To get a better understanding of what was happening while Basara watched the video, let's go a little back in time.

Basara had just been taken to watch the videos. Yuki and Kurumi were allowed to walk around the village until nighttime, which is when they would have to give their reports on their mission.

Though that was a troublesome matter on itself. Since Yuki had a Master-Slave contract with Basara and Kurumi had also gotten a temporary contract, they would have to find a way to explain that to the elder once the time came, but that was the last thing on Yuki's mind right now.

While Basara watched the videos, Yuki would challenge Anna to a mock battle to personally taste her power. That way, Basara would be able to analyze Anna's power as well. Basara had not asked Yuki to do that, but Yuki still decided on it.

There was a world of difference between hearing about someone's power and seeing that power in action. That was the reason that brought Basara back to this village, which once chased him out.

I'll probably be badly injured in this fight, but it doesn't matter. If I have to be injured in order to save Basara, then so be it. I don't need to win, I just need to force everything out of her.

These were the thoughts going through Yuki's mind as she walked through the village. No one could have guessed what was on her mind. She looked like she was just walking around.

Yuki and Kurumi had just visited their family. They spent about an hour there before Yuki said she would go walk around in the village for a while. Of course, no one, not even her sister, had any idea of what she was planning to do.

Yuki went to the training grounds, where she saw Anna heading to earlier. It hadn't been that long, so she should still be there. It was like the situation was perfectly set up for Yuki to put her plan into action.

"Found her."

Yuki said to herself. In her sight was one of the three European Heroes that were sent on a mission to exterminate Basara, Anna.

As Yuki walked closer, she saw that Anna was on the training grounds with some people from the village. It seems like she was showing the kids how to use a bow properly. It's just too perfect like that, Yuki thought.

"Oh, hey, weren't you one of the girls with Basara the day me and the others met him? Yuki right? Again, sorry for the somewhat violent approach, it wasn't my intention."

Anna had a friendly tone, as if they were friends from a long time. Why are you so friendly? Yuki thought to say, but she decided to get to the point.

"Were you training?"

"No really, just giving some tips since the kids asked. It's good to go back to the basics every now and then."

"Then I wanted to ask you to have a mock battle with me."

Yuki didn't even waited for Anna's answer, she just summoned Sakuya and got into position. "Not even going to wait for an answer?" Anna said and sighted, she then dropped her shoulders, which made her breasts bounce. Maybe it was a provocation meant to make Yuki lose her cool, but since Yuki lived a daily life with Mio, she was immune to such things. "Then I'll accept. I'll do my best not to harm you."

Yuki didn't mind such provocations and kept her cool. With quick steps, Yuki reduced the distance between them to zero in a second and attacked with Sakuya. Anna was dodging by a hair's breath, as if to say that she didn't need any effort.

Of course, Yuki wasn't showing all her power yet. This was part of her plan. Yuki was powerful, but she couldn't do anything against Cillín when he first attacked, and it's fair to assume the other two heroes had a similar level of strength.

How would she win? She wouldn't, she didn't have to. All Yuki needed to do was to draw out as much of Anna's power as she could. Pretending she was weak and then giving an attack with all her power when the opponent had her guard low, that would be the most efficient way to draw out one's power in a reflex.

Neither of them noticed, but some people had gathered around them to watch the battle. Thought they were quite distant from the girls. Yuki kept up her quick and, considerably, weak attacks with her sword.

"So… you're not gonna use all your strength?"

Anna asked. Before Yuki could get surprised, Anna explained "I saw a bit of your fight against Cillín, only the end though, and I've been researching about Basara, so you naturally came up."

Although Yuki wasn't expecting to be discovered so soon, she couldn't stop now. More importantly, she just said she was researching about Basara. What did it meant? Is she searching for weak points to use on their battle? Or could it be that it was true when Anna said she would hear Basara's side of the story? In any case, Yuki just got more reasons to win.

Yuki did quick trusts with Sakuya, but Anna was still barely moving. Although this showed a bit difference between their strengths, it also worked to lock Anna in place. Yuki used her strength on one swing, which would cut Anna no matter where she dodged to due to the angle of the slash. It wasn't all of Yuki's power, but it was more than what she had shown until now. Anna managed to jump back to dodge this attack, thought it did leave a cut on the clothes.

"Woah, that one was close. See, I knew you had it in you. To show you that I appreciate your seriousness, I'll put a bit more pressure. Get ready."

Anna drew two daggers from their sheets. Even if there is a big power gap between us, no ordinary dagger is going to stop Sakuya's attack, Yuki thought. But she was surprised when she tried to slash down on Anna.

"W-what?"

"I know daggers can't block your sword, but it doesn't mean they can't stop it."

Just as Anna said, the two daggers weren't blocking Sakuya's strike, rather, they were actually holding it by the side, stopping its movements. "I wanted to stop it with my hands, like in these martial arts movies, but I got scared of cutting my hands so I used the daggers instead" Anna said.

Yuki tried to push further with her strength, but Sakuya didn't budge from the spot. What kind of incredible strength was that? Then she thought about retrieving her weapon. Yuki tried to pull back, but Anna was still holding onto the sword. "Oh, you want it back? Sorry, take it" Anna said as she suddenly released the sword from her daggers' grip.

