Chapter 12

The sun was shining above Japan, and that meant that all adults and pupils were on their work. All students and teachers of Gosha academy had a break. All students were doing their work, some of them were in their clubs, some of them were eating their lunch, some of them preferred to sleep. Teacher on the other hand tried to rest a bit before their next lessons. Oleg Semenovich preferred to do the same as some of students. He came to the teacher's room and took a free sit.

He was glad that there were not so many teachers and he could eat in peace. He took his notebook out of his pocket and opened it. He started to move with his eyes by it. He was reading the notes with big interest, like he was reading an interesting story. He was all eyes.

'What should we do with her?' Oleg thought still looking in the notebook, 'There're still a lot of questions, everyone tells that she was a communicative person and had many friends, but suddenly she started to change eight months ago, and nothing more.' he closed his notebook and took it into his pocket, 'I think it's useless to ask someone else about it. Then he raised his head to the ceiling and thought continued his thoughts, 'Pavel is on a mission with his friends, and she will never open herself to me, because I'm a teacher.' he stopped his thoughts for a second like thinking something, 'Of course I can go and try to ask Asagi about her, but I don't think that it's a good idea, and Sakura…' he squeezed his hand into a fist and thought, 'Well, I really didn't await something like this from her.' he remembered his talk with younger Igawa and that she was trying to use her own student as an excuse.' Oleg squeezed his fist tighter continued, 'However, I shouldn't have to react like this.' he remembered his reaction when she started to ask him about Archon. Then he took out a box out of his bag and put it onto the table he was sitting at. When he prepared to eat he saw how the door of the room was opened and the woman in black jacket and black skirt entered it. The orange haired woman entered the room greeting everyone who was here, merrily with a bright smile, but when she saw Oleg, who was sitting in front of her. Sakura quickly removed her gaze and sat at the desk that was pretty far from his. He continued to look at her trying not to attract too much attention. She opened her bag and started to look something there, after several seconds she started to delve in it, likewise she lost something important.

"Crap! Have I really forgotten my lunch box?!" Sakura exclaimed attracting attention of some teachers to her still delving in her bag, then she exclaimed again, "No, not my wallet too!" then he saw how his colleague Suzumu came and asked her.

"What happened Sakura?"

"It seems, that I forgot my lunch box and my wallet at home." she sat onto the chair measuring her length over the desk.

"Then how about to go and ask your sister to buy you something?" Suzumu asked her again.

"No, she will start lecture me again that I'm wind minded and something like this. Especially she was disgruntled today, that's why I don't want to unnerve her more." she looked at Suzumu with pleading eyes and he responded her.

"I'm sorry, but I'm on a diet now, so I brought nothing with myself." she was surprised with his words about diet.

"Really? Never thought that someone like you will go on diet, why did you decide to do this?"

"Frankly speaking, I gained three kilos." Suzumu confessed.

"Really?" Sakura asked him still not believing to his words, when her stomach suddenly rumbled, "Man, I'm so hungry; I'd eat everything right now." it seemed that she was about to howl, but suddenly she saw a shade near with her, she raised her head and saw her Russian colleague, she quickly tensed up and wanted to say something to him, but couldn't as she so that he put some box onto her desk and said.

"Here." he said leaving the teacher's room.

"What? Wait!" she wanted to overtake him, but his phrase startled her.

"I hope you'll return me my lunch box later." He said waving with his hand and then he left the room.

Suzumu looked at Sakura not understanding what just happened, so he decided to ask younger Igawa.

"Have something happened between you too?" Suzumu asked with some worried voice, I haven't seen him so serious yet."

"Well, honestly, there was a small accident between us relatively recently." she said with lowered voice, she looked and then drew the box that was on her desk, "And the problem is that I understand that it was me who did a big mistake, but I don't know how to ask for forgiveness."

"Well maybe you'll tell me a bit more detailed about your quarrel." Suzumu moved a chair to her desk and sat in front of her. Sakura was keeping silence about a minute, but then decided to tell about her last talk with Russian teacher.

