(A New fate and the continuation of a tale that unfolded at the last spinning of fate has begun. Let us see what happens next.)

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Fate 21

Previously on Canon Distortion

Sora Minakaze, Makoto Nanaya and Bullet had arrived to the 7th Hierarchical city of Kazamotsu. They had a goal with what they had hoped to achieve but ran into the everlasting issue of Sora being unable to walk past the NOL borders of the hierarchical city without causing issues. Seeing little option, the group decided that contacting a group of people that was familiar to them was the best option but is it wise to work with criminals even though you know them very well? There's only one way to find out.

And now, the continuation of Canon Distortion

"...Tell me. What is with criminals and wineries? Why are they always popular with each other?" Bullet questioned as her, Sora and Makoto stood in front of a winery that they were dropped off by Sofia's henchman. "I guess it's because criminals are always looking for ways to legitimize their ill gotten gains and wineries happen to be a good way to do so?" Makoto questioned as Sora shook his head at that.

"Nah, It's not for any reason like that. For Sofia in particular, her and her dad were originally a wine making family but then they got embroiled in a feud with other wineries." Sora explained as both Makoto and Bullet blinked several times upon hearing that information. "Yeah it got out of hand. First starting with some wine shenanigans and then becoming full blown out war crimes. Real mafia shit if you think about it." Sora continued as Bullet had to place a hand on his shoulder.

"You...You are giving me too much information about stuff that is not relevant here…" Bullet said as she blinked several times. "How do you even know about all of this stuff?" Makoto questioned. "Makoto. As an Otsunian, we need to know the criminal history of the big players of the city. Not knowing that history is a recipe to sleeping with the fishes as Sofia would say." Sora explained as Makoto nodded her head, understanding the reasoning.

"In any other case, we might as well make our way in and introduce ourselves. No point hanging around here and keeping them waiting." Sora said as he began to walk ahead. "Yeah I agree. The last thing I want is to be stuffed into a wine barrel and sent down a river." Makoto added as Bullet couldn't help but blink upon hearing that. "You are joking about that right?...Right?" Bullet questioned as the trio approached the winery.

This winery looked vastly different from the one that Sora and Bullet had visited. Instead of being filled with warehouses that were made to house different types of spirits like whiskey and vokda, There was grapes for as far the eye could see. The climate control required to keep these grapes in top condition had to be top notch. Some grapes were big and juicy on the vine while others were small but plentiful, signs that whoever was responsible for growing these grapes knew what they are doing.

"You are welcome to try any of my vineyard's fine wines if you want. Only if you don't piss me off." A voice called as Both Sora and Makoto knew who it belonged to. Bullet however looked around confused, clear that she had never heard the voice before as a throat was cleared, prompting the trio to look towards the vineyard's building, allowing them to see the person responsible for calling them to this place in Kazamotsu.

A woman, clearly much younger than all of them there stood in front of them. She looked underaged but had clearly gone through puberty. Lifting the hat she wore to get a better glimpse of the group, she was dressed in a typical gangster outfit that one would see from classic gangster movies, a black suit with a black vest to compliment her white collared shirt. She wore black driving gloves that exposed her fingers and knuckles as instead of pants, she wore a skirt that allowed her legs to be shown as finally, loafers were replaced with high heels that made her taller than she was.

"That wine does sound wonderful Miss Sofia… but we should really get down to business should we not?" Sora said as Bullet looked at Sora surprised before looking back at Sofia. Having only seen her father, she could now start to see the resemblance as she approached the group with a confidence that tried to imitate her old man. Sora and Makoto were used to Sofia and her behavior, understanding she had a legacy she had to carry.

"Indeed we should… come inside. Let's talk business." Sofia said as she turned around and began to personally escort the group back to the meeting room. Sora and Makoto followed Sofia but Bullet felt uneasy, as if there were several eyes watching the group as they followed the young Mafia leader. "I would recommend just following her for now Bullet. What you are feeling is what you think it is." Sora explained as Bullet immediately understood from that simple explaination what he meant as she did as he asked.

