Chapter 18: Another limitation, another unexpected interaction, and two clearly suspicious men [Part Four]
Yo, author here again
I honestly don't know what happened, lol, I think the website made a mistake and translated the chapter by itself, I don't know, it wasn't my mistake since I translate the chapter as I write
And as for the bro who put the gif there while "screaming", hahaha, you're funny man, you made me laugh
Now going back to the previous topic, my thanks to 'Mark Rose' for signing my pratreon, thank you very much my brother, you are the goat 🐐
And the other thing was that, I saw a short from the same guy saying that Popeye, Bugs Bunny and Woodpecker beat Goku and Saitama in "No Diff", I agree, and you? Anyway, that's it
Enjoi reading, rejoice and...
See you all on next time
patreon.com/MyNameNotIsJohn2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(...Continuing)
.
.
.
Even though these words were said in a tone that gave him a slight shiver, Micael raised his head and looked at Akeno without being affected by it.
He saw that the girl maintained the same position, the same soft expression, the same smile covered by her fingers, her eyes half closed and the slight tilt of her head, but the feeling she gave was...different.
If he gave an example, it looked like one of those scenes where a female character smiled beautifully, but what she felt was anything but joy, then her eyes glowed eerily and a dark aura surrounded them.
And he could feel that this was the scenario he was experiencing, just without the special effects.
But in the end it didn't matter, because he, Micael, was him.
Then, finishing putting the cup on the table, he straightened up and leaned against the sofa, then looking at Akeno, without caring about the "danger" in several quotes, he asked her calmly.
"I'm sorry, but...what did you say?"
He asked, looking straight into her eyes, though this act seemed to add to the strange feeling she was giving off, with his right hand pointing at her.
"...That you are a curious person?"
With her head tilting a little more, causing a few strands of her bangs to move, she asked back, not surprised by the boy's apparent lack of tact.
"That's not it, you said ara ara."
Gesturing his hand in denial, he spoke, lowering his hand the next moment.
"...Yes, I said, is there a problem?"
She asked this time looking at him curiously, not understanding what he meant.
"Oh, it's nothing, I just didn't think anyone would be weird enough to say that in real life."
He said his answer in a calm tone, his expression simple as he looked at her.
Akeno, this time, had her behavior completely broken upon hearing this answer.
The corner of her mouth and eyes twitched sharply for a moment, although she maintained the same pose, the strange feeling she was giving off completely disappeared.
"...Weird?"
She spoke in a weak tone, still not believing what she heard, looking at the carefree-looking boy in front of her with a blank look.
Micael, who was currently scratching his upper back, upon hearing Akeno's tone of voice, turned his gaze towards her as he said.
"You don't need to worry about it, even though it's a little strange, you're also a very pretty girl, so you don't need to worry about being judged for it."
Akeno didn't know what to say, the corner of her eye twitched more sharply upon hearing this, she could only maintain the same expression as she asked in a vague tone.
"...Really?"
While still scratching his upper back, he responded without looking at her.
"Yeah, you know what they say, beautiful women can do anything."
She simply remained in a state of waiting while her mind processed the situation, then, taking a deep breath, she recovered, adopting her previous behavior as if nothing had happened when speaking.
"You certainly are something, aren't you? Micael-kun."
She asked in her soft tone with her demeanor returning to that of a noble lady, exuding elegance and softness, as if her previous lapse had not happened.
Finishing scratching his back, Micael leaned back on the sofa while placing his shin over his thigh in a sitting pose, he calmly looked Akeno in the eyes as he spoke.
"You are something too, acting softly with all those gestures and soft tone to try to make me embarrassed, I don't know what made you do that but you can stop now, I think you realize that this is useless."
Akeno blinked her eyes a few times upon hearing this, she didn't expect to hear this, then remaining silent for a moment, she eventually revealed it.
"Haaa, so, you figured it out."
Exhaling audibly through her mouth, she adopted a more relaxed posture as she leaned her back against the couch, her demeanor changing and appearing calmer.
His face also adopted a calmer expression, his mouth now still with a slight smile, but this one seemed more genuine.
"How did you notice?"
"I didn't realize it at first, but as the conversation progressed and I kept feeling something was wrong, I started thinking about what it could be, honestly it was just a hunch I had that you were trying to embarrass me, but you confirmed it to me ."
Shrugging his shoulders, Micael replied calmly.
"Mm, I see...but you weren't really affected by my charm, were you?"
Tilting her head slightly and raising an eyebrow, she asked with the slight smile still on her face.
Normally she shouldn't be so surprised by this kind of situation, after all the way she acted couldn't even be considered seduction, her elegant and soft-spoken act was just a simple way of leaving an impression on the mind of whoever saw her and was influenced by this.
It turns out that this kind of simple act was enough for the boys in this school, a simple smile, tucking her hair behind her ear or simply winking her eyes coquettishly was enough to make the boys in this school red-faced and stuttering.
She was sure that if she wore even the slightest amount of cleavage, the famous nosebleed would happen.
She knew very well her beauty and attractiveness, simple acts like these were enough to leave ordinary boys at her mercy.
But well, it seems that the boy in front of her was not ordinary.
"I'll give you the same answer I gave Rias, I'm simply built differently, you may have noticed, other than my initial lapse, I spent most of our conversation looking into your eyes, without looking anywhere else."
Squinting at that response, she naturally noticed when he took a quick look at her breasts, but as the boy didn't stare like a pervert and looked away in the next moment, she didn't comment on it, instead she responded.
"Uh...yeah, you can say that."
His gaze shifted for a moment, shifting to the boy's well-built body before looking back into his eyes.
Micael, who noticed that analytical look that lasted for a moment, didn't comment on it, instead he asked again.
"Then why were you acting like that? What was the purpose."
