Hi to all fellow good readers of fanfiction, sorry for this late to update, thinking over and over again for ideas, and don't worry, I have some references I can use to continue my story here, but still I need some ideas to fill the gaps between two points. Please don't mind about my English in this chapter, I will read this chapter few times to try to find any mistake that I wrote, or something I have missed, and this chapter will be update in any time. And damn... the moment I look at the date, this story almost a year old, time sure flew fast...

It will be awesome if we able to insert some images in reading section.

Recently I have started to watch RWBY, each episode is quite good but some are quite short. And somehow this reminds me of Final Fantasy 8. Beacon Academy is kinda like SeeD from Balamb Garden, Academies that train students to eliminate dangerous monsters or doing missions. Well that just my opinion.

To Han-Ko: Thanks for the suggestions you gave, and thanks for your review~

To the Mysterious (K): Thanks for the compliments and advices you gave me, and thanks for your reviews too. :D

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[The tournament is over, and the winner of the tournament is Colonel Sanders, though I don't really care about the tournament at the first place, and the prize I don't really need. During in the tournament, Lady Cosmos sent a help to assist me in searching for the crystals, a magical being called Moogle, a small fluffy harmless little creature with a red ball of fur on a thin, wiry antenna that emerging from its head, and his name is Mog. He can help me in various ways such as using his powerful supportive magic to assist me in any event such as battle, but he cannot fight like those warriors. He will be a great aid for me in battle, and search the demons' whereabouts.]

Chapter 28: Festival Arc – Free Time

~FFXMSN~

Somewhere on the street

To Vincent

Vincent, as he is now, standing on top of one of the towers there staring down to non-stop marching of the reporters on every street ever since the award ceremony, "…From what Albireo told me before, these reporters are searching for three of us, and especially me. What reasons drives these reporters want to interview me so badly?" Vincent said as he wonders.

"I don't know, kupo." Mog replied as he spectates. "Are they threatening?"

Vincent looked at Mog, "No, Mog, they are not what you think of. They're just want to ask several questions regarding about the tournament, and what makes me curious is that why they wants to interview me so badly." Vincent replied as he sees Mog thought that those reporters are enemies like security guards or patrol guards. "Judging from where they're heading now…" Vincent said as he reading the movements of those reporters, "They're heading toward to the garden, where Negi and others are now." Vincent stated.

"That the 'tea ceremony' thing, kupo?" Mog asked.

"Yeah." Vincent said before he asks something, "Mog, about what you said before, what do you mean you can do something to my Limit Break?" Vincent asked a question.

"Oh, that one, I know about your Limit Break is to transform into four kind of powerful beasts, right kupo?" Mog replied as he flew around him, "I can help to ease your mind the moment you're in your Limit Break state with my spells here, allowing you to control your state there, kupo~" Mog continues.

"Hm…" Vincent heard and finds it quite useful, but that's not the only problem, what the other problem is that the appearance of his transformation, so far he hasn't unleash any of his transformations to everyone, even Eva. He fears that others including Negi and the girls that they might scare of his fearsome appearance such as Death Gigas. Not just that he needs to worry, he also needs to worry about the power of each of his transformations, what if he can't withstand his own power of his transformations, and he has not yet test and measure them yet, he fear that his terrifying powers may even harm his allies.

"But, I can't do anything to those appearances, kupo." Mog added.

"It's alright, Mog. If they saw my transformations, I will prepare to face any worse outcome." Vincent said as he forgives, he has set his mind and heart to prepare any worse situation, such as his students will scare of him after they saw his transformations. "It's only a matter of time before they change their minds. After that, I will resign my position as an assistant teacher, if I have to." Vincent continues as he stares up onto the clear blue sky with his melancholy yet calm face.

"Is there no other way if that really happen, kupo?" Mog asked.

Vincent remained silent closing his eyes before reply, "…This is my fate, and nothing can change that, Mog." Vincent replied. "This is just for their safeties away from my mission in this world."

"…How many are they knows about your mission here, kupo?" Mog asked.

"…So far there are only four persons: the headmaster, Evangeline, a teacher of Mahora Academy, and Colonel." Vincent replied as he opened his eyes. "…The others I haven't told yet, I just don't want them to get worry about this."

"…It's only a matter of time before that happens, kupo." Mog said before he say something off-topic, "Let's change the topic, kupo~ Vincent, I can help combine two of your magic there, kupo~"

"Hm?" Vincent rose up his eyebrows as he heard that, "You mean like how the Elementals Control works? Two elements combine?" Vincent asked.

"Correct, kupo~" Mog replied. "Same as Elementals Control, combining two properties, resulting one magic with two fused properties, and its different kupo~"

"…Different?" Vincent wondered what Mog means by that. "Just, what do you mean by 'different', Mog?" Vincent asked.

"It's like yellow mix with blue colour, then you get a whole new colour, kupo~" Mog explained. "You have that Master Magic Materia, right kupo?" Mog asked. Vincent then took out his Master Magic Materia from his hand and shows it to Mog. "Cast Haste and Haste together separately, kupo."

Vincent raised his eyebrow as he heard, "Cast a magic twice at once? I don't think my Master Magic Materia can work that way." Vincent told.

"With me around, it can work, kupo~" Mog replied.

"…" Vincent looked at his Materia before he equips it back to his hand, he raised his hand and try to cast, "…Haste, Haste" Vincent tried casting two spell at one time.

"Combine~ kupo kupo~" Mog then begin his turn by cast his spell as his hands glowed.

Then, Vincent started to feel something odd around him, all the voices and sounds are gone. "Hm…?" Vincent looked around as he didn't hear any sounds coming from the streets, not just from streets nearby, the announcing sounds from the blimp as well. "All the sounds… gone. It feels like the time… stopped?" Vincent said as he looked around of his surroundings.

"Wrong kupo~" Mog answered, "see closer~" He told Vincent.

Vincent then went to look again and check carefully, then, he noticed something odd the moment he saw a balloon near the tower, and it's ascending in slow, very slow pace. "That thing… it's ascending slow… So, the time has been slowed down in incredibly slow pace…" Vincent stated. "Is this applies to…" Vincent asked as he uncertain that this combined spell applies to his own self or the entire place.

"Depends on what kind of spells that we used, for these two spells which are two Haste spells, it applies to both of us, kupo~" Mog answered while flying around Vincent. "It's not that they slow down, it's us that we move way super-fast, kupo~"

"For us both… How long the spell last?" Vincent asked.

"It depends on your power, kupo. I'll say around… 2 minutes~" Mog replied as he calculates.

"Hm… It's been almost a minute." Vincent then looks around, "Let's take a tour, shall we?" Vincent said. Mog follows by hopping on his shoulder before Vincent went and jump down from the top of the tower.

Street

On the street, Vincent and Mog walking among the crowds on street, both of them looked around of their surroundings, everything are slowed down drastically that they seemed freeze in time. "…Now this is something extraordinary." Vincent commented while looking around, he can even see the birds in sky there are stopped as well.

"Yeah, kupo~" Mog commented happily flying pass through obstacles casually before he pass through the time-froze steam from the Bun shop. "This is fun~"

Vincent noticed that the moment Mog pass through that steam, and he learned something. They can see a balloon escaped from a little girl's grasp, froze there, while there's a little boy got tripped and his ice cream fell from his hands, Vincent could see the ice cream descending extremely slowly toward to the ground.

"…" Vincent had a moment of thought there as he wants to try something, by starting with the boy there, he went toward to the boy first to adjust the boy's body position by not making the boy tripped to the ground later, first he adjust the boy's body to standing straight, then he adjust legs to stand on his two legs, one leg on forward, and the other one on behind, preventing the boy to fall the moment the time-slow gone. Next is he grabs the ice cream in the midair there and place it back onto boy's hand, then he help to close the boy's fingers one by one to grasp the ice cream tightly.

After that, he then went to the little girl, he grabbed the balloon's string and place it on the little girl's hand, then he close the girl's fingers one by one to grasp it.

Once he has finished helping those two kids there, the duration of the time slow spell finished just in time, and everything went back to normal, and both Vincent and Mog are already gone.

