"Ms. Cecilia, what is that kid doing?"
Koji decided to play dumb--well, it's not like he fully knew what was going on, so he wasn't playing for the most part; though, he did know one thing--that kid was peeking under a girls skirt, probably at only nine years old!
'This kid, he's even worse than me! Not even I'd do something so daring, and he's only nine.'
"Uhm, well Koji--just try not to pay attention to that, he is a little odd compared to the other kids."
Cecilia's face was plastered with a cringed expression of slight disgust and a bit of embarrassment towards the situation.
"M-Ms. Cecilia! She's running at him!"
Outside, one could see the weird scene--the red haired boy was running away from the taller, black haired girl! In fact, even without being able to hear them one would know the girl was screaming at him.
The boy kept running until finally the girl gave up, crouching down and gasping for air; after all, she had just chased the boy at full speed. Meanwhile, the peeking red haired boy was giggling like a madman.
Cecilia sighed and tried to pay no attention to the ridiculous situation that was happening between the girl and the boy, as it was a very common one.
"Listen Koji, just don't be influenced by Ecchi. He gets a little... Weird sometimes."
Koji almost burst out laughing at the name but held himself from doing it, this kid--his name was Ecchi!?
'I guess they don't exactly know what that means, but that is funny as fuck! A kid who's name is Ecchi!'
However, just as Koji was laughing internally to himself about the name, Cecilia made a move to open the carriage door. Her hand slid the door open slowly and she gracefully stepped out--the sun bathed her in it's light, and she breathed the fresh air in quickly; she then turned her head back to look at Koji, doing a motion with her hands as she spoke with a smile.
"Alright Koji, you can come out now; I'll get you settled in with the other kids quickly."
After she said those words, she looked away from him--obviously, she expected him to follow behind her quickly.
Koji didn't respond, instead listening to her and stepping out the carriage; he had to slightly jump out due to his short height, and when he hit the ground he felt the gentle breeze grace his skin--the sun was out, and he was about to meet many other kids. Truly, it was an opportunity to fill the void that was left by Ivory's absence.
Of course, this void would never be filled truly; unless Ivory herself stepped back into his life.
'I wonder if we will have to spar. Hopefully some of these kids have been here for awhile and can give me some pointers; though, they may be hesitant due to my age... Hopefully they aren't the jealous type.'
Koji followed behind Cecilia quickly, walking across the stone path that led to the wooden homestead, though they weren't heading exactly to the house--instead, they were walking towards the entrance to the gate that enclosed the large grassland surrounding the house; this was where all the other kids currently were.
'Wait, I didn't realize this...'
Though, just as he was walking behind Cecilia he had a new revelation, and this thought wasn't exactly a positive one.
'Ivory, since her dad works as a trainer--wait! Lin will go off and teach another kid, and Ivory will be there too... She may bond with another man before even going off to the Academy!'
'Fuck, why'd I have to realize this just now? I was just about to interact with new kids, but I can't help myself; I just had to think of this bullshit.'
Koji shook his head, his black hair swayed as he tried to dispel the thought from his mind; finally, he slightly resolved the thought.
'Well, it is simply up to chance; I shouldn't worry over something I can't control right now... Plus, I have bigger worries right now.'
Finally, Cecilia and Koji reached the wooden gate; Cecilia unlocked it and then pulled it open, slightly struggling to pull it due to it's heavy weight--though, she tried to keep her composure when she spoke up to Koji.
"Alright Koji, go and hang out with the others--today is more of a bonding day than anything, so do your best to get along with everyone; tomorrow we will start the real learning."
Cecilia wiped the sweat off of her forehead as she spoke, and as Koji smiled and nodded--walking past her into the field, she sighed in relief and let the gate close.
Koji walked across the grass to the crowd of kids, quietly observing them as he did so.
'They don't look very rude, and some of the girls are pretty cute I guess; However-'
Before Koji could even finish his though, suddenly the boy--Ecchi, ran up to him and smiled wide.
"You! You're like, my age; that's weird! Ms. Cecilia said I was the youngest, only me! Mmm... I love that she thinks I'm special..."
Koji was slightly stunned as he looked at the boy who had not very pale, but not tan skin--his bright red eyes gave off a welcoming aura instead of a dark one despite their color; though, what the fuck did this kid say!?
Did this nine year old have a liking towards Cecilia? A nine year old!
Koji couldn't even gather his thoughts well; he was simply stunned at this kids audacity and sudden appearance--to the point where he didn't even know what to say in response to such words.
Well, what could he say? This kid was like a walking pervert robot!
"Eh? You look stunned! Well, basically it's a little complicated... Ms. Cecilia always gets mad at me for being 'perverted' but I just love her! I think she loves me too, because she always focuses on me... One day I'll marry Ms. Cecilia!"
The kid explained with hand movements that mirrored Cecilia's, though his expression didn't change throughout his words--wait? His expression... Koji didn't notice at first, but this kids expression was that of himself when he was jerking off!
Worst of all, Koji didn't even have time to gather his thoughts from the child's previous statement, and now he just went and said even more insane words.
However, the kid wasn't done.
After getting no response from Koji again, only a weirded out and surprised expression, he continued with his rant.
"I just looked at a girls panties to see if hers looked similar to Ms. Cecilia's, but they didn't! I was so mad; why can't all girls panties look like hers!? Also, don't ever let me catch you not calling her by 'Ms.'... She deserves to be addressed in the best way possible you hear me!"
