This time Akira decided to stay within earshot. If Tsuru was being honest and she truly did have a part to play in recruiting the first, it wouldn't hurt to know how exactly he was using her, maybe it'd give her ego a boost, maybe she'd find another reason to get mad at Tsuru... She wondered what he could possibly have said, did he use her as a threat, did he lie and paint her magic to be something he wasn't, she shrugged and waited for Tsuru to strike a conversation with the dancer, it'd also aid her in learning more about him, about the way he interacted, was she hoping to learn a thing or two?
The conversation started with a compliment, that was pretty typical of Tsuru, he seemed good at buttering people up, he could have meant it too, the dancer wasn't half bad. It already irked her that the unwary citizens were busy worrying about auditions and such when she could sense danger looming. She bit her lip and attempted to curb her growing annoyance for the moment. The healer struck the conversation about Rune Knights rather abruptly, and the target's demeanor changed entirely. Akira watched his respect wither as he regarded her partner with the usual mocking stare and went on to berate the Rune Knights. Akira couldn't have cared less, except this guy had no chance with FairyTail anyways... Tsuru's idealistic response was on point though, it had more passion than usual, his feelings had torn through his usual polite manners today, maybe that's what stirred Akira to act, or that Magnolia was really getting on her nerves.
As Tsuru walked back to her defeated, she placed a hand on his shoulder. 'Hang on.' she said, before stomping to the dancer. The girl didn't want to use her magic, the darkness would be too much for the crowd to handle. She dashed towards him, relinquishing her dagger from its spot in the process and sliced at his neck, pulling back enough to leave a white line of a harmless scratch, she then held the point to his neck. 'See any Farty Tail members around?' she said, narrowing her eyes, and hissing at him. 'I don't... Now, what if I'd got you, who'd have gone for that precious audition?' Her tone was calm, she wasn't a killer, to anyone smart enough it was apparent, that she wouldn't do any harm.
The dancer, of course, was probably shitting his pants so he decided it was a good idea to attempt punching her, which she dodged with ease. 'I'm a Rune Knight by the way, which is why I could easily dodge your pathetic punch and you could do jack squat, we're trained and you are not, now I could leave the Knights, kill you and probably join the Farty Tails, I doubt they'd even care that I took your pathetic life...' she said softly into his ear, as though genuinely contemplating, these words were only for him, not for the people around, his eyes widened though and she decided to put him out of his misery.
'But, I can't, because that guy you just berated is a Rune Knight too, my partner at that and he wouldn't let me, so lucky you huh?' she said backing away in fear that his squirming would get him injured by her knife and she'd have to take the blame, which would be a rather long drag. 'So think about this carefully... You want to put that body to use and at least learn to defend yourself if nothing else? Apologize to Tsuru and sign up with him.' she said turning and walking away like nothing had happened. The crowd that had gathered, stared her down. 'That goes for all of you watching too, had you been trained, you could have saved a life today...' she finished, eyeing Tsuru to gauge his reaction.
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