Kuoh Academy

[Apollymi]

"Of course not, won't stop the suggestion though~" said Maiko. She'd done a pretty good job of throwing her attacks but she kept finding them smashing against barriers. She also found the one that had her Twinkle Aegis slammed against it, turned the powers of the shield in on itself making it so it bounded off of it, instead of smashing through it. Maiko herself was left to deal with the recoil, finding the whole of her person bounding off a barrier only to soon enough catch a barrage of what would have normally been healing energy but instead was damaging. She aimed to pull her shield in close and block the rays, which she succeeded in doing, but there was no energy coming from her weapon of choice as such she was left without much proper defense and tossed clear away from the battle field. "Ouch, ouch, ouch... it's still hard to defend against magic," she mumbled as she laid out in the grass trying to get herself together. Still there was a large grin on her face, she'd enjoyed the match regardless of the outcome. "You're gonna teach me that magic, then I'm coming back for round 2," she said holding her now empty right hand up in the air with a thumb up to show how she felt about the situation. "Yare yare, all that and she still acts solely based on her physical prowess... still... that's some pretty good progress," said Eira aloud for the first time in quite some time. She stood and walked forward stretching and calling for the next match as this one was already over. "Arigatou Gozaimasu, Hiroki and Maiko. I have enough information about the two of you..." she said knowing the order this pair now played in her potential game. "Youmu, Miyuki could you two go next?" she asked, which resulted in the black haired girl appearing on the ground nearby in a black pair of hakama and a black over coat with a white under piece beneath it, with a badge over one of her arms. "Hai!" she mentioned.

Meanwhile Youmu's conversation was brought to a close mostly by the end of the previous match. "I thought there was something missing from her explanation. Like where all of this came from, and why she's so upset... oh well, I guess I will find out when I need to know," she mentioned, willing to wait for their leader to tell her the information she wanted to know. And with that she began to sink from her current position down through the floors. "Izzun, good luck." she mentioned in her passive way before she disappeared from sight and pushed herself out.

[Bloodedge]

After Hiroki unleashed his barrage, he was sadly incapable of seeing the outcome. He truly could only use this magic of his for a very limited amount of time, and now that he'd hit his limit, he fell to the ground without an ounce of consciousness left to him. Takumi watched the outcome of this fight with wide eyes. Were all matches between Devils this short and outrageous? Whether they were or not, he wondered if this limitation on Reverse magic was one of the magic itself, or of the user in this case, Hiroki. He had the potential to gain strength akin to what Maiko boasted, and wondered if it would be worth it to even try going for a different effect if he would have to suffer such drawbacks. Maybe one of the others would have something he could strive to learn to make everything work out in the end.

"I'd tell you myself, but it's best if you hear from her," Izuna said about their leader's secret. No other words were shared between these two, bar Youmu wishing Izuna luck in his endeavors. On Izuna's end, he nodded in response, as if to wish her the same. Of course, he knew better. She didn't really need luck for what she would be doing, hence him verbally saying nothing at all.

[Apollymi]

There was the matter that Hiroki was now unconscious to deal with, and Eira would handle this herself descending for a few seconds to pick up Hiroki and given his state of consciousness carry him back to the rooftop observation deck. "Hiroki, you shouldn't do things that will render you completely unconscious, staying power is also important in battle," she mentioned to his unconscious form. Meanwhile, a gentle nod came from Youmu before she left and she found herself summoning not one of two swords she boasted for general use, but instead a bokutou which weighed the same as one of the swords she favored. "Miyuki-chan, you should make sure you remember your defense," she said which made Miyuki's eyes widen as the short haired girl nodded twice her hands held out in front of her she immediately aimed to create triple barriers in front of her. Unfortunately for Miyuki, within seconds of making footfall for the first time, Youmu had closed the distance between them. Miyuki wouldn't be able to register Youmu's movements before she girl tumbling into her own barriers with a backhanded swat of her bokken.

"The Barriers are okay, but without a weapon you can't hope to compete with me... what will you do?" this was a question that Youmu asked, and though the woman seemed completely apathetic, she was aiming to help the girl who obviously had way more going with her magic than she'd let on. Given this a huge grin sped across Miyuki's face and she turned to look back over her shoulder. "I already did it." a snap of her fingers would cause a white glowing circle to appear beneath Youmu and aim to freeze the young woman solidly within it. 'Sugei, several spells cast at once, including one she made up herself... even while not using it in her normal form, she's doing pretty well against Youmu.' thought Eira who seemed to be amused by the progress of her peerage, even while such a dire situation rose over the horizon. She knew of course, that this battle was far from over.

