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Chapter 43: Triple Firework

It was time for us to put an end to the mission for good.

Early in the morning, we all had gone through a quick and simple breakfast so we weren't going in for the arrest with an empty belly as everyone could tell this wasn't going to be a simple process. Alan Sylvastra was going to resist arrest, it was of his interests if he did so, but what I knew and the others didn't due to knowledge I had on the guy coming through watching BNA and I had no good reason to explain how I knew this tidbit. Still, the blond millionaire had a final form- because yes, that series decided to pull a flashy fight at the very end because 'everyone loves flashy fights'. If I had to be honest, too jarring of a development and it lacked the proper build-up. Sure, now I knew that this bastard wasn't going to be easy to beat since he technically was just weaker than Yasaka herself but… damn, this was going to be a tough one. Due to this, I kept a super serious attitude as we infiltrated the main building of Sylvasta Pharmaceuticals in the effort of reaching the office, right where the big final boss was meant to be holing up. It took a moment to find the best spot to enter without getting noticed, and I had to spam Darkness Shroud to stop cameras from spotting us. It was a bit draining, but not enough for me to really be worried about. The main goal was to find the elevator and take it so we could arrive at our real destination.

There was a janitor patiently cleaning at the end of the hallway, and Raynare carefully used a spell to force him to sleep. I was caught off-guard by that move, but she mentioned how she had 'broadened' her arsenal just to avoid getting 'tricked by a certain someone' ever again. Let's just say she was rightfully annoyed when I mentioned that this 'certain someone' had to be handsomely clever, making her groan and turn away from looking at me. A bit of a tough crowd, I noticed, but at least I had something else to worry about instead of making the entire trip exhilarating as we kept going forward. Nazuna was being calm, same for Shirou, the problem was Michiru. Unsurprisingly enough she was really expecting… more action. She lamented about it, urging a quick comment from me about this not being a video game situation. Cue a pout from her and Nazuna trying to keep her from doing anything stupid. I was stumped by the fact that she was being so irresponsible about it compared to her 'original self', but then I remembered one thing that not only justified this behavior, but also reminded me why I had to keep an eye out for any rash decision from the girl. Michiru and Nazuna were both kidnapped a few years before canon, hence why both had some defining flaws more pronounced. The former was quick to headbutt problems while the latter was shier.

We finally found the elevator and we all boarded it as we proceeded to reach the last room on the top of the building. The setting was limited as an elevator was meant to be, but the size of the elevator itself was more than enough to house us all comfortably and without any issues. There was quiet music too which normally was put to make the wait relaxing, but nothing really memorable as we patiently waited for it to be over. Michiru huffed, but said nothing while the rest merely looked around or stared straight at the doors of the elevator itself. Once we were done with that frustrating way, we finally arrived to see the office of the guy and… Alan was patiently sitting by his desk, checking something on his terminal. He looked calm, way too calm for someone that had to expect some issues to come and crash his plans for good... He raised his gaze from the screen, calmly looking at us with a pleased look. He knew why we were there but he had to have something to make his capture less-struggly from the looks of it.

"Oh, I didn't expect any visitors at this hour. How may I help you?"

"Alan Sylvasta, you're under arrest for violating Article 7 and 9 of the Anima Constitution," Shirou muttered calmly. "You know the drill, please don't resist the arrest."

"Oh, I see… well, there is a minor problem with that news," Alan muttered while standing from his chair. "You see, Oogami-san… the police don't have jurisdiction during an emergency that prompts the activation of Article 27 and 28."

"'Status of Siege' and 'Disorder'? There is none of these happening as of right now." The Wolf Beastman pointed out… before pausing as his ears caught on something… and ours did too soon after.

"Then you may have to reconsider the situation again as… you missed something."

At first it was a tiny noise, but soon it grew in intensity until I was forced to cover my foxy ears as those were the most affected by it. It was like a whistle, but worse and I almost tripped down because of how wobbly my legs were. My reaction was mimicked by the rest of the group, the noise influencing us all as Alan merely walked up to the nearest window and sighed calmly.

"Rizevim told me about your group, Hekishoku-san. You are not a team to be faced without some… precautions. And I decided to take my own tricks to stop you while forcing the truth through as I used this time to get some gifts all across the city," He hummed calmly before gazing over the streets. It took me just a moment for me to realize what he had done.

