40 The Beauty and The Blade (2/2)

”It seems that you've left me no choice... I'm sorry, Nii-sama.”

After saying those words, she came charging at me at high speed, her right hand holding the grip of the katana, ready to draw it out at any moment.

”As if I'll let you do that!”

As soon as she came running towards me, I also charged in towards her, closing in on her quarters.

”You are simply foolish, Nii-sama. Seeking death on your own volition.”, she spoke as if the outcome had already been decided.

”Don't worry, Nii-sama. After you have died, I shall follow you as well, and we shall reunite in the underworld.”

After finishing those words, she immediately began to draw her sword out, attempting to slash me at high speed. However...

”Sorry, Mio! No one's going to die on my watch!”

Before she managed to draw her sword out, I stopped in my tracks and used a chop-kick to attack her right hand, which is now gripping the sword. As the kick connected with her hand, she dropped the sword and took a decisive lunge at me.

”This is the end, Nii-sama...”, a knife suddenly materialized in her left hand.

”No! Yuuji!!!”, Hanako cried out in agony.

Because I lost my balance from the kick earlier, I could not evade in time. Just as I was bracing for the feeling of the knife to stab into my body...

*Click*

”Heh?”, Hanako and I stupidly let out a weird voice, while Mio, who no longer has that scary expression, was smiling mischievously and said,

”Teehee☆”

”Teehee☆ My ass!!!”, we both retorted in unison.