Disclaimer: Love Live belongs to whoever it belongs to. I do not own Love Live.

When meeting someone new, always be slightly cautious and even more so if you have absolutely no idea who they are. If you recognize them as a classmate, or at least someone from your school or workplace, keep your guards up as you never know what kind of person they may be. If it's a complete stranger that you don't recognize at all, please try not to open up to them completely and always stay on the mindset that they may be tricking you. If it's Santa Claus, uppercut him and steal his bag of presents. You deserve it after all you've suffered in life.

"Hold on, hold on, what the hell was that last part?"

"Well, I mean... you know, Santa is pretty shady anyways. Who the heck lives all the way at the North Pole?"

"I-it's not necessarily always the North Pole though..."

"Not the point, Sayuri. Why would anyone teach people to beat someone up, especially some fictional grandpa?"

"To be fair, Santa's probably a pedophile. Always putting kids on his lap... sicko."

"Stop ruining kids' childhood, Miss Saeki!"

"Santa Claus is a jerk... no wonder he doesn't have kids and always aim for others' kids."

"Hey! Apologize to Saint Nicholas! Apologize right now!"

"Hey, Emma..." Reine yawned and closed her book. She sat up straight on the couch and scratched her head. "Can you pass me a Pocky? It's chocolate, right?"

Emma, similarly reading another book, sighed. "Uh, no. I'm not even eating anything... wait, huh?"

"What a useless girl. Sayuri, gimme some."

"Wait, what?"

The half-human half-demon girl beamed and passed her leader a stick. "Here you go, Miss Saeki!"

"Good girl," Reine said. She patted her second teammate, plopped the Pocky stick in her mouth, and stretched her arms. Deciding to be a bit bold, Sayuri chomped on the other end of her Pocky stick, and the two gazed into each other's eyes. Oh... Reine thought. Ro-man-tic...

"My ass!" Emma chopped the stick in half, rage in her eyes while the two girls jumped back in surprise. "What the hell is up with this scene!?"

"What's up with you?" her leader asked. "Jealous over a kiss?"

The brunette whipped her head towards Reine with a blush. "That wasn't a kiss yet!"

"Would've been, if it weren't for you meddling girl!" Sayuri said, suddenly dressed up as a criminal.

"Don't Scooby-Doo that!" Turning back to her leader, Emma started yelling again, "Why are we back here at our house!?"

"My house."

"Your house, right. We began the last chapter exactly like this!" Exasperatedly, she clutched her hair out of frustration. "Why are we back here? Weren't we meeting with Kanan from Sunshine at the end of the last chapter!?"

Reine sighed. "Well, if that's where you want to continue, then sure."

"Pumpkins!" Sayuri exclaimed.

The other two stared at her. "...huh?"

(Opening Theme 1)
("Bokura no LIVE Kimi to no LIFE")

(It's been a year, 4 months and 21 days. Wow.)

"The eradication of the... Mein kingdom?" Emma asked. "But that's the kingdom we're in..."

"What do you mean?" Sayuri asked the stranger and disregarded her companion's question. "I believe the Mein Kingdom hasn't done anything wrong..."

Reine scratched her head. "Yeah, that's a pretty confusing demand. So confusing, the author even went off-topic after the opening theme."

"Uh, no, he does that every chapter either ways..." Emma said. "But man, it really has been quite a long time..."

Coughing to regain their attention, Kanan continued to speak. "Y-you see, the truth is... some really shady business has been going between the Mein Kingdom and neighboring kingdoms, and-"

"Wouldn't it be safer to report it to the officials there?" Emma cut in. "I mean, we're not exactly praiseworthy adventurers who can deal with big problems like these..."

Kanan fidgeted uncomfortably. "B-but you see... umm..."

"How challenging could the problem be, though?" Sayuri interrupted. "There aren't that many strong adventurers nowadays, asides from those who are almost legendary from the past..."

"That is," Reine said, "unless the problem isn't foreign."

"Huh?" Her two companions turned to the leader, confused. "What do you mean?"

