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Saga 17: Bad Company Part 1

Kikka Town, Common Realm, Clover Kingdom (Evening)

"So all that shit happened underneath all of your notice..." Angra muttered under her breath while slumping on her seat.

The last two remaining members of the Swing Family were now sitting at a table in front of a bistro. In front of the two siblings were a pair of cups of coffee, barely touched by either.

"Heh..." Magna dejectedly snorted. "... Guess that was really unmanly of me, huh?"

"Magna." Angra then clasps Magna's cheeks with her hands, forcing his view towards his older sister's face. "Look at my face and tell me, am I ashamed of you?"

The roguish-looking Magic Knight was loss of words.

"Well here's the answer." Angra stated firmly. "Bullshit."

"Huh?" Magna mumbled.

"Listen Magna." Angra spoke out firmly. "I never told you the reason why I left Rayaka Village in the first place." She then lets go of Magna's face.

"Now that I think about it..." Magna then recalls his older sister walking out of the village gates when he was only a few years old.

"I left because the village smith recommended me to his friends at Kikka." She stated. "And being a country mouse wanting more in her life, not just for her, but also to make her family proud at the age of seven, how can I say no to that?"

Angra snorts out a huff with a look of sorrow in her eyes.

"... I guess I suck as your elder sibling for not telling you, aren't I?" She asks. "Putting myself over my baby brother, and for an extra kick to the ball, never was a part of your life, even after you started to walk around your own..."

"Sis..." Magna sniffed out.

"Oh fuck your tears, dude." Angra spoke out. "This failure of a human being doesn't deserve it-"

Before she can finish her sentence, Magna jumps off of his seat, and slaps her in the face.

"Don't say it's only your fault, dammit..." Magna's eyes then tear out behind his shades. "Hell... I'm no different from you during that night."

"Don't tell me." Angra speaks while rubbing her swollen cheek.

"I SHOULDN'T HAVE STAYED THAT NIGHT!" Magna yelled out. "IT'S ALL MY FAULT THAT MY NEGLIGENCE THAT MY HOME WAS BURNT DOWN, AND MOMMA AND POPS ARE DEAD BECAUSE I WASN'T THERE!"

Magna then hits his head onto the table's surface, wailing out whatever grief he has left in his pained heart.

"Mag-no. Baby bro." Angra taps Magna's shoulder.

The younger brother raises his face, now covered in tears and snot alike.

Angra then opens her arms. "A table's no place to cry upon." She smiled. "Let me the thing that I should've done 15 years ago."

Magna then jumps to his sister's arms as the older sister embraces her troubled brother.

"I'M SORRY THAT I FAILED TO PROTECT MY FAMILY BACK HOME!" His voice muffled through her bosom.

"There there." Angra rubs Magna's head.

Tears then stream from her eyes as well. "Oh goddammit Magna, you're making me cry too..." She whimpers out as she wipes her tears.

The two went on to let out their love, their pain, and of their sorrow.

Once the two break off, the two then take their now-cold cups of coffee, and downs the whole drink in on gulp.

"Well, it's getting late." Angra speaks as she looks toward the darkening sky.

"Yeah." Magna half-sniffed out, cleaning out the residual tears he had left in his eyelids. "Better go before the newbies come looking for me. After all, as Vice-Captain, gotta set a good example to them."

Angra snorts at his remark.

"I JUST GOT PROMOTED, ALRIGHT!?" Magna spoke out to his sister.

"Yeah, sure." Angra then leaves 500 yuls in a tip jar. "One last thing before I get the hell out."

"Yeah? What is it?" Magna asked.

Angra turns toward her brother with a toothy grin.

"You're only family I have left, so don't go dying on me, alright?"

Magna's eyes then stream out tears once more.

But not the hysterical sobs of agony.

But the stoic streams of a newfound conviction.

The Black Bull's Vice-Captain then does the Magic Knights salute, not a word out of his mouth.

As the tomboy sister walks off into the dark horizon, Magna then faintly sees a thumbs-up. gestured towards him.

"Vice-Captain!" A voice called out from behind.

Magna turns around to see Yuno, Noelle, and Jericho, gasping for air.

"WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU, YOU DAMN DELINQUENT!?" Noelle yelled out. "WE'VE BEEN WORRIED SICK, YOU KNOW!"

"Sorry." Magna spoke to the recruits in a solemn tone.

"Had to tie up a few loose ends."

Forsaken Realm, Clover Kingdom (Dawn)

A lone man carrying a pile of wood on his back was stumbling his way on the lone dirt road.

