As the sun began to rise, the first rays of sunlight entered one particular room. As the alarm clock began to do its work, one would think that a hand would land to turn it off, but instead, a dagger smashed the alarm clock, finishing it off.

Slowly the person under the sheets rose to a sitting position, it was Diana. The Amazon warrior's beauty and charm now seemed a thing of the past, her eyes seemed lifeless and her hair was messy, as she turned around, the sheets dropped half-eaten tubs of ice cream onto the floor.

With zombie-like steps, the girl walked to a bathroom where she began her daily grooming. But she was only standing with her head resting against the wall as the water fell on her. Once she got out, she brushed her teeth before looking at herself in the mirror with a dead look.

Once she finished brushing her teeth, the warrior left the room and started walking to my room, the girl looked around the place in silence and then approached my closet before taking out some of my clothes to start dressing in silence.

To say that the kitchen is clean would be a joy but in reality it is quite the opposite. Boxes of frozen waffles everywhere, cereal boxes that looked stabbed and opened as if they were animals in the slaughterhouse, ice cream on the floor and everywhere. But Diana didn't seem to care, or maybe she did, she just didn't seem to have the strength to clean.

The Amazon warrior opened the refrigerator and to her bitterness there was nothing, with a loud slam she closed the refrigerator letting many magnets fall but then she saw a photograph, a photograph of our first date. That made the girl grab the photo and look at it in silence while tears fell down her cheeks.

Diana put the photograph away before slowly walking forward and grabbing the house keys, with that in hand, the Amazon warrior left the house and began walking aimlessly.

Diana Prince, princess of Themyscira and daughter of Queen Hippolyta. One could say that the Amazon warrior could handle anything, but a breakup and emotional conflict? The Amazon warriors never taught her how to deal with emotional damage and to be honest, right now Diana wishes she at least knew how to ease the guilt in her conscience.

The image of me begging for mercy, the attempted murder of Tatsu, her best friend, and even seeing how disappointed she was, but what kept hitting her mind were three things. The Asian girl's reprimand, my request that we give each other time and also the departure letter.

Could she blame herself? Diana was aware that Kara was to blame for everything, but the Amazon warrior had not made any effort to stop my pleas and requests, the blame was shared. After a long walk like a lost soul, she raised her head to recognize a specific place. Sweet Justice.

This was the only place to kill her sorrows, regardless of her appearance, the Amazon warrior entered the ice cream shop before going to sit at the counter with a look that reflected an implacable coldness.

"Hello welcome to sweet Justice where. Oh, umm, hello Diana." Barry had to stop waving when he recognized the Amazon war.

"Give me the usual." The Amazon warrior said in a cold and harsh tone but the speedster boy bit his lip nervously.

"Umm, Diana. Listen, I know you're depressed about Benja but, my bosses say that if I don't see money on the table I can't give you anything." Barry freaked out when he saw Diana pull out her sword, he closed his eyes expecting the worst only to see the Amazon warrior put the weapon on the table.

"Take it. I don't need it anymore," Diana said, not giving much importance to losing her weapon, something that shocked Barry.

"But, Diana..."

"Now bring me what I asked for. Now." Diana said in a cold and serious tone which made Barry just nod before leaving to prepare the order.

"Hello Diana. I didn't hear you arrive." The Amazon warrior turned around only to see Zatanna, Jessica and Kara.

Zatanna looked like she hadn't slept in days, and her crying wasn't helping. The girl no longer had the flirtatious glow or charming smile of before, now she looked like someone who was done in as if her conscience had been consumed by depression.

Jessica didn't seem to be the exception, her eyes showed dark circles and her clothes were dirty, it was difficult to tell at a glance if she had even been showering or at least changed her clothes.

It was impossible to see Kara's face, as the Amazon warrior was sleeping on the bar with milkshake glasses around her that Barry was trying to clean, but the Kryptonian girl didn't move so that place was still just as dirty.

"Oh, hello sisters. How have you been?" Diana asked as the speedster boy brought over a huge tub of ice cream which the Amazon warrior began to eat without thanking Barry.

"Oh well. Considering my cute assistant left, my relationship is possibly over, and I can't sleep thinking about that fucking potion I took and regretting not thinking clearly and preventing a catastrophe. How do you think I feel?" Zatanna asked annoyed as she used her magic to take a suitcase away from Barry without the boy noticing.

"Yes, I understand you sister. I too wish we could have avoided what we did, but. I guess this would be better for our relationship, to give us some time." The Amazon warrior said but then they heard a loud "Ha" from Jessica.

"It's easy for you two whores to say this because you've been with Benja for months, and I was barely going to be together for a week, but surprise, now my boyfriend is miles away from me, because a couple of whores couldn't shut their big mouths for a second and wanted to eat Benja as if sex was their holy water." The two girls were stunned by what Jessica said while the Green Lantern girl sighed in defeat.

"I'm so sorry girls. I've been having a lot of nightmares so I haven't been able to sleep well, I feel bad for the things we've done to Benja and Tatsu." Jessica said a little calmer, receiving a nod from Diana and Zatanna.

"The gods are punishing our bad actions, only they will decide if Benja will come back into our lives again." Diana said with her head down eating her ice cream while the other girls sighed in defeat.

"Umm, girls." Zatanna and Diana turned to see Jessica. The Green Lantern girl looked worriedly at Kara.

"Kara doesn't seem to be breathing." Jessica said worriedly as the girls approach where the Amazon warrior is.

"Umm, sis, are you alive?" The moment Diana touched Kara's head, the Krypton girl abruptly woke up, startling the other girls.

"There's nothing left, goodbye, see you soon, see you never!" The Krypton girl shouted in a dizzy but surprisingly drunk tone, something that surprised the girls.

"Kara, are you okay?" Jessica asked worriedly while the Krypton girl played with her glass.

"One day you're traveling across the galaxy and suddenly you're having a cup of tea with Marie Antoinette and her little sister." Kara said in a drunken tone looking at Zatanna and Diana.

"I think you've had enough tea for today, Kara. Come on, we better get you out of here." The magical girl said before taking the ice cream cup from the Krypton girl but then Kara abruptly stood up.

"Don't you see!? Do you see this uniform? I'm Supergirl!" Kara started laughing stupidly which made the girls nervous.

"Control yourself, Kara!" Diana gathered her courage and gave the Kryptonian girl a hard slap, causing her to fall silent. Internally, the Amazon warrior felt much better about finally landing a blow on Kara.

"I'm, I'm so sorry guys. I'm fine, I'm just, I'm just depressed." Kara grabbed her bag before starting to walk to the exit followed by the other girls.

"I can handle this." That statement lasted for a sigh because suddenly Kara began to cry uncontrollably in front of the ice cream shop which alarmed the other girls.

"I'm a piece of shit, a fraud! I couldn't take care of a simple relationship just because I wanted to see my Snowball as a child again, is it too much to ask to see my adorable baby in my arms while I take care of him and love him as if he were my own baby!?. But, I'm a good girlfriend, right? Please tell me that at least I'm a good girlfriend." Kara said through tears looking at the other girls.

"We better take her home." Zatanna said nervously and embarrassed by the scene that was playing out before helping the girls carry Kara.

"My beautiful relationship with my snowflake, ruined!" The girls felt deeply ashamed due to the Krypton girl's childish behavior and with no other choice, they began to walk to Kara's house with the girl's cries and pleadings.

"Shit. Trouble in paradise, huh?"

Selina, Leslie and Doris would have witnessed everything because the three of them wanted to go to Dulce Justicia to have breakfast and they had come across the surprising scene.

"Surely Benja went to give love to another needy slut, right Doris?" Leslie said mockingly but the redheaded girl was watching the other girls carrying Kara with difficulty.

"Earth to Doris." The girl snapped out of her trance and looked at her best friend.

"Huh? Oh yeah, umm. Can you guys come in? I forgot my wallet." Doris said but that confused Selina and Leslie.

"But we saw that you had your wallet with you when you got here," the punk girl said with some confusion but Doris crossed her arms in annoyance.

"It was Garth's stupid wallet, I'll see you inside." Doris turned and walked away leaving the other girls behind who looked at each other before entering the ice cream shop.

Doris wasn't the smartest or the brightest girl in the whole school, in fact her grades barely got her through the next year, but she could see that something was wrong.

