Sorry for taking a while, but things got busy at my place. I got occupied with some other bits.
This is the start of the Second Season of IS and Sekirei Brave New World.
This title is based on a legendary samurai. Miyamoto Musashi. The lyrics can fit on Ichika in this case.
It's going to be differing for the focus.
We also reached 200K in words with this update. This fic has been my third biggest fic for a while now, but now, things changed.
So far, we got 136 favorites and 152 favorites. Some growth I would like to think about.
Seven reviews on the last chapter, and we're at 107 reviews in that case. Thank you all. That's two milestones reached.
Over a hundred reviews and 200 000 words. Nice. I do hope that doubles.
And we got a perfect 26 000 views. Awesome.
Now for the guest replies.
Master Kill712 on the sixth of August.
I'll start on your last bit. I have seen your name appear; I should look up a bit of what you have written down. I am happy that you like it and continue your support.
As for the maid scene, that is what the requester aimed for. With the recap, it was bonding indeed between the in-laws as you put it. With Houki, she got her butt handed to her. Minato indeed learned quite a bit from his flock. If Houki ended up at the Inn, she might not like how it would have ended for her.
A fight will come later. I can tell you that.
Opening song: Dragon Force. Through the Fire and the Flames.
We are going to have a few versions in this "season."
Oh, and the requester has written this one.
0:00 – 0:18
The opening begins as the first image featuring Minato is surrounded by his Sekirei, such as Musubi, Kusano, Matsu, Tsukiumi, Kazehana, and Kagari. Next, Minato, Musubi, and Tsukiumi are shown on the blue background, Kagari and Kazehana are shown on the pink background, Matsu and Kusano are shown in the yellow background, Uzume and Chiho on the cyan background.
0:18 – 0:27
(Then, the Title Scene displays the name of the fic is shown. Brave New World)
0:27 – 0:38
In the next scene, Minato and his Sekirei harem run towards the edge of Shinto Teito during the sunrise. Minato's four first Sekireis happily express themselves as if they're jumping in joy, Kazehana drinking her sake with Kagari being cool with Minato with them, and Uzume entertains Chiho with her outfit.
On a cold winter morning
In the time before the light
The next scene is that Yukari and Shiina spend time in the cafe along together.
In flames of Death's eternal reign
We ride towards the fight
Then the moment Seo begins to flirt another woman, Hikari gives him a shocking treatment while Hibiki standby by.
When the darkness has fallen down
And the times are tough, alright
After that, we see Ichika Orimura is shown as he's walking with his backpack in the rain.
The sound of evil laughter falls
Around the world tonight
Ichika's reflecting on the way he was badly treated by his older sister and his IS girls, especially Houki.
Fighting hard, fighting on for the steel
Through the wastelands evermore
However, in this version, we get to see his older sister and Houki are in silhouette.
The scattered souls will feel the hell
Bodies wasted on the shores
Couldn't bear it any longer, he begins to run and trip.
On the blackest plains in Hell's domain
We watch them as they go
Down into the deep sadness with one tear comes out from his eye, Minato arrives with the umbrella and give him a hand.
Through the fire and pain and once again we know
Minato and Musubi are then seen battling Hayato Mikogami and Sekirei No.43, Yomi.
So now we fly ever free
We're free before the thunderstorm
Though Yomi seemed to be easy to handle than last time, Musubi's able to gain the upper hand and ultimately defeated Yomi.
On towards the wilderness
Our quest carries on
Then Ichika has been chased by his pursuers and run into Minato and his Sekirei harem, who are willing to protect Ichika from.
Far beyond the sundown
Far beyond the moonlight
Deep inside our hearts and all our souls
The pursuers who chases Ichika turns out to be none other than his older sister, Chifuyu, and his IS harem in the silhouette, then appears, wanting to capture Ichika. Meaning they plan to make Ichika come back to the IS Academy by force.
So far away we wait for the day
For the lives all so wasted and gone
We can see Ichika's evolution, as he's changed from a little kid to the middle school age, and then his current age.
We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days
Through the fire and the flames we carry on
Rapid events happen during this section.