His weary eyes were gazing around the forest surround him, the lukewarm spring air caressing his skin, and his steadily-aging feet touching the rock-hard dirt through his soles.

Such is the life of a villager with a family of six.

"Hmm. My boy is about to turn fifteen this month..." The man mused. "I wonder what kind of grimoire that he'll get..."

The man hoped that his eldest son is blessed with a decent grimoire, so that way, he'll have a better life than he or his forefathers had since.

"Kikka's a good place to start." The man mumbled.

He then looks up toward the sky, with the sun shining from the horizon.

"Hmm. Made good time this morning." He mused.

He then looks back down on the road in front of him, only to see something that made him drop to his rear.

In front of the man was a tangled architecture of cubic masonry and ancient lore. A tomb from a long distant era where magic was on the advent.

A dungeon unearths itself right in front of the man.

"WHA-WHAT THE HELL!?" The man cried out.

In panic, he drops his stack of wood and makes a run for it, in order to tell the news to the authorities.

From the forest, a lone figure cloaked in a tattered white cowl peers from behind a tree.

Seeing that no one was around, the figure enters the unearthed dungeon.

Elsewhere around the dungeon, a lone anti-bird perches on the branch of a now-uprooted tree.

The bird takes off and flies into one of the vents in the stone walls.

Black Bulls Base, Common Realm, Clover Kingdom (Morning)

"Hey Magna." Luck poked at the punkish Vice-Captain. "Let's spar."

The Vice-Captain ignores the perpetually-smiling berserker without a word.

"Leave him be, Mr. Voltia." Jericho spoke out. "He just went through a emotional catharsis last evening and now he's slowly transitioning back into his normal self." The muscular youth then turns the base's mail box for the morning newspaper.

"So you're implying that you want to take his place?" Luck chimed out.

"Let me finish the newspaper first-" He then pauses himself at the cover page that he's looking at. "Mr. Voltia."

"Yes?" The youth skips toward the intellect.

"You might want to look at this." Jericho then places the paper flat on the coffee table, revealing the cover for all to see.

"Dungeon near the Clover-Diamond Kingdom border recently unearthed this morning. Nearby village is temporary evacuated for possible breach of borders."

"Wow~" The youth gasped in awe. "I really wanna go there!"

"We can only hope, Mr. Voltia..." Jericho stated.

"Morning..." Yuno yawned out from the residential entrance.

"Morning Yuno." Jericho spoke out in a monotone voice.

"Morning..." Out of the same entrance, Noelle pops out while rubbing her eyes.

"Morning Noelle." Again the youth speaks out in a monotone voice.

"... What's going on?" Yuno stated.

"Look." Jericho then presents the cover page of the morning newspaper, The Akashic Records.

"Holy shit..." The youth gasped out.

Noelle sighs in relief. "Well, at least we don't have to-"

The front door is then kicked down by Captain Yami. "Morning maggots."

"Morning Captain." All members in the living room speaks out in unison.

"Hey Captain Yami!" Luck bolts to the man. "Can we spar? Can we!? Can we!?"

"Hell no." The Captain ignores the boy and hands leaves of papers to Jericho. "Your missions, by the way."

Jericho then looks through the papers.

"Captain..." Jericho exclaims out. "You don't mean-"

"Huh. Guess that spares me of giving you the details." Captain Yami replies offhandedly. "Head out soon as possible, alright?"

The door behind the Captain shuts itself.

"So what is it?" Luck hopped out behind from Yuno's shoulder.

Jericho, Noelle, Yuno, and Luck see their assignments.

They following members of the Black Bulls were assigned to explore the recently-unearthed dungeon were the following:

Yuno, Jericho Platina, Noelle Silva, Luck Voltia, and Finral Roulacase.

"What." All four present blurt out.

"Good morning everyone!" Behind the four, the resident dandy shows himself.

The four then turn around varying expressions of glee, disappointment, pity, and hope towards Finral.

"... What?" Finral asked. "Is there something on my face?"

"GET HIM!"

The four then pounce onto the poor bastard, preventing him from running away.

Dungeon Entrance, Forsaken Realm, Clover Kingdom (Morning)

"You guys really didn't have to be that rough..." Finral grumbled out as he guides out the Black Bull newbies out of his [Spatial Magic] portal.

"To be fair, Mr. Roulacase." Jericho spoke out. "You would've made a run for it the first chance that you were given."

"And not to mention that you were also assigned to this mission as well." Yuno pointed out.

