A week passed and everyone was tired besides Rai Shin. He just let Silk and the other Misha do most of the heavy lifting.

  Azu had handed me her paper on how she changed her hat to a hairpin. It might have similarities with my new [Hattrick] so I might be able to learn from it. None of us had enough time to chat more and nerd out, unfortunately. Moving a house and lab was a big deal, apparently.

  She also had to deal with Selina and some Misha asking her to help to with deciphering [Hattrick] or other issues, and the other council members still trying to kick her out. She wanted to at least make sure that she could leave when we do and join and adventure or 2 before she had to find a spot for her setup and chase after Vertoast.

  I apologized to her for not stealing her kill, as she wouldn’t have minded if I blocked Vertoast’s escape and finish her off.

  Our team was as dysfunctional as ever but with 2 changes. Raishin and Noelle aren’t fighting as Raishin seemed to act normal and Yv was more around Raishin and Noelle or Giana and me. Giana still had a fear to be alone, so she was always with someone, mostly me.

  Greg was… an island… Hoping that this would be fixed after his curses got lifted might have been na?ve. His mood wasn’t great, and the reason was silly but not unexpected.

  Just as the last time when I tried to leave this place, the Misha are requesting us to stay here. Now they don’t know that we’re disguised. They’re not asking Greg to stay, though, as he had prioritized reading and didn’t have any research.

  Noelle’s research was popular as it was a budget [Hattrick], Giana and I were popular because…well [Hattrick], and Raishin and Yv, because they might be able to copy the effects of magic tools and, due to Yv’s contribution, even incorporate it in their robes. Her strange tread could be woven in and act as some sort of electrical circuit. Azu was popular too, but for other reasons, and not all were good.

  Hey Azu, do I need to put an illusion on you to make you seem to have less… curves? It’s the reason this vixen and I are quite small.

  “That’s very kind sweetie, but this is who I am. I have rejected it for so long. I embrace it now. I have stopped regarding myself as a Misha, and frankly, it’s liberating. I just have to completely sever ties with this awful city.”

  We were relaxing on a city square and a lot of Misha were giving Azu mean and envious stares.

  I see, what do you see yourself as, if not a Misha?

  “I don’t know… maybe an enchanting human with a hairpin?” Azu said as she made a dumb pose to look cute.

  Not sure if any human will buy that… humans aren’t able to fight gods to the extent that they get sealed away… did I tell you that Boshi town has disappeared? That tomato bitch that sealed you away nuked it to the ground.

  Azu dropped her ice cream. “What?! What about Paul and Paula?!”

  Oh, eh…

  “You forgot… that’s fine, you weren’t particularly close to them. I’m sorry, I wanted to join you for one or 2 adventures, but I need to find out what happened to them…”

  Do you think they survived?

  “They might seem like an old couple to you, but Paula is a skilled Misha, and she has a favorable matchup against that bitch.” Azu got up. “Here, take this mistflower stone. Don’t throw it away like you tried last time! Just like this time, I will come teleporting to help out. Please use it… The Imposter has probably fled to some faraway place again…”

  Oh here! Take some frost marbles. Kill her with this, and no magic ping can escape.

  I opened up my dimensional pocket and handed her an enormous bag full of frost-charged frostmarbles.

  I don’t use these a lot. Be careful with them, though; they counter anything magic-based. I’m sure you can use it well.

  “Oh! Thank you! This is easier than killing all her clones!” Azu hugged me and I couldn’t breathe.

  Help.

  “Good luck Azu! I’m sorry that we couldn’t be more of a help. All I have are some frozen [Regeneration Bubbles] for you, just thaw them and apply them to yourself if you get badly hurt.” Giana handed Azu some frozen bubbles and looked at me. “Maybe I should give you some too.”

  Noelle gave her a communication crystal and a funny-looking crystal that could make Azu invulnerable for 3 seconds. I also got one....

  Hey, I don’t need…

  “Shush, lil’ bro, you need it the most out of us all. They’re difficult to make, so use it wisely…scratch that, use it whenever you’re getting attacked!”

  Rude!

  Yv, Greg and Raishin didn’t have anything for her butthat was fine.

  “It was short but I’m going to miss you guys. Stay alive and Raishin and Greg! Use those stones when you get into trouble!”

  Oh shit! I forgot about that!

  I will consider it.

  Azu flew off and I felt some spatial disturbances moments later as she had used the key to undo the spatial lock on her house. A large azure house floated up into the sky and moved toward the academy, where moments later a large cuboid of light blue stone burst out of the academy, collapsing the east wing and floated up.

  Seems she doesn’t care about the academy at all…

  Wow! She destroyed half of that wing!

  The house and lab flew up and away. The barrier around Mishaspire got cracked open and shattered. The blue objects disappeared into the distance.

  “So that was Azu… she seems to make a fool out of anyone who calls themselves a Misha… she lifted heavy buildings and broke through that barrier like it was nothing…”

  Yeah… most Misha are a disgrace when compared to her… anyway, not our problem!

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  I wonder if Azu will ever get rest. The same could apply to us, too. We never know when tomato bitch comes back. My tails are fluffier than ever… would hiding their fluffiness work? She’s stupid, but not that stupid…

  Right guys, we need a plan to escape!

  Should you really be saying that out here? What if they overhear us?

  Pff, hear yourself, do you think they can keep us here if we want to leave?

  Fair point… I assume we need a plan to leave this place intact while we make our exit.

