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(A/N)
I don't normally do this with the side chapters. But with everything that is planned and the long and unintended wait time since the last chapter. I decided to make this into a two part side chapter. I do apologize for the longer than normal wait time.
To answer a couple of questions I've received recently
I have a definite answer to whether or not Amane was holding back. But I can't answer that because I risk spoiling a lot of things with him. For now let's just say that he's as strong as he needs to be and knows a lot about what's going on but doesn't know everything. He also knows Ozpin's biggest secret.
For the Hakumen reveal, I'm going to do something different with his identity. I wanted to keep his identity a secret a bit longer. But I forgot that the first game confirmed who Hakumen really is. The rest of the cast will learn his real identity at some point but I'm not giving away more details than that and Hakumen's origins in this story will be touched on as well.
For I-No, she will show up again real soon.
For Salem's motherly instinct, I don't want to give too much away. But I can say that given their backstories. Salem has a lot in common with Nu and they can relate to each other.
Chapter 70 (S) In Motion PT 1
(The Atlus Archives)
"Why did I of all people have to get the afternoon receptionist shift on Saturday of all days. Nobody comes to the Archives on a weekend and since the Academy is closed, even less people are coming. If I'd have known it was going to be like this, I would have gone to Argus." The Receptionist said to himself while sitting at the desk with a bored expression. Before the receptionist could say anything further, he noticed a large purple mechanical figure in front of the desk.
"GYAAAA!" The receptionist yelled as he was quickly taken aback at the sight of the mechanical figure.
"Excuse me." A voice said which surprised the receptionist
"Um . . . . you can talk?" The receptionist said while looking at the figure
"Down here." The voice said causing the receptionist to look further and see Carl Clover standing near the large purple mechanical doll.
"I'm sorry that my sister has startled you. But the truth is that she wanted to go on ahead in case people might try to attack us. We've noticed that a lot of people have been on edge since the Fall of Beacon and the emergence of the Beast of Remnant." Carl told the receptionist in a casual tone
"Um right . . . . so what can I do for you?" The Receptionist asked nervously while keeping a brief eye on the large purple mechanical figure
"I know that the Archives grants the public access to a great deal of information with most of it not available anywhere else. So I was hoping that I would be granted access to the information of a certain individual." Carl told the Receptionist
"OK, so who would you like to look up?" The receptionist asked
"The individual I would like to learn about is a man named Relius Clover. He did some work for the Atlus Military as an engineer and Huntsman and it's imperative that I get as much information on him as possible." Carl told the Receptionist
"I understand, just give me a few minutes and I'll look into it." The Receptionist said before he started to type into the computer. Though after a few seconds, the receptionist spoke further
"It looks like the information on this particular individual has been marked as classified. Your going to need a Huntsman license if you want information on this particular individual." The Receptionist told Carl surprising the young boy
"But in the past, we could look into any Huntsman or Huntress. What happened to invoke such a policy?" Carl asked surprised at the new restriction
"I'm just the middleman in all of this. If you want to know why there are new restrictions in place. Your going to have to talk to the General himself." The Receptionist said
"Well is there a way I can take the license exam so I can become a Huntsman? I've been doing fairly well on my own for about a year now and I'm confident in my abilities to pass the exam." Carl said to the receptionist in a confident tone
"I've never met anyone as young as you who wants to access the archives so badly. This Huntsman must be someone who is important to you." The receptionist told Carl
"In a manner of speaking he is." Carl responded in a tone that indicates he doesn't want to speak further on his reasoning. Which the receptionist quickly noticed.
"Well, unfortunately the license exams has been suspended until further notice. Most likely another thing caused by Ironwood. But you know, there is another way you can get access to this information. If you can get an approval from a Huntsman or Huntress. Then you can access the Archives without any problems.
