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Chapter 164 - Imagine saying you're back, only for you to don't but you're actually back now....yeah, anyways here's a comeback special, 10 chapters

in the mind space of ryuko she was facing her rage form

Varakiel: now tell me again why are we here.

Ryuko: I couldn't hold in my rage. all i wanted was to kill nui harime, even if i had to destroy everything to do it.

Varakiel: And why is that?

Ryuko: because she took the last thing I wanted from my father, to know him better.

Ryuko (rage): ughh….

Varakiel: you are making progress, now tell me why is that so?

Ryuko: because i….i don't know.

Ryuko (rage): ROAR!!!

ryuko rage form tries to pounce on her but varakiel stops her.

Varakiel: ryuko-chan don't lie to yourself, you know the answer.

Ryuko:.....i….because i wanted to know if my father was a good man or a monster…

Ryuko (rage): uhhh…..

Varakiel: mhm, so you want to know if your father experiments were for the good of others, or were for self loathing.

Ryuko: yes….

Varakiel: and you expect to know those answers like this?

Ryuko:....

Ryuko (rage): ughhooo…

Varakiel: listen to me ryuko-chan if you stand still things won't change, only by moving forward all your questions would be answered,

Ryuko: But how? I am weak, I couldn't do anything to her.

Varakiel: And you expect that by standing here she will suddenly grow weaker? no she will keep getting stronger. and what about it? you can become stronger than she would ever be.

Ryuko: How are you so sure.

Ryuko (rage): *growl*

ryuko's monster form was growling at her.

Varakiel: you should be more honest, just like her.

varakiel pats both ryuko's.

Varakiel: tell me, who you are?

Ryuko: i am ryuko…..

Varakiel: who are you?

Ryuko: i am matoi ryuko.

Varakiel: louder!!!

Ryuko: i am matoi ryuko god dammit!!!

the rage of ryuko vanishes and only varakiel and ryuko remain.

Varakiel: and what you're going to do?

Ryuko: grow stronger.

Varakiel: why?

Ryuko: to protect my friends, to never lose when it matters!

Varakiel: and?

Ryuko: to never use my big brother like that ever again.

Varakiel: mhm, ryuko-chan look at me.

Ryuko who all this time was looking down looks in front of her. there a men was looking at her with a kind and warm smile.

Varakiel: i forgive you.

Ryuko: *sob* *hic* aniki, i am sorry, i used you like that, you must have been so disappointed in me…*sniff*

Varakiel: disappointed? hahaha, i would never be disappointed in my sweet ryuko.

varakiel pats her head.

Varakiel: you have gone through a lot since you were young, but you still kept moving forward, you never though of suicide or never hurt others more than they deserved to, you fought to keep living, and that's something i can give my trust to. never let others tell you other wise, ryuko matoi, you deserve to live. you deserve happiness, but you must fight for it.

Ryuko: umu!

Ryuko and varakiel leave the mind space.

Ryuko then open her eyes.

Ryuko:....is it safe for me to wear you?

???: please do!

Ryuko: huh!? what the hell?

???: please put it on!

Ryuko: w-who are you?

Mako: Mom, I brought a friend—-oh, he's already inside!

Sukuyo: welcome!

the student hands over a newspaper to ryuko.

Ryuko and mako were reading it together.

Mako: and what have we here? it says "we are not blankety-blank's blanks!" wow, there's all sorts of incomprehensible stuff written in here, ryuko-chan!

???: read the kanji, too! satsuki kiryuin and the kiryuin conglomerate are trying to turn the academy's students into soldiers. i couldn't let that happen. but the school paper was objected to by the disciplinary committee censor. and i was unable to distribute it to the students!

Ryuko:...

???: it drove home just how powerless i truly am!

Mako: nagita says he's gotten on the student council's bad side and has been banned from school grounds ever since!

*bang*

nagita slams his hand on the floor.

Nagita: there is no freedom of speech in this school. there isn't a single person who stands up to kiryuin. or so i thought. but you're different! you defeated the elite four all by yourself and struck fear into even satsuki kiryuin!

nagita kneels to ryuko.

Nagita: you're the revolutionary of honnouji academy! i can fight, too! if only you lead the way!

Ryuko: *sigh* you'll have to fight by yourself, then. i'm not fighting because i want to. go home! beat it!

