Author: Guess what, it's your first official day of leave! =)

Kamino: Didn't Ragner's story had something similar?

Author: Yeah, but you nearly died killing your Vajra while he double-teamed with Ash to kill his. Plus, you don't see him getting a day off after that.

Kamino: True, but didn't he go to Europe instead?

Author: …. It was NOT a vacation… Is it? o_O

Chapter 7: A Day of Relaxation… Sort of

When I woke up again, I found that my injuries were completely healed and that I could move normally again. Getting up from my bed, I changed into the Fenrir uniform that has been prepared for me. Just as I was leaving, I ran face to face with Kanon, who shouted and fell down in shock. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Are you alright?" I said while offering my hand. Taking with appreciation, Kanon got up and dusted her clothes, "No, it's okay. But are you sure should be moving around? The doctors said you need another four days to recover." I smirked, "Well as you can see, I'm perfectly okay. By the way, have you seen Lindow?" Kanon shook her head, "Lindow, Sakuya and Soma are on a mission. It should be a while before they get back." I frowned, "I see. Ah well, I guess I'll see him when he gets back. See ya around, Kanon." Waving goodbye, I went for the elevator and pressed the button for the rookie's quarters, not noticing Kanon's puzzled stare at my direction. After retrieving my IPod, I pressed the button for the cafeteria since I haven't eaten for three days. When the lift had stopped, I absent-mindedly got off without looking, my eyes were on IPod trying to choose a song. My head made contact with two large and soft bulbs and I back off apologizing, "Oh sorry! I wasn't…" I trailed off when I noticed the person in front of me was Tsubaki. She looked really mad…

"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, YOU IMBECILE!"

For the next half an hour or so was spent listening to Tsubaki's harsh lecture. I understood what she was trying to tell me, but at the same time it felt like my head was about to explode with what she was trying cram into it. It actually made me wish to go up solo against a Vajra again instead of this. When she was done though, Tsubaki lightly tapped my head with her clipboard, "Don't ever go doing something so reckless again. Always be prepared and suspect the worst, understood?" I looked up and stood firm, "Yes Ma'am." My stomach chose that moment to complain about the lack of food it had. Tsubaki looked at me with a smirk, "I suppose I've kept you long enough. One last thing before you go, in lieu of all the missions you have attended, you are given the rest of the day off. Take advantage of this and rest as much you can. Dismissed!"

A day off, huh? Come to think of it, this is the first time I won't be going on missions at all. Shrugging to myself, I went to the cafeteria and ordered a LARGE amount of food; so much that staff asked me a couple of times if I could actually eat it. I placed my food on the table, placed my hands to together and said, "I'm ready to eat." The next few minutes were spent ravenously devouring the food in front of me. At that time, I could understand the Aragami a little, who were constantly devouring anything and everything around them. I wonder what is it like, to be eternally hungry and devouring everything you see, day after day and night after night? Never experiencing the fulfillment of being full, of being content? Thinking of it that way, I actually felt sorry for them. "Hey rookie! If you shove everything down your throat like that, you might get a stomachache. Just slow down and take it easy, is not like the food is going anywhere." I looked around and waved to the two familiar Gods Eaters. Swallowing the food I had in my mouth, I greeted him, "Hey Tatsumi, Brendan. What's up, Defense Unit not on duty today?" Tatsumi sat down opposite me while Brendan sat beside me, "We will be in a while. What about you?" Brendan asked. I shrugged, "I got the whole day off, Tsubaki's orders." Tatsumi smirked, "Lucky you. By the way…" Tatsumi's voice got softer and he moved closer to me, "… I heard rumors that you killed a Vajra, by yourself. Is that true?" I looked at the anticipation in his eyes… and nodded. "HAH!" Brendan shook his fist in what looked like triumph. Tatsumi groaned, "Looks like you win the bet, Brendan."

I looked at them while finishing my food, "Waff wuff whaft?" Brendan smiled, "Don't talk with your mouth full. Shun and I made a bet with Karel and Tatsumi whether you really did took out a Vajra by yourself. Looks like you'll be treating us…." Hearing this, my mood immediately darkened, "A bet? You made a bet?" Tatsumi and Brendan looked at me, confused at my change of mood, "Yeah… why are you…" I immediately glared at them for not understanding, "Are you guys fricking retards? Did you guys go stupid after suffering head injuries or something?" Brendan got up and grabbed me by the collar, "What did you say!" Tatsumi tried to be the peace maker, "Hey, calm down! We're all Gods Eaters…" "AND YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER!" Brendan and Tatsumi looked in shock. I could feel everyone watching me because of what I said, but I was too pissed off to be bothered. "We are all Gods Eaters, damn it! We are all the same, risking our lives fighting the Aragami out there! Even if we are the only ones who can kill them, we can still get killed in return! What do you think this is some sort of game!" Tatsumi looked down, unable to meet my eyes while Brendan looked uneasy. "A bet, a f*cking bet, for crying out loud! I nearly lost my life fighting that Vajra, I nearly died! What does it matter I managed to kill it by myself, who f*cking cares! I make one mistake and I would have been digested in its stomach by now! Well, here's MY bet. I bet you were all enjoying the fact I was in danger, weren't you? You were having a laugh wondering what I'd look like as a corpse?" Brendan couldn't even talk back, just stare at me while I vented my frustrations. Tatsumi tried though, "No man, we weren't…" I got up from my seat and slammed my hands on the table, startling everyone, "I'm not hungry anymore, thanks for the meal. See you around." Without giving a glance, I left the cafeteria in silence.

