*Everyone shivers as they understand what BFS means* "Okay, no comments about that?" *Unison NO* "Anyway, there's literally NO reason for Kurome to use one. Yes, she can, but she's not going to. I mean, creating the ONLY thing that could beat her? Nah-ah."

During the walk back (the CPUs have returned back to their normal selves), Konoka asked Chaos: "How did you become Kuro's friend?" "Not at first, but he's my sister's partner." "Partner?" "It's a bit like your Pactio, but it's more complicated."

Negi: "How so?" "Well… it's more suitable if Kuro or his wife talks about it. I'm not participating in this so I have zero clues about how human think about this." "…human?" "If you haven't guessed yet, I'm not human."

Eva looked up and down at the boy, who just smiled back at her. "Yeah, you don't feel like one. A God, or a demon?" "*Shrug* A Deity is the best term to call me. Kuro told me enough about everyone's perspective being different between each other." "True enough."

Setsuna: "So… you are friends of benefit?" "Hmm… to be honest, I'm not sure. He seems to consider everyone, except the evil ones, is his friend." "Evil?" "Good, bad and evil. He said that even 'bad' guys have their right reasons to be bad. Evil is the worst." "How did you two think about that? You and your sister?" "We don't care that much, so…"

Ruby: "Yeah, that's kind of hard to determine the relationship between Chaos and the others. He could be friends, but could have turned in the next second." "He and Death act on their own interests. Though, there are two things stopping them from going all out: First is myself, and second is that, they're keeping entertained by me."

Weiss: "That sounds like one reason." "Sorry, lack information. The first is that, I would stop anything caused by them that could go bad." "Ah okay."

Asuna shouted: "Wait! We forgot about Nodoka! That boy could have held her as our hostage now!" And immediately everyone else ran with high speed towards the temple, despite Chaos tried to tell them to slow down without success…

Except Shino. "I suspect that your sister is there with Nodoka girl?" "Yeah. Kuro wouldn't let the shy girl alone, since she is also a big target with her powerful artifact." "Then there's nothing to worry about. I have met her before…"

When everyone has returned to the temple, they headed to where the girls' room was, and Asuna and Setsuna hastily opened the door… to reveal that the bookworm was happily chatting with a girl in black cloak, while a large amount of opening books was laying on the table. The shy girl noticed her friends, as she turned and greeted: "Hey, everyone… you have fought so hard out there."

Fuka asked: "Um, how did you know…" Then she looked at one of the books and saw her thoughts being written in it. "ALL of these books are writing our thoughts?" "Yes… the girl has taught me that I could make multiple books at once, so…"

Fumika felt a little uneasy when she looked at the black cloak girl. "Who…who are you miss?" "Hm? I thought Chaos told you about me?" "Well I did. But I didn't tell them how you look like." The group turned back to see Chaos and Shino, as the later continued: "Hello, Death. Still insisting on not wearing anything?" That made everyone else widen their eyes because of two reasons: First, the person before them was Yama (at least, that's their thought), and the second… The girl stood up and raised her arms sideway, making the cloak lift up a bit to prove the point: "Hey! I'm not used to it, okay? You know how we look like!" "I'm not arguing with that. Also, Konoka…" The girl turned back with a blush on her face. "Yes?" "Don't we have someone else to save now?" "OH RIGHT!"

Midnight

Everyone has already gone to their peaceful sleep. After all what they have faced, they really needed a good rest to gain their energy back for the new day…

Except the Vampire, her maid, and the four Deities from another world.

"Don't you need some sleep?" "Chaos and Death don't need one. We were called when it's morning from our place." "I see… Can you tell us more about you? Chaos said that the girl is Kuro's partner."

Nepgear asked back: "Did you know about his wife?" "I have seen the picture of him with his family." "Then you must have seen a girl with blue hair. She is a mage, and she summoned him to be a Familiar." "Familiar? And he let that happen?" "Um… you knew about T.O, right?" "… So Kuro knew before-handed." "Yes. But only later that they found out the girl actually has the blood of a Gamindustrian, that comes from her mother." "And his quest… I understand now, he met Death that day" "Yes, through the rune in his left hand. But he rarely showed it." "…Then, how about you two?" "*Nervous laugh* I was planning to summon a Unit, kind of like how Charlotte did, but with different kind of contract. And that was the most terrified moment of my life." "Why?" "Well… he killed me before, so don't be surprised about it." "…You girls have issues. Especially with him. What about you girls?" "I didn't meet Kuro at first, but T.O instead…"

Blake: "Is that the GGO you told us about the last story?" "Yeah. But I was dealing with the problem in ALO first, before going to GGO."

