Chapter 3

"Well class, today we'll discuss demon beasts." the man with blond hair said. The man was wearing a black jacket and black trousers, and the same colour boots; it was also easy to see his white shirt and a black tie on it. It was Oleg Semenovich Tereshkov. The class kept silence, that's why he decided to continue, "For today we will study several types of them. By the way have you ever heard about the demon beasts something peculiar?" the teacher asked his students. He saw a hand in the medium of the class; it was the girl with fair hair. The girl had dark blue eyes, and soft features of face. "Yes Ogawa?"

"All demon beasts have little mental abilities. They can be compared to our animals." she referred to her teacher.

"Correct." the teacher said calmly, "Their brains, are not so well developed as other demons, and if we look on demonic evolution, we can find that they are on the lower stage of it." he said, "Also I'd like to add that there're several types of demons, which can be compared with demon beasts, however they also can't be equate to ordinary demons." he stopped for a second, he glance the class, and then continued, "Ikenami, do you know some demon beasts?" the teacher turned to the tanned girl.

"I've heard about black dogs. However I've never seen them live." she responded his question.

"Yes, I think that someday you'll have an opportunity to fight it." the teacher said with a smile, he saw a questioned and disgruntled glance of her, "Don't worry, for a good hunter they're not dangerous. They always used by demons as hounds. Being dogs they possess an incredible smell. So if you are attacked by it, remember one thing, you have to destroy all of them, because you'll never hide your presence from them." he stopped for a second and then decided to ask his Russian student, "By the way Tarasov." Pavel got up from his desk, "Do you remember the primary feature of all black dogs?"

"He saw a hand, it and belonged to short cut boy with dark hair. The boy had green eyes and, it was possible to see that the boy was a bit slim.

"Yes, Ito." the teacher pointed with his hand at Aki.

"They have two heads." the boy replied.

"Correct, ordinary they have two heads, but also they can have three heads, and even same instance can uses ordinary speech." he saw the amusement expressions on the faces of his students, so he continued, "But it's very rare. By the way, how do you think where is its weak spot?" he glanced the class, but saw that no one hasn't risen the hand; it seemed that no one knows the answer. "Their weakness is their underbelly. Remember that you're to strike it strongly, and it will make it loose its balance for a brief period of time."

"But sensei." he heard Ogawa's voice, "How are we supposed to strike it into its belly, if this creature is standing on the ground?"

"It better to fight it in groups by two, that will make it easier to reach its weakness." he said, but then added, "If you fight it alone, induce it to jump more, it will make the underbelly opened, and will be able hit there. Also, it has playful nature to its victims, so you can use it in advantage." he smiled, "Just give it a strong punch with your leg into its underbelly, and it will work too."

"Sensei is there something that we should know about it?" he heard Ren's voice. Oleg Semenovich was really impressed that the girl who treated him coldly and even unfriendly, he was really glad that she and even Yatsu Murasaki had a change of heart in other words, but still his colleague was still a bit suspicious to him.

"Yes, ordinary they're sent by one, but sometimes they can be sent by three." he said and then added, "By the way, when you fight two or more black dogs, you should be very careful, the better tactic fighting several black dogs is to try to set them against each other." he said. "How to do it?" he interrupted all questions at once, "These creatures are peculiar, if one will hit another one they can started the fight between each other, so it's a good thing if they have no handlers nearby." then he made a brief pause to give an opportunity to students to put down the last information, then he continued his lesson, "The next one is a dark wasp." he said and pushed the button on his laptop and on the black board appeared a creature which was similar to a wasp, but it was much bigger than the real wasp and also had six paws with two claws on each, "Dangerous critters." he even noticed how several students flinched, "This creatures have a firm shell, and it's quite difficult to penetrate it. The main feature of these critters is that their tendons which are on the basement of their wings are weak and you can easy cut its wings off, on the ground they're not so fast, so it will be too easy to cut their heads off."

"Sensei." The teacher heard a voice from the first line, it was a girl with dark red hair, she was a bit chubby, she had brown eyes, "You told us nothing about their sting."

"Excellent remark, Kavamura." Oleg Semenovich said turning to the desk. "Yes their sting is their dangerous weapon. Dark wasps can exude a poison, through some glands in their bodies, it not deadly, but still it possesses a paralyzing effect. If I remember correct, the time of this effect is about ten, minutes." he stopped, but then he snapped his fingers and said, "Almost have forgotten, girls be careful with them, or they will use your bodies for breeding."

"What!" almost all female part exclaimed.

