17 Chapter 16

- Nothing dangerous ?! - Esther said a little louder than she wanted. "He pierced your shoulder through with a crimson ray from a shinsu!" This really can not be called "harmless"! - The girl got furious, splashing out the accumulated feelings. She personally dealt with the wounds of her friend and knew that the chances of saving Doris's hand were extremely small, there were almost none, but she succeeded. By some miracle. And now, being in relative safety, she could, without fear for her friend's life, get rid of the burden of fear that she had experienced because of the thought that she could lose not just a person who was expensive for herself, but someone a little more, from the horror that she experienced when she saw that monster throwing ray after ray into them, as if for him it was some kind of game. - And I frankly do not understand why he was nicknamed the new "newbie killer" ? He is a real monster, a monster who clearly has no place on this Floor!

Bernard, having poured himself a full glass of cold booze and threw a few ice cubes into it, sat down heavily in an armchair. He had to solve a very important question and a difficult question, or rather, to decide. So do they really need this angler or can I search for more candidates? That's just the answer needed to be found by tomorrow noon. They have too little time left to waste it on trifles.

- Time is running out. - Having drunk a little, he threw his head back, trying to focus on the current task. - I agree that this "newbie killer" is dangerous. - Decided Bernard. - At least recall how he hides his appearance. He, like us, did not want to stand out externally, although he used his abilities without hesitation. He wore tattered rags, walked almost barefoot, and even smeared his hair with some kind of shit so that they would turn black from white. He was completely indifferent to the death of the enemy, he clearly showed this by blowing up the body of the past "killer of newcomers", filling the tire, which once again shows his ability to incredible control. He is a very dangerous fighter. Evidence of this can be considered our defeat. Even if you don't take into account his ability to manipulate the tire, the new "newbie killer" - This is a angler, certainly skillfully wielding a sword. I can assume that his weapon is a katana. - Bernard remembered the words of the white that he had already found a suitable weapon, and the boy from whom he took the katana.

"Even if you say so, Bernard, for some reason it seems to me that this all makes no sense." So, chatting just for show. - Esther said displeasedly. - Speak essentially! - The woman demanded sharply. She was grateful to this man for a lot, he had already repeatedly proved that you can rely on him. Although sometimes his plans were simply absurd. Here it is now.

"We need him." - The man immediately turned to the essence of the answer. "And I'm sure that he will not become an obstacle." - Bernard went to the defense, watching how the girls went into the bathroom.

- Try it, prove it. - The brown-haired woman did not let up, looking displeased at the friend's wound.

- And I will prove it! - He decided, feeling a certain enthusiasm and a call in the voice of a teammate, mixed with the noise of the included water. - Remember, he did not attack us when we came to him for the second time, and even agreed to listen to us. - He frowned, listening to the splash of water, and suddenly realized that he had not heard anything in response for a long amount of time.

- And it's all? - Esther snorted loudly. After completing the bath procedures, she was clearly dissatisfied with such vague scout arguments. "I will tell you why he did not attack us." - The sound of pouring water disappeared and she left the bathroom. Water flowing in thin streams from wet, fair hair onto the girl's swarthy, chocolate skin flowed down the back to the shoulder blades, and in front, as if flowing between two hills, it flowed between elastic breasts, down to a tightened tummy, covered with a wide, terry towel purple color. "He didn't attack us just because he was busy beating a completely different person ... still quite a boy." - She gritted her teeth, remembering that look of the injured guy, full of rage and hopelessness. - And he justifies this act only by the fact that he needed a "suitable" weapon, you see!

Bernard howled hopelessly, bringing his face to his hand with his palm and driving away fatigue.

- But you don't need to rasp about holiness or nobility here! - Roughly dismissed her Bernard, beginning to lose control of himself. - This place is the Tower, and wimps are not tolerated here! If the boy managed to get to the Fourth Floor, then this should mean at least something? By the way, he also lit up in the arena. - He reminded. - It was he who kicked from the stands and rushed after the killer of the "newbie killer", which means he knew what he was going on. Seeing that it was not without reason that the monster nicknamed he had finished with his opponent, he continued to pursue him anyway. The boy clearly showed his mental abilities. He's just a nerd, another brainless, lucky boy! No more no less. - When finished, he stared at a drink that filled the glass more than half; the ice in it has long melted.

