"You really healed her," Loki muttered after checking Line's current state.
"What? You didn't believe me?" Kisuke asked as he put a blanket on the sleeping Line.
"I only based it on the fact that you didn't lie about healing her." Loki then faced Kisuke, "Should I leave her here for a while?"
Kisuke nodded at her, "That would be for the best. If something is wrong, I can notice it immediately and make a proper response."
"Then let's do that." Loki then turned to Riveria who was quietly watching everything with her already empty glass, "Let's go home for today."
Kisuke understood Loki's decision as he also noticed that there was already a change in Riveria. In addition to that, he was still busy checking Line and didn't have time to entertain them, "Hestia-sama, please lead them outside." He could only trust that Loki would keep Riveria silent for now.
"Eh?..." Hestia made a fed-up face as she didn't really want to deal with Loki, "Fine." But she still did what Kisuke asked of her.
But before they left, Kisuke grabbed three bags worth of assorted snacks and passed it to Riveria, "Please think of this as my apology~."
Riveria blankly received the bags before Loki grabbed her hand and Kisuke returned to his work.
When they reached outside, Hestia couldn't help but smile when she peeked at Riveria, "Don't mind it too much~." She left them after saying such.
Loki started walking while Riveria only quietly followed her until they reached the gates of the Twilight Manor. Once they stepped into their territory, Loki suddenly stopped walking and faced Riveria with a smile, "Just so you know, everyone already knew that you had already regained your wits and were only pretending to be calm while making a fake straight face, including Kisuke Urahara."
Riveria's eyes widened before shouting, "NOOO!!!" She then started running towards the manor with a flushed face which caught everyone's attention.
Loki tried to chase after her, shouting, "Wait!!! Riveria! Let me have some of those snacks!" However, due to the difference in physical abilities, Loki was immediately left behind as Riveria locked herself in her room.
Tiona, Tione, Ais, and Lefiya who just came out after hearing Riveria's scream could only look at the wheezing Loki with a dumbfounded expression.
"W-what happened to Riveria-sama?" Lefiya asked with a twitching mouth as that was the first time they witnessed her acting like that.
Loki didn't know how to answer that question so she just said, "Well, we just came from Kisuke's place."
The girls became even more confused but somehow, they understood Loki's underlying meaning after Kisuke's name came up. However, they were still underestimating him and thought that Kisuke just tricked Riveria again.
It's only on the next day that Line finally woke up, and after checking her up one last time, he asked her to go home and rest.
Three days later, the day of MonsterPhilia arrived. MonsterPhilia was an annual festival hosted by the Ganesha Familia and its main event was taming monsters that the Familia caught in the Dungeon in the colosseum near the Tower of Babel.
Every year, a flock of people would enter Orario just to see this. Some were tourists while some were just looking for work they could do. Nevertheless, it was one of the two famous festivals in Orario, the other one being the Moon Festival which would be held a month and a half later.
Since it was a rare occasion, Kisuke and the rest decided to take the day off to have some fun. While others protested against it, Kisuke and Yoruichi decided to have a date with just the two of them since it had been a while.
Since they didn't really want to stand out, Kisuke and Yoruichi wore the standard attire of an Adventurer while going around. The two of them went around happily, visiting all kinds of stores and purchasing some random things that caught their interest.
It was around 10:00 AM when they both felt satisfied and also noticed that the crowd was getting thicker and that it was becoming harder to move around. They then decided to enter a cafe to rest for a bit. They chose to sit down in an inconspicuous corner and ordered some drinks.
It was then that a certain cloaked individual entered the same cafe. From the aura she was emitting she certainly was a Goddess and although she was covered in a cloak, the charming aura that was attracting everyone in the cafe and the familiar gaze they felt from her, Kisuke and Yoruichi wouldn't mistake her for anyone else. The Goddess on the top of the tower they designated as the peeping lady and the leader of one of the strongest Familia in Orario, Freya.
The moment she stepped in, Kisuke and Yoruichi reduced their presence to that of inconsequential individuals and looked at each other to communicate. Both of them decided not to leave as it would only attract attention to them and even more so when they just ordered something to snack on.
