Hey all! Sorry I wasn't able to post my chapter on the deadline, school has started back up so it was difficult for me to retain the schedule. Christmas was the day I was going to post but it wasn't ready by then. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the 13th chapter and I really appreciate anyone who likes the story.
Chapter 13: The Pactio Contract!
"Pactio... contract?"
The word that Nagi had just uttered was unfamiliar to Aki as she blinked her eyes confusedly. Just what exactly was Nagi planning to do?
"Mm." Nagi nodded as he held the brown scroll in his hand and undid the seal on the center, allowing the contents of the page to fold out into a full document. Aki walked closer to examine the writing and was stunned when she saw that she was unable to read the the language inscribed on it.
"What language is this?"
"It's old western Latin. Where I'm from, Latin is one of the founding languages of all forms of magic"
Aki felt as if she was a student again listening to Nagi's rather interesting lesson regarding magic language but knew it wasn't the time to be excited as she trusted Nagi and kept quiet, observing his actions. With Espada's time running out, she didn't have much of a choice and relied on the mysterious power that Nagi wielded to save her former student.
Nagi then proceeded to lay the scroll on the ground and bit into his index finger, a small trail of blood now dripping from the tip. He took his finger and placed it on the document, carving his name in blood that he wrote at the top of the page. Once that was completed, he pressed his index finger within the circle and began pouring his magic inside of it. Moments later, the scroll began to radiate a white glow as Nagi's magical energy was clearly affecting it and Aki took a few steps back just in case.
After Nagi had closed his eyes, he began to recite the chant.
"I, Magister Magi Nagi Springfield hereby invoke the contract to call forth the beast that dwells within this scroll. Come forth!"
As Nagi's eye opened, the scroll that had been laid on the floor exploded as white smoke covered the room, causing Aki to cover her face.
"W-What's going on?" she asked, unaware of what to make Nagi's actions.
As the smoke cleared, Aki's eyes focused back on where Nagi had placed the scroll and they widened in astonishment at witnessing a small rodent with white fur now standing where the scroll had been placed.
"A-A ferret?" Aki announced disbelievingly.
The rodent seemed to hear what Aki had just called it and glared at her with an annoyed expression. "Listen here full top, I ain't no damn ferret, I'm an Ermin! Who the hell are you calling a ferret, aah!?"
Stunned by its rather crude language, more so than the fact that a freaking animal just talked, Aki was quick to apologise. "Oh U-Uhm... sorry" she then turned to Nagi who had an amused expression on his face. "W-What did you just do, Nagi-san?"
Nagi stood up and shrugged in response to Aki's question. "I just used a summoning scroll to bring forth a familiar. This is Chloe, say hi"
Summoning scrolls were a popular magic item found in the Mundus Magicus that any magician could purchase. Captured magical beasts could be stored within those scrolls and summoned at any given time, only requiring a magician's blood and magic to release the spell. The level of magic required to release the type of beast sealed depended on the user and the stronger the magician, the stronger the beast.
Aki was puzzled as she turned back to the annoyed ermin standing in front of Nagi as it stretched its rather small and petite body that didn't even reach up to his ankles. How was this creature going to help them save Espada?
"We're out of time, I'll explain what I did later" Nagi stated as he then glanced towards Chloe who noticed Nagi's firm gaze. "Chloe, I need you to form a pactio circle right now"
"Oh?" Chloe humoured as she crossed her petite fingers. "It's been a long time since you've summoned me boss, what kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into this time?"
Nagi and Chloe were well acquainted with one another as Nagi had used Chloe's services of being the mediator between pactio contracts numerous times. Aside from her rather feisty personality, Chloe was one of the best in business so Nagi felt that a mage of his caliber should equally have a mediator of the same stature.
Nagi scratched the back of his head. "It's complicated. Let's just say I can't stand to see a beautiful woman die at such a young age without doing anything"
Chloe snorted as she looked around the room and observed both the voluptuous beauties in the room. "Hah, I see you haven't changed a bi as you're still as much of a lady killer as I remember. I'll get right on it, boss"
Chloe started to work on the pactio circle as she withdrew a piece of chalk and began drawing a tetragram on the floor. With her speed and efficiency, it didn't take longer than a few seconds to complete the tetragram and she grinned with an arrogant look. "Piece of cake"
Nagi rolled his eyes but thanked her nonetheless. "I appreciate this, when I get back home I'll give you some nice treats. Just name it"
Chloe raised her eyebrow. "Back home? Where are you now? Now that I think about it, this place doesn't feel like the Mundus Magicus..."
"I can't explain it well myself but all you need to know is that I was transported to a different world. Don't worry though, I'll find a way back home"
Chloe still had more questions regarding Nagi's explanation but chose not to ask them now. She believed in Nagi unconditionally so asking them later wasn't a problem.
Once the circle had been finished, Nagi walked forward and looked at the trembling body of Espada that had black spots growing all over her body. It was horrific; her skin was becoming paler by the second and her once beautiful complexion had been ruined completely. She must have been barely conscious as she let out weak moans every now and then, probably too tired to even scream out in agony.
"...Who could do such a thing to their own companion?"
Nagi slowly picked up Espada's body from the bed and carried it towards the tetragram that was drawn on the floor. He placed her gently down where she covered most of the circle and he bent down, cradling her upper torso in his arms.
Aki swallowed her spit as she clasped her hands in a prayer and waited for what Nagi was about to do. She had no idea what a contract was but surely it must be good, right? Her heart couldn't stop shaking as Espada's health deteriorated with each passing moment.
"The contract's all set boss; all you need to do now is give that beauty the seal" Chloe stated as she scurried over towards Aki and climbed up her legs, now comfortably sitting on her shoulders.
"A seal? What kind of seal?" Aki asked, not fazed by the small creature's close proximity.
A glint of mischievousness appeared in Chloe's eyes as she grinned at Aki. "It's no big deal. Like usual, all the boss needs to do is give blondie over there a smooch"
"...Eh?"
Aki thought she heard wrong as she stared at the figure of Chloe looking at her with a blank expression. Did she just say they needed to kiss?
"What's your problem?" Chloe asked as she raised her eyebrow.
"N-Nothing! I-It's... Well a kiss is just..." Aki felt her face redden in embarrassment as she thought about the seal to a pactio contract. She had never had a boyfriend before, let alone kissed another man so it wasn't a surprise that she was so innocent and flustered.
Chloe took Aki's reaction with shock and tilted her head. "Wait, you haven't kissed anyone? Seriously? How old are you? Isn't that kind of sad for a woman your age?"
"W-What does that mean!?" Aki furiously asked with reddened cheeks as she couldn't believe she was being insulted like this by a talking rodent. What nerve did this ermin have to talk about her private life!
