The day of the match arrived and the team arrived where it would take place. This world was filled with tall trees everywhere. Neige knew he came here before but couldn't remember a thing. A Baseball field was already drawn on the ground and a familiar-looking girl was standing in the middle of it. Neige and Sepide ran toward her, surprised to see her there.

"Goddess? What are you doing here?"

The girl turned toward them, acting like she didn't understand what he meant.

"Goddess? I know I'm pretty like one but still. My name's Opal, you better remember it."

"What did you say that Neige?" Asked Sepide "Do you know each other?"

Neige looked at the girl winking at him. He quickly understood what she meant and respected her wish.

"No, I just thought she was someone else."

"It happens. Silv asked me to be the referee, I'm more into tournaments and stuff usually, not so much into sports. I hope she won't be late, I have other things to do..."

Silva arrived with them, surprised to see Opal again.

"You're the one that organized the tournament last time! I always wondered, who won in the end?"

"It was interrupted, there were no winners."

"Yeah, but the leader lost and Ada cheated, so you could say that they were both out, right?"

"I get where you're going, you can be the winner if you want, even if it has been over for a while now."

Silva cheered at the idea of being the winner of the tournament. Sadly for her, the celebration was cut short by the arrival of the other team.

"Can you stop yelling? You're annoying."

The group turned toward Silv and her team. Emel was part of it, along with a bunch of mafia members. But the most surprising one was a sick-looking girl with long red hair in a wheelchair.

"Who's that? Emel 2?" Silva asked with curiosity.

"Shut up bitch!" Yelled Silv, quickly interrupted by the girl in the wheelchair.

"Silv..."

Silv looked at her friend with embarrassment but was still mad at Silva. She looked away from everyone, not wanting to have this conversation.

"Excuse her... She's a bit rude at times..." The girl coughed violently and had to take back her breath before continuing "I'm Iris... As you can see, I'm not in a state to play... But I'm grateful I'm able to see a great match..."

The group was shocked to see Iris's politeness and even more to see Silv submit to her. Annoyed, the blind girl decided to take her friend away, leaving Emel and her team.

"It means a lot for Silv, so could you take it easy with us? I'm sure she'd be glad to-"

"She was glad to use my past to push me to my limits." Silva said, interrupting Emel "I'm going to try my best to kick her ass and shatter her dreams."

"Come on, just this once... Silv would be grateful."

"Silv tried to kill me..." Silva paused for a moment and counted using her fingers "At least three times, she's lucky I'm playing by her rules."

Emel crossed her arms, clearly mad at Silva.

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"You're just a bunch of meanies."

"You're defending a psychopath."

Emel had enough and tried to attack Silva. However, it didn't look like an attack and more like a child throwing a tantrum. Seeing what was happening, Emely arrived and pushed Emel away to defend Silva.

"Hey, I'm the only one that can hurt my cool bat!"

"You call her bat? That's kind of a cute nickname... Maybe I should call Silv like that too."

"Don't call this mother-fluffer like! It's Silva's name!"

The two other selves tried to fight but quickly stopped when their skin touched, bringing a burning sensation to them.

"It burns! It burns!"

Emel blew where it burned, hoping it would stop faster. Silv came back without commenting on the situation, even if she knew what happened.

"I found a good spot for Iris, we can start!"

Opal nodded her head and took a notebook out of her bag, ready to note.

"Alright, who will be the captain?"

The crew of the Kronos grouped away from the others to decide who would the leader be. Polyetta looked at them confused and quickly said,

"Are we really thinking about who's the leader? That's literally my title."

"You're the leader of the Kronos Polyetta, but in terms of Baseball, you didn't even know the rules."

"Neige, the only one that knew the rules was Emely, we're not electing her as the captain..."

"Why not? I'm all for it."

Emely and Polyetta were both surprised, clearly disagreeing with the choice. Before they could argue, the rest of the group discussed Emely's place as the leader, with Gwyn agreeing first.

"I agree, she knows better after all. Those who disagree raise their hand."

Emely and Polyetta both raised their hand, satisfying the others.

"Two against seven, Emely is the captain now."

Everyone returned to the referee, leaving Emely and Polyetta dumbfounded. Seeing them approach, Opal prepared to note the name.

"They chose Silv as the captain, who will it be for you?"

"We chose Emely." Answered Neige.

"Hey, why is she the captain?" Asked Emel "Can I be the Captain Silv? Please?"

"No, I'm the captain, shut up."

Opal noted Emely's name and blew her whistle to bring everyone around.

"Silv's team with hit first, Emely's will be the fielding team."

Everyone took place where they were supposed to, except for Ada and Polyetta, who stood there completely lost.

"No one explained the rules to me, what am I supposed to do?"

"Emely explained me, but she's bad with explanations."

"I'm not explaining the rules..." Said Opal, annoyed "Didn't you practice before?"

"Yes, but I just ran around aimlessly..."

Opal let out an exhausted sigh, already tired of them.

"They'll throw a ball and you need to catch it, good luck."

Ada and Polyetta were both unsure but accepted the explanation and took place on the field.

The match officially started, Silva was the one throwing the ball at the batter. Emel took her bat in hand, ready to win for her team.

"I'll show you my Silv is better!"

Silva stayed silent, focusing on the ball. She threw it full speed, not even letting Emel the time to react. Opal blew briefly in her whistle, announcing the first strike.

"Dumbass! If you miss two more times, you're out!"

Feeling Silv's pressure on her shoulders, Emel prepared herself for the next throw. Silva threw the ball at the same speed. Emel tried to hit but was too late this time too.

"Emel! If you lose you'll be punished!"

Emel was afraid of the punishment but was sure she could hit the ball this time. Silva threw the ball once more, Emel managed to react fast enough for the fast throw but was taken by surprise by the sudden slow throw. Failing three times, Opal whistled loudly and yelled,

"Emel got three strikes, she's out! Silv is next!"

Emel left and put her bat on the ground, disappointed. Silv took place and pointed the bad at Silva with a defiant smile.

"I'm no Emel! I'm far better!"

"Shut up and prepare yourself."

Silv was a bit annoyed by Silva's seriousness and prepared herself. Silva threw a fast ball but the batter managed to hit it far away. Silv ran toward the first base, confident she could make it. Despite her best efforts, Opal's whistle was heard, followed by her voice.

"Silv didn't reach a base before the ball was caught, she's out."

Silv was sure that the ball was high in the air and couldn't understand why it was caught so soon. When Remiel landed and caused a loud sound, Silv immediately understood what happened.

"Hey, they have a robot! It's cheating! It can jump high in the air!"

"Robots are allowed but I think she shouldn't be able to jump like that anymore. It's time for the next batter to take place."

Silv was forced to accept it but still felt frustrated. One of the members of her mafia took place, the tall man picked up the bat, ready to strike.

"I hate Silv, but if I didn't have Emely, I would also make a harem of tall guys."

Silv threw the ball and the man managed to hit it perfectly. The ball was high in the sky and the man was confident he could make it. He ran all around the field, trying his best to get the point. At the last moment, Opal whistled and announced what Silv was afraid of.

"He wasn't at a base when Remiel caught the ball, he's out and the innit is over. Change roles everyone!"

Silv had enough with this robot, even if she couldn't jump anymore she was still faster than the best members of her mafia. She knew she had to find something or else she would lose.