Openings song: The walking dead of Dropkick Murphy's.

I didn't thought I would get another chapter, but yeah, I'm just bored, so I decided to write and I got this. It isn't my best chapter, I'll admit, but it eased me to write. Not too many updates, so I had no inspiration. I got this idea last night, I don't sleep enough.

Well, here you guys have it.

It would take one more day and the festival on the school will start. Thanks to Kerlongsj updates, they hoped Phantom Task won't get in. Kerlongsj couldn't promise anything, but he did his best.

In the past weeks, the classes worked around the school, making it quite impressive. The hackers were used to manual labour and did a lot of the job. They couldn't stop laughing after they saw Ichika standing in the tuxedo. Despite taking lessons at Kerlongsj class, he wasn't allowed to join the hackers. Tatenashi was unbelievably pissed by the decisions Kerlongsj made. She had to stand down for him, when he taught Ichika to fight in hacker tech.

The rest of the girls, actually, the whole school got respect for him by his cool and calm attitude.

But when the classes were working at the room for their theme, they saw someone flying in. Charlotte was pulled away by Ichika. The rest of the girls looked jealous, but focussed on what came in. The hackers were working on the stage. They still refused to tell what they were going to do, but the girls could guess they were going to play music. What kind of music was the question?

They also stopped as they looked at the guy. Anaton still had a hammer in his hands, in case he had to use it.

"Who is this guy?" Ichika asked when he looked over to the man who walked in the place. He looked like a hacker, but unlike Anaton or any other hacker he met, he didn't look so kind.

Of course, the hackers looked rough, but they never looked so agressive. "I don't know him, Ichika." Anaton still stood on stage. "But I think that Kerlongsj talked about him."

The man looked around. A lot of girls had scattered for the stage, the hackers joined them wisely. Only Anaton and his friends stood on the stage. The hackers packed in their equipement and looked at him when they were on guard. Erzof walked to Anaton, Izolf crossed his arms, the twins bowed to the man.

"Kerlongsj?" Asked the man on a cold, unnerving tone. "Like in Kerlongsj Orlejov, the false, weak hacker leader who is the largest scumbag I ever met?"

That pulled the hackers nerves quite far and not only them. Ichika and his friends were also pissed. Of course, Kerlongsj was a hacker, but he was well liked in the academy, due to his friendly, low to earth behaviour towards the pilots. Anaton jumped down and the fear he had for the man disappeared.

"Who the fuck are you to speak like that about Old Man? Get the hell out of here before I'm going to kill you." His friends joined him. "Oh, and who are you, little boy, that you can think you can speak to me like that?"

"I'm Anaton Orlejov. The guys you see behind me are my gang members. I'm Kerlongjs's adopted son." The man only raised an eyebrow as he looked to the boy. "Oh, so you're that little weakling that Kerlongsj decided to become his legacy? Pathetic, but you can't expect anything else from him."

Ichika stood up and he ignored his friends. He placed a hand on the man's shoulder. "Get out of the ISA." He demanded. "Get your filthy hands of me, pilot." He took Ichika's wrist and threw him to the end of the room. "Got you." He heard someone saying.

Kerlongsj walked in together with Chifuyu. He caught Ichika in the nick of time. "Did they decided to throw with you?" He asked at a friendly tone which immediately disappeared when he saw the man standing.

"Alesh, I wish I never saw you again." Kerlongsj said on a cold tone. He placed Ichika down and walked to him while he cracked his fists. "Anaton, get the hell away from him. That guy's a psychopath like you've never seen before." Anaton moved away with his friends. He passed Kerlongsj who gave him a short nod.

"Alesh, why the fuck did you come to this place?" Kerlongsj said. Chifuyu had to blink twice to see the hacker. He was as nearly as tall as Kerlongsj, but he was better built. His face had a huge scarf on his face. For the first time, she found such a thing disgusting, the guy looked like a scumbag. Kerlongsj had also scarfs, but she got used to them and they suited him. They disappeared in time. He wore a similar attire like Kerlongsj consisting of a dark sweater and trouser. Still, he looked like Kerlongsj, but she found him completely different.

While Kerlongsj's aura was strong, skilled, but also friendly and wise, she found Alesh cold, cunning and bloodthirsty. The wisdom Kerlongsj had was replaced by intelligence without empathy. With the black hair and dark skin, he was like a negative of Kerlongsj.

"I've come here to get what's mine." Alesh responded to Kerlongsj. "Who is he, Orlejov?" Chifuyu asked to the kid. "That's Alesh Orlejov, he's the first adopted son of Azalof Orlejov. He was like Kerlongsj trained under him. Unlike Kengi, Alesh is a close range fighter who was announced to be the best fighter who ever joined the hackers. Only Kerlongsj and Azalof were his even. At least that's what he believed"

"What do you mean?" Anaton looked up
"When Azalof died, Alesh thought he would become the next hackers leader, but it turned out to be Kerlongsj. Alesh was furious, but everyone else decided to respect Azalof's decision. Kerlongsj wasn't as strong or a good fighter as Alesh at the time, but the reason Kerlongsj was chosen, well, you just have to look at the two and you can guess why."

