Hey to all my readers. I'm here once again. Finally, after nearly six months, we have another chapter of BNW.
Lots of stuff has happened, and here, we will focus on the Infinite Stratos. Namely with Ichika and Chifuyu and the other girls.
Things got hectic since last time, and I have been writing quite a bit. But there'll be much later when you guys follow my other stories.
There's not much else to add; there are no guest reviews, so let's get to it.
Fear of the Dark
Fear of the Dark
I have a constant fear that someone is always near
We have a new opening song, everyone.
Openings song. Aether Realm. Guardian
0:00 – 0:12.
Ichika sits down on the road that he has traveled. In his lap, he got his sword of Miya and a backpack from his school.
When the road is long
The camera zooms on his face while he thinks.
And the night has come
Up on the clouds, the sky is darkening
I will stay with you
Before him, stand two feet. It shows Minato standing in front of him.
We will see this through
The older man kneels and places a hand on the shoulder of Ichika.
When your flame burns low
Minato holds out his other hand to Ichika.
That's a place I know
The Ashikabi nods to the young man.
Place your hand in mine
Ichika takes up the hand and gets pulled up.
We all need some help sometimes
Minato thinks back on how he got helped by the others.
I will be your guardian from loneliness
He smiles in front of Ichika, and Ichika lightens up a bit.
Feel my love surround you
When Ichika looks around, he knows the Sekirei will take care of him.
Share your burden; I will carry it
Minato takes Ichika's arm and carries the young boy back to the Inn.
A refuge all around you
The Inn is known as Maison Izumo, the place where Ichika feels most at home.
When sorrow overtakes you
In his mind, he thinks back on the Infinite Stratos and how he doesn't want to return to that place.
You can call on me
Every time, he can call on Minato to help him out.
Lay your troubles on me friend
He nods to Minato, and the two continue their walk.
I'll be with you til the end
Minato stops the young man.
I'll be your guardian
Again, he places a hand on the shoulder. 'I'll always have your back.'
Music break.
During this, Ichika thinks about how he doesn't want to be at the school anymore. And how much it hurt him to be around the Infinite Stratos girls.
When your burden starts
In this, there is a mental shot of the darkness of where a Young Ichika. Who was five years old, cries back on his past.
Weighing on your heart
The darkness threatens to swallow him.
You are not alone
He gets a hand from Miya that pulls him out.
And you're stronger than you know
His other hand makes it so that he can crawl out of the darkness.
When he is out of the pit, he gets a sword. But then he knows that Miya realizes that he is strong.
I will be your guardian from loneliness
Ichika smiles as he feels the attention from the ones around him. Not just the Sekirei, or Miya.
Also, the ones in his school, the teachers, Kosaki, and many others.
Feel my love surround you
In his bed, Minato lies while he thinks about the Sekirei and their unborn children.
His wives are all sleeping next to him.
Share your burden I will carry it
When he gets out of his bed, he can't help but look back at the girls in his bed.
A refuge all around you
Ichika sits in his room, looking outside.
When sorrow overtakes you
In his hands is his phone.
You can call on me
He calls Minato, and the Ashikabi opens the phone.
Lay your troubles on me friend
They begin to talk and smile.
I'll be with you til the end
When they close the call, they know they got each other.
And that's all they need.
I'll be your guardian
And they'll be each other's guardians.
Musical break
In his mind, Ichika knows that his days in Shinto Teito are limited. He knows he'll have to fight the Infinite Stratos girls and can't do it alone.
Minato sits back and looks at his sleeping wives.
When the road is long
A pair of feet walk on the same road where Ichika walked.
And the night has come
Minato looks up to see Ichika in the Byakushiki unit.
I will be your guardian from loneliness
He offers his hand to Minato.
Feel my love surround you
The young man takes the hand, and Minato takes it.
Share your burden I will carry it
They fly off together.
A refuge all around you
A shot on them, in the summer, drinking and chinking their beverages.
When sorrow overtakes you
The girls who play in the water.
You can call on me
From that point, the camera zooms out.
Lay your troubles on me friend
And from above, the title is shown.
I'll be with you til the end
I'll be your guardian
The title scene displays "Brave New World."
Started on 12/08/2022
Ended on 16/08/2022
Ichika waited and heard from Takehito what his landlord had to tell him that would be so important that he couldn't wait.
Takehito looked at Ichika, and he wasn't sure what he had to tell him.
The truth, yes, but what would that truth be? He had lied to the boy that Minato saw as his little brother.
No, that would be too harsh.
The tense seconds ticked away while Miya waited to jump in if Ichika or Takehito wouldn't be able to continue.
Was it not women who stepped and supported their men?
"I was your older sister's teacher in high school." Ichika looked at Takehito in a confusing matter. His mouth opened and closed while he listened to the man—the words processed in his ears.
Ichika found that his brain was going through it, but it came down.
