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"Ritsuka! I brought them!" Kiba called out as he flew in a large bucket filled with water balloons. At first glance there looked to be ninety or so hidden within.
"Is this what we're doing? A water balloon fight?" Akeno stared dubious at the container. This felt more like a fun time rather than actual training compared to what Kiba and Koneko went through.
"Sort of. This is to train your situational awareness. I'll be throwing these at you. You dodge them. Rules are as follows. If you fly remain at the top of the trees level. No magical barriers or attacks to stop them. If you find the real me before I throw all ninety or so then you win." Ritsuka quickly explained.
"What do you mean by the real you?" Akeno questioned as she felt his magic switch once more. His eyes were a shockingly deep shade of gray.
With a small tilt of his head over ninety eight bodies appeared behind him surprising the entirety of the Gremory Peerage. With careful movements every water balloon was taken out of the container and with a quick jump every single body disappeared. They all had a strange skull mask on top of their head with differing facial structures but they all resembled a shadowed Ritsuka.
The last one was a child version of Ritsuka who pulled a small pad of paper out of their magical storage and sat down on the log.
"So… dodge at least thirty strikes or catch me. That's your training Akeno." Ritsuka chuckled as he took one of the balloons and like the others disappeared into the shadows of the trees out of sight once more.
"Uh…" It was the resounding tone coming from every single devil around. The child Ritsuka had gotten up and drew a circle around Akeno and one next to the log he sat on. He sat down and waited, watching Akeno.
"Why did you draw the circle?" Kiba managed to ask the small Ritsuka who looked nervously around.
"Safe spot…" Child Ritsuka mumbled as he hid behind the small pad. He pointed at the other circle "Tell me you have been hit."
"Ara… so cute." Akeno stared at the child who just blushed and hid his face. Even Rias wasn't immune to the sight.
"A-akeno… you should start… Step out of the circle and the game will start." Child Ritsuka managed to find his voice. "Ninety nine remain."
Rias couldn't control herself anymore as she picked up child Ritsuka placing him on her lap and cuddling him against her. He made no attempt to escape but he was left blushing intensely.
Akeno kept her frown from showing but she was completely jealous. When else was she going to get the chance to cuddle a tiny Ritsuka and spoil them. With a sigh, she let her wings out and flapped off into the forest. As if on the moment she left the circle three water balloons were tossed as her. She curved her body slightly but one balloon still managed to splash against her.
A knife immediately stabbed into the circle that was next to Rias and child Ritsuka. He made a mark on his pad as two of the shadowed Ritsuka's reappeared next to them before dissolving into shadows in front of them.
"Two dodged… still more to go." child Ritsuka muttered. His tone was quiet and distant compared to how Ritsuka actually was.
"This seems extreme for training." Kiba commented on the child Ritsuka's attention. Four more knives were in the circle and Akeno was no longer visible.
"That is on purpose. Training means nothing if you don't push your limits. Big me has done this training already. His record is dodging forty balloons. When he… we started… we could only dodge ten. Those were by dumb luck though. Tripped at the right moment." child Ritsuka mentioned seemingly confused on pronouns as if his identity wasn't fully realized. Ten more knives hit the circle and six shadows appeared and dissolved in front of him. He made more marks on his pad.
"You do a lot of things don't you… is this normal?" Rias questioned as he tried to look up at her. Her breasts were in the way though.
"Yes. This spirit in us weaponized their schizophrenic mind and we are borrowing their power. Each personality has its own body… but to keep it from overwhelming me… us… we have mitigated it to merely the split bodies and not the mental problems." Child Ritsuka mentioned and their voice started to buzz as if multiple people were speaking at once.
Kiba looked worried about that admission. Ritsuka ushered him closer and to kneel. He reluctantly did so getting headpats. Nonplussed, Kiba merely stared at the child who smiled back.
"You worry too much. I… we… have learned all one hundred names. We have spent time getting to know each one because that is who I am." Child Ritsuka chuckled.
Thirty more knives entered the circle and ten more shadows came and dissolved in front of them. It was a surreal sight for all involved. Ritsuka marked them as well.
"She is good. Eighteen have been avoided. I expected no less." Child Ritsuka smiled though it was subdued and their tone still seemed to buzz with multiple voices.
Both kept quiet as more knives appeared in the circle. Six more shadows appeared and dissolved. This trend continued for a couple more minutes as five more shadows appeared. Child Ritsuka looked over the circle counting out the knives. There were sixty-nine daggers stabbed into the circle. The real body of Ritsuka reappeared stabbing a knife into the circle.
Akeno came walking out of the forest completely drenched. Her white uniform clung tightly to her skin. She seemed a little put off that she got hit so many times and held her head down. Child Ritsuka stood up from Rias lap and walked over. Akeno noticed him but she didn't seem to want to look him in the eye. A water balloon flew past her sight and completely missed her.
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