The key of his plan, the way he planned to 'purify' the Beastmen from those that were born from mixed couples with human ancestry. The Nirsvasyl Syndrome, called as such from the disaster which saw the massive birth of the syndrome that shattered the first attempt at a Beastmen-owned city, was a factor within most Beastmen which activated when they were put under extreme pressure and stress. The results? Common Beastmen, even the nicest fellows, would mutate into scary monsters that would easily kill people and destroy everything around them. From the muffled noises of screams and the loud explosions coming from the streets, I had a strong feeling we had a degree of urgency to stop the noise from causing more of these beasts and destroying the city. And I had a little plan coming up right as I realized the weakness to this noise was somewhat tied up just to my animal ears. Plus the fact that the devices were definitely linked up to his terminal and that's where the key to reduce the damage was.

"And so it begins. The cleansing, the moment where the filth is finally removed from this utopia," He muttered happily, seemingly unaware that villain monologues were no longer trendy as he went out of his way to deliver one. "For a long time Beastmen had to share this land with hybrids, with stains of society that should have been removed, pushed away, or even killed. Our duty to the old is still there, to preserve our origins and render our pride noble compared to our 'humbleness'."

Very amazing, like really. I could feel the strong Nazi-like Aura coming from this whole mess tied up to racial purity. The sad thing about this whole 'glorious plan' of his was that there was an issue. An issue tied up with magic and the capacity to weave it to create some earmuffs to prevent the effects of the loud noise to influence anyone else but allow those subjected to it to be able to hear the rest perfectly. The spell was also given to both Michiru and Nazuna, with the Fox girl pausing as I grasped her arm.

"The moment he is distracted, you two make a run for the terminal and deactivate the program enabling this mess. Understood?" I whispered softly, making sure they understood what I had in mind.

Two nods came from the teens, with the Tanuki girl taking a slower approach as she decided to follow Nazuna's lead on this occasion. I calmly did the same with both Raynare, Vali and Shirou. They looked surprised, but saw me still acting up as if still influenced by these effects and they mimicked my fake behavior as we kept on lulling the bastard to a false sense of security. Soon, as he looked the most distracted, I decided it was time to finally strike.

"This is the day where we-"

"F-Failed immensely because that's a Himmler's move?" I muttered quietly, my voice unsurprisingly reaching the blond and gaining a long sigh from it.

"Comparing me to Nazis now? I suppose there is an interesting tie to that point but… that's not the case. I would have never wanted the extermination of those people as their presence here, their disgusting stench, is why this society failed to rise any earlier. This is the truth and there is nothing that can-"

"...Nope."

This was the sign to strike as I formed a Silver Whip around Alan's neck and pulled him towards us. His eyes widened as he tried to transform mid-air to strike at us. Much to his surprise, we stood up and me, Vali and Raynare slammed him square on his face and sent him flying back a few meters from us. Nazuna bolted, followed by Michiru as both girls were given an order while we took care of the CEO. At least, 'trying to do that' as we quickly realized an issue. He was fast and terribly strong. My early assessment of him being a little weaker than Yasaka were confirmed the moment he blurred out of the smoke caused by his own impact on the ground and delivered an uppercut to Shirou. The attack pushed the detective away for several steps, and that's where we all ganged up on him. The issue? The speed was proving to be fairly frustrating since the very beginning. Vali managed to somewhat match up to him for a while, but considering how limited we were in sharing the same opponent and how flexible the blond was showing to be, we had a rough time for about a minute. Then things started to turn on Alan when he realized a little mistake he committed. Magic is a bitch if you are the one facing it without any means to counter it.

His movements started to slow down when numerous strings tied all around his arms and legs, reducing his mobility and leaving him open for a counterattack. It was quite brutal for a while and we managed to leave a few wounds, several bruises and a black eye before he managed to kick at Raynare, and snap himself out of his restrictions. Instead of returning back to the fight, his ears caught on an issue that had him snarl. The noise, the main point of his plan, was no more and his attention was quickly aimed at his terminal, where the girls had just finished turning off the devices. He rushed after them, prompting me to give chase to stop him. He was still faster than me, and I knew the only way to stop him before he could get to them was to boost myself up a tiny bit.

"Kaio-ken!"