She told him everything, their talk about Andou, about the woman that had helped them during their first mission together. She told him that she had tried to know what is bounding Oleg with that woman and the man form "The Third Law", she even told him that she had tried offered him a help with Andou of he tells her this. When she finished he saw Suzumu's serious glance.

"Well you have really made scabby thing. No wonder why he became cold to you after all, it seems that you tried to touch a painful memory to him." he concluded.

"I've already told you that I understand that it was my entire fault, and of course I want to apologize, but the problem is that I don't know how to do it." she said still holding the box in her arms.

"I think you should give him some time to cool down, don't disturb him right now. He is a good man, so I'm sure that he will forgive you."

"Do you really think so?" she asked him continuing looking at the box.

"Yep. I definitely sure that everything will be fine." the man nodded and then asked her, "By the way I thought that you want to eat."

"What?" Sakura didn't understand the question.

"I want to ask you, how long are you going to watch at this box?"

"Oh, totally forgot about it." she opened the box and saw that there was self-cooked food, she took a bite and wondered, how delicious it was, then she continued to eat Oleg's lunch slowly, trying to receive as much pleasure as she could from it.

Oleg left the room and stood by the door. He didn't know why he decided to give his lunch to this girl after what happened between them. He remembered their talk and how she tried to know the information he never would like to tell to someone else, even remembering or hearing this nickname he starts to grate his teeth or squeeze his fists. She even tried to use her student, as an excuse. He wasn't sure was it Sakura's idea or it belonged to Asagi herself. He has already understood that Sakura is a good person and never do something bad for her students. But still if it was Asagi's idea, then why didn't she come personally, if Andou's case is so peculiar then why these strange manipulations. He was caught up in his thoughts pretty quickly, and he didn't know how long he was in such state. But he suddenly was quickly taken out of his thoughts by someone's voice.

"Um, Tereshkov-sensei?" Oleg heard someone's voice he turned his head to the voice and saw a boy with purple hair and the same purple eyes.

"Yes, can I help you?" Oleg responded to the boy.

"Pavel told me that I should ask you personally." the boy said him, "About the combat practice."

"And you're Akiyama Tatsurou, am I right?" Oleg asked the boy, "The little brother Akiyama Rinko."

"Yes I am." the boy nodded.

"So you want to have some practice with me, why did you choose me?" Oleg asked the boy.

"Well, Pavel told me that I can ask you about it, he told that you're a good in explanation, and it's a good idea to practice with you."

"I see." Oleg responded, 'This shrimp didn't tell me anything about that he was the one who gave an idea to do it.' Oleg thought remembering his pupil. "Fine." he put his hand onto his sides, "Do you want to have it right now?"

"Are you serious?" the boy was amused with such quick decision.

"Why not?" Oleg said, "I'm free right now and at the same time I want to see the battle style of the younger brother of my best student." he said giving him a smile, "First of all, don't you mind if we have the training with wooden weapons?"

"With wooden weapons?" Tatsuro reasked the Russian teacher.

"Yes, I prefer to use wooden weapon during first training." Oleg answered him.

"Then it would be better to go to the gym." Tatsurou referred him, "There're a lot of types of wooden weapons." the boy said and leaded the teacher to the school gym.

When they came to the gym they, they saw a man with sport costume who was lying on a bench likewise he was sleeping. Oleg knocked at the opened door and the man quickly got up, the man quickly got up and turned his head.

"Takeuti-sensei, a difficult day isn't it?" Oleg asked the teacher of physical education.

"Yeah, tell me about it." the teacher answered to his colleague, and then Takeuti rubbed his eyes and saw a purple haired boy behind the Russian teacher, "Akiyama-kun, good morning."

"Good morning Takeuti-sensei." the boy nodded greeting his teacher.

"What have brought you here?" Takeuti sat onto the bench.

"Akiyama asked to give him some practice in combat." Oleg answered his colleague's question.

"And why have you decided to do it in the gym? I thought it's much better to do in a practice ground."

"The problem is that I want to see Akiyama's potential, and I like to do it with wooden weapons."

