on the last 3 days, this is my answer:
Tyrant Overlord Killidia: Yes, you're right. I'm thinking of her replacing the one I took out of Issei's harem and also add another one; Ravel, I mean, but I want to ask for your opinions first.
prayogatama52f5: Yes. That's what I planned to do, man. I think large harem is hard to write, with me still being a noob author, you know. I think 7-8 members of harem is enough for me.
With that finished, Let's go to the story.
"Hello" - Speaking
'Hello' - Thoughts
Hello - Flashback
Hello - Chants
Hello - Skill names
(3RD PERSON P.O.V)
He was lost in thought.
He didn't know how did this cat had an injury this big, and even fell down at the sidewalk.
He could understand it if it was a car accident, but the distance of the cat's position to the road is a bit too far to be even called an accident.
And judging by its injury, it also can't be called an accident.
Its injury was a large cut on its stomach and looking at how much blood it was losing, it probably wasn't that surprising if its guts were spilled out, and it probably also didn't have that much time left.
Well, not for him, of course.
As soon as he saw that it was a living being, he will definitely save it, no matter what the cost, but not to the point of unsealing his powers, since it will attract some unnecessary attention.
That and also, he wanted to keep this peaceful life of his as much as possible, after all.
But even with that, he will try to find another way on how he will heal the cat. He was a man who wasn't going to give up without a fight.
He then felt a familiar aura going out of her. Two of them, To be exact.
Devil and Youkai auras.
After getting enough information about this cat, he could only think of one thing why this cat was here, and how did it get an injury like this.
'It's being targeted, this youkai. I can also sense some devil aura around it. Judging from it, It seems that this cat is a reincarnated devil. But why?' Deducted Zen.
As soon as that thought passed through his mind, he felt something very overwhelming, something he didn't felt for a very, very long time.
Bloodlust.
As soon as he felt it, he immediately cradled the cat on his chest and rushed to the door, immediately knowing that it was the pursuers. After he entered inside, he immediately casted a barrier around the house.
Although it was capped because of his power sealed, it was enough for them to go unnoticed by the pursuers.
He didn't waste any time. He immediately took his clothes off and put it beneath as the cat's blood rug to keep it from getting through the floor, making his upper body bare naked.
He then took a look at its injury. As he was looking at it, he recognized something that made him frowned, and then surprised.
The first thing he realized was that the cat was a female.
The second one was the large cut on her stomach wasn't just her injury.
Several broken bones; mostly her ribs, her right foot, and then her whole left arm. Several small cuts was then found all around her body.
He then went to check if there was still pulse left in her. To say that he was surprised wasn't the right word to fit in. His mind was so blown to see that her tenacity was very extraordinary.
If he was to heal her at his handicapped state, he probably won't make it in time.
He considered of unsealing some of his powers but then, he will attract some attention. Even more when he sensed that there was some fallen angels hiding in this town.
And thus, for a very long time in his life, he was frustrated.
He knew that he had the power to save someone, but he also wanted to be discreet, wanting to keep his peaceful life a bit longer.
At this point, he can only grit his teeth, his hands starting to dig on his knee's skin, penetrating his trousers.
But as he was doing this, it also costed the time left to save her, and then...
Her life might be too late to be saved.
'Damn it,' he also cursed for a long time just because of his frustration.
He was thinking of another way how to save her, racking his brain for every single thing if there was still some alternative way.
Until suddenly, a thought passed through his mind.
It was when Tsubaki healed his injured arm last three months ago.
Although it was weak for this kind of injuries, like what she said, if he could trace it and was able to strengthened it to the point of healing injuries like this, then maybe even in his sealed state, he could save her.
Strengthening and tracing things were his specialty, after all.
He then started on his operation to save her. Although it was the first time since he last used it, he didn't know what was the consequences of it, even more at his state.
But, he didn't care. He didn't have single care about it. He was totally risking everything just to save her, someone he didn't know.
All he know was this cat, this girl is going to have an impact on his life, and he'll regret not having able to save her when he can for the rest of his life.
