Chapter 13: Chap 12- KOBOSTRONG!
Chap 12- KOBOSTRONG!:
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{Z-city; 07:02 p.m; Ghost District}
"Hmmm...*shuffling*"
Moving around her couch, Kobo feels a gentle hand on top of her head and twitches a bit.
Groggily opening her eyes to look up, she sees a lady sitting by the couch's armrest, smiling while she pat Kobo's hair slowly, but what jerked her awake completely was the scent that was coming from the kitchen.
Sitting up as the other party pushed her hand away, she yawned while caressing her eyes, and although still a bit sleepy, turned her head towards the taller lady.
Receiving a small hand wave with a smile, the kid's eyes widened before she jumped on her.
"FUBU!!!!"- Her fish memory seemed to still remember the green head, and jumping on her lap she smiled widely.
Fubuki almost fell over with the force she was pushed back, but gently moved her hands so her body would glow green for a second, making her stay in place.
After doing so she raised a hand above the one in her lap, patting her head while looking back at her blue eyes.-" It's been a minute right Kobo? Sorry I couldn't come over like I said last time... I was extremely busy."
Making a sad face at the end, but she noticed how the kid just smiled while shaking her head.-" Fubu came! Can Kobo fly like u did before?"
Tilting her head while both her hands were by her sides moving up and down excitedly she received an even bigger smile before the hand that was patting her head moved to tap her forehead with her pointer finger.
Not a second later Kobo was surrounded by a green light and started floating like she was in space.
"OOOHHHH!!!!!"- Stretching her arms and legs she was like a blue star spinning in the middle of the living room while Fubuki giggled to herself.
Playing around, the esper moved her hand slowly so Kobo would float around the room, careful to not hit anything, doing so Kobo's smile grew even more as her eyes lighted up with stars in them.
"WOOOW!! KOBO FLYY!! IHEHEE!!"- Making laps around the small room, she would move around to different floating stances, meanwhile the one making her float would be clapping her hands.....
By the edge of the frame separating the kitchen and the living room was Saitama, with his shoulder by the frame and just watching with a small grin.
"You should come by more often, You'll be always welcome.... It seems you can take care of Kobo too if needed."- Thinking about how he could hunt monsters without having to worry, Saitama nodded to himself.
"WHA- Ouh... Yeah...."- Flinching surprised, and resuming her stoic face, she coughed in her fist.
"Yeah.... I don't mind.... But I also have a proposition to make later, after we ate the pizz-"
"PIZZAAA!!!"-*UUSH!!!*
Cutting them off, Kobo kicked one of the walls and launched herself to the kitchen.
"Oto! *grabs* Don't do that little miss... you're still floating around..... The kitchen is also too small ..."- Grabbing her by the back of her hoodie as she was going to pass by his side, Saitama glanced at Fubuki.
Who nodded and deactivated her powers on the girl, who now was trying to run forward but her small legs didn't reach the ground.
" SAITAMACHI!! LET KOBO EAT!!"- Comically swinging them back in forth as she pouted, small electricity sparkles appeared around herself, prompting the green esper curiosity and fascination.
" Her emotions seem to make her strength grow..... Kobo can get pretty problematic if you don't calm her down..*looks at Fubu* Just remember that.."
Nodding while smiling slightly.-" Don't worry, I am at least confident I can stop her if needed.... I MEAN! Not with my powers! Talking normally!"- Seeing how her first sentence sounded, she immediately tried reversing it.
The black-haired man holding Kobo hummed while walking back to the kitchen.-" No, if you see she'll do something wrong, use them, I myself have to hold her like this, or she will do some sassy things at times..."
As he walked holding her like a plastic bag by her hoodie, the guest also followed, pushing herself a chair by the small three-seated wooden table, and a second later Kobo was put on another one that had some cushions beneath it that Saitama put there so she could reach the table.
He noted he would have to find a bigger one, as their last apartment on the condominium had a small table, where she could eat easily, but this one.... only her face could be seen if she sat normally.
As she watched what he did, Fubuki couldn't help but giggle, she was having a better opinion of the man with each second, although still didn't approve of his choice of clothing, thinking that a tracksuit of all things... wasn't so stylishly....
