Chapter 16: Separate, but not Forever

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'Thoughts'

"Active skill name or magic spell"

'Active skill name or magic spell in thought'

"Activation phrase"

'Activation Phrase in thoughts'

"Speech"

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Time*

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[Skill Name] - Passive or Active - AP cost: or none

Description: Info on skill

[Item Type]: [Type]

[Name]: [Item Name]

Durability: 100%/100%

Quality: Poor - Common - Uncommon - Epic - Legendary - Ascendant

Grade: E-/EX

Value: [System Point]/(Cannot be sold to [Persona System])

Description: Info on [Item Name]

[Extra Info]: [Extra Info]

Chapter 16: Separate, but not Forever

Days?: Meeting Before Departing Part 2

(Mistral: Mistral City: 50th Floor Area: Unknown Building: Unknown Room)

"How long is this one going to take?" I whisper to Izaya while I could ask Shigure, but she is currently watching everyone and listening to their conversations. Gathering more information the one she already has on the people here.

"I honestly don't know. Last time, we only brought in a single one and a fight broke out, to see who get it." Izaya shrugged at me since these guys liked the [Healing Peach-Blossom Pill] once they saw it and actually broke into a fight, well, more like the underlings were the one fighting while the leaders made sure neither of the other leaders would join in.

I glance around the room and shiver at the eyes belong to everyone, not including my group, are very eager to grab a hold of a [Talisman]. Be it one or two, they would fight for one. I could feel the tension rising as of right now.

1 hour later*

I waited for a whole hour for this whole thing to finish and finally, all 3 gangs manage to get at least 2 sets of my [Talisman] while the Mother Nature Gang managed to get the rest. With a total of 8 sets of [[Dia] Talisman] and the set being 10 [Talisman] per set.

I may be a greedy bastard for [Dust] and Lien, along with any other interesting [Item] that I may or may not [Sell] to my [Persona System] for [System Point].

But, my patience is not limitless and I could be patience for a long time. After all, I managed to continue with the [Mastery Rank Test] to get [Trainee Jack of Crafts Mastery] in order to get more [Item] to craft once I realize [Item] above [Quality: Common] reward me with [System Points]. I knew there and then, to get the [Trainee Jack of Crafts Mastery].

I started to regret agreeing with everyone else on coming to this last meeting between us and the top 3 gangs of the 50th Floor Area, but knew there would be some unfortunate problems in the future if I don't.

Too tired to even sigh at all, but at least I happen to be able to gain 2 new [Persona] this year after finishing the [Mastery Rank Test] for the rest of my other [Skill] I decided to focus on, besides [Trainee Jack of Crafts Mastery].

Also, I gained enough [System Point] to purchase more [Magic] and [Upgrade] them as well. Along with buying new [Skill] that I could train in during the academy. Because I'm leaving most of the [Skill] I focus over the 3 years up to the [Official Rank] and much to my delight.

There is a hidden bonus after reaching the [Official Rank] on any [Skill]. And it just happens after I gained [Official Unarmed Strikes Mastery] first. Much to my surprise and delight. After the [Official Rank], there no more [Training Methods], but a [Requirement] instead.

[Official Unarmed Strikes Mastery] - Passive - AP cost: None-varies

Description: Giving the user the knowledge about how to perform countless and formless striking techniques. Also giving the user an above average instinct that closes to the level of supernatural instinct on how to adapt and evolve into their own personal unarmed style, with the ability to recreate someone else unarmed style to support the user's personal unarmed style.

There is no longer a [Mastery Rank Test] after the [Official Rank] and only gain a single count towards the [Requirement] and is given the option to advance to the next rank being [Expert Unarmed Strike Mastery].

Requirement:

Develop a personal style: (1/Varies)

Recreate someone's style: (2/Varies)

Yup, I'm already developing my own personal style once I realize I could make my own now and feel delighted that I don't have to follow the new [Training Methods] for the [Official Unarmed Strikes Mastery].

But, it is annoying that the [Persona System] won't give me the option to name my own personal unarmed style and the two unarmed styles I recreated from a game I remember I played won't appear under my [Official Unarmed Strikes Mastery].

So, I had to actually write it down on my notebook to remember afterward, because I may forget and would end up redoing my previous work and wasted my time when I already did it.

Well, I still have to train in those unarmed styles in order to improve them.

