Chapter 22

"Man." Maki moaned walking by the streets of Gosha Village along with Aki, "Why Asagi-sensei called us to come to the academy that early?"

"I don't know, but if it said we must do it." Aki responded, "After all she is gathering a meeting of almost all academy, then she must declare something really special."

"Interesting could it be what Pavel said about something that we all know?" Maki asked Aki.

"Maybe, but what it could be…" Aki pondered, and then they heard a voice behind them.

"Aki, Maki how are you?" they both turned their heads and saw Akiyama siblings along with Yukikaze, "Do you know why Igawa-sensei is calling almost all students." the elder Akiyama asked the couple.

"Even you don't know." Aki was surprised that even Rinko didn't know what that all was about, "Well, Pavel told something that we all know it, so it must be something really important."

"Maybe they want to tell us all about these guys from that organization?" Yukikaze suggested.

"Perhaps, after all, they are really strong guys." Maki said, "I can't forget our first fight with them that girl with the spear." Maki flinched, "If not Pavel's warning…"

"Don't worry, when their friends appeared we started to win over them." Aki tried to calm her down.

"I don't think so." Rinko said pondering, "If they wanted to deal with us, they would do it definitely. Even if that French scientist didn't fight us seriously, he is not from weak ones, and how we fought them in Sapporo, only shows us that their really strong."

"There's no doubt in it, and do you remember that strange man with the cloak and the hood." Aki said to the captain of his club.

"Mystic." Rinko quickly remembered his name, "Yes, we still don't know his potential, if he didn't fight us his can be one of the strongest their members."

"And at the same time, we should understand that they can have some other strong guys." Yukikaze said, "That man with gloves is strong too, he was fighting Oleg-sensei easily."

"Yes, I remember it." Aki nodded, "We also saw him during our first mission." Rinko nodded too, "And by sensei's expression it was possible to understand that he knows that man pretty well."

"By the way what other members did you met in Sapporo?" Yukikaze asked Rinko.

"Well." Rinko pondered, "We encountered that French, the Polish doctor, and the other person, who used flame abilities."

"Torch." Maki snapped with her fingers.

"Did you remember him?" Aki was surprised.

"Yeah, I remember all my enemies, which I want to punch." Maki responded chuckling.

"And at the same time there were people from 'Black Wing.'" Rinko added.

"The traitors of ours?" Tatsurou was the one who went out of his own thoughts.

"Yes, along with Miyamoto Naomi and Ioshito Miyata." she concluded.

"Yeah they're really fearsome opponents." Aki remembered how saw that woman in real, "If not 'Red Division' we would never be able to deal with them."

"I still can't understand how are they working with that Hush? He never speaks a word, I would drive crazy with such partner."

"On the contrary." Aki smiled, "The one who likes to talk and the one who don't like to do it, is a really good company." and then all of them laughed understanding what the boy was meaning.

"Not funny." Maki playfully pouted her cheeks.

They continued their way talking to each other; however Tatsurou preferred to be calm, his thoughts were devoted to the man in strange silver armor, his words about that woman, who looked like him, didn't leave his head. Seeing this Yukikaze started to talk with him about lots of other stuff.

They finally started to come to academy and saw that there were quite a lot people.

"I've never seen such many people here before." Maki was quite surprised.

"Yeah, it's quite surprising." Yukikaze was amused too.

There were all teachers and all elder and medium students. The group tried to find someone who could know what that all was about, but it was a surprise that they couldn't find, neither Sakura with Chikeko, nor the Russian duo. They even couldn't see Ren and that increased their interest much more.

"Now it's really strange." Maki said to the group, "We can find them nowhere."

"Don't worry, will soon know everything." Aki smiled to her.

They walked by the corridors of the academy straight to the assembly hall, as the group saw the students were sitting as they liked, because some of their classmates were sitting with students from other classes. Suddenly Rinko's eyes stopped, she closed her eyes and glanced over the hall, and then said also unexpectedly.

"There are they." she pointed to the right corner of the hall.

"Have you found them?" Yukikaze said energetically.

"Yes, there are all of them, but still there's no Russian duo." she stated.

"Then let's go there!" Maki declared, and the team went to their friends.

After some minutes of squashing with other students and teachers they finally reached the needed place.

"Hi everyone!" Maki exclaimed frightening almost all of them, except Sakura, "Where have you been these two days?"

"Ah it's you Sato." Chikeko said catching her breath of such unexpected act, "Please don't make things like that anymore."

"It seems that you're a person who can be easily frightened, I didn't know that." Sakura chuckled looking at her.

"So guys, where have you been?" Maki asked them again.

"Were you fighting these guys again?" Yukikaze asked them this time.

