Kawasaki POV:
Little by little I opened my eyes, when I looked around, I remembered where I was and what had happened.
My body still felt heavy, but the pain had lessened a bit and I no longer had to exert too much force to move.
I could see Tanaka and Watanabe seemed to be arguing.
"Tanaka, you told me we would hit her, and we wouldn't have a problem, but she stopped moving a few minutes ago, isn't she dead?" Watanabe looked quite upset. Dead? I guess I lost consciousness for a few minutes.
"Shut up, let me think about what we can do, I didn't think this would go that far"
However, I could use this to my advantage.
''Watanabe, check her body, while I think what we can do, take away any objects that she has to make it look like it was a robbery''
''Why I have to do it?''
''Because am I sending you, or do you have a better idea?''
Watanabe accepted Tanaka's orders reluctantly.
I froze when Watanabe approached me.
Once Watanabe was going through my pockets, I grabbed him by the arm, this seemed to surprise him, I pulled him and hit his head against mine, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground.
Watanabe let out a little cry, but it wasn't finished yet, I quickly got up and placed myself on top of Watanabe who was still lying on the ground. I wanted to knock him unconscious and then hit Tanaka and leave this place.
When I directed my fist against his face, he was able to react in time and held it. Although he couldn't do the same with my other arm, which resulted in my fist hitting his face, but I underestimated my state as I couldn't knock him unconscious.
I could hear Tanaka coming towards me, as I tried to pick me up to intercept him, Watanabe was still holding my right arm so I couldn't move.
I felt Tanaka's fist hit my face, since I was not in a good position, his blow pushed me against a wall.
"That was surprising Kawasaki, as you would expect from the best student in the academy, it's a shame it didn't work out. Although I must give you points for fooling us like this, for a moment I was worried but now I'm pissed off''
That blow had hurt, but it was not the time to complain, since I had to get out of this situation, after all, I'm only counting on myself for this.
"Watanabe, can I borrow that object for a moment? I want to have fun with Kawasaki"
Watanabe gave Tanaka the weapon they originally used, what cowards they can be.
Little by little I was able to stand up, since I was not going to fall without fighting. Also because of my current condition, running would not be an option.
"Are you still resisting? At least you do the fun things." Before, I thought I knew Tanaka, but I was wrong, this guy is unhinged.
Tanaka started walking towards me, in his right hand he held that weapon, If I managed to take the gun away from Tanaka, it would be my victory.
And although my body was not in the best condition, I would definitely hit it.
I could remember one of the conversations I had with Tsurumi, when I asked him how he managed to be so good, he told me that it was just training and daring, having the courage to attack even if all the conditions are against you, the first time. I did not understand his words, but when he told me how he applied them to our encounters I managed to understand them, I did not know if Tsurumi was bold or just stupid to attack when you are at a disadvantage, I guess I do not lose anything trying.
Recalling one of the conversations I had with Tsurumi at this point, For some reason a smile appeared on my face.
It is better to hit the iron while it is still hot.
Gathering all the strength I had, I decided to move towards Tanaka, this took him by surprise, so I was able to punch him in the face but not being in my best condition, I couldn't bring him down.
I kicked one of the sides of him, but he was able to react and block it in time, I could see that his right arm was approaching me, so I backed away before he hit me.
Having to be aware of the weapon he is holding makes my movements very difficult, as one wrong move and it would be my undoing.
Although it's a matter of time until my body doesn't want to respond to me anymore, so if I can't finish this quickly, it would give the same result as letting him hit me with that weapon.
Tanaka advanced towards me, I got on guard to intercept him, we exchanged a few blows, but I couldn't take away the weapon he was holding, since I can only go back when I see that he was directing that thing against me.
My body felt more and more heavy, so having no other option I decided to take a risk, I advanced towards Tanaka trying to hit me, he blocked my fist and pointed his weapon against me, but that was what I wanted.
I grabbed his wrist with my hand, this seemed to surprise him. Wasting no time, I directed a kick against his side, causing him to let out a grunt of pain as well as kneel.
I couldn't help but smile, as this was my chance to snatch the gun from him.
But at that moment my body lost the strength it had. This must be a joke, right? Because right at this moment.
Tanaka stood up and released from my grip.
''It's over''
For the second time I could feel a shock in my body.
I couldn't help but collapse on the ground.
The pain had increased and my whole body was totally immobile, I couldn't move it.
I was finished, I had no way to recover.
I could see a smile on Tanaka's face.
"I have to say you are quite amazing Kawasaki, even though you were at your limit, you put up a good fight, but I think it's time to get back to our old business."
"Tanaka, will you let me play with her? The blow she gave me still hurts "
''Go ahead but avoid overdoing it, we don't want her to give us another scare like she did a few moments ago''
Tanaka got on top of me, in my current state there was nothing I could do to get rid of him.
"Any words Kawasaki-san?
Although I wanted to answer him, the pain in my whole body made it impossible, but I managed to spit in his face as he smiled at me.
This seemed to anger him more, when he raised his fist to hit me, I could only prepare me to receive it.
I guess I'm a bad older sister since I'll make Taishi and Keika worry.
But at that moment a kick sent Watanabe flying.
"Looks like they're having fun, huh? Because they didn't invite me to join."
I could not believe what I was seeing.
What was Tsurumi doing here? And although the words he said were normal, the tone with which he said them detonated that he was annoyed.
The look he gave Tanaka and Watanabe was chilling.
For some reason, it reassured me to see him here.
''TSURUMI WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?'' Tanaka seemed quite annoyed by Tsurumi's presence, he ignored him and approached me. He looked at me but didn't say anything.
Tsurumi started to advance, "Kawasaki, give me a few seconds to deal with these two."
Before Tanaka could react, Tsurumi's knee slammed into his stomach, followed by a backhand blow that knocked him to the ground.
Watanabe advanced towards Tsurumi but none of his blows managed to hit him, with great ease he grabbed his arm and threw against a wall followed by several blows that made Watanabe fall quickly to the ground.
In a few seconds Tsurumi had taken care of those two, the way he fought was surprising, I knew that he had previous experience, but this totally exceeded my expectations.
With one last effort, Watanabe grabbed Tsurumi by the waist, Tanaka got up and went quickly towards him. This reminded me of what they did when they attacked me, I wanted to warn Tsurumi but didn't have the strength to do so.
Tsurumi hit Watanabe and managed to get rid of him, seeing Tanaka approaching, he directed his fist against his face, resulting in a total impact, but Tanaka did not give up and managed to hit Tsurumi in the stomach.
"Gr ..." Tsurumi only gave a little grunt of pain before collapsing to the ground.
"You entrusted yourself Tsurumi, although I'm glad you did" Tanaka looked quite happy with how things had turned out, if I had only warned him that Tanaka had a weapon, this wouldn't be happening.
Watanabe managed to stand up even though he looked quite hurt.
They both started kicking Tsurumi that he couldn't move. I wanted to try to help him, but I couldn't even get up, I can't describe the helplessness I feel right now. Tsurumi had tried to help me, but I couldn't do anything to help him.
