Okay, quick thing before we begin: I forgot to give Satellite a gold earring in his right ear, but I'll make sure to add that in the previous chapters.
Enjoy
Dr. Aoi looked out the window of his room at the city before her. "*SIGH* It's been way to long since I've been too Japan. I wonder when a good time would be to have dinner with my grandchildren."
"Okay, Osaka, why did you become a Viking to begin with?" Kazuha asked her cousin later on. "If our grandmother had anything to do with this—"
"She had NOTHING do with this!" Osaka interrupted. "I volunteered to join out of my own free will.
"Y-YOU VOLUNTEERED?! Vikings and Pandora are human weapons! Why does our grandmother keep involving her own family in her projects?! This isn't a game! You know that, right?"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP! Big sister on NOT, you can't talk to me like that! You don't seem to understand why our big brother gave his life! THAT is why I volunteered to become a Viking: to carry on big brother Kazuya's will! How can you not understand my determination? I will NEVER forgive you for saying what you said! Not even if big brother said it!"
"*SIGH* Look, I'm glad you're doing for me...but even though I haven't been at Genetics for too long, I HAVE seen how much suffering this war has cause, and I've been through...the reality mankind is facing at this moment. I can't let you experience that same pain that—"
"Do you...Do you know what big brother told me? Big brother understood the choice he made when he joined the war. And he told me protect YOU! He said that you'd be alone if he was gone, and I promised big brother that you NEVER WOULD!"
Instantly, Kazuha's eyes widened, and I teardrop fell down her face as she smiled.
"Big brother Kazuya knew what would happen if she kept fighting, yet she STILL chose to keep fighting. THAT is why I chose to become a Viking: to keep my promise to big brother and protect you...and so I could be by your side—which is all I ever wanted! Aoi Kazuha, as your younger cousin, your little brother, and your fiancée, I will NEVER let you be alone again!"
"Did big brother mention the fiancée stuff when he made you keep that promise?
"Huh? O-O-Oh yeah! O-Of course she did; however, I REALLY AM your fiancée."
"*SIGH* Osaka, I very happy that you want to protect me, but you HAVE to—"
"NO! You CANNOT ignore what has already been decided! You HAVE to marry me! You have a Stigma Body, big brother! And what would our grandfather say if he found you marry that...that...that L. Bridget punk! *PANT* *PANT* *PANT* *PANT* Think about that..." Osaka concluded before walking away, leaving his shocked cousin behind.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Vikings (minus Luke) were in another getting ready for bed.
"Starting with Kazuya, the Stigma Body became very a unique trait of the Aoi family," explained Franklin. "It means that part of your physical structure is made of Stigma itself. This grants you a high compatibility rate with Stigmata. Furthermore, even without implanted Stigmata, you'll still have access to considerable fighting power. The only OTHER known person with such characteristics is Kazuya's kid sister: Kazuha. To be precise, Ra's was born with Stigmata already in his body, thus making him a Type-Max Pandora. Looking at all the Stigma Bodies, Kazuya's body was 12%, his sister on the other hand: over 30%.
"Whoa! 30%!" exclaimed Tarzan. "That's insane!"
"Wait a sec! The Stigmata made from Max's cells...are actually Nova tissue," said Christopher. "So THAT means..."
"Precisely: the higher the percentage, the closer they are to becoming an actual Nova," the German Viking confirmed.
"But why SHOULD humans evolve into Pandora anyways? Is it because of the Pandora system?"
"Possibly, but I can't find any more data at the time. The intelligence on Stigma Bodies is highly classified. I only know about this because Dr. Aoi herself managed to share this information with her access rights."
"Do Luke and Osaka know about this?
"Of course. Osaka was the one who was given this information."
"But even Vikings are fighting personnel. Why WOULD she even share it?"
"I don't know," Frankling said with a shrug. "But it's important we find out ASAP since we're gonna be working with Kazuha tomorrow. And thanks to her, we'll be able to surpass the Pandora!
The next day, the members of Team 13 gathered in the auditorium—well, except of three remaining members.
"Good morning~de arimasu!"
Speak of the devil: Kazuha, Ra's, Satellite had just entered the room. Ah, I see that all the boy's got their new Team 13 outfits!" chanted the Tibetan Pandora boy.
"Whoa, Satellite, what's with YOUR outfit?" Carter asked the smoking Pandora punk.
Unlike the rest of the boys, Satellite was wearing his standard Genetics uniform. "*BLOW* I didn't like the new uniform, it looked like shit."
"Oh really?" Rocky asked while giving a suspicious glance into Satellite's eyes. "I need to ask you something: you may be the Untouchable King...but did you reject your old outfit because it was too tight around the crotch?"
"W-W-W-W-WHAT?!" The Untouchable King's eyes vanished as his mouth opened into a box-like shape. "N-N-NO! I JUST DIDN'T LIKE THE NEW OUTFIT!"
"Or MAYBE your cock got too erect that it somehow popped out of your fly! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAH!"
"F-F-FUCK YOU!"
As Rocky continued teasing Satellite, Kazuha looked away. "Grandmother, I have no idea what your plotting, but I need ask you about it directly as soon as possible!"
End of Volume 16
Thank you so much for reading! But again: I'm VERY sorry for rushing this out so quickly.
You see, I'm apparently VERY close to having a fatty liver, and my mother has REALLY been getting on my case about this, so I need to try and lose some weight (as well as stick to diet soda for a while) to prevent this from happening, which includes exercising every day.
Fortunately, tomorrow, I won't have to rush the next volume (nor maintenance) for R+V since I'll have plenty of time to work of that.
I REALLY sorry about this, everybosy, but my mom IS right! And besides, how can give you my stories if I'm dead?
So, until next time...
Later
