Chapter 570 - ANTICIPATION (1/2)

The weather on Martial Island remained warm and unchanging, but there was a difference in the air. There was a hint of excitement on the faces of the inhabitants of the little island. The change made Akira a little uncomfortable because she had gotten used to the austere nature of the people.

”Do they have to be so excited?” Akira turned to ask as she pushed the stroller through the shopping district.

Kaito laughed. ”You cannot blame them. The Triennial Championships are about to begin. This is the only time most of these people will see outsiders.”

Akira rolled her eyes. ”We are also outsiders. They stopped looking at us a long time ago.”

”Are you jealous?” Kaito asked. ”Do not worry. I am always looking at you.”

”Who wants you to look?” Akira pouted.

The couple entered a shop for baby clothes. The place was almost empty, so they could move around freely. Kaito was as excited as Akira as he looked at the clothes with excitement because he liked to spoil the little princess.

Unfortunately, his sense of aesthetics was too basic. He immediately went for a fluffy pink princess dress. He lifted it for Akira to look.

”Don't you think that Princess Hikari will look good in this?” He asked with satisfaction.

”Does the weather mean anything to you?” Akira once again rolled her eyes. ”Hikari will probably melt under all that fabric.”

”We can keep it until we return to Mountain Ridge. It is autumn. The weather should be cool enough on our small mountain.” Kaito said with some homesickness.

”You know we will be able to get cheaper clothes in the outside world. This place is a rip-off.” Akira complained.

After she recovered and little Hikari recovered, she wanted to leave the island immediately. However, she found out that it was not possible to return to Mountain Ridge. They could only do so after the Triennial Championships.

The security on the island had become a little tougher even as the excitement rose. Moreover, Kaito was still supposed to fight in the championship. Therefore, leaving was impossible, so they could only make do with living on the island.

Luckily, unlike when Kaito was imprisoned in the Training Centre, she had contact with the outside world. She had talked with her father and her brother Seiji as well as Hina and Benji. She could survive for a while longer.

”Look at this! It is perfect for cheering for me, right?” Kaito leaned to look into the stroller with a cute gi in his hands.

Akira felt like Kaito had become more and more childish after the birth of their daughter. However, his attachment to the princess also helped him slowly come out from the shadow of post-traumatic stress syndrome.

He did not suffer from insomnia and hypervigilance in the last few months, at least not as much as the first two months after Akira woke from the coma. Moreover, he was more relaxed and did not have the sharpness he had before.

It made Akira very worried about his performance at the Triennial Championships.

Although Kaito was still training diligently, he did not seem to have the killer instinct anymore. He was too happy and comfortable with his life. He had become a perfect example of a total dad. Akira was quite happy with their life and family dynamic.

But she was worried he would be destroyed during the fights.

Akira smiled at Kaito with a sly grin. ”I am sorry, darling. Hikari will not be cheering for you during the championships.”