Disclaimer: I don't win Majikoi or its respective content and creators. I only my OC.
Review Shoutouts
The embodiment of Weirdness – Hope to keep living up to your expectations.
The Storyteller993 – Yeah, let's just hope no situation pops up where Nagamasa might… "accidentally" confess that happened it particular.
GoldStar77 – One step at a time friend… one step at a time is how I picture Nagamasa's journey.
Just for clarification on the future Majikoi S story, just getting through the original Majikoi will be a while doing routes for each girl and having to separate all of them. So I really hope you'll be patient with me given my schedule is not the most writer friendly in the world.
carriedfall51 – Thanks for that, of course with Momoyo she'd do anything to rile up the boys even tease Moro and she's damn good at her job. As for Kazuko, again spot on trying to mimic her sister even if it means being embarrassed.
But all in all I was surprised no one said anything for Nagamasa and Miyako's little moment, but I digress since they've not had much interaction by this point. But I think after Chris' arrival we ALL know what'll happen.
King0fP0wers – I wish I could do so friend, but my IRL schedule is not the most writer friendly, so I don't really have a system in place.
And while your idea of reincarnation at the beginning is a good idea, I settled for this way as I said in the beginning as a way to honor the main inspiration of this story I'm A Gamer, Seriously.
Second being, given how long Majikoi as a game is I think it'd would've taken way too long just to get up to the point of them being at Kawakami Academy it would've been a whole book besides this. And just for the prologue ALONE is still going to be a while in and of itself.
So I hope that answers some of your concerns.
Prologue – Part 4
The Real Transfer Student
April 24th, 2009, Friday
6:00 AM – Kawakami Temple
Today was the day.
The day that the final member of the Kazuma family would arrive, Christiane Friedrich from Lübeck, Germany.
Things would really start to pick up from here on out in the city of Kawakami. But as I tried to wake up I felt a presence on top of me.
"What is this feeling?" I thought to myself as my eyes opened as my half-asleep state is still fighting me when I feel my futon being moved around.
"Good morning… roomie. It's morning." That voice was undeniable, it was Momoyo as my eyes finally come into focus I see she's on top of me. Almost like a scene where Miyako wakes up Yamato.
"Gaah!" I roll to my left side out of the futon shocked at her closeness.
"W-what the heck?!" I yell out shocked at her sudden closeness.
"Hmm, again with the avoidance. Are you sure you don't bat for the other team? Not that I care at all." Momoyo says casually.
"What? No! Why are you in my bed?!" I ask her.
"Oh, today's the day that other transfer from Germany I hear is coming and I wanted to get up early and see them. Aah, I hope it's a pretty girl ~" She says the last part in a partially dreamy voice.
"Still doesn't answer my question." Still wanting an answer.
"I thought if you had something exciting to look at you'd get up faster. I thought after that sneak peek the other night you'd be inclined." She said with a smirk.
I blush as I'm reminded of the "strip poker" game from last night and that I saw at least a little of Momoyo's chest.
Now of course as a growing teenage boy I can't help it when my body has that type of reaction, but even then there are still limits. I'm not used to girls doing stuff like that!
But even still… I look over and see Momoyo in her training Gi of all things as she's smiling back at me, the chest part of course a little… hanging
"Wait, what's that…?" However for a moment I focus as I look above Momoyo's head and see… a bar?
I see a set a bar above Momoyo's head with a blue outline, but to my shock it was partially filled in already, but not enough I'd barely call it even one percent?
Really? All of this and I'm barely at one percent?
Friendship with Momoyo – [? out of 100%]
Ignoring that detail, I came back to my senses. As I spot the clock on the wall, it was 6:10 already.
"Come on, let's get you ready. You and Wanko's training is about to start. This time you two are going to be doing basic kata's of the Kawakami-style. Not anything special, think of it more like a choreography class." Momoyo explained what was planned for today.
"Then later on you two will be doing your usual running routine until school. But if you guys do well enough you may get to walk to class with us. So, get to moving!" Her loud voice got me moving indeed as I left for the bathroom and got ready as I eventually made it out to the courtyard before 6:30 and was greeted by Lu-sensei, Momoyo and Kazuko already outside.
"Ah, Azai-san so glad you could join us. Today, as Momoyo probably told you will be your first real training into the Kawakami-style. But for now it's more so a mimicry class. You'll follow Kazuko's movements exactly to the letter. As you do so, you should begin to have them feel second nature to you." Lu-sensei explains the assignment.
And I see even Kazuko is in her training Gi as well unlike her usual gyn costume. "Alright, you ready for this, Nagamasa!? I won't go easy on you?"
"Yeah. Let's do it!" I say excitedly. Feeling pumped up, Kazuko and I begin by facing each other and from there she begins to do a few basic kata's mostly strikes and kicks.