"That makes things a lot easier, but do you know anyone who can give me approval?" Carl asked
"To be honest, most of the Huntsman are either out on missions or won't even bother to help you. Though I do know of someone that might be willing to help you. Its a bit of a longshot. But much easier than trying to get a license on your own." The Receptionist said
"I'm prepared to do whatever it takes." Carl said in a tone full of resolve to the receptionist
"All right, I see that you made your choice. The ones you have to see live in Mantle. Have you heard of a group called the Happy Huntresses?" The Receptionist asked Carl
"No, can't say that I've heard of them." Carl answered
"They are a group of Huntresses that's been living in Mantle who's led by Robyn Hill. For the past few years, they've been doing a lot of work for Mantle and have a good reputation among the people. It is a bit unusual for them to come to Atlus to help you get access to the Archives. But its worth a shot to try to convince them." The Receptionist told Carl before handing him the address to where they are
"It will take a couple of days for me to get to this address. But if Ms. Hill can give me the approval that I need. Then it's more than worth the risk. I thank you for providing me with such useful information and I hope to return with the approval I need." Carl said before he started to leave
(Office of the Happy Huntresses)
Ever since General Ironwood used his authority to enforce the Dust Embargo. Many people within Remnant have greatly suffered as a result. Due in no small part to the fact that Dust is very essential to the entirety of Remnant. Among those that are feeling the effects of the Dust Embargo are the citizens of mantle. It's bad enough that Mantle is forced to endure less than pleasant living conditions due to the location. But with the Dust Embargo, things have gotten worse. Which has led to Robyn and her team having to take up major actions for the sake of the people of Mantle. Currently, the ladies are in the office trying to figure out their next move.
"Has there been any updates from any of the Kingdoms for our requests for aide?" Robyn asked her trusted friends
"No updates that really matters. The responses I get are either an apology followed with a rejection because they need to reserve their own resources. Or the messages are ignored and they pretend they never received it. Either way, the people of Mantle aren't getting any help. There's no point in getting help from Atlus, they just ignore us completely and continue to hoard all the Dust thanks to that Embargo." May explained to Robyn
"If Atlus continues to ignore us, then we're going to have to continue to liberate the Dust Trucks. Why can't the General see that the people of Mantle needs the Dust and the supplies. It's bad enough that damn wall is getting weaker and the Kingdom is floating above us like its better than all of us. But now we have to deal with dwindling resources." Robyn said in a frustrated tone causing Fiona to comfort her
"The people of Mantle knows that your doing your best. Things are just a bit harder than we thought. The trucks we liberate does make things easier and I'm sure the people of Mantle knows that." Fiona told Robyn
"Since things aren't getting any easier for us or the people of Mantle. We need to step things up a notch and get more supplies. Since the General doesn't give a damn about us, then we should do what we need to do. Besides, we've already gotten a few trucks so far and its only a matter of time before they start to step up security. So we should get as much as we can before things become much harder for us." Joanna told Robyn
"Your right Joanna, but we have to be careful about this. The General is acting like a tyrant but he's not stupid. If we bring too much attention to ourselves, then the people of Mantle will suffer the consequences. I hate to say it, but for now we have to maintain our wait and see approach. May, continue trying to reach out for help. Fiona, I want you to get as much intel as you can. Anything regarding Atlus or the Beast of Remnant." Robyn told her team with them agreeing to the task.
A few minutes later, a knock came at the door of the office. The knock surprised the group because they weren't expecting anyone. After the knock continued for a few more seconds, Fiona started to approach the door and quickly opened it. When she along with the rest of her team saw who was at the door. It was a man in a black suit and the features that made him stand out further is his green hair an closed eyes, it was Hazama.
"Well, what does an Atlus elite want with a group like us?" Robyn asked Hazama in a frustrated tone
"Such animosity, I normally get that after being known for an extended period of time. So if my hunch is correct. I'd say you've done your research on who's who of the Atlus Military." Hazama said in a casual tone to Robin
"I have, and from my investigation we were told to be cautious of the head of the Intelligence Department who always wear a black suit. Even among the Atlus Military, your considered a snake." Robyn told Hazama with her team standing beside her armed with their weapons
"Well I have to be sneaky for me to be good at my job. Though for me to be considered a snake means that I happen to be too good at it." Hazama said taking Robyn's statement as a compliment
"That still doesn't answer the question Hazama." Joanna said to the slender man in a bold tone
"Well I wanted to start things off with a casual conversation with a bit of banter. But since you want to get right down to business. I supposed I should oblige you. The truth is that I am technically here doing some unofficial business." Hazama said which slightly unnerved the group
"What do you mean by unofficial business?" May asked Hazama
"Well the truth is that I caught wind of a project that the head of the Kisaragi's is starting and I'm doing some work to help him set things up. After going over the details and options, it was decided that you would help get the ball rolling." Hazama explained causing the Happy Huntresses to give him a focused look
"What makes you think that any of us would help with whatever you or the stuck-up nobles of Atlus are trying to do?" Robyn said while making a motion to grab her crossbow
"Well for starters, you don't have a choice in the matter. So it would be in your best interest to go along with this ambitious plan." Hazama said in a confident tone with a small hint of cockiness
"Oh really, and what makes you say that? Robyn asked before Hazama brought out his scroll and played a footage. When Robyn and the rest of her team saw the footage. They saw a video of them taking a truck full of dust. The next clip of the video is of the team getting the drivers out of the truck and the truck itself disappearing. After the video stopped playing, Hazama spoke up.