As Sofia opened the door and the others followed her behind, they were greeted by a sight that most would not be greeted by. A massive hallway greeted the trio with a bunch of men dressed similarly to Sofia standing above them, guns at the ready. "Oh do forgive them. They protect me as their princess." Sofia said as she had figured that their presence would have intimidated the trio in front of them as she didn't even tell them to do such a thing. "Don't worry about this Sofia. I am used to this kind of pressure." Sora said as Makoto nodded her head. Bullet meanwhile looked more tense, ready to fight as her energy must have made the soldiers uneasy and assume shooting positions.

"Come on men, why don't you relax a little. Otherwise we are going to end up shooting up father's precious winery." Sofia commanded as without hesitation, the men immediately lowered their guns, keeping their gaze on the group as Bullet relaxed a little bit upon seeing the men lower their guns. "Yes Our Lady!" The men shouted as Bullet immediately jumped upon hearing their chant, nearly assuming battle stance were it not for Makoto holding her still. "Don't worry about those guys, they are just very eager to serve their boss." Makoto explained

"Very eager huh… The least she can do is make sure they are put in line." Bullet complained quietly, realizing that if she were to say what she said loudly, she would have instantly angered everyone in the room to fighting her and she would rather not deal with that kind of situation at that moment. "I apologize for my men. They still like to see me as their little boss after all." Sofia said as she grabbed a glass of whiskey that a made man held for her, sipping on it as she continued to walk past the group without batting as much of an eye.

Sora: That's understandable, you're the young but passionate leader of the Mafia in Otsu. You worked hard to ensure that your familia did not get destroyed when the previous leader passed.

Sofia:...Indeed. He was a great man. If he were in my position, he would have done the same but much quicker. I'm still too green and not strong enough

Sora: You see yourself too lowly Miss Sofia. You are clearly more adept than what you say you are. Nobody would be able to command this much respect at a such young age. I can tell you made a lot of sacrifices in the process to do so.

Sofia: If you think spreading honeyed words to my ears will make me see you in a better light you better think again. I was taught by the people around me to be aware of such things.

Sora: Trust me when I say this, My words are truth and not meant to make you feel better in any way. Anybody with a good pair of eyes can clearly see the worth you bring to your group.

"And what about you two… Are you both in agreement with what he is saying?" Sofia questioned as Makoto and Bullet looked at each other, understanding why she asked them that question. "I am in agreement. You worked really hard to build what you have Miss Sofia." Makoto said as Bullet took a bit more time to give her answer. "I don't know all about this criminal business but seeing these men wish to protect you… That's something you cannot even get in most mercenary groups." Bullet explained as Sofia simply nodded her head at their statements.

"...Good. Thanks for your opinion on the matter." Sofia said as she hastened her step to get the group to the meeting spot. The trio wanted to further discuss things but figured that it was probably better to just leave things be for the time being until they get to the other heads. The fact that Sofia had not decided to just off them at that very moment meant that she was interested in hearing what they had to say for that moment.

"I must ask, why are you and the rest of the Otsu four here in a normal Hierarchical city? Wouldn't it be safer for you all to just remain in Otsu and let your spies around the world handle the rest." Sora questioned as this immediately caused Makoto and Bullet to realize he had a good point in raising this point up. The fact that the Otsu four were out of their protected part meant that if the NOL had found them at that moment, they would be immediately arrested.

"If I go around explaining the reason why us Otsu four need to move around like this then don't you think that would defeat the purpose of keeping things quiet." Sofia explained as Makoto scratched her head. "But I don't get it. Don't you guys have some sort of diplomatic immunity due to being the heads of state in Otsu?" Makoto said as Sora immediately shook his head. "That only really works if the NOL actually recognized their authority. To the NOL, Otsu's nothing but just a pretend government. That's why they have always been looking at a chance to take it back and convert the land back to the ownership of Akitsu-Ko." Sora explained as Makoto was about say something but then recalled her recent experience with how Otsu was attacked by the NOL directly, realizing there was some truth to his words.

