New Home

Buying the furnitures, Kuro stored everything to his Storage Ring. This was just how convenient it is. After buying the furnitures, the two entertained themselves.

It is a pity though that the entertainment were a little bit lacking. Well at least, they had the reaction game in the mid-town.

"We've got ourselves a new challenger! Miss or mister, which one of you would like to play?" Well it was the (pass this timer get reward) kind of test. But the reward were just… money.

"Me! Me!" Ayame raised her hand adorably as she looked at the machine in front of her.

If 17 was here, he would think of Beat Saber because of the similarities in rule. It was like Beat Saber and gun fight between 2 cowboy combined.

"Understood! Do miss have her own swords? Or would you like to rent our sword?"

"Mmh I have my own sword." What Ayame took out were a lump of metals. It isn't something fancy such as Asura nor Rasetsu.

After all, even after 7 months, Asura and Rasetsu were still in Kuro's hand… by his waist. Due to this Nakiri Citizens more or less misunderstands him as samurai… good memory.

"Very well! Then let's begin. If you cut on the shown woods before this meters reached the red, miss will win. The game will be played out 6 rounds."

"Sure."

Not many really tries this out because it was just too hard… that doesn't change the fact that it is entertaining to watch.

They just need to be careful because the person swinging may let go of the sword due to the lack of grip strength.

However that doesn't change the fact that the many peoples will come in to observe the game. Swordsman's one slash is beautiful and fascinating to watch after all.

"Then let's begin the game…hmm? Does miss not needed to draw her sword from her sheath?" The judges asked her because the swords were not drawn.

"No. It's okay." She just shook her head.

The citizens watching the game about to unfold started losing their interest because… the person playing the game was just a children.

They didn't leave yet because they were expecting of miracles.

"Uh… understood.red line will appear along with the wood so please cut in that way." Ayame nodded in the judge's words.

*ping!*

At this moment, the arm near her blade turned into flash.

-click…

Faint crimson arcs remained in the air but apart from that, they couldn't see anything. Ayame's lowered posture raised again.

"Uhm... miss? Are you not cutting it?" It was weird. More than a second has passed but Ayame instead of taking the sword from her sheath and cutting the wood, she just stood up.

"Hm? I already did, though?" Innocently, she blinked as she pointed to the woods that was intact…

No! A faint line in wood appeared and after a breath, it moved in one side as if finally noticing it was cut… the wood split into two!

"Wha-!? When did…!"

The judges was speechless, the citizens's mouth were wide-open. Not to mention seeing the blade cutting the wood, they couldn't even see the blade out from sheath.

They couldn't believe what they saw… because they didn't see.

Looking at parameters… not even a single bar filled!

"Do you not know quickdraw? That sheath is not an obstacles but a support to increases the speed of her blade." Since Ayame garnered too many attentions, Kuro hold tight of her hand as he whispered.

"Let's get out of here." Nodding to him, Ayame held Kuro's hand back as they ran away to the same direction without even discussing about it.

"Ah, Miss! Your prize mone…" The judge called them out but stopped after seeing the notes Kuro wrote.

[No need]

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"We-welcome… you really bought this house." Opening the door, Kuro and Ayame were welcomed by green haired girl.

Behind her, Okayu and Korone were playing happily in their new house.

"Why wouldn't I? We promised, Rushia-chan." Kuro smiled upon the memories of 7 months ago.

"Ru…shia?" She tilted her head in foreign word.

"Urha Rushia… do you… not like it?" Kuro asked her.

"Uruha… Rushia… Thank you! I like it!" Her first name since she arrived to this place.

An strange happiness overwhelmed her as the urge to smile overcame her. She was smiling at the same time, she was also crying.

That was just how much happiness overwhelmed—she couldn't control herself.

"Eh? Are you okay…?"

From his side, Ayame teased. "Ahhh! Kuro made a girl cry! He is a bad person!"

The two which was supposed to be playing, also came near and began teasing him.

""Kuro bad! Kuro bad!""

These two is getting more synchronised in bad way.

Unknown what to do, Kuro just did his best to reassure her but she just shook her head. She wanted to say that it wasn't that but her sobbing stopped her.

"I-I am sorry… tha-that's right! Drink water and ca-calm down…" Kuro seriously had no idea what to do with this one.

"…Ah, that's right. [My adorable princess, please stop crying—it pains me to see an ounce of sadness in your beautiful face.]" Kuro adjusted his speech as Rushia widened her eyes.

Surprise completely taken her as she looked directly at Kuro.

'Gaaaah! This is so embarrassing. Kill me!' Kuro took a big mental damage on this one.

"Did you calm down…?" Embarrassment were still in there and his face were red of embarrassment. If Rushia alone, he could take it in.

The rest of 3 heard his Black Knight's quotes, it was beyond embarrassment—this was public execution.

"Yes… sorry… I was… just so happy."

"Is that so, I am glad then." Reassured, a warm smiles appeared in Kuro's face.

Perhaps because of his impersonation from early—those warm smile were similar to her imagination of which Black Knight shows only to the princess.