Chapter 116: Great Idea, Feelings and Representative

Chapter 116: Great Idea, Feelings and Representative

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"Is something the matter, Yue?" Ken's relaxed voice rang out in the room as he crossed his arms and swung his legs back onto his desk.

"..." The young girl just blinked a few times and gave the Blind Assassin a gigantic smile.

After spending enough time dwelling on it, Yue had finally reached a conclusion. One that might've already been expected of her.The initial instance of this chapter being available happened at N0v3l.Bin.

'Teacher really is gorgeous!'

In her mind, she had always imagined a conventionally attractive face for her teacher. But what she saw that day was a hundred times better in her eyes.

Morbid beauty.

A concept that she was now all too familiar with.

It was her strange propensity to find the beauty and elegance in what most would find morbid and grotesque.

It was no conventional standard of beauty, Yue was well aware of that. But to her, it felt oh so right...

But her teacher's 'Morbid Beauty' was enhanced because he truly seemed to be good-looking.

His mouth and overall facial shape were smooth, conventionally handsome even. It was a stark contrast with his mangled upper face.

It was such a beautiful cacophony that it stunned Yue the moment she laid her eyes upon it.

Well, it was beautiful to her, to the point where she was constantly gushing over it mentally.

But it wasn't just seeing her teacher's face that led to her remaining in that room even after her father(and Mifune) had left.

"Teacher... Are you actually around my age?"

She smiled widely, her eyes shining slightly as Ken tilted his head to the side once more.

"Hmm, I guess so. But I don't see how that makes a difference... Not that I see much of anything really..."

Ken smiled a bit as he joked around with his condition a bit.

He had truly become comfortable around the people within the Dark Brotherhood, to the point where he was joking with them in a similar fashion to how he was joking with the Samurai that raised him.

Unfortunately for him, Yue seemed to not pick up on his humour, instead she was getting giddy over something completely different.

The Blind Assassin's smile receded a bit when he noticed that. He had somewhat expected Yue to react in some way to the fact that he was around the same age as her.

It was good enough that she didn't know Ken was slightly younger.

Still, as always, it was somewhat difficult for him to tell exactly what was on the young demented girl's mind...

This time around, Ken thankfully didn't need to wonder for too long.

Yue immediately dashed towards the Blind Assassin's desk, planting her hands on it as her eyes shined with excitement and happiness.

Tosho, the First Blade, couldn't help his finger twitching as he reacted instinctively to her sudden movement. The Samehada on his back also wriggled slightly.

But there was no need for him to intervene, he already knew that it was impossible for Yue to wish harm upon Ken.

Besides, she looked like she had just gotten the brightest idea in the world.

"Teacher! Will you marry me?!?"

Now, if Ken had been drinking water, he likely would've spat it into her face to try and cool her down.

Tosho himself scowled underneath his mask.

Although he knew his master's real age all along, he never once thought Yue would get any feelings for Ken.

Alas, he had never been great at reading the hearts of girls or women in general.

But he did know his Master very well...

Although he was a child in age... He was more akin to an old man in thinking, his level of maturity was well above his peers, to the point where he might as well have been an adult.

It was unlikely for Ken to have developed any feelings for Yue, who was still very much childish in all aspects.

'Wait a minute... Even if he is mature, I doubt he had the chance to gain much experience with love... Will Yue be able to tear down his walls I wonder?'

Tosho blinked a few times underneath his mask as he wondered what his Master's response would be...

Ken slowly stood up, as the little girl recoiled slightly, seemingly hurt.

She looked down, her eyes tearing up slightly.

She was a princess, she was a beautiful young girl, and she was not used to rejection.

And she didn't want to be rejected either. Not by her teacher, not by Ken. Not right after her feelings had bloomed in such a way after witnessing his beauty.

But she had no choice in the matter. Ken was steadfast in his views.

And to him, she was only a little girl.

Although he was younger than her in body, his mind was already that of an old man.

He couldn't, in his right mind, accept the feelings of a vulnerable little girl who knew next to nothing about romance and the real world.

She was no longer the same spoiled princess she was when she first came into the brotherhood, but she still had a long way to go.

And her tears hitting the ground were a sign of that.

But the Blind Assassin was not the type to just stand by and watch one of his students, one of the children he cared for, cry.

He slowly walked to her side, while tilting his head slightly.

He raised his hand in a swift motion, Yue flinched at that moment, only to completely relax as she felt her teacher's calloused palm land on her head.

It was soft, gentle, just as she remembered it.

It was a touch filled with love, but it wasn't the love she was looking for. No, it was the love and affection that her teacher displayed for all of his students, and all of the children within the brotherhood.

"No need to feel sad. I'm sure you already expected this outcome, you just weren't ready to accept it.

Even if I won't marry you, that doesn't mean I don't care for you... Now get back to training, or having fun, whichever you prefer."

Ken's warm smile shined in the room as Yue's tears seemed to dry up quite quickly at his warmth.

A sweet smile slowly rose to her lips as she wiped the last of her tears off, before looking up at her tall teacher with renewed vigour.

She nodded before she clenched her fists and ran off. Loudly thanking her teacher as she headed back to her training, or maybe to see her father off?

She was free to do as she pleased.

"... What a mess. At least you handled it well enough." Tosho said just as the door closed behind her.

"What? You don't think I was a bit too harsh?" Ken sighed as he jumped over his desk and sat back into his comfortable chair.

"No. Knowing Yue, this might not have been harsh enough for her to forget her feelings for you." Tosho spoke with a tad bit of concern etched into his tone.

Ken just shrugged.

"They're just feelings of childhood love, they will fade away one day." The Blind Assassin dismissed that concern without any hesitation.

"Maybe... Yeah..." Tosho spoke out, but his mind was a bit more concerned.

'Or they may just fester and turn further into an obsession...'

Ken just shook his head when he felt his subordinate's concern.

There was no reason to be concerned at that point in time anyway.

"It seems we have another visitor..." Ken turned his head back towards the gate as he scowled a bit.

"Hmm? Who is it?" Tosho asked as he tilted his head, slightly mimicking his master's mannerisms.

"... A representative of the Leaf Village it seems."

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And no, Ken won't actually accept the feelings of a teenager, tho I doubt anyone was expecting that :))

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