8th Chapter.
Gondur's home.
"I can't believe you did that." Rossweisse shook her head in disbelief at hearing what Zeru did to the Trickster God.
"What he had it coming, plus it's karma. He did something bad and I was the force that gave him the bad stuff that would befall upon him." He took a sip from his glass of water.
"And you took his helmet." The young asgardian sighed.
"So? It's not special or anything. I mean it's somewhat iconic, but really what's the deal with these horns? Is he trying to compensate for a small part of his body?" he asks, as he was rubbing the helmet with hand towel to make it squeaky clean.
"Nope he's just brat." Gondur said.
"You do know that there are chance of you being targeted by him." Rossweisse warned, worrying that the God of Mishief would be targeting him.
"Don't worry Rose, one trip to the Isle of Silence for him and everything will be okay. Besides I'm sure Frigga would do something about him" Gondur assured, knowing that Odin's wife would do something about the trickster.
"See? Everything's all right. Also I would've tried to harvest his kidney but nooo your grandmother decided to apply common sense." He said wearing Loki's helmet, which he finished cleaning thoroughly.
"You wanted to harvest his kidney. Do you even know how to harvest an organ out of a person." Rossweisse said with dumbfoudment
"Uh duh that was what middle school science class is for."
"Cutting him open like a frog isn't that simple compared to a god's."
"Frost Giant." Zeru corrected.
"Whatever." Rossweisse said not caring.
"Which is why I asked Gondur-san to enchant the knife so I can cut through that tough asgardian/ frost giant flesh of his. duuuh. Besides it's only one kidney, I'm sure a frost giant can live with only one."
"You're going to stick with calling him a Frost giant aren't you?" Gondur asks.
"It's says so in Norse mythology and Internet that his parents are both frost giants."
"Do you need to wear that?" Rossweisse rubbed her temple seeing him wearing the Frost Giant/God's helmet.
"Nope not anymore. It's kind of heavy with these big ass horns." He took the gold helmet and stored it away.
"What use do you even have for that anyway?"
"Oh you know keep it as a trophy or probably sell it."
"Who would even buy that helmet?"
"A lot of cosplayers .comic enthusiasts, and Norse mythology enthusiasts would love to own this double horned… masterpiece. Hm, think I should decrease the length of these horns to make it less homo?"
"For payment of my teachings to you, I get seventy percent of the profits" Rossweisse declared.
"Fifty five."
"Sixty."
"Fifty seven and I'll let you use my employee discount from the one hundred yen shop."
"Deal."
The two shook hands in acknowledgement of the deal.
"Would've been better if you two just kissed." Gondur sighed at the very slow progress of their relationship, even if there wasn't one…yet.
Rossweisse blushed immediately letting go of his hand, while Zeru maintained his usual composure but couldn't help feel a strange sensation on his face and he was unaware that his cheeks were lights pink.
"(Geez what's up with me? Wait a minute have I entered a route already?! Shit it's too soon…Wow I really need to stop playing Visual Novels.)" He shook his head to get the foolish thought out.
Guest Room.
Zeru was now on his laptop.
"Hm looks like I'll be busy when I get back, tch damn photoshoots…Hm? Heh looks like I'll be able to that convention after all. What's this? Hm looks like I have a new photoshoot partner now… Levi-tan? Dunno who she is, must be a new cosplater making her debut. Okay now to add this bad boy on ebay…Hm meh I'll just call it' Solid Gold Loki Helmet' And now I wait for the bidders."
RING
His phone then ring.
"Moshi Moshi~"
"CONGRAGULATIONS ZERU-CHAN!~"
"Gaah." He backed his phone away from the seemingly high pitched tone of the female.
"Hello…Aphrodite-sama." He said with an exhausted tone, from hearing the enthusiastic tone.
"Mou~ What kind greeting is that? But anyway I'm so glad Zeru-chan!~"
"About what?" He asks fearing what was she happy about and the answer she was going to give him.
"You finally have a girlfriend~" she says in somewhat of a game show host giving off a prize.
"Hah?" he said in dumbfoundment out of the ridiculous notion of what the Greek Goddess of Love.
"Aw don't be shy I know about that cute asgardian."
"So you were spying on me then? (Note to self make sure to restrict communications from her.)"
"Not spying, I'm just doing my duty as the Goddess of Love, making sure every person has love in their lives~"
"Uh huh." He said with disinterest.
"So when are you going to make it official?"
"We are not in even any stage at all, we're just friends that's all."
"Oh? And what was with that compliment about how she looked in those ribbons? Hmm?"
"I was merely attracted to the cute impact it brought to her. I am a fan of anything that's' cute. I just expressed my opinion."
"You suuure?~"
"Yes and if you're calling thinking that I found myself a romantic relationship partner then bye." He hung up his phone and sighed.
He then decided to go to the bathroom to wash his face, trying to ease his now stressed composure.
As he entered the bathroom.
"…." His eyes slightly widened in surprise, since he was stressed. But if he wasn't stressed his eyes would enlarge comically.
What he saw in the bathroom was Rossweisse who was nude holding a towel, based on that it seemed that she just came out of the shower, seeing the wetness all over her body. But luckily the towel she was holding was covering her flower.
"Whoa." He muttered in his head, seeing the beautiful form of the female asgardian.
Rossweisse then began to blush and her lips begin to quiver, with having no sense on what to do at this point.
"(Shit what do I do now? Should I just walk away and wait? Just wash my face quickly and run out the house like heck? Or enjoy the fanservive as long as I can before I die while having my tent put up, and maybe wait for her to accidently drop the towel so I can get to see the full package…What the hell am I saying?! In this situation the dude always get's owned by the girl! I gotta get outta here!)"
As the two stood there in awkward silence, while the door to the bathroom was opened.
While most boys would blush out of embarrassment in being in such an awkward moment, but Zeru wasn't. Since he's biting both his lips from doing a jaw drop on awe at such a beauty.