Then. After preparing himself for what's to come, he started his chant on tracing Tsubaki's healing magic.
Judging the concept of creation
Hypothesizing the basic magical structure
Duplicating the composing magic reserves
Imitating the skill of its making
Sympathizing with the experience of its growth
Strengthening its cause and effect
Reproducing the accumulated years
Excelling every manufacturing process
Trace on
After the chant, a green magic circle appeared on his hand. extending his hand to the cat, the magic starts to show its result.
The cat was starting to get healed, slowly but surely. Up until now, he can't feel the consequences of using that skill of his.
The only problem was, its magic reserves was getting drained like a sink does to a water compiled on it.
He truly didn't expected that part.
Then, he suddenly felt some liquid falling through his nose and mouth, As he took his other free hand to touch it, he realized.
It was his blood.
And that was the signal that his magic reserves were completely out.
With his powers sealed tight, his reserves were also handicapped. Making him only use 1/10 of its full capacity.
But, he didn't care. He just wiped it out and focused again on healing the cat.
When he took a look at the cat, he saw that her injuries was still not completely healed. The scratches, along with the broken arm and foot were healed, but the broken ribs and the large cut on her stomach was still on the process of getting healed.
So, he continued. He didn't stop and just continued to heal the cat, even if this will make him knocked out of the whole day or two, and wake up feeling muscle pain all over his body, he didn't care. All that was in his mind was just to save this unknown cat.
Then suddenly, he saw the cat open her eyes a little. Although he can't see most of it, he could tell that she had a beautiful golden-colored eyes that will try to mesmerize him, if they were to stare at each other.
"Hang on. I am about to finish healing the injury to your stomach, so please until then, hang on!" Reassured Zen, getting desperate as it was getting harder and harder to keep his conscious because of how fast his already low reserves get emptied.
The cat can only watch him as he struggled to keep his hand towards her and keep his consciousness from fading at bay.
'Why? Why is he doing this to me? I've never had anyone to care me besides my sister, and he just met me a few minutes ago. Why is he going through all of that pain just to save me? I don't understand...' thought the cat as her consciousness faded away.
As for Zen, his veins were now showing all around his body, mostly from his face, a sign that if he didn't stop this, there may be a chance that he will lose his life in the process.
Of course, that is if he was a normal person.
'Please make it in time!' Pleaded Zen, now gritting his teeth as his consciousness was on its last legs.
As he thought of that, the injury of the cat in the stomach closed and looking at it, it seems the broken ribs were repaired too.
The magic circle then faded away, his magic reserves now empty. He put his hand to the chest of the cat, and felt that there was a pulse on her.
He then wrapped a bandage around it, making sure that the wound stays closed.
'Good thing I had it beside me before this started, because I don't know if I can walk, let alone stand at this point.' thought Zen.
He was having a deep breaths as he wrapped the bandage all over her body, something that was very unusual of him.
That was just how close the operation is.
"I'm glad..." Said Zen, as a tear started to go out of his eyes. He then cradled the cat after he fell down to the floor, embracing her as she felt in peace on his embrace. Subconsciously snuggling further into his bare body.
After that, Everything went black.
o--o
All she could see was black and white. She woke up in a place where light can't exist. The sky was deep black all around the place where even clouds can't exist, let alone see through it. The only light that was illuminating the place was the crescent moon within the black sky.
The ground was all white sand that makes her wonder if there was a ground beneath it, with a white tall pillar standing from some part of the place.
Overall, it was creeping her out. She was a specialist of finding any life forces around her and she can't found even a single, faint one on this place.
As she was walking through the place, She then saw something that creeped her out even more as she stopped to take a look at it.
It was a skull of some monster that was going to be buried through the sand as time passes.
Looking carefully, she could see some parts of bones scattered throughout the place.
She followed the one beside the skull and walked through a pile of bones getting buried through the sands.
Until, she heard a large scream of agony that made her cover her cat ears. It was so loud that it was enough to left her ear ringing.
'What is that?' She thought.
As she went to take a look on the source, her eyes started to widen at something, her mouthed gaping at what she just saw.