"No...?" The little boy surprised as he thought he will fall on the ground, but he didn't, and his ice cream is intact in his hand. The little girl got surprised also as she thought her balloon escaped from her grip.

On rooftop

[Start Music: Time of Rest – Final Fantasy 12]

Vincent and Mog as they staring down from the rooftop to those two kids as they were surprised just now, "By combining two Haste spells together, resulting a great effect… This is extremely useful, Mog." Vincent said as he experienced the power of two Haste spells combined.

"Indeed it is, unfortunately it cannot be used frequently, kupo." Mog stated the disadvantage of the Combine spell he used.

Vincent heard, "…So it can only be used in crucial situation. Alright, when I'm needed that skill I will ask, Mog." He told.

"Alright, kupo~" Mog responded.

Vincent then looked on other direction where the garden lies, "Hm… Those reporters are heading toward to the garden… perhaps I should pay a visit." Vincent said.

"I want to see as well, kupo~" Mog said as he hid himself before they began to head toward to their destination.

~FFXMSN~

Japanese Garden

Both of them arrived at the garden, Vincent already know how the Japanese Garden looks like due to his often visits to Wutai, but still it was a breath-taking sight for Vincent, the grass are trimmed, a well-made Japanese-style bridge that went over a large tranquil pond. He could see many people in this garden are all wore Japanese tradition dress kimono just to suit the atmosphere.

'Such a sight that can calm my mind…' Vincent thought viewing the beautiful view of Japanese Garden.

"…Beautiful, kupo~!" Mog said as he amazed of the view. "Reminded me of my place, kupo~"

Vincent looked around the garden before he felt a familiar presence behind him, and he recognized who. "Vincent." A female teenager calls his name, and Mog remained quiet not to create any voice or sound.

"Shiki." Vincent calls as he turned around facing Shiki.

Mog noticed something from Shiki. '…This girl…?'

"Taking a break?" Shiki asked.

"Indeed, I need a suitable atmosphere that can calm my mind." Vincent replied before he points his right thumb over his shoulder to the garden behind him. "And I just found one."

"Oh?" A voice came, as they looked, seeing Eva coming toward to them through the bridge. "The boya just went away few minutes ago."

"I can see that." Vincent responded.

"Luckily you just arrived here, just now there were a group of non-stop marching reporters wants to interview the kid. The kid escaped together with the robot girl and the computer-geek, they have gone chasing the kid, and you know who I mean." Shiki mentioned the incident just now.

"All thanks to the 3-A girls that they delayed the reporters, while Chachamaru and Chisame bring Negi to safe place, and he managed to escape from the forever-interviewing torture, right?" Vincent guessed, and he hit the bull's eye.

Eva already knows Vincent can guess. Shiki really wants to how Vincent able to guess very accurately of what just happened few minutes ago, "…Yeah, I guess." She replied.

"It will be a wonderful surprise for Negi when he learned Chisame…" Vincent said before he noticed Shiki glare at him, indicating that she doesn't know that name belongs to which one. "…the computer-geek… learned his identity and so on."

"Oh… That kid will have a hard time." Shiki commented.

Vincent chuckled, "I'm sure Chisame will let him off." he said.

"Take some rest, Vincent. You just recovered back from those injuries." Shiki told.

Vincent looked at her for a moment, noticing that she didn't know that his injuries has been healed completely, but he do need some time to replenish his energy back. "…Indeed, that's why I need some time to relax." Vincent replied.

"Shouldn't you go to that vampire kid's mansion there to rest?" Shiki reminds.

"…Huh…?" Eva got irritated by that name 'vampire kid'.

"I can, but I can't." Vincent replied impassively. "I cannot rest in there for a day just for an hour outside here, I do not know when or what will happen outside here when I'm inside there. I just cannot drop my guard."

Shiki nodded for understanding before she realized, "…You sound like the enemies will come attack us anytime?" Shiki said with her serious expression.

"…Indeed, if not today, then it will be tomorrow." Vincent replied, "They will definitely come with a group, I cannot run away from this place, because they have set this place as their destination." He continued. "If I do that, hundreds, or thousand people here will get slaughtered by them." Shiki can already imagine out the worse possible, hundreds of corpses on the street, all killed by group of mad people.

"…What's your connection with them?" Shiki asked. "Ever since from your battle against that contestant Jecht, I heard words like 'Chaos', 'elite warriors', and also that huge man wore thick black armor."

Vincent glanced at Shiki, "…It's a long story." Vincent replied.

"Well… I have time." Shiki told. "Some more you still owed me the reason you come to this dimension, guess you can tell me right now." Shiki mentioned to him ever since the Kyoto trip.

"Just tell her, Vincent." Eva told as she crossed her arms.

Vincent sees Shiki's face, knowing he cannot hide this from her, and she's readied to learn about him and his reason. "…Then, let's go to other place." Vincent said as he turn around and walk to somewhere, Shiki follows up.

[End of the Music]

An hour later

Cafe

Ryougi Shiki, as her eyes widen, for not believing what Vincent explained. "…I guess this is too much for you to hear." Vincent said as he sips his tea.

"Of course it's too much for a little girl here." Eva commented as she smirked while sipping her tea.

Shiki snapped out from her thoughts, "…No no… I just find it hardly to believe…" Shiki replied as she calmly to sip her tea, "So… this 'Chaos, the God of Discord', sent these minions of his, to find these three crystals, which imprisoned these three powerful demons or monsters whatever that is… to gain powers?" Shiki concluded the first part as she placed her cup down.

"Correct." Vincent replied with his impassive face, he felt a presence same as Negi stood at far away, and he knows Negi must have used the Time Watch to travel back from future, together with a presence he know, a student of his, seat number 5: Izumi Ako. Together with Kotarou, Chisame, and Chachamaru as they are stand nearby of Negi and Ako.

"And you… as the knight chosen by the 'Cosmos, the Goddess of Harmony', to either retrieve those three crystals with the demons inside those to use them against the Chaos's forces, or to destroy them as well in order to prevent them." Shiki concluded the second part. "And… one of those… is in this world." She then pointed her left index finger downward.

"Correct." Vincent replied. "If the demons inside those crystals released, it'll need to be destroyed immediately before the enemies got chance to seize."

"And Jecht was one of those elite warriors of Chaos," Shiki said as she remembering the two mysterious men from the tournament before, "along with that black armor guy?" she referring Golbez.

"Correct, they labelled them as traitors, for giving me a device that stores the information, which I haven't check the content inside of it yet." Vincent replied. "You can trust them."

"For those weirdos like that long-spiky-white-haired guy and the others…" Shiki asked, and Vincent answered immediately as he knows what she wants to know.

"They're just servants of them, their levels are below them. However their strengths aren't something you all can compare yet, only stronger individuals like Eva or contestant Colonel can fight against them." Vincent answered.

"I see… But, for those ten elite warriors… just one of them is enough fight against you… deducting those two… there are eight more…" Shiki said as she calculates with her fingers. "You have to fight those eight by yourself?"

"Correct." Vincent replied. "I won't let them delay me while I retrieve the crystals together with the demons inside there, and send those back to where they belongs to." Vincent said, "Or I'll have to destroy the demons if they have been freed."

"…How many know about your missions here?" Shiki asked.

"The people that know about this will be, you, Eva, the headmaster of Mahora Academy, a teacher of Mahora, and contestant Colonel." Vincent answered. "The others I can't tell them yet, perhaps one day. They're just not ready to hear this."

"…Which 'teacher' are you talking about?" Eva asked as she heard.

"Former homeroom teacher of Class 3-A: Takahata." Vincent replied, which surprised Eva.

"…I'd never expected that… But indeed, you have to tell them one day." Eva said.

"…Yes." Vincent agreed.

"…This world is the first… this is going to take a long time for you to accomplish." Shiki said as she sighed that she wanted to help, but with her current capabilities, she is unable. "It will be hard for you."

"Still…" Vincent said but he halted his sentence, noticing a couple walking on the pavement across the street as the woman suddenly kneel down, and her husband noticed something's wrong. The man immediately checks, and surprised to notice the water bag has burst, seeing a lot of water flowing out.

