Chapter - 120 ( Project [Adam] )
"Please welcome the winners of this competition, Houki-san and Cloud Strife-kun!" - Tatenashi exclaimed while those present shouted with emotion.
Cloud and Houki slowly walked in the direction of the student council president.
"How does it feel to have won?" Tatenashi asked as she smiled at the winning couple.
". . ." - Cloud and Houki looked at each other for a few seconds and nodded.
"We are really happy after winning this Battle Royal as we have to face good opponents and Houki also did great.." - Cloud said calmly.
"The battles were difficult and our enemies were powerful" - Houki said seriously - "That's why we can't say how excited we are to have beaten all of them"
"I'm sure they think the same too, after all, their battles were exciting" - Tatenashi said as they nodded - "Now, it's time for us to give them the awards they deserve!"
Those present again shouted with excitement.
"First of all... Congratulations to class 1-A for winning the prize of being able to travel to a Paradise Island all paid for!" - exclaimed the student council president - "Also let me congratulate Tina Hamilton and Huang Ling Yin for gaining the ability to go with Class 1-A!"
"Now the second prize, is the ability to go on an all-expenses-paid date with one of the guys from the Academy!" - Tatenashi said as she looked at Cloud - "Although since it was one of the boys who won, then he can ask a girl out!"
All the girls looked at Cloud 'hungry' as he ignored everything around him.
"Well, Houki-san? Have you already decided which of the two guys you're going to go out with?" Tatenashi asked calmly.
"Obviously I'm going to make a date with Cloud"-Houki snorted as she looked to the side with a red face from embarrassment as she remembered that all the nations were watching everything.
Tatenashi just smiled because it was a pretty obvious answer - "What about you, Cloud Strife?"
"I'm not sure yet"-Cloud said as he shrugged.
"I'm sorry to tell you that you have to say it right now"-Tatenashi said with a big smile on her face-"Now tell us... who will be the lucky one?"
All the girls looked at this with excitement as they prayed to be the lucky one.
"And good?" Tatenashi asked calmly.
"Hmm..."-Cloud began to think as he frowned seeing that everyone was looking at him expectantly-"Could it be any woman from the Academy?"
"Exactly" - agreed Tatenashi.
"If that's the case, then I want a date with Chifuyu-san" - Cloud said calmly.
"Hey?" Tatenashi widened her eyes in surprise at the thought that she had misheard.
"Hey?" - Houki wasn't much different.
"EEEEEEH?!" - and that was the most intelligent answer they could say.
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"Oh my..." Maya murmured as she watched as Chifuyu spit out the coffee she was drinking.
"Ha ha ha!" -for her part, Tabane was laughing like a seal with epilepsy-"Oh, Kami-sama~! This is pure gold~! Hahaha!"
". . ." -Chifuyu was silent with a neutral expression while she watched as her friend laughed like never before.
"What do you plan to do, Orimura sensei?" Maya asked with clear jealousy upon hearing how the boy with whom she had had relations, she would go on a date with her best friend.
"I think…" Chifuyu said, only to feel her communicator start to chime, "I have a bad feeling about this…"
She quickly answered the call, only for her expression to become more and more neutral, to the point that when she hung up, she was frowning.
"What's wrong, Chi-chan?" - asked Tabane with surprise - "Who was it that called you?"
"They were my superiors" - Chifuyu replied with annoyance - "They called me to tell me to accept the date with Strife..."
"Reason?" Maya asked with a frown.
"I'm sure you know very well the reason" - answered the beautiful woman with black hair with a clear irritation.
"Still not giving up on that?" - asked Tabane with surprise - "Normally they should have already understood that nothing good comes from bothering you so much with such a stupid matter"
"Believe me...they gave me an ultimatum..."-Chifuyu sighed as she shook her head-"If I don't accept this time, then they'll go after Ichika"
"That's falling low, even for them" - Tabane snorted with annoyance.
"We can't all be free like you, Tabane"-the raven-haired woman sighed again as she looked at her friend-"Besides... it's not like I can betray my nation..."