"In case you haven't figured it out, this is what's going to motivate you Happy Huntresses to work on this little endeavor." Hazama said in a confident tone
"So you jump at the chance to blackmail us. Ignoring the fact that we do what we have to do because everyone in Atlus is making the lives of the people of Mantle harder." Robyn said while noticing that Fiona is behind Hazama trying to get closer to his hand so she can use her semblance to get his Scroll
"Robyn, you and I can spend a long time having a debate about the letter of the law vs the spirit of the law. But the fact of the matter is that I have proof of you doing something very illegal and if certain people catch wind of this. Then it would spell trouble for you and your merry band of Huntresses." Hazama told Robyn in a casual tone
"Oh really, well it looks like your forgetting a simple fact Hazama." Robyn said while seeing May use her semblance to make Fiona invisible so Hazama wouldn't notice her
"Well what have I forgotten?" Hazama asked confidently
"You said yourself that you're here on unofficial business. So your mistaken if you think you can come and threaten us so casually. Besides, if something unfortunate was to happen, then we couldn't be held responsible." Robyn said in a confident tone of her own before Hazama chuckled.
"My dear let's cut the false bravado. I'm here with a generous proposition where all parties can benefit from. So it will do you a lot of good to hear what I have to say. Besides, if I wanted to hurt anyone here." Hazama said before he tossed his Scroll in the air which surprised everyone in the room and he turned around in an intense speed and delivered a strong kick which knocked back Fiona a good distance close to the wall.
After Fiona was kicked, Joanna tried to attack Hazama with her crossbow staff. Only for the man to avoid the attack and hit her with an elbow jab which slightly knocked her back. After Joanna was knocked back, Hazama was able to grab the Crossbow before Robyn could fire and instead fired the crossbow at Fiona's shirt which pinned her to the wall. May tried to attack Hazama herself, which leads to him doing a sweep kick on her and kicked May away. After May was kicked away, Hazama pointed Robyn's crossbow at her before catching his Scroll and smiled confidently.
"I would have already done more than give some light injuries before little Fiona so much as grabbed the doorknob. I know what each of you can do including each of your semblance. Especially your interesting family history and that goes especially for you May Marigold. Before I forget, your cousin Henry is doing fine." Hazama said to everyone which visibly angered May
"Now don't look at me like that May. I'm not going to do anything as petty as threaten to tell your family all aspects of your activities including your transition from disowned son to vigilante daughter. Who will likely retaliate against Mantle for the embarrassment alone. Or threaten Fiona's kind Uncle who is at this time enjoying a nice humble meal after just waking up from a nap. I'm just here for all of you. Now we can hash this out like adults. Or we can settle this in a way that will have a very less than favorable outcome for all of you and by extension mantle. The choice is yours." Hazama explained in a smug tone which angered everyone in the room but Robyn stayed calm despite balling up her fist with a good deal of her strength.
