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[Chapter 11]

[Luna]

It had been a few days since Neptune and my brother had started training together with Shiri. Even though I tried telling him to take things easy so that his body could recover, that actually made him train harder for some reason.

I had just eaten dinner and had decided to head up to the Sorcerers' library floor to study. Since it was around the evening, people were either out hanging with their friends or—in Sigi's case—training way too much.

Instead, I chose to study quietly in the library.

"How are you, Luna?" Jumon asked.

I took my eyes off of the book I had been reading and looked up at Jumon. She smiled at me. "Well? Are you going to answer my question or just stare at me awkwardly?"

I let out a sigh before smiling. "No, it's nothing like that. I just wasn't expecting to see you, that's all."

She responded with a laugh. "That actually hurts my feelings a bit..."

Jumon pulled out the chair directly across from me and sat down. "Luna, please do tell how you've been. I want to know."

I soon found myself laughing. "You must be pretty desperate if you want to know how I've been..."

"That's not true at all," Jumon said. "Now, hurry up and tell me. Come on."

"Well, let's see..." I put a finger to my chin and let my mind process my recent past. "Well, I've been pretty good. I've been worried about Sigi though. He still hasn't fully recovered yet and he's already training again."

Jumon shook her head. "It's good to hear you're doing well, but I wouldn't worry about that brother of yours. I've seen him enough times to know he's capable of doing these things. He'll recover, don't worry about that. But do you know why he's doing all of this?"

I gave a nod. "Yeah, it's because of our parents. He really wants to see them again. Though, I never really met them..."

"Really?" Jumon rested her head on the palms of her hands. "You never met your parents?"

I shook my head. "I've only seen pictures of them. I think our mom's really pretty and Sigi kinda looks like our dad."

"Ah," Jumon smiled. "But you said 'again'. Did Sigi ever meet your parents?"

I nodded. "He was born four years before me. He spent the first four years with them. But right after I was born, we were taken away from them and grew up here with Jewel."

"It must have been hard on you..." Jumon placed her hand over mine, casting me a sympathetic look. "But it's because of that that you've grown into the person that you are today..."

"Yeah..." I did my best to smile. "But as long as I have my big brother with me, I'll be fine."

Jumon smiled. "Family is important after all."

I watched as she rose from her seat, looking down on me. "Luna, even if I do know this, I'm still going to compete in the Hades Tournament and do my best to win. Like you two, I also have dreams, y'know?"

I nodded. "I know..."

"Well," she placed a hand on my shoulder. "I'll talk to you tomorrow, okay?"

I gave one last nod before Jumon began to walk off. "Alright..."

Turning my attention back to my book, I let out a sigh. "What could your dream possibly be, Jumon...?"


[Sigi]

*Bang!*

Neptune turned to me as she blasted the head off of one of the generic Bladers. "Sigi, switch!"

"I got it!" Driving my blade through one of the Gunners, I quickly pulled it out and tossed it up into the air.

Kicking away the Gunner, Neptune suddenly warped in front of me, catching my weapon and tossing me her pistol.

*Bang!*

Catching it, my attention spun to Shiri, who was fighting off several Bladers. I began firing at them, my aim snapping to the next as they shattered into pieces.

*BEEP!*

The alarm blared as the last person was killed. Letting out a sigh, I sat down on the dirty BSA arena floor. "That wasn't too bad..."

"Still, we could have done better," Shiri said, taking a seat beside me.

"I don't care!" Neptune lay down on the floor, resting her head on my legs. "I'm hungry!"

"You're not getting any food with that attitude," I said. "It wasn't that bad."

"I had like five of them on me at once!" Neptune snapped back.

"Well, you're going to have to get used to it," Shiri spoke up. "That's the kind of training we're going to have to do if we want to at least have a chance against the Third Ruler, Victor."

I turned to her. "How do you know? Do you know him?"

We watched as Shiri's nostrils flared, her teeth gritted and fists balled. "I don't need to know him. All you need to know is that he was never meant to be the Third Ruler. He's been deceiving the entire world! He wasn't chosen to be the Ruler!"

"…"

For a moment, we just let Shiri's rage boil while casting her sympathetic looks. I placed a hand on her shoulder. "Sorry, we didn't mean to press you for answers..."

"No..." Shiri shook her head. "You're fine. It's just that it pisses me off. But it's also one of the reasons I'm entered into this dumb tournament of his. If he really has the powers of the Ruler, then he must really have the power to grant any wish. One way or another, I'll fix this. Even if it takes my life..."

"Shiri..." We watched Shiri, the daughter of the Second Ruler.

"Hey," I stared into her eyes. "I don't know what happened before you came here nor do I know what your dreams are, but I promise we'll win this. Then, we'll make your dream a reality."

"Sigi..." Shiri stared back into my eyes, surprised by my words. "W-Why would you...?"

"Sigi, didn't you want to win?!" Neptune asked. "You wanted to see your parents, remember?"

I shook my head. "I don't care; I can wait. Whatever Shiri's wishes are, they're clearly more important than me and my selfish desires. I have to do what's right, and this is my decision..."