"Yep." Sakura nodded, "And the whole gathering is about this."

"It seems that the mission you've done was really important." Rinko said taking a free place the rest started to do the same.

"Something like this." Sakura said again.

"Hey Ren." Maki asked the tanned Taimanin, "What was on that mission?" however Ren seemed not listening to them, "Hey! Earth to Ikenami!"

"What?!" Ikenami was taken out of her thoughts.

"What was on that mission?" Maki asked her again.

"Ah, well, you know it soon enough." Ren responded, but still deliberating about something.

Maki wanted to say something, but suddenly saw how Igawa Asagi appeared on the stage out of the curtains, as she appeared everyone started to calm down, likewise everyone wanted to know what it all was about. After her there appeared two other men one was pretty old and the other one was elder than Asagi, but younger than the elder one. Some people started to whisper, but they quickly stopped as Asagi came to the platform and hit the microphone.

"Greeting to you all." Asagi started, "I think you're wondered why you all were called to the assembly hall." she did a brief pause, but then continued, "Today we have a really special guest, who decided to visit our Village and give a speech, it was because of him that we've got a transferred student and a teacher." she noticed that some people wanted to start talking, so she quickly continued, "Tarasov Pavel, Oleg Tereshkov, please come out." as she said this two men one was in official black suit, while the boy was in the uniform of the academy, the sat by Eugene, who was sitting by Nobushige Yamamoto, as it possible to see, there were the other two places, "Today's our special guest is the Minister of Russia Eugene Fedorov." Asagi said, and then the man who was older than Asagi got up and came to the platform, while Asagi took his place.

"Greeting to you all." he said to them in Japanese, "I'm glad to see you all here, to see future hunters, who will bring peace to lots of other people, who can't protect themselves from the demonic threat. I'm glad that I was able to visit your beautiful village and I'm glad that our hunters could become the part of you and to do the same missions you do." he did a pause, but then continued, "I think you're asking the question, why we decided to start making relations with you so unexpectedly, there two reasons, in it. First one, as you know, is to build friendly relations with your country in order repulse the demonic threat together, I hope we will be able to do this in the future." he did a brief pause, "The second reason is that one of our criminal organization started its action in your country." Most of the students were surprised hearing this information even the small part of teachers was slightly surprised, "We still don't know their direct aims, but we know that they definitely want to harm to both of our countries, that's why I'm asking for your assistance in it." he did a pause again, "While I and Mister Nobushige were coming on our way here we were attacked by this organization, which name is 'The Third Law', but thankfully to the courage of our hunters they were able to protect, I'm familiarized with the names of these hunters they are, Igawa Sakura, Hirata Chikeko, Oleg Tereshkov, Yatsu Kuro, Dmitry Sablin, Pavel Tarasov and the one who was able to save my life and gain respect of my country is Ikenami Ren." after this words the boy about twenty four years went out of the curtains. At the same time Ren's friends turned to her surprised, Maki, Aki and Yukikaze were astonished hearing this, but still Ren got up with the named persons, however it also was possible to see that Asagi was surprised too, she whispered something to Yamamoto, and the man with the beard only nodded quickly, "I also would like to praise the young hunters who also have fought this criminal organization, Sato Maki, Ito Aki, Akiyama Rinko and Tatsurou, Mizuki Yukikaze." the man added, Asagi go up and came to the Russian minister.

"I'm glad that your country is praising our Taimanin, but I would like to know was it really truth that Ikenami Ren, did a great effort in protecting your life?"

"Yes." the man quickly responded, "Risking with her life, she accepted the battle with one of the strongest from their organization, Mystic, if not her opportunity to save me I wouldn't be able to appear here today."

"Ikenami Ren, please come out." Asagi asked her with a serious voice. Ren gulped, but did what was told, Maki even started to push her to do this, after some seconds Ren appeared on the platform her limbs were slightly trembling, she glanced over the hall, and then her eyes stopped on Pavel, who only nodded and smiled to her, "I'm very glad to hear that a young hunter wasn't afraid and decided to oppose to a much stronger opponent in order to save life of this man." Asagi smiled warmly and then said, "So if there's something you want me to do, I will try to fulfill you wish, of course if it's only within the bounds of reason." Ren was standing not knowing what to say, "Well if need to have a time to think about it then you can do it."

"No, there's something I would like to ask." Ren started, "Well, since our class represented more results in fighting 'The Third Law', then I would like to ask you to let us go to the special resort for Taimanin."