Plus, the fact that after getting the [Official Rank] for the ones I mainly focused on. I discovered that I could actually link together my [Skill] with each other, after getting them to [Official Rank] that is, making them use together much better and develop at the same time. So far, I managed to link [Official Unarmed Strikes Mastery], [Official Evasion Mastery], and [Official Movement Mastery] together.

Furthermore, the hidden effect from linking these [Skill] together is giving me the ability to create [Technique] by using some of the parts belong to a different [Skill] and apply it to the creation [Technique].

In fact, I've already recreated [Technique] for both movement and evasion, making it count towards both [Skill]. Also, the fact, that I've actually recreated an unarmed style from a game, that use these [Technique]. It's just too bad, these [Technique] only count as 1 toward the [Official Unarmed Strikes Mastery] for the [Requirement].

After recreating these styles, I went ahead and tried to see what the price on getting new [Persona] and wonder it something similar to the actual game to gain new [Persona].

But, to my surprise and annoyance, because instead of giving options to purchase which type of [Persona]. I get a [Gacha System] instead of all things. So from this on and the future, all my new [Persona] are either from [Persona Fusion] into a new one or from a random draw, with the [Price: 50000] just for the normal [Persona] or should I say, the nerfed stats of the [Persona] at the early stage before raising them up to [Persona's Rank: 10] to remove their nerfed stats.

However, there the option to gain better stats for the [Persona] being the [Star System], with the [Zero Star] to [Five Stars]. The [Zero Star] is the nerfed version of the [Persona] while at [Five Stars] would raise the early stage [Persona] up to 5 ranks higher than the nerfed stats.

The [Zero Star] costing me [50000 System Points] already and the price would rise time the number of stars. So for [Five Stars] [Persona] would cost me [250000 System Point].

Getting above [10000 System Points] is hard enough for me if I grind for none first time rewards or using [Crystalline Dust] already. So, I paid [100000 System Points] for [Zero Star] [Persona], but at least the two [Persona] I gained is worth it. Even if their stats are nerfed.

My second [Persona] happen to be [Accelerator] from the Toaru Majutsu no Index series. Much to my happiness, since I still got his [Vector Transformation]. Well, [Accelerator] only has two [Skill] to himself, being [Vector Transformation] and [High-Level Intellect].

Either way, having [Accelerator] as my second [Persona] is great. Because with [High-Level Intellect] is the main factor in my success on getting [Trainee Jack of Crafts Mastery] in the first place.

I really wished that I gain [Accelerator] early on, though. With all those [System Point] being wasted from the previous failed [Mastery Rank Test].

It's just too bad that I have to raise [Accelerator]'s [Persona's Rank] up if I wanted to make his [Vector Transformation] more controllable and usable. Because with [Accelerator] being at [Persona's Rank: 1]. His [Vector Transformation] only has 10% control over vectors, even with the help of [High-Level Intellect] and that's when I summon [Accelerator].

If I just equip him instead of summoning, then the [Vector Transformation] is still available to me, but the control is reduced to 5% instead of staying at 10% when I summon [Accelerator].

I'm guessing some unknown restrictions belong to the [Persona System], that are forcing the [Vector Transformation] at 10% control and 5% for just equip.

Lucky for me, with just 10% is enough for a simple shield to change the [Bullet]'s trajectory just a bit away from me, but anything beyond that isn't possible for me as of right now until I raise [Accelerator]'s [Persona's Rank] higher. Let alone [Dust Round], that would require higher vector control.

Stopping for a moment, before I start thinking too much about my [Persona] and calm down for a second.

As I continue to remember my past and at the same time, I look down at my scroll, where my bank account is increasing the amount of Lien being deposit in from all the 3 gangs.

"Well, everyone. I'm happy to do business with everyone here and hope we meet again in the future as this is our last auction. Until then, we will notify everyone in the future when we shall resume our services. Thank you again for using our services. I hope everyone had a good day." Ziarre polite said to everyone, as she gives a small bow just enough to show her respect for everyone here, even if some of them aren't worthy of her respect.

"Awww~ I'm going to miss you too, Ms. Mapiya! Nyo~" Mil-tan gave Ziarre a big hug and Ziarre didn't even flinch from having to get used to this every single meeting, even if it does hurt. Now, Ziarre just feels dull pain and is happy that she took those [Pain Killer] beforehand, thanks to Shigure passing it to her a few minutes before the bidding is over.

I snap my head towards my right and hear from a distance of police cars coming closer to our location as we speak.

