Well, Link Satane sure is a trouble maker, isn't he? I mean, he saved Cinder, and that's no fun. Then again, he's strong enough to take a good hit from a guy like Link Valion, catch it, and then throw him away like he's nothing, so he's clearly pretty tough. Anyway, here's a chapter. Yaaay.
Chapter 21
Into the Open World
Things weren't going well.
After Cinder's infiltration, things were rough. Especially when Ironwood had found out that someone had managed to breach security and make it to the top of the CCT Tower, as he'd found out from Link and Ruby. Having called a meeting, Ozpin now sat at his desk with Glynda nearby and Ironwood pacing in front of his desk.
"They were here..." Ironwood said as he stopped pacing, stopping in front of Ozpin's desk. "Ozpin, they were here!"
Ironwood was still for a moment before he slammed his fist on the desk, startling Glynda.
"We're very much aware of that!" Glynda said, still shaken. "Thank you, James."
"Fantastic! You're aware!" Ironwood said sarcastically. "Now are we going to do something about it or should we just stay the course and continue to ignore what's right in front of us?!"
Ozpin was about to say something, but an alert jingle played to alert them that someone had arrived on the elevator.
"Come in," Ozpin said, the elevator opening to reveal Link and Ruby standing within, Ruby stepping out first.
"Sorry it took so long," Link said behind her, stepping out as well. "Someone 'accidentally' hit all the buttons on the elevator on the way up here."
Everyone turned to Ruby, who quickly said, "It wasn't me."
"Thank you for coming, you two," Ozpin said. "How are you feeling?"
"Okay, I guess," Ruby replied. "I'd feel better if my bad-guy-catching record wasn't O-for-three.
She would have laughed nervously, but everyone just stared at her instead.
"Okay, so that's the tone we're going for, got it," Ruby said, nodding.
"Ruby," Ironwood said, drawing her attention. "I feel it's appropriate to let you know that I think what you did last night is exactly what being a Huntress is all about. You recognized a threat. You took action. And you did the very best you could. The same goes for you, Valion. My men told me of how well you handled the situation."
"Thank you, sir," both Link and Ruby said at the same time.
"Now, the general here has already informed of the events that..." said Ozpin, thinking of how to word it, "transpired last night, but now that you've rested, we were wondering if you had anything to add."
"Was anyone else with her?" Glynda asked. "Did she look familiar to you at all?"
"I..." Ruby thought, thinking back to the previous night. "I don't know. She was wearing a mask, and she never said anything to me. But I know she fought with glass. I don't think that was her Semblance, though. Her clothing lit up whenever she attacked."
"Save for the glass, that sounds like the woman I fought the night we met Ruby," Glynda added.
"Embedding Dust into clothing is an age-old technique. It could have been anyone," said Ironwood.
"Wait," Ruby said. "You think this girl is connected to Torchwick and the White Fang?"
"It's possible," Ozpin said, nodding. "But we still lack the required evidence to link the two together."
"Actually, I..." Ruby said, thinking. "I think I remember her saying something about a hideout, or something, in the southeast. Just outside the Kingdom."
"Interesting..." Ozpin said.
"I thought you said the intruder never-" started Glynda, though Ozpin cut her off.
"Thank you for your cooperation, Ruby. Why don't you go and spend some time with your team? You have a big day ahead of you," he said, gesturing for her to leave.
"Any time," she said as she turned to leave, Link following after, though Ozpin called for him to stop.
"Mr. Valion, I'd ask that you stay. But first, Miss Rose, please try and be ... discreet about this matter," he said.
"Yes sir," Ruby said as the doors closed.
"What else do you need, Headmaster?" Link asked.
"Have a seat. I believe there is much for us to talk about," Ozpin said
"Now, we all know there was a fourth person there. Care to tell us about him?"
"Ah, yes, the man in black," Link said. "I'd say his most outstanding trait is that his weapons were nearly identical to my own, which is nigh-impossible. There's little to no chance anyone should know exactly what they look like such to forge replicas."
"This man," said Ironwood, "Did you notice anything else odd about him?"
"Other than the woman, he was quite talkative. He mentioned how he had warned her multiple times, but about what, I don't know. Not only that, but he was extremely strong. I attempted to attack him, but he caught my sword and kneed me in the gut. I was winded for a while, and he didn't seem to be trying too hard to have accomplished that," Link explained.
