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What could only be likened to a train wreck unfolded before Kanbaru's eyes, stunning her both with the absurdity of actions taken as well as the sheer spectacle. It had magic, threats of violence, drama, idealogical discourse, and no small amount of grudges formed in about the span of two minutes. Truly a breath taking sight, captivating in its horror and leaving her standing beside the door till the Light Magical Girls finally left.

"You know, I'd like to think I'm a rational person, but I've got this directionless anger bubbling up in me and I'm starting to see how Mari views the world. Huh, this kinda sucks." Kanbaru opined lowly, uncaring to be heard or not as she merely vocalized her thoughts lest she follows the poor example of others and forces the town to rename the school Niflheim with all the ice she'd drop on it.

"Okay everyone!" Frustrations momentarily vented she clapped her hands for the room's attention and moved to the front of the room with the club president, more to draw the eye from the door and the possibility of chasing after their intruders then anything else. "While that was the nuttiest thing I've seen this school year, we have a Christmas Party to get back to planning for. So, umm, let's get back to the actual planning and not those downers ruin our seasonal fun. You all know the saying, 'the best revenge is a life well lived' and all that jazz."

"Tsc! And they still wonder why we don't like them," Chie muttered under her breath. She turned her back to the invaders as they left the club room. She didn't spare any more thoughts for them, not when there were more important issues to think about at the moment. Issues like how they were going to explain the broken and burned desk to the school's faculty.

"We will have to find another place to have our party," Chie said with a disappointed voice, just as Kanbaru finished her sentence. "The faculty will never allow us to use this room after this. Anyway, we can keep planning as we were and decide about that later," she added while looking at the damaged furniture. A moment later, Chie was back at her seat, making notes of the ideas for the Christmas party.


A little way away from the Detection Club's room, the two magical girls of light would find someone waiting for them in the hallway.

"Normally, I would do a self-introduction before talking with someone. However, before I do so, can I ask you to stop using magic within the school premises," The girl said to them, with her gaze fixed straight at Soma's half-transformed form, leaking magical power for the whole world to see. "Becoming part of Miso High's Seven Mysteries is the least of your worries if someone else comes across you right now," she added in a disarming, almost jesting, tone which nevertheless carried the weight of the fact that all magical girls should know better than let the general public know about the existence of magic, even by accident.

"Now that this is out of the way. Let's do things rights," the girl said, hoping that her previous words had the effect she wished before continuing her self-introduction, "I'm Tsukuyomi Luna. You can call me Luna if you wish. While it's an honor meeting you, can I ask what people who aren't actual students of this school are doing here doing the busiest time of the day? You should know better than to cause trouble to other people for your own personal reasons—even if they are enemies of Justice," Luna added, finishing her sentence with a serious, with amicable voice.

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Soma was out the room and walking down the hallway when she was confronted by another magical girl before the conversation even started she contemplated just turning around the other way; unfortunately, that plan was shot down as the other girl began to talk. Her tone wasn’t condescending so it naturally causes her to lend her ear. Were all schools this uptight about the rules and people being in them without attending the school itself, if it wasn’t like she could attend school even if she wanted too due to her lack of everything necessary to enroll.

“I have reason to believe my backpack is in this school soon as I confirm its not I’ll leave, trust me I don’t want to be in a facility that crushes you with too many rules to count as much as they don’t want me here” she explained crossing her arms and listening to more of Luna before responding “Also I can’t de-trans, if I do I lose my home so as long as I’m taking up residence in Miso city i’ll be in the half form” Soma continued to talk in an informative way her tone mimicking Lunas’ to convey that she wasn’t trying to be difficult “I can’t speak for the other light one but I only found myself in that room after I heard the commotion and acted when I felt necessary, have you ever known of a dangerous animal that you knew absolutely wouldn’t attack?”

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"I never heard of anyone that could use magic for so long without suffering some form of drawback. Or of any animal that would attack if you didn't invade their territory," Luna replied to the other girl's explanation for why she was using magic so blatantly, in a witty way before shrugging it off. Someone who didn't even knew why invading a school that she wasn't a student of was a big problem, certainly didn't have the most grounded notion of reality. Pushing this issue forth would be pointless, to say the least.

