Inoue simply cracks a smile at the four girls' enthusiastic reactions to her proposal, which prompts her to inwardly predict, 'These girls...just might have what it needs to succeed in this task.'

"So is it safe to conclude that all of you ladies are on board with this last challenge?" She speaks up before she eventually receives the final go ahead from each one of the girls.

"If anything, you girls definitely aren't like the ones that came before you, who failed to consent to my proposal." Inoue declares about the previous groups decision to forgo the challenge.

"How long do you intend to drag this conversation out?" Archimedes abruptly interjects, whose face displays a placid expression as she speaks to the older woman.

She then goes on to mention to the orange haired woman, "We have willingly volunteered for the job so just tell us what we have to do already."

'So she realized what this woman was doing too?' Hiromi inwardly considers after she briefly casts her eyes over in the direction of the curly raven haired girl.

"There's only one problem…we will need a blade to capture and contain the spirit's massive power within it." She suddenly suggests the next issue that they face at hand.

Inoue lifts her right index finger to signal to the group to give her a second. She then reaches around her chair, grabs the items, and rotates around to show the group what she has in her hands.

"You mean these?" The orange haired woman questions once the girls' sights settle in on the blank blades that were currently in her possession.

"Your teachers will guide you to the starting point of the mission. They are to strictly serve as spectators and cannot assist you in any shape or fashion during this time period." She eventually discloses the rules for the task at hand.

"So we can't come back until we capture and make a bit beast become our partner, right?" Audrey inquires for clarification about their assignment.

Hiromi narrows her sights on the orange haired woman in order to get a better read of her aura.

At that exact same moment, she suddenly develops the urge to speak up until Wenling's voice chimes in.

"Since you have issued us this task, is it safe to assume that you want us to ultimately complete this task before the start of lets say the...BBA World Tournament?"

Inoue swiftly diverts her sights away from the group before she softly mutters, "I swear you kids can read me like an open book."

She eventually returns her eyes back on to the group of young ladies in front of her before she addresses them, "I won't hold you all any longer with my useless babble but I at least want to wish you good luck on your journey."

Inoue approaches the girls prior to their departure and hands each one of them a blade with a blank slate and a small smile on her face.

She prays that she was able to project her inner thought 'I know you will do well,' on to them.

'So this is what a beyblade feels like?' Archimedes mentally weighs while she stares at the metallic blade in the palm of one of her hands.

'What will my bit beast look like?' Wenling curiously wonders out of excitement about the potential possibilities of what her bit beast form would resemble.

'This is going to be so awesome!' Audrey happily declares as she tightly clutches the small metal object in her right hand.

'A bit beast to call my own...' Hiromi inwardly utters to herself while she intently stares at the blank disk in the center of the blade.

"We should do as Matsumoto-sama suggests and start you all off on your assignment as quickly as possible." Meifeng announces to the group of teenage girls once she approaches them.

"If you will…" Akane dully voices until the attention was on her, "…follow and try not to lose track of us."

Hiromi and the other girls closely trailed behind the four woman in front of them since it appeared as if they already knew what route to take.

"I wonder what we will have to do?" Audrey poses to no one in particular.

"Hopefully, it isn't another obstacle course." Wenling dreadfully muttered, which her sensei overheard her pupil's comment and happily smiled at her response.

"What did you just say Wenling?" Hiromi curiously inquires since the brunette softly mumbles her response underneath her breath.

"Hopefully, it is nothing too outrageous." She quickly alters her comment while she merrily smiles at both Hiromi and Audrey.

The dirty blonde causally exchange glances between the two brunettes of the group before she boldly proclaims, "I say bring it on!"

Her sudden burst of energy surprises Wenling while on the other hand Hiromi, whose already use to her outbursts, nods her head in agreement.

"At least we have three out of the four of us on board." Hiromi suddenly mentions after her sights eventually lands on the raven haired girl in front of them.

The three girls' eyes settle in on the girl, name Archimedes, who walks directly behind their teachers but just a few paces ahead of them.

"How are we even going to approach her?" Wenling curiously poses to the group since each one of them senses that the girl has an almost unapproachable aura around her.

Audrey briefly peers at both Hiromi and Wenling again, who seems reluctant to volunteer for the task to approach the girl.

'Nothing will get done if we just sit here and twiddle our fingers…' She inwardly concludes before she declares to the pair, "I got this one covered."

"Audrey…" Hiromi utters the dirty blonde's name as she watches her stomps toward Archimedes while she emits an air of confidence about herself.

Audrey stalks right up behind the raven haired girl, taps her right shoulder, and waits for her to respond to the touch.

Archimedes feels a finger taps her on her right shoulder when she wonders, 'So which one eventually found the nerve to finally approach me?'

She rotates her head only to notice that it was the lively dirty blonde, who calls for her attention, 'She looks like the one who defies authority just to get a thrill from it.'

"I don't know about you but the three of us plan to see this thing through." Audrey declares their resolve to the girl with an expression of defiance present on her face.

'How should I respond?' Archimedes inwardly contemplates about her response to the dirty blonde's bold statement.

