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9-Day Off 2

  Kael and Aria walking through the park come across the fountain in the middle of the park. As they walk around there, someone calls out to Kael on their left. Looking over there, he sees a man dressed in a bck hooded cloak. Using Analysis, he recognizes the power of that man. Kael decides to approach him and asks:-Who are you?The man answers:-Let's say... an old friend.Kael:-What's your name?Man:-Don't you remember me? We were the strongest in our css.Kael, looking impressed, asks:-Orion?Orion was a little shorter than Kael, had straight brown hair, brown eyes, and a scar near his right eye.Lowering his hood and smiling, he says:-Exactly. How have you been all these months?Kael:-I've been moving forward.Aria smiles in the background and Orion asks:-Is she your friend?Kael:-Yes, her name is Aria and we've been together since the moment we were all taken from school.Orion looks at Aria and says:-It's a pleasure to meet you.Aria smiles slightly and says:-Likewise.Orion looks at Kael again and says:-I see that you don't hide your uniform. Why?Kael:-What's the problem?Orion:-Aren't you judged on the street by the looks of others?Kael:-I don't know, I honestly don't notice.Orion:-Don't you notice? I was kicked out of a city because of this uniform.Kael:-Which city was it?Orion:-Haruka.Kael looks down thoughtfully and says:-I don't know that city.Orion:-It's also a good thing you don't know her, that pce is in complete chaos, civil wars, disorder everywhere... I'm gd you left that city.Aria cuts the conversation short and says to Kael:-We have to go.Kael asks:-What happened?Aria:-I don't know, but Takami wants us to meet him at the beginning of 3b Street.Kael:-3b? Where is that?Aria:-I don't know.Orion:-You still don't know how the streets on this pnet are organized?Kael:-No. Orion:-I'll expin it to you then...Orion looks for a point of reference, but he decides to draw a picture on the ground, where he expins that there are different types of streets, each one ending with a letter and a number, and how it works. This park is the city center, so the line of streets to the left and right are number 4 and 3. Towards the front, where the ships usually stop, is number 1, where the main things are, and to the back, is number 2. The letters basically indicate the street in its line. The lines to the left and right go from the front of the city to the end, starting with A and ending with the letter that represents the st street from 1 to 26, each number representing a letter of the alphabet. Do you understand?Kael says:-Yes, I understand, so we have to go to the second street?Kael points to the line of streets to the right, towards the beginning, Orion says:-Yes exactly, it's not difficult, is it?Kael:-No, but now we have to go, thanks for the information, since you're from the army, we'll see you around.Waving to Orion, Kael and Aria leave and Orion continues on his way. Arriving at the beginning of street 3b, they meet Takami and Mikasa and ask:-Why did you call us?Takami excitedly:-I called you because we have a mission here on this street.Aria asks, somewhat confused by Takami's enthusiasm:-What mission?Takami:-The mission to end the ice cream monster in that store.Kael finds what Takami said funny and says to him:-Oh, so it's to go eat ice cream.Seeing Kael smiling, Takami asks Aria:-Are you excited, Aria?Aria smiles and answers:-Yes, I am.Our four heroes then headed towards the ice cream shop and in the meantime Kael noticed on the street and smelled a very pleasant smell of sweets. On that street the shops were all reted to sweets in general, so there was a very funny contrast in Kael's eyes. For example, one of the buildings there had a cotton candy shop downstairs, so it was a pink shop all decorated and pretty, and above it was a greyer building, in very good condition but which provided a fun contrast. There was another shop specializing in chocotes and this was a brown shop downstairs and above it was a grey stone building. In the case of our heroes, it was an ice cream shop that had a white exterior, so it wasn't a bad contrast in Kael's eyes, but who knows. Entering inside, you come across a very smelly space, the tables were simple wooden, the chairs were also wooden with red cushions, the floor, ceiling and walls were white, with bck lines on the floor, circur lights on the ceiling, on the walls in the corners there were some flowers and pnts, two televisions, paintings, decorative drawings made with paint on the walls, the service counter was in a straight line from the entrance and had two small corridors to both sides, on the right there were the bathrooms and some tables, and on the left there were tables and the exit and entrance to the kitchen, on the counter there were several fvors of ice cream, Kael and Aria were admiring the fvors and Aria says:-Kael, I spent my money on the sweater...Kael:-I know, I'll pay.Takami interrupts:-No, Kael, I'll pay. Like Aria did with hers, I want you to do the same. Buy something for yourself. You can leave the ice cream on me.Kael and Aria thank them and Takami asks:-What fvors do you want?Kael:-Chocote and Mint.Aria:-Strawberry and Red BerriesWhile Takami waits in line for a while to order with Mikasa, Aria starts talking to Kael about buying him a sweater for Christmas since he's close. When Takami's turn comes, he says at the counter:-Good morning.Attendant:-Good morning, what's it going to be?Takami:-There were four ice creams, each with two scoops, one with Chocote and Mint, another with Strawberry and Red Fruits, one with Peach and Mango and one with Vanil and Chocote.Attendant:-Okay, everything is ready, you can go to that table. Do you want to pay now?Takami:-Yes.Takami pays for the ice creams and they sit at the table waiting for the ice cream.Takami asks Kael and Aria who at that moment were talking about Kael buying a festive sweater:-So how was your trip?Kael:-It was fun, I met an old friend of mine.Takami:-Is he in the army?Kael:-Yes, but I don't know which division he was in.Takami thinks for a few seconds, takes a deep breath and says with a smile:-At least you had fun.Kael and Aria smile back and continue their conversation. Meanwhile, the ice creams arrive and the waiter hands them to each one, at the end saying with a smile on his face:-Enjoy your meal.The four heroes smile back and say:-Thank you.After finishing their ice cream, our heroes find themselves in front of the store, where Takami asks:-Well, it's almost time to go. Do you still want to do something else or are we done for today?Kael:-Can you give us 20 minutes?Takami realizes what this is about and answers:-Yes, I will. I'll give you up to 30 minutes, okay?Kael:-Thank you, we'll be there.

