The Knightfall

by The Agent of Chaos

Destiny is like a wonderful wide tapestry in which every thread is guided by an unspeakably tender hand, placed beside another thread and held and carried by a hundred others. Sorry about my lacks, I'm an inexperienced beginner n I'm not a native speaker.

75. Eight Months In Gonryun

Chapter 75

And with the help of my friends, I'll make that journey through sunshine, not in the shadow.

Himura Kenshin

Message for Kogane1089 : Bro, I used your Ty's background in this chapter with some 'adjustment', hope u don't mind.

Time always goes by so fast, unnoticed by us, we already have so much memories left in our hearts, in our minds, and of course, in our lives. So, let's take a look back at those times…

Eight Months Ago

As the means of living, Gonryun let Ropera Squad use a rather large Korean traditional mansion, with separated rooms for each Ropera member. Each room will be used by two people. Elraven is packing his and Frea's things on his room. He shares his room with Frea, so that they could 'deepen' their relationship. The room has a large bed to spend the night, maybe the biggest on the entire house. The other gunslingers got their own bedrooms for single, it's like someone specially want Elraven and Frea to share the room together, although they don't mind about that at all. Frea comes to the room and puts her Alice doll in the bed.

"Hey, that's the Alice doll I won for you at Payon! You still keep it with you, honey?" Elraven gets a pleasant surprise seeing the doll.

"Of course, this is the very first present you ever gave me" The soul linker happily responds, "There's no way I wouldn't take a good care of it".

"Good girl" Elraven circles his arms around her waist, "How about another present tonight?"

"Oh, you're a bad boy" Frea takes her turn to circle her arms around his neck, "How many?"

"Three?" Elraven smiles.

"Two boys and a girl or two girls and a boy?" The soul linker continues.

"If it's with you…" Elraven replies before the two shares a kiss, "I wouldn't mind both options".

"Am I interrupting?" Fiorentin calls from the door and surprises the couple.

"Pardon me for saying this princess…" Frea sarcastically answers, "But yes, you are".

"Good, because you have to wait till night if you want to get it on. You need to pack things first and greet Gonryun citizens" The lord knight sarcastically replies.

"Oh, well. Let's do the deeds" Frea kisses Elraven and stares at Fiorentin with a lowering look (and a victorious smile) while she goes out of the room, "El and I will have some fun tonight, and I'm sure no one will disturb us again, right? Because you know…we will do something…adult. Something an underage like a certain person wouldn't understand and cannot do".

Fiorentin silently looks at Frea until she went outside; Frea really gets on her nerves this time. "Uh, Alexandria…" Elraven tries to asks her why she looks upset, but he got a deadly stare instead, "No joking, that stare again!".

"Hmph!" The former princess groans and walks outside, leaving Elraven alone in the room, not having any idea of the awkward atmosphere at all (due to his insensitivity)…

By the way, Hugo is staying inside Pegasus along with Kirigi, Wendy, Patricia and Vanessa, because he doesn't need to sleep. Emilio shares his room with Ty, Martina shares her room with Sasha, and Clyde shares his room with Gen Ed. Hugo makes sure Vanessa stays in the infirmary room, though. She is a captive after all.

Dorn got beat up so badly by his wife for the loss of Olivia. Although Talia seems to be a serious woman, she cried all night long. They live in a rather small house not far from Felicia's house.

Felicia lives together with Fiorentin because the lord knight cannot do household chores. They live in a simple Korean traditional house, merely because they can sleep together at night so they don't need to use a big house at all, although not far from the house, there's a small room where Fiorentin keeps all her paintings. And there's a little barn where Salvador lives along with Willy the drops. Felicia hoped they wouldn't mate there (is that even possible?).

Fenrir stays with Hagi in Hagi's small restaurant, because George used to live there with his father. At first, Hagi was worried about his son's fate, but Fenrir told him George was just asleep and he would wake up someday.

Alphard? Who knows where he lives…

Later that night, Gonryun throw a welcome party for both Sagramore and Ropera. Ever since their coming here five years ago, Gonryun citizens have been so friendly to Sagramore mainly because Prontera helped them a lot improving their tourism. More or less, they look more like one very big family than a neighborhood. And that's how the life at Gonryun began.

Seven Months Ago

There are many things the Ropera Squad members learn where it comes about living at Gonryun. It's all about hard work and enjoying times together. Elraven works as a chef in Hagi's restaurant. He provides many kinds of monster steaks for the guests, especially Cloud Hermit steaks. Hagi takes the role of the master; Dorn and Fenrir work as the waiters. Talia works at Gonryun's library as the head librarian. And there's a reason why Elraven works as the cook, because he does a damn good job at it. Before he works as the cook on Hagi's restaurant, people don't really like to eat there because the foods suck.

Frea works as a fortune teller in Ropera Squad's house, assisted by her two spies. Although the truth of her fortune telling is so-so, it's a mystery why people even bother believing someone who could not even see…

Clyde and Sasha work as the staffs in Gen Ed's casino. Gen Ed opened casino not long after the first month in Gonryun; his casino is always full and busy 24/7. Emilio works there as the manager, although he loses all the bets he's in…just like always. Gen Ed is pretty much free almost all the time because the success of his casino, so he particularly participates in helping the farmer harvesting, for free. Sometimes Hugo also helps.

And whenever he had the chance, Clyde visits Vanessa in Pegasus and tries to chat with her, although the Assassin Cross usually doesn't care. But so does Clyde, days after days, he tries to properly talk with Vanessa, even though he knows maybe what he is doing would not resulting in any possible outcome. Some says maybe Clyde is falling in love with her, but to his friends, it's more like sympathy than love.

Ty takes the role as a photographer. His hobby of taking pictures of women (mainly without their clothes on) actually gives him a good sense of photography. His pictures of scenery and buildings are heavily favored among the artists in Gonryun. He makes money by selling pictures to them. Although his main job, taking pictures of Felicia, never stops. Whenever he had the chance to take the pictures of Felicia (whether her clothes are intact or not), he seized his chance. To cover his evil scheme, he acts gently whenever he meets Felicia. And Felicia bought it big time (weird, because Felicia is supposed to be sensitive).

To make money, Felicia works as a wedding planner, although she's not married yet. Her parents keep reminding her to find a groom as soon as possible, but she keeps saying she will not marry anyone before the war is over.

By the way, Felicia usually hires Ty if she needs to take pictures related to her job to organize a wedding. Ty takes the job for free and whole heartedly helps the paladin, simply because he would have all the time he needs to take more Felicia pictures (other than the wedding pictures of course) and admires her beauty all he wants. And one day, Ty takes the golden chance to put mini cameras inside Felicia's house…

And Fiorentin…well, there's not much she can do other than draw paintings, so she opens a painting class for the children. And she does it for free, because she doesn't really need money to buy this or that. She feels content with the proper living along Felicia. Not to mention Elraven serves her and the others their lunches and dinners (mainly Cloud Hermit steak), so she doesn't need to concern about food.

One day, Elraven delivers the lunch when Fiorentin is teaching…

Elraven brings a bento box containing a Hermit Cloud steak inside it to the back of Fiorentin's house and finds the lord knight having a good time teaching a dozen kids (6 girls and 6 boys), on how to draw caricatures. "Ow, how lovely" The gunslinger catches everyone's attention with his greeting.

Knowing it's the time for lunch, the teacher (aka Fio) tells the student to take a break for half an hour, "OK, class. It's lunchtime, so you can have your lunch while we're taking a break for thirty minutes. Don't wander too far from here, ok?"

"Yes, princess" The students answer and quickly scatter to have their lunches.

"Good day, teacher. Hopefully you're not too happy to enjoy this Cloud Hermit steak" Elraven poses and gives Fiorentin her lunch.

"Of course not, why would I be too happy anyway?" The lord knight delightfully takes the bento box, "Thanks for the food, but you have to answer my question".

"Your cute little students were enjoying their time, right?" Elraven explains, "So, that's why I think the teacher would be happy for them"

"There is a reason why the class was enjoying the lesson, mister" A little girl, around the age of 11, approaches the two 'friends', "The class was happy not just because of we have a good teacher, but because she is also really helpful. She never loses her patience on us and she is also very charming".

"Wow, that's an honest praise" Elraven responds and glances at the blushing lord knight, "Shouldn't you be thanking her, teacher?"

"Oh, right. Thank you, Minhe"

"Oh, you're name is Minhe? That's a cute name" Elraven squats and pats the little girl's head, "Tell me, Minhe. What do you like the most from your teacher?"

"Her face, the princess looks cute and pretty" The little girl answers with full honesty, making Fiorentin feels like hiding her red face.

"Wow, you have an admirer, Alexandria" Elraven keeps 'teasing' the red faced teacher.

"And what about you, mister?" Minhe takes her turn to ask a question, "Do you like our teacher too, mister? I mean, you bring her lunch everyday. Does that mean you like her too? Are you her boyfriend?"

"Boyfriend?!" Both Fiorentin and Elraven shout in surprise when the rest of the kids approach and smash them with their honest questions,

"Yeah, tell us! We want to know!"

"Is giving lunch everyday the way you show your love for the princess, mister?"

"Why are you two blushing?"

"You two look so cute together!"

"Are you two a couple?"

"Do you love her?"

"Princess, do you love him?"

"Will you marry her, mister?"

"Will you marry him, princess?"

"Have you two kissed?"

"Are you going to have a baby, princess?"

"Wait, wait, wait, and wait!" The gunslinger is obviously embarrassed of the situation (the lord knight too, but she is too embarrassed to act), so he tries to calm the students down, "This is a misunderstanding! I am not her boyfriend, ok?"

"You're not her boyfriend?" Minhe takes the lead of the students and carries on the 'interrogation', "Are you sure you're not her boyfriend?"

"No,no. We're just friends, and that's it. Not more, not less!"