"Wah!"

Due to the sudden loss of the force holding her in place, Yuki nearly fell backwards, but she was able to hold herself up. As soon as Yuki regained her balance, Anna rushed forward and kicked Yuki's stomach. Not only due to the sudden attack, but also because of its incredible strength, Yuki was forced to kneel on the ground.

What surprised her the most was the strength of the kick. Only her stomach had been kicked, but the pain could be felt throughout all of her body, as if her bones were ready to snap. "I think I exaggerated" Anna said as she came closer.

"Yeah, I think this is enough for a training. If you force your body anymore, you'll get seriously hurt. How about we call it a day?"

"Not, yet…"

Even though she didn't have much strength left, Yuki still tried to hold her body up. She couldn't fail now, she had to force Anna to use her power. Basara did not ask Yuki to do this, but she still wanted to do it. Just like the fight against Takashi, if she could avoid Basara getting hurt, even if it meant her own harm, Yuki would jump into action.

"Onne-sama! Stop!"

Suddenly, a figure Yuki didn't want to see right now jumped right in front of her. It was her younger sister Kurumi. Yuki didn't tell her plan to neither Basara nor Kurumi because she knew they would try to stop her. But right now, Yuki could not back down.

"Kurumi, go away. This is just a training, there's no need to be worried."

"This has gone far beyond a training! Please stop it. Basara also wouldn't want to see you hurt."

That last part wasn't audible for the people watching. Kurumi tried to grab Yuki's hand, but Yuki avoided it. Yuki muttered "sorry" in a low voice. Before Kurumi could try anything else, Anna said, also in a low voice.

"Go call Basara. Don't worry, I won't do anything to her. I'll take her to her house so that they can take care of her."

"O-ok."

Kurumi, who still wasn't clear about Anna's identity, decided to do what she had suggested. As soon as Kurumi could no longer be seen, Yuki was barely able to hold her body upwards and tried to wield Sakuya once again.

"Look, Yuki, I went a little overboard on the kick just now, so I can't let you move. Your bones might really break if you keep this up. I'm trying to be friendly, so I won't let that happen."

But Yuki didn't listen, she still tried to move. However, Anna was much faster, in fact, too fast for a human. Anna swept Yuki's feet from the ground, making her fall. Anna was able to break the fall to avoid any further damage to Yuki, but only touching the ground was already painful for her. Maybe Yuki really did break some bones.

Yuki couldn't resist any more due to the pain, so Anna just took her to her family's house. She left not long after, but met Kurumi and Basara on the way out. Anna murmured "you can go to your old house if you want" on Basara's ear before leaving.

Basara and Kurumi continued to Yuki's room, where she was resting. Basara had managed to come up to there without being seen by anyone, but realized that Yuki's family was probably around her right now.

"Sorry, I think it's better of your family doesn't see me. I'll be on my old house, so come there once you learn Yuki's body condition."

"Ah, alright. I'll go there soon."

They then separated. Basara was able to arrive at his old house without being caught by anyone. The elder hadn't told him if he made the fact that Basara would be coming over public, but it was better to avoid any contact since there were still many people who resented Basara.

As Basara arrived in the living room of his old house, it was like he was back in time. For a second, he thought he could hear his father and him talking, maybe he remembered something involuntarily. Before he could indulge in a nostalgia trip, a feminine voice called to him.

"I don't know if you planned to leave tomorrow, but you won't be able to. I went a little overboard with her, so Yuki should be in bed for the rest of the day. She should be walking tomorrow, but I'd recommend leaving the village only the day after."

Basara turned to look at the voice's owner. It was Anna. She was standing by a window. The sunset on her back combined with her natural beauty made the scene look like a painting, but it was not time to admire a possible opponent, especially when she had just hurt someone important to him.

"How do you know that?"

"I'm the one that made the damage, and I know just what is needed to kill a human." Anna had a devilish smile on her lips, it wouldn't be strange for one to think she was telling the truth then. But then, the very next second, her smile went back to a normal one and she said "just kidding. Her mother told me that, I didn't mean to hurt her. You think I'm a devil or something?"

"Even so, how did that happen? If what you say is true, then how could you damage Yuki that bad without meaning to?"

"You're right. It's my fault for no controlling my strength properly. It's like when you use too much strength on the tube and then the toothpaste comes out all at once, you know."

Anna's comparison of the human body to a tube of toothpaste was really unsettling. It's true that there were people out there that thought they were better than the entire human race, but Anna didn't seem to be like that.

"Even then, a human can't make so much damage by accident. I'm not blaming you, but you don't need to make excuses."

"Again, you're right. A human can't hurt another human so much without meaning to, but that logic only works for humans fighting humans."

One could notice something odd about what Anna had just said.

"Then, are you implying that you're not human?"

"That's right." Anna walked towards Basara. Their faces were close, like they were about to kiss. This made a scene that already looked like a beautiful painting become even more beautiful, but Basara's mind was far from thinking that due to the words that came from Anna'a mouth next. "The truth is, I'm a goddess."

If this were a cartoon, Basara's jaw would have dropped to the ground. But since reality doesn't work like that, all Basara could do to express his surprise was to let out a "what?!"