Chapter 52 - CH 37: BLOSSOMING (2) (2/2)

Looking at his serious expression while he was drawing such perverted clothes made it really hard for him to not punch him. This urge grew stronger when Minagata said this line one day,

”For some, art is an eternal beauty, for other people, art is an explosion. For me…Nudity is art!!!”

Kuroha swore that when Minagata said this, he could see Minagata standing and screaming this line on a sandy beach under the sunset with waves surging toward him.

Thankfully, despite being an incredible and somewhat creepy pervert, Minagata never did anything like peeping or using his position to influence young mannequin.

Of course, they're still young, so anything could happen in the future, but Kuroha trusted in Minagata's personality and moral integrity. In his own words, he was a ”Gentleman of culture.”

”Hello, Mister Rodriguez. It has been a long time.”

This time, it was Momo who spoke. she bowed a little before straightening herself.

”Si, it has been some time.”

The relationship between Rodriguez and Momo was a little strained. Well Kuroha guessed that for a stylist like him, someone like Momo who could replicate the perfect dress just by looking at it was a sort of aberration.

What more, as time passed, Momo was now a little colder than in the past. Kuroha knew it was his fault. She was mimicking him a little. Thankfully she was still a kind girl at heart.

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Kuroha couldn't help but think about all that happened since Izuku was chosen as All Might successor.

It has been seven months now since the start of Izuku's training. The recommendation exam would debut in three months and the public exam one week later after it.

Kuroha looked at himself in the mirror. All he wore were his boxers. He couldn't help but marvel at the change he went through.

Even though the team Nighteye mainly trained Izuku, they also trained him and the others.

You could even say that Malicia and Sebastian were the perfect trainers for him.

Thankfully he didn't need healing. Hearing Izuku scream each time he was healed by Milenia always made him feel stressed.

If he didn't know that the pain wasn't something that could be removed, Milienia would be on his hit list. Well, not like he could have done anything to her at his current level.

Anyway, he took another look and did a slow turn. In the past, he had a rather short and slim frame, but now, he was just a little shorter than Mirio and stood at about 179 cm, two centimeters short of Mirio 181 cm.

He was taller, had broader shoulders, longer hair and was sculpted like a god. Frankly, if it was hentai, girls would cream themselves just by seeing him.

This growth wasn't only physical, but also emotional. He could now easily let out different kinds of smiles. They may be fakes, but they were necessarily. That was thanks to Milienia.

She said that having a cold face didn't mean that you're dangerous. It just made you a clown.

In her own words, ”The scariest person in this world are those who come close to you without showing any hostility. And even more frightening is the idea that the person is coming at you with kindness. People are weak to those they see as kind to them.”

As such, the ability to hide your own emotions and project different own are the mark of the truly great.

Kuroha sighed. Milienia was truly an enigma for him. That woman, despite her young look, was in her thirties...At least, Nighteye said that she was from his generation, but he could smell a lie when he heard one.

The fact that, All Might acted with her with even more respect than he did with Gran Torino was a red flag.

Thinking of her, Kuroha couldn't help but shudder a bit.

One day, he did the mistake of telling her his speculation and asking her if she wasn't older than Gran Torino himself. Her answer?

He didn't remember. The worst was that he didn't even remember how the day went past, and he woke up the next day with a big headache.

When he asked Madness what happened, even Madness refused to answer. He even had a scared look on his face. Since then, Kuroha understood a universal truth. ”No matter how badass you are, there will always be someone more badass than you”. Since then, he wisely never asked about her age.

Kuroha sighed before letting out a smile. A genuine one. It happened more and more recently.

In the past, he could only smile when speaking to those close to him. Now he could smile even when he was by himself.

He was happy, life was good. He just hoped that this happiness will continue for a long time…

(AN: Hehehe lol.????)