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'Thoughts'

"Talking"

Others' thoughts/skill names/spells/dreams/flashbacks

Inner Voice

Radio/Microphone/Phone


Chapter 29 The Great Mahora Shootout! Part III: Finale

I'll make this quick!

This is my new life…


Xxx Normal POV xxx

"Operation Knight Breaker!"

"Understand, Boss. Preparing firing sequence now."

That one phrase sparks an interest to Ryu, 'Operation Knight… Breaker?' He thought, 'If I remember, the Tenth has four flame finishers, Dragon's Rage, Higiri Kai, Axel Blast and Knight-Burner; the last one was the intimation of Vongolia Decimo's X-Burner but was less destructive. Is this a new technique I have never heard about?-!'

Korin positioned his arms crossed over each other and their hands clenched into fists, flames erupted from his boots, the fists glowing. "Interesting, Tenth!" Ryu shouted, "You have done something that was never in the history books! But… there is no attack that can blow away Supernova! Never has, never will!"

"You don't get it, do you…?" Korin muttered, "Like you, I'm fighting for the sake of this world! 3 years ago, the entire Vongolia Tenth generation was sent to the future ten years from now, for the sake of preserving the order of time and space. We didn't fight because it was the world. We fight because we are trying to protect!"

"What?-!"

"My father once told me… whenever people have someone to protect, they would become stronger and kinder." Korin said, "That's why… I will stop you!"

"Shut up, Tenth! What we're protecting are on different levels!" Ryu shouted as Supernova finished charging, "Take this, the ultimate fire technique! Supernova, Break!" The orange orb implodes and a large orange blast erupted towards the sky knight.

"Flame Pressure matched. Fire when ready."

"Take this! This new technique that works even on the Vindice! X Knight Breaker!" He fires a large blast of orange flames in between his fists, a large face of Rin-Ko in the form of flames blasts out and it collides with the other attack. The two blasts rages on against each other, neither giving up the edge with them roaring their lungs out (Shounen Manga thing, shouting makes anything stronger).

"Why?-! Why can't you see it?-! This world is on the very edge of self-destruction! Even if magic is not exposed, wars will still break out!" Ryu shouted, "Chao's plan can delay that by a few centuries at least! By then, there will be an organization to uphold peace!"

"I know."

"What?"

"I know that… but!" Korin shouted, "That does not give her or you the right to turn the world upside down for you own selfish desires! Magic isn't a force that humans and mages can wield easily!" His blast starts to push Ryu's attack back, "Besides, even if she is trying to save the world, there are alternatives! If there isn't, I'll find one! If I don't, Negi will! Don't underestimate the human will!"

The orange blast break through the attack, Ryu stood there shocked that the strongest attack that has the power to take down god-level demons is being overpowered by something else, 'So this is… the Tenth Sky Knight…' He smiled, 'I lost…' He took the blast head on, the gauntlets break from overwhelming force and his coat completely burned away, leaving only his shirt and a part of torn pants.

The fifteenth falls down as the flames on his forehead sizzles away, "As expected… of the strongest…" He then felt a grip on his wrist and he stops and dangles in the sky. He looks up to find Korin holding him, preventing him from falling, "What…?"

"You could at least defend against it, baka." Korin said as he pulls him up into a hug, which is rather awkward to both of them, "If I hadn't lessened the blast right before it hits you, you would have died. If you think that I'm pitying you, I'm not. If you were to die, who would lead the knight fraction from your time?"

"What are you…?"

"To be true, I have thoughts of knowing who would succeed me and Tsuna…" Korin said, "I'm glad it is you. You listen to your own heart, and your conviction is firm and unsteady. Your flames burn with the desire to protect, and you possess the will to make the tough decisions. That's more than enough."

"To be praised by the strongest…" Ryu blushed, "It's a real honor…"

Korin brought out a charm as he chants a small spell, a white disc appears under their feet. He let go of his successor and they both stood on the disc, the latter looking away with a small blush, "You know, now that I look closely, you are rather feminine." The tenth commented, "Your hips and but are rather large and your chest seems to look like a-cupped breasts. Not just that, you voice seems to be on the high-pitched side." This result in the other to slap him, "That's rude!" Ryu cried, "I'm at least a B-cup!"