"Oi! Stop teasing her already and activate the circle!" Nagi shouted, not in the mood to waste any more time. Were they both idiots? There was a dying girl right in front of them and they're talking about crap you'd hear in a girl's locker room!
"Ah! Sorry bout that boss, leave it to me!" Chloe responded as she scurried off of Aki and made her way over towards the outskirts of the tetagram, waving her hand in the air to begin the contract. Immediately, a radiant light flashed from the magic drawing and both Nagi and Espada's bodies both began to shine brightly as the warm sensation of the dazzling energy enveloped their bodies.
Chloe nodded her head, satisfied with her work and winked at Nagi. "The stage is set, take it away player"
After being given the green light, Nagi caressed the soft and delicate features of Espada's face in his hands and began to bring them closer to his own. It was a good thing Arika wasn't here to see this, she probably would have killed him ten times over for doing something like this.
Aki's eyes flashed with both interest and embarrassment as she couldn't believe what was about to happen! She wanted to look away but couldn't as her eyes were glued to the scene before her. She had seen many romance novels where the main character would passionately kiss the female heroine in a romantic manner and craved for a situation like that sometime in her life. Seeing that scenario play out right in front of her was a bit stimulating as she felt her face redden.
Esapda's body was gradually feeling the effects of the warm magic entering her system as her eyes slowly opened and what came into sight was something she never would have expected or foreseen. Just when her vision had cleared up, Espada came to the realization that Nagi and herself were moments away from kissing and she blushed immensely, unable to understand how they ended up like this.
"N-Nagi...?" She was still lacking most of her strength as her voice came off as more of a whisper. Nagi didn't seem to hear her as his face got closer and closer until their noses finally made contact with one another and they could feel each other's breaths.
Moments later, the door to the infirmary broke open as Minori kicked the door down and rushed in alongside Takeshi. They heard a loud and clear scream coming from the room that Espada had been left in and were worried something might have happened to Aki.
"Aki, are you okay!?" Minori screamed as she darted her head in every direction and was beyond relieved when she saw Aki standing there unharmed. However, that relief soon turned to curiosity as she saw Aki with an embarrassed expression and cupping her face. Just what was going on here?
"Why is it so bright in here...?" Takeshi questioned as he squinted his eyes in the direction of where the light was coming from, momentarily blinking as what he just saw surprised him completely. "What in the world...?"
Minori looked at Takeshi with a confused glance but soon followed his eyes to the two figures on the ground beside the bed and widened her eyes in utter shock.
Nagi and Espada were currently kissing as Nagi held onto Espada's face with his hands, unaware of the flush of embarrassment present on Espada's face as she gripped Nagis' black shirt tightly and allowed the kiss to continue.
"Just what the hell is going on in here!?" Minori roared in an outrage as she stomped forward to break up what Nagi and Espada were doing. She didn't know why but seeing Nagi kissing someone, especially a student younger than him, made her angry to the point of wanting to strangle him to death. It infuriated her to an unimaginable degree!
Before Minori could however, Takeshi put his hand on her shoulder to calm the raging principal down as she directed a fierce glare towards him. "Why are you stopping me!?"
"Nagi wouldn't do this for a reason, let's see how this plays out"
"But..!" Minori quelled her anger as she watched the kiss go on for a few more seconds, her teeth grinding as the torment of watching them kiss plagued her mind. No matter what excuse they were going to give her for this, she wouldn't let them off!
In Takeshi's mind however, he was thoroughly enjoying what he was seeing as he flashed an amused grin towards the duo. It wasn't everyday you saw something like this and he wanted to see where it would lead, though he didn't voice this as Minori would surely kill him for it.
The pactio had finished being completed and Chloe waved her hand into the air. "The contract is complete!"
The tetragram then began to condense and swirl around Nagi and Espada who had finished kissing, their lips parting and a trail of saliva hanging from their tongues. Minori caught wind of it and her eyes flashed intensely as she came to realize that they had dared to French kiss right in front of her! That was the last straw; she was going to kill Nagi!
Nagi smiled in a charming manner as he saw the black spots that were previously invading Espada's body clear up. "It seems to have worked..." He then frowned a bit as he flicked Espada's forehead "...You sly brat, who told you to use your tongue?"
Espada feigned ignorance as she held her forehead in a confused manner, secretly doing cart wheels in her head at being able to steal such a delicious kiss from Nagi before her attention drifted elsewhere. Floating in the middle of the air right above the two of them was a white card with what seemed to be weird letters and drawings on it. Just what exactly was that?
Gradually, the light began to disperse and the circle that had been drawn by Chloe faded away into nothingness, signifying that the contract between Nagi and Espada had been completed. With her objective completed, Chloe bid farewell to her summoner. "See ya later boss, call me again anytime"
Nagi nodded towards Chloe. "Thanks alot Chloe, I owe you one"
Chloe snorted before smirking. "Damn right you do"
Poof!
Chloe's small and petite body vanished into thin air and the scroll on the ground folded itself back up with a new seal. Aside from Nagi, all of the inhabitants of the room were puzzled, confused, and flabbergasted at what just happened and turned to Nagi for an explanation. The first to speak up was Takeshi as he let go of Minori's shoulder and strode forward. "Nagi, I think you owe us one hell of an explanation"
Nagi just seemed to now notice that Minori and Takeshi had entered the room and looked surprised. "Old man? What are you guys doing here?"
"That's our question!" Minori shouted as she placed both of her hands on her hips and tapped her foot on the ground impatiently. "You better start talking Nagi!"
Nagi frowned and he raised his eyebrow. What was she so pissed off about?
"Ahem..."
A cough could be heard coming from below Nagi as he turned his head to the blushing Espada who he was still holding in his arms but somehow, his hand had fallen down her body and had landed on her right breast as he squeezed harder than intended.
"Whoops, sorry about that" He let go immediately and stood up, grinning in an apologetic manner. He would be lying if he said that it didn't feel good but no one needed to know that.
Espada stood up as well as her face was flushed red and she fidgeted shyly. "N-No problem, I... rather enjoyed it"
Everyone except Nagi had noticed Espada's change in attitude as they never could recall her ever acting in such an embarrassed manner before. Since was Espada the type of person to act shy in front of a man?
Nagi shrugged his shoulders and decided to ignore it. "Anyway" he began as he put a hand on his chin and scanned Espada's idle figure. "How does your body feel?"
"Huh? Well..." Espada checked her body from every angle, trying to see if anything was a mess. She could no longer feel the agonizing pain from before and found it unbelievable that she was even still alive. More than alive, her body felt better than before as she could sense that she was much stronger physically. Not just in strength, her looks seemed to be enhanced as well and her complexion looked much more elegant and dazzling than before. How was that even possible?
