"Are you really that spiteful?" Lyine crosses her arms while looking at Trazyn with a confused look.

"Why can't I be?" Trazyn replied with a calm look on his face.

Lyine sighed: "You did say you gave her the freedom though..."

"And it means that I can't fight back when she's being disrespectful?" Trazyn said while staring at Lyine.

"I just don't think that you are actually spiteful." Lyine said: "You are acting like this because you are afraid that Minka would learn from Sannet's behavior."

"Is that how you see me?" Trazyn tilts his head.

Lyine pauses for a moment before answering: "Maybe... but you can't deny your own personality, can you?" She asked.

"I just don't understand why you are siding with Sannet?" Trazyn said.

"I am not siding with Sannet, but I just want you to think before you act..." Lyine sighed again.

"Think before I act? What do you think I'm gonna do to her?" Trazyn asked with a serious look on his face.

Lyine looks at him with a confused look.

"You just think I am going to kill her." Trazyn said.

"I-I don't mean to assume that..." Lyine said as she felt guilty.

"Why in the world would I kill Sannet? She's still the oldest friend of mine. I am not going to kill a friend." Trazyn said as he looked around: "But... that woman swore at me."

"Swore?" Lyine tilts her head.

"She told me to go and fuck myself. " Trazyn frowned.

Lyine paused for a moment before smiling: "It seems like she's getting a bit bolder than usual..."

"Yeah, I thought she would just tell me off, but now she actually told me to fuck myself." Trazyn shook his head: "I have to teach her a lesson for disrespecting me."

Lyine sighs: "But she didn't mean to do it. You can't blame her, it is just a joke..."

"A joke?" Trazyn looked at her with a confused look: "You should see the looks she gave me. It is as if I'm just a dog, not a sire of hers." He added: "How could she say those words to me?"

Lyine couldn't say anything after hearing that. She could only think that Trazyn really wants to vent out his rage to someone.

"So... what do you want to do then?" Lyine asks.

"What should I do? That woman has to be punished for her behavior..." Trazyn said while looking at Lyine: "Say... if I want to get back on someone without actually hurting the person. Do you know a way?"

"So... like a prank? Or something like that?" Lyine asks.

"Yes, something like that." Trazyn nodded.

"You, an overlord of a dynasty. Want to play a prank on your old subordinate out of spite?" Lyine asked with a curious look on her face.

"Yes! Why can't i?" Trazyn said with a smirk: "It's just a harmless prank, just something that she will not forget."

"Something that she won't forget?" Lyine seems like she just realized something.

"Yes." Trazyn nodded: "Something that will teach her a lesson." He added.

"Hmm..." Lyine paused for a while: "Maybe you can find a way to annoy her, but not enough to harm her?" She asks.

"I have an idea, I can make her slip." Trazyn said with a smirk.

"What do you mean by that?" Lyine asked with a confused look on her face.

"I will just make her slip so bad that everyone around her will laugh." Trazyn said as he put his fist on his chest, a twisted smile appeared on his face.

"Well...okay then." Lyine sighs and nods: "You are hopelessly childish sometimes..."

"Childish?".

"Never mind... forget it..." Lyine shook her head: "Are you sure about this?" She asked.

"Yes, I am very sure about this." Trazyn said as he walked toward the entrance: "I have to go to the library now, I need to find something to use for my prank."

"Okay... then good luck with that." Lyine said.

While walking near a swamp, everyone is taking their steps very carefully. Sannet looks at them and decides to take the lead. She jumps on a rock rather swiftly.

"Look at her go." Leanna said as she walked forward.

But when Sannet was about to leap to the second rock, she suddenly lost her balance and caused her to flip 180 degrees mid air and fell face first into the mud. She quickly stands up and stares at the girls who are laughing at her.

"It seems like she can't do it after all." Minka said while giggling.

Sannet starts to frown: "Don't laugh at me!" She said,

"I can't help it!" Viola said while laughing: "That was so funny!"