"Itetete…" Korin grunted as he rubs his sore cheek, "If it is about your- wait… you're a girl?-!"

"Of course I am!" Ryu shouted, "People don't take a female knight seriously so I have to dress like a boy for them to be serious."

"I guess that is true…" He muttered, "But your name…"

"I know, it's a male name. Stupid parents." She muttered, "They didn't check my gender before choosing my name…"

"Whoa, they are stupid…" Korin said. They kept silent, before the tenth fires a Ki shot from his finger and destroying the small camera that was floating beside them, "Looks like your secret is out. Sorry."

"It's fine, they would have found out sooner or later…" Ryu muttered. But then she felt a surge in magic, and by Korin's expression, he did too. At that moment, a huge explosion was heard above them, "Chao… don't tell me…" She summons out her flames once more and she flew up into the sky towards Chao's airship, "Oi! Fifteenth!" Korin called out as he flew after her.


Up on the airship, there is an aftermath of a huge spell, fire-based due to the large amount of smoke that is still present around the area. Negi stood there on his staff a couple feet below where Chao has torched, "…Wonderful… You managed to withstand that one just now, huh, Negi-bozu?" She panted.

'If my barrier wasn't opened at full power, I would've been beaten completely.' Negi thought as he tries to catch his breath, 'A spell that's definitely higher than my level, almost at Korin-nii's level… such a fearsome magic power! But, can something like that be possible? Even if Chao-san is a genius, to be such a powerful magic user…'

He then noticed the weird flow of magic around her, "Haha… now that we have come this far, there are no more strategies. All that's left is for our strengths carrying our thoughts to clash against one another, ne." Chao panted, visible glowing patterns all over her body stretching to her limps.

'That's…! Spell patterns have been applied to Chao-san's entire body.' Negi thought in shock, 'I never seen such magic before… no, science?-!'

The girl starts chanting up a spell, "Last Tale My Magic Scir Magister; Evocatio Spiritualis, De Undetriginta Salamandris Lanciferis (Spiritual evocation for 29 lance-wielding Salamanders)."

'No doubt about it! Chao-san is forcefully channeling powerful magic power to herself through the power of that spell pattern! But if she pushes herself this much, it must be creating a huge burden on her body. Chao-san is doing this out of her own will? That's…'

"P-Please wait!" Negi cried.

"It's no use!" Chao shouted as she released her summoned spirits at him.

"Ku, Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister; Evocatio Spiritualis, De Septemdecim Valcyriis Mortiferies (Spiritual evocation for 17 deadly Valkyries)!" Negi retaliates with his own summoned spirits.

The two sides clashed in a series of explosion all round as the two mages clashes head on as Negi grabs Chao's punch, "Chao-san!" He cried, "You mustn't use that power! Simply chanting a spell should already causing great pin for you, right?-!"

"Huh… so you know even know about that? But…"

Chao slams her other fist into Negi's gut that caused the kid to cough and gag, "What are you trying to do by slowing down now? You wanna get killed?" She pants, "Besides… now that we disagree with each other, I have nothing to say to you." She starts gathering a series of fire arrows, "I came to this age simply for this. 2 years of my life and all my efforts went into this. This plan is everything for me now, Negi-bozu! I won't stop simply by words, yo!"

'Everything…?' Negi too starts to gather a series of light arrows.

"Sagitta Magica Series Ignis!"

"Sagitta Magica Series Lucis!"

*BOOM*

The two attacks clashed in an explosion. Chao took the initiative and punches the teacher with the black bullets between her fingers, Negi dodged it before they activates with dark orbs exploded out from them. She flew forward with them clashing back and forth, the sparks lit up with each encounter.

"CHAO!"

A familiar voice shouted as she noticed her brother/sister flying straight towards them, with Korin right after her.

"Korin-nii!" Negi cried.

