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RaiXGear Chapter 19
[Raiken's P.O.V.]
-4:00AM-
Morning dawns as I woke up from my slumber. I immediately fixed my bed in silence. I immediately washed my face in the washroom and stared at my face in the mirror.
"…Its time." I told myself as I stared down on the scar on my eye. I then decided to wet my hair again despite taking a bath. I gargled some mouthwash and spat it out, shaking my head to further dry my hair and fixed it.
A few moments transpire as I grabbed the box that had been delivered to me yesterday, containing the nano-chip to my new unit. It was currently connected via wire to the control module I used yesterday. I stared at it solemnly, then I placed it on my chest for a while.
I immediately sat down on my desk, connected the container back and worked on the computer module again, finishing the work from where I left it last night. A separate screen appears, showing a grid model of the new unit that rotates clockwise. I continued to tune up its specs and modified part of the control HUD to my specific needs and design layout.
A few minutes after, I closed the module and stood up, grabbing my one beam saber and placed it in my belt. I then stared at the photo frame beside the module
"…Gundam…give me your power…" I then opened the box and the chip inside begins to levitate and glow bright, illuminating the darkness in my room before I gestured it to come inside my chest, passing through it and imbuing itself within me.
I then went out of my room silently, closing the door.
When I went down the lobby, it was still dark, only lit by one light in the entire floor. Lady Black Heart and Lady Green Heart sat down on the sofa, silently discussing as they await me.
"Oh, he's here." the twin-tailed CPU spoke up with a smile. "Good morning, Raiken."
"Good morning to you, dear." the blonde CPU addresses as well.
I bowed solemnly to greet them back. "Good morning, both of you. Shall we get going?"
The two CPUs stood up and nodded. We then left the household in silence. I can definitely tell that Noire was expecting a lot of things from me, prompting me to put my game face on.
Meanwhile, as we walk down the silent road, Vert decided to speak up to lighten up the mood.
"How was your sleep, dear?" she turned to me and asked.
"I slept well, my Lady…I'm ready to fight anytime…" I replied in a low, determined tone.
"I expect a lot of great action from you. Do you have a weapon?" Noire curiously asked.
I only gave her a wink, leaving her to speculate on her own with excitement.
"Do note that if you're having a difficult time, I will assist you. Does that settle well with you, dear?" Vert asked again.
"It would be an honor, my Lady. Thank you." I said.
"Oh, please. No formalities needed. You may call me Vert." she replied back.
"And call me Noire." Noire added.
"Very well then." was my simple reply.
A few minutes after walking, we arrived at the Guild. And since it was early dawn, there were only a few people in line, a lot of which are holding coffee and some bread in their hands. I went to the canteen to the right to buy some coffee myself before we signed up for a Class-A quest.
Though, I forgot about something...or someone rather, as I hear two voices and footsteps behind me.
"H-Heeey!" a certain upbeat voice shouted as the source comes closer.
"W-We're sorry we're late!" another voice said, and it was a familiar angelic tone that sings music to my ears. It was Nepgear along with Neptune rushing to our side.
"Geez…don't you two ever set an alarm? We couldn't wait any longer for you two, so we went ahead." Noire crossed her arms, looking down upon the two latecomers.
"Now, now, it's water under the bridge, dear. Now then, shall we all proceed to our mission?" Vert spoke up calmly. I nodded and gestured everyone to be ready.
An hour later, we reached the city's boundaries and into the routes outside of Planeptune. Our mission was to eliminate Zeon guerillas recently taking refuge in the beautiful forest of West Wind Valley. Me, realizing from the paper that our targets are my hated enemy, became silent. All I could think of right now is put a beam charge in the heads of those "Zeeks", as we "Feddies" like to call them.
Nepgear, noticing my silence, decided to walk beside me. "Raiken, are you alright?"
I turned to her and smiled back, replying in a low voice. "I'm alright, Nepgear…Don't worry about me."
Vert decided to call me out subtly regarding my sudden silence.
"I assume that it is because that we are fighting remnants of your hated adversaries, is it not?"
Bingo. She said it outright. I only nodded in response.
"Well, some protags are just really silent at times like this before they begin screaming their battle cries, am I right'o?" Neptune said, walking casually along with us.
"I-I don't think it's necessarily like that, Neptune…" Nepgear replied bashfully.
We continued walking along the forest until we notice that the brushes are beginning to get thick, making traversing the terrain a little more difficult and challenging.
