Chapter 11: A Cruel Fate

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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"

*action*

Time*

Noise*

(Location)

[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 11: A Cruel Fate

Days?: Hostile Incoming! Part 2

(Mistral: Mistral City: 80th Floor Area: Checkpoint to 79th Floor Area: Block D: Airship 1054)

After sitting down one of the available seats in the Airship, I realized that there aren't many people on board as of right now.

"Now. We just have to wait until we reach the 79th Floor Area." Izaya said to us, "Again. Don't ask any question just yet. Wait until we get to a secure place for us to talk and don't worry. I know a place in 79th Floor Area we could use during our stay."

With that said, Izaya closes his eyes to take a nap until we reach 79th Floor Area.

Shigure glance around a few minutes, but slowly she got bored from having to wait for the other passengers come aboard the Airship. Also, since we're inside the Airship with a bunch of civilians and maybe a few hidden Hunters.

There is no way for Shigure to take out her [Nodachi] and perform a maintenance in plain sight. Heck, the only thing she could do is hold onto her [Nodachi], with the tip towards the floor.

However, there is a chance of people having the wrong idea once they see Shigure holding onto her [Nodachi]. Even if she badly wanted to just to deal with this boredom, but didn't want to draw any unwanted attention.

So, Shigure decided to follow Izaya's example and take a nap as well, leaving me alone to think.

'And now I have to watch over both of them. Just...great...' I took out my notebook filled with my notes over the years while I carefully watch my surroundings just in case anyone tries to mess with my group.

'Alright. Let see, from what Shigure's scroll showed during my first summon of my [Persona]. My eye color turned into blue and glows. Also, from the next few test summoning to gain more information before I even thinking about using my [Persona] in battle.' I begin rereading my early notes to recap about what I know so far and what new notes I have to put down.

'Both Shigure and I discover that only by summoning my [Persona] and having it stay will my eye color stay blue, along glowing as well.' I pause for a moment to think about why my eye color changed to blue and glows every time I summon my [Persona]. I'm pretty sure not every [Persona] user have that.

'Neither of us figure out this reason, but more to myself seeing how I remember a few things about the Persona series. Another mystery/questions added to the list of things I need the answers to.' I flipped a few pages, where I keep the many questions I wanted to know the answers to them and made sure the question I wanted to write was there or not. Of course, it was there, but I had to make sure since I tend to forget lots of things whenever I get distracted enough.

Flipping back towards a new page, as I begin writing down my experience in the [Mastery Rank Test]. Since I haven't written it down the notes about it just yet.

few minutes later*

After writing down everything I know about what I learned my limited time stay during the [Mastery Rank Test]. Also, putting down a small note that I should always have a weapon or something related to the [Skill] for their [Mastery Rank Test] in my [Inventory]. Since the [Persona System] don't even give me anything to use for my [Mastery Rank Test] and would have failed if I didn't have one in my [Inventory] at the time.

Because if it was during the weekends, where I lend the weapons I used during that whole week to Shigure to see if there is any damage at all and study my repair methods, along with cleaning them.

I let out a sigh, as I look around us and slowly more passengers are entering the Airship.

Looking down at my notebook so I could use it as a cover while having my [Basic Detection Mastery] get some of the [Training Methods] to go up.

After getting a bit more comfortable in my seat, I bring up my [Skill] to check their progress. Starting with [Basic Jack of Crafts Mastery] first.

[Basic Jack of Crafts Mastery]:

Training Methods:

Cook something edible: (1000/1000)

Build something useful: (32/1000)

Repair something to a decent workable: (2/1000)

Craft something to be shown as art: (40/1000)

Craft something useful in the medical field: (1000/1000)

Merge something together: (1000/1000)

'Man, I knew this [Skill] going to take me longer than the rest of the others, but at least I manage to finished 3 of the [Training Methods]. Lucky for me, I could craft myself some [Bullet]. Too bad, they're low quality compare to the one I gained through Shigure's family. Then again, Shigure's family is a professional and a master of their line of work compare to mine.' I frown a little, but remind myself this is the [Basic Jack of Crafts Mastery]. Not the [Master Jack of Crafts Mastery].

Going through a few of my notes of what options I wrote down about what I could do towards these [Training Methods]. So far, even if I have the knowledge towards many stuff to craft. I don't have the materials or the equipment to make them and knew that I will be stuck on [Basic Rank] for the [Basic Jack of Crafts Mastery] for a while because of the lack of equipment and materials.