The woman screams in pain, it wasn't very loud but it can attract some people's attentions, a few people went to help, "Somebody please help call 119!" The man shouted for help, he couldn't call as his hand holding his wife's hand, worrying about his wife, gripping tightly as he cannot let go her hand. (Note: 911 for calling Ambulance, in Japan is 119)

"...Another occasion just happened…" Eva commented as she sighed, she did not noticing the water bag burst.

For Vincent, nothing can escapes from his sharp eyes as he noticed a lot of water flowing down through her legs, immediately realized the water bag of that pregnant woman has burst. "…We have to help." Vincent said as he gets up from his seat.

Shiki gets off from her seat and follows up, Eva wondered before she realized it was urgent. "…Seriously?" Eva stood up as she surprised realizing and went as well.

This somehow attracted few people nearby and grouping up, seeing a helpless pregnant woman on the ground there, they could see a lot of water came out from her region there, indicating that the baby need to be born now. Furthermore, right now is the Mahora Festival, hundreds of people crowding on every street, some more, the Mahora hospital is quite far from here, it's impossible to travel there by walking, same goes for the ambulance van to arrive through the crowds on the streets.

"Damn it! They said the road is still crowded because of the marching band there!" One of the callers told them.

"The road on the east bridge as well!" Another caller told.

"It will be impossible for them to arrive here…" Another one said.

"Excuse us." A man's voice coming through the crowd, seeing Vincent, along with Eva and Shiki arrived to the scene.

"Eh…? Ain't you…?" One of them recognized Vincent.

Vincent ignores as he quickly kneels down beside the pregnant woman and checks her current condition by placing his hand on her belly. 'This is bad… The baby has fully grown and ready to be born…' Vincent thought before he looked around his surroundings, seeing there are too many people on the streets for the ambulance to arrive in haste. 'From the Mahora map… there ain't any clinic or hospital nearby here… there's one but it's quite too far to travel on foot, some more with this lot of people here, travelling using vehicle will delay too long. Under this harsh condition… it needs to be done here…' He recalls back the map he viewed before. Then, he looked at Eva and Shiki, "Shiki, Eva, go to the nearby shops, get large towels, a large cloth, clips, and a scissor." Vincent assigned them.

Shiki and Eva surprised. "Wait… does that means…?" Eva asked.

"We have to deliver the baby here, immediately." Vincent replied. This surprised others as well.

"Seriously?"

"We cannot afford to wait the ambulance to come here, the baby has to be born now, or the woman and the baby here will be in grave danger." Vincent told.

The people here looked each other, "…I agree of what he said here." One of the people here agreed.

"C-can you really do that?" The husband asked as he worrying.

"Don't worry, I know how to handle." Vincent told with his calm face. "First, we need to move her into a building, on the street is too hazardous for your wife."

"Let's move her to that café!" One of them suggested, Vincent gently carried up the pregnant woman and they immediately go toward to the café where Vincent, Eva, and Shiki were there just now. Shiki and Eva quickly went to buy the cloths.

One of the waiters noticed and immediately asks, "Wait wait, what's going on?" The waiter asked curiously.

The husband responds, "Please let us use one of the tables here for my wife!" The husband told desperately.

The waiter looked behind the husband, seeing Vincent carried a pregnant woman on his arms rushing, "O-okay! Come in!" The waiter told as he quickly lead them to an empty large table. The people inside the café looked with curious until they see Vincent carrying a pregnant woman entered.

Vincent gently places the pregnant woman on the table, "Hold her hand, and try to comfort her." Vincent told to the husband of the pregnant woman, the man nodded desperately, Vincent then looked at the helpless pregnant woman, "Please bear for a moment, we will help you." Vincent told the woman, and she quickly nodded while bearing the pain.

Her husband immediately went beside her and holds her hand tightly with care. "You're gonna be alright, honey…" The husband told as he comforting his wife, she nodded while bearing the pain.

Shiki and Eva arrived as they brought the items. "We got the stuffs." Shiki told as both of them placed the items they bought on the nearby table.

"Thanks." Vincent grabbed the large cloth to cover up the pregnant woman preventing her to catch cold while she's sweating heavily. "Waiter, can you get me some hot water in a bowl?" Vincent ordered.

"A-alright." The waiter stuttered as he quickly went to the kitchen.

"Wait, what's going on here?" A middle-aged woman arrived and asked as she came out of the kitchen to see a lot of people here, "Oh dear." She surprised noticing a tiredly young pregnant woman on the table, and she immediately understands the situation.

The waiter arrived back with the hot water bowl and placed it on the table there. "Thanks." Vincent grabbed the clips and the scissor and sunk them into the hot water.

"I'm the boss of this café, what can I help?" She asked as she offers her help.

"Can you check if there's any crowning." Vincent told, and she nodded before she went and stand in front of the pregnant woman, she lift up the cloth that covers her and check. Everyone wonders how Vincent knows handling this.

"…Vincent, what's a… 'crowning'?" Shiki asked.

"To see if the baby's head come out from woman's private area." Vincent replied with his impassive face while unfolding both sleeves of his Turks uniform. Some of them a bit surprised to see Vincent able to remained calm when speaking like that, while Shiki, Eva and other females blushed a bit from his reply. "If the baby's head shows out, it's a good sign. If not, the mother and the baby will be in danger."

Shortly later, the woman exit out and tell, "There's no crowning." The café boss told.

Vincent looked at the pregnant woman, "Lady, please push harder." Vincent told, but she's too tired. "If she won't push, it will be a big problem for both of them." He then looked at the café boss, "Please go watch your hands, hurry." Vincent told, and she quickly went to wash her hands at nearest basin.

Everyone can see the pregnant woman has exhausted from enduring pain, everyone is worried. "Stay with me, honey!" The husband cried while gripping tight her hand.

"It will be hard if this continues. Kupo." Mog communicates with Vincent through telepathy. Mog cannot say anything under this condition when they are many people.

"…Mog, can you replenish her energy using your magic?" Vincent suggested.

"I can, kupo." Mog replied as he went beneath the table for not letting anyone noticing the light. "Up we go, kupo~" Mog chanted a spell as his hands glowed faintly which can grant the person some temporary energy, he casted it onto the pregnant woman, restoring her some energy allowing her to have energy to push.

"Ughhhh!" The pregnant woman uses her energy to push.

"Come on, you can do it!" The people there started to support by cheering, people in the café plus the waiters and the waitresses cheers also. The café boss returned and went to check again.

"Come on, push!"

"Push!"

"Shiki, go and support her by pushing the baby down." Vincent told, and Shiki understands as she went beside the pregnant woman, by pushing the belly of the pregnant woman down, making the baby easier to come out, while the boss of the café went to check if there's crowning.

"There! I can see the baby's head coming out!" The café boss told them as she noticing the baby's head started coming out.

They heard as the husband holding tightly his wife there to support her, until she screamed and letting out a breath of exhaustion, showing that the baby came out, and they heard a cry, a cry from baby.

*Cries*

The boss of the café exited out with a new born baby on her arms, everyone relieved to see a healthy baby was born right in front of their eyes. Vincent looked at the clock hanged on the wall there, the clock showing the time the baby born.

Vincent then proceed to the next stage as he grabbed two clips and scissor from the bowl of hot water, he clipped the two areas of umbilical cord between the baby and the mother of the baby, then he use the scissor to cut the centre of the cord between two clips there, he then grabbed the towel, the boss gently placed and wraps the baby.

Vincent then gently holds the baby on his arms from the boss's arms and shows the baby to them, "Congratulation, a healthy girl." Vincent congratulates to both of them, they were joyed seeing their baby right in front of them. Vincent gently placed the baby onto the father's arms, allowing him to get a closer view of his child. The father is happy, along with his wife as well.

"Honey… Look at our daughter…" The father shows their child to his wife there. The mother shredded a tear of joy seeing their baby in front of her eyes, and everyone smiling seeing them. Everyone is cheering and clapping hands for the couple for congratulate them.

Shiki as she smiled, seeing a young couple has become parents, filled with joy and happiness seeing their baby. Eva, as her first time seeing the baby was born, her mind drifted with thoughts, about a new life.

