Phantasmagoria Chapter 1 part 14

“I am Mira Lycoris, 2nd year high school, Valedictorian and leading student in Gaia.” After Mira end her introduction, Cromwell ask her, “Are there any thing else beside the things you mention? Miss Lycoris.” She was dumb found about his question for the moment, then sudden turn red when she remember it and said, “There is one, I am the founder and the president of the Bed Making club.” Everybody blush including the girls seeing her shy cute face when saying her added introduction. Cromwell break the mood by single clap then said, “Ok, since everyone introduce each other, lets begin all the subject you all take, then after that all of you will be going to there designated quarters, if you going back to the surface, you’ll need my permission or Evangeline permission, because she will be our temporary class president, are there complains? None!? so let begin class.” (HEY! We didn’t get our chance to say it!) Everyone was angry in mind except Mira who seem happy not to take the responsibility. After class they when to their private quarters to sleep, while sleeping, Mira appear again in the same place where Vane reside. “Good Evening, Mira, How your temporary class and classmate are?” as usual, he give her some head ache by remembering Cromwell, “tch, Why you have to ask?” She ask him, “Because I can help you in a way that no other person can and I am your master, who train you to become the woman you are now.” He said that with a spark of Charisma on his face, “sigh, Ok, I’ll talk, my problem for today is Sir Cromwell, he act a bit like you Vane.” He smile and put his hand on his chin then said, “~Oh my~, if we meet, we might become good friends, and talk all kinds of thing behind anybody’s, like Mira for example.” After saying that he imagines about it happily, that make her angry at him, “THAT WON’T GOING TO HAPPEN!! Because you are…” She realize what she about to say then Vane ask, “Because…What?” Mira stare at him angry eyes and said, “Your nothing but a pervert!” He smile and said, “Me? A pervert!? If I’m one as you speak then your also pervert.” Mira look more angrier than before but on Vane’s point of view, she cute in a way, “Ok, ok, I was just kidding, come have some tea before it gets cold.” Mira thought deep about her really going to say, that he is nothing more than a dream, she afraid to say it to Vane, but even she doesn’t say it, Mira might no longer dream about him one day. After that, Mira explain everything what happen today and he said, “Mira, If Cromwell said his going to let all of your class to take all subject, then there might be a possibility that the whole class will take combat training, because that his forte subject.” She was surprise about Vane’s conclusion, “What!? Isn’t that subject is for Military club only?” Vane look at her with serious eyes and said, “Mira, if you were to take a combat training lesson, then you must show only your average skill, so they won’t suspect you, as much as possible, try your best to keep a low profile.” After she listen his advice, Mira never thought that possibility would come so soon.

Phantasmagoria Chapter 1 part 13

The next student stand up, He have a brown hair, wearing glasses and seem silent type person and said “I am Jurei Writer, President of the literature club, 3rd year high school and 3rd rank for being a bachelor in Gaia, that all.” He sit down without any expression, Cromwell seem worried on something (“Jurei Writer, whose the Valedictorian of the third year high school, but his background status is a mystery that curious me who he really is? But if I got too close it might be dangerous since I only have little info of him”) without saying his opinion, he call the next student, (“What!? Sir Cromwell skips his sarcastic talk to Jurei? Its look like he found his match) Mira smile in her thoughts while the next student about to introduce himself, I am Reed West, 2nd year high school, 5th Dan in Aikido and Karate, I won the national tournaments last year and that will be my last tournament.” Cromwell ask him, “Why do you say it your last? Mr. West.” He reply, “because of a certain accident, not long ago, I unable use my right arm properly.” He show the bandages on his right arm as a proof that he can’t go to any tournaments, but Cromwell ask again, “Even your injured that does not mean you can’t fight, right?” Reed smile happily and said, “I was told not to go a fighting tournament, however I can still fight without my right arm, if it’s mean battle for life and Death, then surely I will fight to the death.” He show a fighting the whole class, (“What a warrior he is…”) Cromwell comment on himself then call the next student. The next student is wearing a all white coat like a doctor and he carrying a laptop with him and said, I am John Kruschev, I’m the president of the robotics and technology, as far as I know, I become popular from creating a Nano machine called “Yggrasil”. Cromwell ask him, “What Yggrasil can actually do, Mr. Kruschev?” He answer his question, “As you all know, I made the Yggrasil to enhance the body and to cure all impossible ailments in the medical world, however it’s still under observation so it not given to the government or anyone but me.” Cromwell ask again, “So it’s under observation, then where is it now, since most of your things are already transfer here.” John reply him with a sad eyes, “to tell you the truth, Yggrasil are only use once, and the experiment is me.” Everybody look at John surprise, even Cromwell is surprise about it. “So please can we not talk about it any further.” Cromwell nodded and thought of it, (“kids this day are really interest indeed.”) He calls the next student, it was Evangeline turn to introduce, “I am Evangeline Von Atlas, to my background and status you all know already, and so that’s all.” (“What a short introduction!!”) Everyone thought of that clearly, and at last was Mira’s turn for introduction.