"Alright, we'll listen to what you have to say." Robyn said causing Hazama to have a cocky smile
"Excellent now onto business, the program that the Kisaragi's have initiated was done in response to the General's less than popular decisions." Hazama told everyone as they were recovering
"Decisions like the Dust Embargo and how him and Atlus are exploiting Mantle?" Robyn asked with a good deal of frustration
"Unfortunately its true, but the truth is that the General is planning something that's a bit more extreme. Something that will make it a lot harder for you to get help from the other Kingdoms." Hazama told the group
"We're not getting help anyways, so why would Ironwood's recent plan change anything?" May asked Hazama
"Because things will be so much harder. Under most circumstances, Tenjo would help without any question. But she's working on something big and if she tries to help you. Then it would make things a lot harder for her and Ronin-Gai. But if her plan succeeds, then let's just say that she will jump at the chance to help Mantle before you even have the chance to send another request for aid." Hazama briefly explained before he continued
"Now as for the program, the Kisaragi's established a way to counter Ironwood's policies and if it goes well. It will not only improve security, but also give the people a chance to serve their Kingdom." Hazama explained further
"What is this program?" Fiona asked
"The program is called the Hunter's Initiative. What it entails involves the eager youth who have eagerly attended the Huntsman Academy's across Remnant." Hazama told Robyn
"What do you and the Nobles plan to do with the Academy students?" Fiona asked
"As all of you know, the Fall of Beacon along with the emergence of the Beast of Remnant has shaken Remnant to its core. As a result, a great deal of negativity has been spread and each of the Kingdoms has a massive increase in Grimm activity. With General Ironwood's Dust Embargo, everyone else in the world is having an even harder time dealing with the threats. But Kisaragi found a solution. Since the Academies are closed, that's going to leave each of the students of each Kingdom twiddling their thumbs on what to do until further notice. But with the Initiative, the students who apply for it and are approved will be able to do good for the Kingdom. Think of it as a Substitute Huntsman training program. They'll be able to go on certain missions and will contribute to the safety of the Kingdom. Some of the best parts is that anyone can apply for it, so its not limited to just Atlus. Also, if approved, they'll be a Huntsman on paper." Hazama explained to the group
"So this is essentially a shortcut to getting a Huntsman License. With the Kisaragi's having his own personal attack force. That extends not just to Atlus but to the other Kingdoms as well." Joanna said in a frustrated tone
"With an added bonus of not having to answer to Ironwood." May commented further causing Hazama to smirk
"To be fair, none of you are answering to anyone either. Anyways, the program is heavily endorsed by Kisaragi and the SDC. But before the program could move any further, a few test runs has to be implemented. If the test runs are successful, then the Hunter's Initiative can go forward. But for obvious reasons, we need Huntsman to contribute to this little project." Hazama explained to the group
"So which group of people will we be supervising?" Robyn asked causing Hazama to smirk
"You'll find out those details in a few days along with the mission. I'll keep in touch." Hazama said as he walked out of the office. After Hazama left, Fiona spoke to Robyn
"Robyn, are you OK?" Fiona asked in a kind and concerned tone before Robyn angrily pushed everything off the desk before responding
"I hate the fact that we're strong-armed to follow Atlus's whims." Robyn said
"I doubt he went too far, we can track him down and get his scroll to make sure he doesn't cause trouble for us or Mantle. He just got lucky earlier." Joanna said causing Robyn to speak up
"No, if we do that then he'll go after us through other means as he implied earlier. I hate to say it, but we're going to have to play their little game. Until we gain some form of leverage." Robyn said with her team agreeing
(Several days later)
Ever since Hazama's arrival, Robyn has been on guard for anything. The good news is that Robyn spent the last few days investigating everything she can about the mysterious man Hazama. Unfortunately, all of Robyn investigations came up empty. Robyn and the Happy Huntresses did as much research as they could which they ended up with more questions than answers. Several days later, Robyn was given a message on her Scroll and was told to stay in the office. Robyn was tempted to ignore it but realized that it was probably from Hazama and decided to stay put. Fortunately the message was received early in the morning and they didn't have anything major planned.
"When is that snake supposed to be coming?" Joanna asked in an impatient tone
"I don't know, but whatever he has planned for us. We'll be ready for anything he has for us." Robyn told Joanna
"Even if this Hunter's Initiative program is legitimate. It's still something that's established by the nobles of Atlus. Which means that there's more to this than we know and it won't be for any noble purpose like protecting the Kingdoms. The fact that we're blackmailed into a test run doesn't sit right with me in the slightest." May explained her point to Robyn
"I'm still surprised that we were discovered with one of the dust trucks. It was bound to happen at some point but not like this. For now, we have to wait and see what happens with Hazama and the program. I do believe one thing, if he wanted it, he could have killed us." Fiona said with a slightly worried tone, a second afterwards, a knock came at the door and everyone knew who it was before Fiona opened it and it was Hazama once again.
