[AUTHORS NOTE] Hi everyone! It's been a long February but now we are finally in March! I just want to say thank you so much to everybody who has stayed with me so far! When I first started writing this fanfic I honestly just wanted to write a story I wanted to read, but it appears that other people want to read it too! I just can't say it enough...

I know my work isn't the best, but I try so hard to try and make everything the best I can and I will continue to do so...

I've written a NSFW scene in this chapter, it's my first smutty scene so I might not have balanced everything out correctly, but it's here, and I'd love for you to tell me what you think of it! This chapter is one I loved writing and I hope you'll all enjoy ready... Anyway, on with the chapter!

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After a few long hours of meditation, Mio had made the decision to go to dinner.

After the choice was made, Shirley had immediately stood up to stretch her numb legs.

"How do you even do this for hours Major?" The ginger complained. Mio slowly stood up, slightly stretching but trying not to show it.

"Practise," She said quietly. Shirley raised her eyebrows but spoke no more.

The two had strolled casually down the corridors. They weren't natural friends, and if up to them they probably wouldn't have interacted with each other. But they had the luck to be placed in the same fighter wing, and bonded just as quickly as their other teammates did. They had recently become closer as of Minna's pregnancy. Mio had found a friend in Shirley, as well as a comrade, and had discovered that they could talk about many things together and it wasn't awkward. Well it was a little, but as soon as they got around the blushes everything was fine.

Shirley let out a little whistle as the constant murmur of the dining room came into earshot. There were certain things that could be distinguished in the chatter, such things like Lucchini shouting for more or seconds, Barkhorn ranting to Erica about pride, Yoshika and Lynne clashing around in the kitchen.

"Yo!" Shirley shouted as they turned to corner into the dinning room. She was greeted with a chorus of "Hi" and "Hello" and "Good Evening". The busty teen gave her comical smile and walked fully into the room, followed by the quiet major. Shirley took her usual seat next to Barkhorn and set about teasing the Karlslandian. Mio hadn't wanted to interact with Minna in the duration of their meal, but the only seat left happened to be the chair next to the redhead; so the major had to take it. With not so much as a sigh, but not so little as silence, Mio sat down. Her meal was already on the table and it consisted of the usual rice, but instead of natto Yoshika and Lynne had treated the witches to a curry. The curry wasn't spicy, because it had turned out that spicy had been very unpopular when previously made, therefore the two cooks had resolved to improve their curry.

Mio tenderly picked up her fork and scooped a forkful of the food into her mouth. Is tasted good. The rice was exactly how Mio liked it, and the curry was also to her liking, so therefore she ate it.

Sanya made a brief appearance, to collect food and a drink for Eila. According to the Orussian, Eila still hadn't woken up. Sanya wasn't worried, because she knew that she was just exhausted but she knew in the back of her mind that Eila wasn't going to be very happy when she woke up. Minna had ordered restraints to be equipped to Eila's striker and it was to be locked up so Eila couldn't access it. That was where it was going to remain for the next two weeks, as Eila was serving another sentence of house arrest. She had only just been relieved of her last sentence.

Being the last at the table, Mio was further behind the others in terms of how much she had eaten. When no more than a few forkfuls had gone from her plate, some plates were clean and other witches started to leave the table. Even Shirley finished before Mio, and managed to get out of the room undetected. It ended up with just Mio and Minna sat at the table, alone.

Minna was swirling her cold coffe around with the end of a spoon, not really paying Mio any attention. Mio, on the other hand, was watching Minna carefully. Her eye followed any and every movement the redhead made. Mio didn't even hide her gaze, not until she noticed Minna watching her. When she eventually noticed that Minna's focus was now on her, Mio looked quickly away with a huff, but she wasn't quick enough. Their eyes met for a brief second, and each knew what the other was thinking.

After the quiet aura between subdued, Mio spoke up.

"Why did you fly Minna?" She said quietly. The words weren't harsh nor cold, just curious, with a bit or concern creeping in. Minna sighed and broke the gaze they had been maintaining till that point.

"Y-You wouldn't understand..."

Mio reached across the table and took Minna's hand in her own. Minna looked up, her own red eyes meeting with Mio's intense grey one.

