Ch.218Dating and Training (5)

“If I win, we’ll have our first time… without protection.”

Kana said.

“No!! Kana!! Didn’t you hear? I promised to have my first child with Eri!!”

I shouted loudly.

“Yes, that’s the principle. But isn’t this a warrior’s duel?”

Kana held her sword with a serious expression.

“To keep your oath, you need to win. Sounds fair.”

Kana said with a smile.

“Huh… I guess so.”

I smirked.

*Click*

I raised my sword.

“Right. My oath is important to me. I’ll fight for that oath. If I win, we’ll use protection.”

That’s what I said.

“Hmph. That’s my husband for you.”

Kana laughed.

Actually… I had done it without protection before. With Kirtan, we got caught up in the moment and didn’t use protection. Fortunately, Kirtan didn’t get pregnant. Honestly, I was terrified.

I never want to experience that fear again!! That was my true feeling.

“Shota!! Don’t listen to that crazy woman!!”

Umi shouted loudly.

“I don’t want to hear you calling me crazy!!”

Kana yelled back.

“Umi, it’s okay.”

I said, turning to Umi.

“It’s not okay!! You dick host!”

Umi shouted.

“I have a chance of winning.”

I said, taking a deep breath.

“Hah. You said that last time. Right. You mentioned developing a new technique?”

Kana smiled as she took her stance. It was the Tennen Rishin-ryu stance.

“Ah. When you see it, you’ll be so shocked you’ll be crying snot bubbles.”

I said to Kana.

“Hah. We’ll see about that.”

Kana’s and my eyes met briefly.

*Whoosh*

Right after our brief eye contact, the distance between Kana and me instantly became zero.

*Clang*

Our swords immediately clashed.

———

For Kana, duels were always about winning.

It wasn’t just her competitive spirit; winning was Kana’s creed. She had learned that losers have no voice.

But… this duel was different.

‘I want to win even if I have to sell my soul to the devil!!!’

That was Kana’s true feeling.

Looking at Arigiri Shota made her greedy. There were many other women around this man. She had accepted that fact.

‘Because Shota is a good man…’

Even she, who had no interest in romance, had fallen for him.

‘The first child… I absolutely want to have it!’

That was Kana’s true desire.

Moreover, Kana had resolved that her first experience would definitely be without protection.

‘Protection is for weaklings!! A samurai fights with a real sword!!!’

Kana was using all her strength to defeat Shota.

That motivation awakened something more in her.

*Whoosh*

Sharp killing intent began to surge from Kana’s body. It was a completely different quality from before.

“Hmm… despite all her training, she couldn’t break through her wall, but now she’s awakened through this opportunity.”

Tetsu smiled as he observed.

In this moment of battle… Kana was truly worthy of the title of the 2nd War God.

“The power of love is truly great.”

Tetsu clicked his tongue.

——–

Back to Shota’s perspective.

‘Shit… she’s powering up again?!’

I was taken aback.

*Clang* *Clash* *Clang*

Kana was pressing me hard with the sole purpose of defeating me.

Each strike was threatening. I could only defend while trying to maintain distance.

Damn… I didn’t want to use this at this stage!!

“Haaah…!!”

I immediately strengthened my physical abilities with the Scorching Stance.

*Clang* *Clash* *Clang* *Clang*

Only then could I finally match her.

But I knew this was just a temporary measure.

“Shota!! You’re already using the Scorching Stance!!! You can only use it for 3 minutes, right? You’re going to lose!!”

Kana shouted with glee.

That’s right. Even with the Scorching Stance, it was difficult to keep up.

Damn… this is really unfair.

I was aware that I was talented. But Kana was on a different level. I didn’t expect her to grow this much in such a short time.

Now I really had to try my new technique.

“Haaah…!!”

I took a stance while holding the sword with one hand.

“…?”

When you could barely manage with two hands, why switch to one? What for? That question was visible in Kana’s eyes.

However, I naturally pressed Kana with one hand.

*Clash* *Clang* *Clang*

Kana seemed to decide to continue our deadlock. Good. She took the bait.

I’m betting everything on this new technique. Soul tightrope walking!!!

*Whoosh*

Wind swirled around my hand as I charged my flash strike to the extreme. The wind gradually began to take the form of a sword.

“…!”

“Hmm… interesting.”

Among those present, the most skilled, Gonzaemon and Tetsu, seemed to notice I was about to use an unusual technique.

“Where’s your new technique?!!”

Fortunately, Kana hadn’t noticed the change yet. She was intoxicated with the pleasure of overwhelming me.

And… her desire to win at all costs clouded her vision.

*Whoosh*

An invisible wooden sword had formed in my hand.

Kana couldn’t see the sword. With this, I could aim for a surprise kill.

*Clang*

I deflected Kana’s strike with all my might.

Immediately after, I swung the air sword.

