#9: [最初の勝利] First victory

The five kings have kept Shiro's curses a secret from everyone but the heirs. Shiro wanted to make a fake curse marks on some of the heirs to make it less suspicious. He marked Ryuu with the [Sun Supremacy Origin] mark while he puts on a glove to hide his. He marked Anzen with the [Demon's Heart]. And marked Ittou with the [Bahamut Blade].

As Shiro left, he notified the guards the he will rise to the surface for some time without going back to the castles.

"Shiro, get over here, take your squadron with you" Noro spoke through the phone. "On our way" he replied. Shiro went to the dorms and woke them up, "We're being called" he shouted.

As they were being woken up, he thinks of a plan… they are to move on their own.

"When we get there, before I plan anything, try syncing with each other" Shiro said. "Is there something wrong?" Youko asked, "This order was issued by the main office, meaning, our first approved mission" Shiro said "But I am quite unknowledgeable when it comes to my allies' teamwork" he added.

They arrived at the HQ through the teleportation circle in Shiro's house and Noro's office.

"What's the issue?" Tenryuu [Shiro] asked. "There has been a huge amount of ghouls disturbing people who can't gather mana, and the report says that 001 may or may not be one of them" Noro explained. "The issue should be settled after 5 days, I can make your schools tell the students that you are on a mission issued by the AD-L, except for Tenryuu, his identity, as Squadron 7 can tell, he's the guy who scored lowest, Akumu Shiro" Noro said "What do you intend to do then?" Shiro asked "I was thinking of letting you go to school with a report. The said report will let you use your phone at will in the middle of class" Noro explained.

"Sounds like a plan" Anjou said. Tenryuu [Shiro] raised his hand telling Anjou to shut up indirectly.

At class, Shiro would get calls from Matsuri and Youko, but it's not to report but to complain. The Ayano siblings working together perfectly and yet once other people are involved, they mess their synchronization. "Yuri was stealing my kills!!" Youko complains "That's not true!" Yuri says from afar.

As they argue over complaints they made, they sustained more damage than the ghouls sustained damage. The day ended with Shiro scolding them as they were arguing way too much that they couldn't focus on the battle at hand. "You lot may be able to take down 5 platoons on your own, but if you lot can't coordinate with each other, you lot will be a lot weaker than a single platoon. In these last four days, three of them will be focused on building your sync while fending off ghouls, and for the last day, I will have something planned to wipe them ALL out" Shiro ordered them.

The first of the three days they trained by isolating the Ayano siblings due to them not being able to work in sync when other people are included in their teamwork.

They fought rigorously and viciously competing against each other, getting the most kills. Youko on the other hand, is good at syncing in with Miyano, though they don't realize, they have been able to protect each other's backs.

As for Matsuri and Misaki, they are good when they make no contact, but once they meet, they are to argue in less than 2 seconds after. They still make the most kills out of the six though.

The Ayano siblings being isolated, they kill less than Matsuri and Misaki, but far more than Miyano and Youko, the style in which they use to hunt is a hunting style their parents used to do while illegally hunting wildlife. They switch positions quickly, and due as they gather mana, their switches can deem far more dangerous.

The second day out of the four. Nothing much changed except for the Ayano siblings, in which developed a faster coordination speed.

The third and last day for them to improve on their coordination, they try working as one unit, there were flaws, but that's what they are to fix later on. With an iron fist, Matsuri takes down ghouls bare-handed. With a steel kick, Misaki takes down ghouls in their blind spot. After the third day, Matsuri earned the title "Fist saint" as Misaki earned the title "Martial God". Tenryuu [Shiro], however, earned 3 titles, "Plunderer" "Shinigami" and "Dragon king" due to him plundering ghoulish magic against ghouls themselves.

Ghoul magic, mostly known as [Body transformation magic] where one can use any part of their body and use it as an immediate weapon.'

Shiro gained the title [Shinigami] because he killed the most out of everyone, even though he only joined the battle field on the last day. And the [Dragon king] title due to transforming into his dragon form while fighting

In their victory, Shiro invited the other four heirs to a celebratory party, Himari however, is already there due to king Eiji giving Himari and Shiro the order that they will live together.

Himari is in charge of the cooking, and so, Shiro called someone to help.

"Who did you call?" Himari asked "You know, you're bad at cooking, and so, I'm lucky that every time it's your turn to cook, Noro-sensei's timing is great" Shiro said "What a way to compliment your future wife's cooking" Himari said sarcastically.

A few minutes after the squadron calmed them down, the doorbell rang. Shiro told Anjou to stop holding him back as he would answer.

Miyanagi Tomoe entered the house and congratulated the squadron for their first mission victory. "So she's good at cooking" Himari said in an irritating tone "Right, like you can compare" Shiro said mockingly. "Now, now Shiro, let's just get cooking" Tomoe said.

After eating dinner, Himari glanced at how close Shiro as Tomoe are. As she glances, her chest tightens, she puts her clenched fist at her chest looking down. Youko noticed and pats her back "Put more effort next time you cook" she whispered with a sad smile.

As they were playing table top games, Himari noticed a knife at Shiro's heart and he passed out. They take him to his room all worried "That's the knife for the [Reset] spell right?" Misaki asked "He did it again, invoking spells without anybody noticing" Ryuu said "Again?" Yuri asked.