"I see." Takeuti referred with a smile, "Well, for Akiyama it's needed a katana and for you?" he asked Oleg.

"One handed sword." Oleg referred; the teacher of PE nodded and went to the storeroom, which was in the gym.

"By the way, don't you need to change your clothes?" Oleg noticed that the boy was standing in his school uniform.

"There's no need to worry about it." the boy shook with his head, "After all it's just a practice."

"I see."

Takeuti returned pretty quickly, and threw to Tatsurou his two handed katana, and to Oleg he threw one handed sword that was a bit cambered, "I'm sorry, but we haven't got European swords, but I think wakizashi will suit you well. It's like your swords."

Oleg took the sword and started to swing with it. "Well there from first view there are no differences, but this waki…" he tried to pronounce the word, but couldn't.

"Wakizashi." Takeuti corrected him.

"Thank you, but this wakizashi is created for slashing, when my sword is created for thrusting. However it's good to try something new." he admitted, "Well, are you ready?" he glanced at Akiyama, with questioning eyes. The boy nodded, and stood in battle stance, Oleg did the same he put his hand behind his back like a professional fencer. "I think you know that abilities are forbidden right now." he added. The boy nodded and squeezed the hilt of his katana. Takeuti sat onto the bench again and prepared himself for a show.

Tatsurou quickly ran Oleg, but he simply avoided the attack with one graceful rotation. Then Tatsurou quickly turned and attacked the teacher again, but Oleg diced to block his attack this time. Then he pushed the boy and quickly hit him in his arm.

"Try to attack faster Tatsurou, increase your pace!" Takeuti gave an advance.

Tatsurou listened to him and started to attack the teacher faster, Oleg decided to parry all boy's attacks and when the boy did another swing. Oleg dodged it and hit the boy with his weapon at his head. 'Is he trying to imitate to his sister?' he remembered how Rinko was fighting Etienne. Tatsurou was trying to get Oleg with quick attacks, but all his attempts were failed. They were fighting for ten minutes and the boy could do nothing to the teacher, the boy was trying to do as their viewer advised him, but it didn't help him a lot. Oleg said that it's enough for the first time and let the boy to catch his breath. When the boy was resting Oleg thought what to say to the boy, but then suddenly asked him.

"Tatsuro who trains you?"

"My sister is the one who trains me most." the boy answered raising his eyes.

"Have you ever tried to practice with someone else?"

"Indeed, I was trained with Igawa-sensei and Yatsu-sensei and sometimes with Takeuti-sensei."

"Who is the best trainer for you?" Oleg continued his questioning.

"They all are good." the boy answered, somehow indecisively.

"I see." Oleg put his finger on his chin and stopped for a minute, but then continued, "Frankly speaking your fighting skills are somewhat indecisive. I don't want to tell anything bad, because I saw how your sister was fighting only once, but I noticed that you're trying to imitate to her battle style. As I heard you have wind ability, haven't you?" the boy nodded and he continued, "But your sister has abilities that allow her to manipulate with space." the boy nodded again, "That's why her style doesn't suit you. She must rely on her speed and agility, but you must try to combine quick combat with slow."

"What do you mean?" Takeuti asked his Russian colleague.

"Let's take wind as example." Oleg tried to give an example that can be related to Tatsurou, "It can be strong and destructible, but sometime it can be light that help to cool down in hot days. I'm trying to say that it's incorrect to always attack your enemies with such quick and thoughtless attacks."

"Wow you talking, like real trainer." Takeuti was amused from Oleg's words, "Have you ever trained someone with wind abilities before?"

"No, but I know someone with it." Oleg said with a smile, "And even fought with his for several times."

"Is he your friend?" Tatsurou asked Oleg.

"It's a difficult thing to call us friends, but still I think that you're right and he is my friend. And I even think that we will borrow something form his style to improve your own." then Oleg said, "I will make a plan of our trainings and when I do it, I'll call you."

"Really?" Tatsurou was astonished that Oleg decided to spend his time for him.

