Author's Note: Enjoy.
STILL TUESDAY, AFTER LUNCH & CHRONO'S BATTLE. IN SECTION SIX'S TRAINING GROUNDS
"Nanoha! I've told you, having a device doesn't suit me." Yuuno looked at the brunette.
"If you can use it, then why not train more with it? I'll teach you all about being an aerial mage with Raising Heart," Nanoha said.
"It's so," chanted Raising Heart.
With that, Nanoha transformed into her barrier jacket, with Raising Heart in her left hand. Vita, Signum, Hayate and Fate transformed too, and Yuuno was surrounded by his friends.
"Come on, Yuuno. Train with us! How many years has it been since you've been fighting?" Hayate said.
"You have to become stronger in offensive abilities, Scrya. It's vital if you get into a fight," Signum told the librarian.
"So that settles that then! Yuuno, you're keeping that device! If you don't, Graf Eisen and I will come after you!" Vita raised Graf Eisen threateningly.
Yuuno had no choice but to comply with his friends, pouting like a kid and being dragged by his friends to start training.
"You should do some practise with shooting magic. Controlling bullets and raising your offensive attacks is the first thing for you," Nanoha advised.
Yuuno nodded, and looked uncertainly at his new device.
"What are you going to name it, Yuuno? A device has to have a name." Zafira told him.
After a few moments of thinking, Yuuno smiled.
"Since Nanoha made this device, I decided to name this device…"
Everyone tensed and waited for the librarian to reveal the name of the new device.
"… Celestial Heart. How is it?" Yuuno looked at his friends.
Nanoha's heart skipped a beat: Yuuno based his device's name using Raising Heart's. Her face turned pink, but she made sure no one noticed.
Yuuno-kun… Nanoha smiled to herself.
"Celestial Heart…?" Yuuno said to his new device experimentally.
"Yes, my master," Celestial Heart responded.
Yuuno beamed with delight; and he looked at Nanoha.
"What offensive and defensive abilities does Celestial Heart have?"
"I used Raising Heart as a base, so it has all the attacks Raising Heart has… also Fate added Bardiche's Riot Blade in, and there's a Sword mode in it…" Nanoha looked at Mary and Shari.
Both of the mechanics nodded and Mary noted, "Celestial Heart doesn't have a cartridge system just yet; since Yuuno-san, you've only started with Raising Heart years ago without the cartridge system, I don't want to put too much strain on you. Celestial Heart will change to it's cartridge system when you are ready."
Yuuno gave his thanks and created a magic circle underneath his feet. He took off his glasses and handed it to Chrono.
"Don't you need your glasses, Yuuno?" Chrono asked.
"I wore them for the impression of looking like a librarian, Chrono," Yuuno said.
"Are you serious?" Chrono asked unbelievably.
"I'm not joking," Yuuno replied as a matter-of-factly.
Everyone sweat dropped.
"Yuuno-kun, try shooting Divine Shooter," Nanoha instructed.
"Divine Shooter," Celestial Heart intoned.
Four green magic bullets materialised and Yuuno controlled them one by one. The bullets moved up and down, into the sky and going in circles. He made the four bullets move in four different directions, and controlled them with precision.
"Four gadget drones coming up!" Shari worked on the monitors.
Yuuno waved his left hand and the individual bullets pierced each of the drones. He regarded his left hand with awe; Yuuno have never ever used offensive attacks before.
"Yuuno-kun, that was great! Your control is very accurate! Try using Divine Buster," Nanoha encouraged.
Yuuno, confident that he could use Divine Buster now that he could use Divine Shooter, began to prepare the spell.
"Shooting Mode, Divine Buster," Celestial Heart recited.
A magical beam began charging at the tip of Celestial Heart, and Yuuno released his first ever Divine Buster. The green magical beam charged ahead, aiming for a gadget drone in front of him. But, it missed and instead hit the trunk of a tree, making a hole in it.
"Don't worry, my master. Try again," Celestial Heart comforted Yuuno.
"Yuuno-kun, stand in a comfortable position and aim your Divine Buster," Nanoha pointed out.
Yuuno tried again for the fifth time after failing to shoot the Divine Buster accurately into the still gadget drone. Eventually, he got tired of it.
"I give up; it's simple impossible. How can you bear with me, Celestial Heart, Nanoha, and Raising Heart?" Yuuno asked in an exasperated tone.
