'Sorry, Gao! I can't come to school today and watch the match… I've earn a little cold and I can't really do much right now,' Yuna texted the boy, letting out a muted sigh and looking over at a box with three abandoned puppies.

The girl's phone vibrated a second after sending the text to Gao.

'What? Aw man, and I was hoping that you would come today…'

Yuna allowed a gentle smile to cross her face as she read the text, replying back.

'I'm sorry for missing this day! I'll bring something over later, okay?'

Yuna closed the cover of her phone and walked over to the box, picking up one of the puppies and heading to the bathroom.

'Let's get you three wonderful dears cleaned..' she whispered before she left, not even audible to herself.

"Yuna, you're tea will be on the table, okay? Need anything else?" Psy called as he flew over to the stairs and up into the bathroom.

Yuna shook her head and continued to wash the animals with care.

"Okay then. Don't do anything too harsh on yourself today."

Yuna nodded again and lifted one of the puppies out of the water to get dried off. The girl sighed as she recalled the event earlier.

"Hey, Yuna?" Psy said.

"….?"

Yuna began to cough a bit and cleared her throat.

"Look there.."

The dragon curiously pointed at the slightly closed box near Yuna's house.

'Hm?'

The two got closer to the box slowly as they wondered what was in it, only to hear whimpering from the box.

'Dogs..? Is someone just abandoning them here?' Yuna mouthed.

Psy read her lips and shrugged at her question.

"What are you going to do about this…?"

Yuna thought for a moment and frowned. 'I'll take care of them for a bit just in case they're unhealthy. I'll ask Stella about this later to, they need a home,' she continued, no voice coming out.

'There, there.. You'll be under my care for a while.." Yuna tried whispering.

"Yuna, contact from the buddy police headquarter!" Psy called, handing her the phone and communicator.

"…"

Yuna stared for a bit and took the items off his claws, putting the communicator in her right ear.

"H-hello?" she managed out, coughing a little.

'Yuna? Are you alright? You sound sick,' Stella said with concern.

'I'm fine, really. Just a cold and sore throat. I'll be able to talk normally tomorrow,' she decided to whisper, drying off the puppies one by one.

'What is it that you need today?' Stella sighed on the other side of the line.

'Do you have work today?'

'Mhm. I won't be working for too long today though,' the girl said, trying to reassure Stella.

'Don't be reckless.. Might as well send you over to Tasuku's house after work,' Stella told the girl.

Yuna frowned at the statement.

'You're kidding me, right… Anyways, I found three abandoned pups near my house this morning… Do you know what I should do with them because I don't know if I can take care of them for long…' Yuna told Stella.

'Dogs, huh? You can come over to headquarter and see me after work, if you like?' Stella asked.

'Fine by me.…' The girl cut the call off and sighed, checking her phone.

'Can we buddyfight today?' Hisako asked.

"…."

Yuna groaned a little and then gave a reply to the older girl.

'Fine, why not? When do you want to do this?'

The puppies began to run around in the bathroom, little droplets of water dripping onto the floor.

"A-ahh! Becareful!" she said, voice sounding rusty and heavy.

The puppies stopped and looked over to the girl who was now in a coughing fit.

'Thanks for the tea, Psy…' Yuna wrote on a notebook.

"You're welcome. You're having a match today, right?" he asked, looking at the puppies running around him.

'Correct,' Yuna jotted down. 'Hisako-senpai wanted to have a match with me today.'

Yuna's phone vibrated as another text was received.

'How about in a few minutes like….. 5 minutes? I'm still gathering my band members and Gao's match is about to end soon.'

'Looks like he's going to win again,' Yuna thought.

'Psy can you get me a shoulder bag in my parent's closet?' Yuna scribbled on the notebook.

"Reckless as always… Alright, go change then," Psy told the girl.

Yuna repeatedly adjusted the shoulder strap of her bag as she carried the weight of a folded up towel and the three 3 week old puppies.

'Please don't move around too much…' she muttered to the animals.

'It must be lonely being left behind like this and at such a young age too…'

"Ah! Yuna! Hey!" Hisako called.

Yuna looked up from the bag to see the band members coming towards her. The girl silently waved to the group and adjusted the bag on her shoulder again as the puppies began to squirm around in the bag, trying to get comfortable.

"Oh? Did you lose your voice?" Hisako asked, running up to Yuna quickly with the others following.

'Sore throat. That's all,' Yuna wrote on her notebook. 'Shall we start?'

Hisako looked at her worried and then smiled.

"Let's."

Yuna held onto the straps of her bag tightly, careful not to drop it.

"Through mysteries in the Dungeon World, start a new adventure! Guardian Crossfire, luminize!"

