Back at the Elites Meeting Room, everyone was there but Sanageyama. I gave Inumuta the results of my inspection and he went back to typing like a maniac, Satsuki with her usual cup of tea, Nonon gave me that smug look she always does and Gamagoori was silently watching the school grounds from the window and ignored me completely.
"I think there's nothing else for a while now, would you mind if I pay a visit to Iori, Lady Satsuki?" I said while sitting on one of the chairs in the counter Inumuta was but decently far from him, from this spot I could see everyone else, specially Satsuki.
"This has to do with another one of your experiments, Tadasuki?" She saw right through me.
"Guilty as charged"
"You're brutally honest sometimes y'know, Mr. Lizard?" Nonon teased "If I didn't knew any better I'd say you trying something weird" I gave Nonon a deadly glare, unfazed by it she continued "But I DO know better, either way I don't think you'd want miss this match" And she pointed her baton towards the Tennis ground.
I barely noticed, but Satsuki's expression turned somewhat angry for a moment before going back to her usual composed self.
"Hm?!"
As expected, the new girl, Ryuko Matoi, was having a tennis match against Omiko Hakodate, wearing that exhibisionist outfit, Senketsu... Fresh Blood... I think she called it.
Senketsu is a Kamui: a sailor uniform made entirely out of Life Fibers, the students can only withstand a uniform made from 20 to 30% life fibers on them. So how was this nobody who dared speak to Lady Satsuki so openly capable of wearing that uniform!
"(Who are you? Ryuko Matoi!)" my anger was obvious.
The match was going extremely well for Omiko, one point away from winning, yet inside my heart I could tell she was going to lose. Of course I did not want that. After seeing how happy she was with her new two stars goku uniform.
But then Matoi started to use that scissor as a racket, that's when Satsuki stepped in and forced Sanageyama to continue the match. That look on her face, that was the look she gave to losers, thus I assumed Omiko was done for.
Sure enough soon after there she goes a stripped Omiko flying through the tennis court. Not anything I haven't seen before, but I still felt bad for her.
Two years ago, when Omiko Hakodate was a first year no star student, I became interested in her and we dated for a couple of months. However, one day out of the blue Lady Satsuki demanded our break up. I was confused as to why... but I obeyed without doubt and put an end to our relationship. I was and I'm still stupidly entranced by Satsuki's everything. So while I was sad that I had to leave Omiko, I am Satsuki's loyal right hand. The feelings I had towards Hakodate were akin to a wildfire, spreading everlasting throughout my heart, but Satsuki, she is my sun. There was no real way to compare them even if I tried.
"(!!!)" I swear for a second I saw Satsuki smile at Omiko's defeat. Seriously, today I can't figure out anything she's scheming.
I have made several things before that defied logic... and common sense. but none of them prepared me for Satsuki's inner workings, and I loved it.
Then she went on and challenged Matoi, the battle ended quickly since Ryuko managed to escape. After Matoi ran away she demoted Hakodate to a no-star, kinda harsh but she can do whatever she wants. That was the end of the day at Honnouji Academy.
The rest of the day was relatively uneventful, I had my daily arm wrestle with Gamagoori, I always win when Lady Satsuki is present. Updated Nonon with the latest dirt I had on the Two Stars students. Sanageyama was angry and didn't talk too much. Then I had a long talk with Shiro and Inumuta about a guinea pig for the 5 star goku uniform experiment, unlike my other experiments, this one was approved by Lady Satsuki and I was barely involved in it.
A storm was approaching, I could tell. which is ironic since tomorrow was gonna be sunny all day.
Of course the next day was sunny as all hell and I got more work to do... great, supervise more stuff, get even more dirt on students for Nonon and I can't even be there for the five stars uniform test. Then again that isn't a bad thing at all... if Matoi Ryuko goes around making a mess I get to be the first and probably the last one of us to fight her, I'm sure Sanageyama will be pissed, but that didn't stopped me while we were out conquering other schools.
Surprisingly the day went on without any incident other than the five start experiment being a failure.
Isshin Matoi, Ryuko's father who she believes was killed by Satsuki. I do not believe that to be the case in the slightest, yet I somehow know there is some sort of relation between all of them.
I got a little late to the meeting room since I went to have a little talk with Omiko about her fight with Ryuko. Surprise surprise, Satsuki had left for her house to retrieve a very special set of clothes, undoubtedly she won't need my help there, though it would have been nice to be the first one to see her in that outfit...
"crap i can't do it..." I'm worried about what that thing will do to her... then again, if Matoi could wear Senketsu, then perhaps... no, definitely... She can definitely manage a Kamui!
First thing in the next morning, Satsuki already had a bunch of One-Star students making some sort of arena, waiting for Ryuko Matoi. When we all were summoned she gave us the details of today's performance. We are not to interrupt her battle with Matoi. Well at least I assumed that was what she said...