"I must say that I was not expecting this, both the opportunity to deal with Kawasaki and Tsurumi, it seems that today is my lucky day. They were always a nuisance, overshadowing me and taking all the attention, who do they think they are! I should be the best and everyone should admire me, but instead everyone looks at them, but that's over.''
After kicking Tsurumi for a few seconds, they started looking in my direction.
''But you must wait your turn Tsurumi, we finished with Kawasaki, and we will take care of you, by the way Watanabe, I guess you have no doubts about it, right?''
"Now I no longer have them", Watanabe was the one who was more injured of the two.
I felt guilty as I didn't know why Tsurumi was here, but he was hurt because he tried to help me.
While trying to think of what to do, I realized that Tsurumi was slowly getting up.
Tanaka also noticed this.
"We use enough voltage to incapacitate an adult, how come you can get up so fast, are you a monster?"
"A monster huh, I haven't been called that in a long time." Little by little Tsurumi got to his feet, but you could tell that this was difficult for him, but he was still doing it.
I could see blood coming out of his lip. This only made it seem more terrifying.
"But right now, I'm worse than a monster" Tsurumi managed to stand up properly, although his breathing was ragged and he was panting constantly.
For me it was impossible to move after receiving a shock, how is it possible that he can get up?
"I am a demon" Tsurumi advanced towards the two, what happened next could not be called a fight, since it was Tsurumi who was attacking them brutally and they could not respond to his blows. Although Tanaka screamed in pain and pleaded with Tsurumi, he did not stop, his movements were so natural that he seemed to be used to it.
What he could observe could no longer be called a martial art or anything like that, as it was just brutality, anyone would be scared if they witnessed this, but for some reason, I was fascinated by the way Tsurumi acted.
Raiden POV
I could feel immense pain all over my body, I didn't realize in time that Tanaka was holding an electroshock weapon. I was too confident since I just wanted to knock them out so I could attend Kawasaki, I guess I'm an idiot right ? Hahaha.
After all, even though those two attacked Kawasaki at the same time, I couldn't imagine her losing, so I had to assume that something happened to her from her when I saw her lying on the ground.
I am pathetic.
As I tried to move I could feel my body screaming in pain, did Kawasaki have to endure this too?
Even if I tried to help her, I just ended up incapacitated in a pathetic way, hahaha, if my previous sensei saw me now, I'm sure he would beat me up for being such an idiot.
To think that at first I decided to train with the excuse of beating Hayama in the future, now that I think about it is a pretty stupid reason, but I guess I can thank that immaturity of my 6 year old self.
Maybe if I were the protagonist of this story, I would easily get up, defeat those two and take me to Kawasaki, we would fall in love and get married in the future.
Hahahaha, start thinking about such stupid things at a time like this, I guess this can be called despair.
I could feel a liquid coming out of my lips, without realizing I had been biting my lip in frustration causing it to start bleeding.
Unfortunately, at this time I can do nothing more than just hope the same fate that Kawasaki will have, what a cruel reality.
I started to squeeze my hand tightly.
But then what was I training for all this time? Even though I did it with such a pathetic excuse, that doesn't take away the time and dedication I put into it, but what was all that for? If at this point, I can just stand still and see how they are going to beat up Kawasaki?
I am really pathetic.
Even though my whole body screamed in pain, I began to use my arms for support to start getting up.
Even if I'm not the protagonist, even if I'm not someone important, even if I don't have any talent, all this doesn't take away the time and effort that I dedicate to training, all the beatings that sensei gave me, and the pain that he gave me are much worse than the pain I feel right now.
So, ¡WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU WAITING TO BE ABLE TO GET UP?!
The anger I had right now was greater than the pain I could feel.
I'm upset, not with how things happened, not with Tanaka or Watanabe, but with myself for being someone so weak and useless right now.
Little by little I managed to stand up. My breathing was irregular, and I felt like the air couldn't get into my body properly, but this was not a time to worry about that.
"We use enough voltage to incapacitate an adult, how come you can get up so fast, are you a monster?"
Tanaka looked quite exasperated.
"A monster huh, I haven't been called that in a long time."
I couldn't help but smile.
What memories, the last time they called me that was in my last year of elementary school.
Flash Back
If you asked me what the best thing is about being able to be a child again, I would say that it is simply being able to dedicate my free time to the things that I like, after all as a child you do not have responsibilities that you get when you come of age.
So why do I have to go to a camp planned by my elementary school?
I do not see the need for children to go through these moments since in the future they will have more opportunities to do it of their own free will, so I find forcing them to attend these types of activities quite unnecessary.
Of course, maybe it's just my opinion as someone older who is in the body of an elementary school kid, although I don't really enjoy traveling.
But I suppose that being a child without responsibilities I can only obey the orders of my parents, it is like having a job where you have to follow the orders of your boss or you will be fired, I suppose that being a child and an adult with responsibilities have some things in common.
The outward journey was uneventful, at first, I thought we would just be all members of my class, but to my bad luck, the principal thought it would be better to cut expenses if they sent all classes to the same place, if you wonder how I know this? It is a simple intuition.
The 3 days we would spend in the camp should be quiet, as our sensei mentioned that some upper grade students volunteered as assistants at the camp, for some reason this situation seemed quite familiar to me, but on second thought, it was something very cliché.
But for my bad luck, I caught the attention of a group of girls from another section.
Of course, one would think that this situation would be a great advantage and could serve to make me popular and be the center of attention.
But the attention I received was more negative, it could be defined as harassment or intimidation so to speak.
It all started when the first day I was calmly reading a novel that I brought with me, since I knew that I would not have many things to do. A group of girls approached me and talked to me, I only agreed to their words since I was not interested in the things they said to me, resulting in the end that they began to make fun of the color of my eyes and how it would be so silly to read in a camping instead of playing.
Monster, horrible and other adjectives that they called me as insults, maybe they hoped that this would make me cry or sad, but as an adult person that I was, I did not pay attention to them, I just ignored them. I thought this would make them bored with me, but on the contrary, it ended up encouraging them to keep insulting me.
The second day things were calmer since it seemed that they had decided to ignore me but unfortunately, we had an activity that was mandatory for all the students in my section.
To my surprise when I returned to my room in the cabin that was given to us as a temporary residence, I realized that my novel had disappeared, and I noticed a paper in its place.
The place where my novel would be.
Upon arrival I noticed that there were traces of paper in the fire that was used to prepare lunch today, yesterday it was the turn of the section to prepare lunch, today it was the turn of another section. You didn't have to be a genius to know what happened.
I could see that a few meters from the kitchen was the group of girls from yesterday, they seemed to have fun while laughing.
Of course, this was just a way to intimidate me, and as an adult that I was, I would not let this affect me. But that novel was difficult to acquire since I had to convince my mother to queue on a free day to buy it, we had to wait several hours, in addition to the fact that the author was giving his autograph that day. And luckily, I was able to get it, so you could say that this novel was important to me.