"Good morning Angels." Hazama said in a gleeful tone
"Good morning Snake." Robyn said in a frustrated tone
"Why such hostility, especially after I went out of my way to find a worthwhile team that can prove themselves for the program." Hazama said before noticing that everyone in the room got more frustrated
"You have a lot of nerve coming here acting like we're all buddies. Let's just get this over with and give us the details." Joanna said in an impatient tone towards Hazama
"Alright fine, since you want to get down to business. Allow me to introduce you to the team that you'll be working with for this ambitious endeavor." Hazama said before a team of students entered the office
"Allow me to introduce to you all a team of students who have showed great strides in Atlus Academy. This is a team who has valiantly defended the school during the fall of Beacon and not only did they made their noble stand against the Grimm. They also fought against the Beast of Remnant himself and in addition to that. This team also fought one of the Six Heroes who threatened the school, Terumi Yuuki himself. May I introduce team KKMT." Hazama said introducing the team
"Captain Hazama, I along with my team appreciate you introducing us with a great deal of praise. But I seem to recall General Ironwood asking that our fight against Terumi is to be kept a classified secret." Tsubaki said to Hazama
"In a few moments your going to participate in a top secret mission. So establishing a little trust is a nice way to show that we all trust each other. Besides, your team aren't the only ones who fought Terumi, so its only a matter of time before word of that fight spreads." Hazama quickly responded
"Wait, you mean to tell me that this group of kids defended Beacon and fought one of the six heroes himself?" Robyn asked in a tone with disbelief while Kagura looked at each of Robyn's teammates with an excited thought
"Nice, each of these ladies are lovely with a natural warrior beauty. Though there is something odd about the girl with the blue hair. I can make the other three work." Kagura confidently thought before he spoke up
"Indeed, though we were unable to do anything of significance. I am quite proud of my team for taking a stand against the Grimm." Kagura said in a confident tone to Robyn
"You seem pretty casual to the experience , despite the events shaking Remnant to its core." Robyn said in an observant tone to Kagura
"Being casual about past events helps me process things much more calmly. Since we're aspiring to protect people. We can't allow ourselves to be distressed at past events that we've survived. If we had an easy time during those events then great for us. But if we survived by the skin of our teeth. Then we should be motivated to get stronger. Lovely professional Huntresses like yourselves should understand our drive to get stronger. Which also includes our wish to improve ourselves." Kagura told Robyn
"For your sake, your casual attitude better not make you dead weight boy." Joanna told Kagura in a bold tone
"If your worried about how strong I am. Then your more than welcomed to a quick sparring session. After all, I don't mind proving myself to amazing women." Kagura responded in a confident tone
"Kagura, is it too much to ask for you to cease your shameless flirting for a while? We're going to be working with them and they are not going to be in the mood to deal with such foolishness." Hibiki responded causing Robyn to groan in frustration
"Are these really the ones who we'll be supervising for the mission? It's clear that aside from fighting the Grimm. They really don't have much experience and one of them lack some maturity." May said before Mai spoke up
"I know that our leader Kagura has some unpleasant traits. But rest assured that he does take his duties and responsibilities seriously." Mai said before Hazama spoke up
"Happy Huntresses, rest assured that team KKMT are more than qualified for this mission. After all, you don't like it when the uptight nobles of Atlus underestimate all of you. Now don't go copying the worse qualities of Atlus. In fact, team KKMT weren't just selected based on their capabilities. They showed the kind of integrity that certain individuals in Atlus lacked. Have you heard of the commotion at the Fundraiser that didn't involve the Schnee?" Hazama asked causing Robyn to have a surprised look
"We have, and what about it?" Robyn asked in a slightly impatient tone
"Well, two of team KKMT's team members were the ones who are the subjects to those malicious words that caused the increased altercation in the first place. While their leader defended them and their honor." Hazama said while getting a frustrated gaze from Kagura before he spoke up
"Listen Captain, my teammates are still getting insults and potshots about what was said at that damn fundraiser. So I would really appreciate it if you watch what you say about bad memories. Say what you want about me but leave my team out of it." Kagura said as he stepped to Hazama in a bold manner
"I see, so it was you guys." May said in a low tone before Hazama spoke up
"My apologies, but I had to get you riled up so you can show these Huntresses that you mean business. Besides, you shouldn't worry too much about the opinions of nobles. If you knew at least a third of what I know. Then you'll see that certain issues is minor by comparison. Ah but I'm getting off topic, now let's get to the reason we're all here." Hazama said before he brought up a holographic image from his Scroll
"It's no secret that everyone in Mantle and Atlus is hoarding a lot of dust thanks to the infamous Dust Embargo. So as you all might guess, Dust mines has proved to be very valuable to the Kingdom. However, a Dust Mine near Mantle has seen a significant decrease in production and it was written off as the Dust running out. Yet when I looked into further. The production rate is small yet very consistent, which is raising too many red flags for me. Making things more interesting is that the workers haven't been seen in months and there have also been various attacks that started when the production was reduced." Hazama said before Fiona spoke up
"There's no way this is a coincidence." Fiona said which Hazama nodded in agreement
"Exactly, so I decided to look into the situation and I've discovered that a group of unknown people have taken control of the Dust Mine." Hazama said causing Joanna to speak up
"I'm starting to see what you need us to do." Joanna said causing Hazama to smirk
"Exactly, I need the Happy Huntresses and team KKMT to investigate the Dust Mine and put a stop to the attack. Also to rescue the hostages if there's any. How you all handle this mission I will leave up to you." Hazama said before handing Robyn a piece of paper.
