(multi crossovers get too confusing for me, goblin slayer references and others references are fine for now.

As for another Guardian that would also be a maybe, know that the story is not yet thought out.

One more heads up, please take note that this chapter will mostly have more todo with Oni-4 then Kazuma and friends since at the anime just goes into a time skip. )

Oni-4 woke up and was off to the guild to see a woman wearing a colorful long pleated skirt. She was pleading to the adventurers for help but they either just ignored her or simply snicker as they passed by.

"Please someone, anyone help." She asked.

"What's the pay." One adventure asked.

"I have nothing at the mone-" She was interrupted by him as he scoffed at her

"Then forget it." He said bluntly, mimicking what she said as he walked off.

"Please!" She cries as tears welled up in her eyes. She fell to her knees and began sobbing. Oni-4 stood before her and knelt down.

"Hey, are you okay?" Oni-4 asked as he brought his Titan mark up to her and she wiped her eyes and blew her nose.

"No, I'm going to lose everything, my tribe, my papa." She said in between sobs. The Titan felt his mechanical heart tighten as he let out a sigh.

"No, you're not, not if I have something to say about it. What can I do to help?" He asked and she looked up and wiped her tears.

"Yes… My tribe was traveling when a group of slavers came and they captured my tribe, my family. I escaped but no one will help me." She said and Oni-4 got up.

"I will, and no… I don't want payment, I just want to help." He said as he helped her up. It was time for him to be a Guardian again.

"You point them out and I'll deal with it." He said and she nodded, along the way they chatted a little.

"I'm sorry I never told you my name, my name is Leonora." Leonora said as they made their way towards the gates.

"Oni… don't worry about it, let's just go save your tribe." He said and she pointed towards the wooded hollow. There he could see smoke above the tree lines and noted where the camp was.

"Listen you don't need to follow me in. I'm not going to be gentle with these slavers." Oni-4 said as he pulled out his sidearm. He racked the slide back and ensured a round was in the chamber. He wondered what these slavers are, if goblins and such fantasy creatures exist, he can only imagine what hideous beast these slavers were.

"I understand but I will witness the slaughter, they're torturing them. I must see them bleed." She said as he nodded. They weaved their way through the woods to find an opening where the camp was.

The Slavers were humans who looked like stereotypical bandits. They had carts full of people who cried and the slavers would smash their club against the metal bars to shut them up. Oni-4 looked at his sidearm again and looked to Leonora who had tears in her eyes. He holsters his gun and takes a breath in. They weren't the monsters he was picturing, just a bunch of humans.

Oni-4 ran in and punched a slaver, throwing him back as the others soon took up arms against the new threat. They surrounded him and began to circle the Titan as if he was prey, however the tables soon turned as one attacked trying to spear the Titan but he gripped the pole of the spear and ripped it out of its owners hands as he began to fend off his attackers with the brunt end of it as if he was a arcstrider hunter.

The Titan fought off the slavers as they tried to overwhelm him. One was hit right in the side of the head while the other tried to bring his sword over the Titan. Oni-4 used the tip of the spear to deflect the blade and then spun it around, smashing the brunt end into the slaver.

Suddenly one jumped into his back and stabbed a dagger into his neck. He spun around and threw the rogue slaver off. Oni-4 then broke the spear over the slaver's head, he threw the broken spear down and pulled the knife out of his neck.

"That should've hit an artery, he should be bleeding." One Slaver pointed out and Oni-4 charged at them. He bash right into the remaining slavers, his fist flying through the air, until the only thing that stood was him.

Oni-4 looked around to see that he had taken care of all of the slavers and went to the caged people who began cheering for the Titan as he let them free. Leonora came running in and hugged an old man who stepped out of the wagon.

"Leonora! I was so worried, I'm happy you came back." He said as he looked over to Oni-4 and smiled.

"Papa this is my friend Oni, No one would help but he stopped and asked if I was all right and helped without even asking for payment." She said as the old man placed a hand upon his chin.

"A god sent saint… I think as tribe leader I should reward you umm… how about I offer the hand of my daughter in marriage?" He said and Leonora looked at him red in the face.

"Papa!" She said and he laughed.

"I'm joking… but uh… what would you like?" He asked and Oni-4 eyes laid upon the wagons. They were beautiful, they were painted, decorated and looked cozy.

"Is a wagon up for trade?" He asked and the old man rubbed his chin.

"Hmm… sure, we can give you a vardo wagon, minus a horse of course, we just happen to have such a wagon unpainted." He said as he whistled to the others. The rest of the tribe gathered around.