However, things became harder when two more individuals arrived in the cafe, which made Kisuke sigh, 'Loki would surely notice us. And there'll be no choice but to go face to face with that Freya. Since I can't lie, she would probably ask difficult questions again in front of Freya.' Kisuke tried to think of a way to get out of this place, however, with the charming aura Freya was emitting which captured everyone, it would only attract her attention, 'If that's the case, I can only play along with Loki and rely on her more. That's what she wants anyway.'
Loki, along with Ais as her bodyguard, arrived at the cafe and immediately went straight to Freya's table. When Freya looked towards Ais, the golden-haired girl couldn't help but blush and froze for a bit before biting her lip to wake herself up.
"Yo~. Did you wait too long?" Loki waved at Freya and greeted her.
"No, I just arrived myself." Freya's attention then transferred to Ais, "Oh, my. Who's this?"
"Ah, right. You two haven't met yet. This is my Ais. That's enough for you, right?" Loki then faced Ais, "Ais, technically she's a Goddess, so at least say hello."
While being wary, Ais greeted the Goddess, "Nice to meet you." While thinking, 'That was close... The full abilities of deities are sealed on earth. This goddess shouldn't be any different... and yet...' Peeking at the other customers, '...She's attractive enough to charm someone to their soul... This is the physical incarnation of beauty. The Goddess Freya.'
It was then that she noticed a familiar face, '...Kisuke Urahara?'
Kisuke noticed that she was looking over so he just smiled and nodded a bit.
Ais wanted to respond, however, Freya spoke, returning her focus to her, "How adorable... And yes, I can see why you've taken a liking to her. May I ask why you brought the Sword Princess?"
Chuckling, Loki replied, "The festival's in full swing! What better time for a hot date with my Ais-tan?... And well, she'll charge head-first into the Dungeon if I don't keep an eye on her. It's what my princess is like." While looking at Ais with a mix of a gentle and wry smile, she continued, "If someone doesn't force her, she never rests."
Ais felt embarrassed by her stare so she ended up looking away.
"I ended up wasting our time, so I'll be frank with you. You've been acting really weird lately." Opening her eyes slightly, Loki asked with a serious expression, "A man?"
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28th00
Alexander
Garan
Ashe Candy
Title Suggestions:
Where Kisuke isn't the protagonist anymore? :28th00 idea
Where chaos and love converge
Freya only stayed silent with Loki's accusation but she already figured that she was correct as this wasn't the first time that this happened, "Gah! Such a pain. So, basically, you got your eyes on a kid from another Familia? Who's the guy you've laid eyes on this time?"
Loki wanted to make sure that they weren't aiming for the same guy, 'It'll be really annoying if it's Kisuke. Although he's doing a great job hiding for now, he won't be able to do that for long.'
However, Freya maintained her silence.
"Out with it. You don't want any friction between us, do you?" Loki continued to push.
Freya really didn't want to answer, but she also knew that Loki had her eyes on someone and she didn't really want to go against her. But since it was just a normal Adventurer in other's eyes, Freya knew that they weren't looking at the same guy. And besides, that child was not Loki's type or the type she would become interested in, "...He's not that strong. Completely different from any of the children in our respective Familias. Easily upset by even simple things. He's the type to cry right away... That kind of child."
With an enamored expression, Freya continued, "But he's so beautiful and pure. I've never seen anyone with a color like him. So I couldn't help but fall for him."
"Hmm... Is that so? And you're not planning to do anything annoying, right?"
"..." Freya didn't answer her.
Loki was already sure she hadn't discovered Kisuke's existence and, instead of letting her discover him later and not know about it, Loki turned around and called out, "Oi~. Kisuke-kun! You've already seen me, why not greet me?"
Freya was surprised that Loki called out to someone else when this was supposed to be their secret meeting. Following her sights, Freya saw a human with pale-blonde hair and gray eyes wearing a standard attire for Adventurers, '...Isn't that Hestia's child? Could it be the child that Loki has her eyes on?'
