"Yep~. An opportunity~. Within three hours, starting from now, whoever can catch me would have the right to ask me any three questions or request one thing from me~." Kisuke proposed while sporting a large grin.
Everyone stopped in their tracks after hearing Kisuke's proposal and the first one to react to his words was Ais, "...Anything?"
With the same grin, Kisuke answered, "Yep~. Anything~!"
Tiona and Tione knew that Ais was very interested in Kisuke's proposal based on her reaction and they too, were interested in the three questions which they could ask, "Three hours? Aren't you underestimating us? You might get hurt in the process, you know?" Tione reminded him.
In response, Kisuke only chuckled, "That's fine~. In fact, you can do anything to catch me~."
"A-anything?" Tione was startled at his confidence. Even if there was some truth about Ais not being able to win against Kisuke, if they started working together, it wouldn't be a joke even for their Captain or the Champion.
But Kisuke's next words surprised them even more, "Yeah. Break my limbs or leave me on the brink of death. Anything goes as long as I'm alive and you're able to hold any part of my body for five seconds." To everyone's sight, Kisuke's grin didn't change however their perception of it changed entirely. They all thought that they were looking at a madman sporting an insane smile.
While everyone was frozen from his ruthless declaration, the first one to react was once again, Ais, "...Lefiya, please pass me my clothes."
"Ais!?" Tiona and Tione simultaneously exclaimed.
Not being able to understand what was going on and suddenly being called by Ais, Lefiya shook, "Ah... Ah! Y-yes!" She hurriedly followed her instruction after seeing the very serious face she was making.
Ais slowly retreated behind a tree while carefully covering herself as she waited for Lefiya to gather her clothes. Tiona and Tione, on the other hand, looked at each other before nodding and started walking towards their clothes. The two of them thought that Kisuke was just exaggerating but catching him would be beneficial for them so they'd be joining the chase and planned to casually trap him.
Either way, no matter who among the sisters caught Kisuke, their questions would be about Ais due to their concern for her.
Since they only had a few articles of clothing, Tiona and Tione finished dressing at the same time as Ais.
However, as the sister warmed up, they noticed that Ais suddenly pulled out her sword and Tiona asked her question, "Ais? What are you going to do with that sword?"
Kisuke's smile only grew larger after seeing the sword in Ais' hand but he didn't really care, since they wouldn't be able to catch him anyways.
Ais ignored Tiona's question and only stared at Kisuke before muttering, "Tempest!" Using her magic, she launched herself towards Kisuke at almost full power. If it was an Adventurer at Level 3 and below, the moment they got in Ais' proximity, they'd be shredded into pieces.
" "Ais!?" "
"Ais-san!?"
Tiona, Tione, and Lefiya exclaimed.
Kisuke, in response, just jumped away to dodge Ais' charge, and at the same time, he hid himself amongst the trees. But before he disappeared, Kisuke's casual voice resounded, "Your three hours start now~."
Everyone was dumbfounded at Ais' sudden actions and were confused, why did she put so much effort into catching someone well below her Level? Tione hurriedly looked towards Yoruichi who was still casually taking a bath and asked, "Are you not going to do something about that!? I don't know why Ais is acting like that, but Kisuke Urahara might be in danger!"
Contrary to Tione's hurried tone, Yoruichi just casually answered, "He made this mess and he proposed a solution. I trust him with his decision."
Tiona and Tione were shocked that Yoruichi would really just leave Kisuke on his own, 'Even if he really can defeat Ais by any chance, that doesn't mean he stands the same chance when we join. Besides, Ais' current mood is weird...' Tione thought before facing Lefiya, "Lefiya! Go call Riveria and tell her what just happened! I'm worried about Ais' current mood."
"Y-yes!" Lefiya then started running towards the camp.
"Tiona, let's go!"
"Okay~."
The Amazoness then followed the destruction and sounds left by Ais' magic.