Later

[Start Music: Movement in Green – Sprouting – Final Fantasy 10 HD Remaster]

Nearly an hour passed, the ambulance managed to arrive, and they quickly apologize for the very late to arrive. Some of the people scold them for arriving nearly an hour, Vincent forgives and stops their scolding saying they couldn't help it because of the Festival here. The doctor on board there asked the person in charge of this, and Vincent told the details to them.

"Thank you, thank you very much…" The father of the baby thanked Vincent for helping them.

"It's alright, and not just I, everyone here contributed their helps for you and your wife, you should be thanking them." Vincent replied. The father looked at everyone and thanked them politely, the people there feels happy that they are gladly to help.

"We will be taking from here, and thanks for helping them, young man." The doctor thanked Vincent. "If it's wasn't you, they will have a hard time."

"…Just a coincidence it happened nearby." Vincent replied.

Shortly later, the mother, holding the baby, along with her husband, is on board of the ambulance and heading to the hospital. Vincent, Eva, and Shiki are free as they are walking to somewhere.

"That was awesome Vincent, kupo!" Mog complimented Vincent.

"Say," Shiki started, "how did you know all this stuff of delivering a baby?" she asked with curiosity. "Not many people here are actually knows this method."

"I learned this long time ago. So I got experience." Vincent replied, and Shiki nodded.

"Don't ever underestimate Vincent's capabilities." Eva told with a smirk.

Shiki looked at the little vampire, "And why are you looked so proud?" Shiki asked with a bit irritating. While two of them arguing, Vincent's mind drifted in thoughts, recalling an incident which from hundreds years ago, of about how he learned that.

[Music Paused]

{Flashback}

~FFXMSN~

Gaia

Somewhere in the Gongaga Area

(Year) εуλ 0611

It was under the storming night, the thunder roaring in the dark skies, the wild monsters within the areas are fierce and cruel, and also, there's a ruin tower in the midst.

That time Vincent was given a mission which is to rescue a small group of citizens, which held in the ruin tower there, crawling with many monsters.

Reason why there are people in the ruin tower, those people were from a caravan group, but recently they had been attacked by group of bandits, and lead some creatures. The caravan group had a limited amount of security, and they could not overcome the bandits with their limited defence. The bandits and raiders slaughtered many lives that tried to resist, capturing some of them along with all the women, and looting the goods in caravan.

The remaining people had to escape from them, some bandits chasing the runaway people. Then, the runaway people escaped into the ruin tower through the front wide opened door, followed up the bandits as they entered in as well. That time the luck was on the side of citizens, the citizens quickly find a place to hide as they rush to the first floor and entered into a store room. Once they have entered, they quickly shut the door from the bandits with objects. The bandits were unable to open the blocked door by pushing the door, they tried to kick, and the result is the same. However they did not aware their kicks were very loud, it awakes the slumbering monsters in the ruin tower.

*ROARS*

The monsters roared loudly it frightened those unfortunate bandits, the bandits did not aware there are huge amount of monsters were in this building long time ago, they quickly run away and heading toward the exit, but, a huge size monster that is Behemoth has blocked their only path, its tail hit on the ceiling, making it collapsed and blocked the only exit door, and the entire monsters surrounded those misfortune bandits, and starts their feasts upon those bandits.

The people were lucky enough to hide from the monsters, and also from the bandits, but they are stuck there in the midst of monsters and deaths. However, they were lucky enough that they brought with sufficient amount of foods with them, with that amount of foods they could at least survive a week the most till the rescue arrive. But, there was a pregnant woman among them.

A day later, the WRO soldiers arrived at the scene where the caravan were ambushed, checked the situation, seeing the tracks leaved by those bandits, and immediately tracked the bandit's hideout and eliminated all the bandits, and they managed to find all the survivors of the caravan. The caravan leader that was captured there also, told the captain there everything, and they were surprised to hear there are still some survivors held in the ruin tower. The captain and the soldiers know they are not capable yet to rescue the remaining citizens in the ruin tower, because of the huge amount of monsters in there, they could not risk, they are not the same as the SOLDIER that are super-soldiers with enhanced capabilities using the cells from JENOVA. The captain then requests a help from Vincent, and Vincent took the mission.

And for that tower, it was built in εуλ 0403, a hotel featured with high-technology equipment, capable to withstand against terrible weathers. However there was a catastrophe struck on that land, the ground shakes, and also a horde of monsters charged at the tower there, slaughtering the people inside there and taken over the tower, even with the best high-tech equipment, it's powerless to drive away those numberless monsters, it was too late for them to call helps from outside, and none of them alive from that incident. It was a very tragic day, large amount of people there were killed on that day. Ever since that day, no one ever know what caused.

Then, some of the geologists and historians have found out the reason why the monsters rampaged at that tower, the land itself was once the land owned by those monsters many years ago before the tower was built, and now they have taken back what they belongs. It was unknown for everyone the reason why the monsters left the land at the beginning.

On the way to his destination with his Fenrir, sliced and diced hundreds of creatures and monsters that were on his path without being hindered by those. Once he reached the ruin tower, he looked onto the ruin tower, knowing there are a lot of monsters inside there, he can request a help from his companion, Nanaki, but he don't want to bother Nanaki for this mission because Nanaki has a family he needs to take care, so he doing this alone.

He has no time to think about it and straight go inside. He finds the front door was blocked by the ceiling rubbles, and he had to find another way inside. The other way is to go through the sewer, he located the hatch just outside here which leads to the sewer of the ruin tower, and entered.

In the sewer, entire paths crawled with creatures that carry hazardous substances such as poison and toxic, extremely lethal to humans in contact. But for Vincent, he is immune to dangerous substances since his body being conducted with many experiments by a madman before, granting him immunities against harmful substances. He drawn out his Cerberus and shot down those monsters in his paths, he then proceeds to the exit on the other end, and he found the exit that leads into the ruin tower.

Inside the tower, the atmosphere filled with many deaths, eerie, and dark, because this tower held many terrible histories. Bones were scattered on the floor, not just the ground floor, every floor in this tower are filled, and some monsters are using this tower as their nests for breeding. Soldiers had a difficulty to cleansing this whole place due to the large amount of monsters here, and they cannot simply demolish the tower because of the monsters defending this tower inside and outside.

Vincent look around the surroundings, he finds there are some recent dead bodies that were chewed on the ground there, which belongs to the bandits that were chasing the people. He kneels on the ground beside those dead bodies and examines, 'These are the bandits… They died here recently… a day… this means the people they chased must be nearby…' Vincent thought staring at those dead bodies. Vincent stood up then looked around to see more, '…Ten… around two hundred monsters lurking in this place…' Vincent thought as he could hear the snoring sounds from the monsters. '…I have to find them fast… judging by the details they given to me, there was a man told that his pregnant wife was among them… it will be bad if the woman screams in pain.' Then, right at the time, he heard a woman scream, which comes from the first floor above him. 'Damn… right at the time…' Vincent thought as he quickly rushes towards to where the scream comes from.

*ROARS*

The monsters are awaken from the scream and rushes toward as well, Vincent expected this will happen as he quickly draw out his Cerberus and shot down several monsters that were on its way. He then found the place where the scream comes from, it was coming from the store room which is at the end of the walkway. He finds three lesser creatures trying to crawl at the door there to try to dig through, he quickly fired at those creatures, blowing their heads into pieces.

The people there heard gunshots, and they know the sound isn't from monsters. "W-who's there?" A man inside there asked.

"Don't worry, I have been sent by World Regenesis Organization to rescue you all." Vincent replied while firing at the incoming monsters. "Who screamed just now?"

"There's a pregnant woman here screaming in pain, the baby needs to be born now!" The man replied. "P-please keep them away while I helping this woman here!"

"There are only two of you? Where are the others?" Vincent asked as he heard there are only two people.

"T-they're gone! They abandoned us, and I couldn't leave the helpless woman here!" The man answered.

*ROARS*

Vincent heard more monsters are roaring as they are approaching close by, "Help that woman, while I stop these monsters." Vincent then remained his station, holding off monsters by himself, killing lesser creatures but many of them using his Cerberus and his left golden gauntlet claw. Later, he could hear loud steps coming in front, seeing several large monsters in front of him, staring at him and growling, he knows his Cerberus could not take them down in one shot for each, he had to use his Limit Breaks to quickly finish them off. "I got no time to play with you all." He holstered back his Cerberus before he began to transform into Galian Beast in order to finish quickly without delaying.

