Chapter 61: So Easy

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Chapter 61: So Easy

1 week later*

Days?: A Journey of Experience

(Atlas: Borderland: Luna's Personal Airship)

I managed to destroy 20% of the Atlas' military bases scattered over the kingdom. But, couldn't find the hidden base that contains Penny's database files. Nonetheless, I've weakened the Atlas kingdom somewhat, way before either kingdom could launch a wave of attacks to one of another.

And 10% were done by myself, with the other 10% are with Shigure, Izaya, and Kirihime. But, honestly, we could have done even more damage to the Atlas Kingdom; however, we were mostly looting for valuable kinds of stuff rather than destroying the kingdom.

Either way, Atlas Kingdom is still an iron fortress compared to the other three kingdoms. But, our time staying here was limited and we had to leave soon or else things go from worst to hell. Which was why we leave 3 days earlier than we should have.

4 days later, we got the news of Atlas doing a whole sweep of the kingdom for any hidden invader/spy/scout/etc, with a massive amount of [Paladins] and [Knights], but this time, without the hunters or soldiers. The reasons why for this action was to save the lives to be ready for the big battles. Also, the fact that I killed too many of them that caused the higher up of Atlas to worry about a shortage of men.

So the Atlas' Council decided to send in ten times the amount to sweep the whole kingdom. Also, having most of their military strength destroyed by a few people was slapping them in the face. Pretty much making them mad over the whole thing due to the loss of times and resources put into those that we destroyed and killed off.

As for the awareness training going; well, so far, only Ruby and Blake are showing fast improvement, with Jaune and Yang are being the slowest among the rest. Mostly Jaune than Yang due to Yang already have training before Beacon Academy while Jaune didn't.

Lucky for Jaune, or in someone's point of view, he got Ruby to help him out when he needs it. Yang, on the hand, wasn't that happy to have her little sister spending too much time with a boy, but let it go when Ruby picked a decent guy like Jaune instead of something too dangerous or a leech in Yang's opinion.

Overall, team RWBY and JNPR made a big process in their career. Now, that they have a week's worth of awareness training, even it's at the lowest level, made them stronger than ever. In fact, some of them even comment how they learned more than they could in a whole month back in Beacon Academy.

Well, I wouldn't surprise the Beacon Academy couldn't provide the kind of awareness training I give to them. After all, not anyone could spare massive amount of aura to use this [Training Methods] and even if they did. They would need a semblance close to the [Gravity Bubble] or something similar to one.

Which made this awareness training of mine is very rare in this world. Of course, there are countless other awareness or evasion training across the world. But, they would take much longer and effort to do in a long run.

Mine shows the resort earlier on compared to the others. Nothing says like a good old pain and [Abnormal Food] to motivate others to do better.

However, after a whole week of doing my awareness training. Team RWBY and JNPR, besides both Weiss and Pyrrha, vowed not to do it again unless they are desperate.

Yup, a whole week. This included 4 days inside Luna's persona Airship. How I have done this without destroying the Airship was pretty easy. I finally use my [Pocket Dimensional Training Room] and with the excuse of using my so-called semblance.

The only ones that know I was lying were Pyrrha and Shigure. Everyone else thinks it's one of my [Spirits/Persona] related to space and time. And I feel like kicking myself, because one: I could have easily trained my newly gained teleportation ability from [Accelerator] and have sex with Pyrrha and Shigure inside it. Even when it meant for training usage.

Well, the others would know that we had sex inside it if they're not stupid enough to not connect the dots. Either way, I finally got some training with my teleportation and experiment further usage of it.

As for Whitley; well, Kirihime finally got him to agree to our demand, but then the Atlas' military was about to show up soon on the third day. So we left and take Whitley with us, rather he wants to or not, then decided to pick Vale as our destination.

[Revelation] show me the next 'step', which happen to be sending both Weiss and Whitley to the Vale Kingdom. I just hope I don't have to stay there, because Ozpin called out a search for us. Mostly for Pyrrha than the rest of us. I guess taking the Fall Maiden, half, if you want to be specific, with us, caused countless problems for him and the higher up.

All I know is that upon reaching Vale, I'm going to kill anyone that dares to take Pyrrha from me. And I'm not doing that because of having sex with her, nope, that's just one of the reasons. The big thing was because my feelings for her is what made me want to protect her from Ozpin and Salem.

Now, I just need to get some people off my back because of this. Being said, those people happen to be my family. Somehow Pyrrha and my parents got this whole idea in their head to get Pyrrha in an arranged marriage like with Shigure and me.