As the adult I was, I couldn't let this get to me, but right now I'm just a kid so I can behave like one.
If you're wondering how, I would get back at those girls, well, I'm on it right now.
Today was the last day of the camp, so it would be the test of courage for us, where the students of higher grades would be the ones in charge of scaring us.
Hours before, I had already explored the forest where this test would take place, in addition to informing my sensei that I felt bad that I could not participate in the event.
So, I had already devised a plan to take revenge on those 3. In a part near the end of the route, it divided into 2 roads, so I would be hidden near that place and when those girls were close, I would divert them to the other path where I had a surprise prepared.
Although the upper-grade students had already chosen their costumes for the test, take advantage of the fact that they went out to look for the leftovers.
For my good luck I found one that was quite scary, it was a type of demon mask with horns, taking a good look at the model of this mask I realized that it was quite realistic, if I found someone who used this at night, I am it sure would scare me, so it's perfect for my plan. Besides, because this costume was quite realistic as well, I guess the upper grade students didn't wear this costume because it might be too scary for elementary school kids, but it's a blessing to me.
Now I would just have to wait to develop my little revenge. Also, what could go wrong?
Fortunately for me, the group of 3 girls was the last group to go to the test, so I didn't have to worry about other students seeing me.
Once they were close to the turnoff, I moved the sign pointing in the other direction. Once the girls moved down that road, I returned the sign to its original address. It was time to start the show.
The path they followed was not illuminated by lamps as it should be, so one of them took out her cell phone and started using it as a flashlight.
"Are you sure this is the correct route?"
"Why are you asking me? I was following you"
It seemed that they began to argue at the idea that they were lost.
I threw a stone at one of the bushes near them, causing them to point in that direction, but there was nothing.
"The best thing would be to go back the way we came; this scares me, and it doesn't seem like it's part of the test."
Her friends nodded, the 3 were together, I could see that one of them was trembling with fear.
I started throwing more rocks at different places causing them to fix their attention everywhere but to their surprise there was nothing in those places.
I let out a devilish laugh although it was not my best performance, but I was sure that for this situation it would be credible enough.
The 3 girls started running back to their place of origin.
I guess it's time for me to make my appearance.
I had anticipated this situation, I climbed a nearby tree where they would pass, so before they could go any further, I jumped in front of them.
When one of the girls pointed her flashlight at my face, they could only see my mask, and in this case the mask helped bring out the color of my eyes, and by adding the costume I was wearing I'm sure it would be like a demon.
The 3 stood still, it seemed that they did not know what to do in such a situation.
The second day one of the camp guides had told us a legend about a demon that lived in this place hundreds of years ago, the most outstanding thing about this was his laugh, it was said that hearing the laugh of this demon meant that your soul had been condemned and if the demon appeared in front of you, it was because it was coming for you.
I'm sure this story had been told to all the sections that made it to the camp, so my original idea was to scare them this way.
So, I slowly turned my neck while staring at them.
At that moment the 3 of them started screaming as they ran towards the other direction that leads to a ravine, maybe this would have been enough, but this situation seemed funny to me, so I started to chase them.
When I cornered them in the ravine, I could see that the 3 were crying as they begged for their lives.
I thought this was enough, plus they are too close to the limit, so it would be better if I retired.
But as if fate was not satisfied, one of the girls slipped, so trying not to fall she grabbed another, and thus a chain was formed, causing the 3 to fall down the ravine.
As I approached to check its integrity, I realized that the ravine was not that deep, I suppose it will be about 2 to 3 meters.
Although all 3 had been knocked unconscious.
Right now, there was only one thing I could do, and that would be to return this costume and go to bed, since I didn't want sensei to go looking for me and not find me.
And referring to the 3 girls, well, there wasn't much I could do for them, plus it's not a great height so it's not that their lives are in danger, and neither does their integrity matter to me.
After returning the costume to its original place, I decided to go to my cabin, I was lucky because a few seconds after I went to bed, the sensei came to see how he was, I only replied that I felt better.
After a few minutes I could hear the teachers arguing that 3 students had not returned, so they went looking for them.
After an hour all the teachers met with us to inform us that 3 students had been lost, so if we knew something please let them know.
Of course, no student knew anything about it, so they could only call the authorities to find them, although because of the remoteness of the camp it did not help, besides that it was already quite late, so they would take a long time to arrive.
To avoid this type of situation, the teachers had put lamps that served as a route to follow, but it seems that this did not work.
And since I had returned the sign to its original position, I wasn't worried that they would suspect they were going that way, but I still knew it was only a matter of time until they found them.
The teachers woke us up at 6 in the morning, apparently the authorities had managed to find the 3 girls.
The 3 were transported on stretchers to the hospital as they had spent the night in the cold in addition to the injuries they sustained during the fall.
Only one of her was aware as she was taken to the ambulance, all the students had gathered near her. When she said girl looked at me, she started screaming like crazy.
''DEMON, DEMON, COMING FOR ME!''
The paramedics tried to calm her down as she kept yelling this and pointing at me.
Quickly one of the rescuers who found them said that that girl had said that during the bravery test they had been cornered by a red-eyed demon, so seeing the color of my eyes had made her remember such an act.
Of course, the authorities did not believe the words that girl mentioned, so they investigated the upper grade students, after all, what would be the probability that an elementary school student would do such an act? And as an added bonus if they could suspect me, I was sure my sensei knew I was ill so it was impossible for me to do such a thing.
Although in the end I ended up with the demon nickname, because some students who were during the camp spread the rumor, and as the primary students that they are, they had no problem calling me that, of course maybe if I were a normal student of elementary school, being called that would have generated hatred towards my classmates or sadness, but I just ignored it since after graduating I would wear contact lenses so it was not that I cared much.
During the following months I heard some rumors of the 3 girls, 2 of them had recovered but had moved from school, and the other seemed to have constant nightmares with me to the point that they had to intern her, I don't know how true these were rumors, but if they were true I would have nothing to do, after all, why should I care about other people?
End of Flashback
Maybe at that time if I overdid myself a bit, although regretting the act I committed would not change anything. However, the last time I did something similar was with those 4 students who made Miura cry.
I think I should learn to control my emotions better, but I guess it will be for next time, since at this moment I don't feel like staying calm.
"But right now, I'm worse than a monster." Remembering those things had reminded me of my previous nickname.
'' I am a demon! ''
I went straight towards Tanaka, he tried to hit me again with the weapon he was holding, but this time it wouldn't be the same.
I intercepted his arm by grabbing him by the wrist, with my other arm I hit his elbow, making his arm point in an unnatural direction.
"AHHHHHHHH!''
Tanaka started screaming in pain, but it was just starting.
I kicked Tanaka in the face, causing him to collapse on the ground, as he held his arm in pain.
I fixed my attention on Watanabe, he seemed doubtful whether to come for me or flee, although I was not going to let him escape.
Watanabe chose the second option and tried to run, but from the previous beating I gave him, it was not as if he could run fast either.
I quickly caught up with him and used my foot to trip him, grabbed his arm and threw him over a wall.
