A Fool's Study into Witchcraft

by AuthorNCS

The Magical World is declining as the Collective Consciousness of Humanity embraces modern technology. During that time, a Fool begins her journey by enrolling in Luna Nova to follow her missing idol's footsteps. Can she rekindle people's belief in magic once more? (She probably needs to study first though...) (ABSOLUTELY DEC. EITHER UPDATE OR FAILURE)

8. CH7: Aim to be the Top-Part 1

A Fool's Study into Witchcraft

Chapter 7: Aim to be the Top-Part 1

"Is this it, Lavenza-chan?"

Lavenza had lead Akko to the pathway leading to the school's Archive building, the area completely vacant due to students not frequenting the place. A large, beautifully carved, transparent blue door loomed over the two. Lavenza did not respond, simply opening the door and ushering the brunette in. As Akko entered, the melodic aria of disembodied singing graced her ears.

"Welcome Accused," Lavenza greets, "Master Igor and I have much to discuss with you."

With a nod, Akko takes a glance at her surroundings, spotting six chairs in the empty jury stands. Suddenly, six orbs of light ejected themselves from her chest, each claiming a chair. As the orbs touched the chairs, they burst in a flash of light, leaving Akko's Personas in their place.

"E-Everyone!" Akko exclaims, "How are you all out?!"

"Do not worry. The Velvet room can allow for the manifestation of your Personas without risk to yourself," Igor explains.

"We are the jury of this trial," Aradia adds. "We shall ensure the judgment of this trial is fair."

Pixie giggles and gives Akko a thumbs-up, Silky sends Akko a smile, Slime moans affirmatively and moves up and down as if it is nodding, Berith raises his trident, his horse neighing, and Mandrake wiggles her large flower, filling the room with a sweet scent.

"Okay… Thanks everyone." Akko reluctantly nods before facing the Velvet Residents. "Alright Lavenza-chan, what exactly is the service of the Velvet Room?"

The blonde child begins. "As you know, you process a power known as the Wild Card, and are capable of unimaginable growth. But as you create bonds and grow, it is inevitable that more Personas will be welcomed into your heart. That's where our duty as the residents of the Velvet Room lies; to facilitate the fusion and management of your masks."

"Fus...ion?" Akko questions.

"We of the Velvet Room have the ability to create new and more powerful Personas by sacrificing two or more of your current Personas."

"Eh!?" Akko exclaims, looking at her Personas with concern. "B-But what happens to the fused Personas?"

"You will be unable to call upon them of course, their physical forms having become part of the new Persona."

Gasps of horror.

"Not to worry. If you are attached to any Persona in particular, we have a solution for that." Lavenza says as she hefts the massive tome she carries into the air. "This here, is the Persona Compendium. Whenever you welcome a new Persona into your heart or give birth to one though fusion, it will be registered within its pages." She explains, flipping through the book, "With this I am able re-summon any Persona from your past, for a fee."

"Fee…? Like actual money?" Akko frowns. "Seriously…?"

The attendant eyes her guest with a puzzled expression, "Nothing is free, Accused. Is that not common sense?"

Akko sighs. "Yeah... you're right. On the bright side now I have a way to spend that mountain of money more efficiently..."

As Lavenza flips through the tome's pages, it begins to emanate an ethereal blue glow. Two tarot cards materialize themselves in front of the attendant; the Fool and the Hermit. "Moving on, I will now congratulate you on finally taking the first steps toward your potential as the Wild Card. I am sure the bonds you have forged will flourish in time."

"To forge two bonds in one evening… Our guest shows great promise, doesn't she, Lavenza?" Igor muses with a chuckle. "I believe the Accused deserves a reward..." With a snap of Igor's fingers, a seventh chair rises from the jury stands.

Akko clutches her chest as a thrum of power spreads across her body… "I-Igor-san? W-What did you do?"

"By forging bonds with those around you, your heart has grown," Igor explains. "Giving you the ability to wield seven Personas."

"Whoa!" Akko cheers. "That's wonderful!"

"So Accused, are you going to attempt a fusion?" the blonde child suggests.

"Ah…" Akko glances her Personas, shaking her head after giving it some thought. "... I'll pass for now. I need to think this through… but can I try out the Compendium?"

"Of course. As you wish, Accused," Lavenza replies bowing politely. Pointing forward, the book leaves her tiny hands and levitates towards Akko. The brunette eagerly scans through the pages as she recalls the familiar names.

"This really does list the guys I dropped," she says before reading off some names. "Preta… Datsue-Ba… Sudama… Koppa Tengu… Melchom… Yep… not bring those guys back..." she remarks with a grimace.

"Akko," Aradia suggest, "art thou privy for a suggestion?"

The brunette faces her main Persona, "Sure. Who do you have in mind, Aradia?"

"I believe it will be troublesome for your school if that Diana girl remains missing. There is someone who can hide this, but I doubt you'll like who I have in mind."

"What do you mean by… Wait." The brunette's eyes widen. "You are not suggesting-?!"

"Indeed. Thou suggest calling that whore back into your soul and use her abilities to buy ourselves time."

Akko eyes Aradia one more time in disbelief before burying her face into her palms. "... Oh nooooooo…"

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As Amanda entered her dorm, she spotted her roommates immersed in their hobbies. Jasminka was hard at work cleaning out all the leftovers from the cafeteria, and Constanze diligently tinkered away at a piece of complicated machinery.

Swallowing her last bit of food, the chubby girl greets her roommate, "Welcome back~ did you find Diana?"

"Yes and no…" Amanda sighs, "But it's kind of a pain in the ass."

Hearing that, Jasminka tits her head to the side in confusion, "what do you mean by that?"

"Well… let's just say Miss Perfect messed up, badly," Amanda sighed with a frown. "Long story short, she's struck in a really crappy situation and it's up to me and the demon girl —Akko, to go save her."

Hearing that bit of information puzzled Jasminka even more. "What does Kagari have to do with anything? And what about the teachers? Why aren't they helping?" she worriedly asks.

"Beats me. Thinking about this entire situation gives me a headache," the redhead shrugs. "I'm not even going to waste my breath explaining. All I know is I got some fighting to do and the teachers can't do jack to help." Turning to her German roommate she says, "Yo, Stanze, you got some weapons I can borrow for a spin? Really going to need it. Akko also wants you to fix her toy, don't know if you're up for it though."

