Good morning to you !

Well, it's 11 am, so I don't know if you can really call it a morning.

I was tired, and I slept at like, 1am so 10 hours is a respectable amount of time to sleep !

Not something I did alot back in Earth, but oh well.

The life of a College student !

That and the absurd amount of coffee consumed during my Master's degree.

That was not healthy in the slightest, might be the reason I died in the first place- but oh well, can't change the past now can I ?

Getting up and going outside of the guest room after putting my (apperntly Hobo getup) clothes, since yes, I do sleep with little on.

As a matter of fact, the dim light of the halo is more like a nightbulb, so it's actually quite nice to have.

The horns tho, they're a pain the ass.

Shifting around to find a confortable position takes at least 10 minutes, which I lose the moment I need to get up for something.

Overall, not something I recommand.

Half tempted to just cut them out, not gonna lie.

Don't know if they grow back, or if there is nerves in the horns and it would hurt like a bitch.

So, for now, I'll refrain.

I don't know if I can just grab breakfast like real quick...

Alternativly, I can do something quite on point for a fallen.

Doing what most people that know her would simply call, 'Doing a Mostima'.

Which is to say, to dip the shit out of there before they can ask any real question, before they can even see me go.

Yes, not the BEST plan, but well, you have to do SOMETHING.

Or I can just take responsibility for my actions.

Urgh, 'Responsibility'. What a cruel word- something I hoped to not have to deal with once I was outside of my parents home and could laze about.

Well, I guess I'll just have to deal with it.

"Hey, I'm going to need to find my team before they leave without me- which they could totally do, because they are friends like that. So, is there anything you want me to do before I leave ?"

Casual yet still formal enough (I hope). Had to find Wei, who was with Ch'en and Tahlula. Seems like the other two left for their respective home.

"You're leaving already ?"

"Yeah, have to take care of jobs back home."

"Can't you just stay here ?"

"Eh, not right now. My hands and feets are kinda tied there. I will come back tho- I did promise your Uncle I'll take care of something after all. So cheer up, yeah ?"

Wow, she's clingy.

Not physically, thank you, I couldn't deal with both the cuteness and the fact that a certain someone is glaring daggers into my skull.

Honnestly, having her attention is enough...

"Dante, could you teach me arts next time ?"

Oh ? Well someone is curious about arts. Probably because she's not allowed to use it normally, because of infection and all that.

"Eh, ask your Uncle, if he's ok, sure why not. Again, the thing you saw me do- not possible for you."

"I understand, but if I could learn arts, that would be enough."

"Well, I can't stop her even if I wanted to, she would find a way to make me accept that offer regardless."

"Thank you, Uncle."

Wasn't she more chill before her kidnapping by Kashey ? She's still a little too mutch... 'Noble' ? If that makes sense.

"Well then, alright. Anyway, I need to get to them and fast, I can feel Andoain nagging before he say them directly."

Something you might not know, Andoain can get annoying, real fast.

At least I understand Fiammeta's hatred for the guy a little now.

Yes, he's that bad once you get him going.

Jumping on one of the stole- I mean, ehm... Confiscated sword, I open the window and start getting ready to leave.

"I'll see you guys sometime !"

And off we go !

...

And down we go...

Urgh, I thought I would fly a little but they are pretty close to where I was...

"Hey guys."

Dropping in from nowhere while they were getting ready to leave, lucky~.

"WHAT THE FU-"

"Language, Faustina."

"Cassius, I know you love your stoiscism, but Dante just dropped out of nowhere !"

"He trainned with it for a while now."

"What... You serious ?"

"Yes, it's not like I keep telling you he is Ava's kid of all people."

"That does not excuse anything !"

"Anyway, are you ready to leave back to Lateran- Where did you get that sword ?"

"That ? I saved someone's kid and got it as payment, pretty cool right ?"

"... Who's kid did you save ?"

"Ehhh, who knows ?"

"... I don't even want to know anymore... Let's just leave."

"Eh ? What's the deal with this sword ?"

