"Submarine?" 4x
As Kazama came and told them, Miya, Miyuki, Tatsuya, and Honami were startled, but they kept their expressions calm.
Still, as a child, Miyuki couldn't help but glance at Isao curiously and somehow understood why Isao told them to go back before.
Still, Kazama noticed Miyuki's gaze, and somehow, his gaze followed Miyuki's before he was startled.
'How can I miss him?!'
There weren't four of them, but five of them were in this villa.
More importantly, how could he ignore Isao, who had such a radiant presence?
Even if Kazama was a man, he could say that Isao was the most handsome man that he had ever seen, yet why did he ignore him? Why didn't he notice his presence?
Was it magic?
No, he didn't even notice the presence of magic being used.
Then, martial arts?
As a seasoned soldier, Kazama should have been able to maintain his calm, yet unfortunately, he couldn't, which shows how shocked he was.
On the other hand, Tatsuya looked at Isao with doubt, wondering what Isao had done.
"I made him ignore my presence," Isao said since he noticed Tatsuya's gaze. He didn't lower his voice and made all of them understand.
"Excuse me, you are...?" Kazama asked, full of sweat, as if he were facing a dangerous beast.
If Kazama had to describe his situation, it was like he came to Siberia, walking in the forest, only realizing behind him a tiger was about to bite him to death.
Being noticed by Kazama due to Miyuki, Isao didn't hide his presence anymore and radiated his fighting spirit. Even if it was only weak, Kazama, who was a magician, felt like... he might fall anytime. It was fortunate that Kazama sat down, or else he would show his pathetic state to everyone.
"My name is Iinuma Isao, and I am unemployed."
"....." Everyone.
"You are not now, right?" Miya sighed."
"Oh, right." Isao nodded. "Though I am now being hired as a martial arts teacher."
"...martial arts teacher?" Kazama was in doubt. "Is this a martial art?"
So, it wasn't magic?
Yet, how?
Could this technique be taught to others?
However, Kazama wasn't stupid, and he knew that any more questions would be rude.
"So, before, we were close to being targeted by a submarine?" Isao asked in doubt.
"Yes." Kazama nodded respectfully and said, "We don't know the specific submarine, but we found that your yacht happened to be nearby."
"..."
How troublesome...
Whether it was Isao or Miya, they thought so.
While Miya kept her poker face, showing a gentle smile, she sighed inwardly, wondering why she asked Isao to sail on the yacht previously.
"Isn't that extremely irresponsible, Captain? What was the use of our taxes if you couldn't work? What if something happened to all of us due to your carelessness? Are you taking your job seriously?!"
Isao knew that if he wasn't aggressive, it would be Kazama who was aggressive.
There was no doubt that Kazama came here to question their identity and wonder whether they had a relationship with that unknown submarine that entered their country's ocean.
"I apologize for our irresponsibility, but can I ask you how you could tell why you decided to back away and return to the port?" Kazama asked politely, yet his words clearly told them whether they got information from that unknown submarine, which made them or Isao related to the enemy they didn't know.
"It's intuition."
"...intution?" Kazama looked at Isao with doubt.
"Yup." Isao nodded and said with a gentle smile, "Like how I could guess there would be an incompetent soldier that would come here to ask useless questions."
"..."
This was simply a provocation, yet it was quite refreshing when it was told with such a gentle smile.
Kazama took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for your cooperation." He didn't have any evidence that they were related to the unknown submarine, and if there was a reason why he came here, it was because their yacht was one of the yachts that sailed on the sea at the time the unknown submarine was seen.
Being pointed like a criminal definitely wasn't a happy thing, but this was his job, and Kazama had to do it to protect the safety of everyone in the country.
However, while Isao was a good person, he didn't want to be bullied.
Or rather, Kazama should be glad that Isao didn't intend to control him.
"I hope that you can find out the identity of this submarine for our safety, Captain."
Somehow, the words of the captain seemed to be sarcasm, yet Kazama also knew that this was a little petty attack from Isao.
If this was a fighting game, what Isao did was do a lower kick all the time, harassing him without being able to do anything.
Yet, it didn't change the fact that Kazama knew that he was incompetent as he was unable to discover the problem that loomed within this area.
"I will."
The two shook hands with each other.
Still, Kazama also had a small heart, so facing this pretty boy, he thought of holding Isao's hand tightly to give him a little pain.
Only—
Kazama sweated profusely, trying to hold the pain in his hand as he lowered his head, unable to meet Isao's eyes.
There was no magic, and everything was done with pure physical ability.
'Master martial art...'
As someone who also learned to be a martial artist, Kazama could tell that Isao's skill was above his.
[You have acquired Kazama Harunobu's DNA.]
[Do you want to absorb it?]
Even if Kazama wasn't that particularly powerful, Isao didn't mind and decided to accept his DNA, especially when he could get information about the JSDF through Kazama's DNA.
Still—
"Tatsuya, you should send Captain Kazama off."
"Yes, Mother."
With that, the visit to Kazama ended, and Tatsuya and Miyuki sent him off to the outside.
"You have the power to detect danger, Isao-san?" Miya asked softly.
"I do." Isao nodded. "That's why I didn't really want to accept your offer before."
"...." 2x
Miya and Honami were speechless by his answer, and somehow, they understood why Isao was so reluctant to accept Miya's offer even though she would pay him generously.
Still—
"Then why did you accept my offer?" Miya asked curiously, staring at him playfully with her beautiful eyes.
"You seduced me," Isao said innocently with a helpless sigh.
Miya snorted at his shameless words, then pulled his cheeky cheek.
"It hurts! Miya, it hurts! Stop it!"
"Then, stop being so cheeky~!"
As the two flirted when Tatsuya and Miyuki left, Honami let out a helpless sigh, wondering why she had been tormented like this.
Could you flirt somewhere?!
On the other hand, Kazama, who was being sent by Tatsuya and Miyuki, held his hand in pain, but fortunately, he knew that it wasn't broken, which was Isao's kindness.
Watching Kazama, who was in pain, the two didn't say anything, only shook their heads inwardly.
"Is your teacher a magician?"
"No."
"...no?" Kazama looked at Tatsuya strangely, but since Tatsuya had said so, it should have been true. Why should one lie when one is a magician or not?
Frankly, Tatsuya wasn't even sure whether Isao was a magician or not, but in his mind, it didn't really matter.
Still, when they reached the military car, they happened to meet the group of guys who Tatsuya had fought on their first day in Okinawa.
As the two met, Kazama realized everything and then told the guy to apologize to Tatsuya before inviting Tatsuya to the base as he served as an instructor.
"You are free to come anytime. I am sure that you will find it interesting."
Tatsuya was a rare gem, Kazama thought, as Tatsuya was able to defeat a trained magician in fist-to-fist combat, but then, what was Isao; who could defeat him in the confrontation?
"If possible, try to invite him."
"It's all Sensei's decision; I can't force him."
While Tatsuya was interested in the military, he wasn't sure about Isao's thoughts.
"Is that so? But you are all welcome there."
Leaving those words, Kazama then left the villa while holding the hand that was still throbbing due to the handshake with Isao.
Still, Isao didn't care about their exchange, and when night came, he slipped into Miya's room.
Why Miya's room?
It was because they knew that no one would come to enter her room, and frankly, it was more spacious and comfortable, especially in terms of voice insulation.
The young man held her body tightly, never letting her go, as Miya could only succumb to the pleasure.
"Hmn~! S-Slow down~! Hmn~! I-Isao-san~! Oh~!"
Only, as the guardian of Miya, Honami could cry since she couldn't fall asleep that night again.
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"............."