"So, he has skill like that of your own?" Ozpin asked, curious.
Link nodded. "Maybe even better."
"That's not good..." Ozpin said. "There aren't many other than fully-fledged Huntsman that can match that..."
"Oz, what are you talking about?" Ironwood asked. "A special unit of mine should work fine, and even if not, I could send special agents."
"That's the thing, James. You're looking at a boy who possesses talents unlike anything you've ever seen. He's easily worth your best agent, and he's still learning," Ozpin said, placing his chin in his hands. "We have to think differently."
"How can this freshman be better than those I have personally overseen the training of to ensure that they were the best of the best?"
"You could say that from a young age, I was trained to be better than that," Link said. "My uncle is quite an exceptional Huntsman. It's rare to find anyone that can really stand against him these days."
"Might I ask this uncle's name?" Ironwood asked.
"Oni," Link said, Ironwood's eyes widening.
"Oni?" Ironwood said. "As in Oni Strife?"
"Strife?" Link asked. "I thought he was a myth. You aren't telling me that you seriously believe in that fairy tale, are you?"
"N-No," Ironwood said. "I guess you're right. The Strifes don't exist. There's extensive research to support that."
"Yeah, I know," Link said, leaning back in his chair. "Something else I should mention is that this man can warp. He does so by throwing his sword, somehow appearing to whatever location it has ended up. That's how he got to the top of the CCT and out so quickly."
"I've heard of no Dust that could do this..." Ozpin said, thinking. "Perhaps his Semblance allows him to do so?"
"Likely," Link said, nodding. "But there's the chance that that's merely a sub-ability of his Semblance. There's always a chance that there's more than one part to someone's unique trait."
"Of course. Thank you, Link, what we now know is invaluable. You may go," Ozpin said.
Link nodded and went to the elevator, hitting the button to go down.
"Also, how is your stomach?" Ozpin quickly asked. "I heard you took quite a hit before that man left."
"I'm perfectly fine," Link said, turning around. "It's nothing that can keep me down."
Ozpin nodded. "Good. Have a nice day, Mr. Valion."
Link nodded. "Headmaster, General."
And with that, Link left, the elevator doors closing behind him.
"His uncle's name is Oni," Ironwood said as the doors closed. "That can't just be a coincidence."
"It's not," Ozpin confirmed, nodding. "He's my informant on Strife. But James, you are to give me your word that it will not reach his ears that you know of this, understood?"
"Strife?" Glynda asked, turning to Ozpin. "As in the Oni Strife?"
Ironwood merely nodded, still looking to the elevator door. "Helix King Oni is real, and that boy is his blood nephew. Startling, I know. Now... You're positive that he's superior to my operatives?"
"That boy is covered by 30% scar tissue, once survived losing nearly half of his blood, killed 16 Grimm without breaking a sweat, has been praised by several teachers as to possessing skills rarely seen by Huntsmen, and was trained by none other than Helix King Oni. There is no doubt in my mind that he is better than the best of the best, James," Ozpin said without hesitation.
"So that boy may be our best weapon..." Ironwood said.
"Or out greatest foe. Only time will tell," Ozpin confirmed before taking a sip of his coffee.
OOO
Ozpin was right, today is going to be a big day. They were all going on their first missions, after all. What mission would she be on, Ruby wondered...
Opening the door to her dorm room, she was startled as Weiss, Yang, and Blake all swarmed to the door to see her.
"What happened?" Yang asked quickly.
"Uh..." Ruby stuttered, not certain how to respond to this. After all, Ozpin had basically just interrogated her. "Well, um..." she said before laughing nervously. She didn't know how to respond...
Meanwhile, Link returned to his own dorm, climbing up to his bunk and grabbing some tools alongside his Azure Gauntlets, getting to work on them.
"So, what was that all about, Green?" Volga asked from his bed, curling a 50 pound weight. Low weight, high reps. He knew what he was doing.
"Nothing, really," Link said as he grabbed an additional piece to add to his left gauntlet, the one detailed on his scroll to be a winch mechanism for retracting his sword after it had been thrown. He still had to work on adding the serrations necessary for the mod he had in mind to the Master Sword. "There was just some suspicious activity during the dance, so the Headmaster was just asking a few questions about whether or not we had seen anything. There were a few students from other schools acting weird, but wouldn't you act weird if you were in a school full of people you didn't know?"
