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The Vatican has a lot of people. Some religious, others just tourist.

And many, are exorcists.

That is why on this very day, many bowed in reverence as the Holy City exploded with power and Holiness for a moment. Like the other times within the day.

The religious and non-religious experienced a moment of Salvation as the city pulsed with power.

And all do not know what is really happening.

Deep within the ground of the Holy City. We see a cross covered in Purple Flames burning brightly.

[BALANCE BREAK! SOUL'S PROTECTION!]

Then shrunk immediately before transforming into pure light and merging with the back of Lint.

She grits in pain before the purple flames surrounded her body like a suit of armor.

"Ready!"

Across her is a blonde man with a stern look. He observed her power, the Holy Flames tried to imitate the ultimate weapon of Hunters.

Aura

Grabbing his vibrating silver sword, he slowly walked to Lint, "Focus, okay?". Then smack the pummel of the sword into Lint's temple.

"Ouch."

"You good?"

"Yeah, it felt like a love tap."

Slice!

Then Jaune slashed her torso! But the purple flames flashed in holy power. After the shine, it revealed that the sword has done no damage.

"Impressive…" Jaune commented, but saw Lint's exhaustion, "But it is incredibly inefficient."

Suddenly, the flame aura broke in a flicker as Lint fell on her knees and the Cross reappeared in its true size.

"It actually feels wasteful to have aura when you get that tired," Jaune commented.

"Considering that this is not an aura, but a Sacred Gear great at offense. It makes sense." Port said as he observed the panting Lint, "If anything, that Balance Breaker is considered as an X-Side Balance Breaker; that is, extremely rare."

"What do you suggest?"

"A lot of stamina training. What makes it harder for Lint here is that her balance breaker makes her a close-quarter combat type; exhausting her stamina in two ways in one moment."

"Great. Don't tell me you got a boar for her to chase…"

"No, I got even a better, or worst idea." Port nodded in his Portly way which made Jaune worried and Lint curious, "She will be here any moment now."

Then she arrived

"FINALLY! I CAN SPAR WITH YOU! SILVER HUNTSMAN!"

A beautiful bluenette with fierce eyes like a tiger and Arlan.

Xenovia Quarta, the equivalent of Pyrrha for the Vatican Exorcist: promising, skilled, and extremely disciplined. But this time she has herself Earth's and Heaven's Relic of Destruction, Durandal.

Former General Jaune Arc looked at the young lady's excitement and determination to fight him, he appreciates the challenge and is pleased to finally meet the talented woman, but like Pyrrha, this lady lacked something that he and Port have; experience.

"Ahem, you are not going to spar with Jaune, young Xenovia, but you are going to spar with Lint here." Port cut in.

"Wha… but. But you said I will spar with Jaune Arc!"

"I said Jaune Arc will be here for the spar." Port reason.

"But… But!" Xenovia suddenly looked distraught; breaking her cold exterior as if she was told she won't be going to Disney Land.

Jaune sighed and threw a bone, "Sir, why not I spar with the lady; as a warm-up?"

Port raised an eyebrow while Xenovia had stars in her eyes. "As much I want to also know how young Xenovia can handle you, I brought her here for the purpose of training with Lint." Port then looked at Xenovia, "Your spar with Jaune has to wait."

Xenovia sighed in disappointment as she immediately summoned Durandal for her spar with Lint, and removed her robes, revealing the standard exorcist spandex. Cupping and shaping her hot gorgeous body.

Jaune's eyebrow twitched at the extremely weird physics of this world, especially considering Xenovia is a nun!

And that camel toe on her crotch doesn't help his imagination.

"Bishop Strada, why the hell are their uniform like that?"

"Oh… don't look at me; I tried to say something about it, but everyone looked at me weirdly when I mention it; saying that I am too innocent to find it sexy."

"Too innocent? Get out of here."

"What is wrong with my uniform," Xenovia asks as she patted her spandex, making her curves bounce and jiggle, "nothing is wrong with it."

"I swear, this world." Port sighed.

Durandal's power let itself be known as Xenovia got into a stance and a gold holy aura coated the blue blade. Xenovia grits her teeth as she controls her weapon.

Lint breathed in and out, as she summons Incarnate Anthem before entering her balance breaker.

The Vatican that day was at its holiest as the holy weapons clashed.

-xXx-

"Flight to Kyoto, Japan: Now Boarding"

Jaune sighed as he watched Sieg, Jeanne, and Lint scrambled with their bag to get in line for the flight. Normally he would do the same, but he had something in his mind that bothered him, and luckily someone is with him to answer it.

"Port, I got a… rather sensitive question."

