Smack!
A large hand landed heavily on Yubel's backside.
The blow was so hard that her flesh even bounced twice with a "boing, boing."
"What are you doing?!" A piercing shriek rang throughout the king's chamber, her voice distorted by sheer shock.
The sudden scream startled everyone, and then Yubel and Jaden were sucked into Super Polymerization together.
"Your Majesty?!"
"What are you doing here?"
"We thought you were with another group."
"Teacher, how did your clothes get so torn up?" Anzu reminded him, looking a little embarrassed.
Once their surprise passed, everyone gathered around him.
Tetsuhiro put on no airs and answered them one by one.
Before long, Jaden slowly descended alone from Super Polymerization overhead.
Though his appearance hadn't changed, Tetsuhiro clearly sensed hostility in his expression and his mismatched eyes.
And a hint of bashfulness?
The moment he landed, a phantom of Yubel appeared behind him.
Clutching her backside, she shouted at Tetsuhiro in grief and indignation, "Why did you do that?! Explain yourself, or I'll fight you!"
Her tone carried bewilderment, resentment, and bashfulness.
It turned out she had just been possessing Jaden's body, which explained his expression.
He said, "Um... mister, how could you do that to Yubel?"
"Hmph!" Tetsuhiro snapped out of his recollection of that smooth, supple bounce and curled his lip.
"That was letting her off easy. If you two hadn't already fused, I'd have beaten her ass raw!"
"Huh? Why?"
"Look at the state of me. Ask her what she did."
Yubel, who had been glaring at Tetsuhiro through gritted teeth, was left a little dumbfounded by the sudden question.
What did I do?
"I've done plenty of things. If you want revenge, just say so. I won't submit!" With that, she crossed her hands protectively over her chest, looking tragically