"Anyway, that's not the point here," she said, crossing her arms and lowering her head in a thoughtful manner. "What's this reason you have to think that your backpack is here? Unless you say that it was stolen, I can't think of a way this could have happened. No one on high school even uses backpacks to carry school-related items, to begin with. If someone came to school with one, it would get apprehended by the Student Council Morals Committee on spot," Luna added in an inquisitive tone. She didn't want to discredit the other girl right from the beginning, but this story was getting fishier the more she thought about it.

"Hm." Mari just eyed each one of their interlocutors, the gears of her mind racing. This newest acquaintance felt like... yes, that other prensence last night. With her help, no doubt, the Nightmares had been routed. She had been minding her own business and paying no heed to the flippant attitude of her junior, who had so recklessly flung around magic. But there had been something in her words... Magical girls weren't supposed to have that instruction of working alone.

"I am Yamato Mari. Well met." Introductions were at hand, as she answered Luna with a proper polite response. "I guess last night was your doing. If so, my thanks." She added, without missing a heartbeat, as she pondered. "Magic can be used for longer than you think, Tsukuyomi-san, as long as you know the proper method. Still..." She eyed the girl with the missing backpack. "I am currently a transfer student here, and I had no idea of such nest of people until recently. I thought of issuing them a kindly warning about what they can become, the only way I know they would lend an ear. Suffice to say it wasn't smooth- It never is. I guess I'll transfer again..."

Her eyes rested on the girl who was still using her magic. "I don't think I quite follow but you're in that state because you are afraid of losing your home?" Mari pondered. "Well, it has an easy solution. I offer you food and lodgings and you keep it low while we search for your item." Mari tilted her head slightly. "My place is a dojo. It has rooms for an entire softball team if need be. You are also welcome to drop by, Tsukuyomi-san."

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Thankfully, the situation had been defused far quicker than she initially thought. The two trespassers made their way out, and Manami was more than pleased than to allow them to. She made sure to remember their faces, of course, just in case they were to bump into each other in another instance. Even though they all had an aura that gave away their position should one be nearby, she didn't know if a magical girl was capable of concealing it in some way. She kept her eyes on them as they left for a few smoments, making sure that they were indeed leaving the premises, before finally entering the Detention Club and closing the door behind of her.

"Apologies for the tardiness, President. I got caught up in the library." She went to take a seat, mentally thanking Kanbaru for mentioning what this meeting was about and sparing her the need to try and figure it out by herself. As such, she was able to piece together what the current topic was: a place for the club to enjoy their Christmas party. She pondered briefly on the matter as her clubmates spoke: The fact that the desk had been ruined so carelessly by Ami ruled out the Detention Club itself as a good place for the event. Not only that, but it was also possible that one of the two girls of the Light would decide to come and crash the party. Who knows? She wouldn't put it past them to claim that Dark Magical Girls didn't deserve to celebrate the birth of Jesus because they were full of sin themselves.

Alexis suggested that they could go out to look for a place they could rent that's within their budget, and then Hikari said that she could have people at her own house. Personally, Manami was more accepting towards the former, since she was sure that she could help in with paying for the rental. However, she was concerned that the rest of her classmates wouldn't be able to contribute much in terms of cash, which'd mean that most of the expenses would befall on herself and the club's budget. Not only that, but there was also the fact that, since it was Christmas, everyone would have to bring some sort of gift. As such, she thought that Hikari's place would be a better choice to hold the party. "I can help Hikari prepare her place, and ask my house maid for a Christmas recipe."

Kelly watched as the other magical girls filed out with relief. Thank God. The last thing we needed was an all-out magical brawl in the school. No way to cover that up. As the conversation turned back towards the Christmas party, Kelly thought of ways she could contribute to the event. "Alright, I've got a killer fruit punch recipe I can make. Are we picking names out of a hat, or putting the presents in a bag?"

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Touka would be lying to herself if she didn’t think she was disappointed at the lack of carnage. Everything was perfectly set up for some chaos to boil down, with even the appearance of another Magical Girl. It was that girl’s loss though; now the Detention Club was aware of her existence in Miso City. Still, no good ever came of violence. Perhaps that was why, in the end, the sparks lighting up the air’s tension diminished, and the Magical Girls backed off of their territory.