"Exactly, until we actually earn some proper fucking respect those NOL bastards will keep on looking down on us and our way of life. Seeing it as just a breach of their security. Until the day we can truly be independent…" Sofia saod before silencing herself, realizing she was starting to get too emotional and needed to calm herself down. This caused Sora to become curious about something but figured he should keep his thought to himself and not speak any further until he had heard from the other heads.

"We're here. Just wait inside. The others will come and join us soon." Sofia said as she opened the door, letting everyone see that they had just entered what looked like a giant wine barrel room. This clearly was the meeting room as the table in the middle was a circular table, mainly to ensure that everyone could see each other without anybody leaving their gaze, most likely to avoid any kind of backstabbing/assassination attempts on their lives.

"You three will sit on those seats over there. Now get to it." Sofia demanded as Sora, Bullet and Makoto saw that they had been given a seat that was quite close to each other, meant to make sure that the four heads could see all three of them and watch their movements. The chairs themselves looked rather comfortable but Sora and Makoto knew that they were most likely trapped in some way to ensure that if anybody tried to dive them across would be eliminated before they could lay a finger on the heads. The level of security was what they expected the heads to bring but Bullet couldn't help but be alarmed by how strict they took their security.

"Don't think about it too hard… The Otsu Four have to be this secure with their security that's all." Sora explained as this was enough for Bullet to sit down on her seat, going against every instinct as a mercenary to not sit down on what was clearly a weak power position that left her very vulnerable as soon, the three took their seats before Sofia nodded her head and took her place on a seat. As soon as she did, Sora, Bullet and Makoto could hear doors open up, letting them know that other people were entering the room.

"Are these the people you mentioned on our phone call?" A voice called out. Bullet was confused by what she had just heard but Sora and Makoto immediately tensed themselves as they knew who that voice belonged to. "It must be. They clearly are people we have never met before." Another voice, a woman this time replied as Bullet looked like she was about to snap and assume a fighting stance but Sora and Makoto mustered enough strength to hold her down, making sure she didn't do anything too crazy out of reaction.

"Can you two just stop sulking in the shadows. You're making the poor woman with hot pants sweat and tense." Sofia said as Sora and Makoto immediately mustered up even more strength to hold Bullet down as she felt like lunging out from her seat from that comment. The individuals in the shadows simply sighed before a third individual made his way out of the shadows. "Sofia's right. There's no need for us to antagonize a fellow mercenary now." A voice said as both Sora and Makoto immediately recognized and knew who they were talking to.

A muscular man, over 7 feet tall emerged from the shadows. The shadows were lucky to have been big to hide his massive muscular frame as he could have been easily taller than the mad dog himself. Ruffling his own blond hair, the man wore a serious expression on his face that both Sora and Makoto were not used to seeing as he sat down on the chair next to Sofia. "But in any case, just do what Sofia says for now. We got some serious business to handle here right now." The man, Vlad to Sora and Makoto said.

The remaining duo then emerged out of the shadows. One of them, the woman, was dressed in a traditional black Chinese dress with a cloud pattern on it but over it she wore a long coat that obscured the rest of her figure other than her rather impressive breasts. Her hair was tied to two buns as she took her seat on the other seat that was next to Sofia. The other, a man, came out of the shadows wearing a business suit and glasses. He would blend in with a group of business men were it not for the fact that he looked rather well built for a normal business man and was intricately well groomed as well.

"So… You claim to have information about Garlond's killer am I right?" The man, Tetsu questioned as at any point, none of the other heads had actually mentioned their names to Sora, Bullet and Makoto. Sora and Makoto knew who they were dealing with but Bullet was simply confused by the new faces she was looking at besides Vlad, unsure why everyone is being secretive with her. "Yes we do. That is why we are here to discuss are we not?" Sora replied as the woman leaned in closer to look at Sora in his eyes.

