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As for their relationship, during this trip; things between them individually will become more heated as they grapple with their feelings.
I know Kokoro is, but we'll get there eventually…
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Majikoi – Love Me Seriously! – Momoyo Route
The Goddess of War – Part 9
Friends, Even in War
July 24th, 2009, Friday
I had arrived earlier to the secret base where would be discussing our strategy for the future Kawakami War, but for now…
"Mayucchi, thank you for finally letting me practice with you." I thanked the samurai girl. The both of us staring each other down.
"You're welcome Nagamasa-san, now then… come at me with everything you have!" Mayucchi stood ready.
"Alright… Azai-Style: Triple Step Obliteration!" In a very quick succession almost something akin to Yukie and her family's own style of swordplay I unleashed a fast barrage of slashes in an attempt to overwhelm a person's defenses.
"There!" And just as the swordswoman I knew she was, she had perceived nearly all of my attacks and retaliated, if not for my own attention on her I was barely able to guard against her attacks as I land backwards.
"Ye!" The both of us continued on as we landed strike after strike sparks from our blades flying in each direction we took our blades; with all of the training I'd been doing in my free time and all the fights I'd had up til this point to be able to match up to a Four Diva like Mayucchi was nothing but an honor.
Eventually the two of us came to a stop realizing that'd been enough, "Alright Yukie, I think that's enough for now."
"Very well, thank you for that practice." We both sheathed our blades as we took a break, refreshing ourselves I took the time to text Momoyo in the moment.
With all this preparation and strategizing I'd been doing with Yamato I'd use any excuse I could use to text her.
"You two have been going at it. Mayucchi that was amazing. If you don't mind would you be willing to go up against Cookie as well?" Yamato had arrived and brought Cookie and Kazama up with him.
Recruiting Cookie as one of our outside fighters was part of the plan as a robot he wasn't banned since he didn't use guns or explosives but instead used an energy saber that mostly functioned the same as a sword like anything else.
I have to say seeing Cookie transform was quite the marvel as she changed forms into Cookie 2 she totally looked like a robot designed more for combat then her first form's more caring nature.
And to see such a machine move at such hellish speeds made the sight even more engraving. If Cookie had somehow been a human they would've been one of the greatest fighters on the world matching up with the likes of people in this world.
But after all our practice and experimenting with Mayucchi's abilities, the proper Friday Gathering took place as usual. Sure one of our friends would be our enemy, but she was still a friend.
"With Momo-senpai turned against us, things in our camp are frantic." Kazama said.
Momoyo merely smiled, "You'd better be. I'm looking to have some fun. If I don't get some violence soon, a fog's going to cloud over my mind and I'll become a zombie."
"If that happens, the planet's doomed to extinction…" I jokingly quipped.
"I can't wait Onee-sama. I've wanted to fight you so much." Wanko said.
"I too have no objections. I must take this opportunity to spar with you." Chris was also getting excited.
"Heh, heh. Keep an eye on the sky. You'll never know where my arrows will come from." Wow, even Miyako's getting fired up.
"I'm terrified to go up against you, but…" Mayucchi seemed ready.
"You've just gotta do your best girl!" Matsukaze got her pumped up.
"Yes, I know. All I can do is make sure I leave nothing on the table." With that Mayucchi rallied herself.
"Haha, finally getting my chance to fight you senpai… I can't wait." I too was more than ready.
"Well all the girls are itchin' for a fight; even Nagamasa too." Gakuto commented.
"Well they're all samurai. It's in their blood, but I'm glad their all on our side." Moro replied.
"Hahaha. August 31st is going to be a blast." Momoyo chuckled. "Well, I'll be on the other sid, but that won't change things between us. It's not like I'm even showing up to the S Army's boot camp." Which I guess it's a conciliation.
"And it happens to be on your birthday too." Kazuko commented.
"…!" Hearing brought my attention to something. Her birthday…
"The battle is the greatest gift I could've asked for." Momoyo seemed happy.
"This girl is truly addicted to battle." I thought to myself.
"Nagamasa, I can tell you're fired up to beat me along with everyone else." She turned towards me.
"Yeah, I'm finally looking forward to knocking you off that perch and bring you back down to us mortals." I quipped knowing it would annoy her.
"You've learned to talk the talk. That's nice… and I know you can walk the walk, but still… I won't hold back. Then that's that, when the war starts my target will be you Nagamasa." Momoyo said staring into my eyes.
"Yeah, I wouldn't have it any other way." I returned her resolve.
"Ahh, she's completely locked onto you man!" Gakuto said worryingly.
"Which means she'll have eyes for no one else!" I reply cheekily.
"You, little. Hahaha!" She pushed me down onto one of the free sofas.
"Guwah! Why're you pushing me down?!" I ask her.
"Seeing you be cocky made me want to mess with you." Her eyes were of that mischievous glint.
"The war hasn't started you know that right?" I tell her.
"This has nothing to do with that. This is just a protégé and his master fooling around." She answers.
"Tickle, tickle, tickle!" Not again!
"Ahahaha! N-n-o… s-stop, I beg you! Not again… Hahaha!" I couldn't help it if I had a ticklish body, had been that way since I was a kid, I couldn't be poked without flinching in kind.
The other guys looked on at the scene, "Hey, hey, hey can we really we win if our ace fighter is like this?!"
"There they go again… and he was being cool for a second there." Miyako happened to agree with Gakuto's worry.
Despite the fact she and I and everyone were her opponents, that still didn't stop our friendship.
July 25th, 2009, Saturday
Today was the end-of-semester ceremony…
By this point, it had seem like everyone had picked a side in the coming Kawakami War, meaning by know most of the propaganda war had been ended that wasn;t to mean that come the big battle no one would be hesitant to switch sides.
At the F Army rally— in the gymnasium
Nearly 400 some students had joined out cause. While for the S Army they had to hold their own rally in the sports field.