Oh, Touka hadn’t missed Mari’s glance to her, as well as some of their club members. Whatever the hell that was about, it was none of their concern to care for. “If you h-have any injuries Ami, you should go to the nurse’s office,” Touka said once the bubble surrounding her had left with its caster. Then she smirked briefly. “But by now the nurse is f-familiar with your face, right?” Joking aside, the important matters still needed to be discussed. Like their Christmas party.

After all, they were all gathered now, the president aiming a nod to acknowledge Manami. The only exception was still Touka’s partner but by this point she had chalked off Yuno as a no-show. In any case, conversation of the Christmas party was spear-headed by Kanbaru, which eventually led them to the issue of another room. After all, a desk had had just been charred black thanks to their earlier dispute. But it was an issue easily taken care of.

“The d-desk? Just replace it with one from a-another class,” Touka said, as if that was obvious. There was no need to start finding a new club room when they could just steal what they needed. They were Dark Magical Girls and rules were meant to be broken as far as they were concerned. Touka was already making it a reality, turning to Chie and saying, “I want one from the most f-first years by the end of the day. They could use a dose of reality anyway….”

That aside, it was nice to see everyone opting to help out for their party. So much so that Touka called for their attention, shaky grin beaming. “We can keep our club r-room but I’m not against the party being hosted somewhere else. In fact, I think that’s a great idea! And I know just how to d-d-decide who should have responsibility.” Her words bumbled out of her mouth a mile a minute, Touka shifting in her chair with excitement. Just thinking about what she had in mind was enough to give her a buzz and she once again placed her gaze on the Detention Club’s members.

“Winter break’s in a week so we don’t have much t-time. So how about we decide it with a little contest?” she said, clasping her hands together. She would let a moment of pause pass for each girl to ponder the idea before continuing. “Let’s have a sparring tournament tonight! We can do team vs teams or maybe one on o-ones. But more importantly….” And this time, she kept the silence for several more seconds, giddy with what she would suggest.

“Loser has to host the Christmas party.”

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It seemed a touch peculiar there would be such a fuss over the matter of a single damaged desk. It wasn't like desks weren't damaged over the course of regular classes and clubs, and the long standing solution to that was to make it someone else's problem by swapping with an empty classroom's desks.

Fortunately the Class Rap finally crept out of the metaphorical shadows and re-established some order, doing just as the bluenette thought and sent Chie off to do it. It wasn't hard to imagine the red head skulking through the halls liked a kicked puppy being punished for soiling the carpet, even though she had little part in this. Kanbaru always took her for a complainer in those tiny things that didn't truly matter.

Yet the Fates seemed to conspire to make the party's differing locale a reality as Touka latched onto the idea of the club member's homes, and ran with it. It swiftly expanded into an event which was certain to eat up there night with a tourney over who would be made the host of a Christmas gathering for Dark Magical girls. Truly there could no worse fate then this, and the clean up promised to be the stuff of nigthmare's from which the host had no means to escape for it had consumed their very homes!

"That's a great idea!" Kanbaru said, completely at odds with her inner monologue as she stepped forward, smothering Touka's face in her expansive cleavage while wrapping an arm around the back of her head to keep her pinned. "Once the sun sets we'll all find a nice secluded spot and go at it. Ooh, I can't wait to see our fearless leader show off her stuff, it's been ages since I saw her work up a sweat!"

The only thing that had managed to calm Ami down were the words of her friends, were it not for the calm reprimand of Chie or the sarcastic bite of Kanbaru she probably would've tried to break those magical girls in twain like the toothpicks they were. But calm down she did, choosing to glare at them with as much venom as she could muster until they left finally. Chie mentioned how there was no way they could use the club room anymore after this, a regretful frown marring Ami's beautiful features as she poked her fingers together. "I-I'm sorry. They were just so... so... I couldn't control myself... Sorry." She was starting to tear up a little until their wonderful club president cut in and asked if she was okay, with a cheeky little remark on the side about how the nurse was so familiar with Ami. Ami's cheeks puffed out in annoyance as she glared at her, this glare much more childish then the vitriol filled glare from not even a minute before. "Hey! She doesn't know me that well!" The nurse really did know her very well. They had nicknames for each other by now they were so familiar with one another.

