Chapter 28: Life's Just Never Easy!

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Chapter 28: Life's Just Never Easy!

Days?: Should I Be Worry? Part 2

(Vale: Vale City: Beacon Academy: Campus: Combat Training Building: Arena)

Before Ren could get the opportunity to create a distance between us. I overwhelm him by throwing out three quick jabs, that's too fast for him to resist. First to Ren's throat, second to his stomach, and finally, his head.

This caused Ren's aura reserve to go down further than it already is. As Ren tried to catch his breath while suffering from three different spots and his aura shield for some reason didn't protect him from all the damage inflicted on him.

I allow Ren a few seconds to get some breathing room while I inspect his aura meter and found out he already just a sliver away from entering the red zone.

"Huh, I guess I have to hold back even more from just these small attacks." I thought out loud, causing those that don't know me that well and my strength, to be shocked that I've been holding back on them.

"Think you could persistent or would you like to end this?" I ask Ren, who is struggling to catch his breath at the moment and when he heard me. Ren quickly nods his head at me, then up coughing heavily.

"Enma. I think that's enough. I don't want you to break him just because of the incident a few days ago. I'm sure Ren concede not to be impulsive anymore. Am I right, Ren?" Pyrrha called out to us, then ask Ren with a false polite smile that could have fooled anyone that is stupid enough to.

"Yup! I understand perfectly. It's my mistakes, all of it. And I'm sorry for that." Ren quickly replies to both Pyrrha and me, with pain in his voice but I didn't make a remark on it. Neither did Pyrrha and Shigure. Nora wanted to say something but didn't want to cause any more trouble for Ren at the moment.

Jaune, who looks like this is the very moment he needs to be brave for his friend, but end up stopping in his track once he felt Pyrrha's frown at him, for trying to make this setting bad than it is already.

Shigure did a front flip over the edge and disappear once she lands on the stadium. A second is all it took for her to appear next to me in order to check for any injury on my person before she walks over to Ren to provide him some medicine pills to speed up his healing progress.

"So...can we have [Pancake] now?" Nora asks Pyrrha since she been good this whole time and decided she should deserve a dozen of [Pancake] as a reward for not causing any trouble so far.

Pyrrha blink at Nora for a second, then smile at her as she gives Nora a nod. Making Nora jump in joy at being able to eat more [Pancake] today.

"But, you have to wait for Ren to get better before he could make you [Pancake]." Pyrrha said to Nora, stopping the cheerful girl from continue to jump in excitement. As Nora look at her fellow female team member with a frozen cheerful expression.

"I...I thought Enma was going to make it?" Nora asks softly and look like she about to cry at the thought of not being able to eat any delicious [Pancake].

"Nope. Sorry, but Enma has to make something other than [Pancake] for us to eat. Don't worry though, Ren should be better soon. Thanks to Shigure's medicine pills being very helpful towards Ren's health." Pyrrha said to Nora, as she explains a bit further to cheer Nora up a little, which Pyrrha is doing pretty good once she sees Nora calm down a little.

"You...should...be...fine...in...a few...minutes." Shigure finish explaining the result of what her medicine pills will affect Ren's body while he is low on aura. Along with providing a small bottle contain with 4 pills inside for Ren's future usage.

"Thank you." Ren gratefully accepts the medicine bottle, but before he could ask Shigure anything afterward. Shigure took out her scroll, then turn it on as she goes through it for a minute or two before she put the screen of the scroll in front of Ren's face for him to see.

"What's this?" Ren asks Shigure, as he sees a few unknown names on Shigure's scroll, along with random numbers next to them.

"The...fee...to...the...medicine...pills...you...took." Shigure answer with a serious tone; well, a serious tone in Shigure's case when it still sounds like a monotone in the end.

"You're making me pay for the pills, that I was forced to take?" Ren looks at Shigure with a dumbfounded expression at the thought of being forced to pay something he didn't get the chance to decide if he wanted to use the products or not.

