"8 shots hit out of a total of 12 shots… The first 3 shots missed because his friend could perceive me. The rest of the shots go to their swordman, and I missed only one. It seems I've gone rusty… Or the luck is in their favor."
The figure was wiping his revolver with the handkerchief as he walked towards Michail.
Jamis Granger, blonde short hair, had an attire from Far west, wearing a cowboy hat, a boot, a leather jacket, and also his face mask made of the leather.
Jamis walked out to Michail and lent his hand to him. Michail takes Jamis's hand and gets up without a word. An awkward silence flooded between the two. So Jamis then decided to start a conversation...
"You went a lot there. I'm sorry that you have to be a bait."
"Don't worry about me. I'm fine as I am right now. Also, not to mention your abnormal level of shooting skill..."
"No, it's just a lucky shot. Don't need to flatter me any more than this. More importantly, do you have an idea who their leader is?" Ask Jamis, as Michail then went deep in thought.
"My assumption is... Their leader is probably that guy Ryuma Ochirou since he hasn't come out yet. But, another possibility is that's what they're gonna make us think."
"What do you mean?" Said Jamis was confused.
"The possibility I can come up with is, they wanna make us target for Ryuma Ochirou. But at the same time, the rest of them have come out and blatantly shown themself to us. So the three of them are gonna target our leader, but since we don't have a way to find their leader, all we can do is stay on the defensive."
"So they're gonna wear us down until the end. And then their leader will come out and defeat us, one by one. Is that it?"
"That may be true, but I feel like there is something wrong... It's like, there is no way the three of them can fight us at this point. With all the bullet holes on their body. One of them got their arm blown off by Zoey, and the other guy is just as good as dead."
"The second possibility is....... Anyway, the only option we've got is to chase after them."
"Yeah, since I guarded on the right, they decided to go left, where your little sister was. But... would she be okay?" Said Jamis is concerned about Michail's little sister.
"She'll be fine. Since she was already prepared for it..."
…
Meanwhile, Mika pulls out the bullets in Rio's body using a clamp. One by one.
"Ouch! Please be a bit gentle!"
"Can't help it, they will reach out to us anytime soon! Bear with it!" Rio, who had been put through 8 bullet holes in him, could still talk somehow, groaned in pain. Kiyo was lying on the ground unconscious.
It didn't take long before another figure found them as she walked to them. It was Fimana Silvereyes…
"This is as far you can go. Surrender now or face the consequences." The air around Fimana grew darker and darker. It seems there's something circling around Fimana. As the seconds go by, the dark air has shaped in the form of a 'bird'.
"Now... This is your last chance to surrender. If not DIE-" As Fimana was about to launch her attack, Mika immediately screamed.
"PAUSE!!! Please at least give us five minutes before you finish us off!!!" Mika is pleading to let Fimana give them some time.
"..., For what purpose should I give you a time?" Said Fimana. Confused.
"Uhhh... Ah! For this poor guy... And that poor guy!!!" Mika pointed at Rio, who was about to pass out from Mika's 'surgery', and Kiyo, who was still unconscious.
"Please! You're noble! You wouldn't kill an injured guy and a guy in their sleep wouldn't you?!! My dad said whoever attacked the guy in their sleep will die as a virgin!" After hearing a word from Mika, Fimana then went completely silent. It seems she was deep in thought.
…
After five minutes, Fimana finally opens her mouth...
"Hm, I understood. Until you finish treating your friends, I shall wait here, FOR FIVE MINUTES! If you're not finished by then, I will call out for my brother to finish you off-"
("That five minutes already passed and she gave us another five minutes, that's generous of her.")
Mika's hand didn't stop while Fimana was thinking for those five minutes.And then Mika was given another five minutes, thanks to Fimana deep in thought.
As Fimana agrees to Mika, Mika then proceeds to carry on with Rio's injuries, which are completely done in less than 30 seconds. Rio, on the other hand, his jaw dropped as he couldn't believe that Mika just convinced Fimana not to attack them.
