Note: I don't own Shakugan no Shana.

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Kantaro, dressed in regular business attire, and Chigusa, wearing the normal attire of a simple housewife, were currently in the living room of the mansion on the Ocean Manor. Both husband and wife had woke up before the morning sun rose and took a taxi to the Ocean Manor, which Kantaro had a 5:30 AM appointment to keep.

The Sakai couple wasn't alone as the Ocean couple was also present. Harrison Ocean, garbed in street clothing, was a forty-five year old man with gray hair and a slightly solid build while Guinevere Ocean nee Lamperouge, wearing a regular dress, was a thirty-nine year old woman with raven hair and a slim build.

On the table were laptop computers and documents pertaining to information on security details, structural blueprints, and various notes in regards to the planned heists on the MGM Grand, the Mirage, and the Bellagio. In addition to the heists were plans to crash the grand opening of the Midas Palace by rigging the slot machines and gambling tables to payout more frequently in order to bankrupt the establishment.

"The losses from the Bellagio, the MGM Grand, the Mirage, and the Midas Palace will severely break Delacour's holdings in North America, forcing him back to Europe with what he has left." Harrison was saying. "The raids on the three casinos are being handled by our children while Guinevere and I along with our seven associates carrying out the operation at the Midas Palace in different roles. But we need extra cover on the casino floors, which is where you both come in."

"Alright, what do Chigusa and I have to do?" Kantaro asked.

"Well, you both are going to dress up as a fairly rich couple and accompany Harrison and I." Guinevere replied. "Karl and Damon are taking the roles as maintenance workers to foul up the hotel rooms and to drive out the players out of the casinos with some controlled mass chaos after the designated time period of the massive payout. Eli, Issac, and Gordon are taking computer roles to give us the needed combinations needed to trigger the trapdoors at the slot machines. Trent and Keith are working as dealers for blackjack and roulette respectively once the rigged blackjack card shuffler units are placed and activated. Cassandra and her husband Frederick will be gambling on the floor so they'll be joining us. That leaves the four of us to gamble at the tables that Trent and Keith aren't working at. In addition to gambling at the tables, we'll be getting information on the coin combinations from Eli, Issac, and Gordon in order to set up the slot machines to pay out."

"So three married couples will be on the casino floors?" Chigusa asked.

"Yes, to gamble and to set up as many slot machines as possible to payout to other unsuspecting gamblers." Harrison replied. "We'll only be taking the winnings from the gambling tables as spoils. I've already gave $250,000 total to Cassandra and Frederick along with the needed equipment to rig the outcomes at the roulette tables in order for them to proceed with their roles in the plan. Therefore, I'll also give you the same package as I did them but with the cheating gadgets for the Craps tables. Kantaro, you and I are running them while Cassandra and Chigusa shield our hands with their presences."

"Alright, but I'll need some time with those gadgets just in case." Kantaro replied.

"Still need practice?" Guinevere asked.

"Just the timing of the loaded dice." Kantaro replied. "Even though you both will be joining us at the same craps table, the chance of losing, no matter how small, lingers. More practice wouldn't hurt."

"That's fine." Guinevere replied. "We have the time. Chigusa, how about you and I head to the garden? We can talk there while they're practicing."

"Ara, of course." Chigusa replied.

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The early rays of sunlight of the morning found Yuji sitting on the bed in the solitude of his room in the suite that he was sharing with Yutaro, Yukari, and Leanan-sidhe. Well, more like lying in it as he nursed his left ear. Next to him on the left, Yukari was sitting in a chair, reading a book.

"Somehow I probably shouldn't have said anything to Pheles." he muttered to himself.

"Due to Johan, Pheles has somewhat changed to a better person." Yukari replied. "I take it she obviously didn't like what you were getting into?"

"She didn't and that's the reason for my left ear is hurting like hell." Yuji replied, remembering on how Pheles had pinched his ear real hard and shook him back and forth after he told her about taking part in an operation to rob the Bellagio vault.

"Too bad you missed her reactions when I mentioned our adventures while you were asleep." Yukari replied. "By the way, did you really kiss her on the rooftop?"

Yuji blushed a bit before nodding. "I didn't want her to die from loosing so much power of existence when she went ballistic at me for a misunderstanding so I did what I thought was needed. Why would Pheles ask if she knew that I didn't want her to die?"

"I just wanted to confirm as it didn't seem like anything you would do off the bat unless there was some circumstance." Yukari giggled before the door to one of the two other bedrooms opened and Pheles entered.

"Finally awake, Yuji?" Pheles inquired as she sat on the right of the bed.

"I couldn't sleep well after what you did to my ear." Yuji replied.