"But you give her lunch everyday, right?"

"Yes, but I deliver lunch to all my friends, not just her"

"So, you like the princess?"

"Well, I mean I do like her, but…" Elraven gives his best to find the exact words to explain. He glances at Fiorentin but the teacher is still too red to help him, so he settles, "I like her just…the way you all like her, not like as if 'like' in love".

"So, basically you hate her?"

"No, I don't hate her! Nobody does!"

"So, you don't hate her and you don't like her?"

"Ukh! How do I explain it to all of you?!" Elraven musses his own hair thinking and finally comes up with something, "OK, listen to me. I and your teacher, we're just friends, we're not a couple. I already have a girlfriend, and I'm not a two timer. So, maybe we're close, but we're definitely not a couple".

"Oh, how unfortunate" Minhe looks at the lord knight; her eyes are asking for a confirmation.

"Uh, yeah. What he said is…true" Fiorentin confirms (half-heartedly).

"See?" The gunslinger shrugs and smiles, but the ordeal isn't over yet.

"OK, but one last question" The little girl delivers her finishing move, "Say, if you and your girlfriend break up or you never had a girlfriend in the first place, will you make the princess your girlfriend or even your wife?"

Elraven drops his jaw; shocked. How could a little girl ask that in the first place?

"Uh, that's…" Elraven leers the lord knight, but she is busy hiding her red face, and that means he would have to do everything by himself again, "Well, maybe?"

"Maybe yes or maybe no?"

"Maybe…yes" Elraven sighs and honestly replies. "Yaaaay!" The students cheer happily and without anyone knowing, Fiorentin smiles and blushes madly.

But the problem isn't over (at least for Elraven), because suddenly they heard someone sobbing from Elraven's behind, and it was Frea.

"Frea?! What are you doing here?!" Elraven cannot contain his surprise, because Frea is supposed to stay on the house.

"I'm…I was worried because you didn't come home for lunch…" Frea, still sobbing, explains, "So, I think…maybe, you're delivering the lunches. And when I…get here…I found my boyfriend wants to…make the princess her girlfriend!"

"No,no,no! You don't get it! Let me explain!"

"Wuaaaaah!" Frea starts bawling, "Elraven, you're a two timer! A cheater! My boyfriend is a cheater!"

"No, wait! This is a misunderstanding!" Elraven approaches the soul linker but Frea pushes him back.

"Whaaaa! I hate you! I hate you!" Frea unleashes her rage and keeps bawling, "I've been two timed by Elraven! I want a divorce!"

"Divorce?!" Elraven rolls his eyes; not sure if he understands, "But…we're not even married yet! It's impossible for you to divorce me!"

"Eh? That's right…" Frea realizes her own stupidity.

"Maybe you mean you want to break up with him?" Minhe corrects Frea's mistake….and adds another trouble, "Do you hear that, princess? Her girlfriend wants to break up with him! That means he will make you his girlfriend as he promised! Hooray for the princess!"

"Girlfriend? Promise?!" Frea glares an accusing stare (still with her teary eyes) to the insensitive gunslinger seeing how the children are celebrating and definitely how the lord knight is hiding her red face.

"Or even more, he will make the princess his wife as he promised!" Minhe completes the trouble Elraven's in and continues cheering with her friends.

"I didn't promise anything! You misunderstood!" Elraven defends himself, but it's all too late for him when he sees Frea, engulfed by the fire of hatred, stands before him with her mighty staff.

"Elraven, how dare you two time me this much!"

"No,no! I can explain this!"

"There's no need for an explanation! If you want to break up with me, that's fine! We can break up right here, right now!"

"I don't want a break up!"

"Liar! If you want to marry her, then go ahead!" Frea starts sobbing and bawling again, "I…I…I wish you two a good life for eternity!"

"Frea, please hear me out first!" But instead of listening to him, Frea hits Elraven as much as she could with the mighty staff and takes him down to the ground.

"Wuaaaaaahhh! My boyfriend is a cheater! Fenrir was right all along! Waaah!" Frea breaks down and runs.

"Wait!" Elraven quickly raises and chases her, but not before blaming the children, "Ukh, this is all your fault! Because of you, my girlfriend is mad at me!"

Seeing Elraven chase the soul linker, Minhe groans, "Ukh, what about the princess? Are you just going to leave her here?!"

"It's alright; class" Fiorentin finally speaks, "The break will be over in fifteen minutes, so why not we finish our lunches first? We can still deal with him later"

"Yes, princess" The class quietly obeys the teacher and goes back to their lunches. Fiorentin sits down and tastes the steak with a happy face, knowing that the least of all; she still has a chance…

Oh, before I forgot, Elraven straightened the misunderstanding with Frea that night, and they made up…

Six Months Ago

Quit Pro Quo, I tell you things, you tell me things. In Ropera's case, I give you things, you give me things. It's been two months since Ropera squad lived in Gonryun, and the people there have been so kind to them. They accepted them and of course, Ropera Squad would want to pay them back.

How? By introducing what Einbroch have but other cities don't, modern technology, the prime example being televisions, cars, talkies, microwaves, electricity, and many others. Seeing 'weird' devices for the first time in their lives, the people in Gonryun happily accepted the new culture.

It was Emilio who proposed the idea after seeing how hard the 'traditional' lives are. They need to plough their farm using their own hands, they have to use cart to carry their things, etc. Emilio believes, introducing the modern technology wouldn't only make their life easier, but also pay Gonryun's kindness back.

Using the flow of the river, Hugo built a power plant to support the electricity. Gen Ed used his power in the military to bring modern devices to Gonryun, unknown to the new president of Juno of course. In less than a month, Ropera Squad have magically changed Gonryun into the second most modern city in the world.

Now, people at Gonryun are enjoying the easy modern life. There's no need to use the cart and tire themselves to bring things because they can use cars. They can use plowing machine in their farm, and they can communicate using the modern communication devices, mainly talkies.

And it's all thanks to he who proposed the idea, Emilio.

"Wow, that boy Emilio sure know hot to make life easier" Fenrir, by the order of Hagi, is calculating the money the restaurant acquired using a calculator; "This calculator or whatever it is called makes my job easier than it already has".

"He is always like that" Elraven, washing the plates behind the champion, replies, "He looks ambitious and he sounds like a glory hog in front of others most of the times, but deep inside, he cares for his comrades and the people around him".

"You talked like you owe him big time, El"

"I do, Fenrir" Elraven smiles, "I owe him big time. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be here in the first place".

"Really? That much?"

"He may not be the best there is, and he may not be perfect" Elraven finishes washing the plates," But he is always there when you need him".

"Interesting" Fenrir grins and looks at Elraven, "Care to share?"

The gunslinger subtly smiles, and tells his story, "Well, honestly…after Gen Ed and The Military of Einbroch decided to make me as one of their gunslingers, I was kinda…spiritless. I didn't know what to do other than obeying my instructors, and I didn't even know whether I really wanted to become a gunslinger or not. I didn't have a family or someone to rely on, and Gen Ed, although he has always been a good person, he was busy doing his job. I don't want to sound big headed, but my entire lessons…I mastered them all in no time without so much effort. Simply put, I was lonely and bored. I lived my days just like that, spiritless".

"And then you met him?" Fenrir guesses with a grin.

"And then I met him" The gunslinger happily rights The Black Reaper, "Emilio Barragan, the model student in Einbroch High. Being the only son of Einbroch's God of War, he got everything any gunslinger boys could wish for, he got great gun fight skills, great records in every field he's in, and he was damn famous among the girls".

"But, you came to his life"

"I came to his life" Elraven chuckles, remembering those good old days, "Gen Ed himself introduced me to Einbroch High, he put me in the same class with his son, hoping for him to become a better person. At first, I didn't know why he wanted his perfect son to become a better person, but then I found out… Emilio was and still is a total glory hog. He had never wanted to see any gunslinger greater than him. He strived to be the best and he was proud of that. The trouble started when I bested all the things Emilio was proud of without even bothering to do so. Gen Ed praised my skills, something Emilio never got from his father. I broke all his records and…I became famous among the girls"

"You still do" Fenrir smirking remembering Frea and Fio.

"But the climax was…when some students started to say that I fit more to be Gen Ed's son than Emilio. Bad news for me, the biggest dawg in the school hated me; he declared right in front of my very eyes that I'm his enemy. From that day, he tried to make me suffer by using his power and connection in the school. The bullies wanted to beat the crap out of me, only very few people wanted to talk to me because they were scared of Emilio. For short, I was 'isolated' from my own society. And whenever he had the chance, Emilio challenged me to battle him in the training ground; I won all the battles, though. At first, I really thought he was annoying and he should just die, but anytime I defeated him, he would look back at me in the eye, telling me he would never give up to achieve his dream".

"He wanted to get out from his father's shadow?" Fenrir smartly guesses.

"Exactly" Elraven nods, "That was what bothers him all the time. No one truly acknowledged him, and that's why he became such a glory hog. By that time I know, why Gen Ed wanted his son to become a better person. And Gen Ed told me a little story that, because of his rivalry with me, Emilio became so determined to defeat me, and thus, no longer feeling the burden of his shadow. Gen Ed told me that Emilio lacked something to gain true power, friends, because true power cannot be achieved by being alone all the time. And before I realized it, I also became a better person. My boring spiritless days have turned into lousy funny days, because someone keep bothering me with his ambition and never stopped wanting to beat me. But, we still dislike each other nonetheless".