*ROAR*

The Galian Beast Vincent roared fiercely at them, drawing all the monsters' attentions towards to him away from the citizens, letting them all against him alone. He lunged at those monsters without hesitation, bringing them into a wide area, slaughtering those monsters without mercy with his deadly sharp claws, ripping their heads and limbs, splitting them apart into pieces, splattering their heads, sliced and diced them.

Later, Vincent slaughtered the entire monsters in the building here, and he turned back to his human form. Vincent exhausted a bit from the fight, '…Haven't used that for a while…' Vincent thought before he went to check both of them. He arrived at the door, "Is everything alright inside?" he asked.

"Is i-it done?" The man responded by asking the condition outside.

"They are gone." Vincent replied. "You two are safe now."

"A-alright." The man responded with a sign of relaxed tone, as he quickly move away the objects blocking the door, "P-please, I need some assistance here." Once the man moved away the objects, he opens the door, allowing Vincent to enter, noticing the man was an old man with white hair and beard, proximately around sixty years-old, he then seeing the pregnant woman on the table there, seeing a lot of water coming out from her private area.

"What can I help?" Vincent asked.

"Please stay with her for a moment, w-while I go take some things I needed for here!" The old man quickly went to take required items in this store room, Vincent stayed with the pregnant woman. He then back with the stuffs he need, scissor, and few clips. "D-damn it! There are no towels and cloths here! I need them to keep her warm!" The old man cursed as he couldn't find the remaining required items.

"There should be another store room in this building." Vincent told.

"P-please bring those here fast!" The old man told as he helps the woman.

"You're gonna need this first." Vincent said as he casted Fire magic onto a pile of broken furniture, lighting it up for keeping both of them warm under this heavy cold storming night. Vincent then immediately run and check on the map here, there's another store room in fourth floor, he then immediately jumped toward to the fourth floor and head toward to the store room.

Fourth Floor Store Room

When he found the store room, the door was locked, he kicks the door's handle there, breaking in and he found everything was trashed. Everything was a mess done by the monsters, also there's a hole at the wall, all the winds and the rain are coming in through the hole, blowing and ruining all the items in this store room. "Tsk… perfect…" Vincent cursed before he began to search. Then, while he was searching, he heard a faint female voice coming out of nowhere.

"T… there…!"

Vincent moved his right hand to his Cerberus and looked around his surrounding to see where the voice comes from, and he found no one. The atmosphere went quiet for a while, then, again the voice came.

"T-there… In that wood shelf…"

Vincent immediately realized that 'something' is helping him search by telling him the items he needed is in the shelf, he hastily went to the shelf and open, he found what he need, the towels and the cloths, he grabbed few of them and immediately rush back to the first floor store room without thinking where the voice coming from.

First Floor Store Room

Once he arrived, Vincent quickly placed them on the table, "Here are the towels and cloths you needed." Vincent told, he sees the old man has prepared a metallic container with water that he collected from the rain through the window, and he could see inside the hot metallic container contained the clips and the scissor that he grabbed just now. He collected some wood parts to build a stand on the fire to support the metallic container to heat up the water. Heating up the water is is the way to kill bacteria on the tools.

"Thank you!" The old man says, "B-but I still need your help! E-even if there's no doctor or hospital nearby here, we can still d-deliver the baby by ourselves!" The old man told.

Vincent looked at the old man there, and he nodded for trusting him. "Alright."

"Y-you need t-to wash your hands f-first." The old man reminds Vincent. He then quickly unequipped his golden gauntlet on his left arm, his black gloves on both of his hands, unfolding his sleeves and quickly washes the hands using the water from rain.

He watching the old man uses the cloth covering her lower body to keep her warm, he then lift up to check at the woman's private area. "…What are you doing…?" Vincent asked as he wondered.

"T-This is to check is there's any crowning, to see if the baby's head coming out or not." The old man answered. "If it is, it's a good sign. I-If not, it will be difficult for b-both mother and b-baby! She will need more energy to push harder!"

"You're experience in this." Vincent responded as he went beside and holding the woman's hand. "You're going to be alright." The woman nodded.

"T-This is good! There's a crowning! P-please push her belly there to help her!" The old man said and ordered Vincent to help and push. "G-give more effort, lady!" The old man told the woman to use her energy to push. Later, they heard a baby cry.

*Cried*

The new born baby cried with full energy, the man held the baby on his hands. "P-please use those two clips from the hot water t-there, clip the cord here." The old man told. Vincent took out two clips and clip on the cord from the hot water container there, "take the scissor and cut at the centre there." Vincent then took out the scissor and cut the centre of the cord between two clips there. "T-the towel." The man asked for the towel, Vincent grabbed and the old man gently placed the baby onto the towel, and he wraps the baby to keep the baby warm. "Madam, look at your healthy boy here." The old man shows the baby to the pregnant woman as he walks beside to the mother of the baby.

"…My… my baby…" The woman smiled as she sees her crying baby in front of her eyes.

Vincent sighed in relief seeing the woman is joyed seeing her baby there. Then, he begins to think about the voice that assisted him just now. '…The voice just now… where it come from?' Vincent thought with curiosity staring at the ceiling.

Then, an hour later, the storm has subsided, and the WRO soldiers have arrived to the ruin tower, surprisingly find all the monsters in the building are dead. The two people along with the baby are safe thanks to Vincent and evacuated from the building, the wife's husband arrived and in joy to see his wife is safe, the medic treating their injuries and helping the woman, for the remaining of those people that has escaped remained unfounded. Vincent, stared at the building from outside, wondering what ghost that helped him.

{Flashback ended}

[Music Continued]

'…Until now… I haven't found any lead to that mysterious voice that helped me…' Vincent thought, till he snapped out of his thought when Eva calling him.

"Vincent!" Eva shouted loudly.

Vincent snapped out of his thought and looked at Eva, "Yes, Eva?" he asked.

"Drifted in thoughts again?" Eva guessed as she knows he sometimes always went in deep thoughts.

"Yes… recalling back the day when I first learn of how to deliver the baby." Vincent replied staring at the bright blue sky.

"When was it?" Eva asked.

"Around 400 years ago." Vincent replied as he eyeing at a line of birds sitting on the edge of the rooftop of the building before they flew off, then he looked at Shiki. "Shiki."

"Yeah?" Shiki responded to his call.

"It's time I want to introduce a friend of mine to you." Vincent told, and Shiki raised her eyebrow.

Somewhere

Somewhere around the Mahora town, Vincent brought them to a place where there are no people around that area. Vincent, Eva, and Shiki are standing over there, "…Where's your friend?" Shiki asked as she crossed her arms while looking around.

"Mog, you can show yourself, and don't worry, she's friendly." Vincent told, and Shiki raised again her eyebrow for wondering who'd Vincent talking to, until a poof of smoke appeared in front of them, came out with an adorable creature.

"Howdy, kupo~" Mog greets Shiki.

Shiki's eyes widened as she sees a creature she never see before, five seconds later, her cheeks blushed madly seeing adorable creature while her arms slowly uncross themselves. She begins as her trembling hands slowly approach at Mog, for wanting to touch Mog, but Mog has been snatched away first by Eva.

"Ah!" Shiki surprised.

"Not this again, kupo!" Mog said as he's being hugged tightly by Eva once again, struggling to escape. Shiki helplessly watching at both of them, as Mog constantly suffered from the tight hug of Eva, before she went angry.

"…" Vincent remained speechless as he sighed, "Stop it you two." Vincent warns them, and both of them stopped their arguing. "Please give Mog some space, and he is not your toy. Treat him nicely, alright?" Vincent told.

"Aw…" Eva quietly obeyed pouting as she let Mog go.

"T-thank you, kupo." Mog thanks, and he turns to Shiki to greet once more. "It's nice to meet you, kupo." Mog greets once more.

"I-I'm Sh-Shiki." Shiki stuttered greets politely in front of Mog as she nervous, she has some soft side when it comes to cute things. "H-how are you?" Shiki asked as she unexpectedly become polite toward cute things.

