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"Well, I just wanted to test myself and it's not like I'm in any real danger, I can always heal myself." Micael replied calmly.
"It's not that. Do you think I enjoy watching you get beaten like a punching bag?" Mari stared at him blankly.
Knowing that anything he said would be useless, Micael just stared at her silently, while she looked ready to lecture him, as if she was taking Miyako's place, Rias beside him spoke.
"She's right, Micael, although I understand your point of view, it's not at all pleasant to see my boyfriend being beaten like that." In a calmer tone and with her arms crossed, Rias spoke to him.
Micael met the girl's blue eyes that stared at him in silence until he answered. "You know what kind of world we live in, the sooner I'm prepared for similar scenarios, the better."
In response to his words, Rias just stared at him silently, her blue eyes meeting his dark brown ones as if she was searching for something.
"...I see." She replied after a while. "Just be careful." She didn't argue, Rias truly understood his point of view, although she found it extreme, she wouldn't stop him.
"I appreciate your understanding," Micael replied with a slight smile.
"Hmph, to me you're just being an unnecessarily masochist but what can I do? It's not like I can get that idea out of your stupid, stubborn brain." Attracting the attention of the others, Mari spoke, then approaching him, hugged him.
"Just be careful with these things you do." Mari said as her face pressed against his shoulder.
Micael patted her shoulder in response.
With a somewhat strange face, Issei looks at Micael with a complex look.
On the one hand, he was already sure that Micael was crazy, as well as being an idiot for having threatened him, however, this dedication, this effort he was making to become stronger, he could respect that, although he would never say it openly.
Issei was certain that he couldn't push himself to that level...at least not without the proper motivation, kuhum, so he reluctantly admitted his respect to Micael.
Koneko and Kiba, on the other hand, managed to relate more to Micael and respect his decision, in Kiba's view in particular it was something understandable considering everything.
Kiba could almost see himself in Micael, this was an attitude he could imagine himself taking at some point if he felt it necessary.
Koneko thought it was an understandable thing to do, his actions might seem excessive, but she saw them as necessary, the little respect she had for Micael from what she saw in the sparring they had increased, she remembered the tenacity he demonstrated in that moment.
Akeno herself, like the other two, found his actions understandable, but in particular, she was more focused on this side of Micael that she didn't know about, although with her paying attention now he was already giving these signs.
Now she had a deeper impression of him, Micael seemed like the type who was willing to do whatever it took to achieve his goal, a sincere admiration welling up in her chest, as well as a desire and the question if one day she would have someone like that for herself.
"Great, since you're done and everything, come here, it's time for your rest." Mari then abruptly grabbed Micael's hand and tried to make him lower himself, wanting him to lie down.
"What do you mean? I'm not even tired, plus I still have to train the others." Micael simply resisted her tug as he pointed his thumb at the others.
"No, take a break, even if it's just ten minutes, lie down on the ground, hurry up." Mari tried in vain to make him bend down by pushing his shoulders.
"She's right, Micael, take a break, even if it's just for a few minutes, we can wait." Rias said as she approached him, reaching out and touching his arm, something she herself didn't even notice.
Finding himself trapped between the two, Micael ended up accepting, as he knew that trying to argue would be useless; he could take advantage and rest his eyes. "Okay, okay." He then lay down on the floor right there, already knowing what Mari intended to do with that.
"Rias, come here and put his head in your lap, I'll give him a quick massage." Kneeling down next to Micael, Mari snapped her fingers as she spoke, looking at Rias. Normally, she would try to take advantage of the situation, but she highly doubted Rias would just accept it without doing anything.
And indeed, Rias had ignored the hug before because it was just a hug, but she wouldn't let Mari go any further than that, however, when the girl spoke to her now and seeing the seriousness in her gaze, she decided to just follow her words. "Alright."
Approaching Micael lying on the floor, she silently bent down, carefully picking up his head as she placed it on her thighs. The girl became aware of her actions and posture as she looked down, finding only one side of his face as her breasts covered most of her view. An almost imperceptible blush slowly covered her face as her gaze met his, Rias could only give a half-embarrassed smile. Micael's expression became a little strange as he saw the lower part of Rias's breasts. It was an impressive sight, although he didn't expect to end up in this situation, at least not so soon and out of nowhere. But he didn't think it was bad, after all, besides seeing her breasts, there was the pleasant softness of her thighs against his head. He really had no reason to complain. And with his right eye finding her face and her somewhat embarrassed look, he ended up giving her a slight smile. Normally he would have made a joke at that moment, but since they weren't alone, he decided to keep quiet. Mari's hands then touched his arm, attracting his attention. The girl's hands lightly squeezed, pressing specific points and then rubbing. Micael watched this in silence, still not believing that she was actually doing that out of nowhere. Meeting her gaze, she just looked back silently, not saying anything, then returning to focusing on her actions. Micael then simply accepted not stopping her, but didn't hold back from commenting on it. "I think you're making others uncomfortable." Mari stares at him for a moment before looking around, she notices the strange expression on the others' faces, then lowers her eyes and shrugs. "I don't care."