"I am sorry..." Leanna also covers her mouth as she laughs.

Sannet suddenly felt something nearby, but it was gone before she could see anything. She starts to feel uneasy and decides to take the lead again.

"She's back at it." Viola said with a smile.

Sannet just ignores them and starts to walk forward. She walked slowly until she reached the shore of the swamp. In another dimension, Trazyn is looking at this with Lynine while laughing his butt off.

"She really did fall." Trazyn said while laughing.

Lynine nods: "Yep, it was very funny to see. Do you feel better?"

"Oh absolutely yes!" Trazyn has a smirk on his face while seeing Sannet is trying to wipe away the mud on her face.

Sannet is just dead confused, she lost her footing without even realizing. Is she really losing her edge? She has to get her mind out of that thought, otherwise she is going to slip more.

"Oh my gosh! Sannet fell!" Viola laughs and points at Sannet after they pass: "Do you want me to hose you down from all of that dirt?"

Sannet started to frown even more: "No! I don't want your help!" She shouted at Viola.

Viola giggles: "Okay then." She said,

Minka and Leanna also laughed. Sannet just wants to take out her gun and blast the whole forest. But she decided to walk forward again. She could hear the others talking behind her, but she ignored them and continued her walk. They soon arrived at a bridge. The river below seems rather deep.

"We will need to cross this bridge." Sannet said: "The path continues further on the other side." She added.

"Do you want me to take the lead or you will be fine?" Viola asks while having a smirk on her face.

"I am fine, thank you very much." Sannet answered with an icy tone.

Leanna came forward and gave Sannet a wet tissue: "There's still something on your face." She said while smiling.

Sannet felt really awkward and tried to wipe away the thing from her face. She looked at Leanna for a while before looking away.

"Thanks." Sannet said softly. She then began setting foot on the wooden bridge. It seems to be really stable, but when she was halfway, the bridge began to shake.

"I-It's shaking!" Minka shouted.

The bridge shakes a little bit harder and everyone could feel the vibrations in their legs. Sannet is feeling really uneasy about this and quickly rushes toward the end of the bridge. The bridge begins to shake harder and it shakes so much that it can even throw someone off if they were not careful.

Sannet managed to leap off and arrived at the other side. The rest passed one by one, but the bridge wasn't moving even once. Sannet realized that something or someone was playing her.

"Did it just shake on its own?" Viola asks with a confused look on her face.

Minka gulps: "It must be the wind or something." She said,

"No, it wasn't the wind... someone is messing with us... first the swamp and now this?" Sannet said while frowning.

"I don't think this is an act of man..." Leanna said while staring at the bridge: "It would be too hard and too much effort to just mess with you... right?"

Sannet suddenly realized something after hearing Leanna's words: "That... man..." She sounds like she knows what is going on: "This is his doing..." Sannet is clearly mad.

"What man?" Minka asks.

"Never mind... we should just keep moving..." Sannet said.

They continue to walk through the forest. They found some plants that look really tasty and began foraging for them. The forest is silent and there are no creatures in it at all, just silence. Suddenly Minka spotted something, at first, she thought her eyes are deceiving her. But when she got close to Sannet, she touches the cat ear like 'thing' on the head.

"It's real!" She shouted.

"What?!" Sannet said as she turned around.

"You have cat ears!" Minka said while poking it.

"What? This?" Sannet touches the top of her head.

"I never knew you have cat ears!" Leanna said as she touched it.

"I... don't have any cat ears..." Sannet said with a flustered face: "What? Since when? I..."

"It looks so real!" Minka said while touching it again.

"I think she doesn't know it either..." Viola said with a smile: "Look how red her face is."

"H-Hey, stop that!" Sannet said as she slapped Minka's hand.

Minka pouts: "Okay, okay." She said but then her hands were still approaching Sannet's head.

Sannet actually knows why this is happening to her, because she has an internal genetic implant of all the races on this planet, so on demand, she can turn into any animal or humanoid. But, someone seems to have activated the cat humanoid feature without permission. Sannet decided to just ignore it and continued to walk. She could hear the girls talking about her behind her back.

