Chapter 25

The young Taimanin didn't waste time and quickly reached the training facility. Sakura was leading her group and at the same time chatted to the students that asked her about training, and causal things in order to shorten time, which they had before their practice. Sakura seemed enjoying it and wasn't against of her students being talking about different things before the practice.

The friends also were chatting, while Maki was the most energetic one, the rest of the group only tried to respond her. Ren and Masami seemed tensed, but still they also responded Maki when they were asked.

When the students came to the white room, they quickly lined and started to wait the commands of their mentor, who was now in front of them.

"Well…" Sakura put her finger on her lips, "How should we do it? Practice in groups or one on one?" the class separated, "Well, since some of the students are on a mission." she looked the class again, "We'll do it the usual way." she chuckled.

"Then why did you ask us Sensei?" someone asked the teacher.

"Just wanted to think that myself too." Sakura chuckled and jumped onto the balcony, which was above students, "Today, you decided to you who you're fighting with!" she shouted them from the balcony, "But the first one will be…" she pondered with a grin, "Aki!"

Aki went out of the line and looked at the classmates.

"I'm taking Pavel as an opponent!" Aki declared as if he was sure about his opponent from the beginning.

"I thought you would train with me!" Maki pouted.

"Let's do that next time." Aki replied her with a smile.

"Fine." Maki turned her head away and jumped onto the balcony after the other classmates leaving her male friends on the floor in order to show their skills.

"Well, I hope you're ready." Aki chuckled exposing his katana, while Pavel did the same to his sword.

"Yeah, let's do our best." Pavel nodded, taking a battle stance.

Next moment Pavel did a dash towards Aki, who quickly blocked the lunge of the boy. Aki tried to do a swing, and then an attack, but Pavel dodged the attacks of his friend.

'His, sword, why Walter was scary of it?' Sakura was watching at Pavel's sword, 'Is it really string against demons or what?'

"Sensei, what is it?" Ren looked at the teacher with worried expression.

"Ah?" Sakura looked at her student, "No, nothing, just thinking about their battle." Sakura smiled to Ren, "By the way, will you take me as opponent?' Sakura grinned then, "After all you'll be able to test your new power."

"I will think." Ren replied to the teacher, she liked that Sakura was admitting Ren's achievements and wanted to test them as well, "By the way…" Ren mumbled, "How do you think did we make progress in our fighting skills?"

"Of course you did." Sakura replied with a smile to Ren, "After all you fight such scums and you two even could kill one of them, if you want me to compare you, when they only came, and you now…" Sakura put on a semblance she thought about something, "You did a really big step forward, all of you."

"Well…" Ren blushed a little, "Thank you."

Then Ren started to observe the fight too, as she wanted to see how the boys from two different teams now were different from each other.

Pavel was more cunning during the fight, while Aki tried to understand what the Russian boy wanted and tried to dodge or parry the strikes. Despite they hadn't special powers, the boys still were skillful enough and could oppose a strong enemy fighting together.

Masami also was watching the fight, the girl tried to remain calm, but still she was worried again.

'I need to display myself well." the girl pondered, 'Pavel did his best and I need to show him his help wasn't waste of time.'

One moment Aki did a mistake and dashed at Pavel, when the boy did a back step. Pavel used only one hand in parrying Aki's lunge, and then the boy took purchase onto his feet and did a dash, kicking Aki at his stomach after it.

"Damn!" Aki gasped after landing hardly onto the floor, the boy tried to get up, but Pavel didn't let him to that as he got closed the blade o his sword to his friend's neck.

"It seems the victory is mine this time." Pavel chuckled.

"Next time I'll get you." Aki exhaled admitting his lost.

Pavel starched his hand and helped Aki to get up, "But you moved much faster than usually." Pavel praised his friend, "It was really hard to fight you."

"Thanks, but still you're faster than me." Aki smiled, still admitting he isn't as fast as Pavel, but still he was glad his friend praised him.

"Well…" Sakura stretched almost singing, "Ren is next!" she said as if she wished to know, who Ren will take as her opponent.

"Let it be Maki." Ren said to the teacher and then watching at her friend.

"Sweet, I'll check how strong I became." Maki chuckled, jumping off the balcony along with Ren.

"I hope you won't hold yourself." Ren smiled to Maki exposing her blade.