"I understand that stupid nerd would never leave those four idiots for a lover, in fact, why would he have a secret lover? I need to see what this is all about," Doris said before starting to walk to my house.

"That stupid nerd thinks he can just leave me standing like that after our promise? This is personal, I hope that idiot is prepared for when I find him. What the hell is he doing?"


"Now, shoot."

At the moment of releasing the arrow, the projectile traveled at a perfect speed, but despite all that, the arrow only hit the bottom of the target.

"You missed, Benja. At least you managed to hit the target from here," Miyako said, looking through binoculars at the target in the distance.

Thursday arrived. And as promised, Miyako and I were now training archery, however, what I thought would be a training session at a reasonable distance. Everything was thrown off balance now that we were both on the roof of the academy and the target was at a ridiculous distance.

"Miyako, I need you to explain to me why we're practicing archery up here. Literally hitting the target is a miracle, it's not a matter of skill anymore." I said as my roots caught the fired arrows. Some hit the ground and others hit the walls.

"In the battle Kawakami many of your arrows went off randomly, you need more confidence when shooting, concentration, strong hand and breathing. At medium and short distance your arrows are certainly accurate as well as powerful, but you won't always be able to take them into account, sometimes distance and stealth will be your best friends when handling a bow." Miyako said while I touched my sore shoulder.

"Easy for you to say. Your shots are devastating, I couldn't find you when you destroyed my mask when Tatsu and I arrived." I said as I remembered the moment when Miyako almost knocked me out with an arrow but then I saw the girl laugh.

"Now you understand? Everything is possible with training, look, I'll help you." I blushed when Miyako took my hands and stood behind me, which made me tense.

"Stretch your arm out to touch your cheek, hold the bow tightly, don't think it will break, clear your mind and relax your shoulders." As she explained, Miyako's hand and mine braided the bow together, aiming at the target.

"You feel the wind, right? The wind will be your best guide when shooting, always keep it in mind when shooting. Now, let go."

The arrow was shot out at high speed and we could see that the arrow managed to hit the target, not in the center, but it was getting close.

"A word of advice. If our enemies are far away, concentrate your breathing and clear your mind. But if they are close and in a closed space, shoot strategically and quickly. Now, keep going in." Miyako said as she stood by my side watching as I shot another arrow.

"Excuse me." The girl and I turned to see Siegrun.

"Oh hello. Umm, you're Siegrun right?" I asked curiously remembering the girl causing her to smile and nod.

"Yes! It's me, I'm glad you remember me." The girl looked very happy but then she seemed to remember something because suddenly she coughed on her hand before taking a serious stance.

"Miss Margit would like a private meeting with Benjamin. If not, it's not too much trouble." Siegrun said seriously, causing Miyako and I to look at each other.

"Umm, I'll look for you later for our training." Miyako said as I began to follow Siegrun with some discomfort.


The walk was long and late. I was worried about where Siegrun was taking me, because I didn't know why his seriousness made me uncomfortable.

"We're here." The two of us stopped at a door. By the time Siegrun opened the door, the interior was empty.

"Please Benja, come in." The girl said looking at me seriously which scared me and had no choice but to enter, but the moment I entered something climbed onto my shoulders before knocking me down.

"But what. Siegrun, help me!" I screamed in surprise but when I wanted to use magic I quickly saw that my hands were tied as well as my legs to a chair.

"Enough, Lisa. You did a good job." I looked ahead and saw Margit sitting in front of a table, I heard a giggle and turned to see the girl who had previously tied me up.

"Umm, Lisa. You didn't tie it too tightly?" I asked, still worried, looking at my bonds.

"That will be debatable later, sit down Siegrun." The girl looked at me one last time before sitting down with the other girls.

"What's going on? Why are you doing this? I didn't do anything," I said, worried and afraid at the same time, looking at Margit, hoping it wasn't resentment from the fight the other day

"Welcome to the hound unit," Margit said seriously, which confused me.

"Hound Unit?" I asked confused making the girl nod.

"Thelma, please." Margit said looking at the girl who had a book causing her to close it before looking at me.

"We are a special German unit made up of girls. Each of us has unique skills as well as great combat skills making us a unit that only goes on important missions or in critical situations." The girl said looking at me seriously leaving me surprised.

"But, if you're such an important unit, what are you doing here?" I saw Thelma stand up before walking over to a whiteboard. The girl turned the board around to show me multiple news stories, photographs, and maps tied together with red thread.

"About five months ago. Multiple items have gone missing from our military base, at first it was simple stuff from pills to small ammo, we had received new recruits so we came to the conclusion that it could be them. But everything went haywire when two fighter planes and a Leopard tank went missing, that's where the Bloodhound Unit interfered and an interrogation was conducted on everyone until they reached the new recruits."

"When questioned, they gave scant and inconclusive information, but after a "friendly" chat with Siegrun, we were able to find out that the stolen vehicles were sent here to Japan. However, thirty minutes later, at exactly 02:53, the targets were found dead in their cells with no apparent explanation. They were anti-suicide cells."

"This is a picture of the bodies." I saw Fine hand me a picture and I was disturbed when I saw it. The faces of these men were wearing the most twisted smiles one could ever see, and their eyes were bloodshot.

"And here's something you might be interested to know. When we got here our first mission was to locate stolen vehicles, and we found our tank, or what was left of it." Magrit put something on the table before tossing it to me. When I looked at the object I could see that it was a piece of metal with the serial number of the tank on it.

"You're probably thinking that we found the tank in an area where there was combat, but the story is different. There were no signs of craters or attacks from other tanks. This and other pieces were found around the area. We still don't know what could have happened, but one thing is certain. This kind of thing was not done by a weapon, it was brute force." Hearing this surprised me, and at the same time disturbed me when I looked at the photos.

"Christiane informed us about what happened in a warehouse not far from the city, we would like to hear everything you know." Margit said seriously making me sigh before taking a deep breath to begin explaining.

"A few days ago we were all doing a mission from Yamato which was to retrieve a dog from the masters. We spent the entire day trying to ambush and surprise attack him but he always managed to escape, we got fed up and followed the dog until we reached a warehouse after he followed us home and made fun of us. It wasn't about the mission anymore, it was more personal." I said annoyed before sighing.

"When we got to the warehouses we started looking for him non-stop, Miyako managed to immobilize him with my bow and that was when we wanted to leave with the dog when we saw boxes full of weapons." Hearing that part made everyone get serious.

"What kind of weapons?" Thelma asked seriously, looking at me.

"They were high-powered military-grade weapons. I'm not sure but Christiane managed to tell us what they were, one of the weapons was a heavy machine gun, grenades and shotguns. We thought about going to the police but suddenly some men surrounded us and we had no choice but to fight."

"The fight was going in our favor, but suddenly other people arrived, they were girls in ninja outfits, but what stood out the most was that they mastered the Kawakami fighting style and did it perfectly, we tried to stop them but they escaped before throwing a grenade at us destroying all the weapons in the process. After that we left because the dog ran away again." Margit nodded staring at me after I finished speaking.

"Good. Now let's move on to another topic, and that's the reason we asked you to come." The redheaded girl looked at Thelma and the girl showed me pictures that showed damaged parts of the city, something that worried me, because I knew instantly what happened.

"One night after a patrol mission, we realized that the city was in danger but it was too late. The destruction caused massive losses in money for repairs, could you explain to us what happened?" Margit asked seriously, making me more nervous.

"Benja, don't be afraid. You can trust us," Cosima said with a smile, placing a hand on mine, making me relax.

"A few days ago I had a fight with Christiane and I flew to the city, but then someone was waiting for me, a woman named Shi Whengong, she was hired by the people who previously attacked us at the warehouse. I was barely able to fight Shi off, if it hadn't been for Christiane, I might have been dead, or badly injured. The chaos and destruction we caused couldn't be avoided, she was very strong." I said looking at Margit while the girl looked at me silently.

"I understand. Alright Benja, before you go I'll ask you to please leave your number and take a card with our numbers, if anything happens answer our call and report your situation in case you meet those people again. If you know anything else, don't hesitate to come. Siegrun, untie him." The redheaded girl said as the other girl cut my ties before walking me out.