Sure, I could purchase them from my [Persona System], but the price on them are too overprice at my current amount of [System Point] right now.

'Well, I do have those [Tool kit] I brought along, but not the right kind of what I wanted to make.' I felt bitter that there were so many [Crystalline Dust] in Shigure's family Armory Room, but didn't want to take more than I needed without revealing my [Persona System], even when Shigure let me take more.

With one of the reasons, she found out what is an arranged marriage and what being a fiancee from her Mother. Much to my frustration because Shigure shouldn't know about that. However, at least Shigure's Mother didn't go further into the subject of a marry couple or the talk.

Much to my embarrassment when Shigure decided that one night to sleep in the same room as me until her Father broke down the door in the middle of the night to discover Shigure missing from her Bedroom and for some reason. He checked the room I was in as his first choice, which sadly, was the correct choice.

After shouting at us, but mostly me, Shigure's Father made sure to tell us that we shouldn't sleep together until we're married. Too bad, now that we're on this training trip, Shigure and I would be sleeping next to each other more often now, along with Izaya, but last night he slept a bit further away from us. Not completely trusting us not to attack him during his sleep.

Of course, I don't blame Izaya when he stayed in the lower section of Mistral for a while now and knew what to expect. I could have sworn he let out a sigh of relief in the morning when he woke up not having anything missing or a sign of attack on his being.

'Where was I? Oh yeah, the equipment.' I stop my mind from wandering to different topics before I get too far away from the main one.

After I told Shigure, I won't take more than I needed of [Crystalline Dust], which happen to be like one or five at a week or months, because I don't want Shigure's family from finding out what my reasons for using so many [Crystalline Dust].

And the only reason I should even get any [Crystalline Dust] is to gain experience in making my own [Powdered Dust]. But, if I take too much at once when it take a long time to turn a [Crystalline Dust] into their [Powdered Dust] form. There is a high chance of Shigure's family being too curious.

Which I remind Shigure about this and once Shigure remember, she didn't bother me to grab more and instead help me plan out which day I could take a [Crystalline Dust] and when not to.

Too bad, at the time I didn't have the thoughts of purchasing any equipment to use for all my [Basic Jack of Crafts Mastery]'s [Training Methods].

I sigh a little, as Shigure unconsciously moves a little closer to me, then place her head on my left shoulder.

Switching out my [Basic Jack of Crafts Mastery] to the [Basic Unarmed Strikes Mastery] to check this [Skill]'s progress.

[Basic Unarmed Strikes Mastery]:

Training Methods:

Straight punch something: (150/150)

Uppercut punch something: (75/75)

Jab punch something: (100/100)

Back fist something: (150/150)

Elbow strike something: (89/200)

Knee strike something: (134/200)

Hand strike something: (100/100)

Knife hand strike something: (125/125)

Palm strike something: (100/100)

Hammer Fist something: (100/100)

Front kick something: (150/150)

Back kick something: (150/150)

Side kick something: (150/150)

Push kick something: (150/150)

Roundhouse kick something: (100/100)

Axe kick something: (100/100)

'Only two [Training Methods] left until I could take this [Skill]'s [Mastery Rank Test].' I let a smile appear on my face when I'm just a bit closer to ranking up [Basic Unarmed Strikes Mastery] to [Trainee Unarmed Strikes Mastery] and wonder what it would give me.

After thinking about it a little, I think I will focus more in [Basic Unarmed Strikes Mastery] once we reach the safe place Izaya mention before I continue with the other [Skill].

Next, I brought up [Basic Evasion Mastery] to see what leftover [Training Methods] I need to do before I take it's [Mastery Rank Test].

[Basic Evasion Mastery]:

Training Methods:

Dodge an attack to the left: (100/100)

Dodge an attack to the right: (100/100)

Duck under an attack: (100/100)

Roll away from an attack: (3/100)

Back away from an attack: (100/100)

Run away from an attack: (5/100)

Down parry an attack: (200/200)

Side parry an attack: (200/200)

Forearm parry an attack: (100/100)

Up parry an attack: (50/50)

Circle parry an attack: (50/50)

Low parry an attack: (50/50)

'Well, this is going to be a bit tricky.' I thought to myself. As the [Training Methods] that require me to run away from an attack going to be a bit harder than the rest of the other [Training Methods].