"This is where you'll find the airship that will take you to your destination and the Scroll Number to contact the pilot. If you all need to retreat or managed to accomplish the mission, just give him a call and he'll be ready for departure. Though he will wait at the drop off point for 24 hours and I doubt things will take that long." Hazama told the group
"Fine, let's get this over with." Robyn said before everyone was getting ready to leave. Though before anyone did anything, a young voice spoke out
"Excuse me, is there a Ms. Robyn Hill here?" A young voice said causing everyone to look at the source. When they saw who spoke, both Tsubaki and Mai shared a surprised look on their faces.
"CARL!" the both of them yelled before running towards him with worry
"It was just so sudden that you left the school. Are you OK, we're all just worried about you." Tsubaki told Carl in a worried tone
"I'm fine Tsubaki and I appreciate your concern, the reason for my departure was due to some major personal troubles I was dealing with. We'll have to catch up later, I'm here in regards to some of my personal affairs. Now could you please direct me to Robyn Hill?" Carl asked causing Tsubaki to point towards Robyn
"Hello Ms. Hill, my name is Carl Clover. I understand that your quite busy with a few things but I need your help regarding a few matters. I need access to the Archives but I need the approval of a Huntress. So I came here hoping you can help me on this matter." Carl told Robyn
"Kid, any other time I would help you. But me and my team are about to take part in a mission. So your going to have to wait a while before I'm in a position to help anyone." Robyn said before she noticed the large mechanical doll that is with Carl and Hazama is eyeing.
"Hmm, Deus Machina: Nirvana. Now this has just become very interesting." Hazama thought before looking at Carl
"Young man, you have a familiar look to you. Your last name wouldn't happen to be Clover would it?" Hazama asked Carl already knowing the answer
"It is, and forgive my rudeness, but why are you curious about that." Carl asked while mentally on guard
"Let's just say I have a pretty good idea on what your after and opportunity is knocking right now." Hazama said before he turned to Robyn
"Robyn, there's been a slight alteration to the plan. Your team are not only going to take team KKMT with you. But your also going to be taking Carl as well." Hazama said with a confident smirk which irritated the Huntresses.
"We didn't agree to take little kids with us. This wasn't part of the deal." May told Hazama
"It's just a slight alteration to the deal. Be grateful I'm not altering it any further. Unless you have anything else to say." Hazama said tempting Joanna to say something further only for Robyn to stop her.
"We understand, just make sure to keep your word Hazama." Robyn said in frustrated tone
"I always keep my word, I thought you would know that when you investigated me after our first meeting." Hazama said which surprised the Huntresses
"Surprised, well I am good at my job you know. Though if it helps, Carl Clover is pretty good in a fight so I'm sure he'll be helpful to you. Oh and don't bench him on the mission OK." Hazama said before making a motion to leave but stopped himself before speaking further
"I forgot to mention, when I did some recon, a person of interest was mentioned several times and I couldn't ignore it. The person of interest name is Dr. Merlot and if you could bring him back alive that would be super. Well good luck everyone." Hazama before he left the office and started to think to himself
"I wonder how they will react when they find out the secret surprise that's in those Mines. Relius's kid showing up is a surprise but one that can be useful." Hazama thought to himself as he was leaving.
(A/N)
Because this Side chapter is going to be split in two parts. The gag chapter will be delayed and won't be done until this story is a few chapters in Volume 5.
To clear a few things up, Hazama is manipulative but he is very good at his job. So it was very possible for him to know everything about the Happy Huntresses and their secrets. He is also a lot stronger than he looks, and if he wanted to hurt Robyn and her team. He would have already done it. He did what he did just to prove a point and get Robyn to go along with the deal.
Also when Tsubaki and Mai's secrets were exposed during the fundraiser. Their families have a lot of influence and wealth to prevent any major problems. But it won't stop them from being insulted by other people. Kagura and Hibiki do stand up for them everyday. Despite Kagura being a shameless pervert, he does care about his team and take his duties as a team leader seriously.
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