"The best of friends mostly come from the best of rivals"

"True, very true" Elraven chuckles again before finishes the story, "And then…an event occurred. During a combat training, a group of criminals escaped from jail and attacked the students during the combat training, making them their hostages. Emilio and I managed to escape; despite our dislikes for each other, we cooperated. And we did it, we saved all the hostages. The leader of those recidivists was so mad at me for saving all the hostages and attacked me. Being not too experienced on real battles, I was defeated and captured. He and his remaining minions took all my weapons and cuffed my hands behind my back; I was so helpless. When he wanted to put me out of his misery, Emilio emerged and killed him, saving my life. Emilio was supposed to help the other students defeating the criminals, but he came for me instead. And when I asked him why, he said…

"At first, I was more than willing to let that bastard kill you. But if I let him, for the rest of my life, I will never be able to prove that I'm better than you. Until that day comes, there's no way I will let you die! You will live to see me achieve my glory, my greatness!"

"And that's how you two became friends" Fenrir summarizes and claps his hands, "A wonderful story, El".

"Pretty much, but there is more to this story, you see…" Elraven shrugs, but before they could continue their conversation, Emilio popped out from the door and loudly blames Elraven, "El, this is all because of you!"

"What now?" Elraven sounds really bored of Emilio's nonsensical blaming.

"You should have finished washing the plates in one hour, now it's been one and half an hour, and you still haven't finished it! I lost 500,000 zenny to my father again!"

"Emilio, you know what? You should stop blaming others whenever you lose a bet" Elraven pats his friend's shoulder, "You suck at betting anyway; you never won against Gen Ed and you never will"

"Silence! You owe me 500,000 zenny!"

"I don't owe you 500,000 zenny!"

"You do!"

"I don't!"

"You freaking do!"

"I freaking don't!"

"Do!"

"Don't!"

"Doooooooo!"

"Dooooooon't!"

Seeing the two best friends yelling just like they always do, Fenrir couldn't help but laughs and remembers an old saying,

"Whoever finds a friend, finds a treasure"

Five Months Ago

As much as living at peace in Gonryun is admirable, life goes on. And so is Fiorentin's life. She pretty much realizes, the war against Valdomir Kingdom isn't over yet. Valdomir have been rarely quiet for the last three months, probably because they now rule Rune Midgard without any possible threat.

But no one could contain their surprise, when Millennium declared war against Valdomir. Often regarded as having a power equal to even The Military of Einbroch, Millennium alone were more than enough to capitalize their victories against lower soldiers of Valdomir.

Famously known to be led by their Millennium's Triumvirate and used many jobs unseen before in this world, words have spread that after the loss of Lethe Guild, Phelegethon Guild, and two members of The Quarter Kings, Millennium forced Valdomir Kingdom to unleash Acheron Guild and Two of their four Tertium Organizations to fend the attack off.

The encounter between Millennium and Valdomir turned Rune Midgard into a killing field. By the order of Millennium's Triumvirate, Lobera, a group of warriors personally chosen by each three member of Millennium's Triumvirate, represented The Triumvirate to lead the war in Rune Midgard.

Millennium fighting Valdomir is good news. The bad news is, Millennium doesn't seem to acknowledge Sagramore or any other rebellion groups as a possible ally.

Upon learning that the fire has been ignited once more, Fiorentin decides that in less than six months, Sagramore must have made their move again. But the fact is, their current condition isn't proper and efficient to battle anyone. Their soldiers are scattered around the southern hemisphere of the world and gathering all of them would take quite a long time.

Gen Ed has been trying to promote the alliance between Sagramore and Juno, but after knowing that Rekenber Corporation are on Valdomir's side and are trying to further increase their influence in The Military of Einbroch, the alliance will have to wait a bit longer.

So, the only reasonable choice is, to ask the other two rebellion groups in the southern hemisphere of the world, Kurogane & Arbalest, to make an alliance. Both groups are mostly known to be rather friendly and peace loving (at least more so than Millennium).

Preparing to go into the battlefield again, Fiorentin knows she would need her weapon. So, he called Elraven, who is supposed to know where her swords are.

Elraven quietly enters the Korean traditional house when Fiorentin comes out in a white hanbok, "Hey, El. You're here five minutes after I call you using the talkie? That was fast".

"She really likes learning and using the modern devices, huh?" Elraven smirks, "So, do you need my help, Alexandria? My shift in the inn is finished for today, so I can help if you need me".

"Well, I want to ask you for something, alright" The lord knight gets straight to the point, "Do you remember when you saved me at Glast Heim? You got my Claymore and Schweizersabel with you, right? Can I have them back?".

"Oh, your swords! Right…wait a minute…" Elraven recalls his memory at Glast Heim. He clearly remembers when he as about to wake Fiorentin, he threw both her swords to the floor and forgot to pick them up afterwards. The swords have vanished along with the west continent of Rune Midgard

"UH, Alexandria…" Elraven fears the consequence for his mistake would be another uppercut, "Your swords…I…uh…"

"Yes?"

"Well, you know…" The gunslinger is trying his best to find the perfect words to explain, "When I uh…saved you from…the sewer…I…"

Being a very sensitive and clever girl, Fiorentin realizes what he is going to say. "Elraven, don't tell me…" Fiorentin starts clenching her fist, "You…lost my swords at the sewer. You forgot to pick them up, didn't you?"

"Yes…" Elraven gives up, but fear fills his face when he sees Fiorentin starts approaching him with fire on her eyes, "Wait, wait! Alexandria, please! There's a good reason for this!"

"What is it?!" The lord knight shouts, shaking the house and decreasing Elraven's gall, "I don't really mind about the Schweizersabel! But the Claymore was a memento from my father! You cannot compensate that with anything!"

"Yes, but…" Elraven finds himself cornered at the wall as Fio grows closer and closer, "I couldn't care about anything other than your safety back there! Please understand! Have mercy on me, just this once! Please!"

But much to his dismay, Fiorentin unleashes her hyper uppercut right to his face the moment Elraven closes both his eyes and says, "Here goes the uppercut!"

But no uppercut hits him; instead he feels something soft caressing his chin, "Wait, where the uppercut is? She missed? Impossible! And what's this soft thing caressing my face?"

Elraven slowly opens his eyes to see Fiorentin caresses his face with very thankful eyes. "Don't worry, El" She says, lowering her hand, "Why would I hit you for saving my life? About the swords…well, nothing lasts forever in this world"

The lord knight quietly turns her back and leaves the gunslinger, but Elraven still feeling guilty for losing the swords. He knows she is pretty disappointed, "Alexandria!"

The girl whose name was called looks over her shoulder. "If you don't mind, can you wait here for five minutes? I have something for you!" Elraven quickly dashes, leaving the confused girl alone by herself, "Something for me? What is it?"

Elraven returns in five minutes bringing a long black sword with him. "This is The Katzbalger" Elraven offers the sword to her, "I picked this during the war. Felicia gave The Garm's Claw she picked to Fenrir because she cannot use it. So, I will give this to you because I cannot use sword. Please accept this as my apology. Maybe this won't totally please you, but Katzbalger is quite a strong sword, from what I heard".

"…OK, I'll accept this" Fiorentin takes the sword and unsheathes it, quickly moves it to get the feel, "Hm, nice. Thank you, El"

"Sure, I'm glad you like it" Elraven replies but Fiorentin suddenly slashes the new sword and stops right before Elraven's neck, warning the gunslinger of another threat.

"But, don't forget, El. I only spared you just for this time" Fiorentin grins, "The uppercut will return whenever I feel the need for it, do I make myself clear?".

Elraven quickly nods, so Fiorentin let him go. And with her smile, she returns to her house, leaving Elraven shocked, "Emilio told me I'm on a very deep shit dealing with Ifrit. But something inside me tells me, that I'm on for another trouble dealing with Alexandria…"

And with a new sword on her hand, Fiorentin decides to call the first possible ally for a meeting. And she chose…Arbalest.

Four Months Ago

Marcus Vidar, famously known by his nickname, The Black Falcon, is a young and charismatic leader of Arbalest, a group of Snipers using Ballista as their primary weapons and often regarded as the finest of their class. Originally hailed from The Archer Guild from Payon, Marcus himself is pretty much a trustworthy and peace loving man. Accompanied by his black falcon, Gregory, he swipes his enemies using the one and the only Refined Ballista in this world. His skills are greatly admired not only among his own kind, but even among the gunslingers. Gen Ed once mentioned that he is like the combination of Sasha and Clyde, but with a greater melee combat ability. Having him on your side would be an incredible boost.

And that very man is currently standing in the middle of Gonryun city, trying to find Fiorentin and/or her comrades. Standing around six feet tall, white short haired, a bit chink eyed with a so-so but charming face, and with Gregory resting on his left shoulder, Marcus is trying his hard to find Sagramore's whereabouts using…a world map. Just a week ago, Fiorentin sent Arbalest a letter, requesting for an audience with him. No need for an Einstein to tell Arbalest the point of the invitation would be a possible alliance. So, along with his two loyal twin underlings, Thompson Bolger and Thomson Bolger, Marcus set out for his journey to Gonryun.

"Ow, I cannot find Sagramore like this!" Marcus sighed and tore his world map off, "This world map is useless!"

"The only useless thing lying around is your brain, Marcus!" Gregory yelled at him from his own shoulder, "Who is dumb enough to use a world map to find an airship or a mansion other than you, dumb-dumb?! Didn't Alexandria tell you she would wait either on Einbroch's Airship or a Korean traditional mansion?! You should have brought a Southern Hemisphere map!"

"That's super true, leader" A bald sniper with lazy eyes comments from behind Marcus, "Do you super agree with me, Thomson?"

"Yes, Thompson, I super agree with you" A man with the same look, only with lazier eyes, agrees with his twin brother.

Of course the two only makes Marcus mad, "Thompson and Thomson, would you mind shutting both your lazy mouths?! I'm trying to think of something here!"

"Tsk, the day you can think is the day when finally pigs fly, Marcus" Gregory rather disagrees with his own owner.

"That's super true, leader. Right, Thompson?"

"Right, Thomson"

"Aaargh! Alright, alright! I had enough with this!" Marcus grows weary of his underlings and settles, "OK, let's find something to eat first?! We can find Sagramore afterwards, what about it?!"