"Sure thing!" Maki hit her palm with a fist and then rushed toward Ren with a fist aiming at her chest, but still Ren easily avoided the strike and then released a water bullet at Maki, who quickly dodged the distanced attack.

"Your bullets are so irritating, when you fight against them!" Maki mumbled rushing back to Ren.

"And it also let me to stay on distance from you." Ren answered to Maki, who did a another strike, but then quickly did a high kick.

Ren quickly dodged the attack, she didn't plan to parry it as if she would do that, Maki would overpower her and will make a fatal blow, which will be a total defeat for Ren. Maki tried to make Ren to parry her attack, but still thanks to the bullets Ren shot from time to time, Ren found opportunities to hold Maki on distance.

"Not bad." Sakura liked how Ren was fighting Maki, "Even using such a simple attack she can be a bothersome opponent now."

Pavel looked carefully at the battle, mostly he looked at Ren, who was dodging one attack after another.

"How about that?" Maki suddenly jumped and did a high kick with her leg, crushing the floor where Ren was standing.

"Not bad, you're starting to think how to fight more now." Ren chuckled seeing Maki became a hard opponent now.

After landing on the ground Ren rushed to her friend, Maki was quickly gathered herself and parried Ren's blade, Maki wanted to hit Ren, but the tanned girl could avoid the attack and then did a trick with her leg making Maki fall on the floor. Nevertheless, Maki quickly jumped onto her legs and tried to fight back.

'Amazing…" Masami thought, 'Maki is fighting much better now, she isn't chaotic as she was but trying to understand Ren's style.' the girl looked both girls and then at Sakura, 'Ren's style is a little similar to Sakura-sensei, if she would have two blades it would be really the same.'

"What is it?" Sakura asked Masami.

"No, nothing." Masami shook with her head.

"Sure?" Sakura was worried for the girl.

"No, don't worry, Sensei." Masami replied her again.

Ren stopped shooting bullets as Maki now understood how to avoid them in time and counterattack, so she decided to change her strategy. When Maki was about to attack again, Ren quickly rushed to Maki.

'Now!' Ren thought and grabbed Maki's arm.

Next moment she make fall along with Maki and overthrew her making her fall onto the floor.

"Damn!" Maki shouted after a strong fall, she tried to get up, but then felt how Ren got her blade closer to her neck.

"It seems you're done." Ren chuckled.

"Damn it! You are too unpredictable…" Maki exhaled trying to restore breath.

"But you become that too." Ren got up and helped Maki to get up, "Some time more and I think I will have more troubles fighting you."

Ren and Maki returned back onto the balcony.

"You two became really good." Sakura praised two girls, "Your battle became more professional."

"Thank you, Sensei." Ren responded.

"Thanks for praising!" Maki also liked that, "And what about boys?" she wanted to know how ere they for Sakura.

"And they too." Sakura chuckled, "All of you start to think more during the fight trying to read your opponent and thinking on how to get him or how to avoid his attack." she did a pause, "Well, next one is…"

"Can it be me?" Masami asked Sakura, what made a lot of whispering.

"Calm down guys!" Sakura tried to calm the class.

"Masami, maybe you need to…" Sakura didn't finish as she was interrupted.

"I want to try myself too. I don't want Pavel's efforts be spent pointlessly." Masami was firm and confident and Sakura saw that, so didn't argue with her.

"And who do you want to take as your opponent?" Sakura wasn't sure it was a good idea to let her fighting.

"I want to fight you." Masami said straightly.

"What?!" the class was surprised, "Is Masami nuts?!" some boy was shocked hearing that.

Pavel only smiled mysteriously, "Why not, sensei? After all, you will control everything yourself and let Masami top practice too."

"Yeah, let Masami do it with you!" Maki liked Pave's idea.

"I think she needs to practice as well." Aki decided to agree with his friends.

"Especially when she wants it." Ren decided to join her friends' side, but still she looked with strange eyes at Masami and then at Pavel.

Sakura understood it was pointless to talk to the friends of the girl, so she decided to give up and have a practice with Masami.

"Fine, let's do it, I hope everything will be fine." Sakura sighed as if she was ready for worst.

Sakura and Masami jumped off the balcony and then stood on a distance from each other.

"I will protect and you will attack." Sakura told Masami trying to remain merry as usual, but still it was easy to see Sakura was worried, "When you want to parry tell em, I will attack you."

"Thank you very much for your concern." Masami nodded, "But I think it will extra."