The petite tinkerer lowers her tools and faces Amanda, grumbling in annoyance. However, as soon as she spots the object she is carrying, her eyes widen in shock, dropping her tools onto the ground.

"...!" The tiny girl rushes to the redhead, leaping up and down with the excitement of a child on Christmas day. In her excitement, she desperately reaches for Akko's bow.

"What's gotten into you?" Amanda raises an eyebrow and hands her teammate the toy. "Here. You think you can fix this? Hope that it isn't too much of a hass-"

Completely ignoring Amanda, Constanze zips off to the other side of the room, marveling at the toy bow like a jeweler appraising a gemstone. Bow in hand, she rushes off to find her work clothes and swiftly changes out of her pajamas, her earlier project tucked away and forgotten as she rushes out of the dorm room with her toolbox.

Amanda stared at the door in disbelief, "... What's gotten into her…? And what about me?!"

"Amanda. Should I come along as well?" Jasminka asks with concern. "You said there will be fighting and…"

"Don't worry about it, Jas! I can handle this myself!" Amanda reassured with a cocky grin. "And not to be mean or anything, but there's honestly not much you can do."

Slowly taking a bite out of a cookie, Jasminka stares at her before replying. "If you say so…"

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Sucy toiled over her chemistry set as she mixed and brewed more poison. As she finished stirring, she poured the mixture from a beaker into five separate potion bottles.

"Kekekeke… done! This is the last of the ZhènNiǎo poison. More than enough to deal with whatever rears its ugly head!" she exclaims and seals the bottles, a manic grin spreading across her face.

"That was fast, Sucy," Lotte comments, amazed. "I thought it took you an entire night to make one?"

"No. That all-nighter was spent figuring out the best way to purify it. Once I knew what I was looking at, it was a walk in the park from then on," Sucy explained with a smirk. "Besides, I'm not going for true purity. ZhènNiǎo poison that pure is too precious to actually use."

Nodding in acceptance, Lotte replies, "We'll be counting on you if we encounter Shadows like that Minotaur again."

"Speaking of which, I've noticed some interesting things about the Shadows," Sucy states.

"Really? Like what?" Lotte ask curiously.

"They reacted to anti-spirit toxin," Sucy answers. "Normally, such a toxin has no effect on non-magical creatures. So in a way, it's a very reliable way to test whether something is magical or not. That's why I added it into the mixture."

"That method sounds… counterproductive," Lotte responds paling. "I can't say I'm surprised though. They can use magic themselves and, if what Akko says is true, are based off various myths and legends. So maybe they can be considered some kind of spirit."

"The problem is that they don't feel magical," Sucy says as her eyes narrow. "Their "magical" isn't the same kind of "magical" we're familiar with. They have no magical aura."

Lotte shrugs. "I guess it's safe to assume you need to do more testing?"

"That's right. You're catching on, Lotte," Sucy replies with a smirk.

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Tomorrow rolls around as per usual, save for the fact that only Sucy and Lotte arrived at class early, with Akko nowhere to be seen.

"Now where's that idiot?" Sucy asks, biting into her mushroom jam coated bread.

"I'm wondering that too…" Lotte responds, taking a bite of her buttered toast. "I haven't seen Akko since she came back to cast Dormina on us…"

"She said we would need to rest up but she's the one not getting any rest," Sucy deadpans. "This operation is already falling apart."

At that moment Akko rushes into the classroom panting. Meeting her friends' stares, she uncomfortably walks up to her seat. "Sorry I'm late..."

"What exactly have you been doing since yesterday?" Sucy deadpans annoyed. "And good job getting yourself exhausted already, our only fighter."

"I know! I know! Alright?!" Akko replies annoyed. "...I was busy preparing everything we're going to need. I also went out of my way to cover for Diana. So excuse me if I'm a bit tired..." she snaps, rubbing her temples. "It's okay though, I'll take a nap at lunch."

"You… covered for Diana?" Lotte raises an eyebrow. "What did you do, Akko?"

The Finnish girl's question was answered as Hannah and Barbara entered the classroom, the duo protectively guarding a familiar looking figure.

Diana Cavendish brushes her hand through her platinum hair as she returns the looks of utter disbelief with her own high-class stare.

"What are you losers looking at?!" Barbara exclaims. "It's your fault Diana fainted in the middle of nowhere!"

"Yeah you bastards!" Hannah joins in. "And thanks to that, Diana's sick and can't bloody speak! Thanks a lot!"

Diana grabs both girls by the shoulder. She shakes her head and lets out a few sickly coughs, gesturing them to be quiet and to just go to their seats.

Turning back to the subject of her ire, Hannah grumbles in anger. "See?! Look at what you did to her! Don't cause any more problem for us, your hear me!?"

"Yeah! Don't come near us again! Or else…!" Barbara threatens meaninglessly.

As Hannah and Barbara walk off with their "friend", Lotte and Sucy turn to stare at Akko.

"Before you both ask," the brunette interrupts and whispers to her friends. "That isn't Diana. That's one of my Personas; Lilim. Her acting skill is pretty good huh?"

"Definitely better than you," Sucy deadpans, eyeing "Diana" with caution. "I don't recall that name being among the six Personas you've mentioned."

"I just got her recently. She's my new Seventh Persona," Akko smiles.

"Wait, L-Lilim?!" Lotte stutters with a blush. "As in the succubus?!"

"Yeah," Akko admits. "Remember that… train molester Distortion I talked about? That's where I met her originally."

"Makes sense," Sucy remarks. "Wait, you met her originally? That implies you lost her somehow?"

"Yeah, I kicked her out before."

"Why…?" Sucy questions. "Surely the power to have a doppelganger that can mimic other people is too good to not have around."

"I know..." Akko explains. "Well… offensively, my other Personas can do most of what she can already do. Her mimicry ability is good, but it's mostly situational… Not to mention it was really draining for me back then. But I can handle it now." she then groans. "But the biggest reason was because... I couldn't stand how she… ehm…let's just say she was too… friendly." She sighs before confessing, "She's a complete pervert, alright?! She made me really uncomfortable!"

For a split second, Akko caught the sight of "Diana" winking at her. A shiver traveled down the brunette's spine.

Taking the information in, Sucy nods. "Ah… I get you."