"Good." the Guze Queen replied. "Anyways, Yukari filled me in on what your friend Danielle Ocean and her family has planned. Yukari vouched for me and Danielle allowed me into the operation but roles are still being determined."

"I'm sure you'd put all of those casino waitresses to shame. I bet all the men would be pining for you." Yuji replied with amusement, causing Pheles to blush red.

"Flattery will get you nowhere and you better not be insinuating something." The Guze Queen replied in a dangerous tone.

"I have a clean mind." Yuji lied. "But the exit strategy at the Bellagio needs to be different than the SWAT Decoy (1) and the Trojan Horse Combo (2) used at the Mirage and the MGM Grand."

"It's easy if you could just use your abilities of the Guze." Pheles replied.

"Can't because there will be a lot of Flame Hazes in Las Vegas on the night of the robbery." Yukari replied. "I'm surprised that there aren't any last night. You know, I'm surprised none bothers robbing a vault like that."

"Yeah, I noticed that there aren't any Torches, Mystes, or Tomogara presences either. But this morning, a few Flame Hazes have arrived in the city. As long we don't use our powers or cast a Fuzetsu, they'll only know of our normal movements." Yuji spoke. "Besides, the Ocean family doesn't know about the Guze anyways and this is a good way to test ourselves without having to rely on the supernatural abilities."

"And if the raid on the Bellagio does work, what are you going to do with the millions that is allotted to you?" Pheles asked.

"Yutaro, Yukari, Leanan-sidhe, and I aren't keeping our allotted payouts. The incomes made from our bootlegging activities pay out handsomely so we're leaving our cuts with Danielle." Yuji replied. "But of course you could keep yours if you wish."

"No. I'm not intent on keeping stolen capital." Pheles replied, her opinion of Yuji greatly improving as she thought. 'He definitely isn't inspired by greed. Still, I'll have to agree with Yukari that both Yuji and his elder twin brother Yutaro are thrill-seekers in doing something like this.'

"Danielle was surprised and it took a awhile to convince her that our mutual interests have a common ground." Yukari remarked.

"Still, she said that she greatly indebted to us for helping her family." Yuji spoke when an idea spark in his mind. "Hang on, I think Danielle could use this one as an exit strategy, even if it changes the entry operation. Yukari, is she still in her room?"

Yukari nodded and Yuji, still dressed in his street clothing, quickly got up and headed out.

Pheles was about to follow when Yukari stopped her while eyeing the Guze Queen's leather form-fitting attire. "I'm sure passing guys in the hall would love to ogle you while you're wearing that. You may have gotten into the suite without being seen but it won't happen twice."

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Fifteen minutes later…

Pheles, wearing Johan's trenchcoat that concealed her figure and her form-fitting leather attire decently, stood next to Yukari, who was wearing a simple blouse and skirt. Both the Beautiful Whim and the Mystes of the Seiren Maigo had looks of surprise in their expressions as did Danielle once Yuji finished detailing his plan.

"That might actually work but it will require a whole new operation plan." Danielle spoke with amazement in her voice.

"Well, considering what the Bellagio blueprints have to offer plus the execution of the entry strategy, finding a way out is possible once all factors are considered along with what all the people taking part in the raid are doing." Yuji replied. "Jeffrey and Matthew are taking the roles of ground floor security and room service. Andromeda and you are directing movements and scrambling security feed. Those roles remain. However, Paul and Brian are tasked with filling the ventilation shafts leading to the casino floor with powdered potassium and sodium to cover our escape. Yutaro and I can do some hot-wiring to open the vault doors instead of blowing it up so we'll take the infiltration route. Pheles, Yukari, and Leanan are tasked in sabotaging the waitress uniforms for some wardrobe malfunctions during the chaos. The casino waitresses have a dressing room with their respective lockers in order to change in and out at work."

Clearing his throat, Yuji spoke once more. "We can have a new order of procedures by noon before telling the rest of your associates."

"Alright then, let's see what we can come up with." Danielle replied.

"You'll also have to acquire sodium and potassium crystals." Pheles remarked.

"Noted. Yukari, ask Yutaro and Leanan-sidhe if they're available Saturday night." Yuji spoke. " The four of us plus Pheles are going to acquire the metals."

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The Thursday and Friday that followed came and gone quietly without trouble.

The Ocean Manor bore witness to Kantaro practicing on the magnetic pulse emitters, which were concealed within ordinary yet fancy lighters that had capping lids, while Harrison rolled the rigged dice. While it didn't difficult for Kantaro to predict the resulting numbers based on the movements of the dice and when to use the emitters to manipulate the results in his favor.

In the garden of the manor, Guinevere was having a conversation with Chigusa over the normal issues that women talk about. In addition, she had several catalogs on evening dresses, giving the young housewife some idea what she might want to wear once the designated night arrived.