"I see no harm in that" Now, Gregory agrees, "What about you two, Thompson and Thomson?"

"I super agree with that. Right, Thomson?"

"Super right, Thompson"

Finding a place to eat, Marcus and his co arrive at Hagi's restaurant. The three (Gregory not included, he prefers Marcus' shoulder rather than a chair) sit in en unreserved table; noticing the customers, Elraven takes the menu to them, because Fenrir and Dorn are out for a delivery.

"Uh, let's see….Cloud Hermit Steak, Big Foot Steak, Karakasa Steak, Sandman Steak, poring juice, drops juice, poporing juice…" Marcus drops his jaw and leers at Elraven, "Uh, are these foods edible?"

"Yes, they are edible and healthy" Elraven ensures the customers with smile.

But the finest sniper on earth is still unsure, "Are you sure? I mean, they are all monster steaks…"

"Regardless of what they are, the foods are all delicious, sir. I can assure you that much" Elraven still confident with his foods.

"Uh, ok…" Marcus worryingly orders, "I would like to try…Khalitzburg Steak and Drops juice".

"I want Marine Juice" Gregory follows.

"I super want Cloud Hermit Steak with tomato sausage and Pupa Juice" Thompson tells his order.

"And I super want Karakasa steak with Zombie Juice!" Thomson orders the last food on his group.

"Alright, thanks for your order, sirs. The foods will be here in ten minutes" After telling them that, Elraven goes to the kitchen.

"The foods here are weird…" Marcus whispers to Gregory.

"You know what's weirder than the foods?" Gregory replies.

"What?"

"That purple glassed waiter…he didn't say anything when he saw me talking"

"What's the big deal of you talking, Gregory?"

"Moron! Whenever I speak people will usually say, 'Oh, there's a falcon speaking!' or 'The bird talked!', but he didn't feel weird at all when he saw me talking, nor did he comment"

"Maybe he is used to weird things"

"Maybe, who knows?"

"Yeah, or maybe he's just stupid, Gregory"

"Marcus, I think the word 'stupid' would be inappropriate to be used by an idiot like you"

"Thanks!" Marcus happily smiles and ends the conversation.

But his stupidity left Gregory disappointed, "What an idiot…"

Several minutes later, Elraven brings the foods to the snipers. While enjoying their lunch, Marcus asks Elraven, "Uh, chef…the food is delicious, sorry for doubting you before"

"Never mind, sir"

"By the way, can I ask you something, chef?"

"Yes?"

"Don't you feel weird at all seeing my falcon, Gregory, spoke?"

"Pardon me, sir. But, I've seen weirder things"

"Like what?"

Not realizing his experiences are too weird (due to his insensitivity), Elraven answers with a bold face, "Well, I've seen a girl who would sent me to the sky whenever I make mistake, I've seen a glory hog who likes to bet although he never won, I've seen a beautiful goddess who became my girlfriend, I've seen the most dangerous pervert walking on earth, I've seen two personalities in one body, I've seen a giant demon, and I've seen a heartless fire monster who would consume anything and anyone stands before him. So, seeing a falcon speaking didn't surprise me at all"

And of course, Elraven left Marcus and Gregory speechless. "OK…" Marcus mutters, "Now, that's weird alright".

"That's not weird! That's crazy!" Gregory shouts so loud that the people outside the restaurant could hear him, "What kind of experiences are that?! Not even a war veteran would have seen all that! Who really are you, chef?!"

"You mean my name? I'm Elraven, Elraven Sinclair" Elraven calmly shakes Marcus hand, "Nice to see you all"

"I'm Marcus, nice to see you too" Marcus then introduces the jaw dropped Gregory, "And this is my falcon, Gregory"

"Hi, El, I'm Thompson" Thompson introduces himself and his brother, "And this is my brother, Thomson".

"You are all stupid! Don't you realize who this guy is?! Haven't you heard of his name somewhere?!" Gregory fulminate the three stupid snipers.

"Uh, no" Another stupid answer from Marcus, followed by his two underlings,

"Super no. Right, Thompson?"

"Right, Thomson"

"UUUUkkhhh! He is Elraven Sinclair! The Angel of Darkness! That famous gunslinger, remember?!" Gregory loses his patience and yells like crazy, "He has been working with Sagramore for the last seven months! He knows where Sagramore are! Ukh, why do I have to be surrounded by idiots?!"

"Oh, I see. I catch your pint, Gregory" Marcus snaps his finger and as if nothing happens, asks Elraven, "So, El, can you bring us to Sagramore after this lunch? I have something to say to…uh, a woman called….Alexander"

"Alexander?" Elraven, also with his insensitive brain, stupidly reiterates, "Uh, there is no woman named Alexander in Sagramore. Maybe you're wrong; it's probably not a woman you're looking for"

"Oh yeah, right. Let's see…" But before Marcus could name other names, Gregory snaps and pecks him numerous times, "Aw,aw,aw,aw,aw! Ow, Gregory! Gregory, ouch! Stop it! What are you doing?!"

"I had enough of your stupidity, Marcus! It's Alexandria, not Alexander, you silly!" The falcon keeps pecking the sniper, though.

"Oh, Alexandria? I knew her" Elraven admits with a silly face, "She lives not far from here. It's still daylight, I'm sure she is teaching a group of children behind her house, you want me to take you to her?"

"Please do so; these morons are too stupid to even remember a name!" Gregory takes the leading role while Marcus bawls in the floor. After finishing their lunch, El takes the snipers to Fio's house. And just as he expected, Fio is teaching her students.

"Princess, it's your boyfriend!" Minhe alerts the teacher and the other student of Elraven's coming. And of course the students erupted,

"Yeah, it's your boyfriend!"

"Is he going to propose to you, princess?!"

"Are you going to marry him?"

"I think so! He even brought his best man with him!"

"Does that mean you're going to have a baby princess?"

"I want to see a baby boy!"

"A baby girl is much cuter"

"If it's a boy, let's name him Alonso!

"If it's a girl, we'll call her Babe!"

"Babe?! Is that supposed to be a name?!"

"How about Cynthia?!"

"Class, class! Calm won, that's my guest not his best man" Fiorentin quickly straightens the ongoing misunderstanding (although maybe she really hope they are El's best man).

But there's no cure for a stupidity, especially in the form of Marcus. "You're her boyfriend?" Marcus asks with a much widened eyes to Elraven, "You're going to marry Alexandria?! Wow, you're a lucky man, El!"

"No,no! They are joking!" Elraven quickly slams the rumor and properly introduces the snipers, "Alexandria, this guy is Marcus, the leader of Arbalest. That hawk is Gregory, and the twins are Thompson and Thomson".

"I'm Fiorentin, it's nice to see you all" The lord knight politely introduces herself to the charmed guests, "Let's talk properly inside, my friend will prepare a tea"

"Wow, she's gorgeous! El is one lucky man!" Marcus, still with his stupid brain, thinks, "Oh, alright. My men would wait here to accompany your students".

Since Felicia is in the house, she prepares the tea and quietly lets Fio and Marcus to have a discussion. El, along with Thompson and Thomson, accompanies the students. But there is no escape for him because the students keep bombarding him questions about Fio, something he is really ashamed of. Felicia couldn't help but chuckles seeing Elraven being tortured by the kids.

Having a rather calm atmosphere on the house, the discussion is going well.

"How is your people doing, Marcus? It's been a long time since we last met" Fiorentin opens the conversation, "How long was it? Five years?"

"Almost six years, princess" Marcus chuckles, "I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. You were a little girl the last time I met you in Payon"

"Oh my, six years? Time surely goes by so fast"

"Indeed, princess. And my people are doing fine; they have been enjoying their lives at southern forest for more than five years now. Well, we originally hailed from Payon, so living in a forest wasn't new to us. Ever since my father chose me as the new Archer Guild Leader three years ago, I almost had no time to goofing around. I'm busy taking care of my people"

"But, I believe you're doing a good job at it, right?"

"Sort of…but, I'm almost 25, If I couldn't do things right, I wouldn't be a proper adult, princess"

Fiorentin puts a big smile before having the taste of her tea. "Maybe, you already knew why I invited you here, Black Falcon" Fiorentin calmly calls the sniper's nickname, "Do you know about the current situation in Rune Midgard?"

"I pretty much understand your point, Alexandria" Marcus, in a rare occasion, speaks like an educated man, "An alliance, right?"

"True, there is no need to hide it, I believe" The lord knight honestly admits her objective, "Based on my experience and how things are going in Rune Midgard because of Millennium and Valdomir, I'm sure Sagramore alone won't be enough to do something. I need as much help as possible".

"Millennium, huh?" Marcus sips his tea before telling his opinion, "It is too bad Millennium regard all of us as their enemies, they would make a very powerful ally otherwise. Valdomir Kingdom have been bothering me about my people's safety, but Millennium just make it worse"

"Do you happen to know more about Millennium?" The lord knight tries to dig as much information as possible.

"Well, people widely recognize them for having the same power with The Great Military of Einbroch, and led by their Triumvirate, but there's more to it" Marcus puts a serious face when he speaks, "I assume you've known the fact that they used many unseen jobs in our world?"

"Yes, I'm aware of that fact. Although, I don't know the details"

"Their primary weapon is their group of fighters called Lobera. And these Lobera guys have made quite a name for themselves in the battlefield. But the truth is, their trump card is their own three leaders, The Triumvirate" Marcus caresses Gregory several times before continuing, "The Triumvirate's true identities is being kept secret, because they are sacred for Millennium and their followers"

"Sacred?"

"Yes, I've heard that Millennium treat The Triumvirate like gods, at least for a reason…their powers" Marcus sips his tea again before carrying the story on, "It is said that The Triumvirate's ability is on the same league with gods. To sum it up, they are godlike"

Fiorentin closes her eyes listening Marcus, she knows that means the task of freeing Rune Midgard would be harder than ever.