Then Tabane floats into the atmosphere, and the world is shown. Then Miya Asama is seen at Maison Izumo with Takehito lying in her lap. The song ends with the main characters all together in four-colored hexagon background (dark blue for Minato, Musubi and Tsukiumi; pink for Kagari, and Kazehana; yellow for Kusano and Matsu, cyan for Uzume and Chiho).
Again, not my choice on this version.
Started on 02/09/2020.
Ended on 06/09/2020
By 16, you had learned to fight
The way of the warrior you took it as your right
Ichika woke up after the night. It was a long talk, and he had learned a lot from the hosts in the house. It was nice to have skin contact. Kazehana's lap was great to lay on and talk about the stuff.
Yet, he had to wake up and get moving. Stretching out, he could feel how his body was removed from his slumber. It had been one late night as they had been talking about more adventures. He guessed that Minato nor Musubi would be home.
Not that it mattered for him. The dressing didn't take too long. He knew where he had to go. He could hear how the sound of Miya training. He forgot his hunger and looked at how Miya was training.
She moved in ways that he had seen his sister fight. Yet, Miya seemed more refined. Better trained. The woman turned to him.
"Good morning, Ichika."
"To you as well." He was in awe of her.
"A morning spar to get your appetite going?" The boy nodded with a smile.
"Sure thing." Ichika took up a wooden sword, and he quickly followed Miya's instructions. She was quick to act and follow up on Ichika. The Knight found that he learned more from her than he ever did in the ISA. It might be because it interested him.
Miya gave instructions and points on how Ichika had to focus and fight. It wasn't just moving but techniques—things how to hold his sword. Ichika was quick on the uptake and focused himself on Miya.
The Pillar found that Ichika was fast on his thinking. The boy had talent. She wondered then why Ichika hadn't learned that much. He and Chifuyu were the same, and that woman could hold her own against her.
It shouldn't be that a human could match a God. Yet, Chifuyu did and even more. So why was it that Ichika was a rookie, fresh of the batch, a greenhorn compared to his sister?
Keeping him weak made him dependent on her. A tactic used far too often, Miya had seen that before. So perhaps, the invite that Minato had sent would cause more for Ichika. At least, here, he could learn.
Not that she would train him to the point that he could match her. That would take longer than the summer they had. But some tricks couldn't be lost on him. Pivoting his sword, Miya taught him well. Ichika learned fast and well.
She smiled as it was binding herself to him. Ichika looked a lot like Minato. But not just the Ashikabi. He was eager to learn like Musubi.
"You certainly are something." Miya smiled at the boy who laid exhausted on the floor. Yet, with a smile and dirty clothing, Ichika lifted his thumbs.
"But you do look horrendous." The giggle was something while Ichika just smirked at her.
"Thank you."
His smart reply caused her to tap his leg softly.
"Stop that. Now, are you going back up, or do I leave you on the ground for a bit?" Ichika was still out of breath, so he just laid down.
"I'm going to catch my breath. Leave me here, and I'll be up later." Miya just shook her head and walked away. She could leave him there. The Knight looked up to the sky, and he found the blue sky and white clouds to be interesting.
The white panties as well?
Wait?
Panties?"
His eyes shot open when blue eyes and wavy blond hair shined at him.
"Good morning, Ichika."
Forcing his eyes up to Tsukiumi's, he hoped that she would let him off. Or she just didn't notice him.
"Good morning, Tsukiumi."
"Can I asketh why thee art on the ground?" Tsukiumi asked while she smirked at Ichika.
"Miya. Rough training. But damn, doesn't it feel good?" He felt that he was growing and that he was getting stronger in the last weeks compared to the months at the ISA. The women were great to train with.
"Indeed. Doth thee needeth help?" Ichika pondered a second. Well, he could take what he got.
"Sure."
"Raise thy arms." When he obliged, she took them up and swung him on the back. It wasn't hard for the Sekirei, and Ichika could only smile as she gently carried him over her back.
"Thanks," Ichika answered as he could feel how gentle she was.
"Think nothing of it." Putting him down on his seat, Ichika found that Kusano crawled in his lap. Tsukiumi went to help on Miya with breakfast.
The attention of the guy went to the youngest.
"Morning, big brother Ichika." She yawned adorably and wanted nothing more but to sleep a few more minutes on a warm lap.
