And I'm back. This time, with an actual chapter and not some omake.
I know most of my readers probably just wants to read the main story, but omakes are a way for me to get some variation into the mix… Sorry.
Anyways, to make up for it, this chapter is as long, if not longer than chapter 3… And it contains something I think you're all going to like.
Hope that makes it alright.
As always, reviews at the end.
Enjoy ;)
Chapter 4: Beacon's Red Rose
Chifuyu shifted in the chair, looking at the "screen" of her watch, scrolling through the various information it showed.
Her eyes darted between lines, some parts interesting, others… Not so much.
"So"-She suddenly spoke, "How will I even apply to the academy?"-She asked. Anyone else around her would've thought she talked to herself, or on the phone. Since no one visible was around besides her.
Luckily, she had her own room in a hotel. So, she didn't have to worry about that.
"Hmm, well. We can't enter the traditional way, since, not only are you physically 15. But you also have no records anywhere on Remnant. I guess that leaves impressing the headmaster in some way"-Haven theorized, materializing on the table she sat in front of, sitting on the edge of it.
"Isn't the headmaster supposed to be the most powerful Huntsman in the entire world? How would I go about impressing someone like that?"-She asked, sending her companion, and AI a curious glance.
"I guess I could see when he's out walking the city… He likes to do that sometimes, according to what I know. I can sense Aura signatures from insane distances using divine energy. We'll find him, pull some mystical shit, or something, that will earn his attention"-He suggested.
"And if that doesn't work?"
"Then we have our trump card"
"Shirokishi?"-Chifuyu raised an eyebrow.
"Shirokishi"-Haven repeated with an affirmative nod.
"Hmm"-She turned her head in thought, "That wouldn't be preferable. Revealing your strongest weapon before the fight is never a good idea…"-She thought of the many times IS candidate reps made that mistake. It made her sigh in frustration every time.
"Well, that and Ozpin is extremely observative… I don't think we need to use the IS, he'll notice anyways… Trust me"-The "AI" replied. She gave him a glance, before she nodded.
"I'll trust you on this"-She stated, "Just notify me when I need to move"-She said.
"Roger that"-He gave her a sharp salute, before his avatar disappeared.
Chifuyu looked at the place where Haven's avatar was…
*Sigh* and sighed. For what? She didn't really know.
"This better not be some sick fetish of yours"-Chifuyu glared at her AI companion, scouting a store called "Dust Till Dawn" from the adjacent street, hidden by the dark alley. Haven gave her an odd look.
"What gave you that idea?"-He asked.
"… Were spying on a little girl"-She deadpanned.
"A very important little girl might I add. One of the "Silver Eyed"… You still don't remember anything from the summary… Do you?"-He asked, giving her an exasperated look.
"Err, no"-She admitted.
*Sigh* Now it was Haven's turn to sigh.
"The "Silver Eyed Warriors" are a group of very powerful people, who all have the potential to become "guardians" so to speak. The most powerful Huntsmen and Huntresses"-He explained.
"Ozpin doesn't have "Silver Eyes""-Chifuyu stated, matter of factly while raising an eyebrow.
"Ozpin is… Different. You'll know soon enough"
"Right"-She replied simply, turning her gaze back to the store.
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"Boring"-Haven whined.
"Your idea, remember?"-Chifuyu asked, giving him an annoyed sideways glance.
"Oh, right"-Haven replied, looking like he just realized that fact.
"Just shut up for a minute"-She said.
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"Has it gone a minute yet?"
"Just…!"-Chifuyu was about to scold her companion, when something happened across the street.
She instantly quieted down, as a white dressed man with a bowler hat entered the store with several black dressed goons. They all sported a weapon of some sort. The goons had a red katana-like blade or a gun, while the white-dressed had a cane…
"Please don't tell me that cane is also a gun"-Chifuyu said through her mental link.
"*Sigh*… According to the readings I'm getting… It's also a gun"-Haven replied with a tired sigh.
*CRASH* A window broke, and two people flew out.
One was a goon, while the other was the girl they'd had their eye on.
*WHIIIR SHINK* The girl unfolded a giant scythe, and twirled it, before stabbing it into the ground, staring challengingly at the criminals now outside the store.