"But no matter how good someone buries a secret, the truth will eventually come out, princess. The least of all, I happen to know The Triumvirate's nicknames" Marcus gives a breath of fresh air, "Their nicknames show us both their roles and their powers in The Triumvirate. The Triumvirate's three members are The Venom King, The Colossus, and Queen of The Sun".

"Just by learning their names, I could tell that all of them are extremely strong combatants" Fiorentin slowly comments on the newly acquired information, but she is quick to put her attention back to Marcus' explanation.

"Among The Triumvirate, The Venom King takes the role as their master in quick attack. The Collosus takes the role as the brute force or the main attacker. And the last but not the least, their most influential member, Queen of The Sun. She is also known as The Lady Savior, because she is believed to havae saved many Millennium followers in the western continent on this world. Among The Triumvirate, she is the most loved and she has the most supporters. Many even believed she is the actual leader of Millennium. And I have heard that, she has never lost a single battle, ever" Marcus finishes telling all he knows about Millennium; adding more things to Fiorentin's concern.

"That's very important information, Marcus. Thank you, I'll make sure I'll inform theothers about this" But the lord knight doesn't forget her true goal, "So, what is your answer?"

"Well, seeing how you and some part of The Military of Einbroch are in a good term…" Marcus sips his tea until the cup is empty. Looking at Gregory with a grin, he smiles and answers, "I see no harm in having an alliance. Let's do it! That sounds fun!"

Fiorentin puts a big smile and the two shake hands, forming the alliance between the two groups in the southern hemispehere. Gregory tiltshis head and flies outside to Thompson and Thomson, telling them the two groups will become one.

But unknown to Gregory, Marcus has returned to his idiotic self and asks something from Fio in return, "Uh, princess. Let's say, for the token of your gratitude, invite me to your wedding with your boyfriend out there, OK? He's a great cook!"

"Uh…" Fio has wanted to explain but she shamefully nods nonetheless.

Before Marcus returned to the Archer Guild, he warned Fio it would not be easy to ask Kurogane to join them, because their Tsukihime is such a weird person.

By the way, no one really says anything about Gregory talking. It is safe to assume that not only Elraven is weird, but the whole Gonryun is weird…

And before I forgot, it took the whole week for Marcus and co to return to their base, mainly because Marcus uses the world map again…and this tragedy resulting in other fuliminating by Gregory.

Three Months Ago

Ever since Marcus agreed to cooperate with Sagramore, Fio has been so dilligent on sending letters to Tsukihime, most of the times with the help of Felicia (because Fio doesn't really know how to write good letters). Tsukihime isn't that busy to write back, but she doesn't really want to make an alliance, because she doesn't feel the need to free Rune Midgard. This is understandable, because Amatsu is her country and Amatsu isn't involved in any war nor being the part of Rune Midgard. Despite all the rejections, Fio and Felicia will not stop trying.

But just like any other effort, someone will try to hinder, in this case, Alphard. He beat the hell out of Vanessa when no one was watching. And that brings more trouble for everyone.

Vanessa is sitting quietly in the bed of Clyde's room. Her face sore and is full of blood, the result of the beating. The other result of the beating was Fiorentin and Felicia asked to have an 'audience' with Alphard inside a certain room. Gen Ed and Emilio calmed the other gunslingers down so no fights would occur. Fiorentin was so upset of Alphard's doing and asked him about this earlier, but he didn't feel guilty at all. Alphard said Vanessa deserved the beating because she is with Valdomir and never wants to tell Olivia's whereabouts no matter what.

"You don't have to do that! You've cross the limit!" In a rare occasion, Fiorentin shouts at the intriguing lord knight, "What kind of man would beat a girl like that?!"

"What kind of man? Let me think for a second…" Alphard cynically responds, just like always, "I believe we call man who beat a girl a bastard. Just like what I did, not to mention, like Sinclair did!"

And the statement confuses the lord knight of course, "Elraven? What does this have to do with him?!"

"Didn't he beat a girl named Kathryne who sided with Valdomir at Geffen to death?" Alphard smirks, "No one called him a bastard after beating a girl to death. What I did was the same, right? Beating a girl from Valdomir?! So, I'm a bastard and he's not?! Or is there some kind of exception I do not know of?!"

"Sir Alphard, this is not the time to debate about that!" Felicia starts to lose her temper dealing with the lord knight. But, suddenly Ty barges inside the room and angrily shouts, "There's no need to drag Elraven on your dirty shit, lo-Sir! You beat her cause you were so frustrated of having a downgrading life and you needed something to please yourself!"

"Watch your mouth, barbarian! I already warned you about this!" An expected respond from someone like Alphard.

"Ty, please calm down" Felicia slowly pushes the gunslinger back, "Let's not make this problem even bigger".

"Sorry for saying this, Felicia" Ty points out at Alphard before proclaims, "But, I'm sure that lo-Sir over there would have raped that girl if we were late to find out his doings!"

"Enough is enough!" Alphard pulls out his Tegron and another chaos ensues, forcing Gen Ed and Emilio to come inside the room and stop the fight.

Meanwhile, Clyde brings Vanessa some water and two bottles of white potion.

"Here, drink these. Your wounds will heal soon" Clyde offers the potions but Vanessa only glances at him, showing a sign of refusal.

"Vanessa, please" Clyde persuades her, "You need a treatment before you get infected".

"I need none of your help, gunslinger" The assassin cross coldly responds, "I don't need your pity at all".

"What I am doing isn't a pity" The Throttle welcomes the argument, "I just want to help you, that's all".

"Not a pity? Now, that's funny" Vanessa chuckles and cynically stares at the young man who have been trying to help her all along, "When your sister was about to kill me, you stopped her. When your group arrived at Gonryun, you offered your room for me. And for the last three months, you patiently brought me foods and all my needs for what? Knowing where the high priest is? I can see your pity on your eyes, and I need none of that. I won't tell where she is no matter what happens to me, and I will never thank you for your doings. You're wasting your time treating me like this, gunslinger".

Clyde sighs and slowly shakes his head, "OK, up yours. Hugo was right, trust is never easy to get. You can call my doings pity or whatsoever, but I never pity you at all. Why would I pity such a strong girl like you when I am weak? You didn't even scream when that bastard beat you, right?"

Vanessa was surprised by his words, not knowing how to reply. "I'll leave the medicines here, it's up to you whether you want to take them or not" Clyde excuses himself and leaves the room, leaving the girl wondering alone by herself.

The next day, Clyde found the medicines have been consumed. Vanessa took them after all.

Two Months Ago

Even with all the rejections they got, Fio and Felicia never gave up trying. So, Emilio suggested a picnic for all of them to fresh things up. They even invited Marcus and his co to join. There's a beautiful hill not far from Gonryun city which has beautiful scenery and nice weather. Needless to say, everyone (Alphard excluded, he was nowhere to found) had a good time together.

Elraven was being made to learn a lesson by Fiorentin and Frea who forced him to taste their self made lunches. Frea's hand made lunch was horrible, Elraven felt like being hit by Purgatorio when he tasted it. And Fiorentin's hand made lunch was even worse, when he tasted it, Elraven felt like being hit by Hortus Deliciarum. Unknown to Elraven, both ladies tried to charm him by their lunches. And unknown to them, they failed big time.

Gen Ed and Talia were having so many chats with Gregory, because he obviously saner than Marcus and the twins. Marcus and the twins are going crazy with Fenrir, Emilio, Hagi, and Dorn. Those fools seem perfect to become the stupidest boy band ever.

Sasha is with Clyde who tries to befriend Vanessa, but there's no sign of progress though, despite the event took place last month. Hugo and Martina are enjoying the scenery.

And Ty…is with Felicia. Sitting next to each other, the two are enjoying their lunches while watching the warm quiet sky. "The weather, the food, even our comrades are enjoying their time. It's so romantic isn't it, Felicia?" Ty (with his 'gentleman' act) opens the conversation.

"It is, indeed. Sometimes, it's good to enjoy free times like this" The look of Felicia answering looks like a goddess reciting in the eyes of Ty.

"Say, why don't you tell me a story about yourself, Ty?" Felicia looks at the gunslinger that looks at her back with a questioning face.

"About myself?"

"Yes, I never heard anything about you from Elraven or the others. And…that makes me curious, so tell me about yourself"

It is hard to refuse her wish; Ty never likes telling about his life for a good reason. But when he wants to voice his refusal, he sees through Felicia's eyes and realizes the woman sitting beside him isn't a bastard who would talk down about anyone.

Taking a long deep breath, Ty puts a little smile on his face and asks, "Have you ever had something that…has been bothering you your whole life, Felicia?"

"…No"

"For me, it's this eye…" Ty slowly points at his eyepatch. Felicia remembers he used the eye to attack the soul of his enemies during the battle at Glast Heim. But she wonders what kind of suffering the man has experienced.

With Felicia remain silent, Ty continues,

"I am an orphan, I was born in the orphanage in Prontera when I was a baby, they told me my mother died while giving birth to me while my father who was a paladin he died on a war between Morroc and Prontera, my mother didn't managed to give me my name, so they gave me the name Tyrael, the archangel who helped mankind to defeat the greater evils but the cost is he was banished from the heavens, Cheesy isn't it?"

Felicia replied "Please go on with your story, I will listen..."

Tyrael smiled and continued,"The priests noticed my left eye, they didn't give a damn about it first, they believe that 2 different eye colors are natural to some people. But when I grew up, Many kids on the orphanage made fun of me, calling me names, the one name I remember is 2 colored freak..I used to cry in one corner until I fall asleep, that's the time when I feel peace...then one time there was a paladin who used to visit the orphanage, trying to cheer the kids up, they used to call him uncle though, he was bringing his two girls with him, one has the same complexion of his father while the another one is a little darker than her sister. I always hide on my room, I am scared... I thought he might haul me out of the orphanage when he see a freak like me...and throw me to the sewers...hahaha."