Izaya saw this quickly rush over to help Shigure pack everything we gained from those who didn't have enough Lien and throw in [Item] with better value than the previous bid.

Shigure was surprised at first, then speed up her pace along with Izaya. Of course, the 3 gangs saw this display quickly connected the dots and some of the older customers of ours helped out while the newer members that's been invited by their leaders was confused instead.

"Why are you guys just standing there?! Hurry up and clean the place up, fools!" One of the older members belongs to the Madhouse shouted at the newest member, with a raging roar at them, for just standing like complete idiots.

"You know, I'm feeling a bit happy about putting on a disguise every time we go to these meetings of ours." I whisper to Ziarre, who just quietly nod at me after Mil-tan drop her next to me while Mil-tan and the other 2 leaders, along with their members rush out of the building.

Drawing out my [Pistol] with my left hand and right hand for [Combat Knife]. Luckily, I managed to gain [Official Knife Mastery] last night while 2 weeks ago for [Official Pistol Mastery].

Now, there are no longer any [Training Methods] for these two [Skill], I don't have to continue forcing myself to do repeated patterns in fighting with them. In order to finish the [Training Methods] and I'll create my own [Technique] or recreate one instead from this point on.

"Why did you take out your weapons?" Ziarre looks at me, with a surprised look when I should be helping out the other to pack everything and then escape this place.

"Sorry, a force of habit." I quickly put away both [Pistol] and [Combat Knife], then rush over to Shigure and Izaya to help out as well, with Ziarre right behind me.

2 hours later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 50th Floor Area: Air Bus: Pilot Room)

"WHY ARE THEY STILL FOLLOWING US?!" Izaya shouts in rage and panic, as he continues staring at the Air Bus' radar system, where it show Izaya multiple enemies' Airships are still chasing after us.

For two whole hours straight, the police have been chasing after us this whole time while Ziarre been trying to leave them behind, but after a few minutes of escaping the first batch. A new one appears out of nowhere afterward and started chasing us until Ziarre outmaneuvers the new batch of police once more.

"Did someone manage to plant a tracking chip onto our Air Bus again?" I ask everyone, but mostly towards myself and feel like killing the person, whoever planted the tracking chip onto our Air Bus once more, if there is a tracking chip that is.

"I don't know! But, if there is one, we need to find it fast!" Izaya growl in anger at the thought of having another tracking chip implanted into the Air Bus after the last time, where we been hunted down for 2 days straight until we finally figure out there a tracking chip on one of the Air Bus' wheels.

"I'll check the 1st Floor Level then." I said to everyone and was about to get off my seat. Ziarre took a sharp turn to the right, which almost thrown me against something nearby and that happen to be Izaya on the radar system right now.

However, I didn't and Shigure was already off her seat and next to me by the time Ziarre steer the Air Bus to the right, as she grabs my right arm. To prevent me from throwing off my seat since I've already unbuckled my seat belt.

Once I got my center of balance, stabilize, I thanked Shigure for her help and quickly head to the 1st Floor Level while Shigure would check the 3rd Floor Level, then afterward both of us would check the 2nd Floor Level together.

few minutes later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 50th Floor Area: Air Bus: 1st Floor Level: Unknown Room)

'Crap...' I growl to myself, as I continue to look for anything related to a tracking chip. Because I remember one time, the tracking chip was inside a [Water Bottle] and was left in the Kitchen the whole time.

The only reason we found out about it. Because at the time, I was thirsty and grab the first thing came to my mind and it happens to be the [Water Bottle] contain a tracking chip inside and at first, I honestly thought it was a bug or something. Turn out, it's a tracking chip once Izaya saw it.

Releasing a bit of killing intent, 'If it wasn't for Shigure asking my help at the time. I would have killed the bastard that dares plant a tracking chip to sell us out for the extra Lien.' Throughout the 3 years, there are times where we have been betrayed and only thanks to Izaya's semblance and most of the time, I would knock Ziarre out cold in order to not leak out Izaya's semblance to her family.

Of course, that was during the first month at the time, then later we decided to let Ziarre know about Izaya's semblance. Well, most like being able to see it for the first time Izaya use it. None of us truly know what Izaya's semblance really is and he won't explain it either way.

So far, he is able to turn invisible and can turn other invisible around him as well. Not that it matter, since everyone in this group of ours never reveals the full ability of our semblance to each other besides, Shigure and I know each other already.