I could see the fear on Watanabe's face, but before he could speak or do anything I started hitting him, not one or two blows, it was several consecutive blows to the face, in the end I lost count of how many blows I gave him. I'm sure if I were to describe his situation it would be of me as a boxer practicing with him as a punching bag.
After a few seconds I could notice that my fists were stained with blood, apparently, I had broken his nose and he had wounds all over his face.
"T-T-Tsurumi, please forgive me, I-I-I'm not to blame, it was Tanaka who convinced me to do this."
I knew from the beginning that Watanabe was too stupid to think about attacking Kawasaki, so he was just following Tanaka's orders, but that doesn't take the responsibility off him.
I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground, while on his knees I kicked him in the face, causing more blood to splatter on the ground.
"T-T-Tsurum ..."
Before he finished speaking, I raised my leg above his head, causing my foot to descend on it, causing his head to crash to the ground.
Watanabe stopped moving.
I started to move towards Tanaka, still holding his arm as if thinking that he could return it to its original position.
His gaze was fixed on my bloodstained hands and then towards Watanabe's immobile body, most likely he thinks that I killed him, I was not so unhinged to do that, although if this situation had happened several years ago, I think that maybe I would have considered it.
"Tsurumi, forgive me, I swear this will not be repeated. If you want money, I will give you everything I have ..."
Before he continued speaking, I kicked him in the mouth, this caused some of his teeth to break, after all I wouldn't let this guy go so easily.
"Come on Tanaka, you said yourself that you were just getting started on the fun."
I got on top of Tanaka and started hitting him consecutively.
I no longer knew if the blood on my hands was from Tanaka or from Watanabe.
After a few seconds I got up, Tanaka's face was totally shattered, I guess I overdid myself a little, just a little.
I grabbed Tanaka by the neck and held him against a wall.
Tanaka seemed barely conscious.
"Listen to me well and I will only say it once, if you approach Kawasaki or me again, I swear the last thing you will see alive will be my face."
Tanaka nodded with what little consciousness he had left.
I extended my arm like a handshake of sorts to seal our agreement.
Tanaka extended his good arm with some fear.
We shook hands.
Perhaps this would have been enough, but I was still not satisfied, after all I did not know exactly what had been done to Kawasaki, if I had not arrived, I would not know what could have happened, imagining how her younger siblings would put when they saw their older sister in such a state just infuriated me more. After all, I went through a similar situation.
I grabbed his arm and with a twisting motion threw him face to face against the wall, grabbed him by the head and hit his face several times against the wall.
After a few seconds I let go of him, his body slumped like an old rag. On the wall there were still the bloodstains that I left after bumping him against it several times.
I may regret this in the future, but right now I feel like my mind is calm.
I started to move towards Kawasaki, I wanted to see how she was, but I realized that she witnessed everything I did, I did not know how she was going to react, maybe she hates me for the way I acted. But it was not the time for that, if she hated me for what I did, I do not blame her but first I have to take her to heal her wounds.
When I was close to her, I felt that my body hurt too much, I couldn't move anymore, I fell to my knees while using my arms not to fall completely.
I was totally exhausted, but if I had already made it this far, I couldn't just fall off.
"Tsurumi, are you okay?"
Kawasaki was also using her arms to try to get up, but it seemed that she would not succeed.
"I should be the one asking that, don't you think?"
"You're struggling not to fall to the ground, don't you think this is not a good time for your jokes?"
It seemed that Kawasaki did not care much about the acts I had committed, something less to worry about.
"Who says I'm struggling not to fall, I'm just resting a little" Although the pain was constant and I felt like my body would give way at any moment, it wasn't entirely unbearable. After all, I had a sensei who made sure every workout we gave over 100%, I guess I'm grateful to him for that.
"That's such a credible answer" there was mockery in Kawasaki's voice, I'm glad that at least her mood is intact.
"Then I can only prove otherwise, right?"
Enduring the pain, I managed to stand up.
Looking closely at Kawasaki, I realized that her injuries were only superficial, but still had to be treated, although I highly doubt that she will be able to get up.
What can I do now? Going to a hospital is impossible, since being minors they would end up calling our parents, and Rumi warned me not to get into trouble while our parents were away.
''Kawasaki, is it okay if I take you home?" Kawasaki seemed to be thinking about what I told him.
''Due to my current state, I'm sure that would make my siblings worry about me, in addition to my mother must have already arrived at the house, and this would only make her question me about what happened, and knowing my mother, I am sure she wouldn't take a lie for an answer''
It makes sense, if you see your daughter arrive with injuries and in a sorry state, I highly doubt that a mother will only limit herself to observing. Also, this would only make her family wonder what happened and well, because of how things turned out, I think we would get in trouble.
So, there is only one place left.
"Kawasaki, do you want to come to my house? Right now, there is no one, I also have a medicine cabinet that we can use''
It seems my question caught Kawasaki by surprise.
''Can I trust in you?'' The tone with which she said this was serious.
I thought that Kawasaki would refuse as usual saying that she did not want to be a burden, but this was something strange, something must have happened before I managed to intervene, but this is not the time to think about possible scenarios.
"That would be up to you Kawasaki, do you trust me?"
Kawasaki started to think about it, after a second, she shook her head to herself.
"I guess it's the only option I have."
She didn't even answer my question, she just resigned herself to being the only option, I think this looks like the Kawasaki she should be, or maybe I'm overthinking it.
Now that I know what to do, I just need to do one more thing.
I walked over to Tanaka's motionless body and took his cell phone, the nice thing about these modern cell phones was that even if they were locked, emergency calls could still be made.
If I leave the bodies of these two in this place, I'm sure it would be more of a problem, so the most sensible thing to do would be to call an ambulance. Although when they regain consciousness, it is obvious that they will ask them what happened, but I doubt that they will say that they attacked other people and, in the end, it resulted in their defeat, after all we are minors, so they would be the ones who would have problems.
I called an ambulance and told them where we were, having said that, it would be better to leave this place, although an object on the ground caught my eye, I suppose it could be of use at some point, so I decided to take it with me.
"Tsurumi, what were you doing?"
"I was calling an ambulance to take care of those two."
''Are they still alive?''
Well, this was not what I expected, Kawasaki thought I would kill them? I am sure that even I have my limits of what I can and cannot do.
"I think that doing that would already be something excessive, although I'm not the one to speak of excessive if I mention the state in which I left them"
''Not that I care about their integrity either, so I don't care what you did to them''
I was already surprised that Kawasaki did not mention anything of the acts that I did, I thought that she would simply express it as revenge, but it seems that she does not care how those two ended up, this is already quite strange when compared to her usual behavior.
But putting this aside, it's time to go home.
Now how should I charge Kawasaki? The most sensible thing would be to carry her on my back but since those two kicked me in the back, it would only be like giving me more punishment if he carried her that way.
I guess there is only one option left.
I bent down and tucked my arms under her back and legs, proceeding to lift her up, I think this act is called being carried like a princess or something, this seemed to surprise her.