"Yeah, I guess," Volga said as he set down the 50. "So what's that?" he asked as he pointed to the gauntlet in Link's hand. "I thought you finished those back on day one. Are you telling me that you've been using flawed equipment this whole time?"
"No," Link laughed as he donned the gauntlet, pulling out the winch cable that would connect to the pommel of his sword. "It's a mod for my sword. My mobility is somewhat lacking in comparison to some of our friends, so this'll let me keep up."
"Link-sama," Sebastian said with a laugh as he looked up from his notes, "your natural agility makes you more mobile than most people in our class. Why do you feel the need to improve a trait that has no need to be improved upon?"
"Well, Sebastian," Link said as he retracted the winch. Despite the mechanism's small size, it had immense pulling power with an exceedingly fast rewind rate. "think to Ruby and Blake, Weiss and Yang, Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora. They all have such mobile fighting styles. Sure, it's thanks to their weapons, but there are even times where I can get pressured by a more mobile opponent due to my more grounded style. This would level the playing field."
"Hm. Very well," Sebastian said, returning to his notes.
"Just get really good at acrobatics," Lana said, looking up from her most recent drawing. "Like meee."
"If it means I also have to draw in all of my free time and respond to everything as if it were a joke, then I'd much rather not. Besides, my parkour isn't very bad. Combined with this, I should be ready for anything. I just wish I could have gotten the shotgun for Farore finished before we had to choose missions, it would likely be useful for whatever we end up getting as our mission..."
"You know, if you really want it done, I could assist you in doing so," Sebastian said, getting up from his chair. "While I think of it, Volga-san, are you doing anything at the moment?"
"No, why?" Volga said, yawning.
"The heat produced by your Semblance surpasses that of any forge. You might be useful in order to heat any materials to a malleable state. My own Semblance can literally bend metals, even more easily when heated. So, Link-sama, what do you say?" Sebastian asked. "We have several hours before we choose our first missions, which I believe to be plenty of time to create something as simple as an underbarrel."
"All right then," Link said, grabbing his scroll of the desk next to him. "Then let's get to work. We don't have too much time."
OOO
"Well there we have it," Ironwood said as Glynda walked back into Ozpin's office. "We send as many troops as we can to the southeast, find out exactly what's going on, and eradicate any forces that stand in our way. And once that's finished, we send those troops to wherever Oni is, and wipe him out once and for all," he finished, pacing around the room.
"Why must your answer to everything involve a triumphant display of military bravado!?" Glynda shouted. "You treat every situation like it's a contest of measuring di-!"
"Glynda!" Ozpin shouted, cutting her off. That wasn't the kind of language for teacher to be using, not at all.
"Well, he does," Glynda said calmly, crossing her arms.
"She's right," Ozpin said, setting down his coffee. "As much as I too would love to end these situations once and for all, we must remember that this may go beyond Vale. Beyond Beacon. And if this truly is part of some master plan for which we know not the final move, we mustn't be so bold. Nor can we risk the spread of panic," Ozpin said, resting his chin on his knuckles. "And sending a weakened army to fight Oni of all people? I expect more of you James. He has a personal army of his own. His faction is not to be messed with, and more so Oni himself. He can make people disappear, James. He's made friends of ours disappear. I don't care how strong you think your army is, it cannot stand to that man."
"I have served you faithfully for years..." Ironwood said, looking distraught, "but if you mean to tell me that your plan is to really hold the defenses, and wait—!"
"It is not!" Ozpin shouted as he stood from his chair, startling both Glynda and Ironwood. "You're a general, James. So tell me, when you prepare to go to war, which do you send in first? The flag bearers, or the scouts?"
OOO
"That was a risky move," Weiss said, referring to what Ruby had said in the Headmaster's office.
"No, I think you handled it well," Blake retorted.
"I hope so," Ruby said, worried.
"I'm sure everything will be all right, Ruby," Yang said, smiling. Oh, Yang, has there ever been a time where you weren't smiling... "Oh, I know what will cheer you up!"
Yang quickly went over to the desk and grabbed a cylindrical package, holding it out to Ruby.
"What's that?" Ruby asked, trying to take the package, though Yang pulled it out of her reach.
"I don't know yet," Yang admitted, looking at the package in investigation. "Dad sent it to us. I thought we could open it together!"
