1/1,000,000

Tokyo, Japan,

Aichi Academy,

Nomura POV,

At Aichi Academy's central fountain, two individuals could be seen 'interacting'... Though, the situation was neither normal nor civil.

Nomura raised his hands in surrender, shaking them in an attempt to display that he had no part in what had happened, "Wai-, calm down, calm down." He tried to ease the tense air, for some reason he didn't doubt that she would actually attack him.

"I am very angry at this moment." Tsukuyo 'calmly' replied, slightly tilting her head to the side, that was literally her only friend here and the only person that was at ease around her! For him to be expelled on false grounds was.. ugh, it was aggravating! It was enraging!

"Onigawara had nothin' to do with it, I swear... If anything.." Nomura rubbed his chin in thought looking up, technically speaking, it wasn't anyone's fault. The whole thing had no basis and made no real sense if one thought closely, this school did in fact allow for duels between students.

Tsukuyo sheathed her blade with a sigh, taking a few steps back, the tapping of her feet was rhythmic if one paid attention, "I suppose I understand... How disappointing that I couldn't talk to him." She sighed, once again placing a hand on the hilt of her katana.

"Bout that, he asked me to give you his number." Nomura chuckled, wondering how she used a phone in the first place... considering she was blind. "...." Tsukuyo huffed, pulling out a phone from the area near her chest.. which once again made Nomura raise his brow in question, how was there a pocket space in a miko dress?

"If you don't mind me askin', how you even usin' that?"

Tsukuyo tilted her head in confusion, "I was told where each number is present."

Yes, she remembered the locations of the buttons and the numbers she needed to dial..... Not that she had many to remember...

Samuel's would be the first number after her family...

"You geniuses are somethin' else." Nomura admitted defeat, sure hardwork would take you places but denying the presence of necessity of talent would be just plain stupid.... Now he was surrounded by such people.... The genius he now sought after was, however, Samuel. Nomura had reason to believe the man could replicate techniques with greater proficiency simply through observation.

Shaking his head to get rid of such thoughts, he opened his phone and started speaking the number.

"Hmm.." Tsukuyo's lips slightly curled upwards as she heard the number, a smile forming on her face as her visage brightened considerably, she was happy now. It meant that the friendship they had wasn't something so flimsy that it would end because one had to change institutes.

"Inaba-san! What is going on?" Mary asked or rather, almost shouted, running up to them. Her hair looked slightly dishevelled but that was because he was beating the ever living shit out of the teenagers that had run away in the morning. She had seen Samuel leave school grounds with a blonde girl but knew that she wasn't close enough to inquire into the situation.

"Power abuse at it's finest." Nomura laughed with a hand at his waist, they had to get over it already though... "..." Tsukuyo nodded in agreement, as students, they had no choice but to accept the decision.

"How can you just accept that? Are you not even going to try going against it? Risible.." She folded her arms under her chest, unknowingly emphasising her well endowed figure.

"If you don't mind me askin', why's it bother you? He tied you up..." Nomura scratched the back of his head in confusion, he was certain they weren't anything more than acquaintances.

"Who said it bothers me?" Mary stomped her foot on the concrete ground, turning her head to the side...

"...Pervert.." Tsukuyo remarked, holding her sword near her chest, this girl was infatuated because she got tied up in a shameful way and then left, then further moved by him not doing anything.... What else was that if not a pervert?

"W-Wha?!" Mary looked at her with wide eyes, her face red in embarrassment, was it wrong to be interested in a decent person? He looked nice too..

Nomura nodded, arbitrarily deciding not to pursue the matter further.. He wanted nothing to do with perverts.., "Inaba, would you lose to Samuel?" He asked curiously, this was something he absolutely had to know. Tsukuyo Inaba was the unspoken strongest of all the Supreme Five Swords.

Tsukuyo slightly tilted her head with closed eyes, "No doubt... if it is skill I lose." She said calmly, he was in a realm of swordsmanship where he could make an enemy see death and pain through intent, on top of that, there was the fact that he didn't even need a sword to do it. Takemikazuchi, his entire body was a weapon, an ever evolving blade.

"That is.. surprising." Mary rubbed her chin in thought, already over her prior embarrassment, for someone to beat the white haired girl in terms of skill was something else.

"However, anyone not ignorant would be aware that no human is equal. The limits of a body are already set in stone, for different people, they are different. I have yet to see just how fast Samuel can push himself but, I do possess confidence in myself." She drew her blade for the umpteenth time today and then, in the eyes of everyone else, she didn't even swing.

The ground split apart, a clean cut formed in the ground spanning a good few metres.

".....Just how fast can you swing.." Nomura looked at Tsukuyo in astute shock, he didn't even see a haze!

"1/1,000,000 of a second." Tsukuyo stated calmly, walking away, her speed was by no means human. The only thing that prevented her from taking a seat at the top was her physically weak constitution.

She needed to talk with Samuel now and so, she left the two teenagers shocked.

-x-X-x-

One might wonder, how was Amou reacting to what had happened? She was keeping an eye on Samuel all along after all so why was she silent?

Well the answer was simple, she had known him for a long time and knew for sure that someone like him would eventually leave such an academy one way or the other.

In other words, all of this was well within expectations... besides,

She knew where he lived.

-x-X-x-

Tokyo, Japan,

Shibuya,

Samuel POV,

In the bustling Shibuya ward, people could be seen walking around, talking to each other jovially. Some were on break from work, a few tourists could be seen here and there as well as some teenagers who were possibly taking the day off. There were still two days before the weekends after all. Cars, and bicycles were among the most common forms of transport being used as well the eventual passing bus.

Amidst all this, Samuel was walking down the paved path beside a road with a small relaxed smile on his face, he had nothing to do until the certificates were sent to him so he was going to enjoy himself a bit. Naturally any attention he was getting from the populace was completely ignored.

"Senpai, aren't you embarrassed by all those girls looking your way?" Haysaka asked curiously, leaning forward, her hands behind her back. It was slightly offsetting that he wasn't even responsive to the attention he got, did he really not care?

"Kouhai, what about all those guys looking at you?" Samuel joked back, the attention was a normal thing now but... those hateful glares.. What the hell did he do to those men to deserve being hated on?

"....It happens a lot but with senpai here, they can't approach me." She smiled brightly, tucking a strand of her blonde hair behind her ear. "Well that's good for you." Samuel clearly didn't find the answer nice.

Admittedly, she was pretty cute.. Her body proportions were also certainly... something.

Samuel shook his head, he knew more attractive people. Amou for example, she may lack in certain departments but there was no denying her beauty.

"So where we headed senpai?"

"I wanted to have some food." Samuel replied rather blandly, he did get about 400,000 yen from his father, without even asking.. The man just left it on his table before leaving for work.. Needless to say, Ren was a very good man.

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Share thoughts please.

You can see that there are some insanely powerful people here too... Tsukuyo for example... yeah... Even I don't understand how she's humanly that fast.

Then we have Hayasaka and Samuel.. even if Hayasaka is currently Haysaca rather than her real self.

Apart from that, I promise you that this isn't the end of Samuel's involvement with Aichi Academy..

Anyway,

You can find 5 or 10+ chapters ahead on pa.treon at,

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As well as some other benefits I guess? I kinda just copied another sod's format for it if I'm bein honest.