Today was Kazumi's day off. She had been working so hard lately that she felt as if she would go absolutely insane if she didn't stop for at least a day. That being said, It seemed like every time she went out and did anything, she was roped into an odd job that she wasn't expecting. Her best choice was to stay at home all day and take it easy. However, she had a feeling that sitting in her apartment all day, even with Kira to keep her company, would be more stressful than another request. it was for that reason she decided to hang out at the guild hall today, Hanging out with whoever she could find that wasn't busy on a job.

The guild hall was rather lively today, no big surprise there, so when Kazumi and her pet fox arrived they had no problem finding a seat with others to mingle with. In fact, the guy who had helped her find her last job was there, so she found it tat much easier to join them and chat. She even bought a bowl of chips and dip from the bar to share between them. Kira sat on Kazumi's lap (Which got very warm very quickly), happily munching on whatever snacks Kazu sent her way.

It was around then that a man that the crystal mage had never seen before jumped onto a table on the other side of the mess hall, promptly shouting at the whole guild for attention. This was not the first time Kazumi had seen an event like this, but it certainly was not common. The young man challenged the whole guild to a game though he did not go into much detail before skipping outside. He was certainly a strange one, but if it was a game he wanted, Kazu was 100% in.

She could not get up fast enough, following the weirdo to the front yard of the Guild hall. She wasn't alone, as some random others had also joined in, curious to see what was going on. Kira the Vulpix stood next to Kazumi, seemingly also interested in what was going on. The man revealed that he would like a game of tag, In which anyone interested would be trying to catch him. It actually seemed very interesting, there was just one problem...
After explaining the rules, he asked the general public if they had questions. Kazumi raised her hand, waiting for no acknowledgment before speaking. "Hey, Hello, How's it going? Kazumi Kiseki and this is my partner Kira." Her hand went down. "If you don't mind, Who are you?" This was maybe the third time in Kazu's experience that someone had walked in without so much as an introduction. It was kind of getting old. Still, at least this guy was interesting.

Kazumi still wasn't sure who this Sai guy was, but he seemed to be at least interesting, setting up this game. So all that needed to be done was catching the man as he ran through magnolia? It seemed fun. Kazumi decided to give it a go. "Alright Then. Kira, you up for this?" The Vulpix squeed in happy agreement, wagging all six of her tails. "Okay, then Let's do it." The female mage confirmed, preping herself for a run.

Without so much as a count down, Sai was already off. Now, Kazumi Liked to think she was one of the fastest mages in the guild, And always tried to train herself to be just that. As such, she was pretty sure catching up to this man would not be a problem. However, if she just let it end right away, the game would be no fun, and she would be unable to see what this guy could do. At least, that was her personal logic. It was for that reason that she chose to take a second to tap her right foot on the ground twice behind her left, creating crystal roller skates that formed around her feet. This would make travel a bit easier. "Okay Kira, let's go!" She sped off with the fire fox at her side, trailing behind Sai to see what he was capable of. Surely he had a plan to keep others at bay.

Turns out he had just that. Using what Kazumi assumed was his magic power, he created clouds that he used to take the high ground. Thus giving any land lubbing wizards a disadvantage. It was clever. "Okay Kira, hang back here, let's surround him." Kazu sped up, Looking to get in front of him and cut off his route at the end of the line of roofs.

After doing her Job holding up the rear, Kira met back up with Kazu as Sael Leaped above their heads, Catching himself with his interesting cloud magic and once again running off , this time on top of the river with only his cloud keeping him from being wet. Such an ironic thing, really. Alright, Kazumi thought, Now it's my turn to take some action. She decided that now would be an opportune time to hinder the runner. She Sped up her skating to max speed to get about 2 meters away from Sai in less than a second, Leaving Kira running in a mad dash behind her. Of course, The fox would be able to catch up just fine when Kazumi slowed down enough to accurately throw a Crystal Kunai at Sai's cloud. This little blade would in theory pop the cloud that the man was using as a platform, effectively dunking him into the river below. In such a case, Kazu would then Roll up to him, offering to help him out of the water. "Alright, Either you accept my help and I win, or you show me another trick up your sleeve." Kazu was admittedly having a lot of fun with this, so naturally she wondered if he could keep this up, confident that she could take whatever he decided to throw at her. Of course if not, Kazu would be sure to acknowledge his efforts. Sai seemed like a pretty fun dude, if this spontaneous event was anything to go by.

Sai seemed about ready to submit to his own surrender, but it turned out to be not but a ruse, as a fluffy cloud hand suddenly pulled Kazumi into the river as well, catching he completely off guard. She was expecting something, but that was absolutely not it. Kira yapped at her from the edge, as if asking if the crystal mage was okay. “I’m good!” She announced, coughing and spitting out water, “I’m okay Kira, I’m fine.” She tried to get out of the water, but the wheels on her crystal Skates were making it difficult. Sighing, she had to dispel them in order to get up. “Oh well. I can take him on foot.” Kazumi was soaked now; she was out for blood.

In the five seconds it took for Kazu to get up, Sai got about 50 meters away, and it only took about three Seconds for Kazumi to catch up, Kira lagging behind her.  As soon as Kazumi was within a five meter range of the cloud man, she would Pull out her axe from her back and slice through his shield, reaching out to tag him on the shoulder and end the game. Hopefully it worked.

Sai admitted defeat and even apologized for the whole river thing, but Kazumi shook her head. In fact, Now that the pressures of competition were lifted, Kazumi could not help but break down into laughter, extending her hand for a friendly shake. "Don't worry too much about it, it was really fun! Besides, I dunked you first." She would move on to wring the water out of her hair, starting with her right Twin Tail. "Actually, I'm glad this happened, otherwise Kira and I would have been sitting in the guild hall all day, wasting a perfectly good day off." She continued, but then her stomach began to grumble. "Whoops! Time to eat." She looked down at Kira, who had in fact caught up to the mages. "How about it, Kira? Wanna go for some food?" The little fox yapped happily, agreeing with the Crystal maker. The crystal maker who turned back to Sai to extend the offer. "How about it? All this running works up an appetite, right?" It would be up to Sael to choose to join her or not, but either way, Kazumi would then go to the guild hall to grab some grub, hopefully bringing a new friend along with her.

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