Chapter 196 ( Help )
The boy with glasses widened his eyes in surprise - "You're not kidding, are you?"
"I gain nothing by lying to you" - smiled Rintarō as he looked at the other male student - "By the way.... what's your name?"
"My name is Marokichi" - said the boy with glasses - "And I'm from class 1-D."
"My name is Tachibana Rintarō" - nodded Rintarō as he looked at his new acquaintance - "Although you still don't explain why you went through the same thing as me."
"The truth is that I did too..." - Marokichi said, only keeping silent as he watched a beautiful girl approach his location.
"Marokichi?" - Rintarō asked in surprise but understood what was going on when he felt a familiar presence - "Chifuyu-san?"
"Rintarō-san... I've come to ask you to come with me.... Cloud wants needs some of your help" - Chifuyu said as she looked at her classmate.
"I'll be there in a moment, I'm currently talking to a new friend" - said Rintarō as he looked at the girl with annoyance. There weren't many times when he could get a new male friend with all the girls in the Academy.
"D-Don't worry. we can always keep talking later!" - Marokichi exclaimed as he waved his hands erratically - "Remember, we slept in the same Dorm!"
". . ." - Rintarō frowned when he heard this but still nodded - "Ok, but remember that as someone who went through the same thing, you can always talk to me."
"Thanks..." - The bespectacled boy said as he ran out of the place with his gaze lowered.
". . ." - Chifuyu frowned when she saw this because it was obvious that there was something wrong with the boy who had 'escaped'.
"Alright, let's go right away" - Rintarō sighed as he shook his head.
"I apologize for interrupting your conversation but this is serious" - replied the black-haired girl as she shook her head.
"I know, if that wasn't the case, then Cloud wouldn't have sent for me? right?" - Rintarō asked while shrugging his shoulders - "By the way.... Is there something I should know ahead of time?"
"No... you'll know when we get to the place" - replied Chifuyu in a neutral voice.
"You should smile a little more, Chifuyu-san...." - sighed the black-haired boy as he looked at his companion. He had never seen the girl happy before.
"You just recovered from your illness and you're already trying to flirt?" - Chifuyu asked as she raised an eyebrow seeing how her classmate seemed more comfortable talking to girls - "I guess Keiko-san and the others are good therapy..."
"I-I wasn't trying to flirt!" - Rintarō exclaimed with embarrassment - "It's just that I've never seen you smile!"
"Hmm... true... I'm not someone who expresses her emotions much" - replied Chifuyu while shrugging her shoulders - "Though that's because I'm almost always in work mode so my mentality becomes somewhat rigid."
"I-I see..." - Nodded the boy as he shook his head.
"By the way... I recommend you not to try anything with me" - replied the black-haired girl - "Because I'm already taken.... or should I say engaged? Hmm... this is a bit confusing..."
Chifuyu didn't know how to express her current situation. While she knew that right now she didn't have any kind of relationship with Cloud, it was obvious that with all the time they spent together, a spark would grow, after all, their relationship would last for eternity, or at least until one of them died which was practically a marriage now that she thought better of it.
"I understand" - nodded Rintar���� as he accepted the girl's words. He wasn't interested in a romantic level in the girl despite how beautiful she was because he honestly felt that the two weren't compatible.
"We'd better keep walking, so we'll get this over with quickly" - Chifuyu replied as she put the topic aside because she found that there was no point in continuing the conversation.
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Both arrived at the room where Cloud and the others were, only to notice how the blond seemed to be scowling at the window.
"Is something wrong, Cloud?" - Chifuyu asked as she noticed her leader's expression.
"No... it's just that I feel like someone is trying to spy on us," Cloud replied as he took to sniffing the surroundings.
One of the advantages of having Draconian blood and being a [Dragon Slayer] was his enhanced senses far superior to that of a normal person.
"A girl... Vanilla Shampoo?" - The blond asked in confusion.
