Rimururu mopped the sweat on her forehead to avoid to be blind. The sweet freshness of Kamui-Kotan forest was characteristic of all spring days in highland. Now, her dye so bright usually was red. The young Ainu girl was angry. Konril, her magic ice crystal turned around her, awaiting her instructions. If Rimururu was angry, the reason was only one word : Galford. The young man proposed her a training. Just in order to make her more careful with her fighting style. The little girl agreed naively, and she never expected that Galford will laugh at her. The gai-jin was really powerful. She never succeeded with hiting him. Each of her tries produced a failure and railleries from Galford. Rimururu felt the anger filled her body. Unfortunately, Nakoruru was here to watch the training, her eyes seemed to be amused during some moment, but she never stopped to encourage her young sister. Rimururu was ashamed because of her sister, witness of her successive faillures. Mamahaha roosted on her shoulder, she looked at her and yawned. Shikuruu was here too. He watched with a great attention the fight between Galford and Rimururu. She began to regret his come in Kamui-Kotan. Galford took all time he needed. After he thanked Poppy, he readjusted his ninjato into his scarbard. It was like a provocation for Rimururu. But the young man made worst. He looked at her and smilled.


"Hey Rimururu ! Are you tired ? I won't be mad at you if you are. You know, you are a little kid, and all little kid get tired easily..." He launched before laughing.

"I AM NOT A KID !" Rimururu yelled and showed her dagger -a kodachi- to menace her opponent.

"And what will you do with this bread-knife, kid ?" Galford asked, his blue eyes brightening with happiness. "Aren't you a beginner to get angry so easily ? Take example on your sister ! She's calm."

Nakoruru can't help with smiling.

"Yes, sister. If anger can be powerful, it can bring you in big troubles if you can't control yourself ! Learn how to control it. When you can't control yourself, you are less concentrated and opponents can take advantages on you." Nakoruru suggested, her voice calm and sweet.

"Learn to ignore raillerie from the others, kid ! And by the way, learn to avoid making us laughing..." Galford said before laughing.

Even Poppy took Rimururu as a not very serious opponent. She yawned.

"Galford-sama ! You will regret all your provocations !" Rimururu yelled, throwing him an evil look wich made Galford laughing.

She made a charge. Without any efforts, Galford blocked her attack and unbalanced her. He pushed her a little to perform an ultime humiliation. Losing her equilibrium, Rimururu tried to recover herself. No avail. She fell on her belly and heard the laughs of Galford. Even Nakoruru tried to hide her smile.

"Are you sleeping little girl ?" Galford asked, raising a finger. "Don't be pissed at me, but it was so funny. Can we do it again ?"

"You won't laugh when I will stand up." Rimururu yelled, blushing.

Before she can stand up, Galford shouted "Go Poppy !". His dog ran to Rimururu and jumped on her. She hold the poor young girl down. Rimururu tried to struggle. No success. She stopped, too tired. Poppy licked her at her face. Rimururu protested. The dog liked Rimururu, but she wasn't in the situation to enjoy her sympathy.

"Stop it Poppy !" Rimururu begged.

"She obey only to the voice of her master." Galford said and approached of the poor loser and his dog. "Want some help ? Leave Poppy !" He said once he was near them.

Once Poppy got away and awaited near her master, Rimururu stood up. She stayed mute. She was really angry. She thrown a hard look to Galford.

"Oh ! You are so cute when you are angry..." Galford said, a smile on his lips while the little Ainu became redder.

Pulling out her kodachi from her scabbard, she hit Galford. The young man disappeared in a cloud of smoke and Rimururu felt her dagger jabbed in something. She started, afraid to wound Galford so hard. When the puff of smoke dispelled, she noticed her dagger stuck in a piece of wood. No more Galford.

"Are you chopping woods, Rimururu ? It's good, but you are in advance for winter..." Galford said, invisible thanks to his ninja abilities.

She groaned and tried to disengage her dagger from the piece of wood.

Some invisible hands came from nowhere removed her headband. Her short brown hairs were fully free.

"Maybe if I put this in my hairs, you will see where I am ?" Galford suggested.

Nakoruru can't help laughing. It was the worst indignity Galford ever made to Rimururu. She turned behind herself and noticed her blue headband, floating and betraying the presence of Galford. Poppy was aside. Even invisible, Rimururu heard Galford laughed at her. She felt her anger at its zenith. She stretched her hands toward her floating headband and yelled "KONRIL !". Galford laughed and tried to imitate the fine voice of the young girl.

"Oh Konril ! Ooooooh ! He's invisible, I'm afraid..." He laughed by imitating her. "And what your icicle will do ?" He asked with a more mature voice.

"This..." Rimururu said.

The magic crystal of Rimururu became bigger and bigger. Once it has more of the size of the young girl, Rimururu ordered it to throw itself on Galford. Nobody saw an invisible Galford opening wide blue eyes and staying dumb, but all heard the terrible smash of the big ice crystal crashing on Galford's head. The shock was too powerful. The last thing Galford heard were the cry of a little girl who made a terrible silliness from Rimururu, and the desperate calls of Nakoruru. He felt unconscious and even the licks of Poppy and the pups can't awake him...