Lesson Learned

You've learned so much

They had three hours until the weapon powered up again.

Mitsuko clung to the tree, looking down at the forest ground below. Their gear hid them among the trees as they were spread out in different positions.

Okano grinned, standing next to her and Kataoka. "You ready, Mitsuko?" She asked. "I haven't had the chance to kick anyone in over a week."

Mitsuko chuckled, clicked her tazer. "I am looking forward to the exercise."

"Mitsuko," Karma's voice pinged in her ear. "Five targets up ahead South East, lure them towards you so they don't run into Yada's group."

"Roger that." Mitsuko looked over her shoulder. "Wish me luck."

Kataoka smiled, holding up the large weight. "We'll be waiting."

Mitsuko jumped down from the tree and onto the ground, racing towards the targets while Okano and Kataoka stayed in position.

She dived in-between the trees as she got closer to the enemy, hearing their footsteps grow louder when their feet crunched on the grass twigs.

It was like Karma had said, this was their playing field, they just needed to set the rules and act quickly while the enemies guard was lowered.

She looked behind the tree and scrutinised the five of them, four of them were in full black camouflage gear, but one of them who's she'd seen with Hojou was wearing jewellery and beanie har with his dark clothes.

The guy with the hat was the first to notice the movement in the shadows, stopping the others.

"Hey!" They'd already reached for their guns

Her grin grew, as she ran for it.

Now just don't get shot.

They chased after her as she swerved in and out of the trees, jumping over logs and bushes like in their parkour training. Until she lead them nearer to the clearing where the traps were already set.

She jumped over the hole that was hovered fake grass—Maehara, Kimura, and Mimura had set that trap in the first semester but no one could be bothered to fill the hole back up—and climbed onto the tree opposite, grinning when the first two men fell into the hole.

Mitsuko smiled down at hole when the two guys screamed. "Oh, oopsie!"

She brandished the tazer when the two remaining men got closer, to the other trap near Kataoka and Okano.

The first guy fell for the trap when his foot stepped on the right spot, Kataoka jumped down with the weight in her hand, pulling the rope up around the man's neck so he went flying in the air.

Okano leapt down and delivered a sharp kick to his skull while Mitsuko onto the second man's shoulders and tazered him in the neck, and then flipped back to kick the next man in the stomach and knocked his gun to the ground.

"Ugh!" The fifth guy stumbled back from the kick and into the trunk of a tree, reaching for his knife—

Kataoka ran forward, grabbed his wrist—making him yelp from the sudden movement in the dark—and kneed him in the face, breaking his nose.

"Ah!" He grabbed her by the back of the head and threw her back against the tree.

"Hey!" Mitsuko grabbed a rock off the ground and threw it at his big head.

He winced when the small stone pierced his forehead and left a gash. "You damn brats!" He lunged at her, grabbing a second knife from his back pocket and swiping at her.