In the private suite at the Wynn, Yuji and Danielle recited an overview of their new plan in the presence of her associates, all of whom agreed to the changes in the Bellagio operation before making preparations for their parts in the heist. The same was said for Danielle's elder brothers and their respective crews.

For Pheles, Leanan-sidhe, and Yukari, it wasn't hard for two Guze Queens and a Mystes to gain access to the women's locker room very late on Friday night at the point when the casino activities went down to the lowest point. While the Beautiful Whim had some slight reservations, the aspect of pulling a very mean prank appealed to her old trickster side that she decided to go along with it. Leanan-sidhe wasn't hesitant on the task, considering that being around Yutaro, Yuji, and Yukari had rubbed off of her. As she, Yukari, and Pheles sabotaged the fastenings of the waitress uniforms, Leanan-sidhe quietly studied the design down to the intimate detail. While she wasn't going to steal a rather revealing uniform for herself, it doesn't mean that the Guze Queen wasn't going to memorize the design as she thought about making one and wearing it so that Yutaro could paint a masterpiece of her wearing the attire.

'I think the cosplay has become a rather addicting hobby.' the Spiral Organ thought to herself after she, Pheles, and Yukari left the Bellagio undetected.

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It was on Saturday that Yuji found a better site to acquire the potassium and sodium metals before he, Yutaro, Yukari, Leanan-sidhe and Pheles went on a road trip to Irvine, California by van. Recent arrival of Flame Hazes into Las Vegas very much had them on guard in concealing their presences to a pinpoint while trying not to attract attention.

SATURDAY MORNING…

Yutaro could barely breathe the moment he saw Leanan-sidhe, who had blossomed from a mere sixteen year-old adolescent into a young woman. She was a bit taller with her cute face becoming more womanly while her body was curvaceous, making it difficult for the Mystes of the Mahiru Maigo to focus on her eyes. Even more was that her chest showed significant development. The fact that the Spiral Organ was wearing a sleeveless blouse and skintight black slacks in place of her summer dress made the Guze Queen radiantly beautiful enough to rival Pheles. Yutaro obviously loved Leanan-sidhe but he wondered on what made her take a more adult appearance.

"I…I don't want to say." The Mystes stammered.

"Well, it was Yukari's idea as she wanted to see what I would look like if I was in my early twenties." Leanan-sidhe giggled. "So, do you like me now?"

"Leanan-sidhe. My heart belongs to you and appearances don't merit anything." Yutaro replied before being awarded with a passionate kiss from the Spiral Organ.

"But seriously, was it just Yukari?" the Mystes asked. "I mean, you don't have to impress me with anything as long you're yourself."

"Yes but there's more to that. Of course, the rest is my little secret." Leanan-sidhe replied. While Yukari was a major reason, the other was the fact that Pheles remarked on how underdeveloped she was on Friday night when they were sabotaging the Bellagio waitress uniforms. The Beautiful Whim has obviously noticed the Spiral Organ examining one of the uniforms before making the remark, thus causing the Guze Queen to take the appearance of her young adult self, something she hasn't done since the 16th century.

SATURDAY EVENING…

The road trip from Las Vegas to Irvine, California was slightly tense between Leanan-sidhe, who was still in her adult form, and Pheles, who was sitting next to her. Yet, none of them said a word, though their glares spoke volumes. In the back, Yutaro and Yukari watched, hoping that the two wouldn't start a fight. It was like watching two wild tigers ready to kill each other up close. Up front, Yuji could only sigh as he drove the van.

After arriving at the University of California to raid a chemistry facility that housed the potassium and sodium metals in their raw form, Yuji drove the van towards one of the entrances.

After Yutaro and Yuji stepped out of the van, Yukari tried to follow, only to be stopped by Yuji.

"Where are you going?" Yuji asked.

"I'm coming with you both." Yukari replied in confusion.

"No, stay in the van and be prepared to take the wheel just in case." Yuji spoke.

"Oh no! Brother, don't leave me with these two! Aw, damn it!" Yukari protested as Yuji closed the door before joining Yutaro, who picked the lock before gaining entry into the facility.

Yukari sighed as her two brothers entered the facility, leaving her to watch Pheles and Leanan-sidhe. Obviously, the two Guze Queens weren't going to leave the Sakai brothers unattended but both were lenient enough to allow some distance along with being on standby to bail them out just in case.

"You shouldn't have come." Pheles spoke.

"You don't have a reason to come." Leanan-sidhe replied.

"Two words: Reiji Maigo. A better reason than whatever yours is." Pheles countered.

"Here's a four letter acronym for you." Leanan-sidhe replied. "STFU!"

