Chapter 175 – Aoba / Boys and Girls (1/2)

Chapter 174 - Aoba / Spartan T Chapter 176: Aoba / Can’t let you do that

Translator: Ranzan

「So you are here, then.」

「Just the face I expected.」

「This was the next stage I thought, wasn’t surprised at all.」

Taiyou said this, smiled, and drew back his shoulders.

A huge army by the gates, and Anna who then came out from inside.

That wasn’t all, as next was an even stronger foe.

One could say that this is was the most expected outcome, that Saegusa Tsukumo would appear here with all of his own.

There was no surprise as this was the so-called ‘promise’ that awaited him.

His body, however, was another story.

He had taken more than a scratch from Anna and the others and their fearless attack against him.

The side of his head throbbed and the palm of his right hand pulsated hotly.

It wasn’t a huge amount of damage, but he wasn’t in perfect condition.

On the other hand, Saegusa and his group were all there, opposing him.

Saegusa was at the top with his sister Haku.

The mother/daughter combo of Chan Sha and Chan Su were there, speaking their broken Japanese.

There also were the strange-Japanese-speaking black-clothed mother Chiyo and her archer daughter Chie.

In addition stood Miyako, in a kimono, and her daughter, the beautiful Honoka, who was taller than Taiyou.

Eight people altogether, who had suddenly appeared around Saegusa like a sudden mother/daughter comic troupe.

(Well, time to get ready.)

He put power into his left arm without thinking.

Yesterday (at least in his consciousness) he had fought and defeated the five women starting with Chan Su.

But now Chan Sha and Saegusa were added in the mix.

At full strength he could win; he wouldn’t even lose against all seven.

But, that is obvious…if he could use both arms.

Taiyou wasn’t confident that he could win against all seven with Aoba in one arm in this condition.

He couldn’t lose also.

After this, he had to win strongly with all of his power…he needed to keep winning completely.

That was his goal.

(The way…may involve having to be quite bloody with this group)

Taiyou thought so. If he aimed to scare the group, he would have to visually injure them heavily to scare them away.

Taiyou prepared himself for this.

But, there was something opposing this decision as well.

Aoba was accompanying him on his side. Her ponytailed face looked up at him from under his arm with a worried expression.

「Natsuno-kun, maybe I should leave…」

It was just like her to sense the danger in this situation, as she clung to him and asked for his response.

「No, stay there.」

He interrupted her with a quick response.

「Leave it all to me, just relax.」

「But…」

「You’re fine. I remembered what Kohaku has promised me.」

「What? Kohaku?」

Why that name, now? Her eyes widened.

「W, what promise?」

「To not love you all equally, that promise.」

「What?」

Now Aoba was really surprised. She had a face that said, what is this man in front of me saying?

「Not to love you all equally, and in exchange for each time I’m with you, to love the person I’m with the most. That promise.」

「Well…」

「Now, I love you the most, now, more than Kotone, Suzune, Kazane, more than Kohaku. That’s why I’ll protect you, no matter what happens. So just relax.」

「T…that’s it?」

To say that Aoba was surprised was correct, his reasoning made sense in a way that it didn’t make any sense.

「Yeah!」

「But! Just that is…」

「Well, let me add one thing.」

He closed Aoba’s lips with his index finger.

He smiled, and then said,

「…love always wins in the end.」

「…」

For a second, the air around them seemed to stop.

Everyone except Taiyou was lost as to what was going on.

Not just Aoba, but all of the enemies with Saegusa were completely dumbfounded.

The words he spoke were a piercing declaration.