Kibishi's POV

  Mato's Office

  After a couple of rests, Jir and I were ready to head out to the first yer.

  And of course, thanks to Mato bringing over Tao while Jir and I rested after he took a look at our Super Codes and my knife, it felt like we were ready for a rematch.

  Tao had seen better days, but she was walking and talking with the rest of us. Part of me really wanted her to rest up for the rest of the night, but another part of me knew that she wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Not even from me.

  We were all wearing our Super Codes as well.

  Right then, we were all gathering around the new table that Mato had brought with him when he returned after finishing his check up.

  Mato pced his hands together and stared at us seriously.

  "Okay. So you three know the pn?" Mato asked in a deep tone.

  "Yeah, basically," I nodded.

  "So we go back out there, try to counter the moment an opening is revealed. No, more like Jir and I will join the battlefield while Kishi joins in when the opportunity is right." Tao looked at me with a bright smile. "After that, he'll use his powers to bring 'death' to the monster and we all can return safely for the time being."

  "Which leads Yosei to be alone for a whole night. But we already made contact with our phone Mini Codes." Jir revealed the device that turned out to be a touch screen phone.

  Huh. So that was a phone I saw when Kuma pulled it out back at the caring center.

  "By the way, are you sure that you're okay, Tao? You sure that you don't want to rest?" I asked out of concern.

  "I'll be fine. My stomach is a bit wounded- well, has a mark where that stab was, but with the grace of luck and the power of my supernatural powers, I was able to at least hold on a bit longer than a normal human. Anyone else would've died from that, you know." Tao held her stomach.

  "Let me guess, you were stubborn to die out there?" Jir joked.

  "...Yeah," Tao rubbed her stomach with a smile, but her brows looked like she was sad about something. ".... This isn't the first time I was stubborn about something that could affect Kishi's mental health. So I pulled through like I always do and usually forget about the pain..."

  ...That's a part of Tao I didn't like. She always puts aside her pain for mine...

  Then again, I was the same, and I was pretty sure that Tao would think the same way when it came to me.

  "But your guts were pretty messed up. It's a miracle that you're still walking around and not in bed. Angel powers or not, there's only so much you could've done to prevent yourself from dying out there. Even as a Supernatural," Mato bluntly stated as he folded his arms.

  "Sure, maybe. But I don't care about the logic behind this miracle. The Angel powers did help, but so little. I guess... I guess that thinking about how sad Kishi would be without me made my brain and heart refuse my early death. That, or it could be my will to live overpowered everything else that should've killed me. Either way... I'm here now, and I'm ready to fight once more." Tao closed her eyes and rubbed her stomach a few more times, then patted it before letting go.

  "Still, it's pretty risky at the moment despite the upgrades we received. Mato added an additional protection code for Tao's Super Code, but still, we can't afford any more casualties. So you'll have to wait a few minutes after I enter the battlefield." Jir rested her left arm on the table while resting her head on her other palm.

  "Taoreta, you'll need to focus on your breathing while in the battlefield. That way, your Super Code can activate an emergency code that'll give you the edge for a brief moment against the monster. Same with Kujira and Kibishi as well." Mato stated as he unfolded his arms and scratched his head. "To be honest, sending you three back there without going over it with The Founder is hard enough. But he's in a meeting right now, so as his 'right hand,' I'll be responsible and be the one to make sure that your mission ends in success."

  "Honestly, doing this without him here saved us a lot of time and didn't waste it..." Tao bluntly stated with her arms crossed and her eyes closed.

  "I see. Well, I'll pretend that I didn't hear that for the sake of everyone here. And... it's sort of true so..." Mato shook his head after saying that. "Anyway, now that you all know what to do, I wish you all good luck. Oh, and try not to overdo it out there, okay? You kids still have a future ahead."

  "No need to tell me twice," Jir nodded and smiled at Mato.

  "I was mostly talking to those two," Mato pointed at me and Tao.

  Tao and I looked at each other and then ughed nervously. Tao raised her hands. "Well, we'll try our best."

  "Key word, 'try'. I can't promise that I won't be reckless out there," I bluntly stated with a straight face.

  "At least he's honest..." Jir closed her eyes and sighed deeply.

  "Seriously, stick with the pn, you two. Kibishi, your power is unpredictable and who knows what side effect it may have on you..." Mato sounded worried about me.

  "Well... I'll keep that in mind," I nodded.

  "I feel like you're just brushing that off for some reason..." Mato shook his head once more and smiled at everyone. "Anyway, good luck and remember the pn, everyone!"

  "Right!" Tao, Jir, and I said in unison.

  We didn't know what that monster had in store for us. But at the very least, we stood somewhat of a chance. It was a very slim one, but with my powers, it seemed pusible.

  And I was pnning to keep it that way.

  There was no way in hell that I was going to let that monster win this battle. If we lost, then everyone who lost their lives would be disappointed in us. No, maybe more like they'd be sad that their fighting might have been for nothing. And I didn't pn on letting that happen either.

  My knife was very short and the range was shorter.

  If I wanted to be successful, some sacrifices needed to be made. And by that, I meant anything I could provide might be helpful. So if I had to lose an arm or a leg to be able to beat that monster, then so be it. I wasn't pnning on it, but if my death was the way to save Kuma and David, then I would gdly give it up. But Tao might be sad though...

  Right. So maybe until I'm at the brink of death maybe. It would suck if I die afterwards though...

  Oh well. No use thinking about the "what ifs" if I could have one with me surviving in any way I could. I would just be cautious during the battle. I just hoped I didn't go blind and attack if I saw my friends in trouble. Part of me felt like that was going to happen one way or another. That was who I was, and I doubted that part of me would change anytime soon.