Chapter 40: Honestly!

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Chapter 40: Honestly!

Days?: This Is Not Good Part 3

(Vale: Vale City: Beacon Academy: Campus: Dining Hall)

Unlike my [Persona: Joukyuu Kunitoshi]'s desire to torment the enemy. I desire to end this as fast as possible due to this world's destiny or fate bound to interfere this deadly fight. Since I tried to kill one of Salem's little minions, but end up facing against a bunch of grimm stalling me for their escape. Of course, I could have used one of my deadly [Magic] to kill them within my range of sight at any time.

However, I had many experiments to see how things would happen if I did manage to kill one of the major characters in this world. Turn out, you get either new characters I have no clues who they are or an outside source is bound to interfere to stop me from killing them.

And seeing how Adam's future plan is to take over the White Fang's Leader position since I could tell by reading Adam's profile. Hinting at everyone with a brain to realize Adam's goals require extreme measures and that includes betraying the current White Fang's Leader if needed.

I tilt my head as Adam tries his luck again on using his [Shotgun/Scabbard], and to his and Blake's surprises on seeing me dodge his [Bullet] instead of standing there to let my invisible barrier protect me.

Adam sees this, let a ferocious grin on his face once he realizes the chance to take down the foe in front of him appear in his hands, or in his [Shotgun/Scabbard].

Well, after seeing that expression on Adam's face. I've to change that due to [Joukyuu Kunitoshi] wanting to ruin Adam beyond recovery, in both mental and physical ways. So without giving Adam another chance to fire at me or begin another monologue about how he going to take me down, for being a lower being under the faunus like him.

I appear straight in front of Adam, much to his shock at my speed and I find this funny when he should have realized my speed due to me blocking him from backhanding Blake a few minutes ago.

I throw the [Combat Knife] in my left hand at Adam, who quickly move his head away and sneer at me, for trying to attack him with his guard almost down.

But what Adam doesn't know is that I control my speed on throwing to make it possible for Adam to dodge it, but at the same time fast enough not to draw in any suspicion to see this is a faint of mine.

Then, send a quick jab to his throat, causing him to raise his unarmed hand to cover his neck while coughing in pain. I grab the [Combat Knife] that's just about to fly out of my range for me to retrieve it from midair.

With a quick spin to change my grip to reverse on the [Combat Knife] I gained back, with the [Combat Knife]'s tip pointing straight at Adam's neck. I follow up with the intent to either drain his aura even more by targeting his vital point or break the aura shield around his neck for me to follow up with a finisher.

Much to my surprise at Adam's counter; instead of moving out of the way or move further into my personal space to attack me in close to blank range fight, but his approach to this was to use his [Shotgun/Scabbard] to fire at the bottom of my left forearm to change the trajectory. Giving Adam enough time to move out of the way and begin his second attack at the same time. Instead of picking the two choices for him to do. He aims for a third option.

However, he isn't dealing with anyone ordinary, being me. I intercept his movement for his second attack by thrusting my other [Combat Knife] to his heart.

Seeing how his counter failed right before it could even begin at all. Adam had to abandon this option and barely block the [Combat Knife] from reaching for his heart, even when his aura shield would protect him, but not for long. And in a few seconds, there are cracks forming on the left side of his [Blush], causing his heart to ache from seeing the second half of his main weapons set that is bound to be destroyed if not get repaired soon after this.

Not giving him the chance to catch his breath, I break his guard by kicking the back of his left knee. Forcing Adam to fall to his knee, causing his defense to instantly fall. And I find this disappointing, but I don't blame Adam when his mental state isn't stable one bit, not like it wasn't stable in the first place, which leads to his downfall.

I was about to deliver the finishing blow, but was blocked by someone from allowing me to. I honestly don't know if I should have seen this coming or not, but the person who tried to stop me happen to be Blake herself. Hell, even Adam look at Blake with surprise since he thought his death finally came, then newly acquire time is given to him by his former partner/lover/student: Blake Belladonna.

