"I can't believe you forgot to tell me about this," Benitsubasa murmured, clinging on Harry's arm as they left the house. "And I still can't believe that you agreed to have lunch at Izumo Inn of all place."

"Hey, I got invited. It would be rude to refuse. More importantly..." Harry shrugged, or at least tried to. His shrug came out rather awkward, like all he did was stiffen his neck. "How am I going to walk like this?"

Harry stopped walking and looked at his other side, where his new Sekirei, Kuno, was holding onto his sleeve instead of hugging his arm like Benitsubasa. With both his arms restrained, moving around proved to be harder than necessary.

"Well, tell her to let go. You only need one free arm to walk after all," Benitsubasa huffed.

"But I don't want to," came Kuno's timid reply.

Harry sighed.

"How about both of you letting go?" He suggested. Unfortunately, the suggestion placed him at the receiving end of both Sekirei's glares. Though in Kuno's case, in turned out to be something more like a cute pout.

"No," they said at the same time.

Harry was taken aback by their response. Not that he was upset, not very much anyway. His own uncomfortable circumstance notwithstanding, Harry was feeling quite relieved. He had been worried about how Kuno would fit in their group, or that Benitsubasa would somehow resent her. The thought about his first Sekirei in that manner made Harry felt a little guilty. However, that was a very real concern given how she reacted when Kuno first arrived. Despite Benitsubasa's claim the previous night that she would be fine, he still needed to see with his own eyes to be able to believe it.

Lucky for Harry, things turned out to be better than what he feared. The two of them were civil enough to each other, if not a little awkward due to the unfamiliarity. At times like these, however, when they ganged up on him, Benitsubasa and Kuno acted just like how they supposed to - like sisters.

"Please," he pleaded. "I can't walk like this. And people are going to stare."

"I don't care. If they want to stare, let them," Benitsubasa said and Kuno nodded in agreement.

"But I care," Harry groaned. "And you completely ignored the part where I said I couldn't walk with both of you on my arms."

"Can't hear you," the traitorous, pink haired Sekirei turned away and pretended that she was interested in the scenery instead of Harry's suffering.

"So, let me make it clear…" When they arrived at Izumo Inn, Minato was the one who opened the door. "...You walked all the way here like this?"

The git looked like he was about to burst in laughter at the sight of two Sekirei on Harry's arms. As if the looks people gave him on the way here weren't enough.

"Yes," Harry sighed. If he could, he would have hidden his face into his hand right now.

"Erm… Nice to meet you," from his left, Kuno greeted Minato. Harry noticed that she had moved closer to him, as if trying her best not to hide herself behind his back. Meanwhile, Benitsubasa on his right had her interest focused on the building itself. "Thank you for inviting us over."

"You're welcome. Consider it my way to thanks Harry for saving Kuu," Minato smiled and stepped aside for Harry's group. Once inside, he led them through a long hallway into a spacious livingroom, with a large dining table in the center, where various girls were lounging around. It didn't take a genius to guess that they were all Sekirei.

"Harry," Musubi beamed when she realized that it was him. The girl, even in her own house, was still wearing her usual shrine maiden outfit. "Are you finally here to fight me?"

"No violence in Izumo Inn, Musubi," before Harry could reply, another Sekirei with long, dark brown hair chided her and turned to him, waving her hand. "Hey, nice to met ya. I'm Uzume."

"Eh, Hello," Harry nodded. "I'm Harry, and this it Benitsubasa and Kuno. Are you one of Minato's too?"

"Nah," Uzume shook her head. "Hard to believe, I know, but not everyone here is his Sekirei. I and Ho...Eh.. I mean Kagari aren't," she gestured toward a rather handsome, grey haired man Harry didn't see when he first stepped into the room, who then nodded in greeting and gave them a smile. Harry smiled back. Benitsubasa, however, was still eyeing everyone in suspicion.

"...You've already known Kuu, if the story I heard is true. She's helping Miya in the kitchen," Uzume continued. "And here's Matsu. She's Minato's Sekirei."