Nagita: what are you fighting for, then!?

Ryuko: for my future, and my friends, and i am pretty sure you're not one of them, even more with that rude tone of you.

Nagita: at the very least, there is one. there is one man who saw what you have done and took back his life! your fight hasn't been for nothing! so put on that sailor uniform and fight one more time!

suddenly three tentacles come from varakiel.

one grabs nagita, other open the door and the other has a notebook.

Varakiel: "brat you're no one to tell ryuko-chan when to fight or what she should do get out of here"

Ryuko: *tsk*...

ryuko lies back on her bed again.

Varakiel: want to keep going?

Ryuko:....*nod*

Varakiel: good, now we have your sadness….

....

Revocs HQ

satsuki was arriving in a helicopter.

Revocs CO. LTD. AUDITORIUM.

Ragyo: i put this question to you, gentlemen! what is clothing!?

"Clothing is sin! man's original sin!"

Ragyo: indeed. clothing is sin. when man ate the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge, he became ashamed of his nakedness and covered his nethers with fig leaves. from the time humanity first gained free will as human beings, it has been his fate to cover his body in the clothing called sin. clothing made by revocs is sold in 90% of the world's countries and controls an overwhelming share of the market. why is that? because we alone know man's sin and create clothing for clothing's sake! i put the question to you again! what is clothing!?

Satsuki: clothing is the world! the grand will that binds the heavens, the earth, and mankind, covering all.

Ragyo: heh, indeed. that is exactly the intent of COVERS.

ragyo and satsuki go to a private room.

Ragyo: how does junketsu feel on you?

ragyo begins to harass satsuki by touching her body.

Ragyo: a rather powerful article of clothing, isn't it? you wear it well.

Satsuki: thank you, mother.

Ragyo: Hououmaru.

Hououmaru: yes, ma'am

a screen display the rage form of ryuko on the academy.

Ragyo: is this what brings you here today? kamui varakiel, eh? la vie est drole.

Satsuki: i have already filed a report regarding that incident. you said that it would be left to my discretion.

Ragyo: of course. matter should be settled youth against youth, kamui against kamui. i think it's a fine thing.

Satsuki: why, then, was the high order tailor sent to Honnouji academy?

Ragyo: high order tailor? oh, you mean nui? i had no choice. not even a CEO can rein in the whims of an artiste.

Satsuki: i see. however, if someone should interfere with my plan, i will deal with them under my own discretion. 

Ragyo: do as you wish. as long as you continue to act as a child of COVERS, the world will remain your ally.

Satsuki: i shall set out on the tri-city schools raid trip the day after tomorrow.

Ragyo: i've read your report. how many days will it take?

Satsuki: one day will be sufficient.

Ragyo: magnificent.

Satsuki: with this, honnouji academy's rule over all the academies in the country will be complete. REVOCS uniforms will be supplied to every academy in japan.

Ragyo: and the naked apes lurking behind the students will be dragged out into the open.

Satsuki: you understand perfectly.

Ragyo: you have a reason to save the kansai region for last. as my daughter, i would think this is the case.

Satsuki: leave everything to me. i shall show you a battle that will not besmirch the kiryuin name.

satsuki was back into the helicopter flying away.

Satsuki: la vie est drole. "life is funny," eh?, it is. and it's about to get even more amusing.

Nui: well, i'm off to do things my own way.

Ragyo: i suggest you be careful. anger my daughter at your peril.

Nui: fine by me! doing that will let us see her go all out. and isn't that something you yourself want, lady ragyo?

Ragyo: heh.

back into the academy.

Aikuro: yes, that's right. these are the force that Honnouji academy is commiting. i've also sent this data to HQ. 

Tsumugu: so they're finally launching an all-out assault, huh? but thanks to your investigation we have a tool we can use. it bums me out that we might have to take on that monster girl, though.

Aikuro: it's a rare thing to hear you complain, tsumugu.

Tsumugu: but we have no choice but to do this. even if it means becoming a naked nudist.

Aikuro: i'll join you as soon as i deal with my own little problem here.

*click*

aikuro then sees nagita profile.

Aikuro: he really has been suspended indefinitely, huh? it's just like he said, but still…

....

Nagita was in the girls bathroom.

Nagita: good morning, mankanshoku-kun.