Next moment Masami rushed at Sakura with her spear in readiness to piece Sakura.

"Wow! Not bad." Sakura was surprised of such speed, "Your work with Pavel is giving fruit." Sakura parried the spear and jumped back, while Masami only repeated the lunge making Sakura defend herself again.

Masami started to attack Sakura again and again, as if she was provoking Sakura making her to attack back. Sakura parried the attacks not attacking Masami back. Sakura didn't have problems with that, but still it was bothersome for her as Masami was fast and didn't give much time to overthink defense strategy, and made to attack back intuitively.

'She is fast…' Sakura quickly admitted it.

"Wow, Masami is persistent." someone of the class was surprised of how Masami was fighting.

"Yeah, the last time she fought she was scared to hold her spear, but now she is like she was before." another student replied t the first one.

Masami did a jump and after landing she did a large swing with her spear making Sakura to avoid the attack. The girl tried to predict the teacher's moves in order to get her, however Sakura quickly read the attacks and did everything not to parry or attacking back. Masami decided to change the method and started to make more trips with the hilt of her spear, and then she did unexpected attacks with its blade.

"You know, if I were student, I would be in a real trouble." Sakura chuckled, trying to avoid the attacks and now starting to parry them more.

"Interesting if Sakura fight her really, how long will she hold?" some girl asked the classmates.

"Enough." Pavel didn't like the classmates underestimated his friend, who he helped.

"Come on Masami!" Maki shouted in order to cheer her friend.

Suddenly Masami priced her spear into the ground and did jump above Sakura, and when she landed she did another swing.

'She wants me to fight back that much?' Sakura didn't like Masami was so angry opponent, "Maybe I should try to fight back slightly?' she looked at Masami's eyes and saw no hesitation in them, 'Fine, I'll try to be not harsh…' Sakura first parried the attack and then did an attack, which was predicted and Masami could easily dodge.

'It seems I could make her fight me back.' The girl with the spear smiled slightly as if she liked the idea the fight is becoming serious now.

"Did Sakura-sensei attack her?" someone was surprised to see that Sakura decided to stop being in the position of the defending one.

Now the battle become a little interesting as Sakura tried to attack Masami, however her moves were careful as she didn't want to hurt her student. It was easy to see that Sakura was holding, however the fight became a little easier for her now, as she not only thought about dodging, but also made Masami to avoid her own attacks.

Masami, from her side, started to think how to make Sakura fight seriously, as she didn't want her to be pity on her and wanted her to make a scratch.

'I need to make first move.' Masami pondered, "Until I want do that she will continue being like that.' The girl with the spear looked after Sakura's hands which were holding the blades.

Next moment when Sakura was about to attack Masami again, she decided not to dodge and to be exposed to the strike.

"What the…?" Sakura was shocked of what she had just seen.

'Now!' Masami thought and tried to hit Sakura with the hilt of her blade straight at her stomach.

"Wow!" the teacher exclaimed, but still could dodge the serious attack, which an ordinary student wouldn't be able to dodge.

Next moment Sakura stood on a distance and looked at Masami's arm where a little road of blood was, because of her attack.

'Damn…' Sakura stumbled, "Masami I…" Sakura couldn't finish as Masami rushed back into the battle, "What the…!"

"What is happening there?" some male student was eager to know what was in the fight.

"Was she wounded?" Aki was surprised.

"Yes,…" Ren also pondered, "She let sensei get her on purpose." she continued her thoughts, "Could it be…"

"Come on Masami! Show what you can do!" Pavel shouted shocking everyone around him.

"It seems I have no other choice, but to do that." Masami slightly smiled, "Sensei, fight as you usually do, everything is fine… now." She added after a small pause.

"Masami… are you…" Sakura looked at the girl first and then at the balcony, where the students were.

The girl used this moment and attacked Sakura again, this time Sakura understood, Masami also wasn't holding herself and fought with everything she got, "It seems the fight will be funny." Sakura chuckled, understanding she could fight like usually, "But I hope you'll tell me what happened to you when we're done!"

"Of course." Masami answered her and continued the fight.

This time the fight was absolutely another, Masami now was in a difficult position as Sakura wasn't holding now, and Masami could do only one thing, defending herself.

"What is it? I thought you're persistent." Sakura chuckled seeing Masami was changing attacking to defending.