"Okay? What is wrong with that? I had many teachers in the school. How is that special? Why is this such a big thing?"
Takehito hoped that Ichika wouldn't be too angry with him.
"I was also your sister's homeroom teacher. And your sister's first love." That did the trick for Ichika. His mouth dropped open, and his eyes bugled out of his skull.
"What?"
His voice was coming through raw and harsh.
Takehito looked at Ichika.
"Your sister fell in love with me while caring for you. She told me that she had no one around you."
"Did you do anything to my sister?" Ichika was looking and hoping that he heard what he wanted to hear.
"I rejected her. I was already married, and even if I wasn't, morally, it was wrong." Ichika slowly nodded to Takehito. This was something; it didn't make sense, but Ichika wanted to hear more from Takehito.
"I told your sister about the fact that she had me. But I didn't tell you or Minato when you came this summer. I felt that it wasn't my place for this."
"Why now?" Ichika wanted to know.
"Your sister has changed a lot. I don't think that I would recognize her. Sure, she was prideful, but this lack of care wasn't something I'd attribute to her. But, again, it wasn't something you were involved with. The story with your sister and myself has nothing to do with the story of yourself and Minato."
Ichika veered up and walked right up to his landlord. He forgot all etiquette and manners.
"Get to the point, Takehito."
The Asama couple didn't blame Ichika. He kept his emotions under wraps.
"Your sister has come to this city, together with your classmates. When they find you, that is when. I want you to know what your sister and I might say to each other." Ichika nodded to the man.
The young pilot felt the world being swept from underneath his feet and sat down immediately. His head was pounding, and his heart was making crazy moves.
Kneeling Ichika, Takehito placed his hands on Ichika.
"We will help you. Minato will try to help you. But you do know Ichika that if it comes to a fight."
"Minato can't risk his Sekirei. It wouldn't be a fight just with the girls. Besides Kusano, they are all pregnant. He can't risk them getting hurt."
Ichika nodded and looked at the door.
"Miya, are you there?" Walking in her usual elegant matter, she appeared from behind the door.
"I was worried that you and my husband would come to a disagreement. You are mature beyond your years, Ichika."
The Knight stood up and walked to his landlady.
"You fought with my sister." It wasn't an accusation or question. It was just Ichika making a statement.
"I did. I protected my husband and proved myself to her. While I didn't know your sister as well, I thought of her as a different character. I had hoped she would show that. The message we Sekirei spread is love. She should be doing that to you, loving you. You shouldn't have run to this place."
Ichika nodded to Miya and then did something she wouldn't have guessed.
Takehito hoped that he didn't propose to her. Like a Knight, Ichika kneeled to her.
"Miya, I do not have the strength to fight my sister and the other girls. Will you lend me yours to fight them?"
She extended a hand and looked at the earnest, decent young man before her.
"As my husband said, we don't turn away people in need. This might be your fight, but we took you in. We will help you. But we told you this to prepare yourself. And be warned on what the dangers are you face out there."
Ichika's eyes went from her to Takehito. The scientist had never been so scrutinized by Miya.
"Is there something else you'd like to tell me, Takehito? Because otherwise, I'd like to get some sleep."
The older man shook his head and ruffled through Ichika's hair.
"No. I promise that I won't keep such secrets from you. Good night, Ichika." And with that, Ichika was left in his room.
Flopping on the bed, Ichika just let the news settle in.
His sister's first love was Takehito. She had always complained that he took every opportunity away for her to get a boyfriend. If Chifuyu didn't want him, she could just as quickly throw him away. So it wasn't hard to run away.
Despite the news, Ichika felt fatigued, hitting him and closing his eyes.
Scene skip
While her brother had a blissful sleep, Chifuyu kept tossing in her bed.
A nightmare was plaguing the Brunhilde.
It was going on a repeat for the last few days since she landed in Shinto Teito.
She was a spectator of a scene that greatly haunted her.
Chifuyu saw a dinner table where Ichika, Miya, Takehito, and Minato were seated. Eating, chatting and laughing.
The woman that she admired.
The man that she fell in love with.
The boy that she should take care of.
And the one who took it all away.
Despite the rational part of Chifuyu's mind telling her, it's not her fault. It wasn't Minato's fault. So she decided to push Ichika away, but he landed in the hands of Minato.
It wasn't her fault, her emotions argued.
That didn't matter now. What mattered was the sting she felt when she saw Ichika at peace.
The dreams had been going on for days and didn't give her good rest. Her body was getting sluggish.
When that was over, her eyes shot open, and she began to think.
When they found Ichika, which was getting closer as she heard what Kanzashi had been doing, she would fight Miya.
This time, she wouldn't lose. Instead, she would take back what was hers.
Takehito was Miya's but Ichika was hers.
And Kanzashi was getting closer to finding out more. Her baby brother was using a fake name.
But he couldn't hide all things. The fact that there was a transfer student with that high score.
