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Kazehaya Gin lounged in his chair inside his office at home, leaning back against the backrest like deadweight. He was exhausted beyond belief because he had too much work he had to finish since he didn't want to burden Ryuu with a lot of company matters while Ara's group would be staying at the Cedar Palace.

Sadly, he was informed that there was a misunderstanding about the school trip and that Ara's group would be somewhere else, too late. He had already taken up most work, preparing everything for the International Business Conference. If he had known he'd have given Koutaishidenka more work.

"I want to sleep," he g.r.o.a.n.e.d before stretching with a huge yawn.

He was already at the verge of planning to crawl back to his room to take his much deserved and needed rest, when frantic footsteps echoed down the hall, outside his door.

"Young Master," Fuji called out to him, his voice as frenetic as his footsteps.

"What is it?" He called out, totally curious as to what was wrong.

Koga entered the office with haste and didn't waste time reporting to him what the man from the Cedar Palace told him.

"What?"Kazehaya was shocked for a split second, his thoughts the same as Ryuu's.

Ara-chan!

Forgetting his initial fatigue, Homura's CEO grabbed his rose-colored coat haphazardly strewn on the couch and wore it, then crossed the room towards the huge window.

"Young Master, you should at least drink something," Fuji said hurriedly as he handed him a shot of espresso he had prepared.

No matter what happened, Kazehaya couldn't go to battle without rest or at least a bit of energy. His powers were so destructive that a slight mistake on his part could cause havoc on both friends and foes alike.

Knowing he had no choice, Gin grabbed the small cup and gulped down its contents in no time, before handing it back to Fuji.

Satisfied that his master had at least some caffeine in his system, he stepped back and watched as the c.h.e.s.tnut-haired young man stepped out of the window.

The Kazehaya House was a huge mansion, similar to Ara's place in Denenchofu – even bigger. His office on the third floor was actually more than a few meters from the ground. It was really high, but Gin didn't mind the height as he fell from the window.

However, before hitting the ground, a small whirlwind appeared below, blowing dust, and leaves round and round as it got stronger and eventually caught his free-falling body. The wind kept him suspended in midair a couple of feet above the ground on the same spot for a few seconds as Gin fought his sleepiness.

PAK

He gave himself a strong slap on the face with both hands, as the phone in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and yelled at it upon seeing the caller.

"I'm on my way," he bellowed at Ryuu, because the whistling of the wind was getting louder. He ended the call and placed his mobile phone back in his pocket. He leaned forward, and the wind howled like a mini typhoon as he flew high up in the sky, before changing directions onwards in great speed towards the Cedar Palace.

He always chose to soar high above – higher than buildings so no one could spot his flying form in the midst of his tornado. For normal people below, it was just an unusually strong night wind passing by.

His longish c.h.e.s.tnut hair and clothes flapped against the wind as he sped ahead to pick up Ryuu. When he reached the Cedar Palace, Ryuu was already standing on the rooftop. He didn't go down to get him, however. The type of wind he's using at the moment would destroy the place, and he had no stamina to regulate it. He just paused and hovered above, waiting for the other.

Knowing that Koutaishidenka had seen him, he watched as the prince's body enveloped by blue colored light, and he shot up towards the sky like a rocket to join him above, his hand outwards reaching for him.

Kazehaya caught Ryuu's hand easily and grunted at his weight.

"You're slow," Koutaishidenka grumbled as Kazehaya started flying towards the direction to Hakone.

They would be the one taking care of the giant spiders who had gone the farthest, while the rest of the teams dealt with the other ones who were nearer.

"I came as soon as I could even when I'm already sluggish. I haven't slept a lot in two days, you know," Gin complained, although he could understand Ryuu's impatience.

Ara who was staying at a ryokan just in the outskirts of Hakone could possibly be in danger. Nevermind Gin if he's totally fatigued. If something happened to him, the company would still survive. But Ara's existence was irreplaceable. If something happened to her, if she died, all of them would perish.

Koutaishidenka's bloodline was the only one who could save all of them, and its existence depended solely on Suzuki Ara. If the deities of this world succ.u.mbed, no one could ever defend the normal humans from the monsters that would surely come to ravage all of the existence here on earth.

Soon, the two of them arrived near Hakone.

"There!"

Ryuu pointed to the ground where it was covered in white. For other people, it would appear as if the ground was covered in snow. But with their powerful eyes and their position high above, they could discern that it wasn't the case. The white coverings looked like giant webs, and huge black dots ran in different directions as if in fright upon sensing the great energy from above.

"Okay, I'll get you dow – wait!"

Koutaishidenka's blue glow suddenly burst that Kazehaya Gin had no choice but to abruptly let go so he wouldn't burn. "Shit! I told you to wait…" he g.r.o.a.n.e.d as he blew at his almost scorched fingers.

They weren't injured though. In his sleepiness, he forgot that when Ryuu's fused with his flame dragon, he had the power to choose which he wanted to burn and ignore those he didn't want to be harmed.

With a scowl, Kazehaya watched as Ryuu freefell towards the ground, engulfed in blue flames that grew bigger in the shape of a majestic dragon.

ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAR!

Mavara let out a fierce cry as he dropped Ryuu safely on the ground, but glided towards the running arachnids, burning their web as he gained distance.

ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAR!

Kazehaya slowly landed next to the prince, but he swayed as soon as he did. Ryuu had to reach out to steady him.

"Save your strength. I'll take care of this, "Koutaishidenka ordered.

"But Ara-chan," he protested but Ryuu glared at him.

"Save your strength. If you collapse here with your power out, it would be worse."

The reminder made Gin frown, but he followed. He decided to walk towards a tree and sat under it as he tried to rest.

Ryuu was right. If he lost consciousness, things would be worse for all of them. All the spiders combined wouldn't even compare to the chaos that his own elemental would wreak if he lost control due to fatigue.

"Shit…" he muttered sulkily as he watched Mavara happily massacre the giant arachnids.