Luckily the club president always had a way to save the day as she simply asked Chie to switch out the desk with another room's desk. Ami straightened up and smiled, running over to Chie and giving her a massive hug. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" It was only for a few seconds, but after detaching Ami looked like the happiest girl on the planet. Or at least in the clubroom right now. Touka continued, hosting the party somewhere else did sound much more fun than this stuffy old classroom. Then she decided how to decide who would host the party, and if it was even possible Ami's smile got even brighter.

One hand on hip, Ami raised one leg and put her foot down on an empty chair, a cocky smile adorning her shining features as she looked around. "Oh man, it's been forever since I got to fight something that wasn't a stupid slime monster! You're all in for it tonight!" She laughed loudly, before pausing as a sudden thought came to mind. "Wait. How would a tournament decide a loser?"

Soma could sense the doubt coming from Luna prompting her to move her hip to the side and putting one hand on it, raising one brow as she listened to her speech and more questions but at least she's being inquisitive instead of demanding answers so it made it a little bit more bearable, even offering her next lead that could cut her visit to this prison short. “I’m just following a tip a morning jogger said he thought he saw someone pick it up in the street and took it with them, I lost it last night dealing with all the nightmares you have crawling this city” she explained “To which are you the ‘leader’ person I issue a complaint too, I got into the city for five seconds and was stalked and attacked instantly” she continues on before sighing stopping her little rant short and getting back on track

“Anyway...my magic is a split between shields and structures and my home is bound to magic, I de-trans my house goes bye bye, and um...Mari was it, while I do appreciate the offer I’ll have to decline I’ve lived on my own outside human society for about seven years now and I’m sure you’d like not having a backwood savage living in your home who barely knows how plumbing works, my home is also a beacon to my sister who also travels” Soma explained before turning her head back to face Luna.

“Oh I almost forgot, my name is Soma Ikka show how many customs I’ve forgotten, look i’m not a transfer student like Mari I just jumped the gate, its an ugly grey backpack with a patch from just about every prefecture across the bottom, if you could check that student council room for me and get back to me if you wouldn’t mind and I'll get out of your hair, you that large vacant lot like two streets down...it's not vacant anymore”The barrier girl finished up.

Turning around on her heels and started to make for the exit with a very slow laid back stride the day had worn on her, talking to people was also so tiring compared to actual walking but in this case she had enough of the walls and windows and wanted to feel the outside breeze and the smell of nature again.

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Eh? They're not going to do it after all? Even after all that build up? When they showed they were totally fine with going full Magical in broad daylight, at a school full of dark girls like Maiko and Ami? Was this actually happening? Were they seriously just here to toss some verbal shit and then run away?

Yup. They totally were. As usual, the battlesexual ones were always outnumbered by more reasonable, rational psychopaths, and once the two randos slipped off to wherever they once were, Maiko sighed, hopping back on a table. Disappointment and teasing once more. Was it really too much to ask, just to have a proper 'release'? She settled for downing the rest of her bean soup, before crushing the can in her hands, aluminum twisting into an hourglass shape. A clap of her hands, and it was flattened completely, leaving Maiko with nothing but more talk of Christmas parties and...

TOURNAMENTS.

"Hell yeah!" Maiko said, slapping best girl Touka on the back, "I'm super stoked for a good ol bout of fisticuffs between brahs! Let's put on a hell of a show and give those light girls something to lose sleep over! Woulda recommended renting out a karaoke room myself for Christmas party stuff, but hey, shifting responsibility's always nice. Ami's got a sharp point though, ya know? How 'bout something like...winner gets to choose who's hosting instead? That'll keep it nice and clean, right?"

With a flick of her wrist, she sent the aluminum disk out the door of the club room, hoping it'd richochet against the wall and into the trash can she knew was right there.

But it was a miss, clattering against the floor instead.

"Better to fight to win rather than fight to avoid losing and all~"

"Sure, but why do I need to..." Chie began to question Touka's decision of pushing the manual labor to her when Ami hugged her out of nowhere. "Y--you're welcome, I guess," the redhead said with difficulty, thanks to Ami's over ecstatic hug.

"I'll be back in a moment," Chie said after she was free to move once again. She exited the classroom, taking a brief look down the corridor, to see if the light girls weren't around, waiting to ambush them. Once she was certain that the coast was clear, Chie made a beeline to the room furthest down the corridor, bringing the damaged desk with her. "I'm sorry for that but, this is the President's orders," Chie said to herself, in the empty Arts Club room as she swapped the desks.

