"Hey, you guys are going too far! I just came here to say hello to Cenora. I couldn't afford to hurt her, even though I wanted to!" speak casually when explaining the purpose of his arrival.
"Don't mince words and just tell me what you're looking for here! You are an eyesore!" Ichigo said curtly at Ken.
"My human form isn't so ugly that it's an eyesore! Maybe your eyes are too dazzling to look at a handsome man like me." Ken answered without the slightest fear of offending Ichigo. Then he turned to Cenora who was still in Leon's transparent shield.
"Am I right, Cenora? I'm no less handsome than Lord Hybrid, am I?" Ken asked, smiling at Cenora.
"Y-you're a stealth too?" Cenora asked stammering "Then why did you pretend to be nice to me yesterday?! You tricked me!" Cenora protested.
"I'm not deceiving you. I may be a demon but I'm just like any other demon who can't just take you away from a Hybrid. After all, my position is also very important to my clan's survival. I can't be rash by taking the wrong move,"
"I don't want to fight the hybrid Lord, because I know for sure I won't survive him! Then I'll bet another safer way."
There were so many words that Ken said to explain his intention to approach Cenora, but it was Ken's next words that managed to make Ichigo, Cenora, and Leon who heard it gasp.
"I'm sorry if you feel I'm being insolent for cutting your way. But this is an opportunity I couldn't pass up!" said Ken with a smile as he was about to provoke Ichigo with what he was about to do.
Ken then turned to Cenora and approached her.
"You want to die, don't you?" Ichigo said sarcastically.
"I told you I can't fight you, Mister Hybrid. I'm just trying my luck. I won't get into trouble with you. I just wanted to ask Cenora," he answered honestly but still casually.
"What do you want to ask my bride?" Ichigo asked again.
"Cenora, be my bride!"
One sentence from Ken shocked everyone.
"You are crazy!" Ichigo cursed instantly, "Go away or my warning will be meaningless because I will immediately destroy you!" he continued angrily.
"Master, don't!" Leon called as a warning when he saw Ichigo who was starting to be provoked by Ken's words to Cenora.
"What will Ichigo do, Leon?" Cenora asked quietly.
"He wants to kill the leader of the Flame Fox demon clan, Miss. And if Master kills the clan leader for no reason, then Master will be in trouble," Leon explained.
"Master has caused trouble for the Black Tiger clan family when he killed the Spider demon clan leader yesterday. Fortunately, there are no witnesses who can incriminate Master, otherwise, he will be punished by the Demon King."
"The point is, fellow clan leaders are not allowed to kill without cause!" Leon explains the crux of the matter that will occur when Ichigo repeats his actions.
"Isn't Ichigo the most powerful among the demons like you?" Cenora asked more confused.
"The highest place in the demon clan is the Demon King, Miss. The position of the Demon King is on the same level as the Elves and Angels in the sky. And just like humans, we are all creatures created by the Supreme God!" Leon replied again.
"Hmm, yes. I understand. The point is Ichigo can't kill another demon clan leader, right?" Cenora asked and Leon nodded, "Please open this shield so I can get closer to Ichigo, Leon!" she continued asking Leon.
"But you could be in danger, Miss!" Leon sounded rebuffed.
"Ken told me he wouldn't hurt me. After all, there is your Lord who will protect me. So are you, right?" answered Cenora persuasively.
Leon understood and opened their protective shields, then Leon came down as Cenora walked up to Ichigo and was behind him.
"Why get out of there? I didn't tell you to leave, did I?" Ichigo grumbled at Cenora, "Leon, you are so negligent and so easy to obey! I'll teach you a lesson later!" he continued nagging Leon.
"If I don't come out, you're going to kill him, right?" Cenora answered.
"For such an impudent and extremely brave clan leader like him, I guess I'll just be bothering me a bit later!" Ichigo didn't seem to care about Cenora's worries. Jealousy made him want to quickly remove Ken from before him.
"Why are you so angry, sir? I'm not asking you, I'm asking Cenora, because I know she hasn't made up her mind to be your bride yet!" Ken again provokes Ichigo.
"Damn it! I'll destroy you right now!" said Ichigo who started to raise his hands, "Leon!" he said to Leon who seemed to immediately know what he was ordered to do.
The wind was blowing hard in a matter of seconds. The sky gradually darkened as if it was welcoming a storm. Meanwhile, Ken had also walked away with the same hand raised, with a small fireball that was gradually getting bigger.
"Miss, this is serious. Come carry me again and we must stay away from Master!" Leon shouted calling for Cenora.
Cenora didn't respond to Leon because she was still confused seeing Ichigo and Ken's current situation.
'This is all because of me. I can't let Ichigo suffer after this!' Cenora thought.
Cenora quickly pulled Ichigo's hand down. But the power of a clan leader of Hybrid status was impossible for Cenora to shake.
"Ichigo, stop it! Don't do this or you will be punished yourself!" Cenora tried to persuade him but Ichigo didn't budge from his gaze on Ken.
But Cenora couldn't help but think. She then did something that no one expected at all.
Cenora's kiss on Ichigo's lips made the sky lighten. The gale began to subside as Ichigo's hands dropped down and wrapped his arms around Cenora's head to deepen their kiss.
"Damn it! How could they kiss when I've filled up my strength to attack him this time!" Ken grumbled annoyed, "But I guess this attack of mine won't have any effect on a hybrid like him, right? I also can't suck this energy I've gathered. So let me just throw it at him!" he continued muttering before directing a large fireball from his hand towards Ichigo and Cenora who were quite far in front of him.
Blarrr!
The fireball explodes as it hits Ichigo's created shield just before the fireball reaches them. And that too he did without letting go of their lips.
Cenora pulled the kiss when she saw the sparks of fireballs from Ken like fireworks erupting in the sky.
"Thank you, honey," Ichigo said with a smile as he touched Cenora's lips to wipe his remaining saliva with his finger. But Cenora is just stunned confused by the situation without being able to respond to Ichigo.
"Have you seen what you want to prove? She's my bride. And she has already revealed the answer! So go away or I'll throw a storm on you in this place!" Ichigo said to Ken half threatening and half-mocking.
"Tch! Do you think I'd give up on Cenora? Will not! I will come back and keep persuading her to leave you and choose me!" Ken responded irritably. Then he turned to Cenora, "I won't give up on you until you officially become that Hybrid's bride!" he continued speaking to Cenora and then quickly left in front of them.
Cenora looked at Ken's departure with a complicated look.
'What am I going to do with a situation like this?' doubt returned to her as she remembered what she did by kissing Ichigo wasn't right.
"Why dreamy looking at him? I could be jealous," Ichigo said beside her ear as he hugged Cenora from behind.
"Is what I'm doing right?" Cenora responded with a question.
"What does your question mean? What was that about that kiss?" Ichigo asked again.
"Hmm, yes. What did I do right? I kiss you when my heart is not fully given to you. I kiss you just so you don't get mad and destroy what was already fine. Am I doing the right thing? Or did I make a mistake?" Cenora asked in confusion.
"It's the same to me," Ichigo responded and made Cenora look at him without blinking.
"I just wanted to test your concern for me. I'm indeed annoyed and angry at the fox demon's recklessness, but I'm still so sane not to break the rules that I have to lose you."
"I was deliberately angry so that you or the fox demon would believe. I want to test your feelings, how much do you care for me if one bad thing might happen to me after killing the demon."
"And it turns out that you care about me. Your kiss just now made me believe, even though you haven't fully accepted me, at least you don't hate me and reject me again. At the same time showing the fox demon that you chose me in front of him."