Chapter 256 Nene: Kuro-chan, You Idiot!
Relying on the power of 'time', Kurono silently intervened between Luke and Nene the exact moment they focused their attention entirely on each other.
At this moment, she could be said to be extremely furious.
Although Kurono had never witnessed Luke's full strength, there was probably no one in this world who understood Nene's destructive power better than she did.
As best friends and destined rivals, they understood each other better than anyone else.
If that Hadou Tensei was unleashed, even just one meteor would cause extremely severe consequences.
When that time came, not to mention Hagun Academy, the entire city could potentially be destroyed.
Even if Kurono could shatter the Hadou Tensei using her forbidden art, it would similarly inflict immense damage on the surrounding space-time.
If she failed to control it well, the damage dealt to the school would be even more severe.
'Fortunately, I arrived on time, otherwise it's highly likely that it would lead to irreversible consequences.'
With such thoughts, Kurono locked onto Nene with a sharp gaze.
"Saikyou Nene! I need an explanation!"
That's right, Kurono immediately concluded that the main culprit behind this incident was Nene.
One reason was because she held a strange kind of trust in Luke.
The other reason was that she understood Nene too well.
Kurono knew that this best friend of hers was a severe violence addict.
She was tired of wasting time and desired to pursue excitement and thrills.
She constantly thirsted to wield her power in battle.
Violently beating, crushing skulls, destroying bodies—Saikyou Nene would not feel the slightest ounce of guilt toward such acts.
On the contrary, she would revel in it, her heart filled only with a sense of comfort and incomparably fiery exhilaration.
The pleasure derived from violence would intoxicate her, making her unable to stop.
In the beginning, Kurono's refusal to Luke's gravity training wasn't so much out of concern that he would get hurt during training, but rather out of worry that he would ignite the desires deep within Nene's heart.
Although the so-called competition of KOK was at the world's top level, bound by rules, Nene simply had no way to use her full strength.
After Kurono retired, having lost the only opponent capable of igniting the fighting spirit in her heart, the desires deep within her heart had been suppressed up until now.
If it weren't for the guidance of her master, the 'War God' Nangou Torajirou, Nene would probably have degenerated into a demon long ago.
To be honest, Kurono had long since perceived within Luke some traits similar to Nene.
Sure, not as vicious as her, but a certain aspect was extremely close—that was the passion for battle, or rather, slaughter.
Kurono had been worrying lately that Nene wouldn't be able to hold back from going berserk, and the situation before her now was exactly what she had feared.
Therefore, Kurono directed her spearhead at Nene right away.
However, she guessed wrong this time.
Although the root cause did indeed lie with Nene, if it weren't for Luke fanning the flames, it probably wouldn't have escalated to this point.
Luke, who was also being pointed at by a gun, felt highly disappointed in his heart at this moment.
After all, it was a hard-won opportunity to engage in a life-and-death battle with a true powerhouse.
To create the current situation, although it couldn't be said that Luke racked his brains, he truly did put in a great deal of effort.
As for the destruction caused by the battle, it actually wasn't as terrifying as Kurono imagined.
With his 'Cutting/Severing' ability, combined with the massive amount of Prana and magic power currently stored in the Sword Sheath of Tranquility, Luke was confident he could control the battle's damage within an acceptable range.
If Kurono had appeared even a second later, once the battle started, it would no longer have been possible to stop.
But looking at the situation now...
'We won't be able to fight after all.'
Sighing silently, Luke somewhat dejectedly withdrew the Starfall Sword, and then hung Ser-Veresta back onto his waist.
This series of actions made Kurono even more resolute in her belief that Nene was the one stirring up trouble.
Otherwise, why would Luke retract his Device the very first moment he saw her arrive?
'Luke was probably forced to counterattack.'
Thinking this, Kurono moved the white handgun in her left hand away from the boy's head, aimed it similarly at Nene, and then said:
"Saikyou Nene! I thought I said no fighting inside the school!"
"Moreover, Hadou Tensei is a forbidden art designated by the League. Are you trying to violate the rules?!"
Her best friend's anger and words restored the loli-sensei's rationality.
But this didn't mean she intended to back down just like that.
Although she was somewhat pleasantly surprised to see Kurono's long-unseen combat state, there were more important things to do right now.
"Then make him delete the photo for me!!!"
Nene roared with a face flushed red from embarrassment.
Even she couldn't accept such an embarrassing thing; being able to shout in front of Kurono right now was already her limit.
"Photo? What photo?"
Kurono, however, froze with a bewildered expression. Having barely managed to arrive at the last second to stop them, she was unaware of the entire incident's cause and process.
She looked back at Luke, and after receiving an innocent expression in reply from him, she frowned and looked back at Nene again.
"What kind of photo is it, tell me."
"If there's really a problem or misunderstanding, let's talk it out properly. I believe Luke isn't an unreasonable person."
"Nene, retract your Device first, and tell me what photo you want the boy to delete?"
In reality, Kurono's mind wasn't on the so-called photo at all right now.
An enraged Nene brought her no small amount of pressure.
Furthermore, her sense of responsibility as a teacher forced her to divert a portion of her attention to Luke, Stella, and the others in the distance.
If she really ended up fighting Nene, she had to protect her students well.
Therefore, all of Kurono's focus right now was placed on how to get Nene to put away her Device; she wasn't even thinking about what the photo was all about.
It was just brought up casually as an excuse to persuade Nene.
"The p-photo is... is... ugh..."
However, Kurono's words only made Nene even more embarrassed.
Facing her best friend and destined rival, she stammered for a long time but couldn't articulate a single complete sentence.
There was nothing to be done about it.
Not only was she seen completely naked, but she even had a nude photo taken as a souvenir; how could she possibly say such a thing out loud?
Especially to Kurono, the most important person in her heart.
No matter what, Nene couldn't open her mouth to say it. On the contrary, under Kurono's gaze, her small face grew redder and redder.
But Nene's reaction caused Kurono's suspicion to grow increasingly heavier.
Originally, she was already somewhat suspicious that this incident was caused by Nene being unable to hold back her violent impulses.
Now, with the other party hesitating for a long time under her questioning and unable to give a reason, it further deepened Kurono's suspicion.
"I say, Nene... you're... not just making up a random excuse to fool me, are you?"
"I-I-I-I-I am not... there really is a p-photo... ugh..."
Kurono's suspicious, slightly contemptuous tone instantly made Nene anxious.
"Oh~ Then why don't you tell me what kind of photo it is?"
Nene's behavior made Kurono feel even more that she was just messing with her, while the contempt and disdain in her gaze also grew increasingly apparent.
The more it was like this, the more panicked Nene became.
Shyness, awkwardness, sorrow, and other emotions surged into her heart one after another.
"Ugh..."
"Waaaaah! Kuro-chan, you idiot!!!"
Ultimately, feeling extremely wronged, Nene finally couldn't help but run away crying.
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