Happy New Years (Eve for some of you) Internets! The Milla arc (Volume 6) is finally done. I've been surprisingly busy over the break, so I'm glad I could get this out in time (now if only 'Fanfic writer' gave points on a resume). Well, obligatory complaining over now. Enjoy and review (or don't)

Chapter 33

I was cold.

As I lay with my life bleeding out from me, that was the thing that stood out the most. I had felt a brief moment of searing pain but it now all I could feel was an unnatural chill.

That monster, Nepenthes, had been aiming for my King so naturally I pushed him to safety. As his servant that was just a matter of course. And after being separated from him for that long there's no way I would let myself be separated from him that easily.

'…Though from the looks of it, we'll be separated anyway, ha ha…' I thought to myself with a bitter laugh.

"…Mi….ay?" I heard familiar voice of my lord, but it sounded like it was far away and muffled.

Ah, that's no good. My King is saying something, so I can't afford not to pay attention to his words.

I began to focus. Though his voice still seemed rather distant, I could at least make out what he was saying now. I could also hear a shrill voice in the background but I ignored it.

"Hey, answer me. Are you okay Milla?"

Ah, he's calling me by my full name. It looks like he's serious for some reason.

"Not 'for some reason' you idiot"

Oh…did I say that aloud?

"Yes"

Ha ha ha

"This isn't exactly a laughing matter you know? My long-lost Queen just put herself in great danger so I need to come up with some sort of punishment for her stupidity"

That's harsh. I was only trying to help you.

"That's a separate matter entirely. Get ready for a lecture of a lifetime Milla"

Well there's a pretty good chance I won't be able to make it.

"What, you think you can get out of it that easily? You've got some nerve for defying an Elemental Lord when you're just a mere Queen"

My bad then. I'll definitely listen to what ever complaints you have Kamito-sama.

"Good, because I have a ton"

Sound like it'll be a lot of fun. I look forward to it.

"…Since when were you a masochist?"

T-That's not it at all!...Whew, don't make a dying person shout like that.

"You aren't going to die. Just take a small nap and you'll be fine"

Is that so?...Speaking of napping, I do feel awfully tired…

"Well I guess someone your age should be getting lots of sleep anyway. Go ahead and sleep without a worry"

Without a worry…well there is one thing I want to get off my chest before I go to bed. It's about the promise, you know, from all those years ago? The question I never asked.

"I'm listening"

Well…I've always seen myself as a tool. Back in the Instructional School I was a tool that existed to serve you. When I thought you died, I became a tool to exact vengeance on your behalf.

"…"

But…whenever I was with you, and Muir, and Lily…I wasn't able to be just a tool. I was able to remember what it was like to be a human being.

"Yeah…I think we all thought that way…"

You too? Tee hee, that makes me happy. Maybe I don't even need to ask after all.

"What, you can't lead someone on like that."

My bad. Well then, I'll just ask. Can I…be part of your family?

"…What, is that it? We've been family for a long time Milla. Why do you think I never tried to find another Darkness Queen"

W-Well I'm talking about officially, officially!

"?"

I mean Muir always gets to call you 'onii-sama' since she's your official little sister right? I want to officially be family too!

"So basically…you were just jealous of Muir?"

T-That's one way of putting it…

"Well…that's fine I suppose. You can call me whatever you'd like"

Really! Yes! That makes me…really…really…happy…Kami….

"Milla? Oi, Milla..."

Everything else was cut off as I fell into a deep, deep sleep.

"Oi Milla…she's unconscious" Kamito murmured as he gently laid the young girl on the ground "Hey Wesker. What's your diagnosis?"

"Well, as you saw yourself, we managed to repair her heart. That took most of our energy though, so the best we can do enhance her natural healing ability and hope it can handle the rest"

"And that means?"

"…Her odds of survival are about fifty-fifty"

"I'm not taking any chances. Bern, make it one hundred" Kamito ordered, summoning a blue-haired witch.

"…Miracles have repercussions you know?"

"That's fine. I'll handle it"

"Hmm…will you? Can you? Well, either way I'll get to enjoy your anguished face…hee hee, I look forward to it"

"As always, you have a bad personality…speaking of bad personalities, I suppose I can take the barrier down now." As Kamito said this, a great wall of dark energy behind him shattered, revealing the form of the transformed Jio.

"Ha ha ha! Finally leaving your shell you cowardly fake Demon King?" Jio said mockingly. As he did so, the darkness around him shredded the landscape about him as they writhed threateningly.

