The first thing Suzume did when entering the battlefield was activate her Bagworm to hide her from any radars.
She had started out in the forest half of the area, meaning she was in a better position than someone like Takeshi who would have to deal with the trees around him.
She looked around while halting in her advance by landing in a branch. A radar appeared in her sight to show her the location of anyone not using Bagworm as she looked around to be sure that there was no one else around.
She knew what the other fighters were capable of and by default also being a weak point since they also knew how she did things. It was the mutual knowledge that made the entire match rather dangerous for each participating member.
Times like these really show when someone doesn't have Bagworm. It's honestly irritating.
She shook her head when she remembered that only two people out of the nine fighting did not have Bagworm in their arsenal.
Wisteria: "Suzume."
"I honestly know."
Even with most of the fighters using Bagworm, Mei was still able to know what to do. Suzume knew that something was coming from having already gotten the Rhythm of the battlefield while moving through it. It was due to her Side Effect and being on the battlefield that she knew this.
But...
But...
Mei-san honestly is sitting behind a monitor. The fact she can tell something like that while I still lagged behind by a few seconds is really telling how much of a difference there is between the two of us. As agents, as Side Effect holders, and as women.
She felt the sting of her own words.
Yet she continued to smile.
The reason was clear.
I cannot win if I'm honestly not myself. My dances are pitiful when I compare myself to others. Even if she is perfect, I am honestly great! Even if she is loved by everyone, I am loved by the goddess of entertainment! Ame-no-Uzume is always smiling at me! Especially when I show my great and wonderful defenses!
The strange girl grinned to herself while checking around her surroundings.
Yes! I am honestly pumped up now!
"Heh heh heh~ Let's have some fun~ Let's honestly get started!"
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Suzume loosened her body while on the tree branch.
She started to lean forward while feeling the wind's Rhythm change in a different direction. It no longer moved freely in a single direction, blowing through the artificial trees. Instead, it was forced to move aside as something cut through it.
From her position in the air, she noticed the trion shots collide with the branch she had previously been on. The cracking of the false wood was heard as if to distract her from the next attack that followed.
More shots had been fired to follow the first ones.
She moved her upper-body to the side, forcing the rest of her body to follow along due to the force. The shots had passed by her stomach, back, and legs. Each missing by a small margin that was difficult to adjust to while in the air.
A third attack followed. This time it was a single girl with two blades.
It became more difficult to block this attack while still recovering from the shots fired at her.
"Heh heh heh~"
"What!?"
Suzume smiled as the blades came closer to her.
She seemed to be ready with a Shield appearing in front of the blade.
She gave another laugh as the first blade made contact. It hit the wall in front of it yet yielded no results. Instead of cutting through her body, the blade had been stopped by a concentrated shield that appeared between the two of them.
The shield started to twist until it clamped down on the sword, keeping it from moving. Once she knew that the first blade had struck and had been captured, Suzume continued her mid-air rotation. Unlike a moment ago, she now had something following along with her movement.
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The mid-air dance had surprised Maya as she was forced to the side.
The force of her attack had been stopped and now she was forced to move one way. It was unexpected as no one would start such an odd action while in the middle of a fight against two opponents.
Is this the difference between top tier and mid tier? Are we that far behind?
She couldn't help the pessimistic thought that had suddenly appeared from missing her target.
No. Her attack has not missed. Her attacked had been taken in as if embraced in a hug by someone who was more use to fighting than she was. It had not been arms that embraced her, instead it had been a shield, yet it held the same meaning.
Even that's wrong. It's not that she's more use to fighting than me. She's just use to taking care of others. This is probably an extension of that. She "took in" my attack, not even seeing it as much of a threat.
It had only been a few days since Kotowari Squad had fixed themselves up to be presentable once more. For her to be this out classed from the start was something that she was not fully prepared for.
"Heh heh heh~"
She heard the dancing girl let out another laugh and came to a different conclusion.
Nope... Nope. This is just the difference between a crazy person and a sane person! I'm still doing great for the start of the match! This girl is just plain crazy!