One by one, students begins to fill the classroom. Professor Finneran enters soon after, looking a bit exhausted to say the least. Clearing her throat, the strict woman begins her lesson-

-only for Amanda and her teammates to bust in. "Sorry! We overslept-" it didn't take long for the redhead's brain to register the presence of Diana…

"WHAT THE HELL?!" the rebellious girl exploded. Pointing at "Diana", she bellows. "HOW ARE YOU HERE?! I THOUGHT YOU-

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…!"

Akko rapidly shakes her head, signing with her hand for Amanda to stop.

"Miss O'neil. Is there something the matter?" The tired Professor Finneran sighs, glaring daggers at the late trio. "Perhaps it is something you would care to discuss in detention?"

"Tsk… never mind," the redhead grumbles, swiftly moving to take her seat. As she walks, she spots Akko smile apologetically at her. The rest of the class, without any context, begin whispering amongst themselves.

As the lesson dragged on, Akko started to agree with Aradia that Lunar Alphabet as a writing system was just flat-out terrible.

The basics of Lunar Alphabet, as she understood it, was the same as English in a grammatical sense, but each letter was represented by SIX moon phases. The runes are small, and difficult to write with her pencil. To top it all off, some of the characters were almost indistinguishable from one another!

She kept confusing the number 10 with the period. Foreigners often jokingly called Japanese writing—Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji "moon runes", but her native language had nothing on the mind boggling letters that made up the Lunar Alphabet.

"The Lunar Alphabet was meant to be a coding system," Aradia comments from her soul. "Back in ancient times, was used to write messages and keep the contents secret from prying eyes. But nowadays, it's an unnecessary barrier for those who wish to learn. No wonder interest in witchcraft is declining."

Akko nodded as she took a curious glance around the room. Beside her, Sucy had long since lost interest, and was busying herself by mixing various potion ingredients underneath the table. Lotte occasionally wrote something down, but seemed to just be barely paying attention. Amanda sat daydreaming as she balanced a pencil on her nose. Jasminka was busy snacking on some soft candies, and for some reason, occasionally glanced at "Diana". Constanze was unconscious on the table, hidden behind a large tome. Lilim stealthily copied Hannah and Barbara's notes for Diana, all the while mentally complaining to Akko that she owed her later.

She somehow managed to power through it in the end. And while she could actually physically feel herself getting smarter, the boring and impartial lessons left Akko drained and numb. She started to consider about the tutoring Diana offered. All the more the reason to save her ASAP.

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At 3:00pm, the members of the "Diana rescue squad" gathered before the memorial tree.

"Seriously, you freaked me out!" Amanda exclaimed to "Diana", who in turn gave her a smirk. "Should've told me before you go and do something like this! God damn, she was so convincing!"

Akko rubs the back of her head. "Sorry, I didn't have the time. Anyway, Lilim, you took care of Hannah and Barbara, right?" the brunette asks.

Lilim licked her lips and nodded, feeling extremely proud of her work.

"WHAT?! You Spirit Drained them?!" Akko exclaimed. "I told you to use Dormina! No wonder I am so refreshed!"

Lilim licked her fingers and gave Akko a lustful grin.

"Ew. EW!" Akko cries in disgust. "I don't want to know what a young girl's essences tastes like!" the brunette yelps. "And when are you going to drop that disguise?!"

Two flesh colored bat wings tore their way out of Lilim's back. Her school uniform melted off and transformed into a pair of leather mini-shorts, white gloves that only cover her fingers and half of her palms, and a leather jacket that exposed her midriff and a bit of under boob. A black tattoo resembling a snake on her right thigh. A barbed, pointed tail sways behind her as she greets the girls.

"W-Why do you still have Diana's face?!" Akko exclaims.

Lilim brushed her hand through her new platinum hair, smiling at her new appearance. She floated over to her summoner and affectionately embraced her from behind, giving Akko a peck on the cheek and making her blush a bright red.

"Well, aren't you popular," Sucy teases, but seemingly a tad irritated.

Lotte cheeks were beet red as she rapidly murmured something about Volume 68.

Amanda raised an eyebrow and frowned in annoyance. "So you swing that way…? Not that I mind or anything, but shouldn't we be focus on what we're here for?! I didn't came here to watch you make out with some copy of Diana!"

Struggling to holding Lilim back, Akko replies, "Yeah, sorry guys… give me a second..." Swiftly, she clutches her hand and dismisses the Persona. The succubus blows a taunting kiss at Akko as she dematerialized, clearly undeterred by the rejection.

"Whatever, here's your bow," Amanda sighs and hands the weapon hanging over her shoulders to Akko. "A few girls saw me with this thing and it was freaking embarrassing! Not to mention Constanze spent all night working on it," she grumbles and taps her broom.

Akko's eyes sparkle as she inspects the bow in awe. There is no doubt that Constanze did wonders on the former toy. The plastic had been replaced by a light metal, polished to perfection. The bow string had been strengthened and reinforced. The paint job was absolutely flawless, turning the weapon into a work of art.

"Oh my god! It's BEAUTIFUL!" Akko squealed as she hugged the bow. "Thank you so much! Thank Constanze for me too!"

"I still have no idea why you're using a toy bow," Sucy deadpans. "You had actual guns right?"

"Yeah, but they all might as well as be garbage compared to my Argus Sniper!" Akko replies with excitement before heading toward the memorial tree. "Follow me, guys! It is time for you all to learn the ways of the Cognitive World!"

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Crossing over to the Cognitive World, Akko gathered the group around her to begin talking strategy.

"Listen up. What I am about to tell you all here is extremely important." Akko states. "Ignoring or forgetting my words could mean life or death!"

"What's with that tone, Akko-" Sucy begins before being interrupted by Akko pointing directly in her face.

"No, Sucy! Not Akko! Senpai!" the brunette declares, a smile stretching from ear to ear. "You'll all call me Senpai at this moment!"

"No, I refused to notice you," Sucy replies with a smirk.

The brunette puffs up her cheeks at the rebuttal.

"What? You walked into that one," the gloomy witch shrugs before sighing. "Just get to the point already."

"Yes! Get on with it already!" Amanda adds.

Akko sulks in disappointment. "... Fine! Fine! I was just trying to be a leader." She says with a pout. "Let's start by organizing ourselves and go over my infiltration plan!"

"You actually made an infiltration plan?" Sucy snickers skeptically. "This, I got to see."