"(Damn can't tell if I like 3D better than 2D now. Shit am I biting too hard? So that's why it's starting to taste bloody.)"
Suddenly the air tensed.
"Aw fuck, well at least I held back on the tent."
In an instant he was immediately punched in the face, luckily she didn't use the full power of her asgardian strength, otherwise he be flying through a wall. He kneeled on his knee, caressing his cheek.
Rossweisse then brought the towel to cover her front with one hand and wither her free hand had a harisen.
"PERVERT!" she yelled swung her harisen at his face.
"GAH!"
With every repeat of the word pervert, he was slapped repeatedly for an unknown numbers of times, since he could no longer feel his cheeks anymore. Before he knew it the world became engulfed in pitch-black darkness.
As he woke up, he found himself back in the guest room.
"Ugh what happened? I was just…Aw fuck." He sighed having remembered what happened.
He then got off the bed and stared at the mirror.
"Whoa." He was surprised to see his red cheeks that looked less swollen now.
"Well looky here the pervert woke up."
Zeru turned to see Gondur with a teasing smirk.
"I wasn't trying to perv."
"Well that's not what Rose screamed." She smirked.
"*Sigh* Are you here just to tease me Gondur-san?" he rubbed the back of his head
"Yep, also prepare to take responsibility for defiling my granddaughter with your filthy drool gaze. I expect to have some great grandchildren in the future."
"Just to let you know there was no tent tipped, nor drool, and gawking."
"Pussy. Well good luck with Rose." Gondur gave another smirk as she left.
Zeru then opened the window and got out through it, since he did not want to deal with Rossweisse in her somewhat current condition.
Backyard.
He then brought out his hand, as he fired off a small Shakkaho, which faded instantly because of the low power it had.
"Hm, looks like I'm getting better at controlling this Hado somewhat now with out incantations, but still needs a lot of work." He commented at his slow progress in mastering the thirty-first ranked hado.
Zeru couldn't help but feel this weird feeling in his heart, it was as if he were to meet Rossweisse it would make things more awkward for her. As for him he is unsure of what to feel.
"What am I thinking?" he shook his head to get the thought out.
Meanwhile, in Rossweisse's room.
Rossweisse was sitting on her bed hugging on to her stuffed white chubby cartoonish Pegasus.
Flashback about half an hour ago.
As the young prodigy magic user was beating the living crap out of the so called pervert.
"Rose what in Hel(Realm of the Dead.) are you…"
Gondur then saw her grandaugter who face was steaming pink and she was hitting what seemed to be censored which is unsuitable for TV to display.
"Rose!"
Hearing her grandmother's voice. Rossweisse then stopped her assult.
"Geez, so he saw you in a towel so what?"
"No! granny he saw me in the…"
"In the what…Oh I see." Gondur had a Cheshire smile.
"Granny!"
"Well at least he got to see some a good look at what we Asgardian ladies got going on."
"GRANNY!"
Suddenly the badly censored being began to move slightly, as it groaned in pain.
"Well then I better fix him up, want me to put him in you're room?"
"GRANNY!"
"Geez, I get it." The elder asgardian then created a dome of energy underneathed the censored being. As the being began to bathe in the energy, it's from was uncencored revealing a Japanese teen with black hear, who's wounds seem to be fading, but he still had a pained expression.
"Alright I'll take him back to the room then." Gondur carried the teen over her shoulder one handed and left.
"That idiot." Rossweisse brought her face against the giant plushy.
She then heard some noises coming from outside.
Looking through her window she saw Zeru and it seemed he was training, which was surprising to see him still stand after what she did to him. She then saw him summoning the Automaton created by the Greek god of Fire.
He then brought out his tonfas in their normal mode and took a stance. As he made one step he immediately disappeared and was immediately in front of the metallic being and thrust his tonfa at it. When the tonfa was about to make contact, the automaton blocked the attack with it's arms crossed in an X.
"Hado #1: Sho." The tonfa's tip then glowed as it released a small amount of kinetic energy, pushing the automation back.
Rossweisse then saw that the speed movement wasn't the one he used before when he took away her voodoo doll she was trying to make. This was a speed spell without the use of a magic circle, since she could see the magical aura from the spell around his body. Magicians can use magic without magic circles with their spells.
When using a magic circle it is nothing more than a way for magicians to maintain the shape and spell of the formula in preparation of the spell. To cast a spell with out a magic circle, they must have the necessary amount of magic energy to use the spell and calculate the power for it.
Zeru then suddenly kneeled down to his knee with his expression now in pain.
"Fuck, cramp!" he massaged his left leg, as the automaton disappeared.
Rossweisse sighed at the somewhat idiocy of the human. On instinct she immediately moved away from the window, fearing that Zeru would notice her.
"What am I doing?" she asked herself, wondering why did she start to feel awkward with him now, since it was an accident it wasn't that much of big deal since Zeru got his karma. But for some reason her heart was constantly beating.
Meanwhile.
"Fucking hell." Zeru groaned out of exhaustion, as he drank from the vial of potion. After that he drank ether to refill his mana.
"Hm never felt this energized before." He commented feeling the sensation of having his newly increased mana reserves fully energized.
He then noticed the silver haired asgardian, coming out of the cottage. Usually in this current situation, the person that saw the other person in their birthday suit would be replaced by that very image. Since Zeru is a self control pervert, he just focuses his attention on their face, there by preventing an awkward moment of him seeing a false illusion of seeing her in her birthday suit.
"Yosh, it's working." He said in confirmation of his method.
As she sat next to him in a somewhat awkward motion.
"Rossweisse?"
No response, but instead gives him a towel and faces somewhere else.
"Thank you?" he said, taking the towel and rubbed off the bit's of sweat on his face.
He then tapped her shoulder and with that action…
"KYAAH!" she screamed.
Zeru eyes widened at the scream of how cute it sounded.