Shigure nod at Ren, with her blank expression. Spending time with her fiance had lead to some influence on her mindset and lead to unconsciously find a way to get more profit from her medicine pills she could earn to purchase more medicine materials for her future experiments.

"Well...at least they're not expensive." Ren mumbles and couldn't think any other way to escape this scam. Also, because he didn't want to face Shigure in battle after he just got his butt beat by her fiance a few minutes ago. He isn't going to risk his well being against someone who looks like she could cut him in half with her [Nodachi].

"So which one I have to pay for?" Ren glanced at Shigure while hoping he doesn't have to pay for the one that looks like the most pricey one among the list.

"All...of them." Shigure didn't look like she joking at all when Ren look at her like this is a joke and feel his wallet crying from losing the Lien he has to pay up.

"What was I thinking at the time, that I could have been able to capture these guys without having anything bad happen to me. Now, I'm being forced to pay the price." Ren mumblse to himself, as he handed over the exact amount of Lien to Shigure and he would have escaped in order to not pay, but this is Shigure, who could easily outrun him with ease and make him pay one way or another.

I roll my eyes at Ren, but didn't try to cheer him up after he and Weiss' team members tried; well, more like speak about how they're going to send Shigure, Izaya and I to jail for being murderers.

2 hours later*

(Vale: Vale City: Unknown Abandon Warehouse)

After I made something for team JNPR and Shigure to eat. I decided to go on a walk in Vale to see how team RWBY is doing, but decided against the idea and find an Abandon Warehouse to train in the new [Skill] I gained last month.

Shigure decided to help Pyrrha, with training Jaune in his swordsmanship since she owes Pyrrha a few favors. Nora would have joined in this training session but was pulled away by Ren, who think it's time for Nora to resume her study. Much to her disappointment and Jaune's relieve of not getting his legs broken.

Once I found the Abandon Warehouse, for me to use as a training ground. Even if there is a chance of the place collapsing down on me. I feel confident enough to escape from the Warehouse before it completely collapses.

Boom!*

I blankly stare at the giant robot ran through the Abandon Warehouse, that used to be in tact and now half the whole building is destroyed by being charged through from what looks like a [Atlesian Paladin-290]. A massive mechanized battlesuit developed by the Atlas Kingdom's greatest minds in cooperation with the Schnee Dust Company.

'And also a pain in the ass for creating more weapon of destruction. I swear Atlas is going to be the main kingdom that would cause another war to happen.' I thought dryly. Plus, with the way canon happen during the festival kind of proven my point of the Atlas Kingdom would be one day cause another world war.

"HEEEELLLLP!" I heard Sun's yelling for anyone, who could hear him find a way to save him from being crushed into a bloody mess by a giant robot.

"Should I? Or should I not?" I question myself rather if I'm needed to help them out with Roman, and maybe with Neo as well, if she decides on facing team RWBY instead of helping Roman to escape the area.

Ding*

Host a [Dark Hour] is about to be deployed near a Highway Area in a half of an hour from now. Please get to the location before [Dark Hour] occur and the host will require purchasing a [Dark Hour: Ticket].

'Well, I guess that fate giving me my answer. Let's just hope it's the same place the battle take place between a giant robot and team RWBY.' I quickly rush towards the location my [Persona System]'s [Mini-Map] show me within my mind.

It's just plain lucky the [Mini-Map] inside the [Extra Feature] is unlocked after the first time [Dark Hour] appeared. And didn't cost me more than [7500 System Points] for it.

30 minutes later*

(Vale: Vale City: Unknown Highway Area: [Dark Hour])

Ding*

You have entered [Dark Hour]. The duration of [Dark Hour] before it disappears is 1 hour. Please remember to destroy all the [Shadow] within this [Dark Hour].

Just as I arrive at the same place where team RWBY and Roman battle take place. Which I just show up right exact time when the battle about to start.

