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Author Note: Hello everyone this is FAngking2! For this chapter it was based on several anime and the light Novel. I am proud to say my beta done a fine job . He done it rather soon too, which is a bonus!
This is a beta'd version of ch3 by my new friend xTenchix!
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Ch3 Burn! My Heart of a Warrior!
The entire class 1-1 stared at the unexpected event.
One moment the first male IS pilot Orimura Ichika was having an argument with Cecilia Alcott, The Representative Candidate Student for England. But out of nowhere came this brown haired student who challenged Ichika to a fight.
Even the teachers didn't say anything as they watched.
Ichika's hand was shaking as he held back the smaller girl's punch. Compared to last time they fought her blows are much more solid. However compared to Ichika who fought more aggressive opponents in the past, her punch was still not strong enough to overpower him.
His opponent on the other hand was struggling to overpower Ichika.
"You are hot headed as always Sanada Yukihana. Fight with a cool head, you'll see you're much better then." Said Ichika with a confident smirk on his face.
The brown haired beauty smirked. "I too am glad to see you in good health Ichika-dono!"
Ichika smirked and slowly pushed her punch away.
She immediately punched with her left using a left hook to his right side again, but once again he caught her hand with his left hand.
"Light…your punch is still too light Sanada Yukihana." Said Ichika.
She retaliated with a side kick, but Ichika simply raised his knee to block the kick. Ichika let go of her hands to throw a punch at Yukihana only to be blocked by her cross arm guard. The blow pushed her away and she stopped before hitting the desk behind her. She looked at the Doukugan Ryu and saw his remaining eye on her and his posture that of a snake…no a dragon ready to defend itself.
It was ok, if he was a dragon then she was a tiger.
Inside her mind Yukihana was blushing badly. "That smile…that confident look in his eye…just like back then when you stole my heart…"
Yukihana was a 15 years old tomboy martial artist who learns the ways of the spear. Her family was poor and only good thing about her was her fighting skill she acquired by watching others. Her academic skills were below average, but her bright outlook on life made her a rare gem in the harsh society.
One day the Kai no Tora, Takeda Shime had found her watching her family's dojo's students training. Shime took her in as a student and trained her to the person she is today. Under the Kai no Tora she flourished and grown to be a skilled fighter. Her skill only second to Shime in the territory of the Kai. Thankful to the Takeda's heiress Yukihana called her big sister or Anego. She swore an oath to Shime: "Big sister, I Sanada Yukihana here swear an oath, I will be the strongest woman in Japan and bring the name of Takeda and the Kai no Tora to the world stage!"
How she met Ichika was a story worth being written down for the future generations.
(Flash back)
One day there was a gang war between Takeda Shime and Unahara Kenshin. On that day her leader Takeda Shime has given her a special mission.
Scene change
Takeda Shime can be seen staring at her most loyal underling who was kneeing down on the floor. Shime took a cup of tea and slowly sipped it. Her golden eyes fell on her brown haired friend.
"Yukihana, there is a gang of bikers heading to our dueling area with Unahara. Go and stop them from Interfering."
"B-But Anego, what about you? It is my job to protect you."
Shime turned to her friend. "Don't worry Yuikihana-chan, you should be worried about the biker gang thou, I heard some impressive rumor about the guy. Who knows you guys might be destined to meet…"
"B-but protecting you is my sacred duty. I-I can't just-"
"YUKIHANA!"
"Eek!" Yukihana turned quiet.
"Listen well Yukihana, the duel between me and Echigo no Gunshu will be held no matter what. However, I can't allow a party crasher. Sanda Yukihana! Under my command as the Kai no Tora prevent all interference from outside forces!"
"Oh… I, Yukihana, am moved to tears! I understand Anego!"
Yukihana stood up. Her eyes were filled with anime tear as she held her fist high.
"Ok big sister! Leave it to me! I, Sanada Yukihana will never allow anyone to get in your way! I'll be off now!" yelled Yukihana as she left to battle the biker gangs.
She ran through the yard of the dojo and got on her own bike and led a small army of beautiful, but deadly ladies to stop the evil bikers.
After Yukihana left a girl in a highschool girls uniform fell down from the ceiling.
"…you sure that was fine Shime-sama?" asked Shime's close friend Sarutobi Kasuga. A short blacked girl who had an average bust size and a ninja in training.