Chifuyu glanced at the clock. It was just a bit past two. Then, turning her body around, she fell back asleep.
She wanted her body to rest a few more hours before they had to look for Ichika again.
Scene skip
Ichika walked his butt back to school while he was thinking about what Takehito had told him. It wasn't hard to be in the school, though. He liked being around people. Kosaki and Ruri often talked to him, and while some boys were jealous, Ichika didn't pay them any attention.
He could hold his own in a fight and wasn't ready to start throwing punches.
"Korida, good morning." Turning his head, he was greeted by Narumi Saiga. The teacher all smiled.
"Good morning, Mr. Saiga." The older man looked at the boy.
"You're early. Haven't you forgotten that you got PE?" Ichika shook his head and looked forward to the whole thing. Finally, finally, he might get his mind off things.
Scene skip
The morning for the IS girls wasn't as kind for them. The breakfast was bland and cold. They were annoyed by their lack of progress.
"Well, it appears that you had a bad night." Cecilia bit Tatenashi who had a giant bed head. The flipped bird of Tatenashi made it all too clear what she thought.
Kanzashi came in with a spring in her step and a bigger smile than most girls.
"You got some news, Kanzashi?"
The woman smiled and showed the laptop to Chifuyu. It appeared that Kanzashi finally managed to hack into CCTV cameras around the city.
"Yes, and news you might like to hear. It turns out that Minato Sahashi and his Flock has moved out ." But, unlike the other girls, she didn't mind the whole thing of Minato's harem. She only went along with the trip cause it was fun.
"So that means Ichika is the only person in Maison Izumo." Houki jumped from her seat, ready to go after Ichika and drag him back to the school.
"Trying to get him when he is in Maison Izumo is a suicide," Chifuyu commented. But, even without Minato, she doubted that Miya would be neutral. And with her former teacher around, she knew that it wasn't smart.
The best thing she could do when they went after Ichika in the Inn was to buy her students some time when she would get slaughtered by Miya.
Something that she didn't want to do. Throw her life away for those girls.
"Anything else, Sarashiki?"
Despite the glare that could cause most girls to shiver in her boots, Kanzashi shrugged.
"I also picked up something else." A few clicks later showed a particular boy walking to the school.
"Ladies, meet Nagisa Korida. Or as we have known him."
"Ichika!" The eight voices shouted as they watched the young boy moving through the city.
Kanzashi kept her laptop up.
"We now have visual confirmation where he is, and we know that our biggest threat is gone."
It was Djbril who asked the question.
"How did you figure that out, Sarashiki?"
The younger girl scoffed as she again worked her laptop over. Then, finally, a few pictures of the Sekirei showed up, clearly showing the bumps growing in their bodies.
"The Sekirei are pregnant. They won't be fighting. It would put their kids at risk."
Kanzashi ignored the reactions of the girls over them. Laura recovered the fastest.
"Why did that whore bride move out of the house? Wouldn't it be safer to stay in?"
"Either he has figured out that we are a bigger threat to him, or he realized that Miya won't put with seven children." Kanzashi closed her laptop and turned to Chifuyu.
"Orimura-sensei. I believe that it is not wise to send the girls out. Instead, prepare to snatch Orimura out of the streets. I will continue to look up his route, and we'll devise a strategy to get him back."
The teacher nodded to her.
"Good thinking. You're permitted, Sarashiki. You heard her; I want you to stay off the street. Don't even think of leaving this apartment."
That went as well as Chifuyu expected.
"Sensei, you can't be serious!" Houki shouted.
"She's right. We know where he is. Let's get him!" Rin's demented side came out.
"I agree. We should get him tied down." Cecilia commented.
"My bride needs me." Laura calmly said.
"Laura speaks reason. We should get him now." Charlotte nodded to Chifuyu.
"The faster we get, Ichika, the faster I, I mean, we can punish him." Tatenashi had glee on her face.
"I want my servant back!" The spoiled voice of Airis commented.
"My mistress is right. We don't need to wait!"
Chifuyu looked over her shoulder with a glare.
"And that is why I don't allow you outside the apartment. Sarashiki is right. Stay here until further notice. That is an order." The only sane girl turned to the rest of her squad mates and shrugged.
"You should look for a hobby. I don't care what you say. Orimura-sensei is right."
With that, Kanzashi left, and she went to her room. She was most comfortable there while she worked it over.
She would let Chifuyu and the others figure out an attack.
But when she wanted to check her cameras, she found her progress had been undone.
The screens all turned black with a message written on them.
"Don't think getting our little brother will be that easy." But, of course, Kanzashi didn't have to guess who did that.
Matsu, Sekirei Number 02. She must have picked up what Kanzashi was trying to do.
But Kanzashi wouldn't be outdone that easily.
"You picked the game, Matsu. Let's play it out."
Matsu might be a Sekirei, but she would quickly discover that Sekirei shouldn't underestimate humans.
Especially not one like Kanzashi.