"Yes, they can lay eggs, right in woman's womb, so that's why I'm warning you. They don't harm the vessel of breeding, because they can use it repeatedly. Well and now we will discuss the dark beasts." he said and pushed the button again, then there appeared a creature which was similar to a dog. It had fur on its back. The creature had big and clawed paws; its limbs were pretty muscular. Also it had a big fur tail and along its spine there was some sort of a scale. Also the creature had fangs and also a long and sharp horn on it forehead and long ears." he saw a risen hand of Ren and asked her. "Yes Ikenami?"

"Sensei, dark beasts, I've heard that they have a firm skin."

"You're right, these beasts have no shell, but their skin is really firm like a shell. But it's not the only worst thing. The worst thing is in their blood, which has special toxins, which blocks our abilities." he said to the students.

"Sensei, how does it work?" Aki asked the teacher.

"Well, scientists proved that the blood of these creatures is a bit alike to the blood of humans, but still it has a different structure at the same time. And the different part of their blood blocks our abilities. So beware when you fight them." he stopped and saw that Maki Sato has started to niddle-noddle, "Maki if you want to sleep, then you should go to be earlier, in order to not to sleep during the school time." he lectured his student, then he looked at Pavel who was making show of writing. 'It seems that Ren, influence positively at him, he is pretending that he is writing, I should take his copybook after the lesson.'

"By the way, sensei, do good demons exist?" Ogawa asked the Russian teacher.

"Ogawa, what do you mean?" the teacher asked the student.

"I mean the demons, which don't not fight with us, but fight ones of their kinds." Ogawa explained her question.

"Ah, that's what you wanted to know." the teacher sighed, 'This girl can ask really difficult questions.' he noticed that even the tanned girl cocked up her ears. "I must admit that there are good demons, which also fight along with hunters. However, such spices belong to relatively peaceful kinds. We can compare dark elves here, and even some vampires are good too."

"Have you ever met such demons?" the teacher was asked by Ren.

"I have." he merely said and raised his head deliberating about something, "And even fought with them." then he calmed and stayed in this position for a minute, he lowered his head and saw puzzled expressions on the faces of his students. "Sorry, I have just pondered about something." Then he heard a bell and immediately said, "Well the lesson is over, your homework is to make a project, I want you to split in groups, but the group, mustn't exceed three members. Each group will take one type of a demon and tell about it in all details, with all nuances, I hope it is clear." all students nodded in agreement and the teacher left the class, leaving the students to rest, before the next lesson. Pavel stretched his spine getting up from his sit. He came to Ren and said.

"Hey, Ren don't want to join forces for this project?"

"Sorry, but I always work with Mai." she said, putting her copybook and other implements into her bag.

"No problems." he said rubbing his hair. Then Ren got up and left the class.

"Where's she going?" the Russian boy asked Aki, who has already been by him.

"She is going to her club for training." the boy merely replied.

"To the club?" Pavel didn't understand.

"Yes a membership club."

Pavel snapped with his fingers, "Ah, I've remembered, that in Japan student have such a thing."

"Don't you have such clubs in Russia?" Aki was slightly surprised.

"No, we have them too, but they're organized in a bit different way, we have only the clubs which are common, like football, basketball or art. I've heard that you even can create your own clubs."

"Yes that's true, students can create the clubs too, but only if they compare to school's norms."

"Man." Pavel stretched, "I really must, join to some club."

"If you want I can give you an excursion, by several clubs if you want." Aki said to his friend smiling.

"I would like." the boy nodded and took his bag, after he put of all his school implements into it.

Both of boys left their class room and went along the corridor. They were talking about the clubs in Gosha Academy, about Pavel hobbies, and what club he would like to visit first. They decided to visit Kendo club first. Aki told that it's some sort of a fencing club, but still with another rules. If fencers use rapiers, in kendo people use a wooden katana, which is made of wood. Aki also told that he is a participant of this club. "By the way, who is the chief of this club?" Pavel asked his friend. "You have already known her." Aki chuckled. "Really?" Pavel was surprised. When they came to the place of the club Aki opened the door of kendo class. When the door was opened both of them saw that this club was based in the gym. There were several people in uniforms all of them were students. They were wearing some sort of armor; they had gloves, scapulars, helmets and other stuff for elf protection. Two persons were in the middle of the gym sparring each other, it was possible to see that one person was a female with purple hair, who hair were easily to see, because they were pretty long, and were protruded a bit out of the helm and also she had pretty big bust.

