Chapter 32 (1/2)

Chapter 32

She had toh for her collarbone to show But even so, her breasts weren’t particularly exposed A very low-key ribbon seeether However, in contrast to her being so casually dressed, she felt extrele-like eyes With a single glare fro away Or maybe I was just scared of her…

She looked at both Renge and Asagao, and sly friendly The contrast between her sharp eyes and her friendly smile also had a certain allure to it Finally she said, “My bad for taking so long”

“Seriously…” gruao

“My previous er than expected,” replied Natsuao’s complaints “Sorry”

Her arms were small and feed to those at the top of the military But, those arms were certainly not frail and delicate They were lively, flexible, and powerful In fact, the sau, as well Her sleeves were rolled up past her elbows, and she earing a short skirt The curves on her exposed arant She wasn’t wearing any socks, so I could see the naked beauty of her legs all the way down to her ankles

As I was still s, she plopped down on a sofa in front of us Don’t open your legs like that… Don’t… Okay I saw that… I iazed at the door There wereinto the room; perhaps they were her aides They did see her Or perhaps they were just following her

One particular girl was tanned and had dark blonde hair She had large and black eyes, possibly due to her eye makeup or false eyelashes I didn’t know her name, but I had definitely seen her before If I remember correctly, she was an upperclassht Was it Kuroba? Well, it didn’t matter too much I’ll just call her black-eyes Black-eyes sat down next to Natsume on the couch and started to comb her hair

Behind black-eyes, another girl appeared She looked extre as she walked in She had brownish red hair that looked a bit fluffy Her very distinct eyes looked sleepy, and her beloved guns, gliht, were strapped underneath her skirt She was beautiful with her drowsy face and her sht word… She wasobjective

After all, this girl, Chigusa Asuha, was er thanat ainst a nearby wall and took out her phone She fidgeted with it a little bit, yawned, and then turned towards me

She blinked her surprised eyes a few times and exhaled “Sup,” she muttered

I greeted her back “Yo, Asuha”

“Hey,” she replied With that, she turned back to her phone

So cold… Was she in her rebellious phase? Please no, I can’t have that happening At this rate she ht become a punk too! Was she influenced by her friends? Punks seem to be everywhere in this town, especially in theof which, her skirt seemed to be shorter than before, and her ribbon seemed to be looser as well! Well, her breasts weren’t that big, so it wasn’t that big of a deal Though, she’s only in middle school… Next terrow, then… I’ said, I need to communicate better as her older brother before we start to drift apart!

Renge called out to her before I had a chance to speak again “Asuha! It’s been a while!”

“Huh?” said Asuha as she looked up, puzzled She looked at Renge dubiously as Renge waved her hand towards her “H with a quizzical expression She immediately looked back down on her phone

Renge laughed nervously in response “Ah, hey… Umm… Asuha, do you remember me?”

You knohat? I’e… My sister is a bit, you know… Well, I’m sure she remembers you, so don’t worry

Natsu in front of us, had the sahed, and turned back to Renge “Renge, it’s been a while How’s it going?” she asked

“You ree with a sparkle in her eyes She was so happy that if she had a tail, she would be joyfully wagging it Meanwhile, Asuha looked back up

“Ah, yes, Renge!” shouted Asuha As I thought, she did remember

“I was always in the lower ranks… so I’e She was so happy she could cry

“Of course There’s no way I’d forget,” replied Natsume with a bitter smile

Well, Renge was cute, so it was easy to re for Natsume to have ree was just a low ranker, after all I’m sure she didn’t meet with any of us that many times in the past In fact, other than the ti out, we probably didn’t even talk to her directly at all I stared at Natsume, impressed that she was that attentive to other people Still, I’m sure she didn’t remember—

“… You too, Kasuhts She smiled at me

“Ah, Thanks… Thanks for taking care of my sister, too,” I said Wow, I really didn’t think she would remember me I mean, it could have been because my sister was always next to her

“Oh, right! Asuha is your sister, isn’t she?” asked Natsuot about it”

“Woah, so she’s your sister?” interrupted Asagao “Speaking of which, I have heard of her full nausa Asuha, before… But she doesn’t even look like you” She was sure blunt about her observations

Asuha glared back at her She looked really annoyed for so about her so casually, especially people she didn’t know…

“I guess so There are tilad she’s with me,” said Natsume as she scooted forward “Since Asuha is aweso that she’ll be my next commander Don’t you think so too, Asuha?”

“Thanks…” murmured Asuha She looked back at Natsu

But as she did, black-eyes clicked her tongue in disapproval “Asuha… You heard her question, right?” she asked, glaring at Asuha “Why ya ignorin’ her? You actin’ all high n’ hty just cuz she said you could do it a little?”

“Huh?” said an annoyed Asuha She see about But, perhaps having just realized that she was talking to an upperclassman, she reluctantly responded, “Nah, not really I’ her I just don’t really care about such things”

“Hah?” Black-eyes glared even harder at Asuha

Asuha, still irritated, sighed and looked off to the side With that, black-eyes got so angry she couldn’t even speak Her veins even started to show on her face

“Stop! Asuha, stop! Please get along with everyone! Be as close to everyone as you are to ht in a panic

Things tensed up, but Natsuhed loudly “Asuha has soot souts, eh?”

“But, Natsume!” pleaded Black-eyes She was still clearly dissatisfied

Natsume patted her on the shoulder “Its fine, it’s fine,” she said as she tried to calao, what do you need?”

It see forward

“I caao as she looked at Natsume She took out her tablet, and Natsume leaned forward so she could take it As she did, her skirt rubbed against the leather couch a bit and I glanced at her even …

Natsume turned her attention to the tablet screen She took a look and sighed “Ah, this, it would have been fine if you just did it back at your place, though…” she then said She scratched her cheek, annoyed

In response, Asagao furrowed her eyebrows and was not fond of Natsume’s attitude “That was not possible I had to talk to you about this very thing!” she shouted as she ju here! Just for you!” She slistened under the rooht She continued on

“Can you please stop recklessly throwing transfers at me? I’m not a trash can, you know!”

“It’s tough not being able to deny that…”

“No, I didn’t ao She was always honest and upfront about her ownwe aren’t below the military branch!”

Asagao’s honesty with her own ainst the city’s subhead, the top of the military branch, she would not back down at all She always said what she needed to say

“If you took them in, then take responsibility for theot e look “There’s a cost to training these transfers, you know? Until they are trained to an appropriate level, they only take up our resources and make us suffer losses On top of that, not just our branch, but it seems like you send transfers to other branches as well! What’s theof this?”

In my opinion, she did lay out her points pretty well She continued to press for answers

Natsuht…” she said softly as a single drip of sweat rolled down her forehead

“You did? You sure?” snapped Asagao Her look was intense, her words were sharp, and her forehead was glistening

“I… Well, I really want…” She paused for a bit “I think it’s best for everyone to be able to do all sorts of things…”