49 Invitations (2/2)
”Aha..ha..ha, I am not lying to you.” Rafi turned away from her as he replied awkwardly.
”But you lied to me at that time...” she then started to look pitiful as she glanced at him.
”This...and that...are two different matters, Serafall.” Rafi was in dismay as he wanted to touch her, but dared not to because of the guilt.
”Really??”
”...fine, I will tell it in passing to you later. I need to clean myself first. Bye.” Rafi said in defeat as he started to go back to his room.
”Wait. I will keep following you until you tell me.” Serafall called on him lightly as she followed him.
”Hey, hey, I want to go to restroom first now. You will still follow me?!”
”...even if to restroom...” Serafall said in lower voice as she glanced at him with awkward face.
”.....”
”What is strange on my face??”
”Well, just wait a bit outside okay, I will not run away.”
*stare...*
”Really, just wait a bit. We will talk in other place later. How about we also look at Sona's training as we speak? Don't you also want to check up on your little sister's training?”
”Fine, I will wait here a bit. Then we will go to Sona-chan's training place together, while you tell me along the way, okayy...”
.....
While his other clones were each busy with other matters, Rafi was training his own spearplay to hone his mastery. With his comprehension of space and time recently, due to his Byaku-Mangekyo, he could somewhat simulate a bit of their effects with his spear technique. Because, although he could use space-time abilites using his eyes, but an ability that was trained to himself might prove better at times, if the situations didn't allow him to rely on his eye's abilities.
To Rafi, his bloodline abilities might be for dealing with long-range enemies, while his close-range weapon were his spearplay and his hand-to-hand combat technique. Rather than making his bloodline abilites his main arsenal, he preferred them to be a supportive ability to help in his battle. And thus, also was supported by System's suggestion, he decided to start training in his spearplay again from scratch. It was not that he neglected to train in other weapons, as he mastered Eternal Arm Mastery already, but temporarily emptying his mind from other weapon's moves gave him opportunity to see his own flaws in his previous spearplay, and thus further chances to improve it.
As per System's words, it was better for Rafi to simultaneously comprehend his abilities with his own hardwork and System's comprehension pack, rather than only relying on the comprehension pack he purchased from the System. Because, although the comprehension from System was more complete, but it was also like a cage or frame that limited Rafi from evolving his own comprehension. Thus the needs for Rafi to continuously incorporate his own understanding to better assimilate with System's comprehension pack, and producing a combination of both.
When he was too absorbed in his training, he didn't notice that at some point of time Altria and Xenovia stopped their training as they, together with Illya, watched his spear lights flashed continuously.
It was simple black and white lights that flashed occasionally at first. However, as times passed, those black and white lights flashed alternately around his spear as Gungnir sometimes went from slow to fast and fast to slow, at a rhythmic pattern as Rafi looked like was moving unconsciously. The longer time passed, the deeper Rafi was immersed in that state, and the spear started to move in a chaotic manner, completely unlike its previously rhythmic patterns. Strangely enough, despite it looked like moving in a chaotic manner, but it kept giving a harmony feeling of order inside those chaotic movements.
Illya and Xenovia were worrying about Rafi, as they wanted to wake him up. However Altria shook her head as she explained that the situation Rafi was in, wasn't dangerous for him. It was a fortune for him, as it might not happen often for a warrior to enter that state of enlightment. Thus, they decided to distance themselves from Rafi's training place, as Altria and Xenovia resumed their training distance away from Rafi while occasionally watched Rafi in his training.
The sun was almost gone as day started to change to night as half a day passed when Rafi became sober again. As he was looking around, he realized the destruction around himself and the girls were watching him from afar. Waving his hand, he approached them as he asked them what happened about it. Because it looked like the place just had a fierce battle. When he asked them, they looked at each other briefly before smiling toward him, much to his confusion.
”How is your training just now, Rafi?” Altria asked him.
”Hm, it feels like I have further improved my spear techniques. Much of my doubts about it was cleared, as I feel my mind is clear when thinking about it.”
”It is a normal occurence, because you've just entered an enlightenment state. Ah, how I envy your luck, Rafi. Hm, then because you've just a good luck like that, you must make us a good dinner for the night...”
”Oh, as per your order then, my queen of knight. Let's go back first to Gremory's Mansion. We will continue our training tomorrow.” The four people then went to Gremory's Mansion in a flash as Rafi brought them with Hiraishin.
After he was back, he was dumbfounded seeing his clones's tired appearance and those shopping bags behind them. Two of his three clones glared at him in jealousy before those three merged with him back, thus sharing their memories of the day. After receiving those memories, he couldn't help looking at Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Sakura, Karin and Serafall with a bitter smile. Shaking his head lightly, he then invited them all to wait a bit as he started to cook with some of the girls helped him, and borrowed the kitchen of Gremory's. In the end though, their dinner became a grand meal together with Sirzechs family's as the Gremory was attracted to the smell of his cooking. And thus they joined the festive, making the kitchen became merrier, before they had a grand dinner together with everyone. Using that chance, Rafi introduced his girls to Sirzechs and Gremory family, much to their surprise.
The first day of their training thus passed as they took a rest after having dinner. The next days, they resumed each their trainings, while Rafi went to a date with his girls for a day each as he left his training routine to his clone. While Serafall then, most of the times, started to look at him in a slight anger when she saw him coming back from his dates everyday.
.....
Two days before the twenty-days training regime ended, intrigued by the angry look she was giving him occasionally, Rafi then met Serafall as he asked what happened to her.
”Hm, cough, Serafall, it seems like your mood these days isn't that good is it?”
”Hmph, who says my mood is bad?! I feel great everyday!” She said as she puffed her cheek.
”.....”, Rafi was speechless as he looked at a pouting Serafall and thought to himself, 'is this her time of the month?'.
”Hmph, you have been spending times leisurely with them, while I've been handling devil's affairs here and there, it is not fair!”
”...um, that is your job as a Satan, right? I am just a guest after all.”
”You?!” Serafall glared at him, giving him a look that she would bite him if he said another wrong words.
”Hais, okay, do you need my help?” Shrugged his shoulder in defeat, Rafi asked her.
”Nah, now that I think about it, I want you to accompany me to Auros tomorrow. Sona-chan's dream of school will be built there as she said to me. I need to look out for my little sister, choosing a best place for her hehe. It will be bad for the cute me if I am attacked by Chaos Brigade, while inspecting there, right?” Serafall said with a smile as she then looked at him pitifully.
”.....as a Satan, you are a strong devil, Serafall. So, I think it is...”
”Okay, it is decided, I will be waiting for you tomorrow morning!” Cutting off his words, Serafall said excitedly as she unfurled her wings and flew away quickly.
”Wait. Ah, she haven't said where we will meet later. Hm, well, I just need to find her tomorrow morning then.”