"Stop it, Chao!" Ryu shouted, "You promised me that you wouldn't use that anymore! That pattern is dangerous to your own health! What would Sensei say?-!"

"Sorry, nii-san." Chao said, "But this is necessary!" She dashed forward at Negi, who blocked her assault and they carry on their little tussle.

"Chao!" Ryu cried.

"Leave her." Korin tells her.

"Why, Tenth?-!" She shouted, "You of all people should know the risk of that-"

"Even so, she is willing to use it for her own beliefs." He interrupts her, "She too have the conviction to go down this path as you do. Telling her to stop after all this time, is not possible."

"Flagrantia Rubricans (Red Blaze)!" Chao chanted as the flame blast hits Negi head on as the kid teacher skidded on the clouds, 'This won't do! I can't let Chao-san use magic anymore! But simply telling her to stop won't work…' Negi thought as he skids to a stop, 'That's right, Chao-san has bet everything she had on this plan. It is a mistake to try to stop her with words. With all the magic power I have, I will defeat Chao-san head-on with full power. That's the only thing I can do now!'

"Finally getting serious, huh…?" Chao panted, "That's right, that's what you should do. If you want to stop this plan, then defeat me with force completely and without mercy. You're the son of the Thousand Master, aren't you?"

"…!" Negi grips on his staff tighter, "Please just… tell me one thing."

"You said that you came to this era simply for this, and that's everything to you. Then these 2 years you spent with Ku Fei-san and Hakase-san, and everyone else in 3-A, what were they to Chao-san?"

That caught her by surprise, "Everyone… in the class…" She muttered, before smiling, "Fu… you're right, ne; that was my only miscalculation. Surprising, the past 2 years… has been really fun, yo. But… even that is something of a momentary dream for me…"

Negi and the two passer-by were taken back by her words, they all not knowing what to say, especially Ryu. She too has fun for the 2 years she's been here, talking to her class, helping others out while checking all their equipment, they were all precious memories to her.

"Talk is over, ne."

Negi understood that and prepare his final spell, as of Chao too.

"Last Tale My Scir Magister; Τ συμβόλαιον διακοντω μοί, ο τύραννε φλογός! (Heed the Contract and Serve me, Tyrant of Flame)!"

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister; Veniant Spiritus Aeriales Fulgurientes (Let Aerial Spirits that hurl Lightning come)!"

"πιγενηθήτω, φλόξ καθάρσεως, ομφαία φλογίνη… (Come, Flame of Purification, Fiery Broadsword. Fire and Brimstone surged forth)"

"Cum Fulguratione Flet Tempestas, Austrina (Let the Southern Storm blow with Lightning)!"

Since Negi's spell's incantation was shorter, he was finished faster as he prepares to fire the spell while Chao speed-chants the last of her incantations, "Ῥευσάντων πῦρ καί θεῖον, ἇ ἐπέφλεγον Σόδομα, ἁμαρτωλούς, εἰς χοῦν θανάτου! (Sodom, turning sinners to dust of death)"

"Jovis Tempestas Fulguriens (Jupiter Thunderstorm)!-!"

"Ορανία Φλόγωσις (Blazing Heat in the Sky)!-!

The lightning filled tornado hits the burning dust storm as the two great spells rages against each other, neither mage is giving up. Korin then noticed some tears that appears over her body as he sensed what would be the limit of the magic pattern on her body. Eventually, the magic pattern on her body gives up to the pressure and cease to work, the girl smiled at her defeat as she was engulfed in the spell which tears through the sky.

"He did it." Korin smiled, before noticing that Chao isn't moving as she falls from the sky, "Not good!"

It seems that the kid teacher was faster as Negi grabs her wrist, "Chao-san!"

"Ne-Negi…-bozu…?"

"Chao-san! Thank god…"

But then, a bright light shone from the airship shooting to the sky, "What's that?-!" Negi cried.

