NOVEL NEXT Chapter 20: The transfer student
(Ryoto's pov)
The week of yelling 'let me tell you something' finally ended. It was... rough. The one saving grace was that I wasn't talking in the third person. Lala had fun with me telling almost everything that was on my mind, and so did Mikan. Thankfully it was summer vacation, and we didn't need to go to school, so at least I saved my nonexistent reputation.
Now that I'm back to normal, I can finally relax and continue my training, and I made little progress but progress nonetheless. I still can't use Busoshoku Haki on more than one limb at a time, and I don't have any clue how to improve it, so I started trying to harden objects outside my body. After some trials and errors, I finally got it. I trained with a pen, ruler, and a stick that I found outside.
I didn't have big problems with a pen and ruler, but I couldn't harden the whole stick. It looks like I have a limit on how much I can harden the object or weapon. I wonder why it was that?
I didn't have any progress with kenbunshoku Haki.
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I woke up in a sweat. I didn't scream like the day I became me, but for anyone who saw me right now, they would know that I just had a nightmare. They are more frequent and are always the same one as of late. I turned to Lala, who was sleeping next to me, and smiled. I fell asleep while hugging Lala hoping that nightmare won't come true.
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The summer break finally ended, and I was in class talking with Lala. During the break, my days didn't change much. The only thing that changed was me taking care of the plant we named Celine. As the class was about to start teacher announced a transfer student.
I completely forgot about him, but it's not like he'll cause me any problems.
Teacher: "This is Ren Elsie Jawelria-kun. Everyone be nice to him."
Ren looked around the classroom, and when he spotted Lala, he quickly walked up to her, grabbed her hand, and said.
Ren: "I finally found you, Lala-chan, my bride..."
*Crack*
The pen in my hand broke.
'Right, he was in love in Lala."
Karen: "Aren't you bothered?"
'Of course, I am, but what can I do? Tell Lala to not talk to any other guy ever again.'
Karen: "I didn't expect you to be so mature about it..."
'Buf, if he even sneezes in the wrong direction, he is going to be webbed somewhere.'
Karen: "..."
Risa: "It looks like you've got competition Ryoto~."
Ryoto: "Competition? He lost before the race even started."
Risa: "I would incline to believe you if you didn't break your pen seconds ago."
Ryoto: "You know how it is. They don't make men like they used to."
Risa: "Hmmm~."
Never mind Risa and focus on the guy who is talking to Lala.
Ren: "...so Lala-chan, let's share this joy!!!"
Lala looked at him weirdly.
Lala: "Erm... who are you?"
Her words brought him to his knees. He almost cried, but he stopped himself.
Ren: "...Well... it's okay. I won't be discouraged by this... because... I'm a man!"
He would be a great friend with Elfman Strauss.
Ren: "By the way, Lala-chan. I heard about it. They say you're being fooled by an evil man. That's right, it's you, Ryoto Yuuki!!!"
He pointed to the old teacher, who of course, denied it.
Ren: "Excuse me, then it's you!!!"
This time he was correct, but he annoyed me, so I'm going to screw with him a bit.
Ryoto: "Wrong again~."
He then started to point at all the guys until there weren't any more of them, and he was out of breath. He was doing it in quick succession, and his low stamina didn't help it.
Ren: "Strange, I thought he was in the same class as Lala-chan."
He started thinking about it for a short while.
Ren: "Hey Lala-chan, where is Ryoto Yuuki?"
Lala cutely tilted her head.
Lala: "Hm? He is right there."
She pointed to me. Ren had a surprised expression while I had a smile plastered on my face as I waved at him.
Ryoto: "Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Ryoto Yuuki, but you already know this."
Ren: "You tricked me!!!"
Ryoto: "Yeah, and I would do it again."
Ren: "You...!
He then calmed himself down and took out a photo from inside his uniform.
'How did he do it. We don't even have pockets inside.'
Karen: "Is it really important?"
'Yes'
Ren: "Let me tell you about the intimate relationship Lala-chan, and I once had, look..."
'Once had' is important here.
Ren: "...At this!!!"
He showed us the picture of him and Lala when they were younger.
Lala: "Ah! This is me when I was little!
Yeah, and there was also a little Ren wearing a dress.
Lala: "Ah, I remember you now!! You're a cry-baby, Ren-chan!!"
Ren: "Thank you for remembering me, Lala-chan."
Ren looked satisfied with Lala remembering him. Did he even hear how she called him?
Karen: "Hey, Ryoto?"
'Yeah?'
Karen: "I'm starting to see that I could end up worse than being stuck with you."
'Thanks, I guess?'
Ren: "Yes... Lala-chan teased me and dressed me up, saying I looked like a girl. She experimented with her inventions on me almost every day. Lala-chan was really a naughty little angel. But Lala-chan promised me that if I become manly, then she would marry me."
Peke: "...Did you say such a thing?"
Peke whispered to Lala.
Lala: "Hrmm, Maybe I did, maybe I didn't."
He looked overjoyed at Lala's words. Yeah, he isn't listening or just hears what he wants to hear.
Ren: "Do you understand how deep our relationship is!?"
Yeah, as deep as a puddle.
He then turned to Lala.
Ren: "Lala-chan, I'm not asking for an immediate answer. I want you to look at how mainly I've grown. Then you'll eventually realize who is really suitable to be your marriage partner..."
Teacher: "E-erm... can I start the lecture now...?
Ren: "Please go ahead!!"
Ren answered all the questions before me during the math lessons, not that I cared about it. I knew the answers as well, but why should I bother answering them. He wanted to be faster than me at the gym class, but he failed. I didn't even break a sweat during the class. I didn't get tired unless I used Haki too much. During the lunch break, Lala went up to the roof while I stayed in the classroom and started eating, but Ren had the bright idea of eating faster than me because why not. He choked on a piece of bread while I was drinking my juice, slowly, with indifference in my eyes as I was observing him.
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