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Reagan sat by an alleyway with Derenne, Hanzo, and Oswald, observing the area.
『To think that Nova would get involved in something so dangerous...』[Oswald]
『I can't help but think that he's attracting danger constantly...』[Derenne]
Reagan's finger suddenly twitched.
『...Constantly?』[Reagan]
Oswald nodded, not at all hesitant to tell Reagan.
『Last time, he was wrapped up in a mission with Mune that had them both encounter a large wave of Brownlings, ranking all the way up to rank 7.』[Oswald]
Once he heard that, Reagan let himself relax for a bit.
『Rank 7? That should be a bit difficult to Mune, but he should have been able to handle it, right? I'm sure Nova was perfectly fine.』[Reagan]
Hanzo laughed before awkwardly scratching the back of his head.
『Haha! The problem is… there were several of them.』[Hanzo]
『...Several rank 7 Brownlings?』[Reagan]
『Yes. I'm pretty sure they did a number to both Nova and Mune, but they somehow made it out alright, probably thanks to Mune.』[Oswald]
Reagan seemed to go deep in thought for a moment before shaking his head.
『...No, I don't think so.』[Reagan]
『Hu-?』[Oswald]
Just as he was about to ask what Reagan meant, Raina's voice came from a necklace on Reagan's body.
『First encounter. Requesting assistance at my location.』[Raina]
Immediately afterwards, a bright rainbow of lights began to shine in the sky, reminiscent of an aurora or the blast from a Leviatys.
『...That's mom!』[Derenne]
Reagan nodded and put his palm out, purple sparks of lightning arcing about an orb that formed in his palm.
『Warp Gate!』[Reagan]
He crushed the orb and a myriad of sparks exploded in every direction before a portal began to form.
As the portal finished up forming, a purple darkness filled in space between the purple arcing sparks.
『Alright. Let's go i-』[Reagan]
Before he could finish speaking, a golden object shot out of the portal and was inches away from hitting him in between the eyes.
In a split second, Reagan quickly arched his back backwards, narrowly avoiding the golden object.
The others began to shout.
『Teacher!』[Oswald]
『Dad!』[Derenne]
Oswald quickly put his hands into a shape resembling a bird before some phantasmal blue strings materialized around his fingers.
The strings quickly wrapped around the object, letting them see the true shape of the figure, revealing an ornately decorated golden half ring.
Using this chance, Reagan quickly materialized an intricate spear with a hook at the end of the spear and quickly regained his footing before using the hook to pull the entire object out.
In an instant, a young man with bright yellow hair and strange attire came flying out and into the wall behind Reagan.
『Kuhak!?』[???]
Upon further inspection, he had red lines all across his face, golden rings attached to his body, and his eyes had strangely unique pupils.
He swiped his nose, as if it was itching.
Pieces of fabric flowed from him, flowing freely as he got away from the wall.
『Hey… that wasn't nice, you know!』[???]
He brandished the entirety of the golden staff, hitting it twice on the ground.
Reagan kept the spear up, and everyone else had prepared themselves too.
『...Who are you?』[Reagan]
The person puffed up his chest and opened his mouth, revealing a toothy smug grin.
『I am Nezha! Let's play!』[Nezha]
A large amount of mana began to glow, causing the top of Nezha's staff to dimly glow.
The young man quickly moved it around before striking at Reagan.
『Teacher!』[Oswald]
Reagan quickly clashed with the staff, but before he could knock it out of the way, Nezha quickly changed direction and hit the spear the other way before jumping back.
『Stay out of this. You'll hinder me here, just go!』[Reagan]
Hanzo nodded and was about to go into the portal when Nezha suddenly shouted.
『No, no! That's no fun! Helios Ring!』[Nezha]
Suddenly, an orange aura pushed out of the staff and enveloped the entire area before the portal suddenly imploded onto itself.
『A domain?!』[Derenne]
The entirety of the area felt warmer than usual, but it slowly heated up.
『That's right! If you want to get out, you'll have to beat me!』[Nezha]
Reagan exhaled and began to release a mist of mana into the area.
Nezha began to stare at Reagan curiously, before realizing that the orange mana around them began to diffuse.
『...What…?』[Nezha]
『...Tired.』[Reagan]
Reagan's expression wasn't one of anger anymore, but one of pure exasperation.
『Huh?! What do you mean tired?!』[Nezha]
Reagan didn't wait to explain.
He quickly flourished his spear around and rushed at Nezha.
Nezha had quickly jumped away from where Reagan was aiming, leaving a giant hole in the building, causing the entire wall to collapse.
He rolled on the ground, using his staff to get back on his feet.
『...Sheesh! That's a little bit too much, isn't it, old man?!』[Nezha]
『Not at all. I'd say it's an apt amount for you, Nezha...』[Reagan]
He summoned his familiar Xandis, who coiled itself around Reagan's left arm.
『...Or should I call you Trickster, of the Cardinal Sins?』[Reagan]
Nezha's face turned into one of pure shock.
『...Cardinal Sins…?』[Nezha]
His shocked expression slowly turned into a smile of pure ecstasy.
『...So you know who I am, then?!』[Nezha]
The orange glowing around Nezha's staff began to glow brighter than before.
The three third years had trouble keeping up until now.
『...The Cardinal Sins…?!』[Oswald]
Reagan nodded and waved them off.
『You know who they are. The group of formidable people who oppose the Kingdom, for various different reasons. The Domain is diffused, so go ahead and meet up with Raina.』[Reagan]
Nezha, who had been reluctant to let them leave before then looked to them and nodded, still with a face that was full of excitement.
『What are you waiting for, you kids?! Leave! Let us have our fun!』[Nezha]
As if he was letting them leave, the Domain's orange mist began to dissipate further.
The three of them hesitated a bit, but Reagan turned his head to them and shouted.
『GO! You'll hinder me here!』[Reagan]
Hanzo finally gave.
『Fujin!』[Hanzo]
He quickly called out the silver and green katana before thrusting it into the floor.
The other two hesitated for a bit, but grabbed onto the hilt of the sword, as if they had done this countless times before.
After an instant, countless white and green winds swirled around them.
Not long after, there was no trace of them ever having been there.
Once Reagan confirmed they were gone, he sighed and stared at Nezha.
『...If you want to play so badly, then…』[Reagan]
His eyes seemed to burn with a newfound passion.
『...Let's dance.』[Reagan]