"Ooooh!" Ruby shouted. "Something from home!"
Ruby basically pounced on Yang, wrapping herself around her elder sister such as to claim the package from her, though Yang's drastically superior strangth trumped Ruby's and she opened the package herself, a sort of black and white cylinder popped out from within its depths. It shook for a moment before it turned into its true form.
A corgi.
Team RWBY all looked to it in surprise as it yapped at them, its tail wagging in delight. Weiss and Blake looked on in confusion, but Ruby and Yang...
"ZWEI!" they yelled in tandem, picking the dog up and cuddling with it as they coo'd to it.
"He sent a dog?" Blake asked, horrified.
"In the mail?" Weiss added, confused. How did it even fit...?
"Oh, he does stuff like this all the time!" Yang said, as if that explained how the dog fit in the tube.
"Your father or your dog?" Blake asked, now on Ruby's bunk. Her Faunus heritage was definitely strong...
"Are you telling me that this mangy... drooling... mutt is going to wiv wif us foweva? Oh, yes he is, yes he is! Oh, isn't he adorable!" Weiss asked, evidently sold on the idea of the dog, Zwei, staying with them.
"Please keep it away from my belongings," Blake said, not sold.
"Would all first-year students please report to the amphitheater?" came Glynda's voice from over the intercom.
"Well, we can't exactly leave him here while we're gone for the week," Weiss deduced as Zwei was set down, walking over to Blake, who mind you was still hiding on Ruby's bed, and yapped at her, wagging his tail once more.
"Look, there's a letter!" Yang exclaimed as she pulled the letter out of the tube. "Dear girls, I've got to leave the island for a few days, so I'm sending Zwei to you to take care of. Enclosed is all the food you should need. Love you both, Taiyang," she read.
As if on Que, dozens of cans of food flooded from within the package, piling up around Zwei, his head popping out from within the mound.
"What is he supposed to do with that?" Weiss asked, somehow forgetting that they all had extremely advanced bladed weapons. Aside from Yang, that is. She could just rip the cans apart with her brute strength. However, a can opener fell from the tube, bouncing off of Zwei's head, his tail still wagging.
"Well, that settles it!" Yang said, throwing the package away and pumping her fist. "Come on girls, Zwei will be here when we get back!"
"Oh, I'll miss you so much!" Weiss said to Zwei, petting him. "We're going to be best friends, I can't wait to see you, I can't believe how cute you are," she continued, though her words devolved into mere babytalk. At the same time, Blake jumped to the table and out the door, doing her best to avoid man's best friend. He apparently wasn't Faunus's best friend. Ruby was about to close the door, but she looked to Zwei and took note of how small he was, smirking as an idea popped into her head...
OOO
Entering the auditorium, the most imposing feature on Ruby's person was, in fact, her bulging book bag, though within its confines were anything but what the name would imply. Setting it down next to everyone else's luggage she was supposed to, she quickly rejoined the other members of Team RWBY, Teams VDMR and JNPR not too far away.
"Quiet!" Glynda shouted over the mic in order to silence the mumbling auditorium. "Quiet please. Professor Ozpin would like to share a few words before we begin."
Glynda stepped out of the way to allow Ozpin to take over the mic.
"Today we stand together, united. Mistral. Atlas. Vacuo. Vale. The four Kingdoms of Remnant," he said, looking to each of the kingdoms' students as he named them off. "On this day, nearly eighty years ago, the largest war in recorded history came to an end. It was a war of ignorance, of greed, and of oppression. A war that was about much more than where borders fell or who traded with whom, but about the very idea of individualism itself. We fought for countless reasons, one of which being the destruction of all forms of art and self-expression. And as you are well aware, that was something many could not stand for. As a result, those who opposed this tyranny began naming their children after one of the core aspects of art itself: color. It was their way to demonstrate that not only would they refuse to tolerate this oppression, but neither were the generations to come. And it was a trend that is held to this very day. We encourage individuality, expressionism, and unity through diversity. As I have said, today we stand together, united. But this bond cannot exist without effort. Which is why today, while the rest of the world celebrates peace, Huntsmen and Huntresses will work to uphold it. As first year students, you will be tasked with shadowing a professional Huntsman or Huntress on a mission. Some of you may be taken out of the Kingdom for several days. Others may work within the walls for the rest of the week. But no matter which path you choose, remember to be safe, remember your training, and remember to do your very best," he finished, exiting the stage. Following suit, everyone else began leaving the auditorium, Ruby smiling and holding her arms up in delight.
