Episode 1: New 7 Days (Part 1)

 

 

(𝑳𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑵 𝑻𝑶 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑨𝑮𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑲𝑬𝑹 𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝑾𝑯𝑰𝑳𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑫 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑫𝑶𝑵'𝑻 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑮𝑬𝑻 𝑻𝑶 𝑷𝑼𝑻 𝑰𝑻 𝑶𝑵 𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑷) ∇∇∇

As Tsugumi drifted through the crowd, a flicker of movement caught her attention. Near the Statue of Hachiko, a young man stumbled, He crumpled to the ground, his limbs splayed at unnatural angles and his skin pale.

Curiosity made Tsugumi step towards him. Fascinated as something different had happen after hours of walking around. She knelt beside his body, her hand hovering inches above his chest. Hesitantly, she reached out, her fingers brushing against his chest.

Unexpected jolt ran through her. She could touch him. Unlike the people that passed through her as if she were air, this fallen person could be touch somehow. But as her fingers made contact a little more, something strange occured. The young man's body began to shimmer, slowly dissolving into the air and in a matter of seconds, he was gone, nothing of him staying behind.

"Hm!?" Tsugumi recoiled, a gasp escaping her mouth. "What just... happened? He was solid, then... not... "

"I could... touch him..." Tsugumi whispers, staring at her hand.

Her attention was abruptly drawn to a commotion to her right. Near the a building, a small group of people had stood, their faces etched with terror.

Tsugumi's turn around and drifted closer, her detached curiosity now tinged with a flicker of unease.

She watched in morbid fascination as strange, as strange symbols appeared on the air close to them, The patterns spread rapidly, blocking their path and surrounding them.

From the swirling symbol-like patterns, grotesque creatures began to emerge. Small and weird light green frogs with geometric tattoos adorning their legs and they landed with a soft thud right in the middle of group of people.

The victims screamed, their voices raw with fear as they tried to run away, but when they moved, the frogs attacked, jumping and kicking them down, their bodies flickering and fading, mirroring the disappearance of the young man she found near Hachiko.

Tsugumi gasped, instinctively recoiling. "...These things..."

The frogs moved, jumping and croaking, Tsugumi looks around, seeing that none of the people around Scramble Crossing seemed to see them. "Only them and... me..."

A surge of adrenaline coursed through Tsugumi, making her more curious to learn and find about the origin of those things, and why only she and the vanishing victims seemed to perceive them. "Ghr... There... there goes my sense of self preservation..."

Her gaze fell upon the pin in her hand, wondering if that was the key to understand the creatures.

Tsugumi focused her mind, trying to read the minds of the creatures, pressing it lightly, but all she received were the usual mundane thoughts of the unaffected crowd, the creatures had no thoughts, they were empty.

"What...?" Tsugumi whispers to herself. "...It... It doesn't work..." she steps back, feeling powerless against everything that was happening around her.

As she stood there, the group of creatures began to get closer to where she was.

"...We got to move..." Tsugumi hisses, holding Mr. Mew tightly on her arms.

Tsugumi began to move cautiously, keeping herself close to the crowds, using them as a cover. The creatures hopped around the crossing, their movements seemingly random, yet carrying an predatory purpose, occasionally pausing and scanning the place as if searching for more victims.

The initial allure of being a invisible and free from the burdens of human interaction, had lost it's meaning for her. What good was being unseen if it meant being unable to act and unable to defend herself? "Humph..." She hisses in frustration, staring at the creatures in the distance.

Her gaze fell upon the spot where the young man and those people vanished. There was no trace of them left just the cold and hard pavement.

Tsugumi clenched her fists, moving and staring at the frogs with an deadpan gaze. "....I'm not weak... I'm not like them... They were weak, their weakness was their own demise... not me... I'm not weak!"

Tsugumi turns around, looking for a place that could be safe for her to hide until things calmed down.

The emerald-green creatures, Dixiefrogs, turn back at her swiveled their collective gaze fixed upon her.

Tsugumi kept her gaze away, a chill snaking down at her spine. They could see her.

One of the Dixiefrogs let out a guttural croak that resonated with an almost physical vibration in the air around Tsugumi. It lunged forward, its body blurring as it closed the distance towards her.

"Gah...!" Tsugumi didn't hesitate, quickly stepping to the side and making the strange frog fall right behind of her.

"...Darn it!!!" She shouts as the frogs start to persuit her.

Tsugumi runs effortlessly through the oblivious human crowd. The Dixiefrogs weaved through the crowd of people, their movements precise and direct, being faster than she expected.