3 years ago, Shino's POV

I am standing in the convenience store near my house, choosing some ingredients to make dinner. "What to buy, what to buy…" I mumble to myself while wandering between the shelves. I just got a reward from GGO event, and I'm a bit baffled by how much I gained from that. Though, I don't really know where I can use it for. If it's in Gamindustri, I could have…

"FREEZE! THIS IS A ROBBERY!" I tense up a bit as I hear the shout from the direction of the counter. I duck behind a large shelf, and poke my head out a little bit to see what's going on. Robbers, pointing their guns at anyone they can see, as their leader, I suppose so, is shouting to the owner to give him all the money. I move to the next shelf, undetected, to see if I can pull anyone out of their views. And… I see a man, in a complete black costume, reading a book in his left hand with a cane leaning to the shelf before him. Either he's deaf and not aware of the robbery, or he is one of them. I prepare my pepper spray in case if he notices me…

"HEY, PUT YOUR HANDS UP!" I look at the further side, to see that one of the robbers has noticed the man and walked to the person, who doesn't take his eyes out of the book. The robber shouts even more, and puts the barrel of his gun right next to the man's right side of the head. "HEY! DO YOU HEAR ME!" The man just sighs: "Do you mind? I'm in the good part of the book!" "THIS IS A #$%^&* ROBBERY! NOW PUT YOUR HANDS UP, OR…"

And that leads to a string of surprised moments to me. Faster than the robber can see, the cane itself reaches to the man's prepared right hand and he throws the handle right at the robber's chin, causing him to stumble back in pain. Then, with a swift move, he grabs the cane and thrusts the other end to the robber's body, sending him right to the window, smashing through it and flying off the store. Closing the book and putting it back to its shelf, the man runs out to the opening and runs to the direction of the counter. I quickly turn to the other side, to see the man swinging his cane to swat the gun out of another robber's hand and using his free elbow to knock the bad guy to the other, making both of them fall to the floor. The leader sees the problem and raises his gun and shoots at the black man where his heart is located. The man stops in place, as the leader lets out a victory smile, then that smile turns into scream as the man points his cane right at the leader's chest and a string of electricity shoots out, shocking the leader. After about 3 seconds, the shock stops, and the leader falls on the floor, unconscious. The two on the floor stand up, and the front one throws a punch at the man's face, only for him to jerk his head back to avoid the hit. The robber tries to hook him, but he just blocks it and uses his other hand to break the man's arm, causing him to scream in pain, which is shut up by the man throwing the owner's knuckle right back at his face. When the front one is down, the man immediately rushes towards and delivers a backflip kick right to the chin, sending the robber's head right through the ceiling.

After the fight, the man just stands there, takes a deep breath, then looks at the owner who's having a surprised look on his face. Then, the man raises his hands up in surrender: "Sorry for the shop. I will pay for it." The owner, snapping out of shock, immediately bows: "Thanks for saving us!" A few seconds later, the police come in and take the robbers away. One of them then bows to the man and says: "Thanks for helping us dealing with them." "No prob. It's a pleasure helping justice." "Though, can you go with us? Don't worry, it's just some words to fill details about this case." "I understand. Lead the way."

I have walked to the counter and watch the scene going on, then remember about the shot… I immediately walk up to the person and speak: "Sir, shouldn't you check at the wound on your chest?" And that catches everyone's attention to him. The man blinks, then smashes his face with his left hand: "Oh right, that." He then opens the left side of his coat, to reveal a pistol bullet being stopped in the middle of a chainmail. "I'm not that suicide if I didn't prepare."

And that just surprises everyone, because nobody would walk with a chainmail armor INSIDE of his already hot outfit. That raises a question about him: Just who is this guy?

Yang: "T.O wears a bulletproof coat every time?" "Nope. That's just to trick people. We can heal, and do you remember that Tyrian managed to dig holes in his body with barrages of bullets?" "Ah that time. Yeah, the no Aura trick."

A few days later…

"Is that the guy stopping the robbery from before?" Some classmates of mine whisper with each other, as we look out of the window and see the man from the other side of the road… as he's looking straight at our school. Then, he pulls out a tablet and types down something… then my phone buzzes. I pull it out and look to see a message from an unknown person. IF that's from that person… then how did he get my number?