"This is one heck of a crowd. This' got to be enough." Kazama whistled at the sight.
After Miyako and Moro came back from scouting the enemy, they informed us it was nearly 2 to 1.
"Despite the odds we can't let numbers get to us, even a smaller force can overcome a larger army if all understand their role." I commented.
"Yeah, like Nagamasa said so long as everyone fights for all their worth, we'll be victorious." Yamato agreed.
"Mayo, you're the general of this army now." Chika was with her friend trying to cheer her up.
"I-I didn't think things would get this big." Mayo stirred at the sight of all the people who came to the gym.
"Is the pressure getting to you? I wouldn't be surprised, with this many people." Gakuto asked her.
"No, . I'll do what I can!" But Mayo seemed unfazed.
At the front of the rally it was me and Chris that were to lead the troops; I'd requested to be leading the frontlines alongside her, I knew if Momoyo heard I was in the vanguard she wouldn't be able to help herself.
"Ahh, the thought of being in charge of this ceremony is nerve-wracking." Chris seemed a bit nervous, but I put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry Chris, I know how good you are a projecting loudly and clearly, besides I'll be with you by your side here and on the field when the time comes." I tell her with a wink.
"All right, Nagamasa-san! Let's do this!" Chris seemed all but ready.
"Attention! It's time for the F Army rally!" Chris began to speak first. "First, I would like to introduce your General, Amakasu Mayo."
Mayo made her way to the stage, ""Th-Thank you!" She tottered her way up to the podium, and proceeded to trip.
"Oh, I'm fine. That was nothing." Chika went to check on her. "Uum, hello everyone. It's hard to believe that the strife between Class 2-F and 2-S has come to involve so many people. I'm terribly sorry you were all dragged into this. However, I don't think there's any other way that Class S will come to respect us. We have no choice but to take up arms. Let's give Class S their last surprise! I'll do whatever I can to help us win! So know that we all have each other's backs, please! And again… thank you!" Mayo had finished her speech.
And while the army wasn't pumped up it seems many of our Class's fighters were taken in by her cuteness enough to stay loyal.
Chris returned to the podium, "Next we will appoint our tactician and his advisor, Naoe Yamato and Azai Nagamasa of Class 2-F!"
"Thank you." Yamato and I both replied as we both took the stage.
"Naoe Yamato, we give you full authority to command our troops and to act as our tactician. Lead us to victory! And even as one of our generals, Azai Nagamasa you will help him in leading our troops as well on the battlefield as his advisor."
"Yes ma'am. We'll give our heart and soul into our positions." No one from Class 2-F objected.
"Ladies and gentleman, I will be your commander. All I ask is that you follow my orders. Until the end of August, you are all allowed to be friendly with those in the S Army, but when that day on the 31st comes be ready to fight." Yamato led off.
In the crowd however, "Naoe from Class F? I get why he's tactician, but…"
"Can this guy really lead us?" Another voiced.
Toshimaru caught their conversation, "Hey, remember one of our other generals is right behind him. Nagamasa's even acknowledged by Momoyo as someone she wants to defeat, even if you don't agree with Naoe at least follow the man who'll be fighting side by side with you. Unless you have a problem with that?" She pointed her spear at one of them.
"Heeh, n-not at all! We'll follow em' tooth and nail!" That got the two detractors to quiet down.
"Really now…" Toshimaru fixed her collar.
"Now then instead of an introductory speech; Miyako! Capt!" Immediately both our fastest people removed two spies who were amongst the crowd recording the event.
And after a quick execution of "F Army" members, as a reminder to what will happen to spies and traitors…
Another one in the crowd came running up towards the stage, an assassin come to take out either me or Yamato perhaps, "Either Naoe or Azai will do, prepare yourselves!"
But Gakuto stopped him cold, "Whoa there!"
Gakuto slammed into and just like the spies was knocked unconscious and delt with decisively.
Everyone know saw the dirty tricks that the S Army was willing to try now and that began to raise the rest of their voices as I now took to the podium, "Everyone, I know that for some this will still seem like a game, but now is the time to show our resolve! Show them your spirit, show them your boldness and above all show them your pride!"
The entire crowd of the F Army cheered.
"He's right! They always keep looking down on us all the time." One fighter said.
"I thought hey were going to be treating this like a game, but they're getting serious…" Another said.
"Down with Class S!" One chanted and so the others began to as well.
"And remember everyone in this room! Those of who are here are one of the brave and the defiant who stand with us this day! At the end of August let's defeat the S Army and knock the Goddess of Martial Arts off her perch!" Even the mention of Momoyo's title no one faltered as they continued to cheer.
Outside, Moro and Gakuto "dealt" with the assassin, a clever ruse to foment everyone's spirits into resistance. When they heard the cheers and chants in the gym they knew everyone was pumped up.
After Suguru's rather invigorating speech, Yamato and I conferred with Capt and Chris about our strategy.
"Yamato and I have been conferring and we want you guys to lead our 'Osaka Squad.'" I told them.
"Osaka Squad?" Chris asked.
"It's naming it after the famous castle of the Toyotomi and where they fought their last stand against the Tokugawa Shogunate, you'll be leading this elite team that will be able to act our trump card and an elite raiding team free to attack targets at will." Yamato informed them.
"Elite troops, huh…" Chris mused.
"Raiders, huh? I like the idea…" Capt seemed amused.
"So we want the two of you leading a squad each." Yamato said.
"Me? You wish me to lead an elite cadre?" Chris inquired.
"Chris, you're a natural born leader. So each of you pick from this group of 400; twenty of the best candidates you think will be the best soldiers you can mold." I told them.
"And there's no restrictions, and Capt I'll have Gakuto as your second-in-command." Yamato informed him. "Mayucchi and Gen-san are off limits as I'll need them for other tasks I have in mind."