However, instead of a battle between both sides. The [Dark Hour] occur and much to my surprise. Team RWBY turn into coffins, not one member are outside their coffins and another surprise on my part is the giant robot stop in place.

"Huh...guess I don't have to help team RWBY with their fight. So far, only Momoyo is the only I seen not being in a coffin." I thought out loud, as I carefully walk over to one of team RWBY's coffins.

"Hmm...I wonder what happens if I open one of these coffins?" I thought about opening one of the four coffins in front of me but decided against it. Since I have no clue what would happen if I do. However, this doesn't mean I won't try it later with a random person, who I don't know or care about, to find out the effect of opening a coffin myself instead of a [Shadow] trying to lure the person inside out of their coffin.

"Now, should I leave them here and go hunt down all the [Shadow]? Or stay here and protect them in case a powerful [Shadow] managed to lure one of them out of their coffins?" I question myself out loud as I glance at the four coffins, that contain team RWBY inside them, then look at the giant robot.

"Ha! Look at me. I'm overthinking about things that only require a simple, but a dangerous answer." I smack my forehead in stupidity for overthinking about what I should be doing.

I start hunting down [Shadow] while leaving team RWBY and Roman behind me. If there a [Shadow] come near them, then I'll just have to be there before the [Shadow] got the chance of going near them.

few minutes*

"Hello?! Anyone here?!" I heard a voice near me and should be at the Highway, where all the cars should be.

I didn't let this disturb me, as I shot down the last [Shadow: Cupid] with my [Mana Gun] and use aura enhance to help me perform a power jump in order to reach up to the Highway Road above me.

"Anyone!" I heard the same voice once more, "Just what's going on here? And why there so many coffins around here?" I was close enough to hear them thinking out loud for me to hear and allow me to find where they are.

Right before I could shout out to let them know I'm here. I stop myself when they continue off speaking to themselves.

"I wonder what happens if I open these coffins? Meh, I'm alone and only coffins are around me to keep me company. Not like anything bad could happen if I do." That was enough for me to keep myself hidden and curious about what would happen if a coffin is open by someone other than the one inside the coffin.

Once I got close enough to see the person while hiding behind one of the coffins around us. I realize the person was not really someone I know at all and pretty much just a random stranger.

'Really stupid of me, for thinking that everyone I meet somewhere in the world, including the [Dark Hour], would be someone I would know like Shigure and the others.' I thought dryly, as I continue watching the stranger try to open one of the coffins near them.

Putting away both my [Mana Gun], then draw out my [Evoker] just in case whatever happen in the next few seconds would require me to summon one of my [Persona] to face the danger; you'll never know the danger lurking in the background before it comes biting you in the ass.

"Man, these coffins are shut tight!" I continue watching the person tried to brute force their way to open the coffin, but so far, they're having trouble opening the coffin.

'I'm starting to think this is a bad idea from the very beginning.' I begin to rethink about rather than helping the person out, but instead, I should outright stop them before something bad happens.

Because at the moment, I discover more [Shadow] of multiple different types are gathering towards this very spot.

'The pros and the cons of having this person stay alive or kill them off...' I once again remind myself, that I'm no hero and never will be one as hero save everyone, which I don't do.

'Meh, I'll just leave them to the [Shadow] to see what happen.' I picked my choice and will stick to it.

Suddenly, there a small rumble and my intuition scream at me. Not even going to think about it and move away from my current spot, which was a good thing when a single floating wheel with a lion-like head, with spikes, are coming from the center of the wheel.

'Once again, I wonder how these [Shadow]'s forms turn out like that.' I thought with a little surprise and wonder if the wheel belongs to the [Shadow: Wheel] could spin or not.

A few seconds later, my unspoken question was answered for me when another different version of the [Shadow: Wheel] tear through the person that tried to open the coffin.