Pheles looked confused. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"Oh God! You really are behind the times." Leanan-sidhe replied, oblivious to the fact that she was swearing openly.

"Behind the times? Heck, your breasts aren't as big as mine." Pheles replied.

Leanan-sidhe blushed a bit at the jab, conceding that her size was 0.2 cm smaller than Pheles's size despite being in her adult form. " Just a difference of 0.2 cm and where the hell did that statement come from?"

"It's just the simple truth." Pheles replied victoriously.

"Simple truth? At least I'm not a cradle-snatcher." Leanan-sidhe countered, knowing on that Pheles met Johan when he was a baby orphan, raised him like a son, and then became his lover for centuries before his untimely death some time ago.

"Give them enough years to become older and no one will know." Pheles replied. "You're no different either."

"Fuck you." Leanan-sidhe replied in exasperation.

"Sure, I'll swing the other way just for you if you beg that is." Pheles replied mockingly yet provocatively, causing Leanan-sidhe to shiver at the implications.

Yukari took a deep breath while ignoring the two Guze Queens silently and thinking that they both shouldn't have come along.

Five minutes later…

"Co-sign squared over 0.0455." Pheles answered.

"No. Co-sign squared over 0.0415." Leanan-sidhe replied.

"Zero-point-zero-four-FIVE-five." Pheles stated.

"ONE-five." Leanan-sidhe countered.

"You're so wrong." Pheles remarked.

"You don't know string theory, bitch." Leanan-sidhe replied in exasperation.

Yukari had her face buried in her hands, eager for Yuji and Yutaro to return.

Fifteen minutes later…

"Don't ever bring that up. That's between me and Yuji." Pheles stated.

"He only kissed you just to replenish your power of existence to keep you alive. Trust me. He isn't a pervert." Leanan-sidhe replied.

"How would you know?" Pheles asked.

"Because I not only live in the same house with him, Yukari, and Yutaro, I even go to school with him and the others and there are a lot of girls there that have larger bust proportions and better curves than you." Leanan-sidhe replied as the names "Kazumi Yoshida" and "Miyuki Nakamura" came in her mind.

"Bullshit." Pheles replied.

"Maybe you should turn into a sixteen-year old version of yourself and enroll as a student just to see for yourself." Leanan-sidhe suggested.

"No way am I de-aging myself." Pheles replied. "Heh, maybe I should apply as a physics teacher just to give you four hell."

"That definitely means no legal quality time between you and Yuji alone in a locked broom closet." Leanan-sidhe spoke with a smile.

"Shut up! There's nothing going on between us and I don't feel that way towards him!" Pheles replied with a slight blush on her furious expression.

"That's the first indication that you're in denial." Leanan-sidhe remarked.

"Listen, I'm just making sure that the Reiji Maigo is safe and that's that!" Pheles stated.

"Or so you say." Leanan-sidhe replied cheerfully with skepticism in her tone.

"It's the truth!"

"You keep telling yourself that."

Unable to endure the bantering between the two Guze Queens, Yukari quickly opened the van's rear door, only to see Yuji and Yutaro have just emerged from the facility doors, moving a trolley holding several large canisters containing the potassium and sodium metals.

"Thank God you two came back." Yukari replied. "I thought I was going to lose my mind because of them."

"Sorry we took long." Yuji replied.

"Well, let's head back then." Yutaro spoke. "We're loaded!"

"Hang on tight!" Yukari replied as she drove the van away from the facility and then off the campus, heading for the open interstate roads at a hundred and twenty-five miles per hour. Once they were in the middle of the desert, Yukari stopped the van, allowing it to cool off before continuing back to Las Vegas.

"Since we're in route and in the middle of nowhere, it's safe to use our abilities." Yukari stated. "We need to grind all this in a fine powder before we return."

"I'll volunteer to keep watch on the surroundings just in case." Pheles quickly replied as she stepped outside the van, leaving Yutaro, Yuji, Yukari, and Leanan-sidhe to take care of the tedious work.

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Sunday morning and afternoon saw a flurry of activity as the Ocean family, their associates, the Sakai family, and a few others were preparing for a wild night that Las Vegas would never forget. As the sun began to set, every group was in place with all individuals ready to their part in their respective operations.

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One more chapter for this filler arc.

1) The same set of plans used in the first movie of a certain trilogy.

2) Rig the slot machines to explode. Scramble the security network with Trojan Horse viruses that it must be shutdown and rebooted. Cameras are incapacitated by EMP blackout that operatives sneak the money out by cart that are then covered and disguised as serving carts during the overall forty-five second blackout. DON'T ASK BECAUSE I MADE IT UP AND THERE ARE OTHER DETAILS THAT I SHALL NOT DISCLOSE!