The presenters of the assembly hall were dumbfounded, from several part of the hall were possible to hear shouts of joy and whistles of approving. Asagi only smiled at such offer, "I don't think that it will be difficult, with your class will be allowed to go Igawa Sakura and Hirata Chikeko, as they face this organization several times too." Ren saw how Asagi stretched her hand to her, the tanned Taimanin accepted the handshaking, and then she left the platform, Asagi was the one who started to speak with the audience again, "At the same time, we will have another pair of transferred people it'll be a student and a teacher, they have already helped us to fight again 'The Third Law', and we would like them to become a good part of our academy. Meet, Vlasova Maria and Potapov Ilya." after these words two other persons came out, the first one was a woman with red hair, which reached her bladder bones, she was wearing a white official suit, but without a jacket, the other was a Ilya, who had pretty long hair, which was tied into a ponytail, Ilya was wearing a female's uniform of the academy. The audience was glad that this time it was two beautiful girls, who joined their academy, I'll hope that you'll like them." she said and then gave a word to Eugene.

"As I understand, there's are people with mental ability among Taimanin, so we decided to let Maria to teach you as the criminal organization, possess such people, she will teach you how to resist to such ability and it's pros and cons, I belive you'll like her." at such statement Oleg looked at Maria and smiled to her, the woman preferred to see nothing.

The minister spoke not much, then it was time for Yamamoto to speak, he told almost the same things about the organization, about the work of being an anti-demon hunter, and about their Russian colleagues. After an hour and a half the meeting was over, all students were allowed to go for the lessons, while some of students who fought those criminals, were called.

"So that's why you said that all of us will know it." Maki said coming to Pavel, "Well you really can surprise."

"Yes, it was really unexpected." Rinko agreed with the energetic girl.

"Man, and how our names were said, it was really worrying." Maki said and looked at Ren, "It seems that we have a new start in our class, haven't we?"

"Please, don't say such things." Ren said, becoming red, "It's difficult for me to accept all this attention."

"But weren't it you who wanted to be like Igawa-sensei?" Aki asked her with a smile.

"Please don't remind me about this!" Ren pleaded.

"Hey guys, stop terrorizing Ren." Pavel joined the talk, "She it's difficult for her to receive so much attention let her get used to it."

"Yes you're right Pavel." Aki said, "Please forgive us Ren." Aki bowed and then said again, "But you know our class wants to say words of gratitude to you personally, none of us thought you would ask something like that."

"Well, I just decided that the reward should be shared equally, since we've met them much more times." Ren only said, but then the students saw how the teachers called for them.

"Kids." Sakura started, "Follow us." she said with a merry voice.

The students did what was told, the split onto several groups, Oleg was talking with Pavel, Maria and Ilya. While Aki and Maki were talking to Sakura and Chikeko, two ministers preferred to talk to each other, while Ren was walking alone thinking about something.

"Still can't get used to it?" Ren heard a voice behind her; she looked behind and saw th beautiful bluenette.

"Yes, it's everything so new to me, I just can belive that before this mission you were lecturing to me, but when it's done you all are praising me. I remember how I did a stupidity during my first mission being a captain, and I still can't forget it."

Asagi only smiled, "Each of us always do mistakes, he would never wanted to do, but they only teach us not do them in the future."

"Did you do these mistakes too?" Ren raised her eyes at the principle.

"Of course, there're not perfect people who wouldn't do them, there're the cases when because of my decisions other hunters suffer. Also because of me I lost two important persons I really loved."

"Sensei." Ren suddenly said, "You why did you allow me to do this mission, not just because everyone started to protect me?"

Asagi smiled again, but this smile was warm like mother's one, "Because deep inside I knew that you wouldn't fail Ren. I knew that you'd do everything how it should be done, you even tried to fight Mystic, and I must say that he is not from weak ones, I fought him on equals."

"I could lose to him, but when Pavel…" she suddenly stopped.

"When Pavel what?" Asagi asked her.

"No nothing." Ren quickly responded, "He just protected me from him."

"I see." Ren nodded, still watching at Ren.

"Here we're!" Sakura declared when they came to the door that led to the conference hall, "The place where we discuss these criminal guys."

"Not a bad one." Dmitry admitted, the place was really cosy for such things, the tables were put in circle and at the same time there were some of tables out of the circle.

When everyone took their places, Nobushige started, "Well, Eugene tell them about the main goal of the 'Law', again please."

"Yes." the man nodded, "As I told to Yamamoto, their main goal is two destroy seals that are in Japan." he said.

"What seals?" Asagi asked him.

"The problem is that we don't know what they do, but if they want to do this, than that means something really terrifying." Asagi became frown, "As we know there six seals in Japan and two of them are destroyed." he sighed.

"What?!" Asagi exclaimed, "And you're telling it only now?"

"Asagi, calm down." Yamamoto said.

"I apologized, but why didn't you tell us about this before, maybe we could do something if these seal are really so important." she still was on emotions.