- I can not agree. - Doris came out of the bathroom. Like her friend, her naked, still wet body was only protected by a blue, terry towel. - The boy himself is to blame for hiding. Also, in favor of Bernard, it is worth noting that the current "rookie killer" did not kill the boy, but only knocked out. Although he might not have done it. Perhaps he still has some principles.

"Are you ready to give him a chance ?!" - surprised Esther. These words of her friend were and will remain a mystery to her. "He almost killed you!"

- Really? You seemed to say that I can remain without a hand, and that's it. - She squinted at the brown-haired woman, tilting her head forward a bit, because of which the towel slightly slipped down from her chest.

Bernard hastened to look away, somewhat embarrassedly glancing at both almost naked ladies.

"That's how it is ..." Esther sadly surrendered. This venture still continued to seem unreasonably risky to her. - Okay. But if he refuses, then you will not insist! - Her look was more serious than ever before.

Bernard hastened to nod in agreement.

"I promise that I won't persuade him!" - Quickly agreed the man, rejoicing at the end of a debate so tiring for him.

- If we agreed on everything, then maybe we'll get down to business? We still have plenty of time. - Doris held out sweetly, letting go of the corner of a damp towel that immediately fell to the floor and completely exposes the girl's delicate skin.

"Can you already?" Concerned about her friend's condition, Esther asked, touching the ugly scar on her friend's silky skin with her fingertips.

"Only if you are gentle." Her predatory gaze stared at Bernard, who saw the new side of his companions.

"Don't be afraid, be bolder, come here ..." - the brown-haired woman, being behind Doris, gently spread her legs and waved a man with his hand so that he would join the entertainment. "I'll let you go forward like a victim." - She went whispering, stimulating the delicate labia of her girlfriend moaning with pleasure with thin, dexterous fingers, while at the same time biting her earlobe weakly.

Bernard, as if caught between a rock and a hard place, swallowed hard, gulping his glass empty.

***

Tu Peri team apartment.

"Your comrade's affairs are not very good." - Honestly admitted a doctor called by Poong. "He has great exhaustion." I hardly believe that a normal fight can lead to this. It seems as if his entire tire was torn from his body at once, leaving an empty shell.

- How to help him? - Marek asked displeasedly and with a threat in his gaze, clutching his fingers menacingly into big fists.

- Please, keep yourself in control. - The doctor calmly answered, adjusting rectangular glasses and smoothing brown hair back. - If this were not the request of a member of the Tu Peri family, then no one would help you! - he explained. "The only thing I can advise you is to give him a break ... But you hardly have that much time."

- Partly he is right. - The guide escorted displeasedly, calming the ogre. - The Fourth Floor is considered relatively safe, so there are no large medical facilities. Yes, and administrators believe that wimps are better to weed out at the very beginning.

- Exactly. I am here by personal order from the officer. - The doctor nodded proudly. - Your friend is in serious condition. Although he received medical attention, I do not know the real reason for his illness. Following from your words and personal observations, it becomes clear that your comrade is not from the weak and should recover quickly, but something is wrong ... - the man thought about the problem. - By the way, you mentioned that you have six people in the team, Mr. Tu Peri, right? Then where is the sixth? He walked around the room, counting a total of five people.

- I don't know. - Honestly answered Poong, shrugging his shoulders. He really could not imagine the place where Ichigo could go, especially when the team is in this position. - Perhaps he has already found a new team and is conquering the Tower with them? - He said somewhat sharply, forcing Marek and Blusom to look at him incredulously.

- Here is how? - The doctor made a gloomy, slightly displeased face. "I was of a greater opinion about you, Mr. Tu Peri, when the administrator of the Floor personally sent me to you with a request to help." - With a share of undisguised disgust, he said. - I, and many other people, have heard about the Tu Peri family as a family that has released the best adepts of the world from under its wing. Your family is famous for its huge database. It is unlikely that there is another with such extensive knowledge. Therefore, I believed that you, as a member of such an outstanding family, are able to cope with a handful of people. Well, or at least use the opportunities open to you.

"Family is ... family is ..." Poong repeated muffledly, bowing his head and resting his hands on her. "How you got me."

- It seems that you should not believe everything they say. - Having concluded, the doctor headed for the exit. "I hope that I will no longer be lucky enough to see you in such ... awkward position." - Gently put the subordinate administrator, closing the door when leaving behind him.