"She will do her best Kasuga, I believe in her. Also the Doukugan Ryu will be a good rival for her, which she desperately lacks in the land of Kai. By facing Doukugan Ryu, she will either improve beyond her limit, or fail there." said Takeda Shime as she put on her signature red elbow and knee guards.
She stood up and went outside. She was greeted by an army of beauties that had no problem beating the crap out of perverts and boys.
"We are off to our own battle field! Army of Kai! ADVANCE!"
She was answered by a loud cheer and shrieks from the girls.
(In the Road to Kai and Echigo)
A gang of bikers rode through the streets. On the lead in a black motorcycle with a crescent moon and a painting of a dragon on the side was Orimura Ichika, an infamous 14 year's old middle school bad boy. Behind him was his 17 years old right hand man Katakura Kojuro, the Right Eye of the Dragon. They were heading to the big fight that will happen in turf between the Kai and the Echigo.
"Ichika sama" cried out Kojuro.
"Ehh…what is it Kojuro?"
"We should halt the army here and send out a scout to the designated battle ground."
"Huh?" said Ichika.
"It's too quiet. We are not exactly the most sheath focused army, but there is no one from Kai or Echigo stopping us. There isn't even a police car out here. It's like they're waiting for us…"
"Ha! I hope they are. I'm glad we have their attention." Said Ichika with confidence.
"But we won't have the element of surprise!" said Kojuro in worried tone.
"No problem! We are unbeatable Kojuro! If there is an interference then I will have to beat them down! Let's go Kojuro!" replied Ichika as he speeded up forward.
Kojuro seemed want to stop him, but he didn't and simply smiled at his lord's action.
By the time they reached the designated area there was no one there.
"Was this a trap after all?" questioned Ichika.
Suddenly another group of gang showed up. They were all girls gang of the Kai Army and were led by a brunette with a red outfit of the Kai and a ponytail hair style holding two red tridents. Her eyes and Ichika's met and they both had a strange feeling.
She stopped and observed him. "A black hair with an eye patch…A crescent moon emblem! Are you the One-Eyed Dragon from the Oshu?" Her team of girls mumbled out his title in recognition. Ichika and Kojuro exchanged an amused look.
The girl stepped forward. "I am Sanada Genjiro Yukihana! You're the head of the Oshu, Orimura Ichika, are you not? Why are you here?"
Ichika snorted as he looked at the girl. "Hey red…"
"Red…such rudeness!" she pouted.
"You must be the pawn that Takeda threw away, right?" asked Ichika as he jumped off his bike.
He put his hands to his 6 swords and took a stance. "I am going to take on the Kai no Tora and Echigo no Gunshin. You either go back, or you stop me here. Whichever you chose, Shin Date Gun will single-handedly claim victory."
Yukihana's eyes were filled with defiance. "My big sister says she will win, so I refuse to hear your words. I'll not let you interfere with Anego and Kenshin-dono's duel!" she yelled as she demonstrated her spears with a practice swing.
Ichika smirked "Fantastic. Kojuro, don't let anyone get involved!"
"Hai" answered Kojuro.
Ichika pulled one of his sword out and smirked at Yukihana. "Head of Oshu, Orimura Ichika!"
Yukihana crossed her tridents together. "Sanada Yukihana. I'll be your opponent, no holding back! Here we fight a duel!"
"Here I come!" yelled Ichika as they both charged at each other.
Ichika thrusted his sword at her in a blinding speed with a Tsuki, a kendo move involving a thrust to the neck. However Yukihana blocked the attack with both spears locking on to her enemy's sword guard.
"He stopped our bro's attack!" said one of the thugs with an Elvis hair style.
The two warriors swung their weapons free in a shower of sparks.
They repeated several more clashes, but every time they clashed, Yukihana's spears didn't even get near him. Every blow was blocked and locked by his sword. Even double thrusts were parried by a single sword.
Ichika snorted again. "Ha! If I match your timing at high speed, your spear can't touch me."
Yukihana growled at the insult and rushed in for a multiple sharp and fast thrust with her spears. Her arms blurred in high speed, but Ichika simply dodged her attacks by rocking his body and heads side to side. Her speed increased, but Ichika was still dodging.