Yeah, not happen on my watch. Therefore, I'm not holding back most of my [Skill/Magic/Fusion Skill/Magic] once we arrive at Vale. Who knows if the Nikos and other families would be there waiting for us.

It's a good thing no one besides a selected people know we are returning back to Vale with two extra people from the original numbers before leaving Vale.

"So what are we going to do once we return back to Vale?" Ruby asks everyone, but mostly towards me. When it was me who got everyone to leave so early before Whitley could begin his speech on how he's dropping from his position as the heir and return that status back to Weiss.

"Not we. You guys are going return back to Vale while the rest of us, being Shigure, Izaya, Kirihime, Yukiko, Narberal, and I are heading to Mistral or Vacuo." What I didn't mention was our aim to grab the relic either from Mistral or Vacuo.

And seeing how the [Relic of Knowledge] is located in Haven Academy. The very same place I could have attended after finishing my time in Sanctum Academy. Too bad, becoming a huntsman wasn't my calling.

"Wait, so you guys are ditching us?" Nora asks with a frown on her face, causing others to follow her example. After all, they wanted to help out too and just leaving them at the Vale Kingdom with the other people there wasn't something they wish to do.

"If I must be honest. Yes." I didn't bother to sugarcoat it. This made some of them be mad at me, but didn't dare act on it since they know it a losing battle if they get physical.

"Em. They just want to help out. You don't need to be so harsh on them." Pyrrha places a hand on my right shoulder, with her back turned to the others. Where none of them could see the awkward look on Pyrrha's face, showing how trouble she is right now.

One: Her new friends want to help out, but wasn't strong enough to do so and would end up as a burden, harsh but true. Two: Her close friends and fellow members of the Arcana wasn't some pushover to take advantage of and wasn't happy with her new friends trying to butt in something that's beyond their ability.

I just raise an eyebrow at Pyrrha, then let out a tired sigh and give Pyrrha a small grin. "Alright. You guys can come along if you guys can get Weiss back her inheritance before we leave. We'll give you guys a week to do so." I said to the other party.

However, they didn't like this one bit. Sure, they are happy to help their friend: Weiss out, but giving them a week as a time limit wasn't possible for them. Hell, Kirihime even snorted at this, to show how much she thinks of their success in doing it within a week.

"Huh." Yukiko started thinking about something, "Won't Weiss' older sister: Winter stops them from getting Whitley to make a public speech due to under orders from the higher up? Also, would a week be long enough for them to get the people in Vale to actually believe that Whitley is willing to give up the status to the heir of the Schnee family?"

"SEE! Even Yukiko here thinks it's impossible to do this in a week. You're just trying to get rid of us!" Ruby pointed at me, with a smirk on her face, showing that Yukiko gave them something to be used as a defense against the idea of leaving them behind while the rest of the Arcana members go off to adventure, which is what Ruby is thinking.

Yukiko blinks a couple of times, "When did I say it was impossible? I just said would a week be long enough for the people of Vale to believe. Not because Weiss failed to regain back her heiress status, when I know for sure a week is enough to do this task. In fact, I've seen this happen a lot in my family. So, taking a week is enough to accomplish our goal to regain back Weiss' heiress status. Unless you guys are unlucky enough to have problems on the way to block the effects of the documents that say Weiss is now the heiress of the Schnee family."

"Are you with us or against us?!" Yang shouts at Yukiko, causing Narberal to stand up from her seat, with her body release bit of [Electrical Currents] and ready to teach Yang a lesson of her position.

"Neither? I'm just stating a few things. Honestly, I would gladly have more people come with to increase the survival of the group, but that could be a bad thing too. With too many people in a single group." Yukiko continues off in a calm tone of voice, not bother by Yang's temper.

"Yang, you need to calm down. What's wrong with you?" Blake quickly pulls her partner back into her seat before she gets them kicked off the Airship, even if it's flying right now. Doesn't mean the people around them wouldn't do it. When one of them could literally manipulate the [Gravity] and [Wind] itself. So there's no need for them to care if they kicked them off the Airship when they could still survive at landing from high in the sky.

Yang quickly figures out things are getting out of hands due to her anger. She took a deep breath, with her eyes closed, and release it to calm herself. "Sorry, I'm not that quick to anger, but could you blame me for all the kinds of stuff we went through? Ever since the invasion, I can't even sleep long enough without worrying about someone or grimm may pop up next to me. Heck, sleeping in this Airship is the best sleep I have so far now, but with the whole awareness training going on. It made it worse."

Yang glared at me for this, not that I'm going to deny it. Since I made another [Training Methods] to improve their awareness. And that to expect anything to pop up out of nowhere.