"I'm super-duper awesome, kupo~" Mog replied as he flew around before he landed on Shiki's hand, and the cuteness has captured Shiki's heart.

"…" Vincent remained silent as he seeing Shiki's reaction towards to Mog, and he chuckled. "You are same as Eva here, hiding your nature but unable to hide your desire." He said.

"Ah!" Shiki snapped out, "It's not what you think!" Shiki tries defending herself for saying false things, but it's not effective against Vincent.

"No need to hide, Shiki, I know you like cute things like animals for example, few days ago I saw you feeding hungry kittens with a bowl of fresh milk and pet food near the plaza." Vincent mentioned, and this caused Shiki blushed madly as she heard that. Vincent then continues, "Mog here is to help me seek the demon's whereabouts in this world with his abilities." Vincent said.

"…That's convenient." Shiki compliments.

"However, Mog cannot fight like us because he doesn't possess any offensive abilities, but he has powerful supportive abilities." Vincent continued. "When in battle, Mog has to hide himself from enemies, so that none of them able to aim at Mog."

"So he's like the others huh?" Shiki said as she remembers what Vincent said before during their sparring in Eva's resort. (Chapter 19)

"Indeed." Vincent said before he went quiet for a while as he felt three familiar presences heading to this way. "…"

"What's wrong?" Eva asked.

"…If Chisame able to figure this out, I have to compliment her." Vincent stated that sudden.

"…Why?" Eva confused, "Why suddenly mentioned that geeky girl?" Eva asked.

"Among them, she is the most sensible person." Vincent said as he glanced behind him, and Mog quickly hide himself with a poof of smoke, and right at the time, Chisame, Chachamaru, and a red haired teenager boy dressed in black suit and a coat arrived.

"Phew… looks like we have lost them." The boy said while rubbing his head, while Chisame tired as she panting.

"It appears we have misled them well…" Chachamaru said.

"S-so, that's magic…? Even after seeing it with my own eyes, I still can't believe it…" Chisame said before she noticed Vincent, Eva, and a girl dressed in blue kimono and a red jacket known as Shiki are staring at them, and Chisame startled as she didn't noticed three of them are here. "Ah, Vincent-sensei!" Chisame greets politely out of the blue.

Chachamaru bow before greet, "good evening Vincent-sensei, master." Chachamaru greets politely.

"Eh?" The boy noticed and he turns around, "Vincent-nii!" The boy said before he continues to the other two. "Master!" Negi greets as he surprised a bit, even though he sees her many times, and lastly Shiki as he rarely talk with her. "S-Shiki-san."

"…What's with that surprise, boya?" Eva asked as she irritated.

"Good evening," Vincent greets them, "How was it, the moment Chisame learned your identity?" He asked Negi.

"I was… shocked." Teenage-Negi replied as he recalls back that moment. "I didn't know Chisame able to figure it out…"

"Don't worry; Chisame isn't a person that spread any rumours about you." Vincent told before he changes the topic. "So that is what Chamo gave you?" Vincent asked as he immediately understands the whole things, "the item that changes your appearance?"

"Y-yes." Teenage-Negi said as he brings out a jar of pills of red and blue, "Chamo called this Age Deceiving Pills." He said as he points at the jar.

"Red and blue pills…" Vincent said, "So I guess the red turns you into an adult, and the blue turns you into a child huh?" Vincent guessed, and he surprised Negi.

"…That's convenient, kupo~" Mog commented as he heard through telepathy.

"Vincent-nii, you didn't even try this and you know?" Teenage-Negi asked.

"You know me well, I just guessed." Vincent replied.

"O-oh…" Teenage-Negi responded as he remembered, "So, does Chisame-san want to try it out too?" Teenage-Negi asked.

The computer-geek rejects the offer, "Who the hell would try out a weird drug like that…!" Chisame shouted at him, and at the same time Chachamaru throw a blue pill into Chisame's wide-opened mouth.

"Its safety is guaranteed. Please go ahead." Chachamaru said as she threw the blue pill. Chisame gulped the pill unconsciously, and everyone sees a smoke poof around Chisame, and went the smoke dies down, they seeing Chisame's body has turned into a child form, her skirt and her undergarment loosen and dropped to the ground. She surprised and embarrassed in front of teachers, especially Vincent.

"…" Vincent remained speechless before he looked away with his eyes closed, and Shiki just stared at her, seeing the magic pills' effectiveness.

"It suits you perfectly, and very cut-" Chachamaru was complimenting until she was punched at stomach by Chisame to express her anger and embarrassment. "Ugh."

"What the hell were you doing? You dumbass robot!" Child-Chisame yelled.

"J-just give it some time and you'll return to normal, so it's alrigh-" Teenage-Negi said as he gave Child-Chisame his coat to cover her up and he's being punched at the face by Child-Chisame. "Bu!"

"That's not the problem!" Child-Chisame yelled at him. Teenage-Negi stood still while he arranging his suit as his back facing the stair, and then Child-Chisame ask something to Vincent, "Vincent-sensei." Child-Chisame calls.

"Yes, Chisame?" Vincent asked as he responded crouching down to her height there.

"Seeing all of this, and my body shrunk as well… I guess you and…" Child-Chisame glanced at Eva as she just stared back at her with her arm crossed, "Evangeline-san here… are mages, right?" Child-Chisame concluded.

"No, I'm not a mage, and yes, Evangeline here is a mage." Vincent simply replied her question.

"…Huh…?" Child-Chisame confused a bit as she heard. "B-but… at the tournament you performed those… magic tricks and stuffs… fire… lightning… anything…" Child-Chisame said.

"Yes, those are not illusions, they are real, Chisame." Vincent said as he stood up, "However, I cannot tell you everything yet." He continues.

Child-Chisame stares at Vincent for a while, she then say, "Vincent-sensei, so you really are hiding something from us to know." Child-Chisame said, and his guess about Chisame before really hit the mark.

'…Wow, she really did know.' Shiki thought as she surprised.

"You really are the most sensible person among Class 3-A." Vincent compliments with a smile, and that caused her to blush. "I have to give you that."

"What do you mean, Chisame-san?" Teenage-Negi asked, "Vincent-nii hiding something from us to know?"

"…" Child-Chisame wants to say something, but then decided not to say. "…Forget it." Child-Chisame decided not to say a word to Negi. "Vincent-sensei, I guess that one is really important to you, right?" Child-Chisame asked as she looked up at Vincent.

"Correct, Chisame." Vincent replied with his eyes closed. "I thank you for understanding this."

"Vincent-nii, what do you mean by that?" Teenage-Negi asked curiously, and Vincent opened his eyes.

"…Not now, Negi, one day I will tell you, and everybody as well." Vincent told as he looked at him with his solemn expression, and teenage-Negi nodded for understanding. Vincent then looked at Chisame, "You want to say something to Negi, right?" Vincent reminds her as he knows.

Chisame confused, "Ah! R-right!" She responded as she looked at Negi, "Oi, are you really alright about your old man there?" Child-Chisame asked.

"…" Teenage-Negi quiet for a while before reply, "…I'm fine, for real this time." He replied, "Chisame-san, your advice was also a great help. By myself, I'll somehow…" He quiet again for a while, "Besides, if I take the time off to be alone right now, the school festival will be over, so…"

"Hmph…" Child-Chisame responded.

"But Chisame-san, there are various things I must thank you for." Teenage-Negi said.

[End of the Music]

"What?" Child-Chisame asked as she wonders, and then Vincent felt a familiar presence coming to this way hastily, he walks toward to the stair, raise his hands on the sky, and they are wondering what Vincent doing, until they see a silhouette dashed toward to here in hurry. Vincent then grabbed the person that dashed to here in midair there, preventing the person clashing to them, and then they see the person Vincent caught was Kotarou.

"Vincent-nii-san!?" Kotarou exclaimed as he surprised he's being caught in midair and holding him like carrying a baby.

"Kotarou, it's dangerous to run like that." Vincent told.

"Kotarou-kun!" Teenage-Negi said.

"Negi!?" Kotarou surprised to see Negi and the others are here as Vincent placing him down to the ground.

"And… You brought the media as well." Vincent stated as he felt a group of people coming to this way.

"Gah!" Kotarou cursed, and then a group of reporters are coming to this way, and Eva just sighed.