[Bloodedge]

During the time between the two battles, while Eira retrieved the unconscious member of her peerage, Takumi stared into his left hand. He had come to realize he didn't even know how to make this Sacred Gear of his manifest again. He closed his eyes and attempted to focus, trying to find whatever sensation could lead to it returning again before his fight with Izuna. In seeking this feeling, he repeatedly thrust his open palm forward, attempting to will his Twice Critical into existence again. 'Come on. Work, work!'

[Apollymi]

Eira watched this point in the battle, still not having reclaimed her seat just yet. She was content to watch for just a second. She aimed to approach Takumi standing before him as he had his eyes closed likely trying to will his Sacred Gear into appearing. She wondered what he would need to make this happen, and wished to help, but she didn't want to disrupt his concentration. As such she continued to watch him, because she was already somewhat certain of where the battle below was going. 'I could explain to him, but I wonder if it would be weird for me to do so?' wondered Eira as she paused her steps just shy of the boy's outstretched hand.

As Eira predicted the ice couldn't hold Youmu, in fact the white haired young woman walked forward as if unhindered by her previous freezing state. In fact, she walked through the ice leaving it intact as she did so. "That is pretty clever, thinking ahead to where I would end up, and using your spell there, but it doesn't change the fact that your abilities are short ranged and that when someone more prone to melee combat is within range you won't be able to do anything," mentioned Youmu to Miyuki. The younger of the pair seemed to look confused for just a moment. She was more than willing to admit she was all magically focused, the only physical activity she seemed to like was tennis but there is no way that could help her in these moments. "Gomen You-senpai. I don't think I've advanced enough for this..." she said, which made Youmu move again, this time to the girl's left with rapid pace. "You have. I already told you, you need a weapon. If you don't wish to carry one, use your magic to make one," she said looking the girl over. "You play tennis, you could have down basic forms of kendo with little to no problem. It won't help you against someone like me... but it will help," mentioned Youmu as she was once again within range she tapped the girl's bottom with her bokutou before reaching through her and leaving it in her grasp. "Something like this... also a bit more confidence would do you some good," said Youmu apathetically, which left the girl wide eyed. "Hai, You-senpai!" she chimed as such, she went about running her hands across the weapon, thinking about how to magically create something similar perhaps with a spell. Even if she turned out not to be very good with it, the extended range for her spells would be useful, and Miyuki was nothing if not a quick study. 'Atta girl, Miyuki... are you about to make up yet another spell?' mentally wondered Eira, who'd seen the girl come up with several spells on the spot and admired her natural ability with magic, which was only presently limited by her age and inexperience.

[Bloodedge]

Takumi remained unaware of the fight's progression below. He was still thrusting out his palm, feeling as if he could make some sort of progress in doing this simple act while focusing on his hand. There was something there... he could feel it. It felt almost like he could communicate with something deep within himself to make real his desires, but he couldn't find the proper method to do so. 'You were dead yesterday. Somebody gave you a new life; the least you can do is get over your own crap enough to help that person by fighting! Work!' he thought. At this point, both his thoughts and his actions were gaining intensity by the moment. He felt as if he wanted this more than anything at the moment, but the Sacred Gear in his arm didn't seem to be responding to his wishes.

[Apollymi]

Takumi seemed to be gaining intensity but he had no outward results. Even so, the amount of concentration the boy was putting forth made her quite proud. Actually given what she was seeing, she took another step forward her aim only to interrupt his constant mechinations if only to offer him a piece of advice. Gratutiously enough, this would end with the young man's left hand having quite a good go of feeling up Eira's right breast. Though this wasn't the first time something like this happened, she managed to be at least mildly surprised by the sensation.

Meanwhile, Miyuki finished her examination of the bokutou and returned it to Youmu hilt first. "Sou ka, I think I understand enough..." she said clapping her hands together an intricate magical circle was formed as she spread her hands apart and she reached in with her right hand to pull out a white sword with a long trailing ribbon off its hilt. This sword was made exclusively of ice magic, and was frozen to the touch. Youmu watched it's creation with a small bit of light in her eyes. "I see, that's pretty good actually..." she said before wasting no time approaching the girl once more to see what she would do now that she was armed. Youmu's movements took her directly the to the girl's fore, but she didn't make contact with it, instead she phased through her person giving a quick spin which would allow her to send another resounding slap to her bottom. Miyuki to her credit knew she couldn't keep up with the young woman's speed, and spun on the spot in a tight circle which surrounded herself in spikes of ice which came from the slashing motion of her sword much like a powered up tennis swing. Even Youmu had to pause choosing to become intangible once more so that she might phase through the ice instead choosing to put more space between them instead of attacking again. "Arigatou gozaimasu, You-senpai. This is a pretty good extension for my magic," she said with a huge smile. "That's good I am glad you were able to do something like this. Now, quick sword play lessons, you can think of your sword like your tennis racket if it helps," she said holding her own blade in front of her with both of her hands to show the girl the type of stance she should take for a power attack. Miyuki copied it, though it was a bit different considering the kind of thing she was used to holding. Even so, their battle would continue from this point for a few minutes.