"Blake?" Anyone could tell how confuse Adam is. "Why?" Adam look a little happy that his love would return to him and help face against the human in front of them.

However, what Adam didn't notice was Blake's face cover in tears, and filled with regret and grief, showing she is struggling with an intense battle within her mind on what choices she will have to pick.

"I'm sorry." Blake said softly, as she turns around to show Adam her face, that's covered in her sorrowful tears, but eyes of determine. As she lifts her [Katana], ready to strike down Adam, instead of leaving the deed to me. Much to Adam's horror of discovering that Blake of all people he knows would be the one who will end him.

But, fate/destiny decided enough was enough and chose this very moment to interfere, as three rogue [Atlesian Paladin-290] mechs bursting into the Dining Hall right before Blake could finish off her old former comrade with her own hands.

I grab Blake from the waist with one arm, then quickly use [Moonlight Step] to get outta the spot as those three [Paladins] fired at us while I continue to move around to dodge around the countless numbers of [Bullet] trying to hit me.

Even with all my [Skill], I could still be taken down by raining down massive amounts of [Bullet] at high-speed nonstop. Then again, I never did acquire a [Defense Skill] to increase my defense since up to now. With the way, I put my body into extreme deadly training for many years already.

Including my aura shield, my defense is still better than the average person, who have their own aura unlocked and specialize in defense and endurance. But, I still could be defeated by someone like Momoyo and Shigure if they put all their effort into it. Not including my [Fusion Spell/Skill] and [Magic] in the fights against those two girls.

Summoning my [Persona] is pretty much a guaranteed win for me against most people, who never faced against my [Persona]; well, unless those have the potential to summon their own [Persona] upon entering the [Dark Hour], then maybe they got a small chance. Depending on what they summon as their [Persona] and the methods on how they summon their potential [Persona].

"Any idea how in the world did these things appear here of all places?" I ask Blake, who currently holding onto me for dear life, as she wasn't used to moving at high-speed and gaining tunnel vision, much to her annoyance.

Blake didn't say anything as she was too busy trying to figure out which ways is her left, right, up, and down. Making it impossible for her to reply to me at the moment due to me having to carry her around while dodging the three rogue [Paladins] trying to kill us.

Adam on the hand, is showing a bloody smile at seeing us dancing around like mice being toyed by a cat, which have the choice of whenever it desires to finish us off or not.

However, I don't feel like giving Adam the chance to escape and begin to take this much more serious. Thanks to [Moonlight Step]'s effect; the [Limiter Seal]'s effect has been reduced since the aura coating is targeting the joints from preventing them from dislocating.

Sadly, there is a limited to how much my [Moonlight Step] could suppress the [Limiter Seal], as it only brings me up to 90% at best. This is just enough for me to use [Specialize Aikido Mixed Styles] equality with [Limiter Seal]. After all, I created [Moonlight Step] to counter the [Limiter Seal] in the first place.

Placing my right [Combat Knife] into my mouth to be held for the time being. Then, land straight in front of the still happy Adam, who lost his smile in horror of seeing me in front of him.

With a single thought, [Joukyuu Kunitoshi] follow my will as the [Technique] he developed, which require 90% of his full strength to use, is available for my temporary usage.

To everyone's views, my right arm disappears completely, and with all three rogue [Paladins] stop in place as if time is frozen. Then a second later, all of them are tossed in three different directions. Sending all three rogue [Paladins] through the Dining Hall's walls. Of course, I made sure to destroy the joints that give them the ability to move those giant machine limbs of theirs.

Unlike the rest of my [Persona]. [Joukyuu Kunitoshi] is completely human and abnormal at the same time, but doesn't require any special [Energy] to use his created [Technique]; well, some [Technique] would require something to use them, like my [Moonlight Step] to raise the [Limiter Seal]. If anything, out of all my [Persona]. He is the most dangerous one just below a selected few human [Persona]. Plus, having [Master Aura Manipulation] tends to make [Joukyuu Kunitoshi]'s [Specialize Aikido Mixed Styles] much more powerful and dangerous.