Mako: oh, nagita-san! is it okay for you to be at school?

outside in the field of the academy.

Nagita: matoi stayed home again, did she?

Mako: yeah, she and her sailor uniform were staring each other down again today.

Nagita: i see. we have no choice, then. we'll have to do it ourselves.

nagita pulls out a ton of newspapers 

Mako: what's this?

Nagita: i am through running. please tell matoi that.

nagita then takes out a megaphone and stands up in a podium.

Nagita: all students in attendance at honnouji academy, lend me your ears! do you not see that there is something wrong with how this academy is run? 

Mako: huh!?

Nagita: obeying satsuki kiryuin's every word and the putting on a goku uniform and fighting? don't you think that's wrong!? go on, mankanshoku! hand out those newspapers! hurry!

out of pression mako begins to hand over the newspapers.

Mako: thank you! thank you! read our paper! thank you! read all about it!

Nagita: schoolmates! let us take back this academy together! for the details, read this newspaper!

Committe member: you two! unauthorized soapboxing is against–

Mako: oh no! it's the disciplinary committee!

Nagita: oh, no! run, mankanshoku-kun!

Mako: nagita! don't be a hero! run! run!

Nagita: never! I refuse to be cowed by violence any longer! I will resist to my last breath!

nagita then throws himself into the water at the other side of the wall.

Mako: nagita-san!

gamagori then appears behind mako and grabs her.

Gamagori: mankanshoku! what do you think you're doing?

Mako: g-gamagori-senpai!

gamagori: under normal circumstances, your actions would merit a one-month stay in the time out chamber, but these are not normal circumstances! i am commuting your sentence to hard labor in the school raid commissariat unit! now, load that cargo onto the trucks!

Mako: eeekk!!!

mako joins the lines that were loading baskets into the trucks.

….

evening in ryuko and mako's room.

Varakiel: now we have fear...are you afraid of me, ryuko?

Ryuko: no, it's me that i'm afraid of. you were trying to calm me down when all that went down. i pulled you into my mind as i rampaged out of control, got pumped full of rage-filled blood, had more power thank you wanted pulled out of you, and you still tried to protect me….even then, i could feel your kindness and warmth that you always bring me…..but in spite of that, i couldn't stop myself. if mako hadn't shown up, i don't know what would have happened.

Varakiel: even so, you don't have to reject me.

Ryuko: huh?

Varakiel: i want you to wear me, i want to keep giving you the kindness and warmth that you deserve that's why i decided to become a kamui, remember? my sweet little sister.

Ryuko: but…but what if i hurt again? what if i go in a rampage again?

Varakiel: then this time we will deal with it together, you and me, you're not alone anymore, remember that, always.

Nagita: save me, matoi!

Ryuko: wha!?

DCM: we have you now!

DCM: take him away!

two bulky man go inside the house! and take down nagita.

Nagita: i'm sorry, i never intended to get you mixed up in all this!

Ryuko: o-oi stop it!

the DCM tries to punch ryuko

but she evades and the DCM hits barazo that was behind her.

Mataro: pops!

Ryuko: old man!

Nagita: matoi-kun!

the DCM's were taking nagita away.

Sukuyo: prepare for surgery!

Mataro: you know how to operate, mom!?

Sukuyo: everyone as a first time!

Mataro: got it, mom! i'll help!

Ryuko:.....varakiel, if i go too far, i'll need you to stop me.

Varakiel: i can't do that. that is up to you, you are the one who is wearing me, is also up to you how much power you can handle.

Ryuko: sheesh, you're an outfit that doesn't have much give, you know that?

Varakiel: do i have to remember you than i can quickly heal your wounds, your stamina, make your meals, change the temperature, and many more things? i do give a lot.

Ryuko:.....you can change the temperature? since when?

Varakiel: since the start, I have always put you in a fresh temperature so you never have a heat stroke.

Ryuko:.....thank you.

Varakiel: And besides, when you were out of control, you did stop. using your own willpower. human will, that is why i would never be afraid of you, i believe in you.

Ryuko: gotcha. we're all responsible for our own actions.

Ryuko then grabs varakiel.

Varakiel: please let me do it.

Varakiel merges with ryuko.

Ryuko:.....let's go.

Varakiel: of course.

...…

Nagita: what are you doing!? stop it!

