It was one step on ground and Dante's body dashed forward with unbelievable speed not traceable to normal eyes. Having the figure of grim reaper his teeth grinded in rage with only one thought on his mind; to grave a lesson on that bastard Helton's shity head. Till...
"Huh!" He gasped.
Aggressive intense fog clouded his vision and startled him to pause before it, unable to escape on time leaded him to be wrapped tight by the fog, he looked confused. Held up in unbalanced position by the fog, he stumped it couple of times, but fell and slammed his face on the hard ground unable to break free. He groaned in pain with a running bleedy nose.
"Oh no! you actually broke his nose, Oba!" Said a female voice.
" Dante, you're alright dude..right?"
Lifting up his head recognizing the very familiar affinity of Oba and glanced the female next to him, Winter.
"Both of you better run before I fry your asses out!" He menacingly stated.
Processing the threat into reality with the electric sparks manifested around him, instinctively both Winter and Oba retreated step back.
"Calm down, and think rationally..."
Their hands were up surrendered when Winter yelled then added:
"If you assault Helton right now, not only you'll hurt yourself but it'll fired back on us too not to mention Sky".
She did hope he'll listen to voice of reason, but like usual he didn't. He crawled struggling against the tight fog grip around him. Oba frowned attaching his palm to his forehead and sighed then turned back and nodded to Winter, the latter sighed in disappointment.
"Don't blame us, we meant good..."
Winter said removing her gloves out, Dante's eyes widen, she was serious planning to activate her poison affinity. He sensed the danger and wiggled away as possible from her. Oba told her to wait, he obviously was trying to hold back his laughters, it was amusing to see Dante struggling with that threatful glare on his eyes. Oba then kneeled to his level, trying one more time.
"In all case we'll get fried by you, so.. either we leave your unconscious body laying in middle of academy or... actually for a second, listen to your teammates like good leaders do".
Dante didn't like this black mailing at all he bit his lips, yet he deactivated his affinity while fixing his posture to sit properly, the bloody nose made Winter grasp. She pulled a handkerchief from her pocket and hurried to wip the blood.
"I bet you enjoyed his Oba "
Dante glared at him but twitched in pain from Winter pressing on his injury.
"I did indeed" Oba smirked crossing his arms.
They exchanged glares making some tension.
"Stop this both of you! Oba, set Dante free already" Winter exclaimed with popped anger-vein.
Oba couldn't be grumpier at this yet he redrew it quickly.
"Winter! Oba!"
Dante flinched then cursed seeing Sky running toward them with Cheryl.
"What the hell wrong with you?! Acting like a mad man?" Sky shouted kicking his black boot. That when her gazes met up with his bleeding nose .
"What happened Winter?"
Apparently, Sky and Cheryl didn't witness the quarrel thanks to the fog Oba casted.
Winter was surprised with the sudden question directed to her and immediately denied and she was out of fault. Oba was left under suspicion light. Not liking what she did he spit what happened in details. Dante knew his sister is overprotective, it was his chance to play sly when non of them saw his smirk, he started to groan in fake painful matters, and it worked like magic.
"What you mean self defense? look at him! My brother's nose is misshapened and bleeding! senior Oba I'm very disappointed in you!" Sky aggressively talked back.
Oba was struck by that, he turned around silently with trembled lips. Cheryl and Sky confusingly questioned how fragile he is.
To some level, Oba did have a sensitive side, and a little girl just told he is a disappointment.
Dante's joke gone far, but he did care it served him right, he secretly chuckled down there. Winter approached Sky's ear and whispered..
"You just opened one of his childhood's wounds, give him a minute to recover".
"Wha?!! I didn't mean to!"
Sky was startled, and on the other hand Cheryl gazed in confusion.
"The famous (A) rank team...?"She whispered to herself.
After what happened, Cheryl tried to break some tension and kept talking about the mini new food stake in mile town. It just raised the curiosity in Sky's and Dante's minds, it made their drools dropped by how deliciousness she described it, 'heavenly' she said.
Teleport by one of academy's mana ring they reached the busy town in no time. Scrolling around gazing in all directions, Sky almost get lost if it wasn't for Winter's bright unquie hair and Cheryl among crowd, their figures are quickly notable.
"Its here guys!" Cheryl waved at the rest to come by. She stood infront of plain wooden table with two long benchs on the sides placed on the corner of street. Sky was suspicious, the description heavenly and what she sees don't match.
"Its might be abit uncomfortable with people walking around, but I promise the food is so good". She emphasized at the last words.
Dante and Sky exchange glances, then Dante raised his palm.
"We don't mind it, we are used to it" Said Dante commenting they don't mind people walking around, and Sky nodded.
"Oh..! Then be my guests" Cheryl pointed inviting them to take a seat.
They put a blind trust on her food's choices, Sky took the seat next to her and across from Oba, while Dante sat besides Sky and across from Winter. He tried to avoid any cause of trouble between him and Oba.
Taking the menu Cheryl ordered some dishes after discussing it with others.
Soon the table was filled with colorful lively dishes, the aroma filled the air made some people stare unconsciously at the dishes and on the yet to come food on waiter's hands.
A bit of roast meat in her mouth, Winter moaned from spices assaulted her taste buds, jt was too spicy for her, while the others stated how good and juicy the meat was.
No left overs remained since Sky took the last chipped bread, rinsed it in meat sauce while humming happily. Dante couldn't help but to chuckle ob his sister eating habits.
As fast as the food came so it vanished. With how drowsy and full, Winter yawned at comfort, she hasn't experienced such pleasure when she was outside the capital.
"By the way Winter, didn't you come along with Dante?" Sky asked puzzled since Dante was at the gate alone on the beginning.
Rubbing her eyes like sleepy Winter
"Well,... we were just to get back from a long commission at his highness, the prince's palace. When this blondy over here decided he want to check on you before converting his commission points. While me and Oba headed to teachers hall first to convert ours star points in construction points. There we heard some gossiping about Helton interferes in class (C) business since Hurricane wasn't around and some were injured badly. Putting the pieces together, we knew if that gossip reached Dante, there will be a massacre. So just in case, we stayed in guard infront of the building if something actually to happen... and here we are".
Sky faked a smile, she understood some of what she said but other things were unclear for her poor mind. And learned that Dante wasn't actually mad at her but on what Helton did, so she put herself at rest, but his act was stupid though. Her thoughts were cut off when she felt Dante massaging her dimple like some sort of comforting tool, whilst hearing him cursing Oba then Oba did the same. Honestly, she felt like she was back at kindergarten again looking at those two adults. Taking a deep breath to calm down she removed Dante's hand off her cheeks before restoring.
"What's this star... construction points?" Sky asked.