"Morning, Kuu. Slept well?" She nodded but quietly dozed off. The rest of the girls walked in. Chiho yawned but waved at him. Uzume walked in and dragged on his neck. It pushed his head in the tits of Uzume.
"Morning, Ichika. Do you really have to train first thing in the morning?"
The guy could only speak when she let him go from the chest. "I have to train. Sides, wasn't it time you woke up?"
"They're sloths." Kazehana walked in, dressed in her usual outfit. The Wind Flower tied up her hair with a smile.
"So, that's why she wasn't happy that you woke her up with training." Sitting down, she gave Ichika a dazzling smile while the Knight nodded to her.
"Good morning, Kazehana."
"To you as well. I suppose that you had a pleasant night." She smirked as Ichika left him open for a joke.
"Well, without Minato around, things aren't as much fun. I can't have a guy to wrap my arms around." Her moves made her tits jiggle, and Ichika could only look away. It was clear what she meant with that.
"Got that right, Kazehana-tan. Without Minato, it's lonely in bed." Matsu had joined the group, and the door was closed by Kagari and Takehito.
"True." Ichika just shook his head. They were all in love with Minato and yet, didn't hold any grudges about the matter that he was out with another woman. Ironic if one were to ask him. Especially with how the girls treated him.
"When do you think that Minato comes home?"
Kazehana shrugged on that while Matsu began to think.
"If they don't do it in the morning, I think we can expect them around ten." The whack of the head was nearly predictable, so she was prepared for it. Ichika shook his head to it.
His stomach grumbled. After the workout, he could do with a decent breakfast.
After that, the food went down, and they would enjoy a hot summer day. Some of the girls went to change. Ichika also had that idea that his shirt wasn't fitting now.
His pants were too long now.
Yet, the Knight couldn't leave Kusano tugged on his sleeve. "Kuu?" He just asked gently. She smiled at him and raised her tiny arms.
"Lift me." Sighing, Ichika stood up with Kusano and carried her outside. The river was still flowing. Tsukiumi had a light dress on, and Ichika just sat down. The water made it cool, and with the youngest back in his lap, it looked like he wouldn't move.
Kusano must have been feeling the effects for long talking. The girl was still nine years old. He could wait in that regard until Minato could come home. He looked up at the sky and smiled—peace of mind.
Something told him that he wasn't going to get a lot of that, so he would take in as much as he could now.
Meanwhile, Minato woke up after the festival. Unlike Musubi, he had just left the realm of Morpheus. It was late now but still, snuggling closer to the soft pillows that were Musubi's breasts, and she didn't let him go.
He laid on top of her while she softly stroked his hair. In some moments, she could only claim her Ashikabi like this. Still, hunger had set in, and a loud grumble woke him up.
"Morning Musubi." She kissed her husband as a reply to him. Her wings came out.
"Good morning, Minato. Did you sleep well?" The Ashikabi nodded and smiled at her. Despite the extremely erotic way, he did not react. Not abnormal after the lovemaking of last night.
"Like a log. You?" Musubi kissed him, and she gave him a grin.
"Yes, I did. You want to go home?" Minato rolled off her. He should have seen coming that she would hoist him.
"Yes. But I first want breakfast. In two forms." Minato just raised an eyebrow.
"If you get him there, you can." Musubi looked down on Minato. Yep, that was flaccid. But she knew what she had to do. Musubi went down and began to massage her breasts. It didn't take long before the soft orbs caused the reactions.
Minato loved breasts; that was now a given. She could feel him harden in her tits, and eventually, his head came looking at her.
"Go ahead." She mounted him and softly guided him in. There was no reason to go rough on him. Her hips slammed on Minato as he filled her. Putting his hands behind the pillow, he enjoyed the view of Musubi's tits going up and down.
He found her enjoyable enough to watch her show. She moaned as she just slammed on him. Contrary to what he said, his hips moved back, so they met hers. He gritted his teeth as he began to feel up her ass. The soft one of Musubi enjoyed it.
She enjoyed having this. Her muscles were sore, yet there was a certain edge on this pain. Fucking Minato like this.
The night still left its marks on the Ashikabi. Speeding up, Minato began to reach his peak while his moves grew erratic. While the pain was something that she could stand, Minato wanted to release.