"It's a cool blood red sword, doesn't need to be much more !"

"I agree with Cassius, let's just leave."

And again, off we go !

For the second time...

Well, this time it's going to be looooong...


And here we go, back home !

Well, were close, but since we're inside the city, the trafic is terrible.

Anyway, since nobody in the team got caught doing evil things with Ursus, we're clear !

That probably mean Yen won't annoy us as much !

Hopefully.

...

Yeah, the delegation of Notorial Hall isn't helping, espetially when they are waiting in front of the main building...

And is that between 3 to 7 Apostilic knight I spot ? Well color me surprised !

God Damnit...


So, I'm not dead, or captured !

Progress.

Well, Cassius is getting interrogated, so they are at least doing this proprely.

I would have thought that Yen wouldn't have pushed it that much since I know Lungmen wouldn't have.

Since I saved the 4 kids and all.

Well. Let's just hope everything goes well.

...

And it seems to be the middle scenario, neither the worst, or the best.

Cassius is getting demoted.

Yay for his head being on his shoulder.

The rest of the team got disbanded, and Andoain needs to remake a team.

I probably saved all heads except Andoain's.

The curse of knoweledge !

Well, mine was never in question.

Since, again, I saved the 4 kids.

The fact that I have Chi Xiao, a blade protected by Wei, with me, probably helped them know that he trusted me enough.

But well, I guess I know how the team was made then...


Well.

Guess we're doing a recap.

It's been, what, two years ?

Yeah.

I'm 16 now.

Almost, since my birthday is in 2 weeks.

During those two years I've been doing fairly well.

Growth spurt happend and I'm the same Height as Andoain now.

And from what Andoain is telling me, we're FINNALY getting team mates.

I guess the Notarial hall wanted us to suffer a little.

We were also banned from doing any kind of intercontry movement for a while.

A entire year were we couldn't leave Laterano was annoying.

Since I wanted to go to the ruins of Gaul to search for good weapons.

In the end, I decided to propose it as a expedition for the new team.

As our first mission, since we could find more than just weapon, and that kind of things is better done in team considering it's going to be dangerous.

Well then, let's find who the next heads on the choppi- I mean, the new blood are ?

I doubt it's the 3 I'm thinking about, (unless they are here as trainee, then it's kind of normal I guess ?) normally, it would take a couple years to get assigned to a team, (my case being kind of spetial apperntly ?) so I don't really know.

...

Well, it was actually familiar faces, suprisingly.

Yeah, it indeed the 3 I was thinking about, which is, Lemuen, Mostima and Fiammeta.

As trainee.

Hey, it makes much more sense for them to not be considered proper soldier at what, give or take 15~18, I can't tell.

"Wow, fresh blood I see ? What kind of ritual we can do with their insides ?~"

"Stop joking, Dante. You 3 are now trainee under my team. Dante may seems a bit young, but I can assure you he is well known for being strong."

"It's more because I had to clean up your messes more than one..."

"Again, he might be the vice-captain, but don't listen to any command he does outside of a deployement, he has a tendency to... Joke a lot."

"Ah, you shouldn't have !"

"Is he... Always like this ?"

"Yes."

"I see..."

Eh ? Well, I guess the pheonix isn't as passionate as is shown later on.

More like, she hasn't had a proper relationship with the people here yet.

Well then, now that we can FINNALY get out of the white city, let's just embark in a beutifull journey !

"I hope you guys are ready for a early deployement, because we were getting ready for one, and it's tommorow !"

"Already ? Can't we try to train a little first ?"

"If you wanna train, come meet me at the training ground in 20 minutes, I'll be there for a while trying stuff out."

"Dante, if you cut of one of their limbs, you are the one paying the medical bills."

"Urgh, I'm not some kind of monster, I don't do that on the first day."

Oh, wow, the look on their faces is pretty telling.

"Is it mandatory ?"

"Eh, if you wanna get strong, you come, if not, don't."

"You're telling me that you can get us to be stronger ?"

"Yeah, I can easily see were you'll be better at."