All she can think at that point, was just one word.
'Monster.'
Yes, it was a monster that she saw. It was strangling another monster that was 3 times bigger than it, with many unmoving bodies piled up around the two.
The strangled one has the appearance of a humanoid, only with a broken mask that covered most of his face, a golden Iris with a black sclera around the mask, and a white skin all over its body with a gaping hole on its stomach.
The same could be said for the strangling one. It also had a white skin all over its body, only with a black outlinings found on its chest and its mask.
Their differences could be seen clearly at their masks. While the other one mostly covered its face and had something like a humanoid face on it, this one had skull mask that covered most his head, with a long black hair flowing at its back. It had a black outlining that passed through the eyes of its mask down to its cheeks, with a two protruding horns on the side of its head.
She started to tremble, her instincts started to scream, telling her to run away at the horned one after she stared at the hole on the eyes of its mask and was hurt a little bit when she saw where its gaping hole was.
But for some reason, there was also a part of her that was telling her to stay, to see what that horned monster will do.
Its eyes can't be seen through its mask, and the hole was on the center of his chest, with a black outlining coming out of it.
She then saw something very unexpected that got her almost want to run away, but was still watching it.
The mouth part of the one with the skull mask, which was made up of sharp, pointed teeth was suddenly opened, and then bit the neck the strangled monster.
Its teeth were slowly digging through the skin, and then suddenly ripped off by the horned monster.
Basically, It was eating the other monster.
She can only stare at the process, somehow unable to move. Her body trembled even more as she fell through the white sand.
After it finished eating the other monster, it then stared, or looked at her. She can only say that because of how its mask turned to look at her.
After staring at the holes on the eyes of the mask for a few moments, She suddenly felt her consciousness beginning to fade away, while the monster asked her something as she felt some rumbling of the sand with some kind of smoke appearing behind the monster.
"Who...are...you?"
Then, her vision turned black.
o--o
Her eyes opened wide as she felt that there was sweat all over body, after recognizing that she subconsciously went back to her humanoid form.
She tried to think back to her...nightmare, or maybe it was. She just hoped it was just a nightmare because it felt too real for her.
The sensation she got when she walked around the white sand, the breeze hitting her along the way, and the feeling she felt when she saw that...monster.
Although what creeped her the most was the time when he was around the two monsters, as she didn't feel what was important in all living beings.
'Why didn't I felt their life forces?' was the only question going around her head as she was thinking about it.
Deciding to put that thought away first, she tried to examine herself first.
The first thing she recognized was the white cloth beneath her was drenched of blood, probably hers.
The second thing was her injuries were healed, something that she can't believe, as she was very close on the embrace of the death that time.
The only remainder of her injuries was the sole large scar on her stomach. Starting from the right hip up to the part between her breasts and bellybutton.
And the last thing was, she was being hugged by a man who was only wearing trousers.
She then remembered last night where she wondered why there was something warm surrounding her, only to snuggle herself on it.
Her cheeks then started to get a red tint on it, never showing that much of weakness besides her sister.
Deciding to break away from the hug, she instead got hugged even tighter than before.
After a few minutes of trying to break out of his grasp, She tried to wake up the guy who was hugging her, only to stop when he heard him plead.
"Please...Someone, Save...me..." He pleaded as his brows frowned like he was about to cry.
The cat, or cat girl didn't know what to do. At first, she wanted to break out of his grasp, then suddenly she heard him asking for some help.
It felt like he is in so much pain, the way he pleaded. she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable after hearing that.
Then, she felt something that was unusual for her. She didn't know why, but she suddenly had the urge to comfort this man.
Deciding to try and see why he was like this, she used her race's special ability, Senjutsu.
Her eyes widen after seeing what the man was feeling.
Sadness, Grief, Guilt, and the one that hurt her the most, dejection.
The reason why she was hurt was because she was in that state before. She felt the same pain the man was feeling. The time when she left her little sister alone in that place, not knowing what was happening to her, was something she regretted up until now.
