Creepy appeared next to Sunny and bowed.
Cr: I am sorry, master.
Sunny closed his eyes and scratched his head.
S: Well, whatever, take care of her. Don't disappoint me.
Cr: So our relationship can continue?
S: Why are you asking me? Sure.
Happy, Gloomy and Haughty appeared as well, giving him thumbs up,….well, except for Haughty.
Hy: why are you congratulating him anyway? Oh, I see. I never thought that Creepy would find anyone who would like him.
Cr: Well, you can't make fun of me anymore.
Hy: I can and I will. Wanna see some examples?
Cr: Go for it.
Hy: Well, how about our body count? What are you on now? 1?
Cr: shut up.
S: Are you counting the number of times you did it with a person as more numbers?
Gl: I mean, we could.
Hy: yeah, that could work. How about now? Master, what about you? Although this thing called the dream realm doesn't really count since it's not your physical body but let's pretend it does.
S: Oh, I don't really know. Probably 7? I think
K: Hey, are you really talking about your body count right now?
S: Yeah, what's the problem? Join too, Kai.
K: 0 obviously.
E: Is Kai such a sweet boy?
K: Really, what about you?
E: 5
K: You are lying.
E: Fine. 0 as well
Ca: I don't think I want to participate, although it should be pretty obvious.
Cr&Sh: 3….
Seishan blushed.
E&Ca&N: Seriously?
Sh: What? Problem and Nephis, you are more than double of me.
N: How is that my fault?
Haughty smiled, followed by Happy.
Ha: hey, creepy, we are counting from our existence.
Cr: damn it.
Sh: Is it more?
Gl: more? What is 3? I think he forgot a digit or 2.
Cr: Hey, one didged not more.
Sh: So…what is the correct number?
Cr: 30.
K: 30?
Sh: you.
Cr: Don't ask because I won't answer.
Happy faced Seishan and said.
Ha: it is very special for him, so don't ask, and even if you do, we can't answer anyway.
Sh: I don't really care.
Happy shrugged and said with a smile.
Ha: still the lowest one from all of the brothers.
S: Who has the most?
Gl: try to guess, master.
S: I'd say Naughty.
Hy: Although he and the other 2 are not here yet, you are still wrong. It's the 7th. Happy is 2nd.
Sh: Happy?
K: I would never guess it would be Happy. I thought he would be like me.
Ha: you were obviously wrong.
S: Really? Why I think he is most likely to get someone.
Ha: Thank you, master.
Cr: Yeah. He is always on top, second to none. Always in whatever context.
Ha: so what if I am? You just don't know how to do it, brothers.
S: So what are your counts?
Gl: I am on ...150 I think. But if it comes to now. 0.
Hy: 300. As for right now. Also 0.
Happy was just smiling.
Ha: 1000. Also, for this time is 0.
Cr: see. I am first now.
Creepy smiled and lifted his hair a little to mock his other brothers.
Gl: tsk, whatever man.
S: 1000? Then how the spell did the 7th get more?
Ha: you will understand once you meet you, master.
Everyone looked at him.
K: h-he is not lieing. Still, for right now, Creepy is winning?
Ha: Kai, we share our flaw with our master. And yes, he is.
K: I was just stunned.
Ha: really? Why?
K: No reason.
Ha: if you say so.
S: Alright, I have a suggestion: Happy, Creepy and Gloomy. Go and take some handmaidens, train them.
Gl: I'm only taking those that use staff as a weapon.
Sh: There should be around 25 of them
Cr: I will take only those specialised in gautlet weapons.
Sh: including me, that should be 10.
Ha: I would prefer those with some assassin weapons.
Sh: In that case, it should probably be 55 of them
Ha: I can't promise all will pass. I will be happy with a 10 to pass everything I have prepared.
Cr: I will accept 5
Gl: I will stick with 1.
S: Gloomy, could you turn it up a little?
GL: Fine. 7.
Sh: What if you find more hidden gems?
Gl: Then I will update my number. I highly doubt that, tho.
Hy: what about me, master?
S: If you find anyone willing to join your training, I will be impressed.
Hy: thank you.
With that, Sunny and his 4 shadows stepped out of the cathedra, instantly catching attention from other girls, thinking that they saw something wrong.
S: No, you don't see wrong. Including me, Kai and Cassi, there will be another 4 options. Choose your weapon of preference. Remember, there is a limited amount.
Gl: master?
S: Yes?
Gl: Why are they all female?
S: Have you seen a male handmaiden?
Gl: No, obviously.
S: There is your answer.
Gl: Oh. Well, this will be a pain.
To decide who would join what, they started matching with all weapons multiple times. This included Seishan as well as some of Sunny's picked-out handmaidens.
Gloomy was at the end happy with the 9 and was choosing his 10, which surprisingly was incredibly talented in all of them so there was and so there was no surprise that everyone wanted her to join their group. She and Seishan were in the same boat.
S: Seishan, mind introducing us?
Sh: Yeah. I haven't met anyone stronger than her in the entire Bright castle, not castle. Anyone I fought in life, still. Her only problem is that she has incredibly bad stamina. It is almost non-existent. Right after a couple of exchanges, she is completely drained. Other than that, she is incredibly strong. Her name is Mia.