Chifuyu looked to the two. She had to agree, Kerlongsj was rough and in a serious fights, she didn't want him as an opponent, but in the times she met him, he was friendly and respectful towards her. He was the complete opposite of her, but that's why she liked him. Maya and Tabane differed from her too and still they became friends. Alesh on the other hand looked like he wouldn't do anything like that.

"I get a grip on what you mean, Orlejov. What do you think yourself?" She asked to Anaton. "Sensei, if Alesh was chosen, we wouldn't be here at the time. I would have been killed. After Kerlongsj recruited me, Alesh disappeared. He sought for support in the hackers, but he didn't find anything. He left after that. If I have to be blunt, you're better than Kerlongsj, but that guy is close to him." She looked to Kerlongsj. If those two were going to fight, she was afraid. For the first time, she wasn't sure if Kerlongsj could his own.

"I get why I don't get anything from the hackers." Kerlongsj said. Jack was shaking his wings. "Calm down, Jack. We'll get our fun soon." Kerlongsj said to the bird.
"I see you still have that disgusting bird." Alesh said to the guy. "Unlike you, I like this keeper. Jack works for me, so I see no reason to get rid of him."

Alesh had a mean smile. "And you wonder why I call you weak? It's because you have something like that foul animal. It holds you back." He began to laugh. "You're still the loser I have seen ten years ago that was crying when Azalof brought you to the hackers." He laughed louder this time.

"That might be true, Alesh, but Azalof didn't mind. So I didn't neither. But you're going to regret coming here." Kerlongsj said when he crossed his arms. "Oh, you sure. I came here to get what's rightfully mine. The leadership of the hackers." Kerlongsj face palmed himself. "You're still on that? Get over it. Azalof chose me, I don't care about that. I respected his decision. So did the council, my gang and all the other hackers except for you. You're not going to get that thing and I'm going to do what I should have done years ago."

Kerlongsj began to release nanites. "You think you can best, traitor? If I tell the council that you betrayed us, you're not going to be leader anymore." Kerlongsj stopped his nanites. "What do you mean? I haven't betrayed the hackers." Kerlongsj looked to him in disbelief. "Oh, you think? You've sought peace with the pilots and even fell in love with one. You betrayed us already. But I find one thing weird. How could it be that a woman chose you? I mean you're a freak and you're weak. Why would she chose a failure like you? Oh, I know, because she wants to protect like you like a little pet."

Chifuyu walked to the two. "I don't know what your problems are with Kerlongsj and I don't care about it. But if you're going to insult him and me, you're going to pay for that." Chifuyu cracked her fists. "Chifuyu." Kerlongsj was shocked she would help him, but he was glad at the same time.

"I have to take you're his lover?" Alesh said while he looked at the two. "So you have betrayed us?"
"I haven't betrayed the hackers." Kerlongsj responded. "You only want to turn it that way, because I want to find another way than the war you see for you. I want to save lives."

"Oh, by giving our enemies our weapons and by allowing yourself to be a slave for an IS pilot? You're pathetic and weak?" Alesh sneered at him. Kerlongsj took a look to Chifuyu. When Alesh began to laugh, the two ran towards him. Before he could react, he got a double punch from both Kerlongsj and Chifuyu. He flew in the stage.

The two teachers had a murderous aura around them. it caused every student to gulp. "Wow." Ichika said. "That's what you get when you anger our siblings, right, Ichika." Anaton said when he looked to Ichika. The two nodded. Houki looked to Kashal. "I couldn't believe it that he would anger both Kerlongsj and Chifuyu. Is he stupid?"

Kashal grinned. "No, but let me tell you something." They looked to him. "Like you know, Kerlongsj's old gang members trained us, right?" Houki nodded. The pilots understood why those hackers were so good. "I and Izolf were under Sander who uses nanites claws. Denzel trained Tizof who's weapon is a giant sword. Thomas was responsible for brother and Erzof. He uses a giant crossbow on the back. Marlok trained Raton who's just like him a gunner."

Tatenashi looked to the hacker. "Okay, what has to do with this?" She asked to Raton. "Well, they told us about Alesh. He always looked down on Kerlongsj for being a supportive ground time. He is a genius in fighting. But he is also a hacker who looks down on pilots, especially Chifuyu. Our raisers respects her, but he found her not even a woman choosing for Kerlongsj."

Tizof grinned. "But he's stupid to think he would get far with that attitude now. Kerlongsj became a strong fighter and he only considers Chifuyu as his better. And she won 't back down if you insult Kerlongsj."

Everyone looked at the two. Chifuyu shot a look to Kerlongsj. "I hope you'll sort this out." She asked Kerlongsj. He nodded and walked to the guy. He pulled the man by his sleeve and pulled out his knife. He held it close to the hacker. In Kerlongsj eyes, there was no fury or rage, not even anger. Only regret.