"Somehow...I feel stronger... what exactly did you do to me?" she asked Nagi who was content with the results and then grabbed the floating white card in the air.
"I established a provisional contract between the two of us and in doing so, you have been now been reborn as one of my Minster Magi's"
"Minister... Magi? I'm not sure I follow..." That term was completely alien to not only Espada but also everyone in the room as they relied on Nagi's knowledge regarding the matter.
Nagi sighed, not really in the mood for long winded explanations. "I'll explain it to everyone in a second but first" he then turned to Aki "Could you give her a diagnostic one more time?"
"Eh? A-Ah, sure" Aki was a bit dazed from what just happened but she got over it quick enough and walked over towards the idle Espada that was still checking out her improved body. Aki narrowed her eyes as she got closer, widening them in surprise when saw that Espada's voluptuous body had somehow become even more pronounced and that her skin and features looked softer and more delicate.
Aki casted her Maken [Valhem] and began the diagnostic on Espada's body. She immediately searched around the same spot as the black necklace from before and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw no symptoms of any remaining poison. Whatever Nagi had did, it seemed to have worked.
"She's all clear, nothing out of the ordinary. Rather, she looks much better than she did before. Just what did you do to her, Nagi-san?"
"That's we'd like to know as well!" Minori was still waiting for her answer as she glared at Nagi who didn't mind her gaze at all and shrugged, taking a seat by the window.
"I merely created a contract where I could directly transfer a portion of my magic into Espada's body and cleanse it. This is called a pactio contract where a magician can select an individual to become their servant and partner to battle with them, granting the warrior extraordinary power in the process"
"Magician?" Espada repeated as she didn't understand half of what Nagi had just said. Wasn't he an ability user that used Maken's? What was this talk about magic and contracts that sounded like it came right out of a fantasy novel?
"Wait, but why did you make a contract with Espada?" Takeshi asked out of confusion.
Nagi pointed to the broken remains of the necklace he crushed earlier. "That necklace around her neck was filled with poison that almost killed her. Whoever put that choker on must have tried to kill blondie over here to keep her from leaking information. It was only thanks to the contract I made that she's even still breathing"
Takeshi and Minori both flashed with both shock and anger as they heard that. Kamigari was really willing to go so far to keep their secrets? It was beyond despicable, it was inhumane!
"So Nagi-san, you made the contract with Espada-san to save her life?" Aki asked.
Nagi nodded. "Bingo. Contracts are more than just ways to gain strength; their powers also allow whoever receives one to essentially cleanse their bodies of any ill status and be reborn as a human with magic capabilities. You should feel honoured" He then pointed to himself as he flashed a smirk brimming with confidence "Not everyone gets the chance to make a contract with a mage as awesome as yours truly"
"Incredible..." Aki sighed in amazement as she didn't believe such a convenient method existed. There was no other proof that she needed to confirm that Nagi was of another world and was clearly an amazing person on the other side.
Minori scratched her head, her rage gradually subsiding as she looked between Nagi and Espada. "I don't know all the details of what happened but I'm grateful that you saved one of my former students... however..." She then clenched her fist and glared at him with a tint of red cheeks. "Did you really have to k-kiss her for that!?"
"Hah? Well of course not, there are other ways to establish a contract besides kissing. I only did it because it was the first method to pop into my head. Why does it matter?"
"Why!? Did you ever stop to think that the one you're kissing might not be comfortable with it!?" Truthfully, that was an excuse Minori thought of to justify why she was getting so angry at Nagi. She was afraid they would misunderstand and think that she was jealous. She wasn't jealous! She couldn't be!
Nagi raised his eyebrow, then turned to Espada who noticed his gaze. "Did you have a problem with kissing me?"
Espada shook her head immediately to deny the ridiculous notion. "O-Of course not! If anything, I should be the one who is thankful!"
Nagi snorted in amusement, facing back to Minori. "See? Why are you so mad anyway?" A sly grin then appeared on his face. "What, did you want me to kiss you instead of her?"
"Wha...!?" Minori felt her face go beat red from embarrassment as she growled at Nagi. "As if! D-Don't get too full of yourself!" She huffed and turned away, crossing her arms in the process as Aki and Takeshi giggled at Minori's behaviour. They never believed there would come a day where they got to see Minori acting like this. It was priceless.
Snickering, Nagi then turned to Espada and motioned with his hand for her to step forward. Seeing no reason to object, she did as she was told and walked closer to Nagi, stopping short when Nagi held the white card from earlier in front of her.
"Take it; this is your pactio card"
"Eh? My... pactio card?" Espada repeated in disbelief as she eyed the card standing before her. For some strange reason, Espada saw herself on the cover of the card and was dressed in a revealing silver scale armor bikini that showed off Espada' amazing curves and figure as she was also wielding two matching rapiers in both of her hands. When looking at it for the first time, most people would identify Espada as if she was cosplaying as a female gladiator. Aside from that, there were strange symbols all over the card that Espada couldn't understand, except that her name was highlighted in the center and underneath it read "Predona Alata"
"Yes, as you are now a Minister Magi that serves me, this belongs to you. Your artifact is inside and all you have to do to summon it is say the word 'Adeat'" Nagi grinned as he placed it in her delicate hand. "Give it a try"
"Serve? I serve Nagi now? D-Does that mean that I'm now a slave?... What an alluring sounding contract..." Espada's thoughts drifted rather dangerously as a lustful glint appeared in her eye but she shook her head and regained her composure, graciously accepting the card from Nagi.
"What's that card supposed to do?" Takeshi asked anxiously as he caught a glimpse of the card being created after the light had vanished earlier. Minori and Aki thought the same thing as they both waited to see what was to come.
"Just wait and see" Nagi brimmed.
After holding the card in her hand and looking at Nagi who gave her a reassuring smile, Espada nodded her head and decided to trust in the man who saved her life. "Adeat!"
Once she spoke those words, Espada's entire body was wrapped in a veil of light and in an instant; she had undergone a complete wardrobe change as the onlookers all had their mouths hanging wide open. Espada was donned the scale bikini that the picture on the card was wearing and was now also wielding the twin rapiers as well.
"Oooh!" Takeshi exclaimed with excitement as he studied Espada from top to bottom, thanking Nagi for gifting the blonde bombshell with such a sexy outfit.
"Is this some sort of cosplay?" Minori frowned as she didn't understand what was so special about this change in attire while Aki was clapping in the corner, clearly impressed by what just happened.
"Just... what is this?" Espada was stunned as she held her swords and felt completely different than before. In this new armour that she was wearing, her body felt as light as a feather and she could feel an unfamiliar surge of power coming from her weapons. Was this what Nagi described as magic? It was nowhere near the same feeling as controlling elements, the effects were much greater!