"What do you think about this, boss?" Lisa asked seriously looking at Margit while the red-haired girl analyzed everything mentally.

"We'd better keep an eye on Benja and Tatsu, there's no need to meet her. We already have everything we need, we'll just have to keep an eye on them." The girl said seriously, looking at everyone.

"Shouldn't we report this to Colonel Eberbach?" Cosima's question irritated Margit but the girl slowly relaxed.

"We don't need to report this to my father, he knows perfectly well what we do and he knows that every choice we make is the right one. Now, we continue with our work." The red-haired girl said seriously looking at her team but then she saw Siegrun raise her hand.

"Miss Christiane won't be with us on the mission?" The girl asked curiously, causing Magrit to shake his head.

"Let that fool continue with her fantasy of Japanese life, we have work to do, we are an elite unit, not babysitters." No one said anything but everyone nodded before continuing to talk.


The sword class arrived, the director decided that it would be luck that decided who would fight against whom. Tatsu would be fighting against Barbara and I against Christiane, while the Asian girl was giving the red-haired girl lessons on how to fight instead of training, the blonde girl and I had a serious sword fight in which she had the advantage by far.

"An interrogation? I didn't expect Margit to do that to you." Christiane said as the girl handled her sword with elegance and speed while I had trouble blocking certain attacks.

"Yes, but more than anything, I'm worried about a lot of the things she told me about." Suddenly my sword flew from my hands and I was knocked to the ground by Christiane's thrust.

"I'm listening," the girl said before shaking my hand. I accepted the gesture and once we stood up we resumed our training.

"She says he belongs to an elite group and that strange things have happened in Germany as well, such as the disappearance of a military tank and two planes, bodies of soldiers who died strangely, and more. I feel like this might be related to the girls I faced yesterday and also Shi." I said as I was attacking the girl while she blocked my attacks effortlessly.

"It's a good guess, but we still have doubts about whether Lex Luthor is part of this criminal plot and, above all, what happened to the stolen vehicles. More pieces arrive but none of them fit." Christiane changed hands and began to attack, causing me to have no time to react and the tip to touch my chest, making me sigh in annoyance.

"Excellent work Christiane, Benja, improve your posture more, your way of holding the sword and your bad posture leaves you an easy target." The director said seriously looking at me making me nod as the man left.

"I just hope there aren't any more attacks, my magic won't be fully unlocked until tonight and I won't be able to cast stronger spells if we get attacked again." I said as small electric sparks shot out from my fingers. A faint sign of my electric magic.

"A true warrior doesn't measure his strength by the size of his muscles, it's the heart that counts. Today was a busy week, I know, maybe if you learn more about Japanese culture you can learn more movements and more fighting styles. I remember I sent for some traditional movies, we could watch them together, besides, it would be a perfect way to relax." Christiane said with a smile making me smile.

"Yeah, sounds good. Thanks Christiane, I'd love to watch the movies with you." Suddenly we both heard a thud and saw Karen and Mayo on the floor with bumps on their heads while Yukie and Kazuko were nervously looking at both girls on the floor.


Elsewhere. In an abandoned warehouse, a sleeveless person was playing with a penny, he seemed to be waiting for something or someone. Footsteps didn't take long to come and when he turned around he saw a man accompanied by two taller and more muscular men.

"Did you bring the new toys we asked for?" the boy in the tank top asked, looking at the newcomers. The man who seemed to be the leader snapped his fingers and the two men placed briefcases on a table.

"Fresh from the factory." When the briefcases were opened, high-powered firearms could be seen inside.

"I want to believe that that is not your only merchandise." The teenager's words made the men laugh.

"These babies aren't easy to come by, but we manage to fill the trucks with these beauties, but of course. It all depends on whether your wallet isn't hurting." The teenager smiled before pulling out an envelope full of bills from his pocket, which was quickly snatched away by the man's hands. But when the envelope was opened, the man stopped smiling.

"What the hell is this? We said you were going to give us six big figures, and all I see here is fifty thousand," the man said angrily, but that didn't stop the teenager from smiling.

"You took too long, you said you'd be able to transport everything in two weeks and it's already been three. You get what you deserve, my friend." Those simple words made the man throw the money on the table with contempt.

"You think you're smart, huh, little shit? I want my money and I want it here and now, my men are hungry and they want their money." The three men were surprised but at the same time angry when they saw that the teenager was laughing.

"It's not my fault you can't do your job properly, you get what you give, buddy. Come on, no need for blood to fly, just take the money and leave." The boy said with a smile but that only infuriated the man even more.

"Shut this son of a bitch's mouth and take away any money he has, that bastard is not leaving with our money." The two muscular men obeyed and approached the teenager intimidatingly, who did not stop smiling.

"That's all it will be, huh?" Suddenly the lights started to fail and then from one moment to the next the lights went out.

"What the hell does this mean!?" The man screamed but suddenly what he heard made him petrify with terror.

The screams of agony from his men could be heard loudly in the room, the darkness leaving to the imagination the torment and torture they were surely experiencing now. When the lights came back on, in front of the man was the horror. His men were badly injured, dying on the ground holding their arms with their eyes swollen and their mouths open, revealing the lack of teeth.

"You. Monster." The man felt his pants getting wet as he watched the teenager laughing while wiping the blood off his hands.

"Monster? Well, I've been told worse things." The teenager slowly started walking towards the man only to see him pull a revolver out of his pocket and shakily point it at the teenager.

"Don't take another step, you fucking monster, or I'll send you straight to hell!" the man shouted in an attempt to sound brave but it was clearly useless.

"That's where I'm coming from," the teen said with a dark smile. That was enough and caused the man to fire, but in a quick movement the young man grabbed the other man's arm tightly, and with great force began to bend his arm causing him to scream in pain.

"Listen to me one thing, shorty. This is just a warning, I won't report this to my boss, but if you dare to fail us and delay again, not only will you get less pay, but my boss will get angry too, and you know you don't want that, huh?" The man nodded with tears of pain at the teenager's cold words.

"Good. Now get lost, and don't forget to stop by the hospital." The teenager lashed out and dislocated the man's arm causing him to scream in pure agony as he fell to the ground. The young man turned to see the other two beaten men shaking in terror.

"Go and unload all the weapons you have, and if you sneak one and try to rob us, you can bet we'll be after you. Now." The men ran to help their boss before fleeing in terror as the gates swung open, letting trucks roll in, much to the teenager's delight.


The class continued quietly until it was time to leave. I waited for Christiane outside while I checked my phone. No matter how much I called, texted or tried to get in touch with the girls, they never answered and this was starting to worry me a lot.

"What if they don't love me anymore? What if they interpreted this as a way of saying that we're breaking up? What if they think I'm secretly dating Tatsu?" Doubts filled my head and my imagination wasn't helping in the slightest either.

"Maybe I should fly to Metropolis for a little while, just to be safe." I was ready to fly away until I heard galloping noises, I looked around before seeing something that shocked me. Christiane was riding a horse with a huge smile until she stopped at the entrance of the school and looked at me.

"Come on Benja, get in. There's no time to waste." The girl said with a smile, bringing me out of my trance.

"Christiane, since when do you have a horse?" I asked dazedly making the girl laugh.

"My father bought it for me. In Germany, many Japanese friends tell me that in Japan they use horses as a means of transport and I didn't want to be the exception." Hearing this left me stunned and with more questions than answers. Was it a difference between my size and the one I have now? Are horses used more here or was it just a big mistake on Christiane's part?.

"Come on Benja, get on now, don't be shy." I left my bubble of doubts and started flying so I could get on the horse more easily, something that Christiane didn't seem to like.

"Really? You couldn't get on without using magic?" Hearing that made me laugh sheepishly and embarrassedly.

"I'm so sorry, I did it so the horse wouldn't get scared. I promise it won't happen again." I said with a nervous smile making Christiane sigh before smiling a little.

"Okay, now hold on tight, let's go!" The horse stood on its two hind legs which scared me and made me hold on tightly to Christiane as we began to go at high speed on the animal.

"Benja, you're grabbing my breasts!" Christiane screamed, looking at my hands on her chest, which made me blush with embarrassment.

"I'm so sorry Christiane, I thought I was going to fall!" I cried embarrassedly letting go of her breasts while we were both blushing with embarrassment.