Until a blow managed to gaze Ichika on the cheek. She smirked at her attack finally landing a blow, but realizes too late that she let here guard down.
Ichika smirked at the baby scratch that barely drew blood. "Don't relax after one scratch!" yelled Ichika as he swung down with his sword as the girl used her trident in a slash. The two exchanged blows after blows, sparks after sparks.
In their real battle field Unahara Kenshin and Takeda Shime stopped their duel and looked toward few miles away where the two heroes were dueling furiously. For a moment both fighters felt it…a strange bone chilling sensation. A sensation they only felt once before.
That one time was…when the two of them met for the first time.
Shime smiled and lowered her war fan that was tall as she was. "Yukihana…you had a meeting after all. We may have met here, locked in stares, for this moment."
Next to Shime, her eternal rival Unahara Kenshin looked at that direction as well. "I sense the young tiger…facing the wild dragon. A rivalry born today will perhaps surpass ours Shime." She turned to the taller women with white hairs. "The country dies in whose hands…" she quoted. She smiled. Their chance had finally arrived.
The sound of weapons clashing echoed in the open field.
Fun…this girl is fun! He never expected this…never expected a girl like this excited.
Perhaps…perhaps…SHE CAN MAKE THIS EVEN MORE AMUSING!
Ichika in his excitement drew all 6 of his swords and attacked.
Behind him his crew mumbled in awe.
"The boss drew all six blades!"
"Little missy, You made him pull them out!"
Kojuro had a worried look in his eyes. "Ichika sama…She isn't strong enough for 6 swords, but you still drew them…perhaps she is more than what she appears to be."
Yukihana thrust both spears, but Ichika caught them both between his 6 claws. The two were in a deadlock and neither willing to move. They fell into each other's eyes, not willing to back off. They were both panting and taking harsh breathes.
Ichika's smirk nearly reached his ears. He released a bellowing laughter as he ran to her.
"This is fun! Come on! This party is not over yet! SANDA YUKIHANA!"
"OOOOOIIIII!" released Yukihana as she moved and turned like never before to dodge the strongest man she ever fought.
"This man is unreal! How can he be winning! Women are naturally stronger than men, so why!"
She dodged a slash that could have ended her.
"!...Could it be…he is one of them? A rare speciles of men who are like those of old days…a real manly …man!"
"You are distracted!" yelled Ichika as he smashed into the girl's guard with a horizontal slash.
"WAR DANCE!" yelled Ichika as he released a multiple slashes with his claws to put Yukihana on the defensive.
"HAAAA!" they yelled out at the same time as they clashed again in a deadly deadlock. Their sweats covered they brow and their teeth grinded in defiance. They separated and tried to clash again only to be interrupted.
"Wait! Stop the fight!" said Sarutobi Kasuga as she got between them.
"KISAMA! Who are you?" yelled Ichika.
"Would you mind stopping this, Dokukugan Ryu no dana? Takeda Army Sanada Ninja Squad, Sarutobi Kasuga. I, myself, dislike violence, but my lord and the Echigo's army will soon siege this area. I don't know about a three way struggle, but don't you think if both sides match their strides and attack, it will be a disaster, no?" said Kasuga in a light joking tone.
Ichika scowled and yelled. "Don't give me that crap. As if I will believe an enemy and act according to it?"
"Ichika-sama! I think we should withdraw from here." said Kojuro.
"…Kojurio?" said Ichika in confusion.
"Even if we held any force, there would be no small number of casualties." Kojuro calmly explained.
Ichika scowled again, but accepted the truth. He sheathed his blades and let out a snort. He gave Yukihana another passing glance.
"…And I was having fun for the first time in a long time too…this sucks."
He got back on his bike and ride toward the rising sun.
She lost that day.
Her chest was seething in fire unlike any other. She heart was bumping madly as she tried to settle herself.
He didn't need to draw the 6 swords, but he did anyway for her. He saw her strength and shown her a glimpse of his true strength.
She held her chest and whispered. "Such force of will…such desire to fight…Such overwhelming strength."
His form, his strength, his sheer presence, and his burning will that was thought to be vanished in modern men were glowing brightly like a sun, in that man. His presence had awakened something deep within her. He was so much more powerful than her and yet she can't help but to want fight him over and over again.