Because the only way for this [Training Methods] to go up. Is that it only count when I'm running away from an area type attack instead of a single type attack much to my disappointment.

At the beginning, I was confused when the knowledge come with [Basic Evasion Mastery] wasn't very clear on this part of the [Training Methods] because I thought I would need to just run away from having Shigure attacking me at high speed.

Sadly, that didn't work and I end up having to stay in bed for the whole day from doing something this stupid.

A few weeks later, I had to run away from almost being crushed and maybe cut into many pieces when one of the old rack holding up a bunch of [Spear] broke. Letting the [Spear] falling towards me when I was looking for any other types of weapon I may want to use later in the future.

Lucky for me, Shigure shouted at me to let me know what happen and after that day. I would check my [Skill] once a while to see which [Training Methods] I needed to do and much to my surprise once more from discovering one of the [Training Methods] of [Basic Evasion Mastery] went up.

However, much to my disappointment, I couldn't redo this since Shigure's family forbid it and because Shigure hated to have the [Spear] or any weapon being badly treated, even if it for training purpose.

But, even Shigure put her foot down when the so called training was just letting a few weapons fall on me and running away quickly. So yeah, [Basic Evasion Mastery] going to have to wait until I find another way to train with an area type attack, where even I could run away safely.

The last [Skill] I'll need to check up on is [Basic Movement Mastery] while the [Trainee Pistol Mastery], [Basic Detection Mastery], and [Basic Presence Concealment Mastery] are still new and don't really need to focus on them too much just yet.

[Basic Movement Mastery]:

Training Methods:

Walk without stopping for 1 hour: (100/100)

Run without stopping for 1 hour: (100/100)

Spring without stopping for 10 minutes: (100/100)

Jump over something above knee level: (53/500)

Crawl under something above waist level: (0/500)

Climb something above knee level: (0/500)

Perform a side step without hitting anything: (500/500)

Perform a front roll without hitting anything: (34/500)

Perform a slide without hitting anything: (0/500)

Perform a backflip without hitting anything: (254/500)

Perform a cartwheel without hitting anything: (5/500)

'Well, compare to the others, not including the new ones. I think I did the only decent amount of work on this [Skill]. Still, haven't found anything to crawl under that is above my waist level.' I hated the fact that the stuff I do find that is above my waist level to crawl under. Wasn't very safe at all and I wasn't stupid to go through.

No way was I'm going to crawl under a giant table filled with many heavy metals and could barely see anything under the giant table. Well, maybe giant table to my current age.

So, I decided to wait until I find much safer things to crawl under that won't have a chance of me being crushed to death. Aura or not, I will still die by the time someone manages to get help or they're the one trying to help me. With my aura reserve, it won't last long enough to protect me while being crushed.

As for the rest of [Basic Movement Mastery]'s [Training Methods]. I'll work more on it after I get the [Skill] that close to ranking up and finish their [Mastery Rank Test] to the next rank, then I will resume putting more effort into [Basic Movement Mastery].

With that done, I close [Basic Movement Mastery] and begin to think if I should steal from other of their [Crystalline Dust], not including the White Fang because I'll steal from them anyway, but thinking about some of the people's lives be much harder from lacking of [Crystalline Dust].

'Well, nothing much to do right now. I guess I should train my [Basic Detection Mastery] until we reach the 79th Floor Area's Checkpoint.' After going through my [Skill] and what I will do for the time being until the Airship arrives at 79th Floor Area's Checkpoint.

few hours later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 79th Floor Area: Checkpoint to 80th Floor Area: Block D: Airship 1054)

[Basic Detection Mastery]:

Training Methods:

Using the sense of hearing to detect anything: (76/500)

Using the sense of smell to detect anything:(20/500)

Using the sense of sight to detect anything: (223/500)

Using the sense of touch to detect anything: (0/500)

Good news, I manage to raise one of the [Basic Detection Mastery]'s [Training Methods] above the 200s. Bad news, I can't raise it anymore after looking at almost everything. So a limit on what I could repeat to detect something to raise my [Training Methods] or I didn't improve the way I detect things.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as we start our descent, please make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position. Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened and all carry-on luggage is stowed underneath the seat in front of you or in the overhead bins. Thank you." The Airship's Captain made an announcement to all of us passengers.

