The Cursed Gamer, Book 1

101: Hero Name (1)

Two thick whiskers appeared on each side of her cheeks. Kimi had those whiskers before even in her human form, but when she drank her first Tier Potion, those whiskers had vanished, giving her a more humane look. Neji only hoped her cat ears and tail wouldn't disappear too when she reached a high tier level, that would be a bummer.

The white of Kimi's eyes were now light yellow and her blue irises were now shining white.

"Ooohhh, I can see some changes since last time. Those two Tier Potions did you well, huh." Neji whistled. "It's my second time seeing this, but you look smoking hot as always. Mhmm… maybe we should do it in this form once in a while."

Kimi had her normal human nose and mouth. Only her lips were curled up in a 'ω' shape to try and imitate a cat's maw. 

With those lips, she smiled. "I'm physically stronger than before in this form." Her voice had a more cat-like twist to it. "And my heat-state is far hornier too. Ya can try to fuck me like this, but I don't think I would want to be bottom in this form."

Neji blinked at her. So the masochist had an actual sadistic form. How unexpected...

"Anyhow, ya have any idea how we would do this?" Kimi asked, crossing her arm as her tail danced in the air behind her, no meekness this time.

"Oh well…" Neji just rubbed his neck. "Just rush at me, let us see our limits."

Kimi nodded, "Sure." and then disappeared in a fwoosh.

Neji only had a moment to turn on his Eyes of the Lord. He caught Kimi's movement with that before turning the Quirk off immediately. He recalled he had restricted himself to not use EL.

'But those movements…'

From the second he had turned his Quirk on, he saw Kimi's movements clearly. She was jumping around the hall, vanishing and reappearing all around. She was showcasing what Neji was going to face to not catch him too off guard.

'Incredible.'

Neji was impressed. He couldn't see her movement with bare eyes and could only see her body when she stopped on one spot. Shockingly, she was only Tier 5, yet she was faster than anyone he had seen until now. Maybe except for Prime All Might-

Neji's thoughts stopped momentarily as his eyes locked on the text hovering above Kimi.

<Kimi Sugihara - Cat Human - Tier 5>

It said tier 5, but it was flickering. 

Tier 6, Tier 5, Tier 6, Tier 5...

She was at the peak of Tier 5. So close that she was on the verge of rising in rank.

Neji suddenly felt a cold sweat form on his forehead as Kimi vanished from his eyes again whilst danger spiked in his mind.

Immediately, Neji raised his arms on his left in a defending pose just as Kimi's fist came hitting on his forearms.

It made a loud impact noise and Neji even slid back a few inches, but he still held on.

He was grinning. "Oh-ho, the hell's up with that speed?"

Kimi only blinked her shining eyes as she drew back her fist. "You have a great reaction speed yourself." 

Only a moment later she vanished again and came from the opposite side.

Neji blocked it again with a similar pose on his right side, as she nodded to him.

"Yeah, really fast reaction speed."

Then Neji's body hair stood up in a series of goosebumps just as his danger sense broke the ceiling.

While Kimi was on his right, from the other side where she was standing a second ago another Kimi popped up.

'...Afterimage?!'

That was all Neji could think of, just as the Kimi at left's knuckles crashed into his left ribs. Neji tried to react in time and moved his hands from his right side, but it only gave the Kimi on his right a chance to throw her fist into his right side.

Neji's eyes went wide as he experienced two attacks from either side in a succession. The Kimi from the right then vanished into essence while another one came from in front of him. 

'She can only maintain two after images at the same time. But I am still not sure who the real one is.'

Thinking so, Neji crossed his arm to block the one in front, giving the one on his side another chance to attack his ribs. For a moment his arms shook and his guts tightened. The notification of his END going up by 1 was the only soothing feeling before the Kimi at his front slipped her hand under his crossed arms and stuck on his abdomen. 

There was a loud boom as wind stirred and as if hit by a cannonball of air, Neji was flown far in the hall and hit the wall before falling face first.

He only stayed like that for 3 seconds before Kimi ran to him with a worried cry.

Kimi, having re-done her transformation, ran to Neji's body. She sat down beside him and raised his head on her thighs.

"Are you alright, y-young master?"

Neji huffed heavily but still nodded.

"Well, cough—" He coughed saliva on the floor before wiping his lips. "You put all your points in agility, it seems." He said, casually in between some rough breaths. "The punches weren't that strong except for the last one which carried the force of wind. So first, we have to train your strength."

Aaaand his own reflex and agility. But he can't say that to her. That'd be embarrassing. He has become too dependent on his Quirk, it seems. That was a bad thing since while his quirk allowed him exceptional flight speed, it didn't provide any boost in normal reflex and movements.

Neji could also understand something else here. Kimi's weapon wasn't her strength, it was her slash attacks using her bladelike fur. If this was a real fight, without EL, Neji would have been long dead, sliced up into dozens of pieces.

'But she won't cut anyone because of her Hemophobia… Guess that's another thing I gotta fix for her.'

Neji took some slow breaths in to steady his nerves and his usual calmness returned. From her lap pillow, he looked at her blue eyes. 

"Also, congrats, you are on the verge of your Quirk Awakening."

Kimi's worried eyes gained a confused light in them.

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