"Just thinking." Masami replied her, 'She is really strong, and it's not just a mere instructor, but Igawa Sakura herself...' Masami thought trying to think of an idea to attack the younger Igawa, 'No doubt I'll fail against her, but to impress her is still possible.'

Masami decided to be exposed to another strike, but then she parried the other blade with her spear. Then she did a lunge with the hilt and then did a wide swing. But still this time Sakura hadn't got many troubles and avoided these trips easily also parrying the spear of the girl. Suddenly Sakura saw a moment and did a kick at Masami's stomach, then at her leg and at her shoulder making her fall onto the floor, also letting her spear fly.

"Is it really our Masami?" someone asked out loud still not believing to what had just happened.

"When did she learn how to fight?" someone whispered.

Everyone looked at Pavel with a surprise as he was the only one Masami was training with, but still the boy didn't pay attention as he was watching at the fight of his friend, who he helped to return back to normal.

Sakura came to the defeated student and stretched her hand in order to help her student to get up.

"I hope you'll explain what it was and why you…" Sakura stumbled for a second, "You know, didn't cry." she announced what she tried to comfort, but understood she couldn't do that.

"Yes, but first, can you gather everyone, Sensei?" Sakura heard a question.

Sakura nodded being interested in what the girl wanted to tell, if she wanted all the classmates to listen ou to it. She gave a sign that the students got down and came. It took few seconds, the class was surprised and even astonished as they were about to see absolutely opposite to what they had just seen. Only Pavel seemed calm as if he predicted something like that.

"Well, everyone is her." Sakura said still being excited, but still she tried to hide it.

"First of all…" Masami looked at the classmates and then at the teacher, "Forgive me for being stubborn!" she bowed to the class making it surprised more and more, "I had to accept your help, when I had a difficult period, but I only rejected your help trying to pull everything myself. I thought the death of my friends was absolutely my fault and didn't want you to bother with my own problems, but…" Masami's voice trembled, she was scared tears started to form on her eyes, and at the same time she was scared to watch at the people in front of her, "I closed myself from you, when I had to do opposite." she did a small pause, "I didn't let people I know to help me, while I allowed that to the ones I totally don't know. They did their best in order to help me to go out from a hard nightmare, not only Pavel, but Vlasova sensei and… Tereshkov sensei as well.

'When does he have time for that…' Pavel was wondered hearing that.

"Only mental powers helped me, because I made everything worse." Masami continued, "And Pavel along with Maria risked their lives to help me inside of my head.

Sakura was shocked hearing that, she looked at Pavel with astonished eyes.

'This boy is really amazing…' Sakura pondered, 'And Oleg with Maria… I think I must praise them in a special way.'

"I know, I did wrong and probably I don't deserve your forgiveness, but still…" Masami sobbed and raised her head, "Please forgive me!"

There was silence for some time. Pavel didn't know what to say, as he didn't expect such outcome. However the one, who decided to disturb calmness, was Maki.

"Why should we forgive you? It's bad you didn't let us help you, but…" Maki put on a semblance she pondered about something, "It's important you understood that, and decided to open yourself now." she smiled widely then.

"After all, we friends and friends must always help their friends so we'll try to help you not to happen that ever again!" Aki joined Maki and tried to cheer the girl up.

"I hope you'll never do the same mistake and when you have some problems you'll tell that to someone of us." Ren also decided to join her friends, "And you say something too." she looked at the main helper.

"Well, everything was said of course, but…" Pavel said, but then stopped for a second, "Glad to see you're in action with us!" the boy smiled to the girl too making her blush slightly, "So guys are you forgiving Masami?"

There started some whispering, but still the classmates tried to cheer the girl up that she should cry, and they have no anger at her.

"Thank you…" Masami sobbed, "Thank you all a lot! I swear, I will never do that mistake ever again!"

"I heard you too." Sakura slightly hit Masami's head with her palm, "If something bothers you, don't hesitate and ask Sensei too." she chuckled, "I will always find time to hear you out and help with an advice."

"Thank you too, Sensei!" Masami also bowed to Sakura.

"Well…" Sakura pondered then, "It's good indeed, but we still have a practical lesson, so who will be the next one?" she looked the class over and saw a hand of one girl.

The lesson continued, the young Taimanin practiced further without interruptions, some students asked Masami with lots of questions about Pavel, and how exactly he helped her, Sakura didn't stop the talks as they didn't interrupt the practice of other students, and at the same time she was glad Masami now was the part of the class, but now a lone person, who was trying to stay out of the crowd and sometime was talking to the four friends.

