Chapter 8
It was a windy day, in Gosha Village; the rain was pouring slightly flagging the spirit even of the adults not to mention other younger ones. All students were sleepy and sluggish. The students tried talk to each other in order to remove their dream away. The teachers were in the same mood too, but they tried not showing this to their students as the biggest part of them wanted to be an example of endurance. However not all of them could hold keep this mask.
However, the office of the principle of Gosha Academy was full of life even in this gloomy weather. There were four people in the in the office the one who was sitting in the chair at the working place was Igawa Asagi, the other three persons were Akiyama Tatsurou with Mizuki Yukikaze and the fourth woman was Makishima Ayame. Asagi and Ayame were frown, while Tatsurou and Yukikaze depressed, but if Tatsurou tried to suppress this feeling, Yukikaze couldn't do this at all.
"Now, tell me everything what happened to you tonight!" Asagi said demanding, "And tell me each detail no matter how small are they!" Ayame nodded.
"In the beginning our mission was going well, Kurenai along with them was dealing with demons in front of the bunker, while I was protecting their backs." she did a small pause, "But then I was distracted, by some winged demon with the horse head, fighting him I wasn't able to protect their backs, as they told me Kurenai sent them to help me, however I didn't long them, because they met Mizuki Shiranui." Ayame and Asagi watched at Tatsurou, the only thing he could do is just to nod in agreement, "The extra squad was helping me, but when it arrived, the demon I was fighting retrieved quickly, then we headed to help Yukikaze and Tatsurou. When we came to them Yukikaze was unconscious while Tatsurou was sitting near with her." Ayame stopped for a second, but then continued, "Then I long with one another hunter checked the place where Kurenai was fighting, but when we arrived…" she squeezed her fists, "The demon I was fighting and some other three demons disappeared."
"Was Kurenai with them?" Asagi asked Ayame.
"No, I didn't see Kurenai, among them, the only thing I thing that the demons could take her with them." Ayame suggested.
"I don't think so." Asagi shook with her head, "If the ordinary demons would captured Kurenai, they wouldn't wait for the Pegasus."
"Pegasus?" Tatsurou reasked the principle.
"Yes, a noble demon, that reminds a horse with wings, however the structure of his body is similar to humans." Asagi explained, but then frowned, "What demons were you fighting, Tatsurou?"
The boy snapped out of his thoughts and started to answer the question of the principle, "We were fighting a werewolf with some red skinned dinosaur that spitted fire."
'So they are involved too.' Asagi squeezed her fingers that were in a lock.
"But, still there was some other strange demon with a long tail." Ayame added, "I saw him when they retreated."
"I see." Asagi sighed and pondered.
"However." Ayame turned to Tatsurou, she looked at Yukikaze too, but her question was addressed to the boy, "How could you last for so long against Mizuki? She was one of the best Taimanin, you definitely had no even a single chance against her?" this question was bothering Ayame, since the night.
"Well, two a man came to help us." Tatsurou mumbled, "I don't know who he was, but…" he stumbled.
"But?" Asagi asked him.
"But I felt like he knows Yukikaze, he told about some debt in front of her." he said indecisive.
Asagi pondered, Yukikaze looked at Tatsurou too, and when the boy told about some debt she was surprised a lot too, but it wasn't noticeable as her face still was upset, "What debt it can be?" Ayame asked Yukikaze.
"As if I know this." Yukikaze answered, "I didn't see him at all."
"Tatsurou could you describe him?" Asagi asked him, her voice was soft this time, as she didn't want to push at him too much.
"Well, he had blue attire, he had water abilities. In battle he used double sword.' the boy stopped and then added, "He also had diving glasses."
"Diving glasses?" Ayame didn't understand.
"Like, Yukikaze uses in the swimming club." he explained.
The silence covered the room, "Well you can go and prepare yourself for you lessons, I'm glad that you could return from that mission successfully." then she turned her head to Yukikaze, "Yukikaze, I know what you feel about meeting your mother." Asagi stopped for a second, she looked for correct words to tell to the young Taimanin, "I promise you that we will return her back home."
"Words." Yukikaze mumbled.
"Yukikaze, I think that you understand that your mother was one of the strongest Taimanin, and not all can fight her one-on-one, I don't even think that Sakura and Yatsu-sensei will be able to defeat her working together."
"I've heard this for a long time!" Yukikaze shouted, "But it's only words, which never be able to return my mother, I even don't know will she be able to return or not?! Will I be able to hug her again or not!" tears start forming in her eyes, "And you still continue to repeat that you will try to do something, aren't you tired of it?! The only one who tried to do at least something was my father!"
"Yukikaze!" Ayame raised her voice at the student; Asagi gave a sign to Ayame not to interfere, like it was just between Asagi and Yukikaze.