"Minna. I love you. And even if I could never understand why you did it, you need to understand that I have to fly, it's part of who I-"

"MIO! No! You need to understand! You aren't just by yourself anymore! What would I do if you got killed out there? I can't manage a child by myself! I would barely be able to manage myself!"

Mio stayed silent for a bit, reflecting on herself. She knew very well that her career as a witch was coming to an end. But she didn't want to accept that. Mio was a fighter, yet she knew even after she lost her powers she wouldn't be allowed to remain in the army. Minna wouldn't allow it. Even if it was a just training instruction role. Besides, Minna would need her closer to home, to get a different job to provide for them. At least she could still do her daily training.

"Minna, right now, I have to fly. Our wing needs somebody to Command them in battle."

"Why can't Trude do it?"

"She's not allowed, not until her promotion comes through... But Minna," Mio took both of Minna's hands in her own, " I promise, that I won't fly a striker ever again when she's promoted."

Minna's eyes widened and a smile crept onto her face. Mio lost her balance as she was suddenly pulled into Minna's embrace. A couple of tears of happiness rolled down her face and Minna hugged Mio.

"I promise I won't fly Mio... But until you won't... Promise me you'll come home to me."

Mio nodded and wrapped her arms fully around Minna, feeling Minna's larger breasts meeting her own. That small movement was enough. Mio's sexual frustration up to had point had been controllable, but the thought of Minna's chest turned Mio on greatly, so much so that a pair of furry ears sprouted from her head, and a tail from behind. Mio herself didn't notice her familiar had merged, but Minna noticed as it was happening; the magical blue aura was a huge giveaway.

Minna giggled childishly and released Mio. The Fusoan witch tilted her head sideways, confused at Minna's sudden outburst. With a grin on her face, Minna pointed to the two ears and Mio immediately turned crimson.

"S-Sorry..." She stuttered, using up every ounce of willpower she had for her ears to disappear, alas, they did not. Minna finally got the hint she had been failing to spot for months when Mio was struggling to control her magic. With a sexy smile she wrapped her slim fingers around Mio's arms and pulled the black haired witch gently over to her. Mio blushed even more when Minna's soft hands trailed up her arms, across her back, and down her spine towards to ass. The hands continued their soft touches and cupped Mio's ass, then without warning Minna tugged, pulling Mio onto her lap. The redhead worked her hands inside the rear or Mio's bathing suit, loosening the tight clingy material and giving Mio's sweaty skin some air. Mio was straddling Minna and subconsciously she started to grind down. The feeling was extremely pleasurable.

It was when a gasp escaped Mio's mouth that Minna realised where they were. To keep Mio quiet, Minna reattached her lips to Mio's and forcefully thrust her tongue in and out of Mio's mouth. The older girl's crotch began to dampen, leaving a moist patch on the slightly younger's leg. After their lips broke again Minna could barely utter the sentence she needed to.

"W-we need to move Mio..." Minna whispered, shudders going through her body as Mio left small but noticeable love bites on Minna's neck. The dark haired girl grunted in response to the statement, but made no moves to dismount the red head.

"Mio... Ah... Mmmm... We really need to move..."

With slow movements, Mio gently slid off Minna. She slid off fairly easily; Minna's leg was quite well lubricated with love juice.

Walking to Minna's quarters shouldn't have taken long. Five minutes tops. But since it was two horny witches... It took a lot longer. Mio kept pinning Minna against the wall for what should've been a small kiss, which instead ended up to be a makeout session every time. Then if it wasn't Mio stopping their path, it would be the rest of the wing walking by causing Mio and Minna to hide in the shadows to prevent the wet patches between their legs from being spotted.

Eventually they made it to Minna's bedroom. Minna had the bigger bed, so it was obvious that her quarters would be more practical for their needs. No sooner than the door being shut had Mio already started to dig in. She pressed her needy body against Minna's, trapping the redhead between herself and the wall. Minna made no moves of resistance as Mio held her there. The darker haired girl leaned in and began to nibble softly on Minna's ear, making sure that her teeth grazed the sensitive spots carefully. This action was rewarded by a light moan from Minna.

The moan just fuelled Mio desire further, resulting in Minna's legs being forced apart by a muscly thigh, rubbing, stimulating her precious spot. Minna wanted to turn round so she could return some of the affection, since she knew Mio was especially turned on. With a swift movement, Minna flipped their positions , so that it was Mio that was against the wall. But Mio was facing towards Minna, unlike how Minna had been face planting the wall.

