Clang~!Clang~!Clang~!
The large, heavy bell in Oris Plaza slowly chimed, its echoes reaching the ears of every soldier and student, signaling the arrival of the new year in Marineford.
Marineford Military Academy, beneath the dormitory building.
Just as Sephiroth lowered his head, lost in thought, a familiar figure suddenly appeared before him. Momousagi, still clad in a loose pink kimono, stood rigidly there. The long-legged adult woman wore a grim expression, a cold smile playing on her lips. She gripped the folding fan in her hand tightly, and an invisible low pressure enveloped her entire being, freezing the atmosphere.
Gulp!
"Cough!... What a coincidence!" Sephiroth put on a guilty expression, which he knew must have been painfully obvious. He took two steps to the side, preparing to slip past Momousagi and return to his dormitory, hoping to escape without incident.
Whoosh!
Momousagi's folding fan, with a sharp whooshing sound, swung towards the back of Sephiroth's head. Without thinking, he instinctively leaned his head to the side to dodge—his reflexes were indeed beyond doubt.
"What are you doing?" Sephiroth asked, slightly surprised.
A cold glint flashed in Momousagi's eyes. The folding fan in her hand opened with a "Swish!" sound, now coated in a dark layer of Busoshoku Haki, and quickly slashed towards Sephiroth's chest. If this attack had landed, Sephiroth would certainly have sustained a wound on his body, a painful warning. So he immediately raised his hand to parry, striking the side of the fan to knock it away, creating a sharp clang.
However...
Momousagi's attack didn't land, but she didn't stop. Instead, she raised her left foot, clad in traditional wooden clogs, and kicked towards Sephiroth's temple with surprising speed. Having no other option, Sephiroth immediately reached out and grabbed her ankle, stopping the kick.
"What's gotten into you!... Huh!? You're really wearing nothing!!!" As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced down, and a look of innocent shock immediately appeared on his face. Sephiroth's eyes widened.
Hearing this, Momousagi froze for a moment, then her face instantly turned beet red. She gritted her teeth and said, word for word, full of suppressed fury: "You!... Go!... To!... Hell!!!" The aura around her intensified.
In an instant, Sephiroth understood. It turned out what he had casually said at the party earlier—about a "wardrobe malfunction"—had been overheard by her, making her genuinely believe that she had been "exposed," which was why she had come to vent her anger on him! And for this moment... What a sin! Sephiroth thought, realizing the gravity of his mistake.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! It was an accident!" Sephiroth's expression looked awkward. He immediately released his grip on Momousagi's leg and turned to flee, as fast as lightning.
Whoosh!
A narrow blue Flying Slash shot out from Momousagi's swinging folding fan, cutting towards his back with incredible speed. In a panic, Sephiroth stomped hard on the ground, his body leaping high into the air. Unexpectedly, Momousagi still wouldn't give up. She continued to swing her folding fan, sending several more Flying Slashes towards him, forcing him to immediately use Geppo to change direction and maneuver in the air, dodging them deftly.
In just a few moves, Sephiroth landed on the sloping roof of the dormitory building. He turned his head slightly and saw that the "crazy" woman was also using Geppo to chase after him, her face still flushed with anger.
"What exactly do you want?" Sephiroth shouted, his voice a little desperate. "At worst... I'll let you look at my back!"
Hearing those words, Momousagi's face grew darker, the red deepening, mixed with rage. As soon as she stood upright on the dormitory roof, she swung her fan again, slashing towards Sephiroth, looking as if she wouldn't stop until one of them died—a blazing fury.
"Hey! That's enough!" The silver-haired youth cursed inwardly, no longer able to hold back his hands, and immediately began to return her movements more seriously.
Momousagi was already agitated, and her attack movements were full of flaws. Her Kenbunshoku Haki was completely disrupted by emotion; she was only relying on her anger to continuously attack Sephiroth. The silver-haired youth himself had already drunk a lot of alcohol, his blood boiling. After their continuous exchange of words, he too was thoroughly angered. He found a flaw in the long-legged adult woman's attack, pulled her slightly with his left hand, while using subtle force to push her lower abdomen with his right hand, making her stumble back a few steps.