"Besides leading a group invoking an army leading a desperate last stand against a mighty force will be able to pick up their spirits. We leave the rest to you." With that we entrusted them to pick which soldiers they wanted to pick.
"Now then Yamato, have you given my previous idea we discussed any thought?" I asked him.
"I mean there is obviously some reasoning to it, but with so many fighters on their side and so many elite troops can you handle all that on your own so deep in enemy lines?" He seemed concerned for me.
"Haha, don't worry about me besides me striking at their defenses is all part of the plan remember? She's not going to sit back and let the war end quickly we both know that. Besides changing the flow of battle is what an Azai does best." I tell him.
"Haha, you really are becoming just as much a battle maniac as her. But I thought you didn't like people equating you to the original?" He looked at me curiously.
I shrugged in response, "Eh, what can I saw. She's a bad influence on me."
"You… really do love her don't you?" Yamato asked me.
"With all my heart Yamato. All of it." I replied genuinely.
And with that we knew our preparations would take more time, but for now –
Summer Vacation Is Here!
July 28th, 2009, Tuesday
Even during this free time I still had to better myself, from my training, my academics as well as…
"I think that takes care of all the stuff we need for the Okinawa trip." Momoyo said.
That is finding any time I could to hang out with Momoyo, to advance our relationship.
"Want to head for a café?" I offer her.
"I don't have any money. I can't even afford Yocchan Squid." She says a bit upset.
"I got a coupon for free drinks recently." I pull it out.
"And this is why I love your frugal ways, Nagamasa." And will our frivolous, normal conversations were fun, I wanted to win her heart. And with that I wanted to at least have one romantic conversation with her.
"I love the peach juice this place has." Momoyo says sipping away at her cup. Above all I know from the "system" Momoyo and I are pretty much nearly maxed out at Friendship. But I knew that wasn't really a true number for anything, I wasn't treating this as a game.
Friendship with Momoyo – [85% out of 100]
What I just say!?
"So played any new games recently?" I asked her.
"Oh yeah I am including Creature Hunter." Interesting…
"Interesting, what is it? I ask her.
"Look, I even soloed a G-class Deostra." She showed me a photo of her beating the monster on Creature Hunter.
"Wow, you've made a lot of progress on that haven't you?" Guess with summer going on she's got nothing but time.
"With the start of summer I've gotten a lot better. Amazing right?" I guess it was the right call to get her an action game.
"Play with anyone at the temple." I inquired of her.
"Believe it or not I play with Gramps from time to time. The assistant master doesn't like games, and Wanko, heh. I've long since passed her skill level." She tells me.
"I've seen her busting her butt in her training. Can't go one day without hearing how she wants to be the one to beat you in the War." I said.
"Do you have any other games in mind?" She asks me.
"Hmm, I'll have to look around, but I'll find what I can." Translation: I'll asl Moro.
"It's summer break, so I don't want to just sit around – I want to play too." She seemed a bit wanting. But I was happy she seemed to be enjoying herself.
With things easing in like this, what else could I talk to her about? Maybe…
"So when you and all the other girls in the Family get together…" I led off which she picked up.
"Oh, you mean when I gather my harem? We have a girl for each genre." She comments.
"It's things like that you say I can't take you seriously in the moment." I quip. "But do you girls talk about romance?"
"Hmm? I guess every once in a blue moon." She answers. "Well probably talk about it one of these nights during the Okinawa trip."
"I assume the subject is Capt, or any of the other guys in our group." I say.
"When we talk about Capt, it's usually about how we love his craziness. A girl's pajama party… Feeling excited?" She teases.
"I'm somehow both excited, yet terrified all at the same time." I reply.
"How about you guys? You gotta talk about sex, right?" Well that was a turnaround.
"Well, we talk about love too." I reply.
"Really now? This is the season of love isn't it? Heheheh." Seems things were going swimmingly so far. Don't think, just talk now.
"You know we had a lot of fun at Nanahama the other day." I brought up our "date" to the city.
"Yeah, the rain sucked. But it was still fun, something I'd never forget. I'm interested in where you'll take me next." She mused.
"Okay, I can down with that!" I told her with a smile. "Then how about Hyakkeijima? It's close, but I hear you guys have never been."
"Well it would beat out Chiba's Mouse Kingdom." Wow Minatosoft, couldn't be more original could you? "After all, you'll bring me a homemade lunch, right?"
"I'm pretty sure that would be your role in that situation." I tease her.
"Are you sure? Mine would have only white rice and raw vegetables." She replied.
"But I'd still love it, besides we could probably cook together beforehand I can teach you if you want?" I offer.
"Heh, maybe I'll bring my own half of it. Probably just some cooked veggies though. I'll take you up on it." She replied.
"Haha, the pleasure's all mine. And I can't wait to taste it." I say with a smile.
"It's sounds fun and easy, cooking veggies shouldn't be that hard. Besides I like being with you. Hehe, this is already sounding fun." I felt like the conversation had flowed naturally, just got to keep it up and I'll win her heart for sure.
August 1st, 2009 Saturday
Summer in Japan, is a summer of training…
And with me having keep up with both my studies and training at the temple, I took what chances I could get such as the optional school day today…
"Oh, Nagamasa I was asleep yesterday. Was the call you made anything important?" Momoyo said on the phone.
"Nah, not really. Don't worry about it." I replied.
"Okay. Well, I should be awake today." And during all of this I made sure to be in contact with Momoyo when I still could fit it in.
Along with me was Yamato who pretty much here to keep me informed on the training of our army.
Capt arrived with a list of his chosen fighters, "Yamato, Nagamasa here's Squad 1 how's it look?"
He handed us the list, everyone on her seemed to be a proven fighter in their own right. Most of them were the brawny men we'd recruited to our own side.
"Good Capt, and amazing you got them to follow you so diligently already." I complimented him.