'I wonder how she will respond?' Hiromi and Wenling inquisitively ponder about the strange girl's possible reactions to Audrey's boldness.

'Give me your answer already!' She inwardly grumbles since she quickly becomes impatient with the girl in front of her.

"We have the same mindset then." Archimedes politely agrees with the blonde and the other girls' mindset about their conviction for the mission.

'Maybe she isn't so bad.' Wenling thinks with a small smile on her face while Hiromi compliments her, 'That was a pretty good answer.'

On the other hand, Audrey was not as easily convinced as the other two were as she concludes, 'Humph…I think I'll watch you closely.'

"So it seems as if they have made some progress." One of the mentors voices after they witness the interact between their students on the start of their journey.

"I can sense a strong aura from each one of them that its almost overwhelming when they are together." Meifeng states her opinion about the group based off of the vibes from the group.

"I believe Matsumoto-sama thinks the same thing." Lin discloses while her eyes track the flow of people as she observes the area around her.

"She has too! How many of our students have we watched up and leave after they completed their training? The cowards ran with their tails in between their legs all the way back home." Lanying adamantly claims with a shake of her fist from ire.

"Only time will tell whether or not this group will be able to fulfill their purposes," Akane colorlessly declares with a blank expression on her face.

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Grandpa happily whistles a tune while he runs the water inside of the kitchen sink before he suddenly hears the sound of the front door open then close.

The sound of footsteps prompt him to rotate his head toward the door only to spot four teenage boys enter inside of the kitchen.

Yet one of the four boys caught his attention, it was none other than his very own grandson Takao Kinoyama up early in the morning.

'I guess since the tournament is drawn closer, he has started to become even more serious.' The elderly Kinoyama assumes before he returns his focus back onto the sink.

"Breakfast is on the table. Help yourself." He cheerfully discloses after he finally ceases the water from the faucet, idly reaches for a towel, and swiftly dries his hands.

The legs of the chair scraps along the floor, rustles from movement and bowls "click" signal to him that they were now at the table.

"Takao, where are you going?" A concern Rei inquires to the bluenette once he watches him grab his food and take leave from the group.

Takao offers no immediate response to his friend's question and instead proceeds to continue on to his destination.

Max's smile falls to a frown from the boy's dismissive behavior while Kai silently observes the interaction between the two teammates.

Once Takao quickly departs from the kitchen, an uncomfortable silence settles among the other four left in the vicinity.

The repetitious sound of metal "clanks" against a bowl breaks them out of their thoughts before they notice that Kai scoops some rice inside of his bowl.

His action seems to encourage the others to follow suit while Grandpa's eyes linger a little while longer at the empty door.

'How long will you continue to hide yourself from everyone?' He sadly ruminates about his grandson sudden change from his happy go lucky personality.

Max gently separates the pair of wooden chopsticks a part from each other when he ponders, 'Will he be ready for the tournament?'

'He has shown vast improvements in practice and even woke up before everyone else did for the run.' Rei mentally notes the drastic changes in the usually lazy boy.

Kai swallows a lump of rice before he assumes, 'It seems as if he wants to solely concentrate on his training.'

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The teachers proceed to lead the girls out of the Gate of Supreme Harmony when the girls overhear their instructors' converse with each other.

"Are we taking them to Badachu Park?" Lin inquisitively poses to the others as they continue to travel in the direction of their destination.

Meifeng slightly nods her head forward along with a response to her question, "That's the location where Lady Matsumoto wants us to take them."

"I guess she feels that the girls need to create a spiritual connection so that they can acquire their bitbeasts." Akane expressed her opinion based off of their future location.

"At least we don't have to fly to another part of China like the last time. My god…it was such a complete and total drag!" Lanying dramatically declares with a sigh of exaggeration and a wave of her hand.

"Hey Wenling," Audrey calls for the brunette's attention before she poses "…since you're from around these parts, do you know about this Badoku…Badaku Park?"

"I think she is trying to say Badachu Park." Hiromi clarifies after she notices the confuse expression present on Wenling's face.

"Yeah…that's what her teacher said." She agrees with her while she points at the goldenrod blonde with green tips in front of them.

"Badachu Park?" She mutters to herself as a means to ponder over the name before she snaps her fingers and reveals, "Oh! We're going to the Eight Great Sites!"

"The Eight Great Sites?" Audrey repeated what the brunette just said.

"Yes, it has eight Buddhist Temples and Monasteries scattered all about the foot of the Western Hills Scenic area. I mean the scenery there is absolutely breathtaking." Wenling further explains to the pair.

"How far away are we from the park?" Hiromi wonders as they manage to merge in with the outgoing traffic.

The brunette places her index finger against her chin with a thoughtful expression on her face before she provides an answer, "I mean it is hard to tell because of unexpected traffic jams but it is in this part of Beijing. I believe it is…due East of here."

Archimedes simply listens in on the other three girls' conversation while she inwardly weighs, 'They aren't like the girls back home.'

'I guess I could give them a chance.'

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Author's Additional Note:

07.29.15 Major Revision

04.28.17 Minor editing revisions