"It's not so easy to do." Oleg said in protection of Russian minister, "It's really difficult to find these seals, we can't find them until there some anomalies begin."

"What do you mean?" Chikeko asked him this time.

"How to explain it easier." Oleg said, "Do you remember demons' gathering during our mission?" Asagi nodded, "It was one of these anomalies, when lots of different demons gather in one place, the first seal was destroyed then, because there was a strong earthquake, it was a cause of seal destruction."

"So you want to say that the first and second seal when we were on missions?" Rinko suddenly asked the teacher.

"Yes, the anomaly of the second seal, was strong wind, that blew from all sides."

"That was the reason why we helped you then." Maria suddenly said, "We were trying to understand what brought them there."

"Well, you could say it more nicely." Oleg said to her, "After all if not you we would have big troubles there."

"This organization always sends groups of two people or more on missions." Dmitry said, "But prefers to split groups on two or three people, and the formation of these groups is a really problematic thing, they know how to create groups, they try to put these members who work with another one perfectly."

"I have a question." Sakura said, "Why are they working with demons, as it was said in the report they supposed not to do this."

"It a mystery we don't know." Eugene responded, "During your first mission together we also believed that they don't work with them, but it seems that we were wrong."

"Then here's another question." Ren suddenly said, "When they started to work with them."

"Miss Igawa." Eugene said, "I like this young huntress, she is young, but asks such difficult questions, no doubts she will become a really good Taimanin in the future."

"I'm glad to hear such to hear such compliments." she said watching at Ren, "There's are a lot of questions about these criminals."

"And even some of we still don't know." Eugene confessed, "One of them is how they could become so strong in just these sixteen years."

"It seems that they're really powerful if they could develop in such short period of time." Maki said.

"There also lots of questions about who is their main patron, I won't belive that they would be able to survive, in this world without such person."

'Maybe this patron is that Walter?' Asagi thought, but still said nothing about this person, she quickly looked at Pavel, and then turned to Maria.

"Can I ask you a question, Maria?" the red haired woman nodded, "If you're a teacher here now, how your lessons will pass?"

"Instead of my colleague." she nodded at Oleg, "My lessons spread onto theoretical and practical parts, during theory I tell about mental powers, while on practical ones I show theory to students in use."

Pavel flinched after these words, Dmitry did the same, "Is everything so bad?" Yukikaze asked them.

"Well, it's difficult to explain in words, so it'll be better to see straight on your future lessons." Dmitry chuckled.

"I must warn that my lessons are not so peaceful and easy, you have to work hard during the practice, and you'll be my assistances during my lessons." she looked at Ilya and Pavel.

"Yes." both of them responded with a sigh.

"And one more thing." Asagi said stopping all talks, "I thought about creating a special squad, which will react on all action of these criminals, somewhat of a Task Force."

"Not bad idea Asagi." Yamamoto said, and then added, "And we also know the members who will join it." he said, with a slight smile, he saw that Asagi wanted to say something, so her decided to name these people, "You, Sakura, Murasaki, Kuro, Chikeko, Oleg and Maria." he said.

"Hey and what about us?" Maki hit the table with her hands.

"Maki, please calm down." Aki tried to make her quite, but it was useless.

"We faced them after all too, and even could surprise."

Almost all hunters chuckled at this statement, "Did you really think that we would forget about you?" Yamamoto said, "So all of you are in in this group too."

"Sweet." Maki, Yukikaze and Ilya were glad, to hear this. Rinko and Aki were surprised, while Pavel and Ren were calm, they noticed Asagi glance, which was directed at Pavel, so the boy started to worry then he did something bad or impolite.

They continued to talk about the work of their new squad, it's work and how they must work, indeed the elders said, that none of them will allowed to go on a mission, without a teacher, at least one teacher and two students. Taimanin also were told how to detect the anomalies, and that the way to find them is to go to the center of it. They also were told that Russian hunters will restore it.

"Well, then I think the meeting is over for now, I hope that we all will ork better now, in meeting our new friends, and together we will be able to stop them." Yamamoto said.

"Don't worry, we will do this at any cost." Sakura said.

Everyone started to leave, Asagi got up and started to see off the presenters, Pavel didn't hurry to leave, and Ren decided to do so, 'Why is he so tensed?' Ren thought looking at her, 'Wait, is it because of my words, which I said to sensei? What an idiot I am!' Ren lectured herself.

"Thanks that you two understood my glance." Asagi said, "Don't worry, I won't detain you for too long." She said with a smile, "Pavel, Ren you were showed yourself great, in the beginning I thought it would be a really bad idea, to let you go for such important mission, and it was a complete surprise for me how Eugene Fedorov praised you." she did a pause, "This reward you asked Ren, is from Fedorov and Nobushige-san, so if there's something you would like to ask me to do for you then ask."