After a few minutes, we both begin to pick up a bit of speed.
"That's it, Nagamasa! Keep it up! The whole point is to keep up the pressure and keep your momentum even." Kazuko says as we continue.
And as we're doing it once again, I can't help but fill once more another power surge. This time I feel even more power as we begin to reach the end, sweat beating down both our faces.
"And stop!" Lu-sensei announces however with one final strike I unknowingly punch and to everyone's surprise a small shockwave can be felt as sort of soft boom can be felt reverberating in the air.
"What the…?" I stop as I look at my hands clenching them. I can always feel how these changes come along. But to come along so far in this short amount of time…
"Amazing, Azai-san. It would seem to me that your previous experience has already prepared you for something like this." Lu-sensei surmises.
"Thank you, sensei!" I bow respectfully.
"Good, good; you and Kazuko are free for now. Good and have breakfast then you two shall begin your morning run." Lu-sensei says.
"Yes!" Kazuko and I bow and then leave for the mess hall. As we leave however, both Tesshin and Momoyo appear having seen the end.
"I see young Nagamasa, is already showing that potential and promise I saw before during his match with Kazuko." Tesshin points out. "And that power at the end… I believe it will only grow from here."
"Yeah… I can't help but admit it… Nagamasa is… quite interesting. Maybe there is a guy who'll be able to challenge me." Momoyo says with an expectant smile on her face.
Unknown to Nagamasa her affection bar goes up.
Friendship with Momoyo – [2% out of 100]
"Huh? Again? Was Momoyo… watching us?" I saw the updated affection gauge as I was eating with Kazuko and the other monks.
"Oh, Nagamasa are you okay? You stopped eating." Kazuko noticed me stopping.
I shook my head, "Nah, I'm fine."
However suspicious I looked out of my peripheral vision and those suspicions were confirmed true when I saw a similar bar above her head. The same blue bar as Momoyo.
Friendship with Kazuko – [10% out of 100]
Wow… already I was one-tenth of the way there with Kazuko. I guess even despite last night I was probably the closest with her among the Kazuma Family.
I wonder how I am with the others if I used this on them?
Well afterwards, me and Kazuko began our tire run, but then at one point Kazuko's ears perked up which could only mean…
"Haha, They're calling me! Yahoo!" And with that Kazuko took off…
"Hey, Kazuko! Wait up!" I yell as I chase after her.
[Kazama Family – Bridge of Weirdos]
"Hey, I'm here!" Kazuko announces as she jumps and catches up with the group as she catches the tire she had in her hands. "What's going on Yamato?"
"Another wacky challenger for Nee-san. Eh, where's that new guy? Nagamasa-san?" Yamato says looking behind her.
"What he was supposed to be…" Kazuko then looks behind her shoulder not seeing her training partner and freaks out.
"Aaah, I left Azai-san in the dust when I heard the whistle!" Kazuko panics.
"Hold up… I'm here… geez Kazuko… warn a guy next time…" I approach out of breath as I fall to my butt.
"Nagamasa, you're okay." Kazuko says with a smile her upset state gone in a second.
"Wow, normally when she comes no one can keep up with her. You got to have some speed on you to do that Azai-san." Yamato says a bit amazed.
"No… biggie…" Still out of breath I finally stand putting hands behind my head as I breath in and out more calmly.
"Oh, Yamato it's another challenger." Moro tells Naoe.
"Oh, it's a young guy today." Momoyo says calmly looking at the energetic karate fighter.
"Yo! I've mastered killer karate and can kill a wild boar with one strike! My name is Suzuki Kenta, and I'm from Gunma!" The karate fighter introduced himself. "My dream is to defeat the renowned Kawakami family and have the story made into a Hollywood movie."
"I'm Kawakami Momoyo. Then that movie's going to be one second long." Momoyo declares as she calmly waits for him to charge.
"Bullshit! Haaaa!" The 'fighter' Kenta simply charges Momoyo as she waits for him until with a simple punch…
"I'll send you back to your hometown!" And indeed with that punch she sends him flying as we all look up to see a sudden twinkle in the sky.
"It was obvious that guy was self-taught. He was a self-proclaimed karate fighter, but he was a funny one I'll admit." Momoyo says, but still you cant help but notice the lack of excitement in her voice.
"Well that was quick. Let's go." With that everyone began to walk along until Yamato bumped into someone.
That someone being a rather aged man wearing a modern German military uniform, with glasses and his military cap.
"I'm sorry." Yamato bows and apologizes.
"Not at all, I was the one looking away." The aged man says. But we all know who this man is, Lt. Colonel Friedrich, the father of Christiane Friedrich.
"That must've been what's called a duel. That was an entertaining sight to say the least." He says. "And the children can apologize in a good manner. And I can even see Mt. Fuji from here. I'm truly glad I came to this country. Fufufu…" And with that he leaves as he laughs audaciously.
