Winter Quarter 2016 Week 1 Saturday Yuka sat in my room reading a book. I stared at the integral sign on my math homework, sighing. I knew how to do the problem, but the steps were so long. Crap, I forgot to ask Zhuyu about the professor for my class too. “Yuki, you look troubled,” Yuka said, flipping to the …
Volume 6, Chapter 4-2: Of Course We Can’t Leave Peacefully
“The area has returned to its original state, but the seal is still active,” Tess observed, her key shining in the bright sunlight. “Where’s the gift that bastard mentioned?” Ichaival asked, looking around. The ground shook and a flame salamander stomped toward us. Flames burst out from its mouth. How were we going to handle this? “Zhuyu, any ideas?” I …
Volume 6, Chapter 4-1: Manual Labor
The train stopped, coming to a standstill. Zhuyu walked to the front car and returned a few minutes later. “There’s a plant in the way. We’ll have to go by foot,” he revealed, breaking the glass covering the emergency evacuation button. “Hold on, can’t the conductor just open the doors for us?” I asked. “The conductor’s been gone for awhile …
Volume 6, Chapter 3-2: Shopping Before Attacking
“Hey, don’t think about it too much, Tomo. Let’s just go get the things,” Ichaival decided. I followed behind him, uncertainty lingering about the whole ID badge. We went up three escalators and crossed two sky bridges before arriving at the food block. “What the hell is up with all these bridges? This can’t be called a shopping center anymore,” …
Volume 6, Chapter 3-1: The Hot Desert
A strong wind blew, sand striking my face. The others donned sunglasses, shielding their eyes from the blazing sun. Tess peered up at the bright blue sky, no clouds in sight. I sighed, unzipping my hoodie because of the stifling heat. “Tess, where’s the closest town or city?” Zhuyu asked, rolling his shirt sleeves up. “There should be a transit …
Volume 6, Chapter 2-2: Slight Change of Plans
Winter Quarter 2016 Week 1 Friday I stood in front of the library, waiting for Kyoi and the others. Finally Friday, the day of training and my second major time entering into another dimension. I pulled out my phone, ready to call Kyoi, because it was already four. “Tomo, sorry for the wait,” Zhuyu arrived first. Shan and Tess appeared …
Volume 6, Chapter 2-1: She Loves Cats Too Much
Winter Quarter 2016 Week 1 Tuesday After barely catching the bus, I headed toward the back. Sitting down, I reached into my backpack for Yukie’s book, staring at the people around me. A woman with glasses and a loose ponytail writing on her tablet caught my eye. “Good morning, Tomo,” Kyoi greeted, putting her stylus away. “Kyoi, this is… a …
Volume 6, Chapter 1-2: Someone New
I entered the student lounge, searching for Zhuyu. Oh, there he was. The zero vector user sat with Shan. Zhuyu ate a sandwich, staring at a notebook. Shan stared at his laptop, tapping his pencil on a blank piece of paper. A name and heading was on it, but nothing else. An unfamiliar person sat with them as well. “Dude, …
Volume 6, Chapter 1-1: Shui’s Being Stalked?
Winter Quarter 2016 Week 1 Monday Someone shook me and I groaned. Damn, I couldn’t sleep in anymore. My body still hurt from last Friday too. “Good morning, Yuki. Auntie told me to wake you up or else you’ll be late,” Yukie greeted. I nodded, still not completely awake. I changed clothes and grabbed my backpack. Well, back to the …
Volume 5, Chapter 6-3: Battle of Archers
The battlefield shifted to one full of tall rocks and rugged terrain. Jen took cover behind a rock. She fired an arrow which exploded in the air. A bright light filled the battlefield. Jen carried much more in her arsenal than she let on. Ichaival hesitated and Jen took advantage. She notched another arrow and fired. It lodged into Ichaival’s …