On the other side, she wanted to buy the small girl more of the hoodies she was wearing, with her small body it served perfectly to cover her all the way to the middle of her thighs, it was too cute for her.
*creak* -" Okay.... Kobo, there's three, one if for us okay?"
Sitting on his own seat, Saitama pushed two boxes towards the brat, while he opened their own picking a slice and pushing the rest to Fubuki. Who stared at it, and then looked around not finding any plate or cutlery.
Seeing her just curiously look around as she sat there elegantly, the man raised a brow.-" What's up? Don't know how to eat or?..."
Sweating as her eyes roamed around she finally witnessed Kobo... Who had one slice in each hand, and eating like they were nothing, she would pick another slice in the next second, making the green one blink innocently.
Nodding, she moved her hand and picked one slice, and imitated Kobo, biting on it slightly....
"HMMMMMM~"- Almost moaning as she ate the piece....
By her side, Saitama sweated while staring at her with a deadpan, he was joking, but apparently, she really did never eat Pizza like that before... or never ate pizza at all.....
Seeing that she was already eating normally with hamster bites, he got back to his own, it was a silent meal, with only the sounds being of munching as Kobo ate like a certain straw had pirate, Fubuki moaning as she discovered Narnia, and Saitama smiled as he enjoyed his slices....
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An hour later and all that was on the table were the boxes, that was until Kobo picked the three of them up and run outside.
*BAM!!*
Leaving the two adults who were drinking tea on the table and staring at the door she just kicked, as both her arms were occupied with the boxes.
"What....." - The green one was super confused as she stared at the open door.
Blinking twice, Saitama picked up his tea kettle and started walking to the living room, but not before motioning for the woman to follow him with his eyes.
*VUSH!*
Opening the glass sliding door to the balcony, he put the kettle by the concrete fence that impeded them from falling down, and got back to drinking his tea, the esper exited a second later while looking down with her cup of tea still in hand, now seeing it was a balcony that gave them a view of the streets.
Already almost fully dark they sawn the blue head jumping off the stairs towards the street, while the only strong light being a light pole on the other side of the street, it illuminated almost everything in front of their home.
The both of them drank tea as Kobo started to throw the pizza boxes toward the sky.... somehow they came back like boomerangs, and as she laughed she started to throw them with more strength as they came back to her....
"Uhhh... Saitama... You are sure her powers are just super strength?..."- Looking quite taken back at the precision the boxes would return, she took a glance at the man... who was sipping his tea calmly, before confusedly looking at her.
" I taught her that, it's a technique I used to play around when I was a kid, *sips* You just throw stuff, need to be somewhat flat, and it comes back to you, although she did get pretty good at it... I taught her to do that with some old CD's we found...."
Trying to understand the logic of how such technique would make sense, Fubuki was going through all her studies.... but didn't find anything.... And so she choose to just focus on her tea and sigh as she watched the girl laugh while tossing the boxes around...
' Sometimes these things are better to let it be...*sip*.'
Drinking the tea, they watched as Kobo shot Boxes around the sky, just for them to come back, her technique was very good, and Saitama even applauded her sometimes, unlike Fubuki, he didn't stop to consider how the girl was turning pizza boxes into boomerangs that perfectly came back to her.
They stayed there for about half an hour until the woman finished her last tea cup and remembered something her eyes widened, she turned her head to the green-tracked man.
"Uhh.. Saitama, could I make you and Kobo a proposition?"- Her tone changed back to a serious one, gaining the attention of the man as he was drinking his cup, who nodded for her to continue as his carefree eyes focused on her.
And having his full attention she breathed in, before asking.-" Would you and Kobo would be willing to take part in my 'industry'? I can see great potential in you two, and Kobo even more. As her powers could be harnessed and maybe she could rise up the ranks someday."
Hearing the offer, Saitama hummed and looked back at Kobo, who was laughing and playing around, he could see her energy was finally going down.
"Hmm.... I don't think I would like to. Not my thing. But... as for Kobo? I think it would be a nice idea, if you can teach her about things that she can't around here I would be grateful too.*smile*"
His words left the esper without anything to complain about, she understand him not wanting to enter, and his willingness for the girl to learn more. And she respected that.