Phantasmagoria Chapter 1 part 12

He start to introduce himself, “Hello everyone, I am Cromwell Velvet, I will be your home room teacher and your all subject teacher for now, you can call me Sir Cromwell for now on, are we clear?” Everybody stand and said “yes sir!!” Cromwell Velvet, who is known in Gaia as the Extreme Club advisor of the Military club, does not teach any class only teach in the club, he is one of the teacher that is very dangerous because the way of his think and mysterious. Right now, Cromwell pick up the attendance sheet and said, “Oh my, this is a first time to teach a class, and I haven’t given you guys a chance to introduce yourselves, go now introduce yourselves, at least it save me time to check your attendance hehe.” Doing it with a smile (Is He for really!!!) The whole class is shouting with anger in there thoughts, but Mira realize something in him (Cromwell Velvet, his personally is close to Vane yet he seem not that insane.) She remembers the time when Vane gives her first match, “Mira! Make sure you can make it squeal in pain!” then he laugh so evil. (Yup, that kind of a person should be) Mira return to her sight to Cromwell while he is waiting to somebody introduce first and said, “look like nobody want to introduce first, so I’ll pick one.” He points his finger and said, “Ok, you go first pretty boy.” The blonde hair guy stands up and said, “I am Martin Mackenzie, 2nd year high school, and the most popular male in Highland News.” (The school news paper in Gaia) Then made a handsome pose that charmed many girls, but Cromwell break his charisma by saying this, “Oh really, No wonder you have more guys around you than girls that the news paper says.” Martin become pale and said, “What are you getting at?” He smiles at Martin then look away, that make him shock by his personality. Cromwell pick the next student, she have a elegant look but it seem have a terrible personality and said, “I am Sarah Scarlet, 2nd year high school, as you all commoners know, my family own a oil refinery and is the one of the leading company in Ether.” After she finish her Cromwell add a little oil to the fire, “So you mean to are popular because your family and I thought you popular for being a nasty hag, Oh man.” Sarah is burning in anger and said, “Why to you think of that Sir Cromwell…” He instance point at Martin after he just recovers from the shock that Cromwell gave, “MARTIN MACKENIZIE!! You’re going to learn a rough lesson!” Martin gone pale and said, “Wai.. Wait! What did I do wrong!? And what that whip, Hey! I said wai.. , GYAAAAAAAH!” Sarah punishing the innocent Martin merciless, Cromwell just smile happily and does to the next student.

Phantasmagoria Chapter 1 part 11

The time has come that Mira will be place at a different class, where the other popular students are there too. Giovanni guide Mira to area 0, there said to be the place where the military club train and the Main control room of Gaia. Mira descend under Gaia with Giovanni, “welcome to area 0 also known as Tartarus Control, here in level 1 of area 0, where the military club training field.” Mira saw other student taking a crash course, others practice there marksmanship and other being punish by running around there whole level 1. Giovanni call out her, “Miss Lycoris! Over here, were going to level 2, where the others are.” They descend again; this time is level 2 of area 0. The place is different than the level 1, it’s quieter. “This level is a former interrogation place, where some are use to torturing prisoner or spy, now it’s a quiet place for protecting VIP in Gaia, like the mayor’s son.” Giovanni explain it to her, “here we are Miss Lycoris.” Giovanni use a ID card to open the door, a bright light gusting out of the room then when clear to see, she saw 5 people sitting in different places. Mira counted six people in the room include herself, then she ask Giovanni, “Teacher Webner, there are only six of us here, where is the 7th person?” what she know that there are seven popular people in Gaia and there all student, then he replies, “She will be here shortly, and you all know very well who she is.” Mira and other people in the room knew whose Giovanni talking about. Then suddenly arrival of the 7th student in the room, She come like a high ranking soldier but have a princess like appearance, majestic and beauty. Giovanni greet the late comer, “Your late, Miss Evangeline Von Atlas.” Everybody knew her because she is the daughter of the principal and second to the best student, who happened to be Mira’s unknown rival. She looks at him and said, “Sir Giovanni, please call Eva, I don’t like being called on my long name, only father does call me that all the time.” Giovanni nodded to her then he face to Mira and said, “Since I won’t be your home room teacher here, I’ll be going back, take care Mira.” He immediately leaves the room and meets the home room teacher of that room, “Giovanni Webner, your leaving already? Why not stay for awhile.” He try to make Giovanni to stay but he decline and said, “ Its not my duty to take care of them and beside your much better in psychology than me, so I’ll leave the rest to you, Cromwell Velvet.” Giovanni gone back to the surface, while Cromwell enters the room to start the class, unknown what will happen.