Sighing, the yoyo-swordsgirl aimed her blade at a small gap between the forest's trees, where a small view of a castle stood tall from the direction they had been walking away from. "The kingdom's higher-ups are the problem themselves."

"W-what...? But," the brown-haired companion choked, "that can't be possible! Our kingdom is brimming with kind nobles and generous heroes! There can't be corruption within the-"

"That's right," Kanan resumed to the shock of Reine's two companions. "The Mein Kingdom's officials have been contacting and conducting foul business with some neighboring kingdoms and also various tribes of monsters. They've been discussing plans for expanding their territory and joining forces to target weaker kingdoms," she explained. "Some that they've been considering are the Shion Village, Seiran Town, Chitose Canyon and Touou Kingdom!"

"T-that's impossible...! Wait, the Touou Kingdom!?" Emma exclaimed. "That's a risky move! Why would anyone dare attack the kingdom of that great Princess Saiki?"

Kanan gritted her teeth. "The princess of Touou Kingdom is currently ill and thus hasn't been taking much action for a while. She is also unaware of our kingdom's plans for invasion... what horrendous plans..."

Sayuri frowned. "Hold on a moment... did you just say, S-Shion Village?" she asked. The fourth girl nodded. She shivered, discomfort showing on her face as clear as daylight. "T-that's... my hometown..." she said.

"R-really!?" Emma asked. "Then that's all the more reason we should stop them! ...w-wait, how do we know any of this is true?" she asked, whipping her head back to Kanan. "You could be lying for all we know, and planning to ambush us later!"

Kanan flinched. "W-why would I do that? I don't even know who you people are, and I'm not a bandit!"

The brunette shook her head. "No, but we were being chased just earlier and you could be pretending not to know us. Right, Miss Saeki?" she asked her leader.

Reine looked away, whistling. "I mean... uh... yeah, totally."

"Why are you nervous all of a sudden?" Emma asked. Then, within a few seconds of thinking, she remembered. "Wait, it was your fault to begin with that we got chased!" she exclaimed. "What did you even do!?"

"If I recalled correctly," Sayuri said, "it had something to do with a massacre...!" Shocked, the two jumped back from their leader. "Y-you're a murderer!?"

"Hell no! Of course I'm not!" Reine shrieked. "Do I seem like the kind of person who'd meaninglessly kill off an entire village!? Of course not, you bozos!"

"U-uh, sure."

Kanan cleared her throat again. "A-anyways, will you three please help me in stopping this madness going on from within the castles of our kingdom?"

Reine raised an eyebrow at her. "Well, sure, I don't mind. However..." She pointed her sword to the blue-haired girl, to the shock of her comrades. "Wouldn't it be better for you to reveal your full identity first before getting our trust, stranger?"

"W-what are you talking about?" Kanan asked. "I-I'm just a wandering soldier from the Mein Kingdom, Matsuura Kanan..."

"Do you really expect me to believe that?" Reine asked. "if so, you clearly don't have much experience with disguising yourself."

A hand stopped the black-haired leader's shoulders. "W-wait, Miss Saeki. Are you sure about accusing her of being a fake?" Emma asked.

"I can't see anything that seems fake with her at all..." Sayuri commented.

Reine didn't budge. "Hey, Emma. Do you know who Matsuura Kanan is?" she asked. "Asides from not being an N character."

Emma frowned. "Of course I know who she is!" she said and cleared her throat. "Matsuura Kanan is one of the legendary group of mages, the Nine Shining Magicians. She's the wisest of those mages, and is extremely skilled in water magic. She's also achieved the most amount of feats in the group, such as defeating almost deadly monsters such as the Aquatic Behemoth, the Plasma Tigerwhale, and even fought on par with the infamous Phantom Mermaid!" As if proud of her knowledge, she clenched her fist with excitement. "Her most notable feat was fighting the Eyesploder beast with her group and delivering the decisive blow! ...though as of now, she's missing along with the other legendary magicians."

Sayuri whistled. "Wow, she sounds really strong!" she said. "She must be the strongest of her group... those monsters aren't just for show, and defeating those are really amazing feats..."