Crossing both arms she smiled.-" Okay then... guess I only have to get the answer from the one herself now!*USH!*"
Supporting her hand on the small concrete fence she jumped down, the man even tried stopping her instinctively but stopped as he saw how she floated slowly downstairs and sighed feeling played.
Seeing his kettle was empty he took it back inside, letting the other two talk.
*tap*
On the ground level, Fubuki's feet finally hit the street, and looking up she saw how Kobo was sitting on the white truck rooftop now, as for her pizza boxes... they were by the side, roughed up and on pieces, it seems her throws got stronger as she wanted to get them farther away.
Frustrated.... she yeeted them too hard almost destroying them completely...
Dangling her small legs that were by the edge back and forth, she looked towards Fubuki tilting her head as a sign of curiosity.-" Do Fubu want somethin from Kobo?"
Hitting the nail on spot, if the esper didn't have an objective she would have fallen down with a hand to her chest..-'Why can't sis be like this...'
Getting those thoughts out of her head as she stepped closer, shaking her head while letting out a bright smile, she rested a finger under her chin.
"Kobo, I Have a question."- Playing around a bit, she paused, only staring at the other's blue eyes.
"Wut?"- Only receiving a blink as she kept her head tilted.
Keeping her smile, Fubuki moved her hand right hand that she had under her chin, and tapped her pointer finger on the small girl's forehead.
" Do you, want to have fun and know new places~ Could help your brother too, I can guarantee you with enough money for everything you want to eat.... You'll be a Hero apprentice.... Under the care of Fubuki, Blizzard of hell, the next upcoming B-Rank top one hero..... I am sure you'll guarantee a good future, if Child Emperor can, who's an uprising S-Rank.... I am sure Kobo will also be able to do something similar....."
Pushing her own insecurities aside, she thought about how the one in front of her could benefit greatly, she didn't like exploring Kobo.... but it would help her in various ways, but also help the esper, as she would gain a lot more of recognition having taught a high-Rank Hero....
But even if she tried pushing her insecurities aside, they were still there, she was sure she would stay at the top B-Rank.... they said there is a guy blocking the way to S-Rank so she would have to do her research, A-Rank for herself wasn't viable right now, maybe if she gets stronger in the future....
.....She could try to reach her sister..... But that was just a stray thought she had...
Right now, her focus is trying to help the small one's future.... And her cuteness....
With her hand under her chin, Kobo has been for over a minute making an -' Hmmm'- sound...
At this point, Fubuki was worried she was going to be rejected, and a drop of sweat rolled down her face, only when the blue head nodded with an -' Uhum'-, she sighed with the kid finally having decided.
"Kobo can eat whatever she wants ight?"- The first thing she gets out of the brat..... and it almost makes her burst laughing, but holding it in she nods in confirmation.
"Hmmm..... Kobo can help Saitamachi...Umu... Ight! Kobo accepts!"
Jumping up from her assent, she stands up on top of the vehicle's rooftop, shaking it entirely, both hands by her hips, one of the few words that she understood was hero, food, and that she could help Saitama.....
Luckily Fubuki didn't know that, and clapped happily as her mood for today was set.-" Okay!! Then I will need to make an official request, while it is processing, you don't need to worry, it might take some time also..... So I will be coming by more often as I now have a cute kohai to check on as an excuse~."
Smiling widely, the green esper patted Kobo's head before starting to walk away.-" Bye bye Kobo! You better go inside too, it's already late...*looks up at the balcony*.. Was good meeting you too Saitama!"
Waving back as she goes away she spots the average man on the balcony and gives him a small wave too, and he waves back.
Fading into the darkness of the streets, the two that live in there see how the esper silhouette can be seen in green, probably a shield or something.
Taking her attention off the lady as she waved back, Kobo jumps off the white small truck and runs upstairs, getting inside their apartment and closing the door behind her.
*tap*tap*
She taps her slippers and gets them off by the side before entering the kitchen, and going for her couch, that she jumps immediately, pushing her face down her cover.