"This is perfect!" she cheered. "All we have to do is shadow a Huntsman working in the southeast!"
"Yeah!" Yang agreed, her arms behind her head. "We'll follow them around by day and give them the slip by night!"
"Let's check 'search and destroy!'" Weiss added, pointing to one of the hologram screens that displayed available missions.
"Here we go!" Ruby said, reading the mission details. "Quadrant 5 needs Grimm cleared out!"
"Well, it's in the southeast," Blake observed.
"Sounds perfect!" Yang agreed. Ruby nodded and began typing on the screen, adding her team name in, only for it to flash red and say the first years were not permitted.
"Well, that's just perfect," Weiss said, pouting.
"Any other ideas?" Blake asked.
"We mail ourselves there!" Ruby said after exactly zero thought.
"Well, that's one option," Ozpin said as he approached Team RWBY. "Unfortunately, we determined that the concentration of Grimm was too extreme for first-year students. It seems that particular region is rather popular. In fact, I have the sneaking suspicion that you four will make your way there no matter which job you choose."
Weiss, Blake, and Yang took this chance to glare at Ruby, who nervously rubbed her head. He had a point...
"Whatever makes you say that?" Ruby asked nervously.
"I'm still curious how you all found yourself at the docks last semester," Ozpin began. "I'm interested to know how you really learned about a hideout in the southeast. And I certainly wonder why witnesses reported seeing robots and rose petals in a dance club some time ago."
"Um..." Ruby thought, trying to think of an excuse. "Well..."
"I doubt I'll ever find the exact answers I'm looking for," he 'conceded.' "So how about this: instead of waiting for you all to break the rules, why don't we just bend them?"
Tapping on his scroll, the holographic screen then flashed green, meaning that they had been accepted.
"We won't let you down," Ruby said, smiling. "Thank you, professor."
"Do not thank me for this," he said, a smile on his face. "Teamwork and persistence have carried you far. But you must understand, the things that await you beyond the protection of the Kingdom will not care. Stay close to your Huntsman at all times, and do exactly as he says. He will be leading you on this mission, and he can have you sent back to Beacon, if he finds your skills to be unsatisfactory. Good luck."
He was about to walk away, but he found that Team VDMR was having the same trouble as Team RWBY; First years weren't allowed to take the mission due to Grimm concentrations.
"Did you hit the wrong button?" Volga asked.
"No," Link said, retyping VDMR into the computer, once again getting flashing red responses. "Come on... How can this mission be blocked?"
"Are you having some trouble?" Ozpin asked, approaching Link.
"Yes, actually," Link said as he stepped away from the screen. "This mission, 'Nest Extermination' in Quadrant 6, appears to be blocked due to a high Grimm concentration, but I thought that the top-ranked first years were allowed to go."
"That is because we don't have enough Huntsman in order to act as the mentor for this one. It is inaccessible since you'd have no one to go with," Ozpin explained.
"I could go," said a familiar voice.
Turning around, Ozpin locked eyes with Noctus, the man smiling.
"Ah, yes, Mister Hale. Would you truly do so? I don't mean to be rude, but we need another teacher, and our staff just isn't expansive enough to cover so many teams," Ozpin said in gratitude.
"No problem," Noctus said, waving it off. "Besides, my girlfriend had to go back to Atlas for a few days, so I have plenty of time. I wouldn't mind making sure these kids do what they're supposed to."
"Thank you, Mister Hale," Ozpin said, smiling. "It is much obliged."
"Nah, it's nothing," Noctus said. "I really needed to get out and do something. Just sitting around and doing nothing isn't my style. A mission like this is just what I needed."
Ozpin merely nodded and tapped on his scroll, the screen then turning green before he walked away.
"Well, I guess I have to thank you," Link said as he walked up to Noctus.
"Don't," Noctus said. "I should thank you. I wasn't kidding, I'm getting really bored, and I need to do something. Killing off a bunch of Grimm will do the trick."
"I demand getting 50% of all the kills!" Volga shouted, getting in Noctus' face.
"You'll just have to take them, big guy," Noctus said with a devilish grin.
"I like him," Lana said to Sebastian, Sebastian nodding.