"Yeah. Aradia and I thought it all out," Akko declares proudly. "Obviously, we're not going to go along with Shadow Diana's invitation. It's a trap no matter which angle you look at it. I don't what to risk fighting another strong Shadow like that Minotaur, so we're going in another way."

"Hell yeah! Now you're speaking my language!" Amanda bellows. "I can already guess what you are going to say! Of course the witch way is the best way to go!"

"Ah… no Amanda-"

Immediately mounting on her broom, Akko's warning is entirely lost on the redhead.

"The last one to the manor is a rotten egg! Tia Freyre!"

Silence lingers on as the rebellious teen remained still on the ground.

"Wait what?!- What the hell!?" she yells in irritation and confusion. "Why can't I fly!?"

"Thanks for proving to me that Ley Lines don't exist in this place," Sucy rolls her eyes. "So the only mana we have is what's charged in our wands... Wonderful."

"Let me check my wand just in case..." Lotte says as she pulls open her wand, checking the battery. "Should last… I hope."

"God damn it!" Amanda exasperates. "So we are riding her knight again!?"

"Hehe~ Now you know how I felt~!" Akko snickers. "But no, we don't need to ride Berith again. Now can you listen to the rest of what I have to say, please?"

The redhead crosses her arms and huffs.

"Back on topic —Diana's Shadow may have overtaken Cognitive Luna Nova, but she couldn't do one thing!" Akko reaches into her belt porch and pulls out a familiar object. A GOHO-M. "She wasn't able to overwrite my home!"

"Ah! I get it Akko!" Lotte nods. "We can just warp there and start from our room, right?"

"That's right, Lotte." the brunette cheers. "It's much safer than entering it directly or trying to break in!"

"Uh… you've lost me," Amanda says scratching her head. "What's this about warping?"

"Just follow along," Sucy deadpans. "Alright, that's a good start, but what to do after we're inside?"

"We explore and get Diana out." Akko answers .

"Yeah, I get that. But how?" Sucy asks critically. "What's the processes? What is the plan?"

Akko shrugs. "... Nothing else really. If we encounter Shadows, we'll just kill them. If we encounter problem, we'll wing it! If we get tired or injured, we retreat with Traesto. That's about it when dealing with a Distortion."

Sucy scrunches her face in disbelief. "That's not a plan at all. Exactly what I expected from you," she groans with a heavy sigh.

"Don't worry about it, Sucy!" Akko waves off the accusation. "That was how my friend's team did things back in the day. Just believe in ourselves and we can definitely save Diana!"

Amanda grumbles. "Some leader you are, Akko."

"Now that everyone understands the plan, I need to know what everyone's capable of. Can any of you fight hand to hand?"

"Hell yeah! I definitely can fight!" Amanda boats, energetically jabbing the air before preforming a roundhouse kick. "I beat up street punks all the time! Give me a weapon and I'm good to go!"

Sucy pats the messenger bag she is carrying. "I still have no idea how to fight with that dagger, but it wouldn't matter as I got every fatal toxin in the book right here! Kekekekeke!"

Lotte shows the skull lantern she is carrying as a tiny spirit emerges from within.

"I brought Wispy, my pet Will-o'-wisp!" the Finns introduces as she rubs cheeks with her cute companion. "She may look small, but she can breathe a torrent of powerful flame! I'm sure we can help in some way this time!"

"Yes! Fire is very useful!" Akko nods. "Can you guys cast other elements?"

Amanda scratches her head. "I can do fire too, and a few wind spells. I suck at anything else though."

"Elemental spells aren't my strong point…" Lotte frowns alongside Wispy. "Sorry Akko."

Sucy rolls her eyes. "I can cast every elements beside lightning." She deadpans and faces Akko. "Why are you asking, by the way?"

"Because Shadows are weak to various elemental attacks," Akko explains. "If you expose them to their weakness, it'll stun them. And it doesn't matter how weak or strong the element you hit them with is. I once beat a Shadow that was weak to ice with only ice cubes!"

Sucy was about to question why Akko had ice cubes in the first place, but decided to leave it off as another weird quirk about this place.

Akko took off her backpack and placed it on the ground. "Now… it's equipment time. Amanda, what type of weapon do you want?"

"Oh thank god," Amanda exclaims in relieve. "I thought I was going to have to fight with my broom!" Swinging it around, she adds, "Not that I would've minded, but I don't want to break it if I don't have to."

"Hm… So I guess you want to use polearms?" Akko asks.

"I'm pretty good with swords too, but yeah, I would prefer a spear or something," replied the redhead.

"Alright, take your pick."

Pulling out a variety of different pole arms from the mouth of her bottomless backpack, each one longer than she is tall, Akko presents them to the redhead.

"Man, when they told me you had one of those magic backpacks, they weren't kidding!" Amanda remarks. "But whatever! Gimme gimme~!"

"Alright-"

Amanda ran up to grab one of the polearms— the one she deemed the coolest looking, just as Akko hands it to her. But it only took a second for her to realize her mistake as her sixteen year old muscles were unable to handle the massive weight of the weapon.

"Holy crap!" Amanda exclaims, struggling with the weapon. "W-What's this spear made off?!"

Akko immediately intervened, pulling the weapon away before Amanda could hurt herself. "Are you alright, Amanda?!"

"...Ow…" the redhead groaned as she rubbed her sore arms. "Wow, that's one heavy spear! I thought it was gonna be lighter with you carrying it around with one hand and all. Just how strong are you?!"

"I want to know that too," Sucy adds. "Considering you ripped through my binding potion, I would definitely say way stronger than you should be."

Scratching the back of her head, Akko replies. "I'm not exactly sure. There was this one time I almost lifted a car, but the bumper tore off before I could lift it over my waist," she answers, looks of utter disbelief spreading across her friends faces.

"Man… and I thought Jasminka was strong…" Amanda comments, awe struck.

"Don't worry! You can get that strong too once you get your Persona, Amanda!" Akko reassures. "Super strength and speed are part of the package!"

Lotte looks at her hands and has trouble imagining herself being stronger than her jolly father. "That… could be cool."

Amanda tied a few more polearms afterward but, like all the others before, found that she couldn't wield any of them effectively; until she got to a particular white spear...

"Hey! Finally!" Amanda rejoices as she twirls the spear around. "Still a bit heavy, but I can work with this!"