"You have got to be kidding me…"-Chifuyu had given up on logic in this world.
"And, it's.."
"Don't tell me. It's also a gun"-She cut her companion off.
"…Yup"-He replied.
"*Sigh* When will this world make sense?"
"Someday? … Anyways. Now's a good time to butt in, I think"-Haven suggested. Chifuyu nodded, before she materialized her katana, and jumped out of the alley.
*WAPOW* And smacked one of the criminals over the head with the flat edge of said sword, sending him flying into the wall of a building… He didn't get up after that.
"…Ouch"-Haven said out loud, as all eyes were on them.
"Shut up"-Chifuyu demanded, charging towards another one of the goons.
*CLANG* Who raised his sword just in time to block the blade. His expression went from a terrified one, to a smirk.
Chifuyu rolled her eyes as she kicked him on his ankle, making him drop his defensive stance, before she punched him in the stomach, following up with an open palm flying into his face.
She turned around, and rolled away from a sword ready to bisect her, hit the man over his knee's bending-point with the flat edge of the katana, before round-house-kicking him into the same wall the first was flung into.
"Well"-The white-dressed, obviously the boss of the goons spoke as he noticed all of said goons were defeated, "This has been an, eventful evening. Red and Black. But I'm afraid this"-He tossed a red crystal at the two girls feet, and raised his cane, "Is where we part ways"-He fired said weapon.
Before the flare could detonate the crystal, however, Chifuyu stuck her katana into the ground and materialized the Shirokishi in partial deployment. She deflected the flare with the Shirokishi's broadsword, and it exploded harmlessly above the roof of the store.
"Woah"-"Red" gasped in amazement at said partial deployment.
*Clang, clang, clang* The red dressed girl tore her amazement-filed eyes from the giant weapon, and to the source of the sound in tandem with Chifuyu.
They both narrowed their eyes when they noticed the criminal already climbing a ladder to an adjacent roof, and Chifuyu instantly gave chase.
"Mind if I go after him?"-But the red-dressed stopped to ask the storeowner first.
"Uhu"-He gave his consent. The red-dressed girl smiled before she ran in the direction of the two others, saying "Fuck You!" to gravity and logic by using her sniper-scythe's recoil to propel herself onto the roof.
"Hey!"-She yelled as both she and Chifuyu arrived at the same time.
"Persistent"-The criminal muttered, as a loud gunship rose from the streets below.
Chifuyu gained a blank look.
"Ok, now where the hell did that come from?"
"You know what? I don't question it anymore"-A clearly done Haven replied tiredly.
The criminal climbed up into the airship and turned towards them.
"End of the line!"-He shouted tossing a bigger red crystal at them before firing his cane again.
"!"-Chifuyu raised her blade to block as much of the explosion as she could, while "Red" stood still in shock.
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And later gained a look of amazement as a woman jumped in front of them, using a purple glyph to shield them from the blast.
"Hmph"-The new arrival scoffed in insignificance.
"Ok, we've done ours here… Let's go!"-Haven shouted. The red-dressed girl went wide-eyed when she saw the black-haired girl disappear into thin air…
"So, this is Beacon Academy?"-Chifuyu asked, looking around with contained amazement in the halls of said school… Though, there was something off.
"Yup, it is"-Haven replied.
"Do remind me again why we couldn't just stay with the girl and Huntress… You said she was affiliated with Ozpin. So why do we need to trespass?"-She asked, annoyed and bewildered by the fact.
"Well, we want to make an impression. One that shows that we are more than just some random 15-year-old with an Aura and weapon… Like the other girl. And so, this way, we pull that "mystical shit" I talked about earlier, and make said impression!"-He replied excitedly.
"Why do I feel this is going to be a reoccurring thing with you?"-Chifuyu deadpanned, breaking off from the corridor and towards the elevator up to the tower.
"What? Trespassing? Why, you hurt my very soul! Of course I would do no such thing"-Haven dramatically replied innocently.
"Riiiiight"-She drawled in disbelief, entering the elevator. Haven forced the elevator to bypass security, and up they went.
The elevator soon dinged open, and Chifuyu stepped out into a clockwork-like office. There was a table at the far end of said office, with a lone great chair behind it.