"But I think that's okay, right? I mean, in movies they often show that they always hold on to someone's chest when riding a horse to avoid falling off." Christiane said with embarrassment and shyness making me tense.

"Umm, Christiane, I don't think it works that way."

"Of course! The movies say it all, you'll see, I'll show you when we get there!"


I admit it. Riding a horse was a lot of fun, and I'd really love to do it again, but I couldn't deny that the stares from everyone made me uncomfortable. Many people laughed, pointed at us, and I even saw a mother pull her child away when Christiane and I had to stop, not to mention that I had to apologize for the millionth time when the horse answered "the call of nature" on top of a car. All of this reminded me of the first time Diana arrived in Metropolis.

After about a half hour of riding, I saw that we had stopped at a movie rental store and had to get off the horse.

"Return to your stable my loyal steed, come on!" Christiane hit the horse causing the animal to leave hastily which worried me.

"Umm, he knows the way back right?" I asked with concern. I didn't want the poor animal to get hurt by a car or have someone take it away.

"Don't worry about him, I trained him to go back to the academy and besides, I decided it would be faster to come in him, that way we can make use of the time and get things before our movie night." Christiane said with a smile before entering the store with me.

"Look, Benja. Trust me, you'll love this." Christiane dragged me into a section of classic movies and started giving me one DVD after another. "Samurai Heart," "Brother's Honor," "The Shogun's Edge," "Samurai of the Mist." More and more movies related to samurai culture.

"This is my favorite!" Suddenly I saw Christiane showing me a DVD with the cover of a samurai brandishing what looked like a black sword.

"I know it's fiction, but it's about the legend of the greatest warrior in the entire Japanese empire, it was said that he wielded the sword with unmatched mastery and that he was capable of taking down entire armies with just a lash of the wind from his sword. It's the legend of the Ashina clan, it's thanks to this movie that my love for Japan blossomed. You must see it." The girl said before giving me the DVD making me look at it in amazement.

After renting the movies we left the store with bags full of movies.

"Well, we can go home now and start watching them." I said looking at the movies but then I saw Christiane start laughing.

"There's still a lot to do Benja, this is just the beginning. Our next stop will be to find you a kimono." The girl said with a smile which surprised me.

"A kimono? But I already have one," I said, remembering my fighting kimono, but the girl shook her head.

"You use magic to conjure it, you must feel and experience Japanese culture, walking!" Christiane grabbed my hand before starting to drag me through the city.

But what we both didn't notice was a pair of eyes watching us before disappearing with the wind.


After a few hours of Christiane taking me around the city, the bags were getting bigger as if we had gone shopping. Sushi, drinks, candy, ice cream, the kimono for me, I was amazed at how she was able to buy all of this without any worries as if buying each thing was the easiest thing in the world. Although there was one detail that I noticed.

I constantly felt like someone was following us at all times, even during our little breaks, I couldn't help but feel uneasy, Christiane didn't notice it, but sometimes I could swear I saw someone appear and disappear out of nowhere just like that.

"Tonight will be a great night, you'll see Benja, I assure you that after this you will fall in love forever with Japan and its culture." Christiane said happily but when she didn't hear my footsteps she turned around only to see that I was looking at a light poster.

"Benja." I snapped out of my trance to see the girl approaching me.

"I'm sorry Christiane, were you telling me something?" I asked looking at the girl but noticed that she seemed very upset.

"Pay attention! You've been looking at every corner all day as if someone was following us. I was telling you that this was going to be a great night, or did you forget that too because you were staring into space like an idiot?" The girl asked seriously, making me blush in embarrassment.

"I'm so sorry Christiane," I said sadly, making the girl sigh.

"It doesn't matter, maybe so many days of constant and unexpected attacks have you upset, don't worry, you'll see that everything will be fine. Come on, we're almost there," said the girl with a smile before we resumed the walk to Yukie's house.

When we got home we went to leave our things in our respective rooms, when I got to Yukie's room I noticed something on my futon. I could see a black-handled kunai, I grabbed the weapon and stared at it in silence.

"Benja, come here, let's get you into your kimono." I snapped out of my thoughts before lowering the kunai and walking out of the room with my bag. Maybe the kunai was Azumi's or Stacy's.


In the distance, in an abandoned building, some cars were arriving at the scene before a couple of men got out of their vehicles.

"What a fucking shitty night."

"Relax, idiot, the boss entrusted us with a lot of this warehouse, we can't ruin it."

"I don't give a shit what the boss says, this is stupid, nobody knows this place, we'll be spending the night awake guarding a weapons depot that we can't even use."

"First of all, these weapons aren't ours and the boss said we could use them, and second of all shut your fucking mouth before anyone hears us."

"So? We're far away from everything, there's not a single idiot around, no one will hear us."

As the group of men entered, none of them noticed a shadow that was observing everything on the roof of a building before leaving in the shadows.


"And Benja? How do you feel?" Christiane asked with a smile looking at me while she was wearing her kimono.

This was perhaps the softest and prettiest kimono I could have imagined, it was white with a red sash, but there was one detail that worried me.

"Are you sure it's my size? I feel like I'm short of breath," I said as I tried to loosen the tape, which was very difficult since the girl had personally adjusted it.

"Don't worry, it's natural. In classical times, many people wore kimonos that fit their figure perfectly. The goal is to achieve formal and presentable clothing." Christiane said with one hand while she sat on her knees just like me, although it was difficult for me because I was afraid that the kimono would break.

"Okay, time to get started." Christiane pulled out a movie and didn't hesitate to put it in the DVD player before turning off the lights for comfort.

"I hope you like this Benja, I love fried tofu and I bought a lot of it. I'm sorry if you don't like any of it, I don't know much about you," Christiane said before placing sushi, breaded croquettes and drinks on a small table.

"Don't worry, besides, let me try it. Maybe it will taste good." I said before grabbing a fried tofu and eating it. It was strange, it was my first time eating tofu, and for my first time, maybe the batter gave it a unique touch.

"It's not bad, it's strange I've never eaten tofu before." I said before continuing to bite the fried tofu in my hand making the girl smile.

"Nice to see, now let's watch the movie, I've been waiting a long time to see this." The girl said before the movie started.

The movie progressed normally, as it was my first time watching a classic Japanese movie, I couldn't help but marvel at the action scenes, the dialogues, the setting, everything was magical. The food that Christiane chose wasn't so bad, I took slow bites, not only to avoid eating all the food, but to be able to enjoy the movie.

"It's good to see that General Genichiro is returning home after the war against the Taira family, I thought he was going to die." I said looking at the scene where the samurai were returning from their long journey.

"Yes, but don't you notice something? All the samurai are awaited by their wives and children, where is Akira?" Christiane asked as we both watched the scene.

Genichiro looked bewildered and disoriented at the scene he was witnessing. All the soldiers he led were being greeted warmly and touchingly by their families. Where was Akira? Where was his wife?

"Do you think she's alive?" I whispered looking at Christiane while the girl had her eyes fixed on the screen until we saw something.

"The general is leaving. He must have gone home, perhaps the enemy planned revenge and attacked his home as a way of revenge." Christiane said seriously but I shook my head.

"That's impossible. All the descendants and soldiers of the Taira family were killed, it's impossible that they planned an attack secretly, that's cowardly." I said annoyed looking at the scene as the general went home but then we noticed something.

"Isn't that your brother's horse?" Christiane asked in a daze, looking at the armored white horse.

"What happened?" My question fell on deaf ears as we both watched the scene intently.


Genichiro had a lump in his throat, his brother never came to visit his home except for two things. A family reunion or an emergency had happened, seeing no signs of noise inside and seeing the door open, the warrior grabbed his sword and ran in search of his brother and wife.

"Brother, Akira! Where are they!?" The man saw the house destroyed which made everything worse and made him more tense. The samurai began to run throughout the mansion until he reached the rooms where without hesitation he destroyed the doors using his sword, only to wish not to see what was in front of him.

In front of the man was the most painful scene he could ever witness. In front of him, his wife was clumsily covering her naked body with sheets while behind him was his brother who was clumsily trying to get dressed, only managing to put on his boots.

"Genichiro. Honey, you're alive." Akira sounded clearly shocked and stunned to see her husband as alive as the day he left.