But not before Musubi was done. Luckily, for a quickie, the girls had developed that. They had started slow but used some more speed.
When Minato released in her, her orgasm hit. Pulling out, they would need a shower first.
While they could have more fun, it was enough for one night. After that, they dressed so well as they could.
It was around nine, so finding a restaurant that served breakfast wasn't hard. Both were hungry, and some eggs and bacon were a welcome change in their diet. They ate fast and happily.
Simple food, but it tasted good. Not much was said as they just smiled at each other.
When Musubi was full and roaring with energy, they could leave for their home.
Meanwhile, at Maison Izumo.
The heat began to set in, and Ichika found that the girls still weren't used to him being around.
When Kazehana, Uzume, Matsu, and Chiho walked out, all dressed in bikinis; he could only look away. It wasn't the heatwave as months ago, but it was still hot enough to spend the entire day in swimwear.
Then the door went open, and a simple line was said.
"We're home." The girls walked up the hall as they saw Minato with Musubi. Ichika followed him with Kusano on his hips.
"Welcome home, Minato. How was the festival?" Kazehana asked while Musubi smiled at her.
"It was fun. We have seen so many things. We really enjoyed it." Matsu made a perverted giggle when she heard that. She could only imagine.
Ichika shared a look with Chiho, and both sighed.
"Quite a few things there. There'll be more festivals we can all visit." After some kisses from his flock, Ichika was greeted by Minato. A handshake and a hug followed.
"Morning, Ichika. Had a good night?" Ichika smiled at him.
"I heard some good stories from the others. It was great."
Kazehana smiled at him. "You should have seen him lying down there. Good thing that you weren't around, Minato." The Ashikabi looked at the male with a raised eyebrow.
Ichika raised his hands defensively. "She gave me a lap pillow. Couldn't get away. She told me to get comfy for the story."
Minato relaxed. That was something. Ichika put up his lines, and even with some bits, he would never even think of cheating on Minato.
The Ashikabi dared say that Ichika loved and respected him enough for that.
"Storytime, huh? I learned a lot." Ichika nodded.
After that, Minato took over Kusano so that Ichika could change in better clothes for the hot weather.
Musubi also went to change into a bikini. Eye candy was a nice thing to have.
After that, the girls played outside, dressed in their swimwear. Minato needed some time off, and Ichika had his training done.
"Tangled yourself loose from your girls?" Minato passed him a soda in a bottle. Both uncorked theirs, and before the first gulp, they toasted.
"I am happy with them. I do hope that some of my kids are boys. Outnumbered is one thing, but some boys would make it great for me." Minato smirked.
"My brother. You got eight girls. I am surrounded by 1 200. No fun."
"You didn't knock them up or aren't responsible for them."
Ichika gulped to let Minato speak.
"About those. I met a few friends of yours. Dan Gotanda." Ichika raised an eyebrow as he gulped the fizzy drink.
"He's here?"
"So you do know him?" Minato asked, surprised that the guy hadn't lied.
"Yep. Middle school bud. A good friend of mine. Anyone else?" The Ashikabi nodded as he shared a smile with Ichika. It did make the Knight a bit jumpy; That smile wasn't the normal one.
"Houki. It looks like she was dancing for the stage. Good thing you weren't around for that matter." Ichika cursed inwardly. His face scrounged up.
"Good thing indeed. I wouldn't like it if she found about where I stayed." Minato had a wry smile.
"What?"
"Well, she does know you're here. I guess you told your sis and that she told Houki. And the others. Not that it matters. The city is quite large, and even if she found out that you were here." The Ashikabi made a thumb to his flock.
"We got seven of my Sekirei plus Miya to protect us. I would say that odds are very much in our favor." Ichika smiled as he took the last few gulps of his soda.
"I haven't watched that movie. A bit too mature to my liking." Minato nodded on that.
"Haven't done much of that either. I am no fan of movies myself. The last few years have nothing but study. Some time off and focused on my own studies. I did get some recs on the music." He raised a bottle to the sky.
"Not everyone wants to rule the world. Some of us just want to live in it."