Minna gave a sexy smile as she saw Mio's lustful face. Sweat plastered her dark bangs flat against her forehead, her mouth was parted with slightly laboured breathing and her eyes were wide, shininging with love and passion. While Minna was admiring Mio's beauty, the eyepatched witch took the chance to continue with marking Minna's pale neck. She wanted to make sure that Minna was completely marked as her own.

Minna jumped slightly as the lips attached themselves back to her neck, leaving sloppy kisses and red marks. Minna had wanted to switch the dominance, but Mio seemed inclined to keep it. Minna felt her legs become slightly wobbly and weak as hands trailed up and down her body, lightly grazing her sensitive skin. Mio felt the shift in weight and pulled Minna in closer to support her. With quick fingers, Minna began to undo Mio's jacket, rapidly making her way up the material in record time. It hung limply open, exposing Mio's blue swimsuit and tanned skin underneath. The redhead brought her hands up and gently started to caress the swimsuit clad chest of the fuso witch. The biting on Minna's neck became even more sloppy as Mio let out a loud moan. Minna smiled slyly to herself, knowing that she was getting back in control.

Erect nipples could felt through the tight material as Minna pushed herself into Mio further. Minna could feel her own hardening in anticipation of the pleasure she would be receiving in a short while. As their bodies were pressed in close, the kisses became higher, trailing along Minna's jawline and then rejoining the lips again. Mio's tongue trailed Minna's lips asking for unneeded permission, and then slowly slid inside. Tensing, Minna's thighs clamped down on the leg between them and het emitting from one spot could be felt on Mio's leg.

As their kiss grew more intense, as did their need for oxygen. When the two eventually broke apart a thin trail of saliva joined them to one another. Minna barely had the concentration to say a single word, let alone the sentence she needed to...

"Take me... To... Bed..." She whispered, her tone of voice laced with lust. With a swift movement, Minna was swept off her feet, and with two arms Mio carried her to the huge bed. Minna was gently laid down. Mio immediately straddled her, then leant down to join their lips once again. The fusoan moaned into the Karlslanians mouth and their two familiars merged with their masters. Mio's short tail flicked and swished around, touching the sensitive inside of Minna's white thighs. Switching her balance point yet again, Mio tugged at the neat tie Minna wore around her neck. Once it was loose, she pulled it off and dropped it onto the floor. Then with quick fingers she began to attack the shirt that kept her apart from what she wanted most. The shirt too joined the tie on the floor. Freeing the breasts was next, the thing Mio always struggled with. But today, Minna's black bra had a front clasp, making Mio's job easier. With fumbling fingers the bra was eventually disposed of.

"Hahhhh ahhhh-h Mio..." Minna gasped, her world distorted for soft hands caressed her body. With clumsy hands she reached up and pulled Mio down into another kiss. The fusoan rocked her hips into Minna, grinding down in a set rhythm.

Mio grinned, as she moved her lips from Minna's, to the jaw of the redhead. Mio began her journey, kissing along Minna's firm jawline, down her ever so sensitive neck, then down to her first target; Minna's breasts. As her sensitive orbs were kissed, Minna grasped the bedsheets and writhed around. Clearly her body was out of her control. Her soft moans rose in volume as Mio's stimulating activity went on. Mio then began to suck. She sucked with great determination. Minna would be marked as much as she possibly could. With a quick flick of her tongue, Mio approached Minna's nipple. Two hands softly rested on Mio's head, and the fusoan glanced up to look Minna in the eye. Commander Wilcke was incredibly flushed, her cheeks bright red and her eyes half closed.

Hands danced down Minna's body, touching all of her curves and sensitive spots. Mio let out a protective growl in response to Minna's light moans and allowed her fingers travel down and rub Minna lightly over her pants. Minna melted. Her light moans and breathing became heavier while her legs jerked slightly. After checking that Minna was prepared, the black pants were torn away from her crotch down to her ankles, where they would remain for the next few minutes. Mio's slim fingers dipped to rub the length of Minna's slit. Juices immediately lubricated her fingers and Mio grinned.

"Minnaaaa~~ You're so lewd~"

Minna attempted a glare... It didn't quite work out, and instead Mio was grinning widely as Minna pouted.

