Somewhere not too far away, Minka and Sannet are still sparring, Minka is starting to get more used to Sannet's movement. But soon a sudden leg sweep from Sannet sends her on her back once again, Sannet stands in front of her and smirks: "Getting a bit better now." She then looks at Minka: "So, do you want to spar with someone else?" She said as she wiped the sweat off of her face.

Minka rubs her back: "Ouch..." She lets out a groan in pain, then slowly gets up from the ground and stretches: "Why are you asking? Are you bored already?"

"Hm? I guess you could say that..." Sannet shakes her head slightly and says: "Well, let's take a break and see if your friend Viola can fight."

'Viola is also your friend."

"Nope" Sannet smirks: "I just need a person that I can spar against."

"How mean! That's just so mean!" Minka lets out a sigh and shakes her head: "You need some friends, you know that?"

"Nope, I don't." Sannet shook her head, as she said: "I am perfectly content with being alone. Besides, I'm not really that interested in getting a friendship, or even a relationship. All that is just a hassle in the first place. You really think that people will actually stay together after all the bad things that have happened?"

Minka looked at her, she could tell that there was a deep pain hidden underneath the calm face Sannet showed everyone, she had no idea why she is still in that situation, and it seems that it hurts her too.

"I'd love to get my hand dirty." Viola came after wearing her gears:" But I am not fighting Minka." Viola smirks: "I want to fight you." She points at Sannet.

"Really?" Sannet looks at Viola and laughs. Sannet raised her eyebrow. She seemed to be really amused with her. She smirked at Viola and said: "Are you sure about this? I can break every bone in your body while naming them in alphabetical order." Sannet said, as she smirked at her.

Viola smirks back at her. She was confident: "We will see, besides... it's not like your hands are gonna land on me." Viola is already in a fighting pose and smiles confidently at Sannet.

Sannet smiles and raises her hands: "Let's go then." Sannet starts to attack Viola first. She started to punch Viola, from a spectating perspective, it is like Sannet as if teleported in front of Viola.

However due to some unexplainable reasons, the punch missed and actually went over Viola's shoulder. Then Viola grabbed Sannet's arm and threw her backward. She then quickly kicked Sannet's gut while she was falling down and Sannet got knocked away from the blow, Viola smiles, it seemed like Sannet got knocked back a good five meters.

Sannet got up quickly, a look of surprise appeared on her face. "Hm." She thought, but soon her expression changed from surprise to a slight smile. She looked at Viola and said: "Nice job." Sannet was quite impressed. She got up from the ground. Her face showed a slight look of admiration.

"You got this Viola! Beat her up!" Minka clenches her fist and cheers her friend up: "Don't let her catch you okay?!"

"Don't worry, she won't catch me." Viola smiled, it seems she's very confident of herself, and the look on Sannet's face is getting more intense by the second. Viola looked at Sannet with a slight smile and said: "Are we going to play like this? Or do you want to fight for real?" Viola looked at her and smirked slightly. After one simple blink of an eye, Sannet teleports behind Viola and attempts to choke her. But Viola dodged it and stuck a few tokens on Sannet, after two seconds later, they began igniting and pushed Sannet away for about a few dozen meters. Sannet stood back up: "What did you stick on me?" Sannet says in a calm tone, as if she's not mad. But everyone could feel the temperature dropping rapidly.

"Nothing, just something I use when fighting people like you." Viola smirks as she keeps her eyes on her: "Well... What's wrong Sannet? Getting tired of running around already? What's with the look?"

"I'll just rip your arms off and use them as my new toy." Sannet smirks. It seems Sannet was really serious. Her face was still calm. She walked towards Viola, the ground beneath her cracked.

Minka gulps, afraid that this might be the time that both of them will go all out against each other. It has been awhile that she has seen Sannet this mad, it has been awhile that Viola was this excited: "What are you two doing?!" She yells at both of them: "This isn't training anymore! Please stop!" She screams.

A frostbitten blade appeared on Sannet's hand, the temperature was getting below zero, she charged at Viola with a murderous smile, and she then raised her hand that had the frostbitten blade on it. Viola grins and her bracelet began transforming itself into a long strange shaped gun. Viola dodged the attack with a simple move, the next thing she did was to pull the trigger of her weapon. After a shock wave that made Minka grab onto the table next to her, she opened her eyes and saw that Sannet and Viola were both kneeling on the ground.

“Who won?" Minka asks nervously. She is curious to know.

"It's a draw..." Both of them say it at the same time, and the two of them glare at each other, but soon Sannet smirks and Viola smiles: "Not bad..." Viola got up and so did Sannet: "Maybe I should go for the head next time. That would be much more interesting." Viola smirked as she looked at Sannet.

Sannet's smile fades: "I will make sure you won't have hands to do so."