"Forced Recognition Spell…was activated after all…" Chao panted, "Heh, obviously, even if you defeat me, if you don't stop Hakase, the ritual will reach completion. Of course, without defeating me and nii-san you wouldn't be able to lay a finger on Hakase. The great magic got shot up 18km high in the sky, sucking up the magical power of the whole planet… in a few minutes, it will receive a power resonating with the 12 sacred places of the world."

"It's over." Ryu muttered, "There's nothing you can do…"

"You mean there's nothing to do, right?"

"Eh?"

"I know. I've faced with Forced Recognition spells before, but on a smaller scale." Korin tells her, "This spell isn't a forced recognition spell. Am I right, Fifteenth?"

Ryu stared at him before giggling a little, "You're sharp, Tenth. That's right, the magic isn't the forced recognition spell. Before we start this operation, Hakase have Chao promised that if she was defeated by Negi, we will surrender and retreat. Not sure if its her ego, but she has the same stubbornness as he is."

"You're no different." Korin said, "But then again, neither am I. The resolve to walk down the path we chosen, that the requirements for both the Knights and Boss. Negi, that guy has the same resolve as any of us."

"He is the son of the Thousand Master, after all." Ryu smiled as she looked up at the glowing light that starts to rain down on them, "The moment Chao and I were defeated, the magic was changed to something harmless, something that both she and I wished for, 'So that at least tomorrow the world be at peace without hate or sadness.' It's a bit cliché but after two years in this time, it's all we ever wanted."

"You knew from the start that even if you change the past, you won't be able to change the future, don't you?"

"Hai." Ryu nodded, "The concept of time has been mysterious from the start."

"Time, huh…?" Korin muttered, "To me, its never been that difficult."

"Eh?"

"It's my own thinking but…"

"Time might be just a river that flows continuously, branching out to countless futures. Going against the flow might as well be against the nature of our world. But who am I to talk, dealing with the same thing before."

"Tenth," Ryu looked to the raining light, "I…"


Xxx Elsewhere, exactly three hours since the bullet fired xxx

"Force Time-Space jump, you say…!" Nijuuin said in shock, "Is that even possible?" The magic teachers and other 'Disqualified' players are teleported here on the glass plain on the edge of school overlooking the glowing World Tree.

"Yeah." Takamichi nodded.

"S-So, Takahata-kun, Chao Lingshen's plan…?" Gandolfini asked.

Just then, three more people are teleported to their area, revealing to be Ako, Fumika and Neyuki, "Eh…?" The shortest among them blinked confusingly.

"Ah…? Yuuna? Anyone?" Ako called out.

"It's night all of the sudden…" Neyuki muttered.

"Where are we…?" Fumkia wonders.

"Oh, Takahata-sensei." Ako greeted.

"Yo."

"What is this about?" Neyuki asked. "What about the event?" She asked.

"Hu, it seems to be over already."

"What?-! What do you mean it's over?" At that point, the other players that got hit are teleported right behind them. "W-What is this?-!" Ako cried.

"It seems the people who are disqualified from the game are being freed one after another." Takamichi tells her.

"T-Takahata-sensei, what about Chao Lingshen?" Grandolfini asked again.

"Don't worry, Grandolfini-san." Seruhiko tells him, "Negi-kun and his friends took care of it."

"Wha- really? That Negi-kun…"

The seven Knights were teleported on to the grass where most of them falls on the grass with a thud, except adult Adhira goes poof in purple smoke and the child Adhira falls on the grass with a cute 'Kya!', "What the heck?" Nerio blinked, "It's night already?"

"It feels just like the Ten-Year-Bazooka." Sol muttered.

"Yeah, without the pretty colors." Kasumi said.

"W-What about the fight?" Mikuri wonders worriedly.

"Ah! There they are!"

Their friends all appear over the slope, they all rejoiced on their reunion, "Mikuri-chan! Kasumi-chan!" Haru called out as she ran and hug her two friends, "I'm so glad you are safe!"

"Lambi!" Lambo called out as he ran to his friend, "Lambi's okay, right?"

"Yup, thanks for ya' concern." Adhira smiled.

"I also got Lambi's lover's phone number!"

