Hello, everyone. My pen name is Ichijou Raku and this is another chapter of a story where the reviewers hold a lot of power over the storyline. I know, you think that this is irresponsible for me to do, but my brain isn't like it was when I was in middle school. Brain's getting fired by all the math I gotta retake, but I digress.

So, here's a question for this chapter: Are all demons bad or are they just the hidden gems within the slag heap?

So, here's the next chapter now. ..

Mike's POV

I woke up feeling like crap. Despite my old sleeping habits, my body felt old. Well, I asked a physician to give me a mental to physical examination. Apparently, my head lagging behind my body, causing my constant feel of being too old for a lot of things.

I got up and looked in my closet to see that there were not many clean clothes left to wear. Not surprising since we were lodged in one of the driest places on the planet. Lanox did seem like my kinda place, but the lack of natural water just makes me feel like moving back to Ruben.

I threw on some clothes that matched and ran out the door of the inn the gang and I were staying at. I went by the chief's house to see how she was doing and found that the blacksmiths that are from the nearby village were making a ruckus again.

I waived them off as I accepted the bounty for their letter of apology.

I put on the best armor I had clearance for and got my best weapon . I couldn't afford to let them over power me. However, with Keira's and Jerry's resolves broken from the moment they stepped foot in Hamel and Sander respectively, they turned tail and ran from the demons, no pun intended on Jerry's behalf. I guess I really am that one stubborn guy. But it's not all bad . While in Sander, I met a pair of demons who were trying to regain their nobility or something. I welcomed them onto the team due to all the vacancy that was surrounding me. I also met a brawler who was able to harness the lethality of his mana into his hands and, by extension, any weapon he sought fit to wield. I just hope I'll be able to keep my resolve all through this war.

At the gate to the main forge...

Alright, let's see here. Sdeing is going to be expecting me. Most likely, he's still being controlled and will attack me outright. I wonder if I should just stick to the shadows and try to get a mana bullet into his head. Or maybe I should just come on out and just fight him.

-What should Mike do. Sniper shot or fight in the light? Comment to try and decide. Also, you can stay anonymous if you want. Commenting doesn't need an account and I love feedback-