"Tireeeeed~"- Only a muffled voice can be heard, but she gets back up, to look around, and sees Saitama still on the balcony with the glass door behind him open.
Getting back on her feet, she walks up to him, seeing how he is resting his arms by the concrete fence watching the stars, She tries to do the same, but only her chin can be supported on it as she is too small.
So working with what she got, she rests her chin there, looking at the sky, not noticing how the man was biting the inside of his cheeks to not laugh at how cute she looked.
Her blue eyes looked all around the sky, changing from star to star... like she was counting them.... and time passed before she gave up and pouting at her failure looked at Saitama.
"Hei, Saitamachi, u goin with Fubu too, ight?"
Silence followed for a few seconds as his black hair flowed with the wind..... some strands of hair also floated away without him noticing....
It was a choice he made, he didn't want to be affiliated with anything, he was a hero, not an office worker. Kobo, on the other hand, could learn more things like this, he was sure Fubuki wouldn't put the kid to work on something heavy.
And the interactions today proved it, she would take care of the small girl, so he didn't see the need to worry.
" No Kobo, *looks down at her* You're going to be learning a lot from her, she seems to be someone big, so I am sure she's to be a great helping hand... *smirks* But don't worry, I am still going to help train you till she gets that request she said."
Earlier he got a little glimpse of the conversation, so he knew it would take some time for Kobo to start her career, if he had gotten a little earlier he would have heard that the woman that contracted Kobo was a hero, but luck didn't seem to shine his way.
Smiling excited, she took her head off the concrete while smiling excited, she was going to shout something but was interrupted as the Saitama lowered himself with a green napkin.
" It seems some dust was still left behind....wait a second Kobo, let me just clean your neck and chin... or else you'll be sneezing all night, you'll take a bath after this too...."
Already feeling her nose get itchy, she let Saitama clean her neck and chin before bolting inside towards the bathroom, leaving the man there, wiping his arms that held into the concrete, and cleaning off the dust from them.
" Still needs some more work huh... tomorrow I will give Kobo some money for Icecream and will get to a second round of cleaning then....This time I will win."- With a Determined look in his eyes he got back inside his home.
*VUUSH!*
Closing the door behind him.
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{Z-city; The next day; 10:14 a.m}
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"Icecream~ Icrecream~"
Last night as they ended their meeting with Kobo agreeing to join in as Fubuki's apprentice, and after a good night of sleep Kobo got out as Saitama gave her some money.
She didn't fully understand the concept of money but got that with those small metallic pebbles and papers she could get basically everything she wanted.
And as she walks back from the old lady's ice cream shop with a bag full of popsicles she jumps from one leg to the other, her own little way of walking, also very effective.
Passing through an open iron gate she stopped for a second, it was the place Saitama normally came to train and she would be roaming around, she knew that there was a tall red slide close to some trees a little further in.
And with a shine in her eyes, she jumped inside the park, wanting to eat the rest of her snacks in a suitable place.
Hopping around the walking paths normally used for doing their daily jogs she passed by multiple people, most would give her a content smile seeing a kid like her just playing around.
The park was somewhat big, having the area where it was used for training, the kid's place where she was going, and even a small lake in the middle of it. In total it was about 120m x 120m Square of a place.
Pretty peaceful with only the daily early runners going around, Kobo was happily humming as she passed a trash can where she threw the wooden stick inside before opening another lemon popsicle, her third by now, but she still had another seven so she was okay.
But.... not everything goes as we want in this world...
*BOOOM!*
*BANNG!!!-BANG!!* - " WU- WUUUUT!!!"
An explosion followed by the sound of gunshots happens some meters in front of Kobo, sending her flying back.
"AAAAH!!!*Falling*- ATTCH!!! WUT DE HELL!!!!?!?!"- Falling with her ass on the green grass she runs a hand through her butt flinching while looking forward, seeing a man with a black cloak and a ski mask parried with a black cowboy hat, in each of his hands were two oversized revolvers magnums .50... but they seemed different.
" Hehehe~ Don't ya all worr'y thi's boi here gonn'a give'all a gooood~ time!"- with an incredible cowboy accent, he is seen stepping on the chest of a man with an orange armor, by his side a broken bicycle.