"What Yukikaze?!" the tanned girl glance at Ayame with eyes full of anger, but still it was possible to see some helpless in the, helpless to do something in this situation, "You are warning about Kurenai and ready to do everything to return her! Can't I do the same about my mother?!" Ayame didn't know what to say, this question was really stunning.
"Yukikaze." Tatsurou whispered, "Try to calm down."
"To calm down?!" she glanced at him too, "How can you be calm in this situation?! My mother was always taking care about you and Rinko, and you still planning to sit and wait when she is rescued?!" Yukikaze turned around and ran out of the office, Tatsurou wanted to say something, but couldn't as the girl left pretty fast. After some seconds he got up and left the office too.
Ayame and Asagi were keeping silent for quite some time, Asagi understood that Yukikaze was right talking about her mother, words nothing, but words. Asagi knew that she was promising her this for quite a long period of time, but nothing was done to do this. She couldn't put in peril lives of lots of Taimanin for the sake of one, no matter how strong he or she was. However there were lots of other different problems like demons, criminal organizations and other stuff, and there appeared just another criminal organization, which interests still were unknown.
"Igawa-san." Ayame turned to her, "How do you think, these demons were that from that organization?"
"I don't know, but according with the report Sakura and Tereshkov-sensei gave me they were fighting on their side." Asagi answered, Ayame was about to leave the class, but then she suddenly turned around.
"By the way, that demon told me to tell you something." Asagi nodded, "He told that the Vampire King will wait for you every night near with that bunker at 1a.m."
"What do you mean?" Asagi frowned.
"I don't understand completely what he wanted to say, but it seems that Black must work with them."
"That really is too much!" Asagi became nervous, "If you encountered Shiranui who is now working for the Incubus King and the demons that are working for Edwin Black and at the same time for our new criminals, that really something from the field of science fiction."
"I belive that with Shiranui it was just an unpleasant coincidence." Ayame responded, "But if these scums are working with NOMAD, which will really give us a lot of troubles and problems in the future." but then she decided to ask Igawa more directly, "Will you go?"
"I don't know, if he was talking about Black, it's would be really reckless to go there unprepared, however it can be really a trap and it would be reckless to go there."
"I don't doubt that it's a trap." Ayame agreed with Asagi, suddenly there was a call Asagi took the phone and told Ayame to go. The woman nodded and Asagi started to talk with someone by the phone.
When Tatsurou left he quickly glanced around him, 'Yukikaze, where have you gone?' Tatsurou thought and ran ahead by the corridor, 'In this condition she can make a lot of troubles to others!' he continued to look for his friend, running by the corridor, but all his attempts were useless.
"Hey Tatsurou!" the boy heard familiar voice; he turned his head, and saw his Russian club mate along with the Russian teacher, "Why in such hurry?"
"Didn't you see Yukikaze?" he asked the teacher and the student from Russia.
"Do you mean the tanned girl with flat chest?" Pavel asked him, Tatsurou nodded, "No sorry, haven't seen her yet."
"I've seen." Oleg Semenovich responded.
"Where did she go?!" Tatsurou exclaimed.
"There." Oleg Semenovich pointed at the entrance of the academy.
"Thank you a lot." he responded and ran out of the academy, leaving Pavel and Oleg puzzled, however Oleg wasn't puzzled, but interested what could happen that Tatsurou was in such hurry.
After several minutes of searching he finally found her under some lonely tree that was near with the academy, right now it was an empty place, as all students were heading to the main entrance, while they were on the opposite side of the academy, 'I should get that she would be here.' he breathed out. The rain was still going and it was uncomfortable to be outside without an umbrella. He saw how Yukikaze enfolded her legs with her arms; she was trembling, as she was wearing just her academic uniform nothing more, as Tatsurou closed to her more and more he could hear how Yukikaze was sniffing. He gulped and when he was close to her he asked her, "Can I have a sit too?" he tried to smile, but it seemed a bit stupid, however Yukikaze moved over, letting him sit under the tree and be protected from the rain by its massive brunches, "You did really bad, shouting at Igawa-sensei, you know."
"I said what I wanted to say for a long time." she wiped tears from her eyes, "I think you feel the same, what I've said."
Tatsurou stumbled, he knew that Yukikaze was right in some ways, but still she wasn't right too, being the leader of all Taimanin, Asagi couldn't allow to risk with lives of all for just one life, it would be really reckless, however he decided to be more gentle in his answer, "Well, I think that you're right, but only in the half."
"What?" Yukikaze seemed angry or at least misunderstanding.
"How should I say it, I know that Igawa-san, only promises to return aunty, but at the same time she can't sent lots of hunters after her, as she always need them near, it also will be reckless to send unprepared kids like we are to fight your mother, I don't think that even Rinko will be able to defeat her with our help." Tatsurou stopped for a while, "When I was fighting aunty along with that man I told you, I felt that it was a bit difficult to fight her alone, however I would say that he is some ordinary hunter, maybe he could fight Sakura-sensei or Yatsu-sense on equals."
