24 Campaign! - Start the War! (1/2)

In the middle of the night, Twelve, to be exact. The remaining messengers on the field finally returned together. Jima's forces, which consist of Twenty archers. Ten crossbows and another ten bows. And thirty of foot soldiers and twenty cavalries. Seventy in total, they were with the remaining messengers just like the messengers the girls came home with have said. The village had communication and talked about returning the messengers together. On the Leader's room, Gentaro and Itsumi anxiously looked at each other as everything is finally in order. ”Everyone's ready...” Itsumi took a deep breath. ”Take a seat...” Gentaro told her to sit and she went to sit to the left sofa. ”This is it, huh...” Gentaro rests his hands on his desk. ”It all feels good when I shouted at the people that we will be declaring war with them... But it's actually scary when it's about to happen...” Itsumi knew how nervous he is by his voice. ”We just have to be intelligent about this, no need to fear their technologies. For as long as we think smart, maybe we can win this” He continued. ”There's no way of talking to them because even the people hated the idea. They wanted to win the war by dominating them” He thinks of every people of the Ekigatamura. ”Itsumi...” Gentaro looked at her. ”Help me out...” He said.

Time passed, Five in the morning. ”Hey!” Yagano's faint voice reached out to the girls. Mariko quickly woke up and ran to the door. ”Y-Yes?!” Mariko's heart races. ”We got everyone's message. There are forces in the Center right now!” ”Eh?!” Ayumi shouted in hearing the news. ”You're kidding right?” Mariko remained surprised. ”Not this time, Mariko. Gentaro and Itsumi were readying some forces the whole goddamn time. I was surprised as well, a soldier just came in knocking to us to say this” Yagano answered. ”Oh, fuck...” Mariko cursed and was on verge of panicking. ”Those two are currently resting right now, And we're moving in Seven. We have plenty of time, but use those time to prepare” Yagano nodded and was about to walk down. ”Father?! Can we see them in the Center first?!” Chiho came running to ask. ”Well... Yeah, do whatever you want” Yagano allows them and they all ran downstairs. ”Hey... Girls!” Yagano was pushed aside by them. They are all still wearing the Inn's clothes. The staff just watched them run. They quickly drove to the Center and stopped immediately before entering the area. ”Shit...” Mariko curses as they stared at the army. The chatter of the soldiers, the sounds of the weapons being carried, the sounds of the carriages and the horses' neighs fills the whole area. There were no people walking at the Center and was left for the army to wait. ”...At first, I thought it was another joke” Even Shu Fang can't stop staring at them. They all became nervous. ”M-M-Maybe G-Gentaro-san is still messing with us?” Ayumi shakingly asked. ”Bullshit! There's no way that guy will go this far for a joke!” Mariko shouted. One of the soldiers walked towards their direction and noticed them. ”Hey, maybe we can ask that soldier?” Ayumi called out the soldier and waited for him to get close. ”Hey, what are the soldiers doing here?” She asked him.

”Huh? I thought a soldier already went to the Inn? It's the war, girls” The soldier walked away. ”U..Uh...” Ayumi slowly turned to Chiho. They didn't know how to react and just went back to the Inn. ”Well...?” Yagano sitting on the bar asked. ”There's...There's a lot of them there” Chiho looked worried. ”Told you so...” He took a sip of coffee. ”Does the enemies know yet?” Chiho asked. ”No. We're going to surprise them” Yagano answered. ”How?” Mariko asked as they all took a seat. ”We're gonna charge there...” He answered. ”Oh come on...” Mariko sounded disappointed. ”Don't forget that we have powers!” Mariko grinned. ”Yeah. Since you have powers, you'll be ahead of our charge” Yagano said, Mariko sighed. ”Chiho's ability to teleport. They have a fucking ranged weapon, Yagano-san. We'll teleport in one of their defensive positions and cause a huge distraction. Maybe we can use their weapon against them” Mariko told him their plan. ”Huh...” Yagano didn't quite like the idea. ”Isn't that dangerous?” He asked. ”Nope. We're teleporting on one of their defensive structures and we will make the distraction from there” Mariko answered. ”Yeah, that's the point” Yagano crossed his arms. ”W-Well... It'll be fine as long as we're together. We'll use our powers to destroy the defensive line while you charge in” Mariko said. ”And I thought you were just making distraction?” Yagano got confused. ”Well... If the distraction isn't enough and they are showering you a whole lot of deaths, We will completely destroy them” Mariko nodded. ”Remember that every one of them carries two painkillers, imagine how many we can take after that surprise inside their structure” She continued. ”Hm... Still, don't be aggressive” Yagano finally agrees and sips his coffee. ”We can do this!” Mariko shouted. ”Yeah!” The girls shouted.