She only got over that when she made a resolution to herself; to find her and ask for her forgiveness when she left her after doing something that her little sister didn't expected.
She killed their...former master.
Yes, they were in a Peerage. But, because their master was always doing some experiment to his Peerage and was always cruel to them, she couldn't take it anymore when she heard him going to experiment her little sister and decided to kill him.
As a result, she was being chased by the devils because of what she did. the reason because her former master was one of the 72 Pilar house's current head.
Her sister was probably hating her right now, with her leaving her and killing their master.
But, she didn't know that her sister was almost executed, if not for the 2 great Maous saving her.
In other words, her little sister, or the council was oblivious of the reasons why she did that in the first place. The only thing that she knew was that she was accused for going berserk and killing their master.
After that, she was being chased by the devils all the time, trying to hide to them only to be found and get chased again.
All this time, there was no one to help her, let alone care for her.
At least, until now.
That's why, she extended both of her hands and placed them over his cheeks, somehow calming him down, as she saw that the frown on his face was gone.
"Don't worry. Even if no one was to stay beside you, I will always be by your side forever, until the day I draw my last breath." Said the cat girl. She only said that on a whim, for the reason of calming him down and letting go of her.
But she didn't know, those words she just said was something like a declaration, something that will tie their fates together in one.
As a result, the man let out a lone tear on his closed eyes as his grip on her stomach starts to get loosen, making her go out of his embrace.
After that, She stretched out before picking up the man, where she expected him to be heavy as a truth, but still picked him up as she set him down to the couch.
Deciding to take a look around the house, she found a blanket on a room, his room actually, and decided to put it on him since he was bare naked, he would be a little cold.
It was also for her to repay what he had done to her, even if it's just a little.
She then saw the sun shining over one of the window, realizing that it was already morning and she lost consciousness last night, she slept for about 8-9 hours.
She tried to go outside of the house when she felt her pursuers still looking at her, and decided to hide in this house for the time being.
Having nothing to do, she decided to watch the man as he sleeps. Seeing him clearly now, she saw that he was a little bit handsome, at least to her standards, with his long black hair falling down to his brows.
Also, she knew that something was restraining his powers, and that it was very identical to the horned monster of her dreams.
She then thought about her nightmare. Why did she had something like that. It totally wasn't related to her. Unless, it was the person she was currently staring at. But still, she couldn't see it to herself If that 'monster' was truly this man. Judging what she could feel at his aura, it was mostly negative emotions, and mostly nothingness.
Although the 'monster' did also have nothingness on its aura, this man didn't have the ferociousness that the 'monster' had.
The monster's aura screamed of someone who wants to bathe in blood of its enemies. It was full of bloodlust that she almost wanted to puke when she felt it. It's like killing everything on its sight was its only purpose, where this guy was pretty much its opposite.
After not coming to a conclusion, she decided to just ask the man himself after he wakes up, or after they got to know each other.
and if she ever got to know that that 'monster' was this man, it wasn't enough for her to leave because,
She wasn't planning to leave after all he had done to her, after all.
The time passed away slowly, but surely as she watched him sleeping with a satisfied smile on her face.
o--o
After a few hours passed of watching him sleeping, she felt her stomach growl for hunger. Deciding to go look for a food, she went to his fridge, where she saw that it was full of ingredients, mostly veggies, and a small amount of meat. Some beveages and canned drinks like canned coffee and other more.
Also, and unexpectedly, she had also found some canned sardines right at the back of the other canned goods. Deciding to take that as a lunch, she took a 5 cans of it and started eating it right after she took off the lid.
After finishing eating, She took a glance at the black-haired young man on the sofa, still sleeping.
After finding nothing else to do, she once again snuggled right beside him after transforming into her black cat form and started to fall asleep as well.
o--o
It was already afternoon after he woke up. As he expected, there was muscle pain all over his body, add to that his dizziness because of how he overused his magic reserves, in which he didn't used for a very long time.
Still, he pulled his body up a little and saw that he was sleeping on the sofa, with a blanket covered on himself. He didn't understand why he was sleeping here, since he fell down on the floor last night.