"I really wanna touch it again." Minka said while poking the cat's ear like 'thing'.

"She seems so cute." Leanna said with a smile.

"I know right? Sannet's silver hair makes her look like a silver cat." Viola said with a smirk.

Sannet sighs and continues to walk forward: "Can you please stop touching it?" She asks while frowning. Her ears are also twitching.

"Aww... I can't help it!" Minka said as she pats Sannet's head.

"Ow! Stop that!" Sannet said as she turned around: "And stop touching it!" She shouted at Minka.

Viola started to giggle.

Minka pouts again: "But I wanted to touch it again..." She said,

Leanna lets out a sigh and proceeds to pull Minka's earlobe, giving Sannet a bit of space for herself. She is now feeling uncomfortable about the whole thing. She starts to walk a bit faster: "I will strangle him after I am done with this..." Sannet said to herself while rubbing her head.

The forest path goes on for a while before they find an ancient looking building at the end of the path. The building has many windows and doors, but they could see that the building is deserted. There are also broken windows, and some of them are even missing from the frame. The building looks like it was burned by something.

"According to the map, this is one of the landmarks for the path. We should be able to meet some other teams today, unless we are the only one that made this far. " Sannet said while examining the building.

"So this is a safe zone?" Viola asked.

Sannet nods: "Probably, let's take a rest here and explore it first."

The others agreed and went inside the building. Inside, Minka just kept staring at Sannet's cat ears. Leanna saw this and smirks.

"Minka..." Leanna said while pulling Minka's earlobe.

"Ow! What? Stop it!" Minka said while trying to pull away her hand.

"You want to touch them, don't you?" Leanna asked with a smirk.

"Y-Yes..." Minka blushed a bit: "I mean... it's not what you think... I just want to feel it..." She said with a weak voice.

Leanna sighs and lets go of Minka's earlobe. She then got close to Minka and whispered into her ear: "I am pretty curious too." She said with a smile on her face: "You wanna touch those ears?" She asks with a playful tone.

Minka blushes even more: "I-I..." She paused for a moment: "Y-Yes..." She answered.

Leanna smirks: "Okay then, let's ask her to turn around." She whispered.

Minka nodded. They both looked at Sannet.

"Sannet, can you turn around for us?" Leanna asked.

"Yeah, sure." Sannet said as she turned around.

Minka and Leanna gulped when they saw the ears twitch. They slowly got closer to her head and began to touch it. Minka could even feel the cat like fur on it, while Leanna could feel the softness of it. The two of them took turns to touch it.

"So soft!" Minka exclaimed.

"I know right?" Leanna said with a smile.

Sannet is just dead quiet, but she's clearly flustered. She never knew her internal genetic implant had this kind of function, so she didn't know how to react.

"Aww... they are twitching again." Leanna said as she touched the cat's ears.

"Oh my gosh, they are so cute!" Minka said while touching it.

"Are you enjoying this?" Sannet asks while frowning.

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"Yes, yes we are~" Leanna said as she pats Sannet's head.

Then Minka saw something like a bump in Sannet's pants, and from the outside, she could see a few furs sticking out. Minka thought that it was Sannet's tail. She smiled at Leanna and decided to reach out for the bump.

"Wait!" Sannet shouted: "D-Don't touch it!"

Minka pulls Sannet's tail out, it is long and fluffy. It is also silver white like Sannet's hair color.

"Aww... it's cute too." Minka said while petting the tail.

Sannet frowned and turned around. She quickly pulled the tail away from Minka. And push away both of them: "Alright, this does it. No more touching me until I am getting rid of them." She said with an angry face.

Leanna and Minka backed off a bit. Minka pouts as she stares at Sannet. Leanna just smiles and thinks of a way to cheer her up: "Well, if I somehow can grow cat ears and a tail, I will definitely let you touch them." She said with a playful tone at Minka.