"I just hope Volga-san doesn't do anything reckless and get on his nerves..." Sebastian said in worry. He'd heard that this man had sparred with Professor Port and made him look like a fool...
Meanwhile, Team RWBY was making their way to the airship that would be taking them to the drop point for their mission in Quadrant 5.
"That wasn't exactly uplifting," Yang said, her smile lost.
"But it's the truth," Blake said solemnly.
"It's gonna to be tough, but I know we can do it!" Ruby cheered, remaining optimistic.
At that moment, another student ran past them, shouting something along the lines of, "Hey! Team CFVY is back!"
True to his word, an airship had just landed and was dropping off several students, one of them being Velvet Scarlatina. Team RWBY quickly approached her, Blake taking the lead.
"Velvet?" she called, getting her attention. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," she said as she made her way over to them. "I had Yatsuhashi to look out for me."
"Your mission was supposed to end a week ago!" Weiss exclaimed. "What happened?"
"Nothing happened. It was just..." Velvet said, trying to think of what to say. "There were just so many..."
She looked up to see that each of the girls were sporting worried expressions, though she laughed and waved them off.
"Oh, but don't worry," she said, smiling. "You first-years are just shadowing Huntsmen, so you should be fine."
"Right," Yang agreed.
"I should go," she said, noticing how her team had already left. "Be safe, okay?"
"We can do this," Ruby said as Velvet jogged away. "We've never backed down before, and we're not going to start now."
"Right," Blake said, her look of worry having changed to one of determination.
"Besides, it won't only be us out there!" Ruby added. "We'll be fighting alongside a genuine Huntsman!"
"Yeah!" Yang shouted, only for her to shout in surprise when Lana snuck up behind her and jabbed her in the sides, tazing her.
"So will weee!" she said as she hid behind Sebastian and Link, the only two members of VDMR that Yang still had respect for.
"Oh, hi, Link!" Ruby shouted as she waved to Link. "What mission did you guys get?"
"We got 'Nest Extermination.' Apparently, there's a very dense Grimm population that needs to be wiped out," Link said.
"Oh, you'd better be careful," she said, going into girlfriend mode. "Are you sure you'll be up to it? You won't get hurt, right?"
"Ruby, I'll be fine," Link laughed. "I finished the mods to my sword and rifle, so I should be more than prepared."
"Mods?" Ruby asked. "SHOW ME."
"Very well," Link laughed as he drew his sword, which Ruby noted to now have a serrated edge, though It was the side that wasn't usually used for cutting. She also noticed how a wire was now connected to the pommel via some kind of magnet. He threw the sword upward, only for it to be quickly pulled back to his hand by the winch now housed in his gauntlet. Sheathing his sword, which also disengaged the magnet, he assembled Farore, which now sported a shotgun under the main barrel that matched the overall style of the weapon.
"Thanks to Volga and Sebastian," Link said as he put away Farore, "I was able to finish these in no time at all."
"Those are really cool," Ruby said, wiping the drool from her lower lip. "Oh yeah, where's your mission at? Ours is in Quadrant 5."
"Oh?" Link asked. "Ours in is Quadrant 6. Both are rather small, so we'll likely cross paths once or twice."
"Really?!" Ruby shouted. "That's great! Now, which Huntsman were you paired with?"
"Well, there weren't enough teachers, so that one's guy's uncle volunteered to let us shadow him. His name is Noctus," Link explained, Ruby nodded.
"Oh, I remember him," she said, nodding.
"Yeah," Link said before sniffing the air. "Weird question, but do you smell dog?"
"Uh, nope, not at all!" Ruby quickly said, hiding her hands behind her back for no reason, as if she were holding Zwei right that second.
"Huh, weird," he said, wiping his nose. "I love dogs... Oh well, it's no big deal. So which Huntsman did you girls get?"
"That would be..." Ruby said as she looked to her airship, everyone's jaws dropping as they saw who stood in front of it.
"Why, hello girls!" Professor Oobleck said in glee. "Who's ready to fight for their lives?"
"Trade you," Ruby said quietly into Link's ear.
"No," he replied.
AW YEAH
Ho boy, it's about time for chapter 21, right? Well, here you go. Yep, now they're going on missions! Lucky bastards... The most fun I've had in highschool is waking up only to find out that I didn't have school due to snow... Oh well!
OniHelix out!