One good example, I used on our 4 day trip to Vale was to cause a small pop next to their ears or steal their food during meal time. Therefore, Yang couldn't even sleep a few nights without worrying about me, causing a small or big popping sound next to her ear. And a bit hungry too due to losing her portion of food from both Shigure and me.

Since only the two of us would steal other foods; well, some of the others follow along too. Which are Kirihime and Yukiko trying, but failing to steal and upend getting her food stolen in return instead.

"Hey, I'm offering free training. You guys are lucky, because Weiss had to pay the rest of us to train her in the past. If I had you guys pay, then you guy will be in debts for the rest of your lives." I pointed this out, where some of them stare at Weiss with a disbelief looks.

"It's true. Trust, you guys are lucky to have this chance. Even if it's a week. You have no idea how much trouble I had to go to pay Enma for providing me the best [Training Methods] in combats." Weiss nods to herself, and she felt the amount of Lien she had to give up was worth it. Heck, she even got [Myrtenaster] out of friendships she builds with the core members of the Arcana.

Therefore, Weiss was glad for this opportunity. Since she almost had to use her Father's network to hire someone to build her weapon, which could end up being good quality or just average.

"Just out of curiosity." Blake raises a finger, "How much did you pay Enma?" Because if it isn't too costly, she may want to ask for further training and she has no desires to die due to lack of experience and training.

"100000 Lien." Weiss said without thinking about it much. Those that weren't rich, look at Weiss, then at me with a surprise and shocked looks on their faces.

"100000 LIEN!" Almost all of them shouted in horror at the amount Weiss had to pay for the [Training Methods] she had to go through in the past and could still go through now. Thanks to her status as a member of the Arcana, meaning she doesn't have to pay a single Lien and include a few benefits as well.

Blake looks like she about to have a heart attack and struggle to ask another question on her mind, "For the whole thing until the training is over or by session?" Right now, Blake feels like she should have forced the others to attend the awareness training more often if she knew how much she would have to pay. If she has any desire to continue the training.

"Monthly. Until I don't have to pay later on." Weiss calmly replied without much a care of how much Lien she lost; well, technically it was the Schnee family's money and she knows her family use more amount of Lien than she does by paying for those [Training Methods] monthly for help.

"What do you mean by until you no longer have to pay later on?" Blake caught on the important things Weiss just said and was eager to learn how to not pay a large amount of Lien if she could help it. After all, she has seen Weiss fought before and knew right away she would lose in a one vs one. No question ask.

"Let just say a certain organization gives their members many benefits. Having my fee waive is just one of them." Weiss hinted to everyone about how joining the Arcana bring lots of benefits. The still-hidden Neo is delighted at hearing this. After all, who isn't happy to gain benefits to make their life much easier. Neo isn't sad about all the training she has gone through now that she thinks about how much she would have to pay if she decided to hire an Arcana member to tutor her.

In fact, Neo was more than happy, she was over the moon, to have a main core Arcana member: Shigure to be her mentor for the time being. Furthermore, with Shigure, Neo can improve her [Skill] in using a [Cane] as a weapon, to remember her old partner by using his personal weapon.

"You're a criminal too?!" Ruby didn't think about the big picture and only catch the part that her own partner is part of an evil criminal organization, much to her disbelief, along with some of the others as well.

Since Weiss' public reputation led to an image of a rich girl hating criminals with all her beings. Giving off the feeling, that if Weiss offered to join a criminal organization due to the needs of money. She would reject the invitation and attack the person right away afterward.

"If you want to be technical about it. I could be considered a criminal in some people's point of view. By just the status of being member alone." Weiss said dryly while trying to hide her frustration with her partner and team treating her close friends like they all bad people. Plus, the Arcana's core members had been there for her almost all her bad times.

Ruby look like this is the first time she meets with Weiss all over again, and didn't know what she should do and was torn in between of being happy to have a Weiss as her partner and sad her own partner is a criminal.

Yang feels like Weiss is even more dangerous compared to the others. Who knows if Weiss entered Beacon Academy just to be an insider spy for the criminal organization. But, remain silent and try to keep her temper in check before she does something she would regret later. Furthermore, she started to doubt if she wanted to get Weiss back her status as the heiress of the Schnee family.

Blake didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing, but now she knew that a few months back where she ran away for being a former member of the White Fang was revealed was silly in her end. After all, Weiss is kind of a criminal like her, but much more dangerous. Due to better resources and background status.

Jaune look like he about to faint, who could blame him? When he was literally trying to gain Weiss' love and end up annoying her instead at the start. He is very glad Weiss didn't kill him in his sleep, because he read somewhere about how many people were killed in their own bed. Yeah, Jaune not going to try to annoy Weiss one bit.