Phantasmagoria Chapter 1 part 10

At late night Mira tell to Vane what is happened and ask for advice to help her, “If what you said is true, then you must act normal than you are!” Mira confuse what Vane just said, “normal!? I’m perfectly normal and there is nothing wrong with me, right!?” She complains what he said, “Mira, you are perfectly normal to any person point of view, however you have this.” Vane throw the unsheathe saber at her, “ah! Hey that was dangerous to throw a unsheathe saber like that!” He chuckle menacingly and said, “But to catch it with ease and without fear getting hurt, right?” sneer at Mira but she try to defend from Vane reason, “Its just lucky I catch it and I have talent for it hehe.” She try to laugh it off but Vane remind her, “Mira, did you forgot what happen when you at grade school and what you did back then.” Mira sulk and said, “Yes, I remember, it was summer back then.” Mira having a flashback from her past, when she was a grade school. At that time, Vane was teaching Mira the intermediate skill of the swordplay, He don’t know much about what Mira doing when she awake, so it was the right age to ask her, “Mira, when you wake up, can you tell me the detail what have you been doing.” Mira ask him “why?” And he replies, “So I can help you from your problem and be a better person.” He smile gentle at Mira and she ask this, “Why you care much?” Vane was surprise from what she ask and he answer it something else, “That’s a secret until you are the age of 18, I will tell you all about me, before that time comes, you need to listen everything I said ok.” Mira nodded and smile happily back at hit. At school in Ether grade school, where grade school student study before they are transfer to Gaia at the age 14 on middle school. At that time there were some middle school delinquents, who were about to transfer to Gaia by next month, they are try to search for trouble before they transfer. A kid from Ether grade school bump one of them, at the same time when Mira is walking with her friend to school, they saw the kid was getting beat up by 5 middle school delinquent near at there school. Mira tell her friend to call the teachers at school, while she tries to stop them somehow. Her friend quickly goes to school to call the teachers for help. Mira look around and found a pipe near by the trash, she pick it up and shout at the delinquents, “Hey, you big bullies, stop what you doing if you do not want to get hurt!” the delinquents laugh at her and one of them said, “ you? Hurt us!? Haha you got be kidding me.” Mira prepare her stance that gives the chill to the delinquents “Do not underestimate me for being a child.” At the time when Mira’s friend bring the teachers to the place where the delinquents are, they saw the 4 middle school delinquent are down on the ground, some are shaking in pain while the others are puking blood. The teachers were shock what they saw, the last delinquent stand shaking while have a knife pointed at Mira. One of teacher tries to call out Mira, “hey!! Get away from him, his…. Dangerous..?” The teacher saw there were no blood stains on the delinquent or on his knife, but Mira have some blood stains and the pipe she hold have blood dripping on the ground. The delinquent’s hand shaking in fear with his knife and said, “What… Who the hell are you!!” then he attack Mira, but she quickly swing her iron pipe, hitting the wrist make him unable to move his hand/hold the knife. He screaming in agony and Mira stare at him and said, “Whose feeling in pain right now.” Within a flash, Mira do three direct hits at his vital point, hearing the break of bone and puke blood, the last delinquent fall to the ground and Mira said to the fallen delinquents, “good thing you guy’s are still alive, if this blunt pipe were a sharp sword you all are dead, just suffer first then think what’s your life’s purpose for you, that what Vane told me.” After that the beaten up grade school was rescue however the 5 middle school delinquent were hospitalize for 4 month and Mira was transfer to other school at “Ether”, Vane heard everything from the crying Mira and she said, “What did I do wrong? Sob, sob.” Then he replies, “Mira everything have its right place to do, like calling the teacher to stop the delinquents was the right choice but using your swordplay against them was wrong, you only use it when your own life is endanger and not for others life, because they will misunderstand you, even its for the right thing to do. Mira promise me use your talent in sword, in this dream and only if you are endanger.” Mira nodded saying yes, After the flashback is back to the present then Vane suddenly ask her a favor, “Mira, try your best to keep a low profile when you are all gather.” Again she nodded saying yes unsure about the future ahead of her.