"Really?!" Minka asked while looking at Leanna.

"Yep, you can pet them whenever you want to." Leanna said while putting her hand on Minka's head.

"You are the best! Lea!" Minka exclaimed as she hugged her.

Leanna smiles as she hugs Minka. They both look at Sannet with a smirk. Sannet just ignored them and sat down on a chair. She starts to read a book while Minka and Leanna are chatting away. They still wanted to touch the cat's ears and the tail, but they know that they can't mess with her in this state. Sannet is going to be really grumpy if they do that.

While those two are having their moment, Viola sits beside Sannet and says: "So... how are you doing?"

"I am not doing so well, my furs are starting to itch." Sannet said while rubbing her cat ear: "They really messed up with my hair there." She added.

"Sounds like this is not the first time you transform into one of those hybrids." Viola said as she pats Sannet's head.

Sannet frowned and pushed Viola away: "Don't touch me!" She said: "I hate this thing, I wish it would just disappear already."

"Why can't it disappear by itself?" Viola asked with a curious look.

"Because it is being activated by someone outside." Sannet said while closing her book: "The implant that is placed in my brain can change my appearance as I will, but only when I am conscious about it. And... a certain piece of shit activated this to just mess with me." She said while frowning.

"What a nice guy." Viola said as she crossed her arms: "I guess he's just playing around, just messing with you for no reason."

"Yeah... I think so too." Sannet said as she rubs the cat's ears.

"You are really cute with those cat ears though, it's a shame that we can't touch it." Viola said while poking the cat's ears: "You even have a tail." She added.

"Stop touching them! I told you not to!" Sannet said while glaring at Viola: "I hate this thing, I wish I can just strangle the person responsible for this."

"You know? It's not too bad to be liked at this, some people will kill for being like you." Viola said with a smirk.

Sannet frowns: "You know what? I am gonna get rid of it after we are done with this exam." She said: "No one will ever touch me like this."

"Is that a bad thing? Being physically close to the people who care about you." Viola asked while smiling.

"Being close to someone who wants to use you is not good." Sannet replied with an icy tone.

"Use is a bit of a stretch... But the girls seem to be really interested though." Viola then glanced at Leanna and Minka: "Even I find you pretty cute too." She said,

Sannet sighs: "Really... What did I even do to deserve this?" She asks while rubbing her ears.

Viola laughs: "I don't know either, you are just lucky to be a target for these two."Viola then pats Sannet's shoulder: "Come on, even after this long with all of us, you are still acting like you are a cold goddess that cannot be approached by anyone?" She asks while smiling.

Sannet paused for a moment before answering: "Maybe, but it's just my personality." She said,

"I know, I am not trying to make you change anything." Viola said: "I just want you to open your mind a bit, you know? If you just sacrifice yourself for a little bit for the girls, I think it would mean a lot for them." She added.

"Sacrifice myself?" Sannet frowned and tilted her head.

Viola nods: "You know what i mean, you are acting like you are a robot that is not able to feel things, even emotions, right? Like you don't have a heart." Viola sips a bit of water from her canteen: "I used to be like you once... " She said: "So don't think that you are alone in this world."

Sannet stayed quiet for a moment. She couldn't find the words to say and just stared at Viola. But then she stood up and walked towards the other two, Sannet let out a long sigh and stared at them seriously: "You can touch my head and tail, but no pulling. You got it?" She said as she frowned.

Leanna and Minka both nodded, they even smile while Sannet is looking at them. Minka walked over to Sannet and began to pet her head: "It's so fluffy!" She exclaimed.

"Don't pull it out, ok?" Sannet said while looking at Leanna.

Leanna nods and approaches Sannet's tail: "Aww... it's so fluffy too." She said as she started to pet the tail.

"Doesn't it hurt? The tail, I mean." Minka asked while still petting Sannet's head.

"It doesn't." Sannet said while feeling really uncomfortable about this.

"I wish I could do that too." Viola said with a smirk.

"You can if you want to, you just have to ask." Sannet said with a frown.

