"Wow! Last night was amazing, Flare!" Seryu cheered.
"Yeah." Flare nodded.
During a normal sunny day, Flare and Seryu Ubiquitous were walking through town within the middle-class district of the Capitol. They both were dressed in uniforms and held ice cream cones within their hands.
"Can you really believe it? Last night, we caught and defeated two agents of evil! Not one, but two members of Night Raid!" Seryu said in a proud and optimistic tone.
Koro barked in joy.
'Seryu seems really cheerful, today. After learning this Tatsumi guy killed Ogre, I never thought she would bounce back this fast.' Flare thought as he continued walking behind Seryu. 'She must be really strong on the inside.'
Meanwhile...
Within the distance... two foreigners from a small village, such as Sayo and Ieyasu were currently spying on both Teigu users. They wore white hooded cloaks that covered their bodies. They were currently sitting on top of a building roof, which happened to be dozens of kilometers from where Flare and Seryu were walking.
Ieyasu was currently lying on his stomach and was currently watching Flare and Seryu through a small brown telescope. "This is spying job thing is kind of boring. I don't see why Miss Najenda sent me to do this job?"
"Don't be such a baby. The boss ordered us to spy and keep tabs on the ones who captured Mine and Sheele, for the time being. We don't know their true intentions, but we must know the next move they are planning." Sayo said in an annoyed attitude.
"I know, but spying on people is "your" specialty. Not mine. I'm a warrior, not a spy. I should be training with Tatsumi and big brother Bulat, right now and getting stronger." Ieyasu complained, once more.
Sayo sighed in an annoyance. "I understand that where you're going with this, but we have to follow orders." Sayo stood on her feet. "Ever since both Sheele and Mine got captured, the boss has ordered everyone to lay low for the time being. And since, neither you, Tatsumi, nor I have wanted posters... we are able to roam around the capital, freely."
Ieyasu sighed. "Fine."
"And also..."
"Also, what?" Ieyasu asked.
'That guy that helped the girl with the dog capture Sheele and Mine... I don't think he's an ordinary person.' Sayo's eyes narrowed as she stared in the direction of Flare and Seryu. She was referring to Flare.
Meanwhile...
"So, uh..."
"Hm?" Seryu looked back at Flare who was trying ask her something.
"Where are we going now, Seryu?" Flare had asked.
"We're going to see a doctor, today." Seryu smiled.
"A doctor?"
"Mm-hmm." Seryu nodded, then raised her left index finger near her chin. "But not just any doctor... my favorite doctor!"
Flare raised a single eyebrow. 'I wonder, who can that be?'
A Few Minutes Later...
Flare and Seryu Ubiquitous had made a random stop at a hospital clinic where they are met by a tall doctor dressed in a white lab coat over a yellow suit, tie and a black collared shirt. He also had a pair of glasses and dhort spiky hair with a white bang in the side of his head. His name was...
"HHEEELLLLOOOOOOOOO SERYU UBIQUITOUS!" Doctor Stylish yelled out of true joy.
Seryu happily gasped. "Doctor Stylish!" She then ran toward the doctor and hugged him.
"It's good to see you, again!" Doctor Stylish laughed.
"I have great news, doctor!" Seryu smiled after their hug was broken. "As of last night, I have captured evil!"
"Oh, I've heard." Doctor Stylish nodded as he rested his right hand under his chin. "You and another person had captured two people from Night Raid, last night."
"You know about that, doctor?" Seryu asked while smiling.
"Of course, my dear. Word spread throughout the whole capital, like a wildfire. I have a patient who told me everything." Doctor Stylish had stated.
"Yes!" Seryu clinched her rght fist out of optimism. And then, she thought of something. "Um, well... I couldn't have captured Night Raid, alone, though..."
"Hm?" Doctor Stylish raised an eyebrow.
"Doctor Stylish. I came here today to introduce you to my boyf-" Seryu had stopped herself. "I-I mean, my partner in crime. Flare!" Seryu said as she introduced her trusting doctor to Flare for the first time.
"Oh?" Doctor Stylish stares at Flare for the first time ever.
"Hi." Flare simply waved toward the doctor.