"What is it, lad?" Strada said as he watched the others get in line.

"Why can't God help us? Especially since this is a terrorist organization led by Ophis and the enemy wields His greatest weapon, the True Longinus."

"Oh… because God is dead," Strada said without a beat.

For Jaune, he nodded in understanding. While the Christian side of him is obviously flabbergasted, a lifetime's worth of experience made him understand while he does not know the details, he knows the importance of keeping such information a secret, especially…

"Does the other pagan gods know?"

"No…" Strada shook his head, "That is the Biblical Faction's most guarded secret. However, beings like Ophis should know."

"And that will just be Ophis and Great Red."

"Correct…"

"How many know?"

"A few… handful in fact excluding the entire Angel race." Port then looked at Jaune, "I am surprised you are not angry with the fact Christianity and the Abrahamic Religions hid this secret. Told this lie."

"Hey, there are secrets in Remnant that I refuse to even tell you." Jaune shrugged as he remembered the reality of the Ever After and Brother Gods, "I know the importance of ignorance…"

"JAUNE! HURRY UP!" Jeanne yelled as she waved to her brother.

"There is a possibility that the Hero Faction knows that God is Dead." Port said, "In fact, maybe that is why the Khaos Brigade is this bold."

"And without the Big Man, no one can police the world." Jaune frowned, "Well looks like it is us followers that must continue the work."

"…Jaune. Cao Cao might tell them the truth." Port offered the possibility.

Jaune frowned at the possibility. Although he is not exactly religious, his friends and sister are definitely religious…

He has to give a reason for Cao Cao to sole focus on him before opening his big mouth.

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"Woah, the Adam Taurus waiting for human arrivals?"

"Does this look too alien to you? It is common courtesy." Adam with his horns in an invisible spell, shot back at Jaune as he held a paper saying, "Vatican Delegates".

"When did they get chummy with one another?" Lint whispered to Jeanne.

"I dunno…"

"Well, on a more serious note." Adam kept his paper, "You are all far from home, and stepping into territory home of many, many supernatural beings… history has told us that Christianity visiting foreign lands tends to get a bit violent, even in modern times."

"Are you aware that there are many priests and nuns who have no clue about the supernatural world, right?" Jeanne asked.

"Don't worry; we know which are the normal ones and treat them with respect and courtesy." Adam nodded, "but right now, all four of you is brimming with power… and that is a red flag." Adam turned and guided them out of the airport, "Come, we have to reach Kyoto asap, and meet with Yasaka-sama."

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The gang skipped the tourist section of Kyoto as Adam led them through a secret tunnel meant for people like him, they arrive at a beautiful and secret palace in Kyoto; beautiful, ancient, yet has a small profile for hiding from the main population. Everything you can expect out of a traditional Japanese building, but Jaune felt the love and care in crafting the structure.

Unlike Sajarana, where it feels like everything is made by robots, this building felt like it was built by loving parents.

A building worthing of a King.

The four led by Adam went to a beautiful open garden, and in the middle are two blonde ladies, one woman with golden eyes, fox tails, and a rather huge rack, and apparently, she was not afraid to show it off especially with her kimono partially falling from her shoulders.

And one small girl. The smaller one looks like the mother, but obviously was young and naïve especially how she tried to look so mature, even though her eyes showed another emotion. Anxiety.

"Yasaka-sama" Adam bent a knee, "I present you the people who I believe can help us."

"Welcome, delegates of the Vatican." The woman bowed, "I am Yasaka, the leader of the Youkai."

"It is an honored to be invited by a person of your stature." Jeanne bowed back as the rest did.

After the pleasantries, the fox eyes of the blonde beauty raced to Jaune. She scanned him, looked up and down like he was furniture, with a tint on her cheeks.

Jaune had a irk feeling about where this is going, considering this woman is a mother according to the reports, she could be a case of a thirty MI-

"Are you Jaune Arc?" Yasaka asked

"Yes, M'lady." Jaune bowed

"Tell me, with all honesty, can you beat Adam Taurus?"

"I believed I have the last time…"

"No, you didn't." Adam scoffed.

"I think I did, considering you didn't kill me…" Jaune smiled at Adam.

"That is not a win!"

"But I didn't lose either!"

"But I beat you the first time!"

"True, but you didn't in round 2!"

"Ahem" Yasaka interrupted the banter, "Mr. Arc, if you have to fight Adam now, to… let's say, to protect your sister… will you win."

"I will kill him." Jaune said with firm and old eyes. It was the set of eyes he developed with this time in the Ever After.

