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 So that was...for nothing. It took a bit of willpower for Lupin not to, for the lack of a better term, go [i]apeshit[/i] then and there. She had ran back to the school as quick as she could, but no matter how fast any of them were the damaged had been done.

 And the culprit? She fled.

 She. [i]Fled.[/i]

 [i]AGAIN?![/i]

 A dumbfounded Lupin walked further into what used to be the cafeteria, carefully stepping around every piece of debris before gently setting Stripes down. Though her widened eyes continued to take in their surroundings silently. Injured, infected, property damage. No Tsubasa. The temptation to blame someone for letting her get away was there. She ignored it. She knew better than that, and the others knew their enemy more than she did.

 Maybe that was why she felt like she was lagging behind back there. She was new. Too new. Why the hell did they even drag her into this wild goose chase when she's only been here a week? Why did Roma only feign guilt [i]now[/i]? How were they going to help everyone who got infected? Where the hell were the teachers?? Questions and thoughts both grim and concerned raced in circles in her head. Celina almost didn't catch what Stripes explained to her, her only response was a half-aware nod. 

 She looked lost. What was she supposed to do? Lupin wasn't a healer. She wasn't a builder either. She was just a hunter, simple as that. Maybe she could head back out to track Tsubasa down? Though before the wolf could disappear, a few things happened.

 Lupin's eyes seemed to widen further as the metal-limbed teacher brought back an arrested Roma.

 Maybe she stayed behind for the chance to play hero? She rolled her eyes when Olivia approached the corrupted magical girl with ignorant, emotion-driven kindness.

 ...No. Don't think like that. Besides, now they can get to the point and-

 Wait, no. Someone else appeared. A more welcome presence than what Roma could ever be. A strange presence, yet comforting, and melodious. The Headmaster; the [i]Grand Minister[/i], had arrived. The wolf gave her a look when Merlin said this was a time for celebration. Yeah, sure, having a chunk of your school and students get attacked is one hell of a party. Maybe she should've brought balloons. Sarcasm aside, she eventually realized what the Minister meant. And her frustrations she was holding back began to leak out. Oh, the furious glare she bore...

 [color=crimson]"...Are you [i]kidding[/i] me? No, no. You've got to be kidding me."[/color] Lupin growled. [color=crimson]"That [i]bitch[/i] led us to an attempted reverse-ambush, tried to trap us as she trashed your school, hurt your students, and [i]BOTH[/i] of you still want to be sunshine and rainbows to her?!"[/color] Her gaze snapped between Merlin and Rose, then remained at the former. [color=crimson]"Do you even have a way to fix everyone's grimores she's tainted?! How do we even know she won't try and pull something like this again?!"[/color]

 ...No, Moonlight Tsubasa won't pull something like this again. 

 [b][i]She'll make sure of it.[/i][/b]

 Her expression turned into something that could only be forewarning. An animal preparing to strike. Her target won't be able to escape this time, she just needed to be fast enough. Lupin drew a single knife in one hand, breaking into a sprint towards Roma.

 Someone might want to hold her back. NOW.