"By the way." Yukikaze decided to try to snap out the thought of her mother, "You told that this has some debt in front of me what did mean by that?"
"As if I knew this, these words are spinning in my head since tonight." be replied her, then he got closer to her he put his hand onto her shoulder. Yukikaze flinched from such unexpected act; her face became slightly red, "Don't worry Yukikaze, I promise you that I will return your mother back."
"Promising?" she reasked with a wondered voice.
"No, I swear you!" Yukikaze's eyes became wide, she slightly opened her mouth. The girl didn't know what to say.
'When he became so decisive?' she still couldn't belive what she saw, her tears stopped and even sniffing too, "When have you became so decisive Tatsurou?" she decided to ask him, her question.
"Well, I think that it's a good time to become so, isn't it?" the same old indecisive Tatsurou started to return, "Was it that bad?"
"I didn't say this." Yukikaze smiled, "I just was surprised to see you in that way."
They argued for some minutes until the heard the bell that called all students for their lessons, "So let's go?" Tatsurou asked her, "Even if the first lesson is Hirata-sensei's one it doesn't mean that must miss it."
"Yeah, let's go." Yukikaze got up and shook her skirt, Tatsurou did the same, with his trousers and they ran to the entrance of the academy.
"Man, how I hate such weather!" Pavel said as the teacher left their classroom, he put all his school supplies along with the book into his bag. He saw how Aki and Maki came to his place, and then Maki asked the Russian boy.
"Hey, Pavel how about to go somewhere today, this gloomy day mustn't be an obstacle to have some fun or at least to grab something tasty."
"Well I don't mind at all." Pavel said with a smile, "But, are you sure that Rinko will allow us to go for our own business?" this time Pavel turned to the male student.
"Don't worry; we don't miss the club often, so I don't think that she will mind against it."
"How about you Ren?" Maki turned to the tanned girl this time wanting to know will she join them.
"Sorry, but I must prepare myself for the championship." Ikenami replied, "Igarasi decided not to take part in it, so there am only me who was really preparing for this."
"Man!" Maki wasn't glad to hear Ren's words, "This swimming championship is really annoying." Maki continued to resent.
"No need to be like that." Aki tried to bolster up courage Maki, "Ren will go with us later."
Pavel glance over his class, he wanted to offer Masami to go with them, but he didn't see her, suddenly he heard the voice of his Russian mentor, "Pavel are you free right now?"
"Yes, what is?" Pavel asked Oleg Semenovich.
"I just wanted ask you to miss one day at your club today." the teacher decided to talk in Russian with the boy.
"Have something happened?" Pavel asked the teacher with a worried voice; however he switched to Russian too.
"Nothing special, I just wanted to have something special for Tatsurou's training so I will need your help there, after all it was your idea that I would train him wasn't it?"
"Yes it was." Pavel sighed, 'And I just wanted to have something sweet.'
"Good, after the lessons I will wait you in the gym." Oleg Semenovich said leaving the classroom.
"Wow! It looked like for a second I was in Russia not in Japan." Maki said Pavel with gleaming eyes, "So it was Russian language?"
"Yes it was." Pavel smiled.
"Have something happened?" Aki asked Pavel worrying for his friend.
"No, nothing special he just needs my help in something, so I have to help him a little." Pavel grabbed his bag and left the classroom after his teacher, Ren did the same, but she went too opposite side to the Russian boy, so they couldn't meet each other. When Pavel finally could catch up his class teacher, Pavel asked him suddenly, "By the way didn't you see where Masami left?"
"No, she left the class when I entered it." he merely answered him.
"I see." the boy sighed, "By the way, why do you need my help with Tatsurou's training?"
"I want to see how he will act in not standard situation, first I thought to fight him personally, but then I thought that it will be really boring so with your help his training will be fastened a bit."
"I see." Pavel responded.
"So, if you haven't got any plans for right now, what are you going to do?"
"Well, I was thinking to play the piano with Masami, but since she ran somewhere I don't know what to do."
"I've heard that Ikenami has some championship soon? Why won't you go and put some fight in her?"
"Well that's a good idea." Pavel got excited, "After all, I hadn't much time to talk with her later."
"Then do it, and while I remember, tell Sato that she must go and rewrite her last test again by chemistry, Hagivara-sensei told that it's really awful."
"I will." Pavel laughed, "Don't worry about it."
"And you should improve your grades by chemistry too; Hagivara told that you have some potential in it."
"I will try." Pavel squeezed the belt of his school bag and ran forward by the corridor, "Must go to the swimming pool!"