"And that you've around here before." Noelle also pointed out.

"I know I know, but me, out of all people?" The young man groaned out.

"I dunno, emergency exit?" Noelle pointed out.

Everyone then looks at Luck.

"Hmm? What are you guys looking at?" Luck asked in an innocent tone.

"At least we have a way out." The four of them collectively thought.

Jericho then pulls out a lantern from his bag and lights it with a match. "C'mon, we don't have all day."

The five then go into the dark depths of the dungeon.

In the dark, Yuno reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small gem medallion. He then presses onto the gem, causing the center to glow for a bit before fading back.

"Hey Yuno." Finral spoke to his junior. "What was that?"

"Just a little something I bought for this mission." He then sneaks the medallion behind his Black Bull robes.

"Wait." Luck then obstructs the four behind him. The youth turns around towards the wall next to him. "Guys, you might want to stand back."

The four take a step back as Luck opens his grimoire. "[Lightning Creation Magic: Thunder God's Gauntlets]."

Large, claw-like arms made of lightning appear over the youth's arms. Luck winds back his arm, and slugs his hand into the wall, breaking it through.

"We're here for reals~." Luck hummed out from behind the breach.

The four look into the hole, revealing a twisted interior of stone, moss, and canals. The air itself was radiating with rich mana everywhere, the feel of the stone beneath their feet was lacking in any signs of erosion, and no one were able to peel their eyes off of this breathtaking scenery.

In other words, the Black Bulls stepped into another world, where time itself was frozen.

"Hey guys check this out~!" Luck then steps on a pressure plate, triggering a magic trap set by the men of the past.

Spires of ice erupt beneath the youth's feet, but Luck came out unscathed.

"Man! This is super-fun!" The boy laughed as he then triggers more traps on purpose.

"Umm... Mr. Voltia?" Jericho called out through the mad choir of fire, water, lightning, ice, steel, plants, and whatever kinds of magic traps that the most depraved of minds can ever conceive. "You might want to regard that we're on a mission-"

Finral then cuts him off by placing his hand onto the muscular youth's shoulder. "Too late." Finral curtly pointed out. "He's already left."

In front of the four, Luck was nowhere to be found.

"... Quite an energetic fellow, is he?" Jericho pointed out.

"That's putting it very mildly..." Finral grumbled.

"Ah. I almost forgot." Jericho then turns towards Yuno. "How did you managed to get past me yesterday while I was chasing after the purse-snatcher?"

"Hmm?" Yuno then puts his thumb and index finger onto his chin. "Oh right. I used [Wind Creation Magic: Air Bubble-Balloon] to fly into the air. It was my first time using it, so I had little control over on how it worked, but by the time I managed to get the hang of it, the bandit was flying towards me, so I canceled my magic and the rest happened."

"Okay, that explains how you got ahead of me." Jericho states. "But why couldn't I see you while you were flying?"

"That... I dunno." Yuno answered in a confused tone.

He does, however, recall the sun's rays bending away from the currents, so did that have to do something with the sunlight not shining on his face?

He'll just ask Jericho later. But for now...

"We should probably head further in." Yuno then walks toward one of the entrances.

"Wait for us, Yuno." Jericho then follows the youth with Noelle and Finral not too far behind.

"Hey Yuno." Finral asks the youth in front.

"What is it?"

"You know where you're going?" The Knight asks.

"Not really." Yuno answered. "But the flow of these particles of mana feel like they're leading me towards somewhere."

"Whatever that is, I hope it isn't a trap." Noelle grumbled out.

The Black Bulls then continue on their journey into the depths, room after room, one with an altered gravity that made them float like petals in the wind, the other was a room with branching paths, and plenty of other rooms with plenty of variety on how it'll kill a man.

The Black Bulls find a busted-open treasure chest covered in blood.

"What the hell happened in here!?" Noelle asked.

"Probably a Mimic." Jericho answered.

"Mimic?"

"Magical creatures living in dungeons that disguise themselves as treasure chests that eat up unsuspecting or foolish adventures that try to open it for assumed riches." He grimly stated. "But the current state of it..."

Jericho moves in closer to inspect this "Mimic". "No digested remains... No visible signs of struggle... All internal organs gone... Cavity is too clean... Scratch marks in its interiors... That's odd."

"What is it?" Yuno asked.

"Okay. Stop me if this sounds stupid." Jericho disclaimed. "I think someone ate this Mimic."

The Black Bulls blink.