Mainly 'cause I know where your journey's going.

"Can you really ?"

"If you don't trust me, just try it. You'll see."

"If you really want to know, he has a keen eye for that type of things. While I don't recommand getting near him outside of mission, he truly can help you get stronger."

Andoain helping me ? Wow, what do you know ? Is this the begining of the apocalypse ?

Yeah, I know, bad jokes, considering he will be the downfall of the three in front of me.

Not like I'm not going to stop it.

...

"So, here we are, getting cold feet now ?"

"You sure you can fight all three of us at once ?"

"*snort*, if you can make me move my arms I'll be pleasantly surprised."

Looks of curiosity and consternation.

Well, they think I'm just boasting.

Not like they won't understand fast.

"Alright then !"

*BANG*

The bullet stops right infront of me.

Floating.

"Hey, not bad, you almost had me, try again !"

I throw the rubber bullet out from view.

With the force, of course.

... Since when was this Star Wars ?

Am I a Jedi or Sith ?

... Oh shi-

*BANG*

That was close, considering I was going on a tangent.

Well, it's not like they can actually make me move from this position.

If they were in their prime, aka, when Guide Ahead happened, I would be in a pinch, but well, they are still in training right now, so it's not like they are really dangerous.

"How are you even blocking them ?!"

"With my thought, duh."

"Urgh, Malus nequamque..."

Wait, Latin in my chinese game ?

Unacceptable.

... From my 2 years in latin, it's sounded like she called me... A jerk I guess ?

"I'm not that much of a jerk, little bird."

"Call me that one more time and I'll stick my gun somewhere we both don't want it to be."

"Fiesty huh ? Well sure, suit yourself."

It took them a couple of minutes to just give up.

"So, now that you see that I'm pretty strong, and that I indeed can teach you how to be stronger, are you intersted ?"

"Well, if you really can..."

"Dont, he's totally a jerk, I don't think this is a good idea."

"Your loss !"

As I get ready to leave, Lemuen and Mostima both stops me.

"What, you guys want to or not ?"

"Can you really ?"

"Well, yeah."

"Then, can you train us ?"

"Sure."

"Urgh ! I'm telling you this isn't a good idea !"

"If you don't want to do it, you can just leave."

"I'm not letting you alone with both of them."

"Suit yourself."

After that, I just started to point them towards the right path.

Wasn't really hard, it's not like they are dumb or have no talents, just pointing them is enough for those three, so I didn't have to do much.

In no time at all, tomorow comes.

...

"Well then, it's time to move !"

I'm the most excited about this since I can finnaly do what I wanted.

Getting new weapon !

Sounds rich since I have Chi Xiao right now, but I really want more weapon.

I found out that the more 'will' something have, the harder it is to move.

So using Chi Xiao like I want is kinda difficult, and it's not exactly the most cooperative blade.

Mainly since you have to carve the flesh of a living being if you want to use it.

Bloodthirsty isn't a powerful enough word to describe how it is.

I have no idea who made it that way, but it's a pain in the ass.

Getting in the car, I take the driver seat.

"I don't want you to drive in the city, Dante. Give me the wheel."

"Urgh, I can drive calmly, you know ?"

"You nearly ran over 4 people just last month."

"Those guys were litteraly shooting at the car, I wanted them to see what happened if they continued."

"... They were teens who just received their guardian guns."

"Doesn't change anything !"

"*sigh*"

"Where are we going ..?"

"Oh yeah, never really discussed this with you guys huh ?"

"Yeah, it would be nice to at least know where we get deployed..."

"Gaul."

Oh, I see those faces.

Pure confusion !

"Why there ?"

"Isn't Gaul destroyed ?"

"It is."

"Then why ..? I heard it was a place filled with active originium !"

"In some places, yes."

"Again, why ?"

"Well, we're going to the old capital to retrive something."

Even if the cat, ghost and the 3 contries probably taken anything of real interest.

"That doesn't sound neccesasry at all ..!"

"That's because it really isn't."

"..?"

"Well then, let's depart !~"