"Haha, Yeah, that's what I thought." Micael shook his head slightly, he was obviously not surprised by her answer.
Turning his gaze to Rias, Micael then spoke. "I didn't imagine I would be in this position so soon, I feel lucky."
"Then enjoy it while you can, because it won't last long." Rias replied with a smile and a soft snort.
They then looked at each other in silence with a smile after that, with Micael ignoring the clearly intentional grip that came from Mari on his arm.
"Fufufu~ You guys are a cute couple and all, but we'd like you to not flirt in front of us."
Looking at the source of the words, Micael and Rias found Akeno smiling, though the somewhat dry look in her eyes was an indication of what she felt at that moment.
Micael opened his mouth to reply, but changed his mind. "Alright." Then he just looked up, silently and calmly admiring the sight of Rias's breasts.
Rias met Akeno's gaze silently, she understood her opinion, although she didn't like the rosy atmosphere she had with Micael for a moment had been interrupted.
Then the two had a staring contest for a moment, Akeno seeming to convey her indignation and telling her to have respect for the singles there, while Rias exclaimed that she was interrupting on purpose and that if she thought it was bad, she should get a boyfriend.
However, when she looked at the others and specifically met Sona's gaze, she suddenly felt a little awkward, she could only give an innocent smile as the girl with glasses looked at her blankly.
Rias then decided wisely, she pretended not to see Sona's gaze and looked at Mari who was massaging Micael's chest at that moment, her eyes narrowing slightly at that.
While Kiba scratched his cheek with an awkward smile and Koneko had her characteristic neutral look, Issei beside them had an oddly expressionless face.
His expression was the result of a desperate attempt to not show the pure envy he felt on his face.
'Aaahhh! Why is the world so unfair!? I'm definitely not jealous! Definitely not!'
Being in internal denial, he just watched robotically as Micael was treated by two pretty girls, he didn't care that one of them was his sister.
And Issei wasn't the only one who felt envious at that moment.
'Damn, I should have told Michael not to heal me completely.' With the corner of his lip twitching at the sight, Saji silently watched Mari massaging Micael.
He then cast a sidelong glance at the girls beside him, his gaze finally ending on Ruruku.
The girl with the twin ponytails seemed to feel his gaze when she met his eyes, then, as if she understood what he meant by that look, she slowly blushed.
Looking at the girl who was pouting and picking her fingers in embarrassment, Saji imagined that she would give him a massage if he asked, although he doubted she would have the courage to do so here.
'I wonder if the others-' Pausing as he looked at the other girls, he met their gazes, all of them staring at him as if they sensed his thoughts.
Meeting the blank gaze of the other girls, whose looks seemed to say that it was better not to open his mouth, he ended up meeting Sona's gaze in the end.
She looked at him with a neutral face, but her eyes seemed particularly cold, a look that promised pain if he dared to continue his train of thought.
He could only manage a forced smile as he slowly looked away, his eyes returning to focus on Micael on the ground, the sight making him angry at the disparity in treatment. 'Fuck Micael.'
With Micael oblivious to Saji's inner suffering, his mouth twitched at that moment when he felt Mari's hand massaging his calf.
He already felt suspicious when she started massaging his chest and abdomen, the way she ran her hand there was definitely more delicate than necessary.
And if Rias' suspicious look was any indication, she suspected this as well.
The thing is, Micael knew that Mari was, in fact, giving him a massage, but she was also taking advantage of the situation.
So when her hand, which was gently caressing his calf, touched his thigh, he immediately stood up. "Ok, that's enough, I'm better now." He said as he stretched after standing up.
"What? But I'm not done yet, and I still have to take care of your back." From her kneeling pose on the ground, Mari looked at him dissatisfiedly with a frown.
Stopping his stretching, Micael looked at her calmly. "I appreciate the massage, Mari, but like I said, I'm fine now. Besides, we've made the others uncomfortable enough."
She held his gaze for a moment, the frown still on her face, until she turned her head away and clicked her tongue. "Tsk." She seemed to be irritated by Micael's stubbornness, but both Micael and Rias knew that that was definitely not what was irritating her.
"It's fine, if you insist, I'll go to my seat and watch from there, good training to you guys." Adjusting her skirt after standing up, Mari walked to where she was sitting while waving her hand.