Both Blake and Adam gawk at me, more with Adam than Blake since she already knows who I am from Mistral, so she just a bit surprise compared to Adam, who just met me and doesn't know me at all.

Furthermore, seeing three massive mechanized battlesuits being thrown by unknown force had sent Adam in shock, with Blake paling a little since she still technically has her life place under my hand at the moment.

Forget about trying to escape, just a single twitch is enough for me to notice and I will take them down. And Blake knew this after knowing my alias from Weiss and Pyrrha. So, she doesn't try to struggle to get out of my hold. Plus, I am technically protecting her from Adam and the White Fang, along with rogue [Paladins] destroying the area, along with trying to kill us as well.

"Why won't you just die?!" Adam roar at me, but every few seconds I could tell he was looking at Blake with sadness and rage while yelling at us. Much into his rage, that he failed to realize his [Blush] is just on the borderline of breaking beyond repair, but end up being used for one final attack.

Adam didn't even think about switching [Blush] to [Scabbard Mode], and fire the last [Bullet] [Blush] will ever shoot as the cracks appear all over the [Shotgun/Scabbard], then scatter into little pieces, causing Adam to grief at this sight and now weaponless.

However, he still has a small glint in his eyes, watching the last [Bullet] to fly straight towards its target: Blake.

Both Blake and I was surprised at this, but I didn't let this stop me from taking down Adam and kick a baseball size rock near my right feet, sending it towards the [Bullet] and to add into this little counter of mine. I use my right arm at 90% to increase the speed of the rock, with an added spin force in counter-clockwise.

Completely blocking the [Bullet] is what both Blake and I thought would happen once the [Bullet] and rock hit each other, but instead, the [Bullet] pierces through the rock like nothing, even with my a little extra input to make the rock stop the [Bullet].

'My fault. Can't believe I would think Adam only use his semblance with his [Sword] and not including his own secondary weapon.' I mentally scold myself for being overconfidence just because I have access to 90% of [Joukyuu Kunitoshi]'s full strength and experience. Experience, which doesn't include the power of [Dust] and semblance of this world. So, I take the [Combat Knife] out of my mouth to be used to parry away the [Bullet].

Much to my regret and horror, both the [Bullet] and [Combat Knife]'s blade destroyed each other. Even when I coat my [Combat Knife] in aura to increase the duration from breaking.

"Shigure is going to kill me." I whisper to myself, but Blake heard me as her cat ears twitch a little, then look at me with a raised eyebrow. "I honestly don't care if some of my weapons are destroyed. But, only if they are made from others than Shigure. And that one was made by Shigure herself." My face begins to drain of its color of finding out what Shigure would do to me once she realizes one of the [Combat Knives] she made is destroyed.

After all, I could have used something else to block Adam's last [Bullet] from hitting Blake. Like moving out of the way like some normal people would do. What I did was being overconfidence once more.

Blake blankly stares at me from under my left arm, then pale as well since she knows what kind of person Shigure is. In fact, Shigure is the same as Ruby, but in simple none mecha-shift weapons. The opposite of Ruby's taste in weapons. Also, Blake saw what happens with Ruby when she is denied of seeing other's weapons, friends, that is, and was annoying, but what's the worst was someone trying to steal or damage Ruby's weapon: [Crescent Rose].

Let just say, the person who did the deed won't be able to come back to Beacon Academy until the next year, if they desire to return that is.

Before either Blake and I could continue our inner monologue, much to my annoyance that I kept on doing this habit of mine has led to me wasting too much aura that I would like. One of the bad traits I develop in this life of mine, I've been trying to fix, but so far, no luck.

Adam roar, causing me to react on instinct and throw Adam straight through the roof with a full 90% of [Specialize Aikido Mixed Styles]. I could tell Blake is shocked I literally threw Adam through the ceiling and out into the night sky. Honestly, I don't know if I killed the guy or he survives that somehow.

