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"I don't really get it Stride?'" Subaru spoke quickly giving some spunk to his voice. "I mean of course, a company isn't a bad idea?'" he looked to his purple haired equal who only shook in reply.

"Why are thou Subaru so concerned?" Stride moved forward, airing towards the boy, the two sat for coffee upon a balcony overviewsing a great yard.

"Well, I just don't know where to begin? Like would a sponsorship be a good idea?'" The raven-youth proceeding to take a sip of a hot white cup.

The Vollahcian sighed as too look to the open court to the left of the pair, on the right the rest of the manor. "Thou should not use words as in 'like''.""

"Oh?" Subaru, "My bad." To grab a pen and paper, "But you understand where I'm coming from..?'"

Pride nodded solemnly.

"Perfect." Subaru smiled, "I'll figure something out""

7:00 AM

"Beako." Subaru spoke

The spirit, blonde with curls, lay obliviously asleep in bed. Dozing off, snoozing.

"Beako?" Natsuki moved over to the side of the spirit who still slept. "..." As if on que a bright idea came to Natsuki Subaru and with a huff, he grappled to his thump and pointer finger, following this motion with a slight "Piiinch."

"Auugh!" The elder spirit roared forward, "That was rude I suppose!" A shout and cry, "Betty's contractor is a rude rude man. She should just cancel this contract in fact!"

"Relax." The raven youth with a calm demeanor, "You wouldn't wake up?'"

"What is it in fact that's so important?" Beatrice tiredly moved her small frame from out of the bed, releasing the covers and raising her voice.

"We're going out. Come along?'" Subaru nodded his black haired head and slowly left the room. "Just don't leave me waiting?'"

The spirit sighed, grabbed a comb and put herself together.

"So where exactly are we going?" Heinkel perked up. "I can't exactly leave the kingdom all of the sudd-" burp.

"Don't worry all that much." Playfully Subaru clasped his hands together. "I want to go to Kagaragi."

"Kagaragi?" The olden' Astrea raised an eye. "Why the hell would ya wanna go that far?"

"I dunno." Subaru guided his gaze elsewhere, the two where in the front of the manor, upon the sight a greenery. The raven youth took a step forward. "Lets get out Lugunica for a few weeks. Take a real long breather."

Heinkel fell back and slumped into a garden chair. "Kagaragi's far kid. Ya sure ya can't get some time off here in Luginica?'"

"Regardless." Subaru, "I'm going to Kagaragi.'" Firm the midnight boy moved to the garden before him, a slow step at a time. "I'll be understanding the affairs of everythin' ya know?'"

The red head rose another brow, clutching tightly onto an alcoholic beverage in his left arm.

"I'll do a world tour?" a slight scoff "Maybe avoid Vollachia and Gusteko first from everything i've heard.'"

Heinkel sighed first in reply, "And you have the funds for this kid?"

"Of course." The midnight boy smiled, "I wouldn't even suggest somethin' like this if I didn't'"

12:00 PM

Natsuki Subaru and Beatrice, Heinkel Astrea and a bottle of whiskey. The three begun their voyage to the land of the west, Kagaragi. The group sat lone in a dragon carriage with a private driver to the front.

"So, We're going to Kyo and than Banan." Subaru spoke, stretching and contorting a map he had found stored away at a local shop back in the capital.

"Banan?" Beatrice replied, "That is a country I suppose?" the elder spirit confused momentarily.

"No?" The raven youth replied earnestly, "Says here its a city." Obnoxiously pointing to the map, Subaru let out a loud, "Seeeee."

"Mpgh." The Astrea opposed to the two let out a disgruntled muffle as he sat half asleep.

"He's drunk?'" Subaru looked to Beatrice who only nodded in reply. "Great.-" THUMP! "Huh?" A loud bang came from the back of the cart in the storage of the carriage followed swiftly by a quick-

"Ouch!" a cat. "Tivey that hurt!"

"You can't be serious..'" The boy with nasty eyes deadpanned and to his side, Beatrice looked just as shocked.

"Those are?" The spirit next.

"Youch!" a disgruntled muffle, "Its yer fault Hetero, why are you sitting like that!" Mimi.

"There's not a lot of space back here!" A muffled Hetaro.

A pause... "Driver!" Subaru spoke up, Heinkel opening an eye. "Stop the cart."