"I don't have a specific reason for this, I was just curious to meet you after Rias talked about you, so I thought I'd act like that to see how you would react."
Raising her hands in a shrug gesture, Akeno spoke cheekily as a feeling of amusement appeared in her gaze.
"So...you acted like that, trying to embarrass me... simply because you wanted to?"
Micael asked back in a calm tone, looking at the girl who was smiling beautifully at him as if she hadn't said something absurd.
"Yeah, basically, yeah."
Shaking her head and with her hands on her knees in a feminine pose while smiling elegantly at him, she cheekily confirmed.
Looking at the girl who acted like a naughty child, he didn't say anything for a moment, just looked at the smiling girl with a calm look before speaking.
"And you were still angry when I tricked you earlier, right? Don't you think that's a little hypocritical now?"
He asked the girl calmly, waiting for how she would respond.
"Well..."
With her eyes going to the side for a moment without looking into his eyes, she said a short word before looking back into his eyes and responding with a bright smile.
"It's a girl thing."
Micael looked at the creature in front of him, who acted innocently and shamelessly smiled cutely at him, a placid look and a neutral expression on his face, he could only give one answer to that...
"Huh..."
With Micael looking at her without saying anything else, Akeno decided to act in a way that could calm him down.
Then, with her head bowed, her hand closed over her temple, one eye closed, and her tongue out, she spoke.
"Tee hee~"
Blatantly, Akeno acted like she was an anime girl acting silly.
The corner of Micael's eye twitched for a moment when he saw this scene, honestly, he was completely speechless.
'Tee hee~ are my eggs!'
With his hand twitching with the desire to give a karate blow to the head of the girl in front of him, Micael just stared at her blankly without saying anything else.
Seeing that the boy wasn't saying anything, Akeno decided to say something so that the atmosphere wouldn't become more awkward than it already was.
"Ufufu~ there's no need to be so serious, it was just a little joke."
Although she told herself that she wanted to lighten the mood, her words betrayed her true intentions as they sounded more like a provocation than anything.
Micael silently looked at the girl who said those words with a smile and crescent-shaped eyes, he noticed the provocation but didn't let himself be affected by it, instead he asked in retrospect with a neutral voice.
"You don't have an ounce of shame for acting like that, do you?"
Laughing lightly, she shrugged her shoulders as she responded.
"Hehehe~ well, what can I say, I'm built-"
However, just as she was about to respond in the same way as him, just as Rias had done, she ended up being interrupted by the sound of a door opening.
With the two looking at the door in the corner of the room behind Akeno, they saw how a head of red hair walked past her.
As Rias walked through the door, she closed it calmly before looking at the other two, her eyes shifting from one to the other at the scene of them sitting on the couches, then with one hand going to her waist, she focused on Akeno as she said in accusatory tone.
"So this is where you were?"
Looking at Rias while maintaining her smile, Akeno responded to her.
"Well, well, looks like I got caught."
Huffing softly at her, Rias looked away from Micael, she walked over and stood next to the table, a faint friendly smile appearing on her face as she spoke.
"Hi Micael, sorry for the delay, I was a little busy, I hope everything is fine with you."
Looking at the girl standing next to the table, he stood up from the sofa as he responded, a faint smile of his own appearing on his mouth.
"I'm fine, thanks for asking, and I hope it's the same for you, I presume?"
He asked with a relaxed expression and the friendly smile, both hands in his pants pockets.
"Haha~ yes, I'm fine too, thanks for asking."
She responded with a brief laugh, tilting her head playfully as she crossed her arms with her hands resting on her elbows.
"So why did you call me here?"
He asked her, his expression now just calm and without the faint smile.
"Well, I wanted to talk to you about the rumors that are spreading around the school."
She responded with a calm expression, her smile turning into a barely noticeable side smile, a hand moving and pushing her hair behind her ear.
Nodding in understanding, Micael spoke.
"If that's the problem, then there's no need for you to worry."
Blinking her eyes in surprise, she asked with an expression of curiosity.
"Why not?"
"I already understand what your concern is, and there is no need for that, I can resolve it myself without any problems, and I also do not hold you responsible for it, I know that this situation is purely due to the strangeness of the students at this school."
Shaking his head, he explained calmly as he looked her in the eyes.
Hearing his explanation, she felt more comfortable knowing that he didn't hold her responsible for this, but she still felt a duty to help him, so she spoke.
"I understand, but are you sure you don't want my help? I can resolve this easily."
With a nod, she asked back.
"Nah, like I said, I'll figure it out myself."
Waving his hand in denial, he answered her by continuing to say.
"Besides it's not that serious, the most that's happened so far is a group of girls asking me if we're dating, other than that they just stare at me without really doing anything."
"I see...I feel more at ease knowing things aren't so bad."
She replied, a slightly wider smile appearing on her face as she spoke.
"Naturally, if things got worse, I will come to you, in the end you are still to blame, even if I don't hold you responsible for it, you are still indirectly to blame for it."
He said continuing, shrugging his shoulders as he looked at her with a meaningful look.
Understanding what he meant, Rias could only smile bitterly as she responded.
"It's okay, I really want you to come if things get out of hand, I will naturally help you."
"We hope things don't come to that."
"Yes, we hope so."
Rias spoke in agreement with him.
With one nodding to the other in agreement, they looked at each other with an expression of agreement.
Then, feeling that things were already resolved, Micael picked up his bag from the sofa and put it on his shoulder, turning to Rias and speaking.
"Well, if that's all, then I'll be leaving."
"Okay, thanks for coming, if you need my help, you know where to find me."
With a friendly expression, Rias spoke to Micael with a smile returning to her face.
Nodding at her words, Micael extended his hand as he said.
"It was good to see you again, RIas."
.
.
.
.
.
.
(Continue...)