Just as he was thinking that in his heart, Chizuru shouted at him again, "Hey hey hey, don't space out, when the green light turns on, we'll start."
"Then where does it end? Where's the finish line?" Only then did Aiden remember that he wasn't very familiar with the terrain here.
"The finish line…" Hearing this, Chizuru thought for a moment, then nodded firmly, "The finish line is at the entrance of Yata Shrine."
"But I don't know the way!" Aiden looked at the green light that had started counting down, helplessly shrugged his shoulders, this so-called race was something he had agreed to completely on impulse.
"You don't need to know the way, because you'll only be eating our exhaust from behind." Chizuru said with extreme confidence.
Just as her words fell, the traffic light at the intersection instantly turned green. At the same time, the Kagura sisters released their clutches, and the two motorbikes shot out like arrows, in the blink of an eye already nearly a hundred meters away. At this moment, Aiden was only just starting up.
However, the quality of a bike made by Shinra absolutely wasn't something an R-country bike at this time could compare with.
And although his start was a little slow, the main reason was that Aiden didn't know the road. After more than ten seconds passed, Aiden, who had brought the bike's speed up, was already tightly following right behind the two sisters.
And seeing Aiden catch up so easily, Chizuru looked back once at his bike, and in her eyes flashed a fleeting trace of longing, then she accelerated again.
"Chizuru, slow down."
Although, as a descendant of the Yata family, she had learned the family's Kagura-style ancient martial arts, and her physical fitness was many times stronger than an ordinary person's, seeing her younger sister drive the bike so fast still made Maki a little nervous and call out.
But Chizuru still acted as if she hadn't heard, even entering the corner at the upcoming intersection at maximum speed…
It had to be said, her skill really was flawless. Of course, the main reason was that the family's martial arts gave her bike control far stronger than an ordinary bike enthusiast.
Only, just as the three of them sped into the corner one after another, on the left side of the road a large swath of lights suddenly lit up, followed by the deafening roar of exhaust pipes.
Then the three of them saw a large group of riders on bikes, wearing bizarre outfits, coming straight at them.
"Bastards, this is our Hell Bōsōzoku's turf, who allowed you to drag race here, stop right now!" Among them, a Bōsōzoku with a mohawk haircut shouted at the three. On his back, he wore a coat with the words "Hell" printed on it.
'Bōsōzoku huh!'
Seeing these people, Aiden remembered the anime GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) he had once watched…
But already fired up, Chizuru directly looked back and stuck up her middle finger at him, "If you've got the guts then catch up to us, scum!"
"Chizuru! You're way too unladylike!"
Maki was riding just to the right of Chizuru. When Chizuru turned back to give the finger, she had also included her.
"Sorry, sis! I'll apologize when we get back." Chizuru didn't even turn her head, just looked left at Aiden, "I'm gonna speed up now, just you wait to sell your bike to me!"
"It's only just started! Don't talk big!" Aiden said with a faint smile.
To be honest, people who like drag racing generally don't have the best tempers. Maybe there are exceptions, but the members of a Bōsōzoku gang were clearly not among them. They had basically already become a negative part of R-country's culture.
Seeing Aiden and the Kagura sisters completely ignoring them, chatting among themselves, the Bōsōzoku members grew furious, each shouting that they would take them down, even mixing in strange tongue-clicking sounds.
"Take them out, this is our Hell Bōsō Gang's turf, outsiders absolutely cannot be allowed to race here…"
"Ohhh ohhh ohhh…"
With the order of this Bōsō gang's leader, the members began howling, and in their hands appeared baseball bats and iron chains.
"Chizuru, look at what you've done."
Seeing the Bōsō members pull out weapons, Maki did not show fear, only loudly scolded Chizuru. As an inheritor of Kagura-style martial arts, ordinary people like this posed no threat to her, she could take on a hundred with one hand.
And after scolding Chizuru, Maki turned toward Aiden and shouted, "I'm really sorry for dragging you into this, this meaningless race, let's just..."
But before Maki finished her words, one bold Bōsō member was already swinging an iron chain and rushing at her.
"Die!"
That Bōsō member yelled, one hand controlling his bike, the other swinging the iron chain, viciously lashing it at Maki.
But aside from boldness, his skill was clearly average. Riding at high speed with only one hand, even a pro wouldn't dare do that, let alone just a bike enthusiast. So before Maki even reacted, because his balance was off, he lost control of his bike.
Bang!
With a loud crash, that Bōsō member and his bike slammed into the ground together, the expensive machine scraping against the pavement in a shower of sparks, finally colliding with other Bōsō members behind him who couldn't dodge in time, causing a serious accident.
"Hopefully no one dies…"
Maki worriedly glanced back. As a shrine maiden guarding Orochi's seal, she didn't like violence, but she also couldn't stand seeing someone get hurt or even die in front of her.
