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"Uhh…umm…."

Aubrey began fidgeting nervously, causing Hotel to sigh in annoyance and ask, "…Seriously, what're you so stiff for?"

"Eh?"

"I mean," Hotel stated, "Relax a bit. Not just in your casual composure, but with your attacks as well."

"H-huh? Why?"

"Because your muscles aren't stopping a spear in mid swing," Hotel continued, then reached for what Aubrey had assumed was a baton of sorts. The baton then turned into a spear as well, albeit different from Aubrey's as Hotel spun it a couple times. With another sigh, he then slid his overcoat off and said, "That's better!"

"Now then," Hotel continued, "I don't mean to boast, but even someone of my size and strength isn't going to stop a spear in mid-swing. You know who Ruby Rose is?"

"Ms. Ruby? Of course!"

"Well, take it from her," Hotel continued, "She never forces her weapon to stop until its lost momentum like…."

Just then, Hotel spun his spear around his body, getting a "WHOA!" of surprise from Aubrey as he caught it and said, "This in a way."

"Th…," Aubrey exclaimed, "that was…so cool!"

"Meh," Hotel replied, "It's not that impressive."

Hotel then began chuckling. Aubrey blinked at him as his chuckle quickly turned into a laugh. Curious, she then looked over to where Delta was fighting her team.

"You know," Hotel then stated, "It sure is funny whenever Delta screws around with someone. In this case, it's your team!"

Hotel was quick to regain his composure as he cleared his throat and said, "Anyway…relax your body a bit, because then, you'll be able to do something like this…!"

Stepping back, Hotel then fired a round into the floor as he began twirling his spear around his body. Aubrey stared on, awestricken as Hotel began going through his battle motions. He then found himself imagining Sierra or Delta in front of him, seeing their attacks in perfect synch with his.

Forcing himself to stop, Hotel then caught his spear and said, "Phew! Been a while since I've done that!"

Aubrey stared on, amazed as Hotel then said, "Alright, now you do it."

"EH!?"

"Or rather," Hotel corrected, "Do it, but at a speed you're comfortable with."

Blinking, Aubrey then looked at her weapon, then sighed and pressed her forehead against the weapon shaft and said, "…Oh dust, please help me…."

Just then, Hotel's motions began flowing through her mind. Her aura swirled around her as she opened her eyes, firing a round, going through the first motion, then the second. Hotel's eyes slowly widened in surprise as she began picking up speed and turned her attention to a sparing dummy. Bullets began filled the air as she sliced and diced the dummy to shredded bits, then stopped as she finally back stepped and javelin threw it into the dummy's head, hitting her mark.

Almost immediately, Aubrey, who was breathing heavily, seemingly realized what she had done. She began jumping up and down excitedly as she turned around and asked, "How'd I do!?"

"…You did...," Hotel exclaimed, "…Very…well…."

He then turned to Delta, who immediately shrugged.

"This girl…," Hotel thought to himself as she went to retrieve her weapon, "She's a fast learner."


"She did what?"

I almost couldn't believe what Hotel had just told me. Hotel nodded, taking a quick sip from the beer he had somehow stashed away. I blinked, still not believing what he had just said as he continued, "She learned the maneuvers like a snap of a finger."

"What's going on in here?"

We both turned to face Sierra, who had Lima with her. Both girls entered the teacher's lounge that we were sitting in as Hotel quickly explained the situation to Sierra. Lima's ears perked with interest as Sierra immediately beamed with curiosity. However, right as Sierra opened her mouth to say something, the sound of Peter Port's and Bartholomew Oobleck's voices entered the room. We all turned to the door, just being opened, to see the two in what seemed like an intense conversation.

"Indeed Bartholomew! However, I do believe that they need more time studying about the Grimm before they go out into the field!"

"I do agree, Professor Port! I also believe they need more time! However, time is running short!"

"Excuse me, Professors."

Both turned to face Sierra, who asked, "Is there something going on?"

Both of them then turned to face each other, almost like a light bulb had clicked into their heads.

Oh no. Don't tell me….

"Sierra!"

We all flinched as Oobleck was suddenly up in Sierra's face. Said leader yelped in surprise as Port laughed and followed. Oobleck kept what I could only assume was an intense stare behind his glasses as he asked, "Is there anything that your team is doing later today!?"

"Uh…umm…," Sierra turned to face us, getting head shakes, then turned back and replied, "…no…?"

"Perfect!"

Suddenly, Oobleck was on the other side of the room collecting coffee, then back in front of Sierra, causing her to yelp in surprise again as he said, "I need a group to supervise my class as they go and collect materials for their lab! Can you supervise them!?"

Sierra, awe stricken, remained silent as Oobleck repeated "CAN YOU SUPERVISE THEM!?"

"Y-Yes!"

"Perfect!"

With that, Oobleck left to the other room. We all blinked as Port laughed again and said, "I would've let them go earlier, but there have been reports of massive Grimm as of late. Please, do proceed with caution."

With that, Port left as well.

We all blinked in surprise, then turned to face each other as Hotel said, "Umm…o…kay…?"

"…umm…," Lima mumbled out as well, her ears perked up, alerted and surprised.

"…Good grief…," I sighed out.

"Hah…," Sierra sighed as well, "We better be getting paid extra for this…."