However, I still don't know if my [Persona System] even count as my semblance at all in the first place.

I stop releasing killing intent once I finish searching throughout the 1st Floor Level and contacted Shigure, that I'm heading to the 2nd Floor Level. Also, finding out that Shigure didn't find anything on the 3rd Floor Level either.

1 hour later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 50th Floor Area: Air Bus: Pilot Room)

After a whole hour put into searching for any hidden tracking chip on the 2nd Floor Level. Neither Shigure or I have found anything at all.

"Can't find anything." I said to both Izaya and Ziarre, with much displeased in my voice and feel a bit of regret of not getting [Official Detection Mastery] yet.

"Then how are they're finding us, all this time?!" Izaya shouts in rage and slam his right fist on his armchair.

"Maybe...someone's...semblance...that...is...tracking...us?" Shigure offers her input on this manner.

"I don't-actually that could be the case." Izaya was about to deny Shigure's comment, but remember about the leader of the Madhouse Gang's semblance and could accept it.

"Also, is this just a solo based tracking semblance or is there an additional effect towards the tracking semblance like Kuro Nightwalker?" Ziarre asks Izaya while continuing flying away from the police still chasing us.

"Well, we should take out the limited range for tracking. Because every 20 minutes after we escape them. New ones would appear afterward." Izaya mumbles out loud while thinking more about what else this person's semblance could do besides tracking us down and don't have a limited range for tracking the target.

"At a time like this, I would say we should counterattack them when their guards are lower. However, much to my regret, our group lack the firepower to deal with the police at the moment." I said to everyone and everyone agree with me on this statement.

After all, there is only 4 of us in this little group of ours, where each of us has a specialist field to support the group.

Izaya the information broker and the one who come up with many theories on what could go wrong with the plans that I come up with. Along with the one being the best at finding the escape routes to everywhere and anytime, depending on what resources he has available at the moment.

Ziarre the main pilot and driver to any vehicles we steal for a getaway, along being in information gathering together with Izaya whenever Izaya can't get the information and she could with the connections belong to her family.

Shigure, our group's medic and know how to wield a [Sword] to firearms with enough accuracy to shoot down someone from 300 meters away with an [Assault Rifle] during a speedy getaway and enough knowledge to create countless poison from experiments with lots of stuff in order to create her medicine pills. And the 2nd year, she becomes the group's blacksmith as well, making more ammo for all of us to use.

Then there is me, who come up with countless numbers of a plan, where it could be just plain silly or outright dangerous, thanks to both [Amakusa Shirou Tokisada] and [Accelerator].

With [Amakusa Shirou Tokisada]'s [Left Arm - Foundation of Heaven's Blessing] and its counterpart [Right Arm - Wickedness Predation]'s passive effects of both [Eye of the Mind (True)] and [Eye of the Mind (False)]. Giving me access to many plans my [Persona] came up over their life in the past while using [Accelerator]'s [High-Level Intellect] to filter out some of those plans into modern version, with them being used in the past compare to the present and being in the RWBY universe than in the Type-Moon universe.

Also, I work together with Shigure in the medical department, along with being the only 2 main fighters out of the 4 of us. With me being in the front and Shigure in the shadow for sneak attacks, but we could switch roles either way. However, it is Shigure, who best in a sneak attack from a distance while I'm good at doing it very close, thanks to my [Magic].

Another thing both Shigure and I specialize in. Is tracking, or detection thanks to my [Trainee Detection Mastery], where the search for our target. If we have the detailed information that is before we head into the mission. Which one of the reasons, neither Shigure or I could find anything that looks like or contains a tracking chip unless we decided to dismantle countless things inside the Air Bus and we don't have the time do so.

"So how are we going to do this? Because this is our last week being together with Ziarre." Izaya looks around him and feels proud to be in this little group he started, even if none of us are the leader of the group. Since none of us have any skills that could be worth being the leader and coming up with plans and gathering information are one thing, and using the best one out of the other and adapt to sudden new variation into the plan is another.

In a way, it took many trials of errors for this group to always use countless plans together and discard them in some situations and use one of the many backup plans at the very moment.

"Well, we never did finish getting that [Upgrade] for the Air Bus' defense system and instead replace them with an actual defense system that only protects the Air Bus compare to the other common Airships that contain weapons that fire back and not protect the Airship itself." I comment the fact that we exchange a balanced system for offensive and defensive for the Air Bus of ours and gone full defensive system instead.

