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Chapter 3 - Chapter 3

As they both went downstairs they see both Mirin and Fulario standing at the front door, as well as an unfamiliar man standing with them. Mirin is now holding a giant sword with its tip facing downward with the sword being almost as long as her body. While Fulario holds a sword with a violet sheath in a belt baldric and a twin sword in a black striped shoulder baldric. As well as a pretty big-sized traveling bag on his back.

Meanwhile, the man wears a business suit and a black necktie as well as glasses and brown gloves. "Ah, you must be Axel and Wyatt, right? My name is Tara, nice to meet both of you," He said as he bows a little and shows a smile.

"Nice to meet you too. I'm Axel and this is Wyatt, while this here is Sophie" Axel said as Sophie tries to hide behind Axel while Wyatt gives a small wave.

"Come on down here, we gotta prepare ourselves to go," Mirin said as she told the two men who are still on the staircase to hurry up. Her tone felt as if she feels agitated.

"Geez, calm down. We're coming alright," Wyatt said in a tired tone as he follows behind Axel and Sophie, nearing the other group.

Tara gives a small chuckle, "You're still as fierce as I remember you were, Mirin," He said in an awkward tone.

Mirin then looked at him and said, "Cut the bullshit, Tara. I only asked for your help because I don't know anyone else who can take care of a child," She said in a chilling tone as she gave Tara a sharp gaze. The atmosphere is tense at the moment as no one dared to make a sound to break the tension.

"Come on now, we should hurry up and get going right now. The ShadoWarp might get busy in a moment," Fulario said as he tried to break the tense atmosphere. He then walks towards Wyatt and gave him the twin blade in a shoulder baldric which he immediately wears and also giving Axel his violet sheathed sword in a belt baldric which he wears on his right side.

Tara gave a burst of awkward laughter, "You are right, Mr. Fulario. We should get going now," he said as he scratches the back of his head.

Meanwhile, Mirin is still looking at him with a dagger eye. Not wanting the situation to escalate further, Axel breaks the tension by asking, "So, where would you bring Sophie? Which district is it?"

"Oh, it's only at the next District, District 6. I've already hired a Transporter so it should be easier to get there. You can also follow me back there if you want to see the place for yourself," he said in a calm tone as he looks at Axel with a smile.

"Right, sorry guys, I'll be going there for a moment but wait for me here. I'll be back as soon as I can," He said as he then walks towards Tara who is standing outside. There, he sees another unfamiliar face. The unknown man had dark-colored skin and a cornrow while he crosses his hand, looking at the street. He also wears a dark blue suit with purple stripes that has multiple diamond patterns on top of each other on the backside of the suit.

"Are you the Transporter?" Axel asked in an anxious tone as he looks towards the unknown man with his hand ready on the grip of the sword. The man then turns around as he stares back at Axel.

"Yes, that is correct, I am the Transporter hired by Mr. Tara," the man said as he looks straight towards Axel.

Axel then looks back at Tara, Tara then gave a small nod which made Axel remove his hand from the grip of his sword. "Alright then, let's go," Axel said as he walks towards the Transporter with Sophie, followed by Tara behind him.

"Please stand near me at all time," The Transporter said as he puts his hands together and spoke, "Movere"

After the Teleporter spoke the word, a series of blinding light is cast around them, blocking any view to the outside of the beam. After a few seconds have passed, they have arrived in front of a Childcare. The building is a three-story building with an open space playground in front of it.

"So then, do you want to go inside?" Tara asked as he looks at Axel who is still holding on to Sophie.

Axel gave a deep sigh as he then replied "It's fine, I have work to do and I can't afford to make them wait for me any longer," He said as he then looks at Sophie, he kneels to her height.

"Sophie dear, you'll have to stay here for a bit, ok? Dad and uncle Wyatt have a lot of work to do, so we can't play with you all the time. Be good while you're here, alright? Don't forget to make some friends and have fun." He said as he gave a hug to Sophie.

"It's fine, dad. I can take care of myself, you don't have to worry about me. I'll be sure to get stronger as well so that I can help you," Sophie said as she hugs Axel back, "Be careful dad." she continued.

"I will sweetie, now go with Mr. Tara and be a good girl, alright?" Axel said as he releases Sophie from his hug and sending him towards Tara.

"Bye Bye dad!!" Sophie shouted as she gave a wide wave towards him which he also does.

Axel then looks back at the Transporter, "Shall we go now?" As he walks closer towards the Transporter.

"Understood," the Transporter replied as he then once again puts his hand together and then chant, "Movere" a series blinding light came as he gave one last wave towards Sophie and Tara.