Harry's eyes were drawn toward the last Sekirei in the room, the one with red braided hair and a huge pair of glasses on her face. He had been subtly keeping an eye on her since the start, as if he wasn't wrong, she had been doing the same, staring at him with transparent interest. There was something calculating in her gaze that made him feel a little uneasy.

"Ah…? Hello," Hearing her name mentioned, Matsu almost jumped. She then quickly gathered herself.

"Sorry, a little crowded here, eh?" Minato, who had been standing next to Harry said. "When I told them that you were coming over, they seemed really excited. Everyone wants to meet Kuu's savior."

"It's alright," Harry smiled. They then moved into the room and sat down at the table, Harry and his Sekirei on one side, Minato on the other with Musubi on his left and Matsu on his right. Uzume didn't join them. Instead, she opted to stay at her current place near the entrance that led to a large courtyard. Kagari remained standing, leaning against the doorframe with a cigarette in his hand.

"Are you two alright?" Harry asked. Benitsubasa and Kuno appeared to be a little nervous. They had released his arms as they sat down. However, his pink haired Sekirei was rather stiff, while Kuno was still subtly holding onto the hem of his sleeve under the table.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Benitsubasa whispered under her breath. Her gaze once again swept across the room they were in. "I feel like we're surrounded here."

"It's alright," Harry whispered back, trying to reassure her, as well as Kuno. "You know Miya's reputation too, no? There won't be any fighting here. Besides, even if something were to happen, I had an escape plan in place. We will be back at the house in a flash."

"Another one of your...tricks?" Her eyebrow arched up as she glanced at him. Harry merely winked. The small talk seemed to have positive effect though, as Harry could see her posture slightly relaxed, and Kuno's hand stopped shaking.

"Don't worry," Minato said from the other side of the table. Apparently, Harry wasn't the only one who noticed the tension in the air. "Like Uzume said, all the Sekirei here have different Ashikabi. We've been living together for awhile without anything happening."

"That's right. Anyone who causes violence in Izumo Inn will be punished," another female voice came from the kitchen door. The last of that sentence, however, was drowned out by the excited shout 'Onii-san!', as a green-and-white rocket launched at Harry's back, almost slamming his face onto the table.

"Good to see you too, Kuu," Harry smiled and pushed himself back up, trying to ignore the pressure he was feeling from Miya. "Have you been a good girl?"

"Kuu is good," the Green Girl answered proudly before going over and flopping down on Minato's laps. Harry couldn't help but chuckle when he noticed Musubi glancing at them with longing in her eyes. It seemed like she wanted to sit in that position herself.

"Welcome to Izumo Inn," Miya smiled. "It's been awhile since we last have visitors. Make yourself at home while I prepare the table."

"Let me help," Musubi raised her hand and stood up, following Miya back into the kitchen.

"Ah… Maybe I should help them too?" Kuno whispered so that only Harry could hear.

"If you want to. I don't see why not," Harry nodded. "Just ask Miya first. It's her kitchen after all."

Giving him a small smile, Kuno then stood up and head for the kitchen herself. However, after a few steps, it looked like the poor girl's foot got stuck into something as she stumbled. What no one could have expected was that, the same thing also happened to the energetic Musubi. The two of them fell forward. Their heads hit each other.

"Owwwww…." They groaned. Silence then filled the room as every eyes were focused on the scene in front of them while the two victims were hugging their own heads. Uzume was the first to laugh, followed by Matsu and Kuu. Kagari turned away, covering his snickers with a series of coughs. Benitsubasa, while keeping her face straight, Harry could see that her shoulders were shaking from suppressed laughter. Even Miya, who had stopped on her track at the kitchen door, was now hiding her smile behind her hand.

"Are you alright, Kuno?" Harry stood up and walked over to his clumsy Sekirei. Minato was doing the same. Both of them were wearing a wide grin though.

"I have to admit, Harry, ya also have some interesting Sekirei," Uzume said after her own laughter died down. Despite being an accident, Kuno and Musubi's fall helped to get rid of the remaining tension in the room, for which Harry was thankful.