"Noticed anything yet?" Reine asked. Sayuri frowned, but shook her head. "Someone as amazing as how Emma described it... why would she be struggling with such a trivial kingdom problem?" she asked. "Furthermore, she's a mage, isn't she?"

Emma scratched her head. "Well... yeah, but that doesn't mean...!" She realized something. "Miss Matsuura... you shouldn't be wielding a sword, but a cane..." Pointing at the huge broadsword strapped to the newcomer's back, she asked, "...so what is that?"

"Furthermore," Reine said, "the Kanaan everyone knows is busty and has huge tits. This faker's chest is as flat as a washboard!" she exclaimed, dramatically pointing at the blue-haired girl.

"Well, it's not like the author actually described her body's bust size..." Sayuri pointed out. "There's no way any of the readers would've known, but... yeah."

Sighing, not-Kanaan ejected the strap around her and let the broadsword drop to the floor. "A-alright, I deceived you guys about my identity. I'm sorry about that." She pulled her wig off, revealing brownish orange hair. "My name's Hasekura Kasane. I like disguises, because I can test out many appearances," she explained. "But that's trivial right now, the problem is real and I seriously need help with purging our kingdom from these corrupt ways of thinking..." Performing a dogeza, she placed her forehead on the ground's dirt. "I- I beg of you three, please help me! Please help me save the innocent villages and kingdoms!"

"Hey, see? That wasn't so hard at all." Smiling, Reine offered a hand of assistance. "Get up, girl. We'll help for sure, right?"

"W-well..." Emma whispered. "...fine. I just hope things don't take a turn for the worse..."

"The worst that could happen is us becoming outlaws!" Sayuri exclaimed with an unnaturally happy face, accompanied by a chuckle.

"That's not something to be laughing at, Sayuri!" her brown-haired companion shouted.

Kasane smiled. "You girls... thank you, from the bottom of my heart." She got up, dusting her clothes off. "It's nice to meet you three. Now, they're going to be holding a meeting to finalize their plans and initiate it really soon." She pointed to the gap showing their kingdom's castle. "We need to hurry and interrupt the meeting, to bring them to their senses. There's no time to prepare... are you girls ready?" she asked.

"R-right now!?" Emma uncomfortably shifted, but after seeing the determined looks of her partners, she sighed. "Okay, I guess I have no other choice..."

"Let's hurry!" Sayuri exclaimed. "My hometown may be in danger if the meeting goes through!"

"Rock and roll, girls!" Reine exclaimed as the four immediately rushed back towards their kingdom.

The gang sneakily crept through the town they had just escaped from, and as they kept watch for the supposedly evil manager, they made their way towards the castle. The news probably hadn't spread at all, as none of the villagers even recognized Reine, despite the crimes she supposedly committed. A few soldiers guarding the castle entrance noticed the group.

"Miss Hasekura! W-welcome back!" one of the men saluted. "What seemed to be the matter? You were in such a hurry to leave..."

The orange-haired cosplayer waved. "It's alright now, nothing to be worried about."

They nodded with relief, before staring at the other girls. "Who might these young fellows be?" they asked.

"They're, uh... my friends, yeah. I invited them over to talk about work."

Emma and Sayuri politely greeted them, to which they returned shyly. One guard paled at the sight of Reine, however. "M-Miss Hasekura! Is that-"

"I'm Raina M*ran! Best friend of Adlet M*yer, the self-proclaimed Strongest Man in the World!" Reine lied. "I'm capable of maintaining my consciousness while I'm turned into a zombie, and-" She was interrupted when Emma smacked her across the head. "Ow!"

"Like hell you can!" the brunette yelled. "If you were a zombie then we'd already kill you by then!"

Sayuri scratched her head. "Why 'Raina' though? Fremy would've been a better choice."

"Stop mixing characters with the Six Flowers!" Emma said. "In the first place, Raina's a guy, so this was entirely off from the beginning!"

"Well, I'm still totally Raina, though." Clearing her throat, Reine patted the confused soldiers as if to reassure them. It somehow worked, as they decided it's better to just believe she's Raina and not Reine, simply looking similarly to the supposedly wicked criminal. How'd they know about that? Certain information was shared within the castle only, of course.