"Uh…I just wanted to get your attention." He said sheepishly.
"….I'm sorry."
"Huh?" he couldn't hear what she said.
"I said I'm sorry." She answered in a clearer tone
"Oh…Well apology accepted and I'm sorry for starring at you for more then a couple of seconds and I do admit that I did deserve that."
"Yes you did." She smiled slightly.
"Would it make it even if I let you see me in my birthday suit?"
"NO!"
"Just making sure." He chuckled, with Rossweisse pouting not only at his constant teasing attitude. But she was more angry was how her most embarrassing event that ever happened to her, didn't have any impact on him. He was able to maintain his usual composure as if it was nothing. This made her more irate because she was the only one that seemed to be suffering than him.
"…You sure don't know how to stay still do you?"
"Oh you saw me train huh? Yeah I just want to improve myself more a bit."
"I notice, it looks like you're getting the hang of using casting without the use of circles."
"Kind of, just now it was my first time using that method. I always thought of using that method, but back then my mana was low it was hard to estimate how much I should use.
"I see…Tomorrow you'll be going back to Midgard right?"
"Yeah, can't worry my parents too much. Plus I have some of my summer break to spend until I get back to school…Ugh I whish I didn't attend that school."
"What's wrong with your school you're attending?"
"It was originally an all girl's school."
"So?"
"Well let's just say there are some possibilities I fear. One there will be a lot of love-struck maidens. Two, fujoshis…."
"What's a fujoshi?"
"Ever heard of boys love?"
"Boy's love? You mean...*blushes*" she blushed realizing the meaning, since she remembered one of schoolmates were reading a certain book/manga that showed two males… In other words it was a term used for over the top bromance.
"Looks like you know, basically fujoshis is the term for BL shippers aka the true side of the female pervert, which makes us males pale in comparison. For example if two young males that are attractive are interacting, the females starring at them are suddenly transferred into an alternate dimension where they see two males talking in manner of a couple and innuendos."
"I see…. Did that ever happened to you?"
"Hm not sure, what I just stated was possibilities based on my knowledge from anime, it seems this happens mostly in high school themes or maybe middle school. I have no idea, never did pay attention to such things."
"So that possibility is a forty percent chance?"
"Possibly but then there's the chance that the majority of female sempais being major fujoshi's. Because I bet that they longed to have boys attending the school, so they can satisfy their sick minded fantasies."
"Aren't you over calculating?"
" Hm not sure. Oh third, fangirls."
"You have fangirls?"
"In middle school it was like a safe PG to Teen rated, but now in high school it'll be more like an overdoes of pheromones in the air, stalkers, the sense of eyes starring upon like they see a rare piece of meat. Plus in middle school I was apart of the Basketball Club, so I earned myself a rep as one of the skilled players."
"Is that right…"
"Are you jelly?"
"Eh?!"
"Based on that, overactive reaction you gave to my question, then you must be." He chuckled.
"As if, I would ever waste some of my time being concerned over someone insignificant as you getting viewed by other girls." She said bluntly.
"How harsh (So tsun tsun huh? Wait why would I think her as a tsun tsun? That would mean she would have feelings for…Shit why do I have to analyze that far?) Oh and the last dislike I really don't like going to that school has Devils attending."
"Why?"
"Well since the area where I live is mostly safe from stray devils due to the omnyoji clans stationed, and guild members that accept missions related towards the stray devils related to that area. So now we're going to have a devil in charge of that very area making it her territory."
"So what makes the devil bad?"
"She's about the same age as us."
"Oh…Sorry to hear that." Rossweisse said feeling sorry that a mere teenage devil was now in charge of the area he was living.
"Also she actually used her clan's name as her last name, Gremory."
"Wow, that's not smart at all."
"With a name like that, it'll make her look like she's in some demon worshipping her clan's name cult, or maybe some kind of stupid unique last name. Tch, I can't believe they're letting some spoiled little princess in charge. I mean do they really think she can balance such a huge responsibility with school?" Zeru said with annoyance as he lay down on the field.
"Well maybe you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover that quickly."
"Please once I get more info on that stupid little princess, then my judgment will be complete and with that I can finally throw her away and never associate with myself with her"
"You're really critical aren't you?"
"As in informant I must thoroughly gain information about a person and deem them good or not to be acquaintances or maybe to the point of friendship."
"And what am I?"
"Eh why are you asking that it's not like I'm using you or anything, besides we're friends now aren't we? Also I already know your true personality."
"It's hard to trust a sleazy guy like you and what do you mean by true personality?"
"That you're nothing normal girl with a hint of gold digging and a bit of a cheapskate." He smiled.
"Right back at you Loki Jr." Rossweisse pouted.
"Hey that's mean, you're making me sound like I'm that Poser God."
"Hey Granny says so, I'm just bandwagoning with it."
Suddenly the atmosphere turned gloomy all of a sudden. She then saw Zeru with his back turned away with his knees hugged against his chest and it showed the gloomy source was coming off from him thanks to his sad pathetic aura.
"I don't understand why people start comparing me to that bestiality sicko, I guess anybody with a mischievous side is gonna be called a Loki? That's just stereotyping."
"How the hell is calling someone that is similar to that person stereotyping?!"
"But we don't even have that much similarities." He retorted childishly.
"Fine I'm sorry for calling you a Loki."
"Weally?"
"Yes."
Zeru then turned around revealing his expression to that of a nervous child.
"Are you really really sorry?"
"What proof do you want?" she sighed.
"Blood oath." Zeru said, talking about a written contracted which is signed by a person's blood making what's written on the contract official.
"No." Rossweisse bluntly rejected, knowing what he was talking about.
"Well then I won't have any proof of your apology."
SMACK
"Itai~" he covered his head, having just been hit by a harisen.
"Hmph."
"*Sob*"
"Are you crying?"