"That was one strange guy? Who was he?" Yamato asks perplexed at the man's antics.
"It is spring so, so I'm sure there are weird guys around." Miyako says.
"In visual novels, the person who bumps into you in the morning always turns out to be the transfer student." Moro replies.
"Takuya, don't even joke like that. You're gonna give one us nightmares." I say begging to him.
"Oh, so there's a flag raised between the old man and Yamato? Hahaha…" Momoyo just takes it all in and laughs at her 'little bro.'
"I'd get jealous and the would turn into one with grotesque depictions." Miyako says her sudden jealousy and anger flaring.
"Well I do forget she is a BL fan, but I guess even she has her limits…" I say to myself.
"Please stop being jealous when I haven't done anything." Yamato asks her just wanting to end this awkward conversation
"I'm not jealous of Yamato this time or the new guy…" Gakuto says standing proud.
"Says the guy who's best chance at a girl is a loli…" I counter which I then hear yet another 'crack.'
"Guh…" and once again his spirit breaks in two as he collapses in a slump.
With that we all slowly head to school. As I walk this gives me the perfect chance to look around at the other Kazama Family members and their friendship bars.
Friendship with Yamato – [5% out of 100]
Friendship with Gakuto – [0.5% out of 100]
Friendship with Kazama – [5% out of 100]
Friendship with Miyako – [1% out of 100]
Friendship with Moro – [0.5% out of 100]
"Hmm… I think above all those are fair. I don't really know Miyako, Moro, and Gakuto that much. I guess in Cap and Yamato's case they remember my outrageous bet on their whole transfer student. But I guess that's that for now…"
With that we eventually get to school and file in for homeroom which starts more earlier than usual…
"Now then allow me to introduce our other long-awaited transfer student!" Umeko-sensei announces.
With that the chatter in class rises loudly as everyone is at the edge of their seats of course for me… I know what's to come.
The door opens and…
"Guten Morgen." It was Chris' father who appears in our classroom.
Immediately everyone's in an uproar thinking that he is the new student.
"Eh? I-Is he the new transfer?" Wanko was the first speak out loud. "Isn't he a bit too old?" Pointing out the obvious.
"That's not the problem!" Gakuto blurts out.
Mayo upset at the disparaging comments, "Hey, don't point out people's physical traits!"
"That's not the only thing you should be pointing out. The transfer student has a load of things you can point too." Chika joins in.
"Load, that's erotic… I can't stand up because I have a boner." Seems Yonpachi malfunctioned thinking a girl was about to enter the room.
Yamato notices the man and recognizes him, "Oh! You're…"
"Oh, it's all of you from earlier today. We meet again it seems." Lt. Colonel Friedrich says.
"H-He really did turn out to be the transfer student…" Moro says shocked that it seemed to be the case.
"What good is getting this old man?" Suguru said annoyed.
"Do not misunderstand, everyone. This man is the transfer student's father." Umeko quickly explains the situation causing everyone to calm down.
With that everyone calms down as the usual atmosphere returns to the room. Except for poor Kumagai whipped for eating pizza so casually. Poor, poor Kuma…
"Um, where is your daughter by chance?" Umeko turns to ask the colonel.
"Please do not worry. She's very punctual." He assured her. "I believe she'll be here ant second now."
The colonel points out the window and already with my enhanced senses I can here the distinct sound of hoofbeats as they gallop up the road towards the Academy grounds.
Everyone including myself go to the window side and all stare in awe as we see Christiane Friedrich appear in a rather unorthodox manner. Atop a white steed as it bucks in the middle of the schoolyard majestically, her hair flowing in the wind.
Once again I watch as I can't take my eyes off her, she is rather beautiful with her long flowing blonde hair and her body is rather ideal. If she were a Japanese person, many would probably call her a Yamato nadeshiko.
"Christiane Friedrich! I'm here from Lübeck, Germany! I will be in this school's care starting from today!" She announces.
"But on another bright side… 20,000 Yen here I come!" I remember my bet just a few days ago.
However we all hear another sound trotting up the hill, as we all see a rickshaw pulled by a maid appear beside Christiane while still on her horse.
"So this will be my school starting today." Christiane said as she looked over the entire academy. "Is there anyone else who comes to school riding a horse?"
She then turns hearing the rickshaw stop beside her. "Hehehe! A transfer student coming to school on a horse? Excellent!"
"Good morning!" Azumi Oshitari, the happy Kuki maid; though actually a was formerly highly-trained Fuma ninja and mercenary who serves as Hideo's bodyguard.
"That's… a rickshaw!" Christiane said amazed at the sight before her. Although more then surely still distorting her image of Japanese culture even further.