"Oh you know how some of these things go. Some people claim to have information about something to make us sit in the table like this and before we know about it, they try to kill us when they think they have us alone." The woman explained as Sora simply shook his head. "I have no intentions of doing something as stupid as that Miss Zhang Pi. Nor do I claim to hold any kind of false information Mr Tetsu." Sora said, deciding to set things on the proper footing.

"So you know who we are…" Tetsu said as Sora nodded his head. "And I also know who you are Mr Vlad. One of the biggest organizers of Mercenaries well known for his penchant for commit war crimes as casually as he does drinking his vokda." Sora said as Vlad simply stiffened a laugh, trying to remain serious. "You seem to know a whole lot about us, but what about the fine women you brought alongside you huh?" Vlad questioned as soon all eyes were focused on Makoto and Bullet.

"Well….I am familiar with what you four have done for the 1st free city of Otsu and how hard you worked to create a system free from NOL control. I have to say it's admirable that a city of criminals has not burned down yet." Makoto said as the four heads simply nodded their heads upon hearing that statement as their eyes were then drawn towards Bullet. Bullet herself did not know what to say but her eyes then went towards Vlad and that gave her a clue to what she could say.

"I apologize for not knowing the rest of you that well but I have heard about you. Mr Vlad The Impaler." Bullet said as Vlad shook his head upon hearing that nickname. "I thought I had managed to get rid of that stupid nickname. I was framed for what happened there. Framed!" Vlad shouted as seeing Vlad groan about past events was enough to verify the legitimacy of Bullet's words as they nodded their heads upon hearing that statement.

"In that case, it is clear to us that you are here to conduct business. But is that all you are really here to do? Give us this information and walk out of this room without another word from us?" Tetsu questioned as Sora shook his head. "Of course not. That would be something only a kind samaritan would do. But we are criminals in this room are we not? Everything in equal exchange after all." Sora explained as Makoto and Bullet knew it was better for their survival if they allowed Sora to talk in their place and answer only when needed.

"And what kind of crimes are you famous for doing? To our eyes, you are a relative nobody who only knows something about Garlond. That's why you are in this room right now." Zhang Pi said as Sora simply leaned back on his chair a bit. "That's what makes me a good criminal no? I don't stick out like a sore thumb. So you can trust that the information I am going to give you is good no?" Sora explained as the other heads looked at each other before deciding to humor his explaination on the matter.

"Fine… We will trust your word for now… but only if you accept a stipulation." Zhang Pi said as she looked at the other heads, seeing them nod their heads as she stood up from her seat and approached Sora at that moment. Zhang Pi at that moment pulled out what looked like a series of needles as Bullet was about to jump out of her seat to get ready for a fight but Makoto held her down to make sure she did not overreact.

"You let me use my drive on you." Zhang Pi said as Sora knew what Zhang Pi's drive did but had to play dumb in order to ensure their cooperation. "I'm sorry what? If you are saying you want to use your drive on me why do you have a needle out?" Sora questioned, feigning genuine concern which fooled the other heads but caused Vlad to slightly raise his eyebrow. "That's because in order for my drive to function, I need the blood of my target to sample. Don't worry, my needle's come with a numbing agent so you will barely feel a thing." Zhang Pi said.

"That makes it sound worse you know. You make it sound like those needles are assassination tools." Sora said, slightly tensing on his seat to show that he was uncomfortable with her choice of words. Though he knew that the needles were not lethal in any way due to his past experience with Zhang Pi, body language is another way of conveying one's feelings and he was making sure that his feelings were properly conveyed.