"You want it don't you?" Mio teased, and began to withdraw her fingers. Strands of sticky juice were stretched as the finger was moved further and further away from Minna's entrance. Something suddenly gripped Mio's wrist. It was a firm, desperate grab, one only Minna could've done. Mio gave Minna a sly smile when the redhead refused to release her.

"You want it this badly?"

"N-no..."

Mio let out a chuckle and rejoined her finger with Minna's wet lips. Minna let out a satisfied murmur and the ever strong blush on her face became stronger. A sharp gasp escaped Minna's mouth as a finger entered her. Mio's hands trailed down her own body as she entered Minna's, and she pulled the crotch of her swimsuit to the side ready to satisfy herself. Slowly Mio pumped her slim finger in and out of Minna, while Minna's moans became louder and louder. Minna rocked her body into Mio, trying to get in a rhythm together, and when Mio thought Minna was ready, a second finger joined the first. Minna was tight. All the months of neglecting her sex life had tightened her muscles, but this was all the more pleasurable for her. As well as her fingers, Mio breathed her hot breath of Minna's heated crotch. Mio's moans were soft compared to Minna's, almost light in a way. Minna's moans were always the same, loud and lusty. But that's what Mio loved.

Minna didn't know if she should tighten her muscles to feel more of Mio or not... But in the end she had no choice as she tightened and relaxed as per the will of her body. As Mio's pace quickened, Minna's moans got louder. Neither of them had any concern for who could hear them, or if they were keeping anybody awake. All that mattered was that they were with each other. There would of course be a knock on effect tomorrow, when blushing subordinates would try to avoid the couple at all times, give them space.

But again, that didn't matter.

As Minna was coming near her climax, Mio began to put a little more attention into herself; flicking and pinching her throbbing clit. With one final thrust, Mio felt Minna's walls tighten around her and both of her hands were flooded with juices. With another loud moan, Minna rode out her orgasm, while Mio simply collapsed between Minna's legs to enjoy her own.

For a few minutes, the witches lay breathless on Minna's bed.

Then, as she usually did, Mio removed her fingers and licked them clean, savouring every lick of the glorious taste. Minna was extremely sweet. Despite all the weird foods she ate, fruit must've been in her favour.

Softly with her tongue Mio licked Minna. It reached inside all Minna's folds, tasting the delicious substance. Once satisfied with her yuri nectar, Mio slumped back down, only slightly satisfied with the orgasm she had given herself.

"Mi...oh..." Minna whispered quietly and Mio nodded.

"Yes Minna?"

"Come here... I can get you off if you come and lie next to me..." Minna smiled that sexy smile of hers and patted the space next to her. Mio crawled up the bed to Minna's side, with a nervous smile resting on her face. Minna let out a giggle.

"Mio... You're always so tense... Just relax... I'll do everything for you..." Slim hands grazed down Mio's body, and the Fusoan knew what was coming next.

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Most of the 501st stood in a line outside the infirmary, all of them dressed in the bare minimum, meaning pants, as always, and bra's. Erica let out a large yawn and leaned tiredly back against the wall. She had been dragged out of bed way too early, and to be frank she wasn't that impressed by it either. It was 8AM, nobody had had breakfast, so stomachs were rumbling, and everybody was moody. Minna stood in front of the girls, still in uniform, and alongside her the Major stood with her legs shoulder width apart and arms folded. She too was in full uniform. With slight nervousness in her step, Minna walked so that all her subordinates could see her, and gave them a smile.

It wasn't returned.

"I'm sorry for calling you out so early, but last night I forgot to mention to you all that you had your routine checks today... Sorry..." Minna tried to keep her determined smile on her face and continued, "I know most of you have been through all this before, but I'll do a quick run through of what's going to happen. Just so you're prepared."

The witches looked a little interested, especially Yoshika, who hadn't experienced one of the checks before.

"First off it's going to be a physical examination. Just normal checks like weight, height... That sort of thing." There were mixed reactions from the witches, Minna just ignored them and carried on. "Afterwards we will let you eat breakfast, you will have half an hour to do so, then following that there will be a mental test." There were multiple groans. "It will be timed, and it is to test your problem solving ability. Third, we have physical fitness, which is pretty self explanatory, a lunch break, magical power tests and followed by an emotional evaluation."