Pavel ran to the place of the swimming club, it was really a good idea to cheer Ren and give her some spirit, last time he couldn't spend much time with her so, first reason was his club activities, second one was Masami, whom he really wanted to help, and now appeared the third, training with Tatsurou. For Pavel he wasn't bad boy, fighting him Pavel felt that the brother of the club chief had some uncovered potential and in the future he could become quite a formidable enemy; however he should feel more of himself. On his way Pavel was thinking how he should encourage Ren, just to shout something would be a bad idea, because Pavel was afraid that he only could irritate her and it the last thing he wanted to do. Suddenly he snapped with his fingers, 'I know I will buy her some juice! I think that must make her a happy in some ways.'
He went the buffet where were lots of different snacks, after some time of waiting his turn he finally bot three package of juice one was apple, another one was with pear taste, and the third one was with orange. Then he went to his primal destination, swimming pool. When he finally reached and entered it he saw how Ren was standing in front of the edge of the swimming pool, Pavel stood up straight. Ikenami was standing in her swimsuit that showed her well build figure. Then she jumped into the pool and started to go rowing with her arms and legs, her moves were soft and smooth, she was fast and elegant. Pavel decided to go to the place which was created for viewers, he quickly found out that there were some people most of them were girls who were watching at the boy of the swimming club, he decided to sit further off of the main crowd, he saw how after several approaches she walked out of the pool, she turned her head to the viewers' platform involuntariness, 'Why Igarasi tolerate with this?' she thought, but then her eyes stopped on the Russian, boy that was sitting aloof from the main crowd, and was watching at the tanned girl too. Pavel's cheeks became slightly red, but he couldn't turn his head to some other place, in order to not seem strange he waved her with his arm.
"One minute please." Ikenami turned the girl with straw hair that was standing with pool giving orders to others.
"No problems." Igarasi responded.
Ren came to Pavel, the boy still was continuing to watch at the tanned girl, but when Ren was close enough to him, he tried to suppress his unrest. The girl looked really impressive and amazing, she still had some water on herself, her hair were wet too, and all this only couldn't leave Pavel's mind.
"Do you want something?" Ren asked him, but there was no that previous coldness that she had before.
"Well, how should I say it…?" Pavel mumbled, the sight of Ikenami didn't allow him to concentrate, "Here." he stretched his arm, "I thought that you would want to have something to drink after your training, so I've brought you some juice." he stopped for a second, and then continued, "I always see that you like to drink juice, so I bought you some of it."
Ren was surprised, however she tried not to show it, "Thank you." she replied him and took the packet, she put it onto the bench on which he was sitting, and then she decided to sit next to him, "Have you come just to cheer me up?" she decided to ask him straight.
"Yes!" Pavel answered quickly and straight too, "You told about a championship you take part in, so I thought that some encouraging wouldn't be extra."
"I see." Ren said and took one package of juice this one was orange, "By the way, how is it going with Andou?"
"You know about this too?" Pavel was surprised hearing this question.
"Only blind won't notice." Ren commented shrugging with her shoulders.
Suddenly Pavel's eyes became widen, 'Of course, Mai told that Ren tried to help Masami in the past, maybe she could tell about this?' then he took a deep breath, "Ren, I won't to ask you about something." Ren turned her head to the Russian with some puzzled notes in her eyes, "Can we meet after lessons? I have something to ask you."
Ren frowned, "It's about her isn't it?" Pavel nodded, but his eyes were sure and even demanding, Ren understood that it would be really stupid to reject his ask as the Russian boy could be persistent in some ways, "Fine, but you have to wait for me, I will train for a little in the swimming pool and then we can have a talk."
"Ah, don't worry I have some business too straight after the lessons, so you don't need to worry about it." Pavel responded.
"Okay, if you want we can meet at the entrance of the academy." Ren said.
"Got it." Pavel nodded.
Ren drank another package of juice, and return into the water, Pavel decided to watch for her a little more, 'Like a mermaid.' he thought watching at her. However, a little by little people started to leave as the lesson was ahead, Pavel decided to the same, but before leaving he decided to shout, "You'll make them all Ren!" everyone looked at him wondered, the boy was smiling and waving with his arm, Ren looked at him with wide eyes, she wasn't in the pool so she could hear him perfectly, Pavel left the swimming pool. Ren's chicks became red, 'Idiot.' she thought, but still she was glad that at least someone shouted her something.
The academic day started to finish and all students started to leave, for their own businesses, Aki and Maki said goodbye to their friends leaving them, Ren went to the swimming pool, while Pavel went to the gym, where he was told to go. He was thinking about his talk with Ren, 'Good, she agreed to talk, now I must think our dialogue very carefully, if I don't want to make her angry.' he put his indicative finger on his chin, 'First, I must know, what she tried to do, second, I must know about her special place. Well easy to say, than to do, even if she tell me all this information, what should I do with it? Masami still doesn't allow me to get closer to her; she even answers my questions unwillingly. Will I be able to try to do something, even if Ren could do absolutely nothing? No, I mustn't give up! I told that I will help her, and then I will definitely do this!'