  Kael and Aria went in opposite directions to a clothing store, while Takami and Mikasa returned to the ship. Arriving at the clothing store, Aria excitedly said to Kael:

  -Come on, here's the sweater.

  Kael picked up the sweater and looked at it. It was a blue sweater with white details. As Kael touched the material, it seemed to be getting more comfortable. He became confused. He asked:

  -What fabric is this?

  Aria:-It's a special fabric made with wool infused with power and molded into balls of wool.

  Kael:-You really like fashion, don't you?

  Aria smiled:-Yes.

  Kael looked at her and said, smiling:-I'm going to take this sweater. I loved it.

  Aria, extremely happy, said:-Yay.While the two went to pay, she kept talking about how much she liked that wool, and how Kael had to owe her money that he didn't have enough.With the sweater purchased, the two heroes went to Takami and Mikasa, taking 26 minutes. Takami said:-Very well, you did it in 26 minutes.Kael, out of breath, said to Aria:-We did it.Aria, out of breath, also looked at him and said:-Yes.Takami:-Time to go home, we still have to prepare for tomorrow.Returning home, they are greeted with a big smile by everyone: Renji, Hikaru, Shiro and Toru. Our four heroes were tired so they greeted everyone and went to their rooms to rest.

  The next day, Kael, as always, wakes up with Takami knocking on the door and walks towards it and opens it, but to his surprise, it was Aria who was surprised. He says:-Today, were you the one who came to wake me up?

  Aria happily:-Yes.

  Kael smiles and says:-I'll get ready and I'll be right out, okay?

  Aria:-Ok.

  Kael closes the door and changes his pajamas for his military uniform and goes to the main room. There he is greeted with a breakfast that Takami had made for everyone. Takami says to Kael:-Kael, we were waiting for you, come sit down, let's all eat together.