Without everyone else looking, I read the message, only to be extremely surprised about what it's about. 'Hello Uni. I want to talk about what happened in Gamindustri years ago after your death. Come at the convenience store a few days ago, we will meet there and find a more suitable place for our little chat.' What… how… how does he…

Kyouji notices me and the message and reads it without my permission, and then asks: "Who is messaging you?" I immediately close the phone and answer: "It's nothing." And the bell rings up, saving me from the following questions. Though… 'He knew about Gamindustri? Is he from there? And… Nepgear has succeeded?'

Hours later…

"Good enough to talk, Uni?" "Don't call me that… At least, not until you tell me enough." We are now sitting in a café nearby the convenience store. After we both have our drinks, the man starts speaking: "Right, you don't trust me, I understand. Okay, the last moment you remembered when you were in Gamindustri, was it the Gehaburn?" I tense up. If he knows that much… "…Yes. Then, the next thing I remembered was when I tried to protect my mother… and… I shot the man…" "Life-or-death situation. Did that traumatize you?" "… At first. But when my memories fully recovered, I didn't fear it anymore." "That's good." "What happened to Gamindustri?"

He uses his thumb and spins his teacup's plate. "… It was destroyed." "…The others?" "Gone before that. At least… at that moment." "At that moment?" … "Who are you?" "I'm The Observer, or T.O for short. My other self will give you more explanations about me. But now, I will tell you this: Gamindustri was destroyed, however, some have been teleported away safely, while some like you were reincarnated into various universe."

I widen my eyes in shock. Reincarnated…like me? "Then, Noire…" "We found her." "WHERE IS…" I nearly shout, when T.O raises his hand up to stop me from jumping out of the chair. "Calm down. I won't go anywhere." I sit back and apologize: "I'm sorry, it's just…" "I understand. Anyway, she's fine, along with other CPUs, and she's currently working as a Huntress in that world." "Huntress?" "The world's filled with dark creatures, and Hunters and Huntresses protect people from them." "I see. Sounds like ours." "Just more extreme. Also, I heard you joined GGO, right?" "Yeah, why?" "Be careful. A few months from now on, there will be a serial killer in the game, AND in real life. During that time, the BoB event will happen, and you will join, like the other times, right?" "… You knew too much of my personal life…" "I am The Observer, remember? *Looking at his watch* Sorry, but it's time I have to go. My other self will meet you in the future. Good luck in your future." Then he puts the payment, both for his and my drink, and walks away. Then, he just vanishes without a trace.

I look back at my drink again, thinking about the conversation. 'So Gamindustri was gone… But everyone was also reincarnated like me… How was it destroyed? Was it because Nepgear failed? But, that sword's rumored to… the other CPUs are with my sisters as well… T.O said I will meet his other self soon… I'm going to prepare A LOT of questions for him and make him spill all he knows.'

Present

"After that, things went rather smoothly. Until I found out who the killers are…" Shino slightly shook her body when she remembered what happened back then. Eva knew that look: "Someone you knew, right?" "Yes… One I have considered to be a friend…" "Then… what happened afterwards?" "What do you expect otherwise?" "… True enough. By the way, what was Kuro doing when you met T.O for the first time?" "He was dealing with another virtual game, similar to the one I played. People were trapped in the virtual world for some experiences relating to mind control."

Viola continued: "And that game's connected to the new Gamindustri, through a game being the parallel to Uni's games as well. That's how we found out Uni there." Then, she leaned to Shino and put her head on the girl's shoulder, startling the girl a little bit. "I was glad that she didn't hate me when she heard the whole truth." The girl just sighed at her friend's affection, but smiled and wrapped her arm around the happy girl. Eva just let out a smirk when she saw that. Then, she pulled out a gem. "Hey, do you know what this is?" Nepgear received the gem from Eva and examined it… "… A Soul Gem?" "I have never heard of anything like that." "That's just a general name for it. When I want to summon someone for the first one, I have to gather about three to five gems, not the same as this one, before doing the summoning spell. How did you get this?" "Uhhh… after I destroyed the Sealed Demon…"

Monty: "That's the rule of that world?" "Nah. You will understand why."

Death, sitting on the rooftop with her upper body hanging down, said: "Sounds like you gained Pocket Dimension." "Yeah, Kuro told me about it. But, this thing…" "Maybe you now have the demon being under your command." "Hm… *Smirk* This will be fun…"

Jaune: "Oh, because she is half Gamindustrian now?" "You could say like that."