"Ito-senpai, it's a bit strange to see you in the club during the break." the boy, who was a bit younger, came to Pavel and Aki; he was wearing the same uniform, and was holding a wooden katana in his hand, however he hadn't got a helmet. The boy had purple hair and the same colour eyes. He was slender his face was soft and even a bit shy.

"Ah Akiyama-kun, today is a special, my friend wants to join the club so I decided to show him some of them." Aki said, to the boy with purple hair. Pavel stretched his hand to the young boy.

"Oh, you're that new transferred student, aren't you?" the boy accepted the handshake. "I'm Akiyama Tatsuro, nice to meet you." the boy said to Pavel.

"Pavel Tarasov, nice to meet you too." Pavel smiled to the boy, "By the way, are you a brother of Akiyama Rinko?" Pavel wanted to ask the boy about it, as he looked like a young version of the girl was on the mission not long ago.

"Yes I am." the boy said to him, "By the way do you want to talk to her?" he asked Aki this time.

'I think I understand who their chief is now.' Pavel thought and glanced at the girl with a big bust who was standing in the middle of the gym practicing with her opponent.

Aki, Pavel and Tatsurou came a bit closer, in order to watch the practice more carefully. Pavel realized that the girl who was on that mission with him and Aki is quite strong and maybe even stronger than he is. While her partner tried to get Rinko, Rinko on the other hand parried all attacks of her opponent. It was also interesting for Pavel, how with such obstacle she could move so fast. The boy was amused.

"My sister is a good katana fighter; I think she is the best of all students, who fight with such weapon." Tatsuro said awkwardly.

"Do you use a katana too?" Pavel asked the brother of the chief of kendo club.

"Yes, however my skills are not as good as ane-san." the boy sighed but still put his hand onto his back of the head. Pavel could see a strange expression on his face, but couldn't say what it was.

"Don't worry; someday you'll become as good as Igawa-san." Aki tried cheered the boy up, however Pavel noticed that it didn't gave a perfect result.

After several minutes the sparring was over, the winner of it was Rinko. When another two students came out to practice each other. Rinko came closer to the boys. She took of the helmet and they could see her pretty face, her long purple hair, were tied in some sort of a bunch.

"Good afternoon Ravel-san." she came closer and stretched her hand to the Russian boy, Pavel accepted her handshake and referred her.

"Nice to meet you Rinko, you can call me just Pavel." he smiled, to her.

"Okay." she smiled to him and added, "I will take it in account. By the way Aki-san what brought you here? I didn't think that you would come to the club during the break." then she turned to Pavel's friend.

"Oh, Rinko-san, I just decided to show Pavel several clubs during the break. So I decided to show kendo club first." he responded her.

"Do you want to join our club?" she Pavel this time with interested voice.

"Well I just think about it." he said her, "I've just realized, that I have too much of free time, so I've thought it would be better to take some of it." Pavel added with a smile.

"Well if you want to practice your swordsmanship you can join our club." Rinko referred, "Kendo also shapes the body and mind. And also harden off the spirit. The main feature of Kendo is constant practice." she said like a teacher or a mentor them. "Maybe, you want to try how it looks like?" she asked Pavel with a chuckle.

"If I understand it right it some sort of our usual, combats with our swords." he said.

"Kinda." she merely answered. "So what would you say?"

"Well, I'd like to try it." Pavel said.

In no time Pavel was garbed in their uniform, the same helmet, gloves and etc. They also gave him a wooden sword. Rinko and Pavel stood in stance in the middle and they prepared their swords to attack. The first one who decided to attack was Pavel, he made a strong lunge, Rinko closed her shoulder with her sword, then Rinko decided to hit the Russian boy, but Pavel successfully dodged it. Suddenly Pavel saw the next strike of the kendo club captain. This time Pavel blocked it with his sword. It was pretty interesting to see how these two were fighting each other, it didn't look like a practice, none of the opponents wanted to loose, and both of them were attacking each other with big strength, sometimes the audience thought that the opponents will crush their swords at any second.

'Man, I've never thought that Pavel is so good in using two handed sword.' Aki thought, "I've never thought that someone of all students will be able to fight equal terms with Rinko-san." the friend of Pavel was amused, it was really a breathtaking fight.

'Impressive." the boy with purple hair, Tatsurou, was amused too. 'His moves are sudden, but still at the same time considered. He is a very reverse of ane-san; her moves are smooth and serial.'