She unwaveringly remembered something.
Oh... Is this how the others feel when I really go out of my way?
Feeling a sense of pity for her squad, Maya clicked her tongue while preparing for the landing that was coming up.
She tried to use the forced rotation by moving her body in the same direction. This way it would put Suzume off balance while she would make a full turn for the fourth attack.
Yet...
Eri: "Maya! Get out of the way!"
Hearing the voice of her teammate, Maya did as she was told.
Instead of waiting for the full rotation, she forced herself into a rapid spin while pushing off of the shield. The blade she had used to attack had been freed from the clamp of the shield and now she was hurtling towards the ground faster than she should have been.
It was difficult to see while in the rapid spin, but she saw it nevertheless. A green line tore through the air where she had been before started to disappear as if it had never been there.
Laser-Shooter!?
She felt her back crash into the tree behind her.
The moment her butt touched the ground a shot had been fired directly at her.
She tumbled out of the way but still ended up getting hit on her side.
Another laser-like beam shot through the air, forcing her to her feet and to move away from that spot at all cost.
Bamboo Sniper: "That doesn't look good."
Songstress: "After having her first attacks stopped by Agent Misaki and her amazing defense, Captain Tsukiko is now forced into a retreat! It seems that Captain Kotowari had also met up with his squadmate to fire a counterattack that seems to be getting to Tsukiko Squad!"
Kitora: "It was a mistake to think that Misaki-senpai wouldn't be ready for a close-range fight. Even so..."
Even so...
Kitora: "That kind of mid-air maneuver is hard to accomplish. She had to move from the shots fired beforehand into a defense against Tsukiko-senpai."
Bamboo Sniper: "I hate that I know this much..."
Songstress: "Hm? Do you know something, Narasaka-san?"
Narasaka looked towards the screen with an irritated expression.
Bamboo Sniper: "Yes. It is because she had already started "dancing" the moment she stopped to look around. I don't know what exactly that entails, but I have heard some things from Akane and Satori before about her 'dances'."
Songstress: "Oh? I knew that she would dance on stage to entertain others, but never knew she would do that during a battle. Does it have to do with her Side Effect?"
Bamboo Sniper: "Yes. From what I heard... 'She can only be caught by those she wishes to wither away for.' Or something like that. It's what Akane had told me before.]
Songstress: "Does that have anything to do with her wide range of defense?"
Bamboo Sniper: "No. That kind of defense is just her being a crazy woman. No one would think of keeping their opponents closer to them using Shield to trap their opponent like that."
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"That is a bit of an exaggeration. No one can say something so arrogant like that without properly showing what they can do. It was likely that she outsmarted her opponent and prepared properly instead of doing some kind of dance."
Girikage Kasei looked towards the large screen with puffed out cheeks and a chin held in the air.
He looked over to the person sitting next to him to see if he would get a response.
"Not that your sister didn't try heard enough."
"It's fine. I know you don't meant anything bad by saying that. But we can't really judge things for ourselves when he don't really know what it's like to actually fight."
Tsukiko Kaede smiled towards the younger boy.
"Thank you for the kind words though."
Kaede and Kasei had gone to the Border base to see the fight the former had been told about from his sister. It was a bit difficult to figure out the directions, but the two had managed to find their way into the room and into their seats before the match started.
Now here they were, watching as Kaede's older sister was stopped by a strange woman.
They had a hard time keeping up with the action since they had not been use to a real life battle like this. It felt as if they had missed important parts of the starting battle that would be able to fill in any questions for them.
"From what my brother had said about that women..."
Kaede looked back towards Kasei. The younger boy had a worried looked on his face as he spoke.
"She is hard for others to deal with. Both personality-wise and fighting-wise."
He then added,
"He doesn't feel that way personally though. My brother is too lackluster for that kind of thing."
Kaede knew what was happening.
The younger boy was trying to be an adult by fixing his words. It worked well enough for appearances, but it was clear that he was actually worried for Kaede's older sister.