Within a few minutes the dragon carriage came to a stop and the triplets were in for it. "uhoh" in unison before the three begun to bicker.

Beatrice, Subaru, and the driver to the cart all took to the back, slowly and with much anticipation, it was heard from the behind that the trio had begun to argue, blame was shifted on numerous occasions with no real sense of a plan. Subaru rolled his eyes, opened the back trunk and to no anticipation, the three cats of the Hoshin company had come into full light.

"..." A brief pause.

"Boys." Subaru looked to Tivey and Hetaro, "And Mimi."

"..."

"IT WAS MIMI'S IDEA'" Hetaro quickly pointed to his sister and jumped out.

"IT WAS NOT MIMI'S IDEA!'" A roar from the lioness as Mimi jumped out of the carriage in pursuit. "If anything. Tivey let us do this!"

Tivey begun to swell, "That''s nothin but a blatant accusation. If it weren't for Mimi we wouldn't even be in this mess!'"

"Yes!" Hetaro responded earnestly, "It's all Mimi's fault'"

"Hold On Hold On" The feline roared back at her brothers accusations. "It was Hetaro that brought us here first!"

Hetaro''s eyes widened, "It was not-!"

The three went back and fourth a few minutes before anything had been said or done, Subaru grew slightly irritated with the spirit and driver to his side confused onto who the three before them were. Sighing the raven yuth clapsed his hands together. "Listen." Speaking foremost, "Why are you three here?" Continuing, "Moreso, why were you in my carriage? Thats not exactly a good look on me?"

"... Sorry." Mimi. "We were just going to visit you"

Tivey shook his head, "Mimi made us stay quiet."

"hey-" before the young cat could retort her brother Hetaro cut her off.

"Mimi couldn't guess you'd be leaving the capital Subaru." The boy.

"So.." The raven youth shifted his head in disbelief. "The three of you are here because you wanted to share tea and biscuits?"

"Tea?" The kittens replied in lateral unison, "Where?"

Natsuki shook his head and slumped his body downward, "Does Anastasia know?"

"Yes" Mimi

"No" Hetaro

"No" Tivey

Sighing the raven youth placed the palm of his hand to that of his forehead and let out an exasperated huff. "Guess I'll have to figure something out.'"

2:00 PM

Awkwardly five sat squished upon one side of the dragon carriage, the other had been completely occupied and designated to a sleeping Heinkel Astrea.

"Man this stinks." Tivey let out his frustration with the monocled cat giving out a groan and folding his arms together.

"shh." His sister spoke nextly, attempting to silence her brother. "Don't wake up the mean man Tivey.'"

"Mean?" Subaru chuckled, "He's not mean.'" A quick glance to his accomplice, "Mislead maybe?" a roll of the eyes, "Maybe not intentionally."

The cart begun to slow.

"This is Kagragi I suppose." Betty chimed in looking outward the window. She sat furthest right beside Subaru. The Triplets assumed a squished formation. Mimi to the Natsuki's left, followed by Tivey and then Hetaro.

The driver got up and went to grab the left door. "This is Kyo." He spoke firmly, the driver himself presented in noble decor, he had a cuffed grey beard with furious eyebrows, to his head a drivers hat.

"Thanks Ben." Subaru acknowledged while his great spirit exited and the group proceeded one at a time. The midnight boy jumped out enthusiastically, struck a positive power pose, hands to his hips with a large smile. "So this is Kagaragi eh?" a devious grin.

"It is!" Mimi replied, mimicking Subaru''s behaviour, hosting a grin of her own.

"Wait." The raven youth paused, "Aren't you three from Kagaragi?'"

"Yes!" The kitten smiled, "We are!"

"Ah!" Subaru exotic in his behaviour, "Thats perfect! Meaning you know whats good to eat!'" Boldly Subaru begun to run forward into the city.

Quickly Mimi followed the boy with a satisfied. "Yes!"

"Wait!" Tivey logical and concerned replied to the exaltation with patience, "Lets slow down!" Slowly beginning to chase his sister who ran away.

"Subaru!" Beatrice. "Don't run off on Betty I suppose!'" the great spirit begun to move her short legs in an effort to keep up.