'Interesting, if he fights so good, why did he lost to Ren?' Aki thought again, 'Rinko is much stronger then Ren, was his succumbing?' this question made Aki lost in his thought. Aki even didn't notice how the sparring was over. Both exhausted opponents took of their helmets they both were sweat. It seems that they agreed for a draw.

"Pavel, I didn't know that you're so good with two handed swords." Rinko was astonished, she never saw a student who could fight her on the same level as her. "Where did you learn to fight so well?"

"It's a long story." he said wiping his sweat from his forehead with the glove. "But all thanks to Oleg Semenovich." he said fixing his sword on his shoulder.

"What do you mean?" Rinko didn't understand what Pavel meant.

"Well, when I was just a young student in Russia, I found his lessons too boring and I always slept during them. But someday he brought me to the training ground and gave me a wooden sword, but it was a bit different." he looked at the sword he was holding in his hand. "He found a way, how to make me remember everything what he tells."

"He gave you a special training?" Tatsurou decided to ask the Russian boy.

"Kinda. Once he told me to stay after one of his lessons, he was puzzled why I was sleeping during his lessons." then Pavel twirled his sword, and continued it difficult to understand, but he was a bit crowded to tell the truth, "I said that I find his lessons boring."

"Really?" Rinko was surprised, "If you say something to Yatsu-sensei, it's difficult to say what can happen to you." Pavel chuckled at the statement of his comrade during his last mission.

"Well, he asked me what weapon I prefer and I said him that I like two handed swords. He brought me to the training ground, and gave the wooden instance of such sword. Then he asked me a question, I didn't know what to answer, and while I was thinking he attacked we with his wooden sword. I don't remember what question he asked me, but I remember that he fetched a blow on the head." he scratched his head, and all laughed, at the situation. "And that's how our special training started to pass. He was asking his questions; while he was attacking me he gave me lots of questions. It was really difficult to concentrate; I even couldn't understand where he is going to hit me."

"And?" Rinko asked, "Did it work?"

"And how!" the boy even exclaimed, "I started to remember gradually. And also I'd gradually started to gain concentration."

"Well if you want to join our club, we will accept you." Rinko gave him a smile. "I think you'll choose our club."

After the talk Pavel took off the equipment of kendo club, and came to Aki who was waiting him in the corridor of the academy still by the door of the club. When Pavel came out from the gym he asked his friend. "What club is our next stop?"

"I think track-and-field athletics." Pavel nodded at the offer of his friend.

After five minutes they left the school and came outside. The weather was warm and slight breeze was blowing, in other words the weather was wonderful not hot and not cold, the golden mean. They came to the sport ground which was fenced with a high fence. They came to the opened single-leaf wicket. They entered the sport ground and saw a big running track. In the middle of it there was a field for soccer. There also was a place with different training equipment in the right from the running track. When they came to the running track, they saw a bunch of students who were wearing sport uniforms which consisted from white T-shirt and blue shorts. Pavel could recognize only one person from the crowed, and this person was his second friend with short brown hair, it was Maki Sato. She was running with two other athletes, by the tracking field. Pavel noticed that she was faster than the other two runners. They came to the finish line, when Maki finished her sprint, in order to not to disturb her.

When Maki finished her sprint, she noticed her friends, and came closer to them, but first she came to the person in the same outfit as the other students were. The boy was the same age as they were, but he was taller than Pavel. Then Maki ran to the boys and greeted them loudly.

"Hay, boys what are you doing here?" then she made a pause and playfully added, "Did you decide to peep at beautiful ladies?" she bowed trying to let her T-shirt's collar to open her neck and bust.

Aki tuned his head away, and mumbled, "We don't do such things." and then said unhesitatingly, "Pavel just want to join some club, that's why we're here."

Maki turned her head to the Russian boy and asked him, "So do you want to join the club of track-and-field athletics?"

"Well I'm just thinking, but not sure." he merely responded.

"If you are good in running you can join us." she chuckled, "Wanna have a trial run?"

"I think I'm no match for you." Pavel rejected her offer, "Seeing how you were running, I definitely no match for you."

"Are you afraid?" Maki started to poke Pavel at his side with her shoulder.

"Maki, it's not polite to provoke other people!" Aki started to berate his friend for her obtrusiveness.

"You're so boring Aki." the girl with short brown hair playfully pouted, but then asked a seriously, "By the way, is there any information about that organization?" the question was addressed more to Pavel then to Aki.

"No, they lay low pretty good; even Oleg Semenovich doesn't know where they can be." Pavel sighed and squeezed his fist.