"Yes. And I 'm the people's hero, Kuki Hideo!" He then turns his back to her as he presents her trademark symbol to her. "Remember that name, Kuki Hideo! I am the man who will unite this world! Remember this sign of glory! Hahaha!"
With that Hideo and Azumi were gone.
As everyone gushes over the new student she eventually makes her way to our classroom, writing her name on the board and introducing herself.
"I'm Christiane. Nice to meet you!" She says with a smile.
Everyone's fascinated by her dignified voice and attitude..
"Your Japanese seems very natural. I'm amazed." Umeko-sensei says impressed.
"I had many friends from Japan back in Germany they were the ones who taught me and helped me create my love for this country." Christiane recounted.
"All right then, just with Nagamasa-an. Raise your hand if you have a question for Friedrich-san." Umeko opened the room to questions.
Gakuto's hand immediately shot up, "Oh! Oh!"
"Okay, Shimazu. Make sure to keep your integrity." Umeko warned him, but still let me speak.
"Yes ma'am! Um… Christiane?" Gakuto began.
"If you don't mind, I would like to be called Chris." She reiterated.
"Chris. Do you have a boyfriend?" Gakuto asked trying to sound smooth, but…
Her father immediately slammed his hand on a nearby empty desk up front and yelled, "she does not!" He silenced the entire room.
"Father is right." Chris said normally not spooked by it in the least. But Gakuto was deflated.
"I-I see…"
"The army will exterminate anybody who attempts to make a move on Chris" Her father says with complete seriousness.
"Army?" Mayo asks worriedly shaking in her chair.
"Father is a soldier who does not bring personal feelings into his duty." Chris states plainly as if not hearing a single word he said.
"He totally just did!' Yonpachi points out.
"Fufufu." Chris giggles
"You seem to be in a good mood." Chika points out her upbeat personality.
"It's because I'm finally able to come to the country that I love so much. But even still Germany will always have the biggest place in my heart." Chris explains.
After a little while longer of speaking to other students. Umeko cleared her throat and had Colonel Friedrich leave and take the horse with him.
However before leaving he came back in and said to Chris with a smile, "Chris. I'll come here right away on a fighter jet if anything happens." With that he leaves.
"Geez, now I really know the definition of Daddy's Girl… so glad I never had a crush on a girl who had a military dad."
After her father's various threats and booming voice leave them disheartened, I looked over to see Wanko's eyes light up. She then raises her hand asking, "I have a question! Do you know any martial arts?"
"I've practiced fencing since I was small." Chris answers.
Wanko stands up then pumps her fists in the air, "Yes! I have a proposal, Ume-sensei!"
With stars in her eyes Wanko says, " I want to 'welcome' the new transfer student like with Nagamasa!"
The class realizes exactly what Wanko meant by 'welcome' with our duel only a few days ago.
"Fufu, you're always so full of energy, Kawakami. That is an interesting idea. Chris. This young girl with the ponytail wants to see how strong you are." Umeko tells Chris.
Chris' eyes go wide she seems to immediately know what's coming, "I see. A welcome for the newcomer. And who is this Nagamasa?"
"That would be me." I say standing up so she can see me. She immediately looks to my waist and notices the katana at my hip.
"There's a rule here in Kawakami Academy that students can challenge others to a duel of their liking." Kazuko then takes out a badge with the Kawakami Academy logo on it and puts in on the desk between her and Chris.
"You state your intent to duel and place your badge on the desk. Chris! I challenge you to a battle!" With that Kazuko formally challenges Chris to a duel!
Chris returns the favor with her own, "Understood. I accept your challenge!"
"Wow! She accepted it, and now we get to see a second duel this week!" Yonpachi says excitedly holding his camera.
"Hehe, I like how Chris didn't even hesitate to accept!" Gakuto says.
"Wow, to one duel is something, but two in a row is even better!" Chika says with a smile.
"Hold on. You need formal permission from the faculty if you're to have a physical battle." And then as if one que the headmaster himself comes inside.
"Hoho! Kojima-sensei. I heard everything." Tesshin says surprising even Umeko.
"Principal, when did you get here…?" She says surprised by his sudden appearance.
Staying on business he gave his permission, "Go ahead. I'll use my privilege and allow it. You can fight right now. I will again take responsibility and watch over the duel."
The classroom's in a clamor as both fighters can't wait, "Fufu. This is a battle between Japan and Germany."
"Wanko-chan's strong. Are you going to be all right?" Mayo asks Chris for her safety.
"I can imagine how strong she is by looking at her movements and how confident she is." Chris points out. "But I'll accept the duel since she challenged me!"
In that moment Miyako and I can feel a sudden shift in Chris, "Wanko, be careful. She's strong. She's probably just as strong as Nagamasa is. Maybe stronger than me."
"Yeah, Kazuko. Be careful…" I say to her.
