Chapter 38: CH-37
"So now, what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked the blue-haired dragon in front of me.
Her face was flushed from intoxication; of course, she could break the impact of alcohol in a second by the use of chakra, but it was apparent that she didn't intend to.
"Hah, you white-haired bastard, what did you say?" She spoke while swaying wildly from one side to another.
I held her from the side so she doesn't fall flat on the ground.
"You are clearly too drunk to talk right now; let's get you to your room, alright?"
The night had been a blast; we danced all night, letting our bodies adjust to the rhythm...and for something I would do barely ever again, it was a fun experience.
"You just want to know my room number, you pervert." Her face got in my personal space, barely two centimeters apart, as she smiled bashly.
"Huff, don't tell if you don't want to," I spoke with a sigh.
'It seems I have to put her down in my room.'.
Picking her up like a bag of air, I flickered across the hotel to reach my room quickly.
click
Opening the room, I gently placed her on the bed... Laying my eyes across the room, I could see my bathing towel lying above the cupboard; my old clothes were hanging lazily at the door frame.
The room was darker than usual, courtesy of the night that had befallen me.
However, my eyesight was far too advanced to see the condition of my room.
…
At least that's what I thought.
Uhm, uhm." " A small cough came from the darker corner of the room.
My head snapped in the direction only to see Shisui sitting on Mokama's shoulder, looking directly at me.
"Is this what I see, Kagami?" Mokama's slightly teasing voice begrudgingly entered my ears.
Shisui added on to the fire from the side, "Yeah, Kagami, what were you going to do to her?".
'You still haven't forgiven me, have you?'.
I smiled with a tick mark on my forehead, "No Mokama and Shisui, she is just drunk and sleepy, and I don't know her room number.".
"So you brought her to your room, in this darkness where she is all unprotected?" Mokama teased once again from the side.
Silence ensued as I chose to not respond to the bike allegation against me.
'Fuck you,' I thought, looking at these two irritating people I now call my friends.
Hahaha," " Shisui was the first to laugh. "You are so easy to tease, Kagami.".
"You are one to say...how did you even know what Mokama was teasing me about?" I muttered under my breath, which clearly silenced both the men in the room.
Looking back at her helpless figure, I parted the hair covering her face and tucked her in.
"Sleep well," I muttered.
Looking towards their once more laughing faces, I spoke, "Now who is willing to share rooms with me?".
......
The morning ray hit the room, the open curtains giving no respite for people like me.
'Stop being melodramatic...I am in a VIP hotel.'.
Looking towards my right, where Shisui was sleeping on the sofa beside the bed, I smiled.
'Good for him, giving me the bed. Nobody disturbs Lord Kagami's sleep.'. I thought, my imaginary nose growing longer.
Seeing the boy deep in sleep, I once again was reminded of my predicament.
'I need to first treat myself.'.
' System, ' I called out.
(white fang system -9.45)
(Experience points: -500)
(Experience points needed—125)
'Use points,' I mentally commanded in my head... The next second, a familiar rush of strength kicked in. Gripping my left hand, I could visibly see the bruises completely disappear.
'My control over chakra had increased once again.'.
Looking at the now-changed screen, my face grew confused at the new column residing there.
(white fang system -10.45)
(Experience points—375)
(Experience points needed—135)
(part memory unlocked)
'Huh? What does part memory unlocked mean?'.
Seeing nothing happening around me, my patience grew thin with every passing moment.
'Should I mentally command as well?'.
Seeing as how spending points required me to command mentally, I wondered whether I should do the same.
'Let's try.'.
'Unlock'
Arghh!" A " small gasp of pain escaped my mouth; it was like a thousand little needles were poking at each inch of my brain.
My hand increased their grip on my hair, the pain wrecking whatever peace I had just felt.
After what seemed like two minutes, the pain slowly receded.
It wasn't like a rush of memories...It was like, one second I knew nothing, and the next, it was as if it was always there.
'I wanted to be a fighter.'
Remembering the memories I unlocked, I let myself imagine the moment.
.......
"Father...Why did you die?" A young, black-haired boy was sitting next to the grave of his father.
The day was rainy, and the clouds had covered every inch of the sky...the black and dull environment further intensifying the movement.
"You said nothing would happen, so why?" The little boy was hitting his head on the grave continuously, his head showing signs of red tinge to them.
blood
"You promised," he let out a whisper, as his final tears left him; a second later, his consciousness blurred...making the seven-year-old Akira faint.
His father, a tall man with long dark hair cascading down his back, his broad shoulders gave warmth to the little Akira, who always jumped in his arms after every fight.
His father was a popular fighter in the dregs of society; the populace called him Jon Jones, the undefeated.
However, a solid kick to the back of the neck caused damage that was irreversible for the child.
Akira only had one thought...
'You lied....so I will be a better fighter than you could ever be, you liar.'.
....
I let myself digest the memory that just surfaced in my head.
'I had a father,' I thought...
But he died, and if that wasn't enough, I also fell into the darkness trying to become better than him.
'What happened after that? I feel like I should know what happened...but I don't.'.
This was frustrating far more than it ever seemed... My father was but a faint memory, even for me; however, I could now remember him coming from late-night fights and making me dinner.
'It felt like a completely different life.'
Shuffle shuffle
Looking towards the man responsible for the noise, Shisui was awake...
He yawned while looking at me, "What got up in you so early?".
I shook my head and smiled, "Nothing."
'Just another reason why I need to progress this system.'.
....
"So you wanted to talk to me about something...fess up," I spoke to the now embarrassed woman who was sitting in front of me.
"Before I do that..." She looked me sincerely in the eyes. "Thanks for yesterday.".
Our eyes met, and I nodded; it should be pretty normal. I just gave her a bed, that's all... However, that wasn't the focus of the matter.
"Tell me now," I spoke authoritatively.
"Alright, so listen up," she spoke while tilting her head, "in case I do end up losing to Muichiro, you will be our final bet in the championship."
I nodded at that; from what I have heard of the guy, he is supposed to be a beast.
"Do you know why he is considered so overwhelmingly strong?" she asked.
"Tell me?".
"At the age of mere sixteen, he had mastered change in elemental nature," she spoke; my eyes widened at her information. "Not only that...but being Mokama's disciple, he had also learned the technique of that behemoth.".
I slowly piece things together, "Together, it makes him one hell of a monster.".
I pointed my finger at her...I was confused. "That's it? Some information is all you wanted to convey?".
She shook her head; her cyan blue eyes looked towards me with worry. "You might not be Mokama's official disciple, but his last one was murdered by Muichiro.".
She continued with a pause, "His elder brother...Tokichiro."
"Now I understand why you wanted to tell me...he is a maniac...and they are."
"unpredictable"
She continued, her concern evident, "He might even take underhanded means to strike at you."
"As long as it means his victory...he will do anything...so Kagami, I want you to not leave the vicinity of this building.".
I looked towards the katana hanging from my wrist.
'So another person who wants to kill me ... at least I won't have to worry about giving mercy or not.'.
"Don't worry...I have a plan." I spoke with a tiny smirk on my face.
......
"Master Gizmo, this is a letter for you from Kagami Hatake," a samurai of the Noble Gizmo handed the letter to him.
He lightly brushed his hair back, a smile forming on his face, "That man wants something else...doesn't he?".
Opening the letter, he read the contents within in a second.
'So you want to give the boy whose arm you cut off a future, huh?' ...
The contents basically talked about hiring a lefty samurai to teach the boy.
Gizmo took off his glasses as he thought, 'He is nothing like Muichiro...you have a good eye, Misachi.'.
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