"Oh, there he is!"

"It's contestant Murakami!"

"…Oh boy, kupo." Mog said through telepathy.

"Indeed." Vincent replied as he planned to use that to escape, "Mog, ready that Combine spell, I'm going to use Haste and Haste." Vincent told.

"I'm ready, kupo~" Mog replied as he readied.

"Everyone, hold my hand." Vincent told the others as he bring out his left hand, they confused and did what he said as their hands placed on Vincent's left hand, and he cast two spells. "Haste, Haste"

"Combine, kupo kupo~~" Mog casts his Combine spell as his hands glowed, and then they started to feel something odd around them, all the voices and sounds are gone.

"Hm…?" Negi wonders as he let go his hand and looked around, he sees the group of reporters are halted there, and didn't hear any sounds coming from them as well. "What's… going on?" Teenage-Negi asked.

"Huh?" Kotarou wonders as well.

"Wha…" Eva surprised as she immediately realized.

"Whoa…" Shiki responded.

"Those reporters there are slowed down, in incredibly slow pace with the speed of two mph." Chachamaru stated as she zoomed and analysed at those reporters, their motions are still there, but in incredibly slow place.

"Huh?" Child-Chisame surprised.

[Start Music: Royal Capital Rabanastre (City Upper Ground) – Final Fantasy 12]

"Let's go, everyone." Vincent said as he walking toward to those reporters, and stopped in front of them before he walk pass them, surprising them. They follow as well, and walks pass those reporters. "They are not slowed down, we are just moving incredibly fast."

"V-Vincent-nii, was that a magic…?" Teenage-Negi asked.

"Correct, and that doesn't mean I'm a mage." Vincent replied without turning his head. "Use this chance to run away from here, and change outfits as well, this only last for 2 minutes." He told.

"That's freaking cool, Vincent-nii-san!" Kotarou exclaimed as he amazed.

"S-So the magic is real…" Child-Chisame said as they looked around the surrounding, all the people on the street, petals, are stopped, more precisely, slowed down. '…Vincent-sensei stated himself that he wasn't a mage… If he wasn't a mage, then what is he?' Child-Chisame thought curiously.

"Y-yeah, talk about changing outfits… I got a promise I have made with Ako-san and Madoka-san." Teenage-Negi remembered.

"I see." Vincent responded.

Later, they arrived in a place where there is no one, and right at the time the duration of the spell finished, everything back to normal state. They are going to a Mahora Western-Style store to get some rental clothes to cover themselves from reporters.

Store

The group entered into the store and they change their outfits, except Vincent as he already dressed himself a Turk uniform. Teenage-Negi dressed like just now, black suit and with a coat, Kotarou changed his appearance into teenager form, and he dressed as gangster clothes with a cross necklace, his tail and ears are shows out, but right now is the festival so the people won't even notice, because there are many people definitely wear those fake ears and tails.

"Why do I have to wear these gangster-like clothes…?" Teenage-Kotarou asked as he looked at himself together with the outfit.

"But it suits you though, Kotarou-kun?" Teenage-Negi commented.

"Well not as cool as Vincent-nii-san there, look." Kotarou said as they looked at Vincent stood there beside a rack of clothes there staring outside, and his outfit is entirely black Turk uniform, and with a black mafia hat he just bought to hide his face. Vincent's quiet and calm expression, his black mafia hat, together with his black Turk uniform along with his long hair, he looks like the real deal mafia.

"Well, you guys certainly do look like the son of a mafia boss and his underling bodyguard or something." Child-Chisame commented at them as she teased a bit, she dressed herself as a kindergarten student, together with a pair of fake cat ears that match her hair colour, and a cat tail as well.

"Shut up, you say all that, but what about yourself, and that get-up? You sure look spirited for someone who hates this." Kotraou said back as he pointed at the child in kindergarten dress.

"S-shut up, it's a rare chance to finally get a body like this." Child-Chisame said back. "I might as well enjoy cosplaying things that I'm not able to do normally… right?" Child-Chisame said as she winked casually, this gives Kotarou a bit goose bump. "Ah… that's right, you two." Child-Chisame said as she turns around looking at them, "You two made a promise with Izumi and Kugimiya in those forms, right?" She asked.

"Y-yes." Teenage-Negi replied.

Child-Chisame sweat-dropped, "Geez… just how did you end up making a promise like that…?" She said, "Well, still, it's a promise with sensei's cute students, so why don't you play a wonderful young man for them properly?" Chisame told. "Please, make sure you don't break any maiden's dreams."

"Y-Yes, I got it." Teenage-Negi replied.

"Negi, after you finish up with Ako and Madoka, who's next and what time?" Vincent asked.

"Next one…" Teenage-Negi said as he took out his schedule note to see, "Next one is the Library Expedition Club's expedition event." Negi told. "And it's should be later."

"Hm…" Vincent then started thinking, '…Konoka, Nodoka, Yue, and Haruna are the members of the Library Expedition Club… Except Haruna, three of them are already knows Negi's identity… and… why do I get a feeling that Haruna will sooner know his identity as well…?' Vincent thought. "Good luck then." He said, and which totally makes him confused.

"…Ah… thanks, Vincent-nii." Negi totally didn't get what he means and he just simply thanks him.

"Perhaps I should take a visit to the Library Island now, since I enjoy reading." Vincent told them as Eva and Shiki stood beside him. "…We are going to meet your future Negi at the library."

"…Future…?" Eva and Child-Chisame are confused.

"Good luck." Vincent said as three of them are walks toward to the entrance door of the store, leaving Negi, Kotarou, Chisame, and Chachamaru in the store there.

[End of the Music]

"Hey Vincent." Eva calls him, "I'm going back to my resort. I'm a bit tired after all this walking." She told as she stretching her arms upward.

"And I want to borrow your resort as well, to continue the Materias training." Shiki told.

"…" Eva stares at Shiki with a bit annoyance, "Bah… have it your way, I'm going to sleep there, and want to test the healing Materia Vincent gave me." Eva said as she plans to test. '…I need to become stronger…' Eva thought as her mind still occupied after Vincent's match from the tournament.

"Alright, don't go overboard. Otherwise you will exhaust from overuse of Materia power." Vincent warns them.

"I will, Vincent." Shiki said nodded.

Library Island

Vincent arrived at the Library Island, and he could see a lot of tourists took a visit of an event organized by Library Expedition Club. He could felt Negi's presence in the building in front of him.

"…Wow, for a library it's sure look amazing and ancient, kupo." Mog commented through telepathy.

"Indeed, Mog, and this is where Albireo hid himself, he hid below in this building, deep, deep down." Vincent replied.

"…Albireo, that guy in white cloak right, kupo?" Mog asked. Then, they heard the Library Expedition Event is going to start soon.

"Yes, that's him. Now let's go in there." Vincent told as he going toward to the building.

Inside

[Start Music: Secret Library – Daguerreo – Final Fantasy 9]

Vincent arrived inside the Library Island, it was huge, and he awed seeing what he sees, everything was spectacular and marvel, books are everywhere, and currently he and the other people are walking on the long stone-platform walkway with metallic railing covered on both sides, led by a guide. They could see a very tall height and long bookshelf that act as a precipice, and there are many waters falling down like waterfalls. Below there was a very deep down from there to bottom.

[Over here we have the Northern Great Precipice, because the data from the construction period were scattered and lost, we do not know why something like this was created. During the fall of every ear, the free climbing club holds an event here…] A member of the Library Expedition Club explaining to the tourists.

"Wow! This is amazing, kupo!" Mog commented as he spectates something amazing.

"…It is amazing…" Vincent replied as he looked everywhere. "I have never been in this section before…" He then stopped his walk as he noticed six familiar presences front there, and he can hear the four of them are having a conversation. And when the people are walking ahead of them, he approaches to them, he arrived and greets them. "Hello girls." Then, a collective of surprise sounds from them.

"Kyaa!"

"Buaaa!"

Vincent stares at them before he took off his hat, which kinda surprising them for not noticing his presence coming to this close.

"Vincent-sensei!?"

"Vincent-nii-san!"