They took a quick breakfast, told Katsuko, and she went with them to the Center. ”Katsuko. We will use this vehicle on the battle, you will have to walk back to the Inn” Yagano said, Katsuko got a little irritated. ”How many times are you going to say that? I already know...” She said. ”...He's just worried about you” Shu Fang looked at her. ”I already know about it, he didn't have to repeat it all over” Katsuko said. ”...No. He's worried, that's why he keeps telling you that” Shu Fang shook her head. Katsuko just looked at her and sighed. ”So...Yeah, we're here. Don't tell me you went with us to argue with him, Mother?” Chiho asked. ”Of course not, I came to see what's going on... And there sure are a lot of soldiers here...” She scanned the whole place and a flag caught her sight. It was the flag of the Tsukosa. It has a blue base, A white tower icon in the middle with two white chevrons pointing at the tower from the lower and upper part. It slowly waves as winds hit the area. Ayumi followed the direction where she's looking at. ”It's the flag of the alliance, you know!” Ayumi said to Katsuko. ”Yes, I know. Just seeing the flag makes me want to go to battles just to wave them” Katsuko thought of the idea. ”I know right? You will scream ”For Tsuchiya!” while waving the flag of the Tsukosa” Ayumi and Katsuko happily imagined the idea. ”But wouldn't it better if the 'Sanguis omnium fortis' were also with us?” Mariko joins in. ”The what?” Katsuko quickly turned to her. ”The North's only flag! that awesome black three-sided weapon with the eight-sided star or sun inside a circle on top of it!” Mariko imagined the flag of the North. Their flag has a white base. From the lower part, it has a small red chevron and its tip acts as a stand for the black three-bladed weapon. There's a red sun enclosed by a circle and it lies in the middle of the black weapon. Lastly, there's a small red shield on top of it.

”Their flag really is something...” Yagano spoke. ”They even have the name for their flag” He added. ”But ours is better! Blue as the clear skies and as white as the clouds!” Katsuko turned to their flag and smiled. ”Eh... I wish those symbols had meanings...” Mariko stared at the flag. ”Like that tower icon, like what towers really do, it's a protection. Like, We protect the weak against the strong something like that” Mariko gave an example. ”And those... what do you call those? those really thin shits pointing at the tower? Those sharp fuckers aiming at the tower means the oath of putting your life on the lines to protect the others” She continued. ”You're quite creative, huh?” Yagano got impressed. ”Haha...” Mariko shyly scratches her head. ”You just have to change how you refer to the things you don't know...” Yagano lays his disapproval. ”Can't be fucking bothered. I will speak whatever the fuck I want” Mariko crossed her arms and smiled. Yagano just sighed at her insolence. ”It's the fucking war, why the fuck are you still bothered about the fucking languages?” She continued. ”Stop it, Mariko...” Chiho got annoyed and told her to stop. ”Why don't just let me be? You're all killing machines yet you hate simple bad words” Mariko complained. ”She has a point” ”Shut it, Ayumi” Ayumi backs her up but Chiho scolded her. ”But it's true!” Ayumi whines but no one responded.