"Besides, you should train with the forwards, Nanoha," Yuuno said.
"But, Vita, Signum and Fate are there, training them. They've got enough to worry about." Nanoha laughed.
Yuuno gave a small smile and he changed out of his dark green barrier jacket. Celestial Heart hung on his neck, and Yuuno took the device off.
"You should keep it; I don't really need it," Yuuno handed it back to the brunette.
Nanoha swiftly pocketed Celestial Heart.
"Are you going back to the Infinity Library?"
"No, I have some reports to finish off, so I'll just stay here and watch the training with the forwards."
The duo made their way to the forwards and Nanoha stood at a side and observed the forwards. Yuuno created a Floater Field and "sat" on it while writing his reports up.
Nanoha noticed him and went over.
"What reports are you writing on?" She leaned over Yuuno's shoulder and peeped at the monitors.
"It's about the Ancient Belka Wars and the Saint King's history; I got quite a handful of information on it," explained Yuuno.
"Do you want some help?" offered Nanoha.
"Aren't you going to train with the forwards?"
"Fate has prepared an agility training session for them, so I can sit out for this one," Nanoha assured the blonde man.
"If you really don't mind, can you help me type up the reports while I research more on the books?"
Nanoha took over the screens and keyboards and Yuuno sat there, staring into space.
"Yuuno-kun?"
"Ah, I'm just thinking where the books are… oh, no, they're in my office! Nanoha, I'm going back to my office for a few minutes, so can you hang on to the reports? They're related to Lost Logia information, so except for Fate, Hayate, Rein, Signum, Vita, Zafira, Shamal and Agito, make sure no one else sees them, okay?" Yuuno said.
"Roger!" Nanoha answered.
The Chief Librarian teleported himself back to the Infinity Library and Nanoha studied the detailed descriptions of the reports. The history of the Ancient Belka Wars and the Saint King was already enough for the brunette, and she took in the information.
Ten minutes later, Yuuno teleported back to Section Six, carrying two tall stacks of books in his arms. The librarian set the books down slowly on the ground, using Chain Bind to hold the books so that they would not topple over.
"How's the reports?" The archaeologist asked.
"Actually, I have no idea what the reports are talking about…" Nanoha laughed lightly.
Yuuno smiled and made a Floater Field large enough to accommodate both people. With that, he waved a hand and several books flew to him. Processing information from the books, Yuuno patiently described the histories of the Ancient Belka Wars and the Saint King.
The two people sat on the Floater Field for two hours straight, chatting and relieving their work and occasionally the memories of them together on the battlefield. It was already six in the evening when their conversation came to a halt. The forwards had finished their trainings and were exhausted.
Yuuno and Nanoha got up, each carrying a stack of books.
"Hayate, Fate, I'm helping Yuuno-kun to put these books back," Nanoha called out, and followed the blonde man to the teleporter pads inside the building of Section Six.
When they reached Yuuno's office, Nanoha and Yuuno put the books down on the corner of the room. A green magic circle under the books glowed and Yuuno teleported the books back into the Infinity Library.
Nanoha looked around Yuuno's office; it was years since she's been in his office. Yuuno's office was very neatly organised; countless books filled the shelves at the left and right walls of the office, a large desk in the middle of the office, piled up with a stack of papers. A small lounge area sat on the left side of the desk; a square table and four brown leather couches.
She turned and smiled at Yuuno. He flushed furiously. She laughed nervously.
"I came here to tell you something, Yuuno," Nanoha stammered nervously.
Yuuno blushed more. He was beginning to wish that he never existed.
Nanoha sat down and flopped back on the couch. She closed her eyes and spread her arms. Nanoha sighed heavily then continued.
"I'm so sorry, Yuuno."
Huh? Was the thought Yuuno had first. He had been expecting something else.
Nanoha opened her eyes slowly. She smiled gently.
"I'm so sorry Yuuno. I forced you to use Celestial Heart. I forced you and made you unhappy. I'm sorry Yuuno. You don't have to use it anymore if you don't want to. I'll take it back."
But there was a desperate hope in her eyes as she spoke.
"N-n-no, I-I-I-I couldn't-couldn't possibly re-refuse that. After all that trouble you went through to get it done," Yuuno stammered.
Nanoha smiled and Yuuno blushed right from his neck to his hairline.
"A-and I'll do my best to continue using Celestial Heart," Yuuno finished.
And that's all for the 3rd chapter. Thanks.