I whistled along, looking left, the right, then left again at the many students picking at the wild plants. I then shot a look at Lima, who wasn't very far from me, getting a sigh of annoyance as another kid yelped in surprise. I chuckled to myself as a baby Deathstalker popped out of the bushes, flashing its trademark stinger and claws in an attempt to chase the kid off.

"U-Umm, Mr. Ordance?"

"Just call me Delta," I sighed, annoyed as I turned to see Aubrey.

"O-oh, r-right," Aubrey muttered, "Umm…D…Del…ta…?"

"What's up?"

I kept my eyes on her as she began saying, "W-well…umm…I was wondering…if…umm…."

Just then, my attention turned to rustling in the bushes. I raised an eyebrow as I zoned Aubrey out, trying to figure out what it was. The bushes continued to rustle, causing me to furrow my brow as I continued staring at the suspicious movement.

I should get behind Aubrey.

"Delta?"

"H-huh?"

I shook my head and looked back down at Aubrey, who was staring back at me expectantly.

Oh shit. What did she ask?

"Your answer…?"

Aubrey stared at intensely. I blinked, my face involuntarily heating up as I averted my gaze at Lima, who was glaring back at me. I scratched my head and waved her off and said, "W-well…umm…let's move over there, okay?"

My sword handles immediately clicked into place as Aubrey walked past me. I then eyed the bush again, placing a hand a sword as I turned around, only to hear something crash from the undergrowth. Immediately, I pushed Aubrey away and turned around, drawing my sword as I cut through a Beowolf skull.

A gasp from the class followed as I regained my composure, watching the blood from the Beowolf begin to evaporate.

"Delta!"

I turned around again to see Lima running up to me. I smiled at her as she drew her bow, ears perked up and alerted. I then sheathed one of my swords as I patted her shoulder, getting a flinch of surprise from her as I stated, "Don't worry about it."

"B-but…!"

"Don't worry about it," I repeated, then turned to the class and asked, "Any volunteers?"

Dumbfounded, the class simply looked amongst each other for whoever was going to go first. I held back my inner annoyance, crossing my arms as Lima began firing arrows behind me. I then walked up to the class and muttered, "Sorry Lima…."

"So," I continued, "You can fight each other, but you don't want to fight any Grimm. What's up with that?"

"Well…umm…," one student spoke up. I then heard the class mumbling to themselves as I sighed. Throwing my sword backwards, I could hear Lima yelp in surprise as another Beowolf's death cry filled the air. I then looked over at Eric, who was standing next to Aubrey, seeing his mouth drop in sheer amazement at what I had just done.

"Eric?"

The boy immediately froze as I asked, "Would you like to go first?"

"Uh…umm…."

Eric, seemingly hesitant, looked at Aubrey, then the other two members of his team, as internally struggled with my question.

"It's just a question guys," I stated, "A simple yes or no is all I need."

"Well…umm…."

"Okay," I finally sighed out, "I'll take that as a no. Anyone else?"

Just then, a Beowolf head landed next to me, causing me to turn around and say, "Jeez, Lima! Take it easy!"

Said partner was still jumping around, toying with one Beowolf in particular. I held back my inner laughter as she made it run into a tree, then made it run through a thorn bush. Just then, I felt a tug on my shirt, causing me to turn around to see another girl with what appeared to be shin guards.

"I can do it!"

The girl cheerfully skipped past me as Lima took notice and jumped over to me. I kept my eyes on the girl as she grinned. The Beowolf then turned its attention to her as she began tapping her foot on the ground.

Huh? Hold on….

With a confident grin, she swung a leg back as the Grimm approached her. I kept my eyes on her as she suddenly did a crescent kick, similar to Sierra's. I widened my eyes in surprise as she took the same movement that Sierra usually went through. The Grimm reeled back several steps as she then went for a spin kick, hitting its stomach, then for an axe kick, effectively crushing its skull into the ground.

What…the…? Did I miss something?

"Yeah, and then-."

I then turned around to see Sierra, who was talking to a group of students with Hotel, who then looked at me as I stared at her expectantly. Sierra remained poker faced, then raised an eyebrow in confusion. She then said something to the class and Hotel, then walked over to me.

"What's up?"

"Do you know this girl?"

"Huh?"

Sierra's eyes then trailed over to the girl, who was tapping her foot against the ground again.

"…Oh…fuck…."

"Hmm?"

"What the fuck what the fuck what the fuck…," Sierra muttered to herself as she walked over to the girl. I could hear the girl giggling to herself as she watched the Grimm evaporate. Suddenly, Sierra grabbed the girl's shoulder and sighed, saying, "Why didn't you tell me you were here?"

The girl then turned around, her eyes widened in surprise as Sierra looked down at her.

"Sakuya!"

With that, the girl jumped at Sierra, embracing her tightly as Sierra sighed again, this time in annoyance and lightly hammered her head and said, "It's 'Sierra' to you."

"O-oh," the girl replied, pulling away, "R…right…."

"Sierra?"

Sierra turned around to face me as I asked, "Who is that?"

Lima immediately walked over and walked around the two, clearly interested in the girl. The latter giggled and patted Lima's head, getting her to wag her ears happily. Lima let out a moan of joy as Sierra said, "That's enough."

"Aww…," the girl groaned, allowing Lima to take a full scent test.

"…sister…?"

"Unfortunately," Sierra sighed again, turning to me and continuing, "Sakura Trueblood…my younger sister."