Minna waited and watched as the witches talked it out amongst themselves, and then asked for silence.

"Minna what's an emotional evaluation? I've never had one before..."

"Yeah it sounds weird... Can I opt out?"

"Can I go back to bed?"

"Trude, it's just to check your emotional state, that's all. No Eila unfortunately for you, opting out isn't a choice. And no, Erica you are going to stay here and take the tests." Minna sighed. It was going to be a long day.

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Gertrud was stood with her back against the hard wall of the hall. Normally she would be stood upright being a proud Karlsland solider, but not today. Today she was exhausted. Today she just wanted the series of awful tests to be over. As if dealing with lousy Erica wasn't enough, Gertrud also had to deal with the over excited Lucchini who wouldn't settle down. The young witch had finally grown enough to be granted a first proper training bra and she would not shut up about it. Trude hadn't been allowed to have breakfast, as there was still just one more to go, which was Shirley. Everybody was hungry. Lucchini was lying on the floor, moaning loudly for food, no longer loud and energetic. Everyone else was just trying to deal with it quietly.

Trude had to deal with the boredom of waiting and hunger for longer than the others. Being first alphabetically she was brought into the infirmary first, where they carried out the usual tests.

Gerturd's height hadn't changed much, neither had her weight, her eyesight was still perfect, although her bust size had gone up, which was annoying for her, since she hated her large chest anyway.

The only test Gertrud actually had a problem with was the urine test. Having somebody check her pee made her nervous, and unlike most she didn't need to pee when she was nervous, instead it gave her a bladder of steel.

So it had taken 20 minutes and four and a half bottles of water before Trude could will herself to pee in the shallow bowl, which was then taken away by the nurse that had been watching her for the entire duration of that time. Although they always locked down on things like that, it still gave Trude bad feelings and made her slightly anxious about certain things.

The biggest issue that had come up was that Eila didn't want Sanya to be tested. Sanya herself remained guiltily quiet, while Eila argued with Minna. Eila insisted that Sanya didn't need to take the test, and the Orussian was too tired to take them. While Minna knew it was her fault for not telling them and taking Sanya off night patrol, it was against military rules for her to not ensure the tests were complete. So with a lot of arguing, Eila was finally dragged into the infirmary for her own tests, while Minna told Sanya she would be having her tests, no matter what Eila said.

Now the couple were sat together in a corner, talking with hushed voices. Well Sanya's voice was hushed. You could hear Eila's angry remarks from the other side of the room. Eila was also trying to cover Sanya's little body from the rest of the witches. Not that anybody would look that way, they were all terrified of what would happen if they did.

Shirley reentered the hallway with a large grin on her face.

"Yay! Shirley is back! We can have breakfast!" Lucchini exclaimed, and ran towards Shirley with her arms open wide. Shirley scooped the little girl up and tossed her in the air. Lucchini squealed in joy and waved her arms around.

Minna, who had been observing the tests in the infirmary, walked out after Shirley, with a glum look on her face.

"Most of you can go and get dressed, but I need to speak to a few people about some results..." Minna said, watching the different reactions. Eila tensed up immediately and almost growled at Minna.

"Just Lynne and Perrine, that's all." The redhead said, turning back around. "Come in one at a time..."

Eila and Sanya were long gone before anybody could say a word. Perrine's shoulders sagged and Lynne's head hung low as she did a walk of shame. The rest of the witches filtered to their room to get dressed, some speeding ahead wanting to be first for breakfast. Lynne decided to go first back into the infirmary, and get it over with.

Minna gave her a reassuring smile as she sat down, but Lynne felt uneasy. She already knew what Minna was going to ask about, and she didn't want to hear it. The busty girl looked down at her hands purposely avoiding Minna's gaze.

"Lynette, please calm down." Minna's voice was soft and caring, which helped soothe Lynne a little.

"You know what it's about I take it?"

Lynne nodded.

"Okay, so the tests have shown us that you've been losing quite a bit of weight lately,"

Lynne looked down, embarrassed.

"That's fine, but the doctors are saying that you can't lose anymore, or it could make you underweight, but we don't want that happening. So all you've got to do is make sure you eat all the meals we give you, okay?" Minna patted Lynne's shoulder. Lynne nodded.