"Haha! That's good!" Viola laughs loudly and Sannet looks at her with confusion. She had never seen her laugh this loudly. Viola wiped away some tears that were forming in her eyes. Then, she smiled at her. It seems Viola and Sannet just had an unspoken agreement between the two of them.

Minka looks at both of them in confusion: "Um... I am confused... Do you two like each other now?" Minka asks.

Both Viola and Sannet turned their heads and looked at Minka. The two of them said it at the same time: "Hell no!" They then looked at each other again: "She's just a nuisance." Viola says. "I agree, she is a nuisance." Sannet says. They then turn away from each other. Viola starts to eat the food and Sannet sits on a chair, as if nothing has happened between the two of them.

"These two are strange.... but... It is kinda cute..." Minka says she's still very confused with them but she doesn't mind, she is just happy that these two are finally getting along now. She then got herself some food.

For some reason while sitting, Sannet's hands can't stop shaking and Viola isn't as talkative as usual. They are both very uncomfortable, Minka took note of this: "Are you two okay? Did you guys really hit each other hard? Or is there something else? Maybe I can help!" Minka was a little worried, it's the first time that they both looked like this.

"It's ok Minky, we are fine." Viola said while in a comforting tone. She gave Minka a smile, she's clearly lying to Minka, but Minka did not push her on the question. Viola was grateful for that, as she just wanted to get through the rest of the day in peace and without any further disturbances.

Minka decides to go out and take a stride after eating, there's something in her mind that she just can't shake off. After she took a good walk in the garden, she found herself standing in front of an old building that looked like it had been abandoned for many years: "Huh... I don't know I could go this far." It is a building that used to be an old supply house.

"What are you doing here?" Sannet suddenly spoke behind her: "Are you lost?"

"Gosh you scared me..." Minka put one hand on her chest to calm her beating heart: "You don't have to scare me like that! Geez!" She turns to Sannet with annoyance: "Can we ever have a conversation where you don’t hate my gut? It's really frustrating, you know!" She crosses her arms and glares at Sannet.

Sannet raises her eyebrows and stares Minka straight in the eyes, it feels like she's judging her: "Are you planning to talk to Leanna? Because I would advise you to do so."

"Ha?" Minka is very surprised with this question: "I...I eh... Well... I just want to take a walk, I mean...Where did you get the idea?" Minka's words trail off as she looks away.

Sannet doesn't answer Minka's question, she just stands there and looks at her with that expression again: "Minka..."

Minka sighs and nods her head slightly, she knows there's no way to change this: "Well...I know I hurt her feelings pretty badly... But I always wanted to show her that I am as capable as her... I can do what she cannot do...I know I am not good at it but... I want to help her with all my heart. That's what I want to do." Minka smiles a little and nods her head slightly.

"You are so selfish, Minka, just like your father. You will do anything to make your own action seem legit while hurting everyone else around you." Sannet then shakes her head slightly and sighed: "That's why you have a hard time making friends." She looked at Minka, with her expression softened a little.

"Hah? How is it selfish? I am doing this for HER!" Minka yells angrily and glares at Sannet, her temper flares up:" You don't know me Sannet, I do not care about how people view me and I don't care if I have no friends."

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"Do you say this to make yourself feel better? If so, I can't say you are a fool or an idiot. But you're really an idiot to do this for her, she has her own path. And she's just fine with that. Why do you have to come and screw things up? Just let her be happy, do you not know what love is? If you truly love someone, you have to accept the fact that she's a different person and that you have your own paths." Sannet shakes her head: "The fact that you pushed her away just shows how insecure you are." She stares at Minka with an unreadable expression: "If you truly loved her, you won't hurt her. You have to know your limits."

Minka frowns, her teeth gritted: "YOU ARE TELLING ME ALL OF THIS?! YOU? SANNET!" She is now livid. Minka feels her blood boiling inside her, her breathing is fast, she's fuming with anger. Minka stares Sannet straight in her eyes, but she doesn't do anything, she just stands there and looks at Sannet with a stare that would kill: "You have no right to tell me how you live your life! And who are you to judge me?!" Minka is yelling so loudly at Sannet: "You never tell anyone about how you really feel! You always put up your act as a cold and aloof person, but we all know you are hurt by this whole thing as well! You know what Sannet? Fuck you. I will not listen to your bullshit again. Just leave, go back to Ravager or Minka, however you call her. She's your friend right? She is the one friend that you can respect, so what are you doing here? Who am I to you? A nuisance? Someone that is always in your way? Tell me Sannet!"