Both Blake and I stare at the newly formed Adam shape hole on the ceiling for a few seconds of silence.

"So." I spoke out first, drawing Blake's attention to me, "Do you want me to keep carrying you like this or do you want to walk on your own?" I look down at Blake with a blank expression.

Blake returns her own blank expression, "I'm not the one who asked to be carried like this, you know." I raise an eyebrow at her to hurry up and answer my question, which leads to Blake rolling her eyes at me, "Yes. I want to walk on my own." With that said, I drop her without giving much thought and Blake's cat-like reflexes manage to stop her from landing on her face and instead, she did a front roll before she got back on her feet.

"Are you going to keep on releasing your aura until it's all used up? Because if you haven't noticed. You're still glowing." Blake point at me, to prove her point. As true to her words, [Moonlight Step] is still activated and draining away my aura reserve, but I can't help it when it became a habit of mine to minimize the output of my [Moonlight Step] as long as possible in a long-term battle. Only when I use [Joukyuu Kunitoshi] to strike is when I release a large burst of aura input in [Moonlight Step] for the best efficiency of the [Fusion Skill].

Also, the other bonus for creating the [Moonlight Step] to counter [Joukyuu Kunitoshi]'s side effect: [Limiter Seal], besides suppressing the joints from dislocating is speeding up the process for me to switch out [Joukyuu Kunitoshi] much sooner compared back in the days of Sanctum Academy.

So not waiting for a second longer, I switched back to [Accelerator] and resume waiting for him to enter the [Persona's Rank: 8] to get [Accelerator]'s version of teleportation ability.

With that done, instead of deactivating [Moonlight Step]. I just lower the input a bit more since I no longer have [Joukyuu Kunitoshi] equipped. Since I'm going to need the extra speed pretty soon.

"Okay, you're going to find a way to get Yang back or you're going to tag along with me?" I look at Blake, as she walks around the place to grab her weapons from the ground after she drops it while I was dragging her with me while dodging countless [Bullet] aiming to put multiple tiny holes into us.

"I rather go find Yang, but thanks for giving me the option to choose." Blake said in a blank tone while taking a few steps away from me, with the hint of showing that she rather not get dragged around like before.

"Alright. But, if you decide on running away from Vale and plan on facing against the White Fang on your own while abandoning your team. I'll hunt you down myself." I give Blake a smile, who shiver at this since I activate [Evil Smile] for a brief moment, and this was enough to put [Fear] onto Blake and make her hidden plan fail right before it could take in effect.

"Me? Run away?" Blake begins to sweat, "I would never. Also, Yang is my partner and it's my duty to recuse her from her unfair prison. I just need to find out where she being held at the moment." This is what Blake could quickly come up with, or else, she may end up getting dragged to something much more dangerous than the White Fang and grimm invading the Vale Kingdom, along with Beacon Academy.

I just stare at the nervous Blake, then toss her a scroll, which happens to be hers and Blake look at me with horror, that I had her scroll this entire time and wonder what if I'd look through her private information inside her scroll while I keeping it at the time.

"Don't worry your little head. I just put in the coordination for Yang's position. You're lucky Izaya still keeping an eye on everyone at the moment. And I do mean everyone." I give Blake a cold stare to show how I meant that literally, 'And I really mean everyone. I keep getting an update on everyone's position from Izaya, including Pyrrha, Shigure, and Momoyo at this very moment. I don't even know how he managed to plant a tracking device on Ironwood of all person.'

But, I won't be telling this to Blake since she looks like she about to ready to bolt out of here, not even to bother to ask when I took her scroll in the first place. So not causing the poor cat girl any more trouble; I just begin walking out of the now destroyed Dining hall, which is the cue for Blake to get the heck out of here, but mostly away from me.