"And Takeuti-sensei will be our assistant." Oleg looked at the teacher.

"Don't worry, I'll do everything what is need." the teacher gave them a wide smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" the announcer declared, "Welcome to our secret arena! Today we have a special program for you. Only today you see how a Taimanin will fight in our arena! Let's greet her with your loud applauds!"

As the announcer said this this the girl with short straw hair went out onto the arena ground she was wearing her Taimanin uniform. She come into the center of the arena and started to wait what will happen next. She raised her head at the grandstand and saw many people that were applauding her she even saw some demons among the mere people. She bit her lip, 'Damn bastards! Only if I could use my power...' then she heard the announcer.

"Ordinary we have a usual battle one-on-one. But as our today's fighter is a Taimanin who is tempered in battles the plan of our program was decided to be changed a little. She must fight four opponents all of them are veterans in our arena and maybe some of you know them."

'So that was her plan.' Igarasi thought remembering her talk with that woman, 'She wants me to become exhausted but she is underestimating me.' the young Taimanin grinned and squeezed her fists, 'I won't give you an opportunity to rejoice and save Mori at any cost!'

"I think we mustn't waste our time and let's just start our special tournament!" the announcer declared again, "Meet our first fighter; he defeated lots of strong opponents among males and females, Iron Fist!" Igarasi saw a muscled man that was a bit taller than she was. The man had only boxers, his arms were bandaged, and Igarasi admitted that he will fight with his arms. He came to the huntress with a vulgar smile.

"It's a first time I'm fighting an anti-demon hunter, but since you have no powers it won't be difficult for me to defeat and fuck you after your grand defeat."

"Pretty big tongue, don't you think so?" the girl responded, with a grin too.

"Prepare yourself bitch." the man hit his hand with his fist and then there was resounded the announcer's voice again.

"Fighters, start the match!"

As he said it, the man made a quick lunge with his right hand, but Igarasi quickly dodged it. If she wasn't an anti-demon huntress it was much difficult for her to do it. Then she tried to attack him with her leg, but he blocked her attack with his arm. She quickly jumped away for several steps, and used her leg to hit him at his stomach, but the man could dodge it and tried to kick the girl at right side but she over jumped him and hit him at his back with her shin.

"Damn bitch!" the man gritted, and started to attack her quickly with his fists, Igarasi decided to dodge all attack and find a good time for a counterattack. When he was about to make another series of attacks she made a crusty and quickly hit him at his chin with her foot. The man couldn't keep his legs and fell down.

"Don't you think to give up?" Igarasi asked the man who was trying to get up, "Because if you don't do this, I'll have to beat you more roughly." she smiled.

"Shit, I didn't think that you hunters are so quick, I was inhibiting myself, because you're a girl, but it seems that there's no need for me in it." the man wiped of his blood from his lips and jumped and got up he tried to attack the girl again. This time his attacks were less predictable , but Igarasi decided to keep herself on a distance form him, she knew that she will have three more fights after the man, that's why she preferred not lose her energy and in the other hand tried to make her opponent to run out of his powers. She decided to adhere to this plan. The man didn't understood and was trying to get her with strong attacks.

'Dammit, this bitch is fast! How can I get her?' he didn't noticed how the girl made a crusty and hit him with her fist straight at his stomach, and then she kicked him at his face. The man fell down.

"Man! It must be really painfully!' the announcer exclaimed, "Will our fighter be able to get up?!"

The audience started to cheer the man, but he couldn't get up, he tried to do some attempts to do it, but at least he fell onto the ground of the arena stretching measuring his length.

"What a pity Iron Fist was defeated by a girl, maybe other fighters will be able to beat her to a pulp?" the announcer continued to shout, "Let's meet the spiked flower of our arena, she knows nothing about mercy or pleading, she fights till her opponents won't be able to move. Meet our favorite Blood Rose!" while the speaker was making his speech the male fighter was taken out of the ring, and when it was done a new opponent entered the ring. This time it was a female fighter with long brownish hair, she also had a hair band. She was wearing a white tank top with black shorts; her hands were covered with elastic rollers. She was a bit muscular but not as the previous fighter, she was about the same age as Igarasi or maybe a bit elder, her breast was less than Igarasi's. Igarasi saw that her eyes were full of rage and fury. Igarasi prepared herself for a fight; she admitted that this battle will be more difficult than the previous one. "Let's see will Blood Rose be able to defeat our newcomer, or she will repeat the fate of the previous fighter."