"Wait!" Finral exclaimed. "What the hell do you mean by that!?"

"Unless there are Magic Knights in the order who eats raw organs on a daily basis, I think someone else other than Magic Knights are roaming this dungeon." He states in a grim tone.

"Wait, RAW!?" Noelle screeched out.

"No signs of a fire being started around here, no scent of secondhand smoke, no traces of blood trailing, no visible footprints scratched interiors of the Mimic's chest, methinks that the mission has gotten even more dangerous."

The Black Bulls then fall quiet.

"So what now!?" Finral panicked.

"Retreat is not an option unless we get cornered, so all we can do now is to prepare for the worst." Jericho summarized as he braced his equipment. "Crazed cannibal or a bigger magical beast that wandered in, we'll face it when we cross that bridge."

The groups nod right before then head further in, now with caution in their minds.

The group then runs into Luck, in an open room with a gigantic carnivorous plant at the center.

"Mr. Voltia!" Jericho cried out.

"Hey guys~!" Luck's cheery voice spoke out over the plant's snarls. "Took you guys long enough~! I was starting to get bored!"

The plant then lashes out it's tendril-like vines toward the other Black Bulls.

The Magic Knights dive out of its way.

"EVERYONE! BE CAREFUL!" Jericho yelled out. "THAT'S A NEPENTHES!"

"WHAT DOES IT DO!?" Noelle yells out as she then ducks under the lash of the plant's vines.

"IT'S MOUTH HOUSES A SUPER-ACIDIC COMPOUND THAT CAN MELT THROUGH STEEL IN AN INSTANT!" Jericho cried out to the rest of his fellow Knights. "IT'S GOING TO TRY AND CATCH YOU AND DISSOLVE YOU FOR YOUR MANA AND NUTRIENTS!"

"THANKS FOR THE INFO! NOW I CAN DIE KNOWING THAT!" Finral cried out while screeching in horror.

Meanwhile, Luck's ankle gets caught by the plant's vines, but Luck simply rends the vine off of his foot with his clawed gauntlets and fires a few balls of lightning into its mouth.

The plant then covers its vat-like mouth with it's leaf-like lid, bouncing the balls off of it.

"Wait a minute..." Yuno whispered out as he watched the plant defend itself. "It's a risky move, but I gotta make sure."

Yuno then dashes toward the plant, with his ankle being immediately snared by its vines, and dangled up into the air and right above its bubbling vat of death.

"YUNO! WHAT THE HELL ARE THINKING!?" Jericho yelled out.

"NOW LUCK!" Yuno roared out.

The Cheery Berserker then fires his bolts of lightning directly into the vat.

"[Lightning Magic: Spark Scattershot]!" A grapeshot of electricity goes inside the plant's acidic vat.

At that moment, Yuno uses [Wind Magic: Crescent Moon Sickle] to cut himself loose from the vines and upon hitting the ground, Yuno bolts behind a fallen rubble.

"EVERYONE! FIND COVER! IT'S GONNA BLOW!"

Everyone, including Luck, duck behind a improvised cover with their ears plugged in by their fingers.

The Nepenthes then bloats, with a slight glow coming from inside its belly, right before it explodes into a nauseating-scented fireball.

The Black Bulls peers out of their covers with their noses pinched.

"I think it's dead." Yuno speaks out.

"NO SHIT IT'S DEAD!" Finral cried out in a exasperated tone. "I SWEAR! THAT STUNT OF YOURS MADE YOU LOOK LUCK OR MY YOUNGER BROTHER LOOK SANE IN COMPARISON!"

"On the bright side, it won't attack anyone else ever again." Jericho spoke out. "Plus, look over there."

The Black Bulls see a treasure chest at the exact spot where the plant once was.

"You think it might be another Mimic?" Noelle asked, recalling the blood-soaked treasure chest.

"Luck, check for anything living in the chest." Finral asked.

Luck then sends a small jolt of lightning towards the chest.

The chest's lid then opens up by itself.

The Black Bulls then peer inside the chest for its contents, only seeing an artificial arm made of metal.

"That's it?" Noelle states in a disappointed tone.

"Eh. Loot's loot." Jericho then takes the arm and puts it in his satchel. "Might come in handy later."

With the monster dead, the Black Bulls head out, only to run into three figures.

Jericho then shines his lamp toward the three, revealing themselves as Magic Knights from Golden Dawn.

"I thought I smelled a rat." The bespectacled man spoke in a disgusted tone. "And it had to be the Black Bulls, out of all people. Just what the hell are you lot doing in here?"