"I'm a lucky bloke," he shrugged and helped Kuno onto her feet. He then patted her head. "You alright? Are you feeling dizzy or something?"

Kuno shook her head slowly instead of answering. Her face was now bright red.

"I should go and help Miya… Eh… If she doesn't mind, of course," she said and turned to look at the purple haired lady, who was watching them in amusement.

"Ara, normally I would, but I guess an exception can be made today," Miya nodded and disappeared inside the kitchen. Musubi and Kuno followed closely behind.

"You sure about that?" Minato said after returning to his seat. "Musubi is a little clumsy. I hope they won't break anything in there."

"Nah, I'm sure they will be fine," Harry shrugged. The two young men then watched fondly as Kuu jumped back onto her favorite seat - Minato's laps - with a paper and a box of crayons from Merlin-know-where before starting to doodle. It was rather difficult to exactly decipher what it was in a kid's 'painting'. However, if Harry wasn't wrong, then the human figure with a black mop on the top of his head was supposed to be him. The painting him, together with what looked vaguely similar to Minato, were holding onto the hands of a little human figure with green hair.

For some reasons, Harry sensed that this meant trouble.

"You know," Right on cue, Benitsubasa, who was also watching the little girl, pondered. "That looks awfully like a couple with their child."

"Now that you said it," the sentence seemed to catch Uzume's interest as she crawled over and looked over Minato's shoulder. "A happy family. Who are those in your painting, Kuu?"

That woman...Harry gave her a glare as he heard her words. However, Uzume ignored him.

"It's Onii-chan, both of them, and Kuu," the girl answered with a beaming smile. Harry could totally see what the two Sekirei were aiming for, and so could Minato, if the embarrassed look on his face was something to go by.

"You see, Harry," Benitsubasa turned to him and said. A mischievous grin on her face. "Even Kuu, whom you've only met once, seems to agree with my suspicion. That you're actually…"

"Finish that sentence and you will sleep in your own room tonight," Harry whipped his head to glare at her.

"You wouldn't," her eyes widened. "Wait, does that mean I get to sleep with you tonight as well?"

"I'm seriously having second thought about it," Harry said. Benitsubasa was about to retort, but seemed to think better of it and closed her mouth with a 'snap'. She then gave him a huff and turned away from him.

"Now now, don't bully your Sekirei, Harry," Uzume chided teasingly. "Even if you're gay, no one would have thought any less of you."

The grin she was wearing on her face had 'There, I said it.' written all over it.

"But I'm not…" Harry turned his glare toward her.

"Not what? Are you going to punish me now?" The way Uzume stretched and purred the word 'punish' made Harry's face redden. Still he couldn't find any response to that. Instead, he turned toward his co-victim.

"You say something, Minato."

"Sorry, Harry," a red faced Minato murmured. "At times like these it's best to keep silent and wait for their teasing to pass."

Turning away from the coward in front of him, Harry threw a pleading glance at the last male in the room - Kagari. Granted, this was their first meeting and Harry didn't know much about him, but surely…

And the git's shoulders were shaking from silent laughter.

Traitors, the lot of them, Harry thought sullenly and started to pull a Minato of his own, keeping his eyes firmly glued on the table.

"Aww, you're so cute when sulking," Benitsubasa said before wrapping her arms around him.

Lunch passed without any more embarrassing incident, for which Harry was thankful, though he had to admit that a large part of the peace was contributed by Miya's presence in the room. All in all, it turned out to be a great meal. Miya was an excellent cook, even better than Harry. Not that he was surprised or anything. Murderous aura aside, she definitely projected the perfect image of a capable housewife.

"Miya, can I speak with you for a moment?" Harry asked. The purple haired lady was doing the dishes in the kitchen. He had volunteered to help her clear the table, and was now alone with her. In the living room, Kuno was playing with Minato and Kuu. Harry was quite certain that the last time he saw her, Benitsubasa was being teased by Uzume.

She totally deserved that.