A part of me regretted saying such stuff and I knew that they didn't mean it that way, but the fact their view of life was damn shallow pissed me off. But then again, maybe I was the only one who thought so. Noting to apologize the moment I see them again, I decided that my next stop would be the God Arc storage bay where Licca is working. "Hello, Kamino! I see that you're already up and running." The engineer greeted me. Nodding in return, I shifted to my concerned topic, "Licca, about the favor I asked the other day…" Licca nodded, "Oh that? Yeah, I've already contacted the Italy, Germany and Hong Kong branch about the God Arc parts you asked. I didn't think they would send it over so soon…" I looked at the screen detailing the parts, "I told you before that I have been to almost all the major Fenrir branches, remember? While I was there, I gave the engineers a few ideas which they took interest in. They even said that if I became a Gods Eater, I would be the first person to try it out." Grinning, I turned to Licca, "Guess they never expected I became a New-Type, huh?" Licca grinned back, "Speaking of surprise, they said congratulations on becoming a New-Type." I gazed at the particular parts that my God Arc now consisted off: The Long Blade, "Animato". The Assault Gun, "Yang Rifle". And the Shield, "Generic Shield". As much as I'd like to go for a test run, orders were orders. Placing my hand on my God Arc, I smiled, "I look forward to seeing what you can do, partner." A thought then occurred to me and I took my God Arc with me, straight to the firing range.

Hey, while Tsubaki did say I should rest, she never said that I couldn't practice right?

Upon arrival, I met with another familiar person, who was dressed in purple with an eye patch on her left eye. She heard coming and greeted me, "Hello Kamino, I see you're finally off the sick bed." I nodded my head in return, "Yeah, I am. You're Gina, am I right?" Gina nodded back, "Yup, I'm Gina Dickinson and the best sniper around."She then took aim and fired at the targets beautifully, it was proof she had the skill to back up her confidence. I went up to the firing range and shifted into Gun mode. Noticing the unique features of my gun, Gina remarked, "That's quite the gu you have there. I looked at the Yang Rifle, "This? It was sent from the Hong Kong branch. I'm giving it a test-run." The Old-Type suddenly grinned at me, "Wanna have a contest?" I shrugged, figuring it was a good chance practice since I couldn't win anyway. A few minutes later, Gina had me totally out-classed and I congratulated her. She then gave me a few helpful pointers on wielding my gun, some of them were from her own experience. Thanking her for her help, I waved goodbye and gave my partner back to Licca. When I arrived at the entrance, I again absent-mindedly walked out with my eyes glued to my IPod… and once again, my head made contact with two large and soft moulds. Thinking I walked into Tsubaki again, I immediately stepped back and apologized, "I'm sorry, Ma'am! I wasn't paying attention!" A familiar voice spoke instead, "It's alright, Kamino. No need to be so formal." I looked up to see that it was Sakuya and breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh Sakuya, it was you. So you, Lindow and Soma just got back?"

Lindow appeared behind the Medic Sergeant, "Yup. By the way, why were you so scared when you walked into Sakuya's chest? Wait… Don't tell me you walked into Tsubaki's chest too?" I nodded my head, "And I got pretty harsh scolding after that. I'd rather go solo against a Vajra again than deal her." The Corporal laughed, "You got off lucky if that was all she gave you. Her bark is not even close to her bite." I suddenly found myself wondering if the Aragami was really what I should be scared. Lindow's look suddenly changed to concern, "Are you sure you should be moving about? You looked pretty messed up when we brought you in." I tapped my chest with my fist, "I'm alright now, completely healed and ready to go. Though Tsubaki ordered me to take the rest of the day off, ha ha." Lindow and Sakuya exchanged glances, "Well healed or not, it's best that you to Dr. Sakaki for a medical check-up. Don't push yourself, okay?" I sighed, "Alright, alright. I'll go see the Doc later." After we parted ways, I noticed someone else here whom I had never met before. It was an old man wearing mostly black, with brown boots and some sort of coat which he hung his left arm like a cast.

"Hey kid. You must be the rookie I've been hearing about. The name's Gen Momota." I bowed my head in respect, "Nice to meet you, sir. I'm Kamino Yukimoto." Gen laughed, "Glad to see some kids these days still have some manners. Anyway, you'd best meet up with the Doc for that check-up. How old are you by the way?" I frowned, "17… why do you ask?" The old veteran grinned, "Survive for a whole year, and I'll treat ya to some liquor." Scratching my head, I nodded and made my way to the Doc's laboratory. "Oh New Type, what can I do for you?" The old Doc looked up from his work and greeted me. "Sakuya wanted me to have another medical check-up just in case." Paylor Sakaki laughed, "Is that so? Well, I've got some time so one medical check-up shouldn't hurt. I'm sure you remember what to do, right? Sweet dreams."

…..

Paylor silently checked the status of his patient, everything he needed to know showing up on his screens. His blood pressure, heart beat were all normal, the scans show no irregularity on his body, his Oracle Cell percentage was above the normal level and…

Wait, above the normal level?

Sakaki quickly checked and re-checked his computers to see if there was any malfunction, but all showed green across the board. Where on earth are these extra Oracle Cells coming from? They never showed up when they were scanning him during his recovery, so why now? What was more mysterious was that the level was high enough to cause minor mutations, yet there no abnormalities detected on Kamino's body! Setting his scanners to detect the cause of this abnormal phenomenon, Paylor watched as the machine ran its search… and found the source. The doctor opened his eyes and looked at the results in shock. The source was located where he least expected it to be, but what was more surprising was what it actually is. Paylor Sakaki frowned as he turned to look at his patient, "Kamino Yukimoto… Yukimoto, can we consider this meeting fate?" Pulling out a drawer, Sakaki reached in and took out an old photo.

"A God among men, was it? Well I suppose your words became reality after all, old friend."

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And done! This came out a lot faster than the rest, but maybe it's because I wanted to write this part for a long time, ha ha.

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