The boy contend his way still pondering about Masami and Ren, he didn't even notice how he reached the gym, he opened the door of it and saw three persons there, two of them were Oleg Semenovich along with Tatsurou, and the third one was the teacher of Physical Education, Takeuti Hizemo.
"Just in time." Oleg said watching at the Russian boy.
"I remembered one thing." Pavel said to his teacher, "You didn't tell me in which gum I should go."
"Yes, I've just wanted to contact with you about this." Oleg responded. Pavel greeted Takeuti too, and then Oleg continued, "Well, Tatsurou today you will have a special training." Tatsurou prepared to listed to his teacher too, "Since you are in one club with Pavel, I think you know what you can await from him, in some ways this battle will be fair, but I will make it difficult for you, because I will help Pavel in his fight, the problem for you will be unknowing when I will be entering the battle to help him, this kind of training will increase your sharpness, because it's important thing for hunters, who knows when you can meet two strong enemies in one battle."
"Got it." Tatsurou responded.
"Hey don't you think that it is pretty much for him?" Pavel was amused of such plan, "I don't tell that I'm that strong, but together with you will he ever have a chance?"
"Don't worry, Tatsurou have some trick that will amuse even you." Oleg chuckled watching at the purple haired boy.
"Are you agreeing with this?" Pavel turned to Tatsurou.
"No need to worry, Pavel-san." Tatsurou responded, "If sensei tells that it's better then it's really so.
"Well I'm not arguing, but still maybe it will be better to fight only one opponent." Pavel still tried to persuade his club mate, however Tatsurou wasn't adamant to his words, Pavel only exhaled and agreed with the plan.
On their way Oleg quickly explained to Pavel what he wanted to see in the battle, the boy understood everything and with a nod gave sign that he understood everything. They were heading to the training facility, because it was the only place for their training, Tatsurou was glad that there was no one, he didn't want to show himself in such crowd, he still wanted to keep this training in secret, it wasn't a secret that Tatsurou trained with Murasaki and Sakura from time to time, they were very strong opponents, and it was very good for Tatsurou, but having only two trainings with that Russian teacher, gave him a small picture about that man, Tatsurou understood that training with him was entirely different from the training with Sakura and Murasaki.
While they were going to the training facility Takeuti decided to have a small chat with Oleg, "By the way are you free today after our training?"
"What is it?" Oleg asked his Japanese colleague.
"Sakura told that she is planning to make another cha-in in the restaurant, she told something about apologies in front of you." Takeuti knew about their arguing, but preferred not tell about it straight.
"I see." Oleg understood about which apologies the teacher was talking about. He didn't want to remember about it, but still it would be impolite to reject this offer.
"By the way, Hirata-sensei will be there too." Takeuti added with a strange smile; however Oleg didn't pay attention for it.
"I'll come." he said then, 'Well I visit Maria tomorrow then, as I remember I have no lessons tomorrow.'
They continued their way to the facility; Pavel was talking with Tatsurou while they were going, however Pavel found that Tatsurou was pondered about something, Pavel decided not to ask him about what he was thinking, as it was rude. When they finally arrived to the training facility the three persons went to get change their clothes, they were Oleg, Pavel and Tatsurou. Takeuti preferred not to change his clothes, as he knew that there was no place for him in their trainings today. He was waiting them not for long, when they arrived he could see them in their uniforms. Tatsurou was in his casual purple uniform with a yellow scarf, Pavel was in a black uniform with opened shoulders, he had metal plates on his shins and arms, and his sword was on his back too. The most interesting and peculiar uniform was Oleg's one. His uniform reminded a robe from the first sight, the uniform was split in two parts, one was some sort of a shirt that had big sleeves, while the second part reminded a lap of some big dress or priest's robe. It had several patterns on itself one interesting thing in his shirt was that it could be unfastened, Oleg also had scapular. His uniform was green. He had a sword on his belt, now Takeuti understood why the man wanted an ordinary sword during their practice.
"Wow, I've never seen uniforms like yours before, it's really interesting one." the teacher gave a remark examining it.
"Uniform like uniform." Oleg merely relied, "Nothing special."
"Maybe you're right." Takeuti responded, "However Pavel's one is closer to ours more than yours."
Oleg responded nothing and came closer to Tatsurou, "Are you ready?" he asked him, Tatsurou nodded, "Good, then let's go."
They went to the room where they had already been, Takeuti asked to create several obstacles, for the combatants, it was done immideately, the appeared many big columns. Takeuti decided to stay on the balcony, while the main trio was standing on some column in the middle of the room, 'Now, Tatsurou be very careful, this duo seems formidable.' Takeuti thought.
