Both the adventures and hunters entered into a ship as they began moving towards the next exam location.
"Okay everyone, we are currently heading towards the next examination site so for now just relax and have some fun, once we get there we'll let you know" Damian said as him and the rest took their leave.
"I'm going to try to plan for the next exam" Akari said as Makoto replied, "We don't even know anything about the next exam so how's that even going to be possible"
The contestants looked at each other as they were unsure of what to do.
"Well I might as well have some fun since I may not make it out of the next exam" one of the girls said as everyone looked at each other and became excited since it was a cruise ship with luxurious activities and swimming pools.
While all this was going on, Natsu was lying unconscious in one of the rooms as Yami stayed to monitor him.
Asahu opened the door and came inside as he looked at Yami and said, "He's finally lost consciousness?"
"Yeah, he needs to rest but once the exams start, I'll think of a way to wake him up" Yami said as they both looked at each other as Yami then asked, "What happened outside?"
"Nothing much, everyone is just trying to have fun and when we arrive at the next location, the instructors would let us know" Asahu said as Yami replied, "Okay that's good news. So did they say how long they would take?"
"No they didn't"
"Okay, so what should we do for now?"
"I don't know, but I suggest we get back to the others, Kazuko and Mitsuki should be worried sick about us"
"Yeah you have a point, but I can't just leave Natsu unsupervised, what if something happens?"
"Nothing is going to happen Yami, is not like someone would just enter to kill him or something"
"Yeah, you have a point, fine, let's go" Yami said as he stood up from the seat close to Natsu and left.
Asahu saw Kazuko and Mitsuki as he went towards them and said, "Hey guys, sorry we took so long we..."
"What do you want Asahu?" Mitsuki said as she gave a dissatisfied glare at him.
"Huh, well, I..." Asahu said stammering not knowing what to do as Mitsuki replied, "Just leave me alone, I don't want to see you or hear anything about you, so just leave"
"What did I do?" Asahu asked as he was confused on what was going on.
"You tell me, you think I don't know you left me to do something forbidden and with a guy non the less" Mitsuki said angrily as Asahu and Yami thought, "What in the world is she talking about?"
"Hey, Asahu was helping me..." Yami said as Mitsuki interrupted him by saying, "Oh shut up, you think I don't know you were involved, how could the both of you do such a thing"
"What are you talking about, this doesn't make sense, tell me what I did wrong" Asahu said as he placed his hand on Mitsuki shoulder.
"Don't touch me!!!" Mitsuki shouted as Asahu let go feeling despair as she continued, "I hate you, I want nothing to do with the both of you!!!" and left as tears moved down her eyes.
"Wait" Kaikuh said as she followed her.
"Hey Kazuko, what am I missing here" Asahu asked as she replied, "We know what you two did but I'm surprised it hurt her that bad, you guys have the right to make your own decisions so I don't really care that much"
"But what did we do, why did she treat me like I did something unforgivable?" Asahu asked as Kazuko replied, "You have to ask her that to know, I don't want to cause any trouble"
Asahu folded his fists in rage as he thought, "What's she angry about, was it because me and Yami stitched Natsu's wounds, or is there a different reason?"
Kazuko took her leave while Asahu was thinking as he took a deep breath and thought, "I need to ask her myself if I want to get answers" as he followed Kazuko.
Kazuko saw Mitsuki looking at the sea as Kaikuh was standing close to her.
She took a deep breath and said, "Don't think too much about it, besides boys are really stupid"
Mitsuki looked at Kazuko as she came close to her and watched the sea.
"Come on Mitsuki, you're better than this, how dare you cry over a boy" Kazuko said as Mitsuki replied, "You won't understand"
"Oh really, so why do you say that?"
"I know you pretty well Kazuko, you're the last person to talk this kind of things to"
"I guess you're right" Kazuko said as she smiled and continued, "I don't see why you care too much, every boy out there is useless, no, every male is pretty stupid and annoying"
"Yeah but they aren't useless, I get the fact that they make mistakes and sometimes don't pay attention to someone's feelings but they aren't useless"
"Oh come on, tell me one useful thing about them"
"Well..."
"There's nothing, I don't see the important of them, they don't serve any purpose than to bring us down" Kazuko said as she then faced the ship while resting on rails.
"Come on Kazuko, don't say that, they might be clumsy and childish but you can always rely on them"
"No they aren't, they're pretty useless, they don't know how to do anything right, the only thing they know how to do is to be noisy and destructive, I'm not even sure they have a brain"
"Hey don't say that, my dad isn't like that, he might be clumsy sometimes and yes he breaks things a lot, but he's always there to protect me and he cares about me, plus, he always tries to fix his mistakes"
"Oh come on, I'm sure the only thing he's useful for is reproduction nothing more than that" Kazuko said as Mitsuki picked offense and slapped her.
"This is getting out of control" Kaikuh thought as she didn't know what to do.
"You know, this is why you'll always be alone, no one wants to be around someone like you, you always find the fault in people and always see them as inferior, I try to over look those things but don't you ever insult my dad again, okay"
"Is that all you had to say, I can't believe you'll act so weak" Kazuko said giving her an eye of disgust.