"We could abandon the Air Bus, but the way Shigure glares at me suggest something else." Ziarre said with a bit of fear and it's true, with Shigure glaring at her for thinking about abandoning the Air Bus, when she puts so much effort and care into the Air Bus.

Ziarre can't be blamed for thinking this, because with her family owning to countless Airships, that is a lot better than the one we using right now. But, for Shigure's love for this Air Bus made the decision much harder.

"Hmm..." I started going through my backup plans and so far, I never did come up with one against someone with a semblance like Kuro and being chased by the police in their Airships.

"Sorry, got nothing." I shrugged helplessly since most of my backup plans are mainly based on the one from my [Persona]'s experience when I live through them and none includes airfield battle at all, making most of my knowledge useless right now.

"We could always start heading to the upper section?" Ziarre offers a plan, because so far, I got nothing at all and I rather not come up with something that would blow us up from the sky.

Izaya continue looking at the radar system with a serious look, "Hey...is it just me or does it look like we being led to somewhere?" All of us, but Ziarre who still piloting the Air Bus from crashing into anything, look over Izaya's shoulders to see what he sees.

I nod to myself and look at the radar system over Izaya's right shoulder, "Yup...I still don't know what I'm looking at." Which is true, since I don't bother to get a [Skill] related to piloting an Airship and never learn about it and left it to Shigure, who would gladly learn more about the Airship.

Also, the fact that there isn't any [Skill] that include piloting or driving in the first place, which is something I find funny when there [Vehicle] in the [Shop] for sale.

One of Shigure's theories came up with is that I actually need to learn without a [Skill], to pilot/drive a [Vehicle].

But, that theory is placed on hold when I couldn't even reach for the steering wheel that allows me to steer the Airship, let alone purchasing a [Vehicle] from the [Persona System]. Also, the fact that it still locked and require me to do something to unlock it.

"Yeah, because you don't put any effort to learn about it." Izaya said dryly, as he continues looking at the radar system in front of him more carefully.

"Uh, I think I may know where they trying to lead us." Ziarre sounded a little worry about something, so all of us look at the front glass window and find out what Ziarre found out about where the police is leading us this whole time.

To everyone's surprise, there are about a dozen or so, Airships ahead of us.

"Okay, let put your piloting skill to the test, Ziarre." I said with a bit concern in my voice, "We're going back and see if you could outmaneuver while going past some of the Airships in between them."

Ziarre glance at me, then back to the front and gulp a little and wish she wasn't here right now. Plus, she remembers that now that she joined this group, the police got something to use against her family, being herself once she captures.

At this moment, I feel like revealing one of my important secrets and that being able to use [Magic]. But, I don't know if I should or not. Plus, one of the [Magic] of mine I purchase happen to fall under the [Electric Magic] and I got [Zio], then [Upgrade] to both [Tier 2: Power] and [Tier 2: Target], giving me [Mazionga].

[Mazionga]:

Active Effect: Inflicts medium [Electric] damage to multiple targets

Type: Active

Target: Multiple

Rank: Tier 2: Power| Tier 2: Target (Require using [Upgrade] to enter next Rank)

Cost: [E-]: 36% Aura Unit Level per use and 2% per target

Yeah, seeing the [Cost] for my [Mazionga] drive me crazy, because I got this theory of mine, that the [Cost] would triple the cost. Seeing how [Zionga]'s [Cost: [E-]: 12% Aura Unit Level per use] and now it [Cost: [E-]: 36% Aura Unit Level per use and 2% per target].

I got the feeling if I had picked [Tier 2: Target] first, then get [Tier 2: Power] afterward would increase that little 2% per target would become 6% per target. But, I didn't have enough [System Point] at the time to purchase the next [Upgrade] for my [Electric Magic].

Also, with my [Nadtera]'s [Cost] being the same as [Rhetera] for 1% per second. So, I'm guessing this only applied to both [Tier 2: Target] and [Tier 2: Power] only. However, I don't know if the [Cost] will increase with [Tier 2: Control] applied first or afterward.

I glance at the radar system for a few minutes, then glance at the monitors that show the Airships behind us.

With [Mazionga], I could probably take out the Airships behind us anytime now, with a bit of aura loss at my end. However, this could lead to leaking out my [Magic] to the world and only Shigure know about it right now.

Right at this very moment, I'm dying to use my [Mazionga] at these police to blow off some steam.