". . ." Tabane just kept silent as she shook her head. Maya for her part was looking at the monitor with a frown, "Do you think it's a good idea to talk about it?"
"No..." - denied Chifuyu seriously - "It's better that they don't know... although I feel that Cloud Strife will end up discovering it... either because my superiors tell him or because he noticed something strange, after all , he is also regarded as a positive result of the [Super Soldier] project."
"Despite not being one of the worst nations, I still hate Japan for all this shit they do under the table"-snorted the inventor while she looked at her friend-"What is your plan of action?"
"Go on a date and see how it all unfolds…" Chifuyu replied regretfully as she looked at her comm with a frown "Depending on your actions, I will decide to reveal some information to you"
"Did they say anything else about Orimura-kun?" Maya asked with concern.
"Nothing... I guess it's because they find Cloud Strife to be a better prospect for their praised project [Adam]" Chifuyu snorted, although inside she was happy for this to happen. She couldn't bear to see how her younger brother was treated like a guinea pig or a breeding stallion, even more seeing what an idiot he was for those types of topics. She was more than sure that if Japan started that project with Ichika as the key, he would end up breaking down completely. She was cruel of him but Cloud couldn't compare to her younger brother's stability of mind and life.
". . ." - Maya frowned but quickly calmed down.
"I'm sorry for my words"-Chifuyu sighed upon noticing her friend's expression.
"No... don't worry"-Maya said as she shook her head-"I understand your feelings about all this"
"Hmm... I think you should answer because the spectators are a bit impatient" - said Tabane seeing how the silence was still present in the Arena.
"Ok"- Chifuyu agreed as she took the microphone-"I accept"
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[I agree]
"!" - Those present could not believe what they had heard, after all, Chifuyu was considered someone completely cold with everything related to... forgive the redundancy, Relationships.
". . ." - Houki and Tatenashi couldn't believe what they were hearing either. Ichika for her part, had her mouth on the ground because she couldn't believe what she had heard either, although she would later ask Cloud the reason why she had asked her older sister out.
"Y-You heard the answer! Orimura sensei has accepted the date!" -Tatenashi exclaimed with a forced smile because she honestly didn't expect this development- "Anyway... Let's give a new greeting to our champions!"
The spectators once again cheered upon hearing the student council president's words, only to see Cloud and Houki leave the Arena.
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"Why Chifuyu-san?" - Houki asked when dhe saw that they were out of sight of the others.
"Because she is the most convenient" - Cloud replied calmly - "If I chose a student, in this case, You, Cecilia, Char or Laura, the others would be jealous and would try to fight with each other... don't try to say no because I know it's completely true"
". . ." - Houki was silent because that was true.
"If she chose Maya-san...you would be even worse off"-continued the blonde-"After all, my relationship with maya is the most advanced..."
"Don't even remind me" - Houki snorted irritably. She was still upset with the idea that the boy she liked had slept with the big-breasted teacher.
"Taking that line of thought, I chose a person who would at least make them not completely upset" - Cloud said calmly - "If it's Chifuyu-san, you guys won't be so angry because you know that our relationship won't move forward for different reasons"
"Now that you mention it and after calming down... I don't feel so upset that it's Chifuyu-san"-murmured Houki as she frowned-"I guess because I'm sure nothing will happen between you"
"Cloud!" -Ichika exclaimed with a frown as he walked along with the other participants, even Cecilia was in the place- "I want to know the reason why you chose my sister to go on a date"
"I've just explained it to Houki... I guess they're all together now, I can tell everyone why" - the boy nodded as he told him the situation.
Laura, Charlotte and Cecilia nodded at her words while Tina tilted her head in confusion - "Question... why do you care about what others think? I mean, I honestly saw you as someone who didn't give a shit what they said or thought about you"
"You're right... I really don't give a shit what they say or think about me" - nodded the blond boy - "But that doesn't mean I don't take my friends' situation into account"
"I see..." - nodded the girl from America.
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