”By the way, Why don't we talk to these soldiers about the campaign?” Mariko asked. ”Campaign?” Chiho looked at her. ”Yeah. Missions. The plan” Mariko nodded. ”Then I'll go with you!” Ayumi agrees to join. ”Yeah, I guess I will go” Chiho also joined. ”How about you three?” Mariko looked at them. ”...I'm fine here” Shu Fang refused. ”We'll stay here” Yagano also refused and Katsuko nodded on his word. ”Alright, just the three of us” Mariko says and they hopped out of the R37. ”I wanna talk to that flag bearer” Mariko looked at the soldier who's supposed to carry the flag, they saw that it's actually on a pole and was tied into a carriage. ”He's too far away, though. Let's talk to the soldiers on the way there” Chiho said and she started to walk, the two followed her. ”Here...” Chiho approached a soldier. ”Um...” She dragged his attention to them. ”Oh? If it isn't Chiho's little party?!” He puts up a big smile. ”Hey, why don't you get someone else to come to your party? Not only you can become strong in numbers, but you all can be friends as well!” He said. ”Not when we get big. And I don't think one of us can lead a group that much” Mariko disagrees. ”So then you just rely on your powers alone? You can teach yourselves how to rule a large group!! Having your own troops to command around has a lot of benefits you know. You can't always command a Commander around with his troops just because you have those powers” With that, The man turned away and returned what he was doing. ”Nice piece of advice, I guess...” Chiho shrugged and walked around. After a few seconds, a Commander on a horse noticed them. ”Hey, Chiho!” He called. The girls quickly turned to him. ”Me and my men will be the ones who will be facing the enemies first. I bet you're going with us too, with your powers and all. Got any idea about it?” He asked. ”We actually have plans. Do you know my ability to teleport into a place? Once we got into range, we will teleport to their defensive structures and neutralize it. Then we will distract everyone so you can charge ahead” Chiho told him their strategy. ”Oh! That's good to know! I'll let everyone know about this!” The Commander was visibly happy. ”By the way, those defensive structures you're talking about? They name it Bunkers. They can fit more than ten people there so I think it'll take long for you clear those” The Commander said.

”That's fine. Come to think of it, we keep thinking of signaling you before you charge. How can we signal the army?” Mariko remembered something and asked. ”Yes. Hold on” The Commander took the brown horn that was on his neck and extends it to Mariko. ”Here. This should do, it's loud” The Commander said. ”Thank you! I will use this when we're successful!” Mariko was happy and immediately hangs it on her neck. ”No problem!” The Commander grinned. ”Commander Matsura...” A soldier called him. ”See you girls later” The Commander waved his hands and focused on the soldier. ”Nice! I was planning on signaling them by firing a gun but that would be a bad idea” Mariko said as she raises the horn and let it swing back to her body. ”Do you think we can do it?” Chiho asked as they walk. ”Huh? Are you being a chicken right now?” Mariko quickly got disappointed. ”No... But it's just four of us against up to ten enemies inside those bunkers. We don't even know if we can freely swing our weapons inside, it looks tight inside” Chiho laid her worries. ”Then we stab them!” Mariko swings her right arm forth as to pretend a stab. ”I don't think we can stab like that” Chiho and Ayumi spoke at the same time. ”Then fucking swing! You don't have to fully swing your shit to scratch a fucking person!” Mariko got annoyed. ”Fine...” Chiho sighed and remained silent to prevent her to become even angrier. ”Hey, I heard that there's a one-eyed girl in the enemies that is both good at close-range and long-range fighting...” As they walk, they heard some of the soldier's conversation. ”One-eye... Do they mean that faction leader I've met before?” Mariko whispered. ”Yeah. It might be her” Chiho nodded. ”She does look strong, Her presence was enough to make my skin crawl... Her emotionless face and faint voice really give out the creeps. But as that Takumi-idiot said, She can be cute sometimes. She smiled once when she heard my name and goddamn...” Mariko clenched her teeth and snaps her finger. ”Imagine that smile in her face without her guts!” She shouted.

”H-Her guts?” Ayumi looked frightened. ”Uh... Guts, like her strength to fight? Imagine her as a normal, defenseless child” Mariko looked up. ”Can't do that, I haven't seen her” Ayumi shook. ”Well... You will see her now this time” Mariko smiled. ”Oh... Talking about that eyepatch girl...” Chiho's about to ask something. ”Aren't they going to be mad about you? That you lied about joining them?” She asked. ”They can be mad, but I think they understand. Even if I really meant to join them...” Mariko looked away and spotted a familiar flag. ”The Jima's flag!” She pointed a waving flag, It has a white base with large red chevron talking almost half of the flag. Then an Axe and a Sword forming an X lie in the middle. Their huge acceptance to the Northerners since the beginning made them earn this flag. They got the idea of the red chevron from the North's flag. ”Oh, It's your home's forces!” Ayumi recognized the flag. ”I wanna talk to 'em!” Mariko ran and they followed her. ”Hey!” Mariko shouted to the Jiman forces. ”Oh? If it isn't Mariko-chan!” A Jiman Commander on a horse quickly recognized her. ”Hey! Commander Yamada!” Mariko waved at him. ”We're growin' up in a flash, eh?!” Yamada leans to pat Mariko's head. ”And yer face became a fuckin' grandpa!” Mariko talks back. ”Haha! This face ain't nothin'! I still can fight!” Yamada laughed. ”Ain't yer back hurts?!” Mariko joked and they both laughed. ”Mariko's quite popular even to the soldiers huh...” Ayumi whispered as they watch her talk to the soldiers. Since it was her countries' forces, they didn't get to listen much to their conversation and just listened to how they speak differently when talking to each other. While watching there, a crossbowman noticed them. ”Chiho-san!” A female voice reached out to them, making them look. The crossbowman? approached them and took his helmet off. ”Hey, Chiho-san. Can you tell me more about your weapons you'll use in this war?” A woman with long brown hair asked.