("I can't believe you just convinced her, she's either an idiot or a saint!") Rio whispered to Mika.
(Shh… If she knew you're fine now, it's gonna turn 180 for us.") Mika whispered back, and then he peeped at Fimana in the corner of his eye. She remained silent and standing still.
(It looked like she hadn't noticed anything yet…) As Mika thought, he slowly moved his hand to Kiyo.
…
Five minutes have passed…
Rio, feigns unconsciousness as he peeks at Fimana, who's still staring at them. Despite her eye being closed. He couldn't tell whether she was looking at them or not.
To Fimana's side, she was standing still… With the serious expression… As giving off an aura that nobody should have approached… But…
She's currently sleeping, while standing at that. And Rio didn't know this, let alone Mika.
Rio was a sweaty river as he peeks at Fimana. Feeling the pressure she gave to Rio. Rio decided to whisper to Mika.
("Mika, is it done yet?!)
("He's still unconscious because of the physical trauma, but he should be fine now.")
("Then… What should we do about her? She looks like she's literally gonna kill us the longer we're here. And her teammates could arrive any moment now!")
("Don't ask me, I'm also nervous as fuck I think I might pee any moment!")
At that moment, Rio and Mika caught sight of the boar not far from them. The boar stared at the two as he approached them.
("Don't! Don't come here, you stupid boar!")
("Shoo Shoo! Go away!")
Rio and Mika gave a sign to the boar so as not to come any closer to them. But the boar has no ability to understand them; all he understood was that Rio and Mika are their prey.
Every step counts as the boar exhales. And then…
*SNAP!*
The boar stepped on the twig.
And then, something has flown past both Rio and Mika's faces. The 'bird' flew right between Mika and Rio. They both then slowly turned around and were really surprised by what they saw.
"The tree… The boar… It's all gone..." That's right, the whole area behind them earlier. Which was covered with countless trees, and the boar had been blown to bits. Instead, it leaves a large empty field like a warzone. At this moment, both Rio and Mika were so grateful that the attack didn't hit them, but were nervously shaking at what came next.
"Haha... Rio... If we got hit by that... Will we at least be able to keep our limbs?" Said Mika while sweating profusely.
"Limbs? I think our whole body will be obliterated by that shit..." The same goes for Rio. As Fimana saw her attack was missed, she then created another 'bird'.
"It looks like I've missed. But I won't miss twice. Silver Eagle!" Fimana shouts as she hurriedly wipes the drool from her mouth. Another 'bird' called "Silver Eadle" was fully created and then charged toward Mika and Rio at great speed. Rio, who saw the attack, pulled Mika to save him from being blown to bits. They both managed to survive the second attack. But that can't be said the same for the poor tree behind them.
The two exhale a breath of relief. But it's only for a short time, as they saw multiple birds circling around Fimana.
"Feather of Harmony!" All birds flew to the sky. Then towards the two. A consecutive explosion on the left and right happens as both Rio and Mika are running from the bird's radius.
"WHICH PART OF THIS IS HARMONY?!!!" Mika shouts as he luckily dodges the explosion.
…
The consecutive explosions ended. As for the two's conditions... They are fine. No limbs torn. Nobody was obliterated. Both Rio and Mika's bodies were in perfect condition, somehow...
"I'm gonna say, you both are really good at dodging attacks. But... This is where I will finish you!" The air around Fimana grew darker. Creating an absurdly huge bird.
"This is the end! Silver Griffin- AAH!" A cute sound just coming out from Fimana's mouth. And as for the Silver Griffin, it flew past Rio and Mika. They are both just looking at Fimana, who has lost her cool along with a bright red face.
*BOOOOOOM!!!*
The silver griffin Fimana created lost its trajectory because someone caught Fimana off guard.
Fimana's face became red from embarrassment. The reason because someone just unexpectedly lightly pinched her below the rib cage while she was casting the Silver Griffin. Sitting on her knees with a bright red face, Fimana looked to the side and saw Kiyo, just staring at her in the eyes, and gave a large, villainous smile.