Chapter 7 - The Full Form of GWANAN

Who ever said that sitting in a cabinet while the airship was going upside down, WAS SAFE?!!
(This guy ------> Konrad Aimery)

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It was time for the face-off between Ally Kat and the archer. The possibility of Ally Kat winning was slim, however-

BANG!

Ally Kat's gun was a lot faster than the archer's arrow and she was able to take down the archer in an instant. She also fired a specialized hand-made bullet into the airship so that the controls no longer worked correctly and the ship went hurtling towards the earth. Ally Kat returned inside, and Ven steered the ship towards where their enemies had landed. All of them had been so banged up that they were easy to catch and turn into the police ten days later when they arrived in Sanlio. As Denov and all of his main men had been in the ship, there was no longer any need for Carumati to hide in Sanlio.

“That was far too easy,” Konrad spoke as they walked around Sanlio.

“Yeah. I can't believe Denov didn't think that it was a bad idea to put all his eggs in one basket,” Ven commented.

“Well, Denov was always a klutz. I knew we wouldn't have a problem with him,” Ally added.

“Then why were you so worried about them all? You said you were,” Konrad asked.

“Ah, well. I thought so at first. But once I found out my sister was on his team, I remembered that Denov was actually just a kid who admired my sister so much and was inspired by her. There was no way he could pick out anyone good,” Ally explained.

“Yeah, but if Denov was able to catch your sister's eye and hire her under him... well, don't you think that she would have refused? She would have known that he was no good. Plus, the one who sent over that virus was no joke. If Carumati hadn't been there, we probably wouldn't have made it. If he was as dumb as you say, why would they follow Denov?” Ven questioned.

“Didn't you know, Ven? Denov is extremely rich. I'm sure he offered them all large sums of money.”

“Still, it's strange,” Konrad said. “It was like luck was on our side.”

“Oh, I wouldn't say that,” Ally spoke, letting out a sigh.

“Huh? Why's that?” Ven asked.

“Well, because Carumati is no longer in danger, there's no need for Carumati to stay in Sanlio. Therefore, we get no payment.”

“What? That's absurd!” Konrad announced.

“I know. But our contract was only to put Carumati in safe-keeping in Sanlio. We aren't putting Carumati in safe-keeping in Sanlio. They probably did that on purpose.”

“You're right. So what are we going to do with her now?” Konrad asked.

All of them looked down at the little fifteen year old genius who was carefully fumbling with her scanner device. Then she looked up and gazed at them through the corner of her eye, suddenly letting out a bright smile.

“I'll be staying with you, of course!”

“What?” Ally muttered.

“Of course you can stay with us!” Konrad said, patting the girl's red head.

“What!” Ally exclaimed.

“Yeah, you might be a big help for us. We could always use a computer genius and inventor,” Ven agreed.

“Uh, guys?” Ally inquired.

“So where should we go next?” Ven asked. He, Carumati and Konrad had all started walking towards the ship again.

“Guys!” Ally called still standing.

“Ah, well, we could go back and hit all the places we missed on the way here, or we could move on, what do you think?” Konrad suggested.

“Wait a second!” Ally yelled.

Kon and Ven looked back.

“We can't just take her with us. We have no money and she's just another mouth to feed,” Ally protested.

“Yeah, but she'll make up for it with her talents. I'm sure she would be useful in fighting the bad-guys,” Ven informed.

“That's the other problem! We were supposed to do this to protect her, remember? We're constantly getting in fights and making enemies. We can't just pull her into that kind of danger!”

“No.”

“What?” The three of them looked around and saw Carumati standing there. She was no longer smiling or playing with her scanner. Rather she looked extremely serious, and despite being small, she almost looked her own age.

“No. I can take care of myself. I have to stay with you,” she spoke, solemnly.

“Why?” Konrad asked.

“Because I am dangerous to normal people. You, at least, can protect yourselves.” Here the little girl turned dramatically and walked away.

“Is it just me? Or did that cute little genius just get scary all of a sudden?” Konrad asked as the three stood and stared.

“No. That girl definitely just got scary all of a sudden,” Ally replied.

“That's what I was afraid of,” Kon sighed.

“Hey, guys! I just discovered something,” Fable called running towards them from the ship.

“Yeah, what? I thought you were trying to stay hidden,” Konrad replied.

“Yeah, sorry about that, but I think I know why we had extremely good luck just then.”

“Huh? What is it?” Ven asked.

“It's because in the author's world, it's October, and she had to speed things up so she could begin on her special Halloween tale.”

Ven, Ally and Kon just stared at each other.

“Ba ha ha ha! What nonsense are you talking about, Fable?” Kon asked walking past him toward the ship once again.

“Yeah, seriously, Fable. That's a bit too much,” Ven said, patting him on the shoulder as he walked by.

“Fable, where do you even get these ideas?” Ally asked, following after the boys.

“Hey, wait you guys, I'm serious. Hey, I said wait! Waaaaiiiit!”

Thus, the full form of GWANAN came into being.