Pyrrha: "She's already powerful enough. Gaining Pocket Dimension is just overpowered..." "*Point to myself*" "*Smile nervously* Sorry, forgot who I am talking to."

"You all haven't slept yet?" All turned to see Konoka's father walking to them. Eva asked back: "And you?" "Taking the last patrol." He then sat next to the robot girl, as he looked up to Death, who's swinging left and right. "I can't believe you girls are actually Goddesses from other worlds. I can't thank you enough for what you have helped us today." Death just smiled brightly and answered back: "Don't worry! As long as you can entertain us, then we would do anything to keep you safe!" Nepgear just nervously commented: "That's not what a human being would like to hear." "But I'm not human." "Yeah…"

Everyone then looked at the shining moon and admired them for a moment, then someone appeared next to Nepgear. "You two look adorable, Viola, Shino." The former immediately blushed and stood straight up: "T…Tilith! Do you have to say so?" "What? I just say what I see."

Eva could easily tell that girl was a Deity, as she asked: "You are a Goddess, aren't you?" Tilith turned to her and smiled: "Yep! My name is Tilith! Nice to meet you!" Then she turned back to the red-faced Nepgear. "Grahdens was asking us to go back for a while, as there will be new Summoners attending the Academy." "Oh? What does he need from us?" "*Smile* Just a little showcase of how awesome we are!" "*Nervous laugh* I am not that great…" "YOU ARE!"

"Um, miss Tilith?" The Chief interrupted their conversation. "Can I ask where you are from?" "*Head tilt* Can I ask for your name first?" "*Realize that just now* Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Eishun Konoe, the head of this place." "Nice to meet you again. Anyway, Viola and I are from a world called Grand Gaia. There, I am the Goddess guiding Viola in her journey and fighting against the Dark Forces in our world and the dimensions connected to it. Viola herself is a Summoner who can call upon the warriors from the past, and some in the present as well, to aid her in her journey." "So magic is common in your place?" "And technology as well. Those two can mix in Grand Gaia."

Eva: "How about a little demonstration?" Nepgear: "Hm… I guess… let me think of whom to call…" "Allanon?" "Not now. It's late." "Aurelia?" "… Could work. Aurelia the Ascended, heed my call!" Nepgear pointed her hand towards the clear ground in front of her, and a white Glyph appeared on it. Then from there, a woman appeared. Upon seeing how she looked, everyone else was thinking about her resemblances to Greece women, even more with the harp she's having with. "Greeting, Summoner. Do you require aid from me?" Nepgear bowed to the woman and said: "It's just a little demonstration of my abilities. But you're here, so can you play something nice for now?" The woman just nodded and sat down next to Shino, staying in the middle, and played a melody with her harp. With magic in it, the song gave the audience a feel of comfort, as they silently enjoyed it passing through the quiet night.

With the song ended, everyone clapped their hands, quietly, as Aurelia just nodded as her thank. Then, Eva said: "If I'm right, you are a supporter?" "Yes, I am. Most of the time I heal people with my song and magic." The Vampire then asked Nepgear: "Why didn't you call, what his name is… Allanon, right?" "*Nervous smile* He could sing, but I don't think you want to hear him singing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' this late." "Wait what?" "Some of the Units can actually reference some quotes from another place, that we didn't know before. Only when Kuro told us about that, would we know."

Ren: "So this Allanon is like another Nora." Nora: "I found a pal!" "*Laugh* Not really. Though, there are a few Units can reference stuffs that they aren't even conscious about."

'You all might want to take a rest now. You have only tomorrow as your last day here.' Eishun jumped up a bit as he heard the voice. Nepgear immediately calmed him down: "That's just Kuro, mister Konoe." 'Don't startle him like that.' 'Just a little surprise wouldn't hurt. Anyway, Eishun, can you take Negi's group to where Nagi was?' 'I… could do so. But I think it will be for later…' 'Yeah, but try to make the schedule. Maybe in the afternoon. The girls and Negi should be back at the morning, since our reporter's planning to take shots for her classmates.' 'I see.' 'Well then. Have a goodnight.'