Before she went back to the Detention Club, Chie transformed into unfettered her magical girl counterpart, sneaked into the Teachers' Room, swiped a cigarette pack and planted it on the burnt desk. Once she was done with the incrimination, Chie went back to normal and returned to the club room, right as they were discussing the idea of 'warm-up exercises'.

"How about we do it as a team match? To... you know... tightens our bonds," Chie suggested in a shy voice barely audible over the excitement of her peers.


"Thank you for the invitation, I'll consider it," Luna said, replying to Mari's invitation. "Now, about you," she said, turning to Soma just as she began to leave, catching up with and stopping her. "I guess it's better if I don't ask anymore. This city is a strange place, after all. Anyway, I'll try to find that backpack of yours. For the time being, the two of you should stay together. I don't know where you got this idea, but a lone wolf cannot achieve anything on its own," she added in a serious voice.

"Actually, I have a good idea," Luna said, looking to Mari once more before returning her gaze to her current interlocutor. "If your life is as destitute as you claim, you won't complain about being treated to dinner, right? One of my father's acquaintances runs a traditional restaurant in the Old Miso City area that has the best udon you'll ever eat. If I find your backpack, I'll take it there. When you come to pick it up, I'll treat you to a dinner. You are welcome as well, Miss Mari," the blonde said before letting finally stepping out of Soma's way. Perhaps she was being a bit too forceful, but being assertive is one of the first things you learn when you are born in a traditional family. It goes without saying that Luna learned her lessons well.

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It would seems as the bloodlust of her fellow classmates was going to be sated in the end. However, it's not as if she was any different from them; at the end of the day she enjoyed using the powers she had been granted, and this tournament was a good way to show off her capabilities to the others, to demonstrate how powerful she truly is. Manami couldn't help but to smile at the prospect.

The issues raised by Maiko and Ami were understandeable but easily solved. The bluenette glanced at Chie as she made her suggestion then spoke, keeping it in mind for what she was going to suggest. "As of now, there are five teams formed by two of us each. The Club President's teammate still hasn't arrived, however, so that'd leave her as a single person against a pair. Unless she herself is confident on her chances, I suggest she stays out as an arbitrer." She paused for a moment before proceeding, glancing at Touka to see her response to this.

"Whatever her answer is, this contest is best held by elimination. Two simultaneous matches, one team versus another. The winners face against each other, and so do the losers. Whoever loses of the last match shall be our gracious host. And whoever wins the former gets to receive a gift from the rest of the girls. Does that sound good?"

"Hmm..." Kelly started to think for a minute. She wasn't the best fighter in the group by any means, but against most of the girls, she could hold her own. Team battles would add an interesting dynamic, that was for sure. "I do agree with Chie's idea of a team match, make it something different. And as for a prize for the winners... I suggest we all put up a certain amount of money, winner take all. That way, we don't have to worry about getting someone a gift that they might not particularly like."

A thought came to her at that moment. "Might I suggest the park as a place for our tournament? Wide open space, about as fair as it gets, everybody knows where it is." She waited for any agreement or dissent on her own suggestions, but really, at this point, they were just throwing stuff at the wall to see what stuck- she really doubted the tournament would happen tonight.

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It seemed like the idea of a mass tournament was a good one, having been latched onto by the other Dark Magical Girls. Or rather, it sure sounded like it; Touka couldn’t exactly tell with her face trapped in Kanbaru’s chest. The smaller girl gasped when the ice user had snatched her whole, holding her tightly as she praised the Student President’s ingenuity. Though Touka had all but confirmed Kanbaru was being overtly sarcastic on the matter, her voice dripping in exaggeration.

The cheeky words would earn her a yelp into her chest, Touka jumping as she felt someone give a playful slap on her back. Judging from the whooping holler that accompanied the blow, it had to be Maiko. Or Ami. The two-girl team was as bombastic and loud as their actions anyway. In any case, Touka struggled for a few moments more before finally wrenching herself up and out of Kanbaru’s grip. A nasty glare was shot up to the taller girl before she looked back at her rowdy Detention Club.