Scene skip
A few hours later and Kanzashi was ready to admit defeat. Matsu had locked her entirely out of the CCTV that was around the city.
"How are things going, Sarashiki?"
The younger Sarashiki was ready to admit defeat and hope it didn't sting.
"We're screwed. How I have no idea, but it looks like Minato's Sekirei No.02, Matsu found out about my little escapades. She has blocked me from all CCTV in the Northern Part of the city. So much of grabbing Ichika from the street."
Chifuyu felt a migraine hitting her scalp. She had ordered the rest of the girls to stay in their room. Were they always such bickering children?
Maybe, Ichika running away didn't seem too farfetched. But, of course, you would turn crazy from living with them.
"You must know the routes he takes from Maison Izumo to his school? Does Orimura take detours?"
Kanzashi shoved away, and after clicking, Chifuyu witnessed the map the school girl drew up. Chifuyu had to admit. Kanzashi had more qualities than her older sister.
"Every Tuesday and Thursday, he goes somewhere else. It turns out that Ichika got a part-time job." Before Chifuyu appeared, a picture of her younger brother; in a cooking outfit with a girl next to him.
The girl and Ichika chatted while they worked. Her uniform was pretty cute, and her long strand of hair hung over her shoulder. However, Chifuyu vowed that she would never show that picture to the other girls.
"Taken from a website. It looks like the one running the place knows a bit of PR. He works there as well. Miss Orimura, can I make a suggestion?"
Chifuyu nodded to her.
"You're the only one here with some common sense. Go for it."
"We can't win against them like this. If we put our girls on the street and try to capture him, they're completely in the dark as I can't provide support. They'd be on their own. Not a good idea. Plus, do you trust them to go after your brother?"
The Brunhilde shook her head.
"You have a plan, Sarashiki?"
"Two. Both aren't great, but they're all I can come up with. One. We go to Maison Izumo, and you talk to the owners. You tell them that you're Ichika's legal guardian and threaten to sue them. However, Orimura isn't an adult, and they have no legal grounds to hold them."
Chifuyu paled when she heard that plan.
"That won't work. I know of the one in the North. Not a good idea. Even if we are legally in the right, if my brother were smart, he would emancipate himself in a few days. He turned 16. That is old enough. What is your other plan?"
Kanzashi took a deep breath.
"Orimura-sensei. Throughout the entire school year, what was your brother's biggest asset? With the help of Minato Sahashi, from what I get, the two have a strong bond. Minato Sahashi offered your brother help, refuge, advice, and much more; He stopped the Bodewig incident and the Silver Gospel. And Sahashi hasn't asked for anything in return. So your brother is important to him."
Chifuyu grew frustrated.
But with herself or with what was told? She couldn't say.
"Get to the point."
"I am getting there. Sahashi has moved out of Maison Izumo. Because his children are being born because of Orimura or because Miya Asama forced him? We can't say, but Ichika being in the Inn could threaten his offspring. Sahashi is Orimura's biggest help but also his biggest weak point. I'll ask you this. What if our girls find Orimura? Do you think they can force him to come back at gunpoint? It'll just cause a disaster. Weren't we supposed to be subtle?"
This was why Chifuyu was glad that she took Kanzashi along. At least someone who thought with her head and not her emotions.
She could think and come up with a plan.
"Hell, if you face your brother, do you think he'll listen to you? He won't."
Okay, now, Kanzashi was on thin ice.
"No, he won't. So what do you suggest?"
Kanzashi continued to hack and showed the pictures of the Sekirei. Besides Kusano, all had a growing bump.
"We can't find and fight Orimura. We need to find another way. Orimura's biggest strength is also his greatest weakness. Sahashi has seven pregnant women. The Sekirei might be vastly superior to human beings, and if you, the Brunhilde, fear the Best of the Sekirei, we can't fight them. But we don't have to."
Kanzashi had cut out all emotions. Instead, she used pure rational thinking.
It caused her to think cold, very cold.
"Your brother might carve out a life here, and even with Sahashi gone, the Ashikabi won't be far. Orimura has a large debt to Sahashi. He will do anything to keep him safe. What if someone threatens the Sekirei of Sahashi? Someone that he brought here."
Chifuyu heard her talk, and she began to think about that idea. If she was honest, she liked it. However, she had a few choice words for Minato.
"You want us to attack the Sekirei?" Chifuyu asked, and the younger girl shook her head.
"No. Sahashi won't risk them in a fight. Not while they are carrying his children. Too much of a risk. If even one gets hurt or loses the child, it will cause Sahashi to resent Orimura. Your brother won't be able to bear that. So we will come to the house of Sahashi and give Orimura an ultimatum. Come back with us, or we continue to threaten them. Orimura is a smart boy despite your proclamations of him."
Chifuyu glared at the geeky girl, but she was right. Ichika had a good set of brains in his skull.