"I see you're as delusional as ever" Kamito said with a sigh.

"Delusion!? Can you look upon me and not see that I am the true Demon King!?" Jio roared.

"Well for a brat like you to keep your 'self', I suppose it is commendable" Kamito admitted

Jio was wrapped in an oozing shadow and his eyes were glowing an ominous red. However, he hadn't changed so much as that he was unrecognizable. Despite having taken a portion of the Demon King's power into himself, he had maintained his original form and ego. That was undeniably a feat few could reproduce.

"So even you realize it! I have conquered your power and have become the true Demon King!"

"Hah, you're such an idiot. Really, why did so much potential have to be wasted on a fool like you….though I suppose if you weren't such an idiot you might be an actual threat?...Naw" Kamito waved off that possibility.

"You dare mock me!? You may have beaten me last time, but with this power I can crush you with just—"

"Ah, Come back already" As Kamito calmly spoke in the spirit tongue, the shadows around and within Jio left him and returned to their original owner. As the power of Nepenthes flowed into him, Kamito's spiritual energy skyrocketed.

"…Eh?" Jio was so shocked by this sudden development that he could only let out an intelligible sound.

"If you're going to challenge me, at least do it using your own power" Kamito said as his energy continued to rise, far beyond that which had been leant to Jio. The power he was releasing was a power that could bend the natural order around it on a whim; the power of an Elemental Lord.

"…Eh?" Jio repeated himself, staring uncomprehendingly at Kamito.

"…Tsk. Looks like it's no good after all" Kamito suddenly said aloud, as if disappointed

"…Eh?" Was he responding to Kamito's statement or was he just still in shock? Or perhaps both, it didn't really matter.

"I thought I would be able to keep myself calm but…"

As Kamito spoke, the moon suddenly disappeared. No, not just the moon, even the twinkling stars had vanished from the night sky. They had been consumed by a dark abyss, a shadow that was pouring out of the true Demon King. In an instant, the world had been plunged into a lightless state.

"Wha—?" Wrapped in complete darkness, Jio blindly whirled about in confusion. He felt a fear unlike anything he had ever experienced grip his heart. It was as if the cold hand of death itself had pierced his chest.

"…looks like I'll only able to control this anger after I've killed you" An incredibly cold, inhuman voice said from behind Jio.

"!" Startled, Jio tried to turn around. However as he did so, his torso began to slide off his waist.

That wasn't all. His arms were shredded into strips of meat. His severed legs fell apart into cubes of flesh. With nothing to support it, Jio's limbless torso began to fall to the ground.

Just as Jio's torso struck the ground, gaping holes began to explode throughout it, as if it was being pierced countless times by supersonic projectiles. Globules of pink muscle and yellow fat erupted out of each opening as the force of whatever had pierced Jio sent bits of him splattering into the air.

The impact of the exploding torso sent Jio's head flying into the air. It was frozen in an expression of surprise and fear. As the head began to reach the height of its trajectory, it was split in half. Then fourths. Then eighths. The head was sliced into smaller and smaller pieces until only a light pink mist remained, and even that was dispersed by the wind a moment later.

Though there wasn't anything even vaguely holding human form remaining, Kamito's cold voice rang out as if to declare his victory.

"Absolute Blade Arts: Bursting Blossom Spiral Blade Dance—Three Thousand Simultaneous Strikes"

"Hck…blaaauuugh!"

"Master…I don't think you really get to call someone else an idiot ever again"

"Sh-Shut u…urp…blaaauuugh!"

"Well they do say only idiots call other people idiots, so I suppose it's fine if he keeps calling people idiots"

"Ah, good point"

"W-What, are you f-fiv…geh….blaaaughhhhhhh!"

Kamito was kneeling besides a tree while vomiting out copious amounts of blood. He was in awful shape. Blood was leaking out of his nose and eyelids as well as many small wounds throughout his body. Parts of his long luxurious black hair had become pure white, like the fur of zebra. Naturally, the reason of Kamito's current shape was—

"Seriously though…how in the world did you forget to turn back into a guy before releasing the Darkness Elemental Lord's power!? Baka-master!"

"I-I'm…r-reflecting on…blaaaaauuuuugh!"

—Because Kamito had released his power while still being 'Ren Ashbell'. The Darkness Elemental Lord's power was wholly incompatible with pure princess maidens, so Kamito using it while he was in his female form caused an extreme rejection reaction, resulting in his current shape.

