Chapter 10: Takumi's Training With A Twist

Chapter 1: Beginning With The Princess

Chapter 2: I'm Living With The Princess!?

Chapter 3: Drawing With The Princess

Chapter 4: Merchandise Moving

Chapter 5: Nerisu's Turn

Chapter 6: Roleplaying Time

Chapter 7: Hanging Out With Nerisu

Chapter 8: Childhood Reminiscence 

Chapter 9: Nerisu's Time Again

Chapter 11: Takataka meets Takumi

Chapter 12: Cat Cafe

Chapter 13: Shopping With Nerisu

Chapter 14: Mizuki and Takataka

Chapter 15: Takumi's Realisation

Chapter 16: Nerisu's Realisation

Chapter 17: Takumi Gets To Know Takataka

Chapter 18: TakuNeri Is Real

Chapter 19: A Trip To The Park

Chapter 20: Another Day In The Life Of Nerisu

Chapter 21: TakuNeri Walking

Chapter 22: TakuNeri Love

Chapter 23: TakuNeri Drama

Chapter 24: Temporary Solution

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Oh crap, despite hanging out with Nerisu so much and loving it, I've been forgetting to train! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;My training process was somewhat intensive, I guess? I generally did a lot of shooting practise, since guns and rifles were primarily used on Caladria instead of swords.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We also learned about survival skills, such as going camping often with our comrades during the weekend courses we had. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I attended them about… eight years in a row? I stopped by the time I turned nineteen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knights generally become knighted when they become worthy after a test when they turn eighteen at the earliest. We learned about respecting women, but I already knew how to do that without these lessons.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because of how long I had been there, a lot of my classmates considered me to be their senior. It was a nice feeling, to be looked up to, even if I was terrified by like, half of them. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Some seemed nice, but I never saw them again because we weren't allowed to exchange personal information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I wouldn't mind catching up with them again sometime, but I bet they've moved on by now… &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I went into the shooting gallery of the dojo, much like one for the police to practise using their guns with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nerisu decided to come and watch, so I tried not to mess up… &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;The shooting targets were just… targets. They weren't humans or anything, so that made it easier for me to focus. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I’d feel bad, even if it was just paper that needed to be shot at for practise.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I began to focus on the targets, adjusting the gun to where I needed to shoot it.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bang, bang, bang!
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My bullets hit the paper, making loud noises. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I turn around to look at Nerisu, she seemed rather shocked.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I then look back in front of me, I managed to hit most of the centremost target.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did it! She was probably in awe of how well I shot the target, hehe. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I shoot it again a few more times, doing my best to aim. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I managed to hit off-centre a few times, but not too badly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I sit back down with Nerisu, drinking water I brought in a bottle. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;“Wow, Takumi! You really did well in shooting those targets!” She beamed, smiling brightly at me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;W-Well… I've practised for years now, you get used to it as time goes on.&quot;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;You're so cooool!!&quot; She held onto the side of my arm, which makes me pet her on the head. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;There goes her fake purring again… &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;&quot;A-Ah, w-well… Thank you, but I'm sure you can do it as well if you tried your best!&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Not as good as you, though!&quot; She sighed, resting her head on my shoulder. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;W-Wait isn't that what couples normally do!? What is she doing!?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I didn't object, however. Why would I when I've always dreamed of this… &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Maybe she just doesn't know how she feels about me yet. She seemed like she liked me from that one incident, but she could always turn around and determine that I'm like an older brother to her. I am older than her by three months since my birthday is in April and hers is in July.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the record, right now it was September. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;That meant that Christmas was coming up soon! How exciting, I'll get to celebrate my first Christmas living with Nerisu!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We need to decorate the house, I'd gladly put them all up for her!! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;But right now, I needed to focus on training! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;After gulping down a considerable amount of water, I stood up and began to head over to the sword training portion of the dojo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There were a set of different kinds of plastic swords, short ones and long ones included. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I chose a broadsword and headed over to one of the dummies which was practically a human torso covered in a plastic-looking material.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I began to slash at the dummy, aiming my hits at the neck, chest, and head. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I did this all with determination in my heart, to try and get used to slashing other figures again! It’s been so long, after all… About three weeks since I last practised!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Slash, slash, slash…