"Lambo!-!"

"Still, how much time has passed since then?" Cosma wonders.

"Considering that Lambo has timed out, it must be at least three hours since then." Nerio calculated, "but what about the event… and the fight…?"

"It's over." Their leader tells them as he walks towards them without his vest and Kurohomura on his belt, "And we won."

"Really?" Nerio said in shock.

"Alright!" Kasumi cheered.

"He said that but…" Tenchi walks down behind him, "There's still the festival night. I doubt outsiders are allowed."

"And the last train is almost here too." Mikuri said.

"Well, you better hurry." Korin tells them, "Hayato-san and the rest are all waiting for you at the station."

"I guess this is goodbye for now." Tenchi said.

"Yup, see you during the summer holidays." He said as he fist-bump his friend, "I might bring Ziyan with me, hell I might as bring all of them along with me."

"Counting on it." They start to walk away towards the station leaving Korin alone with Mikuri, "Mikuri? Is there something wrong?" He asked.

"…Maybe a kiss would be nice…"

"Eh?"

"Ah! N-Nothing!" Mikuri cried as she blushed red as a tomato, "Just… I'll see you back at Namimori…"

"Yeah, see you…" Korin muttered, "…I don't mind giving a kiss…"

"Eh?"

"N-Nothing!" Korin cried as he too blushed red, "J-Just go already!"

"See you soon!" Mikuri called out as she ran after the others. The teen looked as they walks away into the horizon, before kneeling down and clutching his head in embarrassment, "AH! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I THOUGHT OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT!-!" He cried out, "I'm just glad she didn't heard me…"

"What are you screaming your head about?" He flinched as he heard his sister behind him.

"Ah… hey there, nee-san… you didn't see what happened, did you?"

"Completely."

Korin ended up sulking by the grass.

"Kidding! I was kidding!" Kinchi tells him, "Geez, you are too easily embarrassed. That point hasn't changed since you were a kid."

"Shut up!"


Xxx Back at the late night party xxx

All the students were all partying like crazy, all sorts of chattering and dancing over the bonfire were seen all round. Hell, even Zazie Rainday is doing some gravity defying acrobatic acts. Next we see the conversation between the three of the top ten players, "Ojou-chan is fourth?-! I was seventh!" Goutokuji cried, "I gotta introduce myself, I'm Goutokuji Kaoru! What's your name?"

"Huhu~" Yuuna tips her hat up like a cowgirl, "I'm Akashi Yuuna! People call me Yuuna Kidd. Call me Kidd, will ya?"

"Whoa, Kidd! Staying at the Basketball Club is a waste!" He cried, "How about it? Would you consider the way of the blade?"

"I'm sorry nii-san," She smirked, "I'm a born basketball player."

"I think you should join the shooting club at this rate." Hiro tells her.

"Besides, the fourth prize is 300 food tickets!" Yuuna declared with the prize money in her hands, "I can't miss the school festival just for that."

"What?-! There that much difference between fourth and seventh?-!" Goutokuji cried, "I only got 40…"

'Maybe I shouldn't tell her about my ranking…' Hiro thought worriedly, his prize of 1000 food tickets in his back pocket, an arrow pointing at him saying [First Place].

"What's up, Kaoru-chin hooking up?" The karate fighter Korin defeated in the preliminaries greeted, "You're into middle-school girls?"

"I misjudged you, Goutokuji." Another fighter said.

"What?-! No!"

"I apologize for my friend rudeness." Another fighter said, "How about I treat you to something?"

"Oh, you're good-looking, you're the guy who Eva-chan KOed in one blow. What's your name again…?" Unknowingly, she has hurt the man pride deep. Hiro winced at how depressed that fighter is. (A/N: I too forgotten his name… -3-|||) 'Harsh…' Hiro thought, deciding to leave her be as he walks somewhere else. Just in time too, as three of her classmates appear wanting her to treat them.

"Hiro!" Olivia called out, "I heard you got first place right?"

"Yup, and you got second, right?"