"Don't think that I didn't know your strategy." Blood Rose said, "I'm not as stupid as this stud."

Rose ran at the huntress and started to attack her. Her attack were better planed then the previous man, but still Igarasi could dodge them, Rose tried to kick Igarasi with left knee, but the straw haired girl block her stomach with her hands, then Rose used her arm in order to strike Igarasi's head, but she could block it too then Igarasi decided to hit her opponent at her chest, but Rose parried her lunge and could hit Igarasi at her stomach. Then Rose jumped away.

"How did you like this?" the girl grinned like a predator, that got his prey.

"Don't think that such weak punch will make me to give up." Igarasi spitted and ran at her opponent. She started to hit her opponent quickly and this time Rose was the one who went in deaf defense. Still Rose didn't show that she was frightened or something with such change of situation. Rose blocked almost all Igarasi's punches; some of Igarasi's punches could reach their aims, which were arms, legs, stomach. Igarasi and Rose started stopped their fight for a while in order to catch their breath. 'This one is stronger than that guy.' Igarasi thought.

"Come on Rose!" they heard from some voices from the grandstand, "Destroy her!"

'And these bastards…' Igarasi thought looking at the viewers, and when she turned her head she saw how her opponent was on her way to her. Rose has successfully could wrap her hands around and could stretch her on the ground. Igarasi was surprised with such speed of her opponent, but she wasn't at a loss and could roll and put her opponent onto the ground too. Then she started to hit her opponent at stomach chest and face. The young hunter decided to force her enemy quickly out of action. Firstly Blood Rose tried to resist and push her opponent from her, but the punches of the Taimanin were powerful and after some minutes of punches Rose was lying onto the ground unable to get up.

"It seems that our Blood Rose has lost too!" the announcer declared, "What a pity! What a pity! But she lost to a hunter so I don't think that it's a big shame. But since our second fighter lost let's face the third one, she knows nothing about loss, thus she haven't lost to anyone in this arena, meet Scar!"

The second opponent was taken away and the third opponent arrived Igarasi saw that it was a woman too. She hand pretty long black hair that reached her shoulder blades. She had dark blue eyes her face was soft and if they met not in the arena Igarasi would thought that this girl is a model or someone like that. She had a bra which was colored in orange and white stripe. She had the same orange trousers. Her trousers had an opened place on the inner part of her thighs. Instead of the other two opponents she had gloves without fingers on her hand. She also had two scars on her right cheek. The girl was muscled a bit more than the other girl. Igarasi watched at her face and saw nothing in it. It was emotionless and cold, the huntress understood that this one is much stronger instead of those two. Igarasi understood that this fight will be more difficult for her, because she lost some energy fighting blood Rose and that man. But still she didn't want to lose to some crazy woman in blue tight dress.

The girl with the scars quickly ran to Igarasi saying nothing, Igarasi prepared her fist for to attack but the other girl stopped her fist on the move and hit Igarasi with the leg by her back. The strike was strong enough to make the huntress to lean on her side.

'Such a strong kick?!' Igarasi was surprised; even the previous girl hadn't got so much strength. But still she wasn't going to give up, Igarasi decided to go in defense, as she had to understand how to fight this girl. The girl with scars understood her idea and decided not to attack her quickly; she decreased her pace and started to fight the huntress saving her energy, Igarasi realized that the girl she is fighting is smart and a skillful fighter and she won't show all her trumps at once that's why, she decided to answer with blows with blows. They were fighting like equals, it was a bit difficult to Igarasi fight this girl as she was a bit tired form other two fights, but still she wasn't going to lose as her life and the life of her comrade were standing on the line. Igarasi tried to grab her opponent by her arm, but she quickly dodged and grabbed Igarasi's hand and hit her stomach with her leg and then the girl hit her at her face. Igarasi fell down onto the ground and tried to get up, but Scar just out of blue appeared behind Igarasi and grabbed her for her hair and flung her arm round Igarasi's neck.

