"Master I never thought I would use one of my special techniques on you.", Butler Rio said after clashing with Kazuya, both of them panted. Kazuya just looked at him, unfazed and cool.
"Aerial Barrage!", he shouted. Butler Rio's shuffling became even faster. Even with eyes, you could hardly keep up. At one point, each shuffle would create sound as if breaking the sound barrier.
Kazuya's eyes turned serious, much serious than before. Though he could keep up with his butler, he can't keep it for long, he's still a Tier lower after all. Soon, barrage of invisible air hit him.
The attack may not be enough cut his skin, but a blue mark sure would stay. He could ignore all of the pain, but the exhaustion is something he can not. He creased his brows, and started to feel his surroundings.
The attacks is still flying to him, it came from all directions. Kazuya could feel the air, the changes from it, as well as the strange force pushing it. He could somehow see where it came from now.
Thanks to his first dance, Soothing Air Dance, he's sensitive to air. It was not even mastered yet. He could feel the changes coming from Butler Rio's nunchakus, each time it force air to form and flew to him.
Now, he could dodge it. No, he could only direct it to the other way. He relaxed his brows, and finally he grasped the Essence of Air. Grasping it may even be an understatement, perhaps mastering it would be better.
His looks now emitted something that even Butler Rio can't understand. Every attack won't hit him, it was like attacking the air itself. At first, he could still feel that his attack would hit, though it would somehow manage to miss the vital spots it still hits.
But now, he was like the Emperor of Air. Truly something he can't comprehend, even the move of his sword is something he can't understand. It was simple and relax, but every move seems special as it somehow divert his every attack.
Slowly, their distance closed and not once Kazuya was hit again. Butler Rio increased his speed to his limit but it was meaningless. Suddenly, a strong aura came from the blade it was stronger than his. He paused, and said, " I admit defeat."
Butler Rio's forehead was sweating profusely, even his back was drenched. He could feel a cold blade touching his neck as he dropped his nunchakus.
"That move.", he muttered, amazed.
Without even him noticing, at that moment, all of the attack he gathered was charging Kazuya, or precisely his move. The air coming from his attack, would push Kazuya, that means the faster he attacks the faster Kazuya becomes.
The two is only competing on stamina, but when Kazuya use a bit of his soul power to boost his sword along with his speed. Just one moment, it was enough for Butler Rio to be defeated.
" Precisely, it was my mastery of swords.", he said and his body collapsed, he fainted from exhaustion. Luckily, Scarlett is near thus she catched him that moment. Butler Rio is still in awe, his mouth is opened so wide that it could fit three eggs inside.
...
This is an advance technological world, no need for nurses, no need for security guards, and the other 'second-hand' jobs. There's department(robots/machinery) on houses that could do their job better, most of the mansions that is.
In the infirmary, a long metal bed, with different kinds of scanner at the side, there Kazuya laid. The constant beeping could be heard, it startled him. He remembered his time back then, he was laid on table ready for dissection.
Pain, it was all he could feel, or precisely it was all he could remember. Immediately he released his killing intent before opening his eyes. He looked around and saw five people, they're currently in pain, unable to breath from the intense bloodlust. One of the people has silver hair, also released killing intent but it couldn't match Kazuya's.
Scarlett, touched Kazuya's hand and trying to make him calm down. Kazuya looked at her and finally relaxed, he then said, "Sorry, I was alarmed."
Finally all of them could breathe normally now, they all sighed in relief. Scarlett then replied, "Don't worry, its fine. None was harmed after all, I guess."
"Never would I thought that the Master of the Red Household has such thick intent. Even me who fought a lot of people can't match yours, Kazuya Red.", said the the silver-haired man. He is Butler Cosmos, Summer's butler.
He's almost 60 years old, but he's the sharpest person Kazuya ever met. He has double daggers, buckled on his back. Though his face is wrinkled and seemed old, you could still say that he's still on his prime in terms of battle prowess.
Kazuya looked at his side and saw Summer. Blonde hair on a ponytail, blue eyes, red lips, happy expression, and elegant body. Her beauty and body could rival Scarlett only Scarlett is cuter. Her aura emits positivity, this made him remember his first life. Unconsciously, he released the same positivity as he smiled.
"He is the pride of the Red family after all.", Butler Rio replied. Still amazed from the ever improving Master of his.
"Hmm, its a shame he has a fiancee.", Butler Cosmos rebutted.
Summers glared at him, while Josh lowered his head and clenched his fist. Summers then said, " Shut your mouth Cosmos, I didn't give you the permission to talk."
"I'm sorry young miss, I was just interested on having a spar with Young Master Kazuya, maybe he could teach this old man a move or two.", he said with a mysterious smile.
"I just said shut up, you can fight him but I don't want to hear any insults to my fiance.", she said and held Josh's hand.
"Excuse me then.", said Cosmos before exiting the room and waiting outside.