"T-T-Tsurumi, what are you doing?"
I could see that her face was turning red, not that she had any other option to do so.
"Since you can't get up and we have to get out of here, this was the only thing I could think of."
Kawasaki just nodded and avoided eye contact.
The rest of the way passed in silence, after all we were both exhausted by everything that had happened recently.
When we got to my house I put Kawasaki down since it was difficult to open the door if I was holding her in my arms.
Kawasaki could already stand up so it was not necessary for me to continue carrying her, she also weighed something, but if I told her this, I am sure that it would not end well for me.
Once we entered, Kuro came to greet us, as he must have been curious about the new guest we had.
When Kuro approached Kawasaki, she started backing up.
Does she not like cats?
"Tsurumi, you can keep your pet away as I'm allergic to cats."
I did not remember that Kawasaki was allergic to cats, nor do I remember many things, since it has been years since I was born in this world. I suppose I should have jotted down relevant things, although I remember the main ones.
I picked up Kuro and took him to the kitchen, plus I gave him some food to focus on and ignore Kawasaki as Kuro is quite curious about the new people coming into the house.
I took Kawasaki into the living room for her to rest on the couch, as she had been standing in the doorway as if she didn't feel safe being in someone else's home.
Everything that happened today seems to be taken from some kind of story because if I told someone I'm sure they wouldn't believe me, and I don't blame them, today was a pretty strange day.
At least now I can be calm since I can rest and take these two days to recover, since my body has not escaped unscathed after everything that happened.
I also feel a pain especially in the part where Tanaka gave me the electric shock. When I took off the shirt, I could notice that there was a stain in that area, I suppose it is due to the discharge.
"T-T-Tsurumi, what are you doing?" Kawasaki seemed nervous for some reason, did she get sick or does something hurt?
''What's wrong Kawasaki, are you feeling bad?'' I started to approach her to check her status
"You said I could trust you, you pervert!"
''What are you saying Kawasaki?'' After saying this I realized that my torso was naked, besides that it was only Kawasaki and I in this place, adding that I began to approach her, it is not difficult to imagine what she thought I wanted to do.
''First, I just took off my shirt to see how the area where Tanaka attacked me was, second, I approached because you were all nervous, and finally, you are the pervert when thinking about such things '' To make my last words more believable, I began to cover my chest with my hands, as if I wanted to protect myself from Kawasaki's perverted eyes.
"You are the pervert for undressing without saying anything, besides doing it here and not in your room."
Although Kawasaki was still nervous, she was no longer as upset as she was a few seconds ago. I guess she's right, I should have thought about my situation before undressing.
"Okay, I admit it, it is quite my fault, but it is also yours for looking at me all this time instead of looking the other way, so indirectly you are also guilty, pervert"
For the next few minutes, we were arguing whose fault it was, but it was a quiet conversation that served as a way to de-stress for everything that had happened today.
Now the first thing I should do is heal our wounds, but it would be better to be clean before doing this.
"Kawasaki, do you want to take a bath?"
Kawasaki started to squint at her as she looked at me, it would be better to explain it to her long before she thinks I want to spy on her or something.
''Before treating our wounds, it would be better if we were clean, it would also be useful to know if we have more wounds than we can see with the naked eye and in case you have doubts the bathroom door has a lock, it is not that I am going to spy on you.''
Kawasaki started to think about my words, after all she was in someone else's house, so it was not an easy thing to accept.
"I guess I'll take your offer, but if I realize you're spying ..." Kawasaki made some hand gestures as if she was breaking something.
''Go ahead, I'm not going to do something like that either, by the way, I guess you should know how to use a washing machine, so you can put your clothes to wash''
After Kawasaki nodded at my words, I guided her to the second floor to take a bath.
"I'll leave you a pajama that belongs to my mother, you can put it on until your clothes are ready"
Kawasaki just nodded and went to the bathroom.
"I guess I should take a shower too"
Hearing this, Kawasaki gave me a creepy look and slammed the bathroom door, I could hear her putting the bathroom latch. Although I have the bathroom key and could easily get in, but I appreciate my life enough to do it.
Although Kawasaki looks a bit different, it's fun to tease her.
With this, I took a change of clothes and went to my parents' bathroom, since although most houses only have one bathroom, my house has 3, where Kawasaki entered is the largest, since it is also used as a laundry.
Nothing is more relaxing than taking a shower after a busy day. Looking in the mirror I could see that I had some injuries on my back, but they were not serious, I suppose I must be thankful that my body is quite resistant, but that does not prevent me from feeling pain, however it is something I can bear if I compare it with the blows that my previous Sensei gave me.
I will have to ask Kawasaki for help since I cannot reach those areas to be able to put bandages on the wounds.
I took the medicine cabinet that was in the bathroom and went to the living room.
Once I got to the room, Kawasaki was waiting for me.
Although Kawasaki's face was bruised and she looked tired, seeing her with her hair down was something totally new to me, she looked quite beautiful.
"Hey Tsurumi, you took a long time."
''There is no rule so that one cannot enjoy a shower, putting that aside, come here.'' I pointed to one of the chairs at the table, I put the medicine cabinet on the table.
After Kawasaki sat down, I began to put plasters on the wounds on her face and arms, the good thing was that they were not very deep, since if that had been the case we would necessarily had to go to a hospital.
"Done, I think this is enough"
I had already treated Kawasaki's injuries; I think it's time for mine.
"By the way Tsurumi, you are good at this, do you have experience with this kind of thing?"
"When you have a sensei like the one I had, learning this kind of thing was mandatory for your survival."
"You say it like he's some kind of demon"
"In fact, yes he was, he even had a nickname, because his hair was white, we decided to call him Shiroyasha, of course when he found out that we meant him by that nickname, he lived up to his name and swept the earth with us". Remembering this, I couldn't help but tremble as I remembered the brutal beatings, he gave us.
"That sounds pretty scary."
I guess I should go visit him some other time.
"Yes, it is, but back to the subject, I would like you to give me a hand, since I cannot reach the wounds on my back"
"I think it's the least I can do for you"
Kawasaki got up and I proceeded to sit in her place, taking off my polo shirt and turning around so Kawasaki could treat my injuries.
Seconds passed but I didn't feel any movement from Kawasaki.
''Something happens?''
"It's nothing", her voice sounded quite nervous, I doubt that she had seen anyone other than her brother with a naked torso.
I could feel Kawasaki's hands on my back, it was a nice sensation.
"Although it may not seem like it, you have a fairly muscular body Tsurumi, in addition to having a fairly defined back "
"This is normal, after all I trained from an early age."
When I felt Kawasaki's hands run down my back I couldn't help but groan briefly.
"What are you thinking, you damn pervert ?"
''Ouch'' Kawasaki had hit me
"Hello Kawasaki, you know I'm hurt, and you hit me, do you want to leave me worse than I am?"
"AH!" Kawasaki seemed like she hadn't realized that she had hit me "I'm sorry, but it's your fault for making a strange sound."