This causes both Izaya and Shigure to wake up from their nap a second time when the Airship took off a few hours ago. Afterward, they went back to their nap once there wasn't anymore announcement from the flight attendants or the Captain of the Airship.

"Man, I may be able to sleep in these seats. But, man does it kill my back afterward." Izaya scowl, as he stretches to loosen some muscles.

Shigure let out a small yawn and quietly nod in an agreement with Izaya's statement while she rubs her eyes.

Looking around, I see a few people took a nap as well while the rest are on their scrolls or reading something.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have just been cleared to land at 79th Floor Area's Checkpoint Block D airfield. Please make sure one last time your seat belt is securely fastened. Thank you." One of the flight attendants made an announcement, to let us know we're about to land in a minute or two.

I look out the windows to watch us land while Izaya is looking up something on his scroll while Shigure rechecks our bags if anything is missing or not.

After the Airship finally lands on Block D of the 79th Floor Area's Checkpoint. The Captain made another announcement, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 79th Floor Area's Checkpoint. The time is 3:40 PM."

As I tune out the rest of the announcement, I glance around our surroundings just one more time and it only took me a few seconds. Now, that I got the hang of using [Basic Detection Mastery] along with [Basic Presence Concealment Mastery].

Speaking of [Basic Presence Concealment Mastery], I brought it up to see how it goes even when I didn't use it the whole time with my [Basic Detection Mastery] and just every once a while.

[Basic Presence Concealment Mastery]:

Training Methods:

Making the sound of breathing less noticeable: (100/100)

Lowering the heart beat rate: (0/50)

Perform soundless step: (54/200)

Make oneself unseen-able for 5 minutes in a crowd area: (50/50)

Be in someone's blind spot for 5 minutes: (50/50)

'Huh...I was mostly doing the first [Training Methods]. But, I didn't think the last two [Training Methods] was quickly rused to completion already.' I thought with surprise at the fact I manage to finish 3 out of the 5 [Training Methods] belong to [Basic Presence Concealment Mastery].

Taking down the [Basic Presence Concealment Mastery] down as I get up from my seat once the flight attendant announces that we could finally get off this Airship.

45 minutes later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 79th Floor Area: Checkpoint to 80th Floor Area: Entrance)

"So do you have anything need to be done on this Floor Area or we're just waiting for you to get us the next ticket for the 78th Floor Area?" I ask Izaya while we're walking out of the Checkpoint.

Izaya frown at me, but remember neither Shigure and I haven't gone down the 80th Floor Area until today. Izaya rub the back of his head while letting out a tired sigh, "I guess I've to tell you this then. But, those tickets are hard to come by and are limited in stock for sale. I found about this a week ago and a few days later to find out the reason."

As Izaya continue to lead us to his safe place while pausing on his explanation a moment for us to catch up on what he is trying to tell us.

(Mistral: Mistral City: 79th Floor Area)

Once we walk out of the 79th Floor Area's Checkpoint range, Izaya continue where he left off, "You see, the people or whoever is providing us these tickets. Are making sure only a limited amount of people could enter between Floor Area. This is so that none of the people in the lower section could bring their whole group between the Floor Area too fast."

While listening to Izaya explaining to us, I glance around our surroundings to memorize our steps just in case we need an escape route. Even if it a bad one right now, but it's something for us to use.

"You have no idea what I had to go through in order to get this information. Oh yeah, here something like a helpful tip. Some of the unspoken rules in the lower section are sometimes never told to the newcomer. This is part of the connection I told you before. So, before either of you bite my head off for not knowing about such a rule in the future. I never heard of it, let alone know about it." Izaya look at us in the eyes, to make us realize that something is not his fault.

"Didn't you say to wait until we reach your place before explaining a few things to us?" I ask the first thing come to my mind, causing Izaya to twitch a little.

"Heh." Izaya snort, "Yeah, I said that before, but now it doesn't matter right now."

I raise an eyebrow at Izaya and glance at him from the corner of my eyes, "And why that?"

"Enma...we're...being...follow..." Shigure whispers to me, as she walks a bit closer to me and answering for Izaya on the reason why it doesn't matter anymore.

"We're going to need to work on your awareness later. But, yeah, Shigure got it right. We're being followed by a group of people after we left the Checkpoint. Just letting you know, I had nothing to do with this. But, I guess this could be your test on rather my choice on picking you two as equal members is a good thing or not." Izaya let a grin appear on his face, as he takes out a familiar [Flick Blade] as his weapon.