"Oh? You don't trust us?" Zhang Pi questioned, making the other heads look at Sora as he knew that now was his time to sway their opinion about him around. "If you want my blood, there are other ways of going about it other than with that needle." Sora said as he looked at Bullet as she couldn't help but realize what he wanted from her. "Are you serious right now?… Fine." Bullet complained for a bit as she slowly pulled out the survival knife she had on her body and placed it beside Sora.

"You want blood right? I will give you my blood." Sora said as with a boldness to his step, he grabbed the Knife that Bullet had given him and tightly gripped the blade on his normal hand. Blood was drawn as a result as he offered the bloody blade to Zhang Pi as she looked at Sora and his rather bold statement. "I get it, it's a game of trust. I can respect that." Zhang Pi said as she picked up the blade Sora offered her and sampled his blood at that moment.

It was at that moment that everyone in the room could see Zhang Pi's eyes turn bright red, the fangs of her teeth sharpened a bit as she stared right at Sora at that moment, giving him a piercing gaze that would terrify anybody. "Now… first things first. Is your name really Sora?" Zhang Pi questioned as Sora understood that Zhang Pi's drive was already active. "Yes it is." Sora simply replied as Zhang Pi simply took a deep breath before walking back to her seat, sitting down and keeping her gaze focused on him.

"And why are you really here?" Zhang Pi questioned again as Sora leaned forward, placing his hand on his chin. "To gain passage into all the hierarchical cities without being constantly questioned." Sora replied as Zhang Pi nodded her head. "So far, he's not bullshiting us." Zhang Pi said as Bullet had a lot of questions. "Zhang Pi's drive, Bloodhound, Basically makes her able to detect and sense a person when she tastes their blood. She's basically the perfect lie detecting machine that nobody is able to really fool." Makoto quietly whispered.

"And those women beside you, they really Makoto Nanaya and the Mercenary Bullet?" Zhang Pi said as Sora nodded his head at that. "So what's the story with Makoto Nanaya? Why can't we find any information about her other than her being an NOL intelligence officer?" Zhang Pi questioned as that immediately raised alarm bells for Sora, Makoto and Bullet. Sora knew Makoto couldn't answer for herself and thus it would be up to him to say something but he also knew he had to be careful with how he said it otherwise Zhang Pi's bloodhound will detect that he is behaving abnormally.

"It's like you said, Makoto's an intelligence officer so she's often doing some dark clandestine shit. But then she discovered something in the NOL she didn't like and thus she decided to secretly backstab them." Sora explained, saying enough of the truth that he felt that Zhang Pi's Bloodhound would not suspect him of hiding any truths from the Otsu Four but not too much that it leads to it's own series of problems. "You know… You have been quite cooperative. As if you know how my drive actually works." Zhang Pi said, making Sora sweat as he realized that what she said was true.

Makoto couldn't help but sweat alongside Sora at that very moment. Sora wanted to scream loudly at that very moment. He had been playing very calmly and properly answering Zhang Pi's questions. For any idiot, they would just accept the answers they were given and just go on with their day but Zhang Pi was no idiot. She would have begun to suspect someone who was perfectly being truthful and think that they were using truths to hide their true intentions. Sometimes, honesty can be the greatest lie one can use in dire situations.

"I mean… I have a good idea about it. I have heard stories about you and I knew what to expect when you used your drive on me. I apologize if that makes me an unreliable teller at this very moment." Sora explained as by explaining things the way he did helped reassured that he was not withholding knowledge from the Otsu Four. "So then...now that you have heard our friend, how should we handle this?" Zhang Pi questioned as she decided to get the opinions of her fellow four.

"It can't be helped, people who know how your drive work will happen. So long as he's not trying to pull a fast one on us we should be fine." Sofia said as Tetsu shook his head at that statement. "If he can lie by telling the truth, that defeats the purpose of Zhang Pi's drive. We shouldn't be wasting our time with this kind of questioning as a result." Tetsu explained as Vlad simply crossed his arms, deep in thought as the heads looked at him.