"A-anyways, let's get going. Shall we?" Kasane suggested, scratching her brownish orange hair. The others nodded and followed after her, disappearing into the stony hallways. "While we're walking, I should explain things some more. You see, the Mein Council is holding a meeting in this castle, with representatives from other nations. Our kingdom's plans are currently leaning towards the 'invade the weak' direction..."

"That's terrible..." Sayuri said. "Must they resort to ruling over the weak? What happened to the concept of living in peace and harmony?"

Kasane gritted her teeth. "Peace and harmony... the damn nobles are just too blind to perceive such possibilities." Scowling in disgust, the cosplayer-slash-warrior curled her right hand into a fist of slight rage. "I swear, if I could change this kingdom..."

Reine smiled. "Well, that's why we're here to help you. Aren't I right?"

The anger slowly subsided. Kasane smiled. "I guess so. Thanks again, you three."

Emma and Sayuri nodded with their respective smiles, glad to be of help. However... "Miss Saeki...? What's wrong?"

The girl was trembling. Reine rubbed her stomach weakly. "W-well... um, sorry to disturb the nice atmosphere, but..." She patted Kasane. "Hasekura, can you take me to a nearby restroom...?"

Her two companions sighed. "Bad stomach, huh...?"

"S-sorry... just give me directions or something..."

Kasane smiled. "Well, guess I can't help it. I'll lead you there," she offered. "Though, we are lacking in time..."

"D-don't worry, we can wait..." Sayuri said.

Some female warriors conveniently turned the hallway and entered their sight. They noticed Kasane and rushed to the group. "Captain Hasekura! Welcome back!"

The cosplayer smiled. "You girls, just at the right time!" She turned to her two of three guests. "Can I have you two proceed with the plan with my subordinates? They're also against the invasion of the weak," she said. "Just make sure to interrupt the meeting and get the representatives to change their minds. If needed, a bit of violence should be fine."

Emma frowned. "W-well... I guess I'm fine with that. Sayuri?"

The black-haired mage shrugged. "I am also fine with that Will Miss Saeki be fine?" she asked.

Reine nodded weakly. "Yeah, I'll catch up, don't worry..."

"I pray your stomach does not explode."

"Don't say something scary!"

Kasane waved to her soldier girls. "I'm relying on you four!" she said. "Keep these two safe!"

"Got that, captain!" The group of four women escorted Emma and Sayuri towards the meeting room.

Relieved, Kasane turned back to Reine. "Alright, now that that matter is done with... follow me," she said. "I'll take you to the restroom."

"O-okay..." Their conversation stopped and what remained was an awkward silence as the two walked. It felt like hours to the heroine, who began to wonder if they were wasting time with all the walking. "...um, are we there yet...?" she asked with a meek voice.

"Well, almost... but first, a question." Kasane stopped and turned to the black-haired girl with a confused stare. "Are you sure you need to go? We've been walking quite a while now, and you haven't bursted yet..."

Reine frowned. "...okay, fine. Maybe I didn't actually have to go that badly, but-"

"Oh well, might as well as burst soon anyways." An arrow suddenly struck the girl, colliding heavily against the wall in what would seem like a violent explosion of dust. Stone bricks crumbled to the ground, Kasane slowly stepping back. "Guess explosive magic imbued into arrows really work well, don't they?" she asked herself with a smirk. "Great job, guards."

"Our honor, captain!" the soldiers replied, a mix of male and female voices. They saluted their captain and rushed to the scene, with almost full confidence that their attack worked.

Dusting specks off her clothing, Kasane stared at the cloud of dust covering the body of her victim. "Isn't that just nice, Saeki Reine? Died on the way to the toilet... how humiliating for a criminal." She laughed, and the other soldiers joined in the laughter.

That is, until a figure rushed out the dusty clouds and slashed around. The laughter almost died, save for Kasane's, and all the minor characters fell to the ground.

