Chapter 44 : Fuck!

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I just enough time to groan, the content of the bags now spilled on the nearby water canal as I stared at the slow approach from Kuroka.

"End of the line~!" Her mirthful exclamation confirmed I was screwed and… no. It wasn't all lost, at least not for Grigori.

I glanced down at Kunou, her foxy eyes staring up at mine in a moment of confusion and fear, and I sighed.

"Find the closest manhole, leave the sewers, and reach out back for your Mama, Ku-chan," I whispered, causing her eyes to widen as my hands reached her sides and… I threw her away from Kuroka. "Go now!" I exclaimed before returning my eyes at the dark-haired woman, immediately seeing her rush to catch the small fox.

And miscalculating the current state of my injuries, failing to notice the pounce coming from me.

Her eyes widened a little bit too late as she was caught mid-air, my main focus being slamming her down to the closest, sturdiest surface.

The cemented floor cracked at the pressure, but there was little visible damage on the young woman as she pushed me away and glanced at me with an annoyed look.

"You know, I don't understand why you would go through these lengths to protect… a small thing like her," Kuroka hummed, curiosity dripping from her lips. "I mean, she's cute and all, but what would Grigori gain from-"

I snorted, then I let out a chuckle and forced her to shut up at my loud, fat laugh.

"You know, this is rich coming from an Itachi's rip-off," I muttered with empty amusement in my words, her eyes narrowing at me at the reference. "Really? Blaming insanity to see some bastards killed and have your sister protected? At least, I'm being genuine about my good motivations."

I could see anger bubbling behind her scowl… but then she chuckled.

"Are you calling me a copycat?" The girl inquired, causing me to groan before taking a serious battle stance.

"Less talking, more action," I replied with my eyes narrowed at her and… Kuroka shrugged.

"I understand. You like that 'kind of action' too, but… isn't that a bit early in our relationship?"

I groaned at the double-entendre, but the fight started quickly enough as she rushed towards me.

"Anyway, here I come~!"

Bringing up my arms up, I stopped her first punch just barely, my footing slightly pressed back but-

"GAH!"

She followed up with a sudden uppercut, pushing me a couple of meters away.

"Got nyah!"

I groaned, quickly pushing myself up, ignoring the sudden bitter liquid filling my mouth. That concussion… was going to be troublesome.

"So, how about resuming our chat about- Nyah!?" Her eased posture was broken the moment I lashed back with the lightstaber.

Kuroka carefully moved through my strikes, her body flexibly moving around my attacks before she slammed her leg on my ribs.

Crack!

Fuck!

I backed away, trembling now that the pain was increasing at the growing amount of damage I was suffering.

"Oh? Was that too strong?" The Nekoshou mockingly mused as she stared at my pained stance. "If you want, I can give you some… Senjutsu Healing~."

"Y-You know, with the pain I've in my body right now… this isn't just working," I replied quietly, gaining a surprise look from her.

"Truly? I suppose pain does make flirting quite difficult to succeed," She said, before leaning forward with a smug look, her arms crossing below her bosom, and her hands settling by the kimono. "You know, the Senjutsu offer is still up and-"

Before she could've finished that sentence, her eyes widened up in surprise as she was forced to turn around and form a barrier to… block the incoming wave of blue fire.

I was surprised by this development, but my eyes followed the magical flames back to the user and… I blinked in utter shock.

Kunou was still crying, but her face was showing a brave expression as she continued with her fiery barrage against Kuroka.

"Y-you little brat!" The fellow Yokai snarled in annoyance. "I was busy with a discussion and-!"

It was the best moment for me to act against my opponent, my mind setting up the perfect way to make use of my drained Magical Core as I focused numerous Silver Lining seals by the young woman's feet and… she yelped as her balance was disrupted.

Falling backward, her Youjutsu barrier collapsed, but the aimless flames missed to land some damage on the temporarily-defenseless Nekoshou.

Still, she was forced to stay put as the Fox Fire continued to rage on while I rushed to reach the tired-looking Kunou.

Interrupting her magical depletion, the girl gave a small smile before I scooped her in my arms and rushed away as fast as possible towards the closest manhole.

I sighed in brief relief as my early prayers ended up materializing before my eyes.

The desolate street giving me the chance of seeking a hiding spot from the dangerous chaser on our trail and, without thinking much about it, I dived to the closest alley and went to hide behind the two dumpsters standing there.

I kept quiet for a while, trying to see if we were still being chased or not, my aching ribs keeping me from trying to make any dumb decisions as I was far from capable of holding Kuroka back for a second time so soon.

Minutes of silence passed smoothly, with Kunou looking uncertain for a while but seemingly easing up in keep quiet instead of whispering about how I was.

...

Yep, she lost us.

I sighed again the moment I knew that this was the case and I turned my attention back to the child straddling on my chest.

"T-That was a good diversion, Ku-chan," I muttered calmly, causing the blonde to smile a little at my words.

She looked quite shaken by the ordeal, but she seemed fairly well.

I slowly reached up for my mask and pulled it down, the sudden gasp from the girl making me understand that the situation was that bad.

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