"Well as expected you soundly dealt with…Kamito!? What's wrong!?" Restia alighted beside Kamito and immediately ran to him with a worried expression.

"He just went full on Demon King mode against Jio. While still being female"

"…" Restia brought her hand up to her eyes, looked up, and let out a tremendous sigh.

"H-Hey Restia…I know it was stupid but…that was—urp!"

"The fate of the world is in this fools hands…we're all going to die aren't we?" Restia said with another sigh.

"Well there's always the next reincarnation"

"Ah, that's right. Yes, I can't give up just yet"

"H-Hey…t-that's a bit cruel…l-look, I was really angry and—blaaauuuugh!" Kamito tried to protest but was interrupted as he spewed out more blood.

"Hah…ah, whatever, I give up. Wesker, Phenix, heal him up already" Restia ordered

"Ah…well, they're kind of busy healing up Milla right now so…"

"What happened to Milla?"

"Well Jio nearly killed her—"

"How did you let your Darkness Queen nearly die!?" Restia shouted at Kamito

"S-Say, have I ever told you that you're awfully cute when you're—"

"—When I'm angry? I taught you that one, remember?" Restia asked, unamused.

"Ah. Err…well….urp….blauuuugh!"

"Hah…Since you look like you're about to die, I'll heal you first" Letting out yet another sigh, Restia placed her hands on Kamito and began to cast healing magic.

"T-Thanks…"

"Don't think this means I'm letting you off" Restia said with a glare

"R-Right…say, why'd you get here so late anyway?"

"Well on my way I ran into your teammates and…wait, are you trying to shift the blame?"

"N-Not at all! I just wanted to—blaaauuugh!"

"Hey, that almost hit me!...Anyway, I fought your teammates. Were you too focused on Milla and Jio to tell?"

"Ugh...yeah, that's probably it…geh!"

"So you didn't notice…good." Restia let out a small, relieved sigh.

"Huh? Didn't notice wha-blaaaugh!"

"Just stop talking and rest already you idiot. You'll die of blood loss at this rate." Restia said, gently laying Kamito on the ground.

"Ah…yeah…thanks…" Comforted by Restia's presence, Kamito gently drifted to sleep.

'What the hell is going on!?' Fianna thought fearfully to herself.

Earlier, when Team Scarlet had been fighting Restia, Claire had realized that they wouldn't be able to win without Ren's help, so she sent Fianna to inform Ren about the situation.

By the time Fianna arrived at Kamito's location, he had already finished fighting Milla. She had arrived just in time to see Milla protecting Kamito from Nepenthes. She was ready to jump out to help when she witnessed Kamito create a huge barrier with powerful darkness magic.

That was enough to shock Fianna. However, it was the events that followed that put Fianna in her present state of confusion.

Immediately after Kamito reached Milla he summoned several incredibly powerful Demon Spirits, which began to heal the injured girl. Though their actions seemed benevolent, the spirits gave off the same sense of danger that a tactical-class spirit might.

'Kamito-kun has multiple contracts!? And moreover with Demon Spirits!?...no, he was trained by the strongest Witch in the continent after all. Maybe Greyworth taught him how to control such spirits?' Fianna tried to rationalize what she was seeing, but what happened next was not something that could so easily be explained away.

As Kamito was speaking to the transformed Jio, a horrid miasma suddenly spewed from his body. As a practiced princess maiden, Fianna could instantly tell that whatever power Kamito had unleased was similar in nature to Jio's but vastly different in scale. It was a loathsome, heretical power which Fianna felt would devour her entire existence if she were to draw near. Even from as far away as she was, Fianna could feel an indescribable sense of danger.

"T-This is…Kamito…kun? W-Wha…ah…"Fianna murmured to herself as she shook in fear. Terrified, she began to step backwards but then…took two steps forward.

"Wha—!? Why…n-no don't go!"

Even as she tried to force herself to run away, she felt an inexorable force drawing her to Kamito. She was herself unaware, but it was the instinct of a princess maiden to serve an Elemental Lord coupled with her existing affection for Kamito that was driving her forward despite her fear.

"Aaahhh…no…gaaah!"

However Fianna was, if nothing else, a very strong willed individual. She desperately fought the urge to advance and managed to force herself into a literal standstill. However, this internal conflict was causing her a great deal of mental strain, and she could feel something within her beginning to crack.

"W-W-W-WHA—!?"

