"What, you expected something else, my friend? Also, we had the first victim for the doll, though it's not going to be a beatdown."

The next day…

"So it can shrink?" "Yeah, I have to give the doll that feature. If not, it would be extremely clingy to bring around."

Kuro forgot about the problem with the size of the doll, so right in the morning, he had to get to the room and made the doll smaller, and explained about it.

Setsuna asked Kuro, uncertain about the situation: "So you're not going to help us today?" "Unfortunately, no. However, if you're in danger, there will be someone there to help you. You don't have to be scared that the enemies attack you."

Clem: 'How about I go with them?' 'No. It's not the time for you yet. You could just go with me.' 'Aw, fine.'

Eva: "About that doll… can it really be used as a weapon?" "For some reasons, it can be. I don't really know how the hell Plutia can harden them enough so that they can survive a hit that causes craters. All I see is her using only needles and strings." That earned him looks that screamed 'You're exaggerating'. "Anyway, you should be ready now. I'm heading out now."

8:30 AM

"Hey, show us the prizes now!" The girls from class 3-A were demanding the host of the last night's game to show them the things their roommates have fought each other to gain. The reporter just grinned and gave it to the winners, as the girls gathered around and looked at them. They are tarot-like cards, with the girls' images in it. Nodoka's one is which she wore her usual uniform, with 6 closed books floating behind her, 2 just at her sides and 1 right in front of her, the three were opened. About the twin… To put it simply, they are in Ram and Rom's default weapons and costumes in Cyberdimension Neptunia. I was planning to describe them, but… the damn internet kind of ruined the mood to do so.

The girls whistled at how nice the cards are, with Konoka briefly regretted that she didn't participate in. Then, Asakura said: "You know, if we have time like this, how about we open another game so everyone still has a second chance?" And that earned everyone's agreement, and with Shizuna's announcement, they started getting back to their rooms, including Nodoka. 'Hehe… I'm going to take good care of my card! It's the proof for my first kiss with Negi-sensei! And…' Her thought was interrupted when she reached the corner and saw Setsuna, Fuka, Fumika, Asuna, Negi-sensei gathering around Kuro, Clem, Asakura and the ermine.

"What the hell were you three thinking?" "It's just a game, Asuna." "A game that could expose Negi's secrets, Kuro-baka!" "Well, it hasn't happened, right? What's wrong to make a little profit out of this?" "It's not about that matter! If the truth came out, Negi could be turned into an ermine!" "Don't worry, Asuna. Dada knows what he's doing." "Even if he does, and even when the cards are real, we can't pull Honya into this. She's just a normal girl with simple life…" "Aren't you the same?" "Speak to yourself, Fuka." "But… we're already known much…" "Not you too, Fumika…"

"That aside, Ane-san. You should hold on the card now. With this, you can call the weapon out without Aniki around." "Wait, we can do that?" "Yeah, all real Pactio cards can do so!"

'That ermine is talking… And Asuna also did so to…who? Negi-sensei or Kuro-sensei?'

"Just say 'Adeat'. The card will do the rest." "Um… Adeat!" The card disappeared, replaced by the familiar fan. "Wow! Now that's neat!" "To recall the weapon, say 'Abeat'." "Now I feel like a mage now!"

Thinking that's enough, Nodoka walked away while reminiscing the conversation. "What is it about? Pactio, and the card turning into things… What about mine?" She looked at her card again, before saying the magic word. And immediately the card's covered in light, and then it's gone, with a book in its place.

'Wow… a book came out… But…' When she turned the pages, they're completely blank. 'There's nothing in here…' Then, words appeared in one page, making her nearly jump back in surprise. Then she read in her mind: 'This is Kuro-sensei and I will explain about the book. It can read everyone's mind, except ones who can counter that, as long as you have the person's name. Every single thought in their mind, the book will write it all down. Sometimes there would be pictures for easily imagine what their minds are thinking.'