"One-Eyed Dragon, Orimura Ichika…"
As Ichika was riding home to get scold by his sister for being out so late. He thought about the interesting girl he fought that day. He smirked in remembrance. "Sanada Yukihana. I'll remember you. We will settle this one way or another. That's a promise by my title as a Doukugan Ryu!"
That was how these two modern samurais were intertwined in a thread of destiny.
She visited him in his school, home, and the street to challenge him. It didn't matter what she used her fists or her trusty twin spears she couldn't win against him. Until one day.
(Flash back in a flash back)
"You can still keep going?" asked younger Ichika as he stared down at Yukihana who barely was standing with her crimson tridents. In Ichika's hand was one of his claws. They have been dueling under this bridge for several minutes now and she refused to give up.
"The one good quality you have is your annoying persistence…" Ichika softly muttered as he sheathed his swords. Behind him stood his right hand man Kojuro and his followers.
"Yeah Aniki! Show that Kai's dog who is the BOSS!"
"You got her on the rope Aniki!"
"Ha! She isn't even good enough to see the Rokutou Ryu this time! Go home little girl before you seriously get hurt."
Even in a storm of jeers and taunts from his underling she didn't faltered.
"Matte!...Ha…huff…I…am …not ….fin…ha…ished…" said Yukihana.
Ichika turned to her. "What drive you to face me Sanada Yukihana…?"
She faced him. "I intend to make the name Takeda and the title Kai no Tora to be held as strongest in Japan and the world!" said Yukuhana with no hesitation and no fear.
Ichika's remain eyes widen, and then it quickly turned back to normal.
"Title of the strongest huh…unfortunately you wouldn't be able to accomplish that." said Ichika.
Yukihana's brown eyes were filled with defiance.
She was about to yell at him until she saw his face.
A face filled with determination!
A face filled with such charisma!
A face filled with such conviction!
He pointed his finger at her with his back straight and his posture majestic.
"The one who will attain the title of the Strongest in the Land of Rising Sun and the world… Will be I! DOUKUGAN RYU, ORIMURA ICHIKA!"
His expression when he said that was so beautiful in her eyes.
That day she decided to chase this man to the end of the world to settle who will be the strongest, and who will serve the other.
As he was walking away that day he said these words to me.
"The world will never belong to the weak Sanada Yukihana, the harsh world will not bow down to anyone. You are still looking at the conquest as the strongest in a narrow view and you are still too naive…waka(young/baby)…yes…that's it." He turned around to face her.
"From today forward, you are Sanada Yukihana, the Kai no Waka Tora(The young tiger of the Kai). Come and challenge me again when your fist isn't light as a feather…Kai no Waka Tora, Sanada Yukihana!"
She could only smile like an idiot as Ichika told Kojuro to call Shime to pick up her pet.
When she was in the hospital because of the fight with her sister Shime asked her. "Yukihana chan…why do you always fight that man? He was strong enough to send you of all people to the hospital. Tell me is the One-Eyed Dragon that powerful?"
Yukihana for an airhead suddenly had an air of mature woman. She blushed and answered. "Yes…truly strong." She held her hand to her beating chest. "He shook my very soul."
Takeda Shime was shocked, but slowly had a knowing look in her eyes.
"I think I can help them a little. Orimura Ichika…I hope you know what you got yourself into by stealing the heart of the Kai no Waka Tora." Shime thought.
Unknown to them, while Ichika was cleaning the classroom with Rin and Dan, his middle school friends, he sneezed so hard that a girl shrieked as she pushed in a way for scaring her. She accidently knocked him and Rin down to the floor. That earned him a punch to the face courtesy of Rin. "Oww…Was someone talking about me?" he thought out loud.
(Flash back ends)
And now here she is.
With the help of Shime-sama she was in IS Gakuen where Orimura Ichika will be attending. She is here to fulfill her promise.
"Here I come-"
Bang!
Yukihana got hit viciously by the attendance book from the instructor of hell.
"How dare you start a fight on the first day! DETENTION!"
Ohh…unlucky it seems Sis got back to track full power, I felt bad for Sanada.
Later as Sanada was being dragged back by her own homeroom teacher in class 1-2 Ichika called out to her.
"Your punch…wasn't so light anymore…good job Waka Tora."
She smiled like an idiot for the rest of the day.