".." Hetaro now realizing that the group was on the move suddenly panicked, "Wait guys!" A cry for help. "Don't leave me here!'" Quickly following in pursuit the kitten ran.

"..." Heinkel, hungover, slowly left the cart while scratching his head and looked to the driver, "Where th' fuck are they headin?'"

4:00 PM

Julius Juukulius, the knight of knights walked the capital, to his side Reinhard van Astrea. The two spoke.

"Natsuki Subaru." Julius, "Hes gotten powerful."

"Thats true." Reinhard nodded, Shaking his head and gazing forward, "Hes not all that bad."

"I understand that." The mauve knight admitted, "But don't you believe that there is something suspicious to his new power.'" a tilt, "Or.. Unnatural?"

The Sword Saint pause in place for mere moments, "I spoke with Subaru a few weeks back now." Continuing, "He said his abilities came from a contract."

"A contract?" Julius lifted his golden hued eyes forward, "With a spirit?"

"He did not confirm that." Reinhard noted as to take a few steps further, "A great spirit possibly?"

"..." the knight of knights pause, thinking deeply for a few moments, "It is possible. But" hesitantly as to remember, "The amount of destruction. Raw power. Would a great spirit be capable of doing that?"

His red headed compatriot shifted his eyes elsewhere, "All things are possible."

"His gate?" Julius continued, "Would his gate be able to handle raw power on that level."

"Of course not." Reinhard replied. "Natsuki Subaru had been mediocre in every sense of it upon our first encounter." tilting to look to Julius, the sword saint was forward, "His character had always been admirable however."

"Perhaps a test though" Reasoned the knight of knights, "Was he attempting to judge us?"

The Sword Saint paused, "Its unlikely a Divine Protection of mine would not have been able to sense anything aloof." considering, "It seems there is more to this story than meets the eye.-'

Buzz... Buzz... Buzz...

"Julius." A metia to the mauve knight.

"Lady Anastasia?" Correcting himself, Juukulius presented himself before his master upon call.

"Julius." Anastasia had this annoyed expression in her face, she was slightly concerned and seemed bothered. "Have you seen any of the triplets."

"No." The knight replied firmly, "Are they not with Ricardo?"

"No." The Kagaragan merchant replied promptly. "He hasn' seen em' all day either.'"

"All day?" The knight of knights shifted his gaze to fixate on the screen. "When were they seen last?"

"Roughly aroun' nine.'" The princess.

"This is concerning no?" Julius sighed, "The three have pulled this off before. Surely they jest?"

"..." The Kagaragan shook her head, "There after Natsuki Subaru. Least what Mimi told me."

"Natsuki Subaru?" The knight confused, "It seems you can't get away from his name?'" Uncomfortable, "Why would either Tivey, Hetaro, or Mimi bother with him?"

Nonchalantly Anastasia Hoshin sighed, "They grew attached at some poin''" A breath, "Mostly Mimi."

"Attached?" The spirit knight confused, "How is that possible?"

"Oh." Anastasia waved her left hand. "Ran into Natsuki a few' times.'" A slight grin, "Took me out, hung out with Mimi. That kinda' stuff.'"

Julius paused, looked to Rienhard who had shrugged in reply and further looked back to his lady, "M'lady, apologies for my brashness. But how could you not explain a detail that crucial to me?"

"Ah." Yawning, the merchant princess continued, "Didn' think it'd matter too much.'"

"When was this?" Juuklius.

"Few days ago. But that aint the point." Dismissive, Anastasia seemed boldly out of character, as if she had purposefully been deceitful towards her knight. Not out of anger or any thing of similar circumstance but more so as either a test to the mans character or quite possibly into playing a larger game. Regardless the Knight could not question his masters position. Hoshin had made far more complicated choices in the past. Today's position seemed trivial. "What matters." she spoke further, "Is where those three ran off too."

"Right."' Julius had not been overly concerned, if the three were together the knight knew that the likelihood of any terrible event occurring had dropped significantly. "Would you like me to track the triplets."

"That would be appreciated Julius." Hoshin smiled and claspsed her hands together.''

"Right." A pause before the knight was interrupted.

The blue eyed flame smiled, "Allow me Julius. I'm Sure it'll be much quicker.'"

Julius nodded in reply, "How could I dare reject the support of the strongest man in the world?"