Nodoka then got curious. 'If I know a person's name, I can read their minds… Okay, Kuro Orleans…' And the page flipped, the blank page started filling up to show a smiling Kuro, who's winking his left eye and put his right index finger in front of his lips. 'I DID tell you that it can't read ones who can counter the book, which includes me. But, when I want to, I will open my minds for you, but not now. Also, Yue's coming your way.'

"What are you reading, Nodoka?" The shy girl yelped in surprise as she raised her head up to see Yue was indeed heading to her. "AH! Yue? It's nothing…" Then, the words started changing shapes again, as Nodoka took a quick look into it… and immediately slammed the book shut. Upon seeing her friend's strange behavior, Yue leaned closer to the book in the girl's hand. "I have never seen that book before, Nodoka. Where did you get that?" "Um… this…" "There's nothing to hide from me, you know." 'No, but… this is not… this book is too evil!'

"HEY, GET READY UP! We're going with Negi-sensei today, right?" Haruna just straight-up interrupted them with her carefree attitude. And Yue could say nothing but: "You're way too wound up, Haruna."

Back the time a bit

Setsuna: "SO we're on our own today?" Kuro: "Yeah, I'm having a meeting with some of the people I saved a long time ago. They're eager to know what happened after they're revived. And Clem will be with me." "People might be freaked out when they know how old you are." "Meh, no one would believe that except the ones who I saved."

Eva: "Wouldn't you ask us to help?" "Not now. I know when you're needed. Anyway, I should be off now. Bye." "Bye-bye, everyone!"

Yang: "She would be a great help to deal with whatever problems you got back then." "But that won't help Negi at all. I want Negi to grow up and be stronger as well."

On the train

"We are heading to where, Dada?" "Nara National Museum. The girls gave me the location last night before I hit the bed." "They really want to say their graduates to you." "And I appreciate that."

The two has reached to the entrance point of the museum. They wandered around, marveled at the structures inside of the buildings and the statues. And then, while they're reading a description of one Buddha statue, someone wrapped her hands before Kuro's eyes while giggling. And there's no reason for him to not know who she is. "Hello there, Nana." The girl put her hands away, as the 'immortal' duo turned back. "Come on, Kuro, Clem. Our group is over there."

The trio walked a little further inside, where the rest of Nana's group was there. And a young woman was standing there with them, as she asked Nana: "Is this the person you said about?" "Yep! And his kid as well!" The woman nodded and bowed to Kuro. "Nice to meet you. I'm the teacher who's guiding this group today. Can I ask for your names?" The duo bowed back, as Kuro answered: "Nice to meet you as well. My name is Kuro Orleans, and the girl here is Clementine Tennouboshi." The teacher looked at the man, then back to the little girl who's waving her hands happily to her. "Um… I thought you are family?" "Yeah?" "Then… why do you two have different last names?"

"And we don't remember you used a last name the last time we met." Nari asked from behind, followed by Hikari: "Or you took your wife's last name?" "Um… Can we take this conversation somewhere else?"

After a tour around the museum, they took a small break in a restaurant (Kuro decided to pay for the meal, and the girls were more than happy), the man himself started answering the questions: "Remember that why I used the name Kuro? Before that I had no intentions of using my real name in any circumstances. And you were right, Hikari, Orleans is my wife's last name."

Nari: "So your granddaughter's last name is from her mother as well? You only have daughters?" "Nope. It's because my first two wives don't have last names either. My last name is from the third one." Meeting the blank stares from everyone else, Kuro raised his left hand up. "Hope this is a good evidence."

Mika tilted her head to the left in utter shocked. "How… how old are you? Nana said that you said you're over a century year old, but…" "Yeah, it's the truth."

Hodoka interrupted: "I think we will get the information in Mahora Festival. Now, can you tell us how you escaped Heavenly Host?" Kuro took a quick look towards the teacher… "She knew about our story." "Okay then… I haven't. I might be able to travel out of the place, but I'm bound to the place. But, at least if you want to return there, nothing would find and kill you… unless the bastard somehow got out, or Sachi scared you on purpose."