Pavel took out his sword and said, "Tatsurou, I'm ready, what about you?"
"Ready!" the younger Akiyama responded, Pavel nodded and rushed at the boy, with katana. Their weapons clashed, now Tatsurou could feel all power of the Russian boy. Tatsurou understood that during their training he was holding himself, but this time Pavel was fighting seriously, 'He is more powerful I physically.' Tatsurou thought, 'I must try to keep him on a medium distance.' Tatsurou tried to push off Pavel and then jumped aside creating a wind blade, with his katana, however Pavel could dodge it perfectly.
"Not bad Tatsurou." Pavel praised his opponent and then ran to the boy again. However Tatsurou wasn't going to fight him in close combat, he did another swing creating another wind blade, Pavel dodged it and was about to attack Tatsurou, when the boy jumped again, 'So, he isn't going to attack me straight.'
While Pavel was trying to get the younger Akiyama, Oleg was examining their battle, 'Not bad, he is trying to keep him on medium distance, it's very important form wind users.' he unfastened his tunic, and took out two daggers out of it, then he shouted, "Pavel, aside!" Pavel dodged and then one dagger flew straight at Tatsurou, the boy noticed the flying object and repelled it with his katana, the same was done with another dagger too, "Good reaction!" Oleg praised Tatsurou too.
"Hey! Whose side are you supporting?" Pavel playfully took umbrage at his teacher.
"Keep working!" Oleg responded at the Russian's question.
Pavel tried to get Tatsurou again, but the boy dodged his lunge again, then Tatsurou heard Takeuti's voice, "Tatsurou! Behind you!" Akiyama turned around and saw how the same dagger was flying at him. Tatsurou protected himself with the katana.
'Telekinesis?' Tatsurou thought and saw how Pavel was almost near with him, Tatsurou protected himself again, but now he started to think his act more carefully.
The battle became difficult for Tatsurou, the team work of his club mate and his teacher was perfect they worked like both of them knew what that wanted and even nothing was said, Tatsurou was thinking how to deal with the daggers and with Pavel at the same time, his wind abilities were helping him a lot, but still being just a young hunter he had no chance again such strong opponents, 'I can't give up!' he thought, 'I promised that I will return aunty back, I have no right to give up.'
Oleg took another two daggers out of his tunic and threw them at the boy again, Tatsuro repelled them with wind and then started to block Pavel's lunges, one after another, the sword of the Russian was longer and it gave him some advances, if Tatsurou's katana was created for slicing and cutting, Pavel's sword was good in lunges and straight attack, 'His moves are much better.' Tatsurou thought, 'Was bamboo sword unfitted for him?'
Oleg noticed that Tatsurou started to pay too much attention to Pavel, so he decided to snap him out of it. This time all four blades were flying at the boy, Tatsurou pushed Pavel away, took a deep breath and then breathed out a strong puff of wind, all daggers were repelled successfully, "You study quickly Tatsurou.' Oleg was glad that the younger Akiyama was following his advice. Tatsurou took a deep breath again and then breathed out at the teacher, Oleg quickly dodged it, and then send other two daggers at the boy.
Their fight was intense, but still in some way the team of Russians gave an indulgence to the Japanese boy, Oleg didn't join the fight, because with him Tatsurou had no chance at all, fighting only Pavel was fair and Oleg still helped Pavel with his daggers, after some period of time Oleg decided to leave the boys alone to fight each other, he stood up along with Takeuti, while he was buttoning his tunic, Takeuti turned to his colleague.
"So what will you so about Tatsurou?"
"He is a good boy, he has got good potential and good sharpness too, indeed he has got lots of things to do, but in the future he will become one of the most hunters."
"You're so sure." Takeuti looked at the students, who decided to have an ordinary fight using only their weapons, "You told about some man that uses wind too, is he strong?"
"Well, I think that he can be as strong as Igawa-san, maybe a bit stronger." Oleg suggested.
"What?! Really?" Oleg nodded, "Where did you meet such strong person?"
"Life always likes to give us lots of surprises." Oleg chuckled and then shouted, "Fine, it's enough for now." the students stopped Tatsurou was a bit tired from the dual, but Pavel on the contrary wasn't. When the boys reached the balcony where the teachers were standing, Oleg continued, "Well, it wasn't bad at all Tatsurou, you started to fight much better, it's nice that you decided to fight on medium distance, but you shouldn't always try to do so, because sometime you must return to close combat."
"Understood." Tatsurou responded.
"Second, this I wanted to tell, you about is that you should try to create wind with the part of your body."
"What?" the boy didn't understood.
