Chapter 192 ( Are they training or harassing? )

". . ." - Ren was silent while Kyōka shook her head - "We better go to the meeting"

"Ok"-Cloud shrugged when he saw that the blue-haired girl wanted this conversation to end. The two boys quickly walked away, but before they were a safe distance away, they saw Ren appear in front of them with a serious look.

"Do you need anything else?" Cloud asked as he narrowed his eyes. He was starting to circulate some of his mana around his body so he could prepare for whatever attack the silver-haired girl wanted to make.

Ren narrowed her eyes for a few seconds but quickly calmed down. It was obvious that the boy had no interest in her and this was easily noticeable by her tone of voice and attitude-"I want to know what you think of my little sister"

"Condescending, cold, calculating and manipulative above all things..." - Cloud replied calmly - "If it were part of her personality, there would be no problem, after all wanting to be in control of the situation is not bad, but all those qualities that I said, make up her whole personality... those are the words that best define Ransuiryū"

". . ." Ren frowned again as she began to think about the past. Before she disappeared from Nangokuren, Rino was cold and calculating but still thought of her subordinates, but it seems that her younger sister changed for the worse- "I see... I guess I'll have to talk to her ... thanks for your time ..."

Cloud shrugged in response to the silver-haired girl's words because he honestly wasn't interested in how far the sisters would stay, after all, it wasn't his problem in the least.

All the words Cloud had said were true. If the qualities that he had said about Rino were only a part of her personality, as was the case with Asuna, she would be a girl who would be easily recruitable, but since that was her whole personality, it only made the relationship worse. neutral, to the point where she wouldn't even want to have her as a teammate.

Cloud didn't get anything out of having a [Recruit] who wants to keep control of everything over his decisions, and while there was a quest that asked him to help solve the problems that haunted the blonde Dragon, it didn't mean he had to do it, at least not for the moment.

"I'm sorry I took so much of your time, I'd better retire for now... although I plan to come back soon"-Ren said as she nodded slightly in Kyōka's direction before disappearing from the place.

"What happened?" - asked Kyōka curiously - "Normally you don't act so cold with other people, especially when you agreed to take the baton from Meru in the [Hagen Agreement]"

"It's because I feel like she was the one who turned her sister that way" - Cloud answered as he shook his head - "Although I agreed to be Rino's target, I'm going to do it my way... and now that she's back, it's time for her to do some things by herself... who knows, Ransuiryū might change for the better after talking with her older sister"

"Or maybe she will change for the worse" -Kyoka added while looking at the boy- "None of us know how Rino will react when she talks to her older sister, after all, she is doing all this to get over her"

"There are ways and ways to do it, Kyōka" - Cloud answered as he shook his head - "Look at yourself for example, you also want to surpass me but unlike Rino, you are doing it through intensive training and constant combat, while that Rino does it through control... and to be honest, she will hit a wall if she keeps this up because even though she is strong, she is leaving that power still aside to focus on her path of domination"

". . ." - Kyōka was silent because this time she had no arguments to contradict the blonde - "Ok, you win this time, although I ask you not to be so mean to Ren-san... after all, she was the one who made it happen." will change for the better..."

"Ok, I promise I'm not going to be so harsh...although we hope she achieves the same effect on her little sister"-the blonde denied as he continued to advance.

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"It's true?" Rino asked as dhe looked at her subordinates with a cold expression.

"Our informants confirmed it... Ren-sama is in Nangokuren" -Shū replied as she looked at her leader-"Although there is a problem, Rino-sama"

"Speak"-ordered the blonde girl as she frowned.

"The direction they saw her go, is where Kōgōryū and Kokuryū were fighting" - replied the girl with blue hair and glasses.

". . ." - Rino could only frown when she heard her subordinate's report but quickly calmed down - "Ok, thanks for the report... Onee-sama may have gone to talk to Cloud Strife regarding the [Hagen Agreement] so we don't have to worry...although it's better to be safe than sorry"

"What are your orders, Rino-sama?" Megu asked as the others wore serious expressions.

"For now I want you to continue looking for the person responsible for attacking Ryōko while I meet again with the other dragons" - replied the Second Year Dragon - "Remember, I want you to be discreet and attentive to the slightest change, after all We still don't have any information about who is responsible."

"Hai!" - The girls exclaimed as they left, leaving Rino, Shū and Megu alone.

"Shū... I want you to keep an eye on Cloud Strife after the meeting is over... don't get too close so he won't detect you" - ordered Rino.

"As you wish…" the blue haired second year murmured as a serious expression appeared on her face.

"Don't worry, with the information we managed to get from Cloud Strife, I can deduce that he won't attack you, of course unless you do something stupid but knowing you I don't think that's possible" - the second year dragon continued - "Can you do it?" ?"

"It is not necessary to ask, Rino-sama, you just have to order me"-said Shū as she knelt in front of her leader.

"It's good to hear it... now go" - Rino agreed as she watched the blue-haired girl leave, to then look at light brown, almost orange - "Okay, now I want you to go to that boy named Tachibana Rintarō and investigate... if possible I would like you to convince him to join us"

"I understand, Rino"-Megu nodded as she walked away, leaving the blonde girl completely alone-"I hope you don't do anything stupid, Onee-sama..."

Rino shook her head as she started to walk towards the meeting point, not noticing that Ren was silently watching her from outside the window-"..."

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"I guess it's time, Cloud-sama"-Asuna said seeing that her leader had returned alone.

Cloud and Kyōka had split up to each go to their group so they could head to the meeting.

"Are the twins training or harassing Rintarō-san?" Cloud asked with a half smile.

"Technically chasing after Rintarō-san is considered stealth training, after all, he has sharp senses" - smiled Asuna as Cloud let out a laugh. It was no secret that the two twins had developed a serious interest in the black-haired boy, just as Keiko had.

"Right... you're right about that" - Cloud agreed but quickly shook his head - "Although you have to tell them that they don't have to stop training or Rintarō-san may not be interested in them, after all, he comes from an ancient clan"

"I'll make it clear to you"-Asuna agreed as she lifted her chest slightly, although this had been done unconsciously.

Cloud shook his head to get the girl's huge breasts out of his mind.

"Is something wrong, Cloud-sama]?" Asuna asked curiously.

"No... it's nothing... well, we'd better go, I'm sure Rino will be in for a big surprise when he finds out what you discovered" - Cloud smiled as he saw a small smile appear on Asuna's face - "True... although I don't care what she thinks of me anymore, I'm happy with my current situation, especially when I have a teacher as good as you"

". . ." -Cloud just shook his head when he heard the girl but still he didn't say anything to correct her. If she wanted their relationship to be like this, then he would leave her, though a familiar situation flashed into his mind, one where a beautiful, silver-haired woman served as her red-haired husband's Maid in a world he would possibly visit in the future - "A strange coincidence, although we are not like that... at least for now..."

"Did you say something, Cloud-sama?" Asuna asked when she felt that she had heard her leader talking about her.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking out loud"-the blonde smiled as he walked beside the girl-"And how was your training?"

"Tiring... but at least I can see the results... just a little more and I feel like I'll finally be able to shape my aura to show my inner Tiger" - smiled Asuna.

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