Yiernoshi and gang stopped at a huge, weed-infested yard in front of the school building.

"Wow...it looks pretty beat up. Do people actually study here?"

"No, this is just our secret hideout! And now that we're on home ground, you'll never win! MUAHAHAHA!"

Yiernoshi spun around, and saw who had spoken. And blinked in shock.

Standing before her was a rather scruffy brown-haired girl wearing jeans and a black shirt with a toilet bowl on it. But it wasn't the clothes that surprised Yiernoshi.

It was her weapons.

She was clutching a toilet plunger.

In her other hand she held a toilet brush.

"Yah! My name is Odourous Latrine! Remember it as the name of the one who beat you up! Scum like you will never be able to take on Master Maria!"

Se Ern glanced at Yiernoshi.

"Yiern, if you don't mind, I'll beat her up. Just think, it'll be a really cool battle!"

She charged forward, pulling her knife from Meeko's mouth.

"Hai-yah!"

Se Ern ran past Odourous Latrine, managing to slash her leg.

Meeko leapt at the seal, and scratched the girl's leg. She shrieked, and used her toilet plunger to sucker Meeko off her leg.

"Eh?! Wasn't she supposed to blow up?"

Sam shook her head.

"That only works on stationary targets, like trees. On living targets, your cat will just deal severe scratches."

By this time, Odourous Latrine had managed to pry Meeko off her leg, and had flung Meeko off her plunger, and into a tree.

"Meeko!"

Unfortunately for Se Ern, at the very moment she turned her head to look at Meeko, Odourous Latrine had run up behind her, and proceeded to knock Se Ern out with her trusty toilet brush.

Odourous Latrine turned back around, grin on her face.

"Y'know, I'm the weakest one here, and if ya'll can't defeat me, you'll never catch Master Maria!"

Christine scowled. Putting on her gloves, she punched towards Odourous Latrine. Due to the close proximity, the sonic waves were very strong, and knocked the scruffy girl out.

Christine stared at the concussed girl.

"Tch. Egoistic brat."
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After repeated assurances from Sam that Se Ern would be perfectly fine with Meeko to watch over her, they continued their journey.

"Hey, Sam, who's this 'Master Maria' that weird girl kept talking about?"

"Maria Chung."

Christine gasped.

"The person who got exiled from the Lasagna Family? Wasn't she put into prison or something?"

"She broke out, it seems."

Yiernoshi interrupted.

"Erm..who is this 'Maria' person?"

"Maria Chung, known to the mafia world as 'Maria Silvertongue', used to belong to the Lasagna Family. A few years ago, her friends were used by the Lasagna as human test subjects. Enraged, she turned on them and killed them all. She was exiled, and has been on the run ever since."

"That's right, little baby. Got all your facts, do you?"

A reddish blur jumped down from a tree, right in front of them.

It was another girl. This one had deep purple hair tied in a ponytail to the side. She wore a red shirt, with a pair of purple shorts. The colour combination was gross, in Yienoshi's opinion.

"My name is Purple Cabbage! I see that you have managed to defeat my useless comrade, but I am stronger! Who here shall fall by my hands?"

A chorus of "All will fall!" sounded. Yiernoshi looked up. The voices were coming from the things flying up there. Then she rubbed her eyes again, and gasped.

They were...flying purple cabbages? With wings?

Weird.

Purple Cabbage grinned. "Like it? They are my pet golems, souls trapped inside purple cabbages! If you destroy them, the soul will just move to another body! You will never destroy them!"

Bonk. Victoria's flaming golf ball soared towards Purple Cabbage, only to be blocked by one of the cabbage-thingys.

Victoria tried to whack the cabbage thingys with her golf club, but didn't get very far before Purple Cabbage used a grappling hook to swipe the golf club away, before the flying cabbages attacked her.

Fortunately, Victoria wasn't too badly hurt.

Christine tried too, but no matter how many cabbages she destroyed, more came up anyway.

Finally, Jeanine sighed, and whipped out her handbags.

Purple Cabbage stared.

"Handbags? You're going to defeat me with handbags? How pathetic!"

ZAP.

While Purple Cabbage had been busy laughing her guts out, the handbags had floated off the ground, and zapped her.

"OW! You are going to PAY for that, woman!"

Sam sighed.

"Yiernoshi, finish her off."

BANG.

Yiernoshi sprang up, flame blazing on her head.

"REBORN! Defeat Purple Cabbage with my dying will!"

Purple Cabbage raised an eyebrow.

Yiernoshi charged past the cabbages, ignoring the repeated assaults. She headed straight for Purple Cabbage.

Five seconds later, Purple Cabbage was unconcious, having been thrown into a tree. Surprisingly, when Purple Cabbage fainted, the flying cabbages all wilted as well.

The flame on Yiernoshi's head disappeared.

She blinked.

"Now that that's done, let's go find Maria."
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After searching every floor, they finally reached the third floor.

A shadowy figure sat on a threadbare sofa, hidden in the darkness.

"So you have come at last, Yiernoshi Lai, Cabonara Fourteenth."

"Who are you? Show yourself!"

"Patience, young Cabonara."

"No games! Show your face!"

"But young Cabonara, I am right behind you."

Yiernoshi turned...

...and found herself looking at a pair of cold, black eyes.

Maria smirked.

"Shall we fight?"