"Everyone, paint and furnish a nice wagon for our savior saint Oni. We have the materials so hop to it." He said and they all scrambled to start painting and furnishing the wagon.

"Saint Oni?" Oni-4 asked and the tribe leader nodded.

"Yes, you are hereby recognized as a Saint by us, you came without asking for payment and didn't kill one of these bastards… speaking of which, what shall we do with them?" He asked and Oni-4 had a bright idea.

"Why not turn them over to Axle town, I'm sure they'll jail them." Oni-4 said and Yokai popped into the conversation as he scanned the slaver wagon.

"Yes, you can probably use their wagons to transport them too." He said as he took a look around.

"What is that?" Leonora asked.

"He's my familiar, he tends to stay quiet around new people." Oni-4 explained as he started chucking bandits into the caged wagon they brought.

"Talk about irony, you know how to direct a horse right?" Yokai said as he looked over the caged wagon's horses as his Guardian climbed up to the reins.

"Couldn't be too hard right?" Oni-4 said as Leonora walked up to the wagon.

"For a warrior you seem hesitant about using a horse driven wagon." Leonora noticed and Oni-4 sighed.

"I've never used one before." He admitted as Leonora hopped on.

"Well I'd be happy to show you." Leonora said as she took the reins and soon they were off. She began showing the Titan how to use the reins to efficiently guide and check the horses and even passed the reins off to him. He began to get the hang of guiding the draft horses.

They went into a city to find the guard barracks. A guard walked over and looked into the cage and smiled.

"By the axis, you have caught the silverfish gang, a band of slavers." The guard said as Oni-4 stepped down.

"They're wanted?" He asked.

"Yep, got a hefty bounty in their heads. Lemme get the bounty money and I'll have the boys take it from here." The guard said as multiple men escorted the silverfish gang out of the cages. He came back with a small chest filled with Eris coins.

"Enjoy your spoils of justice." The guard said as Oni-4 loaded it up on the wagon. The duo were off back to the wooded hollow.

"That's a lot of money… what will you do with it." Leonora asked.

"Split it 60-40, 40 for me, 60 for the tribe." Oni-4 said which shocked her.

"You don't have to do that, you saved us, the money is rightfully yours." She said.

"No, they terrorized you, you're the reason I caught them, only fair we split it." Oni-4 said as they arrived. He dropped the chest down as the tribe gathered around, curiously eyeing the chest.

The Titan opened the chest and grabbed a handful of coins. He then gave it to the people. The tribe leader was baffled by the Titan.

"Saint Oni, thank you… now I have to offer my daughter's hand in marriage. I need you to be my son in law." The leader said as his daughter gives him the evil eye.

"No thanks, haha… I figured we split the wealth of the bounty between us. Your tribe deserves a little hope." Oni-4 said as he finished handing out the coins.

"Well you showed us that not all outsiders think ill of us. Well your vardo wagon has been painted, stay with us for a bit while it dries. I'm sure the tribe would love to have you here for dinner." The tribe leader said as he guided Oni-4 to his wagon.

It was beautiful, it had paintings of lions with a design and pattern that reminded him of the Romani people of the last city.

"I love it, you did a good job." Oni-4 said as the tribe leader looked up to him.

"Well it was a pleasure. You know most city folk don't really treat us well." The tribe leader said as they walked back to the fire.

"Really? You guys seem like nice people?" Oni-4 asked as he sat down.

"Well thank you, city folk are often distrustful of us, they call us Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves. Though I don't blame them. We once were a bigger tribe. We had to put on a show for the king, he paid us once and expected us to perform for him every year without additional payment." The tribe leader explained as his face grew sour.

"That sounds terrible, so what happened next?" Yokai asked.

"Well we were ordered to leave the castle and told to never perform again. The tribe quickly fell apart. We stayed alive by being craftsmen. The others who split apart became Thieves and Criminals and because of this, the cities don't trust us very much so we do business with travelers and traders on the road." The Tribe leader said as his daughter sighed.

"However you seemed to disregard the notion when you came to help… why did you help me?" Leonora asked as she began questioning Oni.

"Well I'm a Guardian, helping is what I do… Where I came from, the code of Titan's was to protect the people." Oni-4 said as Leonora scooted a little closer to him.

"You know you haven't taken off your helmet, since we've met, why?" She asked.

"For reasons… I try to let my actions speak and not my appearance, some saw my face and allegedly thought I was a demon." He explained as she peered at him.

