( POV Change ) ( Back at the principal office ) .
The moment that the door was closed, the school principal turned her chair back to normal, but her cheeks were for some reason reddened, they were tainted with a faint redness, that would have gone unnoticed by the most, but not by the little girl sitting in the sofa opposite to her .
Are you feeling alright, Mari-onee sama ? .
I'm fine, Maya, thanks for worrying about me .
But your face is all red, desuu .
It is ! .
Yes, look in the mirror, you are blushing .
Don't talk nonsense, Maya, i surly isn't.... .
She then looked at the mirror handed to her by her little sister and the words were stuck in her mouth, she saw it clearly in the mirror, she was indeed blushing .
The little girl then asked another question that was like hitting a nail on her older sister head, she said :
Are you interested in Ryuu-san, oneesama ? .
Huh, how were you able to come to that conclusion ? .
You have worked with Isuragi-san for quite sometime now, but you have never reacted in such a way, so i figured that it must be related to Ryuu-san, am i right, am i right ? .
The little girl danced happily around her older sister who was currently burying herself in her chair as she finished asked this question, her older sister Marie with a bit of flushed face, said :
I can't describe what i feel towards him as interested, but i'm more curious about him, i can't deny that, you too have watched his video, don't tell me you aren't curious about the power he used to heal his mother wounds or how he dealt with that Metaphysical in an instant, i also kept having a nagging feeling that he put me into his consideration when he was making his decision, that is all .
She said in a bit frustrated tone and tried to steer the subject off its designated course, the little girl smiled more sweetly at this and said with a knowing smile :
So that why you thanked him for his understanding before, now it made perfect sense, but isn't being curious the first step towards growing to like someone, Marie-onee sama .
Her question once again caught the principal off guard, but the little girl continued to say :
I can't say that i'm not curious about the nature of his power, but i have sat another target for myself, i thought for certainly that my older sister finally was able to found the man haunting her dreams .
At the mention of her dreams the flush already on the principal's face deepened, normally dreams didn't mean nothing much, but to Saviors those dreams must always have meaning to them as they some time may be memories of some scenes from their past lives, those dreams of her were no exception to this, she just remembering what took place in her dreams, had her flush like a tomato .
Seeing that she was somewhat forced into a corner by her little sister, she began to look at any weak points she can use to breakthrough this relentless siege of her sister and she was presented with one, her cloudy mood became clear all of a sudden then she said :
I'm also curious about that Haimura Moroha, does the same rule apply to him as well .
But never in her wildest dreams would she have expected the answer that her little sister gave, Maya said :
If it's okey with onee-sama i have no problem in sharing .
Her words made the wall of confidence her sister had just barely successfully built to completely crumble, as if some of the debris fall on her older sister head, she leaned on the office table and she buried her head in it .
She said that she had no problem in sharing, but wasn't that a problem in itself, this little vixen girl have been really spoiled rotten by her older sister, but there was nothing that the principal can do at this point, but to think about the competition this little sister of her will have to go through .
At this thought, her eyes shone brilliantly as she had finally found a good response that should able her to make a comeback, she raised her head from the office table and while lazily still leaning on the table, she said :
But you know, you are in for a tough time if you were to try and capture his heart, you had a lot of competitors, some more mature than you do, not to mention that you might be willing to share, but they might not agree to share him in general or with you in particular, i'm cheering for you Maya .
The haughty little girl that was jumping enthusiastically just now came to a sudden stop and at each question and word said by her older sister, her spirit seemed to be a bit shaken, at the end of the words said by her older sister, the girl face was pale and tears were beginning to form in her eyes .
Seeing her like this, the principal was aware that she might have taken this a bit far, so she patted the petite head of her little vixen of a sister and said with a comforting smile :
It doesn't feel good to be teased, right Maya .
Don't get your eyes teary now, you still have a chance as we still don't know how will everything turn out to be, if things didn't go in your favor, i too won't have problem in sharing .
The girl whole demeanor suddenly shifted from being gloomy to one of ecstasy and pure happiness, one would dare and say that all her gloominess from before was nothing but a mere act and he will indeed be right, the little girl suddenly smiled triumphantly and said :
See, you already confessed that you like him .
This started another great battle between the two, one that can only end with the death of one of the two of laughter that is, the only two weapons to this war were words and tickles, after few rounds back and forth between the two siblings, the two were cuddling on the sofa, when the older sister suggested that it was time for them to go to the join the Strikers in what was they currently doing in the Training Arena, earning her another cheesy comment from her little sister who as a result got her cheeks pinched for it .
As the two made their way to the training room number 4, they noticed that the scene was unusually calm, too calm to the point of being described as solemn, normally at this hour there were to be unending cries of battle heard from there, at least the sound of weapons clashing or something or maybe someone being dropped to the floor a bit harshly, but unusually there was nothing of sort, the whole arena was engulfed in silent .
The two sensing that something was wrong, began to take hurried steps towards the arena room number 4 .
The moment they stepped inside, they were surprised of what they saw .
(POV Change End ) ( A bit prior to their arrival ) .
The guy named Kamekichi didn't accept the berating silently, he stepped up from the crowd of Saviors in front of me, puffed up his chest and retorted confidently :
Shut up, i wasn't aiming for the captain this time, i was testing the newcomer and from the look of it he seemed to be nothing much, ouch .
Captain why did you hit me for, i was just giving my opinion as a member of the team .
Isuragi : you better believe that he at least have a better personality than your self-centered, you also weren't much when you first joined, but look at you now .
The crowd suddenly uproared and said in a unison :
Still nothing much, then they all burst out laughing, excluding the guy in discuss, Kamekichi .
Cough cough, now, now, settle down all of you, come and introduce yourself to the team .