"That at the least is humbling." Rienhard laughed as to activate his [ Divine Protection of Tracking. ]

A moment passed and the Knight of knights perked up and spoke to his counter part. "Reinhardt?"

A pause from the Sword Saint, confirming with himself, the flame back checked and had helf confusion. "Julius. All three are in Kagaragi."

"Kagaragi?" The knight of knights replied with a confused gaze. "Are you sure-"

Anastasia over the metia interrupted her knight. "Kagaragi? Are you sure?"

"Positive." The redhead announced firmly.

Julius confused looked back to his master. "Anastasia. Would you like me to investigate?"

"..." A brief pause from Hoshin before speaking abruptly. "I think' i got an' idea towards whats goin' on here.'"

Kyo was wide but a quick stop on their way to Banan. Subaru being Subaru had seen everything he wanted to make the concussion that at some point, at some time, there had to have been somebody from his world come east and settle Kagaragi. The Kansai dialect and enzo styled architecture had to have been enough evidence. But to aid this astounding discovery, kimonos and cuisine alike confirmed the midnight boys objective observation.

"Hey Tivey" Subaru gestured to the monocled eyed boy beside himself, "Who made- or I guess founded Kagaragi again?"

"Alec Hoshin of the Wastes." The boy replied nonchalantly as to focus on the road. The group of three cats, a great spirit, and the enigma that was Natsuki Subaru had been on their way back to the previous dragon carriage.

"Who was he? And Hoshin- is Anastasia related to the guy or something?"

"Well." Tivey moved at ease. "Not much is known about Hoshin's personal Iife. He founded Kagaragi by bringin' the warring states together roughly Four-Hundread yeads ago'"

Subaru took note, that of course would have been while the witch was active. "And this was before the great calamity."

"Nah." The younger boy, "Way after."

"Okay." The raven youth moved his hands apart form eachother in a wide stance as he continued to walk. "This Alec Hoshin leave anythin behind."

"Actually." Tivey sprubg up, "He wrote in a journal, jus' nobody can understand it..'"

"Messy writing?" Subaru smiled, "We've all been there.'"

"Not exactly." The cat retorted, "Its in a language nobody can understand." A sigh from the boy as the group made it to the carraige, "Mama's been trying to dicipher the thin for forever now.'"

"Yep." Mimi chimed in, "And shes not even close!"

"Thats not reassuring at all." With his nasty eyes, Subaru chuckled and got into the cart before him. "Next stop!" announcing boldly, "We'll head to Banan.'"

"That'll take us the rest o' the day.'" Heinkel replied folding his arms. He now sat beside Natsuki Subaru, the arangements setting the raven youth, Astrea and spirit to one side. While the triplets sat across the other set of cushions. "Im assuming ya took responsibility for these lil' shits?'"

"Hey Heinkel." Subaru scoffed at his proclaimed knight, "Don't be rude, these three are honorary guests?'"

"Honorary my ass." The Astrea retorted and coughed. "I saw em sneak in."

"And you didn't say anything? How Crude I suppose.'" Witty, Beatrice made her voice known with all members of the cart turning to the great spirit and than to Heinkel who shrugged.

"Thought the boss would have said somethin" The Astrea keeping to himself, now in a weaker body tone.

"Listen guys." Natsuki sensing an edge to the air attempted to lighten the mood. "Take everything with a grain of salt." Looking to his spirit and then to Heinkel. "Lets play nice. we're all on the same side.'"

"Betty will mind her own business I suppose.." The spirit defiantly locked her arms together and looked towards the closest facing window.

"yeah, whatever ya say kid." The Astrea following in pursuit.

Subaru sighed and tilted his raven head downward. Then too look to the triplets, "You three better not cause any trouble."

"We won't." Mimi replied quickly and smiled.

The other two boys simply nodded in reply to their sisters antics.

"Brother.." Quietly Subaru shook his head again. All seemed to be going well of course.

But.

The atmosphere changed.

The cart came to a quick halt and with a massive squeal the carriage spiraled out of control. Toughly the dragon outside could be heard groaning in pain, and without hesitation. Subaru grabbed onto Beatrice and the nearest of the triplets that he could and flung his body out the window. There were no sin points left. Subaru had not had the time nor the resources to restore [Breakpoint].

