AN: To the guest reader that sent me the (auto-deleted) review. LMAO CALM DOWN, I made this a M-rating for a reason, but I'll keep your advice for future chapters. You're welcome.


"Oh come on."

Sensei waited at the train station, only to find that he barely just missed his train.

"Looks like I need to work on more than just my finances."

He studies his watch carefully.

"Only 10 minutes until the next train at least."

He casually started to loiter around the area, trying his best to pass the time. Eventually, he went onto his phone and started to read his emails.

"Way too much spam mail. Time to start my spring cleaning, I guess."

Sensei started to clean his inbox, but after a few minutes he realised his train was about to arrive. He scrambled to put his phone in his pocket, before waiting on the platform.

"Next stop: Gehenna Academy." The train announcement read.

Sensei promptly entered the train via the automatic doors and found a place to sit down. The train was seldom packed on a weekday, so it came to be a surprise when he realised the train was packed to the brim with people of all types.

"This is unusual. But, nothing to gain from nitpicking about every small little detail, I suppose." He thought to himself.

The train departed from the station, as Sensei immersed himself into his thoughts.


Meanwhile, at Gehenna Academy

"Hey, you do know we are on a lease for this room, right?"

"I know, because I was the one who signed the papers, duh.."

A girl with a mischievous expression was sitting on a desk, humming to herself with her legs dangling around, as another girl with a slightly annoyed expression sat on an office chair behind.

"Ugh, I hate this."

"Hate what?"

"Hate how no one ever visits our company. I mean, we offer legitimate services right? Hired mercenaries, that's a real profession right?"

The girl behind the desk snapped a pencil in her hand, which she was using to write on her documents earlier.

"It's no use... how is the world ever going to favour a sad excuse of a company like mine? Oh, the agony..."

"Stop being so dramatic, Aru."

The girl with a mischievous expression turned to face the girl behind the desk, who went by the name Aru.

"But I can't! That's a part of who I am!"

Aru held a bored expression, before arbitrarily deciding to get up and walk to the door.

"Hey! Where do you think you're going?"

"To get some exercise, if anything. The last thing I want happening is me collapsing in the middle of a contract because my legs fail to function after all of this constant sitting around and doing nothing. Feel free to join me, else taa taa for now."

She opened the door and slammed it shut, before letting out an exasperated sigh.

"Oh, Mutsuki. Why couldn't you be any more comforting to your own boss? I mean, I give you the paychecks, right? But I think I might have to close down our business if things keep going like this."

She moped to herself in private, or what seemed to be in private, before being interrupted by someone standing behind her.

"Oh hey. Aru, is that you?"

"Who goes there?"

She turned to face the voice, to discover that it was Sensei.

"Oh..! Excuse my rudeness!"

"No no, it's all good."

A looming silence caused the awkward tension between the two to intensify.

"So..! I was just about to leave for a walk.."

"Oh, well I was about to do the same."

Upon hearing this, a lightbulb switched on inside Aru's head.

"Aha! Maybe we can walk together?"

"Doesn't sound like a bad idea. Sure."

The two misfits casually strolled along, eventually ending up near the main building of Gehenna Academy.

"Is this where you go to school?"

"Well.. yes!" Aru told him with a cheerful manner.

"A walk with Sensei! Oh! How lucky I am today, you go Aru!"

She was immersed in her thoughts, before Sensei brought her back to reality by snapping his fingers.

"Um, you there? Earth to Aru?"

"...Ahaha!"

Aru laughed awkwardly, before realising she had spaced out in front of Sensei.

"My bad, Sensei."

"Ignoring that, I just realised that I have something I need to confirm with your academy." Sensei told Aru.

"Oh? Feel free. The visitor's reception is right ahead... but there is a security checkpoint, so um.. Be careful!"

"I will, you don't need to worry. It's not like I am planning to shoot anyone or something like that.."

"You have a poor taste in humour."

Sensei laughed even more awkwardly than Aru did before, before starting to walk towards the reception. Upon reaching the front entrance, two armed guards dressed in special security outfits and wore red sashes approached Sensei, with one holding a security baton while the other had a Beretta locked and loaded.

"Halt! Who are you? You don't seem like a student of our academy."

Sensei was taken aback, but Aru stepped in to clear the misunderstanding.

"No no, he's with me. We were here because Sensei over here, needed to do some business in our academy.. that's all."

"Hm. Is that so."

The guard holding a baton put it away and instead, pulled out a security scanner.

"Arms up, stand straight."

Sensei did as he was told, only for a loud 'BEEP' and the red LED flashing as soon as the scanner reached his torso.

"Hmm? What's this?"

As soon as Sensei realised what it was, he reached into his shirt and pulled out a necklace. On the necklace, was the same key he had envisioned in his dreams.

"...No way."

Upon showing the security that it was indeed, just a key, both guards lowered their weapons and allowed him entry.

"Hold this visitor pass, it allows you entry without being detained. Make sure you keep it on your person at all times and DO NOT lose it." One of the armed guards said, after giving him a silver-striped pass.

"Gotcha." Sensei said, in a casual manner.

As he walked in, he could witness the marvels of the academy. Tinted glass windows scattered the main corridor, with classrooms packed, chock-full of students were a common sight.

"As you can see, Gehenna is pretty big. Only really comparable with our rival academy, Trinity."

As soon as Aru said the name, a slight tone of anger could be felt by Sensei, who turned around to face her.

"This.. Trinity. Is this a thing that's taboo around here?"

Aru regained her composure after hearing the question, before turning to face him back.

"Well... You could say that. It's been a long-standing bitter rivalry between us and Trinity General School, and if there is one thing that all us students from Gehenna hold in common, I would say it's our hatred for Trinity."

"Hm. Interesting."

As Sensei was conversing with Aru about the history of the school, how it came to be, the current state of the academy, he was interrupted when a stray bullet ran past his cheek, with a drop of blood to indicate that there was a nearby threat.

"You there!"

A girl in a white uniform, dressed like a delinquent school-girl pointed the barrel of her rifle at Sensei.

"What do you think you're doing, hiding a wanted fugitive from our jurisdiction! I'll have you know that we don't take lightly to harbourers of evil."

"Aru, what is this delinquent even talking about?"

"Oh, the irony of this situation..."

Upon saying this to Aru, multiple loud 'BANGs' could be heard, with multiple bullets per second being fired in the direction of the two.

"I regret everything."