And with a rather happy Gakuto in tow, he was off trying to look his best on the slim to nil chance someone remembered his birthday and somehow got him a present. Alright whatever dude…
"Do you guys mind if we start some independent training?" Capt asked us.
"Go ahead, we got big hopes for you guys." Yamato gives him the go ahead. Afterwards Chris came in too.
Heading for the rooftop, there waiting for us was Gen, who was to be the sort of 'spirit of the army' with a hard worker like him at the fore many people would have a rally pointing to come around too.
"Gen-san, thanks again for all of this." Yamato said.
"I should've quit on the fuckin' spot when you offered me this spot, I didn't know I'd be leading the bulk of the whole damn army!" Gen protested.
"Well you're the only guy we can trust with this." Yamato replied. "How your second-in-command, Wanko doing?"
"Well she's having a blast leading the shock troops. Maybe a bit too much fun." Gen commented.
"Osaka Squad 2 is ready to begin joint exercising with Minamoto Tadakatsu's brigade. Dog and I will sit out. This way will we see how the forces function as a unit together." Chris explained.
"Live training this early? Make sure they don't overdo it." I caution her.
"I understand, but I wish to see their potential in love combat and to see them in shape. On the right are the girls in my squad and the left are those in Minamoto Tadakatsu's men." Looking down we saw the twenty of Chris's squad, while Gen's troops numbered closer to 100.
As the exercise went on Chris' squad drove a wedge staying tight together as they drove Gen's unit in two. Even while Gen attempted to regroup his forces Chris's group refused to let up on their momentum.
With every crack that was shown it was instantly and viciously torn apart, "Impressive, Chris. You've already got them this good already in a few days."
"I will spend the rest of the month trying to bring out their full potential. We will be your swords to direct as you two see fit." Chris vowed.
"Haha, it's really exciting to see you all fired up Chris." I comment.
"I am the daughter of soldiers, and you've called me to war. What else would I be but fired up? Victory will be ours!" Seeing Chris this pumped up and everyone's morale still high will be a boon.
Yamato and I headed down and exchanged words of thanks to all the fighters who had participated in today's exercise.
"That was pathetic. How much do you think we had them outnumbered by, eh?" Gen asks sub-commanders clearly unhappy with the result.
"I'm sorry Commander… But that Osaka Squad was something else." One sun-commander said.
"They moved as one, it was like twenty hydra heads all at once." One of the brigades soldiers pointed out.
"If you're strong enough to whine, you're strong enough to train. Wanko, get to it." Wanko appeared ready to drill the troops further.
"Okay everyone, let's run! We have to get ourselves in shape!" Wanko then led the brigade on a run around the school.
But even Chris had words for her won elite squad, "Your coordination was decent, but you were slow on the about-face following the initial charge. That will be the focus on today's training!"
All the ladies simply nodded and they immediately went to it.
We could leave the rest of things here to those guys to oversee as we both return to the classroom.
We found Chika, Mayo and some of the other girls in our class who were not so fighting-inclined working on our flag.
"Oh, Mr. Warrior, Tactician. Morning." Chika greeted me. Seeing a symbol like this flying over out base would be a symbol for everyone to rally around.
"Make it big. We need a symbol to be big and bold so everyone can see it." Yamato said.
"Will do. If we're going to make a flag, it has to be amazing." Mayo said.
In a corner of the classroom; Moro and Suguru of the Intelligence division were conferring on the state of the S Army and how they hadn't been training today.
With that me and Yamato were heading out to talk with a certain somebody. "Alright looks like everyone's good here. Let's go talk with our friend Kobayakawa. Miyako, come with us. A little extra muscle should be enough to tip the conversation."
"Don't worry. I'll never leave your side, not even when you need to use the bathroom." For the conversation we left the underhandedness to Yamato. But even with all these preparations…
First up… to Okinawa!
August 10th, 2009, Monday
A four-day, three-night stay on Kumejima, Okinawa awaited us!
But already things were starting on a… bad foot.
"Hey, Capt! What's this button on the side of the seat do?" Wanko asked innocently.
"That's the emergency escape button. Push it and the seat will go flying out of the plane." Capt decided to tease her but was very crude about it.
"Wha! I'm never going near that thing again!" Wanko panicked as she screamed.
"There's too many people packed together for me to relax…" Seems like Miyako has an issue with tight spaces, I can relate since I hated my first flight I was in the window seat beside two people.
"Is it just me or does the wing we see from the window look ready to fall apart." But for my troubles on this flight I as stuck next to Momoyo and Miyako; with me getting the aisle seat.
But with this being her first flight I could understand that feeling as well, "Firs time? I know it's hard, but you'll get through it okay?" I try to comfort her.
For a certain pair of boys, they seemed to happy that for the first time it seems like girls are noticing them.
"What do you suppose those two are doing?" Mayucchi asked.
"Being silly. That's the only reason anyone would feel the need to look at pretty faces when us beauties are sitting right here." Momoyo seemed annoyed.
"When he's on vacation, I figure Gakuto's looking to hang out with girls more than the normal gang." Kazama points out.
"Now wait, that statement is peculiar. We too are girls." Chris objected.
"Well sure, technically you are. But you're friends, that's what makes it different." Kazama answered.
"Well… I suppose that makes sense, but…" Chris seemed to ponder.
"When will Capt start thinking about girls? And what girl will make him that way?" I have an idea…
After getting our rooming structure; once again guys and girls being separated.
"Whoa! Why's the cabin shaking!? What's going on?!" Wanko panicked again.
"Because we're taking off and there's always a little turbulence during that." You'll probably feel a bit of pressure in your ears, but it's okay. Just sit still until I say so got it?" I try to comfort Wanko's anxiety.
" 'Kay" Wanko seemed to be fine after that.
"I'm still surprised at how quickly you were able to get Wanko to listen to you Nagamasa. You must've raised an animal before to know how to do that." Moro points out.
