"So, then the Death Stalker appeared, and it was HUGE! Whenever it was shown it was on a double page spread! Glagust traded blows with it, using his glaive to dual its tail; trying to get a hit in! It was one of the best runs, in my opinion! Almost as good as the one with the Geist that possessed an entire village! Oh! I just remembered there was this other run…" Jade trailed off. "Sorry," she said sheepishly, and took a drink from her soda. After the debacle at From Dust Till Dawn Jade had started following Mimi around showing her the lay of the city. They'd stopped to get something to drink when Jade's throat became dry from over talking. "I probably sound really boring, and like a complete nerd right now." Her eyes trailed down to her drink, and she swirled it around a few times.

Mimi tapped her journal, "Not at all. It's actually endearing to listen to someone talk about something they love so much." Jade face lit up at the compliment.

"Oh! Thanks!" She downed the rest of her soda. "Baaah. That hit the spot. You sure you don't want anything, Mimi?" Mimi waived her hand dismissively. In truth, she was quite full. Jade's positive emotions whenever she talked about this 'Glagust: Grimm Slayer' comic was almost comparable to those experiencing true love. Kinda creepy if I think about it. She mentally shrugged. If that's what she's into.

"I'm guessing 'Glagust' is what made you want to become a huntress?"

Jade nodded enthusiastically, "Ever since I was little I loved stories about bands of adventurers; traveling around, saving people, fighting the Grimm. Although," her face softly blushed, "Glagust was always my favorite because they've always had the prettiest looking art." Her hand idly rested on her brand new 'Glagust: Grimm Slayer' backpack she'd bought while they were wandering. "The arcs aren't always the best, but the art has always been top notch." Jade turned towards her glaive which was leaning against the wall next to their outdoor table. "It's also the reason I picked up Kinderträumen. Here!" Jade dug into her backpack, and pulled out a comic book. Flipping through it, Jade eventaully stopped, and put the book on the table facing Mimi. The panel was a full page view of Glagust with his foot on the head of a defeated Beringel with a glaive piercing its neck. "Tell me that doesn't look like the coolest thing ever!" Mimi softly chuckled to herself. Jade started on another exposition about the story going on in the book, so Mimi leaned back in her chair, and got comfortable. Although the two had burned a lot of daylight Mimi didn't mind to much. If anything getting friendly with the locals could yield her some benefits. Befriending a huntsman doubly so. Speaking of… She waited for Jade to take a pause to catch her breath. "Oh, sorry. I went off on another tangent, again."

Mimi, again, dismissively waived her hand, "I was actually wondering if you could help me with something?"

Jade perked up, "Sure! What's up?"

"I'm actually in town looking for someone, and last I heard he was a part of Beacon's faculty. How familiar are you with them?"

"Well, I just started a few weeks ago, so I know only a few of them. But, I can try. Who're you looking for?"

"Shiro Gane"

"Oh yeah, I know him." Mimi sat up. "He's my history teacher." There was a pause as Mimi attempted to process what Jade had just told her. He teaches…history…? Jade cocked her head to the side. "What? Does the guy you're looking for not teach history?"

Mimi slowly shook her head, "When we met he didn't seem like the history type of guy. Or, a teacher type for that matter."

"You, and a lot of others." The waitress brought Jade a refill, and Jade sipped her soda.

"What do you mean?"

"Normally I don't take part in gossip, but this was something no one couldn't hear about. But, he actually fought in the Great War for Mistral." Mimi's body slowly tensed up as flashes of various battles came back to her mind. "A lot of people were quite upset when it was announced he would be hired on at Beacon. But, the new headmaster personally vouched for him, apparently." There's that headmaster again. Thinking about him put a bitter taste in her mouth. Now I can confirm he's an enemy if he hires war criminals like Shiro. "Personally, I like him." …I'm sorry…What? Mimi stared at Jade from beneath her hood in disbelief. "He's a pretty nice guy, and he knows a lot, and he makes learning about history interesting." NICE?! Mimi slammed her hand onto the table in a fist causing Jade to jump. An act! A ruse! He's trying to get off scot free is what he is! Her hand trembled as she squeezed her fist tighter. "I-I'm sorry! Was it something I said?" Mimi snapped out of her thoughts, and remembered where she was. People were staring, and Jade had a timid look on her face. That's right, it isn't her fault. Shiro's had years to perfect a disguise of innocence. Jade's just a poor soul who's fallen for it. Mimi apologetically waived her hand.

"No, you've done nothing wrong. It's just that the Shiro I knew was nothing like that." Jade relaxed a bit after reading that. "He stood by while others took something from me I can never get back, and I've been looking for him ever since to confront him about it."

"Oh…" Jade was stunned, and was trying to process the image of an evil professor Shiro. "But, I mean, he's really nice from what I've seen. Maybe he's changed since you last saw him?"

Mimi shook her head, "That doesn't matter. If I don't confront him I won't be able to live with myself." Jade slowly nodded.

"There was an arc kind of like this once; in Glagust." Mimi tilted her head to the side as Jade continued. "See, there've been a few one-off arcs by various writers over the years. They don't affect the main story at all, but are usually fun situations that wouldn't normally happen. In this one there was a mad scientist who'd found a way to control the creatures of Grimm. He claimed it was for the betterment of humanity. In his madness he sent his Grimm to 'reclaim' a village from some bandits, and they did; by killing all the bandits, and captured villagers. This village was actually home to one of Glagust's old allies, Fyrona, who died to the Grimm while trying to rescue her family from the bandits in the attack. Glagust went on a personal crusade against the mad scientist. However, when he finally got face-to-face with him all Glagust found was a man broken by his good intentions. He'd personally disposed of all the captured Grimm he had in his base, and erased all data regarding how to control them." Jade fell silent with a downcast stare at nothing for a few seconds.

Mimi tapped her journal, "What happened?"

Jade gave a shrug, "No one's quite sure. The writer died before he could get to the last issue of the run, and a different one was brought in to finish it. The scientist turned out to be faking it trying to get Glagust to lower his guard, and unleashed a massive amalgamation of a Grimm against Glagust, and they had a big fight." Jade sipped her soda. "A lot of fans say the last issue isn't canon as it was by a different writer, and there were some major tonal differences from that issue, and all the previous ones. Although, we'll never know if there was a different ending for certain as the writer, surprisingly, didn't write down notes about where he was taking the story." She looked at Mimi. "What ending do you think is canon?"