"I suppose you have recovered from your illness and have not been counting the days until I return." The man said with an anger that was impossible to hide.

"Brother, me." Genichiro's brother was startled when the other man suddenly placed the edge of the katana at his throat, his hand shaking due to all the pent-up anger.

"You are not my brother." Genichiro said with venom, pain and resentment in his voice. Before the man could lash out in anger, Akira stood up and stood in front of her husband.

"Genichiro, love, don't do this! Please don't do this, this is a misunderstanding. We thought you were dead, he told me." The woman said through tears of pain and despair as she saw the other man in the room.

"For how long?" Genichiro glared at his wife in anger as the woman was in tears.

"Answer me!" The woman screamed in terror and stepped back in fear, looking at her husband.

"Brother." Just as Genichiro's brother tried to get closer, the man jumped with a cry of pain when his brother suddenly made a cut in his boots, managing to touch his foot.

"How long have you been doing this, Akira? Answer me!" Genichiro shouted loudly while the woman cried inconsolably.

"When you left. Your brother stayed with me to take care of me and he just passed by, but Genichiro." The woman held her husband's hands tightly as if he was going to disappear.

"What happened doesn't matter anymore, all that matters to me is that you came back, I need you now please, for us, for our son." Akira said with tears touching her belly. But the woman was stunned when Genichiro took her hands away.

"I sacrificed my life for our nation. I spent countless nights crying for you, suffering for you, in every fight and training I thought I would die, my greatest fear was not being able to return home to be with you. But now, I wish I had died at the hands of the Taira. They, at least, knew the word, honor." Genichiro put away his sword and looked at the stunned couple.

"I'm sorry for causing trouble." And without looking back, Genichiro ran away to avoid being caught while Akira burst into tears and his brother tried to comfort the injured woman.


"How disgusting." Christiane was the first to speak with resentment in her voice.

"I knew those two were into something, and worst of all, to believe that Genichiro is dead after the hell he went through? How embarrassing, relationships like that are disgusting, don't you think Benja?" When the girl turned around she saw me drop my sushi on my lap while my eyes were cold watching the screen.

"Benja, are you okay?" I regained consciousness and looked at my empty chopsticks before seeing the rice and fish on my clothes.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Umm, I'll be right back, I'm going to clean up, this scene was very unexpected for me." I said before standing up and leaving the room but when I closed the door I put my head against the wall leaving me alone with my thoughts.

My mind was a hurricane at this point. Questions added to my insecurities were hitting me like cold water, the scene of Akira's infidelity with Genichiro's brother, made me think of things I shouldn't. What if Diana and the girls are being unfaithful to me in my absence? Are they secretly dating someone else right now? What if, when Tatsu and I return, they will be gone?

I pulled out my phone and looked at every sent message, every missed call, feeling my heart crack the more I noticed the time that had passed since I made the calls. Without hesitation, I went down to the kitchen to avoid Christiane hearing me and started calling the girls.

"Hey nerd. I'm busy right now, please leave your message after the tone."

"Sorry, I'm busy right now. Please contact me later, have a magically fabulous day."

"Hello, I'm currently busy on an important mission to save animal life. If you don't mind, please leave your message after the tone."

The calls continued and continued, my thoughts and imagination did nothing but make everything worse, I felt my heart beating very hard as I tried to keep my mind and magic calm.

"Hello?."

"Diana! My God, you don't know how much I missed..."

"Benja, please help me, I don't know how to use this."

My heart stopped, but not only that, it also broke. I felt my blood boiling but at the same time I was shedding tears, no one spoke to me, everyone ignored me. Suddenly, there was a crack and when I looked at my phone I hadn't realized that I had squeezed it so hard that the phone was now broken.

"Oh no, shit shit shit." I put the phone on the table as the pieces of the screen fell to the floor, I immediately started trying to turn the phone on to see if it still showed any signs of life.

"Damn, what do I do now?" I looked at my broken phone, thinking maybe Barbara could fix it. But then I noticed a breeze and turned around and noticed something that made my blood run cold.

There was a person outside, it was impossible to recognize him because his entire body was covered in a black robe that made it unclear whether he was a boy or a girl but I could notice small flames adorning the coat.

"Who are you?" When I took a step I suddenly saw that the other person started running which caught my attention and made me run to the window.

"Hey, wait!" When I got to the window I could see that the other person was now on the roof of the other house leaving me surprised by his speed, but I quickly had to react when a kunai was close to hitting my face.

"Another bounty hunter. If I wake everyone up he'll probably get away, I have no choice." I quickly jumped out the window and flew to the other house only to see the other person start moving quickly between the rooftops.

"Damn, he's faster than I thought. Stop!" I quickly started flying to try and catch the other person but it only caused him to run and start doing acrobatic jumps from house to house.

The chase began, I couldn't use my fire magic to stop or block their path, whoever the person behind the trench coat was took full advantage of their surroundings to prevent me from using my magic to stop them. I increased my speed to catch up with the person but when I was close to achieving it, he or she always changed direction abruptly making me have to chase them again.

"Shit. I have to stop him somehow, there's no choice, it's the only way." I quickly flew up and started throwing fire blasts to block his path, but even though my fire prevented him from jumping, I could see that the person managed to jump without any difficulty and evade my attacks.

"Ivy Element: Wrath of Mother Nature!" I descended until I touched the ground causing an earthquake and suddenly my roots grew rapidly to where the other person was until creating a wall of thorny roots.

"I got it." My smile faded as the person jumped onto the wall, I thought he was going to try and climb up but suddenly he pulled out a katana and with quick movements cut through the roots before using the remains to propel himself up another building something that made me angry.

"I'm sick of these games!" I quickly flew up with the intention of catching the person but suddenly I was hit by a ball that turned out to be a smoke bomb making me fall down and cough as I tried to locate the other person with the smoke around me.

"Get out of there and fight. Tell me who your boss is, I'm sick of this!" I quickly took out my air katana and with a single cut I managed to disperse the smoke, letting me see that I was now alone.

"Shit." I suddenly felt something behind me and immediately turned around only for my katana to collide with a sword I instantly recognized.

"Christiane!? What are you doing here?" I asked surprised looking at the girl, but clearly she didn't seem happy.

"That's the same fucking question I want to ask you, idiot! I left the room to go get some water and suddenly I saw you flying away, I followed you and you started throwing fire and even created a stupid wall of roots just to get here so you could point your stupid katana at me." The girl said clearly angry leaving me even more surprised.

"Wait, then. You didn't see the other person?" I asked surprised but noticed that she was confused.

"What are you talking about?" Suddenly we both heard something and when we turned around we saw a skylight, we quickly crouched down and approached only to see a huge amount of boxes and a couple of men carrying more boxes.

"These are the last ones. Leave them with the others," said a man as the others set down the boxes, but one of them tripped and dropped a box, and when it opened, semi-automatic rifles and revolvers fell to the ground.

"What the hell is wrong with you, asshole!?"

"Don't yell at me, you son of a bitch. We've been carrying boxes all stupid day without a break, don't give me that shit!"

"Shut up you assholes, help me pick up my things before that bastard comes back. You heard the boss, if we want to keep our jobs and our lives, everything has to be in its place."

Christiane and I were silent as we watched the men put away the weapons, which made us serious as we already knew what the other boxes contained.

"They must be arms dealers, they're not like the other men we met at the warehouse. They look less strong." Christiane said seriously as the two of us watched the men leave.

"Let's see how many boxes they have." The girl didn't hesitate to enter through the skylight and I followed behind her. When we raised our heads we were shocked to see boxes full of weapons, it was a quantity that far exceeded the warehouse.

"Damn, look at this. And they must all be full of weapons," Christiane said as we both opened some boxes. Sure enough, each one of them had weapons, and of different power and model.

"With such a large quantity, I have no doubt, this would be more than enough for an army if we're talking about ammunition and military might." Christiane said seriously as she looked at the rifles in her hands.

"And here's the potential contributor." The girl approached me and we both noticed a Lex Luthor logo on a box.

"Well, well." Christiane and I turned around and saw someone standing on one of the warehouse platforms looking down on us.

The person appeared to be a young adult with long black hair reaching down his back, wearing a black sleeveless shirt, grey casual pants, and had a black tattoo on his right arm.