"Not really, I just know how to reward and punish her correctly, it's kind of fun when you get used to it." I say with a smirk.
We finally made it into the air, "Okay Wanko, it's clear. Also swallow some spit, it might be weird but it'll help clear your ears a little."
She did so and she seemed to be fine, "Mm, that feels better, thanks Nagamasa!"
"Mm… I feel a bit sick from all the shaking." Miyako groans.
Everyone does their small part in making her feel better; Capt getting her a drink, Momoyo patting her back, Chris getting her a blanket with even Mayucchi recommending an eye mask.
And Kazuko giving emotional support.
"Geez, your all such busybodies." She whined, but smiled. "Everyone… thank you."
But even during all of this Gakuto spent his time away flirting with the two girls that had given him and Moro the slightest time of day.
"Nagamasa, will you be my nurse?" Miyako asks me.
"Of course, that's why I'm here." I reply to her while I'm not patting her head softly almost reminds me of our trip to the Hakone hot spring.
"…Umm… will you go out with me?" She asks using her illness as a front.
"I care for you Miyako, but we should stay friends." I tell her.
"Mm… how can you say all of that, then slam the door in my face? You meanie…" I then threw the small blanket we had onto her.
"Get some sleep, you little knucklehead." And in other news, I was still quite surprised that Gakuto and Moro were actually hitting it off with some girls, but I knew the truth…
August 11th, 2009, Tuesday
Hate-no-hama beach in Kumejima, Okinawa…
"She dumped me." No shock there.
"Not surprised really." I comment.
"Already!?" Yamato seemed more surprised.
"And here you were saying things were going pretty well." Capt commented.
Then Gakuto sadly recounted the events of yesterday when the two girls they'd met had fallen for some look-a-likes who were nearly the spitting image of two well known actors on a well known TV show.
"Those dudes totally stole them from us! They think they're so hot, just because they're so hot!" Gakuto yelled in frustration. All I could do was laugh at their misery.
"I can only express my deepest condolences." Yamato said.
"I can't, I'm gonna laugh. Aahaha!" I did so.
"You bastard! Why do girls only fall for pretty faces?! Is that all they look for in a man!?" Gakuto argued.
"Can you blame them? I'd go gay for a Stinson look-alike." I backed up from him.
"Dude, don't say that stuff when there's only guys here." I said.
"Right now, I bet they're riding a big wave going like: 'Oh, I can feel a big wave coming!'" God the amount of self-deprecation is… Ahahaha!
"Hahaha!... Stop, I'm gonna vomit at this rate… s-stop… Hahaha!" I continued laughing out loud.
"Will you both just calm down?" Yamato tried to tell us.
"Cheer up. There's more to a guy then just looks." Kazama tries to get Gakuto's spirits back up.
"So says one of the hottest guys in the Family!" Gakuto said, wait ONE of in the family?
With that they officially declared the end of their summer, "Well with that over with, we'll help you Nagamasa."
"Thanks for that. Don't forget you owe me for helping cook all those Okinawa lines and short ribs the other night we got here." I remind them.
"So basically the plan is to separate the girls partway through right?" Kazama asks.
"Yeah, the idea like Tanabata is for me to be alone with Momoyo-san." I tell them.
"Will do. But if everything goes well, I'm expecting some pig's ear later." Gakuto asked.
"Oh, the girl's are coming!" Moro pointed to them.
Wanko energetically came out in her orange two-piece swimsuit.
Chris came out gracefully in a white-and-blue two-piece of her own.
Yukie came out nervously in a form-fitting white one-piece swimsuit.
Miyako, came out in an orange stripped two-piece, "Nagamasa, Yamato… will one of you put slippery sunscreen all over my body?"
And finally the lady of the hour Momoyo Kawakami came out in a black two-piece, "Heheh. Bikinis and one-pieces as far as the eye can see. This is the life."
"Wow… Just wow, Momo-senpai…" I can just feel my face growing hot at the sight of her.
"Sweet! Let's grab the beach ball and get to playing already!" Kazama grabbed the beach ball we'd packed.
"I'll eat some shaved ice as we play, as a handicap." Momoyo replied.
And so we played on the summer beach heartily to our heart's content. But as we did so I wondered… after this it would be hard to get close to Momoyo what with the war then being only a few weeks from then.
"Okay, let's each go our own ways until the snorkeling tour at 4." Kazama gave the signal. This was my chance!
And so while the trio of Kazuko, Chris and Kazama had a swimming contest. Gakuto and Mayucchi searched for sea shells, Moro and Yamato hung out with Miyako… sorry Yamato.
Thanks everyone, now then…
"Mmm, everyone's having fun doing what they like." Momoyo said.
"Want to take a water taxi Momo-senpai?" I ask her.
"Yeah, that sounds fun. And I'm good on food." She said.
"But still I can't believe you played that whole game without spilling a single drop." I comment.
"You know it's a good thing you said you wanted to use the water taxi. Cause I want to go out on the big blue sea." Momoyo said.
"Then I'll get the inflatable. Come on, I'll pull you." I say.
"I like it!" She seems happy.
"And since I'm pulling the boat, we're calling it Highwind." I call it, yes that's a KH reference get over it.
"That sounds like a generic name for a ship in a sci-fi, but good luck." Momoyo seemed content with it.
"Then let's go!" Things are going off without a hitch, there was a small uninhabited island not to far from where the beach was. But I need to conserve my strength to make sure I'm not tired when we go back.
It was then I felt a splash on my face, "What the heck!?"
"You look like you had a grim look on your face, so I decided to tease you. Go on tell your master everything, my precious student." She says.
"It's nothing." I simply reply.
She then gets me in a submission hold trying to prey a confession from me, "Talk! Don't try and hide things from me!"