"I'm sure you're not that ugly, trust me, we used to have a freak show as part of our circus routine, you can't be that worse." She said as he gripped his helmet

"If you insist." He said as he lifted his helmet off his head. His Exo face caused a few gasp and awes. Oni-4 looked down a bit but Leonora lifted up his chin to meet his gaze.

"Honestly you're not that scary, I once saw a man with two faces. You look more like a golem, but something about you is different… the soul within you exerts light, what are you?" She said as he tilted his head.

"I'm an exo, I once was a person, but my past life is a mystery. I don't know who I was before I became Oni." Oni-4 said as he gestured to himself and Leonora snapped her fingers and took his hand.

"I think I can help with that, follow me." She said as she led the Titan to a wagon. She led him in and inside was a variety of trinkets and weird curios.

"Not to be the Debby downer, I really don't think this is a good idea. Oni you have suffered some Trumatic things and a lot of these memories are best left unchecked." Yokai protested the idea.

"Well a glimpse in the past wouldn't hurt." Oni-4 said and his ghost sighed.

"A lot of this used to be my mother's but I have inherited it. I could use this to tell you a lot about yourself… uhh… gimme a second." She said as she flipped open a book on spiritual readings.

"Okay, so we'll see about your past… I need… Well your consenting mind." She said as she read through the book.

"I guess, I consent to you looking into my mind." He said as she flipped a page over.

"Now I need you to clear your head and hold my hands." She said as she offered both of her hands.

"You're experienced, right?" He asked and she nodded.

"Yes, I have done it on occasion. Now hold my hands." She said as he took both of her hands and suddenly the crystal ball between them began to glow.

"That's your aura, it's bright and blue… it's shifting to purple now, and now…gold, like fire." She said as she looked closer.

"What do these mean?" Oni-4 asked.

"They can mean a different amount of things. Purple is often associated with power and ambition, Blue is trust, loyalty and wisdom, while gold can represent discipline, strength and confidence. Your aura is one of strength, pride and discipline… now that I see your aura we can begin the reading." She said as she closed her eyes.

"Now Clear your mind and we can venture into your Consciousness and we'll proceed further." She said as Oni-4 did the same and took a deep breath in. He soon began to drift and found himself in absolute darkness.

A white light pierced his mind and he saw nothing but white. Lines began to outline different objects, one of them was him smashing the vex to bits, the other killing Crota and Oryx, a lot of memories of the red war. There were also some shards that flew around.

"I see, it seems your memories are fragmented, that's a little different than having forgotten memories." Leonora said as she picked up a crumbling piece.

"So what does it mean?" Oni-4 asked as he looked around taking pride in the one showing him helping take the city back in the red war.

"Well forgotten memories are transparent, They can be pulled out, but a fragmented memory it's like a smashed mirror, you can only see bits and pieces." She said as she pulled one shard up.

"Hmm… seems like you were fighting in this one… a desert perhaps…" She said as she handed the shard off to Oni-4 who looked at it. He could make out the rolling hills and soon saw a glint over the hill. Like when the sun hits the scope of a sniper rifle just right. Then a bang could be heard as it went all dark.

"I know that one… I was deployed in the Mojave desert. I was meeting up with a Guardian. She shot me in the head." Oni-4 said as shards of the memory started pulling in other shards.

"Well it looks like you're remembering. Let's see what else happened." She said as they started seeing more of a memory.

A Guardian with a cape draped over her walked over to Oni-3. She poked and prodded the Titan with the barrel of her Sniper rifle.

"Oni… wake up… I know I only grazed the top of your head." She said and he started laughing.

"You, always know how to make a Titan feel welcomed, what's the scouting report." The fragment of Oni-3 said.

"Well I have scouted and found it, the details to a legendary vault in a casino. Good news it definitely exists, bad news it's covered in a purple haze… I dunno what this stuff is, but it's making the fallen here different."

"Doesn't matter…" Oni-3 said until Oni-4 chucked the shard away in anger.

"Why did you do that?" Leonora asked as a fragment began to glow.

"Because I remember how this ends." He said as Leonora looked into the shard. Oni-3 pounded on the vault doors. He was locked inside and began to sither with anger.

"Let me out!" He screamed.

On the other side, he heard laughter. It was the female hunter.

"Oh don't worry Oni-3, I'll let you out in a month once I cash the loot, bye!" She said as Oni-3 continued to bash his fiery fist against the vault.