For Vincent, he just stares at four of them for wondering why they got surprised, Konoka as she dressed in black sleeveless dress with a set of fake black cat ears and a black tail. Yue dressed in her white club buttoned-up uniform with black high collared shirt beneath the uniform, a white beret hat, and short pants. Haruna as she dressed in her club uniform in unbuttoned form, black high collared dress, and a white beret hat. Last is Chamo the talking ermine as he is on the top of Konoka's head. "Erm… girls, am I really that scary?" Vincent asked them as he had no idea. "You too, Chamo."

"Vincent-nii-san! How are we able to notice your presence!?" Chamo yelled as he complains.

"A talking ermine?" Mog said through telepathy as he surprised a bit seeing Chamo the talking ermine.

"V-Vincent-k-sensei!" Konoka said as she gets up, following up the other as well.

"Vincent-sensei, what brought you here?" Haruna asked.

"Negi told me that your Library Expedition Club organized an interesting event here," Vincent told as he looked around at the spectacular view, "so I took visit here, since I enjoy reading." He then looked at four of them, "And… Chamo started talking in front of Haruna, this means you know about 'magic', right Haruna?" He asked.

"Yeah!" Haruna replied, "And that means you're a mage as well, right Vincent-sensei?" She asked as she thought she hit the right mark, but she's wrong.

'…So my guesses was right, Haruna did notice Negi's identity after all…' Vincent thought before he replies, "No, I'm not." Vincent replied.

"Eh?" Haruna confused.

"Let just say I'm very different from mage." Vincent told. "And I have to compliment you, Haruna, for quickly noticing this."

"Ha ha ha~" Haruna laughs as she gets complimented, "Well, after all the crazy things happened in the tournament, the shiny spheres Negi used there… the light pillars done by Takahata-sensei… the battle between the dude in the white cloak and Kaede-san there… and your battle there as well, Vincent-sensei~" Haruna said.

"You're same as Chisame, I'll give you that." Vincent said, and this surprised them as well, another one knows Negi's identity.

"Eh!? Chisame-san!? I thought she has no interested in all of this?" Yue asked as she panicking.

"Don't worry, she's not a person like to spread rumours, you can trust her." Vincent told before he looked ahead there, seeing Negi dressed in a sweater with ears there, walking together with Nodoka. "I heard your conversation talking about Nodoka and Negi, right?" He asked.

"…" Yue remained quiet as she heard, and Vincent noticed.

"O-oh yeah!" Haruna exclaimed, "We should lend her a hand!"

"N-no, I think Nodoka is really trying her best." Yue told, and Haruna looked at her. "It's just… maybe Nodoka doesn't have something called jealousy within her. When she saw Haruna's kiss with sensei, she didn't get angry at all." This statement makes Vincent raised his eyebrow.

"Oo… kissing, kupo~?" Mog said through telepathy as he heard about that.

"You kissed Negi?" Vincent asked Haruna, and that makes them immediately realized of what Yue saying there, "Don't worry, it's not like I'm against it. Continue your statement there, Yue."

"Y-yes, Vincent-sensei," Yue thanks before she continues, "She didn't even feel angry or jealous or something at all, not only that, s-she even recommended a Provisional Contract to me…" Yue continues, and Haruna just stood there silent with her eyes widened.

"…Provisional Contract? Kiss?" Mog wonders.

"Hm… but in Nodoka's situation, maybe it's because her feeling of affection for Negi-kun is kinda closer to that of respect or admiration…?" Konoka said, "Although I still think it's amazing that she doesn't have jealousy in her, I like it though~" Konoka continues, while Haruna still stood there listening to their conversation. "Isn't that good, Vincent-sensei?" She asked.

"Although I'm not really good at dating, but it's good that she doesn't have jealousy within her." Vincent replied using his experience. "Or maybe she's just innocent."

Yue listened before she says, "T-that may be true… but…" Yue said before her expression changed into slightly saddened and with jealousy, "That would be troubling for me…"

Haruna stared at her as she knows her feeling, "That's right! Yue! Love is a battle!" Haruna shouted as she patting on Yue's shoulder for cheering her up. "We have to get that competitive spirit out of Nodoka! If she loses him to someone else after coming this far, then all our support up to this point will be for nothing!" Haruna continued.

"Y-yes, you're right." Yue replied as she clenched her fist with her uneasy face, Vincent and Haruna noticed that.

"If you all don't mind, I want to take a walk for a while." Vincent told them before he looked at Haruna and he gestured his head toward Yue, and Haruna did a thumbs up for understands what he means, four of them seeing him walks ahead.

"Hm… Yuekichi-kun," Haruna calls.

"Ha?" Yue wonders.

"Want to head over to the other side with onee-san for a bit?" Haruna asked with an uneasy grin for Yue. "Strategy meeting~"

[End of the Music]

To Vincent

Vincent took a walk inside the Library Island, it was huge enough for him to wander while sightseeing, "Wow, this whole place sure is tended well, kupo~" Mog commented through telepathy as he sees all the floras in this place are healthy and in good condition.

"Correct, Mog. I could use this place to relax, together with these books." Vincent replied back through telepathy as he agrees.

"Vincent, let me tell you something, when you are in your Limit Break state, you will be unable to do anything to your sealing belts, kupo." Mog mentioned about Vincent's Limit Break.

"…" Vincent remained silent as he hears, then he stared at his left arm. "So if I unleash any of my sealing belts, I cannot use my Limit Break?" He asked.

"No. You can use Limit Break when you have already unsealed one or two, but you cannot do anything to your sealing belts when you are in your Limit Break state, kupo." Mog told.

"…That means I'll have to plan carefully." Vincent replied. "One mistake and it could be my fatal."

"One more thing," Mog mentioned something, "unlocking more sealing belts can allow you to access more abilities you possessed, kupo. Like your ultimate Limit Break, Chaos form, kupo." Mog told. "Right now you're in 30% state, you're unable to transform into Chaos form, kupo."

Vincent heard, "…So… the more the power, the higher the risk…" He said while staring at his arms. "I won't use them even if I have to fight against the Chaos's forces, I'll just unleash one or two belts when facing them in battle, until we found the crystal. And if the demon inside the crystal has been freed, I will have to use it then."

"That's right, kupo." Mog agreed.

"And for today, I got a feeling that they won't attack us today." Vincent told.

"Eh?" Mog wondered.

"I think they know about Chao's plan, and they planned to join the fray on tomorrow." Vincent replied. "…And that moment this whole town will be in chaos."

"…We have to do something about that, kupo!" Mog said.

Then, out of the blue, their communication has been blurted by someone, and it's a very familiar voice. "Ha! So you also thought the same, huh?" It was Jecht.

Vincent and Mog surprised, "Jecht?"

"Thanks to Golbez, we are able to communicate to you and your little friend there." Jecht said.

"Vincent." Golbez joined in.

"Golbez?"

"It seems like Cosmos sent a helper to aid you, Vincent." Golbez said as he can felt Mog's presence, even though he's in his hiding mode. "Indeed like what you said there, Vincent, they will definitely plan to invade Mahora town right at the same time a student of yours there initiates her plan, and that moment the town will be in chaos." Golbez told.

"…That is what I feared the most, I'm not sure my student there knows about this yet." Vincent told. "…She's a genius, but sometimes a bit naïve and childish."

"That's right, kupo! Vincent will be unable to handle this by himself, have to handle his student that may cause a lot of problems, while the Chaos's forces are going to join the fray, kupo!" Mog shouted angrily through telepathy.

"That's why we decided to help you in that part, Vincent." Golbez told. "Four of us including you and your moogle friend there will prevent the worse possible."

"…Really? I'll thank both of you for willingly to assist me." Vincent thanked them.

"No need to mention." Jecht replied. "I don't like those buffoons to do whatever they want, luckily for us, that Chaos is unable to control both of us because we don't have any desire for destruction, some more he is currently lacking power."

"So that's why you are able to come here with your own will." Vincent said.

"Yeah and er…" Jecht want to ask something.

"?" Vincent wondered.

"Do you have any place where I can eat, I'm kinda hungry…" Jecht asked. "Some more I don't have any money."

"…" Vincent, Golbez, and Mog are speechless, for a former elite member of Chaos, hungry.

End of the Chapter 28