[b][i]Maria Hamada[/i][/b]

"Very well, I'll do it," Maria impulsively said, but not out of the goodness of her heart. Rather, she knew that any great upheaval would put her chances of founding an academy in danger. So she would help Ms. Akane, and hopefully gain her favor as well.

"That said, though, taking on YTC would need a lot of firepower, equipment, contacts, medicine, and other goods that need to be paid for. Will you help us meet the expenses of fighting the corporation?" Catching herself, Maria would continue:

"Of course, we can still fight for free or almost free, because a ruined world would be bad for us as well," the Alchemist added. She was actually, reluctantly, sincere about that.

For a brief moment, she paused to consider the staff member who had laughed openly at her for not knowing basic etiquette in the Chaser cafe. Well, can Maria really be faulted for trying to extract as much money as possible from any occassion? That said, though, she had lost face when everyone else had done the job for free.

Actually, perhaps she really should have used her powder; using it as free advertising for her services; that would have been a much more efficient use of her time and resources. Instead, she came off badly to potential customers.

"Either way...Suzumebachi, what are his exact powers, apperance, and physical abilities? Same for the Yokai underneath him?"

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