āā¦Then Iāll just go back to my apartment to sleep instead.ā
āWerenāt you feeling scared?ā
āAlthough Iām scared, I canāt have you sleeping in the living room.ā
āI donāt have any problem with sleeping in the living room.ā
āItās not the same.ā
Seiji didnāt want Chiaki to sleep in the living room for multiple nights, but Chiaki also didnāt want Seiji to have to sleep in the living room. That was why she preferred to return to her own apartment rather than having Seiji make such a sacrifice.
But, she said that she was scared, and Seiji was indeed worried about her and wanted her to stay here.
So, he decided to simply move her bed into his apartment! With his boosted physical strength as a spiritual ability user, this was quite an easy matter.
Seiji put Chiakiās bed in the study and tidied it up for her. That settled the matter.
āIāll be quite happy if you attack me in the middle of the night~ā Chiaki made a seductive gesture as she sat down on her bed.
āDonāt mess aroundā¦ just go to sleep properly. Call for me if anything is wrong at all.ā To be honest, Seijiās heart skipped a beat.
Later that night, his lust arose and he couldnāt help but violate herā¦ such a thing didnāt happen at all.
All he did was get up in the night to check on her. He saw that Chiaki was fast asleep, with nothing out of the ordinary, so all he did was adjust her blanket for her.
Of course, he did feel something as he looked at his girlfriendās sleeping face. Still, it wasnāt to the point of pouncing on her.
Nothing happened that entire night.
The next morning, Yui arrived at Seijiās apartment.
Seiji got on her car and told her about what he heard from Itsuki Kamitani, including the information on Chiaki.
āYou can choose one of two options now,ā Yui spoke up after a period of silence.
āFirst is to hand that Chiaki Wakaba person over to meā¦ basically, hand her to Soul Society. Second is to protect her using your own strength.ā
Seiji fell silent for a moment.
This caused him to recall the final choice he had to make during the Bloodwine Ritual tournament regarding what he would do with the Bloodwine reward.
As if his system was tacitly cooperating with his memory, it suddenly offered him some conversation optionsā¦
[A: I believe in you. Iāll hand Chiaki over to you.]
[B: I believe in you, but I canāt trust Soul Society the same wayā¦ Iāll protect Chiaki using my own power.]
[C: I need to know more. Whatās going to happen to Chiaki? What will happen if I hand her over to Soul Society?]
Seiji chose option C, wanting to know more.
āIām not sure what will happen. Maybe nothing will happen at all. Or, maybe things will beā¦ highly dangerous.ā Something flashed in Yuiās eyes. āIf you hand her over to Soul Society, we will protect her life within certain limits. But if those limits are stretched, she will be dealt with.ā
Dealt withā¦ this phrase caused Seijiās expression to turn icy.
Soul Society was no charity organization, nor was it an organization standing for justice. Just as Hana said, it would be more accurate to describe Soul Society as an organization for maintaining order in the mystical society.
āOrderā was not the equivalent of ākindness.ā Sometimes, violence and cruel acts would be necessary to maintain order in any society. Seiji was quite clear on this.
He didnāt blame Yui for this. Rather, he was thankful to her for telling him more clearly.
āHow should I protect her?ā Seiji asked this question, indicating what he wanted to do.
āStay by her side and protect her,ā Yui answered with a serious expression.
āAnd so, thatās why you brought her along as well.ā
The student council president looked over at Chiaki after Seiji arrived at Natsuyaās residence together with Chiaki. Seiji had just finished explaining Chiakiās situation.
Chiaki put on a cute smile.
āThatās how it is.ā Seiji nodded.
When heād asked Chiaki to come together with him to Natsuyaās residence, Chiaki didnāt object at all. Rather, she was quite happy to do so.
Shika had come along as well. Kaede was off from work today, so she was babysitting Reo.
Hisashi, Yukari, Hoshi, Kazuko, Kaho, and Mayuzumi all arrived at Natsuyaās residence as well.
Chiaki greeted everyone. This was her first time meeting Hisashi in person, but they had previously chatted online and were familiar with each other. Chiaki had also already heard about Kazukoās identity. When Chiaki met Kazuko for the first time, Chiakiās eyes lit up as she smiled in delight.