While Fianna was engaged in her mental struggle, shadow suddenly fell over her. Looking up, she could see…nothing. No moon, no stars, no clouds, there was nothing to suggest that the sky even existed. As Fianna gazed upon this impossible scene, something broke.

"AAAAH!? Aaaaah!…aha ha ha!…even the sky is being consumed…ha ha ha!"Fianna laughed as her face twisted into a manic grin, as if she was going mad. No, perhaps she had already lost any hope of sanity the moment she had witnessed Kamito's true nature.

"Hee hee hee…so he got blown to bits. Just like he deserves~" Fianna giggled happily upon seeing Jio being shredded into bits of meat. Perhaps it was for the best that Fianna had already gone mad when she witnessed Jio's grisly demise, for surely that scene would have gave her a great deal of trauma in her normal state.

"Aaahh…what am I doing at a place like this? Quick…I have to get to Kamito-sama quickly…" No longer possessing the sense to run away from Kamito's repulsive power, Fianna was just about to step into the open when—

"A-Ah? Eh? What was…"

—Kamito's overwhelming aura disappeared. It's sudden disappearance shocked Fianna back into sanity, putting her in a greatly confused state. Looking around herself unsteadily, Fianna eventually focused her attention back on Kamito, who was bloody mess after suffering the repercussions of recklessly using his power.

"K-Kamito—Mmph!"

Fianna instinctively called out but slapped her hands over her mouth before she could finish.

'I-I can't let him find me! He'll kill me!' Fianna worriedly thought to herself, scurrying behind a nearby rock.

'W-Wait, calm down. This is Kamito-kun I'm talking about here. There's no way he would…kill…me…' As Fianna was trying to reassure herself, the image of Kamito summoning forth countless Elemental Waffe against her flashed through her mind.

'Wha…this is…a…memory?'

Trying to think of where this image came from, Fianna searched the recess' of her mind. As she did so, more and more images began to flash in her mind.

'Kamito…killed Reicha?...No that's impossible! Reicha is still alive isn't she? She was with the other Queens when they announced the rules of the Blade Dance! But this image won't go away…' Fianna began to more about what these flashes of memory could mean. The more she thought about it, the more she realized…

'There's a gap in my memories…no…it's more like they're being…sealed!' Coming to this realization, Fianna immediately began checking herself for any traces of spirit magic, specifically magic affecting memories.

'It's faint but…there's definitely something there…' Fianna realized. Though Kamito had tried to hide the traces of his memory altering spells carefully, he had used the spell too often against her, so it left behind some traces.

"So Kamito-kun…was altering my memories…" To Fianna, this was almost a bigger shock than the display of terrifying power from earlier. She began to doubt everything she knew about Kamito Kazehaya. After all, anything and everything she knew or felt about him could have been a product of a memory altering spell.

'Did he really save me three years ago? Was all his kindness just careful manipulation? Did I…even love him in the first place?'

Surprisingly, it was the last question which bothered Fianna the most. Despite feeling betrayed, despite all her uncertainty, Fianna couldn't help but feel love toward the individual named Kamito Kazehaya.

"I…have to know…I have to make sure…this feeling is real!"

Summoning forth all of her spirit energy, Fianna cast a powerful spell of curse breaking, one worthy of a Queen.

"aaaAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Shattering the seal on her memories, images of all the memories that were sealed flooded Fianna's mind. Combine with the mental strain of her temporary insanity, Fianna was unable to handle it and collapsed.

As she lay powerless on the ground, darkness began to cover Fianna's vision. However, even as she was losing consciousness, she whispered something aloud triumphantly.

"I…love Kamito-kun!"

Those six quiet syllables sapped all of Fianna's remaining strength, and so the young princess maiden drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

The night of the intense battles had passed and the next dawn arrived.

Kamito, Milla, and the rest of Team Scarlet were seated around a table, eating an extremely simple breakfast of just some lightly seasoned porridge and tea. It was a great contrast to the usually extravagant meals Rinslet or Ellis would make, but that couldn't be helped. After all—

"Uuu, sorry Milla-chan. We would have preferred to see you off with a feast but I can't cook like this" Ellis said regrettably

"Kuu! That darkness spirit has some nerve injuring me to this extent! I won't forget this!" Rinslet exclaimed angrily.

—They had both suffered considerable injury and had used up most of their spirit energy during their battle with Restia. In their current bandage covered state, it would have been would be extremely difficult to cook. Kamito, the only other person who could cook, was similarly covered in bandages.