Ichika smiled at Minato. Despite it all, world dominance wasn't on his list. He and Minato were the same. They were forced into a world they didn't want to be part of.
The difference was that Minato was out. He earned his prize—a life of love, his friends around, children on the way.
For Ichika, he had to begin.
"I think that I'll need your help. I'll need it a lot, brother. To even hope to survive in this. This game." Minato patted him on the shoulder.
"I got your back. I just wished that someone was around to help me out." The guys just smiled. They had nowhere to go, and the Sekirei wasn't like human women.
If they had an open day off, they wouldn't fill it up with shit. They'll just take it easy. Sure, they could spar and go out. But after a day like tonight, Minato wanted to sleep.
Or at least, take it easy.
Ichika had nothing to worry about either. His homework was done.
But the same couldn't be said about the girls.
Scene change
Houki could feel her head hurting. Even without touching a drop of alcohol, she could feel herself dying. The stuff was so hard. Her phone laid there. Temptation. She had to resist. She was calling her sister.
"Houki? Are you okay?" Yukiko's head went in. Worried about her youngest niece. She was happy that her older brother let Houki stay. Yukiko never had children, but she loved taking care of Houki. She was much like her.
"I'm fine, auntie. Just tired. Maybe throwing myself at my homework after the festival wasn't the brightest idea." Clutching her head for emphasis, Yukiko shook her own.
"Take a break. You've been at it for hours. If you struggle, just throwing yourself at it won't help you. But if you let it for later." Houki glared at the stuff.
English was a nightmare. She had a hard time going through it. Not just in her own school time, but she didn't use it in her free time. Maybe she should listen to a band. No. She wouldn't let herself get defiled on those matters.
Still, English was hard for her to grasp. The language was weird, and it was difficult for her to understand the words in how they went. It was almost too foreign for her.
So a time off was needed.
"I will."
Moving her body made Houki finally get the strains loose in her brain. She could feel how the clouds went away as she practiced and trained with the sword. It did cause her mind to get the face of Ichika.
She grimaced and glared at it. Ichika was her longest friend. Her first love. She had begun to think.
Houki had hoped to reconcile her ideas on the fact that she could see Ichika again and that she could become close to him. Like the six years didn't matter to her. To either of them. Yet, they did matter. They had caused a rift. She just glared at the trinkets at her arm.
She found that the Infinite Stratos was something that she couldn't outrun. It was tied to her.
Maybe she could have had something with Ichika. Yet, he wasn't what she wished. She wanted Ichika to be strong. Like a man. However, he relied on Minato. A lecherous harem king. Why did she once look up to him?
There was nothing wrong with her. It had to be Minato. He had filled Ichika will all stupid ideas. She had to break free. She had to get after Ichika.
And with that, she went back to her books. And found that she was back with her head at the table. Literature was almost as bad as English.
Little did she know that she wasn't the only one who struggled with her homework.
Rin just slammed down on the desk. Suppose she could only know how Houki had done the same thing. Dressed in light clothes, the woman's body wasn't hidden by the clothes. Still, the heat was on.
Mathematics was the source of all evil. Rin just knew that. It was essential for her to that she got it right and all but the staff was so damn hard. And unlike some, she needed the trigonometry. It should work out for her, but yet, it caused her nightmares. And just her luck, she had done this after the visit to Chifuyu.
She rolled back to let her brain cool down. Ichika was in her mind now.
Damn. How much she didn't know of him.
Rin had stayed in Japan instead of going home. However, home? It was a question of how much of a house that she had.
Ichika was her home. He made her feel home, but she didn't know about Minato.
Something that Houki did know. In the months after that, Ichika wasn't the same stupid boy she fell in love with but a snarky young man who bit her off.
Granted, it might be because she was too pushy. Shaking her head, that wasn't the case. Ichika was just poisoned by Minato and the hussies that were his wife. That photo made her sad.
Especially on how huge the women were.
The human girl wasn't showing, and the brat was average. But the other six girls were so well endowed.
'God, how do you decide those who receive and those who don't? Why is it that I don't qualify?'
Sighing, she might have made the trip home. Not that it would matter. There wasn't a shit difference of spending her summer in Japan or China. She would spend the summer alone.
With homework that wouldn't do itself.