Maybe it was that he was worried for Kaede himself. Seeing his sister being stopped by such a strange defense may have some sort of impact on a younger mind who was not use to fighting others the way those girls were.
He decided that it was best to think that Kasei was just worried about his sister instead.
It was fine to worry for a friend's family, Kaede thought.
This match held nothing like life or death over it, but it did not mean there was no meaning to it in the first place.
The current match was a way for the three squads to test themselves against the ones they viewed as equals in both combat and as people. This test was to determine if they had gotten passed some sort of hurdle that prevented them from moving forward with themselves.
Kaede and Kasei, while not even being Border agents themselves, responded in kind by watching as serious observers who would try to think about what was going on as if it were a real battle that determined the future.
That was what this match meant for those involved.
I just need to hold off until Suzume-senpai handles her task. I should focus on taking at least one of them out and think of other things later. Having her help would be nice in case something happens, but I need to think of this as if I am fighting them myself right now.
Takeshi let out some air through his nose.
Noticing some rustling of leaves to the side, he put up a Shield to block the shots going for his head.
The rustling of the leaves may have been intended to cover up the follow up attack from the two blades circling around the trees beyond his vision. That attack had also been noticed and effectively stopped by firing a laser-like beam in the direction of the second attack.
Honest Sister: "Mei-san, how close are the other two to their targets?"
Wisteria: "Suzume is the most likely to encounter her opponents first. Toby drew the short straw by being the farthest one from his targets. As for the wildcard... She has yet to be found by either one."
Takeshi felt something in his chest as he thought about their current situation.
This match was their test, so he needed to see it as such by following through with his thoughts and worries as their captain. It may have just been for appearances, but he was indeed their current captain.
Acting like such was what was needed at the moment.
Breathe. Just breathe and relax. There's no reason to get so tense during a fight. It will slow me down and force be back into some bad habits.
He lowered his shoulder and loosened his face while creating another defense against shots fired at him.
No one has found Shashin yet. She can fight from up close and at a distance. We need to get her out now. The best way to do that is probably to draw her out with a show. She is the type of person who puts her enjoyment over other things.
"In that case..."
He held his hand to his ear while firing another laser-like beam.
"Suzume-senpai, you're up."
Multiple orbs started to form around him before starting to circling around as if orbiting him.
"Toby, I'll be setting up the stage for you."
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From their position a meter away, Asano Eri and Tsukiko Amaya watched as Takeshi spoke to his steammates. It was hard to hear or see what he was saying.
"He's not letting up. I suppose this is to be expected from someone like him. I have no time to fulfill the requirements here. If I can't fire these in real time then we'll be worn down shortly."
"Hey Eri, switch to just a full out assault. I can keep away from the lasers and keep his attention long enough for you to get some hits. It'll give you some time to focus."
"Alright, but don't you dare Bail Out on me. I'll really be in trouble then."
"Sure thing."
The two of them knew just as much about Takeshi and his style as he did with them. It had been a double-sided show by the captains of Kotowari Squad and Tsukiko Squad during that time. This had given both sides an opportunity to understand what they would be fighting against soon.
Both Maya and Eri were well aware that they lacked power when compared to the Laser-Shooter, but they understood that winning would require more than just power. It would take strategy and timing for them to get through this.
That was where they were as a squad.
"Let's get going then. The longer we wait, the harder it's going to be for us to get anywhere in this fight."
As the two were about to go into action they saw that the orbs had changed from firing laser-like beams to simply floating around the boy as if orbiting him.
This simple action had caused both to raise their guards.
What is he doing? If he stops firing then we will be given the chance to attack him. Unless...
There was only one explanation as to why someone like Takeshi would halt his attack and put himself in a more vulnerable position.
Is he going to...
Eri could see it.
The orbs orbiting the boy started to shimmer for a second.
Then...
"-!"
Eri was quick to react to the sudden attack by forcing herself and her captain to the ground.