"So you'd say we go over to Sahashi and threaten him? This is all nice and well, but you forget one major part. What if his Sekirei would start fighting? You forget that one of them isn't pregnant."
Kanzashi nodded.
"That is why this plan needs some work. First, I need to figure out who I set up against if it comes to a fight. Let's hope it doesn't. Also, I am unsure where they have moved, so I'll need to look up that. Or if you want to give the others some work. Let them look up the women of Sahashi and figure it out."
Chifuyu knew that she would let the girls fight among themselves. Minato had seven Sekirei, and she brought eight Infinite Stratos Pilots along, barring Kanzashi. She was better staying back and directing the attack.
If she counted Matsu out, there were still six Sekirei left over. Odds were in their favor, especially with the handicap that Minato's whores had.
"All right. You can come out of your rooms! Sarashiki came up with a plan!"
The girls followed their order, and it appeared they had some fights. Chifuyu ignored their glares.
"Sarashiki came up with a plan. First, we need to divert our attention to Sahashi. Then, if we threaten him, we can get my brother to play our tune. She has made a list of the Sekirei that he has winged."
The place was equipped with the most recent technology, and for Chifuyu, it looked like the same place as the Silver Gospel incident.
Chifuyu handled the screens, and on them appeared the Sekirei. All are showing the signs of pregnancy.
"What was guessed is correct. It looks like Minato Sahashi is going to be a father. Seven women."
Chifuyu let the girls have their moment of disgust.
"To think I once liked him," Houki muttered.
"Just look at those whores." Rin glared at the breasts. Even Chiho had a bigger bust than her.
"Those Sekirei are the reason why Ichika was led astray." Cecilia had a dark chuckle.
"My bride should learn better. Not go to them." Laura thought.
"I can't believe Ichika likes this manwhore." Charlotte said.
"I'll see that Ichika learns better from me." Tatenashi had her fan out.
"My servant needs disciplining." Airis had her arms crossed.
"Agreed, mistress." Djbril nodded to her mistress.
"Alright, children. That is enough. Sarashiki came up with a plan. As we can't pick Ichika from the street, she plans to go after Sahashi and threaten him. That might be enough to get Orimura to listen to us. Note that this is meant to scare Orimura back to us. Not to resent us."
Cecilia stood up.
"Miss Orimura. If we know the place of that awful man, why don't we just show him what we are made of and take him down?"
The glare of Chifuyu caused the Brit to sit down.
"Sahashi is Orimura's best friend. He is more useful as a hostage. But that doesn't mean we can take Sahashi without a fight. We will have to face the Sekirei if it comes down to it."
Pressing a few buttons, the picture of Matsu and Chiho disappeared.
"Those two were Sekirei No.02 Matsu and Chiho Hidaka. The Sekirei is a Brain Type and is most affluent in hacking. She isn't a fighter; The other woman was Chiho Hidaka. She is the Ashikabi, also in bed with Sahashi. Those two aren't a threat; That leaves us with six Sekirei. We outnumber them, but we need to look at their tactics. I will leave you to decide which foe you take on."
Chifuyu walked back to her room and slid down in front of her room.
What was she doing?
The Brunhilde never wanted this. She never wanted Ichika to hate her like this.
Chifuyu wanted nothing more than to have Ichika at the school, being taken care of by her. Yet, here she was, in this city, trying to get her brother back.
Those girls weren't helping matters. How much did change?
She should have heeded the words of Miya.
Chifuyu knew how inexperienced and unprofessional those girls were; they could fight back against the Sekirei.
Miya Asama would wipe them away. Chifuyu knew that.
So she decided to get some sleep and hoped the headache would disappear.
Scene skip
Madoka Orimura sat back in another city while she heard Autumn and Squall argue.
Phantom Task had common sense. Going to Shinto Teito would be idiotic.
The Infinite Stratos was one thing, but no one would mess with Sekirei.
Madoka ignored the whole thing while she listened to music.
She was playing a song on her phone from a concert from a few years ago.
A French hip-hop group mixed with a Swiss Folk metal band, yet the combination was so good.
It helped that "Inis Mona" and "La Tribu de Dana" used the same base. "Tri Martolod." Which worked out great for everyone.
The tempo was great, and while most lyrics came from the French, some from the band and the instruments came from them.
So Madoka tapped her foot on the music.
"Escalate the sense." The grunt came out nicely, and despite hearing it dozens of times, she loved every second of it.
"Enhancing to join the dawn." She sang along the English that she knew, but the French were out of her reach.
"Dans la vallée oh oh de Dana lalilala
Dans la vallée oh oh j'ai pu entendre les échos
Dans la vallée oh oh de Dana lalilala
Dans la vallée oh oh des chants de guerre près des tombeaux
She continued to listen while she thought about Ichika. Madoka had always envied her brother for having such a good life.
If it were that great, her brother wouldn't run away to Shinto Teito.