I guess it's my fault too. "Okay, sorry, please continue."
After a few minutes, Kawasaki finished applying the band-aids. I guess this should be enough.
Now there is still something important to mention.
''Kawasaki, by the way, what do you plan to do with your condition?''
"Now that you mention it, it's true, if I was like that at my house, I'm sure Kaasan would figure it out."
If Kawasaki came to her house in that state, her mother would ask her several questions, and knowing how bad she is at lying, I am sure that she would discover everything that happened.
At this point there would only be one option left, although I'm not sure Kawasaki would agree, but there is no other way out either.
"With this being the case, why don't you stay here for the night? We have a guest room, so it's not a big deal either."
Kawasaki seemed to wonder if this was the best alternative, although that she did not had another.
"Also, if you think I'm going to try something to you, this wouldn't make sense, since if I had, I would have done it when you were most vulnerable."
Not that I was going to take advantage of Kawasaki.
"You're right there, plus I doubt you're also such a coward to do that kind of thing." At least it seems that Kawasaki trusts me. "I suppose I will accept your offer, although I must first inform my mother that I will not be coming home tonight, otherwise she would only worry her."
"What will be your excuse? Since after all, you are very bad at lying"
"I don't know if that's an insult or a compliment."
''A little of both''
I could feel Kawasaki's gaze, though after a few seconds she calmed down.
Kawasaki took the cell phone from me and punched a few keys before bringing it to her ear.
I stared at Kawasaki, after all I was curious what excuse she would tell her mother.
"Hello, Kaasan"
...
"Yes today we left a little before the academy, by the way, a friend invited me to stay with her, so I would like to know if you could give me permission."
...
"Yeah, don't worry, she's someone I know, so I'll be fine."
...
'' I'll be there in the morning, so you don't have to worry ''
...
"See you later Kaasan"
It seems that Kawasaki managed to convince her mother.
"Then I'm counting on you Tsurumi"
''Do not worry''
I think I should start preparing dinner by now, I'm hungry after all.
"Hey Kawasaki, if you want you can watch TV while I cook dinner."
"Let me help you, today you did a lot for me, I would feel bad if I let you do everything"
"Can you cook?" I knew she already had cooking experience, but I wanted to tease her a bit.
"I should ask you that, I feel like if I left you in the kitchen you could set the place on fire, besides just so you know that I'm the one who cooks most of the time at my house." Kawasaki looked proud when she said the last part.
"Then give me a hand, of course it depends on whether you can keep up with me." I gave Kawasaki a provocative smile.
She ignored the last thing I said, and she went straight to the kitchen, I guess having help sometimes isn't so bad.
The dinner was delicious. Having someone help me cook was comforting as I was able to delegate some things to Kawasaki while I took care of others.
"By the way Tsurumi, how did you know that I was in that place?
I suppose she had this in mind since the atmosphere was calmer.
''When I was going to the store to buy, I met Taishi, he told me that you had gone to the academy, but this was something strange because Tanaka had sent a message informing that there would be no classes, so I thought that when you realized that there are no classes you would have to return. Although for some reason I had a bad feeling, so I decided to go just in case, I am nevertheless glad I listened to that feeling I had.''
"Then I should be grateful for that feeling of yours, since I don't want to imagine what would have happened if you hadn't arrived at that moment"
Now that Kawasaki brings up that topic, there is something I want to ask her.
"Kawasaki, before I arrived, did something else happen? Since your behavior and character were different"
Kawasaki gave a long sigh.
"I guess I can tell you."
''Tanaka told me that my behavior was arrogant and vain, that my way of treating others made them think that I was putting them down, although this is not the case.''
I guess she means that she doesn't like to be a burden to others, after all, rejecting the goodwill of others will only make them think that you don't need their help.
"And at that moment I began to think that perhaps he was right, since remembering the way I treated others it seemed that I was someone superb, although I always avoid being a burden to others, it seemed that I gave the opposite impression to what I wanted ''
Kawasaki looked sad about that, but there is still something I want to know, because I feel that she does not need to want to be a burden for others, but after all the human being is imperfect that is why we make mistakes, and it is common that he needs help from others in some occasions.
"Kawasaki why do you think so? I mean not wanting to be a burden to others"
''A year ago, before I enrolled in the academy, I used to always be alone at school, but a group of girls approached me, little by little we started to get along and I felt that we were friends, one day I saw them talking to each other. Then, when I approached to speak with them, I could hear their conversation ''
Kawasaki's expression looked painful as if she didn't want to remember that.
''They mentioned how it irritated them to be with me, it was just a nuisance for them, and they only approached me because my appearance was intimidating for other students, so they decided to be my friends so they could annoy others and have me as insurance to get out of each unharmed situation. When I got home, I started to cry, since I felt that we were friends, but they had only used me and considered me a burden to them, in the end I decided that I would not cry again for that. I decided to get away from them and just ignore them.''
I didn't think something like this could have happened to Kawasaki, I had my assumptions, but none came close to the ones she mentioned.
"And even though I tried to hide it, my father seemed to notice my mood, he tried to cheer me up but I felt that if I said this to him, it would only be a burden to him, so my father just nodded and withdrew. The next day he told me that maybe he should enroll me in a karate academy, I didn't understand why but he insisted, so I decided to listen to him."
Kawasaki started to smile.
''My father must have come to terms with my situation, so I'm sure he thought a new environment would be ideal for me, I'm grateful to him for that. But I still felt that if I was a burden on the students of the academy, it would only make them get away from me, that's why I chose to do things alone so as not to disturb anyone and when I manage to improve, I dedicate myself to helping others, but do not consider that this would only make others misunderstand my intentions, was I stupid right?''
Kawasaki looked like she was going to start crying at any moment, this must have been difficult for her, but she was right about something, she was stupid.
I brought my hand to her forehead and gave her a light touch.
This seemed to surprise her. "Hey Tsurumi, what do you think you're doing !?" She looked annoyed
"I thought a little bump would make you see reason"
Kawasaki did not seem to understand the meaning of my words, so it would be better to explain it to her.
''What's wrong with being a burden to others? Not always everything will turn out as one thinks, sometimes we will have to turn to others for help or need, and at that moment will you reject their help saying that you do not want to be a burden to them?"
"Stop daydreaming Kawasaki, human beings are selfish by nature so sometimes we will have to ask for help, and also, what's wrong with asking for help? that will not make others think bad of you, and if someone does, then you can tell them to go to hell, you are the one who decides who to ask for help and whether that person considers you a burden or not depends on them, that is not your decision, so stop that stupid thought of not wanting to be a burden.''