Musubi and Matsu had retreated back to their rooms the moment the meal was finished. Kagari also claimed that he had some errand to run, and had left the house since. Harry didn't know what to make of the male Sekirei yet. He was charming, and relaxing to be around when necessary. However, for the rest of the time, he turned out to be a rather private person and mostly kept to himself.

There was also the fact that for some brief moment, Kagari appeared to be in pain. But his grimace had gone as quickly as it came, so Harry couldn't be sure if he was just seeing things or not.

Still, to be able to meet a male Sekirei was rather interesting. This was his first time seeing one, but Harry knew that they existed, since he himself had been mistaken as one.

"Of course," Miya said. "I've also wanted to speak with you for awhile now."

"I suppose you have," Harry nodded. After that night when she saw him in his Animagus form, there was no doubt that Miya had some questions that needed to be answered as well.

"Is it alright to have Matsu and Minato join us?" She asked.

"Why them?" Harry raised an eyebrow.

"Matsu because, well, let's say that you will find her interesting, and Minato since I know that what you want to say is going to involve Kuu. She's his Sekirei."

Harry frowned. He wanted to talk about a possible alliance with Miya. But then again, it might not come through. Minato's team could be a backup plan in that case. Given the bloke's personality, there might be a chance that he shared the same view with Harry.

"Alright," he nodded. "In that case I want both of my Sekirei with me. You know, for security purpose."

As in, if needed, he could grab both of them and apparate back to his house right away.

"I have no objection," said Miya.

"What are we doing here?" Asked Minato as he looked at the people gathered in the room. Uzume had been told beforehand, and had brought Kuu upstair for the little girl's nap the moment Miya and Harry emerged from the kitchen.

"Harry here said he had something to tell us," Miya said. She had a cup of tea in her hands, which was the same for everyone else around the table.

"Ah, Harry. I've been meaning to ask," Minato nodded and turned to him. "Why didn't your Ashikabi come today? I was sure that you would invite him too, or her. I don't mean to assume anything."

Instead of receiving his answer, Minato's face gradually reddened when he saw five remaining pairs of eyes in the room trained on him.

"What?" The poor bloke asked weakly.

"Minato is so dense sometimes," Miya sighed after awhile.

"I can understand that you've mistaken Harry for a Sekirei," Benitsubasa rolled her eyes. "But really, have you been paying attention to the conversation at all?"

"What are you…"

"Minato," Mutsu looked at him with pity in her eyes. "Harry's not a Sekirei. He's an Ashikabi. Did you forget that Uzume all but asked him if those two were his, and he didn't deny it? Also, look at how they clung onto him when they first arrived."

It took Minato's brain full five seconds before it finally registered what was said

"Oh… So that's how it is," he gasped. "But… he defeated a Sekirei all by himself!"

Kuno's eyes widened and her mouth dropped slightly as she turned to look at Harry. Of course she would be surprised. She joined his team after the fight with Yomi, and had been unconscious for over a week before.

"Indeed he did," Miya's eyes narrowed slightly as she glanced at him. "And I think everyone here wants to know why. Of course we can't force Harry to say anything he doesn't want to. But in that case I don't think we have anything to say here anymore."

As much he hated the way she was trying to shoehorn him into talking, Harry had to admit that Miya was right. If he wanted an alliance, he had to give them something so that they could trust him. Besides, Kuno needed to hear it too. In truth, he had already prepared to talk even before coming to Izumo Inn. Still, it was to Miya alone. Harry didn't take account for two additional unknowns to be present.

"Well, I guess I can reveal some of the facts," Harry sighed. For the next half an hour, he tried to explain and demonstrate his magic power, as well as telling them the most basic things about the wizarding world.

"So you're telling me that there was a whole magical world that exists alongside us for God-know how long?" Minato was completely shocked by the end of Harry's explanation. Miya, Mutsu and Kuno took it better than him, but that was to be expected.

"Basically, yes," Harry nodded.

"But in that case, where are they?" Matsu leaned forward. Her large breasts rested on the table. Harry couldn't help but notice that his Sekirei were staring at them with jealousy in their eyes and chuckled. "You said that there were many villages and towns, as well as schools all around the world. Why have the satellites never taken any picture of them?"