She would take a break for now. She needed some time off to cool her brain. She wondered how her neighbors were doing.
Just like Rin, Laura had the same problem. She faced one horror in mathematics, but those were minor complaints compared to Japanese.
The polar opposite of Houki, who struggled with English. For Laura, English was a language that she had learned in the army.
English was grammatically the same as German or Dutch. It carried many resemblances hence why she hadn't many issues of learning that one.
Japanese was one other problem for her. Sure, she tried and learned from Clarissa, but that only got her so far. She and Charlotte had been at it for hours.
The two girls exhausted both resources to get through the horror of this. Her mind went to Ichika. Her wife. Yet, it hadn't set in.
No matter how many times the girls tried to explain it, Laura had decided. Yet, Ichika didn't act like her wife. He wanted to be left alone. Ichika saved her life, that was for sure, but the guy had friends like Minato. She didn't doubt for a second that he would take advantage of the women that surrounded him.
It was incredible how her instructor had allowed Ichika to be friends with Minato Sahashi. She might visit him later. Turning her head, she found that Charlotte laid headfirst in her books.
While the French girl had no problem with the language, Japan had a long and rich history. That caused her to grow weary of it.
Powers came and went to Japan, and for centuries, people had been playing the game that resulted in death and despair. The different eras were done in by rulers. But she had no clue how and why.
Why was this even required from an ISA student, Charlotte Dunois, who had given up and slammed down? To keep her brain from hurting.
Scene skip to Stories Told.
"So, you didn't know that much of our history?" Ichika asked as Mattheus finished his beer. For a change, he needed alcohol. And if they were at his place, he would have offered Kizuna and Ichika one.
"Not really. But Ichika, you don't know much about ours." Joel had cola but was running on fumes like the three other males.
"Indeed not. But there was something you said, Mattheus? About yours and ours overlapping a life?" Kizuna raised an eyebrow as Mattheus took a new one.
For once in his life, he needed a drink.
"Yep. In 1877, the Battle of Shiroyama went. In 1917, we had the Battle of Passchendaele happened. Forty years later. One difference. From a fight with swords like yours to a whole murder field. And it looks like all those who died. It was all in vain."
The two Japanese boys gulped. Mattheus had grown a lot more cynical in the last few months. Not that they could blame him.
They had grown cynical as well.
Back to BNW.
Charlotte's head began to fill with dreams. She dreamt of Ichika. Her Knight in Shining Armor. Literally.
Ever since the whole thing in the bath, she had grown distant to Ichika. She had been closer to him than any of the girls, and she understood where he came from.
Charlotte could sympathize with him as Ichika was on a place he didn't want to be. Oh, she knew how that felt. More than any of the other girls. Yet, she lost that edge. Ichika had told her that he didn't want any sort of romance in his life.
Charlotte was selfish as if she wanted Ichika all to herself. Her actions caused a rift between her and Ichika. That rift grew even more during the events at the beach.
Shaking her head, it wasn't her fault. Or Ichika's. That damned Minato. He filled Ichika's head with all sorts of ideas about a harem. Not that she wanted a part of that.
Did she?
She still wanted Ichika for herself. The heart of a maiden can be hard to understand.
Meanwhile, the last of their group (or flock) was sitting back. Her respect for Chelsea had grown to extreme lengths. Cecilia had never guessed that cooking and cleaning could be so hard. How home economics could be so hard, she would never understand.
That was the job of a man. Taking care of the house.
Yet, Chelsea carried her duty with pleasure. The maid had teased her the entire time and had even taken pictures when Cecilia had returned in a maid outfit. Cecilia cursed inwardly.
That maid of hers had a bad influence on her. Relentlessly, she had teased the young Alcott about her affection for Ichika. Not only that, but Ichika was everything but what a male should be.
He was resilient, rude, snarky, was strong, and he fought back. Not only that, but he was friends with Minato Sahashi. Now, she could care less about that pervert was it not that the man had winged several Sekirei.
She couldn't believe that Ichika could just call that man, ask him to take the Silver Gospel out the sky and just walk for fishing. Not only that, but he managed to defeat them all.
Home economics was one thing she could ask the woman for. But biology and classic Japanese were other nightmares.
