Hogo No Yujin (Protective Friend)
Episode 65– Asuka & Ethan

At eleven o'clock in the evening, Fely's room door finally opened. Takana who overslept while leaning against the door was shocked and immediately stood up. But because of the sudden, he became dizzy and almost fell. So he propped his body up against the side wall of the door.

"Eh, sorry, Takana. You okay?" fely asked after seeing Takana's limp-looking face. He was just sleepy.

Takana flinched, then shook his head quickly while patting his cheeks to avoid drowsiness again. After that he asked, "How is Onii-chan doing?!"

Fely glanced at Asuka, then returned to Takana. "Hmm .. she's good, really! It's still a rest."

"Actually ... What happened to him?"

"Emm ... tomorrow we talk about it, huh? Now let's go to bed first. It's getting night. Everyone needs a break too!" Fely took Takana to another room to accompany her to sleep with the others.

Meanwhile, Asuka who was still at the door also noticed a small creature shaped like a brain in her palm. As the creature moved slightly, Asuka immediately closed it with another palm, then left from the front of Fely's room. He wants to go to the bathroom to clean himself up.

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The next day, Dylan woke up early. He deliberately set the alarm right at five o'clock in the morning because on this holiday, Dylan intends to train himself to get used to exercising in the morning.

Not just by yourself. He also invited Takana to train with him. Dylan got out of his bed, then woke Takana who was sleeping below with a floor mattress. "Na. Takana! O–oy! Get up, you!"

"Ng ... Dylan-san ... It's still too early." Takana was only moving the body, but still did not open his eyes. So Dylan was forced to hold Takana's hands and pull him to get up.

"Quick ... Today we want to practice together!"

"Exercise?!" Takana immediately got up to sit down and surprised Dylan who was pulling him. "Exercise for what? Why suddenly?!"

"Ah just calm down. To begin with, we practice body power first with your agility. I want to walk this morning." Dylan walked up to the closet, then opened the bottom door. He took out the shoes he used to wear for sports at school. Then he went to the study table, checked his cell phone battery.

After retrieving the phone, Dylan also took his earphone– and reached out to Takana who was still sitting on her bed. "Come on! We will train to be the strongest as well!"

"Well, Dylan turned out!" Takana was first invited by Dylan to go together. This time he was very happy to accept the offer. But when he wanted to grab Dylan's hand, Dylan suddenly lowered his hand again.

"Udah-ud. The chunky! You can wake up by yourself, right?" dylan said, returning cold. Then he came to the door carrying his little things. Because Dylan asked Takana to get up quickly, the cute man immediately stood behind Dylan.

Dylan opened the door to his room. They were both surprised to see Fely and Lea were already at the door. "Nee .. You two must want morning exercise, right?" asked Fely excitedly.

"Yes, continues?" Dylan raised his eyebrows.

"I also want to do it all to train you both!"

"Oh." Dylan remained indifferent, then watched the screen of his phone. After that without saying anything, he walked off to the bathroom to wash his face. But Takana stays in place while watching her two female friends.

"Eh, you guys look so excited?" ask Takana astonished. Before that, every morning, he never saw Fely who wanted to exercise outside. Especially in the morning when the sky is still dark.

"Oh of course. I haven't exercised since I got back here. Luckily Lea took me." Answer Fely.

"Oh? Lea does morning exercise too?"

Lea with her flat gaze just nodded. He answered slowly shortly. "Often. Asuka's been told."

"Hoo .. You guys are diligent, huh? You have grown into a powerful Oniroshi!"

"Okay Takana, now you quickly get ready first! Half-six, we're leaving, okay?"

"Oh? Where are we going, Onee-chan?"

"Streetings in the complex." Fely replied, then he smiled faintly. "You guys .. want to test the strength of both of you."

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After Dylan, Takana, Fely and Lea went outside, the door to Fely's room opened. Then before long, there was someone who came out from inside there staggering. It was Ethan. His figure was only seen after he was highlighted by a lamp in front of the room. His body was still weakened, but he was trying to keep walking.

His right hand had stitches and was still not healed. The man wanted to go find help to help her. He was actually afraid of his current place and chose to get out of there alone. But when his steps reached the living room, he was surprised to see Asuka was in front of the door of another room there.

Asuka looked coldly at the man. Ethan sees it goosebumps and he better find safety than get himself hurt again. So he just stayed in place while paying attention to the look of Asuka.

"Can we talk?"

Without lingering, Ethan nodded slowly and accepted the invitation. The two of them immediately chose the living room as a place to chat. Before starting, Asuka asks Ethan to sit on the sofa first because he looks still not energized at all.

Ethan knows his place right now. But he did not know about the woman he had just met. He never saw the woman other than Fely. Ethan saw that his right hand had a large scar, but it was covered with a red thread. As he touched the wound, he grimaced in pain.

"Eh, still not healed?" Asuka came back from the kitchen. He brought two cups of warm tea, then placed them on the table. "Try to calm down first. I know you're in shock."

"Eh, it is .. What happened?" ask Ethan nervously. He tried not to look at Asuka because the woman's appearance was too revealing.

"Oh? You don't remember, do you?"

Ethan shakes. All he remembered was that Asuka's treatment of him last night had scared him and the pain was half-dead. Last night was a terrible thing he had experienced during his life.

"Hmm .. If you don't remember, maybe the others will too."

