Chapter 207 ( Ransuiryū - I )

Rino quickly snapped to attention as she lunged at the messy haired boy.

"Bitch!" - Marokichi roared as he held out his hands, only to feel the blonde girl deflect his attack with her weapons.

"That's all you got?" - asked the second year dragon as she looked at the black-eyed boy with disdain - "I expected something more from someone who caused me so much trouble, as well as the one who humiliated my girls..."

"GRRRRR!" - Marokichi roared back as his muscles seemed to tense and expand slightly - "ROAR!"

"Rino-sama!" - Megu exclaimed in terror as she watched Marokichi's silhouette appear in front of her leader.

Rintarō watched silently as everything unfolded, only to widen his eyes in surprise as he saw how the girl seemed to be a river flowing with how easily and quickly she was swinging her swords to deflect her opponent's attacks.

"!" - Marokichi's eyes widened in surprise as he watched the girl disappear from his sight - "WHERE?"

"If that's all you got... then I'm disappointed..." - Rino said from behind Marokichi neutrally - "I expected something more from the 'monster' that defeated my subordinate as well as a so-called dragon... but I guess Tachibana Rintarō didn't fight you with everything he had because you were his friend... it's even possible that by coincidence of fate you hit him out of luck... because if that's not the case, then not only am I going to be disappointed with you, but also with Tachibana Rintarō as well..."

". . ." - Rintarō was silent as his pupils constricted as he watched Marokichi scream in pain and a cross cut appeared on his chest - "When!"

"Ranbu Ran Bu (Storm Dance of the Wild Swords)..." - muttered the girl as blood spread around the boy - "Megu.... can you walk?"

"H-Hai!" - exclaimed the orange-haired girl as she stood up with city, not noticing that her glasses had disappeared.

Rino nodded when she heard this to then look at Rintarō silently - "Let's go..."

"Hai!" - Megu exclaimed again as she carefully walked in the direction where Iyo was, but not before giving the boy who had saved her a glance.

"Watch out!" - Rintarō exclaimed in surprise as he saw Marokichi appear behind Rino again.

"Okay, I'll admit that your vitality is admirable as well as your strength..." said Rino neutrally as she gave a glance at the attack coming towards her, only to take a quick step to the side and dodge it with ease - "But you have to understand that you can't surprise me so easily..."

". . ." - Marokichi silently watched the blonde girl as he felt his muscles tighten. The lustful look and condescending smile was gone, and now only a cold and growing anger remained. He just wanted to take Rino and smash her to the ground for all the physical damage she had caused him that was far greater than what his 'friend' had caused him.

The battle again began with Marokichi lunging at Rino with the goal of making a grab at her, only for her to move with great skill, dodging her opponent's attempts with minimal effort.

"Uncontrolled beast, you don't use any kind of technique" - said Rino neutrally while launching a horizontal slash against the boy and at the same time dodging his opponent's grip - "I am technique, I flow like water, I am unreachable like the wind, I am wild like the storm.... I Ransuiryū! You vile trash! You dare to oppose a superior with such a basic level!"

"ROAR!" - Marokichi roared in anger as his movements were getting faster and faster and more precise, a pity that Rino continued to dodge all of his attempts.

"What part of that doesn't work on me, don't you understand!" exclaimed the girl as she continued to slice at her opponent's skin - "I'm not saying it out of pride, not out of condescension either, I'm saying it because that's my essence!I am technique!"

". . ." - Rintarō watched as the girl fought silently, only noticing that not only his skills were a bit superior to hers, but also he was faster - "How come I lost then?"

"Because you limit yourself" - a familiar voice answered.

"Cloud!"- exclaimed Rintarō in surprise as the blond boy, Chifuyu and Asuna appeared near him.

"!" - Megu's eyes widened in surprise as she never heard Shū warn them that he was in the place - "Where is she!"

"Her? Oh, you mean that cute girl with blue hair combed into a ponytail, big breasts, glasses looking like Yamato Nadeshiko?" - Cloud asked as he started to think - "Her?"