"… "

I noticed a tear drop hit the cold metal. I looked at Shiri to see her body trembling and tears streaming from the corners of her eyelids.

"T-Thanks, Sigi..." She looked back up at me. "T-Thank you... S-So, so much..."

She threw her arms around me and sobbed into my chest. I returned her hug with my own and let her sob quietly.

"I promise we'll make your dreams a reality..."


"Sigi, why are we heading to the Sorcerers District again?" Neptune asked once again.

I let out a sigh. "Because I promised I would spend a bit of time with Luna today."

"Shiri," Neptune turned to her, "are we going to get in trouble for going into your district?"

Shiri smiled. "No, you won't. Although the districts aren't the fondest of it, they don't mind it. So it should be fine."

"In all the years I've been here, I never knew you could do that," I let out a sigh.

"It's nothing big," Shiri shrugged. "It was in the handbook they gave us right before the year began."

"That reminds me," I turned back to Neptune and Shiri. "Why are you two tagging along with me?"

"Cause this is where my district is," Shiri answered. "I can't change that."

I looked over at Neptune. "And your reason?"

Neptune simply smiled brightly. "Because I want to see Luna!"

Rolling my eyes, I shook my head and returned to following Shiri. "Guess I can't stop you..."

As we walked, I looked around. We walked down a hallway that had a purple carpet rolled out. Like my district, there were various stone statues that lined the wooden walls. The only difference was that the statues were of various Sorcerers.

"Alright, here we are," Shiri nodded ahead to a wooden door.

Upon opening the door, we were met by the sight of the Sorcerers District's common room.

The gigantic room was filled with many armchairs, tables, shelves filled to the brim with books, lanterns for lighting and a fireplace with blue flames. The room had a purple rug and there were four blue balls of light. I assumed those led to the different parts of the district.

"Bro!" I was suddenly tackled to the floor. As the realization of it hit me, I looked to see that it was Luna, smiling happily. "You came!"

I patted her head. "Yup, I'm here."

"So, where are you two going?" Neptune asked as we rose to our feet.

"Actually, I wanted to spend some time with Sigi, alone," Luna said. She bowed her head. "Sorry, Neptune."

However, Neptune simply grinned. "Don't sweat it! I'll just go and hang out with Shiri!"

Shiri spun to Neptune. "When did I give you permission to do that?!"

"Hey, don't be such a wet blanket!" Neptune said. "Look, I'm bored and you have stuff to do. If I help you, then you'll get done even faster and I won't be bored! It's a win-win situation! I'll even help wash your back if you really want me to!"

For the first time, I saw Shiri's face turn red. "N-No! You can come with me, but we're NOT getting into the same bath together!"

"Okay!" She remained grinning. Neptune then turned back to Luna and I. "You two have fun!"

We watched as Neptune chased after Shiri. Then, I looked back at my little sister. "So, what did you want to do?"

Luna began scratching at the back of her head. "Actually, I wanted to talk to you about something privately..."

I stared at my sister with curiosity. "Sure, but am I going to hate the conversation?"

But she ignored my question. "There's nobody here, so it should be okay to talk about this... Take a seat."

She was being vague and that always worried me. Usually, she was only like this when she wanted to discuss something serious. It made me wonder what it could be.

Cautiously, I sat down in one of the armchairs, letting my body sink into it. Luna did the same, sitting down directly across from me.

I let out a sigh. "So, what did you want to talk about?"

Luna nodded. "You were right that you were going to hate it. But it's about the Angel's Ball."

I let out a groan. "Not this again..."

"Just here me out for a second," Luna pleaded.

I slumped into the chair. "Fine..."

Luna leaned forward. "Are you really not going to go to the Angel's Ball with Neptune?"

"I already told you my answer," I replied. "I don't like thinking about that. Plus, Neptune and I are just friends, nothing more or less."

"But are you sure that's how she feels about you?" Luna pressed on with her questions.

My eyes met her's. "What are you trying to say?"

"All I'm asking is have you ever thought about how she sees you?" Luna said. "Have you honestly done that?"

"…" I found myself looking through Luna and letting my thoughts drift off. It was true that I was pretty fond of Neptune. Though, I wasn't sure if I was ever fond enough to call it love.

"Sigi, I don't think you honestly know how she feels about you," my sister said. "You've been oblivious to her feelings towards you. Don't you realize that? Have you ever thought that you've been so wrapped up in thinking about mom and dad that you've ignored those around you?"

"…" I was simply at a loss for words. Although I didn't want to admit it, my sister was right...

"Sigi?" Luna watched me carefully. "Are you even listening?"

I shook my head as I rose from the seat. "I heard you, loud and clear. Don't worry, Luna."

"Sigi, wait!" As I began to walk off, Luna caught my arm. I turned back to face her. "Are you at least going to think about what I said?"

I nodded. Smiling, I patted my sister's head once more. "Don't worry, I listened and took those words to heart. I'll think about them."

Although my words softened Luna's face a bit, she still didn't seem entirely convinced. "Promise?"

I placed my hand on her shoulder and stared into her eyes. "Promise."