"Sensei, there's no need for you to be so kind; this trip is enough for us." Ren quickly responded, she didn't want to hear that Igawa Asagi will do something for her, just because she did what she had to do."

"A joint training." Pavel quickly said, "Like you gave us two days ago."

Ren looked at him with surprised eyes, "I see, it's a good ask." Asagi smiled to Pavel's idea, "When I'll be free I'll give you it." Pavel and Ren were about to leave, how they were suddenly stopped again, "Pavel, can I talk with you alone, don't worry, it's just what I've asked you about during our practice combat."

"Ah, you mean this." Pavel exhaled, "Of course, but as I told I'm not good in telling old tales."

"However, I'd like to listen to you first, since you know it too." Asagi said to him.

"Well if you want then, I'll do it." Ren left the hall leaving the young hunter with a veteran one alone; he took places which were free, they stat not far from each other, "Well, how I should start." Pavel said, "As I remember it right, the demon world has lots of strong demons which rule in his own area." Asagi nodded, "But long ago, even before the appearance of our countries, there were the power that ruled in demon world, in other words it wasn't fractured like it now, there were ten demons who were these rulers."

"Ten demons?" Asagi didn't understand.

"Yes, they called themselves demon lords and they were split in three lines, first line, second and the third ones. There were one demon lord of the first line, three of the second one, and six of the third one."

'He called himself the second Demon Lord of the second line.' Asagi thought and then asked the student, "Do you know their names?"

"No, their names were lost in the history, but I remember their description, well how it was?' Pavel pondered again, "The first demon lord leads the rest. The first one of the second line burns everything in his way, the second lord of the second line will make you his servant in death, and the third one of the same line, will send you into the ice oblivion." he stopped for a second.

"And what about the other six lords of the third line?" she asked him.

"The tale doesn't tell about them a lot, as I remember they all were defeated long ago."

"How do you think, could they exist?"

"Well, I don't know." Pavel didn't know how to answer this question, "I mean, we fight lots of different scary demons, then these one could live too, but why are you asking?"

"Nothing to worry about.' Asagi said, "Just read in some book about it and decided to ask you." she lied, "It was told that it's Russia legend."

"I see." Pavel answered to her, "Can I go now?"

"Yes, you may." she said with a smile, but then added, "One more thing, take care of Ren."

Pavel became red; he wasn't ready to hear something like this, "Of course, I'll do it." and then left the hall leaving Asagi alone with her thoughts.

"I still can't understand, why the hell we retreated, after all we could deal with them." Archon said being between Mystic and Przemislav, Naomi was walking by Mystic watching at the man.

"Haven't I told you before that our mission is not to kill him, but only to scare." Archon said.

"I know, but we could deal with Taimanin, they were the ones who encountered with us several times."

"I've told you this, this order was given by Master, he thinks that they can be really useful." Mystic responded again.

"I think I'll never understand your intentions." Archon replied.

"Don't worry… you don't have to." Wojciechowski said to Archon with a chuckled, then he turned to Mystic, "Przy okazji1, what about him, when he comes?"

"Pretty soon, as fast as he does some preparations in Brasilia, he will take some men too."

"Finally I've been starting to become tired of doing all these missions." Archon said again, "I hope he will bring our little star here."

"Like to argue with her?" the hooded man asked the man in the purple costume.

"Just like to see how she reacts onto it." he chuckled.

"Hey Mystic… when Torch comes back?" Przemislav asked him.

"Tomorrow, Walter will take them back in the night." then he looked at Naomi, who was keeping silence for the whole time, he stopped and said, "Well, guys, go and rest, we have nothing to do for the next two days, so you can relax well."

"Finally, I think my arms will fall off." Archon said stretching.

"I ja… And I will continue on working for some idea." Przemislav said and went further with Archon also waving to Naomi and Mystic with his hand.

When the left their vision, Mystic said, "Do you want to talk to me about something?"

"Yes, why did we leave them so unexpectedly?" she asked him.

"Because we hadn't an order to kill the ministers." he responded.

"But I think that it's true." Naomi said, "We left them when you started to fight those kids, does something binds you with them? Or with that boy who protected the other young Taimanin." she narrowed her eyes.

"Don't think about it." he said to her calmly, "I just decided to spare these kids."

"Interesting to hear how you spare someone." Naomi said, "Mystic I know always kill the ones who were ordered to be killed."

"I've said, they were told not be killed, we can try to capture them and make our servants out of them, especially, one our member wants to get Asagi herself."

"That man in silver armor?" Naomi asked him.