"Well in common words, you must try to control wind around you." Pavel tried to explain words of his mentor, Pavel looked at Oleg, the man nodded so Pavel continued, "Well like you did with your breathing out, you can create wind puffs with your hands and even your legs, but they will be less effective that the ones that you do with your katana."
"So, I can do even such things?" Tatsurou was surprised, he looked at his hands.
"Yes and the most interesting thing is in that you can work over it personally." Oleg joined the talk, however I have something to discuss with you personally." Oleg pondered and then sighed, "Are you free tomorrow on a long break?"
"Of course I am." Tatsurou said a bit indecisive, 'To discuss something personally, what it could be?'
"Well, one more thing Tatsurou." Oleg said, "Try to work breathing out at home."
"Yes!" he responded and then they four left the facility.
A pale light was lighting the room, the place wasn't tidy and comfortable. However, it was possible to see some old bunk in the farthest corner of the room, next it was a small table, where were lying a sword with the small dagger. There was a fair hair woman with pointed ears on the bunk. The woman was wearing blue and white attire, she was sleeping. The bunk where she was sleeping was metal and uncomfortable; however the mat and the pillow were clean and soft, and likewise something decided to make some comfort for her. There was no noise in the room too, or nearby as if it was done to let her rest. The woman was breathing heavily, like she had a nightmare or something like that. Suddenly she opened her eyes and jumped up. The woman hissed and knitted her brow. She put her hand onto her stomach. She glanced over the room.
'Where am I?' she asked herself, then she rubbed her head trying to remember last events, 'As I remember I was fighting three demons, but then the fourth one arrived, Ayame told that she was going to help me.' she looked at the table an saw her weapons, 'Did they help me?' she tried to get up, but the pain in the stomach didn't allow her to do this, 'Yes, that damn dinosaur hit me at my stomach, didn't think that it will be so strong.' she closed her eyes and continued to remember, 'No it's useless, I can't remember what happened next, everything like is in mist.' suddenly she heard some steps outside the room, she took her weapons and tried to get up, somehow she could do this. She stood in a battle stance preparing to protect her. The door was opened and she saw a man that appeared in front of him.
"Finally awoken as I see." the man said, Kurenai couldn't see him well because of the lousy illumination, she squeezed her weapons tighter, the man came closer, "Hey! There's no need to point your swords at me." the man said, stretching his hands showing that he was unarmed.
"Sorry, but I don't trust a lot to some strangers." the woman responded.
"Well, then you're doing wrong right now." the man said and came closer to Kurenai, he came closer to him and now she could see him perfectly, he had grey skin, the same pointed ears as hers, but his ones were a bit more acuter than hers, he had red eyes, he also had brownish hair.
"Vampire?!" the woman prepared herself to attack the demon.
"Hey wait! I told you that you shouldn't worry about me." the vampire tried to calm her down, "After all you're a vampire too." he pointed at her ear.
"I'm not." she responded, "Just half-blood."
"Even so." he responded, "After all, if I wanted you to be unarmed I would never put your weapon near with my victim, and perhaps I would tie you, to be less dangerous."
'Damn, he is right.' the woman thought, but still she didn't hurry to take her weapons away.
"Well, if it makes you feel better I will say you that it was me who save you from these demons." he said watching at her.
"Why did you do this?" she asked him, "I could deal with them alone." she bluffed.
"Bad try." he said with a smile, "Even if you had some one behind I doubt that you could deal with the four of them together, especially with the Pegasus."
The woman frowned, "Do you know him?" she asked him.
"In some ways, I know him and the red salamander too." he answered fairly.
"How can I be sure that you're not working with them?" she prepared to attack him.
"Think as you want, but will you attack an unarmed one?" the demon asked her this time.
"Demons are never unarmed." she smirked.
"True, but as I told you, I wouldn't put your weapon close to you, if I wanted to harm you." suddenly both of them heard a strange noise, the vampire laughed when he understood what it was, "Wait a minute I'll return quickly."
'Shit!' the woman thought, 'Why the hell now?!' she looked at her stomach. She didn't hurry to take her weapons away as she still was waiting, some villainy from the demon.
After some minutes the demon returned with a pretty big packet in one hand and with a chair in another one. He put the chair near with the bed, and the packet was put onto the table.
"Here, you must be hungry." he said her with the same smile, "I haven't got much, but still it's not bad." he started to take out the contents of it onto the table, particularly everything what he was taking out was fruits along with some fast food, "I don't know what you like so I decided to bring everything what I have."
"Is it poisoned?" she asked him still holding her swords and the dagger.
"Don't worry they're not." the vampire replied, he took an apple and started to bite it, this time she could even see his fangs.