"I'm sorry, but I think it's time to finish our dances." the girl with scars said coldly and started to squeeze her arm. Igarasi put her hands onto the girls hand and tried to break out of her grip.

"Look! It seems that Scar is about to finish the match! She never plays with her opponents so I think she will do everything quickly!" the announcer exclaimed again.

'Damn bitch!' Igarasi thought, 'Is she going to strangle me?' Igarasi tried to break her grip, but it was strong, then she suddenly got an idea, how to free herself. She tried to low her head and with a big speed she hit with her back of the head her opponent straight at her nose. Scar released the huntress and squeezed her nose as a grand pain was covered her. The girl shouted something, but Igarasi didn't listened to her, when she was free she started to absorb air. Igarasi tuned her head at her opponent and saw that she still was grabbing her nose and shouting something. The huntress ran toward her enemy and gave her a series of punches at her face stomach, chest and arms. But still the girl wasn't intend to give up, Scar could stand on her legs after such strong punches, when Igarasi was on her way to the girl with a fist in readiness. Scar found the powers to dodge her attack and hit her leg with her own and then gave another a punch at her shoulder.

After several minutes Igarasi understood that she was on her limits and her opponent was in the same position it was just a question of time who will be a victorious of this fight. Igarasi raised her head and saw that her opponent was going to attack her again, the young huntress prepared herself and when the girl tried to hit the huntress, Igarasi squatted and hit her opponent at the leg. Scar has fell down onto the ground and this time Igarasi decided to strangle her opponent too. The black haired girl tried to break free, but her attempts were lame. Igarasi heard from first lines how the viewers were shouting to kill the girl that was in losing position. But Igarasi unloosed her grip and moved away from her opponent who was lying on the ground twitching. Igarasi put her hands onto her knees trying to catch her breath, she sweat.

'Never thought, that fighting without powers will such a pain in the ass!' Igarasi thought ad spitted.

"What a pity!" she raised her head as the announcer started his speech.

"How he irked me!" Igarasi said irritated.

"Our champion couldn't bit the young hunter, but still she has one more opponent, I think that the habitual frequenters of our arena remembers our fighter who could become the leader of the arena!" when the announcer said this Igarasi tensed up, "Once a slave now the mistress meet her…" he hasn't finish his speech expressly, the woman with black hair and brown eyes entered the ring of the arena with a somewhat strange smile. Igarasi noticed that her uniform was similar with Taimanin's one, she decided that it's just a coincidence.

"I'm impressed that you could defeat all three my champions, I thought that you'll lose during your third match."

"So the crazy bitch is my last opponent, for some reasons I'm not impressed." Igarasi hissed, "So when I beat you up, I and my friend are free."

"Yes that was the deal." the woman still was smiling, "But still are you sure that you can beat me up? In your state I don't think that you'll be able to do it."

"You can trash-talk everything what you want, but still I won't give up and win at any cost."

"I see. You're really a proud Taimanin, like I was once." she grinned.

"What did you say?" the girl didn't understand what the woman was meaning.

"I know!" the woman snapped her fingers, "How about this I'll allow you to fight me with you boyfriend."

Igarasi widened her eyes and shouted, "I told you not to interfere him into this! I'll beat you all alone!" Igarasi tried to get up onto her legs, but did it with a big problem as he muscles were tired.

"And stubborn at the same time." the woman sighed and clapped at her hands then the gates form the right were opened and the boy in Taimanin uniform entered the arena and the gates were closed as he did it.

"Mori!' Igarasi exclaimed, the boy quickly ran to his comrade and asked her.

"Igarasi-san, are you fine?"

"Don't worry, the most important are you alright?" she looked at him with questioning eyes, the boy nodded and continued.