"I see we finally met, elemental mage. I must admit you're not that intimidating in person, and if memory serves, the girl beside you is the one who helped you in your battle against Shi Whengong huh? She fits the description she gave us." the boy said with a smile while Christiane and I were serious.

"Stop playing around and tell us who you are!" The girl shouted seriously, making the man laugh.

"What manners of mine. Well, my name is Ryuhei Itagaki, and you're currently in one of our warehouses, too bad you won't be alive to tell anyone." The man snapped his fingers and suddenly Christiane and I saw several men coming out with guns ready to be pointed at us.

"It was nice meeting you, if you'll excuse me, I have better things to do, bye." Ryuhei said before leaving but that angered Christiane.

"Disgusting pig, come here and fight like a man, where is your honor, trash!" The girl did not hesitate to run and use the boxes as platforms to start following the boy.

"Christiane wait!" I wanted to follow the girl but I quickly had to start running to take cover when the other men started shooting until I hid behind the boxes just when someone shot causing one of the boxes to be damaged.

"Be careful, idiot, don't damage the boxes, they have grenades inside!" One of the men shouted seriously to his companions.

This was now a case of a rock and a hard place. I had no cell phone to call for backup, I didn't know if the rest of my powers had returned, and if I used fire magic it was likely that everything would collapse, and with no water around, my water attacks wouldn't have enough power to take everyone down.

"Shit and Christiane just had to go after that idiot, now what do I do?" I looked at my hands and then thought for a moment before making my bow and arrows appear.

"A small space allows me to attack at longer distances without fear of losing accuracy, but if my target is far away, then they must be more focused." I looked at my other hands and grew roots giving me an idea.


Ryuhei was now in an operating room with his back turned, a glass of whiskey in his hand. As he began to sip, the door was abruptly opened, the man turned slowly and calmly only to see Christiane standing there and the guards on the floor knocked out.

"Wow, you're really strong, just like Shi explained to us. Now it makes me doubt, is the magician really strong? Or is he just a weakling who leaves the dirty work to his friends?" Ryuhei asked with a smile that clearly angered the blonde girl.

"Human scum. Don't give me cheap tricks, who are all those weapons for? Explain yourself now!" Despite her direct order, Ryuhei just laughed which clearly infuriated the girl even more.

"I knew you were going to say that. Let me explain, honey. Look over there and tell me what you see." The boy said before pointing at the city, something Christiane glanced at without letting her guard down.

"What you see is perhaps a peaceful and prosperous city, of course, that's what all foreigners from other countries think when they come to Japan. They are so captivated by our culture that they don't see that like other countries we also have our problems, maybe you haven't noticed, haven't you, darling?" The boy asked with a smile but Christiane didn't stop being serious.

"You're avoiding my question. Why do they need so many weapons? Explain yourself." The girl said seriously while Ryuhie put down the empty glass where the whiskey had previously been.

"We only want the best for Japan, the best for everyone. The government doesn't care, because we should have to give them explanations, we just watch, they don't care that we live off their crumbs, they don't care if someone dies, we want a better future for ourselves, for our country. Isn't that something "noble" to you?" The boy asked with a mocking smile but that infuriated the blonde girl.

"There is no honor in your actions! Arms trafficking is not an act that benefits everyone but yourselves, all you do is stain the honor of this city and all the people in Japan. You disgust me, you and your people do not respect their customs, your ancestors feel shame for their actions." Christiane said venomously only managing to make Ryuhei laugh.

"You're a very funny girl." Those words were more than enough to exhaust Christiane's patience, causing her to start attacking, causing the boy to dodge the attacks without much effort.

"Is that all you can do? You bore me, honey." Ryuhie said with a mocking smile which increased the anger in the blonde girl.

"Shut up, you fucking pig!" Christiane attempted a lunge but only managed to get past when the boy dodged before being hit by a spin from him causing her to fall to her knees.

"Oops, did I do that?" Christiane slowly stood up again before wiping the blood from her lips with a cold look.

"This is far from over." The girl gripped her sword tightly before standing at attention making the man laugh.


"Hey, do you think that wizard escaped?"

"It's not as hard as the boss told us, the idiot probably died from the gunshots."

I could hear the sound of the guards' footsteps approaching as they laughed and talked about me. I on the other hand was filling my water arrows with seeds that came out of the roots of my hands.

"I hope that works," I said before taking a huge leap to stand on top of the boxes.

"Elemental Fusion: Birth!" Everyone saw that I shot the arrows at the ground causing the arrows to return to water making the guards laugh.

"That's the best you've got, idiot?" The guards looked at me and saw that I was smiling before jumping again to take cover, something that left them confused. Suddenly everything began to shake and when they least expected it, some roots began to grow at a frantic pace that destroyed the entire place until it turned the room into a small jungle.

"Space is tight, now I just need to take care of those above." I said in my mind before starting to use the vegetation as a hiding place while the guards below regained consciousness.

"Fuck, find that bastard!" One of the men shouted, causing everyone up there to start pointing in all directions. I quickly took the opportunity and loaded an arrow, remembering Miyako's words.

"Precision, not speed." I took a deep breath before releasing the air along with the arrow managing to knock out one of the guards but that alarmed the group.

"Holy mother, where are you hiding you fucking rat!?" I immediately had to run to change to another position to load another arrow and then shoot, knocking down another person.


Christiane flew out before crashing into a control panel. The girl glared angrily at Ryuhei who couldn't seem to stop smiling which only increased her anger before she charged again attacking with force.

"Slow, useless, pathetic." The boy dodged the attacks while still keeping his smile, which drove the girl to despair.

"Son of a bitch, stop dodging and defend yourself!" The girl screamed before lunging again only to lose her balance once more and get hit from behind which infuriated her.

"You unhappy dog. Where is your honor, you trash? You are a disgrace to your nation, you have no honor as a warrior, you are a coward!" Christiane's words only made Ryuhie laugh.

"You're just like all the stupid tourists who come here, honor is worthless if you don't get paid." The boy said as the girl returned to the attack.


"There it is!" I quickly had to start running to avoid the bullets before jumping and hiding between some vines.

"You won't get away this time, idiot!" Everyone started shooting, but then they all looked terrified when the vines launched themselves at them, causing the men to shoot in terror before being immobilized.

"Well, I must hurry." I quickly nocked another arrow before jumping up and firing, causing two of the men above to fall to the ground.

"Why the rush, idiot?" I felt something on my back that made me tense and still.

"Game over, hero. You gave us trouble but we are more than you." I saw everyone slowly getting to their feet and retrieving their weapons before pointing at me simultaneously.

"Don't take this personally, it's just business. It was nice meeting you, I hope you don't mind if we stay with your friend." All the men laughed which made me angry.

I was surrounded. Internally I was scared because I was now at a standstill, I was channeling all my magic for one last attack. But suddenly, I felt a deep sense of relief, I felt electricity, I felt fire, I felt like my magic was recovering.

"Your last words, wizard?" The man asked with a smile, pointing his gun at my head.

"Yes. Time for the storm to break loose!" I quickly turned around to kick the man down. Immediately everyone started shooting but I reacted in time by creating a shield that blocked all the bullets.

"Electric Element: Chain Fire!" I stretched out my hands before firing lightning bolts that struck the men who screamed in pain before passing out.

"Damn, I forgot how powerful my electric magic was." I said worriedly looking at my hands before remembering something.

"Christiane." Without a second thought I flew out of the room before starting to search for the girl around the building.


The girl barely had the strength to continue, her anger had reached its highest point. Every blow, every taunt, Ryuhie's smile, were things that were making her more and more angry to the point that her wish now was to erase that smile forever.

"You bore me. Seriously, is that all you can do? It's a shame, I thought you'd be a real challenge, the wizard would have been a better challenge for me than you, a simple bitch." The boy said with a smile that filled Christiane with fury and without thinking, the girl threw her sword away before starting to hit the boy with her bare fists.

"Son of a bitch! You're a piece of trash, an unhappy dog, a life without honor is what you seek!? You're just a fucking delinquent, and you call your actions "noble"!? You're just a wretch, you bring shame to yourself and your family!." Christiane was suddenly grabbed by the neck before being lifted up, looking with contempt and fear into Ryuhei's eyes.