Then, he felt something beneath the blanket move on his chest. It felt warm, furry, and comfortable.
When he took the blanket off, he saw the black cat he just saved last night, snuggling on his chest like it was something she cherished.
Wondering why that warm feeling suddenly moved on its own, the cat opened her eyes and saw Zen's eyes, suddenly staring at each other.
After a few minutes staring and silence, Zen decided to break it.
"You know, you don't need to hide that you're a nekomata because I already knew it." Said Zen.
The cat after hearing what Zen said, widened her eyes at shock. She didn't know that this man was already aware of supernatural, and who she really was.
After regaining her composure, she jumped out of the couch and transformed into her humanoid form.
His eyes widened a bit at her appearance. If he didn't have some...problems right now, he probably would gaped at shock on how beautiful she was.
She had the appearance of a beautiful young woman with a voluptuous figure, long black hair with split bangs, and hazel-gold eyes with cat-like pupils, along with a pair of black cat ears and two black tails.
Her height was of 5 feet 3 inches, making her a bit shorter to him by inches, with him standing at 5 feet 6 inches.
Her attire consists of a black kimono, a yellowobi, a set of golden beads, and an ornately detailed headband. The kimono features a red interior and it is open at her shoulders, giving view to her large breasts.
His eyes suddenly fell down to her breast, where he couldn't help but sweatdropped a little.
'I swear to the old man. If Issei saw those, I have no doubt he'll cry in happiness.' Zen thought.
The woman, who saw his reaction, had a smirk on her face. It seems like she expected his reaction, even if it's a little bit.
"What nya? can't help but feel attracted to me? Or did you just fell in love on my true appearance?" Said the woman, as she gave him a sexy pose with her face almost near his.
Zen's eyes then went back to its normal blank state, after hearing what she just said.
"No. Not a bit." Replied Zen, as he went from lying down to sitting down on the couch. His head resting down on his hands while looking at the cat lass.
"Hmph. You're probably just hiding it behind that face of yours. You definitely reacted on me." She retorted. Turning her face away with eyes closed, her hands crossing beneath her breasts, emphasizing its already big size even more.
"I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings, but no." Said Zen. The woman just puffed out her cheeks and didn't bother to respond.
Zen, realizing that he made the woman upset even more, decided to gave her something that will make her feel good.
"But, if I had to be honest, you're very attractive and sexy that if the makes other than me saw you, they'd probably drool over your body." Zen reassured the cat woman.
The woman, after hearing his excuse, can't help but feel happy. because of how long time it was after she received her last compliment, and it was from her little sister.
"See! You just said that I am attractive and that you are attracted to me! Geez, you could have just said it from the start nya, you know. Or is it that you're a Tsundere, nya?" She said, suddenly getting playful.
"No. Neither did i said that, nor am I a Tsundere." Deadpanned Zen.
After he said that, The woman then returned to her pouting mode.
Zen, after realizing that this was going nowhere, decided to just admit it. Although it was true, but just a little.
"*Sigh* Okay, okay. I admit it. I'm attracted to you so much that I fell in love on you at first sight. You happy now?" Said Zen, though he was just saying nonsense on the most part.
"Yeah!" Was all the girl could exclaim.
The girl then suddenly gave him a wide smile with a small red tint on her cheeks, with her ears and tails swinging furiously.
"Cute." Thought Zen.
After a few moments of silence of their interactions, Zen then spoke again.
"Okay. Before we got into an... argument like that again, can you introduce yourself first?"
"Mm? Now that I think about it, We didn't know each other's names, right? Okay. Name's Kuroka. You probably know it, but I am a Nekomata, or to be exact, a Nekoshou. There, your turn." Introduced Kuroka. Her hands still crossed, now facing Zen with a smirk on her face.
Zen can't help but sweatdropped at how her smirk still on her face.
"Hmm. Well, first of all, My name is Zen Murasaki. A human." Zen simply said.
"Human, huh? Feels strange." Said Kuroka, as she put a finger on her chin.