I could not take my eyes off her, that Kamui, Junketsu... Purity..., it looked like it had two eyes for a scarf, honestly I was both scared and mesmerized, It suited her so well, yet it could not help myself but worry about what will happen...
Needless to say, what happened right after Matoi arrived was overwhelming, the shockwaves, the one stars flying all over the place... the way she looked... no, I must keep those thoughts out, there's a time and place for those.
Finally after while Matoi fell to the ground and Satsuki gave an interesting speech and just as she was gonna land the killing blow...
"Mankanshoku? What the Fuck is she doing there?!" The bowl cut no-star gave an interesting speech in front of Satsuki, I was angry, but I could not interrupt.
It is with great sadness in my heart that I kind of understood what she was trying to say, even if she herself didn't... -Some limits oneself must break in order to unleash the full power of a Kamui- or something along those lines, I still don't fully understand the Kamuis.
From there on out I was constantly suppressing my urges to jump in the battle, but that would be: Against her orders and an Insult to her Ambitions, so I'm not gonna do that. Not that I was the only one like this either way.
That final clash though, the first time in a while that I've felt like I had to grab onto something for dear life. After that, Matoi collapsed and I never felt this angry in my entire life, I almost transformed my Onslaught Regalia and started to beat that New girl to death. But I had to wait until Lady Satsuki stopped talking. The click of her heels, man I love it when she does them, with it my rage almost banished in its entirety. Satsuki declared that Matoi was to defeat all the two-stars students that go after her if she wants the rematch.
"(I don't know what she is thinking making Matoi fight the two stars, but I swear I'll find out!)" I did not know why, but I damn sure knew how to act after that. With that the day ended, Ryuko left and Satsuki went back up for a cup of tea.
I stayed up late figuring out the punishments and rewards in order to get the two star students to constantly fight Matoi. The Punishment was obvious: Demotion to no-star. The Reward was a bit more tricky though.
"If you beat her You get to be a Three Star... that sure sounds like a lot... huh?!" I noticed a presence behind me, a powerful one.
"What exactly are you doing here this late, Kai?"
"Lady Satsuki!" I bowed as soon as I realized that she was behind me. What I hadn't realized was that she was wearing only a bathrobe.
"So?"
"Sorry, I was looking at the preparations for the Matoi vs All, I got a couple of suggestions from Nonon..." I was still bowing, I could not see her face, but I could tell she had Bakuzan with her.
*Sigh*
"(Huh? did she just...)"
"Don't over do it, when the time comes I want all of you in proper form"
"Then should I continue tomorrow?" I could barely think straight, I'm not sure I'll be able to say anything coherent if I lifted my face to fully see her. Also, it was weird that she had not asked me to raise my head yet, lucky me I guess.
"I don't think you will need to, do Nonon's suggestions, i believe i'll like them... You did not conduct another experiment on yourself today?" She sounded very serious but I could swear I heard her voice crack.
"I... Did not" I could not lie to Lady Satsuki, not that I had any real reason to.
The experiments I had done were as a proper guinea pig for the four and five star Goku uniforms. it was extremely painful to say the least, but me and Shiro made a discovery, it was still nothing worth telling Lady Satsuki. The one thing I did hide from her was The Izanami, a wristblade made with the same material as Bakuzan. I kept it secret because I don't want Ragyo to find out, that said, either or both of them probably already know I have it with me, so it doesn't matter at this point
She then sighed again and.
"Raise Your Head"
"(SHIT!)" I did what she told me too, but slowly, I wanted to slowly adapt to this sight that probably me and a very other few will ever see.
"Your eyes..."
"Is... there something wrong with them?"
"They are really red" Her voice was far too soft, am I dreaming?
"Then I guess I overdid it today... (She is concerned about me? I may as well be the happiest may alive right now!)" Just as I thought I could not be any happier, she gently grabbed my face and I naturally blushed.
"Hm" That and a smile. I was okay if I died right there and then. I unconsciously grabbed her hand that was on my face as if I was trying to not let her go.
We both stood there silently for almost a minute, but my tiredness kicked in and I was the one who broke out from it first. I wanted this moment to last forever, but there were orders I had to fulfill. I gently grabbed her hand, pushed it away from my face and placed it on Bakuzan. That's when I saw her blush, the Lioness of Honnouji, blushing, I must've died and was now in heaven.
"I must take my leave Satsuki..." She turned around, took her hand to her chest and spoke as the normal Lady Satsuki.
"Yes, Go."
"At once, Lady Satsuki" I bowed, slightly this time and went away to my room and the Academy... "(What. Just. Happened.)" Was all that was in my mind after flopping tired onto my bed.