When they could no longer feel the effect of telepathy, the Chief asked: "You all heard it?" Everyone nodded, as Chachamaru gave out a detail: "Have you felt the power spark in Mahora Academy a few days ago?" "Yes… it's from Kuro?" "Yes. From what Kuro told us, he 'accidentally' released a bit too much, that even the people in Demon Realm can feel it, at least, that's what he thought if even the Princess of that place could feel that as well. Also, Fate planned to ask for her help but she denied it." "…How did you know so much about…" "Her sister is in our class." "… *Chuckle* Should I call it fortunate or not?" Eva chuckled as well. "Depends on how you view it. We should go inside and rest. This is our last night here." Everyone nodded, and with Aurelia turning back into a light orb and being absorbed into Viola, they headed inside and drove themselves into the Dreamland…

…

"I'm not expecting to meet anyone, especially YOU, in my dream." Eva grunted, as she's facing the same demon she just destroyed hours ago. "What do you want? Haunt me to death?" The thing answered back: "You defeated me, so I will be your servant. The strong rules the weak, that's what how we work." "That doesn't explain why you are here." "I have heard of your reputation, from the other demons when I was still sealed. You are one of the most dangerous Creatures of Night, and yet, you are not showing any of those…" And it silenced itself as Eva released out her power. "I do what I want to do. Being a target everyday is not what I want." A moment passed. "I feel weakness in your heart." "Weakness?" "Your… emotion. That's what makes you weak." "…" "You might be a fearsome monster, but if you let it control you, you will perish." And with that, the demon left Eva alone on her own. "… My emotion?"

…

"Master, wake up." Upon hearing the robot girl's voice, the girl slowly opened her eyes. "It's morning?" "It is. Everyone's waiting for you in the main room." The girl sat up and got out of the futon. "You should be hurry, Master." "I know…" She then thought back about the conversation with the two-faced demon. Her annoyed expression clearly showed on her face, causing Chachamaru to ask: "What's wrong, Master?" "It's… nothing. Let's go."

Time skip, the main hotel

"You made it." Kuro greeted the group right before the reception table (which didn't have anyone for some reasons), with Shizuna standing right next to him. "A rough night, but you got through it. Congrats."

Negi immediately asked: "Did anything happen here?" "Don't worry. Nothing wrong happened. When Konoka's not here, they have no more quarrels with this place." "About our clones…" "They returned to Research Land, since there's nothing else they can do here. Anyway, take a little rest, I will go with you later."

Just when Kuro's about to leave: "Wait." He turned to Eva. "I have something to talk." Kuro looked up and thought a bit, then: "Okay then." The two then left the group…

They reached an empty space in the hotel's ground. With that, Kuro asked: "What's wrong?" Eva pulled out the Soul Gem of the sealed Demon. "I met him in my dream last night." "Yeah? It's common, though, sometimes they would just appear and talk to you." "I want to talk about what he said to me. About emotion being the downfall…" "What exactly did he tell you?"

After hearing the conversation, Kuro just sighed. "He did have a point. If you let emotion take full over your control, you could have done something you could never undone." … "Though, that doesn't mean there's no emotion in your actions. That would make you look bad." "… I'm already bad…" "Not in that sense. I mean, would you watch your favorite film with a poker face all the time?" "… We're a bit off-track now." "Nah. I don't think so."

"Then, did you let it happen before?" "…" "…" "… Yes. It's when I killed Corrupted Goddess." "And you regretted it?" "… To be honest, I don't know. I felt a bit guilty, that even though I knew Dos can't be killed, I did still kill its current host. But, I relieved that what we had suspicions before were all wrong." Eva only nodded slightly at the answer, remembering back all of what she had gone through before being sealed in Mahora. "Though… He forgot one thing: You're not like him. You were a human, you're not from Demon Realm. There's no reason to follow rules of another place rather than your hometown."

… Eva just smirked at Kuro's claim. "You're confident that it would work?" "Why not?" "*Giggle* And you are just twenty-five." "Yep."

Around the corner, the group, with Asakura found them later on, was hiding inside and eavesdropped, with Nodoka's artifact (more like reading), the conversation. When Eva talked about her meeting with the demon last night, the book has set up the image for it. Though, when it came to when Kuro talking about the kill… everyone shuddered when they saw his face, with a black blade in his hand, stabbing the Corrupted Goddess to the ground. It showed pain, depression, anger, and… the thirst for vengeance. That made Viola's face pale a little bit about the memory. Fumika also got scared because of it. "Was… was it the real thing?" "…Yes, Rom. It was. That's the right memory…"

Asakura was a little surprised about this, as she asked Viola: "Are you sure? Kuro couldn't be this bad…" "I had stabbed his son, that's why he was like that." That washed the color out of the reporter's face, and even more with Shizuna's explanation: "Back then, the last ones survived the monsters' attacks, not counting the last Oracle, were his children and him. They pushed themselves towards the last boss and Kuro fought her while trying to snap Nepgear out of her control spell. But… things getting into others, the boss managed to throw Kuro off and aimed her weapon at the most vulnerable people on sight… You can guess what happened next."