Chihaya: "Sachi? Don't you mean Sachiko?" "No, Sachi. She's Sachiko's 'supposed' twin, if she wasn't dead even before birth." "That's so sad…" "It is. Anyway, I have saved people, and seemed to be everyone after years. Though, I paid the price after half a year after I saved the group from Kisaragi. And at that point, I kind of cheated Death at the same time with a Possession spell." And obviously that shocked everyone. "But if you're dead…" "Well, more like I'm standing on the thin line between Life and Death. And I can jump on both sides if I want to."

Nari: "That sounds ridiculous." "Even I don't know how that works myself. But, I won't complain. Anyway, the place's more peaceful now, with all the ghosts 'living' with each other." "A big family?" "You can say so." "So… who's the parents?" "Really? *Chuckle* Well… could be me and Yoshie, Sachiko's mother."

Nana: "But, if you saved all of us…" "One of your lives. The ghosts are remnants of your deaths. I could only intercept one of many. But that's better than none." Silence. "Now, excuse me…" Kuro pulled out a phone and dialed someone…

Ozpin: "You called them, didn't you?" "Obviously. Who else could I call?"

To Negi and Asuna

"Ha…ha… HOW LONG IS THIS ROAD!" The duo, along with Chibi Setsuna and Chamo, have run in the Kagabiko Sanctuary's road for thirty minutes…without reaching anywhere. Upon the two were too tired and stopped for a brief moment, C-Setsuna took that time to think about their situations… "Negi-sensei, we scout ahead first. Asuna, stay here and rest." And then… "Asuna? How did you get in front of us?" "I have to ask you back, how did you two get behind me?" "We're in trouble! Negi-sensei, jump over the fence and head to the forest…" And the two reappeared on the other side. And with that, C-Setsuna concluded: "We're trapped into an infinite time-space spell! Unless we can find the source of this spell, we can't reach anywhere else inside of the 500-meter field around us!" "EH! NO WAY!"

From outside

"That's for fighting against us, you brats. Let's see how long you survive before being rotten in here." "EH? That's boring. And where's that Nii that girl said earlier?" "According to Fate, that man is out of mission today, and met someone he knew." "Urgh, boring. I thought I could fight him to see how strong he is…" "Be quite and watch them. I'm heading to Ojou-sama now." "Fine…"

The boy then looked at the group, and noticed that the bigger girl ran ahead first, making the rest run after her… And for some reasons the spell stopped doing its purpose. 'Huh? Weird… How did they manage to disable the spell? Better follow them now.'

Still the boy's view, after Asuna managed to deal with her problem…

'They're still discussing… Tsk, when can I…' Then he overheard them talking about how stronger the bigger girl would be while the contract was activated. The group then did the test, with the bigger girl hitting a rock with her bare feet… and earning a massive ache at where she hit. 'That's dumb.' And when the contract was activated, the rock shattered with the same kick. 'Hm… They're more interesting than I thought… Alright, let's see how well they can hold on a fight…'

To the group

C-Setsuna: "Don't worry. With the fan, I think Asuna could deal with ordinary spell-casters from Kansai." "Yeah! No problem! It's like walking in the park!"

"And I can't let that comment go through, can I?" Someone spoke up, and everyone started looking around for threats. Then, something just fell right behind them, as they turned to see a huge spider, with someone standing on it. "Then you can try to fight me for comparison before you start mouthing off like that."

The group then recognized the person in front of them: "Wait a second! We met you at the game center!" Negi then remembered: "Setsuna, was Konoka under attack?" "Not right now. But if the enemies trapped you here, then they must be heading to us now."

"We have to deal with them first before we took care of the others. Negi, now!" "Alright, Asuna!" After the contract activation, Asuna rushed towards the spider and delivered a power punch to the creature's head, making it fall on his back and the boy to jump off in surprise. Then, with a swift swing from the just-summoned-fan, Asuna returned the spider to its world by disappearing into the rune paper.

"Interesting…" The boy spoke up after Asuna cheered for her short victory. "I heard that you have some kind of enchantment breakings so I brought a Goki with powerful wards, and yet you can one-shot it easily. But you." He turned to Negi and pointed an accused finger at him. "You're pathetically weak! Aren't you embarrassed that you're protected by the girls here? This is the reason why I hate Western mages."