”W-When did they accepted women in the army?!” Ayumi got surprised. ”Gentaro-sama did allow some civilians to join in depending on their skills...” She said. ”Ah...” Ayumi forgot about it. ”By the way, my name is Hitoshi Okubo! Nice to meet you!” She quickly reached Chiho's hands and shook them. ”Hitoshi? That doesn't sound girlish, are you those guys with long hairs?” Ayumi asked. ”What? Then what about this beautiful voice?! It's my father's fault for giving me this name! But whatever!” Hitoshi shook her head. ”That's not what I came here for. So? About your weapons?” She asked. ”Ah, Yes. I'm using a long axe and she uses a sickle with chains” ”Chained sickle! It's not just the sickle! It has a sharp ball on the other end of the chain!” Chiho told her their weapons and Ayumi corrects her. ”I see. How about Shu Fang-san and Mariko-san??” Hitoshi asked about Shu Fang and Mariko. ”Ah. Shu Fang uses two short swords and Mariko uses an axe, shorter than what I have” Chiho told her their weapons. ”Ah... Not even a ranged weapon?” Hitoshi got worried. ”We do eject some magical fires or something!” Ayumi answered. ”Well, how about non-magic ranged fires? I heard that it takes your strength for using your powers too much, so I guess I will give you mine!” Hitoshi took out a small crossbow. ”It's small but it can penetrate a skull or two!” She handed it to them and Chiho took it. ”So cute! This will be very useful indeed!” She inspected the small crossbow. ”That's to be used in case of emergency. like you have to shoot someone or something urgently” Hitoshi explained. ”Yes! I will take care of this!” Chiho happily nodded. ”By the way, is that your Northern friend?” Hitoshi was looking at Mariko, who was still talking to the soldiers. ”Yes. She's talking with her country's soldiers” Chiho answered. ”Eh...” Hitoshi looked up to the flag and recognized the Jima's flag. ”Jima, huh?” She said as her eyes turn to the soldier. ”I don't know much about the Jima, though. The only thing I know is that they accept the Northern people” She said. ”Everyone knows that” Ayumi said.

”Yes. It became a piece of common knowledge. It's a surprise they still got the nice standing on the Tsukosa even with their unacceptable decisions” Hitoshi crossed her arms. ”Oof, gotta go. I think Gentaro-sama is arriving soon. Once he arrived, he will call for your father and start the campaign. So I have to take care of things, Bye!” Hitoshi waved and ran away. ”Take care!” Chiho and Ayumi waved back. ”Let's get back to Mariko...” After watching Hitoshi disappear, Chiho turned back to Mariko's direction and saw that she's already walking towards them. ”Hey. Who was that?” Mariko asked. They knew that she was watching from there. ”She's a female crossbow user. She was one of the civilians who surpassed Gentaro-san's test” Chiho explained. ”Ah. I see...” Mariko looked at the direction of where she disappeared. ”She let me borrowed this!” Chiho showed her the small crossbow Hitoshi gave. ”Ooh! That's so cute! Wish I can get one too!” Mariko took the crossbow and looked at every part. ”We can borrow one from the crossbowmen!” Ayumi said. ”Sure! I don't care if they run out of the second option!” Mariko said as she hands the crossbow back. ”Second option?” Chiho asked. ”Yeah. If their main crossbow broke or something, they will switch to that little guy” Mariko answered. ”Yes, She said that we should use this on urgent situations” Chiho looked at the small crossbow. ”Yeah. No one uses that small as the main weapon, only acts like a secondary. Second choice” Mariko nodded. ”I see... Then, let's look for more small crossbows!” Chiho said and they looked for crossbowmen who would let them borrow or have a spare for them. Later, they got their own. They didn't forget Shu Fang and had one more. As they return to what they've been doing, they approached the flag bearer without anyone talking to them on the way. The soldier on a horse carries a pole with the flag and a broadsword only. ”Hey there...” Mariko called out to the soldier.