I swiftly felt the rush of new energy which I used to bolster my speed and catch up to Alan just before he could land an attack on the two girls. A shocked look appeared on his face as he noticed I was faster than him, and that moment offered me the chance to push him back. The precise kick that ended up slamming on the side of his head sent him soaring in the opposite direction he had been running to and… right into the 'loving' punches of a certain angry wolf. Shirou roared as he started to claw at the shocked CEO, the man having some real issues fighting the much more experienced brawler… until something quite bizarre unfolded as Shirou found his wrists grasped and a kick landing right at his stomach. I quickly recognized the dark energy, remembering how Alan mentioned that he had met a certain Super-Devil and that was why he got the support of the Khaos Brigade for a while. So, it didn't take me that long to realize how he had gotten a gift from his newest friend.

Goddamn Rizevim!

The moment he headbutted Shirou and tossed his unconscious form away, I panicked as I saw him running back at me. I tried to prepare with my Light Saber but… it proved to be a serious mistake on my part considering how his speed doubled due to the boost. His clawed hand grasped at my neck and almost snapped it by lifting me off the ground. Breathing became difficult, but I could see him flinch as I started to kick and punch at him, but nothing that lessened his hold over me. But before he could get the chance to end me, there was one element that he forgot to take into account.

"Get off him!" Nazuna yelled before slamming onto Alan's chest with her morphed left arm, the limb now turned into one from a gorilla and being strong enough to slam the shocked Beastman out of the windows. I blinked in surprise at that safe and I saw the pinkette pause to stare at her fist, now shifting back to her regular form, and then back at me. A worried look was on her face but it melted away in a smile as I patted her head.

"That was a good move," I praised, believing for a moment that this would have been the closure of this mess.

Of course, life is never that easy on me.

Moments after his descent into the streets, we all paused and tensed up once again when we heard the entire skyscraper rumbling as something big, yellow, fast and angry climbed it at a high pace before slamming down to perch by its rooftop. The vibrations had the entire building quivering as if this was an earthquake, but I knew that it was much worse than that and gave another order to the two teens.

"Help up Shirou-san to reach the ground floor. We will take care of Alan while you're at it."

This time Nazuna didn't comply without hesitation, her concerns back up and… not wrongly so. If anyone with good eyes took a look at what just happened in that previous fight, the team didn't seem to fare well against the CEO but… we had a plan. A big and flashy plan. I gave the girl a quick hug and told her we were going to be fine, and that seemed to put her in the right mindset as she finally nodded and started to help her friend by dragging the unconscious wolf in the elevator. With that out of the way, it was finally time to face the 'final boss' for this entire mess. The three of us jumped off the windows and used different ways to climb up to the roof where the final form of the big bastard was finally unleashed. Much bigger than Nazuna's False Ginrou form, the entity that came out of this transformation was similar to its canon form except twisted and more vicious-looking due to the demonic energy coursing within him. Vali, now wearing his Scale Mail form, approached the Cerberus-like monster but he was quickly pushed out of the way when the three heads struck him at once. He might be stronger than me and Raynare combined in that form but he wasn't exactly to the level of facing someone as strong as Yasaka herself… yet. He definitely was going to get to that point due to his biology and Sacred Gear, but he wasn't up there at the moment. And that push back was a sign of that as we couldn't strong arm the entire fight by brute force alone.

Raynare tried to create a distraction by raining numerous Holy Spears onto the large target we had to deal with, while I finally activated my Light Saber with the sole purpose of dealing some serious damage. If I got close enough, I knew I had a chance at cutting off one of his heads in the process. But while the plan was simple, the execution was poor at best. The massive wolf didn't remain still in the same position, moving around and unleashing numerous beams of golden light that arched and twirled at insane angles that forced me and then Vali as he rejoined the fray quite swiftly to take precautions to avoid getting hit by any of those high-powered attacks. Instead of just wasting time like this, I almost smiled when I saw a familiar effect coming into effect as Vali decided to finally use Divide to halve the monster's speed and give me the opportunity to strike at him. The feral creature snarled at me, trying to eat me up through three mouths but I rolled down just in time to avoid getting reached. In fact, I got in the best position to start cutting through and I managed to cut one of its legs off. A distorted yelp of pain and a swift fall to the ground ensued as the beast was finally exposed for a combined assault. Raynare dropped her previous position and joined Vali and me into beating the crap out of the stunned bastard. One for each head, delivering as much damage as possible… but soon realizing it was futile. While the Saber was cleanly cutting through the beast's central neck, it failed to properly cut the head off as its regeneration was much faster than my strikes.