Kisuke sighed, then stood up and approached the group while Yoruichi didn't do anything, not even turning her head as she slowly melded herself to the surroundings while Kisuke gathered the three's attention.
As he approached, Freya looked into his eyes while Kisuke also coincidentally met that gaze. Although he should be any other normal child with a normal polluted gray soul with some tint of other colors in it, something about him gave Freya a strange feeling which she couldn't distinguish. Furrowing her brows slightly, Freya thought, 'What's this...?'
Reaching their table, Kisuke nodded at them slightly before giving his greeting with his signature smile, "Good day to you, Loki-sama, Wallenstein-san, and... May I know the respected name of this Goddess?"
"Freya." Freya introduced herself simply, "And you are?"
"Ah, please pardon my rudeness. This one is Kisuke Urahara, the current Captain of the Hestia Familia. It's my pleasure to finally meet the very famous Goddess of Beauty, Freya-sama. I had heard that you were a great beauty and meeting you now, I can certainly say that those rumors are an understatement."
"Thank you." Freya smiled slightly at his words but didn't take it to heart as she already heard those words countless times. On the contrary, it gave her a slightly bad impression of him. However, something about him really bothered her, 'What is this feeling?'
Loki was able to pick up Freya's slight discomfort as she faced Kisuke. Although she didn't know why, she thought it was really a good idea to let them meet now, "Hey. Stop flattering her. She already heard that countless times."
Kisuke shook his head, "Even then, I think it's only right to give your compliments to a lady. Although, if I came out as someone undesirable, please do forgive me."
"No. I don't think that's the case at all." Freya refuted his words and changed the topic, "I see. So you're Hestia's child. Why did you call him over, Loki?"
"Eh? You're asking? You already know the reason!"
'So this is the guy she doesn't want me to get involved with? Although he's giving me a weird feeling, I don't see anything special about him.' Freya thought.
Guessing what was on her mind, Loki snickered at her and proceeded with her plan to bind Kisuke more to her, "Now then, Kisuke-kun. What do you think of Freya here~?"
'So it's really this question. After answering this, I won't have a choice but to cling to the Loki Familia to keep Freya Familia at bay.' Kisuke thought as he answered, "What do you mean by that, Loki-sama? Of course, I think Freya-sama is very beautiful."
"Is she attractive?" This follow-up question shocked Freya as that should be obvious while it only confused Ais who was listening to the side.
However, the moment he answered this question, Freya became even more shocked, "That's a given. She's very attractive~." A lie with a straight face that the two Goddesses didn't miss.
"You..." Freya wanted to say something yet she was at a loss for words. She didn't expect that a child from the Gekai would lie about her being attractive. But also thanks to this, she was able to figure out the weird feeling Kisuke was giving her, 'That is... annoyance? No... Nuisance?'
Either way, it was something that she only experienced a few times in her long life and never from a man at that, "...What... are you?"
And indeed, from Kisuke's perspective, Freya was a very beautiful woman and one of the most beautiful he had ever encountered, however, her charming aura kept prickling Kisuke and he found it annoying as those prickling sensations directly touched his soul. Although almost everyone would fall for that aura, for Kisuke and Yoruichi, as Captain level Shinigamis, it only served as a mild annoyance at best.
Even Loki was a bit shocked at his response as she thought Kisuke was just enduring the charming aura. She would never have thought that he would instead be repulsed by it. And before things got too serious, she immediately decided to retreat, "Alright, Freya. We have to go. We still have a few plans. See you around~."
She dragged the clueless Ais with her and signaled Kisuke to follow. Yoruichi also stood up from her seat and followed the group, leaving only the dumbfounded Freya, "What was that?"
However, soon after, her eyes caught the running figure of the child she had her eyes on. Although she wanted to understand what happened just now, her priority was testing the white-haired child as this was the reason she came down from her spot on the tower today, 'Kisuke Urahara... Interesting.'
Editors:
28th00
Ashe Candy
Garan
Alternative Titles:
Freya is a cactus to Kisuke
Beauty is like a Rose
The Lie that shocks
The annoyance skill reached max level