"That's why I'm saying you should have let me cook" Fianna, the only one that was physically uninjured insisted.

"I'd rather fight Nepenthes alone without an elemental waffe"

"That's…ah…no"

"Are you trying to finish us off or something!?"

She was instantly rejected.

"Y-You don't have to be so mean about it! Say Ren-chan, you want to eat my cooking, right?" Fianna said as she wrapped her arms around Kamito's bandage covered neck.

"Hm? Well I…huh?" Kamito turned to answer but froze when he looked into Fianna's eyes. The way that she was staring at him was…unsettling. It was quite similar to the look Vivian got when she was about to dissect a particularly interesting specimen.

"Is something wrong Ren-chan? You're staring…oh, could it be that you've fallen for me?" Fianna asked coyly

"No…I was just dealing some trauma when I remembered the last time I ate your cooking!"

"Gah! That's so cruel! Ren-chan is too cruel!" Fianna said, returning to her seat sadly

"Ha ha" Watching this exchange, Milla let out a chuckle.

"Oh, Milla-san. Your portion is too small. Here, have some of mine" Rinslet said, scooping a generous spoonful of porridge into Milla's bowl.

"Ah, you're right Rinslet. Here you can have some of mine too" Ellis said, similarly giving Milla a part of her breakfast.

""Me too, me too""

The girls of Team Scarlet were completely doting on Milla as if she were a daughter or younger sister. It was extremely different from their originally cold attitude toward Milla. This great change in attitude was because—

"Aah! T-That's too much. Ka—Ashbell-sama, please stop them!"

"Well you did save all of us last night, so a bit extra for breakfast is the least we can do. Here, have some of mine too Mi-chan"

"T-That's not the point! Stop!"

—Kamito had told the rest of Team Scarlet that Milla had saved his life and was instrumental in driving off Restia and Nepenthes Lore in the battle last night.

Milla had also apologized to each of them for all the insults she had hurled their way and claimed that the only reason she was hostile towards Team Scarlet was because her team had been ordered by the soldiers of the Principality of Rossvale to defeat the Ordesian teams by any means necessary.

She insisted that she had actually long been a fan of Ren Ashbell and it was her teammates who had planned the false alliance scheme despite her misgivings.

Easily tricked by Kamito and Milla's lies, the girls readily forgave Milla and they were now the best of friends. Or at least that's what the girls thought.

'Well I guess some of that isn't entirely false' Milla thought to herself as she began working on her now overflowing bowl of porridge 'Even so, as expected of those who were raised in the 'light', these nobles are so gullible'

"But Milla, are you sure about going off on your own? I know you're strong for your age, but don't you think you'd stand a better chance allied with us?" Claire asked Milla suddenly.

"A-Ah…yeah. If I act to stay allied with you, my superiors in Rossvale will think I've turned traitor and I'll lose my home" Milla gave her carefully rehearsed excuse. Of course she had no intention of really returning to the Principality of Rossvale "In fact I may have stayed with you for too long already…"

"Ah…yeah, that's right. Our homelands aren't on very good terms are they? That's too bad" Kamito said, feigning regret.

"To think a simple friendship could get you exiled…" Ellis said sadly

"M-Mmm. I really found it painful to insult my idol, Ashbell-sama, but if I didn't my family…"

"T-They went that far!?" Ellis said, aghast.

"Really, that's too much! Milla-chan, if you wish, please come to my home. We can hire you as a Laurenfrost maid. Of course I'll guarantee work for the rest of your family as well" Rinslet swept a hand through her hair as she spoke.

"Don't. The Laurenfrost lands are not only in the countryside but also cold as hell. Rather than that, come to my home. To restore the House of Elstein to its former glory, I need some competent manpower." Claire gave a counter offer.

"W-What did you say!?"Rinslet glared furiously at Claire.

"...I am most grateful for the offers. I will bear them in mind." Milla nodded with little sincerity.

"Fufu, you can also live with me and Ren-chan in the royal palace~" Fianna declared.

""""No way""""

The rest of Team Scarlet (plus one) instantly rejected Fianna's idea.

Kamito and Milla were alone at the edges of the Sanctuary. Milla had requested to have some private time with her idol before she left, so everyone else had agreed to leave them alone.

"No one should be able to hear us here…alright Kamito-sama, what is your reason for having me leave?" Milla asked.