The battle seemed to pause for a moment as soon as a large concentration of magic started to form all over the city and… I smiled as I realized who was causing it. Numerous agents of Grigori had started to approach Anima City through helicopters and a large number of them, magicians from the looks of it, had begun using spells to stop the deadly fighting in the streets. Distraction was soon joined by dread and panic as a smug grin appeared within the heads and Alan seemed to recover… just in time to drop three powerful beams that slammed onto us. Vali had the luxury of having his Scale Mail taking the brunt of the damage, but I could say that what saved both me and Raynare was creating strong enough shields to not get killed by the powerful surprise attack. In my case, the shield was created a moment too slowly, allowing a small amount of the hit to actually land and burn off part of my upper clothes and actually break the upper right section of the mask I was wearing. Quite unpleasant as the burns still hurt despite the demonic aspect being countered by my Light Magic.

I was sitting on the ground for a while, but my attention was still on Alan as he seemed to realize just now how fucked his plan was and how he had to try and salvage as much as he could out of it. He jumped off the rooftop down to streets-level and… I followed by using Silver Linings to help myself handle the fall the best. I was running at roughly less than half my reserves, and I was alone as the others were still recovering from that sneak attack we were subjected to. Vali groaned while trying to get up from the ground with his Scale Mail still on, while Raynare was almost pushed off the edge because of the knockback, struggling and just now managing to get back on top of the roof as I gave chase to the infuriating bastard. He landed right by the corner on the left by the entrance of the skyscraper, while I landed right at the entrance where I found familiar faces.

"Nazuna-"

"Hekishoku, what is- why is he this strong?" Shirou demanded weakly, still relying on Michiru and Nazuna to hold him up.

"Demonic influence, he is getting a boost in power and the others will soon join up to end this mess for good."

"You're hurt-"

I smiled. "Ah? This is but a scratch," I said confidently while looking at my current condition.

I was bleeding a lot, I was in a lot of pain and… this situation was quite familiar. Didn't I have a dream like this? I also realized just now that the transformation had worn off and I had returned to being human, sighing tiredly at the fact that I was slowly going to lose more if I kept using more spells in the next minutes but… I didn't have that much of a choice to begin with as I saw the beast roar, its red eyes glinting ferocity and mindlessness as its attention was no longer to the plan, but to the fact that its natural enemy was there. Shirou was the legit Ginrou, so it was clear that the monster was feeling threatened by that emotion. And with how fast its attack was? I had to stop it here and now. After roaring at us once again, the beast started to charge up a sphere of energy from its central head and took aim at us while expanding it. I knew it was a beam in the making, and I wasn't planning to back away from it as I took a few steps forward and took the right posture for the only thing that could clash and actually win against the upcoming strike.

"Kame..."

The sphere of white formed between my palms, draining from my already limited reserves.

"Hame-"

The energy consolidated as I saw the fiery gold rushing out of the cerberus-like monster right at me.

"HA!"

The Holy Kamehameha exploded brightly, slamming onto the 'Divine Howl' coming from Alan's mutated form. The impact was impressive, but the only reason I was managing to drive a quick stalemate was only because of type advantage. Due to his demonic mutation, the Howl had gained a form of Dark Energy and thus was unable to overwhelm the much weaker beam. At least, that was the case until he kept on using only one of his three heads to attack. Much to my grimace, he swiftly countered this issue by adding the other two heads in the clash, tripling the power of his attack and starting to seriously push me back due to it. I could tell I had to do something despite how tired I was, how much I was draining from my reserves and… I snarled as I knew that there was a single possible choice to use. One that was risky since I hadn't used it much and because of how drained my body was at the moment. Still, there was no other good choice to take, and I had to do something about it.

"Kaioken… Times 2!" The bright white beam became much denser and stronger, managing for a time to stop the advance of the opposing blast but… still failing to hold it in a standstill as it was being pushed back once more, this time slower. I wasn't winning the struggle, I was too weak to actually win and… I was on the point of giving up and taking the brunt of the beam if it came to it. Here I was, under-prepared and alone. The worst nightmare I could have asked to be given so abruptly. But as my hopes died and I felt the Kamehameha faltering due to this, my eyes snapped wide open as I felt new energy rush up to the attack… from my sides? I looked left and right, seeing two familiar morons.