Mia was slightly shorter than Sunny with a great body, pitch black hair, with galaxy blue eyes. She was very flexible and incredibly talented with any weapon in her hand. Her Serpent coiled around her arm, positioning stylishly.
Gl: Right, so she is joining me, just like Seishan.
Creepy grabbed his shoulder and said.
Cr: Hey, you trying to start something? Both are obviously joining my group.
Ha: no. You are both wrong. I will take both of them.
Hy: I can't pass on this wounderful oportunity now, can I? It would be a waste to put her with you guys. I am talking about Mia. Seishan should join Creepy.
Sh: Hey, I would like to join Creepy, too.
Gloomy and Happy scoffed at smirking Creepy.
Sh: Also, Kai, don't you have anything to say?
K: Having her as an archer would be great.
Sh: not what I meant.
Mia looked at Sunny with neutral but Sunny knew those empty eyes.
M: master Shadow?
Sunny smiled at her.
S: Just call me Sunny. No master needed. Also, I would love to have you as my student. I will leave it to…..
Ha: You are too greedy, master. You already have over 10.
Happy dropped his scythes on the ground and pointed at Sunny's students.
Gl: I agree with Happy.
All others agreed as well.
Sunny smirked and said while grabbing his weapon.
S: And you think you can beat me to submitting her? You are out of your mind. All of you.
Sunny walked into the central circle and motioned with his hand.
S: Prove it to me that you deserve her. Mia take this as a first lesson, pay attention. I will show you how you can beat various weapons even if you are outnumbered.
The other 5 gritted their teeth and approached him.
S: I know you are not allowed to injure me, but attack me anyway. For this match, I am giving you an exception.
K: We should deal with Sunny first and then decide about ourselves.
Ha&Gl&Cr&Hy: fine by me.
Haughty attacked first with his great sword, and as he swung it at Sunny, Happy threw his scythes at Sunny.
Sunny smirked and pulled out his blade, deflecting incoming 2 scyets and side kicking Haughty, who managed to block the kick with his side of his blade, although he still managed to get pushed back.
Sunny blocked the other 3 incoming arrows from the front, and as Gloomy locked up at his blade in between his staff, he bent it down to lower Sunny's blade down. Creepy lunged right in front of him
Sunny had a surprised expression on his face, but it turned to a grin split second too late for Creepy to react, and thus was slammed into the ground with a devastating downkick, letting go of his blade, he disrupted Gloomy's position and manifested his own spear swinging at him. Gloomy blocked, but was stunned by how swiftly Sunny operated his spear. I look beautiful.
Gl: damn it.
He swung a couple of times, hitting Sunny's spear, but Sunny moved as if to block, but suddenly his spear appeared next to Gloomy's neck. Sunny stopped briefly and pushed further and gripping his spear to send Gloomy flying sideways, rolling a couple of times. Sunny had to swiftly rotate his spear to deflect other incoming arrows as well as tossing his spear at the haughty who had just recovered and was forced to dodge incoming attack again.
Sunny was already in front of Happy, grabbing his forearm and pulling him closer.
Ha: I fell for something this obvious?
Just as Sunny was about to elbow his head, Happy pulled on his chains, forcing himself to slide and making Sunny stumble, which was used by Haughty to attack him, only for Sunny to rotate mid-air and deliver a devastating slash at Haughty, forcing him to lose his sword and side kick him away.
Kai saved him and tossed him to his sword.
Sunny scoffed and looked at Kai briefly.
S: You are getting quite annoying, Kai.
Kai disappeared and appeared behind Sunny, only for him to get smacked by Sunny's sword handle.
Sunny looked down on his friend.
S: That was the worst move you could have made. Especially since your close combat is not on the same level as your archery skills.
Now only 2 remained. Happy wrapped his chain around Sunny's blade again, but this time, Sunny held on, ignoring the pull.
Ha: how in the.
As he said that he heard Haughty.
Hy: crap.
With that, Sunny pulled on the chain with his free hand and dropped Happy next to Haughty and pointed his blade at them.
S: Creepy if you move, you will lose your arm.
Cr: …fine.
He dropped to the ground, and Sunny pulled on the other chain he was holding, making Happy's scythe whistle past Creepy's head and crashing right in front of Gloomy.
Sunny walked out of the circle and looked at Mia.
S: So, did you learn something from this?
M: Yes, not choosing you would be the worst mistake of my life.
S: I like you already.
Sh: Sunny?
S: Yeah?
M: L-like me?
S: Did I say something wrong? Again?
They all laughed.
After they finished all of their training, Sunny stopped Mia and said.
S: Come with me.
M: Alright.
They entered the cathedral, and he motioned to his 2 shadows to block the entrance so no one could enter.
M: Am I in trouble?
S: Your essence. You can't gain it, am I right?
Mia looked up at him slowly, not knowing how to react.
S: Thanks to my sorcery being at a very high level, I can see the flow of their essence in their bodies and soul. She is weird. As its essence was there but wasn't there. Something like Jet has but much worse. Her soulcore….is what?
S: Luna, can you see this?
Luna appeared on his shoulder and nodded.
Sunny tilded his head in confused but cold expression
S: What are you?