And just as he's leaving, someone taps Kouta on the shoulder. It's Yui, and she says:
Yui: So he's your friend now, huh?
Kouta: Hahaha, no way, but we need him to stay alive, or Gares will come at us right away.
Tetsuya: That's right, Kouta. But leaving the topic aside, why did you bring the girl here? And who are they?
Kouta: Okay, guys, let me introduce you to Sanae and them. They're soldiers Adeus assigned to us as allies. Please state your names!
Kaede: I'm Kaede Minazuki, team leader, and these are Shota Amagai and Reiji Tsukino, strike team sir! *Kaede answered first, introducing her teammates in a professional manner*
Naoya: My name is Naoya Kirishima, leader of the defense team, and my teammates are Tama Kudō and Yuzuki Sera. *Naoya said, with a neutral and simple tone*
Reiko: Reiko Hanekawa, support unit sir! And these are Hajime Igarashi, Masaki Dōjima, and Asuka Renji, sir! *Reiko introduced, with a kind but obedient tone, however Masaki showed a distrustful expression on Kouta's face*
Sanae: Well, my name is Sanae Hoshizuki, I'm a healer, I'll be in your care from now on *she says with a smile*
Yui: Nice to meet you all. My name is Yui Takashima, and these are Haruto Yukimura and Tetsuya Kisaragi.
Kouta: Well, now everyone knows each other. Goodbye, I've assigned you to us to train and help us from now on.
Haruto: He assigned us? Or did he assign you? Hahahaha
Kouta: Well, let's just say I'm assigning them to the team, but they're under my custody.
Tetsuya: Well, welcome everyone, and I hope we get along and become stronger together.
Reiji: Same here, sir. It's been a pleasure working alongside you.
Tetsuya: Call me Tetsuya, kid. I'm not your commander after all, haha.
Reiji: Uh, yeah, ma'am—I mean, yeah, Tetsuya.
Haruto: Well, well, and tell me, Kota, what did he say to you? Goodbye, about what we said.
Kouta: He said he'd be happy to let us train there, and that when we were ready to train, we could come with him and he'd guide us to our own space.
Yui: Well, with everything closed, are we going to rest? I want to start training early tomorrow.
Sanae: I agree with her, but where will we sleep?
Kouta: If it's okay with you, Sanae can take my bed, and I and (names the soldiers) will sleep outside in makeshift tents, like warriors. What do you say?
(All): *excited* Yes, sir!
Kouta: Well, everything's agreed upon. Good night, everyone. *smiles slightly*
Sanae: Good night, Mr. Kouta
Yui: Hahaha, good night, Mr. Kouta
Tetsuya: Good night, kid
Haruto: Good night, Kouta, and good night, everyone.
And after saying goodbye, everyone goes their separate ways. The next day, they meet outside Yui and Kouta's house.
Kota: Well, Yui and Sanae aren't here yet, but we need to get started as soon as possible. So let's go. When I know where we're supposed to train, I'll take the girls.
Haruto: Sounds perfect to me.
Tetsuya: Me too. And don't worry, we can train your soldiers in the meantime.
Kota: Thank you very much, guys. Let's go now.
And after that, they cross the barrier and walk along the path to Adeus Palace.
Meanwhile, with Yui and Sanae...
Yui: *yawn* Yum, mmm how strange, the boys haven't arrived yet? No, Kouta is always pretty punctual, but then why aren't they here?
Sanae: *yawn* Hello, good morning
Yui: Oh, good morning haha, how's Kouta's bed?
Sanae: Pretty hard haha, but I guess it's better than sleeping outside.
Yui: Yes, Kouta really liked doing it when we met. I guess the fact that his bed is hard reminds him of that feeling.
Sanae: I see you and Kouta know each other quite well. Did you know each other in life?
Yui: Actually, no. I met him right when he came to this world. Apparently, he was murdered trying to save someone he liked or something.
Sanae: Hmm, I see. He seems like a good guy, but I think he cares too much about others, so much so that he doesn't care about himself.
Yui: Yes, that's him, but I guess that's how he was in life, and that's why he didn't want to change. Especially knowing that he might be traumatized by not being able to save that girl.
Sanae: Well, let's make sure it doesn't happen again. We don't want to open a wound that hasn't healed yet for him.
And after a moment, Kouta arrived at the house, knocking on the door.
Yui: Did you just get here? And where are the others?
Kouta: They're already training. Since we saw that they weren't coming out, we decided to let them rest properly. But I came to take you girls. Are you ready?
Sanae: Wait a minute, Mr. Kouta. We're almost there.
Kouta: Okay, take your time.
And after a while, both girls came out.
Yui: Okay, we're ready. Shall we go?
Kouta: Okay, let's go.
And Kouta took Yui and Sanae with the others. Seeing that they were already having a friendly fight, they waited for Kouta and the girls. Just as they arrived, they said,
Tetsuya: Heh, they're finally here, ready to go?
Kouta: Of course, how about you?
Yui: More than ready to go
Sanae: Yeah, I think I'll watch over there and see them, right?
Kouta: Sure? If you want, I can help you train, or one of them can be at your level, and well, you know, the fight would be more even for both of us.
Sanae: Maybe you can train me, but afterward, I see everyone's going to be serious, so I'd better wait to heal them afterward.
Kouta: Whatever you want, but anyway, who's going against me?
(Attack, Defense, and Support Team): Us, sir!
Kouta: Heh, all against one, huh? Okay, let's see how close I am to winning a group fight...
Yui: And against me?
Masaki and Asuka: Us, ma'am!
Yui: Hmm, two against one? It was never my style, but, well, let's get started.
Haruto: Okay, then it'll be you against me, Tetsuya.
Tetsuya: Yep, I've been really looking forward to this fight. I can finally afford to defeat a Barrier Guardian...
Haruto: Hahaha, and who said you could beat me?
Kouta: Okay, everyone else warm up. You'll be the next to fight!
(Support and Defense Team): Yes, sir!
And so once everyone had a partner, the fight began. From what could be seen in the fights, it was more than obvious that Kouta's was the worst fight, since the joint team was giving him too many problems, so his last hope was to reach that miraculous state. He decided to try to fight to the maximum with his Super Augmentation to be faster than them, but it was useless, since the defense team had weakening spells and a rather tough defense. He was defeated by his soldiers, whom he told not to hold back this time and would not stop until one side fainted. These same soldiers, following his order, Kaede was about to give the final blow but...
To be continued...