Ty forced himself to laugh made Felicia felt bad, "Ty, if you don't want to continue then…"

"No, no! I'm fine, really!" Ty gives his best effort ensuring Felicia and carries his story on, "The younger one would always play with the other kids, while another one would just watch them, sometimes I would peek on the window and watch them too. I think that trained me to my hobby. And then she saw me..., One time when I peeked on the window, she was there! In front of me! I lost my balance and feel hard to the floor, I lost my consciousness then when I woke up she looking after me...We became friends after that, I no longer feared when uncle would come to the orphanage, In fact I am happy because I know that girl would come and play with me again...I feel that was my happiest moment in my life...until that day came. One time we are playing then some of the bullies came and tried to spoil our fun, naturally she defended me...but they hit her hard and then she knocked her head on a stone, it was bloody... her, her face is full of blood, then I felt something that I never felt before…rage, pure rage...rage much clearer than a clear pond. I stared at the kid who did that and something happened... the kid had seizures...he can't breath, he can't move, while my left eye feels like getting slower...then I suddenly saw spirits everywhere...they are walking then they noticed me and they were going after me."

Still listening to his story, Felicia tries to recall something, "Wait a minute, this reminds me of something…" . But she quickly sways the thoughts and concentrates on Ty's story,

"Then I ran away, I don't care where I am going, I just ran like a stinking coward who didn't care about the girl, my first friend...well, maybe also my first love. I didn't even ask her name because I am so happy that I forgot to ask her name every time the day would be over. Then I wandered for 3 days…without food. I was in my end of my strength, then I fainted...I hoped that would be the end of my suffering. But I woke up in someone's house; strange it was made from steel. Then I met my savior, that man who will become my so called "father". He asked me why a brat like me managed to run from Prontera to Einbroch. I couldn't get over that time...I just told him to bugger off and I would just lie on the bed wallowing on my own guilt. Then one day the old man grabbed the bedsheets and dragged me outside...I expected that I would be thrown out of his house but instead he brought me in the forest and he gave my first gift in my whole life…he gave me my own gun, Ixidor. Then he told me that we could not eat because there was no more meat in the house, although he assured that he will get some food and he will teach me how to handle it. And then he gave his name...Samuel Irons, he was wearing a western grace all the time because that was his charm to women...he told me that I could call him anything I want even a stupid old pervert, but I rather called him Uncle Sam...then I gave my name to him"

"Judging by the look on your eyes, he must have been a benelovent man" Felicia, being the sensitive girl she always be, guesses.

"Right" Ty chuckles and continues, "I lived with Uncle for a few years. He passed everything that he knew, even his lechery. Both of us would go to some bathhouse to just to peek and we would always run from the women once they caught us and he would put a fight to those people who would call me a freak...we are very happy but then another tragedy came..."

"A man like Ty peeking? That's unimaginable! But…concentrate, concentrate!" Felicia, still believeing Ty is agentleman, keeps retelling herself.

"I ran some errands for Uncle Sam...it was a cold day then...I entered on the house and I saw Uncle sprawling in his own pool of blood...I screamed for help...but no one came...I cursed.. I swear I would kill that guy...but Uncle Sam stopped me and manage to say a few things...he knew that he would be killed because of that weapon...that blueprint that was lost long time ago...an ARMAS, the weapon feared by the gods...ECLESSIA...he told me that he arranged everything for me...he was a former official of the Schwaltzvalt republic, he used his connections so that I will be educated at the Military Academy...then he told me to go back to this place on my 19th birthday...he will give his will and legacy to me...then he gave his prized hat to me and he died..."

Ty closes his eyes and stops for several minutes. There's no need for a genius to say, it's hard for him telling this story. As much as Felicia wants him to stop if he would, she didn't say anything and continue listening.

"Then I enrolled at the Einbroch academy, I didn't use his surname because he told me that I might be killed for it, so I made my own surname...Seraph, the highest ranked angels of God. I was known of being a delinquent...but I was one of the highest ranked students, equal to the two other guys famous in our school, I have no friends because they were afraid to mingle with me and because of my intimidating looks mainly I used an eyepatch then...I feared "that" might happen like before"

"So, what changed you?" Felicia smirks, she already knows without him telling.

"Them" Ty obviously referred to Ropera Squad members, "One day we were assigned to a practical exam, we are sent to a skirmish. We would be grouped in to a 3 men team, I was assigned with Elraven Sinclair, he was known for his brilliance and for his notoriety for making all the confessing girls cry because of his insensitivity and Emilio Barragan, a son of a war hero, known for his gambling streak and freakin strength and also talked about because he got only good remarks for his daddy's position. They were good friends both of them; they were talking and yelling at each otherwith loud voices that
they annoyed me so much. When I confronted them, instead of fight me back...they called me a one eyed emo boy"

"That sounds like Emilio" Felicia takes another shot of guessing the culprit. Ty rolls his eyes; Felicia was right.

"Then when we were dropped off in the battle, we are just told if the things go worst we would retreat, we are just a support team, but the main team was killed on action and everyone ran. I was really mad that time; my pent-up rage was so great that I might kill anyone. I stayed...and so were they. Those two were staying...they were happy because they were now able to test all their skills real time. They were surprised that I was also staying; Emilio told me that if I am to join them then I was also in their wager on how many soldiers would they kill. The one, who killed most, wins. After all night war, we managed to defeat all of them. We got 500 soldiers each. There was one single sonldier that we gang up on when we killed him, until now, we still haven't decided who truly won. That's how I knew them, and later, I became part of the squad".

"It must be hard living like that. But, thanks god you got a good ending" Felicia responds to Ty's story with all honesty, "Who would have thought you got so much burden, Ty?"

"Well, I still think my wicked eye would be a problem. This is a curse after all, it always gives me and the people around me bad luck…" Ty looked down to the ground, but suddenly he heard Emilio calling him from behind, "Ty, come here! We still got some pancakes for you and Felicia!"

"We all have problems, Ty. But, maybe…" Felicia tells Ty before she rises to get the pancake, "Maybe someday, somewhere, you will realize, that wicked eye of yours, is a gift…not a curse. Just look at your friends, Ty"

"What's with my friends?"

"Do they look like a bad luck to you?" Felicia smiles and leaves Ty, getting some pancake. Ty couldn't help but gasped, for the first time after a long time feeling like someone just knocked his heart. It's still a long way to go before he believes his eye is a gift, but that one second, he felt like he would believe on her words…even if it's just a little.

That evening, the picnic ended without anymore trouble (except for Elraven who tasted the foods of hell, of course).

One Month Ago

Even in the hardest of days, having fun is a must. Almost a year has passed since the Battle of Glast Heim, of course everyone's age has increased as well. And the last to get her birthday was Fiorentin. Although she refused to celebrate it, Felicia arranged the party so big that the whole Gonryun city celebrates it; even Marcus and co were invited.

It took more than a week to decorate the whole town for Fio. The citizens volunteered to help, though. And at the night of Fio's 16th birthday, everyone had their fair share of having fun.

The party went all night long. When the town was busy celebrating, Felicia forced Fio to drag Elraven to her gallery, so they could have some time together. And so, they ventured on her gallery.

"So, these are all your paintings?" Elraven takes a good look on a dozen of paintings decorating the wall, one by one, while the girl beside him dresses in a lovely gown, hoping for him to say something good about the paintings (he promised her anyway, if he says anything bad the paintings, Katzbalger is ready to squish him), "She paints many things, huh? People, views, buildings, she is pretty good".

"Hm, I'm not into paintings, so this is only an amateur opinion" The gunslinger closes his eyes before commenting, "The fusion of the colors are good, really shows the beauty of your paintings. I wouldn't put them on the same category with Leonardo Da Vince or Vincent Van Bogh, but I can truly feel your 'heart' or should I say your 'love' on each of your painting, even more than those two paintings'".

"W…what?" Blood starts gathering on Fiorentin's face, turning it red, "Can you…say that again?"

"Yes, you put your love on your paintings, especially this one. This is the best of your paintings, Alexandria" Elraven points at a painting of three people, a tall well built man with golden eyes, a beautiful woman with a long pink hair, and someone who seems to be their daughter in front of a castle.

"Oh, that's…" The lord knight was surprised because Elraven says the painting of her family is her best painting.

"Are they your parents?" Elraven slowly asks and gets a nod as the answer.

"That handsome man must be your father, Tristan Adler. And that gorgeously looking woman must be your mother, Angelica Adler. And that cute little girl is…you" Elraven looks at the quiet lord knight and continues, "That's why I said this is the best of your paintings. You see, you really captured your parents' figures perfectly. When I look at them and then I look at you, I can tell you have the beauty of your mother and the eyes of your father. Those golden eyes, deep and strong, just like yours. Well done, Alexandria. Very well done, I couldn't have said it better".

"Elraven…" Fiorentin couldn't help but deeply looking at the gunslinger, "Thank you. I really appreciate that".

"Never mind, you deserve it" Elraven slowly picks a white feather from inside his pocket and shows it to the former princess, "I concentrated all day long to make this one feather using my lights. Felicia told me that silver hair band on your head is a precious birthday gift from your late father. So, I hope you don't mind me doing this. This is my present for you".

Elraven slowly puts the feather on the left side of the hair band, making it more adorable than before. Fiorentin slowly touches the feather and feel its softness the moment Elraven whispers on her ear,

"Happy birthday, Fiorentin"

"You…you just called me by name?!" The lord knight sounds really happy, "Say it again! Don't just whisper on my ear!"

"No, you misheard" But Elraven doesn't feel like losing, "I said, 'Happy birthday, Alexandria. May god bless you'".