'Not my fault, that my sense of hearing is a bit weaker than my sense of sight.' I scowl the fact that my sense of hearing in [Basic Detection Mastery]'s [Training Methods] isn't above the 100s just yet. And currently, my hearing range is a bit 10-15 meters radius if I focus a little.

"Know any good open field in this Floor Area?" I ask Izaya, as I try to focus more on my sense of hearing for any footstep behind us, but because of the people around us. It isn't going well for me with all the other noises blocking any noise belong to the people following us.

"Yup. And it's in the same area where I found the safe place." Izaya turns a corner, with us following behind him along with whoever behind us as well.

"Shigure." I whisper to Shigure, to catch her attention. Shigure glance at me to let me know she heard me.

"Can you figure out how many are following us?" I ask Shigure while thinking about what is the best way to attack the people following us.

'Of course, there is the chance of them being friendly.' I snort at this thought because if they were friendly, they wouldn't be following us and would just walk up to us instead.

"Hmm...5...at...minimum...and...14...maximum...from...what...I...could...tell." Shigure whispers to me, causing Izaya to whistle in awe.

"Well, now, I guess Shigure's awareness wasn't a fluke to detect me." Izaya gives Shigure a grin of happiness that Shigure joined his group, "Also, I only manage to discover 7. Haven't practice much in detecting. But, it's decent for now. Well, for our age group that is."

I felt my eyebrow twitch a little from listening Izaya bragging a little about his detection ability is above mine.

'Ignore him. He may have better skill in detection than me, but not in 4 senses like I'm training in right now.' I took a deep breath to calm myself before I ruin our surprise counter attack and remind myself that Izaya is maybe training mostly in sense of hearing and sight right now, and not in smell and touch.

20 minutes later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 79th Floor Area: Unknown Field)

It almost took half an hour to reach the location Izaya leading us and lucky for either us or the other group, neither side has sent an attack to each other just yet.

"Think we could take them on?" Izaya asks both Shigure and my opinion. Mostly just in case he needs to come up with a few more plans to escape.

"Depend. Think all of them have their aura unlocked?" I answer Izaya's question with a question of my own.

"Well, we'll find out soon enough. Also, I leave the long range support to you." Izaya said to us, as his appearance fade from the area.

Much to the people's shock and surprise behind us, as a few shouts to each other and no sooner than a minute a group of 8 men rushed in to surround both Shigure and me.

"Now-" One of the men was about to make a speech, but I've already bought out my [Pistol] and shot one of the men closest to me, directly to their head.

Furthermore, the one I just shot did not have their aura unlocked and now have a hole through their forehead as blood leak out from the front and the back of their head. A second later, the corpse falls to the ground, causing the whole area in complete silence.

Shigure slowly looks at me with wide eyes in surprise, that I actually killed someone in cold blood right at the very start.

"I honestly thought either they could dodge or have their aura unlocked. Didn't think that neither of those happens and they just end up being killed with a single shot." I whisper to Shigure in horror.

Sure, I got a [Persona] that's gone through many wars and seen horrible things. Even if I gained some experience through my [Persona], I never killed a person before in this life or the previous one.

I gulp a little, but luckily I have been living as my [Persona] almost daily now since I have summoned him by going through my dream every single night. With just those alone, are just enough for me not to breakdown from having my first kill.

I feel graceful enough that in one of the dream/memories I gone through is where my [Persona]'s first kill and how to deal with it.

"Y-Y-YOU BASTARD! You killed Ceara!" A different man shouted at me in fury as he charged straight at me and end up being killed as well. With a shot in between his eyebrows.

"Enma." Shigure whispers to me in shock but didn't look like she afraid, but more surprise that I end up killing another person.

"Sorry! Reflex. I got so used to fighting you, that I've already developed some muscle memory in shooting at something coming my way." I whisper back, as I look down at my left hand where I'm holding my [Pistol].

"STOP! Didn't you guys see that he would react instantly if we try to charge at him?! Use the thing you call a brain and remember these two are kids! KIDS! You understand! But, make sure not to let your guard down like the last two. They may be kids but they got weapons!" The first one of the group, who wanted to say something at the very beginning look like he the leader of this group and now ordering his men from doing something stupid right before they could rush directly at Shigure and me.