"Anu .. Can I get out of here?" ask Ethan slowly. He seemed to be trembling and his eyes still did not dare to look at the woman before him.

"My A– is not strong anymore. Please don't torture me and let me go!" Now his attitude became filled with anxiety.

"Oh about last night?" Asuka took a look, then put her tea cup back on the table. Then he went from the couch to the couch across from where Ethan was sitting. As Asuka approached, Ethan quickly moved away from her. He was afraid of the woman and wanted to run away from her immediately.

But Asuka caught his hand and hugged him tightly. Somehow Ethan felt calm after being hugged. Especially when Asuka's chest touched her head and whispered to her gently. "Sorry, huh? I did it on purpose to save you."

"Saving .. me?" Ethan murmuring. He does not believe in those words. Last night, he was in real pain. It hurts more than being tortured by his own mother. Because last night, Asuka held him in bed, then tore his right arm with a scalpel deep and pulled something from the sidelines of his flesh.

"But you hurt me!" Ethan pushed Asuka, then stood up quickly and walked back three steps away. But before long, he fell again because his legs were still sore and limp.

"I'm forced. The overnight operation process should be done in a conscious state. So I had to not druggle you first." Reply Asuka gently with a smile.

Ethan can't imagine it anymore. Even now he still feels pain in his arm, although not as sick as last night. He gently touched her arm, then asked, "Why did you perform that horrible operation on me?"

"You calm down first. I'll explain. If you want .. You can lean here." Still sitting on the sofa, Asuka shifted and approached Ethan, then touched the top of his large chest. The gap was clearly visible in Ethan's eyes, making the man's cheeks slightly flushed. Accidentally, her eyes also noticed the woman's back and her sexy lips.

Asuka stood up from the sofa, then whispered to the man right in her ear. "As an apology, you can play with me." The woman blew Ethan's ear with her warm breath.

Quickly, Ethan pushed Asuka again, then shook his head quickly. He threw away all his fantasy thoughts, then approached the other sofa. "No, no. I'm just here. Come on, hurry up the story!"

Asuka smiled, then sat back down on the sofa. And Ethan too. Asuka started to tell me one thing. "Actually we just took out one Demon Cell from inside you."

"Eh? What'sthat?"

"The little thing that controls your brain and turns you into a monster." Asuka replies, then she shows Ethan something. A small creature called the 'Demon Cell' was placed inside a small tube. There are three creatures there. "About .. This is how it looks. Pretty small, isn't it?"

Ethan notices the shape of the little creature, looks like one of them can still move. Then he asked again, "So since this creature is inside my body, you took it out by force. But why did he get into my body?"

"For that I am still investigating. So I'd like to give you some questions about this." Asuka looked seriously, then leaned back on the sofa. "I hope you'll answer honestly."

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In the park, Fely, Takana and Lea run small with vigor on the side of the road. Meanwhile, Dylan was still far behind with his grievances. They had just run from the house to the park, about 30 meters away, but Dylan was already complaining of exhaustion. From his place, he stopped, then called his brother.

"Sister! Can you stop first, can't you? Aja clash, haduh ...."

The three people who ran with him also stopped. They turned around, then approached Dylan who had been sitting there first. The man took off his earphones, then straightened his legs.

After Takana got nearby, he asked, "Eh? Dylan-san is tired first? Wasn't this morning, you were the most excited?"

"Dylan, Dylan .. has just fallen first." Fely ruffled his waist, then shook his head slowly.

"Whisper you guys."

"You've taken your medicine, haven't you? There shouldn't be any problems."

"Already, brother. But I don't know why, my legs are aching first." Dylan gently struck both of his legs, then returned a glance at his brother.

"That's the consequence of being stuck in the mulu's room. Never a sport ..."

"Ah, noisy, brother!"

"Come, Dylan-san! It's just the beginning, loh~" Takana invites Dylan to wake up again. He even pulled his hand. Because of Takana's invitation, Dylan finally wanted to continue their morning walk. But because now it has arrived at the park, Fely invites everyone to practice physically in the area where children play there.

"Well, just here. Dylan, you're going to practice with brother." Dylan simply nodded, then Fely pointed at Lea and Takana. "While you two are practicing strength together, huh?"

"okay!" The two nodded, then they went to another large field. Fely is back to focusing on Dylan. Before starting, they warm up first. Especially Dylan who rarely stretched his body.

When he finished, Fely examined Dylan's physique. His sister looked skinny, but she was tall. Yes his height is on par with her. "You're Takana's darling. Hm ... Better now start from the agility training first, deh!"

"Eh? What's for?"

"Yes, if there is danger, you can avoid it quickly. You don't need to be strong in physicality if you're being darling, just need to be as agile as I know." Fely clapped his hands once, then asked Dylan to jump on the spot. He will do it too. So Dylan followed the example of his brother.

"Let's go on, Dylan! If you could be this tall!" Fely. He actually jumped up high, then saltoed back and landed on the swing pole with both feet.

Dylan took it too much. After all, ordinary humans would not be able to make such a high leap. His older brother was an Oniroshi and certainly his body could be lighter than an ordinary human, so he could move quickly. Or it could be due to the effects of his powers.

Fely jumped small from up there, then landed on the swing. While standing, he moved the swing. "Okay, Dylan ... now is the time to practice speed with the game!"

Dylan muttered inwardly.

"My gut feeling is bad ...."

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To be continued–