[Nepgear's P.O.V.]
"Hey, keep quiet! They might hear us, you kno-!" Noire nagged at Neptune until a sudden streak of air, passing through her right twintail, sending shivers up her spine. "—H-HIEEEEK!"
We were all shocked for a second as we looked behind us. It was a Zaku II unit attempting to sneak up on us, but was stopped in his tracks.
What we couldn't believe is that there was a beam saber piercing through his neck, blood spurting out of him. "G-Gllllgh…G-Gun…dam…" the man suddenly fell to the floor, dead. We then looked back and saw Raiken in a certain stance, his hand stretched out as if he threw something.
We then came to the conclusion that Raiken is the one who threw that beam saber. I was amazed.
"W-What…where did that come from…?" Vert, surprised at the sight, stood still, Raiken walking past her with great seriousness in his eyes.
Raiken took the beam saber back, kicking the dead unit, facing his front towards him so he can inspect it.
"…Zakus…we must be getting closer." he said in a low tone.
"A-Ahh…" Noire was still in shock, wondering how he was able to throw it to an enemy while she was between him and his target.
"Whooooaaaaaaa…are you a ninja or somethin'? Like, only they can throw stuff so accurately like that!" Neptune exclaimed.
I was left speechless after the event. Another display of prowess that truly marks him as a warrior has been demonstrated to us once again.
"…Girls, I'll be up front. Please stay behind me, and Lady Noire…please cover our rear." Raiken silently spoke, standing up and walking past us.
"A-Ah…A-Alright…" was Noire's hesitant reply.
Vert was silent, still processing what she had just seen. I was also silent myself. If he hadn't noticed that unit sneaking up on us, we would probably be hurt or much worse…
We stopped by an open area under the trees. It was a serene area that seems to be less creepy than the actual paths ahead. It was relieving to find a possible place to rest. The sun was slowly coming up and it was beginning to be bright all around us.
Raiken was still silent. I can sense the anger inside him somehow just by looking at his eyes. I decided not to approach him for the moment because I'm afraid I might ruin his mood even more.
Raiken took notice of me looking at him. I bashfully sat down and kept silent, fidgeting.
"Hey…let's take a break. We're only a kilometer away from our objective." Raiken warmly told us as he stood in the middle of the area, crossing his arms.
"Well, sure. My feet are feeling like jelly from walking around…" Neptune said as she immediately relaxed under a tree. I decided to follow and sit with her.
"Geez, you need more exercise, Neptune." Noire shook her head as she said that.
Vert decided to sit down as well. "You are always quite the perfectionist, Noire." she said.
"Hah! Of course…only the best CPU is supposed to be the one in tip-top shape." Noire replied in a cocky tone.
I then suddenly see a hologram in front of Raiken on the floor, showing a detailed map on the area. We all decided to sit beside him to see what he was doing.
"…Bearing…forty five…no…due east…then…advancing towards…" he mumbled to himself as he calculated our coordinates.
"What are you doing, Raiken?" Vert asked.
"…I'm keeping track of our location and our destination. I'd say we go through…here." he traced a line with a stick, pointing northwest of our location. "Then we'll strike down the enemy. Though, I don't know how many units are there…so we must be cautious." he continued.
"Man, them Feddies sure have advanced technology…" Neptune scratches her head as she says that.
"Their armies are massive…so I think advanced technology compliments their might." I decided to speak up.
"It's actually quite interesting, how you plan the locations out." Vert said, peering into his progress.
"You're actually quite the tactician." Noire praised him.
"A commander plans out the game before he makes a move. It's expected of me to think of possible alternatives to problems ahead." Raiken smiled. "I think we should go in about five minutes or so. You guys rest here for a bit, I'll go scouting ahead."
"A-Are you sure? It's dangerous out there…" I told him as I clasped my hands together in worry. Raiken turns to me and smiled.
"I'll be alright. I'll return and fetch you as soon as I find the enemy camp."
"Don't worry, Nep. Jr. This guy is a protag! He can survive anything as long as he is important to the plot!" ((Are you fucking kidding me? Again with the fourth wall breaks…)) Neptune replied.
"I-I know…but still…" I bowed my head.
"Ya did see how he fought back at the Nasuune Caves, right? He's darn guns blazin'! He's gonna be fine…right?" Neptune said.