Five laser-like beams had been fried in five directions. The power behind them seemed to be Asteroid as they tore through both the air and the trees with little regard as to who was there. The destruction was a complete deforestation that created an open view by turning the lasers so that they circled around him and cut down the trees they had not initially hit.
Did he go back to when he was a monster!? This attack can hit his Sniper!
That was incorrect and Eri found herself being disappointed in her quick conclusion. She knew that he was better than that now.
No. This kind of attack seemed much more focused.
"Kuni, how far does his attack reach?"
"The radius is large, but the attack is just short of reaching Misaki," Kuni answered back.
Takeshi had taken into account the distance of his own squad to make sure that he would not be able to shoot through them just to get to the targets.
The attack may not have even been to take anyone out, instead to just clear his vision so that he would be able to see where his opponents were hiding.
Nice going there, Take!
Suzume smiled when she saw a laser-like beam reached just under where she stood on a tree branch.
She continued to smile as he brought out a Scorpion blade that wrapped around her middle finger as it replaced her Bagworm.
She was not visible on everyone's radars.
"Mei-san, would you honestly mind helping me out here? I'm just gonna get in a quick hit for all of this irritation I have."
Wisteria: "Give me a second... Alright. I gave you all the possibilities that there are. Oh, but I cut it short with the most likely ones and the ones that most likely won't happen."
"Well the answer is obvious, now isn't it?"
She gave no hesitation as she lifted her Lightning, firing it at the tree in front of her.
The choice had been correct as Shirogane was quick to jump away from her spot. The prince-like female was quick to change directions the moment her feet touched another branch.
The action was halted when Suzume had teleported in front of her, Scorpion ready to strike.
"Welcome, my queen."
Not wanting to follow in her opponent's pace, Shirogane brought up a shield to defend while lifting her own sniping Trigger. She fired her own shot while defending the close-range attack. The Ibis shots she fired missed by a close margin due to some mid-air dance.
The tree behind the target had been blown away from the attack.
Suzume smiled whole keeping her balance in the air. She used Shirogane's shield as a springboard to push herself back. The tree behind her shifted as she landed on it, swaying a bit to maintain her balance.
It was clear that this would quickly become a battle of attrition.
Knowing as much, she used the tree she was on to jump higher into the air to gain some higher ground. All the while her swaying never stopped.
The whole time she had managed to keep herself moving to maintain her pace as the fight went on. It had been a comfort for her to know that her dance could continue after everything that had happened to her.
"Heh heh heh~ I feel even better than before. My dance is honestly better than ever."
She let out a breath through her nose.
Let's see... Mei-san said she would honestly use anything around to help her when fighting. So...
Jumping down from the branch, Suzume purposely made herself more vulnerable.
This had been another part of her dance. It got to the low point right before the climax came. For such a thing to happen, she needed to make herself vulnerable to everything around her. This would all her to be protected by everything.
"Now..."
She spoke softly as she noticed the changing Rhythm of the battlefield around her.
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Multiple shots had been fried from multiple directions around Suzume, coming in like a full chorus from surround speakers. They forced the battlefield to change its Rhythm to match that of the attack and keep itself in tact.
Suzume saw this all and reacted accordingly.
Her body started to rotate to the side. Her feet extended outward and her head moved to the side. A Scorpion blade came from the bottom of her foot, stabbing into a nearby tree. Using the rotation she had created and the swaying motion to keep her balance, she started to circle around the tree using the blade stabbed into the tree as her center point.
The shots fired went passed the rotating body and crashing into a different tree.
Suzume continued her rotation as she let go of the tree.
She pushed off the tree with a Scorpion blade around her middle finger.
Her attack had been for Shirogane, who had seemed to be mesmerized by the dance happening in front of her. Once the girl figured out what was happening, she gave herself to gravity and bag an to fall towards the ground.
She lifted her Trigger to fire at Suzume from the air.
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8-Skies: "Hey, So-bō, how far is Buki-ko from me?"
Shore: "She should be close by. If you can hold out for a little longer then you should be fine."