"Of course." Olivia smirked, flipping her hair seductively, "I'm the granddaughter of the great Yokai Leader, after all."

"Hiro-kun got so much!" Neyuki said in awe, "Add with Olivia-san's, we got 1800 food tickets! Let's go eat!"

"I'm in a mood for some steak~"

"Grilled Fish!"

"That can wait till tomorrow…" Hiro sweat-dropped, "Besides, didn't we ate a few minutes ago?"

"Well, Ziyan-senpai's cooking is so good~" Neyuki drooled.

What they did not expect later were knifes falling all over and the black orbs appearing all around, leading to another war between the college students as light starts shining everywhere, "What happened here?" Korin wonders. "Probably some guy started a fight and everyone else just joined in." Kinchi said, just as a rock hits her square on her face, "That does it… Who threw that?-!" She bears out a staff from nowhere and starts charging in.

"Ah… nee-san got pulled in…" Korin muttered just as Takamichi joined in to disburse the fight, but might as well annihilate them all. He then noticed Ryu by the ruins with her sister standing on top of it, Negi walking towards her, "It's all over, isn't it? Negi-bozu…"

"Chao-san…" Negi leaped on to the ruined pillar next to hers, "You're going to leave, aren't you?"

"Yeah." Chao nodded, "The plan which meant everything to me has disappeared. I have no business here anymore."

"…" "I want to ask you something."

"Hm?"

"It's about the incantation you had all over your body." Negi stated, "That… wasn't all done by you, right?"

"…"

"…Thought so…" The kid teacher said, "That… could not have been done by sane people! People that has consumed body and soul of sorcerers, this insane technique to obtain unbelievable power. Who the hell did this to you… and for what purpose?-!"

"Ryu." Korin called out as he walks towards her, "Have you heard of the DM?"

"Devil Mark?" Ryu said, "You mean the cursed mark of the demons?" Korin nodded. She realized what he meant and smiled, "Yeah, I do."

"That's all I need to know." Korin said.

"Chao-san…" Negi muttered, "What happened to your past…? That 'Something'… is it the reason why you put this plan into action?"

"Fufu, I won't talk about the future, or I will be brought in by the time patrol." Chao smiled.

"Chao-san!"

"Negi-bozu." She interrupts him, "Understanding someone by learning about that someone's past is something I can conceive. If you want to know about me, open the history books in the library or listen to the news. The world is filled with these, the past not too different of the common tragedies."

"Chao-san…"

"You people won. This fact alone should be plenty enough. I told you." Chao took out another Cassiopeia, "I don't have any more to say to you."

'Another Cassiopeia?-!' Korin cried.

"So then, farewell."

At that moment, Korin saw Negi at the column with his hand on the time device and his other on Chao's wrist, "I won't let you, Chao-san." Negi said firmly.

"My my, that move was fast as light." Chao complimented, "Space-bending level."

"Don't deceive me!" Negi cried. At that moment, all the comrades Chao has and magically aware of class 3-A arrives behind them, "You are lying when you say you have no business here. There are no 'hopeless dreams' in this world. Chao-san, won't you become a Great Magic User, a [Magister Magi] with me? As a friend in this era. If you change the future as a friend living in the same era, I won't let anyone make an objection."

"Aim to be a [Magister Magi], together with you guys, huh…?" Chao muttered, "I guess, ne… such a future, doesn't sound too bad either…"

"T-Then, Chao-san, you're going to stay and graduate with everyone?"

"No, I'm going home, ne."

Almost everyone falls comically, Ryu chuckled at that, "I wonder if he really means that…?"

"Eh?" Korin looked at her confused.

"Chao-san, why-?-!"

"Hahaha, more importantly, are you sure it's alright to say something that sounds so much like love confession to me?"

"Eh?" Negi blinked confusingly.

"In the magic world, to aim to become a [Magister Magi] together would be like married for life, ne." Chao said caressing his face, "Don't you think it's a bad idea to propose to someone blood-related to you like me, Negi-bozu?"

"Eh? No, I…"

"Wait, what?" Korin looked at Ryu to make sure, the cross-dressing girl nodded.