Maybe, she could get there. Those thoughts were shaken from her head. Her target was Chifuyu, and if Ichika decided that he would burn a bridge with their older sister, that meant he wouldn't stand in her way.
He wouldn't oppose Madoka, but he wouldn't bow to her. So she would let him.
The ideas came into her head. Maybe she could get in contact with Minato. She knew her way around electronics.
But she had time and would let things see how they fall.
"You and I, Ichika. We are what we are."
Scene skip
Matsu was the first one to return to the land of the living after the night they had in their new house. Her brain was trying to catch up to where she was. And her body made it clear that anything below the waist wouldn't work for a while.
Her crotch ached quite a bit and not in a good way.
Despite being called the Sekirei of Wisdom, she felt that last night's actions were anything but wise.
They came to find that Minato's stamina had outlasted them all for some reason. Their Ashikabi might have hidden his desires for them during their time with Miya and his mother's influence. But finally, free, they had spilled out.
The Sekirei, six in total, and Chiho had been completely drained of their energy, while Minato appeared not to have a single issue.
In case of proof, their Ashikabi had left the bed while Matsu looked around.
Musubi and Tsukiumi were sleeping in the same corner of the bed, the Miko proving to be a bed to the Waterdere. Their legs had the same as Matsu's.
Uzume and Chiho were the same as the female Ashikabi was sleeping on the tits of Uzume. For some reason, she outlasted the Sekirei. Something they should look at.
Kazehana slept next to them, a drunk smile on her face.
Kagari slept alone as she looked taken out.
Meanwhile, the Ashikabi was showering near them. The bathroom was built right next to their bedroom. It would help them as they could use the technology to help them recover.
Matsu realized that if they weren't pregnant already, they would be now. The Sekirei pitied Kusano.
Minato wouldn't touch her until she was 18. Her puberty wouldn't be kind.
Rolling back over, she knew damn well that sleeping was the only thing she could do. So she closed her eyes, and falling asleep was all too easy.
Minato didn't feel winded in the shower, although he somewhat suffered from an internal crisis. He didn't know how or why, but for some reason, he felt fine. Of course, the Ashikabi was happy that he wasn't drained, but he didn't even feel winded when he had just gone ahead and brought seven women to an excellent release, which made him worry.
'I should see mum. Last time was with the medicine, but this time, it was without.'
It was already late in the day. So Minato decided that he should get Kusano from the Inn. Miya and Ichika could be great babysitters.
Besides, when the kids were born, he doubted he could pull all seven into his bed again.
So he would make the most out of it now.
Minato came out of the shower. The glare he received from Matsu was only met with blowing kisses from Minato.
"You enjoy this too much." The Sekirei of Wisdom said while she admired her Ashikabi's body. He began to look like a young God instead of the scrawny man she fell in love with. It gave her a familiar heat pool in her.
They would enjoy the moment until they heard a most unpleasant voice.
"Minato Sahashi. Come out here!" Walking to a monitor (of course, they had one installed in their bedroom), he was greeted by Chifuyu Orimura with several girls with hoodies behind her.
Matsu looked horrified when she saw them all standing.
"I thought that I had blocked them off." Minato cursed up a storm inwardly. Then, grabbing his leather vest (gift from Jin), he quickly put on some jeans. Tying his boots went fast as Matsu watched her Ashikabi, ready to face them.
Placing a loving kiss on her lips, she had hoped he would play around a bit with her tits as she was still naked.
But it was a time of need, not pleasure, and Matsu knew that.
"Matsu, I want you to be able to call everyone we know that can help us. Sanada, Seo, Shigi, Oosumi. Heck, even my sister. Keep watch over me but when you see a threat, call them. I hope that it won't be needed."
Matsu shivered when she realized her lover was ready to face those lunatics alone.
"Mina-tan, that is lunacy. We need to call them over right now and." Minato shook his head when he walked out.
"If we do that, we'll put you in danger. You are my Number One Priority. So keep watch over me."
He raced down the stairs and threw open the door of his new house. Running to the gaggle in front of his gate, Chifuyu would lead the conversation.
"Finally, don't you know it's rude to keep a lady waiting?" Minato would not repeat the mistake from an anime a few years ago. Instead, he would stay behind his fence and hope that the threat of the police would be enough to scare off the unwelcome visitors.
"If you're a lady, I'm a monk who swore a vow of chastity. So what do you want from me, Chifuyu?" Minato crossed his arms while the others just looked horribly shocked by the sheer audacity that the Ashikabi had.
"You manwhore. You do not have a right to." Minato's eyes settled on a silver-haired woman with just an eyepatch.
'Gotta thank Ichika for teaching me their names.'
"Shut your mouth, Bodewig. This is my house. And you are not welcome here." That took Laura's breath away while Chifuyu raised an eyebrow.
The house was massive, and it had a large garden.
"Why would you need such a large garden? Oh, right. I forgot. Bodewig did call you correct. Manwhore. Gigolo." The insults did nothing to Minato.