"What the hell's goin on?!'" Heinkel announced as he too was able to swiftly leave the cart.

"Mimi! Tivey!" Hetaro cried out from Subaru's left arm.

"We're okay!'" Mimi yelled in reply.

Quickly and with haste the group of six landed solidly outside the boundaries of the cart. The triplets were fine. Heinkel was fine. Beako was standing and Subaru-

"Die." A swift duck and dodge. This was... an air slash?-

"Wind magic." Beatrice mummersed as to cast an anti-field of gravity and around the group.

Looking left. The dragon and driver were dead, pools of blood spilt. "Ben." Subaru mummered gazing at the old mans body. "This is?" The raven youth baring nasty eyes looked to the right, everybody was okay. Before him to his center. A women. An inhumanly beautiful woman with white skin. She had milky-white shaggy hair with a mauve strand, white eyebrows, and sharp almond-shaped eyes with a bright yellow color. She wore an immaculate pure white kimono with a violet sphere and the right side over the left, giving the impression of burial clothes.

"Die. Die. Die. . . Die." Announcing once more a barrage of wind based attacks were hurled at the group- no, more specifically at Natsuki Subaru.

"Hey Hey." With Beatrice blocking every blow Subaru grasped his hands and stood tall. "I don't enjoy it when strangers try killing me.'" Scoffing the raven youth folded his arms together. "You Know, whoever your are in the gorgeous white, that youre the second person to chant death threats at me- or third?" a frown, "Think I lost track after Betelgeuse?"

"Die. Die. Die!" The women continued, the onsalught was brutal. But Beakos defence stood tall.

Looking around, Subaru got a good glimpse of the environment he stood in. "Middle of buttfuck nowhere eh?" It was night, or dust morose. The world stood colder than in previous hours. Violent flashes of wind encompassed the current road. The group stood miles from Banan's city gate.

""Die. Die. With everything I have... DIE!" The maniac continued now jumping into different corners and casting various long ranged attacks. Of course Natsuki Subaru as conceited as he had become stood tall while his contracted spirit tanked each blow. Yin and Yang magic to their own respect.

"She's not big on words is she?'" Scoffing before being interrupted.

"No. Shes not." A deep voice to his surroundings.

"Wait." Looking to Heinkel who stood meters away. "Nobody has a voice nearly that deep?"

"No no." A laugh from behind with the nasty-eyed boy quickly behind himself. There stood tall. At One-Hundred and Ninety Centimeters, roughly, A demi-human- wolf.

"..." Subaru squinted his eyes and tilted his black haired head, the fair skinned boy looked upwards slighly confused. "Who the hell are you?"

"Name's Halibel." The demi-human replied strictly. "This women causin yall trouble?"

To look back to his team Subaru took note of multiple factors. The triplets were shocked, not outwardly afraid but tense. The Astrea? Nothing he couldn't handle, considering the guy faced blade to blade with the bowel hunter. But the guy kinda sat there, at awe before himself.' Pathertic almost. As for Beako, She was doin' her best. Block each and every attack. "Keep it Up!" Words of encouragement, "My spirits doing great!"

The pigtailed blonde smiled in reply, focused strictly however on the fight before her.

"Were doin okay?" Subaru shrugged, "You from here or something?"

"..." The wold took a mere moment to reply, "Consider me law enforcement, like' a Knight or guardsmen as you Lugnicans put it."

The midnight boy tilted his head, "How''d ya know we were Lugnican."

"Educated guess." Halibel replied jokingly. "Shall I dispose of the threat?"

"Be my guest!" A bold smile from the natsuki who pointed towards the white haired women.

Halibel was unnatural, he duplicated himself into three. Making swift work, the wind before the group stood no chance. One jumped high, another low, one far and than back. Magic? No- combat. Nothing that Subaru has ever seen, least since he came to this world.

"..." The women promptly was struck with a short but sharp blade, through the back, the body of the girl stood still- Violently attempting to turn around but stoped swiftly as the three Halibel struck the women each at a different angle.

"Die-egh." The white figure fell face flat to the the road. She had been subdued.

"That was-"

"Zarestia." Halibel announced, cutting off Hetaro of the triplets. Within glance the body had seemingly settled, and before the group was not not the same white haired golden-eyed women. But a brown haired Oni girl. Two horns and a soft face.