"Hey!" Asuna shouted back while standing before Negi. "Don't be so sore just because your Goki was defeated, brat! You can't win now with your protection gone…"

"Why do you think I need that creature to protect me when I can do so myself?" The boy then jumped off and flew towards Asuna. Briefly startled, Asuna started swinging her fan towards the boy, but he kept dodging while taunting at the same time. Then, when he saw Negi starting his chants, the boy pushed Asuna to one direction and rushed to the teacher and pulled out a bunch of runes to counter the incoming spell. When he succeeded, he immediately threw a punch right at Negi's face, and with that, he started attacking the mage while dodging his partner's attacks. And with a last hit, he broke through Negi's barrier. "How's that now? I bet your father wasn't that tough either!" Asuna rushed between him and her teacher as she shouted back: "You should have told us you're a fighter! And don't pick on Negi like that, I'm your opponent!" "That's your assumption. And fighting is a man's job."

"Did I hear a sexist comment from a boy like you?" Everyone turned to the voice to see a girl, who looked as old as Kuro, with dark blue hair being tied to two pigtails, with an orange triangle hair clip. She wore a black jacket with blue tie, and a pair of pleated dark blue shorts with black suspenders. She also had a blue-black stripped left arm sleeve with the same designed right legwear, and black leg warmers. She's looking at the boy with empty blue eyes and a smile that screamed 'I'm a bad girl and I know it'. "Don't underestimate our power like that, boy. Or you will regret it in the future."

The boy was a little shocked that the girl appeared out of nowhere, then he asked back: "So? And who are you? I thought there's a sign about…" "Kuro asked me directly to help the group. Go figure." The boy didn't say anything at first, then smirked. "That person was so scared that he had to ask a girl to…" Only to earn a fast and powerful left punch to the face and get sent towards a wall. The girl then looked at the teacher and his student, and the smile turned warmer. "Don't be so surprised. I did warn him."

"I guess I have to take back my words." The girl turned back to her opponent, who's pushing himself out of the wall. "But then, it's not my fault you got hurt because of this!" He threw a punch right at the girl's face, only for her to grab the attack with her left hand, and then pulled out a black megaphone from nowhere and pointed it to the boy's face. A second later, she shouted right into the weapon, creating a high-pitch soundwave right to her opponent, making him turn blinded and deaf for a moment. "AHH! That hurt!" The boy can only hold his head in immense pain and fall on the ground, rolling left and right.

"We need to run now, kids." The girl turned back to the group. "He will regain his senses later. Right now, we have to find a way out of the spell. And we can talk later when we're far enough from him." Seeing no other options, the group members nodded their heads as they started heading out of the place…

When they're far enough, C-Setsuna decided to ask: "We appreciated your help. But, you said that Kuro asked you to help us, right? Then, may I ask your name, and why did you look like Clementine?" The girl, her smile has turned into a normal one, answered: "The name's Kurome Ankokuboshi, and I am Clem's mother's other self."

That earned blank stares from the others, as she explained: "Clementine's mother is Uzume Tennouboshi, however, she's my Light side. After a few things, I am now my own person. Though, Clem sees both of us as her mother." Still blank stares, as she giggled. "Look now, we can talk later. Right now, you need to come up with a plan to fight the boy, and escape this place. I will help you with the task, though Kuro said to only aid you with your plans."

Chamo was about to retort, when Negi answered the girl: "That's enough for us. Thank you miss Kurome." "Save your thanks after we escape here." Then Kurome kneeled down to the boy and wiped the blood on his face with a gauze. "Better check these wounds before they get worse."

During the medical treatment, Chamo asked Kurome: "You said Clem's mother is your Light side, right? Then why is you the Dark side?" "Well, to put it blankly, I was planning to destroy Kuro's world because of my own jealousy." And before everyone could say a word, she continued: "I was treated a bit harsh before, due to how unstable I was before. I decided to seal myself away, but the jealousy was there, and combining with Negative Energy, I turned into what I was."

