Chapter 167: Rely on me
"Can you all start from the beginning?"
Utterly in a confused state, Leon asked his adorable fox and Amaterasu. Well, soon, even Amaterasu became overly adorable, as she and The Nine-Tailed Star reacted the same to his words.
"She's bullying me!"
Amaterasu and The Nine-Tailed Star wheeled to each other, glaring.
Leon blinked a few times. These two have powers to threaten the world, yet they act like that during their heated and life-threatening argument!
The Nine-Tailed Star growled first. "She's clearly in the wrong. In the first place, she shouldn't even exist in this era! Her presence alone is bullying me!"
"And who says that I shouldn't exist in this era? You? Who do you think you are?!" Amaterasu's eyes flashed with her usual sharpness as she could no longer be on the defensive side.
With Leon as the third party in their quarrel, Amaterasu inferred she could be herself.
Leon would rather keep her on the more adorable side instead. "Start from the beginning! Louise, you first!"
The Nine-Tailed Star became mute for a few seconds. She soon nervously smiled and turned around, now facing Leon with a proper expression. Serene, and with emotions under her control, The Nine-Tailed Star began her story, to which Leon attentively listened to.
She was the final memory, but she had entire memories intact.
Leon nodded and smiled at her first twenty years of memories, then remained cool-headed when Louise talked about her time in the lantern squad. She then spoke about the massacre that had happened to her village, her solo journey to find the traitor, and her fight with him and others.
At last, The Nine-Tailed Star talked about her sudden awakening of mana and seamless control over it, which had happened during her plight.
Her presence shone like Amaterasu, and that gathered the attention of many races, including her own.
From that point, everyone piled their problems on her. It was as though she was the answer to every problem — that or her death.
"They wanted that power within me. No one looked at me… It was all Amaterasu, Amaterasu, Amaterasu! I was so alone… You can understand now why I despise her, right, Leon? Don't make me accept her… I don't want to be like her!" The Nine-Tailed Star spoke in Louise's usual tone, her voice crammed with love and affection.
She wanted to be the only fox in Leon's life.
Leon nearly felt his heart melting and shaping to only belong to this lovely woman. However, he knew that more people relied on him and that he had already shared his feelings with more than just her. He extended his hand, stroked her cheek, and then turned his eyes to Amaterasu.
"Your turn." Leon smiled.
Amaterasu closed her eyes. "You know most of it already. I believed I'd have a fulfilling life if I were to become Amaterasu… That belief stemmed from my parents' teachings, who had been saved once by Amaterasu's kindness. I also took a liking to that name and worked to the bone to fulfill their dreams. When I became Amaterasu myself, I understood why the previous owner saved my parents.
"He could only save them, for the rest was unworthy. Let alone having a fulfilling life, I rarely smiled with the sun behind me, for I saw how disastrous things were. I naively thought I could fix things but to no avail. At last, it was time for my demise… I looked back and counted things I loved — that was my new name and powers. I still felt like I wasted my prime days and never achieved anything grand in my life. Thus, I wanted to be happier in my next life. I forced a clear and conscious reincarnation and waited for my next self to be born. Alas, that resulted in her being flawed. Louise had her own problems, and I rarely could help her." Amaterasu sighed.
Having seen two sides of the same coin, Leon beckoned Amaterasu to come to his side. His adorable fox didn't like that, but Leon attacked her fox ears and made her stay silent. In her yukata, Amaterasu flew down and took his side.
Leon took some time to collect his thoughts. He also couldn't focus easily, as he had two adorable and sexy women looking at him from such a close distance. They were so similar, yet different, and each had her own unique charm.
Finally, Leon parted his lips. "If it weren't for Amaterasu, I wouldn't have met you, Louise."
The Nine-Tailed Star narrowed her eyes and bit her lips.
Leon carried on. "She saved you at least twice. First, it was to keep your memories within you… Secondly, when I was still clueless about myself, unaware of the strength and potential dwelling within me… No, I was aware of it, but consciously held myself back… Before you unlocked that side of mine, you suffered a dangerous blow, and Amaterasu's powers brought you back to me.
"There's a world where you were born as a normal scarlet fox girl, only to live and die a normal death… I can tell from your story that this reincarnation hurt you a lot… It'll take a lot of time for you to accept that, but just think of it as something that brought us two together. Slowly, you'll see Amaterasu in a new light."
The Nine-Tailed Star remained silent, not answering Leon's words. But her skill, still floating in the air, crumbled, its debris falling loudly onto the ground.
Leon smiled at her and pecked her forehead.
He then turned to Amaterasu. "You'll live a better life soon. Because of a certain adorable fox, it'll be quite challenging, but you can rely on me."
Louise pouted while Amaterasu's lips curved into a beautiful smile.
"I'll wholeheartedly rely on you, Leon, my love." Amaterasu went on her tiptoes and kissed Leon.
And then, the first challenge happened.
Louise slapped her cheek and sent her flying, taking Leon's lips on her own. In her hatred for Amaterasu, she discarded her shyness and simply pressed her lips against Leon.
Louise's body stopped heating outside that challenging room, and everything returned to normal.
Inside, Leon's head flew left and right as his women kept wanting to kiss him.
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