Suddenly, a woman's voice came from behind him.
They turned around, and when Chise saw who it was, she dropped the torch and said in a trembling voice.
— Si-ster?
Svyat seemed more surprised by the fallen torch, almost ignoring what was happening.
The girl took off her hat and black hair came out from under it, she said with a smile.
— Little sister.
Guys sat down by the campfire. Chise and the girl were furiously discussing something while Svyat was staring intently at the wall, drinking from a flask. The boy took a sip, turned the vessel over and watched the last drop drain, and said.
— I'm sorry, I don't want to be rude, but could you talk about a little bit of an important topic? Where can I find Sensei?
The girl looked at the boy and answered.
— So you need a teacher? — She stood up and picked up a Chisel — Glory, this is your best option, there is no other master like you.
Chise grumbled sullenly.
— Put me down, please.
Svyat reluctantly looked at Chise. Then he picked up two dry sticks of the same size and threw one to Chise.
— Well, since that's the case, let's get started now, we don't have much time.
The girl sighed.
— Okay, just try not to cheat, okay?
Glory, stand up.
— The hat tricks are over.
Sister Chise climbed up on a small rock and reported.
— Today I will be your judge, and so, opponents, are you ready?
Svyat and Tse bowed and answered in unison.
— Yes.
— Yes.
The kid attacked first, aggressively carrying out attacks. Chise could only fight back. Svyat continued to strike, and the girl, waiting for the moment, caught him on a mistake, but he also read this moment, stepping back. Only Svyat did not take into account his surroundings and slipped and fell back. Chise jumped up and struck...
Thunder rumbled outside.
London.
Control.
Ange, Dorothy, and Lawrence are waiting in the hallway, discussing future plans. They managed to finish, "7" came out of the room and invited them inside. The guys were shocked to see the General sitting in the "L" seat surrounded by the Colonel and Dollishop.
The new commander got straight to the point without further ado.
— And so agents "A", "D", "L", tell us the result of your special assignment.
The guys were stunned. Ange recovered and recounted everything that had happened over the past week. The general raised his voice.
— Is that all? Ask to ask: "Where is the result?!". Your mission requires quick action, because we may not have another chance and we must survive as much as possible.
Lawrence interrupted the commander.
— I'm sorry, but...
The general hit the table.
— There are no buts. The orders of the authorities are not discussed, but executed. As for you, Officer, I will have a separate conversation with you.
Lawrence was worried. The general made a gesture and "7" left the office again, and returned not alone. The guys were shocked again, because Zelda was in front of them. The commander started talking.
— From now on, you will be working with agent "Z" and I expect successful results.
The spy spoke calmly.
— There is. — then she turned to Ange and said.
— I will be glad to work with you again.
After that, she exchanged glances with an annoyed Dorothy, and when she saw Lawrence, she grinned and ran her hand over his shoulder.
— This one looks better than the previous one. And she left the room.
Dorothy glanced at Ange, who was staring intently at the photo on the table.
After a while, our heroes were already in the car and driving to the Royal House. Their path was illuminated only by the sun rising from the horizon. No one said anything.
The Royal House. Mary's chambers.
Olivia visits Mary to wake the heiress from her dream. The girl wakes up, but she does it as if she had been active all night, without closing her eyes for a minute. The caretaker helps the princess get dressed. A maid enters the room, followed by Charlotte, who offers to drink tea.
The princesses sat down at the table and tea was poured for them. Charlotte took a sip from her cup and asked with a smile.
— Mary, what are you doing today?
The heiress was wary, looking at the nodding Olivia, but in the end she remained silent. Charlotte was worried.
— Are you okay, or is something wrong?
Mary said nothing again, but soon burst into tears. Charlotte looked at Olivia with concern, and the heiress continued to cry. Beatrice was listening outside the door, but when she heard the sounds of sobbing, she moved away from the door and left with her head down.
Japan.
Svyat closed the door to his room with fatigue. Without changing his wet clothes, he collapsed onto a futon and covered himself with a blanket, trembling, and began to fall asleep.
Morning.
There was a knock at the door, but no one answered. The door opened by itself and Chise entered the room. She was amazed at Svyat's condition and, pulling back the blanket, said.
— Do you want to disappear completely?
The boy mumbled sleepily. Chise took out some dry clothes, placed them next to the futon, and said.
— Come on, change your clothes, and I'll try to talk Noboru out of the fight. And please don't make a scene, okay?
Chise left the room, and Svyat sluggishly reached for his uniform.
The girl, coming out of the room, saw a crowded crowd, in the center of which stood Noboru. Chise tried to talk the guy out of the fight in Japanese and then in English, and the people quieted down, but Noboru was already serious. The girl once again tried to explain that Glory was unable to even get out of bed, but suddenly the crowd perked up when they saw Svyat coming out of the temple.