Asuna: "Then, why did you stop?" "Kuro knew ways to convince a person. And he has been gone through what I have experienced." "What about the 'other you'?" "She was a bit cautious at me at first, but after a few talks… we are friendly now. And people have accepted me back as well."

C-Setsuna: "Return back to our problem first. Negi-sensei, did you have a plan to deal with him?" "I have one, but let me re-think about it first… Okay, the plan's good, but I might need your help, Kurome-san." "Don't worry, that's why I'm here."

After regaining senses…

'That freaking hurt! How the hell did that megaphone produce that kind of sound?' Grunting in his mind, the boy started running around, looking for his targets. It seemed the attack before didn't give him a bad feedback, but just an instant damage. Once he regained his senses, he immediately rushed out.

Then, he saw a person from afar. "GOT YOU!"

Poor Nodoka.

"GYA!" Basically what happened in the original. The boy immediately stood up, hid his wolf ears away and apologized: "I'm sorry! It wasn't on purpose! I got the wrong person!" He helped the girl standing up and then recognized: "Hey, aren't you the onee-chan from the game center?" "Umm…Yes, I am." 'Damn, did she follow me here?' "There was a 'No Entry' sign, right? You shouldn't be here." "Umm… I'm sorry." "*Sigh* It's no longer the matter anymore. You should find a place to hide now, since there's fight going around here. I will undo the trap and let you out later, so stay here until then, okay?" The boy then ran back, but stopped when Nodoka asked: "Wait…um…" "Hmm?" "My name is Miyazaki Nodoka. What's yours?" "Well, since you told me your name… I'm Kotarou! Inugami Kotarou!"

Just a little bit further away…

"Okay, you're ready, Negi?" "I hope the plan works…" "It will, don't worry."

The trio jumped on the main road, waiting for their opponent to come. With preparation, Negi called out his Thunder Valkyries and ordered them to attack the boy. Though, they couldn't do anything as Kotarou just punched and kicked them all out of oblivion. But those were just distractions, as Negi then sent his strongest lightning arrows towards the inugami, covering him in smoke… However, all of that could only still manage to destroy the boy's protection charms. The Youkai immediately rushed towards the young teacher, as Asuna tried to stop him but failed as he went around and delivered a punch to Negi's chest… only to be blocked by Kurome and she threw him away with such force.

"Okay, Onee-chan. You're way too annoying now. You're going to deal with my Shadow Wolves now!" From his shadow, a pack of wolves started coming out and attacked the girls. While they really attacked Kurome with force, some of them attacked Asuna… in an embarrassment way. Kotarou took the chance to start 1v1 Negi. Due to his inexperience in real combat, Negi was beaten up badly, and his shield broke after a few more hits from Kotarou. Thinking that he has won, Kotarou focused his power in one punch and delivered it out, only to be slightly moved away by Negi deflecting it. And with a tick of contract activation, the young teacher punched the wolf boy to the face, sending him off the air, then rushed right below him and sent a direct thunder attack to the stunned opponent. And that declared the teacher's victory against the Youkai boy.

Negi then declared: "Don't underestimate Western mages! We're not as weak you thought!" "Yes, we finally win!" Asuna and Chamo cheered, with Setsuna commented in surprise: "Wow, you managed to infuse your body with magic energy. That's not easy to do, Negi-sensei. You are truly…"

"You can still fight, can't you?" Kurome suddenly spoke, as she started pulling Negi back. "A Youkai isn't easy to go down like that."

"So you noticed…" Kotarou stood up and teared off his torn clothes while transforming into his more powerful form. "I take back all what I have said about you, Negi Springfield. But that doesn't mean this fight is over!" In a little fit of rage, the boy threw a punch right to where Kurome and Negi were, creating crater right in the position.

"You really want to have a fight, huh?" Kurome walked towards the boy. "Then I would entertain you for a while before we escape here."

Hearing the taunting voice from Kurome, Kotarou didn't care that his opponent was a girl or not. "If you're asking for it!" The beast threw his punch towards the Dark CPU, who responded by countering it with her own punch, creating a shockwave that knocked everyone else out. The two then threw punches towards each other, not caring that their whole surroundings were being destroyed. After about a minute, Kurome decided to stop the fight by right hooking the boy in the chin, then kicked him right to a rock.