Viola smiled and shook her head: "No, I don't think it's right for me." She said: "I am allergic to pets or anything with fur if I touch them too long."

Minka nodded: "Oh, that's so bad." She said while looking at Viola. But then her hand starts stroking the long silver hair of Sannet's head.

Sannet closed her eyes for a while and felt Minka's touch. She also felt the warmth of her hand. But after a few seconds, Sannet started to frown.

"Hey..." Sannet sounds a bit impatient: "Stop touching my face." She said,

"Oh, sorry..." Minka said while scratching her head: "It just looked really soft, I couldn't help myself."

If Sannet has to be perfectly honest, she likes having her head pet. Her tail not so much, but Viola's words did get through her. But she didn't want the others to know this. Sannet let out a sigh and decided to sit down again. She continues to read a book while the girls are still touching her head and tails.

An hour later, Sannet could feel that her furs are really itchy, it feels like her skin is being scraped away. Sannet lets out a sigh as she adjusts her hair.

"Are you okay? You look really uncomfortable." Leanna asked as she stood up.

Sannet nods: "Yeah, it's just my furs... I guess they need to be groomed." She said while looking around.

"We have a comb in my bag if you need it." Leanna said while pulling out the comb from her backpack.

"N-No! I'm fine!" Sannet said with a panicked look: "I'll do it myself later."

Leanna holds Sannet's head still and begins gently combing Sannet's head fur. She saw Sannet's tail twitch as she did it. The silver white tail is moving left and right slowly, like it's trying to avoid Leanna's hands. Sannet tried to control her tail as she read her book: "Does it feel good?" Leanna asked.

"It's... fine..." Sannet answered as she held a book in front of her face: "Do it slowly, ok?" She added.

"I will do it slowly then." Leanna said while smiling. She began to comb Sannet's head with gentle strokes. Sannet's tail is still twitching, seeing this, Minka also takes out her comb and begins combing Sannet's tail. Sannet let out a long sigh and decided to relax herself.

"It is so fluffy." Minka said while combing the tail: "It's so soft!" She added.

Sannet kept reading the book, but she was actually enjoying it. The gentle stroking on her head feels so good and soothing. It even gives her a sense of security, a kind of comfort that she never experienced. The more she thinks about it, the more she feels relaxed. Sannet decided to just focus on the story of the book rather than anything else.

After ten more minutes, Sannet's furs started to stop itching. She could feel that her furs are becoming much softer and thicker. But she couldn't care less about that, the stroking on her head feels so nice. She really likes having her head stroked.

"All done!" Leanna said as she finished the whole combing: "Did you enjoy it?" She asks with a proud look on her face: "Max prefers my combing over anyone else's!"

"Yes... it's really... comfortable..." Sannet answered while closing her book: "You can comb me anytime you want to."

Leanna smiled: "I'll hold you to that!" She said as she put away the comb into her bag: "So... shall we proceed?"

Minka nodded: "Yep! Let's go!" She said with a smile on her face. She really enjoyed today.

They left the building then began heading to the second area, which seemingly to be a plain but apparently from the database, a lot of monsters hide under the grass, so they need to be extra careful. Viola and Sannet both walk in front, while Minka and Leanna are in the back. Minka is still playing with Sannet's tail, and surprisingly Sannet doesn't seem to be too concerned about what Minka's doing. She just keeps walking with a straight face.

"Aww... it's twitching a lot." Minka said while stroking the tail.

"Don't pull it." Sannet said: "You know how much I hate that."

"Aww... but it's so fluffy!" Minka said with a smile: "I want to see what's inside." She added while putting her hands inside the tail.

Sannet turns around and frowns at Minka. But when she saw Minka's eyes, she let out a long sigh and continued to walk.

Minka let go of the tail and began looking around to see the sight of the area. It is really calm, there is no wind or anything. The place is also eerie and quite silent. The grass is swaying gently, it looks like the grass is trying to tell them something. They continued to walk forward. Suddenly Sannet stopped and looked up.

