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Bold is for attacks

Sven's POV

After the Surei Academy Mission we had been brought in for a debriefing, I was taking the time to prepare tea and snacks for everyone as we started.

"The mission was a success, congrats everyone." Yuri smiled.

"It's a good thing I got there in time." Mafuyu said.

"Two sugars Mafuyu?" I asked.

"Yes please." She smiled.

"I must admit Mafuyu you have matured these last few months, you look stunning." I smiled.

"R-Really, thanks." She giggled.

"Tsk…" Sasha clicked his tongue.

"Is there a problem with my complimenting Miss Oribe?" I asked.

The white haired boy looked away.

Jealous it seems.

"It's a good thing you got there." Lady Katja glared "I was frankly sick of waiting."

"I did my best." Mafuyu sighed.

"You showed up nearly a day later than your master, unacceptable." Lady Katja sighed sipping her tea "Worst slave ever."

"I'm not your slave I'm your partner!" Mafuyu yelled.

"The two of them match up strangely well." I commented to Hana and Sasha.

"Mhm." Sasha nodded.

"Grrmm…" Hana pouted.

"It appears you are jealous." I pointed out.

"No of course I'm not!" she yelled before smiling.

"You are pathetic." I shook my head.

"By the way." Sasha looked up "What happened to that Carbon Girl?"

"Right now?" the Priest looked up "I belive she's in the middle of being secured with a Niplock."

"A what?" Mafuyu asked.

"It's a device that can be used to restrain a Qwaser." I explained "It's like a circuit that blocks Soma flow and makes it incredibly painful to use your powers…or so I've heard I've never had one myself. Though if you try to take it off wrong you'll unfortunately break yourself and die as a result. It's…like a cursed circuit."

"A curse." Mafuyu shivered.

"Something wrong?" Sasha asked.

"It's nothing." She shook her head.

"Hmm?" I looked up "Seems I'll need a second pot."

"huh?" Lady Katja looked at me.

"Do come in." I said opening the door "I find it a poor reflection if I had our guests waiting outside."

I looked at the collection of people in the hall.

"Chop, chop I don't plan to stand here like a fool all day." I said walking off "Tea anyone…No…okay."

"It's been a while." The man with no ears said walking in "Father Noda how long has it been…I believe it's Three years, Six Months and Seventeen days."

"Quite precise." I said standing by Lady Katja.

"Hey you." Sasha spoke up "What's Meteora doing here?"

The man ignored him which only proceeded to piss Sasha off more, I caught a moving figure in the corner of my eye and adjusted myself accordingly. In a blink a girl with her mouth covered was pointing a gun at Sasha's forehead and in that same blink I had a small dagger near her heart.

"I'd appreciate it if this didn't devolve into violence." I said "I'd have to clean up all the blood and that would take a while. Now put your gun away unless you'd like your heart gouged out."

The girl took a step back and I place my hands back at my side and bowed "Thank you for being accommodating."

"It's useless to argue with this man Sasha." Yuri noted "He can't hear you…literally he can not hear you, he has no ears to do it with."

"My ears were sacrificed to the Lord." The man showed up "I am the head priest of Meteora, Clifford C.J Crawford."

"That is quite an elaborate name." I mumbled.

"I'm no fan of them myself." I whispered to Sasha "But for now we'd best play nice, these are not the kind of people you'd be wise to anger okay."

"Now then let's get to business." Crawford said "We're here for the Adept Wench, we'll make her talk with an inquisition."

"You're going to torture her?" Sasha growled.

"You should relax, we're professionals." He said "If she gives up her information willingly we won't have to be so inelegant. If you're interested though the record for living is 712 days. I wonder if she'll break that? Id she in the basement, Leon I'll leave securing her to you."

"Understood." A man said taking off his hood "Would you mind leading the way Mafuyu?"

"Hmm?" The girl looked at the boy "No way you're Max!"

"My name is Leon Max Muller." The boy said "I am grateful for your assistance in Bayern, because of that I was able to complete my mission safely, thank you for that."

"When you say mission." Miss Katja hissed "You don't mean…?"

"Correct." The man bowed.

"Miss do you know this boy?" I asked.

"Regrettably." She sighed "I passed him while looking for the Noah."

Mafuyu started mentioning to Sasha where she had been when Hana nudged my side.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Look at this." She handed me her phone.

"Hmm…" I scanned the page "I see…Miss."

"What?" she growled.

"Here." I held the phone out and allowed her to read the headline "My…condolences."

The article Hana had found was about some small town in the middle of nowhere, everyone in it just up and vanished.

"So…you killed them." Sasha glared.

"How uncouth." I shook my head.

"Why would you do that!" Mafuyu yelled "Aren't you supposed to be working for the side of good. Then how could you kill a bunch of innocent people?!"

"They weren't innocent." Leon said "They had sins, for they saw the Noah and all those who have seen it or the boy must be dispatched to the side of the Lord."

"What-."

"What a clumsy doctrine." I stopped Mafuyu from yelling "A tad excusive would you not agree Mr. Muller?"

"Our actions are the will of God." He said "Archbishop Smirnoff acknowledges that as well."

"I did not ask about the Archbishop." I said "I asked what you thought, now then this conversation is over, please leave."

"I do hate that this has gotten so excitable." Yuri laughed "But may I cut in. It's about the whole reason you came here, Ms. Jita, she's not here. She's in a certain place having the Niplock affixed."

"Well then where is she?" Leon asked.

"That's a secret." Yuri smiled.

"This has been productive to say the least." I hummed "Now then, your target is no longer here so you have no reason to be either, now as I said before, leave."

The members of Meteora started to leave and I held the door for them.

"Let me make something very clear." I growled as Leon walked by "If you do something to upset my Mistress…or any of my friends for that matter I'll run you through and make you bleed out for…let's say 712 days?"

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