"Hehe, so what? I'll teach her a lesson!" She then proudly points and says, "I'm 100% better than I was when I fought Nagamasa. I'll win this time!"
"All right, Let's head outside, Chris." Wanko said.
"Use the replica weapons in the classroom." Umeko pointed to the wall of weapons above the chalkboard. "They're blunt, but they're good enough to determine a match."
"All right! I'll choose the naginata, of course!" Wanko declares her weapon.
"Oh, that's a model of my saber." Chris noticed the golden handled rapier on the wall.
"We heard bout it from your father, so we had one prepared just in case." Umeko says.
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness." She said with a bow.
"This means you can't make any excuses. Fufu, I'm looking forwards to this." Wanko says with a giggle.
After explaining that touching the replica weapons without express permission would result in possible expulsion both girls nodded.
"It's natural not to draw weapons needlessly. Understood." Chris said.
"I'll admit it was amazing to see you come to school on a horse, but I'm going to embarrass you as much as you stood out." Wanko declares being a little cocky.
"I did not expect to have a match right away. This is easy to understand. As expected from the country of samurai." Chris said respectfully.
They glare at each other as they go outside.
"I think she's making her misunderstand Japan even more." Yamato says worryingly.
"Eh, I think for now she's justified in the feeling. I mean it's not like many other schools here in Japan have such a system." I reply.
"Yeah, I guess…" Yamato agrees reluctantly.
"It's looking to be a violent homeroom." Miyako says.
"Yeah, I'm not seeing the whole delinquent thing playing anytime soon." I reply to Miyako.
"We'll all watch. Head for the schoolyard." With that Umeko-sensei ushers everyone out. But, of course being a duel an announcement for the duel went out over the intercom and slowly but surely nearly all classes came out to watch.
With everyone doing their usual pitches happy that they have a second chance at making money, they put on their business faces. That reminds me…
As we reach the outside, I tap Kazama on the shoulder, " I don't think I have much to say that some of us are owed I believe?"
"Ah yeah, here you go you went the whole way so here's your twenty-thousand yen." Kazama was a good sport as I saw him hand me a wad of cash equaling 20,000 yen.
Well at least I got money for something down the road, not like a big spender back in my old life. I was very much a spendthrift; my friends were quite astounded by how "stingy" as they said I was with money.
Not my fault you spent all your stuff on clothes and stuff to trick out your car. Go cry somewhere else about it…
But back to our usual programming…
"Hey, Nagamasa are you gonna bet on the match?" Kazama asks me.
While of course I'd love to use my meta-knowledge to earn some more cash. I don't feel very comfortable betting on someone who for such a short amount of time I've come to be fond of.
"Nah, I'm good this time." I simply reply.
"Alright then, you snooze you lose." Kazama says as he moves through the crowd trying to place more bets.
"Well who do you think we'll win Nagamasa-san?" Yamato asks me for my opinion, but just before I can answer.
"My, my… it's busy here a second day at Kawakami." We turn around to see none other than Momoyo herself.
"Nee-san/Kawakami-senpai!" Yamato and I say in unison, respectively.
"You two better pay up for the space you're using. Fufufu." She giggles as she pretends to shake us down.
"Now, now, Nee-san. The transfer this time is a pretty girl." Yamato says.
"Well why didn't you eggheads tell me sooner? Let me see… Oh, she's a foreigner, right?" Momoyo says getting a good look at Chris over our shoulders. "Her blonde hair is so pretty. I just want to pat her head." Her look says she has other ulterior motives.
Well at least she likes Chris as I expected.
Principal Tesshin then appear in the middle of the schoolyard as his voice began to be heard, "Following the traditional rules of Kawakami Academy, we will now hold an official duel! Fighters, come forward and introduce yourselves!"
With that both Kazuko and Chris come to the middle, "Class 2-F, Kawakami Kazuko!"
"Wanko, do you best!" Chika cheered.
Gakuto did the same, "Show her the strength of a Japanese girl!"
"I'm in Class 2-F starting today! Christiane Friedrich!" Chris replied in kind.
Mayo, the ever-cheerful class rep cheered for the new student, "Chris-chan! Please be careful!"
"I'm counting on you!" Kazama cheered for Chris as well.
"You have my permission to fight in front of me. I will not step in no matter what until one is unable to continue. But if you were to try and strike while the match is over, I will step in. Understand?" Tesshin explained the rules.
"Got it!/Understood." Wanko and Chris both reply in unison.
"Want, isn't Chris fighting in a skirt? That means… Yonpachi!" Gakuto calls for help.
"I know. I won't miss my chance to take a photo. I may miss… Guh!"
"Gah!" Both of them are knocked out. By whom?
By me.
"You idiots! She's wearing shorts under there you'd still get nothing! Have some decency and just enjoy the fight!" I say annoyed at their perverted antics.
