RANKING SYSTEM

We went back to the academy after that and to report to Natski who wasn't too happy about what happened, apparently three people died with six injured. What!, When did I injured someone.

She was in her office with her clingy daughter as always.

"Do you know the consequences of what you did?" Natski asked angrily.

"I'm sorry, I got all caught up in it." I replied. Adjusting the bandages on my broken arm.

"What you did killed three people, and you destroyed public property worth ten million yen"

"Ten million yen!"

"And we are, no, you are going to pay for it"

"Me??, But you know I can't afford that much"

"Don't worry about it, here's your ID card" she handed me, my student ID. "You can also use your ID card as your credit card and from now on, I'll take eighty percent of your monthly salary"

"WHAT????!!!!!!" I screamed with my eyes wide from shock. "If you take eighty percent, how I'm I supposed to live?"

"You can stay at the academy and eat from the canteen as usual, it's fifty percent off for students who came to the academy on special permission. I don't know why we even have to pay you, and lastly you are suspended from all other missions, from now on you'll only go on F rank missions"

"F rank, what does that mean?"

"It means you will only go on missions to help people with stupid stuff like finding lost socks and walking dogs," Mira said, trying to hold her laughter.

"Then, how I'm I supposed to find my sister?"I asked.

"Don't worry, we will still help, but that's your fate until you learn" Natski yelled.

After that I decided to take a walk around the academy after buying a sandwich at the canteen.

I walk to the field and sat under a cherry blossom tree enjoying the cool breeze that blew at the summer, it was still a little hot though, so I took of my uniform shirt leaving just my T shirt, I took a bite of my sandwich, and laid to rest looking at the sky, it was lovely, I just hope Tokah was here to see it with me.

According to what I heard from some students at school, we'll have a summer break next two weeks and after that is the Exchange program. To find Kenji's brother, I'll have to go to the magic academy in London . That is the only way to find out about his background.

"Kakashi, you seem to be sad" Ayaka said standing above me. She had changed her uniform and now wearing a jean jacket with white top and a long tight black trousers. I love her sense of fashion. "Why don't you go on a stroll with me?, It will make you feel better"

"You think so?, I'm the cause of three people's deaths, how can I feel better?"

"Just come with me, then"

"Okay" I sighed and jumped up.

"But, you should change your uniform first" Ayaka reminded.

***

We left the academy and headed towards the city, I didn't know where we were going particularly, but Ayaka seems to be lost. At some point, we retraced our steps and head back to the Shibuya station and follow another route.

"Ayaka, are you sure you know where we are going?" I asked worried. "We seems to be going in a circle"

"Why are you wearing a tracksuit?" Ayaka asked. She just ignored my question, but the main reason why we left is to take a stroll.

"I don't have any clothes, this was what Yaze gave me"

"Okay, let buy some clothes for you then" Ayaka laughed. "I just received my salary and I wanted to buy some foodstuffs, I guess I can still buy some clothes for you out of it"

"You really don't have to" I said. "Besides, I have my own money"

"As a junior disciple page in the executioner division, your salary is ten thousand yen" Ayaka informed. I was now confused. "And with eighty percent cut from it, you now have two thousand yen left"

"Two thousand yen?" I was disappointed in myself. "What can I buy with two thousand?, What about you?. How much is your salary?"

"Fifteen thousand yen!" Ayaka said proudly. "I'm a senior disciples page, but I'm the enforcer division"

"Tell me something, what does senior disciple and junior disciple page mean and the divisions?, Can you explain it to me?"

"Sure. The academy ranking is divided into three ranks and two divisions" Ayaka said.

We stopped at a bus stop and Ayaka brought out a map, I knew we were lost but she was trying to show me that she knows her way around. The map was mark with a pen on the route to follow to the supermarket, with list of things to buy on a paper. I don't think we need all of what was written on the list.

"I don't think this map is correctly mark" Ayaka complained. I guessed she didn't realize that she was looking at the map the wrong way. "There was supposed to be a cafe here according to the map but there is nothing here. Is Mira playing on of her tricks on me again"

I said it she was 'pretty dumb'

"Let me see that" I took the map from her, turned it around and showed it to her. "You've been holding the map upside down. This is the right path, come on. If we follow this alley, we are sure to pop up there"

I walked left and headed to the supermarket.

"Where was I?" She asked no one in particular. "Yeah, as I was saying. The ranks are sage, mage and page with the sage being the highest, only the strongest user of a technique can be appointed to be a sage"

"What do you mean by that?" I asked.

"They is one sage for each technique, that means they are twelve sages" Ayaka explained. "The fire, water, earth, wind, lightning, light magic, dark magic, sword, puppet sage"

"But that's nine, what about the rest three?"

"I don't know, nobody has ever said anything about them. Maybe there were technique that were lost in the past"

"So what about the mages and pages?"

"Mage are divided into three, that's the first class, second class and third class but page are divided into two, that's the senior and junior disciples"

"That mean the higher I climb the rankings, the higher my pay"

"Sure"

"Follow this road to the cafe, then we'll go left" I directed Ayaka as we came out of the alley, the stink are starting to get to me. "We are taking a cab back to the academy, my legs hurt!"

"Hey, let's go of me. Do you know who I am?" I heard a female voice coming from an alley we just passed, two delinquents where holding a girl. I couldn't see the girl because they were in the way.

There was a dead end, I was guessing she tried to run and end up going that way.

"My sister is going to get you for this!" She yelled, she most be really proud if she could still threaten someone in her situation.

"Let's go Ayaka, it getting late" I called on Ayaka who was still looking at them. "I want to eat a decent dinner today"

"How can you say such a thing, Kakashi?" Ayaka said then started blabbing about how Supernaturals should help citizens and something else like that. "Now, go save that girl!, That's an order"

"Okay, okay" I walked up to the bullies. "Hey, why don't you pick on someone you one size?"

"Who's this kid?" The first guy asked.

"You better scram, or else..." The second bully threatened.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't hear you clearly, could you cowards repeat what you just said?"

"Damn you kid, did you just call us cowards?, Once I'm done with you, you won't be..."

"Come on, just attack me then" I interrupted him. "Fight me"

"You ask for it, kid" the first bully yelled.

And, it was over. I can't believe how weak there are.

"Ayaka!" The girl ran to Ayaka and hugged her. She seems to know Ayaka.

"Nokunomi!, What are you doing here?, And why are you alone?" Ayaka asked.

"Ayaka??" I asked. "How do you know each other?"