”Morning. What do you need?” The soldier asked. ”How does it feel like to be a flag bearer?” Mariko asked. ”How does it feel? I feel like I have wings and I have this duty to carry all my allies to victory!” The soldier answered with determination. ”Yes! Please guide us to victory” ”Aye!” Ayumi went along with him. ”Hah... Please, destroy those Stukas too” Mariko thinks they are both hilarious and made a joke. ”Ahaha... Yes, of course” The soldier awkwardly scratched his head. ”My name is Satoshi Tagami, at your service” He bowed. ”I'm afraid I already know your names...” He smiled. ”Though, I feel like someone missing, Where's our Chu-yuan friend?” He was looking for Shu Fang. ”She was with my parents from the entrance” Chiho answered. ”I see... Anything else you wanted to know?” Satoshi asked. ”So... Seriously, what's your role in the war?” Mariko asked. ”Flagbearer, I will be one of the guys who will shout to increase our morale. You still don't know about it?” Satoshi asked. ”Just making sure...” Mariko answered. ”Is that so... Anything else? I think Gentaro-sama will be arriving soon” Satoshi looked at his right and there were some more cavalries going in. ”I recognized some of them. They are the soldiers Gentaro-sama stations to the noble families to watch over them” He said as he watches the cavalries goes. ”Due to their duties to watch the families, they are the closest to Gentaro-sama. When they appear like that, Gentaro-sama would likely show up after” He continued. ”Is that so...” Mariko became nervous. ”Yes. Are you prepared? Once Gentaro-sama arrived, we have to start immediately” Satoshi warned them. ”Yeah, I guess we're all good to go” Chiho nodded. ”I see. How about Yagano-san? Did he get his equipment yet?” He asked about Yagano. ”Oh... Yeah, about that?” Mariko looked at Chiho. ”He wasn't wearing any armor when we got here” Chiho also got surprised. ”I think he changed when we left” Ayumi said. ”Yeah, I guess so” Chiho shrugged.

”When we see Leader-san, let's teleport back” Mariko said. ”Alright...” Chiho nodded. ”By the way, we told a Commander our own plans. We will teleport to their...uh...Bunker and clear it out. The Commander said that he will tell everyone about it. So listen carefully” Mariko reminded Satoshi. ”Noted. Good luck out there” He nodded. ”Gentaro-sama's here!” The soldiers shouted to warn the whole army. They were surprised by them. ”Looks like he's here...” Satoshi smiled. ”I'm anxious, but for the Tsuchiya, I will encourage my allies and take back what's yours!” Satoshi smiled with determination. ”Good luck!” Chiho bowed. ”You too girls, Good luck...” He nodded. As Mariko asked, they teleported back to their R37. And just like Ayumi guessed, Yagano was now wearing armor. ”...? Oh, Welcome back...” They appeared behind the R37 and Shu Fang noticed them. Yagano and Katsuko looked back on hearing her. ”Oh hey. I'm all ready. Looks like Gentaro's finally here to make a briefing” Yagano looked past through the soldiers. ”Is it starting?” Katsuko looked at them. ”Yeah. Once Gentaro's done, We are moving towards Tsuchiya” Yagano nodded. ”I see...” Even Katsuko had mixed feelings within her. ”Move back people!” A soldier shouted from the front and they started to move back. ”Oops...” Chiho quickly rides the R37 and pressed something with her foot, then she worked the accelerator but instead they reversed. Once everything's good, Gentaro and Itsumi stands in front of them. ”The day that we've been waiting for has finally come...” Gentaro started his speech but Chiho and the group easily got bored, Gentaro and Itsumi were just standing in the ground, so everyone on the back can't see him. ”What is this...” Mariko sighed. ”Let's fly!” Ayumi shouted and flew up. ”Wait! How about them?!” Chiho shouted. Their noises are making the soldiers look at them. ”Carry them!” Ayumi shouted whilst in the air. ”No way!” Chiho whined. ”Me and your mother will be fine down here, you can go” Yagano wanted to remain on the ground. ”Ah... Alright...” Chiho and Shu Fang flew on his confirmation. ”Look at them fly...” Yagano and Katsuko heard a voice and realized that Mariko wasn't able to fly. ”Eh... This will be fine...” She sighed. ”Once we invaded them, I will quickly get my own powers” She muttered.