"Yes…*Sob* Meanie Sensei I should report you to child services. *sob*"
"I highly doubt that organization would show sympathy for you."
"*Sob* Hidoi *Sob*"
"Gah! What do you want me to do?!"
Zeru then paused for a bit.
"Nothing, just wanna see how my acting was." He smiled doing a complete one eighty from his previous sad mode.
A tick mark appeared on her forehead as she tightened her grip on her harisen.
"Eh to, Rossweisse?"
"You stupid…"
SMACK
"BAKA!" she yelled with a fiery steamed red face, as she rapidly hit him with her harisen.
"Itai itai itai~"
Zeru turned to see the angry irritated asgardian.
"Better?" he asks.
Her face and steam dyed downed and then she…
POW
Punched him straight at the side of his cheek, knocking him to the ground
"Oww."
"Now I'm better." She smiled.
"Gah, don't worry my jaw is still good."
"You're lucky I held back." She smirked.
"Geez(Dam am I an M or something? I should've defended myself... Things are getting strange for me.) . Okay now let's get back to topic." He sat back up.
"Fine. Well since you're technically a magician then you maybe able to take the advantages of being a contracted magician to devils."
"Please with my socialable attitude, I can get whatever I want. Besides I believe if you want to obtain something, obtain it with your own strength. Besides I'm afraid what type of devil might make a contract with."
"At least you're hardworking."
"Same to you Miss Constant Leap Years."
"So anything else you want know about magic?"
"Hm I do, is there a possibility of a normal magician to be able to use leylines?"
"Eh why do you want to know something complicated like that?"
"Oh I was interested, since the leader of the Yokai faction is able to access the ley lines in Kyoto. But I guess that's different between human and supernatural beings."
"Well one thing about ley lines that it is natural magic energy that courses through the earth, so manipulating that would give you an extra boost, and also if you were in a special dimensional realm, then you can manipulate it you're own liking. But generating that much power can be risky depending on how one's body can handle, especially a human's."
"What if I can manipulate the energy to a minimal use?"
"Well to really get a better hand at ley lines you have to expose your body to the full energy. But if you're familiar with"
"You really are knowledgeable in magic."
"That's what happens when you're the granddaughter of a famous Valkyrie. Plus Asgard as it's own mana streaming through the very earth here." Rossweisse then touched the ground with her palm as lines of energy glowed from the ground.
"Whoa."
"It's not that much of a big deal, it's just the leylines reacting to my magic. I'mnot that skilled enough to manipulate them leylines yet."
"That's cool. Everyone has a wall to overcome."
"Plus it's kind of forbidden to access Asgard's Leylines since the barrier is fueled by them."
"I see. Well I might get a better understanding of Leyline manipulation from Yasaka-san."
"The leader of the Yokai faction right?"
"Yeah and she's a kitsune also."
"Are you well aquatinted with her?"
"Well me and my friends did accept a mission to look after her daughter, so yeah I guess we're aquatinted. "
"I see."
"Hm now I worry about the barriers that are going to be put up on my area. Man I swear if I sense any strays, fallen's, or whatever hostile kind of presence I'm gonna lose it. " he rubbed his temple imagining the constant amount of outside forces being able to enter the area and the possible heiress will become so oblivious."
"I see…Anything else you want to know?" Rossweisse asks, ignoring his complaints
"Hm any tips on countering against magic?"
"What do you mean exactly? Like defending against magic or nullifying it?"
"Hm, I guess nullify magic."
"Well there are some methods for that. For the first one, there is this method which you can spread your mana around in a fixed area and as long as your power is greater than the magic users they won't be able to cast."
"So basically it's like using your own presence?"
"Sort of and for the other method, you can fire compressed mana in any form at the user's circle, but has to be the right amount of power because when a spell is being prepped the power starts to build up. So your magic has to be greater then the power that's being built up by the magician."
"That's another good tip."
"You should be careful when you face more skilled magician they can prep up their spells at a faster rate wit."
"Good to know."
"If you mind me asking why are you interested in learning ways to counter magic?"
"Well since I'm human, I sort of have a disadvantage in terms of power and stamina to supernatural beings, I thought I might learn methods to countering against power users."
"I guess you're somewhat of a Combat Magician then? Since you can use Enhancement magic."
"Well I haven't been in a couple brawls, but I never did define what type of magician I am. So it looks I'm a combat type then."
"Good for you" she said sarcastically
"So how about a spar?"
"You sure? Didn't you just spar with the armor?"
"Yeah, but I was just testing my magic. I want to see how I really battle with my full mana now."
"Okay then, I know the perfect place."
The two then arrived at a large open forest that was across from the cottage.
"This place seems nice."
"I used to come here to practice my bombardment style magic."
"Yet this forest is in one piece."
"Shut up. So how do you want to do this? All magic combat?
"Yeah, let's do a regular spar?"
Rossweisse then equipped herself with her gauntlets and shin guards, chest plate and a sword sheathed on her waist.
Zeru then brought out his tonfas, in their energy mode.
"Alright then, lets go!" Zeru ran at Rossweisse.
Rossweisse unsheathed her sword wielding it two handed, charging at Zeru as well. The two then locked weapons against each other. Rossweisse then took a step back and then swung her sword as Zeru blocked it with his green energy bladed tonfa. As her sword hit the energy tonfa, causing her attack to bounce off the tonfa.
"So that form of the tonfa has some reflective properties huh?" She slightly backed away to regain her balance.
"More like pushing the recoil back against ones strength, so yeah it's sort of reflective."
"I see."
The two the clashed with their weapons,. Seeing the sword play of the Valkyrie in training, Zeru was impressed and he was glad that he didn't pissed her off to the point of her using a sword.
He then noticed that the attacks from her were much stronger, since the recoil effect of his tonfas didn't deflect the attacks. The energy blades of the recoil rod, began to glitch as it was losing it's condensed form, from the sword strikes.
As the sword was about to hit, the Recoil rod shifted to it's regular tonfa mode.