"What's wrong?" Leanna asks while looking up as well.

Sannet points to the top of a tree: "Look there, do you see the black spot?" She asks.

Minka and Leanna looked up and saw something on the top of a tree. It is black like a shadow, but it's a bit larger than they thought it would be. It began to take off and started rotating above them.

"I think it's a crow..." Leanna said while frowning: "It's flying in circles." She added.

The black bird kept on flying in circles and even began squawking at them, almost as if it was teasing them.

"No... that thing is way bigger than a crow." Minka said while staring at it.

Sannet saw the shadow slowly move toward them. She couldn't see where it was heading to, but she could feel that it was getting closer to them. Suddenly the bird lets out a loud squawk. They all covered their ears and the bird quickly flew away.

"It's gone..." Viola said with a frown.

They saw that the bird just flew to a tree not far away from them.

"Hey... I think we are going to face it soon." Leanna said as she readied her gun: "It might be waiting for us to do something." She added.

Viola nods and unsheathes her revolver: "Well, it seems that it's not going anywhere soon... so let's get closer to it." She said,

Sannet nodded and walked toward the tree where the bird landed. The girls quickly followed her. When they arrived, they found out that the entire tree is covered in birds that look like the first one. They are all just standing on the tree and staring at them.

"Everyone be quiet and leave slowly..." Viola began walking backwards really slowly: "It's vultures...They will swarm us if we get any closer." She added while pointing at the bird with her gun.

Minka gulps as she keeps staring at the birds. Leanna and Sannet kept moving backwards. The birds are just standing on the tree, but their stares are terrifying. They just keep staring at them. They even made a sound like a creaking wooden floor. The girls tried to ignore it and just continued to back away slowly.

Suddenly a loud squawk filled the area. The birds all took off and started to fly towards them.

"Retreat! Retreat!" Viola shouted as she began to run away. The girls quickly followed her. The birds are all flying around them and trying to block them from moving forward. Leanna activated her power and created a wind dome around them, but the birds are still trying to get through by charging in from all directions.

"They are too much for us!" Leanna shouted: "We have to run back to the building or something!" Her power is wavering.

Minka took a deep breath and unleashed a psychic blast around them, causing the birds to be knocked away. This created an opening for them to run. They rushed toward the building and entered it. Viola closed the doors and locked it. They looked around to see if there were any other ways to get out, but the place was just empty. The birds began entering the building, but in the hallways the girls can still fight back rather easily compared to being outside. The birds were swarming in all directions, trying to get to them.

Sannet's blade cuts through by the dozens but their numbers seem to be more than what she could count. The other girls are all fighting against the birds too. Minka is using her psychic powers to cause the birds to collide with each other. Suddenly, Leanna notices something from the corner of her eyes, she sees a bird that is just hovering outside while staring at them with its red eyes. Leanna could feel a shiver down her spine.

"There! Look at that bird!" She said as she pointed at it: "It's not attacking us, but it's the only one who is just floating there!"

Viola said as she hit a bird with her gun: "I think it's controlling the other birds or something like that." She added: "They are hives."

Minka nods: "Yeah... I think you are right about that!" She said: "We need to get on the roof!" She exclaimed.

"I will clear a path." Sannet began cutting through towards the stairs. It might be because of her new hybrid form, but her movement seemed to be more agile than before. Viola followed her. Leanna opened up a barrier to shield the three of them from the birds while heading up to the stairs. They then arrive at the roof while hundreds if not thousands of birds are kept circling around them.

"Can't you make a big tornado to knock them away?" Viola asked Leanna.

Leanna shakes her head: "No, I am not strong enough to do that yet... I need more practice." She said with a frown.

Viola nods: "Yeah... I understand." She said: "But we can't just stand here and get picked apart by these birds."

"I will knock them off again but can you hit the special bird with your shot?" Minka began charging up for a psychic blast again.

"I think so, but I won't know until I try." Viola answered as she put some armor piercing bullets into her revolver.