When Alesh looked at the knife and back to Kerlongsj, Kerlongsj began to speak. "I'm going to spare your life, Alesh, because despite what you said, I considered you as my first friend and brother. I don't care if you insult me. But if you're going to threaten or insult Chifuyu, Anaton, Ichika or anyone else at this academy again, I'll forget that time." He let the man go and gave him a horrible punch in his stomach. "I want you see gone in ten minutes. After that, I hope for both of us never to see you again." Kerlongsj let the man go. He passed Chifuyu, but she stopped him. "Why do you spare his live?" She asked him. He turned to her. "Would you spare Tabane's if you consider all she had done?"

Chifuyu shook her head. "That's a fair point." She said. Kerlongsj looked at her and he smiled. "Chifuyu, I don't have to listen to governments, like you. I can decide my own rules." Kerlongsj said. The two smiled at each other. Alesh got back on his feet. "Kerlongsj Orlejov. I challenge to a hacker duel. On the stake, the leadership of the hackers." Kerlongsj turned to him. "I refuse." Alesh smiled. "Still, the same chicken." He made the same noise as a chicken, but he failed quite bad.

"You can make me angry." Kerlongsj said. "But I'm not going to react. The reason that I refuse is not because I'm afraid, but because I have something to lose. You have nothing equal value you can put up. Did you forget the rules? Hacker duels are allowed on following rules. There will be no bets, but a show off of strength or both fighters can place something of the same value on the line. You don't have that. So I'm not the one breaking the rules."

Kerlongsj looked to him. "Okay, no duel. I just have to kill you." Alesh jumped at him with surprising speed. Kerlongsj just took his wrist when he was close and buried him the ground. Alesh gave him a kick which he nearly avoided. Kerlongsj backed down and saw how Alesh pulled out a hidden knife like his own. "So that's the way you wanna play?" Kerlongsj asked to him.

"I'll show you that I'm better." He attacked Kerlongsj, focussed on his arms, but in a split second, he got at the legs and got his arms around him. Impossible to keep his balance, Kerlongsj fell on the ground. He saw how Alesh raised the blade ready to kill him. "You've always sucked."
"You're a scumbag." Kerlongsj said. Alesh eyes went wider open by the feeling of being victorious.

Finally, he would get what is rightfully his. He made the single mistake to wait too long. He raised the blade up, forgetting where he was.

"You dirty." Chifuyu said. Before she could react, two boys were faster. "Ichika." One of the two shouted. "I got your back." Like their older siblings, Anaton and Ichika gave Alesh an attack. The only difference was that Ichika had activated Yukihira and Anaton had Hell's Punch ready. The two gave him the attack. When Alesh flew away, Ichika stood in front of the older hacker. Kerlongsj was helped up by Anaton.

"Thanks, lads." He said. Chifuyu went to stand next to him. "Let's beat him up." She asked Kerlongsj. He looked with a smile to her. "If you want to get after him, I would get a weapon. That guy is good. I don't know how good, but last time above my level."

Chifuyu smiled. She looked to Houki and Tizof who were carrying two swords. "We thought you want to fight." The two said. "So we took the liberty to get you some swords." The two had a smile on their face. Chifuyu took them and swung them around. Alesh was pushed in a corner. He was surrounded by two top veterans and a lot of kids with potential.

Due to the insults he made towards Chifuyu and Kerlongsj, the pilots were angry and the hackers pissed. Everyone was ready to beat him up. "I'm not that mad." He said. "Adios." He made a run for the window, broke through it and flew outside. Ichika wanted to get after him, but he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Let him. The festival will start tomorrow. We need to clean up this mess. Let him go." Kerlongsj said.

Ichika nodded and luckily, they didn't make too much of a mess. The guys were glad the stage was still intact. Kerlongsj looked outside. He sighed and saw how Chifuyu joined him. The kids behind them were cleaning the mess up and the pilots received some help from the hackers.

"Something on your mind?" She asked. "Outside the fact, he got here? We have enough to worry about. I can't have him making problems. I should have killed him years ago." Kerlongsj took a breath.

"Maybe that's not the best thing to do." Chifuyu answered. Kerlongsj shrugged. "Chifuyu, look at what he has done. I don't think that letting him escape was a good idea." It earned him a hit from her. "Look, it's too late to think about the past. You don't know. We have bigger problems. Settle things with him later." Kerlongsj nodded.

"I'm going to keep my promise. Should we ever met, we'll see who's the better of us." They looked outside and saw the sun setting down making it dark. Still, it was more than lively in the academy.

And that's it for my fifteenth chapter. I began to wrote this as possible material for later use, but I decided to make it a chapter. I want to give my characters a bit more depth. That's what nice of this anime. It has a lot of possible twits on people or world level and easy to use at more places.

It isn't my best chapter, that's for sure, but I just wanted to write for a while. I hope you guys enjoyed this.

The festival will be in the next chapter, but you'll have to read the previous chapter for more info. I promise you that you guys will get one of the best chapters.

I'm off.

Kerlongsj.