"Again? Really, don't you have better moves?" "Hey, this is just to entertain you a bit. I don't want to destroy the place more than we already did." After wasting tons of energy, Kotarou just fell flat on the ground, barely able to move any muscle. "Damn it… You're strong, Nee-san. But you can't get out of here, since I won't tell you anything…"

"Head to the East and reach the sixth gate from this point. The runes for the spell are hidden on the top, left and right sides of the gate." All of them looked at the direction, to see Nodoka holding a book in her hands. Asuna and Chamo hung their mouths in shock, while Negi also had blank stares along with C-Setsuna. Only Kurome just smiled warmly. "Thanks, Nodoka. Let's get out of here." But before they went away, Kurome turned back to Kotarou for a moment and said: "Kuro said that you're a good boy, and you only help them to find a decent fighter and improve yourself. That's admirable, but you're picking the wrong road." And with that, she left the poor boy there by himself. "And I don't hate you, this is just business."

Ruby: "Wow, Negi was so smart!" "Yeah, that's why he could be a teacher."

Glynda: "Though, that girl said the move wasn't easy." "It was, and it is. It works a bit like Jaune's Semblance, but it would drain user's inner potential magic to do so. If you're too low in that, then the move's not possible."

After that, on the big boulder

"You found out about our secrets. I'm sorry for hiding…" "Don't worry, Sensei. I would do the same thing if I was you." Nodoka then timidly turned to Kurome. "Um, miss? Are you Clem's mother?" "Right and wrong at the same time." "Sorry that I read your mind. I was just a little curious." "No harm done."

"Um, Sensei?" Negi and Asuna turned to see C-Setsuna starting to fade away. "Setsuna, what happened?!" "I'm losing my connection to the physical…" She then turned into the paper, then fell harmlessly in Chamo's 'hands'. The ermine recognized how dire the situation was now. "Oh no, something happened to Setsuna's side." "EH?" That's everyone's (except Kurome) reaction, as Negi tried to stand up, but the girl gently pushed him back down. "Don't worry. Rom and Ram are there, they can help." "But…" "Right now, you need to rest. Your fight with that boy drained a lot of energy from you. And besides, I'm not the only one Kuro called for help."

Blake: "But if both of them are on the field, then what happened to The Realm?" "There would be no one, what else? He left there all the time. It's just like a home to him, come in and come out whenever he wants."

Nora: "*Giggle* Like yours?" "Yep. Like mine."

The cinema town

"Alright, we're saved for now." Setsuna muttered to herself, as she's outside looking for threats, while Konoka's inside one of the buildings. She was worried at first that Negi and Asuna might get into a lot of troubles, but luckily that girl helped them out. "She said she's Kuro's friend, so I think there's no need to worry about them anymore…"

"Se-chan! Look who I found!" The girl turned back to see her Ojou-sama in a traditional kimono with an umbrella for the look, and accompanying her were Fuka and Fumika in their costumes in Pactio cards. On one side, the girl's blush indicated that she's having a good view of her 'crush', but on the other side, she was surprised that they would meet someone that could help them out of the dangerous situation. The swordswoman immediately asked: "Ojou-sama? Why did you change your clothes into that? Not that I mind…" "The people there let us borrow their costumes. So, how do I look?" The energetic girl spun around her one time to show the kimono, which made the red turn redder. "It…looks good on you. Excuse me."