She dodged a bustling office worker, then swerved around a group of tourists, her heart hammering against her ribs with a frantic rhythm she hadn't felt in years. The Dixiefrogs were hot on her heels, their croaks growing louder and aggressive.

Suddenly, a series glowing bubbles erupted from the mouths of the pursuing Dixiefrogs. They arced through the air being surprisingly slow, Tsugumi felt a searing heat erupt behind her. She instinctively glanced back. Where a bubble had landed, it exploded with a soft, wet pop, breaking the concrete.

"...AH!" Tsugumi gasps, her eyes wide in terror.

She wove a frantic path around the Statue of Hachiko, doubling back on herself, trying to throw off her pursuers. The Dixiefrogs mirrored her movements, still following her. 

"...No... It... It can't end like this... I must... I must keep going!!!" Tsugumi hisses, hugging Mr. Mew even harder.

The frogs fired another volley of bubbles. Tsugumi twisted sharply, barely avoiding one that would have detonated directly in her path. The ground behind her crackled, and another part of the concrete shattered, she tried to move to other areas but all of them were blocked by the invisible walls, leaving her with barely anywhere to escape.

The chaos of Scramble Crossing that was irritating to her, now felt like her shield against the creatures, using the dense crowd to her advantage, darting between pedestrians, hoping to momentarily obscure herself from the Dixiefrogs' sight. They were fast, but they were loosing her on the dense crowd.

'Almost missed my bus!'

'This new app is amazing!'

'Man, I wish I could be a crossdresser... I'm too ugly though..."

"...These people... This damn people!!!" Tsugumi hisses under her breath, running around with an pained gaze, despite her being in danger, those people still made fun of her.

"...I have to do something...! Think!" Tsugumi turns her gaze back, staring at the Dixiefrogs behind her. "...They seem strong but... they aren't unerring... I see... They require direct contact... That's it...!"

She roams around Scramble Crossing, creating a rhythm of movement, One wrong move, one moment of hesitation, and she too would be reduced to nothingness just like those people.

A Dixiefrog suddenly veered and cut off her path, It croaked and began to charge towards her head on.

"Urgh!" Tsugumi reacted instinctively, throwing herself to the side, passing through a bewildered businessman. The Dixiefrog slammed into where she had been a moment before, its momentum causing it to spin wildly and slam on the ground.

Just as she dodged, The frogs corner her her from from every direction, overwhelming her with their numbers.

"Hachiko! Hachiko it's open!" Tsugumi hisses and quickly runs to the Statue of Hachiko.

The Dixiefrogs followed her, blocking her path back to Scramble Crossing.

To her left, a Dixiefrog lunged towards her with it's hind leg blurring into a vicious kick. 

"...Darn it!" Tsugumi tried to phase through, but the frog slammed into her, sending Tsugumi reeling backward, her body glitching while she felt an excruciating amount of pain. "...Hnhhh!!!"

She spun to her right, trying to find an opening but another Dixiefrog was already there, delivering another kick that sent her staggering back. "Hnhhh!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!"

Behind her, a third frog moved in, kicking her into the statue, slamming her back on it. "...AHHHH! Urgh!!!"

The frogs kicked her over and over, each impact making her body glitch more and more, her skin getting pale. Her breaths came in ragged gasps, all her strength ebbing away. "...A...ah... A...a...h..."

Tsugumi hands tremble as she stares at them, her body slowly fading and glitching, Cornered, trapped and powerless against the frogs.

The Dixiefrogs tightened their circle, their croaks a low guttural chorus as they opened their mouths, ready to finish her.

"...I'm... I'm fading..." Tsugumi whispers and closes her eyes, tears falling down from them.

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(𝑳𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑵 𝑻𝑶 𝑺𝑯𝑰𝑹𝑶𝑩𝑶𝑵 𝑮𝑹𝑮 𝑾𝑯𝑰𝑳𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑫 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑴𝑨𝑲𝑬 𝑺𝑼𝑹𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑷𝑼𝑻 𝑰𝑻 𝑶𝑵 𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑷) ∇∇∇

Just as frogs were ready to take her down, a blur shot across the Statue of Hachiko. A strange girl jumps from behind the statue and charges at the Dixiefrogs. "HOYAA!"

The strange girl slammed into one of the frog creatures, sending it skidding back a few paces. 

"...!" Tsugumi opens her eyes, staring at the girl in shock.

Before Tsugumi could process the intervention, the girl lunged forward, grabbing Tsugumi's hand.

A sudden intense blue glow erupted around them, enveloping both Tsugumi and the girl. The light pulsed, almost blindingly, making Tsugumi feel a surge of power she had never felt before.

