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Chapter 346: Master and Servant
🕑 Added 2025-08-07 02:01:51 +0000 UTC"Sorry about that, but it can't be helped. I wanted to play with you too, but that Kojou guy, he didn't come despite this rare opportunity, it's really annoying. By the way, Nagisa, will you introduce who these incredibly handsome and adorable people are?"
Looking at the wide-eyed Nagisa with an awkward smile, Yuma Kusanagi suddenly turned her gaze to the incredibly conspicuous Blake, asking with curious eyes and a hint of scrutiny.
Her only friends were Kojou and Nagisa. The sudden appearance of two unusual people by Nagisa's side made it hard for her not to overthink.
"Ah! Right, I almost forgot to introduce Yuma-chan! Blake-chan, Kanna-chan, this is my friend Yuma-chan, Yuma Kusanagi... Yuma-chan, this is my and Kojou-kun's newly recognized big brother, his name is Blake, and this is Blake-chan's younger sister. Yuma-chan, just call them Blake-chan and Kanna-chan~" Nagisa said excitedly, quickly introducing them.
"Nice to meet you, Yuma-chan, I'm very happy to meet you. Nagisa-chan has mentioned you many times to me. You're indeed a very cute and sunny girl," Blake said with a smile, gently patting Kanna's head.
"Blake-chan, you can tell I'm a girl?"
Hearing this, Yuma Kusanagi tilted her small head, looking at Blake in surprise. Because of her appearance, Kojou had always treated her as a boy, only finding out her gender when she wore a uniform skirt at school.
Yuma's current attire was completely boyish sportswear. Combined with her short hair and slightly handsome, cute face, most people who saw her like this would probably mistake her for a cool little boy, right?
"Does that even need explaining? The first time I saw Yuma-chan, I thought she was a very cute and beautiful girl. Plus, there's a unique fragrance. How could you be a boy?" Blake casually said something that could easily be misunderstood as perverted, leaving Nagisa??.
"Mmm-hmm, thank you."
Hearing this, Yuma Kusanagi's purple eyes couldn't help but waver, and her small face also turned slightly red. It was the first time someone had praised her as cute and seen her so clearly. It gave her a sense of existence, rather than being a puppet.
Afterward, under Yuma Kusanagi's enthusiasm, Blake played basketball with her. Nagisa sat on the side, shouting and cheering, unable to close her mouth. As for Kanna, she casually swung her legs, eating an ice pop that Nagisa had bought from a vending machine.
Speaking of basketball skills, although Blake had never played before, with his terrifying reflexes and control over strength, even using just ordinary human physical abilities, the strongest professional players would be completely overwhelmed with one hand.
However, since he was just playing with Yuma Kusanagi, Blake was casual about it, just messing around.
Various rule-breaking actions were enough to make the basketball-loving Yuma Kusanagi complain, but things like dunks and super long-range shots left Yuma Kusanagi dumbfounded, wishing she could become his disciple.
Blake was happy to oblige. Although he didn't know various basketball techniques, his control over strength was at a master level.
"Hoo, Blake-chan, with your talent, it's such a pity you don't play basketball," Yuma Kusanagi muttered, panting after playing. Because of basketball, the distance between the two had clearly narrowed a lot, reaching the level of friends, rather than just being acquaintances through Nagisa's relationship.
"Playing basketball for me can only be considered cheating, so there's no fun in it," Blake said, shaking his head and handing over the specially bought iced water.
"...Thank you."
Hearing this, Yuma Kusanagi couldn't help but be taken aback, not understanding what Blake meant. However, seeing that Blake didn't intend to explain further, she didn't think too much about it and just took the iced water and drank it in large gulps.
Having an iced drink after exercising was undeniably refreshing.
As for the restless Nagisa, she took Kanna around the nearby shopping street in the meantime. With Kanna around, even a Progenitor wouldn't be able to end a fight in a short time, so Blake wasn't really worried about anything happening and let them play.
During their break, Blake and Yuma Kusanagi also chatted about other things. To be precise, the curious Yuma Kusanagi was asking about Blake.
Although they had only known each other for a short time, she already had a good impression of the mysterious Blake and considered him her third friend.
"Blake-chan, is this your first time here? When will you be leaving?"
"It's hard to say. But it should be within the next half month. At that time, Kojou and Nagisa will also leave together for a special demon district called Itogami Island."
"Eh? Kojou and Nagisa are leaving too?!"
Hearing this, Yuma Kusanagi first showed a lonely expression, then her purple-red pupils shrank violently. Itogami Island, that was where her mother was imprisoned...!
"Yeah, they're only staying here temporarily, and this time they're going to Itogami Island because of their parents," Blake said softly, his crystal blue eyes slightly wavering, making it hard to tell what he was thinking.
"This, is that so... that makes sense..." With an expression that looked like she was about to cry, yet also bitter and complicated, sadness showed in her purple-red eyes, but Yuma Kusanagi tried hard to show a smile and murmured.
"By the way, Yuma-chan, do you live alone?" Blake then asked gently, as if remembering something.
"No... my parents have been traveling abroad for quite some time, so I'm staying with relatives, but they're often not home either. Of course, someone takes care of me. It's just a servant. Actually, the tutor I mentioned to Nagisa earlier was also a servant..." Yuma Kusanagi said with some loneliness in her voice.
"Looks like Yuma-chan is still a young lady. But why would a servant push you, who is half the master, so hard? And studying desperately as a child, spending every day with books, is a bit of a waste of youth," Blake said with a hint of deeper meaning.
"....."
These words left Yuma Kusanagi speechless, and her small hands couldn't help but clench.