"Magic," Harry shrugged.

"Like that helps explain anything," Matsu rolled her eyes.

"Well, but that's what it is," he grinned at the glasses Sekirei's frustration. "I can explain better, but it requires you to have some basic knowledge about magic theory and warding."

"Which I obviously don't," she sighed and gave up on that line of question.

"Alright, so you can hide your settlements with magic," Miya joined the conversation. Since the moment Harry started explaining, she had been keeping quiet, sipping on her tea and listen to him. "But you also said that some of you lived amongst us, in our cities. How comes they hadn't been spotted?"

"I'm sure a lot of them had, actually," Harry pondered. "It's just that those who spotted them tend to have their memory of the event wiped."

Everyone around that table winced at his words. He could sympathy with them. Having someone dig into your head and mess with your memories wasn't a comfortable thing to hear about.

"I don't think I like the sound of that," Miya said. "Then why are you telling us all this? Because if you plan to erase our memory later…"

"I will do no such thing," Harry replied, looking straight into her eyes. "It will be fine if you keep what you just heard to yourself. Let it becomes public knowledge and they will come after me as well. I'm taking a risk by being truthful to you. So I hope that this whole conversation wouldn't leave this room."

The three Izumo residents shared a look before nodding.

"But why do they have to go that far to keep a secret?" Benitsubasa asked.

"Well, human tends to fear what they don't understand," it was Matsu who answered her. "We Sekirei are somewhat used to the whole… magical aspect, since we're also considered supernatural from human's point of view. Nothing good would happen if magic were to be revealed. Just remember the witch hunts that they had in the old days…"

The pink haired Sekirei gulped and nodded.

"Exactly," Harry said. "Well, I came here prepared to tell you about all that anyway, since it had something to do with what I'm going to ask you, or rather, Miya."

"Please elaborate, Harry," the mentioned lady said.

"To put in simply, there's a dark wizard out there who is hunting for Sekirei," he said. "He almost got his hand on Kuu and Kuno here."

"Ah, that explains it, if the whole magic thing you said was true, of course," Minato exclaimed. "I was wondering just where the hell did those zombies come from when watching the footage, since Matsu assured me that they weren't parts of the Sekirei Plan."

That sentence got Harry's attention.

"Hold on," he frowned. "How did you get your hand on that footage? I thought it was buried by the order of the Plan Director?"

"That's true," Minato nodded. "But Matsu here is a Brain-type Sekirei. She couldn't do much in a fight, but her information gathering ability is second to none."

"I hacked into MBI's satellite system and got that footage before it was buried," Matsu said.

That sent a chill down Harry's spine. It was true that he didn't have much knowledge on computer and technology in general, he still knew enough to know their potential in storing and sharing information. If she could even hack into MBI's camera, then Matsu, and at large, Minato's team, could have real time information, in image and sound, of the entire area where the Plan took place.

It looked like Minato's team was more valuable than Harry originally thought. They would make great allies, whether he managed to convince Miya to cooperate or not.

"I guess that means you have the footage of Kuno's rescue as well?" Finally, he asked.

The look that they shared told Harry all he needed to know. On his side, Benitsubasa involuntarily shivered. Harry reached over and took her hand. She looked at him in surprise for a second before giving him a small smile.

"That was horrible…" It was Minato who finally spoke up.

"Indeed it is," Harry nodded. "That brings us to the reason that I'm here to day, other than to have lunch it is," he looked at the purple haired lady. "Miya, I need your help."

"What?" Benitsubasa's eyes widened as she almost shouted. Minato, Matsu and Kuno were all looking at him in bewilderment. "You've never told me about this."

"I've never told anyone about this," Harry said without turning to her. "Your answer, Miya?"

"Why me?" If Miya was surprised by his sudden request, she didn't show it.

"Because you're strong, if I'm allowed to be blunt," Harry said. "Don't bother denying it. I can feel your power, sort of. I don't know if you're a Sekirei or not, but you're probably the strongest I've ever met since I come here."