(Vale: Vale City: Beacon Academy: Campus)

Taking out my scroll and check the progress on Pyrrha gaining the remaining half of the Fall Maiden from Amber, and look like it was a success since Momoyo is currently battling with Cinder to stall long enough to finish the transfer.

From what Shigure told me for the next few minutes while I rush over to the Beacon Tower; Ozpin is knocked out by Cinder just when he finishes entering all the commands on the giant machine for the transfer while Jaune is pretty much just a weak meat shield to stall a few seconds to protect the defenseless Pyrrha.

Well, more like Jaune just stood there watching Momoyo appear out of nowhere and fighting off Cinder to provide Pyrrha times, but Shigure explains to me Momoyo alone is enough to face off against the current Cinder, with half the Fall Maiden's power with ease until Cinder decided to use her Fall Maiden's power to increase her semblance.

This caused Momoyo to resort to using her family's [Technique] to counter this; well, I know for sure that Maidens aren't absolute powerful and Momoyo barely use the tip of the iceberg of her family's [Technique] to deal with Cinder's Fall Maiden's power.

Shigure even told me that Momoyo easily puts out the [Fire Ball] Cinder been throwing at her, which Shigure find a little sad because she was interesting of the Season Maidens during childhood. With the whole [Magic] thing, but find that the Season Maidens' powers are too random for her taste and may end up a bad thing. Just looking at the state Amber in, just show how a skillful person and good tactics are enough to take them down.

Then again, not many hosts of the Season Maidens' powers are experienced enough to control those powers and have fighting experiences as well.

Luckily, I made sure to inform Pyrrha beforehand about my little theory on the Season Maidens and their little bonus to give to their hosts. Now, I'm just waiting for Shigure to tell me if Pyrrha proves my little theory or not, since she just gained her half of the Fall Maiden's power.

On the way towards the Beacon Tower, I'd to destroy a few rogue [Paladins] that destroying the place. Plus, the grimm tagging along, which are easier for me to kill through the raw power of using my [Destruction Magic].

few minutes later*

(Vale: Vale City: Beacon Academy: Campus: Courtyard)

Just as I was about to run past the Courtyard; I notice students are fighting off some rouge [Paladins] on their own, but some of them don't have the right weapons to deal with heavy tank enemy like the [Atlesian Paladin-290].

This is where I usually just go on with my business; sadly, I notice Izaya and Weiss are among them. So, that option is blocked unless they somehow possess to deal with those [Paladins]. Of course, Weiss could be the one to do it, but from the look on her face and with Izaya standing next to her to support her from falling. I've to say she very low on aura and I don't blame her since there a few destroyed [Paladins] around the area, that look like they were cut down by something: Weiss' summon: Arma Gigas is what I could guess since that's pretty much her strongest summon at the moment.

"Why are there so many of them?!" Sun shout in exhaustion and annoyance before he has moved out of the way when one of the rogue [Paladins] tried to grab him.

"Blame Ironwood." Izaya scowl at the thoughts of the General, since it's his fault for bringing an army of regular soldiers and [Paladins]. "Now, quit whining and fight!" Izaya picks Weiss up and uses aura enhance to get out of the way, then throw one of the [Kunai] he gained by Shigure for his usage.

Not only did Izaya asked for Shigure some [Kunai], but also [Explosion Tag] from me after seeing how good they are. So seeing how Izaya take down a [Paladin] by just throwing a [Kunai] wrapped with [Explosion Tag] isn't surprising. But, towards the others, they are surprised at this and I got the feeling Izaya attached more than just one [Explosion Tag] onto that [Kunai].

I rush over to them while throwing in a few compressed air bubbles around the [Paladin] before setting them off.

"You do know Shigure is going to be annoyed once she finds out you destroyed one of her handmade [Kunai] right?" I give Izaya a grin, who just scowl at me, then let a smirk replace it while ignoring my question.