Setsuna then pulled Fuka and Fumika to a little distant away from Konoka, as she asked the former: "I know it's a bit rushed, but can you help me protecting Konoka?" "Wasn't that in our job description?" "…Where does that from?" Fumika giggled. "From Kuro. Don't worry, we will protect her with you, so relax." "Thanks. I'm very appreciated for your help." Then the girl got pulled by Konoka to the changing room. "You should change as well, Se-chan! It will be fun!" "Ojou-sama! That kind of thing is not…"

In the end, the swordswoman had to follow the order and adorned, for some reasons, a male samurai outfit. 'And Yuunagi doesn't suit at all…' The group of four then wondered around the town, with the other three having their fun times around. Setsuna, upon seeing her 'crush' smiling, let a smile be noticeable on her face. "At least we're not exactly in danger…" And that thought was interrupted when she felt someone staring right at them, as she turned back and paled when she saw the owner of that feeling. Standing in the crowd, with no one looking, was a man in a complete black outfit, and his lower face's covered by the same color scarf. His eyes were covered by glasses as well, and even a black fedora was sitting on his head. The man screamed an Aura of mysterious and dangerous, not even the Fate guy, with the cold stare, can compare to this feeling. Then, when someone passed between her and him, the man's nowhere to be found, and the feeling's gone as well.

"Se-chan?" Konoka asked her friend worriedly. Deciding to investigate it later, Setsuna returned with a smile: "Don't worry, Ojou-sama. I was just thinking about where we should go next." The frown on Konoka's face turned into a bright smile. "Then we can head to that place now!" She pointed her finger to a souvenir shop. "I saw something that you might like!" And with that, the two started walking to the twin… only to be stopped as a carriage ran and stopped between the two duos. Then, a girl in a Western dress walked down…

"You…" Setsuna immediately stood before Konoka and raised her left arm up protectively. "Why are you here?" "Hehe, Swordswoman. You have borrowed my money a bit too long, so I'm taking your princess in place of it." "There's no way I'm letting you take her away! If you want to do that, you have to pass through me first!" Tsukuyomi just giggled at the girl's declaration. "I see. Then I have no choice…" She pulled her left glove out and threw it to Setsuna, making the crowd 'OH!' in surprise. "I challenge you to a duel for Konoka-sama. 30 minutes later, at Nippon-bashi. You can't escape…" The girl's eyes turned sinister, sending chills to Konoka and Setsuna's back. "Setsuna-senpai." Then Tsukuyomi just sat back in the carriage as she was taken away. "See you later! And I don't mind if you call for help!"

Setsuna sighed in frustration: "This is troublesome…" "You are going to need our help, Setsuna." "I know, Fuka. Please protect Konoka when I deal with Tsukuyomi." "You got it! Though… How are we going to deal with them?" Fuka pointed at Setsuna's back, and the later turned…

Higher up in the air

"Setsuna must have a lot of training if she could control her Chibi self that freely." "Aniki, praises later, we need to get to them now!" "I'm trying, Chamo! It's not easy for me!" C-Negi was flying towards the cinema town, with Chamo riding on his back. It's been a while, but eventually they detected Setsuna as they descended down and asked her: "Are you okay, Setsuna?" "Negi-sensei? We have a little pickle here, but…"

"Things are going to be more interesting with your friends here, Senpai." The three turned to see Tsukuyomi standing in the middle of the street, her weapons ready in hands. "Konoka-sama, Setsuna-senpai, you two will be mine after this." Setsuna knew there's no return back, so she stepped forward, but then got held back by Konoka. "Se-chan, please be careful." "Don't worry, Ojou-sama. No matter what, I will protect you with all I have." And with that, they earned applauses from everyone watching it. As everyone cheered on the two, Fuka secretly drew out her Shuriken, while Fumika rested her left arm on her katana sheath and her right hand on the handle of the sword. After the mess, Setsuna sent a look towards the twin, as they started standing next to Konoka for maximum protection.

