[HIATUS-ish] From Zero to Inferno (Fire Force X Reader)

The 8 is Back in Town! (Chapter 21)

(A/N): YEAAAAAAAAH NEW CHAPTER!!!! Start up the comment chain with me!

Guess who just got back today? Them wild 8s that have been away,

(P.S. Minor Manga Spoilers, like, very minor.)

- Over at Asakusa -

*RING RING RING*

Benimaru picks up the phone.

"Konro, what's going on? Huh? And why should I agree to babysit their rookies? Say what? I owe them? Oh yeah. Guess I do."

- Moments Later -

You, Shinra, and Arthur visit the 7th's HQ as Shinra looks around for Benimaru.

"Hey, Captain Shinmon? It's me, Shinra Kusakabe."

You look to the right of you, seeing Benimaru with two wooden sticks. Benimaru puts a wooden stick on his mouth so that you'd say silent.

...

You step back as Arthur comes in, both their throats ready to be cut with a wooden stick.

"U-Um, Is everything okay Captain?" Shinra said, worryingly.

"W-Whoa." Arthur says, surprised by the attack.

"If you two were in a fight, you'd be dead. (Y/N), how'd you know I was there?"

You scratched your head.

"Instinct, I guess?"

You quickly catch the wooden stick before another one hits your face.

"Make sure you stay sharp at all times."

"Got it.." You rubbed your forehead with your hands.

Benimaru looks back as Shinra and Arthur quickly get to guard.

"(Y/N). Your training will commence during the sunset. As for you two, stay on guard."

Just as Shinra and Arthur relax, Benimaru quickly does a quick groan, making Shinra and Arthur stay alert.

- Meanwhile in the 8th Company -

"Iron Mendillo. The Magnetic Extinguishing Ball."

"So, how does it work?"

"I'll let you take a look for yourself."

He pulls the pin and rolls it against the fire, as the magnetic blast extinguishes the flames.

"And there it goes. It hits the fire with a quick magnetic blast, and the flames sputter out a second later."

"Way to go Vulcan, an unpowered person like me can make good use of that."

"Shinra, Arthur, and (Y/N) are getting special training in Asakusa, right? I don't wanna get shown up, so I'd figure that I'd make up some new tools."

- Back in Asakusa -

Benimaru scratches the back of his head as Shinra and Arthur are constantly alerted from his actions.

Shinra and Arthur sigh deeply.

"You aren't relaxing are you? There are no rules in a real fight. Which means you can't predict when something might happen."

Benimaru takes a step forward as Arhtur and Shinra were quickly alerted.

"Getting tired?"

"Y-Yes sir."

"That's because you know your life isn't on the line. You need to act like it is and channel all that tension you're feeling. Let that stress heighten your awareness. Feel life around you. Not just your allies, but your enemies too. Focus on the lives at stake in a fight and you can turn stress into a tool."