Chapter 3:Friends Stay In Your Heart

"We wish to stay with Aichi . He is our friend . Why are you stopping us ?",Naoki asked .
"I told you I will not say anything unless any of you can defeat me .",Alice refused to answer in a
stern manner .

"Fine then . Seek Mate with Blaster Blade Exceed .",Kai said riding Aichi's Vanguard in legion .
"So that's Royal paladin Blaster Blade . He is Aichi's Vanguard .",Alice said shockingly .
"Well he is the one who made us remember about Aichi .",Kai said .
"I see .",Alice said .
So Blaster Blade wants to save Aichi Huh . But if Aichi's friends aren't really capable of rescuing
him then I have to stop them from getting to Aichi .

"I guard ." Alice survived the attack .

"I see so this is all you have got . You guys aren't really worthy of helping Aichi out . Though
since you are insisting I can tell you that Aichi doesn't really want to see you .",Alice said .
"That's a lie.",Kamui said .
"I guess I will show it to you then .",Alice said and she then for a brief moment transported Kai
and the others to the place where Aichi was . There Aichi did say that he doesn't want to see
them .
Aichi's friends were finding it hard to believe the truth . Alice stayed silent with a normal
expression listening to the entire conversation though she knew it was not the complete truth .
Aichi deep down inside wanted to see his friends cause who wouldn't want to be with friends
like them ? But Alice has seen their strength . They are not capable of rescuing Aichi as they
are now .

Alice defeated Kai and proceeded to pass her Judgement .

While she was leaving someone called her ,

"Wait . This isn't the truth right . Aichi really doesn't want to see us? What's going on?"
"You have lost the right to know about it though . If you were strong enough I might have told
you . So I think you people shouldn't be going after Aichi .",Alice said disappearing with
Gaillard .
"Who was that Miss Knight? How does she knows Aichi?",Naoki wondered

Back in the Sanctuary .

So they weren't actually capable of rescuing Aichi . Guess nothing can be done now .,Alice
thought .
Though I do wonder if they are really going to give up after hearing about Aichi's wishes from
Aichi himself .
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Aichi's friends decided to go to the Leon's island for special training .(Everything went on just
like in anime)
Misaki wondered in her room ,
She was still trying to guess what could have happened to Aichi considering she saw an
mysterious girl who was a real knight use a link joker deck and also what Aichi said can't be the
truth right ?

Leon came in and asked her why she wasn't training . Misaki told Leon everything she knew
about Alice and also shared her worries for Aichi .
Leon said,"Sounds like that Alice girl was actually trying to encourage you to find Aichi rather
than giving up .",Leon said .
"Hold on you think so?",Misaki said .
"She did say that she would have been telling us the truth but refused to as Kai lost .",Misaki
continued .

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Naoki somehow managed to find a 2nd entrance to the Sanctuary and lured the others following
Serra .
Anyone losing fight in the Sanctuary would actually lose their memories again . With the stakes
so high thanks to Leon's special training Naoki gave Serra a good beatdown .

But everyone got separated and Misaki ended up meeting Ratie .

They began their cardfight .
Ratie told Misaki her story and how she never believed in friendships .
Misaki did try to make her belief that even if friends are not there memories will remain.

Ratie laughed and said,"Well for a second I was going to fall for your trick but memories are not
eternal either . You have lost your memories too right . I am once again going to beat ."
Misaki guarded her attacks and somehow managed to survive Ratie's turn .
Even though at first she didn't have the answers to Ratie's questions but she had them now .
"Ratie you are right . I do have forgotten about Aichi despite my eidetic memory . But my
feelings for my Aichi made me remember him again . Feelings do remain and as I said my
friends will always stay in my heart."

"Friends will stay in your heart ...",Ratie said.

"You may not know but in the past I have also another friend of my mine ...A close
friend.",Misaki looked at the scrunchie on her wrist .
"But",She continued .
"Even so she will always stay in my heart . My feelings for my friends are eternal . They are
precious to me ."

"Your friends are precious to you?",Ratie questioned recalling how Aichi had once said
something very similar to what Misaki is saying .
"I believe you will find friends who are precious to you too Ratie .",Aichi said it before sealing
himself away .

Tears fell down Ratie's eyes .She suddenly got surrounded by all those friends she had met in
the past .

"Minerva attacks the vanguard .",Misaki said .

Ratie checked her 6th damage . There was no trigger .