Nagi smiled, satisfied at Espada's transformation "Not bad. Those swords your wielding are known as artifacts that carry with them your ability to use magic. Now you no longer need to use a Maken and can rely on that pactio to transform and boost your strength"
"Are you saying these artifacts are even more powerful than Maken's?" Takeshi questioned.
"I can't say that for sure since I haven't seen every Maken in this world but since I'm the one who made the contract with her, that artifact she's wielding should be more than enough to handle anything that comes her way"
The power of an artifact depended on two key things; the magical strength of the Magister Magi and the willpower of the Minister Magi. Put shortly, if a Magister's magic energy is exceptional and the Minister's willpower is extraordinary, the artifact created will be nothing short of incredible. This was especially the case for someone of Nagi's limitless strength as his companions who formed contracts with him could attest too.
"To remove the artifact and recall your card, just say Abeat"
"...Abeat"
Following her command, Espada's outfit changed once again and she returned to wearing to Tenbi girl's uniform. The white card then floated downwards and Espada held it within her hand, still not believing just how wonderful of a gift she had just received.
"Man, that thing is sweet! You've gotta tell me more about these artifacts Nagi!" Takeshi proclaimed as he walked up to the red haired youth and threw his arm around his shoulder.
"Why? It's not like I'll be making a contract with you so there's no need for you to know"
"Aw come on, don't be like that. You never know, I might be interested in them"
Nagi scrunched his face in a displeased manner. "It'll be a cold day in hell before I make a contract with you, old man"
As the two continued to bicker over the matter, Espada was staring at the card in her hand for quite some time and had a stunned expression. She was thrown away by Kamigari after being captured and left to die in such a pitiful manner but was saved by Nagi and given a powerful weapon to replace her confiscated Maken. She mentioned earlier that she would fight with Tenbi against Kamigari if she was saved but she never actually believed it would happen.
"Espada, I want to know one thing"
Minori's clear voice cut into Espada's thoughts as the latter turned around and faced the former with a stiffened expression.
"Are you now on our side or are you planning to return to Kamigari? Is the brainwashing that Otohime put you under still lingering? Say it now so I'll know if I can consider you an ally or a foe"
The room went dead silent after Minori's blatant threat as everyone looked at Espada, awaiting her answer. Even though they were relieved she had survived the poison, that didn't mean everything was normal again as the brainwashing cast on her by Otohime could still be in effect. They needed to confirm what side she was on first!
Nagi however, didn't see what everyone was making a fuss about as he walked over and placed his hand on Espada's beautiful blonde hair, rubbing it gently as the woman herself stared at him with an innocent and flustered gaze.
"You don't have to worry; she's on our side now. I'm not sure what kind of brainwashing she was put under but after making a contract with me, my magic should negate the effects of it. After all, she is my servant now" He then gave Espada a charming smile. "Right?"
Espada didn't have to think twice on her response as she nodded her head in agreement and stared Minori in the face.
"I am no longer bound to follow Kamigari anymore. I owe my life to this man and from now on, I shall fight on your side as long as I draw breath. This, I swear!"
Her declaration caused relieved smiles too appear on Aki and Takeshi's faces but Minori wasn't completely buying it as she crossed her arms and growled.
"I'll be watching you but if Nagi says that your on our side again, I have no complaints. Wait a minute, what do you mean by servant? Nagi, what is she talking about?"
Nagi blinked in an innocent manner. "Huh? That contract I made signifies that I'm now her master and that now we share a close bond. What's the problem?"
"C-Close bond!?" Minori repeated in a disbelieving tone.
"Ooh! Nice work Nagi! You've got a sexy beauty as your servant now!" Takeshi gave him a thumbs up in approval.
"Oh my..." Aki blushed faintly as she was surprised to hear that Espada had become Nagi's servant and slave at the same time.
Espada herself wasn't bothered by this piece of news and even got down on one knee in front of Nagi, startling the older man. "I am now at your disposal. It's only thanks to you master that I'm even alive at this very moment so please, use me as you see fit..." Espada's voice trailed off as her body began to heat up just thinking about the inappropriate orders that Nagi could ask her to do and she began to slowly pant as if she was a dog.
Creeped out and confused by Espada's strange behavior, Nagi slightly backed up. "U-Uh yea, I'm looking forward to working with you... and why are you trembling like that?"
"N-No reason..."
Her trembling didn't stop and Nagi began to wonder if he had make a grave mistake in making a contract with this dangerous woman. It seemed things were going to become even more troublesome than before, but at least Nagi had confirmed one thing by saving Espada's life.
Even though Nagi no longer possessed the pactio's of his former companions anymore after coming to this world, he could create new ones and he had a strange feeling that in order to return home, he was going to need the power of the pactio's.
Meanwhile back at Kamigari headquarters, Otohime and her squad of third years had been dealt a crushing blow after losing both Espada and one of the original eight Maken. It was bad enough that they had been forced to kill Espada after she was captured but the fact that they lost one of the original eight was a hard pill to swallow for the higher ups and they began devising a counter strategy.
Otohime was furious as she walked to the central laboratory where Yamato Takeru's body was being held that was also supervised by Miyabi. She was in a foul mood and the only thing right now that could ease her mind was knowing that her beloved master would arise once again.
The only question was when. Losing Espada and [Furuno] was a major setback to their offensive power as it was unquestionable that Espada was the most powerful of the four third years. The second challenge that was supposed to take place tomorrow wasn't in Otohime's thoughts at all as to her, it was merely a distraction until Yamato Takeru's resurrection.
That being said, the most prominent factor that she couldn't have expected was for the man she had set her sights on to be so powerful. Just listening to Hoshii and Kajiru speak of his power earlier made her body shiver with anxiousness as she desperately wanted to capture him for herself. Enemy or not, Otohime was fond of powerful entities and she couldn't deny the thumping in her chest at the thought of Nagi becoming her lover. She shook her head to clear her mind, not wanting to be distracted before she reached the central lab. There would be time later for fantasying.
Otohime arrived at the door to the central laboratory moments later, opening it and stepping through to come face to face with the large green tube that held her master's divine body. She leaked a sigh of admiration at seeing his naked body before coughing and turning to Miyabi, who was holding a clipboard and analyzing the data.
"I see you're still as diligent as ever"
Miyabi raised her head and darted her eyes to the side to see the princess of the Yamato Family, Otohime Yamato walking towards her with a smile on her delicate face. Miyabi straightened her back and looked attentive, not wanting to show any form of discourtesy towards her.
"Otohime-sama, I did not expect you to come at this time. My apologies for not welcoming you"
"Enough with the small talk. How is the progress on Takeru-sama's resurrection?"
Miyabi was a bit taken back by Otohime's less than friendly response and she wondered if something was bothering her before shrugging and looked at the clipboard.