In the chair, sat none other than the silver-haired headmaster Ozpin himself, looking up at the new arrival(s) in his office. Something akin to amusement on his face.
That unsettled Chifuyu slightly.
He knew they were coming?
"Most likely. This guy's no one to underestimate"-Haven replied to her thoughts.
"Hello. To who do I owe the pleasure of being visited this late at night… When the school is off-limits?"-Ozpin questioned, sending a curious glance at her.
"… My name is Chifuyu Orimura, headmaster. I'd like to apply for Beacon"-She answered with her usual cold expression.
The headmaster nodded understandingly, taking a sip from his mug.
"I see. If I may ask. Why not go about it in a more… Legal way, than trespassing?"-He asked. His eyes betrayed nothing of his thoughts, and even Haven couldn't read the powerful Huntsman's mind.
"My fault"-Haven said, revealing himself as he appeared over Chifuyu's right shoulder. His AI avatar shone in the otherwise dimly lit office, in both white and green. Ozpin raised an eyebrow at the sudden appearance.
"And who might you be?"-He asked.
"Haven. Artificial intelligence, and Chifuyu Orimura's partner"-He bowed, "Err, not romantically, by the way"-He added.
Chifuyu blushed slightly, sending a not-so-discreet glare at the offending AI. Ozpin chuckled.
"I understand. Well, Orimura and Haven. Why do you want to come to my school?"
The ISA instructor glanced at Haven.
"I'll explain"-He said, catching onto what the glance meant, "One word: Salem"
Chifuyu felt the room instantly turn a few degrees colder, and resisted a shudder creeping up her spine.
Ozpin glared at her.
"Your AI knows a lot"-He stated seriously. She remained silent for a while…
"I don't know what he's talking about"-She said after a pause.
Don't get her wrong. She was no where near scared of the man in front of her. But there was no need to antagonize him… He was the one with the authority here, not her.
"Seriously, Chifuyu? You forgot everything I showed in the summary?"-Haven asked with a disbelieving look directed at her.
"… Maybe"-She quietly responded… She was a little too stressed and confused back then to remember much of anything.
*Sigh*
"What to do with you? Anyways, I suppose you want an explanation?"-He asked the headmaster rhetorically.
Said man sent him an expectant, but weary look, deciding not to respond verbally.
"I'll take that as a "yes". So, I'm not a normal AI, as you might've noticed"-Haven began.
Ozpin nodded.
"Yes. You exert an unusual energy… And a lot of it"-He replied.
"I thought you said you could hide that"-Chifuyu questioned.
"I can. But not at this distance… Besides… He's not human"-Haven replied. Just as she was about to ask, however, he cut her off and continued to speak to the headmaster.
"I'm not an AI at all, in fact. Just acting one. In reality… I guess you could call me a mage of sorts. Much like yourself"-He stated.
The headmaster's eyes widened slightly.
"I… See. And this, Orimura girl is someone you trust I'm guessing?"
"Always"-Haven replied seriously.
"Very well then"-He said, "Welcome to Beacon Academy, Chifuyu Orimura"
The engines hummed softly in the background, and the interior of the airship was relatively warm. Several to-be students of Beacon Academy stood around in the ship, talking with friends, or making new ones. Though, some kept to themselves…
Like our protagonist, Chifuyu Orimura… Of course.
Chifuyu had to admit, she was a little bit excited.
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Only a little. Tell anyone, and she'll strangle you.
The thought of having an actual childhood, or, close to one, instead of the ruined one she lived through originally was a refreshing and relaxing one. And very welcome at that.
Haven hummed on a tune for himself, though unknowingly transmitting via mental link, to Chifuyu who couldn't help but smile… internally… At his actions.
The tune was calm, and fit quite well along with the engines humming and students talking. She even found herself humming along a little bit for a while, but stopped once she caught herself.
She still needed to keep her guard up. She needed to be on alert for anything that might happen… And, well, something did happen.
"I don't want to be the bee's knees. I don't want to be any kind of knees. I just want to be a normal girl, with normal knees"-A familiar female voice complained. Chifuyu looked over to see the same red-dressed girl she'd fought the goons alongside for a short time, a few days ago. She was standing with a taller, blonde girl with purple eyes and a… Way too revealing outfit, in her opinion.