Once the leader of these men got his group under control, he glared at me with so much hatred that even I could feel that small killing intent of his.

"Now." The guy growl, "Why did you kill two of my men for no reason?" From the look of it, I only see the leader have a metal bat while the rest don't even have a single weapon on them, or something related to a weapon.

"You guys came out of nowhere and surrounding us?" I ask their leader, with a fake innocent smile, causing all of them to be pissed at this. As if I didn't care I killed two of their own a minute ago.

"And. How does that give you the right to kill them?! All we wanted to know is tell us where that other kid went. That all we wanted to know!" The leader shouted at me, and look like he about to smash my head wide open with his metal bat.

"Well, why didn't you say so?!" I shouted back at their leader, and I knew I was digging my grave with the way some of them are taking a few small steps towards us and a few of their faces turned red with anger.

"What...are...you doing?" Shigure whispers to me, as she finds this a little weird because I don't even act like this. But, then again, neither Shigure and I socialize with other kids our age, not including Izaya and Pyrrha, since we always train instead.

"Trying to get them mad enough to see if they reveal a few things they're not supposed to say." I whisper back, as I kept my fake innocent smile while trying to not look afraid.

After all, this is my first time facing a group of people and even if I kind of live through my [Persona]'s life. Doesn't mean I did with my own physical body and control.

"Are you retarded or something?! You shot my men before I could say anything!" The leader continues to shout at me and louder than before, "JUST TELL US WHERE THE OTHER KID WENT BEFORE WE SKIN YOU ALIVE!"

From the look on the other men's looks. I would say they do more than just that and planning to do a few things worse.

Before I could respond back, the leader's face gone stiff and fall to the ground. Much to everyone's surprise and slowly another pool of blood started to form from the former living leader of these men.

"Well...there goes any hidden info we could have gained." I whisper to Shigure in a dull tone.

"Huh. What you know. It doesn't feel that bad like the first time." Izaya's form appears behind the former leader, with blood dripping from his [Flick Blade] and cover a bit of blood on his face.

Izaya looks at everyone with a wide smile, but I could tell he in shock and hiding behind a false bravery and a smile.

Before the others could react, I begin shooting down the rest and in 5 seconds. I killed them all before even Shigure could begin her own attack.

'Good thing I grab more [Pistol] when I had the chance.' I thought with relief since I didn't have the time to reload a new magazine and just grab another [Pistol] out of my [Inventory] once I emptied my [Pistol]'s magazine after killing the 3rd one.

Thankfully, with [Trainee Pistol Mastery], I could use my right hand to shoot single handed. Not used to firing with my right hand alone, so I end up wasting 3 [Bullet] when the last 2 finally got out of their shock and tried to run away. Too bad, they were still in my range of fire.

Ding*

System Reward by killing 8 human: Adult Male[Aura Locked]

System Message: The difficulty of the battle you have performed is above average.

Bonus: 10% additional reward for the first strike

Process: The gain rate is 100%

Result: 88000 System Point (10000 System Point per human[Aura Locked])

Note: Killing the same type of enemy will be one tenth of the standard value. But, because this is the first battle for the Host. This doesn't apply to this battle and will be applied in the future battles.

[Host's Currency]: 1800 System Point + 88000 System Points = 89800 System Points

'Okay...found my second source on gaining more [System Point].' I thought with surprise, then blink a few times and quickly look around to see if there any more enemy nearby. But, seeing there is none, I look back at Izaya.

Just as I was about to say something to Izaya. Shigure rushes off to somewhere, much to my surprise and quickly, I chase after her. Right before I grab hold of Izaya and follow after Shigure.

few minutes later*

(Mistral: Mistral City: 79th Floor Area: Unknown Road)

As both Izaya and I, chase after Shigure and lucky for me. Izaya wasn't too much in shock that I literally have to carry him on my back to chase after Shigure.

'Thank you, [Basic Movement Mastery].' I thank myself for buying the [Basic Movement Mastery] since I have no idea if I could even keep up with Shigure's speed and stamina.

"Shigure!" I shout at Shigure in hopes she could stop for a moment to tell us why she went off on her own like that.

Instead of stopping, Shigure glance over her shoulder to look at us, "Enemy." Then she took a turn to the right, where a group of shouts coming from.

"I...think Shigure is going after the other group of men that went off to search for me." Izaya answers my unspoken question, with a shaken voice.

