[150] Face Me, Coward!

[150] Face Me, Coward!

Chapter 150: Face Me, Coward!

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I pondered if I should visit the Occult Research Club to ask about this, but in the end, I decided to go see for myself.

From the spiritual map that my Perception provided me with, the two I sensed were in the principal’s office. I sensed Rias there too, so this wasn't an incident that she was unaware of.

I stood in front of the closed door of the principal's office, wondering if I should go in or not, and then turned around to leave for my class. I'll learn the details of this if it's important enough.

Ah, on that note, I sensed Quetzalcoatl in the principal's office too. That's the reason I didn't go in, I'm curious what she's been scheming now that she's returned from that trip of hers.

The Feather Dragon God left Japan right before Thor's attack. I don't suspect her of working with the Norse, but it surely was not a coincidence. Perhaps it was a trap by the Norse that she had to respond to in person. Thankfully, she was back now.

“Hey, Aqua.” Shoko waved at me lightly when I entered the classroom and took my seat. She wore a thin smile with sadness etched at its corners. I didn't like that, was she taking pity on me?

“Hello,” I ruffled her hair and put my bag down. We spent the next few minutes in an awkward silence, she had few words to tell me after last night's incident.

It appears that the singing affected her in more ways than one. It was understandable why. She must be curious about what secrets I've been hiding for my singing to come with such intense emotions.

The classes began soon after with Shizuka Sensei entering the room. She wasn't alone however, she had three others beside her.

One after one, Dragon God Quetzalcoatl, Valkyrie Rossweisse, and lastly, a girl w-

‘Huh, Thor?’ I blinked in surprise till my eyes registered the gender difference.

Behind the Valkyrie, who wore a suit and tie, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl wearing our school's uniform stood. She had a pair of thin braids hanging by the sides of her face, while and had a toned physique.

Anyone would be fooled just like me for the first second that this was Thor. But it was a girl, and she was a Demi-God, and that meant she was most possibly his daughter.

Whoa.

Did Odin hit his head?

Why the fuck is he sending me chicken to slay? Does he believe I'll let them be just because it's a girl? No, if anything, I'd use her for a whole day and then kill her.

I felt my jaws clench in rage. ‘What do these stupid fucking Gods take me for?’

My killing intent almost clouded the room till my eyes met Quetzalcoatl. She crossed her arms and shook her head at me.

[Do not,] her voice boomed in my head. It was mental transmission. I'm surprised she could use such an ability.

[And why is that?] I asked back, watching her blink in surprise. Perhaps she hadn't expected me to be able to reply in the same manner she had contacted me.

She grinned softly, [The two of them have been banished from Asgard. I can confirm that. This Rossweisse came with a report to Aztecs, and it was a false one. Due to the possible danger such an incident could have caused if my Aztec Pantheon became angry, they banished Rossweisse for her failure. I can confirm this much since I'm related to it.]

She followed, her eyes slightly flicking to the side, [As for the girl, I can't guarantee it, but I hear she got extremely happy that Thor died. Yes, Thor is her father, that's obvious from her appearance, but her mom was a human woman whom Thor slept with once and abandoned. So she didn't like Thor. So when she heard that he died, she threw a feast and started challenging many of her fellow Valkyries to a sparring match after getting drunk. She ended up getting beaten and banished by Thor fanatics and Odin.]

So that's why they had seemingly healing bruises and bandaids around their bodies.

[Funny story, but why are they here? Just because they have been banished does not mean they have to come to my doorstep.] I looked at Quetzalcoatl, and this time she just shrugged.

[If my enemies hear me saying this then they'll die from blood pressure but, just sit this one out and watch the events unfold. It's good drama. I'm curious what they're up to, too. Maybe you?] She said, [I think that the girl might also be after Mjölnir. Even if she hated her father, she might want his weapon to be passed down to herself. You watch out. On that topic, congratulations on your victory. I'm proud of you.]

I wanted to tell her that it didn't matter if she was proud of me or not, but I decided to stay silent. I looked at the Valkyrie instead. Although Quetzalcoatl and I had a whole conversation in our heads, a mere few seconds passed in the real world. We could talk at an unbelievable speed in our heads, it turns out.

The Valkyrie openly avoided my eyes. In fact, she appeared uncomfortable with just being in the same space as me.

Despite her muscles and height, her face let her pass as a high schooler. But she was not a 15-year-old little girl, her age counted in centuries. Did it make sense for her to feel pressured by a 15-year-old mortal and newly crowned Demigod?

Classes passed and he didn't try anything. That made her feel insulted. He didn't even try to talk to her. Wasn't he curious about who she was? Or did he think she was so weak that she wasn't worth his curiosity?

Minutes turned to hours and classes came to an end. The bell rang, indicating lunch break.

Finally, he did something to her. He stood up and placed a hand on her shoulder.

Brigid grew nervous but also excited. Was he finally going to confront her? A part of her felt anxious but the larger part wanted to clash with him and put him in his place. It asked for validation, for her to regain her dignity for feeling scared of a kid.

Instead of challenging her, however, he said something entirely different. “Sensei put your responsibility on me, so come I'll show you around and get you some lunch.”

Brigid stood up, standing only two inches beneath him. Huh, why did she feel like he was looming over there last time? That's so odd, he didn't seem like much of a big deal right now. Was it all in her head?

“Hey, you,” she harshly slapped his hand away from her eyes. Dozens of eyes in the classroom turned to them, while Aqua shot a silent look at his hand that's been slapped.

Behind Aqua, the strawberry-haired girl that Brigid didn't care to learn the name of, was glaring daggers at her. Brigid ignored her and looked at Aqua, “Don’t touch me. If this was my place, I'd have broken your hand.”

“Seems like a case of cultural difference,” Aqua rubbed his hand and said.

“Aqua, I don't think lack of politeness is a cultural difference. How dare she slap your hand?!” The same girl shouted.

Brigid scoffed. “And why should I respect someone who's not stronger than me?”

“How do you know I'm not stronger than you?” Aqua looked at her calmly.

“Oh?” Brigid broke out laughing. “What can you do to prove so, other than pressing your willpower or whatever? Beat me in a fight. I see you have muscles, they can’t just be for show, right?” She said, and of course, while she wanted to seek validation for herself, she wasn't dumb enough to discredit the fact that he did defeat her father. So she added a detail, “I heard you guys have fighting clubs here. Let's go there. Beat me in Judo, and I'll acknowledge you-”

“Shoko, let's go.” Aqua walked out of the room. “If she doesn't want me to show her around the school, she can find someone else to. I can't be bothered.”

The girl, Shoko, shot Brigid a long glare before quickly following Aqua.

“....”

Brigid blinked, stupefied with a frown. She growled at his back, “The warriors in Asgard aren't cowards who reject battles!” She shouted but he showed her a middle finger without turning to her and left.

She was sure it'd work. Nobody in Asgard rejected a proposed battle, so she thought he'd accept it. While he must have particular abilities that allowed him to take out Thor, she was confident in taking him out in a Judo match.

Divine powers didn’t mean one was skilled in martial arts too; he might have cheat abilities due to his bloodline, being whosoever offspring he was, but her greater age surely gave her an advantage in skills and martial arts. So she wanted to humble him there.

But he... he walked out!

The classroom remained silent, staring at her before she stomped on the floor and rushed out behind him.

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Author Note: Since many of you didn’t like the first Brigid picture, he’s a better one.

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