CLANG
The sound of metal clashing was heard.
Zeru then pushed with his right tonfa at the sword, making Rossweisse falter back slightly. With that opening he flipped his right tonfa with the long end pointing out, as he launched a horizontal strike.
As the attack was about to make contact at her chest, Rossweisse then flipped her sword in a reverse grip and stabbed it down in front of her, thereby blocking the attack as the tonfa hit the side of the sword.
"Tch." Zeru then backed away, as she immediately struck with a horizontal strike.
The young asgardian then pointed out with her hand, as she fired off a barrage of magic bullets from the magic circle.
Zeru's eyes widened seeing the speed of the attack, which looked similar to a firing output of machine gun. He then attempted to charge through, using his tonfa's to swat the bullets away. As he attempted to swat the bullets away…
"Damn."
He had difficulty withstanding the bullets, since he overestimated the speed and density of the attack, which was pressuring against him.
"Shit might as well dive into the fray." With his left tonfa he ran through the barrage-deflecting barrage after barrage.
Rossweisse then smirked as the magic circle changed color to a light blue. The bullets then changed to light blue with a different texture.
"Guh." Zeru then stopped for a bit as the barrage was adding more pressure then ususal , as he stared closely at the attack the bullets were now encased in ice..
"So now she's adding more intensity huh."
His tonfa's were now coated with the strength magic's black aura.
With one swing of his tonfa releasing a shockwave, he managed to get rid of the first wave of the barrage of bullets and made an opening to continue his assault, as the second wave of attacks fired . He then swung his tonfas, firing out an x shaped shock wave which managed to destroy the upcoming barrage and the magic circle.
Zeru panted as he was still not used to having his full mana, especially in combat where he is now able to use the original full power of the spell then he can usually use.
Rossweisse immediately appeared right in front him with her super human speed, and swung her sword downward at him. Zeru then immediately jumped back a couple meters, avoiding the strike. Just when he thought he avoided the attack…
"Shit!"
He then saw a slash shaped shockwave coming at him after Rossweisse attacked.
Zeru knew he wouldn't be able block the attack in time, so he had to do something desperate. He then pointed with his left tonfa.
"Hadoi 31: Shakkaho!" a large ball of red energy was generated, glowing brightly at an impulsive speed, as a result of not using the incantation to stabilize and his still amateurish skill in using the Hado.
As the shockwave was about to hit him…
BOOM
Both attacks collided into a large explosion.
The smoke subsided, Rossweisse brought down her barrier. HeR eyes immediately widened at what was before her. Zeru was still standing from the explosion, half his shirt was burnt off, his left arm was burnt and slightly bleeding, he was panting from exhaustion, and his left recoil rod was no longer functioning seeing that it was no longer in it's tonfa mode as it was nothing but a damaged handle.
"Hah good thing I already enhanced myself with that defense magic, otherwise I would've been knocked out. Darn one of the recoil rod's got busted, shouldn't have used Shakkaho with it." he thought, seeing that the weapon couldn't withstand the Hado
"Are you okay?!" Rossweisse raised her voice out of concern seeing the condition he was in.
The injured Zeru then used a small vial of potion and took a sip.
"Kind of, left arm's a little numb though. But I can keep going." He assured looking slightly revitalized, as he posed with his left tonfa.
"Are you sure? Maybe we can take a break and…"
Zeru immediately appeared in front of her with the high-speed movement technique. He then pointed his right index finger at her chest.
"You let your guard down~ Hado #1: Sho." Using the first ranked Hado, Rossweisse was pushed back, a couple meters away.
Rosseweisse gained traction as she pinned her sword to the ground.
Zeru then kneeled down on his knee as he placed his hand on the ground to catch his breath.
"This will do." Zeru muttered.
"Hey Zeru-kun are sure you're okay?" she asks, still concerned thinking he might be exhausted.
Zeru then swing his arm unleashing the Elwind spell, since he was now familiar with the spell thanks to the tome. Rossweisse slashed with her sword, dispersing the crescent shaped wind spell.
"What the hell?!" she yelled, at him for the surprise attack he just pulled.
Zeru smirked, as his left arm dropped because of the sprain and the still lingering numbness.
"Your guard was down…Again~" He chuckled.
Rossweisse paused for a bit and a smirked formed.
Seeing that look it made Zeru shiver in fear as if he was seeing a yandere, or her limit to her subconscious finally broke, or she's a sadist.
"If it's going to be like that then, I won't mind beating up a wounded person like you." Rossweisse said devilishly.
"Yes I'm sure Sensei. But you know Sensei the look you're giving me is kinda uncomfortable it's as almost that you want to..."
He was then cut off as he saw the young Asgardian clenching her fist and a tick mark build up on her head.
"Uh oh." He sweatdropped, seeing the numerous magic circles began to generate in front of her.
By trying pay attention to each magic circle trying to see if there was a time lapse in each spell, seeing if each spell had a different countdown to activate. Unfortunately that would work on ordinary magicians, but for a prodigy magic user with their own unique formula allowing them to restrain the usual magic power for a regular spell is completely different story.
"Full Burst!" she yelled of the name of her attack as the magic circles all ignited in synce as they fired off their attacks.
"Tch, I have to wing it." Zeru then stepped on his rune he inscribed on the ground, as the multiple spell attack came at him.
Various elements fired at the target, like a dangerous rainbow was coming at him. As barrage seemingly hit the target smoke began to build up. Under the smoke, Zeru's body was glowing as he tried to quickly dodged the attacks with his speed enhancement.
"Fuck."
The magic already began to wear off since he assigned the rune to cast a temporary speed enhancement for only a minute, since it was meant to use as a last minute move to catch his opponent off guard. He could've just used the Shunshin no jutsu, but he just wanted to test out the rune.