Nora didn't seem to care about Weiss' revealed status of being a criminal. Not like it would affect her or anything. In fact, she hopes Weiss could use her underworld connection to find all different places that sell [Pancake] and let her eat there without having to pay.

Ren was too tired to even care at the moment, because he was the target of the awareness training most of the time out of everyone else. Right now, he doesn't care if Weiss was really a criminal or not, when he knows she has the resource and strength to put him in jail instead of her. Yeah, not going to open that can of worm.

Neo was surprised that the little rich girl was a fellow member and pale at the thoughts of those times in the past, where Cinder and Roman thought about kidnapping the Schnee girl. Now, she was happy not to be that person if Weiss went through the awareness training, but at the higher level and came out stronger.

Yeah, Neo wasn't suicidal and would even send some minions to do it instead. Let them walk to their death. She loves her life, thank you very much.

Yukiko didn't think another heiress, or former for now, from a high-class family is part of the same organization as her. Now, that she knows this, she is even more happy to hang out with Weiss, after Weiss gets some help due to the death of her Mother.

Narberal didn't know if she should be glad or frighten at this, but upon the sight of her Mistress' face of happiness. She decided to be happy for her Mistress to have a fellow member to have a similar background as her to relate.

Both Pyrrha and I shared a glance, then find some of the others' reactions to this news to be amusing. Even Izaya was distracted enough from researching up online about how to help a person, that went through a dreadful moment of losing a close relative. And found this amusing as well.

Kirihime didn't look like she cares and was busy trying to get a reaction out of Shigure, more in open emotional reaction than physical, which she had to dodge a few times when Shigure throw something at her.

Shigure was too busy trying to ignore Kirihime teasing her for a reaction to care about the others' reactions.

"Soooo...you guys got one week." I grin at the others, causing some of them to scowl at me after the big reveal from Weiss. Not that they didn't some thoughts about it before after meeting with her fiance and friends, who are criminals.

Ruby looks like she wants to argue, but lean in her seat with a frown and look at me with a pouty face, to show how unfair I was to her.

"Fine. We'll get Weiss back her position and do it less than a week. If we can do so, you have to provide us the best training you got for the incoming battles we'll face due to our status as hunter-in-training." Yang decided there and then, that she's not going to back down and will show she isn't weak, but mostly because she needs these [Training Methods] as well after rethinking about how much progress she made a week alone compared a month in Beacon Academy.

Yang already spars against Weiss back in Beacon Academy and haven't won once, and with the Second Great War started. She is going to need all the help she could get, even if it from criminal groups.

"We will?" Jaune look surprised, then notice Yang glaring at him, "I-I mean! Yeah, we will!" Jaune quickly changes his tone before he gets punched in the face by Yang. And he wanted to get some good points from Yang as well, because of Ruby.

"YEAH!" Nora jumps off her seat and pointed at me, "If we win the bet, not only you give us the best training for free. But, you have to provide us free deluxe [Pancake] for all meals! Not those weird thingy you called [Abnormal Food]! Even if we failed!" Nora for once, think about the big picture and sadly, that picture is [Pancake].

Before the others could rebuke Nora's comment, "Sure. It's a deal." I smirk at the others, who scowl at me, then at Nora for coming up with weird rewards. Yes, they get the whole free [Training Methods], the best, but why include the [Pancake]. They could have asked for something better, like an [Upgrade] to their weapons for an example.

Now, it's too late, since I agreed to Nora's bet, much the others' annoyance. "Well, I'm going to take a nap." I closed my eyes to rest after finish going through the documents we gained back at Weiss' place.

However, fate had a different idea and won't allow me to take my nap. As the Airship started shaking, causing others to shout in panic. To make it even worse, Luna burst out of the Pilot Room with a sweaty pale face filled with horror.

"GRIMM" Luna shouted in a fearful tone, then quickly dive behind me, because out of everyone here. She knew the safest place to hide was behind someone very people and actually have the ability to still be powerful in the middle of the flying an Airship. Instead of facing grimm on land like common people.

No sooner after Luna managed to hide behind my seat, the Airship started plummeting right away. Causing almost everyone to be even more afraid and scared for their lives.

"Is this like the fourth time now?" I ask Izaya, "Because I feel like this the fourth time this happens to us." Others look at me, with a disbelief looks at how calm I am, along with the other Arcana's core members.

"Nah, it's our fifth time. The fourth time was during out last extermination mission. The enemy managed to shoot us down from the sky." Izaya said in an equally calm voice, much to some of the others' frustration.

