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[SpaceRavens03]

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Apartment Complex
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“Jing took part in some sort of underground fist fight completion?”

Akatsuki asked Ikazuchi,the latter of which was sighing a little in exasperation.

“Something like that....he seemed really upset when I saw him walking off though.”

Inazuma had remained quiet for some time,up till now as she pondered out loud.

“I do wonder....had he bumped into Reina and Ciel while he was out...?”

Ikazuchi,being the one not present during their visit,looked confused. Akatsuki would then explain.

“Long story short. Jing's girlfriend showed up with another girl whom we presumed to be her new girlfriend wanting to apologise for something.”

“O-oh.”

I think I could guess what they were apologising for...

“They looked pretty close too so....if Jing saw them then wouldn't he be....?”

Gundam Watcher 27

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

Illya would nod, her eyes closed as she would understand what Ikazuchi was asking.

"So Jing is like... Available?"
Elizabeth would get kicked in the shin by Kotori.
"That wasn't what I meant by that!"
Elizabeth would yell, as she fell to the ground and held on to her injured leg.

Gil-Chan would then ask,
"Couldn't he and Nina get together?"

 

[SpaceRavens03]

“Well...after what he told her about them not being able to get together,I'm not sure if he's gonna muster up the courage to spit it out.”

“Not to mention the love is pretty much one-sided.....”

Akatsuki added.

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

Gil-Chan sighed, before looking at Illya.
"There has to be someone.... Isn't there?"

Illya was thinking the same thing.

 

[SpaceRavens03]

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Iori Model Shop
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"Battle Ended"

The AR Field dissipated into the air,revealing the Sapphire Destiny now in half (luckily it can still be easily fixed) with the Destiny a few distance ahead of the former,the latter's Arondhigt drawn suggesting it was what had ended the battle.

“That was an excellent performance on your behalf,Shiori. I assume the headache you were having earlier is not affecting you as much as earlier?”

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

"Y-yeah."
Shiori would pick up her gunpla before bowing.
"Even though I lost, I learned alot."

 

[SpaceRavens03]

“Good to see you thought of it that way.”

Jing nodded at Shiori before picking up his Gundam.

“Most of the times I've seen battlers react really badly to their losses. And it honestly feels uncomfortable recounting the times I've seen them not learn from their mistakes.”

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

Shiori would smile, before noticing what the time was.
"Um... I don't know if this is something I can ask.... But can I stay over at your place? My house is kind of far and I left my key at school."

 

[SpaceRavens03]

“Uh....”

Jing could only mutter as he remembered how many people were now living at the complex he and the girls were staying in.

“...I-I'm fine with it. I just need to buy a futon first however.”

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

Shiori would smile.
"Thank you master!"

 

[SpaceRavens03]

“Oh and,you don't have to call me that. Especially in my place.Im afraid the other residents would have different ideas when they see us.”

Jing added,looking a little too nervous at the idea of receiving multiple death glares from everyone else.

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

-Later that night, Apartment Complex-

"You're quick to recover."
Elizabeth said, as Jing gave the group a run down of what's happening.

"And she looks a little like Eva-Eli!"
Kagu-Tori replied, as the mentioned Frame Arms would be sitting on Kotori's shoulder.

 

[SpaceRavens03]

“Yes,I am aware of the noticeable similarity,thank you very much Kagu.”

Jing responded to Kotori's Frame Arms Girl before looking at Elizabeth.

“Yeah...but I'm going to have to dial down on straining my body too much if I want to recover fully.”

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

"I can take over cooking and cleaning for the next few days if you want."

"Hey, that's my job!" Emiya would argue.

"Um.... If it's not an issue, I could pick up on the house work."

 

[SpaceRavens03]

“No. It's okay. I just need to avoid doing to more strenuous work. That is all.”

Cleaning an apartment room isn't that much of an issue in comparison to cleaning up a terrace house or worse anyway....

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

"No, if you need to recover, you should get as much rest as possible!"
Shiori would then put both hands on Jing's shoulders before looking into his eyes.
"I'm your student, and I should do what I can to help you!"

 

[SpaceRavens03]

“....A-alright then. Thanks.”

Jing stammered a little in response,reluctantly accepting the rest.

I should've hit the gym for the punching bag instead....

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

A few minutes later, while Jing Lin was in his room taking a long deserved rest, Shiori was in charge of cooking dinner.

"Okay, so what would you like for me to cook?"
She asked Kotori, Elizabeth, the four Sisters, and Emiya.

"Steak."
"Curry."

 

[SpaceRavens03]

“Curry.”

“Steak.”

Akatsuki,Ikazuchi and Inazuma on the other hand....seemed a little nervous about the decision and decided to go for whatever meal it is that goes chosen.