"Yes, for some reasons they didn't touch me."

"Don't worry when both of you are defeated you'll be turned into perfect slaves and will be the new fighters of this arena." Mistress declared.

"In your dreams, bitch." Igarasi retorted.

"What a amusing coincidence, our Mistress will fight two opponents at one and both of them are young hunters, the battle promises to be entertaining! Let's see will Mistress save her title as an undefeatable fighter or she will repeat the destiny of the previous fighters…!"

"Mori, are your powers blocked too?" Igarasi asked again her comrade.

"Yes they have injected something into me, and now I can't use them." Mori confessed.

"As I thought." Igarasi thought and looked at their opponent again.

"The viewer's demand show, let's give them what they want…" Mistress didn't finish her speech and quickly ran to Igarasi. The woman was so fast that young hunters didn't have much time to react. The woman attack Igarasi first, she hit her at her stomach with her knee and then with the other leg she stroke her down to the ground hitting her at her side.

Mori joined the battle and attacked the woman with a fist, but she blocked it and stroke him at his chest and then at his chin. The boy fell down onto the ground too. While the woman was biting Mori Igarasi could get up and tried to hit the woman at her face, but Igarasi's fist was stopped with the hand of the woman. Then she grabbed her elbow and overthrew Igarasi over herself. The huntress landed onto her back, with a loud outcry. Mori got up two and tried to attack their enemy form behind, but she heard him and dodged his lunge with grace and the grabbed his hand and wring it. The boy clenched his teeth trying not to make even a single sound.

"You know, I like to hear people's cries of pain, could you give me some of them?" the woman asked the boy with a sadistic smile.

"Mori!" Igarasi shouted trying to get up, but wasn't able to do a thing as Mistress turned and pushed the boy at his comrade. The young huntress couldn't dodge and fell onto the ground again, but this time with a boy who was lying on her.

"Now let's start the real fun." the woman licked her lips and came closer to hunters.

The hunters tried their best to defeat their opponent, but all their attempts were failed. They could do nothing to her at all. She beat them mercilessly when the match was ended both of them were lying on the floor twitching and trying to get up, but they couldn't do it as they had not got any power to continue the fight.

"And now we have a winner! Our Mistress left unbeatable and protected her title of the champion of our arena! What will she do with the lost Taimanins? The only thing we know that they won't see any mercy from her, let's praise our champion with your ovations!" as the announcer said it almost all viewers started to clap their hands. Two men entered the room and dragged both hunters out from it, and the woman left the arena after them.

"You showed your best as always, Mistress." she heard a voice behind her.

"Thank you Miyata." she responded, "But still they were just mere kids for me, so it wasn't too difficult for me." she got round the man in armor and said, "It would be much better if I fought Murasaki or her brother." she grinned.

"I hope that we will get him soon." Miyata responded.

"By the way, have Richar arrived?" she decided to ask him about the person who was instead of Mystic now.

"Yes, and as he said he wants to talk with you personally." Miyata answered with a voice full of disgust, "Why we must work with them Mistress? I thought that we don't need them anymore."

"Miyata, we still owe them. If not their help I would never take the place I'm possessing now." Mistress retorted.

"Or maybe, it because you love him?" Miyata asked the woman again, but he saw an angry expression on her face, so he decided to shut his mouth.

"It's none of your business Miyata!" then she decided to ask him again, "Didn't he told you what he wants?"

"No. This bastard annoys me." Miyata said irritated, "He always exposes himself as an important person and demands attention."

"But still we must endure him, because of his membership in "The Third Law". But of course if not this condition I'd kill him long ago. By the way what with those two?"

"Do you mean the boy and that Polish?" the woman nodded, "They're fine and ready for your commands."

"Well I think we must the last raid and then stop for several months."

"Are you sure? I think that, Taimanins had already sent their reinforcement to Kuro and it would be reckless to act now."

"I think that nothing bad will happen, we'll send some cyborgs and if the will encounter these meddlesome insects you'll help them to deal with these hunters."

"As you wish Mistress." Miyata said and both of them went along the corridor.