A Draw

The battle between the two women continued.

But for some reason... from a certain point onwards, things started to get a little strange.

"Oh! You actually dared to tear my skirt! This is my favorite one!"

Boa Hancock retreated quickly, her eyes filled with anger as she looked at Ain.

Ain was equally furious.

"Don't talk like you're so polite! You're the one who tore my sleeve off!"

"I didn't! I didn't do it on purpose!"

"You mean I did it on purpose?!"

Who knows!

"There's no reasoning with a woman like you who has no sense of right or wrong!"

"Then let's fight again!"

"Come on! Let's hurt each other!"

"..."

That's truly terrifying.

And isn't the art style a little off? Lin Yan, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but stroke her chin and ponder.

I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional. (Meow Meow said)

Why does it feel like this is someone deliberately showing off?

Lin Yan responded to this very frankly.

If you can play, play more!

And I silently gave myself a thumbs up.

Of course, he would never say that out loud, no matter what. Lin Yan felt she wasn't tired of living...

The two girls didn't stop until an hour later.

As for their current image...

Well, all I can say are that they are all good girls who are thrifty and good at managing their households.

"This is really, really troublesome..."

Boa Hancock lay weakly on the ground, casting a resentful glance at the still energetic Ain.

What kind of monster is this woman?!

Doesn't your stamina decrease at all?!

To be fair, Boa Hancock really gave it her all, but she still lost to Ain's unfathomable stamina in the end.

This is only natural.

At this moment, Ain, being Dragon Species, possesses endurance far beyond that of ordinary humans. Even though Boa Hancock is similar, she is still several orders of magnitude inferior to Ain.

So, although I really didn't want to admit it.

But Boa Hancock knew she had already lost.

Thinking of this, the expression on her pretty face dimmed somewhat.

"You won..."

With a reluctant heart, Boa Hancock sighed softly.

She's not someone who can't accept defeat.

Surprisingly, Ain, the victor, did not appear smug at all. Instead, after hearing Boa Hancock's words, she looked away somewhat guiltily.

Ain is family, so she knows her own business.

She cheated in this competition.

If it weren't for the power Lin Yan had bestowed upon her with the Holy Grail, Ain knew very well that she was no match for Boa Hancock.

And seeing Boa Hancock's dejected look...

Ain also felt a pang of guilt.

After all, she's a girl too, and if she weren't in this position, she would still really like Boa Hancock.

"... A draw."

After hesitating for a long time, Ain suddenly said the following.

"If Lin hadn't helped me before, I wouldn't be your match, so let's call this a draw."

Ain said this very frankly.

"You?"

Boa Hancock looked at Ain with some surprise.

Ain could only manage a wry smile.

"I don't want Lin to hate me either... You feel the same way, right? So let's do this, how about we... share equally?"

Ain looked at Boa Hancock sincerely.

She didn't want to be the bad guy either. Boa Hancock's feelings for Lin Yan started more than ten years ago. If you really think about it, she was the one who came later, just a step earlier.

She knew how unwilling Boa Hancock was to accept this.

She used to be the same, but after the fight... Ain suddenly realized that some things weren't actually that important.

"I..."

Boa Hancock stared blankly at Ain.

Even she didn't expect it to end like this.

She was certainly very unwilling.

After harboring a one-sided love for over a decade, Boa Hancock's composure that she didn't go crazy on the spot.

But isn't Ain the same way?

After finally establishing a relationship with her sweetheart, suddenly someone who had known Lin Yan for over a decade appeared out of nowhere and tried to steal her away...

It's quite remarkable that Ain didn't go crazy.

With this perspective, Boa Hancock's gaze softened considerably as she looked at Ain, and she slightly averted her eyes, looking rather sullen.

"Well... let's leave it at that for now."

They both probably knew it from the very beginning.

This is a complete mess.

No one would ever give up.

Otherwise, given Ain and Boa Hancock's personalities, they wouldn't have made that kind of bet before.

Lin Yan did nothing wrong; his attitude has always been honest, and he hasn't deliberately hidden anything.

If I had to say something, it would only be that I didn't realize Boa Hancock's feelings immediately.

After all, for Lin Yan...

For a long time, my impression of Boa Hancock was still based on what it was more than a decade ago.

As mentioned before, it's perfectly normal to not be able to grasp the concept immediately.

The two girls were not wrong either.

For Boa Hancock, he was her savior, the last ray of light in her life.

As for Ain, he was someone she had always admired, so naturally she couldn't leave.

Since we cannot leave...

Let's each take a step back then.

Seemingly thinking of the same thing, the two girls couldn't help but smile at each other.

The previous aversion and prejudice have also inexplicably disappeared.

The most important thing for them is that they are the same person. As long as this premise exists, there is no possibility that the two girls will become enemies from the very beginning.

They didn't want to be the bad guys.

I don't want anyone to hate me; I just want to stay by his side forever.

"..."

Lin Yan watched the scene unfold with a smile.

Getting along well is the best approach.

He had been wondering how to deal with things if he became increasingly irritable in the end, but now it's actually a good thing.

Come to think of it, I'm actually quite lucky.

Thinking of this, Lin Yan couldn't help but smile, but when she looked at the two girls in front of her, her smile became somewhat strange.

"Cough cough!"

Lin Yan suddenly coughed.

"Well, although you two seem to get along very well, I feel a little awkward about interrupting... and I also feel quite honored by your hospitality."

As she spoke, Lin Yan paused slightly.

"But you two, are you sure you don't want to go change your clothes?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, both girls were stunned.

You look at me, I look at you.

For a moment, they were speechless.

The air grew still, as if it were the calm before a storm.

A moment later, two deafening screams echoed throughout the entire training ground.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!!!"