Rias looked at the girl's back in silence, this lack of shame of hers was really impressive, it seemed like she couldn't let her guard down at any moment.
Looking at Mari, who sat back down on the bench, Micael then turned his attention to the others. "Well, I guess we took too long, let's finally get started."
Those he was referring to paid attention to him, Micael then turned to Sona. "I'm sorry, Sona-san, but the training I intend to do is something I would like to keep between us, so I ask that you please leave."
Micael's words caused their expressions to change to a surprised look. Saji in particular had a look of even more of that emotion, but he instantly calmed down and crossed his arms without saying anything.
Sona met Micael's gaze and then looked at Saji. She knew that whatever this secret training was, she could use her authority with Saji to force him to talk, since convincing him normally would be impossible given their friendship.
However, doing so would obviously be a bad move, as it would not only end any possibility of Saji trusting her, but would also attract possible hostility from Micael, which would also affect Rias.
"It's okay, right, Kaichou?" Saji said, meeting her gaze.
"No, I don't have a problem with that." Sona replied before turning to Micael and staring at him. The calmness in his gaze made her feel as if she was being tested in some way.
'I guess that's right. After all, he showed his healing power, I doubt he forgot about my presence.' She obviously noticed Micael's ridiculous healing ability, this kind of ability was extremely rare.
Saying that he did it on purpose as a test for her, and not because he trusted her due to her being Rias' friend and Saji's master seemed like something he would do, even with the little she knew about him, she simply got that impression.
'Hmm...either way, I'll know the answer eventually.' Deciding to wait and see and not force anything, Sona pushed her glasses up, the lenses glinting momentarily with reflected light before turning and heading towards the exit. "In that case, I'll be taking my leave, pay attention to your training, Saji, learn everything you can, bye Rias, bye Micael-san, bye everyone."
Tsubaki and the other girls held her silently and said goodbye as well.
Saji, Rias, and Micael, along with the others, said their goodbyes as they watched them leave.
After Sona and the girls finally left, Micael turned to the others. "Well, let's get started, stand in front of me, everyone." His hands went to his waist as he spoke.
The others then lined up in front of him, forming a row with Rias in the middle, facing him, Akeno and Kiba on one side and Koneko, Saji and Issei on the other.
Standing side by side, Issei and Saji stare at each other strangely for a moment, their gazes as if they recognized a similar one, however, they seem almost hostile.
Something that Micael noticed, but he files it away to later call their attention when he starts to speak. "The training will be as follows: in the initial phase, I will train you physically and in combat."
They just remained silent, allowing him to continue. "I know that you and Akeno aren't physical fighters, but I'm still thinking of a method to help you two with that. However, that doesn't mean that you two can't become good fighters in the meantime."
The two girls looked at each other before turning to him.
"I see, we'll do as you suggest." Rias replied and Akeno nodded.
"Alright, here's what we'll do first. I'll share one of my powers with you."
His words caused an immediate reaction, surprise appeared on their faces, no one expected to hear that.
"Wait, you can do that?" Saji was the first to ask in a clearly surprised tone, his eyes widening in reaction.
"Yes, but it's only as long as I keep my power active, it's not permanent and with the recoil in my eyes being constant."
"Isn't that bad for you?" Rias asked with a frown, her tone of voice showing her concern for him.
Micael shook his head. "The recoil is strong, but not unbearable, don't worry, I'm not pushing myself any harder than necessary." His pain tolerance might be absurd now, but that didn't mean he liked it, just that he had gotten used to it.
Staring at him for a moment, she relaxed her expression. "Alright." Rias could only accept the answer, she decided to trust him.
"Ok, I'm going to start the process, if you feel anything, don't resist." Micael then, after finishing his sentence, activated his power and using another power as an intermediary, began to share.
They immediately felt something, those with sharper senses could feel that something was being "inserted" into their bodies, as if a new limb was being born, it was a strange sensation, but they could resist it if they wanted to.
In addition, everyone felt a tingling sensation in their heads.
But, doing as Micael said, none of them resisted despite the strangeness and just waited until the change came quickly.
Images of Micael himself began to appear out of nowhere in some people's heads until the "insertion" sensation stopped abruptly as they felt the new member being activated.
In front of Akeno, Kiba, Koneko and Issei, a familiar muscular young man appeared, wearing black shorts and no shirt, Micael appeared in front of them, however, someone different appeared in front of Saji.
"What the hell?" Saji exclaimed as someone he didn't recognize simply materialized in front of him like smoke. "What power is that, Micael? And who is that midget?"
Looking at Saji, Micael saw him pointing questioningly forward with a raised eyebrow and looking at him, the illusory Baki standing in front of him.
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