''If you want to be selfish and ask for help with something then do it, nobody prevents you from doing it, and if some people consider your action to be selfish, then tell them to go to hell, after all it is natural to do it, of course not all people will always be willing to help you, but that's what friends are for, although they won't always support you. There will be times when they argue and fight, but what if that's the case? Throughout your life you will meet many people, with some you will have a strong relationship and with others there will simply be a moment when they will stop talking and you will not see them again, and when this happens you will only regret it and tell yourself that he left. Why were you a burden? ''
''If you think like this, let me tell you that you are wrong, then, if sooner or later you will not see that person again, why not be a nuisance until the end, this can be selfish and even haughty but that depends on you, since it is you who decides in the end what you will accept or deny, you forget your own path, your own friendships, denying all this just because some girls told you that you were a burden is something stupid ''
Saying this reminded me of Miura, after all once we get to Sobu High I'm sure she will form her group as predicted and there will be no need for her to continue talking to me, but that won't make it fun to hang out with her, so when that time comes, I won't regret it.
Kawasaki started crying.
I think I went too far in what I said, but I didn't know what to say to Kawasaki.
"Kawasaki don't take my words so seriously, it's just an opinion"
"What do you think you're saying, idiot?"
Although Kawasaki was crying, she had a smile on her face.
''You said it and I knew it all this time, I just never wanted to admit it or think about it, so hearing someone else say those things makes me feel that all this time I was stupid, and do not apologize for your words, since you are being selfish like you said ''
Kawasaki said this with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face, it was something strange to see at this moment she looked really beautiful.
I guess Kawasaki needed someone to say those words to her, I can't blame her for that, after all, for her age going through all this must have been difficult, and as a teenager she sure thought it was not mandatory to tell her parents about this. I'm sure her father would have said the same words to him as I did.
"Tsurumi, can I be selfish right now?"
''Go ahead''
Kawasaki pulled her chair up to my side and held my arm while she kept crying, I guess some things have different impacts on different people. After all, not having someone to tell all of her troubles and keeping them to oneself must have been painful for her, besides everything that happened today, it was only a matter of time before she couldn't take it anymore.
Seeing Kawasaki cry was not something I wanted to see again, after all she was someone with a strong and determined character, seeing her in this state only made me angry.
I made a decision, I swear I will prevent Kawasaki from shedding a tear again by any means, no matter what I have to do. Since it is something that I never want to witness again.
I started stroking Kawasaki's head, after all, when Rumi cried this was a method to calm her down.
After a few minutes Kawasaki seemed to calm down, but when I looked, I realized that she had fallen asleep.
I can't blame her for that, after everything that happened, I'm tired too, I guess it's time for me to go to sleep too.
I slowly removed my arm from Kawasaki's grasp as I didn't want to wake her up.
I slowly picked her up and carried her to the guest room, this brought back memories when Rumi fell asleep on the sofa and had to carry her to her bed.
Once I got to the guest room, I put Kawasaki to bed and covered her with a blanket.
She looked pretty calm while she slept.
Seeing Kawasaki sleep so peacefully also made my body remember that I was tired.
I left the guest room and went to mine; I could see that Kuro was waiting for me at the door.
"I guess you're tired too, right?"
"NYA"
"I will interpret it as a yes"
Once I opened the door, Kuro jumped onto the bed and lay down on it.
When I was close to the bed, I could feel my body losing strength and I just collapsed on it, I think I earned a good sleep, I closed my eyes since it was impossible for me to keep them open, it seems that today I am trying more than 100%, hahaha, little by little I fell asleep.
When I got up, I couldn't help but yawn, even though I've slept many hours I'm still sleepy huh, I guess I'll go back to sleep in the afternoon.
When I looked at the time, I realized that it was already 9 in the morning.
Will Kawasaki still sleep?
When I entered the guest room, I noticed that the bed was empty and that the pajamas I loaned her were folded on one side.
I guess she already went to her house huh, at least she should have said goodbye before she left.
Rumi shouldn't be long in coming back from her sleepover with her friends, so it's best to start making breakfast before she arrives.
Going down to the first floor I could hear someone humming.
Is Rumi back yet?
As I entered the kitchen I finally saw Kawasaki, she was wearing the clothes from the day before and wearing a kitchen apron on top of her.
Kawasaki noticed my presence.
"You seem to be a heavy sleeper, huh?"
"It's obvious, after everything that happened yesterday, sleeping for several hours was the least I could do." I said this with pride.
"I understand, I understand, you don't need to apologize." She gave me a mocking smile.
How was I apologizing? It seems that Kawasaki is more of a joker than usual, although I do not dislike this either.
"Breakfast will be ready in a few minutes, so you can set the table."
Kawasaki giving me an order? I did not expect this at all.
"I will do it because I want to and not because you ordered me to"
"I understand, I understand, you don't need to be angry, Tsundere." She had an arrogant smile, as if she was responding to the words I said to her several days ago.
I'm supposed to be the one making fun of her and not the other way around.
I could only sigh as I set the table.
On second thought, this situation seems that of a newly married couple. I guess I still have a few hours to sleep since I'm not thinking rationally.
The breakfast was delicious, maybe it's because it's someone else's food or simply because you could say it was a free meal, in any case it was delicious.
I'd like to praise Kawasaki's food, but given the way it behaved from the start, I think I'd rather avoid it.
Although you could say that this is my fault, so I just have to take responsibility for my actions.
"And how was the breakfast, delicious, right?" Kawasaki has a rather cocky attitude; I'm starting to miss the previous Kawasaki.
"I don't need to say it if you already know the answer, right?"
She just smiled at my answer.
"By the way Tsurumi, I think it's time for me to retire as I have some things to do at home."
"No problem, your siblings must also miss you"
"I'm sure Keika will ask me something because I was absent yesterday."
I led Kawasaki to the front door. Before leaving, she seemed to want to say something, as she looked thoughtful.
''Tsurumi, I want to thank you for yesterday, both for your help and for your words, since they made me think that all this time, I was just being someone I was not, but now I feel liberated from that burden, and I am grateful for that ''
Kawasaki bowed to me.
"Come on Kawasaki, you don't need to do this.'' I was embarrassed by Kawasaki's act, after all, I did what I did only because she wanted to do it, not because she expected any reward or gratitude.
I approached Kawasaki so that she would stop lowering her head, but just at that moment she raised her head causing me to hit my jaw, so I lost my balance, she tried to hold me at that moment and as a result, we both fell to the ground.
I didn't know why or the science behind the falls, but for some reason I was on top of Kawasaki, our faces were too close to each other, to the point that if she got close to me I would end up kissing her.
We both blushed for the moment.
"It seems you took advantage of having the house free to have fun, didn't you, onii-chan?"
Turning towards the direction where her voice was coming from, I could see Rumi and that she had a terrifying smile.
I quickly walked away from Kawasaki, she too quickly stood up.
"Rumi, this is not what you think" For some reason, Rumi seemed quite scary.
''So tell me what it looks like, because what I see is that you brought a girl to spend the night here, and right now you seem to still be loving each other''
I'm sorry to have made my little sister quite insightful.
Looking at Kawasaki, I realized that she looked quite nervous, I don't blame her, because if someone saw us at that moment, she could easily misinterpret the situation.
I suppose I should tell Rumi the truth, but a half-told truth is still a truth.