"Oh, are we resorting to name calling? Sour puss. Ice Queen. I haven't forgotten those, Chifuyu."
The Brunhilde took a deep breath while she watched Minato talk to her. Then, Chifuyu remembered why they were at the house. It wasn't that hard to find it back.
Even with the cameras locked out, not many multi-million mansions went for sale and were paid out of hand.
"Enough. I am not here for the past. I am here for Ichika Orimura." Rolling his eyes, Minato wasn't one above scoffing.
"Ichika isn't here. He's still at the Inn. Or are you too afraid to go after Miya? Oh, right. Everyone with two brain cells to rub together knows that going after her is suicide. She can rip you into pieces if you so much lay a finger on Ichika. The Pillar and her husband are getting rather fond of Ichika. More so than with me, but that isn't difficult."
Chifuyu hoped that her warning would be enough to hold them back.
"Who are you to talk to? You're nothing more than a stupid boy who got lucky enough to catch all the special whores you now so stupidly knocked up. A loser dropout. Take away your Ashikabi status. What is left?"
"Winner of the Sekirei Game and upcoming father of eight children. Plus, brother of Ichika Orimura. Miss Tatenashi Sarashiki. Oh, and one warning for you."
The grumble caused a shiver on all their spines.
"Call my wives whores again, and I'll rip out your throat myself." His attention shifted to Chifuyu.
"One last time. Why are you here?" Minato asked.
"I know that Orimura isn't here. I am here to tell you that next time we are here, which will be by week's end, I want him here to return to the ISA."
The Ashikabi wanted to laugh in her face but knew that Chifuyu was dead serious. So he raised an eyebrow when he heard her talk.
"Why, in God's Green Earth, would I ever do that?" Minato asked Chifuyu, who showed a cruel smile
"You think this." Tapping the metal fence "would stop us. It will not. I want my brother back in the ISA. If not, well, your Sekirei will suffer for it. You can't bear the thought of losing even one."
Minato fell his heart drop into a bottomless abyss while he kept his stone-cold face on. He waited until Chifuyu was done.
"If you do not wish to lose what is yours, return what is mine. I want to see Ichika, ready to leave this city. If not, those girls have been on edge. So make your choice." With that said, Chifuyu turned to leave.
"Wait." The raven-haired beauty turned back.
"Wait, dang it. How do I contact you?"
"Your Sekirei of Wisdom should be able for that. We wouldn't have bothered if she hadn't locked us out of the CCTV, although I admit. Stupid ploy: I should have gone after you in the first place. You're Orimura's biggest help but also biggest weakness. By the end of the week, Minato."
With that said, the women were left assured of their victory. Meanwhile, the Ashikabi stayed behind. He was seething with rage as he heard the talk. Oh, now, Minato understood what those wenches were up to.
The idea they would threaten his unborn children, innocent babies, who had nothing to do with this, was almost too much to take in.
'By week's End? Oh, you shouldn't have given me so much time.' Flipping out his phone, Minato knew what he should do.
"Ichika, yeah, Minato. I know it's late. Can you bring Kusano over to the house? Oh, and I think you can ask Miya not to cook. You're eating at our place."
Ichika had to earn his rent back and then some.
Minato wouldn't allow his Sekirei to fight. So the IS girls would go after his kids. But he wouldn't fight. And Ichika would be right at one of his fighters.
Then he went for someone else.
"Nishi, are you in the city? Good, I need your help."
Ending song
Cain's Offering. A night to forget.
0:00 – 0:05.
The dark screen lights up, and sitting in her lonely room, is Chifuyu, drinking from the bottle as she doesn't care about it.
When lights go down let's have another round
Her head against the window, the Brunhilde nurses her drunken state as she wants more booze.
Come here my love, help me to search for my crown
She shakes her head as she begins to think back on Ichika. The boy who would help her throughout it all.
A king of fools, I'm breaking all the rules
She had broken every rule she could think of to help out her brother.
A drunken parody, I can't see the irony
The irony was that Ichika had run away to a man that she thought was the unmanliest man. Yet, her brother saw him as a man.
This is my dynasty of pride and vanity
Her legacy was winning the tournament and showing supremacy and pride when she thought about it. But, it was all in vain as it brought nothing of joy.
My broken self-esteem just can't face reality
She had to push through a cause that was all she had.
Always the silent one, I was born to be undone
Her silence had caused her more pain.
So I'll stay here in the darkness and I will
The darkness was a comfort; booze burned through her.
Leave everything
How easy it could be to leave this behind.
Leave everything behind me
And if Ichika could be happier like that, why wouldn't he see?
My every sigh and every little lie
Her lies had just driven him further apart.
All that I have are memories so frozen
The memories Chifuyu thought of as she remembered happier times were frozen in place while her face of Ichika was blurred.
No one is flawless but baby I'm the worst
Oh, how stupid she was. She was often called perfection, and her flaws were more profound.