"A-are you really not going to do anything?" Asfi asked the still nonchalant Yoruichi.
Yoruichi shook her head and looked towards Asfi, "What about you? That guy peeped on you too, so you have the right to break his legs."
Asfi's mouth twitched at Yoruichi's words, "I-I'll pass... Besides, it's probably Hermes-sama who started all this."
As Yoruichi and Asfi talked, the rest of the girls had no idea what was happening or what they should do now. It was Elfy who reminded them to leave the water as people from the Loki Familia would start flocking in, due to the noise which Ais created as she chased after Kisuke.
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"You've improved yet again~," Kisuke commented as he dodged the swirl of wind coming after him. In the spot he was previously standing, the ground was dug up as soil exploded everywhere.
Ais didn't say anything, but the frustration was apparent on her face, 'How...? How is he dodging all of this?' While biting her lips, Ais recalled what happened until now since she started chasing after Kisuke. Although she was a lot faster than him, especially after using her magic and him not using the strange technique which they were calling 'Flash Step', Ais was always one step behind him.
At first, Ais just tried to chase him but was seeing no results. Due to Kisuke dodging into difficult positions where Ais couldn't approach easily, she slowed down and tried to read his movements.
But instead of making it better, Ais felt that she was being dragged around by Kisuke. She couldn't figure out which one was a feint and which wasn't. '...I can't get close.', thought Ais as she stopped moving and stared at Kisuke who was grinning at her behind a white fan.
It was at this time that the Hiryute sisters appeared, flanking Kisuke from the sides. However, Kisuke's smile didn't change as he twisted his body to avoid the attacks from the sisters and used their extended arm and leg as footholds for him to escape from them, "Oh~, welcome~." Kisuke uttered as he landed on the ground.
Tiona and Tione were slightly shocked that he easily dodged their sneak attack. The two of them slowly retreated beside Ais.
"Tiona, Tione, please. I need to catch him... Please leave this to me." Ais suddenly pleaded as she readied her sword again.
Tiona and Tione looked towards Ais' desperation before looking at each other. Tione then asked Ais, "Do you really need it?"
"...Yes." Ais answered with conviction.
Tione sighed while Tiona only smiled happily. They wanted to ask Kisuke questions too, but if their precious comrade pleaded with them like this, they'd have to prioritize that.
Tione then faced Kisuke and asked, "If either I or Tiona catches you, is it possible to pass the right to Ais?"
"Of course~. I won't mind something like that~."
"Hooh? Aren't you pretty confident..." Tione readied herself, "You do realize that after agreeing to this, we'll be working together, right?" Tiona also readied herself to match her sister's pace.
"Not really." Kisuke then closed his fan, "I just think you need more handicaps from me~. By the way, I won't be using my movement technique as long as I'm in your view."
"Now that's just underestimating us." Tione then launched herself to Kisuke's right while Tiona did the same, aiming for his left.
"Tempest." Ais, on the other hand, renewed her magic and watched carefully. With the three of them moving, it should be a lot easier to get hold of Kisuke's movements.
With the Hiryute sisters bearing down on him, Kisuke kept away his fan and stood straight up. Kisuke quickly got within Tiona and Tione's reach and they couldn't see any signs of him dodging, 'What is he planning?' The two of them thought.
At first, they only wanted to gauge him, however, they are now being presented a chance so they took it. Tione aimed for his face with her fist while Tiona aimed for his body with her leg.
The force behind it was enough for any Level 4 Adventurers to sustain massive injuries if it would hit directly. But when they thought that their attack was about to connect, Kisuke placed his hands on the spot where their attack will be landing, 'Blocking it with a single hand? Is he that strong?'
Even so, regardless of their doubts, the sisters continued their attack. But at the moment when their fist and leg landed in his hands and got caught, Tione felt a very familiar sensation and an instant later, both of them were thrown away.