"Well, you sure took your time coming here." Izaya said me, with a hint of joy, to show how happy a friend of his is here to help out. Sure, he would like to have Momoyo here to take down all the enemy, but that would include the area along with it. Since Momoyo's method to take down an army is by destroying the battlefield with the army on it.

"Had to help out Weiss' teammate." Once I mention one of Weiss' team members, she looks at me with a surprised and worried look. "It's Blake by the way, if you wanted to know Weiss. She is currently getting Yang out of her prison. Wherever it is at this very moment." Not a second after I finish speaking. A Bullhead fly over our heads and I got the feeling Blake is either piloting it or she got someone to pilot it for her.

"Yeah, that was her." Izaya said to us, bring his scroll up to view and show a small green dot with Blake's name attached to it and currently rushing out of Izaya's radar range on his scroll at an incredible rate.

"Since when did you plant a tracking chip on my friend?" Weiss looks at her fiance with narrow eyes, "Never mind, we speak about this later. We need to get rid of these [Paladins] before it could cause any more damage to Beacon."

"And we would like you to hurry up and do that, thank you very much!" Neptune shouted over to us as he and the others are currently firing all they got at the few surviving rogue [Paladins].

I look at the newly arrived rogue [Paladins] with widened eyes, since I've already destroyed more than 40 or so of them on the way here, and including the ones I destroyed that the people here were facing against. Which means there are more rogue [Paladins] compared to canon.

"This is just getting silly now. I thought you used the backdoor into the system like the enemy, for controlling these [Paladins]?" I look at Izaya with a confused look, even Weiss finds this a little confuse as well since she knows how troublesome facing an army of [Paladins]; well, more like a squad of them.

"Well, would you guys, believe me, I forgot about it?" Izaya try not to look at us, as he begins typing something on his scroll, then both Weiss and I heard a few shouts from the others, where we discover that all the rogue [Paladins] stop in place. As if the source that powers them are cut off, but both Weiss and I know Izaya is the one stopping them.

"I hate you." I said dryly, "You have no idea how much aura I'd to waste on them when I could use that wasted aura to help me out killing more grimm." I stare at Izaya with dull eyes, causing Izaya to feel a little uncomfortable from being stared at by me, even when he still looks at his scroll.

"Honestly, Izaya. I know you're stress and all, but why did it take only for Enma to remind you about this." Weiss let out a sigh but didn't try to sound like she mad at him. Plus, she mentally and physically tired of using so much aura along with her semblance to face multiple [Paladins]. "I got to agree with Enma here. I've wasted too much aura if I knew you could take the controls from the enemy."

"Sorry. Sorry." Izaya knew when he made a mistake and is not afraid to admit it. "Like you said, Weiss. I'm stressed out with all the stuff going on. Man, just like in Mistral, but without the whole lower section of gangs coming after ya. Just replace them with giant robots and grimm. Not like it's any better."

"Okay, now you got an army for you to use against the grimm. You guys need my help with anything before I meet up with my little sister?" I glance at both Weiss and Izaya while ignoring the others with us, who are currently too busy checking to make sure none of the [Paladins] are still controlled by the enemy.

"Nope. I got it covered." Izaya said to me before we heard a loud boom noise from Beacon Tower and find a Dragon grimm landing on top of the Tower. "But, it looks like you got something to do, though." The way Izaya looking at me with that smirk of his, just makes me want to smack him silly.

Then, I look back at the Beacon Tower, or a ruin one, as the Dragon spawn more grimm across Beacon Academy's Campus. I stop getting text messages from Shigure showing how serious it is at their location is starting a huge battle.

"I find this as a waste of our time, and you know how I hate wasting time as time is money, which we're not being paid for helping out." I said to both Weiss and Izaya, while ignoring the others' shocked expression. After all, they think I'm like them, a student, but from the look of it. Some of them realize who I am by my appearance and figure out why I say such a horrible thing.

'Sorry, But I'm no saint.' I didn't reply to their unspoken question, but I did think about it for a brief moment to satisfy my small guilty conscious.