"What about you Vlad? What's your opinion about this whole thing?" Zhang Pi questioned as Vlad took a deep breath before gazing right at Sora. "I got a simple question for you… If you will humor me." Vlad said as Sora nodded his head, deciding that answering Vlad's question would be for the best. "The way you held your knife… you formerly a mercenary I am taking?" Vlad questioned as Sora was surprised a bit to hear that question.

"Yeah… I was formerly a mercenary. Is that something that you find curious?" Sora questioned as Vlad nodded his head at that. "So...what troop were you in?" Vlad questioned as this made Sora sweat. He knew he had to answer truthfully otherwise Zhang Pi's bloodhound will treat him as telling a lie. But if he told the truth at this moment and that group for some reason did not exist for whatever reason, he would bring an equal amount of trouble his way. It was a pure lose-lose situation and Vlad was the one who presented it to him.

'How should I even answer this? Do I tell the truth and pray those guys exist? Or don't and get questioned even further and make everyone more suspicious?' Sora thought as he knew very well that timelines can change certain events and certain events can only happen due to other events. If Otsu was able to exist in this timeline, then he would feel comfortable guessing that group existed and if so, he was safe answering the truth for this moment.

"...I used to work for the Black Lotus." Sora confessed as both Vlad and Bullet looked at him at that moment, their eyes wide as deers with headlights. Makoto herself, upon hearing that name, instinctively tightened, her fists clenched hard as she bit on her lip remembering what that organization did. "I am pretty sure that everyone in this room is aware of what those bastards did… but it is also undeniable that it's due to their sheer incompetence that Otsu was able to establish itself as a proper free city while the NOL had to go through a PR nightmare." Tetsu said.

"But at the same time, The Black Lotus were an organization with an ambitious brain dead leader at it's helm. Anyone would admire them for their efforts to empower Mercenaries… just that's not how they ended up doing things. Made themselves look like bloody fucking terrorists and made the NOL use mercenaries for nothing but wet work. "Vlad said, frustration in his voice as he leaned back on his seat.

Vlad's face said it all. It was clear that he was one of the few honest mercenaries that the Black Lotus's actions had affected. Sora lowered his head a bit as while he had long cut his ties with the Black Lotus, he still felt like he needed to take some sort of responsibility for how the group acted and the damage they had done. "I know…. That's why I went and fought those assholes when they came to Torifune." Sora said as everyone looked at him, Makoto smiling softly as she knew where this went.

"Yeah you heard me right. I had betrayed them a long time ago. But when they showed back up on Torifune I made sure to crush every single thing that bastard made and send it to all hell. That organization ruined everyone's lives and I made sure they will never stand again." Sora said as the pure vengeance everyone felt was palpable enough for the people in the room to know that Sora was telling the truth. Zhang Pi didn't need her drive to tell Vlad that the man in front of them spoke the truth.

"But I understand… you may not be satisfied by my words. I am more than happy to show you what I am really capable of." Sora said as now was his time to make some demands. "And I will do one better, I will throw in the information that Sofia wants for free. I'll fight you to prove my strength to you all and that is better than any words we could utter right now towards each other." Sora said as Bullet had thought that Sora was starting to go too far but Makoto shook her head after grabbing her hand, having confidence in Sora's words.

"And what makes you think a fight is what I want?" Vlad questioned as Sora took a deep breath. "Because while I am not a part of them and have long cut them off my life, I was still part of the Black Lotus at one point in my life and could have done more for them. The least I can do for you is let you fight me and take all that hatred for the Black Lotus you have on me." Sora suggested as everyone focused on Vlad.

"His intentions are true Vlad. But I can tell you don't need to hear me speak such things huh." Zhang Pi said as Vlad took a deep breath before standing up before Sora, his massive frame towering over Sora. "You think you can take the pain caused by a mercenary organization on by yourself? By having me beat you up?" Vlad questioned as Sora simply nodded his head at that. Vlad became quiet at that moment before he stood up and slowly approached Sora.