Phantasmagoria Chapter 1 part 9

Mira was shock to heard the truth what happen to the first year student, “Teacher Webner, if this truth then why tell the whole class a one big lie!?” Giovanni answer her question, “because there are two reasons, first is to avoid panic and the other to avoid the ruined of the reputation of Gaia.” Mira burst out her anger “Isn’t it a school job to protect the student in case of danger more than protecting its reputation!” He reply, “indeed is our job that why I am telling you this.” Mira was suddenly confuse what Giovanni said and he continue the conversation, “According to our latest investigation, the culprit seem aiming at only popular student at Gaia.” She just realizes something, “you mean this happened before!?” He response, “yes, it happen one year ago at the end of your first year term, we discover that body near the Arc bridge and do you know whose the victim is?” Mira seem to know whose the victim, “The victim’s name is Henry Brander, who also known as Henry the Ace Tech, he can fixes any kind of computer program in a matter of minutes.” Giovanni said the detail, “The cause of his death was a blunt wound on the head and seem like accident, but now there a new victim, who’s also a popular to the freshman, It all make sense, the culprit is in Gaia.” Mira think and ask, “the culprit is a student here, and kills the popular ones, out of jealousy.” Giovanni nodded and said, “Indeed that might be the motive but there are still others like rivalry/hatred, so for further investigation, all the popular student and top Aces in Gaia will put under in one class for protection and also to check if one of them is the culprit.” Mira grind her teeth and said, “Even with permission to investigate me and the other, this is against human rights of privacy.” She appealed but Giovanni said a reasonable answer, “If is a matter of protect the student, will do anything in our power to prevent the next victim, we might not know, you maybe the killer were looking for.” Giovanni made a bad joke on Mira that she seem worried what will happen to her.

Phantasmagoria Chapter 1 part 8

At midnight when the entire student is asleep, a guard was patrolling the area 7 to be sure there sleep on time at the curfew but some part of the area are dark because the new system is being install but the true is they only shutdown the electricity for less cost in the future, the guard already know it because of the rumor’s. He continue to patrol on the dark parts in the area to make sure there no one there, suddenly he hear a unusual dripping sound on the corner,(“look like there a water pipe leak or something, better check it out.”) the thought’s of the guard. He go there using his flashlight and he saw a crimson liquid on the floor, the guard knew what is it from the look’s and smell, “Blood!?” another drip of blood fall on the pool of blood, the guard look up and saw the lifeless body of a girl hanging like a fish on a hook that have her throat slit dripping blood on the ground. “What the…” the guard gets his radio to call the other and report to the principal what happen. Mean while at the same time inside Mira’s dream world, Vane seem to sense something, “hmm, look like a pitiful soul have died tonight.” Mira react what he said just now, “It might be a animal soul, right?” She said that while practicing her sword skill, “If it was an animal, I would ignore it” Vane give to Mira a straight answer, “you mean somebody in Gaia died!?” Mira suddenly stop practicing and remember what happen at her middle school days Vane tell her that somebody in the neighborhood have died, at the time she wake up, she hear a news about a man who was hit by car near by there house and that man died. After that day she believe Vane if he said that a pitiful soul have pass away. Vane continue to speak, “let be certain it’s a accident or died from a disease because if its something else, be on your guard Mira.” She was surprise to see Vane’s serious face, it somewhat scary and his eye’s were not a gentle but cruel deathly eye’s that seem he’ll kill anyone who steal his possession. “Mira, continue your practice or else I will give spank to your Butt.” She suddenly get angry then shout at him, “shut up! You pervert!” Vane is back to his normal personality that Mira knew. Morning at class, Giovanni announce that there been a accident that a first year student died from falling on area 7 near to a under constructed building and remind the whole class not to go to places that are off limit or not going out on curfew hours. Mira was relieve about the situation but Giovanni call her to his office, “what is it Teacher Giovanni?” Mira ask and he reply, “Miss Lycoris, the truth about what happen last night wasn’t a accident, its was a murder.”