"So Tam Lin's spear? Good pick." Akko nods in joy.

The witches stare at the spear, and then to Akko in shock.

"Tam Lin!?" Lotte gasps. "As in The Tam Lin?! The legendary hero of the Fairies!?"

With a shrug Akko says, "That's what the Shadow called himself at least, and a really weird one at that. I found him attacking other Shadows, apparently wanting a good fight. He wasn't that strong thankfully, and after I beat him, he thanked me and gave me his broken spear before vanishing. Daidara-san fixed it afterward."

"A Shadow based off Tam Lin…" Sucy deadpans. "Just how far can it go...?"

"Holy shit," Amanda mutters. "Fake or not, the fact that I'm gonna be fighting monsters with the spear of Tam Lin is awesome! Hell yeah!" She twirls the spear more, liking it more every second.

"Well, looks like Amanda is happy," Akko turns to Lotte. "It's your time Lotte!"

The Finnish girl thoughts for a bit before shaking her head. "I don't think so, Akko… I really doubt I could actually hold a weapon let alone use one… How about we talk about it after I get my Persona?"

"Of course, Lotte! You can be the backup support with Wispy!" Akko smiles. "But, how about I give you a gun, just to be safe? You can never be too sure."

"Witches using guns… What a time to be alive," Sucy muses. "I have been wondering about your guns by the way. Where exactly did you get them?"

"... I will let you guys in on a little secret…" Akko looks around before bringing them close. "Half of them are just model guns," she whispers.

Sucy raises an eyebrow.

"Couldn't tell, right?" Akko whispers/grins, pulling out one of her hand gun and showing her friends. "If you look at them hard enough though, you'll be able to tell they're just very realistic toys."

"Ah… why are we whispering?" Amanda raises an eyebrow. "And how the hell does that work?! Toys-"

Akko immediately covers Amanda's mouth.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh...! Don't say it out loud!" the brunette warns. "Don't let Shadows know they're fakes!"

"You've lost me," Sucy deadpans. "How does that even work?"

Akko backs off with a nod. "Well… I guess it is time to show you all… The power of a Believing Heart!"

She raises her toy bow, her chest glowing in blue light. "Return to me! Argus Sniper!"

With that, pink energy envelopes the weapon as every part of it comes to life. The girls watch in awe as Akko draws back the string, and an arrow of pure energy nocks itself on the bow, allowing the brunette to launch a shot into the distance sky.

"In the Cognitive World, believing is everything." Akko states confidently. "It doesn't matter if it is a toy, as long as you believe it's real, it's real! As far as I'm concerned, this is the actual bow used by the pink ranger herself. And it's better than any gun out there! Because who need bullet when I can fire feather energy!?"

"Whoa," Amanda gasps. "This is getting crazier by the minute."

"You can make any toy real, Akko?!" Lotte asks in shock.

"No Lotte… We all can!" Akko answered before offering Amanda one of the more realistic model handguns. "C'mon Amanda! Believe! Believe and shoot! Not at us though..."

She was still a bit skeptical, but after seeing how Akko did it with the bow and her enthusiastic smile, she decided to give it a go. Amanda took hold of the gun and was taken aback at the weight of it. She felt the cool metal of the grip in her palm, the shape of the trigger on her index finger. Amanda closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she slowly pulled the trigger, believing the gun to be real.

*BANG*

"Holy shit!" Amanda screamed. "That was awesome!"

"See?!" Akko cheers. "All you got to do is believe!"

"This is huge," Sucy says. "What other effects does someone's state of mind have in here?"

"Everything, Sucy! It's so important it will take too long to explain!" Akko says. "Just know it's extremely helpful with fighting Shadows. I'll explain more when we get into an actual fight." She points to her bag. "But for now, let's finish getting ready and save Diana."

"Yo Akko, what other guns do you have?" Amanda smirks. "I've always wanted to use a submachine gun!"

The red head got her wish in the form of a model FN P90.

"Just give me a pistol," Sucy requested with a shrug.

Akko tossed the girl a model Glock 18, the very same pistol she used to threaten Akko their first morning at Luna Nova...

"I want a revolver," Lotte requests. "I want to be just like Sheriff Anderson from Night Fall's Wild West arc when I shoot!"

Akko handed the girl the same ornate revolver she saw on their first night.

"So we've got…" Akko counts her fingers. "Now all we need is protective clothing!" She searches in her backpack and pulls out various different articles of clothing. "Here you go!"

The group can only stare back in confusion as Akko's hands them each white Japanese robes.

"You serious?" All three of them deadpans.

"Don't let their appearance fool you!" Akko explains. "These are called Zero Kosode! They're like the best protective cloths I have! These things let you dodge magic attacks like there's no tomorrow! Not to mention they're thin enough for you to just wear underneath your uniforms! It was so hard to get Daidara-san to make these for me!"

"Thanks for reminding me that I didn't change out of my uniform before I came…" Amanda grumbles.

"Not that you could've changed. The teachers might've gotten angry if they saw you without your uniform." Sucy replies as she changes.

"I think they'll be even angrier if we come back with our uniforms all torn up!" Amanda groans.

As the three get out of their shirts, they catch the sight of Akko already in her underwear, in the process of putting on the kosode.

"Akko, what are you doing?" Lotte asks. "I thought we were just slipping these into our uniform? Don't tell me you are just going to wear it and nothing else…?"

Akko smirks back as she ties up her Kosode before picking up her uniform. "No, of course not Lotte. I am just packing away the unnecessary clothes… I don't need them in my Honki Mode!"

"Honki… mode?" the group questions.

With everything on her person. Akko takes a spin and spreads out her arms.

"Watch me everyone…! Here I go! LIGHTS UP! HONKI…. MOOOOOOODOOOOOOO!"

Ethereal Blue fire consumes Akko, as her outfit burns away, leaving her bare other than of a black sports bra, a mini shorts, and footwraps. Cerulean fire continues to engulf her form before receding to reveal Akko's transformation. Coating her arms are tube sleeves and fingerless gloves; one white, one black. On her legs are blue thigh high socks and white high heel shoes. She dons a blue blouse over a pleated mini-skirt; reminiscent of her idol, her chest bound with a massive white belt with the belt buckle resembling Chariot's star. A flowing red cape drapes itself over her shoulders while a smaller version of Shiny Chariot's witch hat rests on her head.