"As you can see, everything is going smoothly. Takeru-sama's body is slowly beginning to heal and it won't be long before his eyes awaken again"
Otohime nodded, pleased with the news she had received. After today's disaster regarding Espada and the others, she couldn't handle another disappointing report.
"Excellent. Unfortunately, our enemies have acquired more strength than we anticipated and so we'll need to devise a more potent method in crushing them"
Miyabi was in full agreement as she nodded her head. "My lady, do you have any ideas?"
Otohime gracefully placed her soft finger on her small lips and began thinking. There were numerous methods she had in mind to turn the situation in their favor but with so little information regarding this Nagi character along with Tenbi's alliance with Venus, it was hard to employ just a single one. Like the saying went, it was unwise to place all of your eggs into one basket.
While Otohime and Miyab were still conversing, the sound of a cracking window alerted their attention as they turned their heads to the source of the sound. Both of their eyes went wide in astonishment when they saw Yamato Takeru's tube wall begin to crack and not a moment later, the entire test tube shattered into a million pieces. The flood of water contained inside of the tube began to flood out as several young men and woman wearing lab coats rushed into survey the situation.
"What's going on!?" one of the men asked.
"...Our king is back" Miyabi whispered in a dazed voice as she now stared at the majestic figure of her beloved master standing on the ground naked, drenched in water from head to toe. He took a few steps forward as he looked as if he was in a trance, turning his head slowly to ascertain his surroundings.
Immediately, everyone bowed on one knee to show their respect to their king.
"We have been waiting for your resurrection, Yamato Takeru-sama" Otohime exclaimed with joy in her heart as she never expected him to revive so quickly. This was perfect timing as well now that they lost Espada along with one of the original eight Maken and were dealt a heavy blow offensively. What better offence could they now
possibly have other than a god himself?
"...Otohime..." His voice was commanding and raspy, clearly showcasing the overwhelming amount of pressure and authority he held in his physique.
Otohime's body tingled when she heard her name being called and her heart was beginning to race. "Yes, my king?"
"...Bring me some meat..."
"Of course!"
Otohime immediately jumped to her feet and snapped her fingers. Not a second later, numerous voluptuous woman wearing silk light robes that barely contained their enormous breasts and showed off their smooth thighs rushed in from one of the doors, carrying with them several trays of food. Everything laid out on the trays was of the highest quality; freshly cut pork, fried chicken, and even seasoned ham. It was a generous array of food that would only be served to those with immense wealth.
The girls stopped in front of their master, nervous beyond belief as they all could feel his dominating presence. They also knew his character well as Yamato Takeru was a man who didn't tolerate disrespect so they were groomed to look stunning so as not to offend him.
Yamato Takeru frowned as the food was displayed in front of him and then shifted his eyes to the girls. Any normal man who caught a glimpse of these curvaceous and model like beauties would be unable to hold their wits but to Yamato Takeru, their looks were only slightly above average.
Well, it wasn't as if that mattered as he had other plans for them when he said he wanted meat.
Yamato stepped forward to one of the girls on the right, who had long purple hair tied in a ponytail and grabbed her arm. Her body flinched as she paled when she believed she had done something wrong, but that soon turned to embarrassment when Yamato pulled her close and kissed her in front of everyone. To say she was surprised would be an understatement as the girl moaned under her breath as Yamato brought her close and moved his free hands all over her slim body. The feeling of her king pleasuring her like this made the girl feel unending pleasure and she almost fainted after Yamato broke the kiss, a trail of saliva leaving his mouth.
Everyone watching presently had tinted cheeks as they didn't expect their king to engage himself so quickly but Otohime expected this the moment he had ordered her to bring him meat.
The rest of the girls were all fawning over Yamato, their eyes showing supreme jealousy towards the purple haired beauty who looked as if she was on cloud nine. They all wanted to be embraced and played with by him as they all dropped the trays of food and slowly walked towards him, taking off their robes.
Yamato turned to Miyabi who was also becoming excited but calmed down and faced her king with dignity. "Miyabi, prepare a room for us. Tell everyone that I will be busy regaining my... vitality and I should not be disturbed unless it is for an emergency. Once I am finished, we'll begin our hunt for Himegami and the rest of those fools"
"By your will!"
Miyabi answered immediately; somewhat disappointed that she could not partake in the orgy with her king but relaxed and moved to carry out his orders.
Otohime was beyond thrilled as she watched her king begin to leave, accompanied by the large gathering of lustful woman after him. Once Yamato had finished restoring his strength and was back to full power, there would be no stopping Kamigari in obtaining the key they needed to unlock the seal on top of Amanoharo.
"If his last feast should be taken into account, he'll need at least a week to reach the pinnacle of his new strength. Those fools aren't aware of our king's resurrection and are probably still looking for our hideout" A flash of brilliance shined in Otohime's eyes as an idea popped into her head. "Fufufu, that should work. Though, I'll need a scapegoat..."
Sensing a familiar presence observing the central labratory, Otohime's eyes darted to the side to identity who it was and recognized the signature. In a moment, the signal vanished and Otohime's usual smile was replaced by a menacing smirk as she twirled her umbrella.
"Looks like we have a rat trying to leak out our information. Excellent, she'll be the perfect messenger to those fools that our king has returned and that their days are numbered"
Though she said that, Otohime secretly prayed that when the day Yamato Takeru became king of their world, he would give Nagi to her as her own personal slave and toy.
The Himekagura Festival's second day!
Even though Team Tenbi had lost against Team Yamato Takeru on the festival's opening day, the atmosphere around the school campus was as lively and cheerful as ever. The students firmly believed that Team Tenbi could turn things around with today's opening event and were anxious to see what kind of competition would be held today. The sun was up and the shops were going strong as there were new booths being set up to attract more customers. With how happy everyone was, the crushing defeat they had suffered yesterday felt as if it never happened in the first place.
The members of the Maken-Ki who were summoned to principal Minori's office, as there was an emergency meeting called, walked through the halls as they passed a corner and were on route to the office. Takeru, Haruko, Usui, Kurigasa, Azuki, Isabella, Himegami, and Inaho were all following behind Minori and Aki who escorted the group and kept them in the dark about what had transpired last night until they arrived.
"Hey Minori, where's Nagi-san and my old man?" Takeru asked as he was at the head of the pack standing next to Haruko and Inaho.
Himegami's ears flinched when she heard that name and she listened attentively to the whereabouts of her natural enemy.
"Hell if I know. The two idiots were gone this morning when I tried to wake them up and I haven't seen them since"
Minori had of course, tried to wake them up in the morning for the meeting but to her surprise, they had disappeared. What made it worse was that Espada had disappeared as well from the female faculty room and she believed that Espada had betrayed them and went back to Kamigari. If that was the case however, why didn't she take her [Furuno] with her then? Even if that pactio card that Nagi had given her was powerful, it wouldn't make sense to not take such a powerful treasure back to Otohime to pardon her for her mistakes. It just wasn't adding up to Minori who furrowed her brows trying to think of a solution but came out short.