"Guh… stop, not the submission…" I could feel my muscles strain as I attempt to break out. But even though the pain… I could feel her body all over me! Yes, please more of that!
"Teyah!" She then suddenly threw me in the water along with the inflatable.
"Battleship Highwind, leave port! Time to boldly go where no woman has gone before—" Well someone's in a hurry.
"Okay, no need for the lawsuit, let's just get going." And with that I began to paddle out into the sea in the general direction of the island.
"Heheh, this is comfy…" Momoyo seemed relaxed as she laid leisurely on the tugboat inflatable. "Blue sky, blue sea… Mm, this calls for a song. Girl on the beach, are you hidin' what I seek? ~ Let's pull your pareo skirt up and see ~ A skimpy string bikini? How lucky I can be ~"
"Well aren't you in a good mood, Momoyo." I comment on her perky behavior.
She smiles back, "Yeah. It feels like all the clouds inside me have cleared. And you're seimming pretty fast… Wait. We can't see the beach anymore."
"I know right, amazing?" Oh, I so underestimated how far this island was, damn it this was killing me.
"And just how far do you plan on going?" She inquired playfully.
"Just on a shortcut is all. Heheh." I return the favor from before.
"Y-You're like the 'nice guy' who offers a drive home to a girl, only to try and get in her pants!" Momoyo sarcastically replied.
"I'm shocked you know of guys like that Momo-senpai." I say.
"I know plenty of stuff like that. I'm pretty sure I told you before, but I've borrowed a lot of those kind of books from my friends." She replied.
"And that makes you an expert?" I shot back.
"Hmm. So you're planning on doing something dirty to me." She comments.
"Your fault for dressing like that." I honestly reply.
"I know, don't I look hot? I caught you staring earlier. Next you'll say, 'Momo-senpai, it's your fault for tempting me!'" Geez louise woman…
"Wow, just wow… I never knew how much of dirty mind you have in that had of yours. But I get the feeling you shouldn't say things like that." I reply.
"What, you're not planning on assaulting me? Bor-ing!" She once again playfully comments.
"Well I have no plans to sleep with the fishes just yet." I say.
"You don't think being shark food would make for a good punchline?" What was that line?
"What is this Schoolastic Days?" I reply.
"The shore really is far…" She pointed out.
"Well if a shark comes I'll leave it up to you Momo-senpai, since I don't have my sword." She smiled and played along.
"I'll turn them into kamaboko. . Ooh, I should've brought soy sauce for that." She playfully adds at the end.
"With you around, I don't even think pirates would come close and cause a worry." I say.
"If we do see a ship flying the Jolly Roger, we're going to be the ones on the attack." Momoyo said excitingly.
"Haha, it sounds just like you Momo-senpai. And before they could even see you too, what a pirate way to ask indeed." I say with a smile. "But we would still come under heavy fire, what about that?"
"You make it sound like dodging that is hard." She replies still with a smile on her face.
"Oi, oi I know you're good, but this still isn't the Matrix you know. But you certainly don't seem bored right now."
"You're right. Super Happy Momo's sitting right here. Let me prove it to you! Flutter Kick!" She began addling her feet extremely fast, faster than I was swimming even dragging me along.
"Woooaah! So fast…!" With that we were so much further out at sea then before.
"But, you know, Naga… Can I be real with you for a minute?" She seems to lose her cheeriness and looked a bit… worried?
"Yeah, what is it?" I ask her.
"I'm feeling really open right now, and we're all alone, so I want to ask you something…" This was… interesting.
"Go on you can tell me anything." I say listening attentively.
"Lately, it feels like my mind is in a daze sometimes." She confesses.
"Why is that?" I ask.
"It's not just because of all the boring fights I've had… and while I appreciate all the stuff you've been recommending me. At the end of the day, I don't feel fulfilled without a good fight. It's not about improving my skills; it's the thrill of battle… it's so much fun. I can't stop. I've realized that's just who I am and it's something I can't change. And I know it's also because I signed up for the S Army that I want to fight Mayu-Mayu and the others… but I want to fight you most of all." Momoyo begins explaining to me.
"I see…" I listen attentively.
"Knowing all that… do you still want someone like me? Even with this one thing, my lust for battle, would you still… love a girl like me?" She asked me point blank.
And for once I stopped the boat as I held it from the front and looked her straight in the eye, "I wouldn't change thing."
"Oh?" Her smile returned slightly.
"Your strength is what makes you who you are. And like I said before, I love every bit of you flaws, quirks and all. Like I'll keep saying, just as I did the first time, I love you with all my heart, Momoyo. It's just… the only thing I'm worried for is your heart. But if you can manage those urges… then that's just fine." I confess to her honestly.
"What do you think I'm doing? I always talk a big game, but I don't know how much longer I'll last… it already hurts, Nagamasa" She tells me.
"What do you mean?" I ask worriedly.
She hurriedly changes the topic, "Sorry, I ruined the mood. Let's swim!" To which she dives underwater.
"What the?!" A few seconds later I feel something yank at my swim trunks.
"Hahaha, yay!" She screams like a child.
"What are you, seven!?" I chided her, as I pull my trunks up.
"It's pretty underwater, come on." She dove underwater, and I followed after her. But what did she mean by that last part? Her heart already hurts? I know there's no curing her battle mania, and I knew I could at least weaken it, but that last part… what did she mean by that?
I knew the way she was now her center was unsteady, I knew her want for battle could be destructive if left unchecked it could make her run rampage if not satiated. I suppose a defeat is really the only kind of fic I can come up with.
"Haah!" We came up to breath. "That was amazing!"
"I know right? Come on, let's keep going!" She told me.
But for now… I'll focus on the fun.
August 12th, 2009, Wednesday
In the dead of night in the hot spring…
"Ouch, my skin's completely burnt. I need cold water!" Gakuto had stayed out a bit to long tanning.