There was little she could do. Cecilia had to finish those horrors now. But her mind wandered as she was busy thinking on Ichika.
How would their life be? A butler and a lover. Ichika Orimura will be the father of her children.
My, the thought of it. Scandalous.
Back at Ichika
A fist was avoided as Ichika had foregone a sword. In the last few days, Musubi and Ichika practiced hand to hand combat. They could reach each other, feel out.
Ichika didn't hold back in his attacks, and Musubi could better guess how much she had to hold back to challenge Ichika still.
They had been training for ten minutes. Intensive fight, yes. Minato could only shake his head as Ichika was moving. He had to deliver blows after blows at Musubi. Things that would maybe get the Ashikabi hurt.
Yes, Minato had been practicing. Sure, he couldn't beat a Sekirei, but by training, his body grew, and it gained some muscle. Things appreciated by the flock. In a fight situation, he would let them take charge, but in cases where it was needed, Minato could fight.
Not like Ichika, who had been fighting earlier and whose focus was more significant on fighting.
Everyone winced when a savage uppercut crashed in Musubi. The Bear Sekirei had to move feet back.
Ichika avoided a kick with just an inch. It was the turn of Musubi to play and slash at him. The speed was good, but for Ichika, he could avoid her, and that wasn't the most challenging part. When she gave him a right hook, Ichika used her speed to turn her around. Twisting her arm, he managed to hold it down.
On the ground, she grabbed his clothes and slammed him down on the floor.
"Stop." Miya's voice rang over them.
Sure, they could have continued. Musubi could kick Ichika on the ground, or he could have rolled away and get back up.
Miya wasn't taking risks. Ichika relaxed and got back up.
His loss.
Again.
Current score. Twenty-five wins for Musubi.
Zero wins for him.
Yet, that wasn't why he was standing with a smile.
"Again?"
Tsukiumi sighed when she heard that line.
Musubi couldn't be happier. For the last five hours, after lunch and even skipping dinner, she and Ichika had sparred. Maybe a small breaks to hydrate, but that was it.
Uzume whispered something in the ears of her first Ashikabi. Minato didn't want to know what she just said.
Chiho's red face gave him enough information.
"I'm ready to again if you are," Musubi said, and both were ready for a fight. Again.
"Enough." Miya's voice called them. Everyone turned to her.
"I do understand both of you want to train. But it's past dinner time, and while this has been entertaining to watch, you both have trained long enough. I do not care if you want to go after dinner, but we are eating now." None of them protested.
The two went to change into proper clothing. The bath had to wait until after dinner; It was a lively affair with the talking and the planning. After some time, the more mature members went to see the house in which they would move in just a few weeks.
Ichika felt how his body demanded rest. While he felt restless, the late-night plus a too rough day made him tired.
Musubi luckily understood, and Ichika made a mental note to talk later to the girl. Before long, he felt too tired. Minato wasn't home just yet, so when Kusano wanted to go to bed, Ichika tucked her in, and he went for his sleep.
The training had exhausted him. He laid up, and his fist was raised to the sky. Despite his losses and going down, he crawled back up. The Sekirei couldn't believe that he refused to stay down.
How stronger he got, how much that Ichika realized that he had to fight a lot more. He was far from done. Without their help, he would never get there.
It would take some extended time before they could move, and even so, by the time the flock was settled in, Ichika was back in school. That made him angry, ago at school.
At the ISA.
He wanted to stay in Shinto Teito.
His fist fell. A dream. It could not. Would not happen.
But before that, he would go back to the school; he would be a fighter. He would be prepared for the ISA.
Sleep claimed Ichika.
In his dream, he was just walking around. Some faint sounds of music were heard to him.
How long on this longest day. 'Till we finally make it through.
The line was repeated and repeated. Ichika wasn't sure where he was going or what was happening. Before long, he ended up at a place he hadn't seen before.
"What the?"
"Oh, you're finally here." Ichika tensed as he heard the mischief in the voice. Yet, unlike Uzume's tone, this one carried a dose of malice. And the promise of pain. Much pain.
Turning around, he couldn't see. It was like a dark void.
"Who is there?"
Then he heard the shouts.
"Ichika, come here."
Was that familiar? He thought so.