"Her!" - The orange-haired girl exclaimed. She was honestly expecting the worst because she couldn't see her friend anywhere, meaning only one thing, that she had been captured.

"Oh... I haven't the slightest idea" - Cloud replied as he shrugged his shoulders.

"Not while! Where did you leave her!" - Megu exclaimed fiercely as she stood on guard.

"I really don't know" - Cloud replied normally - "We got rid of her easily enough... I guess she'll be arriving at this place in a few minutes at most."

"Maybe less, Cloud-sama" - Asuna said as she pointed towards one end of the hallway, showing as Shū appeared on the spot.

"Hmm... not bad..." - Nodded the blond as a small smile appeared on his face.

"Please tell me she didn't earn your interest" - Chifuyu said as she frowned.

"Why are you acting like a jealous girl, Chifuyu-san?" - Cloud asked while raising an eyebrow - "But answering your question, no, at least not for now..."

". . ." - Chifuyu was silent for a few seconds as she shook her head.

"Megu! Iyo!" - Shū exclaimed in terror as she saw the state she had ended up in, then giving Cloud a look - "You!"

"Hey! Why does everyone assume I'm to blame for everything?" - Cloud asked with a frown.

"I don't think the name Kokuryū bodes well, and seeing how you've been acting lately like you're some kind of villain, it's not bad to assume that you're the culprit or something" - Chifuyu replied neutrally.

"Hey!I'm not acting like a villain!D���it, Asuna-chan!" - Cloud exclaimed with annoyance.

"I'm sorry to tell you that you have indeed been acting like a villain, Cloud-sama" - replied the girl with a slight blush as she heard him put 'chan' to her name.

". . ." - Cloud felt betrayed when he heard this as he sighed regretfully - "Then I'm going to show you what happens when you betray me, Asuna."

". . ." - the black-haired second year girl only blushed in response while Shū looked at everything that had happened neutrally.

"Oh, by the way... they should be worrying more about their leader who's fighting with Marokichi" - the blonde boy added while shrugging - "Or rather they should try to learn something from the battle since it seems like Rino-san doesn't have much trouble."

"!" - the two girls quickly reacted when they heard the blond's words, only to turn to look at their leader who was transpiring slightly from all the physical exertion she was putting in.

Marokichi was like a Tank, he was tough, he hit hard and seemed to have impenetrable defenses because no matter how much Rino cut his skin, made him bleed or even impaled him, he came back that much angrier.

"This is getting annoying..." - Rino muttered coldly while concentrating his Ki on his blades - "I didn't want to cause you permanent damage because you are a student of Nangokuren.... also because I can tell that you're not aware of your actions, since you can't even engage in a stable conversation... a pity..."

"!" - Rintarō was surprised to see how a great concentration of wind concentrated on the second-year dragon's blades - "Shit! She's serious!"

"Hmm... interesting... she's not controlling an element per se, but attracting wind currents with her Ki" - Cloud said as he squinted his eyes and extended his hand, simulating Rhino's actions albeit on a much smaller scale - "Hmm.... an interesting application... don't you think so?"

"!" - Megu and Shū's eyes widened in surprise because they never thought that the blond boy would so easily accomplish something that took their leader months to train, though if they knew how easily moldable Mana was, they wouldn't be���an so surprised. Cloud had used his control over mana to make a bastard simulation of the application made by Rhino, though this one couldn't even compare to 30% of those shown by the girl.

"I guess it's because I don't control the wind with my magic..." - thought the blond while shaking his head - "At least I have a new method that can help me, for example implementing this application to fire so as to attract Fire from the surroundings and control it more easily."

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"ROAR!" - roared Marokichi, who was with his whole body bloodied but kept attacking like bull enraged by the red color.

"I think this will be enough..." - Rino muttered neutrally while concentrating even more Ki on his blades, creating an even more powerful current - "This is a technique I had created in order to fight Kyōka... but I guess you'll have the honor of being the first person to receive it.... Here I come!Ransuiryū no Mai (Emerald Storm Dragon Dance)!"

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