"Hmmm…" Yasaka hummed, "Though I doubt you can defeat Adam, for he is the best fighter of our faction, however when I asked him who can help us with our pest problem, he recommended you… even saying you are the best fighter he knows." She finished with almost a bragging tone when she talked spoke about Adam.

"So, you want to make sure I am strong as Adam? Am I correct when I say that it is because of a certain Spear?" Jaune asked carefully.

"Yes, that is the crux of the matter. The Khaos Brigade is here; we don't know why, but we already have small fights here and there with their grunts."

"Have…have you encountered the True Longinus?"

"No… not yet. Hopefully never." Yasaka looked at her daughter with concern as she held her.

"Do you know why they are here?"

"No and that is also the other reason why Adam picked you, Silver Huntsman; your tracking and investigating skills proceed you."

"So, I was told. So, my job is to find the Khaos Brigade, and beat them?"

"Essentially."

"Got any clues?"

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"Jaune, when can he get some food?"

"Later, Lint."

The four with Adam are in the clearing where a battle had taken. Broken trees, blood, fallen weapons, and corpses.

Jaune touched one and examined the wounds, "These are done by expert fighters; clean cuts and precision."

"Yet on other battlefields, we found our men with blunt trauma and burnt to a crisp," Jeanne commented

"Can you determine if these are truly done by grunts and not the 'officers' of the organization?" Jaune looked at a cleanly cut head, "These are done by experienced and season warriors, not foot soldiers."

"We are certain, Jaune." Adam said with a sad look, "My men are good, but not that good, the fact they killed a good amount of these humans says that these are not seasoned fighters."

"Speaking about cuts." Sieg said as he looked at the corpse of humans wearing the Japanese uniform, "Where are their weapons?"

"We suspect that these are all Sacred Gear Wielders," Adam answered.

"Scared Gears, that is supposed to be rare," Jeanne said.

"Yet the Khaos Brigade has many of them… as grunts to boot."

Jaune stood up and scanned the area, "Maybe Cao Cao gave them the same sales pitch for them to join."

"Cao Cao?" Adam asked

"Wielder of the True Longinus and leader of the Hero Faction, also our current problem."

"Are you telling me that you met the man?"

"Yeah, in fact, tried to recruit us. Failed. And hell broke loose."

"So you actually won a fight against the Spear?" Adam looked bewildered.

"I actually consider it luck…" Jaune sighed, "I honestly don't want to try it now against him." Then Jaune looks back at the corpses, "and I am at my wit's end. None of these can give us a clue and their tracks always end in the middle of nowhere."

"Probably because of Dimension Lost," Jeanne added.

"Great! Not that I doubt your skills Jaune, but now we are like headless chickens in the "Adam ranted, until

Bark Bark!

Immediately everyone got into a guarded stance! As a small form raced through the forest.

And Slammed into Jaune's chest!

Lint, Jeanne, Sieg, and Adam were about to unleash hell! Until

"Oh hell! Zwei enough! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

They saw Jaune laughing as a corgi of all things started to lick his face.

"Oh my God! A corgi!" Jeanne squealed in delight as bounced and hover around Jaune to maybe get a chance to play with the little doggy.

After getting Zwei off him, Jaune chuckled and looked down at the smiling dog. "Zwei! So you are the other aura user in Japan?"

Bark

"How are you?"

Zwei began to chase his tail and run in circles, leaving the gang to chuckle.

"I guess this good boy is also from Remnant?" Sieg asked.

"I guess so… never had the pleasure to meet him," Adam replied as Zwei chased his tail in the other direction. And after the four turns.

"74 bad guys at a camp?"

Bark!

"74?" Lint asked.

"Zwei found the Hero Faction and can lead us to them." Jaune replied as if talking to dogs was an ordinary thing, "How many clicks Zwei."

The corgi turned five times before pointing his nose in a direction.

"Five miles east." Jaune nodded and began to follow Zwei, while the rest were bewildered by their 'conversation'.

"That is not a normal dog right?" Lint asked Adam, but he shrugged.

"Our animals are way smarter than the ones here…" Adam looked barely bothered as he followed the other Remnant Natives.

-xXx-

Author's Notes:

Sorry for the wait guys! I had to finish Volume 9, which is hands down the best season. As you can see, I place some references to the Ever After in this chapter, but again, I will not dive too much into anything from V4 to V9. But what I also love about this is that we get to see Canon!Jaune is old and mature which many fanfics including this one often use.

And GOD! His fighting style got better!

We get to meet Zwei again! But there is no time for cuddles! We need to hurt some terrorists!

Another reason why this chapter took so long is that I took out some parts of it, and had to emphasize other parts…

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