Hyperdimension Neptunia | The Bound Warrior

Ch.16 ...that even gods...

Max's pov

Slowly, I open my eyes from light that peers through the curtains nearby. As I open my eyes, I see noire right in front of me.

At this my eyes instantly shoot open and I jump slightly. Okay, I'm in noire's bed. I look around and see that, I am in noires room.

Crap, what happened last night, I can't remember anything after landing on the basilicom. I say in my head. Right now noire is facing away from me, the back of her clothes shown. Then I see her shift slightly, looks like that slight jump was enough for her to wake up.

She shifts around and faces me, her red eyes opening. She directly stares at me for a couple seconds, hazily, before she, and I, realize my arms are around her. She hastily blushes, and a surprised look appears on her face. I was expecting to be kicked out of the bed because of the tsundere thing but it never came.

"M-Morning noire." I say.

"M-Morning max." She responds.

There was a good couple moments of silence, I don't think either of us know what to do in this situation. Slowly I start moving my arm away, but then she suddenly wraps hers around me, pulling me closer to her.

This time I hastily brighten.

"Please, j-just for now." Noire says. I remember the time I woke up from the trial serum and said the same thing.

Slowly I strengthen my grip around her. I thought this would make things more tense but it didn't. I just felt the same as I did in my sleep, at peace.

I lose track of time and we just stay like this for a long time, then we both hear Neptune shouting from down the halls.

Noire takes in a slow inhale before she let's go, and lightly pushes me away. "Duty calls."

"For the both of us." I say. I have the feeling that this whole thing with Eden isn't over yet.

I stand up and stretch. Im still in my old clothes from yesterday day. I notice how broken and torn my clothes are. My shirt is ridden with cuts and slashes and is barely held up by on of the sleeves. The other side of my shirt is completely missing. My jeans are also trashed. Everything from the knee down is missing.

"Hey max, mind getting out of my room while I change." Noire says in a somewhat steady tone.

I walk to the door but then feel a slight pain, like someone punched me, at the back of my head. I turn around and see noire right behind me.

"What was that for?" I ask rubbing my head.

"That, was for making me worry yesterday, you jerk." Noire says in her normal tsundere tune.

I give a slight chuckle at that, hand behind my head.

"Get out of my room already, you pervert!" She shouts and shoves me out of her room.

Despite the shove and punch, I still feel glad that the tsundere side of her hasn't changed. I don't like change much. After everything I've been through it's been never ending change.

I slowly walk my way to my room and take off the short jeans and piece of cloth that used to be a shirt. I change into a different outfit now, this one being a plain white shirt and a fresh pair of jeans.

I walk out of my room and head to noire's office, no doubt that everyone else is there.

I open the wood door that leads to her office, and see that everyone is huddled around Neptune's pda. They all look worried about something.