After everyone gathered here, Seiji explained to everyone regarding Chiakiās situation. After that, he began a strategy conference together with Natsuya and Hitaka as well.
At this moment, Chiaki discovered a wild cat girl Rana. Chiaki immediately chucked a Master Ball at Ranaā¦ whoops, pounced towards the cat girl! But, Rana was able to agilely dodge.
āDonāt run from me~ Kirin-chan~~ā
The tomboy chased the cat girl out of the room. Chiaki seemed to be having fun.
After the strategy conference, everyone changed into their combat equipment.
Hitaka was still wearing her typical red dress for combat. Hisashi and the others who saw this for the first time were all astonished by her striking appearance.
However, Natsuya didnāt wear form-fitting attire this time. She copied Seiji and wore a similar jacket for her combat attire.
Natsuyaās jacket was red and white. Since the scion had an excellent figure, the jacket made her seem handsome and cool yet also alluringly beautiful. She especially seemed like a perfect match when she stood next to Seiji who wore a dark gray jacket. They seemed like the male and female leads right out of an RPG video game!
āThis type of attire is nice as well, but I still prefer what she wore previouslyā¦ā Yukari thought that to herself.
Last time, when she returned home, Yukari immediately drew many ero sketches using Natsuya as the model. Natsuyaās appearance in form-fitting attire had given her such an impact that the image etched itself deeply into Yukariās mind. Yukari was then able to complete a wonderful drawing after the sketches. It was so wonderful that she didnāt even want to upload it to her internet gallery. She preferred to keep it to herself instead.
After Yukari had learned that Natsuya would join this next training session, she looked forward to seeing the student council president in form-fitting attire once more. However, this time her expectations came up empty.
Seiji had actually requested Natsuya to change her outfit. That was because Natsuya looked way too sexy in her outfit, which he felt would be a bad influenceā¦
Fine, he had to admit that it was because he didnāt want any other males to see her with such an appearance! It was no good even if Natsuya was wearing a cape.
Natsuya was quite happy with the way Seiji felt. She speedily prepared a ācouples jacketā in the same style as his to match him.
Hisashi and the others all sincerely praised Natsuyaās beauty and her excellent pairing with Seiji.
Mika had an envious look in her eyes, which Seiji noticed.
āDo you all want to wear some combat equipment that looks even better?ā he asked everyone.
āThis humble one has no objections to his current combat clothing. But, if possible, of course Iād like to wear something cooler!ā Hisashi stated.
āI agree,ā Yukari commented.
āSame for meā¦ā Hoshi also agreed.
āI think this current clothing is fine,ā Mayuzumi mentioned.
āI also think the current clothing is fine,ā Kaho agreed with Mayuzumi.
āIā¦ also agree that the current clothing is alright,ā Mika stated in a low voice. But although she said this, her expression betrayed her.
It would be expensive to have combat equipment crafted for everyone. But if Seiji only went for looks rather than improved functionality, he could afford to outfit everyone with cooler-looking customized equipment with his current wealth.
He thus mentioned the idea of outfitting everyone with cooler-looking combat clothing. However, the knight order members asked what the price of outfitting everyone with basic equipment would be, and then everyone rejected the idea of having him do this.
It was too expensive! Even if the knight order members didnāt need to pay this cost, it wasnāt an ignorable priceā¦ Or perhaps it should be said that it was precisely because everyone wasnāt paying themselves that they cared even more.
āNo need to mind this amount of money. This isnāt much compared to how much work everyone is putting in,ā Seiji told them.
Even though he said this, Yukari and the others still wouldnāt agree to let him pay for them.
After seeing this, Seiji gave up on the idea of outfitting everyone with cooler-looking gear.
Still, it was important to level up everyoneās equipment in the future. He would have to start thinking about it.
After this training session in the domain, Seiji decided to assign everyone some āhomeworkā, having them all write down their ideas and thoughts on how to upgrade and make some custom equipment for themselves. He would use this as a reference.
As for Mikaā¦ he had another idea just for her.
After everyone was finished preparing, they all entered Kazukoās Domain and started battling!
As Seiji had requested, Kazuko increased the difficulty of her Domain.