"No, you definitely said my name!" Fiorentin insists, "You cheated, El! Say it! Come on, just this once!"

"No,no,no. You misheard" Fiorentin never knows Elraven doesn't like losing this much, "And besides, I think you're missing the big picture here, Alexandria. Don't you like my present at all?"

"OK, I like your present. Thank you, El. But you cheated!" Fiorentin starts showing (fake) tears to defeat Elraven, "I don't know (sniff, sniff) you can be so cruel like this (sniff, sniff). You're mean! (sniff, sniff)".

"No, no! Don't cry!" Elraven (finally defeated) gives up and offers her another present, "OK, what about this? I'll recite a poem for you. But you need to stop crying, OK?"

"A poem? I prefer him calling me by name again, but…poem should do" Fiorentin has another idea on her head, "OK, I'll take the poem. But only…"

"Yes?"

"Only if you hold my hand when you recite it" The lord knight has spoken.

And since Elraven obviously doesn't realize her feelings at all, what can you expect other than, "OK", as his answer?

Standing quietly on the gallery, the moonlight enters from the window and shines on the two. As if the world is now dark and the only light left embraces them in its warmness.

The two looks at the starry night sky when Elraven grants Fiorentin her wish and holds her hand,

Not far from the gallery, Frea is clenching her fists when Fenrir is clapping his hands. The two were peeking the whole time (unknown to both Fio and El of course).

"Yes, yes, yes! What did I tell you, Freyja?! They are a couple! Your man left you for her! The princess owns you big time!"

"No, they are not!"

"Oh, come on! You gotta admit they look so lovely together!"

"They are not! I only let the princess do as her wish because today is her birthday!"

"Yeah, yeah! Speak all you want, but when this war is over…man, I can foresee it from now" Fenrir starts to act like a priest in a wedding ceremony, "Elraven Sinclair and Fiorentin Adler, by the power vested on me, I hereby pronounce you, man and woman. You may kiss the bride".

"Stop it! That's not funny!"

"And then her name will be Fiorentin Sinclair. They will have three adorable children, and Elraven will be the new King of Prontera!"

"I said stop it, Fenrir!"

"And they will happily ever after!"

"They won't!"

"They will!"

"Won't!"

"Will!"

"Won't!"

"Will!"

"Won't!"

"Will!"

You know how this one ends….

Today

After motnhs of corresponding, Tsukihime finally agreed to set an audience (weirdly, after knowing Emilio is in Gonryun). She said she would send her man to bring an invitation letter for Sagramore, which is planned to arrive sometime in the night.

Everyone got their turn on guarding the post not far from the city's border. Ty got to go with Emilio, then Clyde-Sasha, and then Frea-Fenrir, but the shot goes to our best couple, El-Fio.

Waiting not far from the forest, the two are having their yet another lovely moment (^^).

"Ow, the sky is so lovely tonight with the star, right? What do you think, El?" Fiorentin cheerfully admires the sky with the gunslinger.

"Yes, I guess so" Elraven boldly responds, just like he always does, "But where is that messenger, anyway?"

"Don't worry, he will eventually come here" Fiorentin rather interests on another thing, "Let's talk about something else, is it hard being a gunslinger?"

"What? I'm afraid I don't catch you, Alexandria"

"I mean, having to use guns, predicting the distance, I always think a long range fight would be hard to do"

"Oh, not really. Most gunslingers excel in a close quarter combat, Alexandria. Maybe the only flop of using gun is our reach"

"Your reach?"

"Yes, bullets can only hit towards one target or direction. If an enemy finds a gunslinger blind spot, that's it, the gunslinger is out of the game"

"But, it takes more than that to take you and your squad out, right?" Fiorentin smirks; which is replied by the gunslinger with a smirk.

Elraven rises and walks away to her front, putting a can around 15 feet from her eyes and returns to the lord knight. "Come here, I'll teach you how to shoot" Elraven shows his Tristan and moves to Fiorentin's behind, "Here, hold this"

"Uh, wait!" Despite her red alarming face, Fiorentin still takes the gun. Her face grows even redder when Elraven holds both her arms and positions them so she would be ready to take a shot.

"This is automatic, so there's no need to mind the hammer or such" Elraven let go of her arms (although she definitely doesn't mind him holding her longer) and instructs her, "Take a deep breath, and when you're ready, shoot. There's no need to worry about anything, all the time is yours, Alexandria"

BANG!

Fio takes a shot and perfectly hits the can, making a hole on it. "Yes! I did it!" Fio cheers but since she is too happy, she drops the gun to the ground. The gun fires till it runs out of bullets; worse, all the bullets hit the shocked Elraven (he didn't scream or flinch though, just like always)

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry, El! The gun was just…." Fio loses her cool and tries to clean Elraven's of his blood.

"It's alright, it's alright. The bullets didn't kill me, alright? Not to mention the wounds are closing. Bad luck happens anytime" Elraven calms the girl down and picks his gun; he quickly keeps it so another misfiring won't occur.

"I'm really sorry, El! I didn't mean to…"

"Chill out, Alexandria. I'm fine, alright? Just forget about it" Elraven sits on the ground again, having Fio to do the same with him.

"Are you sure….they didn't hurt?" Fiorentin, obviously still feeling some guilt.

"This isn't worse than your uppercut" Elraven insensitively remarks the move that would send him to the sky.

"What?!" Now, Elraven makes her mad again, "I'm trying to express my sincere concern but that's how you respond to it?! Why youuuuuuuuu!". Fiorentin rises; in Elraven's eyes, she is engulfed with fire and readies to send him to the sky again.

"Wait, wait! I didn't mean to mock you! But, the wounds didn't hurt, really! I wasn't even flinching, right?!" Elraven, in his desperate attempt not to go to the sky again, defends himself. And much to his surprise, he succeeded. Fiorentin stops.

"Are you telling the truth?" The lord knight asks in a rather low tone, "The wounds…didn't hurt at all?"

"Well, I would be a liar if I say they didn't hurt at all. Of course, they hurt" Elraven admits, "They hurt like hell. But, there is no need to make a big deal of it"

"You're…always like that" Fiorentin slowly recalls things, "Whenever you got hit, whenever you got attacked, you never flinched…let alone screamed"

"Uh, yes" Elraven, due to his insensitivity, doesn't realize what she is trying to imply.

"Why?" The young girl stares at the gunslinger with a questioning look, "There's must be a reason for it, right?"

The night just grow colder when Elraven rolls his eyes before answering, "Because, I don't feel the need to"

"The need?"

"Yes, the need to show my weakness" Elraven explain with a bold face, "Flinching, screaming, they are just signs of our weakness, including ine. Why would I show it?"

"That's it? That's your reason?"

"Yes, and this is not a joke" Elraven reiterates his point, "My enemy can attack me with anything, inflict pain on me, but no matter how hurt the pain is, I will never flinch and scream. Never"

Fiorentin never knows Elraven's reason for not showing pain is so deep. All the time, she thought he never flinhed and screamed because heis a total insensitive. But before she had the chance to say something, the sound of someone wailing could be heard from the forest…

A male thief could be seen running inside the morning mist in woods. Cold sweats streaming down his face, his breath are heavy. He looks over his shoulder to ensure himself no one follows him from his behind inside this woods. A group of people have been chasing him ever since he entered the woods.

"Did they lose me?" He prepares his gauche in case someone attacks him, "No, they didn't. I can feel their presences around here. Do they…surround me already?". Thanks to his quick reaction, the thief lowers his head the moment a giant knife swings from behind his neck, attempting to chop it off. "There they are!" The thief moves his knife and strikes the attacker back, but his enemy is fast enough to kick his stomach and knock him to the ground.

"Aakh!" The thief quickly stands back and finally has a good look on his enemies, five Bloody Murderers. One in front of him, two behind him, one on his left, and one on his right. "Hand over the letter, mortal!" The one in front of him threatens him.

"What if I refuse?" The thief answers, much to his bravery although he is trembling.

"Then we will kill you before getting the letter by ourselves!" The Bloody Murderer swings another slash, right when a bullet hits his head and kills him. The thief and the bloody murderers quickly turn their attention to where the bullet comes from. The morning mist vanishes as if the shooter presences sway them away. And without the morning mist hindering their eyesight, they spot Elraven still aiming his Tristan to them. Its hole smokes from the previous shot.

"Your turn, Alexandria" Elraven whispers the moment Fiorentin comes out from his behind and in a blinding speed, strikes her Katzbalger, instantly killing the remaining four Bloody Murderers before they even realize it and saving the thief. "That's a good warm up, thanks for the opportunity" The former princess sheaths her sword and looks at the thief, "And you're one lucky man. We've been waiting you all night long, messenger".

"Messenger? So, you people are…from Sagramore?" The thief slowly rises from the ground.

"We are, boy. I'm Elraven" The gunslinger shakes the thief hands, "And the gorgeous lady over there is the big boss, Alexandria".

"Oh, Alexandria! Tsukihime-sama told me a lot about you" The thief bows his head and introduces himself, "My name is Hiroshi. It's an honor to meet you, and thank you for saving my life".

"Don't mention it. Consider that as the token of our good will" A down to earth reply from the lord knight, "Anyway, you bring the letter from Hikari-san with you, Hiroshi-kun?"

"Yes"

"Good. Now, why don't we talk inside Gonryun? It's not really safe in the woods, another Valdomir pawns might attack" With that statement as the resolution, the three goes to Gonryun, where Sagramore have been recuperating for the last eight months since the battle of Glast Heim.