''A summary would be that yesterday while we were returning from the academy, we were attacked by 2 people, as they had weapons it was quite difficult, but we defeated them, although we did not escape unscathed, for this reason and the fact that the house was the closest place, I invited Kawasaki here , after treating our injuries I realized that it was too late so it would be dangerous for her to go home, so I invited her to stay, and as for the current situation, I ended up tripping and Kawasaki held me down, but in the end we both end up falling. You already know that your older brother is somewhat clumsy.'' Although I didn't want to continue looking like a fool in front of Rumi, this was the only thing I could think of.
My words brought Kawasaki out of her thoughts, I knew she was bad at lying, but perhaps after her change in attitude she improved in this area.
"It's t-true what T-Tsurumi said, that's what happened."
I withdraw what I said, she is still bad at lying, plus she didn't look Rumi in the eye as she said this, she only made what I said less credible.
Rumi looked at both of us, as if she wanted to find out from our expressions if what I said was true.
"I guess, if you say so, it's true, you're clumsy after all.''
Rumi-chan, did you know that words hurt more than blows? Although I can't complain as this was the only thing I could think of.
I couldn't help but sigh in relief because she had believed me.
"So, is she that girl you were accompanying because you hurt her?"
"That's correct, let me introduce you to each other"
"Okay Tsurumi, I can introduce myself, I'm Kawasaki Saki, my pleasure."
"I'm Tsurumi Rumi, even though my older brother said he was helping you, I'm sure that it went the other way, so let me thank you for taking care of him all this time."
Rumi inclined his head towards Kawasaki to express her gratitude.
Kawasaki didn't know how to react to this, she looked quite nervous not knowing how to respond to her.
''It's okay Rumi, you don't have to thank me since I'm the one who is grateful to your brother '' Kawasaki had a quite beautiful smile on her face when she said this, remembering that a few moments ago we were close to each other, I started to blush.
"Come on Kawasaki-san, you don't have to be modest, it's obvious that my useless brother is just a burden"
If Rumi's words were an attack, I would now have suffered 9999 damage myself.
Kawasaki seemed not to know how to respond to my sweet little sister's words.
"Kawasaki, I think it's time for you to go home, right?" This was the only thing I could think of to break up the strange situation that Rumi had caused.
Kawasaki acted worried as if she had to do things urgently, though just by looking at her I could see that she was bad at acting.
"So I suppose you are retiring Kawasaki-san? You are free to come whenever you want." I could see a mocking smile on my sister's face, as if she was thinking of something funny.
"Thanks Rumi, I'll keep it in mind"
"By the way, onii-chan, the least you can do is accompany Kawasaki-san, right?"
''I know, you don't have to tell me''
With that said, we left the house, but Rumi was calling me as if she wanted to say something to me in private.
"Don't worry, onii-chan, I'll keep this secret from Yumiko-san, but I didn't expect you to be a womanizer, I don't remember raising you this way." I'm sorry I taught my little sister some things.
Refuting her words would only make her think that I was hiding it, so I just nodded my head as I gave a long sigh.
Being the older brother isn't always easy, huh?
Once we were outside, we headed to Kawasaki's house.
"By the way Tsurumi, you have a somewhat peculiar little sister, so to speak. ''
''I can't deny that, but she's cute in the way she is.''
After a few minutes of walking, we arrived at Kawasaki's house.
Although yesterday was quite heavy, long and painful, I cannot deny that it helped me understand Kawasaki better and help her.
"I would like to thank you again Tsurumi"
"I already told you that it is not necessary, I just did what I wanted to do"
Before Kawasaki could respond, the door to her house had suddenly opened, showing Keika coming running straight towards her older sister.
"Sachan, Sachan" Keika looked quite happy to be with her sister, I guess not having her yesterday made her miss her a lot.
Kawasaki picked up Keika, she also looked quite happy.
"I missed you so much Keika"
Seeing this scene was kind of comforting.
"You finally came back Nee-chan"
It seems that Taishi also came to greet his sister.
"Oh Aniki, you're here too, but I thought Nee-chan would stay at a friend's house, unless ...?"
Like Rumi, Taishi also seemed to jump to conclusions at the worst of times.
Kawasaki also looked nervous, she didn't know what to answer.
"Just like yesterday I ran into you, today while I was going to the store I ran into your sister, so I decided to go with her.''
Hope this serves to convince Taishi.
"If Aniki says so, it must be so" "I don't know whether to feel relieved that Taishi believed me or scared by the ease with which he believed my words.
Kawasaki seemed calm after Taishi accepted my words.
"Rachan, Rachan" Keika noticed my presence.
I walked over to her and started patting her head, she seemed quite happy about it.
"Nee-chan, did something happen between you two?"
"Why do you say that Taishi?" Although Kawasaki tried to answer as seriously as possible, she seemed a bit nervous.
''It's weird that you let Aniki be so close to Kei-chan and haven't said anything to him''
Taishi was right, after all the time I was with Keika, Kawasaki was quite reluctant to let me play with her at my freedom.
But to my surprise, Kawasaki seemed calm before answering him.
"Keika likes Tsurumi so I don't see hers as to why he can't get close to her"
Well, this answer was not expected, the fact that she says this shows that something has happened between us, it will be better to change the subject before Taishi starts to be more assertive with his questions.
''By the way Keika, do you want to play? Since I have nothing to do, and I suppose I can stay a while ''
"Rachan" Keika looked happy about this, the last time I was here she was tired, so once we got to her house, Kawasaki put Keika to bed.
As we all agreed, we ended up entering the Kawasaki house.
Keika had fallen asleep. While Kawasaki was doing some things at her house, I dedicated myself to playing with her, and since she is still a child, she got tired pretty quickly.
When I set the time, I realized that it was already 11:15, I suppose I should go home to make lunch, and prepare for the questioning of Rumi, since I'm sure she didn't quite believe what I was saying. Disadvantages of being the older brother.
"Kawasaki, I think it's time for me to go''
Kawasaki came out of one of the rooms, it looked like she was cleaning the rooms.
"No problem Tsurumi, thanks for entertaining Keika. It's harder for me to clean when she has a lot of energy.''
"Don't worry, Rumi used to be like this, so I know how to deal with her."
Kawasaki walked me to the front door.
''So, I guess we'll meet at the academy on Monday, right?''
''You can count on that''
"By the way Tsurumi, you have no problem accompanying me home on academy days, right?"
"I don't know if it's a question or an order, but I don't have a problem with that."
I can only sigh at this.
Kawasaki seemed happy about my answer.
"See you later Tsurumi"
I raised my hand in goodbye as I walked through the door to my house.
As I drove home, I couldn't help but think about everything that happened this week.
I had hurt Kawasaki and had to help her until she recovered, in addition to having to accept Miura's terms ...
At that moment I stopped.
I had completely forgotten; I was supposed to meet Miura at 11 in the morning at the mall and she was already 15 minutes late.
I hurried to the mall.
Once I arrived, I could see that it was already 11:30, when I looked at the place where we were supposed to meet, I realized that she was not there.
I guess Miura will be mad at me on Monday.