Aki giggled. "You should have seen Minori, she was freaking out when Nagi-san and Takeshi-sensei weren't in their rooms and was really worried"
"No I wasn't!" Minori retorted as her face blushed faintly and she crossed her arms. "As principal of this school, it's my duty to keep an eye on my guests!"
Not buying her rather poor excuse, Aki grinned in a devious manner "Then does that duty involve trying to sneak into the male faculty room last night?"
"A-A-Aki!"
"E-Eh?"
"Oh my!"
"Whoa, seriously!?"
"I never thought the principal was so daring...!"
Takeru and the rest of the group were all shocked to say the least when they heard that piece of news from Aki, who merely giggled even after being threatened by the flustered Minori whose face was as red as a cherry. To Aki, the amount of stress she suffered from Minori during their high school years was being paid back in full by teasing her like this and she wasn't planning to stop anytime soon.
"I-I only snuck into their room last night just to see if they were really sleeping, that was it!"
"..."
No one seemed to believe Minori as they shot her questioning glances and the principal held out her right fist as she glared daggers at them.
"Does anyone have a problem with my story?"
"No ma'm!"
They all responded immediately, fearful of the woman's wrath as Minori wasn't known as the 'Human Volcano' for no reason. Satisfied with their responses, Minori stormed forward in a huff, still faintly blushing and closed in on her office door where she placed her hand on the hinge. The truth of the matter is, the reason she tried to sneak into the boy's room last night was because she wanted to speak with Nagi regarding that pactio contract but couldn't stomach doing so in front of the others. She didn't know why it bothered her so much to see Nagi kissing Espada and she thought the only way to rid herself of that feeling was to speak with the idiot who caused it.
"I'll talk to him later about it... god why am I acting like this? This has never happened to me before!"
Minori's experience with men was... complicated to say the least. She was never popular with them in the romantic sense but she made quite a few drinking buddies during her youth and many men admired and looked up to her for her incredible strength. Unlike Aki, who was pursued romantically by nearly every male that gazed at her, Minori never had that charm despite their cup sizes being nearly identical and was feared by most of the boy's. It's the reason why she never cared about making herself look pretty and wore track suits and no makeup, unless it was a special occasion. No man interested her enough to warrant looking good and she firmly believed until now she would never have a boyfriend and didn't need one.
That is, until she met Nagi not too long ago. Of course, she never dreamed of dating him since he was younger than her and wasn't interested in him like that... probably. For some strange reason however, she couldn't get him out of her head and he was always making her either embarrassed or flustered from his jokes or rude attitude. That night when Nagi carried Minori in her arms and called her by her first name, looking incredibly handsome and dashing as he flew through the air, was fresh in Minori's mind and she felt her cheeks redden.
"Damn it, get out of my head!" Minori began to bang her head against the door, leaving several indents where her head had been planted.
"P-Principal!" All of the other students tried to get her to calm down as Minori's strange behavior was beginning to creep them out. Only Aki and Himegami knew the reason why Minori was acting the way she did and had to hold back a laugh from her dilemma.
After she had calmed down, with a huge bruise on her forehead, Minori gripped the door to her office and opened it, leading them all into her room but stopped abruptly when she saw Takeshi and Nagi sitting on the couch, casually chatting.
"There's no way you did that!" Takeshi exclaimed with disbelief and excitement as he stood on the end of his seat.
Nagi laughed as he crossed his legs while lying back against the couch. "Swear to god man, I once took on an entire legion of wyverns and killed the whole bunch with one move"
"Seriously!?"
"Yup, I'm just that boss"
No one knew what these two were talking about but they seemed to be enjoying each other's company as they traded lighthearted laughs with one another and didn't even notice Minori and the group come in.
"It's Nagi and my old man!" Takeshi stated the obvious.
"Yea it is but what are they talking about?" Inaho pondered as she cocked her head to the side and looked to her classmates for an answer.
Azuki shrugged. "Hell if I know"
"Oi! What the hell are you two doing in my office?" Minori roared as she placed both of her hands on her hips. Here she was worrying about what happened to the two of them and they had barged into her office and made themselves comfortable, the nerve!
Takeshi finally picked up on Minori and the others and sent them a surprised look. "Oh? We seem to have company, when did you guys arrive?"
Aki stepped forward. "Just now sensei, we weren't expecting the two of you to be here before us. Why did you guys wake up so early?"
Nagi shrugged. "We went to sleep early last night and woke up around an hour ago and had nothing to do so we came here to relax. I've gotta say, this place is really comfortable"
"Enough about that! We've got a huge problem, Espada has gone missing and we need to find her!"
"Huh? What are you talking about? Espada is right over-
"I have finished brewing the tea, Master"
Everyone's eyes turned to the side immediately at the sound of that familiar and heavenly voice as they saw Love Espada walking in from the kitchen in Minori's office holding a tray with several tea cups. She was wearing the normal Tenbi girls uniform underneath of a white apron and had let down her hair that was usually tied in a ponytail, giving her an even more beautiful charm as Espada's complexion was stunning. Not just Takeru, Usui, and Kai, even several of the girls were attracted to Espada and blushed slightly when they saw her walking in with the tea cups, momentarily forgetting that she was an enemy they had fought against yesterday.
"Espada! What the hell are you doing here!" Himegami was one of the few not taken back by Espada's appearance as she growled towards the blonde, taking a defensive position in front of the group. The others began to follow her lead as they were preparing to unleash their Makens at any given moment.
"Hm?" Espada noticed their hostile gazes and produced an amused smile. "Good morning, would any of you care for a cup of tea?"
"H-Huh? Of course we don't want tea! You better start explaining why you're in this academy or else...!" Azuki threatened as she couldn't even begin to fathom how Espada had ended up making tea in a maid outfit in the principal's office.
"That's a shame, I'm very confident in my brewing skills" Espada ignored Azuki completely as she turned back to Nagi and Takeshi. She placed the tray on the coffee table and offered both Nagi and Takeshi a cup. "I hope that it is to your liking"
Takeshi nodded, gracefully accepting the cup and took a sip, a bright smile showing on his face. "Wonderful! Your tea brewing skills are magnificent Espada-san, I'm really impressed"
"Thank you for the compliment" Espada still wasn't comfortable with receiving such earnest praise and awkwardly thanked Takeshi, turning to Nagi's direction to gauge whether he also enjoyed it. Her heart was beginning to beat faster as she watched him slowly accept the cup and draw it closer his lips.