The woman lowered her weapons and came to the table; she started to look at food that was on it she put her dagger and took a hamburger that seemed delicious. When she took she was surprised that it was hot, the demon was staking out after her very attentively. She turned her head, at the vampire who was watching at her. "Should I turn away?" he asked her, but the woman responded nothing and did a bit of the hamburger. Little by little she ate it and when there was nothing in her hand he asked her again, "Well it wasn't poisoned was it?"
"It seems so." she replied him and decided to put her sword too. She stopped for a while, she didn't know how to continue the talk, 'Who the hell is he? And why did he help me?'
The demon decided to sit onto the chair that was brought and then he disturbed the silence that seemed dismal, "I think you want to know who I am?" she quickly turned around in order to see him better, "Well you can call me Ezekiel." he introduced himself, "And how I can turn to you?"
The woman didn't know was it a good idea to tell her name to the demon, but still she decided to do the same, "Kurenai."
"Beautiful name." he said pondering, but then decided to continue, "You're a Taimanin, aren't you?"
"Yes, and you?" Kurenai asked Ezekiel.
"Well, you can think about me as some sort of a vigilante." he referred, the vampire looked about thirty years old man or at least a bit younger, Kurenai decided to take an apple too, she did a bite and then asked him again.
"You told that you know those demons, who are they?" she remembered the four that attacked her.
"Well, they are the ones who I'm hunting." he replied his voice, "The salamander that attacked you is Tiradex, and the Pegasus is Tardis."
"What do you mean you're hunting them?" Kurenai was surprised to hear that a demon was hunting other demons instead of helping them.
"It's a long story." he answered her, "Let's leave it for another time." Kurenai nodded, "The thing you must know that their really strong, the salamander is not as strong as Pegasus, but still it's a great mistake to underestimate him. And Pegasus, honestly I think that he is as strong as one of Edwin Black's minions, the hell knight Ingrid."
"Do you know them too?" Kurenai's voice became serious and much firmer, that made the vampire tensed, but still he didn't show this.
"Of course I've heard about him, all demons know have heard about him." but then he added, "But if you want to know that I'm working for him, the answer is negative, so you can relax."
"Then whose side you're supporting? Being a demon you must sympathize to someone." Kurenai still couldn't belive that this demon was a lone wolf.
"I told you that I'm a vigilante, which means that I serve to know one." he looked at her, "And do you know Edwin Black, as I see you know him quite personally."
"It's a long story." she answered him with the same answer.
"I see, but still he is your enemy, am I right?" the vampire asked her again.
"Of course he is." Kurenai answered, "He is the enemy of all Taimanin and one of my personal enemies." she stated.
"I see." Ezekiel answered.
"And about those demons do you know who are the werewolf and the other strange demon."
"No, I don't know them, but if they decided to cooperate with some ordinary demons, that means…" he stopped for a second, "That means that he can be not strong as he must." Ezekiel deliberated.
"Who is can be not strong?" she asked him.
"Um, the one who I'm hunting?" he reasked her, "Ah, don't mention it, he is just a demon too."
Kurenai stopped her asking the question and just started to watch at him, 'Is he hunting someone too? He know these demons, is spying on them?' as long as she thought lots of other different questions appeared. She quickly understood that it would be useless to ask him all these questions, however the one question he could answer on her thought.
"By the way are we still in Tokyo Kingdom?"
"Yes, this place is my shelter, where I can rest and think." he said.
"Don't you afraid that I'll create you lots of troubles knowing where you hide?"
"No, I have some other shelters, but what? Do you still want to kill me?" he asked her with a chuckle, "After I fed you?"
"As you said no need to worry." she decided to chuckle too, "While you don't cause troubles for humans or other Taimanin you can live."
"Then thank you." he answered with a smile too, "However how do you feel yourself as I saw Tiradex have hit you at stomach, it's not a bad feeling after all."
"It became much better, but still thanks." she decided to eat another apple, "By the way, will I be able to return back to my comrades, or I'm some sort of a prisoner here?"
"I didn't say that?" Ezekiel retorted, "In my opinion, it would be much better for you to rest a little and then you can go to your friends I think whenever you want."
"I'm surprised." she said with a wondered voice, "I still can't belive that you're a vampire, aren't you a half-blooded too?"
"You're funny; it seems that you've never met good demons."
"You're right, never." Kurenai confessed.
"Then I'm the first." Ezekiel turned to her, "Well, have some rest if you want to eat more then be sure and do this, ah, the trash can is under the table."
"Are you going somewhere?" Kurenai asked him, she tensed a little.
"No, I'll be in another room, after all I need to have some rest too." he responded her with a smile, he got up and was about to leave Kurenai alone, "If you need something come and ask me straight, I'm not biting, and…" he stumbled, but still continued, "Next might I'm going out on another sortie, so if you want I can lead you to the place you need."
"I will think about it." Kurenai said, "I mean about your escort."
"Got it, then feel yourself home for this time." he responded and left the room.