"What strange?" Asked Zen.
"Usually, We Nekoshous can feel the life force of all the living things, may it be a plant, animal, and humans are usually the ones who are brimming with it." Explained Kuroka.
"Then?"
"That's what it feels strange. You say that you're 'human' but I can hardly feel any life force in you." Stated Kuroka, as she pointed a finger at Zen.
"..." He didn't said anything. No, He couldn't say anything. Why? All that she said was true, and although he said that he was a 'human', there was a deep reason behind it.
He couldn't let anyone know who he was.
Even that long gone old man didn't believe who he was before he saw where he came from.
He could also try to lie but...
"Ah, also don't try to lie. I really hate liars and I know if you ever lie to me." Yeah. Of course she would knew it.
"*sigh* Yeah, you're right. It's like what you felt. I am not a human. Just like how you have a human form, this is what I look like in my human form." He said, not being able to lie to her.
"Hmm, If that's the case, then what does your true form look like?" Questioned Kuroka.
"Probably the one you saw on your nightmare." As she heard this, She flinched as her eyes widened in shock and fear. Remembering the 'monster' she saw on her dreams.
Zen, having seen her reaction, gave her a hurt smile.
"Right in the mark, huh?" Asked Zen.
"H-How did you know?" She also asked, her hand now grabbing her other arm, trying to stop her trembling as her gaze fell down to the floor.
"I'm pretty sensitive, you see. Although you've hid it pretty good by showing that cheery personality of yours to me, I can still see the lingering fear in your eyes. Although I feel like you're trying to seduce me or something, you didn't came near to me within 1 meter and stayed away from me." Said Zen, as he was now standing closer to her.
Kuroka, still surprised at the last time, now got even more surprised on what he just said. Then, she realized that he was now standing in front of her staring down at her.
She had the feeling of moving away from her, probably from her instincts, but were stopped when he put a hand over her head.
Deciding to look at his eyes, She looked up. Only to see that he was really hurt, with him showing a hurting smile, his eyes narrowing like he was stopping tears from falling in it.
"See. This is why I tried my best to hide who I really am in others, because they start to stay away from me once they knew of it, you know. That's why, if you ever want to, you can leave right now. And don't worry about your pursuers, I'll take care of them after I finished taking bath." Said Zen. Taking his hand away from her head as he went to the bathroom.
Although Sona and Tsubaki knew who he really is, they knew him of what he was to the underworld, not what Kuroka saw. If they ever saw what the cat woman saw from her nightmare, they would also probably stay away from her, just like the rest of the people he met in his life.
Except for two people.
After Zen went to the bathroom, Kuroka was speechless. She couldn't find a word to say. Neither to what he said to her, nor to the expression he just gave her.
After all of that, She can now proudly say what he really wants and why he was only a tank of negative emotions like that.
He was...lonely.
And he wanted a friend, someone who would stand right beside him, someone to fix him, someone to show him all the kinds of emotions except those negative ones, someone to accept all of him, not just the half part of him, but also that other part of him.
And especially, someone who could make him smile.
He...wanted someone to save him from his living hell.
A part of her was saying to leave immediately, not turn back and find her sister and find someone she could mate with.
While the other part of her was saying otherwise. It was telling her to stay and try to save the breaking guy. To save him from that state and make him smile. even without that ominous form of his, she could pretty much tell that he is pretty strong.
A mate material for her, indeed.
Then, she suddenly felt a chord inside her getting pulled everytime she thought back to the face she saw after going to the bathroom.
'Just why is he so broken like that? He is even more broken than I am when I first got separated from my sister. And why am I feeling like this Everytime I think that face? Why? Why does it hurts so much?' She thought, clutching her hand on her left breast.
After feeling that tug of chord, She then made her decision. A decision that will mostly change her whole life.
As for Zen, he was crying. Yes, he was crying. Silently, but the tears kept falling from his eyes like a waterfall.
It was pretty much a cry of agony, a cry for help, but even if he wanted to cry out loud, to scream until his lungs got sore, he couldn't. he just couldn't.