"Hoho, such a disciplinarian. I wonder… are you an S by chance, Nagamasa?" I immediately catch Momoyo's insinuation.
"No, I just don't prefer looking at such perverted obviousness." I reply.
Everyone looks back to the two fighters with Tesshin with his hand in the air, "Get ready… FIGHT!"
"Charge!" Chris yells as she dashes forward.
"Haaaa!" Wanko does the same as she swings her naginata as she sees Chris is in her range. But Chris dodges.
"I won't let you get in your range. I learned that from lesson fighting Nagamasa." Wanko seemed serious this time around.
While she and I hadn't done much weapons training in the few days since our own match I knew that her loss that day would probably light some kind of flame under her.
I wonder…
Wanko keeps up her attacks, so far he patterns are the same as our fight like before.
"Oh, so it's started." Momoyo then appears in between me and Yamato. Her putting her arms around our shoulders.
"Can you tell us about the fight?" Yamato says trying to get his head straight so close to Momoyo.
He can feel his heart jump once more remembering her doing this like during Wanko's match with Nagamasa. But this time she's got Nagamasa involved too, and for some reason he feels a little jealous that someone who just suddenly appears seems to be getting the same kind of friendly treatment since appearing her a few days ago, she's given him the same for years.
"Well unlike before Wanko's attacks were pretty much all over the place, but they seem much more controlled this time around. She's not wasting energy like before just trying to bat Chris away.
"This time… I got you!" Wanko goes in for the arm strike doing a downward strike, but then…!
Just when Wanko appeared finished with her strike she slid the blade across the ground and in a diagonal motion up catching Chris off guard!
"Oh no…!" However with a fencer's feet; Chris softly parries the blow and with a twirl moves out of the way as her hair flutters with the wind.
"Hah, you're just as good as Nagamasa, but not this time!" Suddenly Wanko continues her momentum as she swings once, and then again this time forcing Chris to parry her grip now tightened holding back the heavier polearm.
"Wow… it's like Wanko's changed. And just in a few days?" I said staring at the display in front of me. This was nothing like how it went in the VN.
"Surprised trainee? She's been practicing thinking about you as her opponent since your fight with her. Even though you and Chris have different weapons, you both have a very conservative fighting style. So Wanko's taking advantage of that using her weak defense to make her off-balance." Momoyo explains.
"Wow…" I say amazed as I continue to watch Wanko move.
And I can see it Chris is still able to dodge her attacks, but the movements aren't as graceful except for a few.
"You got her on the ropes Wanko! Keep at it!" Moro cheers.
"Go Wanko! Go, go, go!" Chika joins in.
Even though Chris retreats from each of Wanko's attacks it seems even with her new attack strategy it seems Chris is now also accommodating for it as well as she seems to regain her footing.
"Ha, is running all you can manage!?" Wanko taunts.
The naginata user attacks once more, "Attack me!" It would also seem Wanko had devolved back her to old aggression again.
Momoyo watches as she looks at Chris' eyes, "Oh, she's got the same look you had Nagamasa. I think she's finally ready."
Just as she finished, Chris goes in for her attack, "Haa!"
With a fast thrust, Wanko barely dodges the blow in time, "It's fast! But your mine this time!"
Wanko goes on the offensive this time, with yet another diagonal swing from the bottom right, she attempts to throw off Chris' saber, but the fencer dodges once more as she twirls gracefully.
"Now's my turn. I'll finish this in one blow." Chris declares.
Wanko begins spinning her naginata around proudly, "Bring it on!"
With that both girls charge the other as Chris opens by thrusting her naginata, Wanko dodges to the side; Wanko retaliates by swing left and then right back-to-back, then suddenly tries to trip her up but Chris jumps in time.
Chris once again stabs, but Wanko uses the bar of her naginata to block the strikes. With one swing, Chris is forced to tighten her defense as a strike nearly reaches her, but she parries it. With both girls backing off with a twirl.
Both breath for a few moments watching the other, until Wanko makes her move, "Haaaah!"
Wanko runs the sticks her pole in the sand as she twirls along it and makes to kick at Chris, who retaliates by jumping and then landing on Wanko's foot keeping her down, and with a flip she lands on her feet as she once more points her saber at Wanko.
"I must admit, your something else Chris. But this fight is still mine!" Wanko yells.
"You as well Kawakami-san, but I will be victorious!" Chris matches her spirit.
"This time… I won't lose!" Wanko cheers as she once again prepares to spin her naginata above her head. Sure, it may not have worked on Nagamasa, but with a fencer like Chris it had to work.
"Oh no…" I say under my breath.
Momoyo shared in my sentiments, "No, Wanko… that's not the right thing to do."
"Kawakami-ryu…" Wanko prepares her attack.