The transformed witch lands before her friends and opens her closed eyes.

"The inspirer of hearts everywhere, Glistening Starlight Chariot! Watch out, vile Shadows! MY BELIEVING HEART WILL BE THE MAGIC THAT WILL VANQUISH YOU!"

She dramatically poses as her eyes beam with grand excitement. Glitters and colorful lighting also manifesting all around her in an unexplained manner.

"Glistening-" Amanda lets out while cringing.

"-Starlight-" Lotte continues while beaming.

"... I am not going to say it." Sucy glares at Akko with distaste. "I refuse."

The brunettes drops her arms in disappointment.

"I told you no one is going to call you that name," Aradia whispers. "You should've went with my original suggestion and called yourself "Polaris". It rolls off the tongue, and has deep narrative meanings. Don't you want to be the brightest star of the Big Dipper?"

"But Chariot already has things named after Polaris!" Akko sulks. "And what happens when we get future members and the last one gets the name "Shiny Alcor"?! Poor Alcor!"

"W-What exactly did you do, Akko?!" Lotte walks around her friend, and marvels at the brilliant costume. "How did you get that outfit?!"

"Lotte, this here my Honki- Serious Mode," the brunette explains while flaunting her getup. "By willing my inner self forth from my heart, I can transform into my ideal image with my Persona's power! I am now Glistening Starlight Chariot! The one and only successor to Shiny Chariot!" she bellows as she spins and spreads out her arms.

"Damn!" Amanda awes. "And just when I thought getting that Persona thing couldn't get any more badass! I can't wait until I have my own!" the redhead fantasizes. "I bet I can get myself the hottest outfit!"

"You continue to surprise me..." Sucy muses. "Still not calling you that abomination of a name though," she deadpans in absolute.

"Boo, Sucy... c'mon..." Akko wines with a pout. "Regardless, transforming into Honki Mode is wonderful because my current clothes actually get fused into it!" Akko stats. "My costume keeps the same durability, defense, and effects from them! I can access all the stuff in my backpack and pouch too!" she reaches into her cape and pulls out her metal bat. "Amazing, isn't it?!"

"So… why didn't you transform the last time we were here?" Sucy asks.

"A witch need to have a few tricks up her sleeve!" Akko sticks out her tongue playfully. "And not transforming can sometimes fool Shadows into letting their guards down too! They seem take me less seriously if I just go in without it… However, since we are dealing with a Distortion I figured I should use every bit of my power!"

Amanda puts back on her uniform. "Okay! Can we get on with it already!" she twirls her new spear. "I am ready for some action, damn it!"

Akko laughs. "One more thing!" She puts out her hand beckons for everyone to join her. "C'mon, everyone!"

Sucy rolls her eyes and puts her hand over Akko's, Lotte and Amanda does the same soon after.

"Alright, we're here to save Diana and kick some Shadow butts!" the brunette stats, smiling at her companions. "Let's do our best! On three ok?"

"One-"

"Two-"

"Three-"

"Go Team Dipper!" Akko cheers as all four girls throw up their hands.

"Hell no! We are not calling ourselves "Team Dipper"!" Amanda sheaths. "Think of something cooler please!"

Completely ignoring the redhead's complaint, Akko activates the GOHO-M in her hand and the group is engulfed in a flash of white light.

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As the light recedes, the girls find themselves in Akko's Cognition within Shadow Diana's domain.

"So that's what you guys meant by warping," Amanda says to Akko. "Seriously, what else can't you do?"

"Proper witchcraft," Sucy replies.

"Hey! That was low!" Akko puffs up her cheeks and sulks.

The gloomy witch shrugs with a smirk. "Anyway, let's get lettuce head out as quickly as possible."

The group heads to the door… only to realize it is not opening.

"Hm… it's still locked for some reason..." Akko grumbles. "Give me a second."

She arches back with her arm, gathering power. With a grunt, she unleashes her stored strength and punches the door.

*Crash*

The door didn't just slam open… it flew off its hinges and rocketed across the hallway.

"AURGHHHHHHHH…!"

The girls immediately rushed outside to find that the door made projectile had claimed an unfortunate Shadow victim. The pancaked Shadow, half buried in the wall, dissipated into dark particles soon after.

"Good job idiot… So much for sneaking." Sucy sighs as Akko rubs the back of her head.

As Sucy reprimands Akko for her lack of subtlety, five tall figures garbed in black vests and blue long sleeved shirts confront the girls. Each one bares a plain white mask without any Roman numeral.

"You bitch!" one of them roars. "You killed the drink guy!

"Oh good..." Akko shrugs. "I guess you all showed up at just the right time. You'll make perfect practice for me and my friends!" She says in a low tone, moving down the hallway. "C'mon Amanda! You've been itching for a fight haven't you?!"

An excited grin stretches across the redhead's face. "Hell yeah!" she exclaims, going to Akko's side immediately.

"Sucy, Lotte! Find some cover!" Akko orders. "We'll take this from here!"

Sucy raises an eyebrow at that, but does what she's told nevertheless. She and Lotte rush to hide in the cognitive version of their room, peaking out the door frame to watch.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but whatever! DIE FOR YOUR CRIME IN THE MISTRESS' DOMAIN!"

The masked figures' forms bubble and burst, revealing five ape like creatures. Each have red skin with a muscular upper body and four digits on their limbs. The creatures attempt to intimidate Akko and Amanda with their sharp fangs, snarling and growling at them all the while.

Akko merely huffs in response. "Seriously…? Goblins…?"

"Goblins?!" Amanda questions. "They look nothing like the goblins we know!"

"They're Cognitive version, Amanda," Akko explains, waving her hand. "It's just like the Minotaur, so don't worry about it!"

"What the hell is with that face?!" the Shadows growl in confusion. "Fear us, for we are the loyal servants of Mistress Diana-"

"I hope you aren't just all talk, Amanda." Akko says, pulling out her bow. "Show me what you've got!" she does a cheerful spin. "Remember, we're in a place where if you think it you can do it!"

"So just go wild?" Amanda questions. "Now you're talking!"

The redhead charges in with a burst of speed, images of over the top signature moves and flashy attacks flooding her mind. Her targeted Goblin and his allies didn't even to react as Amanda began her deadly combo. She slid across the floor and uppercut her target into the air with a powerful kick. Then, stabbing her spear into the floor to anchor herself, she spun and used the resulting momentum to send the Goblin into the wall with another bone shattering kick.