After downing the cup, Nagi flashed a small smirk as he noticed Espada's anxious expression watching him drink the tea. "The tea is lovely, good job Espa"
"R-Really?" Espada's joy couldn't be contained as she blushed and smiled wonderfully at Nagi's cheerful expression. It was vastly different from the seductive and malicious smile she usually expressed whenever she had found a worthy opponent; it was a smile befitting a woman of peerless beauty and elegance. Pleasing Nagi and making him happy made her more joyful than she thought possible and she didn't even try to hide the fact that her sole purpose now in life was to serve him faithfully.
It was the only thing she could do to repay him for saving her.
Watching this scene between the three of them, the rest of the group were at a loss of words and needed a proper explanation for what was going on here. They all turned their blank expressions towards Minori who felt their anxious gazes and heaved a heavy sigh, pinching her nose in exasperation as she prepared to tell them the news.
"Well you see, alot of stuff happened yesterday and because of that, Espada is on our side now and works for Nagi... okay?"
"...Hah?" They all deadpanned immediately, causing Aki to sigh at Minori's simple explanation and step forward to handle the situation.
"You all should take a seat; I'll tell you what really happened"
Aki proceeded to explain all of the events that had transpired from the moment Nagi had arrived into their world up until yesterday's battle with Venus and Otohime's squad to the students. Takeshi also chimed in several times to fill in parts of the story that the others weren't there for. As the group all listened to the explanation, most of them had their mouths hanging wide open either in disbelief of shock, leading to Himegami standing up from her seat and taking a deep breath to absorb the roll coaster of a story she just heard.
"Okay, let me get this straight. You're telling us that Nagi over there is supposed to be some sort of super famous wizard that somehow ended up being transported to our world because of some black hole? Afterwards, he met Takeru's old man and came to Tenbi Academy where he fought against the principal and made an agreement to fight against Yamato Takeru. Following that, he met all of us one way or another which led to Otohime sending Espada and the other third years to capture him, but in the end Espada ended up captured instead. She was then poisoned but ended up being saved by Nagi thanks to some sort of magical contract and has now become his servant. Did I miss anything or is that all?"
There were no inconsistencies in Himegami's recap of the story, causing Nagi, Takeshi, Minori, and Aki to all nod their heads. "That's right"
"Who would believe that bullshit story!?" Takeru and the rest of the group retorted. How gullible did they think they were that they'd actually fall for such a outrageous story? Aside from Isabella and Himegami, everyone else weren't buying it and firmly believed Nagi and the others were playing a trick on them.
Takeshi frowned. "Son, does it look like we're kidding? All the evidence you need is standing right in front of you, is it really that unbelievable?"
"Huh?" Takeru looked around the room as he saw the serious expressions on every adult's face in the room, even Aki who was usually wearing a beautiful smile. Wait, where they serious?
"B-But Takeshi-ojisan, a story like that..." Haruko didn't know who to believe as her common sense told her it was a lie but the fact that Espada was standing in the room with them as she was clearly on their side proved otherwise. And was it just her or had she gotten taller and more curvy?
Nagi sighed as he ruffled his crimson hair. "Man, this is why explaining stuff is so annoying. Alright kids, what do we have to do to show you that we're not yanking your chain? You must want proof right?"
Takeru and the others looked at each other and nodded, content with that. Himegami stepped up now and directed a fierce gaze towards Nagi. "Show us the proof of the contract you claimed to have made yesterday. If we can see that, we'll believe you""
"No problem" Nagi saw no complaints with that as he lifted his hand into the air, a faint white glow gathering in his palm as everyone was memorized by the sight. The white light dimmed and then took the form of a white card that Nagi held in his hand, with Espada's picture on the front and Nagi's name inscribed on the bottom. "Will this be enough?"
Himegami was fascinated by the sight as she drew closer to Nagi, eyeing the card to see if it was actually real. Once she saw it, her eyes widened and she definitely could tell that Nagi's claim of establishing a contract with Espada was indeed true.
"T-This is a pactio card...?" Himegami asked.
Nagi nodded. "Yup, they come in pairs for both the person who made the contract and the one who recieved it. This is just a copy though, Espada has the original as it belongs to her" He then stole a glance towards the standing Espada. "Show them"
"Of course"
Espada reached into her buxom and pulled out the same white card as Nagi, showing it to her former juniors who each had fascinated gazes towards it.
"A-And if she says the magic word, s-she can transform? Is that really true?" Takeru was the one to ask this time as the idea of seeing Espada in such a sexy outfit made him weak to his knees.
Minori spoke before Espada or Nagi could get a chance too. "That's right, we all saw it for ourselves yesterday. It's a genuine pactio card so you don't have to check for yourselves"
Usui and Takeru slumped as the chance of seeing Espada in the outfit vanished. Some things just weren't meant to be.
"Still... I just can't believe it... to think Nagi was some sort of famous magician that came from another world..."
Everyone's opinions of Nagi were already high to speak of just based on their short interactions with him. However, this piece of news seemed to elevate their view of him even more as they became aware of just how important he was.
"Wait! I-I have a question!" Isabella voiced out, causing everyone to glance at her. "Nagi-san, y-you mentioned that in order for the pactio contract to work and to save her life, y-you needed to k-kiss Espada-san. I-Is that really true?"
"Ah! That's right, you did mention that!" Takeru and Usui both exclaimed as they recalled that someone mentioned the two of them had kissed to activate the pactio.
"Hm? Yea, we did. It's not that big of a deal sheesh, what are you guys, five?" Nagi off handily stated in a manner of fact sort of way, not fazed in the slightest of kissing one of the top beauties of Tenbi. Espada herself had flushed a scarlet red as she looked downwards, slightly embarrassed at all of the stares coming her way.
"It's not fair...! We also want to do it!" The boys were complaining as they two envied Nagi even more, but that was quickly rectified as Haruko and Himegami disciplined them and left them charred and bruised on the ground.
Isabella did not voice her thoughts but she was extremely jealous of Espada who had been able to obtain a kiss from Nagi, something that Isabella could never have dreamed happening to her. The image of them kissing seemed to drive her mad with envy but she controlled her emotions and took a deep breath. She resolved herself to slowly build her relationship with Nagi and someday as well, she would get her chance to kiss him as well... if she could stop madly blushing at the thought.
"Anyway, shall we get back on track? What I want to know is, just what exactly caused Nagi to arrive in our world? And why did he land around that specific area? Is that really just a coincidence?" Himegami questioned with a suspicious glare. Now that she knew the origins of where Nagi had come from, it made complete sense to her how he was as strong as he was and why he had no trace of element on him. He wasn't even a being that should have existed in this world!