  Kael smiles and looks at him saying:-Ok.Kael closes the door and changes his pajamas for his military uniform and goes to the main room, where he is greeted with breakfast that Takami had made for everyone. Takami says to Kael:-Kael, we were waiting for you, come sit down and let's all eat together.Kael smiles and looks at him saying:-Ok.Sitting at the table, Kael looks at the food and is happy, just like everyone else. At the end, Takami calls Kael to the roof, saying:-Kael, we have to talk, let's go to the roof?Kael, who was talking to Shiro, looks at Takami and says:-Aaahhh, yes we can go.On the roof the sun was shining, but in all that brightness Takami had chosen a shade to talk and then asked Kael to sit on the small wall that was up there while he stood, before starting to speak Takami took a cigarette and tried to light it but his lighter, however, was out of gas so Kael extended his finger and said:-Put the lighter here.Takami puts the lighter on Kael's finger and transfers fire into the lighter. Takami says:-Thank you, but what did you do to it?Kael:-Nothing. I just lit the rest of the gas that was in there and made the fire merge with my power, so it burns for a long time, but what did you want to talk about?Takami looks at the ground from up there and with the smoke passing in front of his eyes, he says:-Your friend Orion, what do you know about him?Confused, Kael asks:-What do you mean, why do you want to know that?Takami asks:-I need to know. Let's do some math on what you know and then I'll tell you why that might be?Kael, still confused about why Takami asked him this, answers:-Okay? I think... So he was a friend of mine, we both went to the same school, I don't know what pnet he's from, I don't know if he had parents, or any family, I don't know anything about his personal life but I know his power, we were enemies at school, in a healthy way, we were always trying to get stronger than each other and one day we ended up going to war and I stopped seeing him.Takami:-Is that all? There's nothing else?Kael:-That I can remember now why?Takami looking up a little disappointed says:-Well it seems it's my turn then... He's a fugitive, there's a price on his head in several cities and mainly here in the barracks.Kael:-A... fugitive?Takami, in a calmer voice:-Yes, a fugitive or deserter, if you will. He fled from a battlefield. I don't know why, but he was one of the only ones who stood out or wanted him. But no one accepted him, even though he trained with the strongest soldiers, he was forgotten by the others... I don't understand.Kael, remembering the past, says to Takami:-By chance, there's something I just remembered.Takami looks at him hopefully and says:-What?Kael:-Aria and I talked to him a bit and I heard that he was on the pnet Midoriya in the city of Haruka and was expelled from there because of his uniform...Takami interrupts:-Because of the uniform? In this city, we have a good reputation. I don't understand why that is...Kael:-I don't know either, but I know that he knew the street yout of Elysoria very well.Takami thoughtfully:-So he's out there... Maybe we can still find him...Kael:-Is it better not to tell anyone else?Takami looks at Kael, the smoke once again passes in front of his face and he looks up thoughtfully and says:-I don't know, we have to think about it. We don't know who or where he's hanging out with. We have to do a search first... but just the two of us, this is going to be complicated, but we can't let anyone know about this so, on the next free day we'll go for a walk and you'll know.Kael:-Yes, I know.Finishing and putting out the cigarette, Takami and Kael go back inside, arriving in the room the commander and his team were waiting for them. The Commander asks:-Where were you?Takami answers:-On the roof, commander, we were talking about Kael being the next commander of the secret forces.The Commander, with a serious face as always, asks:Kael? Why?Takami:-He evolves quickly, I think he will be a good choice. Besides, he promised that he would not oppose my choice.Commander:-And I do not oppose it, I just thought it was interesting, choosing a member who has been here for a few weeks, is there anything else in particur for this choice?Takami:-No, but it can still change, but for now it is him.The commander looks attentively at Takami and says:-Very well then.Turning his back and pointing to the map that is being projected on the wall, he says:-Look at this map, this is the map of the Elysoria sewer system, it was recently discovered that there is probably a terrorist organization hidden in them, your objective is to find out if this is true without being noticed by the civilians. The green dots are the various entrances and the yellow dot is where the clues were found, look there, maybe they are still there. Take your time to analyze the map, tomorrow you will leave to carry out the mission, the distribution is your choice Takami.Having finished speaking the commander turns his back and leaves.Takami looks at the map and the rest of the team does the same...

  The fire is quiettoo quietwill it explode?Who knows...

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