The Last Heroes: Warriors Against The Sinful

Chapter 1.1: A Knock on The Door!

BOOOOOM!

The explosion struck the entire mountain. Its impact sounded like a roar from an injured lion. Birds flocked everywhere, as Konami felt it from inside their home.

"Big Brother Tedashii..." Her concern was that they returned with good news, but she also felt left out not being able to help.

"What's the matter, sweetheart?" Sawashiki Katsuno. The father of Giyora came by, having seen the expression on Konami's face.

"Gram-pa? No, I'm sorry to have made you worry. I'm just...wondering what we'll have for dinner."

"Sweetie, when someone is in anguish, it's impossible to hide it from their loved ones."

Seeing that it was pointless hiding what she felt, Konami had the same depressing face from before her grandfather walked in.

"Come sit on my lap and tell me what's worrying you so much."

Konami took a seat as he got comfortable on his cradling chair.

"Grandpa, am I useless?"

"What kind of rubbish is that sweetie? Of course not. Everyone and everything has a purpose in life."

"I know that. But physically speaking, why doesn't Dad let me go with them, too? I'm also a ronin like big brother and sis..."

He smiles at her. "If I said it's because you are daddy's little princess, it would be offensive in my point of view. I'd say it's just a matter of time, sweetie. Tedashii will soon leave us to go for the apprehension, so sooner or later, Giyora must acknowledge that the house will need two more hands on the battlefield. Take Tedashii, for example. He was only trained to fight about five years ago because it's not about wanting to join immediately, but all about being prepared for that one day."

Konami's eyes lit again. "Right now, just focus on encouraging them both, pinkie swear?"

She smiles. "With a cherry on top."

As she made that promise, the door suddenly opened. The sound of two teenagers who seemed to have just missed their graduation entered the house.

"ONE SHOT!! WE HAD ONE SHOT to beat Dad...AND YOU SNEEZED?!" Tedashii asked.

"I don't know what came to me... the blast went earlier than it was supposed to because of that," Yuri said while wiping her nose.

Konami, filled with joy, congratulated them both and ran towards them to hug them.

"WELL TELL ME. HOW DID IT GO?!"

"Err..."

They react the same, without knowing how to tell her what happened, as Giyora enters a beaten state and breaks their enthusiasm.

"Again." Confusion hits Konami and Sawashiki's faces after they analyze both parties' states. Indeed, it looked like they had won this time.

"Oh.... I see..."

The spark in Konami's eyes slowly disappeared, and that struck her father with guilt and sympathy. "N-NO, YOU SEE... THEY PASSED THIS TIME. DON'T WORRY, SWEETIE, EVERYBODY IS HAPPY!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Wait, REALLY!"

She was again filled with her surprised face, as both Tedashii and Yuri couldn't believe what he said either. They failed back when Yuri sneezed, which gave their father a chance to counter and defeat them for the third time.

"WHAT! But you said that we didn't..."

"HAHAHAHAHA, YOU'RE FUNNY TEDASHII!"

~Whispers in his and Yuri's ears. "Don't make me change my mind!"