"The fuck?! I thought [Shadow] supposes to feed on people's psyches, not outright kill them like a bloody roadkill!" I unconsciously shout out my thought at this display and sadly caused all the [Shadow]'s attentions to draw to my shouts.

"Shit!" I did a quick backflip in order to dodge a sneak attack by another type of [Shadow]. This one happens to be a singular stone arm rising from the ground holding a [Large Sword]. A [Shadow: Sword], which one I don't know, but I'm not taking my chance of thinking these [Shadow] are small fry any longer.

Looking at the army of [Shadow] rushing at me while luckily enough; ignoring the people in their coffins since it looks like I'm much better looking meal to these [Shadow] than trying their luck on luring those people our their coffins.

I can't even use my one of my best [Gravity Magic] when there a high risk of destroying all these coffins. Sure, I could kill all the [Shadow] with the cost of the lives inside these countless numbers of coffins. Doesn't mean I'll do it. After all, there is a chance among them is someone I know, who could be their cousin or something.

I've already failed to realize that for the first time in [Dark Hour] and discover a day after that. There are a few people in the same area where the [Dark Hour] happens had suddenly died from a heart attack. Now, this forced me to be cautious around damaging any coffins during a [Dark Hour].

It's a good thing I learned about this early or I could have caused more lives to perish in the future; well, with my knowledge about it instead of letting an accident happen.

'I'm just glad no one among those deaths was someone I knew.' I use a [Shadow: Giant]'s head as a platform for me to jump so I create some distance away from the army of [Shadow] between me.

With another quick burst of aura enhance once I landed onto one of the cars around me, to perform one more power jump and soar towards the sky; as I begin to get a good enough distance for me to see dozens or so of cars below me.

"[Yatagarasu]!" I called out for my chosen [Persona] as I pull the trigger of my [Evoker] against the side of my head. Summoning my [Persona] before me while giving it a mental command to use one of its [Skill].

[Lethargy Circle]:

Active Effect: 50% chance of binding multiple targets' movement for 3 minutes.

Type: Active

Target: Multiple

Rank: Tier 5

Cost: Half the [Cost] that required to summon [Yatagarasu] and require [Yatagarasu] to be summoned in order to activate, and [D]: 1%(30AP:Aura Point) per target

I feel my aura reserve going down a bit faster from having to target multiple [Shadow] flying straight at me.

'Man, I'm glad I got that feature to finally show me the exact amount of aura I'm spending.' I thought with relief from finally find out the number value of my [Aura Unit Level] instead of a percentage.

I feel my eye twitch of the wasted aura I used on [Lethargy Circle], which failed to work on more than half of the [Shadow] still rushing towards me.

As [Yatagarasu] return back to my Sea of Souls, I put away the [Evoker] and redraw out both my [Mana Gun] while switching back to [Edea Florence] in order for me to use the full power of my [Mana Gun].

Using a bit of [Wind Magic] to create a small platform made out of dense wind for me stand and use to jump when I need to move away. As I begin to fire at the army of [Shadow] continue to charge at me, along with those that were affected by [Lethargy Circle] worn off a few seconds ago while I take down the endless number of [Shadow].

In a matter of minutes, the whole night sky darkens even further with the army of [Shadow] covering the sky with their bodies.

No matter how much [Shadow] I've killed so far. Two more replaced the destroyed ones and afterward, another set of two replaced each of the two I killed. It keeps on going.

"Damn it! What's going on here?! There shouldn't be more than a few dozen of [Shadow] in this area!" I shout in frustration as I killed what would be like my hundred or so [Shadow].

I had enough of having to deal with this army of [Shadow], and notice I'm a good enough distance away from the Highway Road below me and put away the [Mana Gun] in my right hand, to free it for what I'm about to do next.

'[Ten Collapse Force]: Third Collapse.' Instead of holding back with just the first collapse like I usually do in a wide area attack. I'm too pissed off having to deal with an army of [Shadow] out of the blue.

