The portal took the two kids inside the headquarters of Team V.
Kaito turned towards her and said after grabbing her shoulders: "We take the book and get out. No one must know we were here."
The girl nodded her head twice and they started moving towards the room where the Spellbook is kept, the office of Fujisaki.
When they opened the door, he was there, sitting by the window as always. Fujisaki turned around, looked at the children, and sighed.
"That black cape. You must be Academy's Team X, but you are a little small, below age, so I guess you must be a genius to be on such a mission. I have no intention of letting you take Ayame and the book." Smiled Fujisaki as he walked towards his desk.
"I came here to take her to a better place than this one. She is not a part of this team-"
"Then what place does she belong? What race is she? Who can accept her unusual aura and crystal outside of her body? We accepted her and we protect her. She stays here." Concludes Fujisaki without letting Kaito finish his sentence.
"You- How can you say that? What do you care about her? Do you think we do not know the real reason why you keep her? You knew the cause of the fire in our hometown right from the start. This is all that your life is based on Red Stones. They appeared suddenly from merchants and granted people more power, cured diseases but in exchange for many souls. This whole team has been obsessed with power from the very beginning. This is why only this team takes care of the law and order in the absence of a king. Other teams were assigned other duties while you rule this kingdom. All you want is power and nothing more!" Lashes Kaito his frustration.
"You are indeed a genius. At this age to be so well informed about the kingdom's dark affairs. Impressive... But that does not give you the right to break the law." Fujisaki coldly warns Kaito with a glare.
"Those laws that you bend however you like? Indeed, I cannot go past them, but I know someone who can!" Speaks as he takes a device out of his coat and points it toward the captain of Team V.
From the little cube, a hologram took shape. There was a man with the same orange eyes as Ayame.
"Captain Fujisaki, I request you to hand Ayame to us without any further resistance. As one of the 'Dukes' of the Solis Kingdom, actual, however, you call it while I was gone. I presume it does not go by the name "Kingdom" anymore, but I still hold more power than any of your 'law and order'. So please be kind and don't stay in my way. Thank you!" Spoke to the man and the holo-recording closed.
"So this is one of the users of Forbidden Magic. It seems that he gives me no choice when it's done by the law." Sighs the captain as he takes an old book from a drawer of his desk.
"Thank you very much for your cooperation, Captain Fujisaki." Smiles Kaito as he grabs the book.
The young man takes the girl's hand and passes through a portal he created on the door. Before being swallowed in the black mist, Ayame throws her glance behind, to look at Fujisaki. He was still sitting in his chair, but his mind was somewhere else. The last thing she said to him was "Thank you!". After the kids left, Fujisaki left the chair and walked slowly to the window. With a smile on his face he whispered "No need, I should say that."
The door opens and Hiro walks in, looking in all corners of the room.
"They left just seconds ago." Says the captain without even turning his eyes to him. He knew why Hiro was there. But he did not want to see his face, his tears, because that would make him admit that Ayame became close to all of them. Her smile that was brighter than the sun melted many hearts of his teammates and she managed to fit well in their 'home'.