Surprised, the brownish orange-haired cosplayer jumped back. "W-what the... you're alive?" she asked.

"Of course I am," Reine's voice replied. "And so are these idiots... be grateful."

"What? But..." Kasane froze and saw Reine's hands holding her sword. To be more specific, the sword wrapped in its sheath. "Y-you swung it while the sheath was on...?"

Reine smiled. "To prevent killing them, duh."

That speed is still impossible to reach with the sheath on though... the captain of the soldiers swallowed her saliva, beginning to acknowledge a criminal's strength. "No wonder you're notorious amongst soldiers... your skills are not to be questioned."

"Oh, this isn't much..." Reine said. "But for breaking my toy yo-yo, I'll have your head!" she exclaimed, pulling her jacket slightly to reveal her toy yo-yo with an arrow barely piercing through it.

Kasane clicked her tongue. Her perfect plan of an explosion-powered arrow couldn't even pierce through a stupid yo-yo toy? "You've got to be kidding me..."

Emma and Sayuri sat on some clean couches, sipping from cups of coffee. The brunette glanced nervously at the four women who had escorted them to the waiting room, supposedly connected to the meeting room that would be held really soon. "...u-um, so... how long are we supposed to wait?"

One of them glanced at the brunette. "Just a couple more minutes, I suppose."

"O-okay..." In times like these, Emma wouldn't normally be this nervous. However, Hasekura Kasane was apparently a captain, and these four dames seemed pretty close to Kasane. It wouldn't be a stretch to say they might be the four strongest warriors below Kasane's level. "Say, these drinks..."

Another dame smiled. "Oh, those are our group's specialty! We use special healing ingredients and purified monster drops mixed together for those."

"No wonder they taste pleasant," Emma commented. Maybe they could get along after more of such casual conversation!

"Well, we did include a special ingredient for these specific blends," a third dame added. "Something like... paralyzing poison, I believe."

"Wow, that's ama...zing?" Emma frowned. Did she hear that right? She got up, or rather she tried to, but found that she couldn't. "W-what's...!?"

The four soldiers pointed their swords at the two, with hostility in their eyes. "Sorry. I know we just met, but we have to get rid of you two."

"T-this is bad! Sayuri!"

The mage calmly put down her cup and stood up. "Hmph. Is that all?" she asked. The half-demon idol reached into her pockets and grabbed a handful of glowing powder, then tossed it at Emma. "Here, this should cure you from paralysis."

Finding herself able to move again, Emma muttered a 'thanks' to her partner and readied her lance, glaring back at their four opponents. "H-how could you?"

Sayuri shook her head. "We need to calm down first, Emma... we're outnumbered."

"R-right... damn, if only Reine was here..." The brunette widened her eyes. "T-that's it! Reine! If these four are evil, then Kasane must be evil too!"

Her partner frowned. "Oh, that's right... this isn't looking good at all," she said as her eyes scanned her opponents. "We're cornered and outnumbered, and Reine might be in trouble... this is..."

"Soooo bad, am I right?" one of the soldiers said with a smirk.

"Troublesome? I'm lazy, but this is part of my job..."

"No, it's more cool. Getting rid of intruders... that."

"Nuh uh, it's definitely justice! Or something."

Sayuri suddenly smiled, her face flushed red. "T-this is so arousing!"

Emma and the four enemy dames blankly glanced at Sayuri.

"...what?" New opinions were certainly forming.

(Ending Theme 1)
("baby maybe Koi no Button)

(I need to start updating more frequently. All my stories.)

"What the fuck, Sayuri!?"

"Hey now, don't swear. Swearing is never good."

"No, but seriously! What the fuck, Sayuri!?"

"Hehe... sorry. I just like it when I'm in danger, you know...? Thrill of survival, that stuff."

"No no no. Something's definitely wrong with you."

"Say, the author is right. He should update more often..."

"Don't change the subject now! You're disturbingly creepy!"

"Come now, Menma. It's not like it changes the story much. I mean..."

"My name is Emma!"

"Anyways, next chapter! Definitely fights! ...being considered."

"Agaaaiiiin!?"