Chapter 188 ( Gentōryū )
"Jealousy?" Cloud asked in surprise.
"Yes... it's strange..." the blue haired girl replied as she shook her head "I guess the time we spent together fighting made me appreciate you more than I thought"
"A confession right now?" - Cloud asked with a half smile - "Doesn't sound like something you would do, Kyōka"
"Right, what I would do is this"-said the blue-haired girl as she took the blonde by his neck and kissed him on the lips.
Cloud was stunned for a few seconds as he was taken in by the beautiful golden eyes with slanted pupils that seemed to be calling to his bloodline.
"Kakaka~! I have marked you as mine, Cloud Strife"-Kyoka smiled as she narrowed her eyes slightly-"I hope you don't forget because I, Kagamiin Kyōka get what I want..."
". . ." -Cloud just shook his head, although he quickly looked in one direction because he felt that someone was spying on them.
"Is something wrong, Cloud?" - Kyōka asked with surprise noticing the change in the boy's expression.
"No... it's nothing..." Cloud said as he narrowed his eyes and continued with Kyōka on their walk to the girl's home to have her little sparring match.
"He almost caught me…" a beautiful silver-haired 19-year-old woman murmured as she hid behind one of the many surrounding trees, "When Meru said that the boy was clever, I didn't think how clever he was." .."
The girl had seen a bit of the battle between Cloud and Rintarō, so she could tell that her level was higher than hers, which shouldn't be possible since she had much more time to train with her university schedule. .
The girl was about to continue her monologue when she felt her cell phone start to ring and without thinking twice she replied-"..."
'I guess you've already reached Nangokuren...'
"Of course... and I have to admit that what you told me about the boy is 100% real..." - answered the silver-haired girl - "He is a monster..."
'But that makes it more exciting... too bad I had to fast travel or I would have fought him properly.'
"Meru... he is much stronger than us" - said the silver-haired girl.
'I know... but that's what makes it exciting... don't you think so, Ren?'
"Right..." - Ren replied as a small smile appeared on her face - "We were always the one who made others sweat but now there is a person with a similar age who is putting pressure on us... a strange feeling but not unwelcome..."
'When will you try to make contact with him to prove it?'
"D-Don't say such perverted things!" Ren exclaimed as she turned red as an apple.
'Are you thinking of something strange, Ren? I was just asking you when you will give her a test to check that you can leave your little sister in her care'
". . ." -Ren blushed even more when she heard that he had thought things wrong-"I-I see..."
'Please tell me that your problems dealing with boys didn't make you think about other things like always...'
". . ." -Ren couldn't be redder right now but her embarrassment exploded when she heard how Meru was laughing on the other end of the phone.
'Oh god, and here I thought you solved your problem with men! Hahaha~! This is hilarious!'
"S-Stop laughing at me!" Ren exclaimed with combined fury and embarrassment.
'Ok, ok, I'm not going to make fun of you anymore... although before you do something crazy... I recommend one thing...'
"And that would be?" Ren asked seriously. If Meru was speaking in that tone, it only meant that the situation was critical.
'Don't let him know your power level or he'll jump at you to fight without a second thought, after all, we're legends in Nangokuren and he's at the top right now.'
"I understand what you're trying to say because we went through something similar"-said the silver-haired girl as she narrowed her eyes-"Although I have to admit that doing the opposite of what you say sounds more fun..."
'The problem is that you won't be able to fight well because you can't with men'
"I can do it!" Ren exclaimed embarrassedly "A-Besides, it's not like she can't converse with them"
'What you can't do is look at his face... don't try to hide it, I have my means of knowing how you are spending your days at university and I can only say that it is so funny that I almost fell out of my chair when I saw it. listen'
"I thought we were friends! How come you can make fun of me like that?!" - Ren exclaimed with a red face.
'Because that's the way friends are...if I didn't make fun of you, then I wouldn't be your best friend...that's how it works'
"Oh... right... I make fun of your height too" - Ren said calmly.
'Okay, that's overdoing it...'
"What happened to the part about how friends are like that?" Ren asked scornfully.
'Okay, you win for now...but when I get back to Japan I promise I'm going to kick that fat ass of yours'
"IM not fat!" - Ren exclaimed furiously - "I'll be waiting for you, I promise I won't hit you so hard because if I do, I feel like I'm going to leave you much flatter than you already are, little loli"
'. . .'
". . ." - The two girls fell silent, only to let out a laugh.
'I missed that...with your time in college and my new job as a game developer, we don't have the time to fight this way...although I feel like I'll be back in Japan in a few days so I can fight it I promised Cloud, while I can settle my affairs with you little silver bitch'.
"Ok, I'll be waiting for him, lolizorra" - smiled Ren while the two let out a new laugh, only this time it was much darker than the last.
"What did I tell you about calling me that, bitch?!" - The two girls exclaimed as they began to insult you on the phone.
'Anyway... let's get back to the main topic before my break is over... what did you think of Cloud?'
"To be honest, I wouldn't know how to answer" - Ren said seriously - "He is not only strong, but also seems to be increasing in popularity... from what I could feel, the people around him are strong.. .Take Kyōka for example, just when I was looking at him, I saw how she kissed him"
'Seriously?! I expected it to take longer...'
"Did you know?" The silver-haired girl asked.
'The truth is that those two look too much alike... it was obvious that they would end up together somehow... but well, better continue...'
"The next one is Senseiryū, she has potential and from what I see she is starting to explore it"-Ren said seriously-"Then there is a blonde girl and a black-haired girl who has a strange aura..."
'Oh…them…if I remember correctly, one of them is Cloud's fiancée and the other one could be said to be her escort'
"T-Two girlfriends?!" Ren exclaimed in embarrassment as her impression of the blond diminished drastically.
'If what I heard was true, that's because he's practicing one of his clan's orders by being the last man... or something like that... I never paid much attention to the matter... although if you want To know more, you'd better ask himself or one of those two girls...'
". . ." - Ren frowned when he heard this but still nodded - "I understand, I'm going to gather a little more information before giving my final verdict, although knowing that he is playing with two girls makes the points go down even if the reason is 'loyal' '..."
'As you wish, I'm not the one who wants to check if he can leave his little sister... oh... come to think of it, that sounds like you want to make him your brother-in-law.'
"Not in a million years am I going to let my Imouto be with a guy who already has a girlfriend!" Ren exclaimed fiercely though he quickly calmed down. "Ahem! I'm sorry about that."
'Don't worry...but back on topic, Cloud isn't such a bad boy...although my interest is in another boy from Nangokuren'
"Other?" Ren asked curiously. She had never heard of her friend being interested in someone of the opposite sex.
'That's right, his name is Tachibana Rintarō and he has the potential to be a dragon... I felt it when I was about to face Cloud during the Batsuzangai Ceremony'
"Characteristic?" the girl asked so she could go check it out when she had time.
'Black spiky hair, black eyes, and an appearance that doesn't seem to show that he's a good fighter.'
"Oh... the guy Cloud just fought" - Ren agreed with surprise - "What a small world it is"
'Eh? Those two fought?!'
"Yes" - nodded the silver-haired girl - "You know, at the festival..."
'Oh...that makes sense...and I guess Cloud swept the floor with Rin-chan'
"You could say... although the boy you mention showed great potential" - agreed Ren - "If it wasn't for Cloud being in Nangokuren, I would have chosen him..."
'I know how you feel... which is strange... that boy has an aura that makes you approach him...'
". . ." Ren frowned when she heard this because it was true. She couldn't explain why but the first impression she had of Tachibana Rintarō was a good one, which had never happened before, but it was that very thing that made her defensive.
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