"Da...m...nit!.....*faints*" - Not really being able to see his eyes because of his goggles, the cowboy man aims one of his right-hand gun at the head of the fallen hero.
" Goo'd dreamies~ princess~"- Smiling under his mask as he is going to pull the trigger.
* plastic shuffling *
"Hmm?*looks at Kobo* Wha't is brat duing in here?...*wicked smile* Wel'l don' mind me~"- Even with his face being hidden you could still see the silhouette of his smile, almost occupying his whole lower face.
As for Kobo?.. Well she finally got up, and walked up to her plastic bag that she was holding before, by the side was her popsicle that she was eating, it was thrown into the dirt, and now seeing that the ones inside were all broken from the explosion shock as well.
She just stared at the inside of the plastic bag, not seeing the wicked cowboy man aiming his right arm at her, his revolver shining with the sun.
" It's high noon~ brat~" - *BANG!!!*
Shotting a red energy blast from his gun, he kept that face, but the other party wasn't too much happy about what he did.
The red blast in a bullet shape shot toward Kobo, it was basically the size of her head as it got bigger the instant it got out of the revolver's barrel.
Getting closer to her at stupid speeds the man laughed like he heard the funniest joke in the world, his feet also were cracking the man under him, his ribcage making one side after the other.
" Saitamachi gave Kobo moni..... To buy ice cream.....*clenches teeth*
*ELECTRIC SPARKLING!*"
*BOOOOMM!!!*
A huge curtain of dirt and smoke was raised as the bullet seemly hit the kid, only a wicked cowboyish laugh was echoing through the park, that at this point was empty as the others who were walking around knew better and ran away.
"Ahah- Wait.... there were none body parts shoting aroun'd.... whut the..."- His eyes widen as his laughter turns into a worried face.
He couldn't trust his eyes, the silhouette of the girl could be seen inside the curtain of smoke hiding her, her body seemed a bit different and taller with even longer hair at first, but a second later it was like she morphed down and her original height and hair, returning to the same as it always was.
Finally, with the dust and smoke going away we could see the girl holding the red bullet in her hand, electricity going around her whole body, even the ground would be spiked by it at times.
She defended it casually, but her eyes were in a frown that created black shadows around her eyes making it look like a mask, and the feeling that was sent towards the one who destroyed her snack was well known to him, even making him take a few steps back, away from the fallen hero.
'*sweats* K-Killing intent?.... Coming from a brat like that?'- At this point, he couldn't trust anything, but in his state, his eyes weren't fast enough to perceive how the girl disappeared for a second, appearing in front of him, with both legs tugged back close to her head.
And....With tears by side of her eyes?
"SAITAMACHI GAVE KOBO DE PAPER TO KOBO BUY DAT U PIECE OF KRAP!!!!"
Her voice didn't sound seriously angered... It was more like a kid throwing a tantrum type of tone.
"Who-*PAAAM!!!* UGHOOOOOooo~"- Not really having a second more, she drop-kicked his face with both legs, tossing him flying from where he came while fighting the fallen hero, it was an open path on a tall iron fence that separated the park and the streets close by.
* * THUD!* *
But only his body was sent flying as the comically large magnums fell to the ground, together with Kobo.
"* Unidentified gremlin cries* * BAM!!* *BAAM!!*"- While chanting the enchantment table language she aggressively dug holes with kicks to the ground.
And she kept going until something entered the way of her foot.... or better a pair of silver things.
Stopping instantly with her tantrum, she lowered down and picked one in each hand, their full size was bigger than her head, but she could still reach the trigger.
"WOOOOOW!!"- And changing moods quickly she immediately understood what they were and aimed them playfully toward a row of trees.
"Pew pew pew! pew! *click* pe-*BANG!!* Eh?"
*BOOOM!!*
Pushing the trigger by accident she shot one of them, destroying the trees with a huge head-sized hole with a cyan-colored bullet, and for a second she was left with an expression of not really believing they would fire that easily...
Well even after seeing the guy fire at her earlier, she thought the trigger would be harder to pull, but to prove her theory she aimed the other one at another tree, biting her tongue to the side of her mouth as she closed one eye to aim.