Also, because I'm aiming for a large radius instead of a small one like I did with the Bullheads I destroyed a few days ago at the Docks. Half of my aura reserve disappears instantly as one-fourth of the [Shadow] army disappear from being crushed by the first collapse.

And before the rest of the [Shadow] could continue, the second collapse appears after the first collapse appeared and destroyed another one-fourth of the [Shadow] army. Then, the third and final collapse happen; as there are only one-fourth of the [Shadow] army remain.

"DIE! DIE! DIE!" I shout in rage, as [Emotional Stability] begins to loosen for a few seconds from losing more than half of my aura instantly.

[Emotional Stability]:

Active Effect: One of [Edea Florence]'s personal [Magic] to keep her emotions in check to prevent her [Magic] from falling in a fight. 50% effect applies to the user.

Type: Active

Target: Self

Rank: Tier 5 (Require Persona's Rank: 6 to rank up)

Cost: [D+]: 1%(40AP:Aura Point) Aura Unit Level per second

I shook my head from a headache [Edea Florence] had to cause me to snap me out of my unstable mind before her [Emotional Stability] finally went back to help me keep my emotions in check.

'Thanks.' I gave a mental thanks to my [Persona], who I could hear her let out a sigh of relief within my Sea of Souls.

"Well, I had my month of mental breakdown done." I thought out loud in a calm emotion, "Time for you all to...die."

With an icy glare, that was enough to send stop the army of [Shadow] in their tracks from the sudden change within me.

Putting away the [Mana Gun] from left hand away; freeing both my hands for me to use.

'[Destruction Vortex].' I calmly stare at the army of [Shadow] regains their courage and put double the effort to catch me as I active my personal [Fusion Spell].

[Destruction Vortex]: Forth Stance's [Technique]

Active Effect: This is a customized fusion of two [Skill] and one [Magic]. As the user draws an immense amount of aura in front of them while using [Gravity Magic] to form a [Gravitational Singularity], which generates a violent vortex that swirls inwards towards the epicenter as it tears away at the environment whilst also putting the user inside a seemingly unreadable pitch-black void. However, this requires a few seconds to start up and would lead the user defenseless during those few seconds. As this [Technique] is meant to be a powerful area attack around the user. Up to 20x the [Gravitational Force]'s size.

Type: Active|Fusion: [Master Aura Manipulation Mastery], [Advanced Unarmed Strikes Mastery], and [Kontgarudyne]

Target: Area

Rank: Tier 4: Power| Tier 5: Control

Cost: Vary, lowest cost of [E+]: 1%(15AP:Aura Point) Aura Unit Level per second

I put both palms near each other, as I put in all the remaining aura I have left. In a matter of seconds, a small [Gravitational Singularity] formed between my palms and begin to grow in front of me. Which begins to generate a violent vortex that swirls inwards, with me in the center.

Tearing away all the [Shadow] coming near this deadly vortex; drawing in the wind around the area towards me to speed up the vortex and making it grow in size.

3 minutes later*

All but the [Shadow] stayed on the Highway Road didn't die from my [Destruction Vortex] since I still don't have a good enough control over a large range of this [Fusion Spell].

Luckily, these [Shadow] are all small fry and the only reason I had a trouble with the used to be an army of [Shadow] was because of the massive numbers appear out of nowhere and I didn't have anything prepare against a long scale battle. And was plain luck my aura reserve holds enough to use two of my deadly attacks.

So I took care of the rest with my [Mana Gun] with ease from a good distance between the [Shadow] and me.

Ding*

(Vale: Vale City: Unknown Highway Area)

All the remaining [Shadow] are destroyed. [Dark Hour] is over and disappear from the area. [Dark Hour] will no longer appear within this part of the Vale Kingdom.

Due to a selected few have been killed instead of having their minds devour. Those are killed off outside of [Dark Hour]. While the rest of all the victims' mind are restored back to original states and those with the potential to summon their own [Persona] had their memories erased from their time in [Dark Hour] unless an outside source prevents from losing their memories.