(Back to Class 1-1)
Dumbfound Cecilia stared at Ichika in disbelief.
"No!...I refuse to accept that men are strong!"
She remembered her spineless father…that foolish man. She snapped out of her thoughts.
It's a duel!" she cried out.
*PAM!* Cecilia slams on the table. She admit this man might be more than what he appears, but her pride will not accept that he is better qualified for the Class representative position than herself, Cecilia Alcott the Britain Representative Candidate.
Ichika turned to her with a wide smirk in his face. He was in mood for a fight.
"Oh,…great to see you able to bark, but do you have the bite for it? Well it's better than having a debate anyway."
"You talk big. Since you deliberately asked for defeat, I'll accept you as a servant —no, a slave!"
"Don't look down on me. This is a serious showdown, don't try and do it halfheartedly. I bested many so called elites men and women, because of their foolish notion of superiority."
"Is that so? Perfect timing, this will be the one and only chance for me, Britain's candidate Cecilia Alcott to display her ability."
Though it became a duel, a boy shouldn't be fighting seriously with a girl who obviously never fought in a right fight before. What should I do?
"How much of a handicap do you want?"
"Oh my, asking for a favor so soon?"
"No, I'm asking how much of a handicap I should give you." Said Ichika with a smirk on his face.
His posture was relaxed, no a tense bone in his body, he was willing to go easy on her.
At this moment, the class erupted in laughter.
"O-Orimura-kun, are you serious?"
"Wasn't it an old superstition that men are stronger than women?"
"Orimura-kun. Maybe you can pilot an IS, but that's overdoing it."
Just as everyone's laughing I simply signed.
Sure, now days men are on the bottom of the food chain, but only because the IS came into existence. Their power to wipe out all form of advance military weapons made them so damn important. The fact only girls can use them was a real knockout punch for the males.
However…that is for normal people and he was far from normal. He was the Doukugan Ryu after all.
"...Then I won't give you a handicap."
"Yes, that should be the case. More accurately, I'm really bothered that I don't have to give a handicap. Hum hum, saying that men are stronger than women, Japanese males really have a sense of humor."
The excitement from just now died down. In contrast, Cecilia's expression right now is obviously of contempt.
"Hey, Orimura-kun, it's not too late, you know? You can still get Cecilia-san to give you a handicap?"
The girl sitting diagonally behind me sincerely advised. However, that complicated expression of hers—the laughter that she's trying to hold back and the forced smile made me rather…pissed.
"A man will never go back on his word. There's no need for a handicap. But don't come crying to me if your dress get dirty or something Cecilia."
"Hai —a representative candidate is being looked down on. Or is it that you don't know how an IS battle looks like?"
I said nothing, I was never interested in the IS before anyway, but fighting…bring it on cupcake.
"Then, we have a common agreement. The battle will take place next Monday in the 3rd arena. Orimura and Alcott, make sure you prepare well. Then, let's get back to lessons."
Chifuyu-nee clapped her hands to end the conversation.
I never really fought with an IS.
However, after getting past this, I'll be taking the position of class representative. Though it's a headache, I can't back away now. I can't make a mulligan here. My pride and my dignity as the strongest man of Oshu was on the line. Now that the sword is drawn…it will taste blood.
"Alright, time to pay attention to class."
I immediately opened the textbook on the table.
(Ichika POV)
"Ugh...This IS thing is more difficult than I thought."
To say that the class was hard is an understatement. I am pretty smart, but this stuff is too new to me.
"Ah, Orimura-kun, you're still in the classroom? That's good."
Being called up, I turned around toward the voice. It's my vice homeroom teacher, Yamada-sensei, carrying a book as she stood in front of me.
"Well, your dorm's ready."
After saying that, Yamada-sensei handed over a paper with the dorm number on it and a key.
That's right, the IS Academy is a boarding school, and the school forces all students to stay in school. Most likely, this is to protect these IS pilots who have limitless potential. Truly, these people are closely linked with the future defenses of countries. Ever since this school started, there have been a few countries who have tried to tempt them, and it isn't weird at all.—Speaking of which, every country has been trying to lure elite pilots over.
"Wasn't my room still undecided on? I heard that it might take a week."
"That's the case, but special circumstances require special solutions; seems like you were forced to change rooms... Orimura-kun, have you heard anything from the government?"