"And you think I care? Just look at you, do you think I care about your shitty honor? You're just a sad, pathetic bitch who lives in a stupid fantasy that we still have honor, you're ignorant for believing in that." The boy said with a smile before throwing Christiane against the wall while she struggled to breathe.

"But, if it's honor you seek, I'll give you a dignified death." The girl watched as he grabbed his sword and prepared to stab her. Christiane watched in terror until she suddenly saw Ryuhie being knocked down by a powerful jet of water.

"No one attacks my sensei." The girl turned to see me standing in the doorway before running over and helping the girl to her feet.

"I saved your life, and now you save mine." The girl said with a weak smile while I began to heal her with my plants.

"You are my friend, my teacher and my family. Never forget that." I said smiling but then I turned around seeing that Ryuhie was recovering making me stand in front of Christiane while my plants continued to heal the girl.

"Wow, you're not as weak as I thought. You really are strong." The boy said with a smile looking at me.

"You have nowhere to go, all your men have been defeated and you are the only one left. It's two against one, surrender while you can." I said seriously making the boy laugh.

"Oh really?" Suddenly the ceiling exploded making me create a shield to avoid the debris and when Christiane and I raised our heads we saw a staircase going down.

"I'd like to stay here, but I have other things to attend to. And by the way, welcome to the real world, sweetheart." Ryuhei smiled as he slowly walked away, leaving me and Christiane behind.

"Shit, he got away," I said angrily but saw that Christiane had her head down.

"Take me home Benja. Please." Was all the girl said to me as she slowly stood up before grabbing her sword from the ground.

"Yes." I said worriedly before following the girl.


The walk home was extremely awkward due to the silence, I didn't know what to say to Christiane for fear of a bad reaction from her. It wasn't until we passed a temple where the girl stood still before I saw the silent entrance.

"Christiane. What's wrong?" I asked worriedly. I couldn't stand the girl's silence and behavior any longer.

"I lived a lie. I always thought that in Japan they still respected honor and old customs, I thought that they treasured honor in their families and the responsibility of being better until the end, when I came to this country, I always dreamed that everything would be as I had seen. Now, I don't know what to believe anymore." When I saw the girl drop a tear, it was my limit and without thinking I took her hands tightly.

"Christiane. Honor is still present, Japan is the same place we've always thought it to be and the proof of that is all your friends. Yamato, Miyako, Yukie, Kazuko, Tatsu, Momoyo, Cookie, Azumi, Stacy, even Barbara, Karen and I. We all fight with honor and bravery, and that's what us heroes do too."

"Every day in metropolis, there is always a new threat coming to us, and that is where the weight of responsibility, honor and duty falls, like the samurai warriors, who fight until their last breath on the battlefield and prefer to die in the call of duty, than with cowardice."

"I understand that you were hurt by what that guy did to you, but you shouldn't believe what he says, instead, you should believe what you want. Japan still maintains its honor, it's just hidden by insecurity and fear, once this is over, everything will go back to normal." I said smiling looking at the girl making Christiane smile before wiping away her tears.

"Yes. Yes, you're right Benja! Japan still preserves the honor of its ancestors, when we bring those people to justice as they deserve, everyone will be able to regain the peace and tranquility they deserve!" The girl shouted with determination and a big smile making me smile.

"That's the attitude. Come on, let's go back home, we have a movie marathon to finish." I said smiling before starting to walk.

"Benja. Why is your cell phone broken?" I was stunned by Christiane's words, standing still just five steps away from her.

"How did you know that?" I asked with some fear without turning to look at the girl.

"When I walked out of the room, your broken cell phone was on the table. You've had your phone with you for a long time, is it your family? Are they looking for you? Or is it something else?" The girl asked as I was clenching my fists before sighing.

"Benja. You can trust me, please tell me." the girl said putting a hand on my shoulder making me sigh.

"Okay. Just promise me not to scream." Christiane doubted my request but nodded, when I saw that I took a deep breath preparing myself.

"In Metropolis. I have four girlfriends."

"Four girlfriends!?" Christiane's sudden shout took me by surprise. I expected such a reaction, but not such a loud shout.

"I told you not to scream," I said worriedly, hoping no one had heard.

"I'm sorry, but you've got to be kidding me. How come you have four girlfriends? Are you some kind of womanizer?" The girl asked with clear disgust in her voice, making me tense and blush with embarrassment.

"No! You don't understand, everything was conceived, they and I are in a relationship. They fell in love with me and I with them, but." I slowly lowered my head to think clearly, trying not to feel chills before sighing.

"My visit to Japan was not only because of Tatsu's promise, but also because something happened with them a few days ago, and it also involves Barbara and Karen." Christiane noticed my seriousness and concern, making her listen to everything with attention and curiosity.

"Days ago. I was seriously injured by a girl named Carol Ferris who was strongly in love with me, but more than love it was blind obsession. The girls then began to take care of me, but one day everything became unbalanced. A girl, Zee Zatara, is part of our team and is my third girlfriend with magical abilities, she made home remedies for my recovery but one day she made a mistake."

"Zee had accidentally brought a love potion instead of my medicine, then my second girlfriend, Kara Danvers used that potion on me because I had accidentally been turned into a boy the day before. But the love potion was much stronger than she thought." I felt a chill which confused Christiane.

"It was just a love potion. What could they have done?" the girl asked confused but I shook my head.

"They were super obsessive with me. They wouldn't stop harassing me and following me everywhere. At first it was tolerable but as the days went by everything escalated to more intimate matters. One night I couldn't stand it and I escaped to Tatsu's house so I could hide. I thought I could hide but I was wrong. They found me and attacked us. That's the second reason for our trip."

"Tatsu and I have distanced ourselves from Metropolis to come here to get away from my girlfriends, but now. For every day that passes added to the problems, I need them but..." I sighed frustrated trying to calm down but my mind started to imagine all the scenarios and the worst things.

"They ignore me. What if I ruined what we did? What if maybe they found someone better? They don't talk to me, they don't say anything to me and I don't know what to think, and after seeing what happened when Akira and Genichiro met, it makes me think that they might be doing something behind my back, I don't want to think about it but." As the electricity started to flow through my body I saw Christiane hold my hands tightly.

"Benja. Relax, look at me and relax." Slowly the electricity disappeared and I began to calm down.

"I just want to know if they're okay. I can't communicate with them and I can't go look for them, Tatsu would know about it instantly and she'll probably get angry with me." I looked at the moon in silence for a moment before sighing and looking at Christiane.

"I need you to be honest with me. What do you think I should do?" The girl looked at me silently before approaching me.

"You said they did something. What exactly did they do?" I looked away in shame and fear remembering everything before taking a deep breath to calm myself.

"They constantly smothered me with their love, followed me everywhere, seduced me, touched me, and tried to." I sighed heavily until I felt Christiane's hand on my shoulder.

"Were they aware of what they were doing? Tell me the truth," the girl said seriously, staring at me, making me lower my head.

"They were being manipulated by the love potion but. They also made no effort to ask me for help in finding a cure." Saying this was like feeling a knife scrape my throat.

"Benja. It hurts me what I'm about to say and it's because they mean a lot to me, but seriously, it's understandable that the potion was accidental but that your girlfriends are so careless and that they haven't fought against their impulses, I don't think they can be trusted. I'm very sorry about what I'm about to say, but you're better off without them." Christiane said but the girl noticed that I looked away to hide my sadness and pain.

"I love them, they're my family, I can't leave them." I said sadly and then I saw the girl stand in front of me.

"I'm not telling you that you should stay away from them forever, maybe you should take some time away from thinking about her, focus your attention on yourself. Look at you, you can't say anything about what happened that day to them without feeling like you're about to burst into tears. I know you miss them a lot, but they will also have to understand that you need space and you should learn to respect your time away from them."

"Do you think it will be the right thing to do? To get away from them?" I asked worriedly looking at the girl while she smiled.

"It's the best thing for you. Maybe you can even turn over a new leaf, and while you're here, we're all your family okay? Don't forget, as my disciple, I can't let you lose focus, we have a job to do and training ahead of us." I slowly started to smile at Christiane's words.

"Thanks Christiane, I needed to hear this." I said smiling making the girl laugh.