Kazuya then unplugged the the wires connected to him and stood up. His lean body is now free for display, while his lower body is covered by a towel he got from a table.
"Master, you won't be able to walk. The scanner said you're energy level is still lower than normal. You should rest first.", Butler Rio said, worriedly. Scarlett also agreed and hugged his body, covering it.
"Don't worry, I can move. What time is it?"
"It's almost 6 pm.", Scarlett answered.
"Butler Rio, prepare us some food. Princess Summer, come with us I need to tell you something.". Seeing that his Master can still walk, Butler Rio reluctantly went out.
Kazuya nodded at them and saw Josh lowering his head. He shook his head and forced his body to hold Josh's collar and lifted him. Josh was frightened and tried to fight back, but seeing the serious look on his brother's face he stopped struggling.
"Josh, you think you're weak right?", Kazuya asked.
Josh's slightly became teary, and slowly nodded his head.
"And now you're crying. What a shame."
"Kazuya stop it!", Scarlett said.
"Brother-in-law, please." Summer pleaded.
"No, this is necessary. Josh, if you want to be strong you need to train. If you want to be called worthy of Princess Summer's hand, then be strong enough. Don't sulk, it won't help. You said you wanted to be like me right? Then did I ever let you see me cry because of those petty insults? Did you ever see me sulk about something I can fix? You know the answers, you better train harder. I want to see a better Josh Red in a month.", he said to Josh before freeing him.
Josh turned around, but he didn't lower his head. He stopped the tears before facing his brother again with a determined look, he then said, " I won't disappoint you brother, you as well Summer."
"You better be. Princess Summer, take care of my brother. Come here, babe I need help you know.", he said before turning to the now blushing Scarlett. She then helped him to get out of the room.
"Your brother seems different.", Summer said looking at Kazuya's back. Her face is still blushing as he remembered his words, his words of acceptance to her relationship with Josh.
Josh hugged her and said, "He didn't change, he's just improved.".
Kazuya is always against their relationship, it was mainly because it's a fixed marriage. But the two is a childhood friend unlike him and Scarlett, thus you could say the that the two is in-love.
Summer is a princess from a small kingdom inside this country. Her parents, the King and Queen, is a good friend of Kazuya's father thus when Summer is still young she was send to live temporarily in the Red Household when a war occurs. She would be accompanied by Cosmos of course.
Josh and Summer is best friends, until slowly falling with each other. Seeing this, their parents decided to let them marry each other. But Kazuya back then don't understand love and was against it, even more when his parents died.
But now, Kazuya seemed to emit a warm feeling. It keeps those who wants to hate him comfortable with him. Yes, Summer hated Kazuya because she thought he was really an unreasonable person, he was never an understanding brother to Josh.
However, this time he seem to be the perfect brother all of a sudden. She just savored the small alone time she had with Josh before going to the dinner table.
Not long of waiting, food was served. As Kazuya's request it was a feast. Food enough for ten people is served. The system said that mastering the Essence of Air required him a lot of energy, both mentally and physically.
A few minutes after, everyone had their fill only Kazuya is still eating. It was wonders for all of them, usually Kazuya ate a lot. But now, saying that he could eat a whole whale isn't much of a lie.
Another 30 minutes has passed and Kazuya finally had his fill, his belly isn't even bloated at all. It was like his esophagus is a black hole. This made the two girls look at their belly before clenching their fist.
They could only force a sigh, they can only eat enough to maintain their structures. Keeping themselves sexy for their man, while this guy could eat a whale and not a single fat would be added on his body.
Seeing the envious looks Kazuya chuckled, he then said something to alleviate awkwardness.
"Princess Summer is it okay to settle your marriage with Josh? It must be a soon as possible."
Shocked, Princess Summer opened his mouth and look at the smiling brothers. She then said, "Brother-in-law, you can just call me Summer, you're a family after all. You also sister Scarlett."
Scarlett and Kazuya nodded in response.
"About the marriage, I'm not against it but may I know the reason of you changing your mind?", she said, doubting. But the smile on her face couldn't be brighter.
"Hmm, I see. I admit, I was once against your relationship. But now I realised I was just an ignorant person back then. I was just lost, lost in an abyss filled with nothing but insecurity and anxiousness. Now I have a goal, I can say that I found the path I should take, the path I'm paving in memory of our ancestors and for the greatness of the future generations.
That may be the reason, but the other reason is that we need a bit of your family's wealth. I have a new project, its about my goal by the way. Anyway, what important is you accepted the proposal of marrying my brother sooner. And I also accepted you to our family. I'll personally go to your kingdom for the details.
For now, savor your time together... Uh- You two, you have training remember. Josh, double your training from now on."
Hearing this Josh was first motivated as if he realized that his brother will become someone great but hearing the last part cold sweat drenched his back. Remembering the hellish training, and imagining that from now on it would be doubled he couldn't help but gulp.