"Zarestia?" Subaru perked in question, "As in one of the four great spirits Zarestia?"

"No Subaru." Beatrice replied, "Merely Zarestias host?"

"She was possessed?" The raven youth continued.

"Only in raw corrupted power." The Shinobi officer announced. Lacing the body with his front finger in attempt to find a pulse. "She passed."

"..." everybody stood confused for mere moments, Subaru looked to the carriage. The

driver and dragon lay limb.

"My condolences." Halibel. "A personal relationship?"

"No." The nasty-eyed boy sighed. "Its disappointing however. Useless death is always such a disappointment ya know?"

"Right." Agreeing the demi-human began to walk further into the direction of the great city. "The guards will be here shortly to clean." Then too look at each in the group, eventually eyeing up the raven youth. "You are Natsuki Subaru. Correct?"

"I am." a weary smiled from the midnight youth.

Calmingly Halibel gave what Subaru considered an attempted smile. "Come now we have much to discuss." a further hand to shake, "My testimony will be enough for the

guards."

Buzz... Buzz... Buzz...

"Oh" motioning to her bag, "Mimi yer metia is going off." Tivey announced to his sister.

"Ah? Mimi looked to the circular metal object laced in gem before her. Answering it the kitten looked to the screen. "Hey Mama!" The cat excited.

"Mimi" Anastasia spoke crudely. "Where are you currently?"

"..." a pause. "mama?" she smiled, "Were in Kagaragi!"

"..."

"Mimi?" Hoshin confirmed once more.

"Yeah?" A wide smile came from the cat who had been only innocent in nature.

"Why are you in Kagaragi?" The mauve merchant tilted her head, squinted her eyes, and jestered her hand forward, "Who are you with? And why weren't you answering my previous calls."

"..." The orange kitten shuffled a bit, "Sorry mama. The signal was bad?" further, "And I'm with Tivey and Hetaro." than pointing the machine towards her siblings, Tivey smiled only to backtrack and realize the circumstances they were in.

"Wait." Tivey spoke. "I don't think you should be-"

"And that''s Hetaro!" Quickly Mimi moved quick up to a few bar-side chairs, from the looks of it the group was at a tavern and to full display Hetaro sat along a high chair focused on the table before him. Mimi could not get a few view, the kitten decided to jump up beside the last of her brothers and to the right of the kittens sat Natsuki Subaru, who had coincidentally been focusing on and explaining the map before himself.

The Metia came forward and it took a minute for Hetaro and the raven youth to notice the device.

"...Mimi." Subaru, "What is this?"

"It's Mama!'" The cat in glee.

"Ma-ma?" a pause. "Wait?" Bringing the metia into his own hands, with the device previously sitting upon their table for a brief moment. The black haired youth to a long look before noticing Hoshin on the receiving end. "Oh!" Glee. "Anastasia? Hows it going?"

"Good, good" the merchant replied blankly, "Mind explain ta' me why ya kidnapped a third of my' camp?'"

Subaru smiled starkly, "I don't think voluntary abduction counts as kidnapping?"

"Voluntary abduction?" the mauve merchant, "Thats rich." Satire in her voice as she gazed past Natsuki Subaru's surroundings. "Didcha take my kids to a bar?"

"No Anastasia." He smiled aloofly, "I didn't take them to a bar. But my new pal did."

"Yer new pal?'" Disbelief in her eyes as the merchant princess spoke critcially.

"Yeah my new pal." idiotically Subaru moved the metia forward and coming into view had been a demi-human. A wolf human with relatively long black fur clad in a dishevelled black kimono possessing worn-down purple accents. His large height made him tower over the fully-grown Subaru like a black statue covered in fur, all while bearing a golden hue in his eyes.

Hoshin paused, looking to the man she questioned her Kagaragan sense of snaity, sighed and spoke freely. "Subaru" the metia now coming back into the midnight boys possession. "Ya managed to befriend the wanderer?"

"The wanderer?" The nasty eyed boy looked to his compatriot. "Halibel are ya lost.. or homeless?"

The wolf-man let out a hardy laugh in reply, "Just'a nick name Subaru.'"

"Hey Subaru." Anastasia continued and managed to grab the boys attention. "Thats the most powerful we got in Kagaragi. Hes the toughest of Shinobi."