"Pew~*BANG!!!*
*BOOOM!*
The results were the same with a big hole in it, but she also noticed how it didn't feel like anything, she just pushed the trigger for herself, and not a bit of recoil was felt.... but it wouldn't be adequate to say the same for others, as even the owner seemed to feel the heavy recoil.
"Ehe~.....Eheheeh~"- Jumping around while aiming at the sky, she started 'running' back home.... But her powers were still on..
*BOOM!!* -" WEEEEEE!"
Jumping all the way outside the park, it was like she turned into the hulk, jumping around until she finally arrived in her street, where Saitama was cleaning the stair that led to their front doors with a broom.
He saw a glimpse, but he couldn't really believe his eyes and watched as the girl descended from the skies in the street, with two silver guns the same size as her head in each hand aiming up like she was showing them off with a big dummy smile....
It was like everything that was wrong in one picture.... and so he rested his broom by a wall and walked to Kobo who was smiling with stars around her eyes, with both arms stretched, and the scene said everything.....
"No... Not until you have learned to take care of your strength... these things will blast off your wrists if you shoot them, and I am not willing to have you try and look what's inside the barrels to see what's inside...*Stretches hands* Pass them, later on, I can give them back."
Taking on his parental mode, he looked at her eyes seriously, and although she really wanted to keep them, Kobo gave him her toys as tears amounted by the side of her eyes.
"Kobo even named them.... Tene....*gives gun*....Neng....*gives the other*....."- Getting the two guns as the girl's mood goes down, Saitama sighs, before holding both guns inhis left hand, using his right free one to pat her head.
" You'll get them back, I just don't want you accidentally break something... it hurts a lot.... I know..... Now,*smile* Why don't you focus on our training to get them back, huh? I am almost finished here, there's an empty football camp I found could close by, it's full of trash but it's usable.... so what do you think Kobo?"
Trying to motivate her with the prize of getting the guns she found, was seemingly a good idea, because her eyes still had some tears but they were resolved.
"TENE, NENG!! SUPAH KOBO GONNA SAVE U TWO!!! JUST WAIT!!!"- And after shouting her lungs out, she passed by him and ran up the stairs.
Leaving the man with the guns looking at her go.-" The bacon is on the second pan, the eggs on the first, there's bread on the table, and if you want some, there's also some orange juice in the refrigerator!"
As he warned her, he heard a distant -'Okee!'
Nodding he looked down at the new additions he had.... He knew she could appear with stuff like this sometimes, but....
" Now that I think about it.... where on earth did she even manage to get guns like these?....."
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{Meanwhile, back on the Park}
Oblivious to him, a knocked man wearing a ski mask was being carried by multiple men in black suits, with a woman in a green dress supervising it with a sad face.
" That was fast.... He is Cowboy Ski, a Tiger-Rank apparently, *sigh* I thought about visiting Kobo today too.... but it seems we'll be going back to the HQ...*looks at her right* Lily did you do as I asked?"
The girl with a ponytail by her side also wearing a black and white suit was on her tablet, and quickly put it down.
" Yes ma'am! Kobo-chan's request to enter as an apprentice under your wing is already being processed, but as it is a new thing, it is said to take at least six months to be fully accepted since she needs to do some tests... and then she would be completely a participant of the Blizzard group!"
Being the most formal possible, Lily's sweat dropped as her lady put a hand over her face followed by a groan....
" Ahhh...*sigh* I guess what is left for us is to wait huh? Then I shall come here next week too! *points finger at Lily* Lily, make a delivery for me! a package with the best snacks and candies you can find! I'm counting on you!"
And after regaining a bit of her mood she stepped away, as a limousine was waiting for her close by where her man were carrying the ski-masked man.
The secretary being given orders with such a passion was almost crying from how happy she was, for some motive she felt this was an incredibly important job...
"YES MA'AM! THEY WILL BE AT YOUR DESK BY THIS WEEKEND!*salutes*"
And so entering the limousine, Fubuki laid back on her seat, smiling at what is to come next.
" Getting to see Kobo every day....*internal screaming out of cuteness*.... Would be nice...."
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