  That’s the plan yeah or we can get chased out. So the sewers are still shit…

  “Rejected!”

  “You never told us what your deal is with sewers lil’ bro, you guys also escaped to the sewers in Gavin.”

  It all started in a shitty town named Boshi town, the chicks were boring, there was bad TV reception, and…

  Nobody asked Raishin… I have to admit it’s an effective escape route, unfortunately, it’s filled with water so inaccessible.

  Inaccessible to you! You’re the only one who has issues with water!

  “Deca… we don’t mind water, but the sewers are a bit too much…”

  Huh? When did I say that we were going to escape through the sewers? We’re on a kilometer-high cock pillar… did you guys even pay attention to this place?

  I got a lot of tired looks.

  “Let's hear what Agnis has to say. He’s our leader, he wouldn’t put us in situations we can't handle.”

  I got tears in my eyes from how much trust Yv had in me.

  You guys suck! Why can't you be more like Yv?

  How about you stop being vague and reveal your plan, you have one, right?

  Look at you guys, you’re supposed to know me, and look how long it took you for someone to tell me to stop being vague… are you guys even trying?

  “Heh lil’ bro, is your head alright? Maybe a [Crystal Punch] will fasten some screws in there.”

  “Maybe some charm blasts will make you a bit more empathetic.”

  Can I zap you?

  Ha! Amateurs as if any of you could catch me!

  I used the Misha version of [Hattrick] to evade charm blasts, [Crystal Punches], and getting zapped. I might not have thought it out, as the surrounding Misha were staring and gossiping.

  ‘Is that [Hattrick]? The Dragoncall sisters have finally succeeded! Not too long before we can use it too!”

  “Ooh, so [Hattrick] wasn’t just a rumor?!”

  Uhh, oops?

  Team Hourai facepalmed. At least they are unified under the facepalm.

  Misha flocked around us and started to be annoying. “Hey, tell us! How did you master it!?!”

  Uhh, I didn’t! I’m quite bad at it!

  “They told us [Hattrick] would cause us to have 3 hats floating around, you have 9!”

  My supply of believable excuses was running out. Team Hourai also seemed to have abandoned me and pretended to be as surprised as the other Misha.

  “Ohh sister! Why didn’t you tell me that you cracked the code?!” Giana was laying it on thick; I should kick her ass later.

  Oho, you want [Hattrick]? Very well, you want it? So I will grant it to you! Go and find it! I have hidden it in the sewers of Mishaspire! Only a clean sewer will reveal the secret to [Hattrick], hahahaha!

  I said as I turned one hat into a sword and ‘swordsurfed’ off, leaving confused Misha behind.

  Masses of Misha swarmed around manholes to enter the sewers. The reason for this sewer stunt was that the Misha were flushing their toxic potions down the drain again and not properly separating it. A strange blob of lifeforms had formed in the sewers yet again. I’m not going to deal with it this time, as the soap Misha had met her unfortunate end, so I have to outsource this stinky problem.

  One day, Mishaspire will be known for its clean sewers. I can’t imagine that it will stay the same after a large population is made aware of it.

  I sat on a manacollection tower and petted Nilah while observing how half of the Misha population disappeared underground. Team Hourai wasn’t participating though…bunch of party-poopers. Then again, they’re not real Misha so they wouldn’t be able to benefit from [Hattrick] even if it was down there.

  So now half of the Misha population is occupied, it should be easier to escape Mishaspire, especially since Azu had destroyed all the barriers. What a perfect day to sow chaos and escape.

  My curses had been gone for a week, and the effects were noticeable. I could theoretically flood my body with mana now, as it should be. Complicated tasks like [Hsian] or casting multiple skills simultaneously or letting my tails work out problems are way easier and efficient now.

  It feels as if I was fighting with weights strapped to my body my whole life, which are now lifted. Mental weights. My physical body is still nothing impressive on a mythical scale, although I did get faster.

  I was closely observing Raishin and Greg. Both seemed unchanged at first, but Raishin seems to be better at interacting with people. Lust and envy might make interacting with people quite difficult, I assume. Greg however, didn’t seem to have changed much. He just seemed slightly more aware that there’s a whole other gender that’s called ‘women’. Maybe he needs a bit longer.

  So far, I seem to be the only one who got a massive boost. Greg’s and Raishin’s might have hindered them socially, as I’m the only one of the 3 that seems to have a relatively easy time making friends, even though I’m quite socially inept. People either love or hate me; there's no real in between.

  Maybe because I hardly play favorites? I give everyone the good and bad. I’m not always friendly with my allies, and I give those whom I don’t like a chance sometimes.

  A good demonstration is the remainder of my hats that are keeping team Hourai occupied. I might be making things worse for myself, but it is enjoyable to watch.

  Giana still couldn’t run faster than she could walk. Giana and Noelle are breaking physics in that aspect, as both run slower than their walking speed. I checked them for curses, but they had nothing. How strange.

  The hats chased my team out of the city, and it was time for me to leave too. More Misha had gone into the sewers but either to help the others with the bullshit that was going on down there or to retrieve them.

  They should address the broken barrier first, in my opinion, but hey! It’s not my city!

  Let’s go Nilah. We’ve been here long enough.

  Nilah turned into a sword, I stepped on her, and flew off as I slowly lifted the illusion on myself. This might be the last time I visit this place. I hope they can solve their problems by themselves now.