'Sis will really be mad about it.' Sakura chuckled thinking of how she should tell about that to Asagi.

"I hope Kikyo's legs will be fixed soon." Toru said sitting on the armchair, "And they will not put there anything."

"If they have connections with 'Red Division' I don't think they're interested in harming us." Shizuru said to the man.

"You say as if you know these guys well." Toru looked as Shizuru.

"I do, they helped us when I and Murasaki were on mission not much long ago." Shizuru replied him, "From these ones, I know only the woman, who was there." Shizuru did a pause for a second, "However I don't understand, what binds them, how the hell 'Red Division' is here."

"When I heard about it, I thought they're Russian mercenaries." Toru said to the blonde woman.

"We're multicultural mercenaries." The Taimanin looked at the door and saw a man with the beret and the black haired woman with two blades that looked like long needles, "It's just a coincidence we're here."

"And I think it's not." Shizuru chuckled watching at the two persons, "Since there was a war here few years ago, I think you helped and they gave you a warm place here." her smile was cunning as if she was telling absolute truth.

Haze looked at owl and merely replied, "Something like that." she was watching at Shizuru carefully examining her, "I still can't belive you couldn't catch them."

"They're skillful Taimanin." Owl replied her, "We thought they're well-coordinated and tried to find their trials, while they were moving only thanks to luck and nothing else." the man didn't like Haze was blaming him.

"Says the one, who is supposed to be an ace in getting information and spying." Haze smirked as if she was laughing over the man.

"Why you…" Owl didn't like her words.

"But I'm surprised your comrades are that skillful." Haze didn't pay attention to the man, "You could quickly get used to fight in one team."

"Thanks, for praising." Toru chuckled, "You fight well too."

"By the way, where are that kid and the men who were with them?" Shizuru asked with interest remembering the guys she was working with.

"Kangaroo is in Japan, Mechanic and Massimo are somewhere else." the woman replied briefly.

"And what about that flying scum, did you find him?" the blonde woman snatched with her finger, "Mosquito."

"We ddin't look him for." Haze replied her.

"You saw this bastard?" Owl looked at Haze, "Why didn't you tell me that, I would send someone to look for his trials."

"You could find three persons, how will you find one in another country?" Haze raised her eyebrow.

"Even if you're higher than me in positions, you're not immortal!" Owl pointed at her.

"Chatting?" they heard a strict voice in the doorway, they looked around and saw the man with the scars on his face, Haze and Owl were about to get up, but the man gave them a sign to sit.

Lazar entered the room, and after him there was Kikyo who had metal legs not, which were not covered with anything.

"Hey, Kikyo how was everything?" Tour asked her with a concern, even Shizuru was wondered about her legs, but still didn't ask her.

"Good." they brown haired Taimanin with glasses replied, "Still different, maybe it's just my imagination…" she tried to move with her legs.

"The scientists told it can be strange in the beginning, but still everything will be fine." Lazar replied her in order not to have another question, "But still these legs suit for your power, and I as they assure they must be firmer."

"Do you mean I can enlarge the load in my strikes?" Kikyo seemed didn't hear that.

"I think yes, but as they also told, you need to get used to them first." Lazar answered her and then sat at the chair opposite Shizuru, while Kikyo sat next to Toru, "So…" the man was watching at Shizuru, the woman felt nervous because of that view, "Ready to go to Montenegro?"

"Yes, but still how long will we be there?" Shizuru asked him with interest, "After all we need to return fast in order to help in fighting with 'The Third Law'."

"It would be better if you do that, instead of sneaking into our country." Lazar parried her statement, "I did few calls and everything is preparing, I think for few days you will stay here. You'll be in my residence, I hope you will not give troubles there." Lazar looked at Shizuru seriously.

"Sure, thing we won't." she chuckled, "By the way have you got books about Serbian language?"

"Why?" Lazar looked at Shizuru.

"Just want to start to learn something new, while I'm here." she looked at the man with pleading yes then, "Can I?"

"Do whatever you wish, but don't cause troubles." Lazar didn't pay attention to her plays.

"By the way, did Yamamoto call you?" Shizuru asked the man seriously this time.

"Yes, that's why I'm preparing everything." Mladich nodded, "I think it will take four or five days, to get some papers and then we'll go."