The Dixiefrogs recoiled a step, being blinded by the lights. The girl seemed to brace herself, squeezing her her eyes and Tsugumi's hand harder.

As quickly as it appeared, the blue light dissipated. The vibrant girl with a triumphant smile on her face, shot Tsugumi a thumbs-up. "Yay! We did it!" she declared, her voice loud and cheerful despite those circumstances.

She turned to Tsugumi, her expression bright. "You felt that, right? That means you're a Player too! Just like me!" She grins, introducing herself. "I'm Aoi! Aoi Hoshino! But everyone calls me Ao! Nice to meet ya!"

Tsugumi stared at her face, utterly bewildered. "...Player...?" 

Tsugumi pulls her hand away, taking a step back, Ao stares at the hand she grabbed her and then smiles. "Oops! Sorry for the hard squeeze!"

Before Tsugumi could process all of that, Ao's cheerful demeanor vanished. Her eyes narrowed as she looked past Tsugumi. "Uh oh! Looks like they're not giving up that easily!" 

The Dixiefrogs having recovered from the light blast, were moving closer again.

Without another word, Ao quickly tossed something towards Tsugumi. "Here ya go!"

Tsugumi snatches it out of the air, her instincts sharp. She glanced at Ao, then down at her hand, seeing that it was a pin, similar in shape to the one she had but it had the design of a puck mid-flight slash.

"Readyyyyyyy... GO!" Without waiting for Tsugumi, Ao thrusts out her hand, and a burst of fiery flames erupted from her palm, searing through the air and engulfing several of the Dixiefrogs. 

"AHHHHYAAAH!" She shouts an determined war cry and charges headlong into the remaining creatures, leaving Tsugumi standing dumbfounded with new pin in her hand.

"....Flames... from her hands....?" Tsugumi tilts her head, staring at Ao and then her hand again. "...Player...?"

Ao launched herself into the fray, sweeping her hands, unleashed rapid bursts of fire that incinerate the Dixiefrogs nearest to her. 

Some of the Dixiefrogs shifted their focus on Tsugumi while others engaged Ao.

"Hm...!" Tsugumi quickly steps to the left, a Dixiefrog jumping passing though her.

"Gah!" She quickly jumps and rolls away as another Dixiefrog tries to kick her.

Another Dixiefrog shoots bubbles at her, Tsugumi throws herself back, the bubbles exploring right where she was.

The Dixiefrogs quickly corner her again, Tsugumi stands back up, looking around and hissing. "...Frogs...!"

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Ao shrieked, dodging a lunging Dixiefrog and blasting it with another fiery shot. "Don't just stand there! Fight back! Come onnn!"

"....?" Tsugumi stares at her, her eyes wide open in indignation.

A wave of bubbles erupted from the Dixiefrogs targeting Tsugumi.

"....Gah!" Tsugumi sprints to the right, The concrete behind her shattering with explosive pops.

"The pin! Use the pin!" Ao yelled, her voice strained as she parried a Dixiefrog's kick with a burst of flame. "The one I gave you! Shockwave! Use your imagination! Like, use it really hard!"

"...Imagination...?" Tsugumi glanced down at the pin in her hand, unable to understand what she meant by that. "...I... don't get it... really..." She whispers, her voice small and pleading.

One of the Dixiefrogs charges towards her, aiming for a direct strike. "...AH!" Tsugumi braces herself, squeezing her eyes and stepping back slightly.

"Think of a wave! Uh... I don't know..." Ao screams, scratching the back of her head as she gets an idea. "Or a slash! Yeah! A big, strong SHOCKWAVE! Push it out! Imagine it!"

Tsugumi's eyes narrow as Ao's voice cuts though her confusion. "...Push it out... I... see..."

She closed her eyes for a split second, picturing the Dixiefrogs attacking her over and over. She pictured those relentless attacks, but reversed emanating from her. She imagined a burst of energy, a shockwave that would send those frogs away, a shockwave that would defend her. "...It's..."

As the charging Dixiefrog closed in, Tsugumi focused her will, clutching the pin and rising her hand forward. "...Hah!!!"

A sudden force erupted from her hand, a concentrated burst of energy that caught the Dixiefrog mid-lunge, violently shoving him backward, tumbling head over heels before crashing into the ground. It croaked in pain as it struggled to regain its footing.

Tsugumi gasped, her eyes flying open. "...It... It worked... I... have a weapon..."