The last few words were so soft that only I could hear it.
"No…I heard nothing from them. Most likely Nee-chan would know it then."
"Because of that, the government gave a special order. Anyway, you'll live in a dorm until your room is prepared in a month. So before that, please endure, and live with the others."
"...Well, Yamada-sensei, your breathing is making my ear all itchy."
Speaking of which, how long is she going to bite on my ear? Everyone else in the class really seems to be enjoying this.
"Ah, no, this is because... it wasn't on purpose..."
"There's no need to apologize, I know... since I already packed my own bags I am fine" said Ichika.
"Then please use this time to head back to the dormitory. For dinner, please head down to the first-year dorm cafeteria from 6 to 7pm. On a side note, each room has a shower, and there's a large public bath. The time to use it differs by school year...hm, well, for this time, Orimura-kun is not allowed to use the large public bath."
"Eh, why?"
I really like bathing in a large public bath.
"Are you an idiot? Do you want to bath together with girls of the same age as you?" said Chifuyu-Nee.
"Ah—a tough question with no right answer I suppose..." I muttered.
"Ya, Orimura-kun, you want to bathe with a girl! No, no can do."
"No, it's not that. I don't want to bathe together."
"Wha? You're not interested in girls! That, that could become a problem..."
What now? She doesn't even understand what I'm saying here. How troublesome.
Once the words came out from Yamada-sensei's mouth, these words would spread around like a telephone game. Those 'women and children' talk started to heat up on the corridors.
"Don't tell me Orimura-kun's only interested in guys..."
"However... that's not bad."
"We have to check from his middle school days! It'll be done soon! We'll get results 2 days later."
Chatty as always, how troublesome. Too bad, but my info is concealed by the Date Army…unless a cute girls asks them…those fools. Hopefully Kojuro is keeping an eye on them.
"Then, I have a meeting to attend to, so goodbye. Orimura-kun, please return to your dorm room, and don't move around leisurely."
"Hai, hai..."
Seeing off Chifuyu-nee and Yamada-sensei as they walked out of the classroom, I sighed as I stood up. I could still hear the ruckus from both inside and outside the classroom, but today, I won't bother with them again. It's better to be in my dorm than here.
"Hm~?, it's here, right? Room 1025."
I confirmed the room number and was about to insert the key. Eh, that's strange? The door is opened. That moment my danger senses were tingling, but I sensed no enemy.
*Kacha*.
Once I entered the room, 2 large beds appeared in front of my eyes, arranged side by side. I dare to bet that even a commercial hotel would not be able to compare to it. Just looking at it alone made me all light and fluffy. This should be the difference in level. Oh…Nipon banzai!
"Is anyone there?"
Suddenly, a voice came from inside. Maybe since the door was blocking it, the voice sounded a bit deep. "Ahh, you're my roommate, right? Please take care of me from this year on."
My danger sense was back and it brought friends, the uneasy feeling trickled up my legs.
"I was using the shower, so I'm sorry for looking like this. My name is Shinonono—"
"Houki...?" I muttered.
The one who came out from the bathroom was my childhood friend, who I completed my reunion with.
She had been showering a while back, and now she walked out of the bathroom. Seems like the bathroom is constructed to be both a shower and a changing room. And without confirming that the other person's a girl, Houki walked out with only a towel wrapped around her. Ah, it's not a maiden's ponytail anymore.
The small surface area of the towel could mean several things. Below the edges were the naked and tender thighs; and seemingly indicating that she just showered, the water droplets... skirted down her legs. Healthy white skin is a real treat for the eye and a wary soul.
Pressing a hand in front of her chest, the large breasts behind her towel are lifted high. No matter what, the last time I saw her body was during swimming lessons in 4th grade, and I didn't really have any impression on it. To think that Houki would choose to wear thin clothing—the above 0.3 seconds of thought were over.
"..."
Houki was shocked. I was too. Oh dear this will not end well.
"I-I-Ichika..."
"Hummm..."
I made a definite reply, and Houki's face became extremely red. Basically, this should happen when two people of opposite genders are to face each other after a bath, right? Even I would be rather bothered by how to react and handle this.
"...? Do-Don't look!"
"Ah…gomen!"