Yuna luminized her Dragon world deck and wrote her line onto the notebook Psy held.

'Barrier dragons come forth! Dragon Knights, luminize!' Yuna scribbled.

"Raise the flag!" Hisako ordered, Yuna jotting it down.

"I fight for Dungeon world!"

Yuna looked over at Psy as he set the notebook down, pointing at the dragon silently to indicate the world she fought for. Hisako laughed nervously, being the only one announcing what she's doing.

"Yuna, you can go first…"

Yuna nodded and charged a card, drawing another right after. The girl summoned a Damascus Armor Dragon to the center and muttered something quietly, beginning the game. Her monster attacked her opponent, lower Hisako's life points to 8, and then ended the turn.

'Your move,' the automated voice said.

"Ehh… This is going to be a long game…" Daichi said, earning nods from everyone else.

"I call Gummy Slime to the center and Thunder Spartis to the right! Spartis, attack Damascus Armor Dragon and Gummy Slime, attack the fighter!" Hisako said.

The monsters obeyed the girl's orders and attacked Damascus Armor Dragon, destroying him for Gummy Slime's attack to reach Yuna.

'And here comes the attacks….' Yuna thought, shielding the bag instead of herself and losing 2 life points.

'End of move.'

'Your move.'

"…Yuna, what's in that bag that makes it so important anyways…?" Hisako finally asked.

Yuna sighed and flashed the animals in her bag to the group for a bit.

"I don't think I'll ask about this…." Hisako said, confused of why she had dogs with her.

"It's best to answer all questions later and continue this match," Psy said with Yuna agreeing with him, charging a card and drawing 2 cards.

Yuna paid 2 gauges to equip Dragoanthem and went to the center area, a blade in one hand and the other in her mouth.

"Aren't you going to hand the bag to Psy?" Hachi asked a little panicked.

Psy sighed and shook his head. "I believe that'll be a bad idea…"

The dragon held out his hand and flashed the sharp claws he bared.

"Oh.. right…. He might rip the bag or even hurt the little ones.."

A thought crossed Chie's mind for a second as Psy withdrew his hand and closed his feathered wings, white feather's dropping loosely and gracefully from the wings.

"You could've told us about the puppies earlier. Anyways, I'll hold the bag for you, if you like," Chie offered.

Yuna hesitated and thought for a moment, nodding after a few seconds later. The girl then called Grave Horn Dragon to her right and Thousand Rapier Dragon to her left, signaling Grave Horn to attack the Gummy Slime. She pointed a blade at Hisako as Thousand Rapier complied with her silent wish. Hisako blocked the incoming attack with an arm held up to her face, losing 2 more life points. The blond haired girl lowered her arm from her face, unaware of the dual blades heading towards her and taking 2 more damage.

'End of move.'

Yuna caught the retreating blades, having to jump to catch one of them above her head. Hisako drew a card from her snowflake shaped core gadget and charged a card, allowing her to draw another.

"I equip Brave Equipment, Glory Seeker and Dominion Rod, paying 1 gauge and a card from my hand! I cast Cecilia's Spell Disarm and Pillar of Fire to destroy Grave Horn for the total of 3 gauges," Hisako said, destroying Yuna's Twin Dragonblades, Dragoanthem and Grave Horn Dragon.

'Hm? Is someone calling me..?' Yuna thought as she looked at her pocket curiously, unaware of Hisako's attacks.

"A-AUGH!" Yuna grunted, getting hit by Hisako, followed by Thunder Spartis.

Yuna casted Green Dragon Shield before Thunder Spartis landed a hit on her, earning a life point back.

"Yuna, you still have 8 life points left. Hisako has 4 life points left," Psy pointed out.

Yuna looked over at her buddy and nodded, completely aware of the points and her equipment.

'Draw. Charge and draw. I buddy call Psychic Knife Dragon to the center and earn a life point back. I cast Dragonic Destroy to destroy Thunder Spartis, paying 2 gauges to do so,' Yuna mumbled, tugging at her core gadget around her neck lightly.

Hisako lost 2 more life points from lifelink with Thunder Spartis.

'Attack Hisako.'

The older girl lost all her life points right after Thousand Rapier Dragon slashed at her, turning it to a question mark.

"I destroy Brave Equipment, Glory Seeker! Let's see if I get lucky and earn 3 life points back…" Hisako said, looking at her cards.

"Ehhh…. Gummy Slime…. Guardian Dragon of the Ruins, Meteor Rain….. and….. a spell card! Mission Card: 'Defeat Monsters!' Looks like I earn 3 life points back~!" Hisako pointed out.

'Psy, last hit,' Yuna said, stretching her back and pulling her goggle core gadget to her forehead.