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I made sure to be quick, and the dummy was starting to take some damage as I could see it breaking apart a little. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Oh no, I better stop!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I turn around, Nerisu was clapping at me as I put the sword away while sweating. I finish off the bottle of water, throwing it away. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;&quot;Wow, wow! You look like you would have murdered someone, Takumi!&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why did she say that all of a sudden!? &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;&quot;H-How does that even work!?&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;You looked really determined, that's all!&quot; She said, nodding.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;But that doesn't mean I wanted to murder someone right then!&quot;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;Aww… Well, I'm just glad you wouldn't murder anyone! Right?&quot;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Truth be told, I'd probably murder someone if it was a war and they kidnapped Nerisu… &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Apart from that, I would try to protect her at all costs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today, I went out to watch Takumi practise being a knight! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Well, he told me he was already granted the title when he turned eighteen after a test of trials, so I'm glad that he doesn't need to practise as often now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I just want to spend most of my time with him, really… &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;It made me wonder… What would life be like if I was a fighting princess who was known for her wind powers and such? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Wouldn’t I have a lot of rivals? I already have a few, I think? I don’t think I was very aware of them, though…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I didn't even know who they were! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I can't imagine all the training I would have to do to be like Takumi… Except, he has no magic ability at all!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He probably would have some if his father wasn't a human! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;That reminds me, Takumi told me the story between his parents, how they first met! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;His mother was a merchant, a cat-eared woman with a long, skinny tail.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her father was a knight who started training when he was about sixteen or so, so he was a page by the time he met her. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;When he protected her from another knight-in-training who was trying to get in her pants, that was when she fell in love!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They soon became a couple a year later, and after a few more, they had Takumi! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Takumi was born the same year I was, but Caladria was starting to accept humans onto the planet around the time my parents met long ago...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His parents are around the same age as mine… That reminds me of how my parents met! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;My father traveled to Earth out of curiosity, because he wanted to go exploring! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;He had a few girlfriends, but he knew that when he got to know my mother better, she was the one!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He teleported to a grassy field near one of the cities in Japan on Earth, I think it was Tokyo? &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;It took a while, but he managed to get to the city. He was extremely sporty, but he settled down after having me!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As he went exploring, he stumbled upon a mansion and saw a beautiful woman with long, white hair playing the flute outside. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;He commented on her skills, and they sparked up a conversation, getting along really well!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was hesitant to admit that he was a Caladrian with lunar powers to her, but she took it very well, too! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Ever since then, she gave him a place to stay and that was when I was born a year later…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You'd expect me to be born on Caladria instead of Earth, right? I thought I was, too! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Needless to say, they still have the occasional fight, but they love each other very dearly!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I wonder if Takumi's parents fight often, too? &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Some of this thinking made me wonder what things would be like if I had a boyfriend…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Couples like Takumi and I’s parents seemed very happy being together, it made me wish I had someone like that, as well… &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I looked at Takumi as he practised his swordsmanship, but I shook my head.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even if I was his only friend, wouldn’t he have made a move on me by now? &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Well, I wanted to wait… To see if I truly liked him or not.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes I thought about him squeezing my body, hugging me tightly… &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;But he doesn't tend to do that, I think he's worried about hurting me!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He shouldn't worry, I'm a strong girl! Err, well, I'm more like a squishy wizard… &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I’ve only been feeling this way about him lately, ever since before I started writing my diary…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’m hopeful things might work out, but I’d rather keep my feelings hidden for now. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;After Takumi finished training, we went out to get some chipotle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mmm, it tasted great! There were all kinds of foods in Caladria, so it was really fun to try out all kinds of meals! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Oh, that's right! I continued roleplaying with Takumi, which I forgot to write about!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First, we started off with the two of us meeting, and then I cleaned the house for him! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;After that, we went swimming! It reminded me of how I've been meaning to do that for a while, actually!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's so much fun, roleplaying with him! He knows how to move the plot forward, and he helps me with thinking of ideas for us to do! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;I wonder if I should confess to him during the roleplay? I think… I might do that when the time is right, actually…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I just have to hope he doesn't get sick of me by then! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;But it doesn't look like he will, I think?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In any case, I think that about wraps up this diary entry! &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 1rem;&quot;&gt;Today was lots of fun learning about him, along with watching him go and train!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think we'll go to my parents' house or something one day, I think that would be nice!
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bye for now!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;20-year-old Takumi Miyashiro is childhood friends with Nerisu Himenomiya, the princess of Dreilune. What she's hopelessly oblivious to, and he's hopelessly realised, is that he has an obsession with her. Armed with his shrine of Nerisu memorabilia and armour... Oh, didn't you know? She said she wanted a knight to protect her, so he swore to become the strongest knight who would ever live!
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A romantic comedy about a shy cat boy and energetic half-alien princess begins!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
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