Chie was gone, so that only meant she had left to replace that desk. She thought she heard the redhead suggest they fight in their usual teams, but then again, everything was distorted in the world of Kanbaru’s chest. Regardless, they still needed to decide the privileges of winners and losers. And she had the perfect solution too, Touka opening her mouth to give an answer….only to hear her exact thoughts said aloud by Manami.

She spent a few seconds staring dumbly at the other girl before rousing herself out of the stupor. “E-Er, yes, that sounds like a plan. Good thinking Manami! I’m f-fine with being the judge for everyone,” she said, doubting her own partner would bother to show her face at all tonight. She didn’t need to say anything more because Manami carried it away with her logic and reasonings, of which Touka nodded in approval.

That sounded fine to her. But they still needed a place to fight in-oh, she knew! Once again, Touka opened her mouth to give the perfect place for their duels. Then Kelly suggested the park, causing Touka to deflate a little. Well, that was a perfect spot for seclusion. “S-Sure! I think the park works fine! But, uh, I think we should keep the winner setup as is. It’s more fun if we look for gag gifts after all.”

This time Touka nodded to herself, as if to mentally remember the rules she had just implemented. “Alright then, everybody! W-We’ll host the tournament tonight at Miso City Park. You’ll be f-fighting in your usual teams and matched up randomly. Losing t-team has to host while the w-winning team gets a gift from the r-rest of the Club, regardless if they like it or not.” With those motions set, it wouldn’t take long for Touka to wrap up their meeting and eventually dismiss them all for the rest of the day.

They all had a few hours to prepare and speak with their partners for strategies, the time for the tournament having been set just as dusk was settling in Miso City. Hopefully they didn’t have homework or other tasks that would get in the way of their fun for tonight. Because as darkness was gathering for a time of mayhem, their light counterparts were experiencing their own breed of fun.

In the end, Mari would decline Luna’s invitation to dinner in place of heading home early for the night. To what Soma or Luna would do in their free time was up to them. But the Dark Magical Girls had a busy night long ahead of them and would be undisturbed by the lighter forces. Hopefully. As night slowly gathered upon Miso City, Touka would of course be the first to arrive at Miso City Park.

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Hours passed since that conversation with Luna who invited her to their family restaurant, something she’d never turn down a real hot meal that she didn’t have to hunt, gut or scale the roast over a fire. Soma spent most of her time wandering around the city familiarizing herself with Misa city itself feeling that shouldn’t be leaving anytime soon she might as well know all its alleyways and duck off points, never know when you’ll need to get somewhere quicker. Taking her sweet time to make her way back to her home to take another bath, and throw on some more clean clothes ditching the school girl look in favor of a more urban look. Soma took her hair out of her usual twin ponytails and combined them into a single massive one, it brought out more of her facial features a genuinely good-looking young woman with bright eyes and a button nose whenever it was actually clean.

Stepping out of here house Soma started to make her way to the location specified by Luna, she guessed that school was out by now going by the twilight look of the sky being that she didn’t own a working clock. The gems of her flag still shone brightly around her fingers and neck as rings and necklace respectfully, twinking even in the little amount of sunlight that was the danger of getting mugged was almost always a fact but obviously because they were still in her possession the mugging was never successful on their end. Finally making her way to old Miso city she began to look for the udon shop specified “Now where did she say it was?” Soma asked herself wondering the streets aimlessly before happening upon it by chance.

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The events of the meeting unfolded smoothly after Touka escaped the buxom trap that was Kanbaru's chest. The bluenette didn't feel the least bit repentant as their leader insisted upon bombarding her with glares the entire time afterwards, for what was she too do with melons so well formed but smother an adorably stuttering youth into making a fool of themselves? It was a sacred rite!

Bet regardless of such pleasantness, the hours passed with little fanfare and brought her to the city park in fill Magical Girl Regalia. Early exuberance gave way to a icy chill, her face concealed save for her sharp eyes beneath the cowl and mask she wore. Or at least, she would have looked intimidating were she burying her face into the screen of her phone, texting away as she waltzed into the park and sat on the nearest bench without a glance to the already present glorious leader.

"You must be awfully happy this isn't a singles tourney or you might have a chance of hosting this party yourself." She remarked, one eye flickering from the screen after an extended pause without type, no doubt waiting for a response. "You haven't joined us on the last few hunts either. Something keeping you busy, Touka-Chan?"