"We told you to put on sunscreen, but instead you brooded by cooking yourself in the sun." I chided him.
"Today was fun, but it was missing that last oomph." Kazama pointed out.
"Yeouch…" Gakuto could still feel flickers of pain, "It it's oomph you want, then I have just the thing. This place is shared by men and woman. Currently it's the men's turn. But I flipped the sign to say it's the woman's time now."
"Are you stupid!? Why would you do something like that!? What if someone actually comes in!?" Moro points out panicking.
Gakuto however was still confident, "Then that's not my fault, it is but a very sad accident."
"What if you were caught on camera? Was there one?" Even Yamato seemed a bit miffed.
"Nope, I checked for that. Okinawans are really lax about things." Gakuto replied.
"Well it's really late. I guess no one's likely to come in." Moro seemed to calm down.
"Exactly. But this way's a bit more thrill—" Then to our horror we heard the girl's voices.
"Ahh, we have it all to ourselves." You damn fucking moron, Gakuto!
"I doubt any others are whimsical enough to bathe at this hour." Oh you'd be wrong about that Chris!
("Ugh… they walked right in!?") Gakuto whispered. What did you think moron!?
("And that's Momo-senpai and Chris's voices. What do we do?") Even Capt's scared, damn.
Yamato directed us to hide and with a blind spot in the corner of the hot spring we all went over there silently, but it was more cramped then we thought.
And now trapped between this spot and death, we sat there and listened in.
"It's nice to sit around and drink with you girls." Momoyo said, seems they brought drinks with them of some kind.
"Yes, that was not the sort of conversation to have with the boys around. And we only drank a little, so everyone was able to get home safely and happily." Chris replied.
"So you say, but you look a little wobbly, Chris-san. I'm usually fine, but this tie I might get a little bit drunk as well." Yukie said.
("They started drinking after they got back to their room when we split up?") Capt whispered.
("Looks like everyone from Nee-san on down is too drunk to be fully attentive. If we just don't move suddenly we should be fine.") Yamato whispers to us.
("Tch. The damn steam's getting in way of seeing anything.") Gakuto whines.
("Right now our survival is more important than getting your rocks off.") I tell him.
"Dive into the bathtub!" Kazuko cheered. "I love how big this hot spring is, I can even swim in it!"
"Whew… This is nice and Mayucchi, you have a nice body." Miyako said wistfully.
"Huh?! Y-You really think so?!" Yukie says nervously.
"Even Chris is jealous, given that she's looking at you." Miyako tells her.
"N-No, that is not true in the slightest!" Yeah Chris that stutter doesn't help your case.
"Mayucchi's got a think waistline." 'Matsukaze' said.
"Didn't you leave Matsukaze in the dressing room? Heh, heh, heh… You really are drunk, you naïve little girl." Miyako teases her.
Mayucchi coughed stopping her sudden act, "I was just copying Matsukaze. However, I'm still nothing compared to you Momo-senpai."
"Yeah… Yours really are incredible Momo-senpai… I envy you…" Chris now said wistfully.
"'Momo' means peach, so I have to make sure I'm carrying a pair. Hahaha." Momoyo seemed to be enjoying herself.
("Nngh… just their voices alone are enough to make my imagination stir!") Gakuto's inhibitions keep weakening.
("Hey, Gakuto… cool it! I can feel you poking down there!") Moro warns him.
("My member is a force of nature! I can't stop it now! Huff, huff…") His breathing was starting to grow.
"What is the secret behind making them so large and big?" Chris asks Momoyo.
"Mine are all-natural, but there's artificial methods too. Rubbing them for example. It's cliché, bit it works." Momoyo answers.
"Are you… certain?" Chris asks for clarification.
"Just leave it to me." Momoyo then approaches Chris slowly.
"Wait! Momo-senpai… St—" Momoyo then reaches out and takes her breasts.
"It's a new night. Time for your first boob workout!" Momoyo said in a sing-song voice. "Step one is to take firm hold of your breasts and work those mounds."
"Mm…" Chris squeals. God damn you woman, she knows we're here!
"One, two, three, four!" Momoyo continues to rub them in a circle while counting.
"Mm… Ah…!" Chris's squeals get even louder.
("Argh, I'm getting harder! I need to find a hole to stick this in…") Gakuto completely loses it.
("How about you stop getting harder before I can't take it anymore!?") Poor Moro is on his last straw.
("Wait, Moro. Just calm down. Stay strong!") Yamato tells him.
("Hold the line… hold the line… I'm begging you Moro.") I literally beg to him.
("Gakuto I want you to imagine your mother naked.") Yamato tries to clam Gakuto down, and that seemed to do the trick.
("Oh, it went away? Thank goodness.") Moro breathed a huge sigh of relief.
And lucky enough for us that got us through the night without being caught. And so ended our hectic third day at Okinawa.
August 12th, Thursday
"Hey… why're we back in the hot spring?" Kazama said lazily.
"Well, typhoon hit." Moro says very rhetorically.
"With this much rain I wouldn't be shocked if flights were cancelled, even though I'm sure today's the day we're supposed to go back." Yamato said.
"So we're staying another night? Never thought we'd be doing this two days in a row." Kazama said.
"Yeah. Everyone's got plenty of reasons to be surprised." Yamato replied.
"Well while we're here let's talk about girls!" Gakuto tried to change the subject.
"That sounds boring. Let's talk about superhero movies instead!" Kazama changed it himself.
"Ignore him. If you were on a deserted island, who would you most like to be with?" Gakuto asks, literally ignoring Kazama.
"You mean, assuming we can never return?" Kazama inquires.
And so while they were, talking I couldn't help but I be silent. Sure I was happy that we had an extra day, but still I felt… empty sort of.
"Oh! Nagamasa, you hearing us?" I heard Gakuto say.
"You alright man? You haven't said much of anything today." Yamato asked.
