Shu would be squatting on a tree with his arms resting on his knees. He'd be holding his swords with his eyes closed.

"Hey... Demon kid... Wake up." Said a voice in Shu's ear. Shu's right eye opened with his eye looking at his ear.

"What...?" Shu asked annoyed. The voice in his ear was a deeper masculine voice.

“You going to meet up with the others or are you going to keep sleeping on that tree?” The man asked. Shu groaned,

“I thought I was the last resort… why the hell do I have to be with them…?” Shu asked. The man sighed,

"You're still a part of the team, you're just reckless, that's why you're our last resort." The man said. Shu shook his head,

"Fine, I'm meeting up with them..." Shu said. Shu then caught up with the group. Keiko would be shaking in fear, looking around. A girl with long black hair walked over to Keiko, putting her arm around Keiko's shoulder.

"Cool down Maekawa, we're just going on reconnaissance." The girl said. Keiko nodded her head quickly,

"A-Alright... Tayanaga-San..." Keiko stuttered. Ayumi Tayanaga, 16 years old, Dagger wielder. Ayumi chuckled. Kamiko looked back at Shu. Shu had his hands in his jacket pockets, looking at the ground.

"Alright guys, let's head over to that field and put our stuff down," Kamiko said. Everyone nodded, they kept walking until they reached a large empty field. Kamiko nodded, looking at everyone.

"Everyone's here, let's get started... Today, we're going to teach you all Chatzukoru." Kamiko said. Ayumi and Keiko looked confused,

"What's Chatzukoru?" Ayumi asked. Kamiko put a finger up,

"Before that let's all introduce each other, and say one nice thing about the person who went before you," Kamiko said. Kamiko pointed at Matsushima and he cleared his throat.

“My name is Shoichi Matsushima, pleasure to meet all of you, I will be your accomplice and your General in this group!” Matsushima said. Kamiko smiled, nodding.

“I’m Kamiko Samada, I will be the one training you for our missions! Something nice about Matsushima is that he’s admirable.” Kamiko said. Everyone nodded. Matsushima looked over at Keiko next,

“My name is Keiko Maekawa, I’m a medic for the group, nice to meet you all! Something nice about Kamiko-san… She is very kind and motivational.” Keiko said. Keiko looked over at Shu, smiling. Shu looked up, raising a brow.

“Oh… Shuichi Morikawa… I want to murder every demon on the face of this planet…” Shu said. Everyone looked at Shu in surprise. Shu looked around in confusion. The boy with blue hair walked over to Shu, holding a pistol.

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“Morikawa, huh… Does the name come with a big ego or something…?” the boy asked. Kamiko sighed,

“Stop bickering, you’re acting like old people…” Kaimko said. The boy chuckled, spitting on Shu’s right shoe. Shu pulled out one of his swords. Kamiko grabbed his wrist, forcing him to sheathe it.

“Cool it, Morikawa…” Kamiko said. Shu scoffed, sheathing his sword.

“Remember… You have to say something nice about Maekawa-chan.” Kamiko said. Shu raised a brow,

“Uh… She’s uhm…” Shu blushed slightly from embarrassment,

“… She’s… Pretty… I g-guess…” Shu forced it out of his mouth. Keiko looked at Shu in surprise,

“W-what…?” Keiko internalized. She blushed, looking down at the ground. Shu shook his head, walking over to a tree and leaning back on it. He closed his eyes, his head facing the ground. The blue-haired boy sighed, stepping forward.

“My name is Seon Youngjae… I want to create a world where humans a-… Humans can live peacefully again…” Youngjae said. Kamiko nodded,

“Uh… Shuichi has cool swords I guess…” Youngjae said. Shu had one eye open looking at Youngjae. He closed his eyes again.

“Katashi Muramoto, I want to become a famous military soldier, taking down the demon’s head will make that easier for me. Something nice about Marksman? Cool looking guns.” Katashi said. Next was Ayumi, who was examining her dagger.

“Name’s Ayumi Tayanaga, I just like fighting… It’s a thrill to me… Always has been… I like that Muramoto is confident.” Ayumi said. Katashi smiled,

“Thanks,” Katashi said. Ayumi looked over at Lukas. Lukas nodded, inhaling and exhaling slightly heavy.

“I’m Lukas Hagens… I’m from the Netherlands… When I was 9, my family sold me to experimentation with these crazy scientists… They made me different… But stronger…” Lukas said.

“… So I want to try and help out by doing good with the abilities I’ve been given… Ayumi has a strong will, that makes her honorable.” Lukas said. Ayumi smiled. Kamiko smiled,

“Now that we’ve all gotten familiar with each other, let's start training,” Kamiko said. Kamiko looked over at Matsushima, nodding. Matsushima walked over next to Kamiko.

"Shu, get over here," Matsushima said. Shu opened his eyes, looking up in confusion. Matsushima waved him over. Shu groaned, walking over.

"So, today we're going to teach you all Chatzukoru," Matsushima said. Everyone looked confused,

"What's Chatzukoru?" Keiko asked. Matsushima nodded,

"Good question, it's an energy in our body brought out by our strongest emotion, used to make us reach past our potential," Matsushima explained. Keiko and the others nodded,

"As an example, Shu here will show you it in action," Matsushima said. Shu looked at Matsushima in confusion.

"I never volunteered for this..." Shu told him. Matsushima sighed,

"You're a member of the group, just do it," Matsushima said. Shu sighed,

"Fine..." Shu said, pulling out his swords. Ayumi looked at his swords, smiling. Shu closed his eyes, getting a position to sprint. He breathed in through his nose, gritting his teeth. His veins started blinking white with a red tint. He fully pulled out his sword.

"Five percent...!!" Shu shouted. He then shot forward at invisible speeds toward a tree. He then reappeared past the tree, steam exhausting from the sides of his mouth. He sheathed his sword and the tree split in half, sliding onto the ground. Ayumi looked shocked, standing and running over to the tree. She looked at the cut end of the tree, noticing the burns from the cut. She looked up at Shu in admiration.

"He's..."

"... A true warrior..." Ayumi internalized.