[Bloodedge]

Nothing was out of the ordinary in Takumi's actions from the moment he began, until now. What he didn't see coming in the abnormal department was the sudden feeling of something that wasn't at all his Sacred Gear. Something was in his hand when it moved forward... something very soft, and far greater than his single hand could manage to hold by itself. 'No, this isn't right. What is...' he began thinking, only to open his eyes and see first the face of Eira. 'It's what you always wanted, partner,' said an almost familiar voice in his head as his gaze traveled down to where his hand had fallen. Takumi couldn't even give thought to this voice in his subconscious; it was too shocking realizing what he was now touching. 'Oh no, not again. I can't... no. There's no better time than now.' Whatever sparked this train of thought in Takumi, his expression turned incredibly serious while he gazed at the bosom of the club president. He clenched his left hand to squeeze the breast that had so suddenly appeared within it, and somehow, the red gauntlet that was his Twice Critical Sacred Gear appeared from his wrist again.

[Apollymi]

Eira found herself soon enough looking into Takumi's eyes as he realized he was now grabbing her chest. She originally figured him for the type to immediately apologize and have his demeanor shift again, but much to her surprise, he continued to grope her. It was almost like his movements had found new purpose, a gentle blush graced her cheeks as she was accosted in such a way and she couldn't say she minded the treatment. "Yare yare, Takumi... you really are unassuming. Especially for someone who wanted me to put my clothes back on so quickly yesterday, there's so much concentration in that adorable face of yours..." she mentioned in the same sort of slightly teasing manner she'd used to address Izuna earlier in the day. She moved her hand further up his left arm past his gauntlet and to his elbow and spoke to him the absolute truth as she understood it. "According to the other holders of Sacred Gears, they are aligned to your desires. In order for them to manifest, work, and grow, you have to be honest with yourself, Takumi..." she mentioned. Still she hadn't moved away from him. She didn't mind being in close proximity to any in her peerage and if she was being honest given the way she'd first met the boy, this wasn't nearly as bad as their introduction. She was also quite bemused that he'd managed such a thing so quickly after learning about his Sacred Gear, even if his execution of it was more than a bit perverted.

[Bloodedge]

"... Gomen, Buchou," Takumi said, though he still made no immediate effort to remove his hand. In fact, it only became more difficult for him to withdraw when Eira's touch reached his elbow, for whatever purpose this gesture served. From what she had to say, it could be gathered that the appearance of his Sacred Gear now was linked to him refusing to restrain himself from what he wished to do. "I was just... trying to make it work," he concluded. With that said, Takumi withdrew his left hand and stared into its palm. There was something else he was missing, but he thought it only currently mattered that he'd succeeded in summoning Twice Critical again. If this was what he had to accomplish every time, though, he'd be in quite the predicament.

[Apollymi]

A firm shake of Eira's head came after this boy's apology. "Iie, no need to apologize. Actually, I'm really happy you were able to do it, you looked like you were trying really hard... Arigatou gozaimasu," Eira thanked the young man for his efforts without a second thought, but also knew he seemed to have strange feelings about being in such close proximity to her. Since it was quite obvious he wished to move away from her, she let him go while he pondered his ability to re-summon his Sacred Gear. "Oh look, it's almost time for you to test it out," she mentioned absently more than willing to return to her chair. Still she felt a bit strangely given these interactions with Takumi, it hardly made sense to her that this young man had to try to so hard to use his gear only to have it appear when he fondled her incidentally. This would be something worth keeping an eye on, as was the development of her youngest member below.

Miyuki's ice sword shattered into dust as Youmu bounced on her toes. She'd worn the girl down with repeated usages of her magic, to remake the sword over the few moments that the President of the Occult Club was distracted. Even so, the imaginative genius and sheer magical ability of her bishop was more than well apparent. Along with her ability to learn on the spot and try and shift situations to suit her needs. If one added this to the fact that she hadn't even taken on her original form, and the girl was a formidable opponent indeed. 'Miyuki should be included, her combat experience is low, but one can't displace imagination and youth. if I was only running 10... I'd run myself, Miyuki and Youmu. We'd be quite the trio~' she thought as she considered the different kinds of tactics she could come up with for this particular battle if she only included those three people. "Arigatou Gozaimasu, Miyuki and Youmu. I have enough from both of you," she said to the pair. "And congratulations on your new spell, Miyuki..." she said only to have the short raven haired girl look up at her with wide eyes. "Arigatou Buchou..." she said seeming to be beaming with pride at her newest development. As if to echo the feelings that Eira possessed, Youmu as she walked past the girl, placed a single hand upon her head, ruffling the hair, for a split second before moving on. Miyuki was left in awe of the compliment such a thing presented her. Even so, all was pretty much said and done and this pair of individuals headed back for the club house to watch the final match. The most seasoned member of Eira's peerage, Kagimi Izuna against the boy barely on day two of his life as a Devil, Yasukawa Takumi. "Izuna, Takumi...you're both up..." she said to the pair as she sat with her hands crossed gently in her lap. On the left side of her throne Youmu soon reappeared sitting quietly at her side, as the girl tended to do always, but today in particular... Eira found this girl's presence oddly calming. "I think you made Miyuki's day, Youmu," Eira said in a tone filled with teasing.