"Aah… This is her big attack. I have to dodge with all my might, and then that one chance will be my only opportunity!" Chris can see what Wanko plans to do.
"Yamakuzushi!" Wanko's naginata comes from an unexpected angle and aims for Chris' leg.
"There!" Chris then dodges the attack, just as predicted, and goes in for the thrust. Wanko once again caught off-guard…
"What!?" She panics, but then she feels a pain in her shoulder as Chris' blow hits true as Wanko falls to the ground.
Even after all that extra effort Wanko still lost. I can't say it was fate, but for some reason I still can't help butt feel this loss is for the best in Wanko. Loss is not always a bad thing, in fact one can learn more from loss then victory could ever give you.
"Mmmm…" Wanko whines in pain and frustration as she nurses her shoulder.
"That's it! Winner, Chris!" Tesshin announces.
The crowd cheers for both girls as the match ends.
"You had better instincts this time, but you weren't thinking like your opponent does." Momoyo says.
"Wow that blow had to be hard, is her collarbone broken?" Gakuto asked.
I run up to Wanko checking on her, "Kazuko , are you alright?! Does anything feel broke?!"
"Hm, it seems her bones are fine, but I'm certain she'll have some bruising. But this is nothing compared to the fall you gave her. She'll be fine…" Tesshin finishes with a light smile.
"That's good." Chris come over checking on her opponent out of respect and concern.
"Kuh…" It sounds like Kazuko grunts in frustration, but anyone listening can hear it underneath her voice, "Fu… Fufufufu… Fufufufu…"
"Yeah, I think she's fine." I reply.
"Yeah, if she's laughing I think she's enjoying herself." Yamato notices.
"Be quiet Yamato! Chris… this isn't over, not by a long shot! Your my new rival! I'll take you down one day!" Wanko declares.
"Hehe, I accept your challenge and rivalry! I'll take on any challenge you give me!" Chris returns her resolve.
"But even so I can see you're strong. We welcome you!" Wanko's a good sport as she happily accepts Christiane into our class.
With that everyone in class 2-F surrounds both of them, but especially heap praise onto Chris and her abilities.
"Well I think unlike before I think it's safe to say that Wanko's learning. Right, Momoyo… hmm?" I look back at Momoyo but she has a blank look on her face as she looks in her sister's direction.
Is she already…?
"Hey, Momoyo…?" I try to get her attention, seems this time being in her face gets her out of her stump and she replies.
"Ah, yeah. She's come a long way I can tell. I think she's got a chance to grow even further." She finally replies, but I can already tell.
This feeling must've been bothering her for a while if she's thinking about telling her sister about her martial arts future.
But for how long has it been on her mind, and my extension Tesshin's mind as well?
I guess at the end of the day, the world of martial arts is not for the faint of heart. Especially with techniques in the later series I remember…
I have to get stronger…
"Then, I'll give you a nickname now!" Wanko had decided as I turned around trying to get back to what the rest of the class was saying.
"Nickname? I think Chris is good enough." Chris replied thinking she didn't one.
"You need one for a friend, right? Let's see then…" Wanko seemed to be thinking hard on this one until, "Your name's Chris so how about Kri?"
Almost immediately after that, "Aaah, I have a boner in my pants!" Yonpachi screamed out.
"Yamato…" I groaned out.
"This stupid little puppy." Yamato replies with the same amount of embarrassment.
"Kri! Hahahaha, this is perfect." For all info she meant as a chestnut. To which to this day I will never understand how that fits. "Nice to meet you, Kri."
A little embarrassed by her "nickname" Chris tried to object, "Please call me Chris."
"I'll call you Kri, with love!" Wanko continued on however.
"You were called Wanko if I recall…Then you're Dog. I'll call you Dog." Chris returns the favor making a nickname for Kazuko.
"Hey, you're calling your classmate a canine mammal?!" Kazuko replied just as her doggy ears popped out of her hair.
"But you called me by a plant's name." Chris retorted.
"Guuuh!" The two glare at each other.
And so was the beginning of a friendship and rivalry that would last for decades…
"Well at least Wanko has a friend now right Momo-senpai?" I looked to see she wasn't there where she was standing… Oh no…
I looked over to see her walk right passed Gakuto as she proclaims, "All the cute girls in the world are mine." A look of incredulity crosses Gakuto's face.
I watch as Momoyo-senpai goes and grabs Chris's arm.
"Eh?" Chris says in confusion.
"Come here. I'll carry you in my arms princess." Momoyo declares as she tries to pick Chris up.
"W-what are you doing?!" Chris, surprised, tries to fight back, but…
"Wow, that's a sharp attack You sure are strong." Momoyo continues to gush as she blocks Chris' strike with her palm.
"What?" Chris is shocked it did nothing.