"Yes, Walter wants to capture her and turn into his servant."

"Personal slave, I would say." they heard a voice behind them, and a clang of metal boots, "As I see you finished your mission, so was it successful?"

"Yes, your beasts were very effective even against professional hunters." Mystic replied.

"And whom have you met during it?" Walter asked again.

"Don't worry, the one you want to get, wasn't there." Naomi answered to him.

"Sad, the rest doesn't interest me." Walter said, but then heard Mystic question.

"What about Celine was she able to find some nests of Taimanin?"

"No, the one who wanted to give us some information is dead, so she and her guide decided to do everything by themselves."

"Celine has a guide?" Mystic seemed surprised, "Where did she get him?"

"Her." Walter corrected him, "As I understand it right, it was when we were looking for allies with her, and she finds her really useful, I must say, I've never seen her caring someone like this."

"As I get it, it would be much better for her to have someone who will give some instructions, as I remember Celine can't talk to people properly."

"Yes, she can't." Walter replied, "Well, I think the two of you want to rest, I want delay you anyone." Walter bowed and then went further.

"Strange person." Naomi said, when he did a turn in the end of the corridor, "And scaring too."

"Well, since when Naomi that I know have started to afraid of something?" he chuckled at her statement.

"Idiot." she said and then grabbed the collar of his cloak, "But the idiot I like a lot." she said to him and kissed him, "How about to continue our bed dual?"

"I don't mind." he smirked, and then they went fast by the corridors of their base.

When the meeting was over the called students and teachers went to their lessons, Yukikaze and Tatsurou decided to slow down and when Oleg did a turn to his classroom the two young hunters quickly caught him up.

"Sensei, aren't you busy now?" Yukikaze asked him energetically.

"Right now I'm free, but as I know you two should have a lesson." Oleg said seriously.

"The lesson can wait, but our talk can't." she said watching at him with serious eyes.

"Is it because of your mother?" he asked her, she only nodded.

"Fine." he opened the door of his classroom and said, "Come in, if the teacher asks you where were you, just say that I called you." both of them nodded and then entered his classroom, Oleg closed the door and not coming to his place asked them, "So, are you on the edge of saving Mizuki Shiranui?"

"Yes." Tatsurou said, "If we have an opportunity to help skillful people to help save her, then we should do it at any cost."

"Yes and if they know my father, I would like to ask them what they knew about him." Yukikaze added seriously too.

Oleg sighed, "Do you understand that these hunters ar really strong, and you mother is really strong too, as I heard she is as strong as Igawa Asagi, do you really think that you won't be burdens for them?"

"Sensei, if that blue haired man told you to tell us about it all, then he doesn't think that we are weak." Yukikaze declared.

"Yes, and with some tricks you taught me, we can be really good support to them." Tatsurou added this time.

"I see." Oleg sighed again, "If I can't persuade you, then you've decided and thought everything perfectly, both of them nodded.

"Do you know how we can leave the village in that case?" Tatsurou asked him, "I don't think Igawa-sensei will let us go."

"You think absolutely right." Oleg responded sitting onto his place, "She even not from those who can be easy tricked, so it'll be difficult to let you go somewhere, especially when you're in the Task Force now."

"Don't tell me that you have no idea how to give us an opportunity to join them." Yukikaze chuckled at his statement.

"I have one idea, but it depends not on me." Oleg said, and then added, "I will try to convince someone in order to help you to reach 'Red Division'."

"And who do you want to ask?" the boy asked him.

"I have only one person in mind, and it's Hirata-sensei."

"And how she is going to help us?" Yukikaze asked him.

"She will take you on a mission and then she will let them take you." Oleg explained quickly.

"Why you can't do this?" Yukikaze asked him, "It'd be much easier if you would do this."

"It would, but it won't be good for him." Tatsurou explained, "If he do this he can discredit himself with such action, while with Hirata-sensei everything will be fine."

"You understand everything right." Oleg nodded, "And also I would send Pavel with you, because if she returns with him there will be less suspicions that something is not right."

"And we also could blame those criminals in our kidnapping." Tatsurou added Oleg only nodded, "There will be no troubles with Pavel, but with Hirata…" he pondered.

"I think she will understand." Tatsurou said with a smile, "She is not as strict as other teachers."

"I hope that it's true." Oleg sighed.