"Got no choice." He then took out the inactive Boomerang Shield as it floated above his forearm, which activated the energy shield. By adding more magic to the shield, the energy shield widened in double the size shielding him from most of the barrage. Just as one of the bullets hit the shield.
BOOM
"EXPLOSIVE MAGIC?! SERIOUSLY?!" he yelled out in his mind, trying to keep his stance from the impact of the explosive bullet.
Zeru tried to stand his ground as he tried to fend off the relentless assault.
"Fuck how long is this going to end?" he asks, as he felt his knees were slowly cringing.
After about twenty minutes.
Having felt like she released enough of her stress, the magic circles faded. Suddenly a struck of realization hit her head, as she realized the amount of magic power she put into those attacks and the duration of how long it lasted..
She began to shiver in fear of having maybe severely disfigure his body, his entire flesh and organs were wiped of completely leaving only his bones, and lastly obliterated into nothing but dust. Plus she couldn't' believe she just used one of her signature bombardment attacks on him like that, plus he's also human so because of their physiology they're fragile compared to the super human asgardians.
Originally her attack 'Full Burst' was supposed to be a oneshot bombardment type attack, meaning that it was supposed to fire one wave of magic only not a continuous barrage unless if the enemy or opponent had high durability. Which Zeru never had at all.
"Oh shit shit shit shit shit…." She held her head in fear of having eliminated the human.
"Now how am I going to get discounts at one hundred yen shops now!?" she thought, since her person with the know how on discount stores in Japan, might possibly be dead.
Rossweisse then snapped out her minor turmoil., as stared at the slowly fading smoke. Since her training as a Valkyrie, Rossweisse is now able to learn the perception magic trait that every Valkyrie has which was the ability to see the soul of the dead. As she stared closely there were no signs of any signs of a astral projection…
"Yes! He isn't' dead! I can still go to hundred yen shops!" she exclaimed in relief, that her future shopping spree in japanese discount stores, was still secured..
"…Wow didn't know my life was so significant towards your shopping life. I feel like such a tool." Said a raspy voice, as the smoke finally faded.
Rossweisse then looked to see Zeru who was panting and his boomerang shield was stopped spinning as it dropped on the ground spewing sparks and it had many cracks from defending against the bombardment of magic.
"Wow you actually survived…(Damn he looks fucked up than what I did to him before.)" Rossweisse said in surprise.
"Oh you know nothing like pouring all my mana to a defense spell to my weapon didn't hurt." He said with a smile.
He then began to wobble as he now fell to the ground on his back.
"Zeru-kun?" She then ran to his fallen body.
She then knelt down as she leaned her head to his chest.
"Phew, he's just exhausted." She sighed in relief, seeing her chances of going to a hundred yen shop were still good.
"Whoa. You sure fucked him up Rose." Gondur commented.
"Grandma I was just..."
"First that Rock Troll Ulik and now you. I feel bad for him facing two monsters." She said with pity.
"GRANNY!" she yelled.
"Well his lips are open so go for it."
"EH?!" she blushed hard.
Later.
"Gah, did anybody got the license plate on that valkyrie?" he said drowsily.
As he got off the bed and looked in the mirror, to see how he looked.
"Whoa I'm totally fucked up and not in the good way… again." He said, seeing the bandages on his body. He had bandages wrapped around his fore arms, one on his chest (realizing that he was shirt less now), and his forehead.
The door then opened.
"…Hi." Said Rossweisse who turned her face away.
"Hm no apology huh? Well I guess that was karma for me." He said casually, as he sat on the bed.
"You're not mad?" she asks shyly.
"Hm? Nah compared to Ulik it wasn't that bad since I didn't have any broken bones." He shrugged.
"…"
"What?...Oh you're starting to wonder if your chances me taking you to a hundred yen shop is still good?"
"N no it's not that I just…"
Zeru smiled as he patted her head.
"Seeing you looking shy like that is so adorable."
Zeru then took his hand off seeing the pink steam leaking from her body.
"Hm?" he says in almost confuse dense expression
"I'm not a child…" she pouted.
"Says the one that treated me like one, yesterday. So is it okay if I borrow the tomes?"
"Buy your own."
"Eh why can't I?"
"Just don't want anything missing in the Study."
"Okay fair enough, Oh here's the wind tome back." He says handing her the Wind tome.
"Pickpocket."
"Hey I didn't steal it and you know it~" he retorted childishly.
"By the way that technique you used…"
"What technique?"
"That speed technique you used."
"Oh that well that's Ninjutsu."
"You mean The Ninjutsu used by NINJA that is said to surpass magic?!"
Zeru was slightly bewildered by her somewhat assumption on Ninjas. If they were in the Naruto unverse then yeah based on the powerful jutsu shown on the anime/manga it would surpass it. Well foreigners always have some unusual assumptions on other cultures.
"Rossweisse where did you heard of that?"
"When me and Grandma were in Northern Europe for vacation."
"I see. But that isn't true. Compared to ninjutsu and magic they're pretty much the same thing."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
Rossweisse internally face palmed herself for acting all hype, just because of some assumption she heard about ninjutsu.
"It's alright most people sometimes take in assumptions easily."
"So what jutsu was it?"
"Well it's kind of a high-speed movement technique. It's called the Shunshin no jutsu, the Body Flicker Technique "
"I see, so how were you able to hide your presence?"
"Well I used Misdirection."
"I can't believe I felled for that parlor trick." She sighed with disappointment for falling for the common trick most entertainer type magicians use to, keep the audiences attention on one thing, while they are able to perform the tirck.
"Well you were focused on me so it was easy. Also when using that technique, smoke is usually used to make the illusion of teleportation."
"You sure you aren't part devil?"
"I don't know do I have strong scent of pheromones radiating off me, making women want to defile me? Or was that previous experiment with holy water didn't prove I'm not a devil?"
"Your devil genetics must be sealed very well then.
"Hidoi~"
Rossweisse then took her phone out.