Nagi yawned as he stretched his back. "If you've got any theories shrimp, I'd love to hear em because I have no clue on why I was brought here"
"Don't call Himegami-senpai a shrimp! She's a goddess who's beauty transcends common sense! She's too good to fall in love with a playboy like you!" Usui barked rather loudly as he was now standing with a prideful expression.
"U-Usui, what the hell are you saying you dumbass!" Himegami was flustered as she couldn't believe Usui just said what he had. Her fall in love with Nagi? Preposterous! It just couldn't be true, it couldn't!
"Huh? Isn't that obvious? I'm protecting you from this pretty boy player that will no doubt break the hearts of many girls in this school! This scumbag!" Usui's jealously and envy couldn't be contained as once he had heard that Nagi had kissed Espada, his anger had soared to new heights. If Nagi wasn't stopped, even Himegami could possibly fall for him and he would rather jump in a molten volcano than let that happen.
"Nagi-san isn't like that all! You take that back!" Isabella shouted in retaliation, unable to keep her emotions in check at someone slandering Nagi. She knew that Nagi wasn't one of those type of guys that had their way with girls and would throw them away the moment they got bored. Even if she was still resentful towards Espada for kissing him, someone slandering Nagi in front of her was unacceptable and took priority over her grudge.
Espada was of the same opinion as she tied her long hair into a ponytail with a hair tie and directed a fierce glare towards Usui. "I will not allow anyone to say such things to my master, is that understood?"
Under the powerful gazes of both Isabella and Espada, Usui shrank like a cockroach as he looked around the room for support but saw no one coming to his aid. In fact, everyone was displaying annoyed reactions towards him and didn't appreciate his unnecessary remarks towards Nagi.
"I... I didn't mean... that is to say... I'm sorry!" Usui bowed sincerely towards Nagi who looked puzzled by the action but then exploded into a burst of laughter, confusing the residents of the room.
"Hahaha, don't worry about it. I like your spunk kid; you really must love the shrimp alot to be that protective of her"
"Yes! I love her with all of my heart!" Usui immediately responded.
"Usui..." Himegami faintly blushed at hearing Usui's heartfelt feelings towards her and sighed, wondering just how she ended up attracting such a man. "You big dummy"
Nagi nodded. "Good, a man should always say what he wants without hesitation. As long as you have that, you'll be fine. As for you two" He then turned to both Isabella and Espada who flinched at his unexpected gaze. "Try to relax a bit more, I don't need you two flying off the handle like that all the time. Alright?"
"I-I'm sorry Nagi-san, I'll be careful from now on" Isabella bowed.
"Please forgive me Master! To think that I would offend you like this, please bestow punishment to me for this mistake!" Espada's reaction towards the scolding was unexpected as she got down on all floors and presented herself in front of Nagi, unaware of the spectacular view she was giving the boys as her skirt was uplifted and revealed her erotic undergarments.
Nagi had a blank expression as she wondered what was seriously wrong with the girl in front of him. "You don't have to go that far, I'm not even mad I just-
"No! I am your servant so my actions reflect you, I cannot be forgiven so easily!" Espada was practically begging as she raised her head and an lustful and perverted expression was plastered all over her face. Her cheeks were red, her wet tongue was now visible, and she was panting heavily like a dog in heat, waiting for her master to "punish" her.
Everyone in the room was at flabbergasted to see a woman of Espada's grace and elegance now on the floor, completely submissive towards a man. Was this some sort of after effect of the contract? No, that couldn't be right. This was Espada's true nature that she had been hiding from the public. That said, they knew of Espada's status as a sexual predator but this wasn't something anyone could have predicted and they all turned awkward glances towards Nagi, awaiting his decision.
Nagi sighed, now accustom to Espada's antics and stood up from the couch, walking towards Espada and sat on her butt as he crossed his legs. "This is your punishment then, you are now my chair. Is that understood?"
"Y-Yes!" Espada voiced out in an delighted manner, her breathing becoming rigid as she could feel Nagi's body pressed against her butt and she moaned in a seductive manner, freaking out the girls and attracting the boys at the same time.
Nagi shuddered as he couldn't take it anymore and swiftly got up. "Okay time's up" he went back to his original seat, with Espada slumping to the ground in disappointment that her "punishment" had come to an end.
"H-How shameless..." Isabella was quietly muttering as she watched the exchange between the two and yet for some reason, she wanted to switch places with Espada if it meant getting closer to Nagi in that sort of way. Her heart fluttered at the thought of his body and her own pressed against each other and she shook her head to rid herself of the indecent thoughts. She was a Garret for crying out loud, she needed to have discipline!
Minori coughed in an awkward manner to get the topic back on track. "A-Anyway, now I take it no one has complaints about Espada joining us or Nagi's origins?"
Surveying the room, Minori didn't see a hear or see a single complaint and nodded her head. "Good, then we can now prepare for our counter attack against Yamato Takeru"
"But how? Weren't we still trying to find out their location?" Takeru questioned as he coked is head to the side.
Minori looked at Takeru as if he was an idiot. "Well duh, and just who do you think here knows exactly where that is?"
Takeru took a minute to think about it before a light bulb popped into his head and he directed a gaze towards Nagi. "It must be you-
"Try again dumbass!" Minori smacked Takeru upside the head for his idiotic response and pointed towards Espada. "It's her!"
"Oh..." Takeru rubbed his aching head in embarrassment at how he had forgotten that.
"Will she really tell us the location? How can we trust that she wouldn't be leading us into a trap?" Azuki questioned with a suspicious glare, obviously still not happy about working alongside Espada.
Espada huffed as she had gotten back to her feet and stood next to Nagi with a proud expression. "My allegiance towards Kamigari ended the moment they abandoned me. I have no reason to lie or hide any information from you, but that doesn't mean I'm doing this for any of you" She met Azuki's glare with one of her own "I'm only assisting you all in fighting against my former side out of loyalty to my master. Don't forget that"
"Grr, why you...!" Azuki snarled.
"Now now just calm down, there's no need for you two to get so worked up about-
"Hey let me go! I've got business with that Nagi guy, let me talk to him!"
A loud and abrasive voice could be heard coming from outside as everyone turned to the door as it began to open and from it, Yan Min alongside Akaya walked in while restraining none other than Hoshii Kawase.
"H-Hoshii-dono!?" Espada exclaimed in shock as she didn't expect to meet her former companion here.
"Espada! You're really alive!" Hoshii was elated beyond words as she held onto some hope that her friend had somehow survived. However, the touching reunion had to be cut short as Hoshii shook her head and shouted with all of her might.
"Listen to me! Y-Yamato Takeru has been revived! He's returned!"
A/N: Yikes, that's not good is it? Yamato Takeru has finally awoken from his long slumber and he's ready to jump back into the saddle... literally. How will Nagi and the gang prepare to stop him?