'Okay, that's some new information.' I thought to myself, as I watch the last effect of my [Destruction Vortex] disappear, along with [Dark Hour]. Taking out a [Grav-Con Talisman] and quickly active, to help me with my landing towards a nearby one of the Highway Road before I use the remaining time on the [Grav-Con Talisman] to boost my speed to get away from being run over by speeding cars.

As I land on the edge of the Highway Road and with the holographic barrier blocking my appearance from the drivers continue on their way to wherever they're heading. And just at the right time before [Grav-Con Talisman] expire and turned into ashes.

Boom!*

I slowly turn my head towards below the Highway Road and see team RWBY and Roman in his giant robot begin their battle.

'You know what? I'm too tired for this shit and pretty much out of aura.' I scowl at the thought about having to help team RWBY with Roman. 'They had already beaten Roman before in canon. They could do it in this world.'

I decided with my semi-healthy mind to just wait and watch the battling occurring below me.

few minutes later*

From watching from the start to end of the battle going on below the Highway Road. I would have to say it kind of went the same way canon gone. The only difference is that Weiss last longer compared to canon and used the [Glyphs: Time Acceleration] much earlier and on the whole team instead of just Blake.

With the [Training Method] I made Weiss went through over the years; I'm not surprised to see Weiss being able to use her semblance to buff all three of her team members a couple of times without tiring her out too early into the battle. If anything, I would be insulted that Weiss couldn't that at the minimum.

Going by that small smile I saw on Weiss' face before she had to tag out of the battle. I've to say she proud of how well she did in the battle and look like she plans to tell this to the rest of her friends outside of team RWBY.

And now, it's right near the end with Neo blocking the incoming attack from Yang's [Dual Ranged Shot Gauntlets] from hitting the defenseless Roman by merely opens her [Pink Umbrella], deflecting the blast entirely.

Roman is getting up from the ground while inspecting the damage around and look annoyed he lost his [Paladin], that he just gained this night, then glance at his suit with a scowl on his face.

"Man, I just got this thing cleaned after what happened last time." Roman growls at team RWBY, but they barely heard him and misunderstood that they destroyed the [Paladin] before Roman could use it for anything dangerous, which is kind of the right reason for Roman being mad, but not the whole reason.

"I'll have you know that getting this thing clean isn't cheap, even when you're a grand thief like myself." Roman growls at team RWBY, much to their surprise that Roman isn't trying to escape and even Neo look back at her partner with curious eyes at the thoughts of why he not asking her to get him out of here.

"Didn't I say to leave my daughter alone?" I heard a familiar voice and a very deadly red blade placed against my neck. I'm exhausted and feeling a bit weak, but I'm not stupid.

"Well, hello. Raven. How your days been lately?" I calmly ask the birth Mother of Yang next to me, who currently threatening me to cut off my head and could successfully do so, with my low aura reserve at the moment.

"I won't repeat myself." Raven growl at me as she presses her [Sword] closer to my neck; knowing that at the moment is the best time for her to strike at my weakest state. "Now...answer me."

'Shit! Of all time I had to use too much aura and barely enough just for me be able to move at least and stay conscious.' I broke into a cold sweat while Raven is looking at me with killing intent.

"Like I said before. Yang is not involved with anything related to my plans." I continue to respond in a calm voice; however, this caused Raven's rage to grow further. Seeing how the outline of Raven's hair begins to turn into crimson flames.

"I think..." Raven lean over and whisper softly, with her voice filled with rage that just waiting to be release, "You mean, not yet. Am I right?" As she raises her killing intent even more and lead to the drivers coming near us to almost crash into each other for a brief moment of feeling Raven's killing intent.

Luckily, Raven's killing intent's range isn't that far or else team RWBY would have felt it; mostly in Weiss and Blake's case than Ruby and Yang. As Neo forcibly drags Roman away from the area since she instantly felt Raven's killing intent the moment Raven release it.