"Good, can't wait to return back home." Toru stretched, but then was hit by Kikyo at his side.

"And how I'm wishing to send you back." Lazar replied the male Taimanin, "Owl, you will look after them along with the few hunters."

"Why me?!" the man didn't like he had a work of the nurse.

"Let's just say it's your punishment for losing to her." the man nodded at Shizuru, "I will give you another work, Haze."

The woman nodded and merely followed the man, who was in front of her.

Toru was holding Kikyo as her new legs gave her some discomfort and she was shaking. Shizuru was walking along with Haze, while Owl was along with Lazar, who was speaking to Owl in Serbian. Shizuru tried her best to understand them, however she understood only a small part of their talk, and couldn't make a good picture.

The hunters and the politician left the facility. There were two cars which was waiting for them, Lazar told them to sit and when everyone was inside the cars, they started and when to the place the politician told them about.

Shiranui came to work early. The woman wanted to start her paper work as early as she could as she didn't want to make the man, who was her guest to wait all alone. On her way to the academy she called Asagi and told everything, what Cyclopes told her. Asagi was sure about that, but still she decided to belive to his words, and that made her relaxed a little, but still they didn't know, what Mladich want to discuss to Nobushige. Shiranui told to Asagi that their allies had a base in the country, where Shizuru, Kikyo and Toru were. The water Taimanin agreed with Asagi she need to tell that to the Japanese politician, however Shiranui didn't want to frame Ivan up, so Asagi promised to tell that to Nobushige.

Now Shiranui was sitting at her office and as watching the papers about the mission that were connected to 'The Third Law'. The woman tried to think of a good strategy against each ot member, but still she wondering why the Polish scientist helped them. The woman tried to remember the powers of the Taimanin, who were assigned for fighting them, and tried to make an appropriate answer for each of them. She also tried to think some about demons and especially Minori, however against the three of them, she had no ideas and the only thing she could do is to fight them on her own, with the assistance of Oleg or Sakura and if their allies are in time to hope for their help.

She was sitting in such position till the end of first lesson. Then she decided to go for a walk in order to refresh her head. She was walking the corridors of the academy and watched at everything with interest.

'I still can't belive, I'm hear again.' Shiranui thought from time to time, as if her rescue was yesterday.

She did a turn to the stairs and saw Sakura, who was going upstairs.

"Oh, Shiranui! Nice to see you!" the younger Igawa greeted the woman with the ribbon.

"Have you finished your practice?" Yukikaze's mother asked the sister of the headmistress.

"Yeah, so I go to report about it to sis." Sakura chuckled with a nod, "And you? Are you going to her too?"

"Yes, I think I'll make you a company." Shiranui also smiled to the younger Igawa, "By the way, I'm surprised you're giving a report straight after practice." Shiranui looked at Sakura's face, "And you really have something to tell."

"Sure, thing." Sakura said with a wide smile, making Shiranui more puzzle.

"By the way, any news from 'Red Division'?" Sakura asked Shiranui, "When do we go on our mission?"

"Cyclopes will tell me when we are to go." Shiranui answered her, "More important for me is how Pavel is prepared for this, after all his sword is the only thing that can get Walter."

"Not, bad, if you want I can train Yukikaze, Tatsurou and Pavel today after the school day." Sakura said to the woman.

"It would be good to take Rinko and Ilya as well, since they are there too." Shiranui replied, "But there's one problem." she suddenly thought, "I don't think Asagi will let us take such a big squad."

"And, what should we do?" Sakura asked the woman.

"I was thinking about strategies, and decided to take for this venture Pavel, Yukikaze, and Tatsurou." Shiranui saw a questioning expression on the face of the orange haired woman so she decided to continue, "First, the shooter must be in both squads, Ilya will be good in his squad, because Yukikaze need to get used to work of the other teammates, Rinko and Ren can quickly do that, so we'll lose nothing if we change them."

"And what about Maria and Oleg?" Sakura asked her again.

"Mental user must be in each squad too, so we have only Oleg and Kuro, who will join us." The woman concluded, "And at the same time we have additional help of our friends, so I don't think we'll be inconvenient position."

"Well, I hope you're right." Sakura sighed, "But still it looks like a plan much more." Sakura suddenly pondered about something.

"What is it?" Shiranui asked the younger Igawa.

"Huh?" Sakura snapped out of her thoughts, "No, it's nothing, just thinking about practice."