[Bloodedge]

"Able to..." he repeated. For one brief moment of misunderstanding, it seemed Takumi wasn't exactly sure what to think. Did she mean she was happy he'd been able to summon his Sacred Gear, or was she happy he motivated himself to not pull away from her bosom, and instead squeeze after accidentally grabbing a handful. He decided to believe in the former, lest he end up in an awkward situation again so quickly. He'd done well over the past few seconds, but he doubted he could continue to be so bold without repercussion in the future. Luckily, Eira chose to address the fight that was now wrapping up. Takumi sighed, realizing he'd missed most of the battle... but what he did see at the very end, he was impressed by. At the very end, it became time for his match against Izuna. The lad who bore the Queen Evil Piece was at the ready on Eira's other side, and he was quick to float into the training grounds. Takumi hesitated. The boy stared into the palm of his hand, wondering what he was missing from moments prior. Whatever it was, he'd let it slip his mind while his hand's embrace found Eira's chest. Perhaps it would come back to him later. For now, though, he supposed it was time to begin his match.

[Apollymi]

It seemed that Takumi held some minor confusion, if he sought clarification from Eira about what she was thinking, she wouldn't give it. Instead she allowed herself to sit, only to find Izuna floating away from the right arm of her chair as she announced his battle was next. After a moment's hesitation it seemed that Takumi was ready to join Izuna down below. A small smile came to inhabit the face of Eira as Youmu spoke once more surprisingly enough. "You're in a surprisingly teasing mood, Buchou..." she noted as if she felt nothing about the situation. Still, her eyes found themselves staring at their newest member wondering what all he would do now that he was helping out. "Hai hai, I guess I am..." she said only to leave those eyes of hers ready to absorb that which was coming. She assumed it was be interesting at the very least, Izuna had never failed to disappoint, and obviously she had very high hopes for Takumi as well.

[Bloodedge]

Once Takumi and Izuna stood before one another, the latter looked across the open field with those naturally narrow aquamarine eyes, and let the ever playful smile stretch across his face again. Suddenly, his eyes grew larger, and a pair of canine ears sprouted from his hair - which gained a very small ponytail and became far messier than normal. A strange mix of bright fire and lightning erupted from his body. When it cleared, Izuna sported traditional robes in primarily brown colors, and a red haori. The only thing remaining of his original ensemble was his gloves. There was a single fluffy, brown tail akin to that of a fox on his backside. "Onegaishimasu, Yasu-kun. We're gonna see what that Twice Critical of yours is made of. Let's see how ya' boost!"

"Boost!" Takumi's Sacred Gear chanted, as if cued by Izuna's statement. The flash of the green gem prompted Takumi to hold his left fist out in front of himself. He was ready for whatever Izuna had to offer, but he was very curious as to what he could accomplish. 'What's with that look? Do all Devils do that kind of stuff?' he wondered while steadying his hand. Izuna merely floated in place and smiled. "Ten more seconds, then we can start... maybe. By the way, I'm Eira's Queen. I get the perks of all the other pieces, except Pawn because... well, why would I need that? Anyway, keep Queen in mind for your Promotion. It's the best thing for ya' if you don't need strength, speed, or magic power specifically. Keep that in mind; make me your goal for now. Buchou, how about some permission?"

[Apollymi]

"Kawaii, Izuna~!!" Eira chanted, finding this form of Izuna's to be fairly attractive. She'd almost gotten to see it earlier this day, not that it mattered much. Still there was a small bit of tension betwixt her brows as she thought something else... 'Only one tail... that's disappointing,' thought the young woman who likely would have pouted had she not had the demeanor of a well kept princess. Regardless of this point, it seemed that Izuna thought to preface his interaction with Takumi by stating that he was Eira's Queen and that the boy should keep it in mind for future promotion uses. He even apparently wanted to give the boy a test run of his promotion. A grin crossed Eira's face as she realized the kind of route that Izuna intended to take and she sighed. "Takumi, you can promote yourself," she said offering the gentlest of smiles. Of course Eira was quite curious about what her newest member would get out of this exchange and so was the knight at her side.