Psy shot a few swords over at the girl, making her lose 1 life point.

"Ehhh? My turn again, then. Draw. Charging and drawing! Hmmmm, I cast the mission card. I also call out my buddy Guardian Dragon of the Ruins, Meteor Rain! Go ahead, Meteor, and destroy Psy!"

"Careful now, Yuna and don't over think things," Psy called out before shattering into bright red-orange cards.

'There goes my life points again..' Yuna thought, getting hit by the penetrate ability.

Yuna ruffled up her hair a bit as she stood up from the impact.

'Your move.'

Yuna sighed as she charged an unwanted card and drew another.

'I call to the center Psychic Knife Dragon and I'll pay the rest of my 3 gauge to cast Astral Force on Psy. Psy get rid of Meteor.'

Hisako smiled at the close match as Meteor used his soul guard ability.

'It's not going to be enough when Thousand Rapier attacks alone…' Yuna thought as she looked at her cards and summoned Double Sword Dragon.

'Link attack,' she said, getting rid of the size 3 monster. 'My turn ends here.'

Hisako nodded and then drew her cards.

"I call Master Skeleton to the center!"

'I think I made a bad move,' Hisako thought nervously.

"I have 4000 defense and Yuna just used an Astral Force, adding 10000 more to both my power and defense," Psy told the girl. "Any useful spell cards or strong monsters on hand?"

Hisako looked at her cards and muttered into her hand. 'Actually, no I don't… I'm screwed..'

"Master Skeleton, destroy Thousand Rapier. This match has been decided."

The skeleton followed what it was told to do, ending Hisako's turn right after.

'Double Sword Dragon, Psy, you may finish this,' Yuna said, receiving the bag with puppies squirming inside.

The Dungeon world flag shattered once the armored dragons' blade made contact with Hisako

'Game over! Winner is, Suzuki Yuna!'

"That was a fun match, Yuna! Now, shall we head into the studio and start?" Hisako asked, walking towards the girl.

'Sure, I won't be able to sing today though. Maybe tomorrow I can,' Yuna tried saying.

"Feel better! I'll try bringing some tea tomorrow to school."

Yuna nodded and thank the girl with a smile, changing her face expression when a vision came.

"A pitch-black factory.. I wonder what this place could be used for.." Tasuku said.

"You may never know, but let's continue the sear- Whoa!" Takihara exclaimed, falling over with Tasuku in front of him.

A heavy crate suddenly fell from the ceiling where the two were.

"Hm? Are you alright?" Benjirou asked.

'A-ah, yeah.. I'm fine!' Yuna answered quietly, turning on her communicator.

'Stella? Are the two out on a mission again?' Yuna mumbled.

'Hm? Ah, yes they are!' Stella replied.

'Connect me to the computer system quickly, please?'

'… Something the matter?' Tasuku's voice answered.

'Tasuku-kun, Mr. Takihara, describe to me where you are right now,' Yuna answered in a serious tone as Stella connected her to the base's computer system.

'Well, Tasuku and I are in a dark abandoned factory right now… It's quite hard to see where exactly in the building though..' Takihara said.

The band member looked at each other curiously and then back at Yuna, listening intently. Yuna looked at her phone's screen and saw what Takihara meant, only being able to see a glimpse of their silhouettes.

'Mr. Takihara, Tasuku, stay where you are right now and don't move one bit.'

'Are you alright, Yuna? You sound sick right now-'

Yuna cut off Tasuku's sentence with her own concern.

'Never mind that! It's just a cold! Anyways do what I say and reach out in front of you!' Yuna hissed.

One of the shadowed figures on the screen moved and followed her instruction.

'Eh..? I feel a rope in front of us…' Takihara said suspiciously.

'I knew it.. Mr. Takihara, give it a quick, hard tug and withdraw your hand immediately'

Silence was in the air after Yuna told him to pull the rope. The girl waited and looked at the students around her, sudden yells and a heavy crash breaking the silence. Yuna jumped and immediately looked at her phone screen.

'A-ARE YOU TWO ALRIGHT?' Stella asked immediately.

'W-we're fine. A crate landed about half an inch away from us just now….' Takihara said in a shaky voice.

Yuna let out her breath slowly, unaware that she held it in the entire time.

'N-no injuries right?' Yuna asked with concern.

'Yuna, it's alright, really. I'll come back with Mr. Takihara, both of us unharmed,' Tasuku reassured, masking the fear in his voice.

'It's a good thing you gave us a call before anything happened. Was it a vision?' Takihara asked.

Yuna looked at her phone and noticed the silhouettes were gone, only staring at a dark screen.

'That looks like a pretty big crate… Yes, it was a vision,' the girl's raspy voice sounded.