However...
What neither of them expected was that Momousagi would lose her footing on the slippery, snow-covered edge of the roof, causing her entire body to fall downwards! Seeing this, Sephiroth rushed forward, wrapping his arm around Momousagi's slender waist, stopping her further fall, and pulling her body back. They ended up in an awkward embrace.
Clang~!
In Oris Plaza, the last bell signifying the arrival of the new year slowly faded, leaving a brief silence.
On the dormitory roof, the two embracing figures stared into each other's eyes, immersed in a thrillingly ambiguous atmosphere. Sephiroth's gaze was sharp, tracing every inch of Momousagi's face. He lowered his head and slowly leaned his body towards Momousagi's beautiful and captivating face, causing the woman's heart to suddenly pound intensely. Her cheeks instantly flushed crimson, becoming even more enchanting under the moonlight.
She slowly closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling softly, as if waiting for something inevitable. She could even feel Sephiroth's breath already touching her face.
Suddenly!
Boom!
A burst of fire shot into the sky, exploding high in the air, blossoming into a dazzling display of colorful fireworks.
Boom! Boom!...
Instantly, brilliant fireworks soared into the sky one by one, exploding with deafening sounds. The colorful light illuminated the entire sky, dispelling the darkness of the night.
The sudden scene dispelled some of Sephiroth's drunkenness, awakening some of his sense that had been momentarily submerged. Their noses were now almost touching. He could even clearly smell the faint fragrance emanating from Momousagi. He only needed to move down a few more centimeters to kiss her soft pink lips.
However...
Sephiroth still strongly restrained himself, suppressing the turmoil in his churning heart. He almost passed Momousagi's nose, leaning in towards her ear and whispering softly, his voice slightly hoarse: "I'm truly sorry, it was an accident. Are we there yet?"
Hearing this, Momousagi suddenly opened her eyes. A hint of embarrassment and annoyance flashed across her face. She reached out and pushed the silver-haired youth away with unexpected force. Finally, she even raised her right leg, which wore a wooden clog, and stomped hard on Sephiroth's right foot, making him wince in pain.
"Hmph! Now we're even!" After saying so, Momousagi jumped down, using Geppo twice in a row during her descent to slow her speed, before landing steadily on the ground from a height of six stories.
Sephiroth watched the long-legged adult woman sway her hips as she walked away, leaving behind a trail of sweet anger and annoyance. He couldn't help but murmur softly to himself: "What a loss! If only I hadn't changed my mind at the last minute, maybe I could have started the new year with a bang..."
The next day, 6:00 AM.
Marineford Military Academy, at the cold training ground.
Sephiroth, wearing Seastone shackles, ran swiftly on the track, his breath misting in the cold air. When he saw Momousagi running beside him, he immediately smiled and greeted her.
"Good morning, Momousagi."
However...
The long-legged old woman merely said "Hmph!" coldly at his greeting, ignoring him, and sped up her pace to run past him, as if last night's events had never happened.
At one point, Tokikake, with a lewd smile on his face, also ran up beside him and asked very gossipy: "Hehehe!... Little brother Sephiroth, did you two have a quarrel?"
"Ah! It's very complicated, hard to explain in a few words..." Sephiroth sighed, not knowing where to begin.
"Quickly tell me in detail! I'll help you analyze it, I understand women's hearts the most!" Tokikake said, his eyes gleaming with curiosity, moving closer to him.
Hearing this, Sephiroth glared at him sharply and retorted cruelly: "You understand women's hearts the most...? May I ask... do you have a girlfriend?"
Thud!
As soon as those words were uttered, Tokikake immediately burst into tears, assuming a despairing stance and kneeling on the track, tears streaming down his face. Yesterday, Tokikake had confessed his love to Miss Liliana again, but Miss Liliana said she was getting married and asked Tokikake not to bother her again in the future... May God help him, he just confessed his love, why did it turn into harassment? Tokikake thought, his heart shattered.