"Yeah, yeah… I'm fine guess I must just be a little tired is all. I'm getting out now." And I do so as I head for the locker area to dry off. Afterwards, I make my way over to our room and lay down.
What is this feeling… why do I feel so empty?
I mean, I've been able to hang out with the woman I love, so why do I feel like this? Unable to sit still I headed out to the deck in our room that overlooked the beach we'd just been at the last few days.
The way our room was separated was due to the boarding house's layout both rooms were across from each other. So the boy's room could see the beach, while the girl's looked out across the waves on the other side.
With Momoyo in her room as well by herself, she was also resting, they'd been stuck here for another day due to a typhoon and currently the guys were taking their time in the hot springs probably talking about stupid stuff, or maybe they were talking about girls and sex, Momoyo did really know.
This whole vacation had been fun too, she'd been able to get her mind off things for a while and just relax, but still the feeling of a big fight with her friends started to slowly overwhelm her.
But not as overall with the hole in her heart…
"Why did he say that? With those honest eyes of his… doesn't he know he's why my heart feels so torn?" She said to herself.
"I thought I was ready… ready to finally face him and now I'm like this. That big smile, his eyes, and the way he carries himself. He's already the kind of man I'd want, yet…" Her heart tore at her.
Unable to deal with it she got up and headed outside to the deck of their room, with the typhoon still going she didn't want to head outside-outside. The other girls were enjoying the hotel checking out the indoor shops and all together.
And as she stood there musing to herself as the storm continued on.
And so with this feeling inside me, I couldn't help myself… I began humming to myself. And so did the man she was thinking about.
"Oh, when a difficult day goes by, keeping it together is hard but that's why… You've got to try, you've got to try…" Nagamasa sang out as he began to pick his spirits up.
"But when there's a thundering storm outside… underneath the covers is where I huddle and hide…" Momoyo sings as she embraces herself.
"Open your eyes…" Sang Nagamasa.
"I'll open my eyes…" Sang Momoyo.
"Cause it's a true…
"It's a true…"
"It's the true kinda love/It's a true kinda love…" "Both sang.
"It's the true… it's the true… kinda love…/"It's a true… it's a true… kinda love"
"But I feel stuck in the middle of fear and shame…"
"But everybody's looking for something to blame…"
"Like it's a game… Like it's a game…"/Like it's a game… Like it's a game…"
"But now I am better than just win-or-lose…"
"But there's a new direction I'm having to choose…"
"It's called the truth…"/"It's the truth…"
"Oh, tell me how does it fell to cry…? Let your armor down, you got nothing but time… Nothing but time… nothing but time…"
"And when there's murmur inside your heart… lying to you saying we're worlds apart…"
"Don't even start… You're a work of art… You're a work of art… Yeah, it's the true kinda love, the true kinda love."
As he sung, a trail of happy tears could be seen on Nagamasa's face as he continued to sing, "Hey you… show me that solvable problem… We can get through it, I'll do the hardest part with you…"
But as both of them sung, for Momoyo she was crying tears as she finally admitted to herself in her heart fully…
"It's the true… it's the true… it's the true kinda love…"/"It's the true… it's the true… it's the true kinda love…"
"It's the true… it's the true… it's the true kinda love…"/"It's the true… it's the true… it's the true kinda love…"
"It's the true… it's the true… it's the true kinda love…"/"It's the true… it's the true… it's the true kinda love…"
"It's the true… it's the true… it's the true kinda love…"/"It's the true… it's the true… it's the true kinda love…"
With Nagamasa, he finally began laughing heartily just as the other guys arrived back in their room and they saw their friends tear-stained but smiling face.
"N-Nagamasa, what's wrong?" Yamato asked, but then found himself hoisted in the air as Nagamasa twirled him around. "Whoa, what's gotta into you dude?!"
"Hahaha, I just finally realized it was all." I say.
"What?" Moro asked.
"How I truly feel… it's not just that I love Momoyo… it's everything…" I say.
"Everything?" Kazama asked confused.
"Yeah, everything… I realize I want to share everything with her! Hahaha!" As I laughed I couldn't help but see my friends smile for me, as they Capt and Gakuto put their arms around me while Yamato and Moro smiled and gave me a thumbs up.
But for Momoyo she was on her knees crying as she felt the wet drops hit her lap, and just as the girls had returned from their walk of the hotel they ran over to check on her, having never seen in her in such a weak emotional state.
Kazuko, her foster sister was the first to speak, "Onee-sama, what's wrong!?"
"K-Kazuko… I finally realized something…" Momoyo began to say through her tears.
"Realize something? What?" Kazuko asked her.
"It's how I feel…" Momoyo confessed.
"How you feel… is it…?" Miyako who knew all along about Nagamasa's feelings for Momoyo knew immediately what she meant.
"How I finally feel about him… that I… that I DO want to share everything with him!" Momoyo let it all out.
"S-share everything?" Mayucchi was confused and unable to handle this kind of situation.
"With whom, Momo-senpai?" Chris asked her directly.
"With… Nagamasa… I can't hide it anymore… I… I love him!" Momoyo confessed to the astonishment of the girls, besides Miyako.
But all of them comforted the person they thought was the strongest in the world, the Goddess of Martial Arts and here she was… now sobbing and sniffling confessing her feelings to them openly.
And so brought the curtain on this trip in Okinawa…
AN#1 – Well here's the ninth part of the Momoyo route – "The Goddess of War" to my Majikoi story, I'm NOT a Samurai, Seriously.
Once again, I'm just gonna let the chapter do the talking. I don't think I have to explain the impact of this chapter.
The version of True Kinda Love" is the extended version of the Steven Universe song, with his own original lyrics. I hope you enjoyed!
What's up next for our hero, Nagamasa? Stay tuned for Momoyo Route – Part 10 – The War Begins!
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! :) Despite the current issues with the Stats on FF.