Along the way, Elraven starts recalling things,

"Now, we are all ready for the new battle after taking a long rest. Fenrir told us that he has a friend who invited him and would help us increasing our abilities at Umbala, so he suggests some of us to go with him there. Felicia, Clyde, and Ty have expresses their willingness to go (although maybe Ty only wants to have more photos of Felicia…) . Martina and Hugo will go to Umbala in order something happens. Gen Ed said only him, Emilio, me, and Sasha would go to Amatsu. Alexandria has been keeping in touch with The Queen of Amatsu for the last three months and she requests an audience with her, possibly for an alliance. Oddly enough, The Queen of Amatsu eventually accept the request for an audience after knowing Emilio is here with us, I wonder what is going on? I believe Gen Ed order the three of us to go to Amatsu in order to secure the safety of Alexandria. Her safety is our priority after all. Frea and her two spies will probably go to Umbala, she said she has several things to be taken care of there. We agree to stop over at Umbala first using Pegasus and then go to Amatsu to take care of things. Well, that's it for the life at Gonryun" Elraven and the other two finally arrive at the house where everyone (except for Alphard) waits.

Felicia: "Welcome back, you two! Is that the messenger?"

Ty: "Ow, the messenger's a man!"

Sasha: "Serves you right, Ty"

Clyde: "Remember the torture, Sasha…"

Martina: "…"

Hugo: "…"

Gen Ed: "See? The princess and Elraven met the messenger during their shift, right? I won the bet again, Emilio"

Emilio: "Ow, not again! Another half a million zenny from me!"

Fenrir: "Oh, how lovely the princess and her gunslinger are? Don't you agree, Freyja?"

Frea: "Shut up, Fenrir!"

Kirigi: "I bet 100,000 zenny the messenger is gay"

Wendy: "I bet 100,000 zenny you're gay"

Kirigi: "What?!" (And then they got a fight)

Talia: "…"

Dorn: "Come on, read the message"

Hagi: "zzzz…zzz.., huh? Who's that?"

"Everyone, this is Hiroshi-kun. He is the messenger from Amatsu" Fiorentin introduces the thief and reads the message out loud, "The Queen of Amatsu has granted a permission to enter her territory. We're all set and ready to go!"

And with that, the new adventure begins…

Meanwhile, somewhere in Umbala Jungle…

Sarkhan is leaning on a tree like he usually does, enjoying his pipe. "Sarkhan! Fenrir, Freyja, and several other humans will come here, is that true?" Randgris appears out of nowhere and strikes the old Eddga with her question.

"Yes"

"And you want to help them?!"

"Yes. I only promised not to stick my nose to this world's business. I didn't say anything about helping them overcoming their weaknesses"

"I see…" Randgris looks like something is bothering her.

"What is it, Randgris? Is this about Freyja?" Sarkhan guesses, "Isn't this the right time for you to settle your problem with her?"

"Well, yes" Randgris heftily answers, "But, what trouble me is…"

"THE FACT THAT SARKHAN INVITED ALL THE REMAINING GODS IN THIS WORLD, INCLUDING ME" Ifrit cuts what Randgris wants to say, popping out from her behind, "IS THAT WHAT BOTHERS YOU, RANDGRIS?"

"Ifrit!" Randgris forms a spear on her right hand and quickly strikes towards Ifrit, only to be stopped by Sarkhan using his gravity power to add more weight on her and slowly stops her from attacking, "Sarkhan! Why did you stop me?! You didn't have to invite him!"

"I had to! I take no sides, remember?!" Sarkhan clarifies his intention, "This is the problem between us, gods! We should deal with this in our own way!"

"NO HARD FEELINGS, SARKHAN. MAYBE SHE IS STILL MAD AT ME BECAUSE I KILLED SO MANY OF HER EIRHEINJARS WORMS DURING RAGNAROK" After calmly looking all the time, The Fire God of Midgard crosses his arms and mocks, "WHOSE FAULT IT WAS TO CHOOSE WORMS AS HIS SOLDIERS, I WONDER?"

"You imbecile! How dare you mock Lord Odin even until now?!" Randgris expresses her anger out loud, "And how could you killed the Eirheinjars when they were on your side?!"

"I DON'T SIDE WITH WORMS, SIMPLE" Usual answer from Ifrit.

"Ok, that's enough you two!" Sarkhan cools the two down because their guests will arrive soon…

AOC: Hey! Welcome to the first segment of Omake section! Here in the studio, we already have the main character in this story for interview, Elraven!

El: Hello (smiling)! Nice to meet you all!

AOC: OK, first, we have a message from my favorite reviewer, Kogane1089.

El: Really? What does he want to say?

AOC: He said, you don't have the strongest of ARMAS children because it would be stereotypical to let the main characters have all the glories.

El: Eh? Hm…I don't really mind about that, but I think Emilio will be mad at Kogane-kun for that.

AOC: Why?

El: You see…Emilio is a glory hog; he would want to be the strongest in everything. He would be mad if he knows about this.

AOC: OK. You hear that, Kogane? You're in a big trouble for making Emilio mad! The next is a question from Castle43, Elraven, you always say 'Now, I must bid you farewell' before you finishes your enemies off, where do you have the idea to say that?

El: Well, let's say, that's a final salute for them after giving me a fight. Hopefully, I can say that right in front of Ifrit someday.

AOC: Same here. The next is from Aya The Oneechanbara, Elraven, will you marry her?

El: What? Who?

AOC: Wait a minute, is this even a question?! Aya, how would Elraven marry you?!

El: Yeah, AOC's right. I got Frea, I cannot marry you…whoever you are.

AOC: That's not what I meant! You're a fictional character when she's not!

El: Oh, yeah! Right, sorry!

AOC: Next is a question from Tia Harribel, Elraven, would you kiss Fio for a million zenny?

El: Huh? Well, I would kiss her even for free. Normal men would kiss her for sure.

AOC: Really?! So, the gossip of you feeling something for her is true?!

El: What are you talking about?! It's just a kiss! No need to make a big deal of it.

AOC: Well, yeah…but, for her, this isn't just about a kiss. She's a girl, you know?

El: Well, if it's for a million zenny, Emilio would even kiss Hugo.

AOC: What?! Is he gay?!

El: No, Emilio's insane, not gay.

AOC: Ow, this is going nowhere. OK, next is from Allen In The Dark, Elraven, what makes you fall in love with Frea in the first place?

El: Because she is kind and patient, that's for the inside part. Outside…man, she has the finest crack among goddesses! Or so I heard. Anyway, she is one of a kind; I never stop thanking lord for giving her to me! Any normal men would want to have her, I tell you.

AOC: Damn, you're a lucky man. OK, next is from mikamika, Elraven, who turns you on more often, Fio or Frea?

El: What?! Isn't that supposed to be private?!

AOC: Yes…but a question is a question. It needs an answer.

El: …Both.

AOC: What?! Both?! Are you insane?! Frea isn't enough for you?!

El: Hey, I'm a normal man, alright?! And that's not my fault at all!

AOC: What?! Clarify, please!

El: Well, first, Frea should wear wider clothes. Her hanbok shows her curves clearer than even a crystal. How would I not get seduced after all that?!

AOC: OK, what about Fio?

El: Well…her skirts are too short! She shows her thighs too damn much! She should wear longer skirts like Felicia, or at least put a stocking! Not to mention she ogles around me whenever she had a chance, how would I not feel something?! I'm a normal man!

AOC: But since you're a normal man, you enjoy both do you?

El: …(nods)

AOC: Hm, that's a given. Next is a question from Donquixote Doflamingo, Elraven, whenever Ifrit or other enemies hit you, the most you'll end up with is the ground, but why do whenever Fio punches you, you would end up in the sky?

El: Well, I don't know the exact reason, but probably…that's because she is a much scarier and stronger monster than Ifrit! Yeah, that's gotta be it! She is too damn strong, despite her small size.

AOC: OK, that's honest. Wait, do you hear that?

El: Hear what?

AOC: Someone breaking the entrance…nothing, it's just me. The last is from my top contributor, Willy. Elraven, do you know Fio's three size?

El: What? No, I don't. And I don't have intention on knowing.

AOC: Why not?

El: Come on, what's the use of getting it on with Frea every night? And let's not forget Felicia. Every man on Midgard wouldn't care about Alexandria's three size if you could see Felicia's hands down.

AOC: …(Looking scared of something)

El: What's wrong, AOC? Something matters?

AOC: (whispering) behind you…(quickly hides after saying this)

El: Behind me? (Look behind him and spots Fiorentin engulfed in fire) What?! Alexandria?!

Fio: (grabs Elraven's shoulders) Hello, El. (In an eerie voice) what did you just say about me?

El: (Trembling) A,a,a,about y,y,you?! I,I,I didn't say anything….

Fio: Liar! (Clenching her right fist, still with her eerie voice) you said something about my skirts, right? Do you know that it's up to me to wear anything I like?

El: (Cold sweats streaming down his face) Y,y,yes!

Fio: (Deepen her eerie voice) and you said I'm a scarier monster than Ifrit, right?

El: But that was…

Fio: (Cuts him off) and you said, my three size wouldn't matter compared to Felicia's right?!

El: (Seeing Fiorentin ready to launch him to the sky) Wait, Alexandria! Please, I didn't mean it! I didn't mean it! Please, have mercy on me! I'm begging you!

Fio: No! I'm not going to forgive you this time! Your stupidity needs to be taught a lesson!

El: Stupid? (Insensitively) Er…I'm insensitive, not stupid. What is this stupidity you're talking about?

DUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHH!

El: (As he flies to Pluto) I didn't mean iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! (After five minutes, legend has it that Elraven is never to be seen again)

Fio: Hmph! Serves your right, prick! (She walks away from the studio after destroying our rooftop)

AOC: (Slowly returns after all is said and done) Em, since Elraven is on the sky and won't make it in time to continue the interview, I hereby pronounce the first omake session is finished. Next topic would be about…the readers' most favorite character, Fio! I hope you enjoy this chapter as well. Not too bad for the opening, right? Thanks for reading, c u next chappy! (^^)