"But...his Gundam was damaged so badly in that last battle…" my worries kept mounting up as I spoke, until Raiken suddenly stood up, the hologram map disappearing.
"…No need to worry about that…" Raiken looked past his shoulder as he said in a warm tone. "I came in more than ready for this."
Neptune mumbled to herself. "Oh, boy… cue the transformation music or somethin'…"
After wearing a cloth mask that was hidden under his shirt, Raiken's chest suddenly glows in bright blue, and amidst that light, lines begin to appear and begin to assume form all around his body, and in the blink of an eye, an armored frame begins to envelop him. Though the armor frame became massively detailed and mechanical in detail, it is much different from any other mobile suit frame made by the Federation.
After the frame was set all around him, white armor plates began to form too, further increasing the bulky, yet streamlined design. Shoulder armor, knee pads, calves, underside of the arms and the chest, it kept on stacking up. The color of the frame was a shiny silver. And some parts that I assume are usable weapons have a metallic blue color.
And finally, white armor plates begin to envelop his head, with detailed chrome blue accents finishing the look, and the long side pieces on his head look like usable daggers. Overall, the appearance and overall silhouette is more than menacing.
Finally, the face plate and the "Gundam eyes" appear, sliding down on his face. Afterwards, the "eyes" glared brightly at us.
"N-No way…!" Noire exclaimed.
"So this is…a Gundam…" Vert spoke silently as she admired the sight.
"…Yes. This is my new unit." Raiken spoke up through the mask, his voice sounding more synthetic when speaking through the helmet.
"W-When did you get this?! T-This looks so cool!" my eyes begin to sparkle in delight as I looked at the monstrous amount of details on his suit from head to toe.
"Ooooooh! I like shiny armor! I hope this isn't cheap paint used on this thing!~" Neptune exclaimed, eyes widened at the sight of Raiken's new armor.
"…I got this yesterday, along with a document from the R&D Division back home." Raiken replied.
"Goodness…the detail is so extensive…" Vert placed a finger under her chin as she spoke.
Noire was speechless, unable to say a word.
"Now then…you guys stay here. I'll be back, and we will attack together." Raiken said as he suddenly went off on his own.
"Wooow…how do they even create such technology…" I wondered to myself as Noire and Vert are still very much pleasantly surprised.
"W-Well then…we shall wait for him to return…Goodness, that suit of armor is quite intricate." Vert said as she looked at the direction Raiken went.
I sat back down under the tree, thinking about Raiken once more. Recently, he has been the subject of my mind. His demeanor just speaks a million words to me. And along with a sense of honor, he really is the ideal warrior.
He made us smile a lot, despite him sometimes unhappy with his disposition in life. He has been through some sad things. But I can tell that I might be able to change that unhappy side of him. I then suddenly remember that the next day is a very special day…I have to do something for him, I just have to. I marked that task in my mind as my second priority.
I feel that he truly deserves a lot more, so I began to think of ways on how to make him feel special around me.
"…Did I just see that…please tell me I'm not dreaming of an anime world…" Noire shook her head, trying to convince herself it wasn't a dream.
Neptune then smacked her on the back with a smile. "Hey, Nowaru, you ain't dreaming, girl! What you saw is real!"
"Owww! Hey! Don't do that! Come here, you little imbecile!"
"Neeeepuuuuuuuuuu!" Neptune screamed as Noire chases her around like a certain cartoon.
[Raiken's P.O.V.]
As I traversed through the terrain, I came across a cliff. I decided to hide behind a bush and take a look at the view, using my helmet's many functions to help look through the terrain ahead.
When I looked slightly to the right, I immediately saw a sort of camp down below. I began to think that this is the target we seek to destroy. I was right when I suddenly saw a Zeon Geara Doga unit walk out of the tent. "…Found them." I then tried to think of a fast method of picking them off.
"Should we just do a direct frontal assault…or just…hmmm…"
After a minute or two, I then decided. "Fuck it…It's just a remnant camp. It's an easy assault…unless they got a radio…I have to smash that first if there is any." I then silently took my leave, walking my way back to the camp.
I stopped for the moment when I looked at the time in my heads-up display inside my helmet. It was February 13…
"February 13….13...Wait…Oh no…! It's almost Valentines Day…I almost forgot…" I shook my head in disapproval. "…Ugghh…I have to give something to the girls…And I gotta be sneaky since they're staying in the mansion…Agh!" I bonked my head several times for my failure to remember the special day.