Ecchi pointed his finger at Koji's face as he said the last part with an angry expression; this kid, he really was insane in Koji's mind!
'Is he serious? When did nine year old's become so demonic? This kid.... He is so fucking funny!'
Koji wasn't disgusted or surprised anymore, in fact he was humored! This kid had the audacity to peek under a girls skirt, and has a giant crush on his teacher, and just said all this to a kid he barely knew!
This kid, Koji already liked him!
"U-uhm that's great... But I just have one question."
Koji finally spoke up, and as he spoke he tried to be as gentle as possible hoping he wouldn't set this firecracker of a kid off.
"Eh? What is it, Ecchi the Extravagant will answer!"
Ecchi slightly calmed down as he answered Koji, already having his hand lowered and calming his facial expression; although he seemed very hyper, he still had some decency--well, unless one doesn't count the fact he was not making eye contact--but staring at Cecilia who was walking towards the house.
"Have you been here for awhile?"
Koji's tensed posture softened, and he responded in a more confident tone than before; at this point, he was at least slightly comfortable in the situation.
"Ecchi the Extraordinary has been here for a good bit, yes!"
Ecchi responded very quickly, and leaned in a little bit too much and smiled more; though, his smile instantly faded and turned into panic!
"No! Ms. Cecilia!! My queen, my mistress just vanished from her knights vision!"
'H-huh?'
Koji was confused as he saw Ecchi's panicked look and words, but then he remembered Cecilia went off to walk towards the house, and that must've been what Ecchi was looking at...
'This kid really is freakishly attached to her; I don't think I've ever seen someone so obsessed over a woman, let alone a nine year old. Does he have some sort of mental illness?
Although Koji had questions that needed to be answered, his curiosity got the best of him and he had to ask a specific one and hold off the others.
"Why are you so obsessed with Ms. Cecilia?"
Ecchi's eyes brightened into stars as Koji asked that, and his bright smile returned. He did not even have to think before answering, so it was obvious he had thought of this a million times over.
"Ms. Cecilia is the most beautiful woman ever! Her pretty green eyes, her luscious hair, her beautiful, absolutely dazzling body... The way she talks, the way she teaches--everything about her is perfect! How could one not love such perfection? Though, a perfect woman deserves her perfect husband! Ecchi the Exceptional is the only true candidate to be her king; no one else deserves her!"
"Oh Ms. Cecilia, the dazzling way you move your hands, to the clothes you wear--nothing fails to be perfect! I love the way she moves her hands when she speaks, I love the way she teaches, I love her expression when she gets mad... I love the strand of hair that always gets messed up and she has to fix it all the time or she gets embarrassed!"
Before Ecchi could continue his rant about his love for Cecilia, Koji had to cut him off; he didn't want to be listening to this for the next few minutes.
"Okay, okay--I get it Ecchi. Though, I do have another question--what are the other kids like here?"
Ecchi's mood slightly dimmed as Koji shifted the topic away from Ms. Cecilia, however he still answered Koji as he had already fostered a liking towards Koji.
This liking was because Koji had not automatically dismissed him as weird, and was actually talking to him!
Actually, as Koji asked the question about the other kids--Ecchi's face went a bit gloomy.
"Well, the other kids don't like Ecchi the Endearing, and they all call me Erratic Ecchi! It's weird, I never claimed to be erratic! However, they still call me that; even the girls hate me, when all I want to do is see if they are like Ms. Cecilia. I don't get why they are so mean. So overall, they are horrible--do not try and interact with them, they are simply evil that one day Ecchi the Electrifying will cure of their atrocities."
Ecchi spoke with a bit of a solemn, but still confident tone--by the end, his energetic attitude was back and the sadness in him faded away.
Though, Koji felt bad for Ecchi; this kid genuinely didn't understand why they hated him so much, so he would continue doing the perverted acts.
'Don't worry Ecchi, I won't be like them--you are too funny! Though, I do feel bad for you, I still understand them slightly...'
Yes, Koji was on Ecchi's side--however, he didn't dismiss the fact that Ecchi obviously had out of the norm qualities that people often disliked; he didn't fully blame them for not liking Ecchi due to this, though he still wished they would think about how he feels.
"Well, I'll be your friend..."
Instantly, Ecchi somehow had a response to Koji's statement.
"You, tell me your name!"
Koji was caught slightly off guard by Ecchi's quick response, and adding on the fact that his reponse was something Koji didn't expect in the first place.
Though, Koji didn't waste time in answering.
"Koji."
Ecchi instantly put his hand to his chin and rubbed it like he was thinking as hard as a mathematician was--after, it was like a lightbulb in his brain had turned on and he quickly looked back up at Koji.
"Koji the Kingsman! Because I am the king obviously, and you will be my subordinate. Hehehe."
Koji's eyes went wide; this kid just called himself his superior!
'What!? Who does he think he is? I am the king!'
Koji responded quickly, opposing Ecchi's statement.
"No, Koji the King it should be! I am a king, not a Kingsman..."
Ecchi's face turned towards anger instantly, and he once again pushed his finger towards Koji's face.
"No, you are Koji the Kingsman! I am the king."
Koji's brows furrowed and he grit his teeth, instantly responding to Ecchi's rebuttal
"You wish! I am the king."
Though, before Ecchi could respond--something happened; he saw Cecilia walk out into the yard where they were. Instantly, he completely disregarded Koji and ran over to greet her!