Unfortunately, he wasn't as graceful as either Li was. Had they been the one attack he was certain that the thug would have landed face first inside the can before rolling off to the side. With his mediocre kick the thug knocked over all the cans landing in a heap of leftover garbage. Now that Ritsuka thought about it he couldn't explain where the cans actually came from. Maybe he wasn't paying attention as well as he could have been.
Before he could try to solve the mystery the smaller thug rushed forward fists raised in protest. Ritsuka quietly grabbed his wrist and tossed him over his shoulder onto the concrete. The sudden loss of breath would be painful enough had he not followed through and stomped on the thug's stomach.
"Woops… shouldn't have done that. That's what I get for letting Yan Qing teach me about being ruthless in combat." Ritsuka muttered under his breath.
As he walked out of the alley the two thugs merely looked at him with far more wary eyes than before. They were frightened… Ritsuka noticed though said nothing else. They didn't need to know anything.
"Yakuza…" The larger thug hissed out… then rushed over to grab his friend. The look in his eyes was one of fear that they crossed the wrong guy.
"Yakuza? Me? I mean I did take part with some once…" Ritsuka idly stated as he remembered that one mission he went on with Moriarty when they posed as bartenders. The two heard that and immediately bolted off screaming in horror as they realized, in their own warped sense, that they had probably tried to attack a Yakuza Boss' son.
Ritsuka felt a small pang of worry. Hopefully no one would actually equate him to being a yakuza. That would be a weird shift from being a Master. Though Kintoki always called him Boss for some reason. It was slowly dawning on him that had Kintoki been there as well they would have indeed looked like yakuza members.
"Wait and hope… right Count." Ritsuka sighed once again.
The isolation was doing a number on him more than usual. No longer were there colorful personalities around him. No arguments on who would go on a mission with him. Who would eat with him that day. Which woman loved him more. Which man loved him more. Neither were there questions on why so and so had to interact with each other. No Holmes making very oblique comments on what was going on. No Da Vinci giving him smart asides and explaining what was going on through their genius. No Gordolf who they surprised with their bravery and sheer determination and grit. And most of all, no Mash…
The lack of Mash was the harshest blow of all. He had even managed to secure a date with her and both Lancelots had agreed to keep Kiyohime busy so she wouldn't ruin it. Though even he knew there were a lot of jealous servants because of that decision.
Nero Bride, Jeanne Alter (both versions), Artoria Alter (all three versions), Kiyohime (both versions), Minamoto no Raikou (both versions), Ushiwakamaru (all three though Avenger was reluctant), Tamamo Cat, Mata Hari, Carmilla (both versions), Tamamo no Mae (Shark mostly), Anne Bonney and Mary Read (already considered him part of their union) , Serenity, Gorgon (reluctantly), Musashi (Berserker mostly), Meltryllis (both versions), Passionlip, Schercherazade, Osakabehime (both versions), Circe, Ereshikigal, Okita Alter, Scathach Skadi (in the most tsundere-ish way possible), Qin Liangyu, Kingprotea, Kama, Sima Yi (Reines, the host expressed interest), Murasaki Shikibu (both versions, though Caster more so), Okita Souji (Assassin was more open), Lancer Artoria, Caster Artoria, Morgan, Barghest, Baobhan Sith (In a weird twisted way due to kindness), Melusine… a lot of women had wanted dibs on him. What made it worse was that with how naive Mash was sometimes she had let slip she would share.
Tamamo had been very adamant in wanting to smash his balls in though he had already made his choice. Jeanne Alter immediately jumped on that saying that since Mash had her turn then she could go next. It turned into a complete mess as each of them forced the issue to make sure he was shared amongst them all.
Ritsuka shuddered. The memory was more vivid than it should have been. Kiyohime wasn't happy about these things but she had made it clear she would go along with it because he was important to her. She had even used his name rather than call him Anchin. Didn't make him feel any better since he was unable to actually show anyone any obvious affection with everyone silently watching him… judging him.
Ritsuka smacked his cheeks breaking the fear that had gripped his soul. Hopefully they weren't doing anything crazy just yet… and they were still there.
Walking out of the alley back into the streets he hoped desperately that no one had noticed his magecraft. Even he knew the dangers that the Clock Tower could bring if they found out about this small debacle and his unwillingness to finish off the problems. The streets were still full and he needed to go find somewhere to bunker down for the night. It was already around three in the afternoon as well.
"Ara ara… Rias is being a responsible young lady, isn't she?" Akeno giggled into her hand as the two walked the street where the magic they had felt earlier had materialized.
"Akeno! Mou… stop teasing. I'm being serious here. We need to find whoever caused that fluctuation before one of the other factions finds it. Or Sona finds it." Rias pouted at her playful Queen. She wasn't annoyed but the teasing was a bit too much.
"Maa… well for now let's just travel down the boulevard." Akeno pointed out letting the two girls continue their travels.
Rias sighed. They had sensed nothing at all. The magic trail was gone and all that was left were the smallest hint that whatever had caused that burst was dead. So far their trip had been slightly pointless. School was also going to start up quite soon at the end of the week when the new students would be arriving. Then it was merely a matter of time before she found another Peerage member.