[h2][center]Hinanawi Tenshi[/center][/h2]
Nodding her head as if in agreement with Vita, Tenshi was about to make her own statement of agreement before the young man next to her decided to go through a mental breakdown. Ducking down to dodge the projectiles flying out of his back was an instinctual reaction for her, though the same couldn't necessarily have been said for a few of the old men sitting opposite them. It took them a moment to process what had just happened, and though the only real collateral damage that was taken was the monitor, a few of the politicians who had never actually ever felt the fear of being on the receiving end of such a thing were a tad rattled, to say the least. As Emilio dashed out of the room, a few of the soldiers began to attempt to block his path, but Fukuchi simply rose his hand and motioned for them to stop, shaking his head no in the process.

"It's fine; quite frankly, I had expected more fallout from this situation. We can send someone to pick him up later. For now, we should resolve the matters of those who are here right now," he stated, turning his attention back to the others. "In any case... One yes, and one conditional yes, was it? Then what of you, Ms. Hinanawi?"

Tenshi paused for a moment to stare at Fukuchi, whose demeanor despite what was had just transpired felt more... Odd than anything. It was probably something to poke into later, but for now...

"I will accept your preliminary terms, but the sooner you have the details in place, the better. I would rather not be chained down, after all."

"I shall accept that as a yes, then," the politician stated before turning towards Alberich, his face stone-cold as he closed his eyes. "As for your demands, though... Your sword will be returned to you once the contract is fully drafted, as legal contracts hold more sway than a simple verbal promise; the issue of libraries is not an issue with the existence of the internet, but that aside... Yes, you, as well as every other person in Japan, has access to the various libraries across our nation. As mentioned before, though, an escort will be necessary if you wish to visit in person."

With a cough, the old man rose from his seat and gave a slight bow towards the group; a few of the other politicians (not all of them, of course) followed suit. Brushing off his suit and edging away from the dangerously-broken monitor behind them, the other people (minus Fukuchi, of course) began to leave the room.

"Ahem. In the meantime, we've managed to prepare a place for all of you to stay. The fine soldiers who brought you here will escort you to your new homes for the duration of your time here, where the other goods are waiting. I should trust that you will follow on your side of matters as well?" he asked, walking up to the group with a fairly faint smile on his face.

"I will do as I please; if that happens to coincide with what you desire, then so be it," Tenshi said. With a slight laugh, the politician nodded and turned towards the others before nodding and leaving the room with the others. Tenshi, however, sighed and snapped her fingers, causing the "restraints" on Alberich to crumble into dust and disappear.

"Hm... Well, I guess it can't be helped right now, if those are the terms of the contract that old man wants to form," she commented, shrugging as she followed the soldiers who had brought them there back to the vehicle they had rode in earlier. "But now... Now they have me curious. I hope that what they have prepared won't be disappointing, at least."

Boarding the vehicle, Tenshi (and the others) rode off, the lights of the nightless Tokyo illuminating the road as they were brought along. The scene was... Amusing, but not foreign to her. At the very least, she'd have a chance to explore it more in the future.

A while later, the car that she was riding in came to a slow stop, and the young woman quickly hopped out of the vehicle to look around where they had been brought. It seemed to be a more suburban area, and the building that they had been brought to felt more like a small apartment complex than anything.

"This is... The place that they told us to head to. All things considered, it looks fairly normal," Captain Yamazaki said, stepping out of his vehicle and closing the door behind him. Handing Tenshi and the others each a key with a number on them, the officer coughed and nodded his head. "Right. Anyways, there's probably things waiting in your rooms for you. If there's any issues, well... We'll probably find out one way or another."

With that, the Captain got back into his vehicle and drove off with the rest of the escort, leaving the group standing in front of the complex with just a key in hand.

"That was... Rude," Tenshi complained, fiddling with the key in her hand before looking at the number on it and shrugging her shoulders. It didn't take a genius to realize that the numbers on the door corresponded with the ones on the keys, after all, and Tenshi took the chance to be the first to check out what place had been prepared in such order. With a flick of her wrist, the Celestial walked up the stairwell to the third floor and, after checking the room numbers over, opened the one that matched with her key.

The room itself was fairly plain and... Somewhat small for her liking, but it would do for now. She would have time to explore it more later, but... Again, later was later.

"This will do. For now."

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The soldiers in the area began to chatter for a moment as Nanoha and Eva stated their claims, but in the end it was the soldier who spoke into the radio earlier who spoke out above the rest to them.
"Understood. For the moment, we will relinquish control of that person to you. Now, if you would kindly..." he trailed off, motioning towards the nearest military vehicle. The implication, of course, was clear, and once the group had boarded, the convoy sped off towards the Diet as well.

Though it took a while, the vehicles soon arrived at the same location as a small cluster of other vehicles that had just left, one of which Nanoha would be able to detect Vita's signature from. The few shattered windows on the side of the building weren't much of a good omen, but they themselves weren't much of a matter. As before, the small group was led to a room—different from the one that had just been damaged, but still structurally similar—but with only three suited politicians waiting for them.

"My apologies for the rather... Unsightly facade we might have at the moment. Our earlier negotiations resulted in a little bit of trouble, and the more faint-of-heart decided to skip this introduction. In any case, my name is Kawamoto Fukuchi," the man in the middle began, going through the entire short speech he had presented just minutes earlier, with much of the same unflappable demeanor as before. As with that time, the same deal was proposed, and he left himself open for questioning from the group.

Unlike last time, however, he had a feeling that things wouldn't be as simple to resolve with this set of guests.

[h2][center]Leonardo Watch[/center][/h2]
Running off after the girl (and Sonic), Leo gritted his teeth as he pushed past the fleeing (and occasionally rubbernecking) crowd, squeezing through gaps of the chaos to make his way further in towards the sounds of battle. It didn't take long to get there, for better or worse, and once he arrived and saw Sonic already helping to try and stop the problem, Leo decided to take a step forward and help resolve the issue as fast as possible.

With a deep breath, the young man opened his eyes, causing a pair of magical circles to appear in front of them. A second later, the rest of the escaped convicts seemed to have a pair of them pop in front of their eyes, causing a bunch of them to go into a panic and attempt to get their bearings straight. Sonic, noting the change, jumped off the face of the one he was on and made its way back to Leo.

"Now, miss! While their eyesight is shuffled!" he shouted, holding his eyes open as long as he could to give the green swordswoman a chance to take down all of the enemies in front of her.

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