Naturally, to Kana’s eyes, it looked like I was just swinging my empty hand.

Kana seemed to think I was just trolling.

“Shota!! So you actually want to make a baby with me?!”

Kana smiled broadly.

“No!! The first child… I promised to have it with Eri!!!!”

I shouted loudly as I swung the invisible sword.

*Clang*

The invisible sword struck Kana’s chest armor directly.

*Crack*

The wind began to tear through Kana’s entire body.

“Arghhhh!!!”

Kana’s body was pushed backward.

*Thud*

Kana fell forward.

It was my victory.

“Arigiri Shota has won.”

Tetsu acknowledged it.

“My disciple!!! Winning with a technique I’ve never seen before!!!!!”

Gonzaemon embraced me with tears of pride.

“Im-impossible… what kind of technique…!”

Kana seemed bewildered.

“Looks like I won. Let’s have our first time responsibly, with protection.”

I said with a smile.

“O-one more match!!”

Kana shouted.

“It was a single match duel.”

Absolutely not fighting again.

‘Well… this only worked because it was a one-time thing.’

That was the fact.

It worked because Kana didn’t know my new technique. Kana’s learning ability is beyond imagination. She would have already found a way to counter it.

“That’s right. Accept your defeat!!”

Umi shouted loudly.

“Really… I have no choice.”

Kana was serious about duels. She got up and dusted herself off. Yes, that’s our good Kana.

“Shota. You’ve learned something interesting.”

Then Kana… reached out her hand toward me.

*Whoosh*

Blade-like wind swirled from Kana’s hand.

“Is this how it’s done?”

Kana said with a broad smile.

She copied it just by watching once?

“Gahh!! Overwhelming inferiority complex!!!!”

I immediately clutched my heart.

In novels, I felt inferior to Mika, and in swordsmanship, to Kana.

“Hng… do you dislike feeling inferior?”

Kana asked, hugging me tightly.

“No. I love it.”

I immediately embraced Kana and kissed her.

“Ehehe. I love you, Shota.”

Kana became silly with just physical affection. That gap was incredibly cute.

——–

Anyway, after finishing our day at the dojo, Kana and I decided to go on a date alone.

Since we had to hunt monsters at night, we planned to return before then.

*Ring ring*

At that moment, my phone rang.

“Ah. Eri.”

It was a call from Eri.

“Shota. Can you hear me?”

When I heard Eri’s voice, my expression immediately softened. To emit such healing waves with just her voice… scary girl.

“So… I heard you won the duel? And agreed to use protection.”

Eri said.

“Yeah. Because I promised to have my first child with you.”

I said with a smile.

“Oh my… I’m happy that Shota continues to cherish me as his primary wife.”

Eri said in a shy tone.

“From now on… I feel like I can trust what Shota says.”

After saying that, the sound of lips touching came through the phone.

She had kissed me through the phone.

“Eheheheh.”

Really… Eri was a woman who knew better than anyone how to make a man happy.

“I’d like to become friends with Kana through this opportunity.”

Eri said with a chuckle.

“Ah. I want to be friends too.”

At that moment, Kana spoke with a refreshing expression.

“She’s the woman who has what I want – the world. To conquer the world, I must absorb everything from her.”

Kana said with a smile.

Kana’s ambition… scary!!! It seemed like she would obtain the position of primary wife by any means.

“Anyway, Shota. Have fun.”

Eri ended the call.

“Does Eri… not feel jealousy?”

Kana wondered about that.

“She probably does feel jealous.”

I said.

I recalled the vision I had seen before. The image of Eri killing Mika and trying to kill us… it had a strange sense of reality.

“She feels jealousy, but she also has the desire to get along with everyone. It’s like a mother’s heart, wanting to support everyone as the primary wife… anyway, she has a big heart.”

I explained.

“………”

Kana looked surprised at my words.

“Hmph. So she has the capacity to be the primary wife.”

Kana seemed to have acknowledged her rival in her own way.

“This must be how Cao Cao felt when he first met Liu Bei.”

Kana muttered.

“Suddenly bringing up the Three Kingdoms…?”

She really doesn’t seem like a high school girl in some ways.

“It seems I’ll be contending with Eri for the world.”

Kana said.

“Hey!! What about me!! I’m quite a threatening rival too!!!”

Umi suddenly got angry.

“Shut up!! Yuan Shu!! Go drink some honey water!!”

Kana snapped at Umi.

“Shota!! She’s so annoying!!”

Umi clung to me with a tearful face. I immediately patted her to comfort her. I don’t know who Yuan Shu is, but Umi clearly sensed that he was a loser. The name does sound like one.

Anyway, after comforting Umi, Kana and I headed outside.

In front of the dojo, a limousine was parked.

“Since this is our first time together… the honeymoon should be perfect!”

Kana smiled brightly.

The rich really do things on a different scale… I realized that once again.