"Are you working with the police force now too?" Hisako asked excitedly.

Yuna stared at Hisako confusedly.

'What do you mean?' she wrote down. 'I'm just a friend of theirs and help out sometimes. Or rarely…'

"Ehhhh? It sure doesn't look like it…' Hisako said.

"Wouldn't that be considered as joining the police force?" Hachi asked.

'To me, no. I don't have a uniform and I only go there to visit. Other than that, I'm just merely a visitor,' she scribbled.

"Hey, Yuna!" Saki called, tackling the girl as she did so.

'Oof.. Saki….? I'm sick so you should get off..' Yuna muttered, protecting the bag.

Saki immediately jumped away from the girl.

"SHOULD'VE TOLD ME EARLIER! I DON'T WANT TO GET SICK!" she exclaimed.

"Uhhh, actually… You didn't give her a chance to tell you.." Psy said.

"Let's just start practice now," Daisuke said, walking to the group and pulling Yuna away.

"Can I sing this one with Yuna?" Hisako asked Hachi.

The girl nodded and looked at the instrument parts seeing if any of the instruments were fit for them all.

'Do you want the melody or the harmony?' Yuna wrote on her notebook.

"I'll sing the harmony. How high does it go?"

Yuna blinked and played a note on the piano.

"Oh, that's pretty high.. I'll do it anyways."

Yuna nodded and gave her the lyric's sheet, pointing at the empty practice room right after.

'Hisako-senpai, I have a question.. What would you do if you're best friend asked you out and also if you liked him back?' Yuna muttered before she left.

Hisako stared and thought for a while.

"Hm….. Accept it I guess?"

The girl then turned around and left just like that. Yuna sighed and returned to the others.

'Any instruments you can play for this song?' Yuna asked the rest of the group.

"Some of us can play the percussion parts if you like, other than that, no we can't play any of these instruments," Daichi told Yuna.

The girl had a disappointed look and her face and nodded.

'How about this.. We'll arrange this song's background and have you join in with utopiosphere or something like that?' Yuna asked.

"Sounds good to us!" Emiko said, jumping in front of the girl.

"Hm? Ah hello, Yuna! Did you pack your clothes yet?" Stella asked.

Yuna frowned a little and looked away.

"No, she didn't," Psy answered for her.

'Do I have to go over to Tasuku's place…?' Yuna asked nervously.

"Yes, you do. Now, about those puppies," she said, pointing at the bag.

Yuna sighed and told her about how she found the box near her house.

"We don't know where they came from nor do we know who was the past owner," Yuna said, coughing after raising her voice.

"Here's some tea," Stella offered.

'Thanks,' Yuna muttered disappointedly.

"Yuna! Glad to see you here!" Takihara said, walking into the building with Tasuku following behind.

Yuna gave a smile to the two and sipped her tea.

"Thanks for the warning back there. How was it that your visions are so precise..?" Takihara asked curiously.

"If they weren't that precise, you both would've been smashed by that crate," Stella noted.

Takihara shivered a little and sat down next to the girl.

"Yeah, I know. It's a good thing the commander gave her that communicator," the man said looking over at Commander I.

The Commander sneezed and looked over at the officers, smiling at Yuna. Takihara patted Yuna's head and began to shake her around softly.

'M-Mr. Takihara, I can't drink my tea like this…' Yuna mumbled awkwardly.

"Sorry, sorry! How are you feeling?"

The man felt Yuna's forehead for her temperature with his hand and nodded to Stella.

"Feel fine right now. I'll be able to talk normally again by tomorrow," Yuna said, coughing again.

"Tasuku, you should take her over to your house for the night. Just in case," Stella said, an excited smile creeping up her face.

Yuna shot a glare to the teen and sighed.

'I'm fine, I can take care of myself…' Yuna said, lower her voice and sipping another sip.

"Looks like I'll take her over to my place then if she doesn't want to stay with Tasuku," Takihara said, concern filling in his voice.

'Mr. Takihara, I'm fine. Really,' Yuna muttered.

Takihara frowned a bit.

"Clearly not. You're temperature is higher than it need to be and you still can't speak properly."

Tasuku lifted up Yuna's bangs and pulled his own away, pressing his forehead against hers. The two older officers began to squeal inside, but kept a serious look on their faces.

"Mr. Takihara is right. You're sick right now and you may never know if it'll get worse.." he said, pulling away.

The two looked at Takihara and Stella with a bored expression.

"Really now.. Mr. Takihara, you might as well take her with you. I only have one room at home and the bed isn't that big either."

The man pointed at himself and nodded.

"You'll come with me as well then. I have plenty of room at my house, but first we make a stop at Yuna's house and yours," Takihara said.