"You know what, I'm sure I'm not the only one that wishes this sometimes, but it would have been better you died that day instead of your dad, he died protecting a worthless girl like you" Mitsuki said as Kazuko gave her a dirty slap that threw her to the ground.
Yami rushed to calm Kazuko as Asahu picked up Mitsuki.
"Hey are you alright" Asahu asked as Yami looked at Mitsuki and shouted, "You crossed the line, why would you say that"
"She was the one who started it, how dare she insult my dad!" Mitsuki said as Yami looked at Kazuko and said, "Hey don't get mad, she didn't mean any of what she said, she was just angry that's why"
"Oh no I do mean every last word, it's better you died and your dad survived, at least he would have brought up a better child than you" Mitsuki said as Asahu used a low tone to reply her, "Hey don't say that, Kazuko is already mad, you can't just..."
"Just what, why are you two always protecting her, is like you're afraid of her or something, she ain't that far from our power level, no, it's because of you guys she acts so heartless, you both always protect her" Mitsuki said as wind began surrounding the area as the water became really unstable.
"Enough, I don't wanna hear anymore from the both of you" Gildart said as Yami looked at Kazuko and whispered, "Hey don't get mad, come on Kazuko you have to let this slide"
"Hey Asahu, I'll advise you to explain what you did in the bathroom with Yami, she's all pissed off because of that" Kazuko said as she left.
"This isn't going to end well" Yami said as he watched Kazuko leave.
"Why did you say that, you know how she gets when anyone talks about her dad, but yet of all the things you had to say, you just had to bring that up, didn't you!!!" Yami said angrily as he looked at Mitsuki in rage.
"Hey Yami, it's enough, it has already passed..." Asahu said as Yami replied, "Oh come on, did you see how Kazuko was, did you!!!"
"Hey don't shout at us like it's our fault, besides she needed to hear the truth, she's so heartless sometimes..." Mitsuki said as Yami and replied, "And you think your not! Both of you are almost the same but yet..."
"Enough already, we shouldn't be fighting! We're friends and friends always tries to fix a broken relationship, so enough with the shouting, it isn't going to get us anywhere" Asahu said as Yami took a deep breath and said, "You have a point, I'm sorry I lost my cool"
"And Mitsuki, you better apologize to Kazuko before something bad happens" Asahu said as she replied, "Not this time, if she doesn't apologize then I won't"
"You know who Kazuko is right?" Yami said.
"I don't care, can't you guys consider my feelings too, do you think I'm happy with what is happening, she insulted my dad and even you guys but yet you boys always take her side" Mitsuki said soberly as Asahu hugged her while saying, "Don't worry, I'm always here for you, you don't have to cry, I get how you feel"
"You must be kidding me right now" Yami thought as he looked at both of them and took a deep breath as he then said, "I know it's hard to deal with Kazuko sometimes but still, you crossed the line, I just hope the exam moves smoothly"
"What do you mean by that?" Gildart asked as Yami replied, "When she gets like that, she can be a little bit competitive"
"What he means is this, she would destroy anything in her path as long as it proves how strong or great she is" Asahu said as Gildart kept a very serious face and told them, "You better keep your friend in check cause I don't want her ruining the exams, got it"
"Yes sir" they replied as Gildart left the place.
Kaikuh didn't know what to do so she just stayed with them as Asahu cleared out their misunderstanding.
"So your telling us that you and Yami were trying to stitch Natsu's injuries in the bathroom" Kaikuh said as Mitsuki looked at them and replied, "I don't still believe you guys"
Asahu showed Mitsuki his palm as she saw lot's of injuries on it and sighed while saying, "Fine, I believe you, but why did you say it was forbidden, and what was those strange noises you guys were making?"
"Well, Dr Mayumi said that Natsu shouldn't receive any kind of treatment from anyone until the exams finished, and for the strange noises you heard, it was a result of the stitches, we injured our hands while trying to do it" Asahu said as Yami continued, "Yeah, plus, if she caught us, who knows what would have happened"
"It all makes sense now" Kaikuh thought as Mitsuki looked at Yami and asked, "Then where is your friend, shouldn't he be here with you guys"
"Yes but he's been through enough so he's resting" Yami said as Mitsuki thought, "I get it, he isn't going to get any treatment until the exam is over, he definitely has to rest to conserve his energy"
After clearing things up, Yami took his leave to go check on Natsu and Kazuko, but as he was going, he met Damian on his way and they both had a little chat.
After the talk, Yami looked for Kazuko but couldn't find her, eventually he stopped as he went to watch over Natsu.
Basically the kids had fun in the afternoon and later slept in the night since they didn't leave that early. It took them a while but they finally arrived at their destination in the afternoon.
Once the ship stopped, an announcement was given as the captain said, "Okay everyone, we have finally arrived at our destination, so prepare yourselves because the Stage 3 of the Exams would soon begin.
Yami tried waking Natsu up but couldn't, so he carried him down as everyone moved towards a cave.
"Okay everyone, the rules are simple, just try to survive and make it out of the maze your about to go into. Your only allowed to enter one after the other, although, I'm sure most of you might meet each other in the maze but your major focus should be making it out of there alive, so let the Stage 3 of the Exams begin" Gildart said as Kazuko dashed into the entrance.