However, she wasn't compassionate enough to slow down and check. After all, this was the mess those Bōsō members had brought on themselves.
Luckily, after the crash, the Bōsō members one by one stopped chasing. They didn't recklessly risk their lives to continue pursuit, after all, they were just a biker gang, not death-defying professional killers.
Maki breathed a sigh of relief, then thought to herself, "Looks like when we get back, I really must lock Chizuru in the little black room for a while."
But raising her head to glance at Chizuru, who was still turning back to yell at Aiden, Maki sorrowfully thought again, "Better just keep her on etiquette lessons. And bride training classes need to be packed too. If this keeps up, how will she ever get married!"
She was a shrine maiden, bearer of the mighty Yata Mirror, carrying the mission of a guardian, she could never marry or have children.
So she could only place the family's duty of continuing the line onto Chizuru. Naturally, she spoiled her more, but now it seemed she had spoiled her too much.
"Maybe I need to find her a man who can control her…"
But in the Kagura family, they only took husbands-in-law, so how could they possibly control her younger sister? Maki let out a heavy sigh.
While she sighed and pondered, Aiden and Chizuru had already far outpaced her. The two, driven by adrenaline at high speed, were gripped by intense competitiveness, both twisting their throttles all the way.
But Aiden's bike was clearly a class stronger than Chizuru's. Gradually, the distance between them widened, and now it was Chizuru who was stuck eating his exhaust.
"Hey, how's the taste of exhaust?"
Although Aiden wasn't a fan of drag racing, he had to admit, racing gave men a powerful thrill. He even turned back to mock Chizuru.
Of course Chizuru couldn't endure Aiden's taunt. She twisted the throttle hard, shouting, "Don't get cocky, at the next corner I'll pass you!"
"Is that so?" Aiden looked ahead, sure enough, there was a sharp turn, and beyond it seemed to be a river.
So he shouted, "With your riding skills, don't go flying into the river."
"You'd better worry about yourself!" Chizuru snapped through clenched teeth, refusing to give in. Right now, she had only one thought, that she must defeat this jerk mocking her riding.
But sometimes, the more you think that way, the more mistakes you make. And at this moment Chizuru was clearly too fired up.
So, just as she reached the turn, she forgot there was a speed bump set up there. By the time she realized, her bike going nearly 200 km/h had already hit it. Then, she and the bike both flew into the air, really heading straight for the river.
"Ahhhhhh!!!!"
The woman's scream instantly tore through the quiet night, and in nearby houses sound-activated lights switched on from her scream.
"Chizuru…"
Just then, Maki had only just arrived. Seeing her younger sister and bike fly into the air, she forgot that her sister wasn't an ordinary woman and screamed in fright.
Truth be told, even her own elder sister forgot Chizuru had Kagura martial arts. And in midair, Chizuru's mind went blank, like an ordinary girl, screaming while covering her eyes with both hands, as if not looking meant there was no danger.
And just as Chizuru and the bike reached their peak height and began to fall, Aiden, noticing what happened, had already leapt off his bike. In his heart he was still grumbling, 'Why weren't they using their martial arts to save themselves.'
But now, saving her… or rather, helping her, was what mattered most.
At the instant he landed, Aiden switched to the Sword Emperor profession, activated the skill "Crossing the River on a Reed," and in a flash of light appeared behind Chizuru, wrapping his arm around her waist, then twisting back in a jump.
When he landed, Chizuru still hadn't let go of her hands covering her eyes, still screaming nonstop.
"Chizuru… are you alright!"
Maki felt like she was asking nonsense, but worried for her sister, she had no time to think. Rushing up, she hugged Chizuru tightly. But since Aiden was still holding her waist, she ended up pulling both her sister and Aiden into her embrace.
But she didn't even realize what was off, just kept on comforting her sister.
The two sisters, at certain times, seemed a bit airheaded?
Seeing herself hugging both Aiden and Chizuru together to comfort them, Aiden stretched out a finger and poked Maki's arm.
"Uh, are you sure you still want to keep holding me too? Not that I mind, but…"
Before Aiden finished speaking, Maki realized she was hugging him as well. She quickly let go, but seeing Aiden's hand still on her sister's waist, she immediately said, "Take your hand off too."
But as soon as she said it, she quickly covered her mouth. Her tone just now had sounded unfriendly.
It had been they who had asked to race with Aiden. He was the victim here.
And at that moment, a sudden thought struck her.
'If my future brother-in-law were such a kind man… then…'
But just as that thought surfaced, Chizuru stopped screaming. Seeing her elder sister in front of her, she hugged her tightly.
"Big sis…"
Maki instantly cast away all her thoughts, holding Chizuru tightly, "Chizuru, be good, don't be afraid, big sister is here!"
The bond between the sisters was deep. Otherwise, in game battles, whenever one lost, whether elder sister or younger sister, they would always call out the other's name.
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