The kid was slowly approaching the place of the duel, but after walking half the way he collapsed to the ground. Chise ran up to him, followed by a novice. The girl, lifting the boy, asked.
— Maybe it's better not to? You look worse than Lawrence after Christmas.
Svyat spoke in a hoarse voice.
— Firstly, I'm still far from Low's skill level, and secondly, that I'm not a man, or what, to refuse a fight that I ran into myself? I'll grab it, but what's her name? I use "Honor".
Glory got up and walked over to Noboru, who just grinned and whispered.
— Well, let's see what they teach you in Albion.
The referee handed out wooden blades and after bowing, the duel began. Svyat again chose defensive tactics, waiting for the moments for a counterattack, but reacted very poorly to the blows of his opponent, which caused Glory to get badly hurt.
Noboru began to get tired after prolonged attacks, Svyatin took advantage of this, he blocked the katana and with the help of his foot knocked the opponent to the ground with him and began to strike. Only Glory did not expect Noboru to seize the initiative and start beating his opponent. The judge separated the contestants and asked.
— Can you continue?
Svyat, leaning on his katana, began to rise and answered.
— Someone, somewhere said that ninjas don't give up.
Glory was turned on by the crowd. And, standing in a stand, whispering.
— Go-ninja – go. — he went on the attack.
It took Noboru a little effort to knock Svyat away with one blow, so at that moment Glory could only hear a ringing in his ears.
London.
Cloudy weather overtook foggy Albion. The White Dove team looked around the city from the roof, discussing what had happened at the same time. After telling Ange for a while, Lawrence started pacing around.
— Let's sum up, instead of the commander with the happy name "L", we are now led by a stern general who once ordered you to remove the princess?
Dorothy, who was leading Ange's telescope, said softly.
— Mgm.
Lawrence continued.
— And this time we added an agent who worked with you and eventually shot the princess? Besides, we've been tasked with keeping an eye on an heiress who doesn't want to be queen.
Dorothy sighed and confirmed it. And the officer, taking out a pack of cigarettes, said.
— I need to think about it.
The girl whispered with a smile.
— Well, at least he's not annoying.
Ange looked at Dorothy, at that moment Lawrence tried to light a cigarette, but instead he fell into the attic of the house. The girl looked at the squad leader again, this time with a disapproving look. Dorothy just waved it away.
There was a noise from an expensive store, smoke went up, and several people ran outside with bags. The squad leader was surprised.
— It seems that the store where Charlotte goes is being robbed. Eh, they don't enjoy life, why do they all go where it's dangerous? Is the planet of the black lizards the same?
Ange didn't say anything, but soon she did.
— Not our jurisdiction.
And looking through the telescope again, she saw Lawrence running out in pursuit, Ange added.
— No, unlike these, lizards need space.
Ange took out a key ball. Lawrence caught up with the robbers, who, according to an ill-considered plan, drove themselves into a dead end. The officer began to intimidate the intruders.
— You are under arrest, you can talk, but it may harm your defense.
The robbers laughed. But suddenly one of the masked men had a gun pointed at his back, and Dorothy's voice rang out.
— Laughter also removes your protection.
One of them shouted nervously.
— We are not for ourselves.
Ange pointed the gun at the guy's throat.
— And for whom?
Abruptly, a silhouette appeared in the alley and fired a bow, so if Dorothy hadn't reacted, Lawrence would have been pierced through. Instead, the arrow pierced into the wall, at the end of which was a note. At that moment, the sound of a police car was heard. The silhouette disappeared, and Ange, Dorothy and Lawrence, taking the arrow, quickly disappeared with the help of a key ball, leaving the robbers.
Japan.
Svyat was unconsciously lying on some hard place. After that, he was immersed up to his neck in water. The boy woke up from a high fever and tried to understand his surroundings, dragging himself around. Noboru's voice immediately rang out.
— Hey, Paris, calm down, or you'll drown.
Holy, rubbing his eyes.
— No-boru? Where am I? And most importantly, what are you doing here?
Okochi plunged into the source and began to talk.
— You're in the hot springs, you and Noboru had a duel and he won, albeit not very honestly.
Okochi looked at his friend accusingly. And he rolled his eyes.
— Okay, I'm sorry that I didn't believe about the disease, and in general it was Chise who insisted on taking you...
Svyat abruptly interrupted.
— So we're in the same bathhouse? Oh, "blette"
At that moment, a newcomer in Adam's costume came up and asked.
— Paris?
Svyat immediately screamed.
— O, FU-U-A-ACK.
Chise and his sister heard this from another source. The girl said.
— Sometimes it happens.
At almost midnight, they all built a bonfire and sat around it. The novice took out an instrument that looked like a crowd and played a few tunes, then Svyat asked to play. The novice handed over the instrument with a smile. Chise spoke in a whisper.
— And now the funny songs with sad endings will begin.
Glory climbed up as high as he could, tuned the lute and struck the strings...