"You can go and get dressed now. We're going to monitor your weight and make sure you are eating enough too." Minna said with a warm smile. Lynne nodded once more then stood and left. Perrine entered a minute later, and she too knew what Minna wanted to talk about. Perrine didn't look very well at all. She was ghostly pale most of the time, and made herself scarce form the watchful gazes of her comrades. Minna looked her in the eyes and began to talk.

"I'm sure you're aware too, Perrine, of why I'm keeping you back,"

Perrine looked down and at feet, breaking the gaze Minna held with her.

"You're underweight. Very underweight. It's dangerous to your health, and if you lose any more you might have hospitalised due to lack of nutrition. Your body isn't gong be able to handle the strain of using your magic and looking after itself, so I'm temporarily relieving you of duty until you are at or above an average weight. Is that clear?" Minna said sharply.

"Yes Ma'am." Perrine muttered.

"We'll be making sure you are eating all your meals, and you will be weighed in here after breakfast every morning without fail, understand?"

"Yes Ma'am."

Minna's tone of voice turned softer once the problems had been dealt with. "Now go and freshen up, you don't want to be late for breakfast."

Although Perrine didn't look up, Minna still smiled at the Gallian as she shuffled out of the room.

Minna sighed and looked down at the results sheet for the witches. The only results that needed to be filled in were the outcomes for the blood test and urine test.

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"Okay everybody settle down!" The Majors distinctive voice boomed throughout the meeting room; the room where the mental ability test would be sat. The witches seemed to be having trouble keeping quiet and calm. Mio was out in charge for this task, as Minna was getting her physical examination done. Neither of them had to take the mental ability test because it was felt unnecessary for the two highest ranking witches of the wing. Mio sighed as she watched the younger witches fumble around in their seats trying to get comfortable.

"You will have forty minutes to complete this test, and from the second I start the timer if any of you utter a single word, you will fail!" Mio ran her eyes over the most likely subjects to speak: Lucchini, Eila and Erica. "All witches under sixteen raise your hands!"

Yoshika, Francesca and Sanya raised their hands.

"As Junior Witches, you will be sitting the easier exam. The rest of you will be sitting the harder one, no excuses. Any questions?"

Before anyone could raise their hand, Mio slammed her hand down.

"Your time starts now!"

The witches turned over their test papers and almost immediately you could see some struggling. As a Karlsland solider, Barkhorn set straight to work on her test, easily doing the working without writing the method. Mental tasks- well any tasks - were a breeze for the Karlslandian and she was done with hers before many were halfway through. But she did not rest like any normal human being would, she sat with a straight back, arms folded watching the clock in front of her.

No more than five minutes into the test, Sanya dropped into a well deserved sleep. Instead of finishing her own test, Eila swapped hers and Sanya's sheets around and proceeded to fill in the blank spaces. The Suomi was anxious about what would happen to Sanya if she failed, and would rather have herself be punished. So Eila spent the entire forty minutes perfecting Sanya's paper.

Erica managed to somewhat do most of the test. She kept going into a daydream about whether potatoes were better boiled or roasted. In the end the blonde never did come to a conclusion, and most of her answer boxes contained words that had nothing to do with the question and instead were related to potatoes in some way shape or form. Yoshika found her test very easy. That was about right though, because she was the oldest Junior Witch.

"Okay! Times up! Pens down!" Some of the girls jumped in surprise when the major yelled out. Sanya lifted her head drowsily, then blinked in confusion when her paper had all the answers filled in for her. She received a wink from Eila, and returned the wink with a tired smile.

"Soliders stand! Without touching a single paper, leave the room and wait outside in an orderly fashion."

Eila grabbed Sanya's hand and led her out, following the rest of the group.

Mio left the meeting room after collecting the papers and joined the girls in the hall.

"Okay! Now you have physical fitness! Minna is waiting for you outside! Hop to it!" To prove a point, the Fusoan smacked her sword's sheath of the stone ground, causing the witches to scurry away.

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The Physical test had been exhausting. Starting with a hundred meter sprint, it then flowed into a long distance four laps around the base, finishing with push-ups, sit-ups and weight lifting, however only the older witches could do the weightlifting because it was thought to damage the muscles of the younger.

The results were rather average.

For the sprint, starting with the fastest time:

1st- Shirley

Gertrud

Eila

Perrine

Erica

Lynne

Lucchini

Yoshika

Sanya

And for the long distance, starting with the shortest time.