Sannet stood there and did nothing. Her expression didn't change, she was not angry at Minka's outburst. But Minka doesn't care. Minka is now screaming at Sannet so loudly, and Sannet didn't react. It just makes Minka even madder at her. After a minute of shouting and yelling, Minka's anger has finally reached the boiling point. She is breathing heavily. And there's tears in her eyes: "Sannet! Why can't you understand that I'm doing all of this to help her!" Minka screamed.

"And it's the wrong way, Minka!" Sannet's cold expression finally changed and her voice was firm, she yelled at her with all her strength, making Minka take a step back from shock. But Sannet continues: "Do you really think that what you did is the right way?! Thinking of pushing away the ones that care about you so you don't want to see them getting hurt? Do you know what you are doing right now? It is a selfish way to avoid all your responsibility! If you can't take care of her and support her, then you have no right to be with her, if you truly love her, you wouldn't be hurting her feelings!"

Minka felt her knees are weakened and her eyes were now filled with tears, her breathing became unsteady and her vision got blurred: "I... I don't want to lose her... But i also don't want to see her getting killed.." Minka's voice became hoarse and it trembled, Minka then falls on her knees, crying softly on the ground, tears falling down on her cheeks as she sobs loudly: "I... I just can't take it anymore... I want her to be safe but i don't want to lose her... I can't do this... I can't let her get hurt...I can't lose her..." Her voice broke at the end as her shoulders started to tremble uncontrollably, she looks at Sannet with red puffy eyes: "I...I want to protect her... I really do... But...But i don't know if i am enough... I am scared..." Minka's voice shook and trembled, Minka could only say one thing: "I can't... I just can't... Please help me... Help me please...I'm begging you." Minka is now pleading to Sannet to help her. Minka is on her knees in front of her: "I know i am weak... But I'll get stronger! So please Sannet... Please help me."

Sannet looks at Minka with an unreadable expression: "Stronger? You never needed that, but you need to detach yourself from everyone, the more people you get to be connected with the more painful it would be. You think that being strong would keep your loved ones from getting hurt. But it just makes them worried and you will lose them all the faster." Sannet kneels down to Minka's level and wipes her tears off, then she grabs Minka's hands gently, Minka looks at Sannet, Sannet looks back at her, but Sannet doesn't say anything, she just holds Minka's hand and looks at Minka.

"Sannet...Will you help me?" Minka says quietly.

Sannet stands up and says: "Minka, you have a long way to go and I think you are wasting time on this...I want you to stay with Leanna, help her become stronger. And most importantly, Minka... Never look down on yourself, you are not weak."

"Finally, you said something that is good for the heart." Viola's voice came from behind Sannet and she was grinning, she was holding some drinks and snacks in her hands. She put the drinks and snacks on the ground. Minka took the chance to hug Viola tightly, and Viola hugged her back: "Don't worry Minky, You don't have to worry about us, go and find Leanna. I bet she misses you very much." Viola then pats her head lightly.

Minka wipes off her tears and smiles a little, then she nods, she lets out a soft sigh: "Ok... I will do it. I will find her, and I will be strong." Minka says determinedly as she stands up: "I will come back with her, then it will be the end of the Ravager and Archivist." Minka's eyes are shining with confidence now. Minka then bids farewell to both of them and is off to the nearest settlement.

"Well now, the misses are gone. Are we gonna put off the act or something else?" Viola looks at Sannet and laughs softly.

"Who exactly are you?" Sannet suddenly turns and faces Viola, with a stern tone she asks her.

"Ah... So you know the service weapon.... Very interesting...." Viola tilts her head: "I guess you know about my background then."

"Only a Terra can wield a service weapon. And that exact same weapon in your hand is not from this world."

"Wrong, it is from this world. But not from this 'time'" Viola smirks, she looks at Sannet: "You really have a sharp mind Sannet, I'm impressed." Viola said with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.

"So who exactly are you?..." Sannet is about to pull out her sword.

"Stop... Stop right there.." Viola puts one finger up and shakes her head slowly: "There's no need for that, besides, you won't be able to do anything against me." Viola let out a sigh: "I will tell you myself~" Viola smiled.

Sannet narrowed her eyes, her hand was on her sword, ready to pull it out, if necessary, and Viola's expression didn't change, she kept smiling, her smile is still there as if she doesn't care: "You see, Sannet... I am a descendant of the little misses..." She looks at Sannet: "Surprised?" Viola's eyes glinted for a brief second.

"From when? You are clearly not a Terra from this age."

"Ah yes, from the far far far future Sannet... About a few thousands of years or so?" Viola chuckled as she shook her head slightly and then looked at Sannet, Viola then grinned as she said: "But that doesn't really matter to you Sannet."

"That is a lie. Your genetic profile is not from Minka Terra's descendants, I checked her records before. You're lying."