Everyone was showing faces of discomfort when they heard it. Even with the ones who have heard it before, it's still painful to hear it again… Then, they looked up to see that the two have smiled again, and the picture disappeared. 'You all can stop eavesdrop now.' Everyone sweatdropped at the words in Kuro's mind book, and they slowly walked into their sights. Kuro spoke: "Shouldn't you take a rest, instead of peeping on us?" The reporter just laughed nervously: "I thought you two were just having some normal talk, and I could make something out of it. Turned out it's worse." "*Shrug* Just random stuffs. Anyway, shoo. Get some rest." "Nope. Still need to take shots of yours." "*Shrug* Suit yourself."

Time skip

"Everyone took a good rest?" Eishun asked group 5 and 6 (Yes, even the ones who's not involved last night. Also, it's the original members only) and Asakura, when he saw them walking to him. Kuro answered: "We are." And with Konoka taking the smoking cigarette out of his hand, Eishun pointed his finger towards the direction behind him and talked: "Negi, your father's home was back there. You might gain something from there." And with that, everyone started following the 'adults' of the group. Eva did count.

With the Librarian Trio talking with each other, Asakura whispered to Setsuna: "We're heading to where Negi-sensei's father lived before?" "We are. Negi wanted to find something that might be able to help him finding his father."

Eishun then asked Eva: "May I ask about where the Demon is?" The girl carefully showed it without the trio looking. "He's now my servant. Though, I won't use him for a while." "How?" She just glared at Kuro, who fake-whistled. Then, she asked: "About the half-wolf boy…" "We won't punish him too harshly. Kuro has backed up the reason for that." Fake-whistled again. "Though, about that Fate boy, you said that he has even fought Nagi before?" This time Kuro answered: "Yes, he did. Though, Fate is how he called himself now. But I won't say his real name, since you might try to find him too soon."

After reaching where they needed to go, they headed inside and the girls were marveled at the cleanness in the house, despite it being abandoned… "You asked some workers to take care of this place, Eishun?" "Yes. There's always a chance he would magically reappear." Okay, not so abandoned.

When everyone's inside, they have spread out and checked on whatever they can find. Kuro was also checking, since he thought he could find something interesting here… After a while, Eishun asked Negi: "Have you found something?" "A lot, sir. Though, I am in the middle of a school trip right now. Do you mind if I return in the future?" "I don't. Besides, this is your father's house." "Thank you… Say, can you tell me what you know about him?" "… Sure, though… Setsuna, Asuna, Konoka." The girls looked at the person. "Can you come with us?"

Eishun then showed them the picture being taken years ago. Negi asked: "What's this photo?" "That's Ala Rubra, or Crimson Wing, members. They include your father and his comrades-in-arms. The one holding the thin sword is me. It was taken twenty years ago." The girls started examining the photo and commenting about young Nagi, who was obviously like Negi in anyway, with Eva 'tried' to look as well. "I have fought alongside with him before, when I was still young. Peace has returned twenty years ago, and he has known for his heroic deeds. They called him 'The Thousand Master'." … "I thought we were inseparable…but ten years ago, he disappeared without a trace. The records have marked him dead as 1993. From that point, I haven't known more. Sorry to disappoint you." "Don't worry, Leader-san." "Though, there's an unofficial member of the group. That woman…"

*Everyone starts shaking because of holding their laugh* "*Blush* It's not cool." *Not bother holding it anymore* "*Blush even more* *Whimper* Please..."

"Ei…shun…" Someone grabbed Eishun very hard, causing him to turn back and see a very, very red-faced Kuro, as he held up a photo right in front of his face. "Explain…the context…of this…" The man took a look at it and tried to remember, as the girls tried to look at the photo but Kuro just hid it away. Then, Eishun said: "Yeah, I was getting to that. She was helping Ala Rubra a lot back then, from information gathering to suicide missions. You didn't hear me wrong: if it's a normal or dangerous mission, we would take care of it, but it sounded like a suicide one, she would deal with it by herself. And we're extremely surprised that she always returned with no scratches whatsoever."

