Chapter 48: 48 Off To Japan
"So you are going to stay here for the time being and return with me?" I asked Kanae as I stepped out of the Association building.
"Yes, so take care of me till then." She said as she walked beside me.
I nodded and said
"Well, this raid is going to be exciting so we will be going in 3 days. So did you book a room in a hotel?"
"No, I'll do it now." She said as she was about to call the association but I stopped her.
"Live with me then I have an empty room in my house."
She looked at me and smirked while saying.
"You are inviting me to live with you, what is Hae-in going to think?"
"She is the one who told me to let you stay there she is also living with me today," I answered her which left her a bit stunned.
"Ok, then I'll take the offer," she said while looking away.
We talked a bit as we reached my house and I opened the door with my key and went inside. Only to see Jin-ah, Hae-in, and Queresha talking.
"What are you guys talking about?" I asked them as Kanae ran and hugged Hae-in.
"Nothing just random topics" Jin-ah answered.
"Hae-in how have you been?" Kanae said as Queresha Translated for her I have to say Queresha can learn languages easily.
"I am fine how about you?" Hae-in said.
"So you became his Girlfriend finally come on tell me the details." Then they started talking to each other and forgot about me.
I shrugged and went to meet Jin-woo who wanted to meet me.
"I'm going out," I said.
"Ok x3"
"Ok, My lord"
I went out after hearing their answers and went to meet Jin-woo in a nearby café.
I sat down on an empty table and Jin-woo came a minute after
"So, what did want to talk about?" I asked after ordering a cup of coffee.
"Are you going to Japan for the S-rank gate?" he said seriously. I nodded as I looked at him.
"Ok, be safe then or Jin-ah will be sad if you get hurt." He said as drank the coffee that had just come.
"Well, I'll be careful about it so don't worry what are you going to do this week," I asked.
"I will clear some dungeons and I have something to settle," Jin-woo said seriously.
'He will be going to the temple where he got the system this week.' I thought and said.
"Be careful and don't get hurt. you have a family waiting for you at home."
He smiled and nodded. Then we went to clear some Gates that haven't been claimed by the end of the Day we cleared 4 B-rank and An A-rank gate.
The Exp I got was distributed into the party and their levels increased. I went back home after seeing Jin-woo off. Only to see an angry Kanae.
"You better explain this to me." She shouted the moment I walked in.
"What are you talking about?" I asked as I didn't understand what was going on.
"Why do you have two girlfriends?" She is angry I looked at Hae-in and Jin-ah who had a helpless look on their face and Queresha was angry as well but not at me.
"You shouldn't question My lord." She said while looking at Kanae angrily.
"Ok, stop both of you, It is very simple. Kanae come with me." I said with a smile as Kanae nodded and followed me to the balcony.
"So explain." She said. I leaned on the railing and looked at her.
"Well, They talked about dating me at the same time. I wasn't able to say no to them because they already made a sacrifice while making this decision. I didn't want them to be sad so I was thinking of talking to them about this but I didn't think they had already decided on it. You can call me whatever you want but I don't care about that. I love both of them and they know it as well. That is all that matters to me." after saying this I looked at her waiting to see her reaction. She was a bit dumbfounded.
"S-So you are saying they are ok with it?" She said stuttering a bit.
"What they didn't tell you?" I asked then I saw her turning her head and avoiding my gaze.
"You didn't listen to them?" I asked and she lowered her head.
"Is that how it is." I chuckled a bit seeing her reaction looks like she didn't hear them.
"Y-you wh-what are you laughing about?" she got angry as she swung arms angrily and threw a bit of a tantrum.
I smiled a bit as I saw her acting like this and I unconsciously patted her head.
"It's alright." She looked stunned as she saw me, her face turned red as she knocked my hand off her head.
"B-Bastard don't pat my head without asking." She shouted again.
"So I can do it after asking?" I asked with a smile.
"Y-You fucker I'll punch your damn head in," she said loudly as she took a swing at my face I dodged and she tripped as her foot got stuck in the pipe. she was about to lose her balance near the edge of the balcony.
'The fuck how did you not see the pipe there, ah her eyes are closed.' I shook my head as I wrapped my hands around her stomach from behind as I held her.
She then opened her eyes and saw my hands around her stomach veins popped on her forehead as she asked.
"What do you think you are doing?"
"I am saving you, of course, you were about to fall over," I said.
"Then take your hands off you bastard." She said as she moved my arms away. She looked at me with anger and embarrassment in her eyes.
"Ok sorry sorry," I said to calm her down.
"Hmph. Thank you." She said as she walked past me.
"Is this a Tsundere?" I asked myself as I haven't met any in my life. Then the image of a woman with striking Dark red hair passed by my mind. I wasn't able to make out her facial features but..... I felt she was someone I knew.
'No, why I do feel like I know this? Did I forget something?' I was confused as I wasn't able to recall it again.
........
In the Red landscape inside the cage, A Giant Nine-Tailed Fox with Dark red Fur opened its eyes as a soft and annoyed voice rang out.
"Took you long enough, I hate waiting."
"Get stronger quickly so that I can punish you for taking so long. Hmph, I won't forgive you easily." After that, the Fox closed its eyes again.
.......
After the talk with Kanae, we ate dinner, and then Kanae went to take a bath. So I talked with the three.
"So let's go and train," I asked them and they nodded.
I took them into the training ground and looked at their statuses their level increased by 5. And Hae-in is teaching Jin-ah normally first and I was teaching Queresha about Haki as we have just started the basics of it.
"Jin-ah I have something for you," I told her and she skidded over me and asked in an excited voice.
"What is it?"
I gave Jin-ah the runestone I got from the frost monarch. Its appearance is similar to a light blue gemstone with a snowflake pattern on one side which glows white. The runestone reacted to her as it was shining brightly. She used the runestone and after like 20 minutes she was able to make an ice arrow but that was all for now.
"Yay! I can use magic." She was jumping around the place.
After I gave both Queresha and Hae-in lessons on Haki and how to train. I went back to the house.
I walked out of my room and saw Kanae in the kitchen cooking pancakes wearing only A sports bra and Shorts.
"Did you forget you are living with people here?" I asked her as I walked into the kitchen.
"Hmmm, Why is there a problem?" she said as she looked at me while smirking.
"Nope." My answer caused her to frown.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Do you think my body is not attractive enough?" She said in a voice full of sadness.
"Who told you your body isn't attractive? You look beautiful so don't talk like that." I said with a smile.
She looked at me and nodded with a smile as well.
Then we sat down on the sofa and turned on the T.V. the only news on it was about my participation In the Raid for the S-rank gate in Shinjuku.
Many supported my decision but many criticized it as well. But the support was so huge that the criticism was barely noticeable.
I went back to my room and called Hae-in, Jin-ah, and Queresha out of the training room and we came out of the room as Kanae said.
"Then I'll go and sleep so keep the voices down alright. I want a good night's sleep" And walked towards the empty room. As Hae-in chased after her trying to explain.
I laughed at this and went back to my room and slept on my bed as hae-in walked in with a red face as she laid down beside me and Jin-ah was hugging me from the other side.
Hae-in shook her head and hugged me tightly I patted her back as I gave a light kiss on her and Jin-ah's forehead as they gave me a kiss on my cheek I laughed and turned the lights off.
And three days went by, I was currently sitting on a private airplane that the Japanese government sent to pick me up with Kanae sitting in front of me.
And like that, we are off to Tokyo.