Before Raven could make her threat; I gave a mental comment to my [Inventory] to place the [Item] I want in my hands and instantly activate it upon the contact of my palms.

[Item Type]: [Talisman/Paper/Formation]

[Name]: Hypnotizing Formation

Durability: N/A

Quality: Uncommon

Grade: C

Value: 5000 System Point

Description: A [Talisman] that contain a [Formation] within, where the possessor could deploy a dome around the area limit of the [Talisman], where inside the dome would apply an illusion that allows anyone inside the dome to experience an almost real like illusion, but only last for a minute due to the lack of materials added into this [Talisman] to make its effect more powerful and last longer.

Afterward, I use my last bit of aura to active [Eagle Vision] right after [Hypnotizing Formation] activated and got out of Raven's hold as fast as possible, with the help of another [Grav-Con Talisman].

Sadly, the [Hypnotizing Formation] looks like it only affected Raven for only less than 20 seconds instead of a whole minute.

'I'm going to have to purchase better [Material Card] if I wanted to make the [Hypnotizing Formation] be more effective.' I didn't stop creating a distance between Raven and me; and even to the point of jumping off the Highway Road and heading below it. Where team RWBY are as well.

If I know Raven over the years; she will not dare come near me when her daughter, Yang, is nearby.

Not a second later after Raven broke through the [Hypnotizing Formation] I placed on her. A wave of an intense feeling of despair begins to raise up within team RWBY's hearts and started to shake in terror.

I could feel Raven glaring at me and trying to kill me with her glare, but failed to, or that what I would have to say when a swirling red portal appear near me with a red blade burst out from the center; aiming to stab me in the heart but end up missing when [Grav-Con Talisman] still in effect to help me dodge Raven's [Sword] thrust.

Before Raven could follow up her attack. Team RWBY notice me; well, Blake did first, then notify the rest about my presence.

"Enma? Why are you here?" Weiss called out to me, as she and the rest of her team walk over to me while looking around the place from feeling killing intent this high, but can't find the person who releases it. She would think it would be me, then again, it doesn't suit my fighting style by releasing killing intent that draws my presence out in the open.

I didn't even spare a peek at Raven's direction when she had to subdue her killing intent once she recognizes the danger of the chance of her daughter see her and send one more glare in my direction before she returns back where she was once before.

"Would you believe me that I was nearby practicing a new [Technique] I created and Roman inside a giant robot pretty much destroyed half the building I was using at the time, then afterward, I decided not to waste my time chasing after Roman since it isn't my business. But, I changed my mind a few minutes later after hearing someone screaming for help and decided this is a good chance for me to get a sucker to pay me a ton of Lien for my service of helping them." I answer in half truth and half made up, that could turn the half truth into a three-fourth of the truth with one-fourth being kept in the dark.

"I'll believe that. Presume that the way Roman demolishes who knows how many other properties he ruined at the time trying to catch up with Sun and Blake here." Weiss snort at me, "Speaking of Sun. Where is he? And Neptune?" Weiss stares at Blake and Yang since Sun and Neptune are their temporary partners.

"Don't know." Yang shrugs at Weiss, with a bemused expression, since she didn't keep an eye on Neptune after throwing Roman off the Highway Road.

"Well, I'm going to head back and get some shut eye. It's getting late now. I'm pretty sure you girls are occupied with stuff and seeing how there's nothing on you girls that look like you're planning on offering for me to sell. So...later." I casually said my farewell as I attempt for my escape while wasting plenty of time for my aura reserve to regenerate itself at a sufficient level for my usage.

Now, before team RWBY could continue to ask me questions I'd not like to answer, even with half truths and quickly run away from them with the help of my aura enhance and the help of another [Grav-Con Talisman], to increase my success in escaping the area.

'Let's hope Raven isn't still nearby.' I thought with anxiety, as I vanish from the area and head back to the hotel.