3 DCM were beating nagita in a alley.

DCM: hahahaha.

Nagita: do what you will with me!

*pow*

Nagita: i will…never yield!

*pow*

Nagita: i won't be beaten!

Ryuko: hold it! what do you think you're doing to that guy.

Nagita: ohhh! matoi-kun.

Ryuko: don't be so whiney. you know i couldn't stand by and do nothing.

the DCM punches ryuko and she blocks it.

Ryuko: "don't waste my breath" huh? have it your way. let's do it, varakiel! scissor blade: decapitation mode!

ryuko then slashes to the DCM's

*thung* *clung*

Ryuko: Sen-I-Soshitsu! hey, these guys aren't human!

Nagita: so, you've finally gotten dressed, ryuko-san.

nagita was behind ryuko.

Ryuko: nagita…you set all this up?

Nagita: i did! they are my puppets! as are you, i suppose.

Ryuko: come again?

Nagita: fear resulting from the runaway incident. rejection of your kamui. however, you conquer that fear in order to save the helpless. your reactions are so predictable that it's downright adorable! hahaha.

the wind flutters and shows nui harime eye patch.

Ryuko: no, you can't be!

Nagita disguise breaks up and nui harime appears.

Nui: ta-dah!

Ryuko: nui harime! it was you all along?

....

Aikuro: the data is disappearing? then that boy really was a—oh, no! ryuko-kun

….

Nui: what are you angry about? this was good rehab, wasn't it?

Ryuko: why this elaborate setup just to get me to put on varakiel?

Nui: well, satsuki banned me from the school grounds. i have my own problems, i'll have you know. well? will you show me just how much power you can wring out of it this time?

Ryuko: you little–

*boom*

Nui: come on, what's that? it's nothing like last time! 

Ryuko: bite me!

*cling*

Nui: you really are afraid of yourself!

Ryuko: i am not!

Nui: after all the trouble i've gone to, you're still holding back.

*clang*

the blade of ryuko is sent flying.

Nui: you're weaker than i thought. i'm bored!

*slash* *slash* *slash*

Nui then cuts varakiel.

Nui: it's all over.

Ryuko: v-varakiel….

Nui: you don't have what it takes to wear a kamui. go and join your father.

Satsuki appears.

Nui: oopsie, you figured it out already?

Satsuki: why are you here?

Nui: are you mad?

Satsuki: there is only one way to deal with those who do not obey my orders. 

Nui: oh gosh, she really means it….

Satsuki: would you like to undergo the blood purge?

Nui: fine, fine, i'll leave. i'm bored with her, anyway.

nui leaves.

Satsuki then turns to see ryuko…..

Satsuki: *sigh* dumbass.

Varakiel: "hello satsuki-chan"

Satsuki:!! you're still alive?

Varakiel: "hey do you really believe your sensei would die to someone that weak?"

Satsuki: …no i should have known….what do you want me to do, sensei?

varakiel: "you can use my remains as you like just leave my eye with ryuko-chan…even though i didn't even need to ask i know you would have done it."

Satsuki:...you're right sensei...then what about your body?

Varakiel: "just like snakes is time for me to change skins you know, i will become stronger after i become complete again, i know ryuko will be able to do it."

Satsuki:...i know, then...

satsuki collects the remains of varakiel and put his eye on ryuko hand.

Varakiel: " alright, but before you go, put these clothes on ryuko-chan please"

suddenly clothes appear out of nowhere.

Satsuki:...what kind of ability is this?

Varakiel: " i can teach you later, but these are more advanced techniques, if you're not careful you could lose your life, both of you are not ready"

Satsuki: not ready?

Satsuki smiles to herself

Satsuki: that means i can grown stronger even more?

Varakiel: "you can grown as much as you wish to, aslong you long for it."

satsuki the dress up ryuko, and leaves her back in the ground.

Satsuki: very well, then, i'll take my leave sensei…

Varakiel: "thank you satsuki-chan, say hello to soroi-san for me"

Satsuki:...would do.

satsuki then leaves.

...

Iori: is this….ryuko matoi's kamui?

Satsuki: its remains.

Iori: what shall i do with it?

Satsuki: find suitable hosts and divide the scraps among them. then use them to gather combat data during the school raid trip.

Iori: understood.

….

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