Another minute later, I decided to continue my way back, still nagging at myself for my forgetfulness.
"Oh, hey! Raiken is back!" Noire stood up from her seat as she saw me through the bushes.
"I found the enemy camp. I think we're dealing with about 30 to 40 Zeon units." I narrated.
"F-Forty?!" Nepgear replied in shock.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, those Zeon guys have guns…That basically spells D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S!" Neptune said as she got up from her relaxed position.
"Do we have a plan of action?" Vert asked, curious about what lies ahead.
"I don't know. I'm considering their communication capabilities with other Zeon groups scattered around. If one of them gives the others a holler, they're sure to overwhelm us."
"Well, we can keep on fighting. We can make shields of our own." Noire said. "And I wanna see how you move, so you better put up a great show…"
"Heh…I guess it's gonna be a direct assault then. Shall we get going?" I arm myself with my new bladepistols that were stored in between my twin gauntlet cannons, and pressed on ahead, the CPUs following suit behind me.
We then came back to the bush I once took cover in, looking down at the enemy camp below us. Nepgear was shocked at how many Zeon suits are around.
"G-Goodness…there are so many of them…" she silently proclaimed.
"Whoa…are we seriously gonna go Rambo on these guys?" Neptune whispered.
"This is going to be quite a challenge…" Noire said.
"Alright ladies…on my mark, we jump down. Lady Vert, please take out their communications line. The rest of us, we take 'em all down. Ready?" I said.
"Ready as spaghetti, Raiken. We're right behind ya." Neptune pats my shoulder plate.
"We'll go HDD before we hit the ground. Understand?" Noire instructed to the other 3 girls as we stood up from the bush.
"3...2...1…GO!" I went ahead first, firing away my pistols and gauntlet cannons at the enemy in midair, taking them completely by surprise.
"It's go time!" Neptune shouted.
In bright flashes of lights, the CPUs activate their HDD forms with grace, flowing from the air as they strike down 4 enemies below them upon their descent.
"What the?! ENEMIES! ENEMI-!" a shot from my bladepistol silences him for good as I begin to go all out on whatever Zeon enemy in sight.
Remembering that Nepgear in HDD uses a gunblade, I found it pretty cool that we both share the same weapon concepts. Though, I didn't let my thoughts run my mind as I eliminated another Zeon Zaku by shooting him sideways 4 times to the torso.
Black Heart blitzes through the enemy on the left side of the camp, Neptune and Nepgear focusing on the middle and right flanks respectively, while me and Lady Vert fight our way to find their communication devices.
The enemy was already alerted of our presence, as they are armed to the teeth with a lot of ammunition clips stored on their suits, and their machine guns opening fire on us.
"CPUs! It's them! Blast them!"
"Holy shit! The Gundam is with them! FOCUS FIRE ON HIM!" they begin to fire at me, rendering our push to the communications hub a bit difficult.
Purple Sister fires her gunblade at the enemy, then slashing whoever tries to strike her down with their axes. Purple Heart was fighting fiercely, striking and hacking away at the enemy, though with resistance due to them having shields and melee weapons.
Vert and I finally caught sight of a radio box in the middle of an entrenched sandbag sentry, guarded by a heavy machine gun that ferociously fired on our position. It forced us to take cover behind a makeshift trench.
"Lady Neptune! Lady Nepgear!" I called out to them.
"Raiken!" Purple Sister rushes to my aid, taking cover behind a large rock while Neptune blitzes through 3 enemies with one strike.
"Heh…not so much of an elegant battle now, is it?!" I smiled at her. "Hold on, you two stay put!" Vert and Nepgear nodded at my order as I wait for the enemy machine gun to overheat.
As soon as we stop hearing the sound of gunfire, I immediately jumped out of cover and began to charge towards the enemy.
3 Zeon DOMs try to repel me off by firing their rifles to provide cover to their gunner. I flipped around like a gymnast or a stuntman while continuing to push forward.
"W-We can't hit him! Dammit! Our guns are fucking useless!"
"He's too agile! Ready your heat sabers!" the lead DOM took out his heat saber that was stored on his back, the other two following suit as they jump out of their trench while the gunner is still waiting for the gun to cool down.
[Black Heart's P.O.V.]
As I finish mopping up the area on the west side of the enemy emplacement, I shift my attention to 3 enemy units with some sort of swords as Raiken charges up to them.