A brief moment of speculation before the Natsuki turned his head to his newly found friend. "Whoa." he smiled. "Halibel you're that strong?"

Halibel shook his head, "Over bloated rumours."

"Well. You were able to kill that nasty lady that attacked us earlier."

"Don't mention it.'" the wolf man chuckled once more.

"Kill?" Hoshin seemed concerned, "What'dya mean killed? What happened?'"

Mimi took back the metia. "Don't worry Mama, this crazy white headed lady attacked all of us Subaru. Blowing up our cart, she was crazy crazy. Mimi didn't like her.'"

"Crazy? White hair?" Anastasia shook her head, "Subaru explain to me in detail?"

The raven youth sighed quickly and took the metia from Mimi's hands, "Halibel killed a great spirit or something." a briefly casual pause, "Ya know Zarestia?"

"..." The princess blinked twice, "Zarestia?"

"Yeah. She wasn't that strong.'"

"..."

Anastasia sighed and threw her hands down. "I wont be question'n it.' As long as my three are alright, I ain't gonna' ruin yer tea party." Exclaiming the mauve merchant seemed to have been defeated. "Best they can do is run to company head quarters in the city. Banan right?"

"Correct." Mimi playfully shouted outward.

"Be seeing ya soon." Sternly Anastasia Hoshin exited the call.

"Oh" The kitten came off as dejected. "We might be in trouble.." Swiftly looking with wide eyees, "Subaru, can we stay with you?"

"Ehh" Subaru placed his hand to his forehead. "Probably at the hotel?"

A sigh, "But if you guys have somewhere you can stay i'd rather you do that..?'"

''Well." The triplets in unison.

"mamas gonna be real mad" Mimi.

""Lady Anastasia will have our heads!" Tivey.

"we're dead-men!'" Hetaro

"Alright alright." Not having any further of the cats antics. "I'll book a room for ya three!'"

"Yipee!" Mimi jumped up positively, "Subarus the best!"

"Yeah yeah." The midnight boy rolled his eyes quickly catching a glimpse of Heinkel who nodded towards the boy before gulping down whatever shot he had ordered.

Night came and the group begun to depart. Halibel stayed behind and motioned for Subaru to stand next to himself. "Subaru." The demi-human announced.

"Whats up?" Casually replying.

"There's much i'd like ta' discuss with ya." Wiping his neck with his right sleeve briefly. "Ya killed the whale?"

"I did." Subaru admitted.

"And ya defeated a portion o' the with cult correct?" Halibel confirmed with Subaru, the raven boy before him.

"A mere obstacle." A grand smile from the Natsuki.

"And whatdya want to do?" The demi human paused before continuing, "With yer life that is?"

"..."

"I want to change the world." Utter, complete, blank, stood-front, confidence.

"..." Halibel took to himself, moving his large frame backwards, he caressed the long hair beard protrouding from his jaw. He stood patiently, debating and deliberating.

"Well Kid." admitably. "I've been wtachin ya since. Think the whole world as.'"

"I'm flattered." The midnight boy smiled. "I Think I put on a good spectacle every now and then?"

"Oh ya do!" The wolfkin shinobi laughed hard, "Ya got spunk kid i'll give ya that.'" Halibel further shifted his gaze to a mature look. "I don't think yer a bad guy. Ya got those eyes that scream of a' bright future'' The wolf-man placed his right arm onto Subarus shoulder. "I may be the wander her in Kagaragi." Surely, "But I wanna see what ya do."

"Meaning?" The raven youth tilting his head.

"Lemme stay aroun' fer the rest of yer visit. I wanna know the typa man ya are.'" The wolfkin admitted.

"Er." Subaru shrugged, "Yeah why not? I guess we owe ya?"

"Perfect." Halibel smiled and patted Suabru's back. "I'm looking forward to what yer gonna do."

Authours Note:

I haven't been an active writer for around a year now, so some of my work is going to be patchy or the flow might suck. In saying that I wanted to return to the story because its been one of those things on my mind since I began this work roughly three years ago. With the release of the new season of re:zero my intrest in writing this fic peaked once more lol. I'm planning on releasing weekly, but there may be scenarios where I am able to get out two chapters a week or none at all. Regardless it is a hobby and I want to see it