Kenji's POV:
"There all done! Now here's your fucking lollipop!" The boss said as he shoved a hardened candy on a stick down my throat.
"What's happening?" I said, as my mind and body felt strange.
"KENJI! Your legs!" Aiko said as she covered her mouth in shock.
I looked down to realize I was standing. It should have been impossible, but somehow, I had regained control of my legs. No, it's more than that. For the first time in years, I could feel something hard yet familiar in my dantian, while qi was flowing through my body. Before I could gather my thoughts, the boss's finger suddenly lit on fire as he flicked Aiko on the head.
"And here's yours!" He said as he pulled out another lollipop and shoved it into Aiko's mouth while he patted her on the head.
"SHIT!"
I was about to ask him what was going on as the boss suddenly looked out the window. I turned to look only to see a sword being swung down at me. Before I could even prosses what happened, I was dangling in the sky by my leg as I was looking down at the city below. Looking up, I could see the boss grabbing my leg while Aiko was laying slumped over his shoulder.
"Noxy! You have been a naughty girl!"
Just then I heard an ominous voice that sent chills down my spine. It was a rather handsome man about my height with long black hair and red eyes. He was giving off a terrifying amount of bloodlust that was being directed at me for some reason.
"BOSS! Who is this guy?"
"That should be my question, you homewrecking cur! NOW SILENCE!" He said as his last words released a pressure of qi that made it hard to breathe.
"You mind! I was kind of in the middle of something."
"What were you doing just now?" The man said as he suddenly closed the distance and reached out to grab us.
Fortunately, we somehow escaped as we were suddenly a few meters back.
"To answer your question meathead, that guy over there is what is called a playboy!" The boss said before turning to the 'playboy'.
"And what I do is none of your business!"
"NOX!"
"WHAT!?"
"If you had to do it then why him? Is this lord not good enough for you?"
"The fuck are you on about?"
The two of them started arguing midair as me and Aiko were just along for the ride. It seemed like there was a lot of tension between the two. As their argument continued something clicked inside my head as I suddenly had a realization.
"I'M ASKING WHAT HE HAS THAT I DON'T!?"
"WHY DON'T YO-"
"STOP!!" I yelled as I interrupted their argument.
I had to stop this misunderstanding before the boss got us killed. I don't know who this is, but I can tell he isn't someone to be trifled with. If this ended in a fight, even though the boss might be fine Aiko and I would be obliterated in the crossfire. Therefore, it was up to me to clear up this misunderstanding.
"I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE SIR, BUT DON'T BE DECEIVED BY HIS APPEARANCE! THIS GIRL IS ACTUALLY A MAN IN DISGUISE!"
"…"
"…?"
The two gave me a rather odd and confused look as an awkward silence fell over us. It was rather obvious from the way they were acting and what I've learned over the past year. Two of boss's favorite pastimes I've come to know of are pulling pranks and wearing disguises. I could easily imagine the boss pretending to be a woman just so he could pull one over on someone. And the 'playboy' in front of us probably happened to fall for him while he was pulling one of those pranks.
Given his reactions and context clues I can deduce that he likely saw the boss as he healed me through the window and jumped to conclusions. After all, I am still in my hospital gown and the boss's clothes are so big I can practically see his chest through the caller of his shirt. He likely thinks me, and the boss is in that sort of relationship after seeing us through the window. But this poor man doesn't realize the sad reality.
"You might find it hard to accept, but this person is in fact a man pretending to be a woman through the use of illusions."
A stunned silence filled the air as I could feel their eyes looking at me.
"Nox! Does that man have brain damage?"
"No! He's just a meathead!" And with that he let me go as I plummeted towards the ground.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! Huh?" Just as I thought I would splatter against the pavement, I was suddenly back in the air. Still dangling from boss's hand.
"Pft! HAHAHA! Can I take it that you are not in that sort of relationship then?" He asked me in a light tone while he tried to contain his laughter.
"No! And trust me, neither should you!"
"What kind of relationship? Hey! Answer me meathead!" The boss said, as he began waving me around by my leg for an answer until I lost consciousness.
When I woke up, I was alone in a dimly lit cave with a note stuck to my forehead.
"Pft! HAHAHAHA!" I laughed after I read the note before leaving the cave.