"You thought you could have just left without us? Boss, your bleeding heart… sucks. I hope you are ready to see that we ain't background characters," Raynare eagerly snapped, mirroring Vali's own mindset as he pushed as much as he could in that very beam, turning the purely white blast into a grayish black-and-white spiral attack which increased in size and intensity. The energy was just enough to make the difference, giving us the edge and… I wasn't planning to let go now that we had a chance. I pushed myself into it, and I could tell the rest of the team was doing the same as the blast finally managed to overwhelm the golden beam from the mutated CEO. The mixture of Holy and Unholy covered the entirety of its being, yells of pain and agony rupturing the brief silence that ensued as the beam struck, with the powerful attack tearing through the beast and killing it before its healing factor could restore the immense damage it suffered.

With Alan dead… The battle was now over.

And I almost tripped and fell down on the floor, getting spared that unpleasant closure to this event by both Vali and Raynare as they held me and kept me up while giving me a vial with some Phoenix's tears. That was the saving grace that prevented anything embarrassing- until a happy Nazuna decided to show her relief at me being fine and this nightmare being over by rushing up and tackling me on the ground. Michiru followed her example, yelling something like 'Dogpile!' before launching herself between me and Nazuna in the process and getting my still sore body to act up in a brief moment of pain. Groaning while trying to handle both cheerful girls, I paused as I heard a familiar snort coming right from above us.

"I see that you three are well and ended this mess with a blast," Azazel hummed while releasing his Scale Mail, the one his Sacred Gear with Fafnir offered. "I'm impressed. Really. You managed to hold your ground against quite the big trouble. And hello kids."

"Hi dad." Raynare and I replied, while Vali snorted at the entire greeting phase. The Governor-General hummed dryly, a bit annoyed by the cheerful and sudden return as it was clear he was talking with the younger girls.

Now, it was time to clean up for good before getting sent back home...

Azazel decided to take personal care of the situation with Nazuna and Michiru. Despite how little I had known about the Nuki girl, she seemed a bit more open around me because I saved her ass back in that fight with Alan. Nazuna was a bit more difficult to say goodbye to. She was the one that I had bonded the most with and I promised her that I would have got her phone number through Azazel as soon as she was settled in a new home and was in a stable enough situation for me to visit or for her to come and check Kuoh Town. A big hug was the closure for that little adventure as the girl was soon taken together with her friend in a safer place before getting brought to their respective destinations. Raynare proceeded to mirror that 'goodbye' by pulling me and Vali in a hug and mentioning that 'she was going to visit each of us more for friendship', which translated in her using this circumstance to leech off from us either for food and/or knowledge's sake. Not a novelty, but also not much of an issue considering how many guests I normally have at home.

With this thought in mind, I first used the magic circle granted to me by the Governor General to get back home to check on a few things before going out to get Kunou since it was just early afternoon at this point and… I paused after just taking two steps in that I realized that something was off by the living room. Asia was there, a worried look on her face as she tended a groaning Issei as the brunet lied by the couch. He looked to be in pain and I turned to see someone else leave the kitchen carrying a few bags of ice. Foxy ears twitched in surprise as Kunou tensed up before rushing up at me.

"Niichan, you have to help Issei!"

I frowned, turning back at the scene and asking more about it. From the way both blondes were reacting to the young man's plight, it had to have been quite serious. "What happened?"

As the girl went back to return the ice bags to Asia so she could nurse up the half-conscious and half-unconscious kohai of mine, I was finally explained the situation by the former nun herself.

"Ise-kun and I were checking the grocery store with Kunou when we were stopped by… two girls," The blonde started to explain with a hint of nervousness in her voice. "They approached us because they recognized me and… they were being quite mean. Ise-kun stepped in and tried to have them stop, especially since he said that one of them was his childhood friend but… the other one just punched him in the stomach and said that he wasn't tied to this and…"

"She noticed I wasn't a normal girl," Kunou added with an upset tone. "And she tried to start to say some mean things to me too, so we just left instead of doing anything out of it since I could tell they were strong."