"Oi! Wait a second, Chao! Teme…!" Asuna shouted.

"We're keeping quiet and listening here, and you give us that?-!" Haruna shouted.

"Hahaha, don't get mad, it's a joke, ne."

"Chao-san! I'm not joking! I'm seriously-"

"That makes it worse, Baka-bozu." Chao said sternly with a bump to his face, "I'll pretend I didn't hear what you just said, ne. You should save lines like that for someone important to you."

"Chao-san!" Negi cried, "Why are you so unwilling to-"

"You're wordy." Chao sighed, "My, my, do we have to use force to reach a conclusion for this issue too? It's a blood-stained path, after all, ne…" She smirked, "Very well… I'll use my final trump card as well: The most powerful, greatest attack that Chao Lingshen is capable of, ne. If I had used this during the fight earlier, I would have won for sure; but I had it sealed up because it was simply too dangerous, yo."

"Wha-?-!"

"Kuh, Chao Lingshen! You still want to fight?-!" Setsuna shouted as she readies her sword.

"That's a stupid name for a killer technique." Korin said.

"Now is not the time for that!" Asuna cried.

"We have something like that…?" Ryu wonders.

"C-C-C-Chao-san?-!"

"Fu…If I use this, conflict among your comrades will inevitable, even Korin-sensei couldn't be spared." Chao snickers as she searched in her pocket, "The ultimate psychological weapon created with powers of the future… and that is-" She pulled out a book, "This-ne!"

*insert combined sweat-drops*

"…Eh…?"

"A book…?" Korin wonders.

"Family Tree… of the Chao Family…?" Negi reads.

"For me to be Negi-bozu's descendent, of course, would mean Negi-bozu would marry someone and had kids, ne. Which means, of course, the name of that certain 'Someone' would be inside this family tree as well…"

Then it hits them. 'THE ULTIMATE WEAPON!-!-!-!-!-!-!'

'This is not good…'

'…various ways!-!'

Korin swear he can see lightning strikes Ku Fei and Chachamaru, "What is this about Negi-sensei's marriage partner?-!" As expected, Ayaka came dashing in with Makie in tow.

"What kind of sharp ears you people have?-!" Chisame cried.

"Anyway, this is bad!" Asakura cried, "Negi-kun! Secure that thing!"

"Eh?-! H-Hai!"

But before he could, Haruna already grabs it on a flying something, "S-Such a dangerous thing…" She shivered, obviously with excitement, "I'll dispose of it responsibly~~!"

"Paru, you liar!-!-!" Asuna shouted angrily.

"Ah, since we're also Korin-sensei's descendent, who he'll married is written down as well~" Ryu added. This time, lightning struck Konoka and Setsuna. Korin just felt an explosion in his face, "What?-!" He cried.

"Also, not only their marriage partner, details like when they would be married, and the number of children they would have are all recorded as well, ne." Chao added.

"S-Such a fearsome thing exists…" Ayaka muttered in shock as blood drips furiously from her nose.

'She believed it?-!' Chisame cried. "Kagurazaka Asuna! Don't let anyone see it, no matter what!"

"Don't need to tell me twice!" Asuna threw her harisan and hits Haruna's flying invention, knocking her off and dropping the book which Korin caught, "That was close." He ignites his flames, "Time to burn this…" He looked at it curiously as his heart starts pumping wildly, "Maybe a small peek…" He opens the book slightly.

"Don't look at it!" Konoka cried as she threw her fan at Korin's head, causing him to throw the book into the air on reflex, which landed into Nodoka's hands.

"Don't look, Honya-chan! Dispose of it!" Asuna called out.

"Um…Dispose…Dispose…" Her curiosity got the better of her as she slowly opened the book with Ayaka and Makie watching anxiously and Yue next to her trying not to look mumbling about the theory of cause and effect this might have and the lack of moral- "I said don't look, didn't I?-!" Chisame cried as she hits them with her artifact and grapping the book, "Are you people idiots?-! You won't get anything from looking at this! Besides, the future is, you know… ah…" her eyes turned a little to the book.

