Chapter 35

(Ichika's POV)

The next day I woke up with Charles already dressed. She was on the coast for me.

(Ichika): "You know you still have time until class, don't you?"

Charles turned and faced me.

(Charles): "It's just a habit."

I knew that it was a lie, it was in the face that it was to guarantee that I would not discover that she is a woman. The only doubt I had was, why did she come here? I was pretty sure it was because of my IS, but the Dunoa company was no problem in that business.

(Ichika): "Wait for us to have breakfast together." - I said while getting up.

I showered and changed, with Charles turning red like tomatoes when he saw me shirtless. We both went straight to the cafeteria, with the girls always staring at us, I wondered what they were thinking when they saw us together.

At that same time I remembered Rabbit, once I went to see how she was after a mission when she came back sick, and I saw some boy-love sleeves in her room, and I wondered if they were imagining the same thing , if I was not sure that Charles was a woman, I admit that I would be bothered, I had nothing against homosexuals, but I did not play in this team.

When we were eating, the girls joined us.

(Ichika): "Good morning."

(Charles): "Good morning."

(Houki): Good morning Ichika, good morning Dunoa-san. "

(Charles): "You can call me Charles."

(Ling): "Hey, Ichika, are you going to train today?"

(Ichika): "Yes, and Charles is going to join us today."

(Cecilia): "Do you have a private IS Charles-san?"

(Charles): "I have."

(Ling): "Hey, Ichika .. did you hear the comments between you two?"

(Ichika): "I'm a little afraid to ask but I'm going to ask anyway... what comments?"

(Ling): "Some girls seem to be fantasizing about you two... something about 'Dragon and his hostage'."

I choked on the food while Charles turned a little red. I couldn't believe the girls were really fantasizing about it. And why soon 'dragon'?

(Charles): "The Dragon and his hostage?"

(Houki): "Yes... for some reason Nohotoke-san associates Ichika with a dragon, and the girls just took advantage of the idea." - She said a little red, as well as Ling and Cecilia.

I just hoped that Daryl Casey wouldn't connect me to [Zodiac Beasts] with that, and that the girls wouldn't get a taste for it, and I still had to talk to Chifuyu-nee about the plan to capture her and her accomplices. .

We finished the cafe and went to the classroom, where we said goodbye to Ling who was in Class 2-1. Charles was sitting next to me because of Chifuyu-nee. Shortly afterwards, Maya-Sensei and Chifuyu-nee came in with a girl with long silver hair, red eye and a left eye patch with a face as neutral as my sister's, I realized that she was smaller than Ling, but not much.

The entire room was silent and staring at the girl. Maya-Sensei went to the usual place with the girl next to her and Chifuyu-nee stayed in the corner.

(Maya): "I have good news today. Our class is going to increase again. Her name is Laura Bodewig, a student transferred from Germany."

That was enough for everyone to start commenting.

(Student 1): "What is this?"

(Student 2): "Two transfers in two days?"

(Student 3): "Isn't that strange?"

(Maya): "Guys, be quiet. We are not done with the presentations yet."

(Chifuyu): "Laura, introduce yourself."

(Laura): "Yes, instructor!"

My eyes widened when I heard that, it meant that she was one of the people trained by Chifuyu-nee when she was in Germany.

(Laura): "My name is Laura Bodweig." - She said with a neutral expression.

She said nothing more and just remained silent, just like the rest of the room.

(Maya): "Is that all?"

(Laura): "That is all."

So she focused on me and got a serious face. She walked over to me and moved her arm in my direction. I didn't know why she was mad at me, mainly because we never saw each other, but it was big enough for her to try to hit me as soon as she saw me.

I moved quickly and stood behind her, when she finished the movement of slapping me and nudged her neck with my index finger, making her shiver, possibly with anger and fear, after all if I had a knife I could cut the her throat.

(Ichika): "We never saw each other, why did you try to hit me?" - I said while lowering my arm.

She tried to hit me by turning her arm, but I easily dodged backwards. She stared at me angrily.

(Laura): "I will not accept. I will never accept you as her brother."

I realized at the time that she was talking about Chifuyu-nee.

(Ichika): "I don't care if you or the world doesn't accept, the only thing that matters to me is that she accepts."

(Laura): "You are not worthy..."

(Ichika): "And who do you think you are to say that?" - I said in a cold tone.

Her expression was a little terrified, as well as that of the other girls, possibly I was not making a very friendly expression. One of the few things I did not tolerate was talking about my family.