Shiranui was walking by pretty lively corridors. She didn't pay much attention to them; she was walking and thinking about something that only knew, 'If only Master Kuroi was in good mood. I hope he will forgive me for killing that man, after all he did a trap for me, so I killed him reasonably.' she did a turn and continued her way, all men's gazes were directed at her forms, but she didn't pay much attention on it, 'And that man again, who the hell is he? What for he wanted to get me?' she suddenly stopped and put her hand onto her head, 'He said something about bring me back to Yukikaze…' she stopped in the place where less people were, she leaned onto the wall, and pondered again, "Yukikaze…" her voice was soft and gentle, but then she licked her lips, 'Soon, you'll be Master's personal slave like you mother is now, I hope you won't resist too much, maybe on the contrary it would be much better to see you resisting, I hope you'll resist like mummy did it for many years.'

Shiranui continued her way, until she came to the red room, where was a cosy and sofa and several chairs, a tall tanned man with fair hair was sitting in it, his pose bored and lazy, but still was directed to the door, next to him was sitting a man with grey hair, who was also fat, he was sitting on the chair.

"Finally you've arrived." Real started, "Have you brought the information about Taimanin hiding places?"

"No." Shiranui responded.

"What?" the man was surprised with such answer, however Kuroi was only watching at the wall.

"The bastard has doubled cross us." she referred, "When I arrived to his office, there was an ambush; likewise they knew that I would come there."

"Who attack you?" Real asked again.

"I don't know, but there was a man, I've already met, he also was in company of a woman and some cyborg, I decided to escape from them, and try to capture them in the future, I must say that they're pretty strong and can give us lots of power if we take them under our control."

"And what these people wanted from you?" Real asked her once again.

"I don't know, they just attacked me telling almost nothing." she replied.

"But still Kuroi." said, his voice was cold and firm, and Shiranui flinched of it.

"Well, the one that I've met before said something about taking me somewhere, I think they were ordered to capture me, perhaps." she lied to him, "Don't worry Master, next time I meet them, I'll bring you them to you."

Kuroi responded nothing, but turned to the gray haired man, "Real leave us." the an only got up and quickly left them, when the door was closed Kuroi got up and came to Shiranui, he put his hand onto her cheeks and squeezed them, "Do you really think that I'll belive that you don't know who they are?" he said to her, "What do they want from you?"

"I… I don't lie… Master." Shiranui couldn't say it properly.

Kuroi was watching at her eyes, not making even a single blinking, he narrowed his eyes, "I'll trust to you." he released her cheeks, and then said, "But I hope you'll focus on hunting your daughter, I'm interested in torturing her first."

"Yes, Master." Shiranui bowed, "I'll bring her to you."

"I have got another mission for you." he turned to the sofa and returned onto his former place, "But there will be another submission in this one."

"I'll do everything, what you order." she came closer to him, and sat onto her laps in front of him.

The man smirked, "What a slut you're Shiranui." but then returned to his mission, "You're to check the places which were offered to join us, in Tokyo Kingdom and here in Yomihara, and the submission will be in Tokyo Kingdom, I've heard that on its streets appeared someone who called himself a Vampire Lord."

"Do you think that Edwin Black decided to show up himself so recklessly?" she stretched her arms to his pants.

"I don't know, but I was informed that he calls himself a real Vampire Lord, so you have to know who it is."

"I got Master, can I do something more for you?"

The man smirked again, "We'll see." and got up, "But not now, I must go for now, next time, my pet."

"As you wish, Master." she said with a sad voice, watching how Kuroi was leaving the room.

Izumi and the trio of men were standing in somewhat of hall where was possible to eat. Right now there was no one except them. Tomas and Arthur were eating, while Izumi and the boy just preferred to sit and just talk about their mission.

"Was this hunter, you fought a strong one?" the boy asked Arthur who was eating salad, with all needed stuff, like a real gentleman.

"Well, he was a strong one, but still he did two fatal mistakes, first one, he distracted too much, the second one, he did a really bad thing focusing only Tomas."

"Yeah, the damn fool didn't know that I was only interrupting him, when Arthur suddenly started to attack him with his cane." Tomas responded, "By the way, kid how did you get into her grip?" Tomas was eating hamburgers.

"Well, I she was much faster than I, and as I understood she focused only on me, as I was the weaker opponent than Izumi."

"Hey, boy, do you remember something after she was chocking you?" Tomas asked him.

"No, I just pass out and that's all. Have something happened?" the boy didn't know what the man was talking about.

"Is everything blank?" Izumi asked him.

The boy closed his eyes, and tensed, he bowed his head from left to right, "No, still nothing." he merely replied.

'Somehow, I'm glad that he remembers nothing.' Izumi thought with a slight smile, and decided to change the theme of their talk back to Nakamura, "However you were quite good, the only thing you should work is on speed." Izumi lectured him.

"You're really a good teacher under your and Torch's manuals I'll become strong in no time." the boy chuckled.

"Eating?" they heard a cold voice behind them. Izumi and the boy quickly turned their head, while the siblings could see the newcomer perfectly.