"Its too dangerous to discuss things here. After leaving, I'll have you meet up with Lily and Muir in Team Inferno. Restia will guide you" Kamito explained, pointing to a small black dot high in the sky.

"Lily and Muir made it out alive too!?" Milla exclaimed happily.

"Yeah. Most of the 'students' of the Instructional School made it out alive after all….ah, I can see you're curious. It'd be a long story, so have Lily fill you in when you reach their Sanctuary" Kamito said.

"Very well" Milla nodded in acknowledgement.

"Hmm...I guess she'd have to explain our reason for entering the Blade Dance as well. Well, it's not that much different from the goal of the Instructional School"

"You mean…the assassination of the Elemental Lords?" Milla asked warily.

"…Sort of. Like I said, let Lily explain it. She can probably do a better job than I can"

"Okay" Milla nodded again.

"Anyway. After Lily briefs you, either Sjora or Rubia-nee will…why are you staring at me like that?" Kamito

"For you to call someone 'nee'…just who is—wait, Rubia Elstein the Calamity Queen!?"

"Uh, yeah. Claire's older sister. As for why I call her 'nee', just ask…wait no. Don't ask Lily. Please." Kamito said with deathly seriousness.

"R-Right"

"*Ahem* Continuing from where I left off, Sjora or Rubia-nee will modify your magic stone so that the transfer magic will send you to the Organization's Ragna Ys headquarters, where you'll be far out of Rossvale's reach. You're the Darkness Queen so they'll practically worship you…ah right, you should probably meet with the other Queens. They can teach you a lot" Kamito explained.

"Eh? The other Queens?"

"Oh yeah. They're on our side. Another long story—"

"—Have Lily explain it?" Milla finished

"Ah…uh, yeah. Well do you have any immediate questions?"

"Most of them would probably take a long time to answer…I do have one thing I'd like to say to you though" Milla said, waving Kamito closer.

"Hm? What is—?"

*Chuu*

Before he could finish, Milla gave Kamito a peck on the cheek.

"I'm finally home…papa"

"Yeah. Welcome home—wait papa!?"

"Oh right. As you are it should be mama"

"No no no. That is not the problem. At all. Why are you calling me papa all of a sudden!?"

"Hm? Didn't you say we could be family?"

"Well…yes"

"Well, you were always the one I looked up to and relied on most. You were the one who taught me what it means to be human. That's kind of what a parent does…right?"

"Uuu…at least make it elder brother (onii-san) or something like that…" Kamito implored

"No way. I wouldn't take the position of little sister from Muir like that. She'd kill me" Milla shook her head.

"Well…um…"

"If I take too your teammates will get suspicious. See you later papa!" Waving goodbye, Milla ran off like a gale. High in the sky, Restia began to fly towards her. Though she was to far away to see, Kamito just knew she had an amused smirk on her face.

"….What just happened?"

"Congratulations Master! It's a girl!"

"That is not funny"

"No, I beg to differ. Your expression is quite amusing indeed"

"I'm pretty sure I'm not mentally prepared to be a parent"

"Hey look on the bright side! You don't even have to deal with the baby years! The worst part is already over!"

"No, next year Milla becomes a teen remember? The worst part hasn't even begun"

"Oh my gosh. You're right. My condolences master"

"Stop mocking me"

"Fine fine. In all seriousness though, the relationship between an Elemental Lord and a Queen isn't too far off from that of a parent and child…well it's more like between a god and a priest though"

"Yeah! You'll have centuries of experience of being an Elemental Lord to draw from, not to mention all the times your reincarnations were fathers too!"

"Rather than worried about parenthood in general, I'm more concerned about the fact that my childhood friend has suddenly become my adopted daughter!" Kamito exclaimed

"Ah…yeah…"

"That is….a bit awkward I suppose"

"Umm…hey! You should probably contact Lily and tell her that you've sent Milla to the Team Inferno base!"

"You're trying to change the subject aren't you?"

"Uh…yeah"

"Good idea" Saying that Kamito took out his mirror and made contact with Lily "Ah, hey Lily—"

"Ah, Kamito-senpai!? Good timing, I needed to talk to you. Is your end secure?" Lily said with a worried tone.

"Huh? Yeah, but—"

"Good, then listen up. It's about Sjora…."

Thanks for all the support this year and I hope you'll keep reading this fic into the next! What are your New Years resolutions? Mine was to be more productive, but I'm pretty sure I already broke that one, ha ha ha. Well hopefully you're more strong willed than I! See you in the next arc!