Karma: What kind of stupid question is that?
Venus: For a second, I could feel a demonic aura around you while you came back, and seeing as the Underworld doesn't have an effect on you, I can't overlook this.
Yuri: Huh? Are you serious right now?
Venus: Under the regulations of Etherion, I'll exorcise you as a Demon.
Karma: Exorcise? The hell is that? Won't you just be trying to kill me?
(Venus fires shots at Karma, but he easily evades.)
Yuri {Confused}: (The hell's wrong with this girl?)
Karma: Hey, are you seriously trying to kill me right now?
Venus: What else would I be trying to do?
Karma: Huh? (Tch, I'm at my limit. Should I just snap her neck?)
(Venus attacks him, but he breaks through the attack and hits her with a shock wave, instantly pinning her to a tree.)
Venus: (He's faster and stronger than I am? Damn this place.)
(Karma stares at her, confused about what to do next.)
Venus: Just kill me if you want to and stop staring.
Karma: As much as I'd like to kill you, I can't. I've been stuffed with Seals from the Higher-ups and even limiters from that bastard. It's all a pain. I can't kill you unless you're actually a threat to me.
Venus: But I just...
Karma {Menacing}: Do not misunderstand, that level of power can't even harm me in the slightest. You'd do well to take this as a warning because there won't be a second time.
(The aura around Karma changes, making Yuri shiver.)
Venus: Tell me something, if you're really not a demon, then why doesn't my power work on you?
Karma: Power?
Venus: My powers make everyone—all boys within my age limit—fall in love with me on sight. With only a few exceptions like those who have a huge power difference with me. But I can sense that's not the case with you.
Karma: I dunno. And, what's this love thing you're talking about? Well, I don't have time for stupid idle chatter.
(Venus smiles deeply, recalling a past consolation.)
Voice: You'll meet someone someday who your powers don't have an effect on, and you will be able to have a normal relationship.
Venus: (Is that someone Karma? No, I don't care if he isn't.)
Karma: (Nova, you made me do some annoying things here today. Save them, work with them, don't let them die, to hell with all that. I ain't doing this again.)
(Karma takes Tera before he and Ninja run back to the base.)
[After the mission]
Nova: So, that's what happened?
Karma: Yeah. That Saiya wasn't at full power, why?
Tera: (Don't tell me he forgot her name already.)
Nova: Probably because of the Underworld. All Upper world divinity and heroic spirits lose part of their powers in the Underworld. And since a spatial connection was established, she was probably weakened.
Karma: That's lame.
Nova: By the way, where's Ninja?
Tera: I'm not sure she'll be coming out today.
Karma: ...
Tera: She's having a hard time right now, so I think it's best if we leave her alone.
Ninja: What're you guys talking about?
(Yuri speaks to them while walking across the ceiling.)
Tera: Yuri? We were just recapping the mission.
Nova: I thought even you'd be feeling down.
Ninja: When we became Saiya, we knew that we might end up dead eventually. Being alive till now might've been pure luck. But what happened served to remind me that while being a Saiya, death can approach at any and all times.
Nova: Exactly, so get stronger to defy even death. That's the only way to survive. And if any of you die, I'll try everything possible to revive you....
Ninja: Really?
Nova: Yea....
Karma: (Was he actually a good person?.)
Nova: ...so I can kill you myself.
Karma: (I guess I was wrong.)
Sora: Nova-sensei has two sides to himself—the caring side and the tyrannical side.
Nova: So none of you are allowed to die unless I kill you, got it?
All: Ehhhh.
Karma: Tera, let's go. We have to talk for a bit.
Nova: ....
(Karma leads Tera outside and suddenly stops walking. Tera runs different scenarios of how the conversation between them would be until he breaks the silence.)
Tera: (I guess he was curious after all.)
Karma: Well, you've been staring at me like you have something to say.
Tera: Aren't you curious about what happened?
Karma: Why the hell would I be curious?
Tera: But...
Karma: Does Nova know about it?
Tera: I haven't told him about it.
Karma: Well, it doesn't matter. (I'm sure he knows already.)
Tera: But I'm a demon.
Karma: So? Nova said to destroy all threats to humanity, and you don't look all that threatening. So it's got nothing to do with me.
(Karma starts to walk away.)
Karma: Besides, you look more human than I do.
Tera: (I guess he doesn't know he's comforting me in this situation.)
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