After a good speech, Everyone cheered. ”Then!” A soldier with a horse went to him and he rode the horse, then he unsheathes his sword. ”Let's not waste time! We're marching! For Tsuchiya!” ”For Tsuchiya!” Everyone shouted the name and started to move. ”Whoa whoa...!” Mariko got surprised that the soldiers started to turn to their direction. ”Oops...” Chiho flew down to the R37 and drove it, making them look like they're leading the army. ”I should go down from here...” Katsuko found a big spot and asked to stop. With that, she stepped away and waved. ”Good luck!” About to cry, she held it and wishes them good luck. ”We'll be right back...” Yagano smiled and Chiho was in tears. ”Don't cry, sweety...” Katsuko tried to calm her down. ”You were cool and all, why are you crying now?” Katsuko asked with a smile. ”No... It's just...” ”You can do it!” A soldier encouraged the crying Chiho, they looked at him. ”Yeah! We'll kick them off your lands!” ”We will slay them without a sweat!” Then everyone started to shout words. ”Everyone...” Chiho can't believe what she's hearing. ”...!” Chiho wipes her tears and they all stopped. ”Then, Everyone! Let's do our best and drive them out of our lands!” She shouted to the army and everyone happily cheered. ”Hah... Look at that, Chiho. Everyone's hyped up for our battles...” Yagano whispered. Then Gentaro and Itsumi's went through the army to them. ”We can do this, Chiho-san, everyone...” Gentaro nodded with a smile. ”Right! Then, Mother! We have to get going now!” Chiho turned to her mother with a determined look. ”Yes, Good luck!” Katsuko joined her hands together as she speaks. ”Then!” Chiho waved and started to drive. The army moves and Katsuko watched them.

On the field. The army stands in formation, divided by each role and by their countries' flags. The Commanders were in the first row, then the cavalries, then the footsoldiers and lastly the archers. ”Perfect...” The girls were on the air inspecting the army. ”Oh...?” They saw some more forces with the Chu-yuan flag. It has a red base and a blue paifang symbol in the middle. It has a '除-元' text inside the gate. ”It's our army!” Shu Fang was happy to see her country's army. ”...And I'm guessing that Shun and the other assassins are going to move outside the battlefield...” She continued. ”Let's keep going...” Chiho looked at them and flew down to their R37. They waited the Chu-yuan to merge in before they marched outside the Saijun borders. Later on, they met a small hill before entering the Tsuchiyan borders. ”Oh!” Chiho stopped before the hill and so everyone. ”This is better than I expected!” Chiho became happy. ”The army waits here while we distract everyone. When I think you can charge, Mariko will let you know with her horn” She instructed. ”Everyone already knows about this, Chiho. Thank you for reminding us” A familiar Commander in the front spoke. ”Then! We have to get going!” Chiho nodded on him then turned to the group. ”Let's do it!” Chiho closed her eyes but no one responded to her. ”Eh...?” She opened her eyes again to see them staring at her. ”Eeeeh... When did you become like that?” Mariko said. ”...Amazing” Shu Fang went along. ”B-Become what?” Chiho got confused. ”You sounded like a commander just now!” Ayumi also went along. ”Eh...?” Chiho got even more confused. ”L-Let's just do this...” She closed her eyes once more and they hold on to her. ”Father... We're going...” She whispered as she felt their touches. ”Good luck...” Yagano smiled as he watches them. Rather than fearing their death, He trusted the girls instead. On the last seconds, Mariko saw Gentaro. She made a quick salute with her other hand before disappearing. Magical leaves slowly fall to the R37 and Yagano was able to get one before it disappears along with the ones on the floor of the sidecar.

On a bunker, they appeared behind the two enemy soldiers, watching the area ahead of them with their mounted machineguns. They were about to hit them but they noticed something wrong. ”...” Chiho noticed that there were buildings in front of them. ”...!” Chiho gestured them to hold on to her once more and they quickly teleported somewhere. ”Huh?” The soldier on the left noticed and saw the magical leaves on the ground. ”Shichiro...?” He called out, making the other soldier look.