34: Chapter 34 Sharing a Room with Kuina (Fake)Upon hearing Wang Luffy say that she was someone he cared about, Kuina, a young girl who had always been devoted to swordsmanship and naive to the ways of the world, instantly turned bright red, steam rising from her hair.She said hastily and shyly:
"People I care about.that won't do.It's.too early for us.You, me."
As she spoke, Guina bit her tongue, but ignoring the pain, she continued urgently, "We're all too young.my father won't agree."
Kuina's voice grew softer and softer until she deflated like a punctured balloon, collapsing into Wang Lufei's arms with her head drooping like an ostrich, wanting to bury herself in the ground so no one could see her.
Wang Lufei looked at the Steam Girl in front of him and chuckled, gently stroking her head as he said, "Don't overthink it.I came to save you just because I didn't want you to be in danger."
Then Wang Lufei changed the subject, saying, "I was in such a rush to save you that I didn't notice you seemed to have activated Iron Block.You haven't even learned how to use it yet, have you?"
After being asked a question, Kuina was indeed less nervous, but her voice was still very soft as she said, "Actually, I don't know why.Maybe I just felt a threat to my life."
My father said that when a person's life is threatened, their potential is unleashed to its fullest extent.You could say that's a blessing in disguise.
Wang Lufei joked, "Wouldn't it be pointless for me to come here to rescue you?Sorry for making you so nervous."
Kuina quickly replied, "No, that's not true.I'm so happy that you were worried about me and sacrificed your rest time to come and see me and save me."
As the girl spoke, her voice lowered again, and she once again became an ostrich, oblivious to her own shortcomings.
Looking at the cute girl in front of him, Wang Luffy was also somewhat moved.Although his purpose in coming here was to save her and prevent Zoro from being heartbroken, the current situation seemed to have taken an unexpected turn.
Of course, Kuina may have a special meaning to Zoro, but after Luffy's observation over the past month, Zoro's feelings for Kuina are limited to those of a fellow disciple.
More precisely, Zoro has no feelings for women; his love will always be for the three swords in his hand.So, it seems Zoro is a bit of a womanizer, actually liking three swords at the same time (is it appropriate for someone with two fiancées to think like that?).
However, Wang Lufei didn't do anything too outrageous.He felt that matters of the heart should be left to fate.If Kuina could accept his philandering ways in the future, it wouldn't be too late for him to get closer to her.
To be honest, it was somewhat surprising that Luffy considered both Nojiko and Nami as his fiancées.Having spent half a year with them, Luffy discovered that Nojiko didn't mind sharing herself with Nami at all, and was even a little happy about it.
It's said that Nami's wish on her ninth birthday was to marry the same person as her sister, simply because she didn't want to leave her sister.However, Jiko took it seriously, and seeing how well Luffy and Nami got along, she concluded that heaven had heard Nami's wish, and that their union was a match made in heaven.
(On a side note, some readers might have something to say about what I just wrote, but the world of One Piece is actually a polygamous world, and the inhabitants are generally quite superstitious.This paragraph is just to supplement the plot.´･_･`)
The two held each other in silence for a while, and then Kuina shyly fell asleep in Wang Luffy's arms.Because of the recent crisis, she had exhausted her potential and was not in a good mental state.
Moreover, being in Wang Lufei's arms for so long kept him in a state of high tension, and after working himself to the limit, he naturally fainted.
Wang Luffy sensed something was wrong with the girl in his arms, so he put down the Wado Ichimonji he was holding, carried her in his arms like a princess, moved her to the tatami mat, covered her with a blanket, and then teleported into the attic of her room to rest together.
Don't get me wrong, Wang Lufei isn't a pervert.He's just worried that something might happen to Kuina in the middle of the night, so he wants to keep an eye on her.
However, resting in a conspicuous place in her room might damage her reputation during the day, so she teleported to the attic and rested with her Observation Haki partially activated.
The night passed quickly, and as the sun rose, Guina naturally woke up.However, she was a little dazed after waking up, looking around at her surroundings and her clothes in confusion, and muttered to herself:
"How did I get to bed yesterday?I hadn't even changed my clothes.I remember I was in Luffy's arms, saying some embarrassing things to him, and then.Could it be that Luffy."
As Kuina spoke, she shyly covered her face, her mind wandering to many inappropriate images.Hearing this from inside the attic, Wang Lufei felt that if he didn't explain himself, he might be imagined as a pervert, so he spoke up:
"What?Do you think I'd eat you?" Wang Lufei said, jumping out of the attic.
"You fainted because your brain was overworked.I just put you on the bed and covered you with a blanket.That's all I did.Don't overthink it.Get up, wash up, and get ready for your morning exercise."
After Wang Lufei finished speaking, he reached out his hand to Kuina, wanting to help her up.Kuina, somewhat bewildered, exclaimed "Huh?" and then took his hand and stood up.
Then, bewildered as if by machine, she walked to the wardrobe, took out a clean training uniform, and changed into it without a care in the world.After changing, she even took Wang Lufei to the bathroom to wash up.
This made Wang Lufei a little insecure.Was this a scene he could openly watch?
Actually, Kuina's mind went blank.She hadn't expected Luffy to be sleeping in the same room as her.Although it wasn't a bed.
However, due to the lingering effects of yesterday's excessive mental exertion, coupled with this shock, she completely lost control and could only act on Wang Lufei's instructions instinctively, even forgetting the difference between the two being men and women.
Then, it wasn't until the two of them arrived at the training ground that Kuina reacted, letting out a belated scream, "Ah!"
What followed was a scene of utter disbelief.Her fellow disciples, who had heard the noise, looked at her in astonishment.Feeling the questioning gazes of those around her, Kuina felt so embarrassed that she wanted to bury her head in the sand, and her whole body turned as red as an apple.
Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Wang Lufei tried to ease the awkwardness by saying, "It's alright, everyone.I was in a rush and accidentally stepped on Kuina's foot."
Then Wang Lufei winked at Kuina and said, "Sorry, Kuina.I was in a bit of a rush and accidentally stepped on your foot.Are you alright?"
Upon hearing his words, Kuina looked at him gratefully and said, "It's alright, it's alright.I was just spacing out.It's okay.Everyone, let's continue training."
And just like that, the little incident didn't cause much of a ripple and passed quickly.The people at the kendo dojo started their morning practice as usual.
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