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"....where are we?"

All the submissions thus far:

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Sharne (swordstar) (Swordsman Trainee-->Myrmidon-->Swordmaster)
Robin of Port Talia (birdy51) (Mage Trainee)
Mirix of Qun (Lorknis) (Swordsman Trainee)
Liam Innhart (Gaterhyme) (Rider Trainee-->Cavalier)
Bertholt of Aviane (ElfCollaborator) (Priest Trainee-->Troubadour-->Holy Guard)
Kaldach (CrimsonEon) (Swordsman Trainee-->Mercenary-->Hero)
Sam (Sirus) (Performer Trainee-->Bard--Lore Master)
Booker (Sentient Bowtie) (Thief Trainee-->Spy-->Assassin)
Roux (GiglameshDespair) (Rider Trainee-->Cavalier-->Paladin)
Esther Vann (Twinwolf) (Mage Trainee--> Shaman)
Martyn (Lucus Casius) (Archer Trainee)
Simon Isurus (Praefectus Screptum) (Mage Trainee-->Monk-->Inquisitor)
Brock (Stirk) (Fighter Trainee-->Bandit-->Berserker)
Amala "Sephi" Serafin (Tiruin) (Archer Trainee-->Spy-->Assassin)

>_>
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you all saw nothing

Minato sighs. He closes his eyes and smiles.
"Yare, yare. You ladies just follow our lead."

Opening them, they suddenly have a determined, audacious gleam to them. He unbuttons his blazer, revealing the silver contraption around his waist, a green crystal set into the middle of the buckle and a lever to the right side. Placing two fingers in front of his face with his left hand, he puts his right hand on the lever.
"Henshin!"
He pulls the lever. The contraption speaks, in a calm, robotic voice.
"Driver On. Gaia Link Activated."
Minato extends his arms out to his sides as golden outlines of armor form around his body, magical energy rushing through them before solidifying into a silver armor and blue undersuit. His head is the last to be covered, with the green eyepieces glowing as the transformation concludes. Anyone that had kept up with the rumour mill of Sendo would instantly recognise this form.

This was the semi-mythical Masked Knight Gaia, the mysterious saviour in the dark that prowled the streets of Sendo.

Minato strikes a pose, seemingly taunting the robots.
"Ara ara, won't you let me string you along?"
Instead of waiting for an answer, he begins to run at them, extending his hand out to the side as the golden outlines of a sword form in his hand, magic surging through it to materialise it just as it had with his armor.
"Trace Replica: Durandal."
As the sword materialises, Minato leaps at the robot nearest the group with his sword, placing him in the way of any potential ranged attacks.
Perfected Regalia Replication: Durandal.
[World Line: (3) 2 5 2 4 2 6 4 4 1]

All the submissions thus far:

Sharne (swordstar) (Swordsman Trainee-->Myrmidon-->Swordmaster)
Robin of Port Talia (birdy51) (Mage Trainee)
Mirix of Qun (Lorknis) (Swordsman Trainee)
Liam Innhart (Gaterhyme) (Rider Trainee-->Cavalier)
Bertholt Aviane (ElfCollaborator) (Priest Trainee-->Troubadour-->Holy Guard)
Kaldach (CrimsonEon) (Swordsman Trainee-->Mercenary-->Hero)
Sam Bonham (Sirus) (Performer Trainee-->Bard--Lore Master)
Booker (Sentient Bowtie) (Thief Trainee-->Spy-->Assassin)
Roux (GiglameshDespair) (Rider Trainee-->Cavalier-->Paladin)
Esther Vann (Twinwolf) (Mage Trainee--> Shaman)
Martyn (Lucus Casius) (Thief Trainee)
Simon Isurus (Praefectus Screptum) (Mage Trainee-->Monk-->Inquisitor)
Brock (Stirk) (Fighter Trainee-->Bandit-->Berserker)
Amala "Sephi" Serafin (Tiruin) (Archer Trainee-->Spy-->Assassin)
Farra Henreth (Aliemma) (Archer Trainee-->Archer-->Sniper)
Tarlach Gordisse (shoruke) (Thief Trainee-->Scavenger-->Bounty Hunter)

Sheet mostly done. Just needs a mug and a bit more editing.

Minato follows suit behind the group, his belt still concealed. He keeps an eye on Yoake and Faith.

"Well, there might be a demon coming for you and Yuki, and it's my and my partner's job to get you out before they do."
A pause. He smiles flirtatiously.
"You might say we're your knights in shining armor."

Minato, for his part, barely had time. If the masquerade worked how he had been led to believe it did, Faith wouldn't remember any of this. She'd find some way to rationalise it, some way to say that Minato hadn't been telling the absolute truth. Yuki and Noriko, he didn't worry about; the two of them were already Awakened anyway.

He knew how it worked already. His family had disguised the exploits of Kumon clan members long past as fairy tales he'd been told; in hindsight, it wasn't that they were lying to him, but they were trying to make such an idea acceptable, or at the very least plausible.