Kamio stood at the entrance to Molognia. "Ah, you're already here, Kamio." Yuu said as she approached him.
"Where's Sakiro?" He asked.
"Dunno," Yuu replied.
"Right here," Sakiro said, coming from outside the town.
"Why were you outside the town already?!" Yuu asked him.
"Just killing time." Sakiro answered.
"So, are we ready to leave?" Yuu asked them both.
"HOLD IT!" They heard a man say.
"What the- Who said that?!" Yuu shouted.
"I did!" The person yelled, jumping from the shadows around them. In front of them stood a man dressed from head to toe in solid black cloth.
"Wait you're … Shadows Mask, right?" Sakiro asked him.
"Correct. I am Shadows Mask and I need to speak with you all urgently." Shadows Mask told them.
"About what?" Yuu asked him.
"Let me come with you all." Shadows Mask said to them.
"Huh, come again?" Yuu asked.
"You all are headed to the southern territory, right?" He asked.
"Yeah," Kamio replied.
"Well, I need to go there too. So, let me tag along." Yuu sighed, "Why should we?" Shadows Mask laughed, "Hahahahahaha, because, I can help!" He told her.
"Show us who you are," Yuu suddenly yelled out.
Shadows Mask stared at Yuu, "Tch, that I cannot do, missie." He told her.
"Why not?" She asked.
"I can't just show anyone who I am. You'll have to prove that you won't turn me over to the elites." He told them.
"You should already have all the evidence you need for that; we're criminals who just tried to destroy the eastern tower," Sakiro explained to him.
"I guess that is true." Shadows Mask began. "But, I can't just go and reveal my identity what if someone else saw me?!"
Yuu sighed. "Then I guess we have a problem, don't we?" Yuu asked him.
"Yeah, we do." He said. Yuu stood in thought for a moment. "Fine then, I, Yuu Sakimoto, challenge you to a fight!!!" Yuu yelled at him.
"Okay, I accept, but where will we fight?" Shadows Mask asked. Yuu closed her eyes and put her left hand on her head, looking to be in thought.
"There's a town south of here," Sakiro told them.
Yuu looked at him. "How does that help us, I don't want to destroy a town!?" Yuu yelled at him, confused.
"The town's called, Festival Town." Sakiro began, "in Festival Town there is a tournament held every year. It should almost be time for that tournament." Sakiro explained.
Yuu smirked at Shadows Mask. "How does that sound to you?" She asked.
Shadows Mask looked up at the night sky, "sounds good. Let's go then."
With that, they all started down south, headed to Festival Town.
To be continued