"I take it you've met Karasuba then," Miya said calmly.

"Had a few tussles with her, yeah," Harry murmured.

"And you came out of it alive. You're not half bad yourself, Harry."

"Thanks," he gave her a smile. "But that's not what I'm asking."

"Indeed," Miya sighed. "I'm flattered that you think so highly of me. But I'm afraid I can't help you."

"But why?" Harry frowned. He had anticipated that she would not agree, but he sure as hell wasn't going to give up without at least knowing the reason.

"I'm sure that you know of this inn's reputation, that it's a safe house and no Sekirei, Ashikabi, or even MBI dared to touch, right?" She sipped on her tea and said.

""Yes, but it's because of your strength, no?"

"Part of it, yes," she nodded. "The other part was because I've agreed to stay out of MBI's way and the Sekirei Plan as a whole. If I become involved somehow, MBI will send their troops after me. Not that I'm afraid, but if they did so, Izumo Inn will no longer be safe. And… I don't wish to see this place broken in anyway."

As she said the last part, Miya looked around the room with a special fondness. Maybe there was some stories behind her and this place that Harry didn't know, but it seemed personal enough to stop him from asking. From the surprised looks of the others, Harry could guess that they didn't know either.

"I see," he nodded. "But I'm not asking you to assist me in the Plan. I want your help against the dark wizard, so that no other Sekirei have to suffer from that terrible fate."

"I understand what you're asking, Harry," Miya shook her head. "But if I take up my sword and start fighting, MBI will be wary of me…"

"Please," Harry pleaded. "Please just think about it. It's not just the Sekirei, us human are at risk too."

He could see a moment of weakness flickered through Miya's face. However, she remained silent for a very long time before finally saying.

"Very well, I think you've made your point. I'll think about it."

"That's all I ask for now," Harry sighed in relief. At least it wasn't a total disaster.

"Of course," she nodded. "Now if you'll excuse me. I still have something I need to do."

With that, Miya retreated from the room. A troubled look on her face. The rest of the group watched her until she disappeared into her room. It wasn't a few minutes later until Matsu decided to speak up.

"Miya probably won't like it if I tell you, Harry, but there's another reason why she refused to fight," the glasses Sekirei sighed. "You'll have to find out the details from the lady herself though, since it's kind of personal."

"I understand. Thank you, Matsu," Harry gave her a grateful smile, to which she returned.

"Don't mention it. I'm glad that you're doing something to prevent our sisters from suffering such fate."

"Speaking of which," he continued. "I would like to form an alliance with your team as well, Minato, and this one also covers the Sekirei Plan."

"Me?" Minato's eyes widened. "Why me?"

"Because I trust you, and I know that you're a good person," Harry explained. He could see that Minato blushed slightly from the compliment. Well, that was one of the bloke's good points. "Moreover, you're the in the same situation as me. We both have more than one Sekirei."

"What does it have to do with anything?" the young man gave him a puzzled look.

"Believe me, it does," Harry smiled at him. "You see, when I first met Benitsubasa here. She explained the Sekirei Plan for me, and I still remember her words. 'Sekirei will team up with their Ashikabi and fight against other teams until there is only one pair left.' she said. Do you see anything wrong with that?"

From the look on Minato's face, it appeared that he was still confused about the whole thing. When Harry looked at Matsu, however, he could see a small smile on her lips. The glasses Sekirei knew what he was getting at. He could also feel Benitsubasa shuffled uncomfortably next to him.

"Hold on… I think I get it," a few minutes later, Minato's eyes widened again. "Teams will fight against teams, but only one last pair will be considered the winners. That means…"

"Exactly," Harry nodded. "In the end, Sekirei from the same team will be forced to fight each other in order to fulfill the winning condition."

"I won't stand for that," Minato said immediately with a deep frown on his face.

"Neither will I," Harry said. "That's why I don't intend to see this whole facade until the end. I'm going to sabotage the Sekirei Plan. But I can't do so alone."

