chapter 15:movempen

The beast, not knowing what is going on, simple lets out another icy breath once more. Takeshi soon raised a barrier as he ran, this time putting a lot of power into it. The breath soon impacted, engulfing him and the around him in a white cold mist.

"Takeshi-kun!" Kiyome cried out in alarm.

Silence passed through the area as the gorilla, occupied by the electrical balls and threads, didn't notice that the end of the staff was right in front of it.

"Astral Hypno."

Those simple words determined the outcome of this battle. A soft greenish-white light glowed at the end of the staff, and the beast simply stared right at it point blank. Soon, the gorilla soon fell limp as its movempent ceased. The threads around it soon dissipated, allowing the gorilla to collapse on the ground.

Takeshi panted slightly as he looked down at the down beast, with a bit of sweat breaking out of his forehead.

'...It worked.' Takeshi thought to himself, a bit surprised on the outcome of the battle. 'It really worked.'

It seems that his strategy came into fruition.

He knew there was no way that he could beat such a supernatural beast with his level of magic. Sure, his Enchanter magic played greatly to turn the tides in his favor, but it didn't necessarily guarantee him victory.

Instead, he had to focus on beating the beast mentally. So with Astral Bind keeping it in place, Electrical Fuzz blinding its sight as well as delivering damage over time, and Mind Bolt giving it mental damage and have the beast easily go into confusion, they were all set up to have Takeshi deliver the finishing blow.

Astral Hypno. It's an Enchanter spell that can put an enemy to sleep. This type of spell is rather strong, as it can easily put many foes to sleep, unless they had strong mental resistance to it. For the beast, it was more than enough. However, the trade off was that it could only put the monster into sleep for a short period of time. But with Takeshi casting the spell point blank, it would increase the time period longer.

More than enough time for him and Kiyome to get to safety, and perhaps get help from Rias and Sona and their Peerages.

Takeshi soon made his way past the beast and made his way towards Kiyome, who simply sat there while looking at the battle with widened eyes. He then knelled down towards her.

"C'mon Kiyome-chan. I don't know how long that sleeping spell will last, but we better get out of here before it wakes up!" Takeshi said while grabbing her shoulders and shook her to get her out of her shocked state.

"Y-You...Y-You're..." Kiyome stuttered with shock, making Takeshi's eyes widened when he realized it too.

He revealed his magic powers right in front of Kiyome. His secret of being a Magician is no longer being kept in the dark.

"Listen Kiyome-chan, I can explain...!" Takeshi said with a slightly panicked and worried tone.

"Y-You're...Y-You're..." Kiyome stuttered once more as she looked down towards the ground and having her hair shadow her eyes.

"I know this is a lot to take in, but please bear with me." Takeshi told her while giving a pleading look towards her.

"Y-You're..." Kiyome repeated.

"I can explain this later, but we need to-" Takeshi said, but he soon heard the most unexpected noise to escape from his childhood friend's mouth.

"...P-Pft...!"

Did he just hear a suppressed laugh coming from her?

"...Eh?"

It was the only response he could give upon hearing this.

He continued to watch in surprise and shock as his busty childhood friend tried to suppress down her giggle, only to fail miserably at it. And soon enough, she soon clamped her mouth from outright laughing. However, despite laughing, she managed to say it out loud.

"Y-You're such a gullible idiot!" Kiyome managed to say, before she went into a mad fit of giggles.

"...Huh!?" Takeshi made a shocked noise.Now he was definitely lost here.

(Later - Benches)

Takeshi and Kiyome sat together on the bench, with Takeshi looking absolutely lost at the end while Kiyome sat next to him with a content smile on her face. Takeshi asked if it was alright to sit there with the asleep gorilla nearby, but she reassured him that everything is fine.

"So...do you mind if you explain what is gong on?" Takeshi asked. Kiyome simply sighed as she placed her leg above her other leg.

"Well now, where to begin?" Kiyome said, before she looked at Takeshi. "I suppose I should start that I discovered that you're a Magician already. You can thank Sitri for that."

Takeshi blinked upon her answer.

"Wait, Kaichou told you? But why...?" Takeshi asked while looking puzzled, before his eyes widened in realization upon something. "...You're aware of the supernatural."

"Correct. As expected from that smart mind of yours. It always did help me out with my homework." Kiyome complimented while nodding in content.

"I see..." Takeshi quietly said while taking this all in. Kiyome noticed this and gave him a small smirk.

"That's the exact same reaction I had when I discovered that you're a Magician. Honestly, it's surprising when you discover that your closest friend has special powers." Kiyome commented, making Takeshi turn to her with a curious look.

"Then what are you Kiyome-chan?" Takeshi asked.

His friend in turn simply gave a proud smile.

"I am a Beast Tamer." Kiyome answered.

"A Beast Tamer..." Takeshi quietly said, before he snapped his fingers. "Wait, you mean...as in a Beast Tamer, where you tame supernatural monsters?" Takeshi asked. Kiyome simply nodded at him.

"Yes. I am a member of the monster tamer household with a long history behind us. Naturally, I was born with the gift of taming monsters and having them serve me." Kiyome said with a proud tone.

"I see..." Takeshi quietly said while processing this newfound information, before he turned to her with a questioning look. "Wait, if you're a Monster Tamer, then why did this gorilla-"

"It's called a Yuki-onna." Kiyome corrected him, making Takeshi blink upon what he heard.