......not that it avoided a rather heated debate regarding what should be up for dinner. Lying on the futon he had just bought earlier before returning,Jing sighed in exasperation and sat up.

“That was one of the many things I've feared.....still.”

Nov mentioned about "two of the sisters possibly dying".....just who could it be...? When is it happening,and who would be responsible for-

Alright now,calm down before you burst a vein from the overthinking.

But-

Just stop panicking and rest first,alright?

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

-Meanwhile, At Iori's Models-

Mikoto was in the middle of building a gunpla, as she was working on the weapons, when she got a mysterious phone call.

"Hello?"
"Is this Mikoto Iori?"
"Who is this?"
"I suppose you could call me the initiator of the war going on."
A war? What?!

"You must be joking right?"
"You remember the other day when Kotori Itsuka was fighting you and the damage felt real?"
"Yeah .... You put my brother in the hospital!"
Mikoto sounded angry at what the person on the other end just said.

-Shidou's Office-

"I am sorry to hear that, but trust me when I say this... You're fighting for the wrong team. I'm trying to save someone, and your friends are in the way, always trying to intervene. However, I still believe they can be convinced, which is why I called you." Shindou would speak from the other end.

"What a bunch of BS! How do I know you aren't lying?!"
"Because I know your Secret. You have an injury from your service in Iraq don't you, the kind that eventually will kill you by the next two months passing?"
Mikoto would gasp, before stepping back.

"You don't plan on telling my brother do you? I... Don't want to worry him."
"If you serve under me, perhaps I have the resources to extend your life to the maximum living age."
"..... I'll do it, just.... Don't make me do anything to hurt my brother."
Mikoto would clench a hand in anger at herself. She felt weak, but it was something she needed to do.

"Perfect, then perhaps we should start with your first assignment......"

-The next day....-

Mikoto would be hiding behind a alleyway's wall, with her hands in her pockets.

Jing Lin has been the head of the opposing faction. I believe in order to force him to surrender, we need to break him. I want you to kidnap the four Sisters and kill them.

Mikoto would look at the ground in anger.
I can't do it, but I don't have a choice.... Do I?

 

[SpaceRavens03]

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“It's happening soon.”

“Two incoming deaths.....who are they?”

Nov cringed uncomfortably,trying to convince himself to spit out the names of the two victims.

“Ikazuchi....and......Inazuma....”

“....I presume the face of the killer is blurry...?”

“Yes. My cousin and I are currently looking for them now. For now...I advise you to keep your sisters away from leaving the house. Even if they're by your side there's no guarantee you'll be able to prevent their deaths.”

“I understand. Thank you for the warning.”

Nodding as the ruins slowly dissipated around them,Nov turned and walk away.

“I'll notify Illyasviel about this too.”

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His eyes started to creak open to the morning rays shining in, illuminating the room. Sitting up,Jing retrieved his glasses and put them on,although he hasn't gotten up.

“......"two deaths" already...? This soon....?”

For once....I actually agree that is a rather concerning issue. They must really want to break you if they're willing to spill innocent blood.

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

-Einzbern Residence-

"Heads up Illya, there's a dark wind brewing."
"Lucifer?"
The spectral form of Lucifer appeared behind Illya, as she was at the computer doing research on the other teams.

"Illya, we should get going, I sense if we don't find the cause, it will be disasterous."
Illya would nod before getting up.

-Streets-

Mikoto would peek around the corner, and see Ikazuchi and Akatsuki approaching, the other two sisters not present it seemed, nor was anyone else.

.... Damn it, why does it have to be this way?!
She would would pull out a weapon from her pocket, a desert eagle with a silencer attachment.

She would struggle to bring the weapon up, thinking about the consequences, but Shindou had her life in his hands. Regardless of what she did, she would lose.

She would step out, with the gun raised, Ikazuchi was the first to greet her.
"Miss Iori! We didn't expect to run into you he-"
She noticed the gun trembling in her hands.

"Mikoto? Why are you-"
"I'm sorry!"
Tears ran down her face as she pulled the trigger and held the gun with both hands, shooting Akatsuki in the chest, before shooting Ikazuchi in the head.

Mikoto then tossed the gun away, before running off, upset at herself.

 

[SpaceRavens03]

She suddenly felt lighter. She felt her clothes gradually drenched. Falling onto fours,Akatsuki started coughing what she believed had to be equivalent to a cup-fill of blood. Struggling against the pain,she looked around. There was no one present to witness the act. No one. Except Ikazuchi. Who,too,had her life drained by the bullet that penetrated into her skull.

