She just stared at my hands for a few minutes, before she was finally willing to take it, the moment i helped her up, i saw that her cheeks were flushed and without even saying anything to me, her Prana were once again activated and she used a light art and directly sped away from me heading to who knows where, but it was difficult enough to meet her here .
And by chance i was actually given the chance to do so, so now i was not letting go this chance to slip away from my hand, i used Paradox and got the package she dropped earlier on the floor and reached her at the end of the street, i then activated my Prana, just in case of her trying to run away again like just now, i held her hand and used Herculean Strength to fix her in place .
Herculean Strength was the light art that i used to triumph over Sophia before, this light arts was different than the light art used by Sophia, it grant me much more strength than what her light art Great Strength granted her, this huge advantage in strength allowed me to crush her effortlessly, dealing with a gorilla like Sophia with ease, so fixing Momochi-senpai in place should be even a challenge .
As i caught her hand and stopped moving making Paradox speed movements increasing effect ware off, then a huge gush of air suddenly came my way, if not for Herculean Strength being in effect, i had no doubt that i would have been blown away, that massive air shockwave was also an indication of how fast was she moving, i couldn't help but think, was i really that much of a scary person to her .
Seeing me appearing in front of her like this, she lowered her head and actually began to kick at me in frustration, i didn't parry her attacks and allowed all of them to fall on me as they liked, there was no reason to parry them to begin with, they wouldn't able to leave that much damage even with her Prana still on .
I allowed those attacks to fall on me as if telling her that i'm completely ready to take whatever she was going to throw at me, it seemed that my actions were indeed correct, after dozen of kicks and punches, she finally turned off her Prana and i wasn't still holding her, she once again collapsed on the floor, but this time she had tears in her eyes .
Seeing that there was a bench that was close to where we stood, i began leading her by hand to there, neither of us two had still said a word to one another, for different reasons, i was feeling lost due to her crying, so all the words that i had in mind vanished, making me unable to know of what to say .
I don't know what her reasons were, but i was guessing that it must have something to do with the fact that she was unable to escape from encountering me .
I didn't stand on the bench but i stood in front of her still holding one of her hands, so she wasn't even able to hide her crying face, after a few minutes like this, she stood up suddenly and bowed her head and with a shaky voice, she apologized for bumping into me just now, then she continued to say :
Can i go back, now ? .
Seeing that at least the conversation was beginning to move, i cleared my throat and handed her the plastic bag, but i put it on the bench and didn't hand it to her directly, I then asked if she was free to talk to me for a few minutes, she directly shook her petite head and said that she was busy and once again began to try and run away, but i already was 10 seconds ahead of her and was already holding one of her hands strongly, so she was in the end unsuccessful in her try to escape .
Even though we hadn't talk much, i already know what the character of the senpai in front of me was actually like, i suddenly sat on one knee in front of her and that made her began to shake uncontrollably while her face that was already red from frustration had now red from embarrassment .
I was to the eyes of the onlookers seeming to be proposing to her and her reaction wasn't helping her in this situation, she was so embarrassed that she ended up slumbering back to the bench and agreeing to talk to me for no more than 10 minutes, urging me to sit next to her and stop making a scene like that .
I complied and i couldn't help but chuckle a little seeing her current expression which ended in earning me a glare from her, but at least what just happened succeeded in closing the distance between us by even a little bit, that little bit was already enough .
" Senpai, i was told by Sophia-senpai that your absence today was because of me was that really the reason ? .
Wanting to cut the chase, i directly asked her wanting to try and confirm what her thoughts were, she directly denied but wasn't strong enough to tell me something like this clearly to my face, so i was able to confirm that she wasn't telling me the truth, but i was beginning to have a plan in mind about how to approach this .
" Senpai, aren't you curious about the effects of my Dark Art Paradox .
She weakly nodded her head still not looking at me head on the eyes, i then told her about the advantage that gave me a huge boost in speed over others, her eyes widened at that and she began lowering her head even more, she now clearly understood the difference between her speed and mine, depressing her even more, but soon her mood was elevated by my follow up words .
" You know in the little short sparring session that we had against each other, i was able to realize that you are awesome and much skilled than what you think yourself is Momochi-senpai .
I saw that she finally looked at me with bewilderment in her eyes as not understanding what was i exactly trying to say, i nodded my head as if confirming that i meant every word i just said, then continued to say, in try of clearing all of her confusion .
" Momochi-senpai is really a terrible opponent to meet on the battlefield, if i wasn't carful enough, i might have got hurt without even knowing what hit me .
But, but, you were much faster than me, you could have been able to finish the battle in anytime you liked, i was, i was able to see that clearly in the last attack you made, if you hadn't lost consciousness, you would have won .
" That's where you were wrong Momochi-senpai, what i was talking about her wasn't the difference between our movement speed, if we both had the same speed, i would have lost brutally and that won't have anything to do with how fast was i .
I can tell that her confusion even deepened, but that was quite understandable, the girl in front of me probably lived most of this life and maybe even her previous one feeling insecure, to the point that she had become so pessimistic to even notice that speed wasn't her only trait .
" Momochi-senpai, care to participate in a little experiment of mine .
I thought she would disagree, but as if she too was beginning to become intrigued to find what was i planning to do, she actually shyly nodded her head and asked me what she needed to do, i told her to get a loaf of bread from her plastic bag, she looked at me weirdly first but still complied to my request .