1st- Gertrud

Shirley

Erica

Perrine

Yoshika

Lynne

Lucchini

Eila

Sanya

And obviously Gertrud won all the endurance and strength tasks, being the fittest witch on the base, plus her magic gave her a good advantage over the others. Minna was quite disappointed, because Eila was getting distracted by Sanya in all her tests, usually the Orussian had enough energy to comeplete her tasks, but not today. Both Suomus and Orussian witches collapsed over the finishing line ten minutes behind the others. Eila had tried to piggyback Sanya round twice and was so physically exhausted she couldn't do a single push-up. Sanya didn't even attempt the push-up and lay down next to Eila, resting her head lightly on Eila's stomach.

In the end Gertrud slung Eila over her shoulder and gathered Sanya in her arms and returned them to their quarters for the lunch break. One of the young kitchen staff took them their lunch. It is unknown if they ate it or not.

However it wasn't long before they had to be dragged out of the comfort of their room again for the fourth test; Magical power.

Each witch would be given a series of challenges to solve using their inherent magical ability, then their power would be tested to check how much power that certain witch had, and to sum it up their shield would be put to the test.

For once Gertrud was put the the back of the que because her magic was quite destructive if not used correctly, and the examiners didn't want the equipment breaking after the first witch. So instead Shirley got her chance to go first. The tests took place in the hangar and outside the base so the witches had all the room they needed for whatever came their way. Since Shirley's magic, Speed Boost, was fairly straightforward and even used subconsciously, the tests were easy enough. She simply had to fly as fast as she could and that was that.

Until the assessors shot a beam at her.

The beam was a replica Neuroi beam, and was put on the weakest setting. The shield of the chosen witch would be under careful moderation as the beam settings went up, and when the shield couldn't take the beam anymore, that was what the examiners called 'Top Shield'. Once this state was achieved, the beam wave was recorded and the highest level beam was recorded. The witch with the highest beam number had the most powerful shield.

Once Shirley had achieved her top shield, they examiners began the tests for the next witch, which happened to be Yoshika. Since her magic was healing magic, they tested the extent of her powers by a similar test to the shield test. Examiners were amazed to see her shield though, it was one of the most powerful they had ever tested. Of course the rest of the witches knew that, but it as nice to have it confirmed.

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By the end of the tests, everybody was exhausted. The emotional evaluation had been very simple, and probably unneeded. Yet it still had to be done.

But it was over. Minna gave her subordinates a smile as they left for the bath, moaning and groaning about achey joints and sore muscles. Now Minna had to look over the data collected then record it in the witches' files. She steadily made her way to the infirmary, for she needed to collect the results of the urine and blood tests. Then she could sink into her soft bed, with her warm girlfriend curled up next to her. As Minna entered the infirmary, she saw Eila and Sanya talking quietly in the hallways; they must've decided to skip the bath. But as Minna approached them, Eila muttered something under her breath then grabbed Sanya's hand and they moved away.

Minna didn't try to follow them, but she was seriously starting to suspect something with them. Eila had been very jumpy recently, and sometimes even the slightest thing would catch her off guard. But for now, she would leave it. With a sigh she carried on to the infirmary, which was just round the corner. The redhead carefully opened the door, her eyes meeting the now tidy room; all the of test equipment had been packed away. The only thing left as evidence for tests were the results in the form of files on each of the witches. With an exhausted sigh Minna took the files and tucked them under one arm. She could barely be bothered to go through them, but it was her duty...

Finally, Minna was settled down in her office. Coffee in one hand, reports in the other.

She didn't get off to a good start, after reading the first file she spat her coffee everywhere while coughing and sputtering at the report, which happened to be Sanya's.

[NOTES] Thank you again so much for reading... This chapter has been a long one...

However, I have some important news; I probably won't be updating next month. I'm currently studying and revising for important exams, and I might fall behind my writing schedule. So, it will just be better if I leave the update a month instead of rushing to finish a chapter.

Please be understanding about this, because unfortunately school does have to come first as much as I wish it didn't.

[Ps] There is a chance i still might be able to update on time, but don't pressurise me...

[PPS] OH MY GOSH! STRIKE WITCHES SEASON 3 PV IS OUT ON YOUTUBE AND IM LITERALLY SO EXCITED!