"AURGGGGGG-!" The broken Shadow coughs viscus black liquid as it dies.

"HOLY SHIT!" Amanda exclaims, back stepping and just avoiding the other angered Goblins' counter attacks. Catching her breath, she gasps. "I-I seriously did that?! I-I mean, I did…! But…! I thought that move was impractical to do in a real fight!"

"That's just how this world works!" Akko explains. "Just think of your favorite movies! Your favorite TV shows- Anything! Picture your favorite action scenes! As long as your Believing Heart is strong enough, you can do it without issue here!" Akko replies with a cheer. "Trust me that's how I fight most of time!"

"So that's what she meant originally…" Sucy muses while Lotte watches with beaming eyes.

"Y-You bitch!" One of the Goblins growls.

Akko takes aim with her Argus Sniper and fires a bolt of energy, impaling another Goblin into the wall right next to where the first impacted. Shooting a glance back at the room, Akko yells, "Sucy- Oh wait. You can't cast lightning spells right?"

"Yeah. You forgotten already?" The gloomy witch deadpans.

"Never minded... I was hoping you guys could get some experiences..." Akko sighs.

"You two already killed most of them anyway. Why should we waste our mana?" Sucy deadpans. "We will get that experience next time."

"YOU DARE TURN YOUR BACKS ON US -"

The last three Goblins took this opportunity to rush Akko, attempting to maul her with claws and fangs-

Not even bothering to look at them, Akko simply sighs and crushes the Devil arcana. "Mazio. Lilim."

Manifesting in a flash, the succubus immediately calls forth a torrent of electricity.

"WHAT THE HELL?!..."

The Goblins drop to the floor with electricity surging through their body, completely paralyzed.

"Alright Amanda!" Akko commands. "Let me teach you one more thing!" Akko cheers as she readies her bat. "Prepare yourself and join me!"

"Ah… Join you… for what?"

"When Shadows are down like this, they come to believe they are vulnerable! If we rush them believing we can get through their defense, we can take them all out in one fell swoop!" Akko explains, flexing her body. "Let's end this fight with one flashy team attack!"

"Okay…!" Amanda ready herself too. "So… just go in a beat them to a pulp? Is that what you are saying?"

"Yup! Just go wild!"

No more words need to be said; both girls scrambled to pounce on their prey.

"Take this! ALL-OUT-ATTACK!"

A violent cacophony of clangs, stabs, and yelps of pain from the goblins rang out across the hallway as the girls ravaged their victims with brutal efficiency. In their excitement, the duo had kicked up a massive cloud of dust, obstructing exactly what they were doing from their two friends in the doorway. When the dust settled, all but one Goblin remains; the rest are no more but dissipating black particles.

"Aww yeah! That was awesome, am I right?!" Akko cheers, putting a hand in the air expectantly.

Amanda didn't respond at first, benting over and panting heavily. "... Yeah…!" She replies after finally catching her breath. She slams her hand into Akko's in a victorious high five, following with a thumbs up.

"Whoa... that was a workout even for me… When do I get that Persona thing again? I don't think I can last long here as I am now..."

"Y-You… bastards…!" the last Shadow curses with his last breath. "The head maid... WILL AVENGE US! URRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

A loud screech explodes from the Goblin's mouth as he dissipates. Suddenly the air grows cold and heavy, the oppressing tension becomes almost suffocating as the area pulses red with energy.

"Uh oh…!" Akko mutters as she steps forward, shielding Amanda.

Another Shadow emerges from the floor bearing a fancy purple mask with the Roman numerical "II", a red aura emanating from its form. Garbed in a black outfit that was reminiscent of an English maid, its body was thin but had a large abdomen.

"Amanda, go hide- now." Akko says, her previous easy going tone long gone.

"But I can hel-"

"NOW," Akko commands, shooting a glare at the redhead.

Taken aback by the sudden tone shift, Amanda grumbles, but hesitantly complies. "Just... Holler if you need help. Ok?" She said before running into the dome room with Lotte and Sucy.

"I heard the call. Where are the intrud-" The Shadow pauses and looks around, finding none of her allies with Akko standing in the middle of the hall. "HOW DARE YOU MURDER OUR STAFF MEMBERS?!" the Shadow bellows in rage.

Busting into liquid darkness, an angel donning a long black gown, a fedora with a red rose, and dark raven wings sprouting from her back, emerges. Her face was sharp, a haunting grin stretched across it. In her grasp was an empty test tube.

"I am Lailah! In the Mistress Diana's and the Lord's name, I shall make you pay for your crimes!" the Shadow growls. "BEGONE!"

"Wow, she wasn't kidding," Sucy remarks. "Angels, ancient gods, goblins, minotaurs, legendary heros... Whats next, giant robots?"

"This day is just getting cooler by the minute!" Amanda remarks with a smirk.

"A Dominion class angel I see," Aradia muses. "You shouldn't have much issue dealing with her if you use me. Just be wary of her Bless magic, Akko."

"Of course! It will be a piece of cake!" Akko replies with a grin.

"Witness the Lord's power!" The divine servant bellows, flapping her wings. "Be expelled from this Earth!" A powerful flash of light springs forth from underneath Akko's feet, engulfing her in hundreds of talismans made of light.

The girls watched on in worry as the talismans consumed Akko in a purifying light. However, when the spell ended, Akko stood tall with nary a scratch on her.

"H-HOW!?"

With her bow in hand, she smirks back at the Shadow and gave her a shrug. "Sorry... that little light show isn't going to work on me."

"Glad I had that thing from that skeleton. And thank you too, Aradia."

"TSK...!" The Shadow scrambles to cast another attack but Akko reacts before she could, shooting her with an energy arrow and shattering the test tube in her grasps.

"Y-YOU!" the angel seethes. "YOU BROKE IT! THE LORD'S TOOL!"

Akko was about to call Aradia out just as she felt Lilim nudging her for her turn. "Ah… Ok?" She crushes the Devil arcana instead, bringing out the succubus once more.

The angel's anger rises even more at the sight. "D-Damn you! How dare you call forth the daughter of that whore?! And furthermore, you DARE to wear the Mistress' face?! THE LORD WAS RIGHT BANISHING THAT UNFAITHFUL-"

Responding with a feral grin, Lilim throws out a blast of Zio, zapping the poor angel and downing her with ease.