"Wow so now Asgard, is getting imported items from Midgard already?"
"Well with delivery services now a days, it's now possible to get anything."
"True."
"So I was wondering if you want to…" she opened her phone, while looking unsure what to say.
"You want to share numbers right?"
Rossweisse cheeks flushed pink and slightly nodded.
"Okay, then I guess I'll give you the honor of having my information to contact me then." He smiled, taking out his phone.
Pointing his phone towards her's the exchange via infared and the exchange was complete.
"There we go." He put his phone away.
He then saw the inactive boomerang shield on the desk, as he picked it up and saw the damage it sustained. Most of the plating was cracked revealing the wire and circuitry and when he tried to activate it nothing came out except some sparks.
"Hm, well at least I got some data of how much it can handle against a relentless bombardment." He then pointed with his phone initiating the transferring of the weapon to Hephaestus along with the combat data from the shield.
"Sorry about breaking your shield." She said apologetically.
"No worries, it's not like I need it all the time, well except for when I need for extra defense and a long range weapon." He said like it was no big deal.
"So that weapon was made by the Hephaestus-sama?"
"Yep, he's been applying technology to weapons now a days it seems. Because of the leader of the Fallen Angel's attempt to make something called Artificial Sacred Gears."
"Is there anything unique about them that makes them like those Sacred Gears?"
"Nope in the end they're nothing but just weapons. Also here's one the names for the Gear he made, Shining Aura Darkness Blade."
"Pfft, so is it like dark magic mixed with light magic type of property to the sword?" Rossweisse held in a laugh at hearing such a ridiculous name for a sword.
"Kinda, based on the colors of the aura it gives off and it has some destructive power."
"Well I guess it has some use as good enchanted sword."
"I guess."
"So he's basically a hack?"
"And a super gigolo for many centuries."
"You work with him?"
"Part time, unfortunately I don't get paid, since all money is toward the pointless creation of those so called Artificial Sacred Gears."
"That's a shame."
"Meh I have other jobs so it's okay. So what position are you trying to aim for when you become a Valkyrie?"
"Probably just to be in Brunnhidle-san's unit."
"I see aiming for something easy?"
"Plus the salary is fair."
"Figures."
"What's that suppose to mean?" she pouted at him.
"Nothing really, gold digger."
"Hey!" she flushed red.
Zeru chuckled, as he began to lightly pinch both her cheeks making her pout.
"Okay okay, no more teasing." He lightly chuckled, sensing the now familiar killer intent.
Rossweisse cheeks then dyed back to normal, regaining her composure.
"Well then, I better go take a shower now."
"Shouldn't you rest?"
"Hm? What are you used to my scent?"
"NO!"
"Heh, don't' worry I'm okay, if I wasn't then I wouldn't talk they I am currently am right?"
"I guess but…"
"Hold it. Let's end the convo right here, because at this rate I might be tempted to say things that might really hit your nerve. So to prevent me from receiving injuries, I will take my leave." He said leaving.
Rossweisse then pondered what teasing he was going to say….Then it hit her and she realized it. There was one cliché romance thing that always happens when a couple or two people of the different sexes, it was when either of them saw one of them in a humiliating situation the other would want pay back to get even. Which mean that Zeru was about to tease about her trying to get back at what he did to her, which he didn't mean to at all.
"He got lucky." Rossweisse said, with her fists tightening with the urge to beat him up.
After the shower.
"Oh boy, I sure got lucky." He said in relief.
Zeru was now wearing an all black white tee and gray sweatpants, minus the bandages.
As he walked through the hallway.
"Well looks like you're okay." Gondur said.
"Hi Gondur-san, yeah I seem to be lucky." He chuckled.
"Looks like you're magic skills are improving, which I mean your use in spells."
"I still have a lot more spells to learn though."
"Want any tips from this old timer?" she smirked.
"Oh? So you finally make a move on me?"
"Shut up, I just don't want to deal with Rose's whining thinking I'm gonna hog you and you thinking I'm a better teacher than her. Which I obviously am."
"Heh, that is true." Eh rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"So how about a quick lesson in magic then."
"Sure it'll be an honor for being taught by the famous magjcan of the norse."
"Heh, don't try to be a suck up."
"Okay~"
As they were now in the study.
"So anything you want to know?"
"Hm can leylines be used as a medium for casting spells?"
"That is possible, if you cast a magic circle on any terrain that has leylines, it'll also enhanced the spells power. But you need to have a thorough knowledge and skill in leylines, to reach that level.
"I see, geez more hard work for me."
"Just deal with it like a man. So why are you even interested in leylines."
"Well I'm sort of the person that'll use my environment to my advantage. Plus you'll never know if I was in a magic energy enchanted places that might have some good leylines to use."
"Just to warn you some leylines have an emblem inscribed, for only the person that has branded as their territory. So try to use any leylines that has been branded and you'll be rejected with some pain on the side."
"Eheheh, good to know."
"What else?"
"Hm can I cast an illusion on spell, to make seem like I casted a larger scale of that spell?"
"Explain. So I can get a better handle at what you're trying to go at."
"Well I want to put the illusion on the spell to exaggerate the size so it won't affect the opponent's five senses."
"Do you mean like when you release a basic bullet, you want the size increased even though it'll still have same output in power?"
"That's right." Zeru said with relief seeing that Gondur was able to simplify his suggestion.
"Then just adjust the size of it. Not all spells sizes depend on higher power. Besides you don't need an illusion spell for that. Also you can also just keep charging energy, making it look like you're prepping a large spell too. Like this for example"
Gondur then pointed her hand out as a sphere of energy appeared. It then began to constantly fluctuate as it began to increase in size. Zeru seeing the spell, couldn't help but feel intimated, even though the spell didn't actually had more power than it looked, since she was only giving an example of the method. As the spell stopped charging, it fired off a large pullet.
Seeing the spell, Zeru braced himself as the spell came at him.