From what I can see in their courage to stand up to him, I felt that those three are experienced fighters. I decided to get a closer look and took cover inside a trench.
Vert was also observing him from my northeast, watching intently at Raiken's movements.
"…Okay, Tsutsumi…show me that you're not just a commander…" I spoke to myself as Raiken is getting closer and closer.
On another part of the northeast trench before me, I can see Nepgear's face in concern. She looked completely worried. From what I heard from Neptune during dinner, Raiken was badly hurt from their last quest together, and scared Nepgear so much. I could feel her, but I have complete trust in his capability to carry out his promises.
Raiken then met their blades a second after his pistol's handles swiveled up, changing his pistols to daggers.
"You…You monster!" the enemy leader shouted at him.
Raiken was cold silent, as the other two try to surround and box him in. He spun around gracefully as he meets their blades with every swipe. His movements are equivalent to the best fighters that we see in movies; graceful, smooth and precise. Though, amidst the beauty in his movements while in defense, I can feel a sort of dark emotion within him; a cold-blooded lust for defeating the enemy before him, as he continues to parry away their swords with brute force.
Suddenly, one of them lunges his sword at Raiken, the latter grabbing it with his own hands.
"W-What?! I-Impossible…! My heat saber is supposed to melt through you!" he tried to push further onto him, while the other tries to strike his side.
In sudden instinct, a hidden blade on his boot and another blade on the back of his heel suddenly activate, and Raiken kicks off the second attacker, landing his blade directly onto the throat, killing him, then another backswipe kick, slicing through his armor like butter.
"I-I never knew he had that function…" I commented to myself as I watch the scene unfold.
Afterwards, Raiken breaks the saber in two, then Raiken swiftly does a certain aikido move called "osoto gari" on the wielder of the broken saber, disabling him. Then, Raiken coldly thrusts a dagger stored on his helmet onto the chest of the enemy, ending him badly.
A few seconds after, the heavy machine gun entrenched opened fire again at Raiken's direction. He flipped around and occasionally took cover, but then he began to push forward again, screaming in anger.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghh!" Raiken does a forward flip, and a few seconds after landing, he threw the other dagger stored on his head towards the enemy gunner, killing him instantly.
"…" I was speechless. The leader of the three DOMs just stood in horror, petrified by fear.
"W-What…are you…" he tried to speak, shivering in fear as the Gundam's eyes glared at him.
Vert finally pushed forward and enters the sentry, destroying the communications equipment stacked up there.
Nepgear and Neptune only observe after fighting off a few more Zeon units, both silent and worried over Raiken's composure.
"…I am a Gundam. And you…your kind will never be forgiven for your crimes…"
The villain before him dropped his weapon, writhing in fear as the Gundam moved slowly, but surely closer to him.
"No…Mercy…I thought you have honor…! Why kill a defenseless group like us?!" he tried to reason out.
"…Because your blood will never compare to the billions of lives that you butchered…Your deaths will never satisfy the cries of the billions of innocents that fell by your sword…" he replied darkly, further instilling fear into the man before him.
"…W-What…n-no…it wasn't just me…right?!" the enemy's voice cracked as he realized that he is the only one left within his group.
"…Yeah, may be so…but then again…you are a part of their war machine. You threw away your humanity and killed so many people who don't even wish to fight against you." he aimed his bladepistol, the blade a mere inch away from his face. "And now you will pay the price…"
"Nooooo-!" bang! And the enemy was shot in cold blood before he could complete his scream, falling to his knees, then onto the cold ground beneath him. Raiken felt very much satisfied.
"Mission success. We did it, everyone. Good work." Raiken returned to his light mood as we gather around him. "Is anyone hurt?"
"N-No…I am fine…" Vert commented, as all of us reverted back to our human forms.
"Whoohoo! Mission accomplished!" Neptune cheered, completely changing the mood back to how it was before.
"We won!" Nepgear jumped in joy as well, looking at Raiken with a smile.
I decided that it was time to drop my pride and give him praise for this one. He completely overwhelmed me with his skills.
"Tsutsumi…" I bowed my head, gently patting his shoulder armor.
"Yes, Lady Noire?" he replied in a warm tone.
"I…I'm really sorry I doubted you. Today, you proved to me that you're more than something to witness…I take back any offense that I may have given you…" I said, completely apologetic for what bad things I may have said to him.