"But unfortunately, you're still no match for me. Come… here." And this time she's successful in picking up Chris in her arms easily.
"This strength… Are you Kawakami Momoyo?" Chris finally recognizes her.
"Piacere! I'm also Wanko's older sister." Momoyo introduces herself.
"Momo-senpai, that's Italian…" Miyako tries to correct her greeting.
"Ohh… I've heard stories about you." Chris is now intrigued. "That you're a warrior who continues to have serious matches."
"Yes. Do you want to fight me in judo's groundwork-k!?" Momoyo then suddenly falls flat on her face as Tesshin smacks her head from behind.
"Are you stupid, Momo? Go back to class now." Tesshin ordered her.
Momoyo just as suddenly recovers and jumps at her old an. "Old man… Don't smack me in the head…"
The principal dodged his granddaughter's attacks, "Oh, Momo! I'll expel you if you hot the principal!"
"Oh god above…" As the grandfather and granddaughter start fighting a small tornado is picked up as it travels elsewhere.
"Leave them be. You'll be sucked into that tornado if you go near them." Umeko-sensei warns the students.
"Then let's quickly head back inside the classroom everyone." Mayo, the ever-responsible class rep helps guide everybody back.
"Kazuko, heard for the nurse's office. Even though your bones alright you still need to be properly treated." Umeko directs Kazuko to head to the infirmary.
"I'll take her sensei!" I tell the teacher.
"But Nagamasa…" She then looks as I glare at her, she submits her ears flopping down.
"F-Fine… I'll go." With that I escort her to the nurse's office.
And so after being treated at the infirmary for her bruised collarbone and shoulder, we head back to class as the usual Class 2-F antics engulf the rest of class…
Eventually Umeko returns and homeroom continues. "As for the issue of Chris' lodgings… she will be left in the care of the Shimazu dorm."
"Eh, us? Well, all right." Kazama accepted the responsibility.
"…Why?" Miyako seemed a bit annoyed at the prospect.
"Aah, I've been wondering. Azai-san, where are you staying at this same dorm?" Chris turns to ask me. She'd been place next to me in the seating arrangement.
"Oh, I actually have room and board at Kawakami Temple. I'm both a temporary resident and a student there while I'm living there." I reply.
"Eh?!" The two resident perverts reply with shock and awe.
Ah crap…
"You bastard! You get to see Momo-senpai everyday don't you?!" Gakuto growls.
"Tell me! Have you seen her bra!? Have you seen her breasts!? Have you seen her naked!?" Yonpachi barrages me with lewd questions.
"I need to learn to keep my big trap shut…" Regret obvious in my voice.
With that Chris goes and greets her new dormmates, but her experience with Miyako is quite the telling event.
As Chris goes try and shake her hand, Miyako just seemingly ignores her. I'm sure that while Miyako not used to new people, I know with time, she'll be used to Chris.
With that the normal school day finally seemed to begin.
After school…
As I look up I don't see Miyako anywhere. I supposed she must've used the excuse of going to Archery club to escape having to show Chris around to the dorm.
But even so…
"Ah, Azai-san; since we'll be going our separate ways I just wanted to say it was nice to meet you. I hope we get along as the year goes on." Chris says as Yamato takes her to the dorm.
"Of course, Chris. Oh and for future reference call me by my first name, Nagamasa. I'm not used to people calling me Azai-san." I reply.
"Hehe, very well. Goodbye for now." With that she waves and smiles softly as we both go our separate ways.
But just as she does I see a blue bar appear above her head…
Friendship with Christiane – [4% out of 100]
Well… a start's a start. I guess…
And given that it's Friday, I'm more then certain the Kazama Family will be going to their secret base for the Friday gathering. Ah well, guess I'll be on my own for the first time.
And so my third day in the world of Majikoi passes by as I head for the Kawakami Temple…
AN#1 – Well here's the fourth part of my prologue to my Majikoi story, I'm NOT a Samurai, Seriously! Today is the day of Chris' arrival and this being my biggest chapter sadly I had to cut one of the biggest ideas I had in mind for this chapter.
You see I had the idea in mind, that after Wanko lost to Chris that Nagamasa would try to avenge Wanko/test Chris' resolve, but I decided not to since in this fight this is what starts Chris and Wanko's friendship/rivalry I decided not to throw in something to try and overtake it.
But all in all; all the Kazama Family members are now; just need to have all of them together. But we'll get to that eventually…
What's up next for our hero, Nagamasa? Stay tuned, for Prologue – Part 5 – First Weekend!
Hope you guys enjoed the introduction of the Friendship/Affection meter mechanic!
AN#2 – I hope you guys are enjoying this rewrite. So please don't forget to leave reviews and also follow and favorite as well too!
AN#3 – Remember I wouldn't be here without you guys! Remember to Favorite, Follow and Review! :)