"What!?" Minato, Benitsubasa and Kuno exclaimed in unison. They turned to look at him at the same time as if Harry had finally lost his mind. Matsu, on the other hand, started laughing. Not her normal laughter that Harry'd heard before lunch, but a rather creepy series of 'Fuu, fu, fu' like a perverted old man.

"What's wrong with you?" Benitsubasa asked, looking a little terrified while Minato hid his face into his hand and mumbled something terribly like 'Here we go again…'. Kuno, the poor girl, she yelped before hiding herself behind Harry, holding onto his shirt with both of her hands.

"I knew you're interesting, Harry," Matsu whispered, also in creepy voice. For some reason, her glasses had fogged over, concealing her eyes from view. "Very interesting. Now I really want to do some… 'experiment' on you. But since I'm Minato's Sekirei, I can't. How about letting me watch when you get it on with your Sekirei?"

"Ehh… How about no?" Harry asked as a blush crept up his face. Next to him, Benitsubasa was wearing a shocked expression as her cheeks reddened. Kuno was a little slow however. It took her a few seconds to understand what the perverted Sekirei was hinting at. Once she did, her face started to take on the color of a tomato as she fiddled with her skirt.

"Aww, don't be stingy," Matsu's grin widened. "A cheap price for our cooperation, no?"

"I thought Minato is the one who decides that?" Harry turned to the bloke in question. "Is this her true face or something?"

"I told you about it when we met yesterday, didn't I," Minato groaned. Now that he said it, Harry vaguely remembered hearing something about a Sekirei who liked to experiment on him. He had to be referring to Matsu then.

"So, what do you say, Minato?" Harry asked, making a point to ignore the perverted Sekirei who was giggling on the other side of the table.

"I'm in," Minato replied instantly. "But… You're a wizard, right? Can you just do some magic and, well, I don't know, wipe their memory of the Plan or something?"

"That's not possible," to the group's surprise, it was Matsu who answered. She was wearing a totally serious expression now. The way she flipped her switch around confused everyone in the room. "Even if he manage to wipe every single MBI employees, an almost impossible feat by itself, there will still be information and details of the plan stored in their server. Harry can't do anything about those, no?"

"You're right," Harry sighed. "There's still an option for me to blow the whole MBI building up. But let's not go there, eh? Exposed to a lot of deaths is not good for me."

"It's not even a good plan, death people aside," Matsu shrugged. "Even if you blow the building up, there will still be information stored on their secondary servers elsewhere, as well as on the cloud. You can't get rid them all."

"Cloud?" Harry raised an eyebrow? "You can store information in them now?"

The moment those words left his mouth, Harry knew right away that he had said something he shouldn't have. This time, he was on the receiving end of four other pairs of eyes staring at him in total shock.

"Eh…" Benitsubasa spoke up. "Harry, please tell me you know what 'Cloud' is… Don't you?"

"Of course I do," Harry said defensively, feeling rather stupid. "They're visible mass of minute liquid droplets, or something like that. I don't really remember but I know what they are."

Stunned silence again. This time it lasted even longer before everyone, except Harry, burst into laughter. Even the shy Kuno was chuckling while burying her face in his arm.

"Oh, Harry," Benitsubasa wiped away a tear before reaching up and kissed his cheek. "You're so cute. But we're discussing something important here, so I'll keep this for blackmailing later."

"I…" Harry was about to retort. However, he thought better of it and shut his mouth before anything else could be used against him. Oh how he hated 'The Minato', but he would have to endure it. At least for now.

"Alright, laugh all you want, people. Glad you're enjoying yourself," he said dryly. That, however, made everyone laugh even harder. It took awhile for them to calm down, and when they finally did, he continued. "But that proves my point. Blowing things up isn't an option. That left us with one last solution."

"Confronting the Director himself," Matsu nodded.

"Exactly," Harry returned her nod. "If we come face to face with that guy, I'm sure we can convince him to change his mind. If we can't with words or even force, my magic can."