"I don't want to fight your friends, Senpai. So I will ask my cute little pets to be their opponents. Hyakkiyakou!" And with that, a large group of small Youkais come out and started 'bothering' everyone else. Though the ones trying to come near Konoka were all slashed away by Fuka and Fumika's attacks. And after a while, during the mess, the twin took Konoka and ran away like when they discussed the plan with Setsuna before. They then reached to the backdoor of the castle and started running up… and ended up face-to-face with Chigusa and Fate…

Back to Setsuna

'Damn, not one blind spot. That girl has prepared.' Setsuna grunted in her mind while trading blows with the insane Shinmeiryuu. Then, she noticed everyone started pointing towards something. She looked up, and paled at the scene. Fuka and Fumika were covering Konoka as they stood between her and their opponents, who now had a demon pointing an arrow at the group. Setsuna tried to rush out immediately, but Tsukuyomi beat her to that. "Ah ah ah, don't look away like that Senpai!" "Damn you!" She continued her fight with Tsukuyomi while constantly baiting her eyes to the rooftop. While she didn't doubt Fuka and Fumika's help, she's not sure if they had any experiences dealing with this kind of enemies. She didn't care about the threats from the woman right now, but… She's more worried about if that man suddenly showed up, it would be a bad sign…

And in a split of second, she saw the arrow flying straight at Ojou-sama, as the trio were suddenly got winded. Even if she's fast, she couldn't be fast enough to reach them. She could only hope that the twin can recover and…

Then, both her and Tsukuyomi stopped fighting, as they felt the dread in the air, and it's just from the rooftop. The two looked up to see a portal appeared, hovering above and facing down the rooftop, and then the black man from before jumped down and slammed something down, completely destroyed the arrow… and the hit was so powerful it broke a line on the rooftop and chopped the demon in half. Everyone watched in silence, as he stood up and looked at Chigusa and Fate. Then, he spoke: "Pick a more intelligent demon next time. Things would go against you if you didn't fix that."

To the rooftop

Fate immediately recognized the voice, as he called out his stone sword and flew straight towards him, and two weapons collided. Fate took the closer look, and knew that he's right: those eyes, the expression, the movements. This person was the one they fought before, and he's supposed to be far away.

"A little mistake between me and him." With a hard swing, the man pushed Fate back to the other side of the roof. "Though, that's to be expected."

Chigusa immediately scolded Fate: "You said he was far away!" "I did. And my Demons were still reporting that man was still there… Unless, this person was just an imposter…"

Konoka recognized the voice, as she asked: "Um…" The man turned back. "Kuro-sensei? I thought you're not here with us." The man just chuckled and moved his fedora down, revealing his face to the whole world. "Well, it's because I'm not him. I am The Observer, or T.O for short. Kuro asked me to help you in this."

Down at the bridge, Setsuna was stunned by the look. The feeling has washed away the moment the man stood up. And when the man removed his hat, it's revealed to be none other than her assistant teacher. How he managed to give her such feelings unnerved her. Then, she turned back just in time to see Tsukuyomi being punched in the stomach by someone and sent a few meters away. Turned out it was just the carbon copy of the person helping Konoka on the rooftop. Then it just disappeared.

'Setsuna.' The voice of Kuro echoed in her head. 'Go to the changing room, we will meet you there, change the outfit and get a run to Negi's location. Do it fast.' Once knowing whom the voice belonged to, she immediately jumped away as fast as she could so she wouldn't draw anymore attentions.

Back the roof. Fate knew that they're not going to get the princess without using forces, so he drew out his stone sword again and teleported right behind Konoka… only to be blinded by a smoke bursting right from the middle of the group, covering everywhere. And then, a wind came by and cleared the place… and the four disappeared. Seeing that they're not getting the girl soon, he returned to his group and told them to get away from the scene first…

Monty: "Question of eternity." "Yep."

Ren: "Nobody would believe that you two are different." "Unless we stand right before them." "Right."

Back to Kuro

"It's fun to meet you all, but I need to go back now." "Thanks for telling us the story in Heavenly Host. But you need to tell us more about you, okay?" "Of course." "But, what are you going to do?" "Trying to cover up the fact that my students and the teacher are away and into something dangerous." "You can do so?" "Thanks to Research Land, I can."

Weiss: "So how did you cover it up?" "You forgot that room?" "What room...oh, THAT room." "Yeah. With that, I don't really have to scare about shortage of people."

Pyrrha: "*Breaking the fourth wall* Though, this chapter is quite long for just half of the day." "Yeah. And in the future, one chapter could only cover a few fights, which lasted only a few minutes each." "Wow, it must have a lot of details in it." "You bet for it."