Nakuru... is a Trap?!

(E/D: Ok not genderbending... but Bromance at least... you know.)

Seeing that Tianwu had left, Kouro then shrugged his shoulders and went to walk around the evacuation site in search of a bathroom.

He wasn't lying about wanting to go to the bathroom.

Searching through several places while asking around to some of the survivors, he finally found 2 bathrooms next to each other, one had a picture of a man and the other had a picture of a woman.

He then also found Nakuru leaning against the wall with his eyes closed near the bathroom.

Kouro seemed to raise his hand to greet him before his movement stopped stiffly.

He saw Nakuru open his eyes and look right and left as if he was about to do something suspicious before quickly entering the bathroom.

Kouro of course had no problem with Nakuru going to the bathroom, the problem was... Nakuru went into the men's bathroom!

'Nakuru couldn't have entered the wrong bathroom, could she? Looking at her previous actions she definitely did not make a mistake!'

"..."

'This...It's not what I think, is it?!' He thought with a speechless expression.

While he was thinking like that, several men were seen coming out of their bathrooms with flushed faces while holding their 'cock'.

Looks like... His guess was right.

'No! Kouro you shouldn't jump to conclusions! It's possible! There could be other possibilities!'

Even though he thought like that, Kouro knew deep down that his guess was correct, but he couldn't accept it!

But if it was really like that... Why was Nakuru hiding his true self, and... Why did he have such strong powers?

From what Kouro knew, an ordinary man would not be as powerful as a Valkyrie, let alone possess as much physical strength as him.

But Nakuru broke all that, he had abilities and strength beyond that of an ordinary Valkyrie.

'Is it possible... He is a spy?' he thought with a serious expression.

Of the various possibilities he thought of, this was the only reasonable conclusion Kouro could think of.

But... What organization would use a man disguised as a woman to be a spy? Wouldn't using a real woman be safer?

Wait, Kouro recalled Nakuru's appearance whose beauty and cuteness seemed natural, not like he was made up using plastic surgery or disguises.

A strange thought then came to his mind.

'Is it possible that Nakuru was originally a woman but for some reason, he had surgery and became a man?'

Kouro who was thinking about this then suddenly slapped his own face until it turned red.

'Calm down Kouro! Everything in your mind is just a possibility!'

But... If Nakuru really was a spy, what should he do?

Should he report it to Schicksal?

Kouro felt indecisive as he remembered the saying 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend. The Art of War by Sun Tzu.'

After all, the enemy he was currently wary of was the Overseer of Schicksal himself, Otto Apocalypse.

He was thinking hard before looking towards the bathroom with a pensive expression.

"Let's look at the situation first."

He still did not know anything about the purpose of Nakuru himself.

But to be on the safe side... Kouro took out his 'See-trough' glasses from his shirt pocket and then put them on.

After waiting for a while, Nakuru came out of the bathroom with a relieved expression.

Kouro who had put on the 'See-trough' glasses then looked at him inconspicuously.

"..."

After being silent as a rock for a few moments he took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes a few times before putting them on again and looking at Nakuru's figure again.

"..."

Kouro took off his glasses again, his eyes did not seem to be blinking at all. Tears of blood had escaped from his eyes.

"Damn... It's really there..."

He raised his head staring at the ceiling of the room with a speechless expression as if he had currently been betrayed by the world.

(E/D: We all have been but that's the fun part. The step is the bleach one's eyes and open them to the truth. I have some good ones if you would like. I also sell other miscellaneous items if you're interested.)

Kouro's expression at this moment was truly priceless, but it was a pity that there was no Bronya to capture this moment.

Kouro was now completely convinced that Nakuru was indeed a real man, moreover... He saw that Nakuru had a rather large 'one', but certainly not as large as his own...

If a comparison is made... Kouro's was as big as the Burj Khalifa tower, while Nakuru's was the Eiffel tower.

'No! What was I thinking?! Why am I making comparisons to him?' Kouro almost slapped his face again.

If he could, he wanted to erase this memory of his, but unfortunately, he could not! The more he wanted to forget the memory, the more he was reminded of Nakuru's 'trunk'!

While he was thinking like that, a passing nurse then saw Kouro who was literally crying blood before finally approaching him and asking in a worried tone.

"Mister! Your eyes are bleeding! Let me take you to the emergency room!"

Fortunately, Nakuru had left completely so he did not hear the nurse's shout.

If Kouro met him now, he didn't know what expression he should wear.

"It's okay, I just caught a glimpse of sand earlier." Kouro said calmly.

After all in his current strength, this kind of wound could heal quickly so there was no need to trouble a doctor who was busy treating survivors.

'What kind of sand can make someone cry tears of blood?!' thought the nurse with a dumbfounded expression looking at Kouro.

"No, sir! You need to go to the emergency room!"

"..."

"Alright, but before that let me go to the bathroom... I'm already on the edge. " Kouro said before running into the bathroom which was of course reserved for men.

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A few seconds later Kouro, who had disguised himself as someone else, came out of the bathroom without the nurse knowing.

Looking at the nurse who was waiting outside the bathroom, he could only shake his head with a bit of guilt.

'I'm sorry, nurse-san, but I ran away because I didn't want to trouble the doctors.'

After thinking that, Kouro walked away before finding a hidden location.

He seemed to be about to drop his disguise before finally stopping and hiding behind a wall.

