Eternal Saṃsāra: The Wanderer of Worlds [62] Catching up with the Kitty

[62] Catching up with the KittyChapter 62: Catching up with the Kitty

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[Third Person Point of View]

In the Hoshino Household ho gym, the atmosphere was sweaty and hot. Any other man would have lost control by now due to the soft grunts and moans filling the air by the one cute girl lifting weights and two thick hot won doing yoga.

In the mirror, their determined expressions stared back at them, motivating them to keep pushing through the reps. Their sweat glinted off their skin in the moonlight coming through the window, the sll of sweat and fresh air filled the room. Their bodies ached from the workout and their muscles burned, but they kept on going, determined to finish the goal Aqua gave them.

"Mhm," Asia was sitting in a corner. She had her wide eyes on the hard-working girls with a Basic Japanese book on her lap. She was not reading, just staring at the girls who would most definitely be considered vulgar by Biblical rules…

Yet, it looked fun. Could she do that too? Well, that person, Aqua, didn't invite her, so probably not. She wanted to join though.

"You wanna join?" Asia was startled when a cold can of Pepsi pressed against her face. She looked up and found Aqua standing over her, holding a can towards her. "Here."

"Uhm, thanks." Asia reluctantly accepted it. She had her first cold drink a few days ago when Ai was horrified hearing about her restricted life and decided to give her a taste of every edible in the house.

He sat down beside her on the bench. Asia hesitated a little and moved an inch away from him, feeling… embarrassed sitting so close to him. She found that odd, why was it embarrassing to sit beside him when she noticed it was fine with the other three? Was it because of the gender differences?

"You didn't answer my question," he said as he uncapped the can and took a gulp

"Oh, uh, yes. Yes?" She hesitated. "Erm, I don't know. It looks fun, but…"

He turned to her and revealed a smile. "If a God that will get mad at you for doing what you like to do, then it's not a God worth worshiping."

Asia felt a little offended by that, for her God's sake, but she didn't show it. "But I don't know if I like working out since–"

"–Since you never tried? Sounds to that you are curious enough to want to try, and that ans that's sothing you'd like to do. What is wrong with wearing leggings and doing squats even if you're a priest?" He said with a shrug. "Also, God is dead. So it's not like anything matters."

"…What?" Asia blinked. When his words registered, she jumped up. Her expression contorted in horror. "What?! P-please, don't say words like that! It's offensive! How can God die? Please don't joke about things like this!"

"Hm," Aqua took another gulp of his drink while the other girls quickly gathered due to the yelling.

"Um, Aqua?"

"Hey Asia, what's going on?"

"Onii-chan, are you bullying her?"

Tsubasa, Ai, and Ruby asked one after the other, while Aqua stayed silent and Asia had teary eyes. She was a nice girl, but she was too soft. And too religious. Too devoted to a Dead God.

"H-he isn't bullying," Asia tried to defend him even now, looking at Ai. "Sorry, I got loud because he said… God is dead."

"Haah, Aqua, co on~" Ai sighed. Since he had told her about that yesterday, and she said she believed all of his words, she knew about that. She wasn't sure how it could be possible– given the Biblical God was said to be Omnipotent– but she didn't doubt him.

But still, why did he have to tell her that? Had her son lost his common sense? Why would he say that to a priest as devoted as Asia?

Aqua shrugged. "My bad, I said too much. I said what I said though. You should work out if you want to, even if God still exists, he won't hate you for doing things you like. For indulging in pleasure. Just think about it, what sort of so-called kind and benevolent God would punish their subjects for enjoying themselves if they're not hurting anyone?"

"Hey, Aqua…" Ai called out in a pleading voice, making him shrug and walk away. While Asia was left in a confused mood, a look of question on her face.

"Anyways, I counted you doing your reps. Let's stop here for today, otherwise y'all will get muscle soreness tomorrow." He said and left.

"Ah, I will go talk to him…" Tsubasa said and quickly followed him outside.

Ruby stared back and forth, trying not to shrug as she took her leave too, while Ai held Asia in her arms and shook her head. Why did her son go from an understanding young man to a reckless fool from ti to ti? Even with all her acting experience, Ai couldn't figure him out.

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[First Person Point of View]

I guess she got a little excited since I'm not a reliable source for her. If an angel said it, she'd have understood.

I was a little too hasty, but it didn't matter. I plan to make Asia work on herself, both physically and ntally. If she's going to live with us here, it fell upon my shoulders as the man of the house to make her realize the world wasn't just rainbow and sunshine.

"Aqua," Tsubasa ran after , lowering her speed when she reached my side. "Why not be a little gentle with her, you know? She's an innocent little girl."

"Sure," I lied, not wanting to argue. Instead, I took a look at her sweaty form. She looked fine in the gray sweatpants and sports bra she wore, her body was stunning. "You look good like this, by the way."

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