"It sounds doable, but not the easiest route to take," Matsu said. "First of all, no one has seen him in person for the last few months. We saw him, alright, but it's only on via our phone. Everything else was now directed by his Vice Director. At least I still can hack into MBI's network and get a map of their building. We will know where his office is."

"That's bad news," Harry grimaced. "If the Director has disappeared for the last few months, I doubt that he would be in there. Besides, it's not like we can just walk in through the front door and demand to see him."

Technically, Harry could just apparate straight into the man's office. However, going head first into an unknown place like that contained many risks. The Director might not be there himself, or there wouldn't be just him in the room, or the act of him appearing out of nowhere could be recorded. Not to mention the chance to trigger whatever protections he had in place. For some reasons, Harry was quite certain that there would be some. Given the nature of MBI, the Director's safety would be one of their top priorities.

"True, not to mention that if we move too openly to oppose the Plan, like demanding to meet the Director for example, the Disciplinary Squad will be upon us in seconds," Matsu continued while glancing at Benitsubasa. "And there's also MBI's private army. We're strong, but they have way superior number."

"Say," Benitsubasa said. "Have they found someone to replace me yet?"

"No, as far as I know," Matsu shrugged. "But I imagine they will soon."

"Well, this means we have to plan this out carefully," Harry sighed. "Maybe gathering more allies when we're at it. The bigger our team is, the better chance of us winning."

"Agreed," Minato nodded. "It's difficult, but count me in. I can't just…. SNAKE!"

"What do you mean you can't snake?" Matsu asked in confusion. Harry, however, snapped his head toward where the other bloke was looking. From the ceiling, a snake was dangling with its head raised, looking straight at him.

"Sssspeaker," it hissed.

"There's a snake," Minato explained and was about to stand up. "Let me get rid of it real quick…"

"Don't, Minato," Harry stopped him. The young man then looked at him in confusion.

"What is it?" Harry hissed back, ignoring the looks everyone was giving him. "Didn't I tell you to only report when I was alone?"

"Emergency," the snake replied. "You need to chassseee. Invissssible wizardsss cursssed and took the birdssss."

"What?" Harry shouted, this time in English. He whipped his head out of the window and saw two figures on brooms flying away. In their arms were Kuu and Uzume. Both were unconscious.

"What is it Minato?" Musubi's head peeked out from the door that led further into the house. Miya also appeared from her room. "I heard you yelling about a snake or something."

"No time to explain. They took Kuu and Uzume," Harry pointed, drawing everyone's attention to the wizards on brooms. As if on cue, Minato, Matsu, Benitsubasa and Kuno sprang up from their seats. "We need to give chase right away. Matsu, you remain here and check their position on MBI's satellite."

Matsu nodded and dashed away.

"Miya…" Harry turned toward the purple haired lady.

"I…" She hesitated. However, there was no more time to lose. Harry shook his head and looked away.

"Musubi, Benitsubasa and Kuno go with me."

"How about me?" Minato asked.

"I will carry you," said Musubi as she grabbed the poor bloke by his waist, before dashing out of the house. With a single leap, the two of them was already on the opposite house's roof.

"Alright, we will follow them," Harry turned to his own Sekirei. "Watch your surrounding. This is a trap."

"But… I can't jump like that… And I can't move very fast," Kuno mumbled. She was close to tear when her eyes met Harry's.

"Then you wait for us here with Miya and Matsu," he said, patting her head. "We will be back. Let's go, Benitsubasa."

In a flash, the pink haired Sekirei leapt up to the roof and followed Musubi, while Harry turned himself into a raven and soared to the sky.

This is suspicious, he thought. The snake said the wizards were invisible when they moved in, but didn't even bother to cover their track when escaping. Heck, they could even just apparate away and no one would be able to do anything. Instead, they let themselves be seen. They wanted to be chased. Something was definitely fishy here.

End of Chapter 6.

A/N: Before anyone complaining about how Miya could see through Harry's animagus, but couldn't detect the intruders. There is actually a reason for this. Whoever guesses it right will get a cookie in the next chapter. The hint is in this chapter :P.