"Oh yeah, forgot about that." I thought out loud, as we take a turn at the corner, where we see Shigure just finish off the last men, with a flying kick to the stomach, sending them straight into the river.

"Huh, didn't think there was a river nearby." I find myself a little surprised to see my very first river in this life of mine, with my own eyes instead of a picture.

"That's what the first thing to come to your mind? Not the fact that your girlfriend over there took down a group of adult men by herself without a weapon?" Izaya looks at me like I'm blind or something.

"How would you know if she didn't use any weapon?" I ask Izaya in a curious voice.

"Because none of them having any cut wounds or maybe the fact that they only bleeding from their nose and mouth?" Izaya made a remark at me.

"How about we just ask Shigure if she uses a weapon or not." I said to Izaya, but before either of us could ask Shigure.

She was already in front of us, with her usual blank expression, but she shaking a little. However, Shigure sudden appearance caused both Izaya and me to jump in surprises.

"Oh, my heart! Do I have to put a bell on you or something?!" Izaya shouts at Shigure.

"I...didn't...use...anything...but...a...few...rocks...and...my hands...and feet." Shigure ignored Izaya's comment and answer our question if she used a weapon or not.

"Well, with Shigure. I guess she did use a weapon, even if it is a rock." I let Izaya know I'm right, but from the look on his pale face. He doesn't care if he right or not and continue to glare at the men on the ground.

"Are they dead?" Izaya asks Shigure in a calm tone, as he tightens his grip on his [Flick Blade].

"All...but...the...last one." Shigure answer, as she tries to stop herself from shaking.

Not after Shigure finish answering Izaya, I pull Shigure in a hug while Izaya calmly walks towards the last one alive in silence.

"It's okay Shigure." I whisper in Shigure's ear while I rub her back and the back of her head to calm her down.

"It's...awful...is...this...what you...feel...like...in those...dreams?" Shigure asks me in a small voice, mentioning about the dream of my experience through living as my [Persona]'s life.

"Kind of, but at least you didn't experience anything worse than this." I promise myself that after today, I will harden my resolve to train even harder and get more [Magic], [Skill], and more weapons.

So I could protect Shigure with my life and hope my parents won't make Pyrrha kill someone to get over her first kill. Because if so, I will make them regret separating us from training together.

Luckily, I'm here for Shigure's first kill or in this case, the first group of kills.

"Okay. I'll explain who these guys tomorrow in the morning. Come on, we're not that far from where we're going to stay for the day." Izaya said to us once he finishes his business with the last guy alive from Shigure's surprise attack.

"Not even a week yet." I whisper to myself, as both Shigure and I follow Izaya towards shelter. As Shigure held onto my left arm and walk a bit closer to me while trying to not look behind us, where a group of corpses are and the last one choking on their blood.

I sighed, understanding that no matter what guilt I had, even with the thought of the value of mine and Shigure's life more than these guys. However, the gains from killing these men are worth more to me than having them alive. 'Just think them as another source to gain more [System Point]. Just continue to think about the [System Point] and not about other's lives I'm taken away.' I thought slowly, repeating to myself about all the [System Point] I would gain while hoping this would make killing either human or faunus easier on my consciousness.

'Only care about those I care about and ignore the others. They're just for me to gain more [System Point].' I feel hollow inside, as I held Shigure closer and follow Izaya.

'What is wrong with me?' I thought with bitterness and confusion, 'Sure, they may not be friendly, but I killed them without giving them a chance to fight back at all. And I even end up making Shigure have her first kill before she even a teenager. Is this training trip really worth it? Doesn't matter anymore. What's done is done. All I have to do is make sure Shigure doesn't bring up her kill counts any higher than it is right now.'

I vow to myself, that I will make sure Shigure doesn't kill unless I can't do it for her. I truly hope this doesn't change us too much in the future. Because, compare to Shigure, I'm mentally older and with my current [Persona] and future once. I know there and then, I will always be different compared to everyone.

'And since when could I kill so many people so easily? Or was those guys that weak? Actually, we not even in the lower section, so who were they?' I thought to myself, with so many new questions appear and added to the list of questions I wanted the answer to.

It is a good thing, Izaya will answer tomorrow in the morning and for the rest of the day. I have to help Shigure go through this experience and maybe help Izaya out too. 'I wonder if there is a [Skill] for counseling.'