Pour me another one
Her glass was filled again.
Tell me I'll meet someone
She wished to meet Ichika again.
A spoonful of sugar makes the poison go down
The sweetness in the drinks made the alcohol go down.
Feed my insanity
The way how she was treated was just feeding into her.
Write me a tragedy
Her life was now a tragedy: her brother was gone, and her reputation was in shambles.
Let's make a memory
The memories that she clung to and wanted to return so badly.
A night to forget
Forgetting about the night that Ichika was the thing she wanted the most.
Rain keeps falling
Outside, the rain kept pouring down from behind her.
I'll keep crawling
And yet, she kept on pushing through.
At three a.m. I can't remember who I am
The times went by, and her mind just kept forgetting who and what she was
A sad and epic fail, I'm three on the glasgow scale
Chifuyu had gone back so far that she let her tears run down her face.
Once again, I vow "I'll make this right somehow"
Her hand covered her face as she sobbed.
It's just another lie, you'd cry if you could see me now
Ichika would be ashamed to see her like that.
I'm such a travesty, living out my fallacy
What a show she was and how the world would see it. The Brunhilde is sobbing about a boy she should control and order around.
Leave it to me to be the killer and the casualty
Her actions had caused her to be the casualty in the relationship crumbling with Ichika.
Late nights and neon lights
The nights had gone on long enough, and the outside was a place she longed, even with the lights.
A thousand wrongs and zero rights
She had done so much, yet nothing was going well in her life.
These are the steps that I must follow and I will
Chifuyu knew what she had to do to get back at Ichika
Leave everything
And the Brunhilde would much rather leave everything behind her and just be done with it.
Leave everything behind me
She wanted to go back to her life.
My every sigh and every little lie
Chifuyu opened a locket on her vest. It showed Ichika as a child.
All that I have are memories so frozen
The memories had consumed her, and she altered them in her head.
No one is flawless but baby I'm the worst
She thought about winning the Mondo Grosso Championship, yet what good did that bring her?
Pour me another one
Again, the bottle went open.
Tell me I'll meet someone
She wanted to meet Ichika again.
A spoonful of sugar makes the poison go down
The sweetness in the drinks made the alcohol go down.
Feed my insanity
The instability of the girls was causing to affecting her.
Write me a tragedy
The tragedy written here would cause some to lose their minds.
Let's make a memory
The alcohol kept it, making it difficult to make a good memory.
A night to forget
The night that Ichika left, she wanted to forget.
Rain keeps falling
The water kept pouring through.
I'll keep crawling
She continued to think about Ichika.
A shot of whiskey and some wine
The shots just kept coming, and despite her dislike for the wine, she had downed a few bottles of it.
A life in beautiful decline
Her life went downhill, yet she had only herself to blame.
I try to run, I try to hide
Running away wouldn't help her in this situation.
Intoxicated all the time
She hoped the girls didn't notice their teacher changing into a functional alcoholic.
I'll build a bridge to watch it burn
Hasn't that what she was doing her entire life? So Chifuyu thought about all who had stood by, and no one was left to call.
Pour the ashes in the urn
And yet, here she was, all alone.
And turn away just to start again
Even if Ichika would return, what would stop her from doing the same crap all over again?
Pour me another one
Again, she filled her shot glass.
Tell me I'll meet someone
Fuck, she wanted to have a person to call.
A spoonful of sugar makes the poison go down
Chifuyu felt the kick in her drink.
Feed my insanity
She couldn't believe she would miss Ichika as it was her fault.
Write me a tragedy
If nothing stopped, the tragedy would have a foreseeable ending.
Let's make a memory
The memories just kept dying in her mind.
A night to forget
The night she wanted to forget.
Pour me another one
The bottle of whiskey was now empty.
Tell me I'll meet someone
She wanted to meet Ichika again. Start over again.
A spoonful of sugar makes the poison go down
In the other rooms, the girls were trying some other poison.
Feed my insanity
They couldn't grasp why Ichika wanted to leave them.
Write me a tragedy
All blamed the others for what happened to him.
Let's make a memory
Their memories with Ichika were all twisted by the actions of what they had done. And what had caused this to break down.
A night to forget
And yet, they forgot all they had thought on.
Rain keeps falling
The rain kept pouring in the city.
I'll keep crawling
And whistling in the rain, without a care, was Ichika going back to Maison Izumo.
The last song was tricky. Hell, both were. But I wanted those to change, and I have listened to them a lot.
I didn't expect to have this chapter done so fast. I had a day off, and the heat forced me downstairs.
We're getting to an essential part of this story. I hope you're all ready for this.
I have no clue how long the next chapter will take.
This was done faster than I would have guessed, and I had some fun writing this out.
Not much else to say. If I could do most of my chapter this fast, I wouldn't have months in between.
But I got Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Far Cry 6 and many other games playing through.
Saluut.