Chapter 157 - The Lone Kunoichi (1/2)

”Caw! This is the place! We wait here.”

The Kasugai Crow thought of perching on Nik's shoulder before burning the foolish self-suggestion and continued flapping its until he had informed Nik about meeting location and then, he flapped away.

Meanwhile, Nik looked at the patched trail boring into the dark forest before reigning in his curiosity. Most probably, that forest is the outskirts of the shinobi village filled with shinobi scouts and most probably a demon.

Entering the forest in such a sensitive period would be bat crap crazy which Azula might find her interest in, but Nik had not lost the interest in his own life and sat cross-legged while pulling down the hefty bag slung across his shoulder and started chewing on the meat jerky prepared by Sakonji.

It was as if the kind tengu already knew that missions would flood in even before the duo could even change into their demon-slaying uniforms.

”Who are you? State your reason for arrival.”

Nik's body grew a bit tense and immediately wished to release an outburst of Hamon, but suddenly, the owner of soft and soothing voice pressed a point at his back and the Hamon energy was immediately put into a chaos, making Nik's mind buzz a little, but the sharp blade touching his neck had retracted while his control over the Hamon grew back in moments.

”You use Hamon... Are you the reinforcement?”

The monotone voice questioned once again and Nik finally turned back and looked at one of the most ravishing beauties he would ever meet, but right now, he was not in the mood to revert in his horny self.

There was a blade placed against the nape of his neck, and by the looks of what was held in the grasp of raven-haired beauty, it was a deadly Kunai.

”I have not broken any restriction. Why did you show hostile intentions?”

Nik immediately pursued. The woman in front of him was way stronger than him... Nik understood it well, and usually, he would play happy go lucky and simply cow under the woman's might, but when his relationship with the lady had already stretched to the extent of life and death, Nik did not find any version of himself willing to smile while conversing with her.

”Village... martial law.”

The lady impassively placed the kunai within the pouch slung across her slender... not the time!

”It doesn't matter to me, I am not of your village, neither have I entered. Without even performing a check, you attempted hostility.

Did you get that, shitty crow? I'm out of here.”

This was the other reason Nik immediately pursued a clash of interest. The Lady's appearance allowed Nik to understand that whatever was happening, it wasn't even close to his own grasp of power and understanding.

”Denied. The order states—”

”Want me to fry you?”

Nik immediately snapped while the lady kept her mask of emotionless expression without commenting anything.

”But... what can I even do?! I am just a communicator, brat!!”

The crow finally snapped while Nik grinned and pointed at the woman in front of him by no small amount of reluctance, but when he recalled the dangers of the world and how much he had to lose, he steeled his heart and continued.

”Then communicate her actions! What she did—”

”She is the second-in-command of the Shinobi Village, you miserable brat! That equals to Rank 2 in the Demon-Slaying Corps.”

The crow cawed shrilly and even proved itself capable enough to snort through its beak before flapping away.

Silence reigned in the surroundings save for the whispers of the rustling tree as a wry smile formed on Nik's face.

This is the day, he finally realised that he was too much shameless, for his next words even brought out an amused smile from the lady in front of him.

”Well, hello there! Can I interest in you some meat... jerky?”

Nik smiled politely while extending the bag of meat jerky towards the lady, who looked at the bag for a moment before placing her hand over the contents and fishing out a small piece before placing it in her mouth.

”Good... enough. Who are you?

Reinforcements?”

”Er... yeah?”

Nik also felt a bit confused. How can he even back-up the village if there was such a skilled warrior... not to mention, such a ravishing warrior present?

”Follow me...”

The kady whispered and walked past Nik, who looked up at the cawing crow dangerously before following the well-endowed lady.

***

”My name's Nik, what's yours?”

Nik continued once again as the duo walked within the silent forest. The lady in short pink-kimono was definitely hot, and after Nik gradually got over his previous rage after watching her butt jiggle softly at each step, he finally returned to his previous good ol' Nik, smiling softly.

”Let's try it this way. Nik is my name, your's is?”

Once again, the lady merely turned her head and smiled momentarily before walking straight once again.

'So... the change in the structure of sentence does not work. Then...'

”Shigure Kosaka...”