Shiranui only looked at Sakura, but still said nothing. They reached the office of Asagi and Shiranui quickly knocked at the door.

"Yes, come in!" they heard a voice behind the door, "Oh, Shiranui nice to see you."

"Hi again, sis!" Sakura said also entering the office.

"Sakura, I hope you finished your practice as it supposed to be finished." Asagi asked Sakura strictly.

"Sure, I did." Sakura replied fast as she sat onto the sofa, "I came to give you a report about it, by the way." she chuckled then as she saw the surprised face of her sister.

"I hope there was nothing serious." Sakura was asked by Asagi.

"Well…" Sakura pondered, "From one side it's serious, but from the other isn't bad at all."

"What was there?" Shiranui, who was sitting next to Sakura asked the young woman too.

"I think we must thank our Russian friends." Sakura said to her, but because of puzzled expression on the face of her sister, Sakura decided to continue, "The problem with Masami is solved."

"What?!" Asagi exclaimed, "How?! When?!" Asagi couldn't hide her amazement, even Shiranui was puzzled and was pondering about Sakura's words.

"Well, I don't know myself." Sakura replied to her sister, "But she wanted to practice with me, and Pavel along with the others insisted, so I agreed." Sakura did a pause for a second, "When I started to practice with her, she was fighting aggressively as if wanted me to fight seriously, but then she exposed at my attack and I wounded her." Asagi didn't interrupt her being very attentive, "And there was nothing, she wasn't scared of blood!"

"Fascinating…" Asagi only pronounced, "The never stop impressing."

"I wanted to ask Pavel , how they exactly did it, but I think we can ask Maria too. Masami told she was in that too." Sakura added, "So, what is your ideas? I don't think it's good to leave them without some reward?"

"Yes, you're right." Asagi agreed with her younger sister, "By the way, how was she fighting? After all she had a long time being inactive."

"You know, she even could got me when I wounded her." Sakura stated, "If not my experience, I would be beaten because of that!"

"And what is her special power?" Shiranui joined the conversation.

"No, she didn't show it, she still didn't awake it." Sakura looked at the Taimanin mother, "On my opinion she is more skillful than Ren and Pavel."

"I see." Asagi nodded.

'Masami.' Shiranui pondered, 'I think I need to check her as well, maybe she will be good in our squad.'

"I'm surprised Maria didn't inform about that." Asagi frowned not liking everything what related to Masami was done behind her.

"Maybe Masami didn't want her to tell and wanted to say everything herself." Sakura offered an idea.

"Knowing her, it can be true." Sakura's sister nodded, "Well, I will ask Maria about Masami's treatment and then we need to think how to thank them."

Sakura, Asagi and Shiranui discussed Masami for some more and then Shiranui suddenly switched the theme.

"By the way, any new news on kidnappings?"

"No, right now everything is calm." Asagi sighed, "I still don't know how to snitch inside. Can't think a good plan not to be got by the monster you met." she looked at Shiranui, "And your guest? Did you discuss it with him?"

"I will try to ask him maybe they have free people." Shiranui smiled cunningly as if she would have problems in that.

"Fine, then keep me in touch about that." Asagi told Shiranui and then turned to Sakura, "And how are the other students what will you say about that?"

"Good too, Ren, Aki, Maki and Pavel became stronger, I think the will become really good Taimanin in the future."

"I see." Asagi liked the word of her sister, "But the thing that still worries me is Pavel's sword, I'm surprised the guy, who we couldn't beat with a big crowd was scared of this sword."

"Maybe it's some ancient artifact?" Sakura pondered.

"Is something written about it in the book you found?" Asagi asked Sakura.

"No, Oleg said there's only legends about demon." Sakura shook with her head, "And he says some of them a similar."

"You mean Russian and ours" Shiranui asked Sakura.

"Yes." the orange haired Taimanin nodded, "Especially about pale skinned woman."

"They have the same legend?" Shiranui was amused.

"Yes, you told that." Asagi nodded.

"The only thing that was really interesting was about the demon who was splat in two and about the stone giant." Sakura said.

"When with the giant?" Asagi rasied her eyebrow.

"Wait, didn't I tell you?" Sakura looked at her sister, who only shook with her head, "Well, it resembles the guy we fought. It appeared out of the boy." Sakura explained, "But still we don't know did Walter resurrect him or it's some other guy, as he wasn't covered with flame."