I was still stunned witnessing the previous scene, but i blinked at the words of Isuragi-senpai, i was completely stunned this time, i heard his voice loud and clear but it seemed to have been said from quite the distance .
I involuntarily looked to the place where he should have been standing before and saw that he was no longer there, i looked at the crowd in the distance and saw that he was standing there as if he have teleported and was currently motioning for me to come over and introduce myself .
I took a bit of time to regain my composure and took one deep and began heading towards the elite group of Saviors in front of me and the school main corp in fighting and stopping Metaphysicals, The Strikers .
I marshed towards them in a bit stiffly manner, feeling both embarrassed and a bit worked up after listening to the comment which that guy said about me, he wasn't wrong, but it was still a bit painful to hear .
I finally stood in front of them, there were already about 30 other students gathered, consisting of either the main members or
reserve members like me, all of them were giving out a strange aure, most had a smell of blood to them, one that i was very familiar with from my past lives and this one .
All in all, the 30 students in front of me were giving off a powerful auras unlike any that i felt before, they were giving me a weird looks, but being already accustomed to these kind of stares, i paid those stares no mind, i stood firmly under the pressure they were intentionally or unintentionally exerting on me and introduced myself :
" I'm a first-year student, name is Komurasaki Ryuu, i'm new to the Strikers, but please go easy on me .
After i finished my introduction, i looked for any reaction from the other members, but was surprised to see that they weren't even looking at me, instead they were looking at the captain Isuragi Jin as if waiting for his order, before he respond to them, he looked at me and said :
Ready for your assessment ? .
So that what was going on, that was the reason for the assessment, the Strikers was a combat corps that operated on a merit-based, so to gain their acknowledgement i must show my value first, the assessment was the same as my sudden promotion, both were an opportunities but only if i was able to pass the hurdles that came along with them, the current situation was exactly like that, it was my first hurdle .
I nodded my head, indicating that i was ready, the moment i nodded a few sarcastic remarks were flung my way, things like :
" At least he is man enough" ,"i bet that he will lose at least 4 or 7 teeth " , " he looks foreigner, is he an European " , " a mixed perhaps excluding the hair he also looked Japanese " , " looked Japanese, idiot he have a Japanese name" , " i bet that he won't even last 10 seconds " , " 10 seconds, i'm betting that he will lose in 5 seconds " .
Those were the remarks that flew around me from the boys side, on the girls side the comments were more hysterical .
" Does he have a girlfriend " , " i love bad boys " , " Sophia-senpai is your not dating Japanese still apply to this guy, please say yes " , " he is cute, but i don't like scrawny guys " , " huh, if he is strong enough i might show some interest " .
I involuntarily looked at the current captain of the weird corps in front of me, the moment he sensed my gaze he turned to look the other way while scratching his head looking to be quite embarrassed himself at the remarks of his corps members, but he was forced to take an action when the subjects they were beginning to talk about went overboard, not even one person asked about a single crucial things .
Boys were beginning to gamble on how long will he survive, girls were gossiping about things that shouldn't be asked or answered .
Cough cough, Hey all of you stop making ruckus at once .
At his roar like voice, all the ruckus ceased, he seeing them calm down, he pointed at me and continued to say :
Now you have heard him say that he is ready, can i find any volunteers to spar with him, he is a Kuroma by the way, so i believe that those who are up for volunteering should be Shiroganes, after all this is a main Combat Corps against Metaphysicals and under the Japanese Branch of The Order .
Meaning that we are trained to fight on a battlefield where sometime you will encounter a mismatch opponent with your own set of skills, so we'll use this opportunity to both have you assessed and to also inspect most of your shortcomings, i believe you don't have much of a problem with that, right .
The first part of his words was aimed at his corps members, but most of the rest of his words were directed at me, i understood the point he gave and even though i was a little bit nervous, i still nodded my head at his words and suggestion, indicating my agreement .
Then he pointed at a tunnel nearby that as per to his words it led to the tunnel connected to a locker room and told me to go and change to a suitable set of training clothes there .
I was a bit curious about who will be my opponent, but i still decided to follow the order given to me and head to the locker room, as i was close to the tunnel i was able to finally notice that aside from the spacious training ground, the Training room we were in had high walls and just like in the colosseum, on top of those walls there were a lot of seats, that had me wondering about what kind of events were they needed for .
I then entered the tunnel and headed in the direction he gave me and arrived at the locker room and saw that it was a quite luxurious room too, i saw that there was even a locker with my name on it .
I opened my locker and there was a training uniform waiting for me inside of it, there was a metallic tag with my name and class year and even rank engraved on the front of it, the tag was linked to a wire, it was shaped like a medal or a necklace, i seem to have seen that man wearing one when he came to see me back at the hospital and i saw Isuragi-senpai wearing one too around his neck, but it soon disappeared from his neck .
Any way, i soon put on my uniform and put the new tag around my neck and began to head out of the room after i got ready, wondering about what might happen next .
The uniform was similar to the one worn by the other members of the corps, it consist of a sleek, form-fitting uniform in black and white .
The main body of the uniforms is black, with white sections highlighting the torso, the uniform featured golden accents and trim that runs along the edges and around the collar area, fitting black trousers giving it a mythical look , that seemed to imply it being out of the world, after i put it on i noted that its comfy was indeed so .
As i was going back to the arena, i once again stumbled into someone that was running at full force towards the training grounds, i accidentally hindered her marsh with my sudden apperance in the road which resulted in both of us clashing into each other, luckily we were in the special dimension otherwise i noted that the crash would have caused both of us a lot of damage, just as i was about to apologize for that, the girl in front of me reaction was not what i imagined, she looked at me and said :
Huh, you again .