"AHHHHHHHHHH… No…!" The angel begs. "You can't! You can't! The party… the mistress…! You have no right to kill me- I AM A SERVANT OF THE LORD!"

Her begging fell on deaf ears as Lilim pointed forward. Black and red energy gathered on her fingertips, forming a magic circle with archaic runes in front of the Angel, while her free hand waving a kind goodbye.

For what it was worth, the Lailah tried to move, attempted to get out of the way. She struggled and squirmed with everything she had, but with Lilim's dark magic anchoring her to where she was she simply couldn't move. The circle rotated counterclockwise as it emanated a low pitched hum, charging with dark energy.

Then, with a snap of Lilims fingers, the circle shattered and the angel's eyes went wide before, finally, she slumped dead to the ground and disintegrated afterward.

Dusting her hands, Lilim hummed to herself, a smile across her face and her barbed tail wagging like a puppy. She floated over to Akko and kissed her cheek before disappearing in a shatter of glass.

"Well… that takes care of that!" Akko shrugged, rubbing her face. "C'mon guys! Looks like we're in the clear. Let's actually begin the operation."

Amanda exchanged a look with Sucy and Lotte before the three decided to move on and meet up with the brunette.

The girls began to survey the area, but what they found was unexpected to say the least. According to Amanda, the color and design of the walls and floor were exactly like the Cavendish Manor, yet at the same time the halls were far too wide and had tables and announcements from Luna Nova. The best they could say about the hallways was that they felt like the fusion between the two locations.

"Hm..." Lotte points out, "this part of the building is almost the same as our dorm's layout."

"I see. So the outside looks like the Cavendish manor but the inside is actually still the school?" Sucy deadpans. "I suppose it makes sense considering this was Luna Nova's Cognition before."

"Aww man… I thought I was going to take the lead..." Amanda sighs. "Not that I remember the manor all that well, but come on!"

"This is actually good. It'll be pretty hard for us to get lost- assuming her Shadow didn't alter anything." Akko cheers.

"Hm... if this is still the school at heart, then our best bet to find Diana is the probably the main building." Sucy reasons. "I'm just guessing here: but if I suddenly took control of the school, I would probably hole up in the headmistress' office."

"Good idea, Sucy! Let's try it!" Akko points forward. "To the main building! Just remember to stay in cover. The less Shadows we have to fight in the long run, the better!"

Everyone's couldn't help but find the irony in Akko's statement. For someone saying they should be sneaky, she was the one wearing the flashiest costume possible…

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Akko's Personas:

Lilim (Devil)

Resistance: Electric, Curse

Weakness: Ice

Skills: Mazio, Mudo, Spirit Drain, Dormina, Aging

Profile: A demon who tempts sleeping men and attacks infants. She is the daughter of the demoness, Lilith. Like her mother, she drains men of their essence.

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Enemy Shadows:

Goblin(Fool)

Weakness: Gun, Electric

Skills: Cleave, Tarukaja, *Call Ally

Profile: A famous type of fairy. It is ugly and has a twisted personality, and is said to kidnap those who can see it. It is also common to see them as familiars of magicians, doing various tasks.

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Lailah(Priestess)

Null: Bless

Resist: Wind

Weakness: Curse, Electric

Skills: Kouga, Hamaon, Recam, Diarama

Profile: An angel in Judeo-Christian myth that presides over conception. She is the intermediary between pregnant women and God. She is considered to be the opposite of the demoness, Lilith.

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Akko's Equipments:

Weapon- Reinforced Titanium Club: An old baseball bat that has been upgraded and reinforced. The desire to strike that home run will fill the user's mind! Starts battle with Sukukaja.

Firearm- Argus Sniper II: Limited edition replica of Pink Ringer's bow. It has been upgraded by Constanze far beyond from being just a toy. Ignores Repel Gun and Tetrakarn.

Body- Zero Kosode Kai: Kosode with zero flaws. It's color is eternally white. Magic Evasion Rate UP (Med).

Accessory 1- Antonio Seal: Seal of approval from the greatest violin maker of all time. The proof of surviving the melody of an Embodiment of Death. Resist Fear and Confusion. Reduce instant death chance by 80% and increase Luck by a large amount.

Accessory 2- Falcon Eye: Emblem resembling an falcon. No falcons were harmed in the making. Physical Evasion Rate UP (Low).

Accessory 3- Fire Suppressor: Charm that grants wearer supernatural instinct against Fire spells. Fire Evasion Rate UP (Low).

Accessory 4- Mind Choker: A choker that strengthens the mind. Increase decent amount of wearer's SP.

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AuthorNCS: A LWA fic without yuri subtext? This chapter is the hero we need! Lilim hype!

This chapter was a bit hard to write due to it being about preparations. It takes extra skills to make explaining things interesting, hope I succeed in that regard.

Yep. Akko was able one up Goro. Suck it, Pancake.

MAGICAL GIRL AKKO!- Designing Akko's outfit was a nice challenge. Rather then just building off from nothing, Artist741 and I fused her OVA outfit with elements from Ramlethal Valentine and Cure Princess. Because like Chariot herself, she too will be a walking voice actor joke. Like master like student huh? So look forward to her design works when he gets around to release it!

The thing about Amanda fighting decently with Shadows; the same logic with Sho really. She will be a true monster when her Persona appears.

My general rule for SMT narrative: if something knows a high tier spell, they can use everything below it. So if a Persona can use Ziodyne, they should be able to use everything under that tier (Zio, Mazio, Zionga, Mazionga are good to go).

I don't like the voodoo doll animation for Mudo in P5. So back to the classic we go. Nothing is more satisfying then to hit something with the very concept of death.

Thank my beta once again for helping immensely with the chapter despite the fact his internet is trolling him every step of the way. *Clap *Clap *Clap

Also, super hype for Darling in the Franxx. Hope it will be the ideal spiritual successor to Diebuster.

Next chapter; things gets serious... See y'all next time-

*Sees Kancolle Event at mid Feb*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

02/01/2018 Edit: Thank the people at Sufficient Velocity for grammar checking this. Should be free of grammar mistakes now. Unless you have god's eyes and find something else, this chapter is now grammatically perfect.