1 hour later*

"Okay. No one is following us so far now. Huh, does that mean there was no one with a tracking based semblance or a tracking chip in the first place?" I thought out loud and felt a little foolish for thinking about things that weren't real in the first place.

"I feel like we wasted so much time just trying to escape from the police pursuing us going forward and losing them in our Air Bus' speed instead by going backward in the first place." Izaya said in a tired tone while placing his head on the radar system to ease the headache he having right now.

I just pat Izaya on the back to cheer him up, but he just grunts at me and was too tired to push my hand away right I pat him on the back. Then walk back to sit on my seat, with Shigure leaning on me.

"How long will it take to reach the 80th Floor Area?" I ask Ziarre while Shigure is reading her notebook to review a few things inside it.

"Around 4-7 days and this including restocking more [Dust] to power the Air Bus." Ziarre said in a tired voice as well.

I flinch a little at the thought of having to use [Dust] as fuel for the Air Bus, but we got to sacrifice something in equal exchange. Being the [Dust] to power the Air Bus and the same Air Bus take us to the location we wanted to go, so I guess it is worth it, even when I dearly wanted to keep all those [Dust] to myself.

"Well, I better go train then." I said to both Izaya and Ziarre, then walk out of the Pilot Room, with Shigure following behind me since it's time for our daily sparring match today.

1 week later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 80th Floor Area: Izaya's Hideout)

"Huh, this place hasn't changed a bit." I thought out, as I look around the place, which is the same Abandon Warehouse we used 3 years ago and the first place we stayed on our first day on the training trip.

"I guess." Izaya rubs the back of his head, "Man, it's going to be a bit of pain staying here until the Sanctum Academy accept my application for enrollment."

Shigure and I just stand by the Front Door of this place while Izaya continues to look around the old place.

"Well, since Ziarre went back to her family, along with the Air Bus as well." I said to everyone, causing Shigure to whimper a little from losing the Air Bus to Ziarre and wanted to take the Air Bus home with her to show the rest of the family, that she own an Air Bus.

"So, we'll see you at the Sanctum Academy's orientation." I said to Izaya, who just wave at me right after he lay on his old couch and with that, Shigure and myself exit the place while closing the Front Door behind us to leave Izaya with his business.

2 hours later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 80th Floor Area: Kosaka Blacksmith's Building: Entrance)

"Huh, your place hasn't changed much over the 3 years while we were gone as well." I said to Shigure and she just shrugs at me, then presses the intercom to see if anyone is home right now.

Instead of someone answering the intercom. A shadow figure burst from the other side of the gate, straight towards the sky and descending at an incredible rate, where they are aiming towards us.

Mainly towards Shigure from the look of it and Shigure answer this attack by throwing 4 [Kunai] at the enemy.

Of course, I wouldn't just stand by and let someone attack Shigure. So, I took out my [Pistol] and started firing at the enemy.

Sadly, the enemy happens to be Shigure's Grandfather, who just easily grab one of the 4 [Kunai] and parried all my shots away from touching them.

Then, land right behind us. Before we could react, he disappears from his spot and reappears in between us. Stopping us from moving, with Shigure's [Kunai] in his right hand, point directly at my neck while in his left hand is a [Long Sword]'s blade edge just barely touching Shigure's neck as well.

"Hehehe! Ya two improve a bit, but not enough to cut this old man!" Shigure's Grandfather laughs at us while praising us, but then end up bragging about himself being untouchable.

"You do realize, we're 10 years old, right? Of course, we wouldn't be able to touch you, with all the stuff you have went through all your life. If we managed to even cause a bit of damage. Then you wouldn't be all that great, huh? OW!" I said to Shigure's Grandfather with a dull tone and end up getting hit with the small ring attached to the end of the [Kunai].

"Tch! No respect for the elderly." Shigure's Grandfather scowl at me, "Well, come on in. I'm the only one home right now and the others are out. I'm surprisec you guys got here early."

Shigure's Grandfather opens the gate, to let us in and afterward close it when everyone is in.

"Oh yeah!" Shigure's Grandfather shouted in surprise, causing both Shigure and me to jump a little from the sudden shout, "Enma. Your family should be home tomorrow. So you are staying with us for the night. Isn't that great?! You and little Shigure can tell us all the stuff ya guys done during the 3 years."

Both Shigure and I glance at one of another and wonder if this is a good thing or not, with the stuff we went through. This included meeting with the top 3 gangs in the 50th Floor Area.