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you were walking peacefully with Senku, having a small conversation here and there. You didn't talk a lot to him as usual since he was missing his friends, even though he didn't show it, you could tell. Until that peace was disturbed by the commotion you two heard. It sounded of like a tree being struck down, both Senku and you immediately bolted to see what it was, you came to the realization that it was kohaku battling tsukasa.

Upon reaching the disturbance, you see a blonde blue-eyed pretty girl who was stuck under a tree, it was kohaku. To be honest, it was a bit overwhelming seeing a pretty girl in front of you, probably due to your lack of interaction with one. Even so, you tried your best to maintain a calm composure.

Senku gasped, while you were staring at her with a nervous expression. The blonde haired girl immediately recognized the scientist from seeing him upon the mountain, she also recognized you. You two ran up to her, Senku told her to stop talking so she could maintain her energy and tell him her current health.

" hey, m/n do you think you could lift up this tree?" Senku hurriedly asked you.

"huh?" you were a bit confused since you thought Senku was going to create some sort of gadget to lift the fallen tree up, the scientist was awaiting your answer, " oh yeah, I can."

Your uncertainty shifted into determination, as you lifted the tree along with ease. It almost baffled you of how little you used this new body's strength and power.

The girl on the floor, kohaku was amazed with your strengths, not to say you weren't too.

"Amazing, I guess it's time for introductions. My name is kohaku. I think your strength might be comparable to the last warrior I've faced."

" I think I've taken quite a liking to you both." Kohaku giggled, she commended on how quick senku was to act and admired your strength while Senku looked at her with a disgusted face.

"I can't say that I can give one millimeter of support for what I just head. We've just met and you're already professing your love for us? Not how to handle an emergency."

" I don't think she meant it like that, Senku."

" the white-haired male is right, I didn't mention anything about falling in love! I'm saying I like you both as a person, I think the three of us can work together."

Kohaku immediately pointed at the male with an annoyed expression in result of the misunderstanding while Senku just looked at her with disgust, he backed away from her which added onto her annoyance.

"Oh. Well, thanks. I appreciate that." Senku replied, saying on how illogical it is to be involved in a romantically entanglement. The scientist felt a bit hypocritical in result of his last sentence, he didn't know what these feelings towards you were. This sudden surge of dopamine whenever he was around you, he felt at ease whenever you were beside him which made him feel unsure at times for his feelings towards you.

The three of you introduced yourselves, kohaku mentioned she was from a nearby village and the encounter between her and Tsukasa. Kohaku asked the scientist if they were fighting against the long-haired man, Tsukasa, and Senku agreed. Telling her that they were set out to build a kingdom of science. But, he added that we needed allies to join the kingdom, and kohaku asked if you two would be willing to follow her, as she had a few people in mind that would be willing to become allies.

You noticed that the sun was setting, you pointed it out and the three of you prepared to set camp here.

While you and Senku were snuggled up in your own sleeping bags, kohaku was alert and aware of her surroundings, with her daggers on both of her hands.

"What are you, a new species of hominid that sleeps with a weapon or something?"

"Makes it obvious I don't have love on the brain. Look, I may be curious about your ways, but I'm not sure how much I can trust you two yet."

Kohaku replied, the two daggers were still in her hand as she explained it was a force of habit. Senku bluntly replied saying that he wasn't heroic enough to attack a lioness like her, he told her to stop overthinking and go to sleep as kohaku retorted at the nickname Senku gave her. You were barely paying attention at the twos bickering, you were practically drifting off to sleep.

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"hot spring water?"

"Yeah. I'm taking it back home for a bath. It's good for the healing process."

"Isn't it heavy?" you asked kohaku, you were genuinely worried for the girl since she was carrying all these burdens, especially the guilt she felt for her sisters sickness.

"I've made it part of my daily routine, so don't worry about me." Kohaku replied softly, she wore a smile on her face.

"Why do u need to take a healing bath when you're obviously, like, 10 billion percent healthy? The thought of an overpower lion girl like you running around is kind of terrifying."

"I AM NOT A LION!"

Kohaku sighed as she walked ahead with the huge jug which was filled of water, making sure to maintain her balance so none of it would be spilled. Senku pointed out the fact that it held almost 50 liters, obviously not enough to fill a bathtub to which kohaku admitted towards having to make a few walks back and forward to help with her sister's health. You felt sympathy for her, you were determined to help her feel not as sad from the result of her sister's sickness.

You walked ahead just so you could walk beside her, you kept insisting to kohaku if you could carry the jug of water but she kept refusing, "really m/n, you don't need to have concern for me. I can manage this just fine."

"still, you said this was a daily routine for you, right? If I can help lighten your load, I'd be more than happy too." You answered with a faint smile.

Kohaku was a bit stunned by this, but nevertheless she appreciated you trying to help her. But she had gotten distracted by you and accidentally stepped on an uneven surface, the heavy jug that was filled to the brim with water pulled her off balance. She was about to fall, and so was the jug of water, until you somehow, almost unconsciously, caught both her by her waist and in some way the urn as-well. Honestly, you had no idea how you did that, it felt like something had taken over your body in that second.

Both of you were in shock of what just happened, especially you.

Did you somehow act on instinct? Or was it something different?

Your eyes drifted from the jug towards kohaku, you instantly noticed your hand placement on her as so did she. Your face turned red in result of this, you quickly took your hands off her and nervously started apologizing to her. Senku's eyebrows furrowed, he was obviously annoyed by this so he tried to change the topic.

"the road ahead is definitely not reliable. Seems like we're gonna create some sort of vehicle for the way down."

"vechile? what's that?" Kohaku asked, raising her left eyebrow in confusion.

"but how are we gonna do that?" you asked, a hint of curiosity escaped your lips.

"how? by with the power of science of course." Senku grinned by at the end of his sentence

Senku turned around and got to work on a kind of vehicle, using the materials he currently had on him. Of course, you assisted in the process while kohaku stared at you both with a confused face. When it was finally done, he stood up.

"Alright, it's done. Both of you, get on."

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"Turn right up here!— we missed the turn!"

The vehicle you two made crashed into a tree, making you both of you crash. Fortunately, kohaku reflexes kept the jug of water safe from spilling and herself safe. Senku groaned as he slowly faced up, you stood up before him, dusting yourself off the dirt. The two of you gasped at the sight in front of you, Ishigami village. Words could not fathom the happiness you were feeling right now, a huge smile appeared on your face whilst senku stared in disbelief.

"We're here, so welcome to my village."

CHAPTER END

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