"It's alright…I'm grateful that you guys helped me out on this one." he replied. "Besides…Its better to have friends help you out…so…That's what granted us victory today."
I smiled back. "Yeah…"
I was about to tell him that I find him a good friend, that is, until Neptune decided to tease me again.
"Oh?! Did Noire just find her first friend?! Oh-em-gee!" she snorked as she pranced around. "Noire just found a frieeeeend!" she teased more.
"W-Why you…! I'm not a loner, dammit! Get back here, Neptune!" I then decided to give chase to her again, as if nothing dark happened today.
"Oh, Noire…she is quite easy to tease…" Vert crossed her arms, hoisting her large bust a little bit.
"Eheheh…Neptune really knows how to push her buttons…" Nepgear replied.
[Nepgear's P.O.V.]
"…And that's what happened…" I narrated the entire events to Blanc, Uni, Rom and Ram. They were quite surprised with the story.
"…Seriously, Nepgear…you could have woke me up…!" Uni pouted at me, a bit annoyed by my failure to include her in our quest.
"I must say, I failed to wake up early. I was working on my next entry. I should have witnessed that battle with you." Blanc remarked in her usual monotone voice.
"Ugh! Dummy Nepgear! You didn't invite us…!" Ram crossed her arms as she pouted as well.
"That's not fair….Miss Nepgear…" Rom said.
Everyone seems to be shifting the blame onto me…Aww…it's so unfair for me too…
"Don't worry, you guys. In the next quest, I'll make sure to wake you guys up too." Raiken calmly reassures them, making them smile at him.
"Suweeeeeet!" Ram shouted. "We should always be ready then, right Rom?"
"A-Always…" Rom shyly replied back.
"Well, you guys better. I wanted to see how Raiken fights rather than just listen to how it went…" Uni replied also, still being quite pouty.
Raiken became silent, though it wasn't in a negative note. He was thinking of something big.
"U-Uhm…R-Raiken?" I decided to try and break his silence.
"O-Oh, right…! I-I have to do something. You all please stay here. I'll be right back…" Raiken suddenly stood up from his seat and heads upstairs to his room.
"…What was that about?" Noire raised an eyebrow.
"Plot devices…Plot devices everywhere…" Neptune smirked her traditional smirk, expecting something big to happen very soon.
After a moment, Raiken suddenly rushes downstairs and goes to Naomi in the kitchen, whispering something to her.
"…Oh…oh, oh, okay…You better hurry up then while there is still time." Naomi softly replied. "I'll help you whenever you need me. Alright?"
"Thank you, Nee-san. I'll be going now. Excuse me." Raiken replies before suddenly rushing his way through the door, heading towards somewhere.
"I-I better follow him…it must be another—" Naomi suddenly taps me on the shoulder.
"Lady Nepgear, I would recommend you to stay…Raiken can do this alone. Whenever he commits to something, alone or not, he will do whatever it takes…" she has a point about that. She's right.
Raiken is always committed to the things he does…and I believe that what he may be doing may benefit a lot of us here. I hope it's something fun.
"I-I see…" I stared out the window, watching Raiken running towards somewhere.
I felt a fuzzy feeling in my chest again as Raiken became a topic inside my mind once again. What happened today was indeed amazing, yet I could not help but feel worried for him. I know he's very strong at heart, but sometimes, I just can't stop worrying about him, considering some of his tendencies…
It became an apparent point that Raiken became as important to me as Neptune. I couldn't help but feel okay whenever he is okay, I smile whenever he smiles too. Just the thought of losing him gives me a painful feeling in my heart.
I remember when a lot of boys tried to ask for me to go out with them on dates, and Neptune remarking that I attract a lot of boys, which is not really something for me to be proud of. I turn them down because I haven't connected with them and yet they try to force themselves on me. It wouldn't be a happy relationship if I just accepted it outright, and Histoire would not approve.
But, Raiken is different…he is so genuine and so kind. I'm not saying that the other boys aren't kind too. I just feel that Raiken has made a good connection with me…to the point that I feel really happy that he would never leave our side. It was a good feeling and it always makes me warm inside…
It was at that moment that I also realized that tomorrow is a very important day…
"O-Oh no…I nearly forgot…T-Tomorrow is…oh…oh no…!" I panicked, everyone else noticing me almost immediately as I stuttered.
"W-What's wrong, Nepgear?" Uni asked with concern.
"…It's almost Valentines day!"