"Yes, Master Walter." Arthur responded, "It's not bad to have something, after a successful mission."

"I see." then he turned to Izumi, "So, any remarks on his work?"

"No." she shook with her head, "He worked perfectly, the only think for him is to become faster, right now to fight a veteran hunter is impossible for him, because of his age, but any a team he can be a really good support, in the future I think he'll become a good hunter."

"Well if you think so, then so be it." Walter said, but then added, "Can I also have you for some words?" Izumi gulped but nodded.

She got up and both of them left the hall, and stopped in the corridor next to the door, "Well, was it true that you told to me about his merits?"

"Yes, I never lie about someone's abilities." Izumi ensured him.

"Nice to hear." then he bowed slightly so he could see her eyes, "One more question, was there something strange around him?"

"Something strange?" Izumi reasked him, 'Is he talking about that strange occasion?'

"Yes, something like, strange things, or maybe some words." Walter narrowed his eyes understanding that there happened something. Izumi was thinking, she didn't know how to start so Walter decided to harry her, "So?" his voice became colder and firmer.

"Well, I'll tell you, but if it's not what you want to hear, I would like to ask you not to harm this boy." she said firmly too.

"It depends on what have happened."

"During our fight with the woman, we had to kill, she could grab him. After this she started to choke him, I didn't know how to help him, because she could kill him, if I would come any further." she suddenly stopped.

"And?" Walter stretched.

"After this his eyes became red like a real flame, he put his hand onto her hand and burnt them as I saw later the scorches he left were really bad and then…" she did a pause again, "He said something in a language I've never heard."

"Maybe you remember some words?" he asked her again.

Izumi tensed trying to remember, but still couldn't do it properly, "Bok… lya…"

"Maybe boklyang?"

"Yes, and then he said, at sy… syug…" she tried to remember again.

"Syugat?"

"Yes." she snapped with her fingers, "These were the words he said, do you know what they mean?"

"They have no relations to you." Walter replied to her, "I'm glad that that you could tell me everything about what happened on your mission. You can be free." Izumi wanted to go to her team, but suddenly heard next, "I hope you'll continue to practice with him." she nodded and returned to the hall, 'It seems that he finally started to awake, well, well. Interesting, when he is able to restore his fool powers, and will the vessel be able to bear his power?' Walter turned around and walked slowly somewhere, 'I can't wait to see three Demon Lords of the second line together again.'

Yamamoto Nobushige was walking by the streets of Gosha Village, the plan was done for the day, and he decided to have a walk alone and just think over what have happened for today, the night has covered the village, and a fall wind started to blow, however the weather of the middle of November wasn't too cold somehow. He was breathing with full power likewise someone wanted to take that air away. Eugene and Dmitry were sent to the dormitory, along with the other Russians.

'Interesting, will our relations become really perfect?' he asked himself, 'If they become true, it will give us lots of opportunity in fighting NOMAD and other criminal organizations, at the same time, we'll become more independent from UFS, and gain powerful protection from Chinese Union too. And this new organization, metal ability, and this strange attack today. Indeed Russia has its own secrets.' he chuckled at his own thoughts, 'And at the same time Naomi is working with them, that will give us certain difficulties. That Miyata is also survived the meeting with Murasaki.' he sighed,' Questions after questions. And these seals, what they're doing and why they want to destroy it.' Suddenly he felt how something appeared behind him, "What is it?" he asked him, not turning back.

"Nobushige-san, we have a problem." the appeared person was a woman, who was wearing a complete closed uniform, even her face was closed with a demonic mask.

"Is it serious?" he asked her.

"Yes." he heard a quick and worried voice of the woman.

"Follow me." he said to her, the woman nodded and followed him.

They were walking pretty fast, Yamamoto was thinking about what could happen that a personal deliver was sent to contact with him. When they left crowded streets he finally asked her, "Now tell me what have happened."

"Nakamura-san is found dead." the woman quickly said.

"What?!" Yamamoto exclaimed, "But how?!"

"We don't know, but the bodyguard who supposed to protect her is dead too." she added, "We know nothing, who could do this, but we found this." she took out several sheets and gave them to the old man.

The man quickly glanced it though, and said, "Have someone seen it?"

"No, I quickly reported everything to you." she said to him.

"Good." he nodded, "I must discuss it with Asagi, and then we must start act, perhaps someone wanted to expose his acts, in order to remove the main attention from him, I don't think Yazaki's spies wouldn't take these documents, and at the same time, we have to check everything directly, if it's these new criminals after that, then they have something special for our country."

Then the female Taimanin left, and the man went home, as he didn't want to disturb no one at such beautiful evening.

Przy okazji – by the way

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