I then told her to attack me using Prana, i too will be using only Mana, she thought about it for some time then agreed, we both stood a distance opposite to each other, then we both moved, but i didn't use Paradox, i used Heal and make it seemed like i was using Paradox, then the result of the little experiment of mine was decided in one move, i felt a loaf of bread suddenly hitting the back of my head, i once again couldn't help but marvel at how unique was the senpai in front of me .
She looked at me weirdly as if still not quite sure of what was going on, i used Paradox and returned the loaf of bread back to its original state, then began to say :
" Your speed isn't the the only special thing you have to different you from others senpai, you are more unique and special than you think, i can swear that even being completely sure of you hitting me from the back, i wasn't even able to react a little or see how your attack will land on me and i'm not trying to delude you here, but i can tell that what really make you more of a special existence senpai, is your lack of presence .
Her face went through most if not all kinds of emotions, then at the end of my words it settled on feeling depressed, i first didn't know why was reacting as such, but soon recalled that my words seemed to be easily misunderstood, so i hurriedly continued to explain that i meant on the battlefield and began to say outside of the battlefield, not most people will be able to looking at a cute girl, even once .
After i spouted those words the realization of how wrong they sounded clinged to my mind, i looked at the girl and saw that her was more red than ever before, before i try and explain myself, she bowed her head and said :
Thank You, see you tomorrow .
Then she took the plastic bag and began running back to the dorms without using Prana, i thought that i at least seemed to have reached her with my words and that for now at least, i should leave her be, even though i felt that i seemed to have unintentionally deepened the misunderstanding between us two, but i have a lot on my mind to be caring about such things now .
I was so hungry that i could eat a whole cow, i hurried to the cafeteria and from the corridor saw that they were about to close, i would have made it with how slow were they were closing the doors with, but the lady from the staff, who i happened to get a bit acquainted with in those two days as if sensing the crisis happened to glance in my direction, without a warning she began to yell at the other workers to hurry and shut the doors, i was momentarily stunned at this, but my determination in achieving my goal in coming here wasn't affected by this .
I Instinctively used Paradox and one second i was still in the corridor, the next second i was inside the cafeteria sitting on an empty table that i set for myself, smirking at the workers who still didn't know what was going on and why they were getting yelled at just now, the lady was sighing in relief at being able to stop me from forcing them into staying for a little more time than needed .
" Hmmm, I'm sorry but can i know what is there for dinner .
Oh, right away we have some ri..... .
The moment my voice fell, she involuntarily answered, but she suddenly stopped talking midway, then i saw her and all the workers that were present fell on their butts in unison, with shocked faces staring at me .
I still acted as if i had already been staying here all day for food and repeated my question again, this time there was no answer at first, but the lady just lowered her head and accepted her defeat, she glared at the workers for them not listening to her words, the workers at the door and who were still on the floor all looked bewildered on why they were being glared at for .
She then began to head towards my table with a tired face, that even i was able to see that it was all an act, but i still said nothing about to expose her, she leaned on the table and spoke rather brazenly, saying :
Oh, here is the thing, we had ribs and rice for today's meal, but i really need to leave early today, i had a plan for the night, knowing you, even if we waited till midnight, you won't be satisfied, so let's do this, i will allow you to take all the amount of much food and even dessert that you can be able to carry back to the dorm, but you need to keep that a secret or we might lose our jobs, what do you think about this proposition ? .
" I can really get as much as i want, there's no limit .
Yes, all that you can able to carry, i will pack it right away for you .
She said this and motioned me to follow her to the kitchen, there i was met by the still untouched well kept meals, i got enough food to feed a family of 4 glutinous people a month and was able to carry it with easi much to her shock, even though she said there was no limit, me and her both still thought that this was an overkill, so i reduced the amount by 2 glutinous people and enough food to satisfy them for a week, even though she was telling me not to waste the food, she was already packing everything up with a smile on her face, i couldn't help but wonder what kind of plans that made her like this .
But thinking that it was really not my concern and i already benefited from this, i asked no more and after checking that the meals and dessert were all packed up, i bid them farewell and headed back to my dorm, on my way i met with a seemingly frustrated Shizuno, she was only able to recognize me from behind all the food bags that i was holding, due to me calling for her .
She asked about what exactly was i doing, i answered her that i'm obviously going to dine in my room and that she was welcome to join, she bluntly refused, i didn't care how rude she sounded due to knowing that she probably didn't mean to be rude, i asked what she was all frustrated about, she said that our father contacted her, my mood became sore the moment i heard this and i finally understood why was acting so out of character, i asked what he contacted her for ?.
She replied that he actually said that he just wanted to check on her and soon after that he hanged up the phone, she said that she was frowning due to hearing this for the first time coming from his mouth, it sound quite fishy, but that was all, yet him just contacting her for that unsettled her to a great extent .
I was even beginning to see her hands shaking a little as she spoke, i seeing her like this, dropped the bags of food on the ground and affectionately began rubbing her hands with mine, that made her look at me in wonder, i asked if she wanted my help, but she resolutely shook her head and said that there was no need, i still told her that if she needed help i'm always available, she nodded her head and restored her expression back to before, but i was able to tell that she seem to have calmed down a little, sensing that the mood was quite heavy, i got the tendency of making a joke to lighten up the mood .
" Did you see Haimura Moroha today ? .
She raised her eyebrows at me but she still nodded, i mustered the most serious stance before saying :
" I DON'T APPROVE OF YOU MEETING HIM .