"Will you stop discussing like it the weather or something and help us before we fall to our deaths?!" Yang had a decent amount of control over her temper so far, but this just the last straw for her and yelled at us due to the lack of input to survive this whole thing.

"Why didn't you shoot down the grimm, Luna?!" Yukiko cried out, as she held onto her maid with dear life. Not that anyone could blame at the moment. Hell, even Narberal is hugging back and actually afraid right now like the rest.

"My Airship isn't built with weapons! It's mostly a stealth Airship and with speed as secondary!" Luna shouted back, completely destroying her image of being an Ice Queen.

Not that I could blame Luna for this. After all, in all Luna's life, she always keeps a good distance away from conflict and transporting highly trained combat specialize to an enemy territory was pushing her limit already. In fact, she already got the news about the Second Great War a few days before the Arcana did by using her own family connection.

So sticking with people that could protect her lives, then she would gladly be their pilot for the duration time of the war. This way she got a chance to live through the whole thing until it's over.

"Since when does an Airship doesn't have any defensive weapons installed?!" Ruby shouted in a shocked tone, causing those nearby to wince at how loud she is.

"LOTS!" Luna shouted back, then quickly look out the window to see a massive Nevermore twice the size of a normal Bullhead Airship.

"Where in the world did a Nevermore this big come from?!" Jaune shriek like a girl and is on the borderline of fainting. If it wasn't for Ruby next to him while trying to help him from getting a panic attack, not like she won't get her own at this rate.

"Pretty sure it's due to the negative emotions coming from Atlas that draw in the older grimm and we just happen to be caught on this Nevermore's radar. Yeah, our luck, isn't so good right now." Kirihime shrugged her shoulders as she pulls out her scissors and thinks up a way to kill the giant Nevermore without going outside the Airship.

"Okay, I guess we've enough of our fun." I tap the right arm of my seat, with my index finger. As I cast [Gravity Magic: Gravitational Field] around the whole Airship, causing the giant Nevermore to let out a shriek due to being blasted a few meters away due to the new barrier I formed over Luna's Airship.

In a way, I've to take full control of the Airship without the need to pilot it. One of the advantages of [Upgrading] [Gravity Magic] so high that I could manipulate the [Gravitational Force]'s direction and speed with ease. As long my aura could supply the demand, then I'm out of luck once I could no longer supply the cost.

"Calm yourselves." I said to everyone, with a hint of steel, causing those not used to my tone of voice to shiver and feel like they just a breath away from death. Which isn't that far from the truth, as the giant Nevermore resume its attack, and much more effort this time.

"Well, I guess I have to deal with the grimm. Luna, you can go back to piloting." I stand up from my seat. Luna, with Shigure helping out, rushed into the Pilot Room to regain control over the Airship.

(Atlas: Borderland: Luna's Personal Airship: Outside Rooftop)

I switched to [Accelerator] and teleported myself on top of the Airship. Then, switched over to [Edea Florence] and bring out the [Barrett Custom]. Where I begin shooting at the giant Nevermore's fatal points: The eyes. As that's the only part of the grimm not covered in white bone armor.

Of course, I could use the [Piercing Bullet], but that takes too much [Mana] and too long to reload a new [Piercing Bullet] after the previous shot. Therefore, I stick with the [Explosive Bullets]. At least, with these [Bullets]. I can deal major damage to the giant Nevermore.

I even have to enhance myself with [Mana] to increase my eyesight to follow the giant Nevermore's movement and have the ability to follow its path before guessing the right spot to fire at in order to make a hit.

After the sixth [Explosive Bullets]; I managed to blast one of the grimm's eyes out, causing it to screech in pain and quickly fly away. It was smart enough when it's in a losing position. Sadly for the grimm, I wasn't planning to let it go.

And finally decided to use the [Piercing Bullet], including overcharging it with [Mana] before firing it. As the [Piercing Bullet] soars through the sky, it looks like a small shooting star rushing straight towards the retreating giant Nevermore and pierced through the back of its head. Killing it instantly and decent from the sky with a trail of black smoke.

(Atlas: Borderland: Luna's Personal Airship)

Putting away my [Barrett Custom] before switching back to [Accelerator] and teleport back inside the Airship, where those never saw me use a [Sniper Rifle] before are scared of me than they were in the past.

After all, a deadly foe, who could cover in all ranges is a very troublesome opponent to face. So without anything else like another grimm to show up. The flight trip to Vale returns back to peaceful, with Luna sometimes makes a comment about how I should have killed the giant Nevermore way before it could come near her precious Airship.