Then again, it wasn't her outfit, she wouldn't judge.
After all, nothing beat the time when the representative candidates had come crashing in on her getting a massage from her little brother… Thinking they were doing… Something else.
What Cecilia was dressed in… That, was definitely worse than what the blonde had. Then again, that was underwear, but she didn't really care.
"Come on!"-The blonde shouted in response, "Aren't you excited?"-She asked.
"Of course I'm excited, I just don't want people to think I'm special or anything"-The black-haired, red-dressed girl replied.
Chifuyu could understand that. The girl was accepted because she stopped a robbery, that's bound to get some attention… Then again, not like her own entry was any better…
"But you are special"-Blonde kept going. Something seemed to catch their attention though, and she followed their eyes to see a blonde boy, having some… Stomach problems.
… Ichika used to have those. So, she could empathize with him. Looking back to the girls, she noticed that the view now had their attention. Seeing as they stood and gawked at it.
That had her raise an eyebrow.
'Seriously girls? You've had this view the entire time'-She thought.
The airship landed, and while she did enjoy the slow and rather peaceful flight, she was glad to meet the warm, but calm breeze of the outside. She stretched her arms out, and yawned. Something she would never have done at the ISA but. Try as she might, being on Remnant for as long as she had was beginning to soften her up…
And she didn't like that. Not one bit.
Haven, she was fine with being casual around at this point. But she needed to keep a professional image to the world.
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*
"!"-The loud explosion instantly caught her attention, and her katana materialized in her right hand as she searched for the source…
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Only to sigh in slight relief, and slight annoyance at the sight of "Red" and some rich-looking girl, the later yelling at the former… Probably for causing the explosion. She dematerialized the sword, and started walking over to them. She always enjoyed things like this.
'I'm starting to think this whole world revolves around this girl… Poor thing'-She thought wryly. She noticed another girl, with raven hair, dressed in a black and white attire already heading in the two other girls' direction, so she stopped not too far away to just observe.
Who knows, maybe she'll get a good laugh?
"Hey, Chifuyu. Shouldn't you get to the starting ceremony?"-Haven asked.
"And miss this? No way"-She replied.
And she was right. She did get a good laugh out of what happened.
"White" was apparently called Weiss…
Really world?
Anyways. She'd been grounded by the new girl saying something about "Questionable business partners" or the likes… And she'd promptly stormed off in frustration after that.
The girl was then helped up by the same blonde who threw up on the ship, introducing himself as Jaune.
Fucking really? What's up with this place and colors?
First Weiss, then Jaune. What's next.
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And "Red" was named Ruby.
*Sigh*
"Great War… Chifuyu, I'm going to show you that summary again. You better damn well remember this time"-Haven said.
"Fine"-She replied.
"Now, as a punishment…"-Chifuyu could practically feel his smirk when he said that.
Oh no.
"Hello!"
"AH!"-Both Ruby and Jaune shrieked at the unexpected loud greeting.
"… Seriously Haven?"-Chifuyu asked with a deadpan, walking over to the three, looking at the laughing Haven.
"HAHAHA, sorry. Couldn't resist"-He replied "drying a tear" from his eyes.
"It's you!"-Ruby shouted, pointing a finger at her.
"… What?"-Chifuyu questioned, looking at the girl strangely.
"You're the girl who helped fight those bad guys a few days ago!"-She exclaimed. Jaune looked between the two of them, with a bewildered expression. Before looking at the glowing avatar of Haven, who was smirking mischievously at his success.
"Err, yes. That's me… My name is Chifuyu Orimura. You're Ruby, right?"-She introduced herself.
And chapter 4: Done!
Sorry for ending it so abruptly. But I'm writing this in the middle of the night, and I'm seriously tired… I just wanted to get this up before I went to sleep.
Tomorrow's chapter is going to include the initiation, so there's something to look forward to!
Now for the review I got on the last chapter.
Gamerman22: … Maybe. We'll see. I did have something in mind like that, but, some things change so I won't promise anything.
And I thank you all again for reading this… And apologize for any horrible mistakes I might've made in this upload. I can barely keep my eyes open.
But, anyways. I wish you all a great continued day, or night!
Buh bye.