He leaned his head slightly to look at Mei who was looking alone with her back to him with a dazed expression.

'Mei? Why is she alone... What's more... Why is she wearing that expression?'

From what Kouro knew about Mei, she would only have that expression when she was lonely, or when her mind was unfocused from thinking about something.

"What... What should I do?" muttered Mei in a weak voice.

She looked around a few times before sighing.

Mei stared ahead as if staring at someone before taking a deep breath and saying.

"Kouro-kun... That time, when the Eruption in Nagazora city happened, that time when you said that confession in front of me... You know...  I felt my heart beating rapidly."

Mei held her chest with her head bowed as if she could still feel her heart beating at that moment.

"You were there to help me, you were there to trust me, you were there to be with me... When I was sad you were always there to cheer me up, when I was happy you would laugh with me... You were always there for me, Kouro-kun."

Mei then raised her head and looked forward as if she was looking at Kouro with a happy smile, "... Kouro-kun, I actually like you, I really... really like you... Will you be together with me?"

Kouro who heard her words leaned against the wall with his back to Mei with his head bowed, no one knew what expression he was currently wearing.

After saying this Mei squatted down while covering her flushed face with both hands, her head was billowing smoke.

"It feels so embarrassing! I hope no one hears this..."

Mei didn't seem to know that someone had heard her confession of love, let alone that it was her own target.

After a while, Kouro seemed to raise his head with a determined expression and turned around to meet Mei, before he heard someone's voice from behind him.

"What are you doing uncle?"

Kouro immediately turned around and looked at the person who was talking to him.

That person turned out to be Kiana with Bronya standing beside her.

'Have the two of them also heard Mei's confession?' Kouro thought.

Fortunately, with his Acting(Master) skill, he was able to maintain his calm expression in front of the two of them.

"I got lost while searching for the emergency room, do you know the place young lady?" Kouro asked with a smile.

"Oh! I know the place, uncle just go straight and turn left, then when you get to the corner just turn right and go straight." Kiana said while pointing in a certain direction.

"Thank you, young lady, then I'll leave first, see you later." Kouro waved his hand to the two of them without looking back.

Kiana also waved her hand to him, beside which Bronya could be seen staring at Kouro's back with a thoughtful expression.

Kouro walked away from them with a determined expression, 'Mei! After I finish the [Change Job Quest] I promise I'll answer your feelings!'

He knew that if he answered her feelings now, a very severe situation would definitely occur, but...

Kouro clenched his hands into a fist, 'I can't be so stupid as to pretend that I didn't hear her confession!'

He had already promised himself not to be an asshole!

Therefore, no matter what he would answer Mei's confession with his true feelings!

...

Mei came out from the hidden location and met the two of them with her normal expression as if nothing had happened.

"Kiana-chan, Bronya-chan? What are you two doing here?"

"Eh? Mei-senpai? You're here? I've been looking for you everywhere!" said Kiana with a surprised expression.

"Yes... I rested for a while in this place, by the way, what's wrong Kiana-chan? Why were you two looking for me?"

"Subject Kiana is feeling very nostalgic and wants to meet with Mei nee-sama." Bronya said with a flat expression.

"Bronya!" Kiana looked at her with an annoyed expression mixed with embarrassment.

"You miss me? Even though it's only been a few hours since we last met..." Mei said with a gentle smile.

Kiana scratched her hair with an embarrassed expression.

"Subject Kiana is indeed a spoiled child." Bronya said.

"Bronya! Do you want to fight!?"

Seeing the two of them arguing, Mei could only smile helplessly at the two of them, after all this was not the first time the two of them had argued with each other.

Mei, who was still smiling softly, opened her eyes slightly to stare in the direction where Kouro had gone.

Her eyes seemed to have changed color to a bright purple color without the two of them realizing it.

Kouro's disguise could indeed be used to trick most people but not Herrschers.

No matter, whether Kouro disguises his appearance, his height, the accent of his voice, or even his smell, as long as his aura does not change, she can easily spot his disguise.

At first, she wanted to use this hidden place to practice expressing her love to Kouro.

But when 'Mei' sensed Kouro's aura nearby, she did not waste her chance!

So she quickly informed the real Mei of Kouro's presence nearby.

Mei was initially embarrassed but due to the constant urging of her Herrscher personality, she could only surrender, no, she probably actually wanted to do it but didn't have enough drive.

So she then told the real Mei to pretend to be practicing confession but to actually make a real confession of love.

Everything that 'Mei' had planned was perfect, she just didn't calculate the variable of Kiana and Bronya's arrival so Kouro didn't get to confess his true feelings.

'But that's okay, I can wait.'

'Mei' then glanced at Kiana again but this time with a completely different gaze.

'You know Kiana... Compared to the others you are actually my toughest rival in getting Kouro's heart, tougher than Ayame who is his childhood friend.'

'You may not realize this Kiana, but Kouro always seems happy to be with you... It's just that... It's a pity that you can't use your advantages to perfection.'

'Love is war! You may currently feel that you are one step closer in your relationship with Kouro, Ayame may also currently feel that she is five steps closer to Kouro. But you two don't know...

'I'm already a hundred steps closer to Kouro! With that slow but sure approach and that confession... Kouro, he will definitely be mine!'

'Mei' was unobtrusively smiling triumphantly.

'This is a defeat for both of you!'