"Oh my." Doctor Stylish then walked pass Seryu and toward Flare. He stared Flare up and down to look at his physique.
'What's he doing?' Flare asked.
Doctor Stylish then begun walking all around Flare in a circle. "Oh my. You're just a country boy. You're just one of the most adorable things I've seen thus far." Doctor Stylish said when he made eye contact with Flare.
'A-Adorable?' Flare thought in his mind. He started to feel a tiny bit uncomfortable. 'What does-'
"I'll polish you up in no time." Doctor Stylish commented while smiling.
Flare started to feel a bit more and more uncomfortable. 'P-polish me up? What does that me-'
"I'm just a mile away. So don't be shy." Doctor Stylish said with a flirty smile and a wink.
"Okay." Flare simply nodded. But within his mind... 'THIS GUY IS HITTING ON ME! I'VE HEARD OF GUYS HITTING ON GIRLS AND THE OTHER WAY AROUND-BUT GUYS HITTING ON OTHER GUYS? THIS CAPITAL REALLY DOES NEED SAVING!' Flare was horrified within his mind.
"Hey, Flare." Seryu had called.
"Hm?" Flare turned to Seryu.
"There's part of a reason why I wanted to bring you here." Seryu had said.
"Really? What is it?" Flare asked.
"I'm going to get stronger! And the doctor is going to help me." Seryu said as she raised her arms up in the air.
"Stronger? Really?"
"Mm-hmm." Seryu smiled and nodded. "You see, thanks to training with you and Captain Ogre, I am already at my physical peak... and I'm afraid that won't be enough to defeat the rest of Night Raid." Seryu had begun twiddling her fingers.
"What does that mean? Flare asked as he and Koro had stared at Seryu as she talked.
"Well, my body can't get stronger than it already is." Seryu said while looking down at her own body. "And since we fought and defeated two members of Night Raid... my gut just tells me that deep down that-this won't be the last time that we will ever encounter Night Raid. I believe we will encounter the rest of them in the future." Seryu said in a worried tone.
'She kinda does have a point, there.' Flare thought.
"So, I asked the doctor to help me push pass beyond my limits through procedures!" Seryu said in a cheerful tone.
"Procedures?"
Doctor Stylish then snapped his fingers, which caught Flare's attention. "That's right. I'm going to give Seryu a simple surgery-that will help her push past her original limits. Think of it as an upgrade." Doctor Stylish winks at Flare, once more.
'I don't like where this is going...' Flare thought in his mind.
"I might not see you for a little while, once the surgery starts." Seryu tells Flare.
"Oh... when does the surgery start?" Flare asked.
Doctor Stylish had checked his watch on his left wrist. "Within three... two..." He then gasped. Suddenly, Doctor Stylish had grabbed Seryu's arm and then rushed her into a surgical room further back within the hospital. "WE GOTTA HURRY! THE SURGERY IS SUPPOSED TO START RIGHT NOW!"
"I'll see you when the surgery's done, Flare! I swear!" Seryu said while being dragged into another room by Doctor Stylish.
Koro barked as he watched its master be dragged to another room, then ran on four paws after Doctor Stylish and Seryu.
Flare watched as Koro follow Seryu and Doctor Stylish and couldn't help but worry for Seryu's safety. 'Please, be safe, Seryu.'
Later on That Day...
The sun was beginning to set as the sky was orange. Flare was walking through the same town where Seryu had led Flare to a hospital clinic. He walked within a small crowd of people and wondered what he should do next.
'If Seryu is planning to get stronger, as well... than I have to keep getting stronger, too.' Flare had thought.
"And so... after departing from Seryu for the time being, Flare had decided to continue his physical training within Captain Ogre's old dojo for a total of six days. He also continued working as a grunt taking small missions, but never wavered from his training. He knew that he needed to be stronger in order to protect the innocent from real threats within the capital."
One on Sunny Morning...
Flare was regularly walking through a district and he had randomly stopped to see a flyer nailed to a wall on the outside of an office building. He walked toward it and discovered that it was a poster. He read that it was a Tournament sponsored by General Esdeath.
"A tournament... prize money?" Flare asked himself as he stared at the words. 'I can definitely use the money for my own village.'