Both of them landed in opposite directions and hit some trees, damaging them. But instead of grimacing in pain, Tione immediately stood up in shock and pointed at Kisuke while shouting,
"You're that guy!!!"
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Editors:
28th00: I assume the Crimson guy connection? Also, this is just bullying. So evil~
Alexander: I like it. This chapter makes me remember the movie "Catch me" which I watched a week ago.
"You're that guy!" Tione shouted.
Tiona also stood up while dusting herself, "What do you mean?"
"That's the guy who threw me into a stall when I was about to accidentally hit him! I'll never forget that sensation!" Tione explained.
Tiona and Ais looked at Kisuke with a dumbfounded expression.
In reaction to that, Kisuke just grinned, "I wonder what you're talking about?"
"No shit! I'm sure it was you!" Tione stomped her feet and resumed attacking Kisuke.
"Now this changes everything... He even has a way to deal with us in close combat aside from his strange magic. I refuse to believe that he's just a Level 2." Tiona muttered as she rejoined the fight.
Ais only kept silent but was fascinated by Kisuke's techniques. It gave her even more motivation to learn from him. She knew that she was just going to annoy him with this or that he would even outright hate her for it. But regardless of that, she wanted power and there was an answer right in front of her. Ais rejoined the fight with a renewed resolution.
Tione reached Kisuke first and sent out another punch. Now, that she became wary of Kisuke's 'touch', Tione immediately pulled back her fist when she saw Kisuke reaching out for it.
However, Tione saw Kisuke's grin growing wider, so she became even warier of his next movements and decided to retreat for now. But at the very moment when she took a step back, she tripped, "!?"
Tione hurriedly looked below her and saw a folded white fan sticking out of the ground, 'What!? When did he...!?' She then recalled the moment when Kisuke reached out for her fist, it blocked a portion of her view and she didn't see him throwing the fan into the ground earlier.
And thanks to that his grin which grew wider, Tione became hesitant and retreated. She knew that it was at this moment that she fell for his trap. 'Damn it! I messed up!' She thought as she tried to regain her balance, but the moment she looked back up, Tione saw a foot wearing wooden sandals coming after her face.
Crossing her arms, she blocked Kisuke's kick. Although it wasn't that strong, it was enough to force her back due to her earlier parry in midair, "Kuh!"
The clash between Tione and Kisuke happened in an instant, so it was only now that Tiona reached Kisuke. Seeing that Kisuke was in a kicking posture, Tiona immediately sent a kick towards Kisuke's supporting leg. After witnessing what happened to her sister earlier, Tiona decided to make a safe move.
But even without looking at her, Kisuke used his supporting leg, to flip himself and dodging Tiona's attack. And due to the weird angle he used to flip himself, he arrived on top of her.
Kisuke then thrust his finger towards Tiona's left eye without any hesitation which made Tiona panic a bit. Although her defense was strong, due to her basic parameters, her eyes were still sensitive parts that could be destroyed without too much effort. So in response, Tiona tilted her head to the side.
But using that gap in her consciousness, Kisuke grabbed her foot with his free hand and threw her towards the now standing Tione, "Wahh!!!"
Thanks to the momentum of throwing Tiona, Kisuke was able to align himself parallel to gravity to meet the charging Ais.
Kisuke immediately put his right hand in his left sleeve and pulled out a large white cloth, spreading it in front of him and blocking Ais' view of him.
Ais slowed down a bit and focused on her surroundings. She was able to hear a bit of noise to her left side but considering Kisuke's antics he was probably on the right side and the noise she heard was just bait.
Adjusting her magic, Ais turned to her right but at that moment, she only met some soil and Ais heard the warning calls from Tiona and Tione, "Ais!!!"
Due to the soil distracting her for a split second, she wasn't able to react as fast as she normally could. She felt a tug on her collar before she flew towards the Amazoness sisters and crashed into them.
While dusting off his hands, Kisuke said with a grin, "Too bad~. You've guessed wrong~. I'm truly on your left side~."