It was pretty much like this, Everytime someone who got to knew who he really his suddenly got scared and went to stay away from him. This was a normal occurrence in his life, but it was something he can't ever get used to. Although he knew himself that he was a monster, he got to know emotions thanks to the old man, who was gone in the last Great War in the underworld. As the time passes, There was someone who came to accept all of his forms, his devilish and this one, but she died after activating the forbidden form of her powers, leaving him alone again.
There was another one who came to accept who he really is, but she, just like the first one died, but this one died because of a disease she got when she was born, according to her.
If it wasn't for the water filling the tub, The woman outside would've heard his cries, even on how silent it was, because of her enhanced hearing.
Still, he didn't know what to do. He didn't want her to leave, not after a long time since he had shown that much of bottled up emotions to someone and have gotten know his deepest secret.
A part of him wants her to stay, to continue her showing that playful and cheerful personality of hers. Although it hasn't been a day since he met her, She made him feel like he was at peace, somehow.
While the other part of him wants her to leave. He doesn't want her to be beside him, a 'monster'. And not just a simple one, but one that can completely turn the world upside down if it wanted to. She wants her to find someone other than him and be happy to that one, and completely forget him.
But still, even with that, he was still wishing that she would stay. After their first interaction before the introduction, he don't know if he could still bear it any longer.
Thus, he went back to being emotionless.
After he finished crying silently, his shower went pretty much quickly. As he went outside the bath, to go to his room to change clothes, he then went from being emotionless to being surprised.
"Hmm? What? Do you really think you could chase me away that easily? Well sorry, but since you saved this stray cat when she was dying on a sidewalk, you instantly took her as yours, so she's your responsibility until you drop dead, nya." Unexpectedly to Zen, He saw Kuroka on the Couch lying down on her stomach as she was watching on TV with some cartoons.
Zen, having his wish come true was truly surprised, for a very long time in his life. It was really showing on his face. His eyes struggling to stop the tears from falling down again.
"Oh, and also could you please hurry up? I'm getting hungry ever since yesterday, so I want to eat a fried fish and I want you to cook it for me, will ya?" She added, waving her left hand towards him, having Zen Sweatdropped at her demands.
But, it wasn't so bad. After many years of being alone, having to listen at some cat's demands was far better than it.
"Heh. Just wait for it. I'll make you taste the very best fried fish that you'll never think of eating other than it." Zen declared. As he walked through the stairs towards his room while small tears was starting to fall.
'I think that I maybe becoming a crybaby in these kinds of things.' He thought, as he wiped out the small tears falling from his eyes.
Afternoon passed and night came after he finished changing. And true to his words, he gave Kuroka a Feast of fried fishes. So many of it that she started to eat them as he was setting them on the table. Zen can only chuckle a bit as he was looking at her eating all of that dishes.
'Maybe I can start by opening up to her and Issei first, before I try to open up with the others.' Zen thought, as he thought back to our favorite brunette.
As he try to remember his interactions with Issei, there wasn't a time where he didn't show a small smile or a chuckle. He can't help but feel that the brunette really had an influence on him.
As the night passes, Zen can't help but feel good at what happened on this day.
He truly didn't regret saving this black cat...
Yes!! At last! This chapter maybe is the best, if not the second one that I ever wrote.
So here it is! Kuroka is the one I took from Issei's harem. the reason is because maybe with her cheerful personality combined with Zen's blank-like personality, I think I could maybe make a good story for that.
The other one is because she is among the top five of my waifu materials in the DxD verse. XD
Also, in the Author's Note that I said in the last chapter, I want to correct something of it in this one. Sona and Tsubaki isn't the only one who will make him doubt, but some of the members in his harem. yeah, with Kuroka doing that in this chapter, so please let me go with that, please?
Last one, I hope you enjoyed reading this story of mine, and I will do my best to continue it and hopefully, make it until the conclusion.
I really, really appreciate it. it makes me really happy seeing the follows and favorites increasing Everytime I take a look on it, along with the reviews you gave, you know.
With that finished, I'll see you on the next chapter...