"I demand your presence." That haughty voice. Who was that? Ichika knew that voice.
"My wife. Come here." Yeah, he knew who that was.
"Ichika. Are you cheating on me?" That had some edge.
"Ichika. What are you doing?" A scary angel.
Those were the girls that he ran from.
He turned away from those and ran as fast as his legs could carry him. Ichika didn't know where he was running in the void. But he wanted to get away from them.
The distorted voices, his mind was going in overdrive. Then he found a silhouette. He had no clue who that might be. Her body was unfamiliar to me.
"I want you. My pet." Ichika backed away. He wanted to run again.
Why were his muscles so sore? Like he had walked for miles.
Or he had fought for a good long while.
Right, he had fought. Who?
Why was a bear appearing?
"You. Are. Mine."
A wall of water appeared. This was like what Tsukiumi could do with her powers. But he had never heard her speak like that. The silhouette came closer to him, and he listened to a giggle. Much to his horror, Ichika screamed as this mystery creature somehow managed to apprehend him.
A rustle like a fan opened, and with a flick of her hand, Ichika was strapped to a table.
In his mind, but he couldn't think as he felt a shadowing looming over him.
The silhouette reminded him of a cat.
A cat with blue fur.
She came closer to him, and he heard the distinct sound from a whip.
Before she could use it, he could tell her the distinct growling. A dog?
Turning his head, he found that the silhouette of a wolf made its way.
It was a giant one. The eyes were fixated at the cat.
The fur was brown—a familiar brown.
"It looks like I am not staying around. Although I don't like my prey spoiled."
And with that, he woke up.
It took a second to realize where he was.
Maison Izumo. He just had a weird dream. Checking his clock, it was past three in the night. He would need some more sleep. Ichika would ask Matsu later. If he only could sleep again.
End song.
{ mew} Koukai No Uta. English cover.
As with the opening, I haven't written this.
The first part is the instrumental break.
The ending begins with the mysterious forming ball, then there's the current-aged Ichika Orimura, who was stuck in the IS cage.
Can you see the light? It's right in front of you. And now you're at the fork within the road, alone.No one else, nowhere else to go...
Then the scene where Ichika was an infant, where's a little Chifuyu's watching over over him the crib.
No turning back, going forward, move ahead. It's tough, you're scared, but you know that you have to cut every tie. No more home to go to
Then, the still young Chifuyu takes her infant brother away from the place he was born before they can lay a hand on him to protect him.
And it hurt to give up all this light you built up. Gentle and generous, kind, warm love. And yet , you turn, take a step, and walk right on.
The next scene is Ichika's childhood history with Houki and Rin in two split panels. One panel on the top is his childhood history with child-aged Houki, where he trains with her at the art of Kendo. And the other panel on the bottom is his childhood history with child-aged Lingyin, where she made a unique promise to him on that day.
But no need to worry if you have enough today. Let's find it on the way. Let's go and look- together, we can start!
Next, the middle-school-aged Ichika look at the middle school building. Then inside of the middle school, we saw Ichika's eyes; he was drawn by the machine, which happens to be an IS in the restricted room. Then it shows the symbol of IS, part of the IS mechanics, and there's the current-aged Houki Shinonono.
You don't have to be so strong. No, you don't have to anything to lead as long as your heart is true and you believe
Then the current-aged Ichika falls slowly within the dark area.
It's your spirit and your soul that will keep saving you and make you strong…
Although still falling, in a few moments, Ichika opens his eyes and then…
No matter what comes - the pain, the hurt, move on!
Musubi and Minato appear, who welcomes Ichika into the light door.
So now, don't be afraid, let's walk on today!Whoa! Whooa!
Then Ichika looks upon them with the sparks of light rises and walks into the door of light while the current-aged Houki in the black coat continues to go after him. And then that's it.
Here we end the story. It's been quiet, but things in the last week were something. It just was a long time, and the next few chapters will have these. Let me know what you think of those.
This was something else for me, and I enjoyed writing this out. The next few chapters carry more. But for this, keep in mind that things might change.
What I do know is that for the next circle of updates, we're going to have long chapters.
For all of my updates so it can take some time.
Next chapter's name is going to be ironic. Heaven Can Wait.
Saluut.