Both Kurai and Cai Kang are unsure on what to make of this. The girl on the other hand is quite enthusiastic. "You called her Run'er. I thought she has no name." Cai Kang said, hesitantly sitting on his seat. What is with this Alice tea party nonsense? he thought. "That is her name, of course." "I thought Ignorance aren't allowed to have one." Kurai said with suspicious eyes. "They are not allowed to have mortal names every time they reincarnate." the figure said pouring tea and handed the cups to them. "That doesn't mean she doesn't need to be referred to the name of her first life even when she's only half a soul." The girl ate and sipped her tea with surprisingly good manners. "She's not scared of me at all." Kurai noted while stuffing his mouth. "I had to temporarily erase her fear of you when we're in here. Besides it is a dream, she is well mannered in her dreams than in real life." then he stopped for a brief moment before talking, "We're supposed to meet Avoidance as wel
Kazuha drank the tea and is surprised by the taste and covered her mouth in surprise. "Wow, you're right. This is really good." she puts down the cup. "So this is what the legendary tea of the gods taste like. I never thought I would ever try this.""No kidding." Nuying said while stuffing her mouth with a pastry. "If I were you, I would've hoard it all. You don't seem like the type to share." she said.Kurai smirked with pride. "Well, we are all gonna need it. You might as well try something good before we all die." he joked but the girls didn't find that funny."Sorry," he quickly apologized."I'm surprised you invited me. You and I don't exactly have had a casual conversation in a while." Kazuha said while taking a sip."Actually there is something I need to talk to you about. I met the benefactor." he said."Really? Who does he look like?""Just some british explorer who looks like he's from Tarzan.""Tarzan?" Nuying bemused."British explorer?" Kazuha repeated."It's just a disgu
Cai Kang is currently practicing martial arts on a cliff, overlooking the valley with only the full moon serving as her source of light. By the cliff was a large river, wide enough to go on a nice boating trip. Cai Kang is a young girl at around seventeen. She wore martial arts clothes native to the Qing dynasty. Her braid sways along to her swift and sudden movements. In the distance, it looks like a graceful dance in the moonlight. But it was a warm up before she can actually begin training. In the darkness, a man suddenly ambushed her from the bushes. She dodged his first attack sheepishly like she had expected him and fought him off for a while until she fell off the cliff. The girl quickly did a flip and landed on top of the water with the soles of her feet without getting a drop on her. She look at the cliff with a glare while the man looks down on her, unimpressed. "I win." The man chuckled arrogantly. He is a middle aged man with chiseled features, a freshly shaved goatee, an
The Shiratori family are in the common room waiting in anticipation. It is the day when Cai Kang is supposed to arrive. They heard the story of their father's friend from China; Changming, who will bring his son to Japan and one of the girls will end up as his fiancee. The truth is that while the entire clan has been aware of it, that doesn't mean they are entirely happy about it. There are plenty of suitors of desirable and more powerful families who would suit their daughters as marriage partners. But it has come to a standstill. A young girl at the table was visibly excited. She is wearing a formal turquoise kimono with temari designs on the skirt. She has her chestnut colored hair into a bun and tied with a temari hairpin to hold it up. She has a silver swan crest on the back of her kimono, depicting their clan's crest. "Did you seriously have to over dress yourself like this?" The boy next to her irritably said, He is wearing casual clothes and has the same chestnut colored hair
Cai Kang woke up the next morning feeling admittedly almost too relaxed. The old man left as soon as Cai Kang got to his room. He didn't even bother to say goodbye. The last thing he got was a communication locket which works as a two-way call with its other in the possession of his father. Cheap bastard. Couldn't even afford to buy me an actual phone. He irritably thought before looking at his surroundings. It is a simple Japanese room with tatami mats, a circular window, a closet where he can place his things, a clock, and a table with a vase filled with flowers. It is simple but the room itself is quite spacious. He looked at the clock seeing that it's still morning. After being away from home and his school, he has a real roof over his head and comfort he has been deprived of for weeks. Even though his father is not cruel, he is relentless and chooses to be difficult. "Breakfast is ready." He heard Saeko shout. Cai Kang heads to the breakfast table where He sees the siblings e
Cai Kang was confused on her statement. What does she mean that she's not hard of hearing? She's wearing hearing aids. He thought. "Um, Saeko?" Saeko stopped what she was doing and looked at Cai Kang. "Why is Kazuha wearing hearing aids? Is she hard of hearing?" Saeko shook her head lightly. "I'm afraid not, Cai Kang. Kazuha has quite sharp hearing. The hearing aids are to protect her ears from sensory overload." It took a moment for him to process. "Is it her potential?" Saeko smiled softly and nodded surprising Cai Kang. "Wait, really? She has an unlocked potential?!" He banged his hands on the table, almost shouting. "The barrier around the residence is to cancel out her ability so that she wouldn't have to wear those hearing aids at home." Cai Kang is surprised, almost to the point of excitement. In Qiyuan, it is known as a meta-ability but in Shenmi, it is formally called a hidden potential. A power unique only to the individual and not by blood and it keeps evolving at
Cai Kang had woken up to a knock on the door and saw it is Saeko. "It is time to wake up now. You should get ready for school." She said in a singy songy tone and left the area. Cai Kang yawned and looked to see she had left the school uniform and school supplies at his doorstep. After washing up, and trying on the uniform, he struggled with the tie before giving up. The necktie struggle is apparent to the others as he came down for breakfast. Saeko notices it and helps tie it for him. "Thanks" he said. He then notice hostility in the air. Kazuha is looking at Noriko and Toya with a deep stare. He could tell she is unhappy at them. Even her eyes are glowing. The twins were silent, which is unusual for them. Cai Kang could tell that they are scared. "Did something happen between you guys?" He asked, hoping to break the tension. "Thank you for the meal." Noriko said frantically out of her seat. "Let's go, Toya." Toya quickly left the seat, grabbed his bag and ran to the door with
The next day, Cai Kang and Kazuha ran to school seeing a hoard of boys but they were not preparing for an attack this time. “What is going on? Aren’t you gonna try to attack me again?” Kazuha said with confusion. “Shiratori Kazuha, we shall no longer challenge you. We all discussed this and we decided to recognize your engagement to Cai-san.” One of them said, They were bewildered. “What’s going on? Why have you-” Then they saw Karasuma. He looks terrible. He is covered in bandages all over his body. The wounds do not even seem superficial. Most of them do not even look like the injuries that Cai Kang inflicted on him. Cai Kang can deduce that he is attempting to train but hurt himself in the process. “You all heard the false rumor that Cai Kang has defeated me but I will not admit defeat.” He declared despite being obviously in pain. Is he still trying to act all mighty and cool after that beating? His ego’s unbeatable. Cai Kang thought. Even in this state, he is a sore loser.