"Mission." Jericho stated.

"Bullshit." The man spat out.

Jericho then takes out papers with their names on it. For additional proof, a wax seal of the Wizard King was on it, showing clearance for them to enter the dungeon.

"Hmph! All right. I'll give that one." The man huffed.

"Commander Lunettes, you're acting like a complete ass right now." A chestnut-haired girl spoke out.

"I didn't ask for your opinion, Junior Magic Knight Fifth Class, Corrin Index!"

"Everyone please!" A redheaded Golden Dawn breaks up the two. "We're not here to fight amongst ourselves!"

"Hmph! I'll let you off with that transgression then." Commander Lunettes then turns his back toward Corrin.

"Screw you too, Klaus." Corrin secretly flips the bird as she mutters at the bespectacled man.

The Black Bulls look at the so-called "dignified" and "elite" Golden Dawn Magic Knights acting like more of a ragtag group then themselves.

"And people call us mismatched." The Black Bulls collectively thought.

The redheaded girl then eyes toward Noelle.

"What?" Noelle asked.

"It's been a while, Noelle." The redheaded girl spoke to Noelle.

"Never thought I'd see you again, Mimosa." The huffs out. "Glad someone's hasn't changed a bit."

"So Noelle..." Mimosa tries to continue her conversation, but Finral cuts in and tries to flirt with her.

"Hey cutie." Finral winked. "How you've been today?"

"Why fine, thank you." Mimosa smiled.

"Still airheaded as ever..." Noelle internally groaned.

"Anyway!" Klaus yells out over everyone. "We of the Golden Dawn have been exploring the whole dungeon until we heard an explosion from this room."

"To be fair, one of us ran ahead, found him fighting a giant plant monster all by his lonesome, killed by making eat lightning, and got a sweet metal arm out of it." Jericho states while presenting said arm.

Luck then waves out his arm towards the Golden Dawn.

Corrin whistles at the sight of the craftsmanship of the treasure.

"Hmph. Better then expected." Klaus spoke out. "However! It shall be the Golden Dawn that'll conquer this dungeon for the Clover Kingdom! Corrin! Back to out exploration."

"One problem, four-eyes." Corrin snarked. "There's not enough room to activate my [Magnet Magic: Telekinetic Flux]. And no, that room behind them is a dead end."

The Black Bulls nod as Klaus begins to fume over his shortsightedness.

"Fine!" The Golden Dawn Knight yelled out. "EVERYONE OUTSIDE! NOW!"

All the Magic Knights then vacate the dead end chamber and along the way, the two squads begin to converse.

"So, four-leaf." Klaus asks Yuno.

"What is it?"

"Why didn't you join the Golden Dawn?" Klaus asked. "Surely with your power and potential as a four-leaf, you would've made greater strides then if you're with the Black Bulls."

"If I said that I want people to see me more than just some four-leaf, would believe me?" Yuno replied coldly. "I know that magic is everything in this world and that sentiment goes double for you Nobles, but it's that same damn world that killed my brother right in front of me. I joined the Black Bulls over the Golden Dawn so that I can protect the people that matter the most to me rather then some over-pompous Noble that whose name I don't even know."

All other words that were about to come out of Klaus's mouth fade in an instant. The Magic Knight is at a complete loss of words at the youth's inner turmoil and conviction.

Meanwhile, Noelle and Mimosa were also exchanging words as well.

"So Noelle." Mimosa asked the silver-haired girl. "How are the Black Bulls been treating you? I mean, I've heard that they're pretty unruly but they seem pretty nice if you ask me."

"It's as you say." Noelle responds. "Although I'm surprised to see that the Golden Dawn let you in despite you being a complete scatterbrain."

"Well, as much as I love to join my cousins in the Crimson Lion Kings, they're a little too hot to handle for me." Mimosa sweatdropped. "Also, the Golden Dawn members have really supportive of my role as backline healer, and from their support, I had a lot of chances of improving my [Plant Magic]."

While the two girls were exchanging their experiences, Corrin and Jericho were exchanging information about the dungeon.

"So you're telling me that you guys ran into monsters in this dungeon?" Corrin asked in a surprised tone.

"I'm surprised to hear that you lot didn't run into a single one." Jericho responds.

"That explains why this dungeon feels so odd to be so barren..." The Golden Dawn Knight bit her thumbnail.

"Worse, methinks that someone else other than us has entered the dungeon as well." The Black Bull pointed out.

