"Since Aika-chan still doesn't know how to use magic, We'll have to use our original path to reach the training ground." Kisuke stood up and is getting ready to leave.
"Do I have to prepare something?" Aika also stood up to follow Kisuke.
"Nothing really. Just make another call to your parents that you'll be coming home late tonight" Kisuke reminded her that she haven't called her parents since last night.
"I already did when you were still sleeping. I ask Aunty to speak with them so that I wouldn't have to deal with them..." Aika remember what happened earlier and couldn't help but avert her gaze from Kisuke.
"Hmm? Did I miss something fun again?" Kisuke noticed Aika's hesitation and he asked Koneko who should have also woken up early.
"Her mother kept selling her daughter to Aunty," Koneko commented simply.
Kisuke and Yoruichi imagined Sakura's expression while she avoids or divert the topic but was futile and ended up listening to Aika's mother's sales talk with an awkward expression, "If your mother really wants to hold her grandson, you should probably start looking for a good man now."
"Hell no! Already found him." Even Aika is dumbfounded at her newfound courage, but she didn't hate it. With this, she can express herself more and do a lot of things she's previously afraid of.
Unbeknown to everyone, not even Kisuke, inside Aika's inner world, two eggs are circling each other. Both of them have the same dull gray color until Ophis visited them yesterday and one of the eggs started to have black spots. If an intelligent dragon were to see Aika's behavior now, they'll be reminded of a dragon desiring of something.
Kisuke didn't pursue what Aika just said as he would just dig deeper for himself, 'I'm starting to regret accepting her now, but it's not like I can take back words anymore as I already promised her, and I'm more interested in her becoming a Shinigami than her behavior. I'll get used to it in the future and by then, she might just give up.'
Too bad. He didn't know that when a dragon decided on something, it'll hard to change its mind especially if it's regarding its desires.
"Let's go. We still have a lot of things to do." Kisuke walked out of the living room and Yoruichi transformed back to her cat form. The ring automatically adjusted itself to fit into her front right paw. Yoruichi then jumped to Kisuke's shoulder while he's leaving.
Aika and Koneko wore their pendants and followed the two moving towards the candy shop. They went through the original path Kisuke has prepared but that would only be for today as he can't feel the existence of the Grim Reapers roaming around even after some active scanning.
When they reached the underground training area, Aika was gobsmacked at what she saw, "Did you find this place or build it yourself?"
"Built it myself of course. I wouldn't find someone else to do this easy stuff."
"Easy stuff you say. How the hell did you build something like this?"
"With magic obviously," Kisuke replied to her question.
"Magic is amazing. How long did it take to dig out all of this stuff?" Aika is looking around the bleak scenery and couldn't help but admire it as she would never think that they underground if she comes here normally.
"One day."
"One day!? Teach me magic! I'll become rich through construction!" Aika thought that even though Kisuke used magic and made things easier to dig, she still underestimated the power of magic.
Koneko wasn't as shocked with the revelation, but still, a bit surprised nevertheless as from what she heard, places like this made through the magic that is used for Rating Games' arena takes several days to complete and with the cooperation of multiple strong Devils. To do this everything on his own in just one day has to be a big achievement.
"Well then, Yoruichi already knows how to train you two. I have something I have to accomplish so I won't be joining you guys now." Kisuke faced them and said.
"You're leaving?" Aika couldn't help but become nervous as truthfully, in this group, she's only close to Kisuke.
"Don't worry about it. You'll only have one thought are we start training and that awkwardness of yours will disappear." Yoruichi patted her shoulder in mock consolation.
"Uhmm... I'll achieve zen and my training will become more effective?" Aika nervously looked at Yoruichi and asked, but she has a very bad feeling about it.
"Yes, it'll improve your training efficiency and you'll only be able to think, 'If I don't run, I'm going to die.'" Yoruichi's smile grew weaker as Aika started to tremble.
Aika tried to get away from Yoruichi's clutches but failed, "Kisuke!!! Save me!!!" But when she looked back, Kisuke is already nowhere to be found, 'He escaped!'
"Aika-senpai." Koneko caught Aika's attention and she said, "Give up." As she shook her head.
"Noo!!!" She howled to the air.
"Hahaha! Since you've got the energy, let's start! And for starters, strip!" Yoruichi laughed out loud at her misery and taken it as her being energetic. Yoruichi also instantly stripped her down to underwear.
"Kyaaaaaah!!!" Aika crouch down when her body suddenly felt airy and noticed that she was already naked, 'I should have known. Since she's his lover, she should also be a pervert.'
"Well then, run!" Yoruichi released her Reiatsu which is incomparable from earlier and pressed it on Aika.
'I'm going to die!' Aika's pupils shrank and she started breathing heavily. She suddenly remembered Yoruichi's words.
'Run.'
Like some hypnotic words, Aika stood up like a newborn deer, but she was able to stand stably,
'Run.'
She then started to walk away from Yoruichi, already forgetting that she's only wearing her cute pink underwear.
'Run!'
Her walk started to speed up until it was already a jogging speed.
'If I don't run, I'm going to die!'
Her jogging pace turned into a full-blown sprint.
'I should have just continued my normal life.' Aika slightly regretted her decision last night and earlier.
After she thought that she was able to outrun Yoruichi, she slowly slows down. But before she could go back to her jogging pace, a bolt of a sudden lightning struck down just behind her creating a large boom and almost ruptured Aika's eardrums. Strangely though, she could still hear Yoruichi's voice clearly, "If you don't take this seriously, you might just really die. Kisuke already warned you about it last night. We wouldn't be half-ass with our methods if you chose to follow us."
Then another lightning struck beside her which scared the sh*t out of her adding the pressure caused by Yoruichi's Reiatsu, she's about to break into tears. But it surprised Yoruichi again when she managed to stopped herself from bawling, 'This lass really have a big potential.'
Although Aika was able to stop herself from crying, she's still shouting at the top of her lungs.
"NOOOOOOO!!!"