"I can't stop thinking about them." Aki joined the conversation. "We fought just several of their members, and if we weren't able to defeat them alone, I'm afraid to think what they can do in bigger numbers." By Aki's voice it was easy understand that he was nervous.

"Well." Pavel decided to disturbed this awkward silence, "The only thing we must do is to become stronger, mustn't we?" the two friends looked at Pavel, "I mean, we shouldn't be afraid of some criminals, if we afraid all of them, then what hunters we will be?" both of them smiled.

"Yes you're right." Aki said.

"Definitely, we must just to work harder and we will be able to defeat them." Maki's spirit burnt up.

"By the way if I'll use these training equipment during your lessons, will you club not be mad?" Pavel decided to change the theme of their conversation.

"No, you can use it. Our captain put a tablet when the sport ground is reserved." she chuckled. Then Maki dragged Aki and took him aside, they were whispering for about two minutes, but the young Russian hunter noticed that Maki was punching and told Aki something that the boy didn't understand, but then he just nodded and came to Pavel again. "Well I think we will be able to see one more club and then we must return to the class." Aki said, and Pavel nodded. When they were about to leave the sport ground, they heard Maki's voice again, "Pavel thank you!" what made her club mates to turn to boys.

"By the way what club are we going to visit now?" Pavel asked his friend with interest.

"The swimming club." Aki referred. "I think they have a practice now, so you'll be able see them as large as life." Pavel nodded, and thought.

'Man, what a coincidence, I think, I know who I'll meet in the swimming club.'

Then after several minutes they returned to the school building, after some period of time of wandering by its corridors, they came to the school's swimming pool. They entered it and some several students in their swimsuits. He noticed that there were several people who were swimming in the pool right now. He turned his head and the only one person paid his attention, it was muscular tanned girl, he saw that she was in the school's swimsuit. She was swimming fast and didn't give a chance to other swimmers. Pavel recognized in this swimmer Ren Ikenami, his classmate. When the swim race was over all swimmers left the pool and when Ren turned her head she saw Pavel and Aki, she frowned a bit, but came to them. Pavel blushed, and tried to hide his worries, but it was difficult to him especially, when she came to them. The Russian hunter admitted that she was awesome in her swimsuit.

"Aki, what is it?" Ren asked her friend. "Did something happen?"

"No, Pavel just wanted to l attend to some club, that's why I decided to show him some clubs."

"Really?" Ren turned to Pavel, who was still red, but at the same time he tried to suppress it. "And did you join to some club?"

"No, I'm only watching now, honestly all clubs are interesting, and there's a wish to try them all."

"It's stupid to spend all energy for this." she said him like a teacher. "If you have something that you like, you should do it."

"So you like to swim, don't you?" Pavel decided to ask a stupid question to Ren.

"Yes, swimming helps me to relax and think some things." she responded him. "Also it's good thing for body."

"By the way, do you have open place now?" Aki asked his tanned friend.

"I'm sorry, but now we have no empty places."

"That's pity; I would like to join you." Pavel was a bit sad, knowing that Ren's club wasn't recruiting new members.

"By the way, has Igarasi-san returned?" Aki asked Ren again.

"No, she is still on her mission." Ren shook her head.

"So it means that you'll go to the championship?" Aki asked her again.

"We still haven't decided who will be the one who replace her."

"The championship?" Pavel was surprised.

"Yes, sometimes our students can join the governmental championship, but it's some sort of exception." Aki explained to Pavel.

"Wow, in Russia we never joined the governmental championships, because of our powers."

"We have the same rules." Ren started before Aki, "But sometimes it allowed to us to join the tournaments, but we have a ban to use our powers, we even can't use super power, in simple words we must fight fair like an ordinary people."

"I see. Well, but the question with joining the club is still opened." Pavel sighed disappointed; he wanted to join the swimming club, when he saw Ren in her swimsuit.

"As I said, find what you like more and then start to improve it." Suddenly they heard another female's voice, but it was younger.

"Hey, Ren! Where are you?! This time I'll crush you!"

The three of them looked at the side where were the voice, and all the three saw a young girl, who was also tanned she hand long brownish hair, she was tying them into a knot. The color of her eyes was quite unique; they were something middle between red and purple by her attitude it was easy to realize that she was very energetic.

"Well guys, I must go." Ren said to her classmates, and went to the girl who was calling her. "I'm coming Yukikaze!"

"Well, have you decided what club will you join?" Aki asked his friend, when they left the swimming pool.

"I think I'll join the kendo club." he merely responded.

Then they slowly went to their class talking about their trip around the academy and the clubs they saw.