"You're welcome, let's go home now, those movies won't watch themselves." We both laughed before leaving. But we never noticed other eyes watching everything from the shadows.


The hours flew by. Christiane and I watched the other movies while enjoying the leftover food. I felt better being with the girl, although I didn't deny that I was uncomfortable with the romantic scenes, I just remembered my talk with the blonde girl to feel better.

"It's beautiful, I can't believe Genichiro finally found a true soulmate." Christiane said with a smile making me laugh a little despite my sleepiness.

"It's good that the directors decided to release a sequel to give Genichiro a proper ending." I said before drinking some soda to keep myself awake but I slowly started to stagger back to sleep.

"Lie down." I turned to look at Christiane but shook my head.

"I don't want to miss the ending." Japanese films had become my new passion and when I saw that Christiane had rented the second part of "Samurai Heart" I couldn't wait to see it.

"I know. But I mean you should lie on my lap." The girl said with a smile which made me blush with embarrassment.

"I don't think so. I mean, can I? It's just that, I'm not that asleep, I can still stay awake." I said embarrassed but Christiane chuckled.

"If you say so, then don't miss this, the wedding is about to begin," the girl said as we both paid attention to the screen.


Cherry blossoms danced in the breeze at a beautiful temple in Japan. Genichiro's companions, relatives from both families, and close friends watched in delight at the beautiful scene. Kazumi, a beautiful girl with silky smooth skin, gorgeous magenta eyes like bright amethysts, and hair as golden as the sun. A young flower girl from a humble family was about to marry a heartbroken Shogun, but at that moment, Genichiro was struggling not to cry tears of happiness.

"Kazumi." Genichiro was speechless as he looked at the young flower girl who was about to become his wife.

"I thought this day would never come. A flower girl like me would never have a chance to be with someone like you." The girl said embarrassedly with a small pink tint on her pale cheeks, struggling to hide her shyness behind the flowers.

"It was fate that brought us together. No matter if you are a florist, a baker or a craftswoman, our paths were crossed to meet and live our lives together." The samurai said as he placed his hands on Kazumi's while the girl showed a radiant smile.

"Then the gods gave me their greatest blessing by uniting our paths. Because ever since I met you, I have never felt so honored and happy to have you with me. Finally my family lives in peace and all thanks to you, my beloved husband." They both put their foreheads together as the wedding began.

"Dear brothers. Today is a day of peace, a day of love, and a day where we will unite these two people in holy matrimony. If there is anyone who is in denial that this wedding will proceed, please speak now or forever hold your peace." A priest monk said as he looked at those present. Just as the wedding was about to continue, everything was interrupted when the doors of the monastery opened revealing Akira.

"Stop this shit!" Everyone turned around only to see the woman before their eyes. Her beauty had been forgotten and instead, she now looked more haggard and dirty wearing a dirty and muddy wedding dress.

"Miss, blasphemy is not allowed in this monastery." The monk said seriously, looking at Akira.

"I don't give a shit if Buddha gets angry or not. Genichiro, you can't marry that commoner flower shop!" The samurai's ex-wife shouted seriously, but the warrior didn't back down.

"You have no right to judge our love just because we are of different class, and what does it matter if she is a commoner or not. My love for Kazumi is stronger than steel and I will not abandon her." Genichiro said firmly, something that clearly angered the other woman even more.

"She's using you, you stupid fool. She only wants you for her social well-being, you'll see, when you least expect it, that whore will be in bed with another idiot." To everyone's surprise, Akira was suddenly hit not by the hand of those present, Genichiro or the monk, but by Kazumi, something that was never thought to be seen due to her pacifist and kind attitude.

"Don't you dare say such stupid things again. I love Genichiro, much more than you have ever been able to love him. I saw him suffering in bars drinking sake until he passed out, I was the one who gave him a home, I fed him and motivated him not to give up, you on the other hand left him behind like trash. The only woman here without honor and without worth, is you." Kazumi said seriously and authoritatively, something that infuriated Akira.

"Fucking bitch!" The moment Genichiro's ex-wife raised her hand, her ex-husband stepped down from the altar to stand in front of his wife as a shield while his eyes showed a cold look of rejection.

"Kazumi is right in her words. You have brought dishonor to your family by shamelessly betraying me and believing my brother's lies, now you have the audacity to come to our wedding to spew blasphemies and ruin our special day. You disgust me." Akira stepped back in shock before being grabbed by the arms by two samurai which startled the woman.

"Get her out of here." The samurai nodded at Genichiro's words before dragging Akira out of the temple while the woman screamed obscenities along the way.

"My love. Forgive me, I." Genichiro stopped talking because Kazumi placed a finger on his lips smiling delicately.

"That doesn't matter anymore. She's in the past, and what matters is now." The girl said before hugging the samurai, a gesture that Genichiro gladly accepted.


Christiane was amazed and moved by the scene, she loved combat scenes so much to learn from them, but there was something more than just the fights and that was the romance. The girl heard some snoring and when she turned around she saw that I was asleep while my body was shaking so as not to fall. Just when I was about to fall, she grabbed me before gently laying me down on her lap.

The girl could see me smiling as I slept on her lap, she hesitated, but then she slowly put her hand on my head remembering the talk we had and comparing it to the scene. A broken heart, a deception by distance, false news, and unexpected betrayals. Christiane knew that thinking about the possibilities of that was crazy, but it wasn't impossible.

"Don't worry Benja. As your teacher and friend, I swear that I will protect you." The girl said with a smile caressing my forehead but she couldn't help but be surprised when I snuggled up to her which made her blush.

With a smile, she turned off the television before pulling out a futon and placing me on the mattress before getting into her own bed. The girl gave me one last look before smiling and slowly falling asleep.


That's it for today's chapter. I hope you liked it and I also hope you're enjoying the story so far, friends.

Benja asked me to make this news for everyone so here it goes. From now on each chapter ending will be named after the next chapter for the next story. The next chapters will be for KND, Skullgirl and Overwatch, in that order.

Now, don't worry, the other stories will not be neglected but from now on more prominence will be given to the stories that have been paused due to lack of creativity.

And as last news, you should know that the new story is related to Alice Liddel, the reaction story will be published soon after the premiere of Alice's story leaving the last new story unknown.

Normally the chapters end like this, but everyone probably wants to see what the hell Benja is up to and who he is interrogating, well, let's take a look.


Interrogation room.

In the interrogation room you could see that I was next to Reaper while in front of us there was a person who could not be seen because of the shadows.

"Alright. Listen, we don't know who you are, but you got past our defenses and that's saying a lot, not even Leina or Cerise have the reflexes to evade our security system and you just get past them like it's nothing. Who are you?" I asked seriously just to get laughs.

"Oh honey, who I am shouldn't matter. I was just passing by and wanted to have some fun." The other person said in a feminine voice but that made Reyes angry.

"Listen you little shit!"

"Reyes no! It's not worth it, relax." I quickly had to intervene, feeling that at any moment he was going to take out his weapons.

"Listen, buddy. We have a list of the things that were confiscated from you and it's honestly the strangest list I've ever seen. According to it, it says that in your backpack you were carrying a large amount of muffins, cakes, and party decorations, and we've even been told that you were carrying a confetti cannon that has no explanation whatsoever." I said, looking at the list.

"Oh well, you never know when you're going to have a party, do you think?" The other person asked with a cheeky grin but then Reaper and I were left confused.

"Wait. I only know one person who would say something like that." Reaper turned to look at me and slowly began to understand.

"Impossible. You are."

"Well, sooner or later they were going to find out. It's not for nothing that Peacock isn't the only one who knows someone is reading this right now."

"Pinkie Pie!?." Reaper and I shouted in unison before reflecting the lights at the girl in front of us.


Outside the interrogation room.

"Patricia, I thought you said you closed all the dimensional doors." Marie said seriously looking at her best friend.

"Yeah, I did," Peacock said, pinching and stretching her face like pizza dough.

"I'd like to think you didn't leave another portal open because you wanted to try Alastor's jambalaya, did you?" Peacock glanced at a certain portal that was literally spewing fire.

"I'll get the fire extinguisher." Was all Peacock said before walking away with her head down, feeling the harsh scolding that was about to fall on her from Big Band and Bloodgood.

The camera began to have static before abruptly shutting off.