(Chifuyu): "Okay, enough. Orimura, Bodewig, for your seats."

(Laura): "But, instructor-"

(Chifuyu): "Is Orimura-Sensei here, Bodewig, and I will not repeat it."

(Laura): "Before, can I be allowed to speak?"

(Chifuyu): "Proceed."

(Laura): "I ask to replace him as a representative."

(Ichika): "What for? For you to be scared just for being faced?"

She again looked at me with a furious expression.

(Chifuyu): "Request denied. First because he is already registered as the representative and second because his skills are exemplary."

(Laura): "Instructor, I ask that your feelings do not cloud your judgment."

(Ichika): "The only one who is being sentimental here is you, little doll."

She glared at me, because when I called her a little doll I meant she was fragile, and by her expression, she understood.

(Chifuyu): "Orimura, is it okay for you to demonstrate your skills?"

(Ichika): "With great pleasure."

(Chifuyu): "Very well, in one week you will fight, and I don't want to know that you have faced each other before."

(Ichika & Laura): "Yes, ma'am."

(Chifuyu): "Now, sit down."

(Laura): "I'll show you that you don't deserve to be her brother." - she said when I went to my place.

(Ichika): 'I'm going to love crushing your German pride, doll.' - I thought angrily as she went to the back of the room.

The rest of the class happened without any other problem, after the class, me, Charels, Houki and Cecilia, we went to the Arena to train, after all, today I had a vacant class. When we arrived at the dressing room, Charles stopped by the door.

(Charles): "I will change after you."

(Ichika): "You don't need that, Charles. Not like I'm going to be staring." - I said putting my arm around her shoulders.

She turned a little red when I did that.

(Charles): "N-No, I wait."

(Ichika): "What's that for, Charles? You're acting like ..."

(Charles): "A-Acting like?"

(Ichika): "Like a very shy person. We are men, you don't need that."

(Charles): "I-I-I-I-I prefer to wait."

I decided to give her a break, otherwise I would end up making her hate me.

(Ichika): "Very well, I will change first. I will not be even ten minutes."

I enter the locker room for training.

(Charlotte's POV)

My heart was racing. I wasn't even able to reason properly. All the training I did to be able to pretend to be a boy disappeared instantly. I wondered if I ended up spoiling at some point and Ichika realized that I was a girl.

I was afraid that he already knew that I was not Charles Dunoa but Charlotte Dunoa when he commented on my father not having claimed any children, after all I was the result of a case.

After a while, I went into the locker room and changed. I had to adjust my breasts to get in the top part of the suit, because I realized that they grew again, if this continued I would have some problems in disguising myself as a man.

I went to the Arena, where Ichika, Shinonono-san, Alcot-san and Huang-san already had their IS activated.

(Charlotte): "Sorry for the delay." - I said going towards them.

(Ichika): "Okay. Can you show us your IS?"

(Charlotte): "Sure."

I called my Rafale Revive Custom II, an IS that was mass produced by the Dunoa corporation and that was customized for me so that I could join the Academy, which happened to be the same model that Maya-Sensei used to face Alcott- san and Huang-san.

(Ichika): "I admit that I'm not surprised that your IS is that model."

(Charlotte): "There is not much to do."

After all, I was practically a walking advertisement for the corporation.

(Houki): "How will training be today?"

(Charlotte): "Could I face Ichika? '

(Ichika): "I don't see a problem." - he said while putting the display that was always with him.

I was really curious about his accessory. From what I heard, Ichika had the intelligence and ability to rival Shinonono Tabane herself, after all he made his IS a fourth generation, so that should do a lot.

We both climbed to a safe height, and were facing each other. Ichika got in position with his sword and I summoned a sub machine gun that was part of my IS equipment.

He advanced towards me, faster than I thought it would be possible, it seems that the speed of a fourth generation was something at another level, or Ichika moved him further, and made a vertical attack, I managed to defend with the shield of my IS, but he sent me down.

I managed to regain my balance and started shooting with my sub machine gun, but he used his IS wings as a shield while moving forward, I kept moving while trying to keep Ichika away from me, but he reached me and hit me from side opposite that I had the shield.

I swapped the sub machine gun for an assault riffle, but before I could fire, energy rays came out of Ichika's IS wings, I put the shield in front and defended myself, but my shield was pretty much done with, and that's because I hadn't received all the shots, it seems that Ichika was not very good at targeting.

I removed the shield from the front to start firing, but the sight of Ichika in front of me with the tip of his sword pointing at my face left me with no reaction.

(Ichika): "I think we can end here."

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