The rest, Luck and Finral however, were a little... preoccupied.

"Hey Final~." Luck moaned out in a bored. "Let me down~."

Finral grumbles as he continues to carry Luck over his shoulder with his [Spatial Binding Magic: Magic Box].

The eight Magic Knights then reach the clearing surrounded by rivers flowing upwards.

"You can never get used to seeing that..." Mimosa commented.

"Well regardless." Klaus then turns toward the Black Bulls while adjusting his glasses. "This is where we resume our mission. Mimosa! Corrin!"

"On it!" The redhead then opens her grimoire. "[Plant Creation Magic: Magic Flower Guidepost]." A large flower with a holographic display of the whole dungeon layout appears before her.

"Asshole." The chestnut-haired girl then opens her grimoire. "[Magnet Magic: Divining Rods]." A pair of L-shaped rods made of light appear before her. The girl then begins to scout around the whole area for direction with the rods floating in front of her.

"Amazing..." Jericho spoke out as his pen was sketching the layout displayed on the flower. The rest of the Black Bulls watched in awe as the Golden Dawn Knights worked with such coordination and professionalism.

"Never mind, they're Golden Dawn." The Black Bulls, sans Jericho, collectively thought.

"The treasure room is nearby." Mimosa stated.

The rods in front of Corrin then turn away from each other. "I found a way in!"

"Excellent!" Klaus then opens his grimoire. "[Steel Creation Magic: Royal War Chariot]!" A war chariot pulled by a horse statue made of iron.

The Golden Dawn Knights all get on the chariot.

"Oh, before we go, can we give our names?" Mimosa asked Klaus.

"Make it quick."

Mimosa smiles. "My name is Mimosa Vermilion. It's a pleasure to meet you all."

"Yuno." The youth raises his hand.

"Noelle Silva." The silver-haired girl flips her hair back.

"Name's Corrin Index." The chestnut-haired girl spoke out.

"I'm Luck Voltia! Let's fight after the mission's over!" The youth over Finral's shoulder chimed out.

"Ignore him. The name's Finral Roulacase! Nice to make acquaintances with two cute girls as yourselves." The Black Bull winks.

"Jericho Platina, ex-Royal and aspiring diplomat." The muscular youth presented.

"Then thy name is Klaus Lunettes of the glorious Golden Dawn, and I have parting words before we leave." Klaus adjusts his glasses. "But first, Corrin!"

"On it." Corrin then casts a spell. "[Magnet Magic: Telekinetic Flux]." She touches the chariot with her two fingers.

Sparks then run across the whole steel chariot as it begins to float.

"Next time drive it yourself, asshole." Corrin mumbled as she closed her grimoire.

"Now for my parting words, Black Bulls." Klaus ignores Corrin as he declares while his chariot begins to lift itself off of the ground.

"Don't get in our way." The steel chariot then flies off into one of the holes in the wall.

The Black Bulls then look at the chariot flying off.

"We should go." Jericho pointed out.

Before anyone can say anything, a splash from the water was heard.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" Noelle pulls out her grimoire and her eagle wand, Aquila. "Alright! I guess now would be the time to test out this new thing!" She thought.

"I would come out, but I'm a little... indecent right now." The unknown voice spoke in an embarrassed tone.

"What do you mean by-" Before Noelle can finish her sentence, she then shes a blue-striped boxer floating down a river right next to her.

A head with messy red hair and stubble pops out from the corner of a rock.

"Can you folks help out a man looking for his clothes?"

Noelle then fires a blast of water at the man while screaming in embarrassment, sending the poor bastard flying towards a wall, buck-naked.

"Huh, guess the wand helped." The Black Bulls collectively thought.

"PERVERT!" Noelle then keeps firing her [Naga's Fang] at the unknown red-haired man.

To Be Continued...

Author's Notes: AND I AM BACK BITCHES!

Hoo boy, two weeks of a writer's block and I'm back from the depths of Hell baby!

So a few things to announce:

First, I'm starting to draft a Gundam IBO AU fic! Had that sucker on a backburner for a while and I want to upload the first chapter around this month in celebration of Gundam NT's release date.

Second, we are now in the dungeon exploration arc! Finally I can write without restraint!

Lastly, another OC! I love making these guys. Also, no more recaps.

So make of that what you will.

Hypothetical Voices (for Funsies):

Corrin Index: Rina Sato (JPN), Brittney Karbowski (JPN)

So what do guys think of this chapter? Leave a comment or a review down below, for I'd like to know what my audience is thinking.