POOF
As the large bullet made contact with his body, it just simply faded away.
"Geez, I was just trying to give an example, not try to kill you." She chuckled.
"Sorry it just your presence as a highly skilled majican of the norse, kinda got to me." He sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.
"Also you can just fluctuate the energy back and forth to trick the enemy into thinking what size of spell you're about to use."
"That's good to know also." He chuckled.
"Seems like you're going to be the deceiver in battle, I take it?"
"Hm something like that."
"Anything else you want to know?"
"Nope that's all thanks for the quick lesson, Gondur-sensei."
"My pleasure. So have you thought of becoming a disciple of a god? Since you're working with Hephaestus."
"Hm I never was offered from Hephaestus-san, seeing that he's already in debt from my ancestor. But I was offered by two gods the Greek God of War and the God of the Dead."
"Hm I can see the God of War looking for a disciple since it's kinda peaceful and he must be bored as heck. But for that Underdweller to actually offer you help, that's suprising."
"Well he does like humans rather then those fallens and devils."
"I know that, but what does he see in you?"
"Hm probably our mutual hate for devils I guess."
"Guess that makes sense. So what, he offered to help you in your revenge?"
"That could be a possibility, or maybe he wants me to meddle in the affairs of the dirty wings and bats's faction."
"Dirty wings? Why not crows?"
"I don't want to associate those knock off crows with the Tengus."
"Good point. So you worked with the Gigolo brat?"
"It's only because my ancestor helped him out with his harem match makings. But my ancestor did got him in our debt, so that's good."
"Heh, your ancestor seems to know how to make good relations with others."
"I guess. Thanks for the tips, Gondur-san."
"My pleasure, dear. Before you leave tomorrow, do you want to meet our shitty leader?"
"Hm, maybe not. I just don't want to deal with another perverted male adult in their centuires again."
Gondur chuckled.
As he left the Study room.
"Hey Rossweisse-sensei~"
"So grandma was teaching you..." she said with a displeased tone.
"She offered, so I took it. Besides I don't want your grandmother to be left out in teaching me, while you end up hogging me and try to score some bases with me."
"Shut up." She said bluntly.
"*Yawn* Well I'm done for the day, oyasumi." He headed to his room to sleep.
As the door the guest room closed.
"So Rose, he's complety defenseless and exhausted. Go for it."
"Granny!"
"I'm not saying you should do the birds and bees. Just spoon him."
"GRANNY!"
"HEY THERE'S A GUEST TRYING TO SLEEP HERE! Zzzz" yelled Zeru, going back to sleep.
"Whoa he sure has some fire." Gondur commented, seeing that the polite, somewhat devilish young man had that side in him.
The next day.
"Well it's time for to get going. Thanks for the hospitality Gondur-san."
"It was no problem, but it is a pity that I didn't see you and Rose get caught into some akward lewd moments."
"Heheh well I'm not that type of person yet."
Zeru then walked up to Rossweisse and kissed her on her forehead.
"Think of this as a student giving some affection towards a teacher that is the same age." He smirked as he backed away, taking out his new teleportation stone he received from Hephaestus this morning.
"Well then see you all someday." He waved as he teleported away.
"Tch, that idiot could've gone for your lips. But he just has to do that forehead kiss. What a pussy." Gondur sighed.
She then noticed that her granddaughter didn't do her usual outbursts towards her, and she was touching her forehead where Zeru kissed.
"Well at least she's love struck." Gondur said in satisfaction.
Suddenly the front door opened and rapid footsteps entered.
"*Huff* Did I make it on time." Ask the now panting young silver haried women with an appearance of someone in their young thirities.
"MOM?!" Rossweisse yelled in surprise to see her mother here, which she only sees here after about five to six months of duties are over.
"Nope, Hilda you just miss him."
"Mou~ I was hoping to meet Rosie's boyfriend." She pouted.
"Mooom!" Rossweisse whined.
"Ah Rosie~" she hugged her daughter whose cheeks were beet red.
"Mom…" she said in a tone of discomfort.
"Neh, Rosie how was for your first kiss?" her mother asks.
"GAAH!" Rossweisse pushed from her her mother's hug and immediately headed to her room, leaving a loud closed door sound.
"He only kissed her on the forehead." Gondur said.
"Whaat? Mou~ So they didn't go that far in their relationship." She pouted in disappointment.
"Where's your husband?"
Suddenly a magic circle appeared on the floor.
"ALRIGHT WHERE THE FUCK IS THAT BRAT THEIR DARES TO TOUCH MY ROSSSWEISSE!" yelled a man in battle armor, wielding a claymore with a face of an overprotective angry blood thirty father.
Japan.
Hyoudou Residence.
"Ah home sweet home… Why do I suddenly get the feeling some person is out for my blood?...Meh. Wonder how I explain about these light brusies I still have… I'll just say I fell down some stairs that always works. Nah that would make me look stupid. I'll just tell the truth minus the bombardment magic."
As he knocked on the door…
POW
A fist popped out from the opened door, which punched him in the face, making him fell on his back.
"GAH! THE FUCK KARMA?! I thought we were cool now? Itai, shit." He rubbed his face.
"Long time no see Neko-baka." Said a smug voice of a young female.
As Zeru got a better look of the person, his eyes widened in surprise her.
"Tch, right back at you Usagi-baka." He smiled, seeing his friend he made from his days in the Orphanage.
"That's Kuchiki Rukia to you." She smiled.
"Whatever Usagi-baka. Help me up?" he asks with his hand out.
"Hmm, I'll think about it." She said with a teasing smile with Zeru sighing at her usual cocky attitude. But deep down inside, he was glad to see her, even if both of them couldn't stand each other.
Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter and make sure to review :)
Sorry that it took long to update, been having problems with the length of the chapter and how much content I wanted to have, for you all to enjoy. But I guess that's just me overthinking it.
Well see you all in the next update ja ne :)