"Ha, haha... HAHAHA! You check her genetic records?" Viola looks at Sannet with disbelief: "This is where you are wrong Sannet... Not this Minka Terra, but the Ravager. I am her descendent."

"Then where is your psychic ability? And Minka died before she could procreate. There was no record of the children of Minka Terra even in other dimensions. And Minka is from a long gone world that perished a very long time ago. You are lying to me. There is no proof that you are Minka's descendant." Sannet's eyes are glaring as if wanting to tear Viola apart.

"Ha. You are actually quite thorough about your little investigation. But unfortunately, Sannet, your information is wrong. And it is incomplete, if you had more information about her, then maybe you wouldn't be making these kinds of assumptions." Viola grins at Sannet with a carefree attitude, her hands behind her head: "You see, Sannet... I don't need to have her powers to be her descendant." She smirks.

"But your genetic code is not Minka Terra's descendants. That is a fact."

"But I told you already that it isn't this world, Minka Terra... And it's not her power that is passed down." Viola shakes her head: "You also seemed to miss the most obvious answer...You see, Sannet, I didn't lie to you. But you were just being stupid...It was her 'thoughts' and 'emotions' that passed down from the original Terra to me, the power she gave me is not physical, it was her knowledge... And her thoughts echoed into the future... to me." Viola chuckled softly, Viola smiled: "When Minka died... her psychic energy echoed through time... And the moment I was born, I received them... and then it made me who I am now. " Viola said calmly and looked at Sannet. She smiled, with an amused look: "How can I wield a service weapon... It was never in the gene Sannet. It was just a mere passcode. That is the reason I can use the weapon." She looked at Sannet with a smirk, her eyes were calm, yet she still looked at Sannet with the same amusement in her eyes.

"Prove it... What did Minka say to me before she died?"

"Unless you are waiting to tell you the banter words. 'I really want to see you become a human and be friends with you. Sannet.' I think this is the important sentence you are waiting for...right?"

Sannet froze, it was a few milliseconds but Viola's expression changed a lot. She is now smirking: "Tsk tsk, the ice queen has melted right?~ Well guess what Sannet~ I really like being friends with you as well." Viola chuckled as she said that, her smile is really annoying.

Sannet suddenly grabbed Viola's collar and glared at her: "Why did you show up now?! This is not the timeline you belong to! Do you know the danger of time traveling like this?"

"Sannet~ Sannet~ I thought you're smarter than that.." Viola chuckled softly and looked at her. Her eyes narrowed, it looks like she's looking down at her. Then Viola grinned: "It's not a matter of time. It's a matter of dimensions. If Ravager and Archivist can come to this world... so can i~" She let out a soft laugh. She smiled and looked at Sannet, her eyes were gleaming with amusement.

"Then... does it mean you don't know how any of this ends?"

"Hm... I am afraid I don't... I only retained the memory of Ravager until she died. So I am as clueless as you. But... I do know about the weakness and strength of the Ravager like no one else~" Viola is certainly enjoying this interaction with Sannet, she is smirking: "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong~?" Viola grins.

Sannet just realized her eye twitches from the sudden answer. But she kept a stern expression and looked at Viola with cold eyes: "So you only know Ravager's life up to her death and that's it? But I see no trace of her personality on you."

"Aha, it's because I am still Viola, I just happen to have her memory. It would take too much time to assimilate with her... And it's just too tiring~ I like my own personality and memories so much more~" Viola looks at Sannet, Viola tilts her head and smiles.

"Is this why you came to Minka? To keep an eye on her?"

"To keep an eye on her? Well maybe at first, but do you know how rare it is to find a version of Minka that is not absolutely insane? I would not let this opportunity slip by, she has so much potential yet she is so human at the same time. I have to protect this precious Minka." Viola chuckled softly, her eyes glinting.

"Then you must know ways to defeat the Ravager right?" Sannet asked.

"Not possible, this is why I kept derailing the entire thing. Because no matter how much we prepare for it, we just can't win. Because her powers are far superior than ours. We don't even have the slightest chance. She will get what she wants one way or another." Viola sighed softly and looked at Sannet: "We need to wait for the right time to act. I know you must notice for such a long time nothing had really happened about our work to fight against the Ravager or the Archivist. So... this is why I sent Little Missy to find Leanna. It was for their safety. So they wouldn't be caught in this whole mess..." Viola's expression looks surprisingly thoughtful: "Because it is all useless to fight against the Ravager or Archivist. We need to be more cunning about it, and to find their weaknesses... and only then... we can possibly have a chance at fighting against them..."

"I understand. I will keep an eye on them." Sannet said in a low tone, it was the first time that she looked calm. Sannet looks at Viola with her eyes: "If there is any change, tell me." Sannet's voice sounded so different now, she no longer sounds like she hates Viola, instead she gives Viola a nod out of respect.