The Whole mind space began to shake as the Titan soon awoke, he gasped for air as he looked around. He calmed down a bit and Leonora grabbed his hand and began comforting him.

"I remember that we were supposed to split the loot, she slipped out with the loot and a preage weapon, She never came back, I threw as many vulcan hammers at that door for 3 months, until I broke out. After that I was so messed up in the head. I had to be rebooted." He explained, and Leonora gave him a rather puzzled look.

"Rebooted?" She asked.

"Yeah, Exos who suffer from a mental condition… I don't remember what it's called… It's a dissociative disorder, where the Exo rejects the body. I don't suffer from that disorder but after that incident. I just wasn't the same anymore so I was rebooted. That's when they branded me as Oni-4, wiping most of my memories, I think holding onto the preage weapon is starting to be a memento." Oni-4 explained as he pulled out a rather large sidearm. It had an eagle carved into the grip of the gun.

"She has one like this, and I guess I wanted to kill her for her transgression, but after the reboot, I mostly forgot what happened… I don't even remember her name." He said, as he closed his eyes for a bit and gripped the gun tightly.

"Well i'm sorry that happened to you, I'm so sorry we couldn't find anything of your human form." Leonora said as she pulled him close and hugged him. He let out a sigh of relief.

"It's okay… some things are not worth being angry over." Oni-4 said as he got up and left. Yokai simply tsked at this.

"This is why I don't remind him of past incidents." Yokai said as he followed his guardian out. He gripped his head as he closed his eyes as he began to let go of the past. He looked at the gun and holsters it, remembering that even with light, evil Guardians still exist.

"Saint Oni, your wagon is finished. I hope you appreciate our gift." The tribe leader told him. He eyed his new wagon, it wasn't a spaceship, but it was a home. He stepped in and soon enough was checking out the furnishings. There was a bed, a stove, even a toilet… not like he had to use for it. He looked at the artwork of the inside and the beautiful pillows and quilts it felt homey.

"We used a lot of materials to make this, I hope you love it." The tribe leader said as Oni-4 looked back and nodded.

"I love it, it feels like a home." He said as he laid on the bed and it was so well made, it didn't even creak under his weight. This is just what he wanted.

"Now if you're done, let us enjoy our feast." The tribe leader said as the two went to where a large blanket was placed and Oni-4 sat down where Leonora sat next to him. She was really taking any opportunity to be close to him. Bowls of stew were passed around and Oni-4 looked at it. It smelt delicious. He soon received a spoon and began to eat.

"Oni, where will you go after this?" Leonora asked.

"Back on my own journey, I have to follow my destiny to slay the devil king." He said and Leonora almost choked on her stew.

"*cough* slay the devil king… that's utter suicide!" She said with a concerned look.

"Nah, I think I can hold my own." Oni-4 reassured her.

"Well in my understanding of the hidden, getting to the devil king is hard, you'd have to deal with his generals first, rumor has it that one of those generals is actually in the area. I say to start searching for any kind of stronghold, but… you'd be going against an army."

"Still doesn't worry me." He said as he finished up and stood up.

"Look all I'm saying is that this destiny of yours is suicidal… listen why don't you join our tribe and travel with us. We're going to head east, away from the fighting." She offered as she followed him and he shook his head no.

"No… I am a Guardian, we don't run from fights, as the speaker of light once said, Devotion leads to bravery, bravery leads to sacrifice, sacrifice leads to death. I don't care about dying, as I will throw away my life if that means someone else can live." Oni-4 said as Leonora sighed. She embraced the Titan and held him tightly.

"I guess this is where we say goodbye then, if we ever meet again please do not be a stranger." She said and her father also agreed

"Yes, yes, please come back any time and know you will always be welcomed here." He said as Oni-4 began to pull his wagon away. He felt his heart break a bit but he knew he had to move on. He looked back and waved goodbye and continued to move forward.

As he traveled back, he looked over his shoulder to see an explosion in the distance and he wondered if Megamuin was behind it, he was sure he'd hear more about it tonight.

Later that night Megumin was eyeing the wagon. She then peeked inside to find Oni-4 placing a hammock above his bed.

"Oh hey friend, I got myself a mobile home, I knew you would come back to camp so I set a hammock up for you." Oni-4 said as Megaumin climbed up and into the hammock. She swayed a bit before completely snoring away.

Oni-4 laughed a bit, he guessed taking a snooze was a good sign she liked it, he rolled into his bed and did the same and began snoozing off ending his day of adventure.