Resisting the growing pain, Akatsuki struggled to crawl towards her now-motionless sister,the latter of whom whose eyes were still wide open and starring at her with lifeless eyes. Slowly but surely,the purple haired girl felt her soul slowly leaving as her visuals started to fade into black gradually,the very last thing she saw being her outstretched hand reaching futilely for the sister she had constantly bickered with most in the past......

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“You let them leave when I told you not to let them...!?”

Jing asked,his look practically giving away the fact that his fear had just came true despite trying to avert it.

“U-um....t-they wanted to help buy several more ingredients since we're nearly out,and-”

Inazuma was cut off by Jing's flip phone ringing,prompting the latter to receive the call.

“Who is this?”

“J-.....Jing....” Amadeo spoke,his tone dangerously shaking in fear. “Ikazuchi and Akatsuki......they're.....”

There was nothing more that needs to be said for Jing to realise what had happened. His phone slipped of his hand,follow by his knees giving away weakly from the news of the deaths he had failed to prevent,what little life in Jing's eyes had faded. Ikazuchi and Akatsuki were gone.

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

-Prior to the phone call-

Illya could hear a gunshot, her eyes widening from her recalling of the near death experience she faced a week ago.

"Illya.... It happened."

"What?! Lucifer, we should investigate!"
Illya would immediately regret her decision. Her heart would skip several beats, as her expression was one of fear. She had to be seeing things right?

She would step closer, and she fell on her knees, crying.
W-who would do something like this?! Why?!
She put her hands out to try and wake Ikazuchi and Akatsuki, but to no avail. Two of her closest friends she treated like siblings..... They were gone.

She would scream, at top of her lungs, as she felt like something was ripped out of her, which was loud enough to bring several people to the once empty alleyway.

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Illya was unable to explain what happened once Amadeo had gotten there, but what was seen was enough to tell him what happened.

But who would be evil enough to kill them?

-Barthes's lab-

Mikoto would be sitting in a chair, Hugging her legs, and a look of despair on her face as Barthes showed up.
"Well, you did your job well, and Shindou wanted me to deliver you some good news. He put you up for the operation which should take place later. I was also told to escort you since, well....."

Mikoto would get up before punching Barthes in the face.

"I don't ever want to be put through that again! Anything else is fine, but killing people I was friends with?! It took everything I had to go through with it..... But this...."
"Let me let you in on something, Friends are an illusion. You shouldn't care about anyone but yourself. Now then..." Barthes got up, wiping the blood off from under his nose, before walking off. "Come on, we shouldn't delay."

-Einzbern Mansion-

"No!"
"They were?!"
"Just Who-?!"

"Right now, we don't know, and Jing and Illya aren't responsive at all!"

Jūdan and Shia, along with Iris were shocked by the news. Elizabeth was also not believing what's transpired.

"Maybe I can find the killer! I know my guns, and I have a degree in CSI."

"You're joking, right?"
Jūdan would lead Elizabeth out as she took a case out from her Motorcycle.

"Does this end the joke?"
Elizabeth for once couldn't respond to a smart alecky remark.

Elizabeth would take Jūdan to the crime area, before searching for the weapon.

 

[SpaceRavens03]

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Barthes' Lab
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“So Jing Lin's sisters are...?”

“Yes. Two out of four have been killed by our new recruit:Mikoto Iori.”

Ciel confirmed to Reina,the latter of whom apparently saw the news as a mere report,a fact that subtly puzzles the former as she asked:

“Does it not bother you that much? After all,you did personally apologise to Hina Ryazan and Yao Jing Lin regarding the death of their father and master.”

“It was an unintentional death we did not plan for. What Mikoto Iori did is essential to removing the roadblock ahead of us-”

“So their deaths being intentional justifies our actions,unlike the Gunpla Mafia killing Takashi which was a death they planned as well. Is that what you are saying?”

Reina was stunned upon hearing it,looking back at Ciel,she tried to explain herself,only to be immediately silence by the latter raising up her palm to stop her from saying anything.

“I'll just say this:What we had Mikoto did earlier.....is no better than what the Yakuza and Kyouji had done to Jing and Hina. I do know we aren't doing it out of vengeance,but for the sake of Master Shindou Ikari's goals. But I'll ask you this:Is killing and leaving our opponent psychologically damaged the only way for us to ever convince them to move over? As strange as it is for me to have said this since I am firmly on your side,I believed otherwise.”

“......Ciel......I....”

“I'll let you think about it on your own. It seems I have an assignment coming up soon.”

Stepping out,Ciel left Reina to her own devices,the latter of which no longer maintained her usual tranquil fury expression and was now looking down at her feet,a mix of confusion and guilt floating inside her as she was now at lost of how she should respond to what Ciel had said.