"I hope it's someone else and doesn't have much connection to Walter." Asagi sighed, "I'm tired of one vampire freak."

Sakura, Asagi and Shiranui talked a little more, and then the woman with the ribbon decided to leave as she still had some work to do, and she was interested in Masami, whom she wanted to test.

Sakura left for a little longer, but still left as well as she still had a lesson, which she had to give to the students. So Asagi left alone again with her work she had to do.

"Damn how I hate this place." Ungai roared slightly, "I still don't understand, why the hell we must hide?" the demon was watching around, "Damn orcs always here during night time." the demon exposed his fangs, "How I hate them." he looked at the night sky, 'Well he is on the roofs, and Uran is in the other part of the town.' Ungai pondered, "Interesting if I enter some brothel won't I lose much time?"

"Probably, you will." Ungai heard a voice behind him.

"What the?!" the demon quickly turned around exposing his fangs and claws preparing for fight.

"It's not wise to fight, especially here." Ungai saw a green scaled person that looked like a lizard humanoid, with processes, "After all we can hurt passers."

"You?!" Ungai roared, "The hell you're here?"

"Just wanted to talk." Professor hissed, "As I understand, Uran and Trickster are going to the gates, aren't they?"

"Howe do you know about it? Is it an ambush?!" the lion demon was about to attack the lizard, but still could hold himself.

"Not at all, I came just to talk." Professor chuckled, "I have already talk to Trickster and wanted to talk to you."

"How the hell did you find us?" the demon roared, but the was wondered, "Wait… Does it mean you were following us?!"

"Yes, I didn't want to talk to you along with Trickster and Uran." Professor came closer to the demon "We have hard relations."

"Yeah, to steal the target from Trickster, of course he will be mad." the demon smirked, "And as I remember Uran hate you, because you're an asshole."

"Yes, your truth." Trickster said with some sadness in his voice, "Trickster's problem is that he still doesn't know whose side to take."

"What do you mean?" Ungai seemed didn't understand what his interlocutor was talking about.

"Can I talk to you? It won't take much time." the lizard demon told him.

Ungai nodded indecisively, and followed Professor to a dark alley.

"What do you want to discuss." Ungai finally asked Trickster, when they were alone, and only orkish and other demons' shouts were heard.

"Are you going to visit Edwin's event?"

"How do you know that?!" Ungai was surprised of well awareness of his interlocutor.

"I know, much more than you can imagine." Trickster smirked, "Playing against two sides will be bad for you."

"Ah, you're here because of it." Ungai chuckled, "What side do you want us to join? Let me gues Taimanin's?"

"I'd like you to sit tightly until we wouldn't finish our work with Atke and Celine." Professor told him, "You will only bother us a lt."

"Ha!" the demon exclaimed, "What if we join forces with Black and Kuroi? After all they're strong enough to fight Taimanin."

"But it won't be enough to defeat those two." Professor replied him, "I and Dokboq on Taimanin side as well, and they also have some assistance of other forces. And at the same time knowing Black, he will rather help us to kill Atke"

"You always liked humans." the lion demon grunted, "If not you we would conquer their realm!"

"Yes, but still it wasn't only me." Professor smirked, "But as I see you're enjoying being in the company of humans."

"Not much, I like only to have fun with Taimanin bitches!" the demon answered him, "By the way, how the hell did you let to destroy three seal, I thought you're their protector." then Ungai grinned, "Are you doing it on purpose or what?"

"It's hard to explain, especially to you." Professor also smirked at his statement.

"Why you…" Ungai didn't like it.

"Think about my words." Professor told him, "It's never late to join right side." then Professor disappeared leaving Ungai alone.

'Damn bastard what the hell was the point of his visit.' the demon grunted in his head.

However he decided not to lose time and hurry to the gates, which were in the middle of the town and which he could see after leaving for big street.

'I think Trickster must have a really good plan if he wants to take all of them out of game.' Ungai continued pondering, 'I must ask him when we gather at the meeting point.'

The demon headed along the big street, where were a lot of different demons. The demon spitted as if he didn't like something, however didn't say anything.

He reached the middle of the city in some time, he stood for some time, but saw no one. There was a big portal, which resembled gates. He looked around and saw how demons were entering it and went out of it.

'It seems they have already let this world.' the demon roared, 'Fine, it'll be good to ask him in a private place.' the demon didn't think long and entered the portal.