I simply turned around. From the image I managed to see from the corner of my eye, Houki tightly wrapped the towel around herself, as if she was trying to hide her body…the cleavage of her breasts, that was obvious due to the movements of her arms. This made my heart beat rather fast. I am a guy after all.
"Wh-Wh-Why, are, you, here...?"
Houki stiffly asked, and it sounded like gears clattering with each other.
"Well, I'm also staying her—"
On the other side, she took action. Extremely fast, as expected of the champion of the National Kendo competition. Houki grabbed the bokken beside the wall, whirled around and quickly thrust forward. She lowered her body and instantly decreased the distance between us –Hey not bad Houki you improved.
"Uootsuge!"
I simply took a sliding back step and escaped towards the door. I looked back and ran faster.
*Pada!*
I managed to escape outside in the nick of time. The inertia created by the joints spread to my back.
"Saved—DANGER DANGER"
*Chi Dong!* The sound of the door breaking can be heard.
The bokken stabbed out from beside my face, the tip missing me by barely 2mm. Hey, this is a wooden door. To stab a bokken through a wooden door, She improved further than I thought. My katanas are in my sports bag inside and I was not armed…piece of cake.
*Ci* *ci* *ci*...the blade sank back into the door. Ho, so she's letting me off? Or a counter attack?
*Ci Dong!* The sound of the wooden door exploding could be heard again.
"Called it" whispered Ichika as he moved away with a sway.
This sudden barrage of attacks have stabbed through where my head was a few seconds ago. Her skill was impressive. "Are you really trying to kill me? We only meet again today Houki-chan! Don't kill me off already." I yelled at her.
I am used to fighting, but fighting a childhood friend over a misunderstanding will be too much.
"...What? What?"
"Ah, it's Orimura-kun!"
"Huh—, so Orimura-kun lives in this room? That's some nice information~~!"
With the commotion that was caused, all the girls started to move out of their rooms."
"...Houki, Houki-chan, Houki-sama please let me in. It's going to turn out badl~y. I'll apologize, so please, I'm begging you like this." I asked in not so apologizing tone, but it gets the job done.
"..."
The only response I got from inside is silence. However, the bokken was pulled back.
Silence...
After that, it was silent for about 2, 3 minutes, but hey, I had time.
*Ka cha*.
"...Come in."
"Ah…wakata(I got it)."
The door opened, and Houki's wearing kendo attire. Looks like this was the only clothes she could put on immediately. I slowly walked in and closed the door…the door looks like crap.
"What now?"
Houki sat down on the bed. Ah, oh dear, she wants to deal with me inside. How nice of her.
"..."
Looking rather angry, Houki quickly ties her wet hair back into a maiden's ponytail. Hm, it's the Houki that I knew of, at least that's what it seemed from the outside.
"So, you said that you're my roommate?"
"Oh, yeah, it seems so."
I was glared at. This girl, her eyes were as sharp as bamboo. Really alert and sharp…like many other samurai maidens who tried to kill me for being a shining example and hope for men…seriously some crazy girls thought I was too dangerous to be left alive.
"What-, what's your purpose?"
"Huh?" I asked as I raised my only visible eye brow.
"I'm asking what were you thinking? Boys and girls can't share the same bed after they turn 7, that's common sense!"
What era was that from? Even though it's not the same bed, for 15 year old males and females to be living together... err... living together might be problematic.
"You-, you-, you...!"
"Oh?"
"You, were waiting, right...? Doing it together with me..."
"Are you joking?" I asked with my eye brow raised again.
"Why would I purposely risk my life and choose this path? Besides, I did not…"
However, it seemed that I have failed in my answer, for if not, the bokken wouldn't be flying over at me.
"Ah..too slow!" I caught the wooden sword with my hands.
"! kogusoku koshi no mawari! Bare hand short sword catching technique!"
"It not a sword Houki, but close enough." I muttered to her.
A close call honestly, but teasing her was fun.
"You think my concern for opposite sex in a same room as silly? Also catching my attack! Why you!"
Ah, the expression is scary. Very scary. Even though I had to deal with an angry mob before, my childhood friend was scarier…but nowhere near Chifuyu Nee-chan.
Even though the wooden sword has been caught by me, Houki is still persisting in forcing weight on the sword. Not good, this is going to be complicated. It isn't a real sword, so it can't cut me to death, but if the weight goes to my head, I'll faint. The worst scenario would be my skull splitting in two. No, it can't be like this.