"You did… good," I replied slowly, my brain picking up numerous things, many issues, and a terrible slight I wasn't willing to let go. Not at all. So, Irina Shidou and Xenovia Quarta had reached Kuoh Town and they had encountered Issei and Asia while they were out to buy stuff. I wasn't sure if Kiba had his surprising 'recall' of his past just a day or a few hours before the encounter or not, but I definitely was more interested by two main issues tied to this partly-expected but also unexpected visit.

One, the girls had been sent there to possibly hunt Valper Galilei down even though Kokabiel was no longer a variable in this circumstance and thus unable to protect and fund the 'Genocide Archbiship'. Someone else was definitely behind this mess and I wasn't sure who at this point. I was going to have a serious conversation with Baraqiel about this once I'm done with this current situation. Two, Xenovia was going to get punished by the time I got to meet her and have a nice and very Italian conversation with her about not insulting sisters of others. I partly pardoned her because she is an orphan that grew up in a church, but I knew what to say to get her flustered and apologize by the time I was through with her. And boy, she was going to apologize to Kunou.

"A-Actually, there is something that Ise-kun wanted to ask you and… I would like to ask you something similar."

I looked at the brunet and the young man gave me a nervous look.

"Senpai, you… know that I never ask you much when it comes to favors," He started to say something I was either going to regret. Or not. "But I need to ask you this… can you train me?"

I frowned at that comment, confused by the entire situation since it didn't feel right. Shouldn't Rias have him trained up for the occasion? Or maybe… she didn't need to since I managed to get her off from that engagement.

"I suppose we can arrange some lessons. You definitely seem like you need that training and-"

"He needs it. He really does," Ddraig muttered as he formed the red gauntlet on Issei's arm. "My host has been slacking off and I don't want to see him die so young and this foolishly."

"I want to hope it is because you don't want to lose your beloved granddaughter, old man," I muttered, my point emphasized as a certain little dragon poked her head out of my shirt and stared at the gauntlet.

"O-Of course!"

"Good," I muttered. "Then I guess we can establish a schedule and-"

"I-I want to train too, Hoitsu-niisan," Asia piped in, sporting a determined look.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. It's… I generally don't like hurting people but- but I know that there is a reason why you, Ise-kun and even Kunou-chan learn how to win battles, and that's to help or protect others."

I nodded. "That is the case most of the time, yes. I guess you want to learn how to defend others."

She smiled. "Yes."

"A-Asia-chan-"

"Ise, I know what you're thinking, I know you're making connections which I can assure you aren't here, and I want to say that I really understand why you're reluctant about this. But if Asia wants to know a thing or two about defending herself and others, that's her decision to make," I interjected with that serious explanation, soon turning to the blonde. "I will not teach you to be on par with either me or Ise. I will help you develop what you can develop right now with what you want to do with these lessons. I will not coax you to change your mind about why you fight for people, or what your preferred mentality in a combat should be since I know you're adamant about it. But don't expect to be a frontline fighter, so I want you to promise me that you will not enter that fray for no reasons beyond the utmost extreme one."

"I..." Asia trailed her words for a moment, looking down at her feet while thinking about what I had just told her and… she sighed, eyes closing for a moment. "I promise."

A smile appeared on my face, my left hand reaching out to deliver a head pat. "Good. Then we can start tomorrow when Ise stops gnawing after just a simple punch in the guts."

"S-Senpai, it's not that simple. She hit me so hard that-"

"You need to really build your endurance, Ise. That's the only thing I can say for now as to not spoil the… surprise~."

…

"Senpai, do you know that… you sound a lot like Akeno-san when you speak like that?"

I huffed at the stupid assumption. Me and Akeno, being on the same wavelength about this kind of stuff? Ridiculous. While the girl would enjoy breaking him apart and do nothing else, I would do this and then enjoy seeing him reshaped into a stronger and braver guy. Sure, it sounded incredibly sadistic now that I thought about it, but there was no way I could be as cruel as that woman. In fact, just for that foolish comment, I was definitely going to be cruel on Ise's butt until he learned to think before speaking.

Foolish kohai of mine trying to hand out a veiled insult without thinking. I was going to teach him the true meaning of common sense and despa- affection!

AN

Prepare your butters, the next chapter is going to be very Italian and very funny due to Xenovia facing a counter to one of her many flaws that in Canon is the main point of her misunderstandings. It's going to be glorious.

And yes, the end of the battle tied up to what happened 15 chapters ago.

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