"Don't look!" Asuna cried as she pokes her eyes, breaking the glasses in the process.

This ended up in a huge tussle that literally obliterated the entire party within the span of 57 seconds, although Korin was already knocked out from Konoka's throw, the others that did not join in the tussle all gawked at the stupidity of their classmates. "Well, it's about time I go now, ne." Chao tells him.

"Chao-san! Do you… really have to…?"

"Really, it has become a fun farewell, yo." Chao said, "You have my thanks, Negi-bozu. It's been great for me, ne."

"B-But, are you really alright with this?-!" Negi cried, "Chao-san, you haven't received a single-!"

"No… don't worry, Negi-bozu." Chao smiled, "My wish has already been granted."

"Eh? What do you mean by…?"

"My plan has disappeared, but I'm still alive." Chao said as a magic circle appears above them and Chao was lifted into the air in a beacon of light with her presents from her class floating up with her, "I shall return to my own battlefield. Negi-bozu, you stay here and fight on."

"Ryu-kun…" Ziyan muttered as she saw her friend glowing.

"Ziyan, thank you." Ryu smiled, "The one year I spent with you, is the most precious time I had in my life."

"Returning to your time, Fifteenth?" Korin said as he got back up, "Take good care of the Knights."

"Of course." She smiled.

"Well…"

"Farewell, Sky Knight." They said in synch.

"Chao-san…" Negi muttered.

"Satsuki…" Chao tells the chubby girl, "Take care of Chao Bao Zi. I leave everything to you, ne."

"Leave it to me." Satsuki nodded.

"The two of you, good job and thank you." She turned to the professor and android, "Hakase, about what to do with the future technologies, it's just like what we agreed on. Also, about the data from the recent experiment that we didn't get to finish…"

"Everything is under control, Chao-san." Hakase tells her.

"Chachamaru, you are already an individual entity. Live your life as you like."

"…Understood. Thank you, Chao Lingshen." Chachamaru said.

She turned looking at Evangeline and Konoemon who looked on from afar, the vampire smirked a silent farewell. Elsewhere, there stood a hooded figure, Ryu noticed him, and then smiled realizing who he is.

"Ku!" Chao called out to the Chinese girl, "One day, let us cross arms again, ne!"

"Yeah! For sure!" Ku Fei called out.

"So long, Negi-bozu!" Chao shouted waving her friends goodbye, "Let us meet again!"

"H-Hai! One day…!" Negi replied as the light shone brightly, the two time travelers disappear in a flash back to their time.


Xxx Timeskip: Dawn xxx

"This year's festival was crazy…" Kinchi said as she stretched her limps with her brother and adopted brother having plastic bags of trash in hand.

"When you joined in the fury, it became worse." Terra sighed, "Can't you have some restraint?"

"Maybe the stress got to her?" Hiro laughed.

Nurari then noticed Ziyan unusually quiet, "Ziyan-san?"

"Ah, i-it's nothing." She tells her, "Just that… I can't believe Ryu-kun is gone…"

"She has her own battles to fight." They stopped as Korin walks up to them with Kurohomura in his hand; he pats Ziyan on the head, "Don't be so down. Even she isn't here, your memories of her is still there, right?"

"Ko-kun…"

"When does my brother became so understanding?" Kinchi snickered.

"Imposter!" Terra joked.

"Hey, I can be understanding!" Korin cried, "Those five years aren't just for show!"

"Well, you did grow taller, but that's about it." Terra said.

"Terra-nii!"

"Your family might as well be the mini-version of class 3-A." Nurari said to Hiro.

"Yeah, but it's still my family." Hiro said, looking at the backs of his older siblings, all of them together again, "I'm just glad we're together again." He smiled his gentle smile. Neyuki blushed at his smile, Nurari too feels a bit flustered by his smile.

'Okaa-san.' Hiro thought, 'If you are watching this right now, did we made you proud?'


To Be Continued

Finally! Festival Arc over! Next is…
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