"It's Coconut Cream!" - Ren exclaimed as she appeared on the tree branch outside the room.
". . ." - Rintarō and the girls were silent.
"I almost got it right, it was a flavor of ice cream" - Cloud replied as he shrugged - "Although that doesn't explain why you're spying on us, Gentōryū."
"It's because I want to know some things and I'm sure I'll find the answers if I watch you for a bit longer" - answered Ren while looking the blond straight in the eyes.
"And that miracle that you observe me directly and without the need to avert your gaze?" - Cloud asked with surprise and curiosity.
"!" - Ren's eyes widened in surprise when she heard this because she had noticed this little detail - "How!"
"You don't know, I'm going to know" - Cloud replied as he shrugged - "Anyway, that doesn't change the fact that you should be talking to your younger sister instead of watching me."
". . ." - Ren was silent for a few seconds before deciding to speak - "I'm watching you first because I want to get to the answer to one of my questions... in fact, I'm going to do the same with the other dragons, but I decided to put you first for reasons I don't want to reveal."
"What question?" - Cloud asked seriously.
"I'm sorry but as long as I don't get the answer I'm looking for, I'm not going to talk about it" - replied the former Dragon of Nangokuren - "Anyway, I'm sorry for interrupting you... although I'm sure I will do it again."
". . ." - Cloud frowned when he heard this. He honestly didn't want to have a Stalker after his ass because he knew the consequences of such acts and it almost always ended badly for the protagonist.
"See ya" - with that said, Ren disappeared from the scene leaving those present confused and curious.
"Anything I need to know?" - Rintarō asked.
"She was Gentōryū, Rintarō-san" - answered Cloud calmly - "One of the former Nangokuren dragons who graduated last year, as well as Ransuiryū Rino's older sister."
"She's Ransuiryū's older sister and Meru-san's rival!" - Rintarō exclaimed in surprise as he remembered the words Tamao and Kousuke had said to him - "They don't look anything alike!"
"I thought the same thing when I first heard it" - Asuna replied - "And that's because at that time I was loyal to Rino-san".
"Right... you used to be an enemy" - nodded Rintarō - "Though I still don't understand the sudden change"
"You can take it as I managed to open my eyes and see how Rino-san didn't deserve me" - replied the sexy girl while giving the blond a beautiful smile.
Rintarō was silent as he saw the look full of inordinate affection the girl was showing, though he wasn't sure if it was out of respect or something else since he was still new to this romantic human relations thing.
"Right... we were supposed to call you to help us with something" - Cloud said as he gained everyone's attention.
"Oh... I forgot about that after everything that happened" - Shizuka said with embarrassment.
"Relax, I forgot about it for a few minutes too" - said Chifuyu as she shrugged her shoulders.
"Are you guys finally going to tell me what this is all about?" - Rintarō asked curiously.
"The truth is something simple" - Cloud replied as he shrugged his shoulders - "You see, I'm sure you must have heard the rumor that a second-year girl was attacked."
"Yes... they say it was one of Ransuiryū Rino's direct subordinates, though I can't say if it's true or not" - replied the black-haired boy.
"It's true" - replied Chifuyu while noticing how Rintarō's eyes widened in surprise. While he knew that the girls weren't as strong as the dragons, that didn't mean they were weak, each of them had a specialty that made them complicated to handle during a fight, or at least that was what his instincts told him.
Rintarō slowly moved his gaze towards the leader of the group to find out more.
"Do you know Ryōko, Rino's subordinate?" - Cloud asked calmly.
"Yes... Isn't she the girl with pink hair and pigtails?" - The black-haired boy asked.
"Exactly... well, she was attacked by an unknown person" - answered Cloud calmly - "That's why we need your help."
"Do you think I can find the person responsible?" - Rintarō asked while frowning.
"That depends on your next words..." - Cloud said calmly - "Tell me Rintarō-san.... Have you ever heard of the Gachimuchi Syndrome?"
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