"I suppose I don't have much of a choice. I will continue this dance with my queen. It's really an honor."
Shirogane smiled as she moved back to get out of view of her current partner.
She was fully aware of how dances with Suzume went. The two of them were already in the middle of the dance. There was no chance for her to escape from it anymore now that she was properly incorporated into the dance in the forest.
From the moment the two had met, Shirogane had wanted to be involved in a dance with the honest girl but found that she had never been able to bring herself to ask for one. It had created a gap between the two of them where one would shine like a glorious star in the night sky while the other stuck to the ground, admiring that star from a great distance.
I never thought I would be able to do this. I'll make sure to savor each part of it like it will never happen again. My queen, do you even know how happy I am to be doing this right now? No. After all, your focus isn't on me... I'm not the one who is going to be taking the stage with you. This is just a practice session for the other one.
She gave a bitter smile as she was forced back with a few small holes in her arms and chest.
The one who will be sharing your stage is another person who can shine in the dark.
Something came crashing down from above the two.
It got between the two while cleanly cutting through a branch.
Shirogane let out a received sigh as the thing started to stand up.
"Sorry I'm late~! Minubuki-sama takes center stage!"
The rocker girl wasted no time in advancing forward for an attack.
Shirogane moved back as her teammate moved forward. Both fired their shots towards the dancing queen who stood at the summit where they tried to reach.
Their initial attacks had missed by some roasting and swaying as if a dance was truly being performed. The way the moves came started to make Shirogane realize that they truly were on a stage controlled by the queen herself.
When Minubuki got close enough to use the Kōgetsu at her waist, Shirogane made sure to focus on where Suzume's feet would touch to get the timing right for an attack.
It became more difficult to tell when Suzume moved on light feet as she used her weaker blade to stop the sturdier one from the rocker girl. Each step that was taken lasted for only a brief moment before going back into the air to continue the dance that sometimes took to the air and used the trees around them for it.
Shirogane knew what it meant to dance on the stage with the one who stood on the summit.
So beautiful.
Songstress: "Amazing! Even as she faces off against two opponents with no backup, Agent Misaki continues to fight while seeming to be fine! And is she...dancing?"
Bamboo Sniper: "That is likely due to her Side a effect and her natural talent with cultural arts. It's annoying to see it, but she really is tough when she starts to enjoy herself in a fight."
Narasaka lowered his eyebrows as he watched the dance being performed on the screen.
Bamboo Sniper: "It is both a good and bad thing."
Kitora: ..."
Songstress: "..."
Bamboo Sniper: "Hm?"
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Kodera had to wonder just how his upperclassman had managed to not notice his words towards the girl he hated. It was always amazing to see their interaction, but he really did wish they would not argue so much around him since he would end up in the middle of it at times.
This would most likely lead to another argument later on with him in the middle once again.
And then there is him...
"Ah~! Shirogane-chan and Shashin are so lucky to be dancing with Suzu-chan~! I think I'll ask her for a dance myself afterwards. I still have some backup material to give her as payment for times."
Satori Ken had been watching the fight intensely with most of his remarks being about Suzume's fights and a few about Tsukiko Squad's troubles with the Laser-Shooter.
The two had sat together since it gave the both of them someone to talk to should anything come up, but Kodera had yet to get a word in edgewise since Satori had been speaking for the both of them for the better part of the match.
He knew there was nothing he could actually do to get a word in against the other Sniper.
"Heh heh heh~ I am truly glad to see you are still rooting for her, Satori-kun. I truly do appreciate it."
The two sniper boys looked over to see a mature woman looking towards them with a kind smile.
She was familiar to them as the mother of the dancing girl on the screen.
"Oh! Mama Misaki-san! Hello!"
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"Hello, Satori-kun, Kodera-kun," Seihana said as she took a seat next to the two. "I am truly sorry. I hope you two do not mind if I sit here."
"Not at all."
"So you came to see your new and improved daughter?"