Everyone prepared themselves for Vlad's response. Bullet was ready to get up on her feet and fight the man herself. Makoto was confident of Vlad's response but had instinctively tensed her fists, as if anticipating a response. The rest of the Otsu Four simply remained where they are, respecting whatever decision Vlad chose. Sora did not make any kind of stance, letting Vlad get up to his face as he stood up slowly and standing just staring at his chest, forcing him to look up at Vlad's massive frame.

"… I like you." Vlad simply said before without any warning, Vlad swung a punch right towards Sora's face. Sora could have easily dodged the attack coming his way but he did not do such a thing. Instead he took the punch, not even trying to mitigate it using techniques to do so like following the punch, sending him flying in the air and smashing to a wall, coughing black blood out in the process.

"So…. The truth on Garlond's killer and you allowing me to use you as a Black Lotus venting bag in exchange for an identity that will get you in any hierarchical city without any questions huh." Vlad said as Bullet stood up, about to swing a punch but Makoto grabbed and stopped her from doing what she was doing. "Are you really just going to let him slug your boyfriend like that!?" Bullet accused as Makoto nodded her head. "Trust me… it may seem bad but that's how we handle things in Otsu." Makoto explained, confusing Bullet.

"That's right." Sora said, spitting out more black blood out of his mouth as Vlad simply noticed. "So you won't mind how we fight right?" Vlad said as Sora nodded his head as he turned his head towards his fellow heads. "Oh count me out. Tasting his blood was enough for me to know how good he is." Zhang Pi said, smiling and remaining seated on her seat. "Sure, I will join you on wasting our time. My blade and drive needs practice for the war ahead." Tetsu said, standing up from his seat.

"And what about you Miss Sofia? You want to shoot at your potential informant after he gives you everything you need to know?" Vlad questioned as Sofia remained quiet before standing up. "You are utterly ridiculous Vlad… I'm in!" Sofia said as she had a grin on her face. "You alright being this ganged up upon?.. Of course you are, you are a product of the Black Lotus, the lunatic mercenaries who may as well be one man armies." Vlad said as Sora sighed. "At least let me have some equaling on my side… but I guess that is what it means to be an Otsunian." Sora said as Vlad gave him his iconic smile and slapped him at the back.

"Oh man up! Now spill what you know about Garlond and his killer and let's get to fighting already." Vlad said as he went back and took his seat amongst his fellow Otsu heads as Sora sighed and went back to his seat. As he took his seat, he glanced a look towards Makoto and Bullet. Bullet couldn't believe what Sora had managed to do while Makoto simply wore a face that while smiling, couldn't help but be in disbelief at the trouble her boyfriend was getting himself into. Sora simply nodded his head and remained quiet as he knew what he had done was very reckless and he knew he would need to make it up to her later on.

…. Just how he was going to do that was on his mind as he began to fulfill his end of the bargain…

GREETINGS LOST SHEEP OF FANFICTION!? HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING ON THIS FINE DAY!? I personally have been doing well and after grinding as much of Infinite Wealth I can and relaxing after doing so, I finally find myself coming back to writing after a much needed gaming refresh. I hope this is not too late for you all who have been waiting for me to release this chapter and I hope the wait has been worth for you guys.

SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT TO EVERYONE INVOLVED!? WILL SORA HOLD BACK AGAINST THE OTSU FOUR OR WILL HE CHOOSE TO GO ALL OUT REGARDLESS!? CAN HE HARNESS THE BLUE LIGHT HE ACCIDENTALLY MANIFESTED BEFORE IN ORDER TO RESTORE THEIR MEMORIES OF HIM!? AND FINALLY HOW WILL MAKOTO AND BULLET REACT TO THE SITUATION THAT WILL UNFOLD IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES!? All this and more when fate returns to our heroes.