Chapter 174 – Aoba / Spartan (1/2)

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Chapter 173 Aoba / The Life of a Happy Couple Chapter 175 - Aoba / Boys and Girls

Translator: Ranzan

Anna Juunishima wore a black no-sleeve shirt with hot pants and high-heel sandals. There were sunglasses hanging over her chest, and one bracelets on each arm.

She was slim and tall, and she wore clothes that fit her feminine, fierce demeanor.

Behind her were three young men. They all looked out with sour expressions, one of them was in front of the other two, the driver of the car they were in.

「You…why are you here?」

Taiyou said in a surprised look and voice at these unknown characters.

「Why am I not allowed to be here? This is Juunishima, after all! This here is my headquarters, so there’s going to be one or two of us here, at least.」

「…I thought you were pursuing Pochi here.」

He said with a light comment, and answered her with a frowning brow.

「I did, but I wasn’t able to capture her. I heard you had arrived on this island and was thinking that a monster like you would never come, but now time’s out without me even getting close to her.」

「Really, well, Kohaku fled away well too.」

「This pisses me off, seeing you relaxed about it. Well, thanks to you I’ve been messing up, so they called me here to deal with you.」

「You’ve been told to defeat me?」

「…」

Anna didn’t answer, but an icy smile spread on her face.

Taiyou laughed at himself at the stupid thing was hearing after he caused all this carnage, but the fact that this girl appeared here meant she was his enemy.

「Natsuno-kun…」

Aoba worrily called his name, as she turned her clinging eyes towards him.

It seemed that the trust and calm that she had previously had been pulled away.

It was to be expected, because before Anna and her group had attacked Natsuno’s group on a trip, and she had been injured.

Even though it wasn’t a big deal, it was certain one would feel worried in front of someone that previously injured you.

Taiyou put power into the arm that held her, as if to tell her 「It’ll be okay」.

「Okay…」

Aoba nodded, and buried herself under his arm.

He could feel Anna’s presence, and the fear of Aoba from her experiences with Anna.

He felt strongly that he had to protect her.

「Let that girl go, she’s going to get mixed up in this.」

Anna said provocatively, as Taiyou became enraged.

He strongly regretted not being able to protect her the last time she was attacked by Anna…there was something like trauma left in Aoba.

There was no reason to leave her just because Anna told him, no, in fact he would stay with her because Anna told him.

「No.」

「Such a conceited attitude, are you really okay with that? I think any REAL man would want to make sure his girl is safe.」

「Yeah, me too.」

「Then do it.」

「I already did.」

Anna scowled at him.

She took a sudden breath at Taiyou’s quick response, as her expression of surprise turned into a sour expression.

His strange agreement with her had frustrated her.

What the reason for her frustration was…was something Taiyou declined to ponder about.

(No reason to think about it now.)

There was only one thing for him to do now, show Aoba that he had the power to keep her from being touched, that was it.

There was nothing to think about but that.

「Well, too bad then.」

Anna said with a sigh.

「Big sis, are you really going to do this?」

The driver of the car asked. He earnestly asked her, as if he seemed a bit lost.

「Yeah.」

「But…」

「Just shut up.」

Anna said, and the other three were quiet.

He ignored the standing Anna, and looked at the three young guys, matching their gazes and taking a step ahead.

Taiyou glared at them, took out his weapon, and placed it on his back.

Taiyou’s power, knowing that he was invulnerable to ranged attacks meant that he prepared for a close one.

「Here goes.」

As soon as the others heard Anna’s call to attack, they all went forward to attack Taiyou.

Taiyou took a step back. He didn’t face straight forward, but pulled his body back and hid Aoba behind him.

After putting his right side out as his furthermost point, he gazed carefully at an approaching blade and dodged the tip.

He went to counterattack as the attack went by, but where he was about to step in was stashed at from the other side.

Left and right, his vision scattered to the front.

The guys’ combinations were a barrage seeking to hem him in.

He took a step back.

They followed up with another attack, as he ran back over the stone tiles with Aoba in arm.

「Ug.」

He tripped on the edge of one tile and lost his balance. Then one weapon scratched the edge of his nose, and he almost was unable to avoid it, while the end of his nose split open in a trail of new blood.

「Natsuno-kun!」

「I’m fine! It’s a scratch!」