Seihana gave a laugh towards the enthusiastic question from Satori.
She knew what he had meant by that and felt like it would still be best to answer.
The two of them were good boys in her eyes.
"Yes. I was truly going to bring my other daughter but she caught a cold."
The truthful mother lowered her eyebrows when she thought about her serious daughter in her bed with a red face. It seemed like such a terrible thing when she came to watch her honest daughter dancing around and having fun.
There was nothing more she could do for her serious daughter at the moment except have someone watch over her.
Does this make me a terrible mother? I truly want to be there for both of my children, but I do believe leaving my youngest with someone else right now truly makes me a terrible mother.
Seihana gave a sad hum.
"Mama Misaki-san?"
She looked over to Satori and smiled once more.
He truly is a good boy.
A mother was always prepared to make sure children would not have to worry about her. She knew this and so fixed herself up while turning back to the large screen in front of them.
Her honest daughter continue to move around in her dance that seemed to have incorporated some Rock elements into it to match her opponent's Rhythm and balance.
"So how is my honest daughter doing? From a mother's perspective it looks like she is having fun. But I can only say that as an observer. You boys will truly know how she is as a fighter after all."
"Uh... She has given up her position as a Sniper to fight close-range at the moment. Her opponent's are Shor Squad's Sniper and one of their All-Rounders. She looks like she's holding out well enough since she has taken less hits when compared to the two bodies she is fighting against."
"Kodera-kun. You truly are a wonderful boy. Thank you for explaining it in a simple way for me."
"N-no! No! It's fine! I was just doing what you had asked for!"
Seihana gave a soft laugh at the blushing boy.
She made a mental note to have her honest daughter bring him some nice flowers later on. Free of charge.
Almost there. I'm almost to the best stage. Toby honestly needs to thank us for doing this for him. He would probably do well enough in the trees, what with his Side Effect, but this stage is also nice for him.
Suzume gave a "Heh heh heh" as she moved back with a large leap.
She had a few holes lining her body as moved.
Boo~ I honestly couldn't get too much into my dance because I know Narasaka is watching. Damn. Next time for sure. That is when I will fully be at the summit.
Her job had been to take car of the Sniper of one of the opposing squads. She was managing that well enough, but also had to deal with someone who had a sporadic Rhythm that slammed everything down with each attack.
Unlike the changing Rhythms of Yuki, Kirikari, and Murakami, Minubuki had a Rhythm that would change at times, but stay the same in nature. It was a static Rhythm that tried to overpower everything it came in contact with by forcing other Rhythms to bow down to it.
Suzume was well aware of the Rhythms of every other person fighting, but this one was always one that tried to overtake her own.
Lovely. It's always lovely to honestly see it try to take over my own. She has yet to reach the summit, so I still stand at the top, above her. But she is honestly getting there.
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Minubuki pushed forward by firing some shots from her gun while bringing forward her best arm to swing her Kōgetsu down. The attack had synchronized with some sniper fire from behind her.
The strange girl had defended against the shots by using a shield. Kōgetsu was pushed back by the middle finger wrapped in Scorpion that seemed more like a stinger than a blade.
"Hm... Fine. I'll honestly let one of you have this. If only because I want to see how Toby does against those two."
"Suzucchi is crazy as ever! Minubuki-sama loves that so much!"
Minubuki felt herself lean forward and had to wonder why.
Oh.
She looked to the side to see the strange girl walking passed her as she started to fall towards the ground. A severed arm was falling before she was.
Huh? Did Suzucchi give up her arm so she could get away from Minubuki?
She felt something touch her back, pushing her forward before she could regain her balance from the fall.
The strange girl had used her back as a springboard to reach her real target. This left Minubuki falling without enough time to defend her teammate.
There was a quick sound from behind her and in front of her.
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Suzume took the loss with grace as she moved forward while bringing out her Lighting.
Shirogane had seen her coming and Minubuki was busy falling towards the ground. It was the best time to finish her lackluster dance by walking off stage with her partner. This would be the end of their first dance to make way for the two shows that would follow.