While Ais and Tione gritted their teeth, Tiona only laughed out loud, "You've got us! But don't think it'll always be like this!"
Standing up, the three resumed attacking Kisuke.
However, a few minutes later, the three of them could only stare with dumbfounded expressions at the grinning Kisuke as they laid on the ground, recalling what just happened. Instead of evading, like he did until Tiona and Tione joined the fight, Kisuke confronted them head-on and despite being obviously weaker in basic parameters by far compared to them, they actually lost.
Although they didn't actually have any injuries, their minds were shaken and that harmless grin turned into a sinister one in their minds. Even Tiona couldn't laugh anymore.
"You might be proficient at fighting monsters, but against another person that uses skills, technique, and mind games? Not so much. This is getting tiresome. Cool your heads first before coming after me." Kisuke suddenly said before jumping backward, hiding himself among the trees and disappearing entirely.
"Riveria... Did you expect any of this?", asked Finn, as he came out while looking at the three girls which were still on the ground.
Behind him, Riveria answered while shaking her head, "I didn't think that he'll be proficient in hand-to-hand combat too."
" 'Too', huh..." Finn muttered.
"C-Captain! Were you watching!?" Tione immediately stood up and asked.
Finn nodded his head.
"What do you think?" Tiona asked.
Finn rubbed his chin while looking towards the direction where Kisuke disappeared, "What he said is right. Although you girls are strong against monsters, you don't have much experience in fighting another person."
The three of them looked down on contemplation.
Ignoring this, Finn continued with a wry smile, "But you don't have to be so down. That guy is just abnormal. If I were to guess, even if we have the same physical abilities, I have no way of winning against him."
While Riveria only nodded, Tione and Tiona's eyes opened wide in shock. After all, they knew for sure that Finn didn't neglect his ability to fight against another person and he was already a veteran. For him to say something like this, it could only mean, that Kisuke was indeed the better fighter.
Ais, on the other hand, wasn't as shocked as the two because she already knew Kisuke's real capabilities and was just wondering what he had to go through to achieve such strength, "In hindsight... I'm trampling over his efforts in my request for him to teach me. However... I can't stop now. Not now, when there's finally a clear path ahead."
It was then, that she recalled that Kisuke was the one teaching Sona, Aika, and Koneko and a dangerous idea came through her mind, 'Do I have to become his lover for him to teach me?'
But before she could delve deeper into that flawed logic, Riveria's voice suddenly resounded, "What are you going to do now?"
Ais was roused from her deep thoughts and remembered what they were doing and answered while standing up, "I'm not giving up yet."
Also bothered by this enthusiasm, Finn asked, "What do you want to know or request?"
However, Ais only kept silent.
Hearing no answer from her, Finn could only sigh, "Fine... Just keep things in moderation. It would also be nice if you really could catch him." He then turned to the other girls, "What about you two?"
"Of course! We'll be helping Ais!" Tiona answered with a big smile.
"Alright. Then good luck." Finn nodded at her before turning around and leaving.
Before Riveria followed Finn, she gave them some advice, "You really have to think carefully before you can catch that bastard. But once you do, give him a whack or two on the head for me."
The three girls could only remain speechless until Riveria and Finn disappeared from their view, "U-uhmm... It looks like Riveria has some dissatisfaction with Kisuke. After all, you almost never hear her cursing at someone.", Tiona muttered.
Ais could only nod and wonder what happened between her and Kisuke.
"Either way, we have to plan out our next move before we could catch him." Tione scratched her head.
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Editors:
28th00: DANGEROUS THOUGHTS THERE AIS! Riveria still holds a grudge for her poor ears being absolutely molested to climax, multiple times… Kisuke has a couple centuries of mastery/training/battle experience against both monsters and people on the deity level, this is his literal specialisation (combat wise) after all.
Alexander: It would bring forth a nice scene of tea, dancing in the air, if she brings this up to Kisuke & Co.
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