Chapter 18 Poking Galore

At the back of the store, two figures were standing in the middle of 150 square meters vacant lot surrounded by a wooden fence two meters in height.

The night sky is clear of any clouds. The moonlight and stars provide enough illumination for those who are wandering around.

The first figure is a petite girl with white hair cracking her knuckles preparing for the incoming fight. The second figure, however, just stands there looking up while scratching his head seemingly in deep thought.

“… Can we start?” The first figure, which is Koneko asked while still having a dull expression.

“You can beat him up now.” Yoruichi, who is sitting on top of the fence just a few meters away from them, answered.

Koneko didn’t say anything else and just charged at him aiming to punch his gut.

When Koneko’s fist is about to land, Kisuke suddenly moved to the side and held her stretched out arm them flinging her to the air, dropping a few meters away from Kisuke’s back.

Koneko just lay there on her back facing the night sky still can’t believe what just happened. Kisuke’s actions were just too fast for her to react.

“It’s not that I’m too fast, It’s just that you’re too focused on pummeling me and the whole point of the of sparring was thrown out.” Kisuke’s voice suddenly resounded.

Kisuke is looking down on her with a large grin on her face, “Shall we start sparring for real now?”

Koneko flipped towards Kisuke in an attempt to kick his face, but he just dodges by jumping back.

Now standing face to face again, Koneko glared at Kisuke, “You tricked me, senpai.”

“Hahaha~. Fighting isn’t just about battle prowess, it includes everything on the battlefield, especially your feelings and state of mind.” Kisuke just pretended to be in deep thought when in reality, he is watching Koneko’s every move.

“You also got too focused on the idea of beating me up when Yoruichi told you so.” Kisuke continued explaining.

“And look, If you’re in a life or death battle now, you’d be struggling for your life now.” Kisuke opened his hands and showed it to Koneko.

“My hairclips… when did you..!!” Koneko subconsciously touched the part of her hair where the hairclips are formerly.

“About time to get serious, isn’t it?” Kisuke put her hairclips inside his pocket. He noticed something strange on one of them and want to check it later before returning it to Koneko.

Koneko kept quiet and charged at Kisuke again, but this time, with more prudence and seriousness.

Koneko threw a storm punches and kicks while maneuvering around Kisuke but he just kept dodging while also occasionally poking various parts of her body, like her forehead, cheeks, thighs, legs, stomach, and others.

This infuriated Koneko to no ends and she stopped holding back which left many potholes on the ground in her wake.

Kisuke just did the same as before, poking at various places seemingly having fun.

About ten minutes into their ‘sparring’, Yoruichi had enough, “Stop!”

At her words, Kisuke jumped back from Koneko for a few meters, but Koneko didn’t stop and still lunged at Kisuke.

“Wait, Koneko-chan! We’re done sparring.” Kisuke raised his hands in surrender.

“No. I haven’t punched your face.” Koneko replied and kept throwing punches at him, focusing especially on his face.

“But I didn’t poke any ‘very’ private part, did I?” Kisuke just dodges everything that Koneko throws at him without the retaliating poke anymore.

“…Regardless, I still want to your face.” Koneko was already blinded by rage but it isn’t that obvious because she only has pout and tears that are about to fall on her face.

“Fine, here is my face.” Kisuke suddenly stopped moving and offered his head.

Koneko didn’t think much of it and go at it with her full force. She thought that Kisuke is messing around with her again.

But to Koneko’s surprise, her fist connected to his face and sent him flying, punching a hole through the wooden fence only stopping after hitting a concrete wall of the building near the candy shop creating some cracks on it. Kisuke slumped down to the ground, unmoving.

Koneko finally processed what just happened and dashed towards Kisuke, “Senpai!!!”

She is very worried and nervous since the force that she used just now is enough to kill just any normal human.

Koneko reached Kisuke and checked on him. His pulse is too slow and didn’t have consciousness. Evidently, he will die in a few minutes.

Koneko panicked big time as she didn’t know any healing technique and the hospital is very far from where they are and very few cars, she won’t make it even she started carrying him now and run with all her might. Tears started flowing for real this time. Even though her senpai is a pervert, different from any man she met thus far, he doesn’t give any lustful feeling despite his actions, it was something different.

Koneko, after spending a few days playing with him, finally found what it was. It was just pure admiration for beauty.

In her curiosity, Koneko would sometimes spend some of her free time to go and purchase some snacks from Urahara Shop and watch the antics of the man and cat duo.

Before long, Kisuke treated Koneko like his little sister, the same on how he treated both Ururu and Jinta in the past. And Koneko also considered him as one of her few friends, even if he always messes with her.

Koneko is intending to summon her master, Rias Gremory, to beg her to reincarnate Kisuke as a devil servant. She would just apologize and ask for punishment later to Kisuke. What is important to her now is to keep her senpai safe and alive.

When she was about to call Rias, ‘Kisuke’ suddenly popped like a balloon. Koneko just kneeled not knowing what to do when she suddenly heard Yoruichi’s voice from behind, “You’ve done it now, Kisuke.”

Koneko didn’t understand Yoruichi’s words and didn’t intend to do so since she has a bigger problem of looking where her senpai’s body go before it is too late.

“Even if you didn’t tell me that, I’d feel guilty.” Koneko heard this voice and she snapped her head to look at the direction it came from. There she saw Kisuke beside the cat scratching his face with embarrassed look safe and sound. Her eyes widened in shock not knowing what to make of this situation.

“Ummm…” Kisuke also didn’t know how to respond as he didn’t expect to get that much reaction from the stoic little girl.

All he can do now is to make it as a joke. He took out his fan and put it over his face and laugh, “Hahaha, you’ve been pranked!”