"Okay then, I'll count to three then we attack!" Minka said: "One! Two! Three!"

Viola quickly pulled the trigger as she heard Minka's countdown. The birds all got knocked away for an instant and created an opening for Viola. She fired but unlucky a bird blocked the shot for the alpha. And it seems to realize that they are trying to strike it down. The bird then flies down towards the building, it then begins to summon hundreds of birds into the air.

This attack will surely pierce Leanna's wind shield and shred everyone into pieces. Minka extends out her hand and grasps it hard. A tunnel that is filled with birds' corpses opens before everyone, which gives Viola a moment to strike. Viola then quickly pulls the trigger again and shoots the alpha. The birds were all as if hit by something, and began twitching eventually falling onto the ground.

"Did it work?!" Minka asks while staring at the alpha bird that is falling down to the ground.

"I hope it does..." Viola said as she kept staring at the bird.

The alpha bird fell onto the ground and it began to transform into a large, black mass. A large creature with long tentacles, or wings, or something like that. It looks like a shadow or something like that, it's just moving around aimlessly: "What in the world..." Leanna muttered.

Sannet jumped down the building and slashed the monster through in an instant, killing it with a single blow. The monster vanished and turned into a pile of black ash.

"That thing was weird." Leanna said as she put down her weapon.

"Yeah... I didn't know what to do either." Minka said while shaking her hand.

"At least we won this battle." Sannet said as she started walking back to the building.

They went back to the first area where they rested, they quickly got out of the building and looked at the sky.

"Looks like they are gone." Minka said with a smile.

"Yeah... I am so glad we did not die from those things." Viola said while wiping away her sweat: "Great work everyone." She added.

"Don't forget that you played the most important role in this fight, Viola." Sannet said with a straight face.

"My... you are complimenting me?" Viola said with a surprised look on her face: "But thanks anyway."

Sannet nodded and smiled. Minka smiled as well: "Thanks a lot too, Lea!" She said while hugging Leanna.

"Yep, thank you a lot." Leanna said while hugging Minka back: "We wouldn't even make it if we didn't have you. How did you do that cool bird tunnel thing?"

Minka scratches the back of her head: "I..i don't really know, i just wanted to create an opening for Viola, that's it."

"It was cool though." Viola said with a smile: "You are a really strong psyker, Minka."

Minka blushed: "Thanks, I guess." She said,

Sannet sighed as she looked up at the sky: "Let's go back then, it's almost noon."

The others agreed and left the area, but not before they have a picnic together and enjoy the food. The girls talked about what happened, they are glad that no one got hurt and are happy to spend some time with each other.

At noon, everyone is walking under the sun while talking to each other. Suddenly a shadow looms above them, Sannet's cat ears twitching upon feeling something is above them. She looked up to see that the shadow is getting closer to them. But the roaring engine noise reminds them that this is still a imperium controlled planet. Then the aircraft went away.

They continued walking until they were at the halfway point of the exam: "From the look of it, we can finish this in two days." Sannet said as she looked at the map.

"Are you sure? That would mean that we can finish the whole exam way before the deadline." Viola asks while looking at the map.

"I am sure, unless there are a lot more monsters or traps for us to face." Sannet said with a frown: "We need to be extra careful." She added.

"Well..." Viola leans on the tree trunk: "At least we have a well deserved rest after the last battle." She said,

"That's for sure." Minka said with a smile: "I am so glad that we don't have to fight those bird monsters again."

"Yeah... it's nice to relax once in a while." Leanna said with a smile. Then her eyes began moving towards Sannet's head again.

Sannet noticed this and started to frown: "Stop it." She said,

"But your ears..." Leanna said while trying to reach it out.

Sannet quickly swats Leanna's hand away: "Stop it!" She said while hissing.

Leanna smiles: "Sorry..." She said: "You are just so cute like this, I just can't help myself." She added.

Sannet glares at her: "I don't think you are going to stop bothering me just because I told you to, so I will just ignore you." But Sannet then sits between Leanna and Minka then begins reading her book.