Eva tried to move Kuro's arm down to reveal the picture but failed, as Kuro asked again: "Context… please." "Well, if I remember right, we're having some fun games, and we made a bet for the losers to do. She lost right at the last moment, and she…" Kuro covered his mouth with his free hand and interrupted it. "Thanks… that's…enough…" He then put it back in the book on the table, with no one being able to see it, and just sat on a chair and used his hands to cover his face. Clem, appeared out of nowhere, patted his head to try and comfort him (She did walk with the girls to the place).

Chamo jumped off Negi's shoulder and onto Kuro's, and asked: "Kuro, what's wrong?" "Did you find Eishun's story a bit TOO coincident?" "Coincident for… what?" Everyone then tried to think the story again… Then Setsuna recognized: "Wait… time-travel… you were…" Then she started laughing, catching everyone's attention. Asuna asked first: "You know something?" "Yeah… *Laugh* Remember… three nights ago?" "Um… I don't get it." "Who did we meet when you and Konoka got caught by the Shikigami…" Asuna crossed her arms and let the memories float back… then Negi understood and chuckled a bit: "Kuro-sensei, you can show us the picture. It's not that embarrassing, right?" "IT IS!" Kuro was basically screeching at that point, but not too much to reach to the others.

Eishun scratched his head in confusion. "Um, Kuro, I don't understand. Why do you have to hide the picture?" Then, Asuna started laughing as well, making the man even more confused. "Did I miss something?" After sulking more, Kuro reluctantly pulled out the picture again and showed it to everyone to see. The picture was taken in a bar, with the members of Ala Rubra sitting in one of the tables. The Librarian guy was reading a book while smiling, with Eishun sitting next to him and drinking beer with one eye closed and the other looking at what's going before him. The one with cigarette was nowhere in the picture. Nagi and the big guy were laughing out loud with their cups of beer in their raising hand, as they're watching… a woman wearing a little-too-revealing maid outfit, shouting something at the duo while trying to cover any parts that she found to be too embarrassed to her. She's having red color covering her whole face.

Yang: "*LOL!* YOU... HAHAHA!" "IT'S NOT FUNNY!" "IT IS! HEY, LET ME CALL THE GIRLS AND FORCE YOU IN THEM, OKAY?" "NO! ANYTHING BUT THAT!"

Everyone looked at the photo… and except Eishun and Chachamaru, confused and indifference respectively, they started laughing hard, causing the rest to reach their place. Eva pointed her finger towards Kuro and asked while laughing: "You… You were… what did you do?" "THAT WAS NOT THE PAST! THAT'S THE FREAKING FUTURE!" "*Still laughing* But it still had to happen? Come on, tell us what you did!" "I TOLD YOU THAT'S THE FUTURE!"

Asakura asked Chachamaru: "What happened here?" The robot girl just grabbed the photo in Kuro's hand, who didn't resist this time, and showed it to the other girls. The reporter looked at the picture, then giggled a bit: "Yeah, it looked fun." But she received a head-shaking from the robot girl, as she subtly pointed her finger to Kuro, that only Asakura could see the motion. "Um…what?" The girl separated a bit from the Librarian girls and whispered to Chachamaru, and the robot girl whispered back: "That woman was Kuro." The reporter's eyes widened, showed that the girl needed a confirmation, and she received a nod as the answer. The reporter's lip then curled up and turned into a big grin. "Now I have something to blackmail him." Then she said out loud, catching everyone's attention: "Okay everyone! Head downstairs please, I need to take a memorial photo for your groups. I have taken the others already!"

Time skip

"They are silent now." "Yeah, they are." Shizuna and Kuro talked to each other, as every student fell asleep. Then, she giggled. "Did you really…" "*Eyes rolling* Don't. I'm sure that's future me, not my past self. I have no collection of it, and I'm sure there are no holes in my memories that could connect to it." "But still, you could risk for a bet that would embarrass you…" "Cai day thi toi cung dech hieu tai sao luon. Anyway, that's for me to find out in the future…" "About the Goddesses…" "They will appear more in the story, but for now, their help here is enough for a while." "Any problems in the near future?" "Hm… that would be Negi's own problem, not ours to interfere, much. The past is catching up."

Monty: "*Calm down just a little bit, still smiling* So the trip is over?" "Yeah. The next chapter wouldn't be something too serious though. There's nothing too problematic until a few days later..."