"..."
Never mind, it seems Houki is skilled enough to cut me down with a wooden sword anyway. Also, if you add to the fact that she uses her own weight from that time to force the sword down, it means that now, it looks like that Houki is pushing me down.
"Waaah... Shinonono-kun, ve～ry～bold～"
"It's forbidden to run away—"
"The way Orimura-kun is receiving it isn't bad neither..."
Hey, what's the meaning of that last comment. Also, five faces are showing outside the unlocked door, probably there is over five times more in the corridor watching what's happening inside the room.
"Wh-wh-wha...?
Houki, greatly surprised, immediately comes off from my body. I'm saved. My life is preserved…For now anyway.
"Ah, it's already finished?"
"The feeling obviously wasn't bad—"
"...!"
Houki quietly chases the girls out, and whole-heartedly closes the door. As if entering a scene of murder. It looks like that a fictional scene is the highest priority. Though, what about the alibi? No, wait a moment, it's only that I didn't think about it, maybe that girl has defense, and she'll be covered. What's that? That way the victim could disappear. What a scary world.
"...Ichika..."
"…"
"Are you listening, Ichika?"
It seems I ignored her little speech. I only nodded her to continue.
"First is the bathing schedule. Mine is from seven o'clock to eight. Ichika is from eight to nine."
"Uhm, isn't it better if mine is earlier..."
"Do you want me to wait with my body full of sweat after I'm done with club activities!"
"Is that an option?"
Killing intent spiked.
I raised my hands up in surrender.
"Joking, it's a joke Houki."
I turned to face her directly.
"Club activities…is it the kendo club?"
"Ye-Yeah."
"…That is strange isn't it? Doesn't the club have a showers?"
"I-, I won't feel easy if it's not in my own room!"
Hmm…picky girl.
"Oh? By the way, there's no toilet in the rooms here right?"
"Yeah, there's one at both ends of each floor."
"Mendokusai! That means, there aren't any men's bathrooms?"
I just thought about this problem by chance. But it's really like this, from the IS academy foundation there were only girls, so there weren't any reason to make a men's bathroom.
"..."
"Then what should I do Houki?"
"I don't know! Can't you just ask a teacher?"
"In the worst case is that, only the women's bathroom can be used...?"
A killing intent suddenly burst out, and I immediately turn around. To only see, Houki holding again her sword in her hands. She points at me with her bokken, making a "Reaper is here" feeling…or Chifuyu Nee in her bad dunk moment and her…period.
A fate worse than death.
"You, you, we haven't seen each other for so long, and you've learned these perverted interests... I've misjudged you!" she yelled out in furry.
"Hey! Why am I a pervert! I stop perverts in my town you fool! Houki! I was being serious!"
"Isn't it obvious! Wanting to go into the women's bathroom, if you're not a pervert then what would you be! Hum, I'll execute you right now!"
"Like I'll let you succeed!" I yelled out, I can't die now! MY dream has yet been realized.
For the time being I found my sports bag in the corner. I jumped to the bag and open the content. Before I pulled out one of my 6 claws I hesitated. A real sword will be too much.
I saw a shinai on Houki's bags and snatched it.
"Hmm? That, what's that...?
Suddenly, I noticed an uncommon thing attached to the shinai. If I try to summarize, it has a structure of two parallel triangles attached together, and the thing is…COULD IT BE! THE TREASURE PEEPERS RISKS THEIR LIVES FOR!
"Re-re-return it to me!"
The snatching action was super quick. The bokken has been abandoned on the bed.
With an unbelievable speed she took out the thing attached to the shinai, Houki used both of her hands to cover it.
"..."
She was silent.
Naturally I know what the thing with which I was in contact is. I finally know it. I lived with a rather sloppy big sister after all…I wonder how she is cleaning her room?
"Houki..."
"Wh-what?"
As if she was protecting something, Houki changes from the offensive. Now she is vigilant, keeping some distance between her and me.
I looked at the gap, and clearly saw a light pink, light blue fabric.
"Houki…I see you've started wear big girl bras..."
"!"
Dong! An explosive sound ringed inside my head.
But I smiled anyway.
Kojuro…I might die here after all.
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