Minka is really surprised to see Sannet sitting next to them. But she smiles as she begins playing with Sannet's tail. Sannet sighs and continues to read her book. Leanna also began grooming Sannet's head. The three of them are now enjoying the peaceful time they are having. After a while, Viola left the rest area to fill her canteen with water. Sannet is just trying to ignore the two of them as much as possible, but it's actually quite hard. But she will think of it as her trial for training her patience.

The sun is setting down and it will be night soon, the girls are already falling asleep when she hears something start to break into the camp. Sannet immediately gets up, rushes towards the noise and draws her sword out: "Hi, Sannet." A voice called out to her from the bushes.

Sannet immediately points her blade at the direction of the voice: "What do you want? Show yourself!" She shouts.

The voice laughed: "Oh, come on. Do you really have to be acting like this?" Trazyn asked. He then gets out from the bush and starts walking towards Sannet.

"I can't be too careless with you..." Sannet said while glaring at Trazyn: "Why did you make me have cat features?" She asks.

Trazyn smirks: "Because I love to see you being teased at." He answered with a teasing tone: "Also, I want to see my daughter happy." He added.

"Stop playing around!" Sannet said: "It's starting to get really annoying" She adds.

"Aww, poor kitty cat." Trazyn said while shaking his head: "I see that the exam is going smoothly for you." He added.

Sannet frowns at Trazyn: "Well, I am glad that it's not your doing this time." She said,

Trazyn shrugged: "I really had no intention of bothering you or anything. Now, tell me. Did you learn your lesson?" He asks with a curious tone.

"About what?" Sannet asked as she kept her sword away.

"About being more caring toward the people who care about you." Trazyn answered: "Also more respectful to certain people." He added.

Sannet blushed and shook her head: "You...! You did this because of that? Just so you know, I am not even in the mood for your crap right now!" She said with an angry tone: "You are spiteful and small!"

Trazyn let out a sigh: "Okay, I am sorry about this... but you need to understand, the thing you said back there is actually really bad." He said: "Being called an ass to someone you care about really hurts."

"So?" Sannet said with a frown.

"Do you think that's fair to them?" Trazyn asked: "Are you just going to keep being an ass to the people who care about you?" He added.

Sannet froze for a second before answering: "I... don't know..." She said,

"Well, if you don't want them to leave you, then you need to change yourself a bit." Trazyn said while patting Sannet's shoulder: "I will reverse you back now."

"W-Wait! I am not done yet!" Sannet said with a panicked look.

"Oh, I thought you wanted to get rid of this." Trazyn said with a smile.

"I...!" Sannet began to hesitate for a moment: "I am not ready yet."

"Well, then I will just wait until you are ready." Trazyn said as he sat down: "I think the exam is going to end in five days, so you better make your choice, or they will become permanent." He added: "Can i ask why you don't want to get rid of it?"

Sannet stayed quiet for a moment before answering: "Because... it's nice to be petted." She said with a red face.

"Aww... that's so cute." Trazyn said with a smirk: "I knew you were soft on the inside. I guess this is why Minka loves you so much."

Sannet frowns: "You did this because of her?"

"Nah, not really." Trazyn said: "I just decided to mess with you since you are a grumpy girl."

"Oh, shut up!" Sannet said while blushing madly.

Trazyn laughs: "Okay, okay... I will leave now." He said: "Take care."

Trazyn teleported himself away. Sannet looked at the sky, it's almost dark. She decided to head back and stoke the flame a bit. The girls were still sleeping when she got back. She looks at them and shakes her head.

"Stupid idiots..." She said while touching her ears. She couldn't help but feel giddy after remembering Trazyn's words.

She sits down between Minka and Leanna again and decides to just keep looking at them. After a while, she puts her head on her knees and closes her really doesn't know why she feels this way, but she never felt this before. She can't help but feel this warm feeling when she sees those two. It's almost like a sensation she could not even compare to.