"Heh heh heh~ Let's honestly see where our squads take us."
Suzume looked passed Shirogane to use Teleport.
She continued to smile as she fired her Lightning forward towards the prince-like girl's head.
In return, she saw the prince-like girl lift her own Trigger towards her face and fire.
And then...
Trion relay system damaged. Bail Out.
Trion limit exceeded. Bail Out.
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By the time Minubuki caught her balance and turned to help her squadmate the fight had finished.
Two lights flashed and raced in different directions.
"Boo! Minubuki-sama wanted to play some more! Don't take that away from her!"
"-"
The rocker girl was quick in her response to the feeling that came from behind her.
She twisted her body to that her legs were pushing off the ground while her upper-body was facing the side. She had brought up her Kōgetsu to block the attack from the wild animal who had appeared behind her as if to take her head.
A smiled grew on her face as she looked towards the head of brown that was trapped under a hat.
"Lobo!"
The moment the name came from her mouth, the boy was gone from where he stood.
She responded by turning around, expecting the attack to come from behind again.
But...
"-"
"Can't let you do that!"
A clash had happened just above her head.
Minubuki moved back as the two bodies hit the ground with their feet.
Her own captain had saved her from the attack that appeared above her head instead of behind her back.
Noah had grabbed a hold of Toby's arm, making sure the other boy would not be able to teleport away so easily again.
Minubuki saw this as her change to back up her captain.
She moved to the side, using her legs to push off of one of the many stumps that was around. It was clear that something had happened to cause the deforestation around them. Trees lay about the area with stumps showing where the trees had once been.
The attacks that must have happened to cause this had been on her mind. Although they were pushed aside to continue the fight without distractions.
Now!
She ignored the destruction around her to assist her captain.
It would be another point for them, even if they would lose another one themselves. It would provide a major advantage for them.
That was how it should have been.
"-!?"
Minubuki was confused when she saw her own body from a foot away. It was upside down and starting to fall to the ground with cracks running along the top and reaching her body. It was an odd sight to see when attacking someone else.
Then the entire scene came into view.
She saw her body. She saw the sky and the ground. She saw the deforestation. She saw Lobo and her captain. She saw the girl. She saw the scythe. She saw the reason as to why she lost.
"Oh. Hey there, Sha-chan."
Trion relay system severed. Bail Out.
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Toby watched as a point escaped him.
"I'll see you later, Minu."
A girl with a large scythe had came by and taken the head of his target. The point he had been going for went to the girl instead.
She turned back to the two boys, forcing them to split apart and move back to an even distance.
He looked from the goggles boy to the scythe girl.
"It's about time. I got the worst draw of the straws, so this took longer than I wanted."
"Yeah. That was also my bad. I ended up taking a detour, thinking I could catch Takeshi when he was getting chased by Eri and Maya."
"Well, we're here now, so..."
Toby raised an eyebrow when he saw both the boy and the girl turn towards him.
"Let's take out Lobo!"
A twitch.
Toby could feel something bubble up in his mind as he heard the new name from two more people.
It started to make sense.
He formed two blades in his hand while crouching down a bit, mimicking the stance of an animal ready to catch its prey.
"Alright... I'll be taking two points now!"
Noah Shor
All-Rounder, Captain
- 15 Years Old
- Born April 17
- Falco, Bloody Type O
- Height: 5'6"
- Likes: Having fun, His team, Soccer
Minubuki Shashin
All-Rounder
- 16 Years Old
- Born Nov. 27
- Blood Type B
- Height: 5'4"
- Likes: Walking, Napping, Rocking out
Fubuki Shirogane
Sniper
- 16 Years Old
- Born March 3
- Apis, Blood Type B
- Height: 5'3"
- Likes: Flirting, Snow, Birds
Sora Hachidori
Operator
- 16 Years Old
- Born Nov. 23
- Chronos, Blood Type AB
- Height: 5'5"
- Likes: Learning new things, Herbal tea, American snack