"YAY! That's it!" Ao cheered with a wide smile, standing behind Tsugumi and rising her hand against the frogs. "Now keep it up! We gotta clear 'em out!"

Tsugumi stood motionless as Ao moves to attack. She clutched the plush paw of Mr. Mew in her left hand, her chin tilted upward as she stared down the encroaching Dixiefrogs with an deadpan gaze. "...Tsk..."

"Yop!" Ao bounced on her heels, a bright flame igniting in her palm.

"A plate full of crusty frog coming right up! Tee-hee~" Ao laughed, swiping a wall of flame that engulfed the nearest Dixiefrog.

The creatures croaked loudly, hopping toward them.

"Take this!" Ao stepped to the side, spinning and unleashing a wave of fire.

Tsugumi stepped forward, sprinting towards the frogs. She raised her right hand, the edge of her palm glowing with bright white energy.

As a Dixiefrog lunged toward her, Tsugumi met it in the air, her hand sheared through the creature, splitting it in half. "Hm!"

"Woah..." Ao whispers in awe, staring up at Tsugumi.

Tsugumi quickly lands on the ground and slides, passing through two Dixiefrogs that turned their gazes at her, she spinnings her body for a wide slash slamming the chests of the two frogs and sending them towards Ao.

"Eek!" Ao's eyes wide open as she quickly squats down, the two frogs nearly slamming into her. "Phew! That was close! Nice work!" She rises her hand and buns the fallen frogs into a crisp. "Take this!"

Tsugumi leaps up, her shadow on frog that stared up at her, she brought both hands high and came down with a brutal slam slash, crushing a fourth frog into the asphalt. "...Trash..."

Tsugumi hisses and turns her gaze to more charging frogs, grabbing the one she slammed by the throat. Her free hand plunged into its gut, stabbing it with the sharp energy of her Shockwave over and over. "Hm! Hm! Hm! Hm!"

The creature thrashed, but she held tight, driving her bladed hand deep. With a violent heave, she ripped her hand out and hurled it into a cluster of approaching frogs, impact knocking them all down in a tangled mess. "..."

"Whoa, uh... Pretty cool?" Ao blinked slightly, blasting another frog to ash.

Tsugumi sprints pass her, hitting her shoulder and throwing her to the side. 

"Woah!" Ao rubs her shoulder and smile. "You are really a force of nature! Careful frogs! There we go!" She roars and jumps, moving her hand down and sending a flamethrower attack to the frogs bellow.

A volley of iridescent bubbles and three Dixiefrogs rushed toward them. Tsugumi quickly turns, slashing the bubbles away. 

As the frogs jump towards her to strike, Tsugumi reached out, grabbing Ao by the shirt and shoving her forcefully forward into the path of the assault. "...Useless..."

"Hm? WHA- AHHH!" Ao stumbled directly into the charging frogs, their kicks slamming into her, knocking her breathless.

"Gah... That... was too much..." Ao jumps back, pressing her hand on her back. "Um... Better stay out of the way then..."

Tsugumi uses the distraction to vault over the Ao, She kicks the frogs high in the air and jumps, slamming them down with a slam slash. "...Ghraa!"

"Ohh! I get the plan!" Ao grinned, rising her hand up and burning the falling frogs. "HA!!!"

Ao swept her hands in a wide arc, sending a wall of flames toward the horde that approached. "Not a chance!Extra crispy coming right up!"

The frogs scattered, trying to overwhelm and surround the girls.

"T-chan!" Ao shouted. "Keep sending them to me! I'll finish them off! GO!" She sprints, jumping into the horde of frogs.

"...T-chan?" Tsugumi stared at Ao's back in grimace, slapping an upcoming frog away. "What a disgusting person..."

Another Dixiefrog tried to attack her from the side and Tsugumi pivoted, her hand slicing upward to cut the creature cleanly.

Another frog lunged, and she caught it by the leg, dragging it across the pavement before throwing it bodily into fire Ao.

"Right!" Ao cheered, incinerating the projectile frog. "Keep them coming!"

Tsugumi frowns, staring at Ao on the corner of her eyes and then dashed against the horde, slashing the bubbles away.

She delivered a rapid slash to one, spun into a wide slash that caught another across the face and finished the sequence with a devastating slam slash that caved in a third frog. "...Huh!"

One of the frogs jumps into her arm, hugging it. Tsugumi simply drove her other hand into its face, stabbing it relentlessly until it dissolved into static, she shakes her hand slightly, cleaning it on a bush of leaves.

Only one Dixiefrog remained, croaking furiously and puffing up its chest to launch a massive bubble attack.

"Last one!" Ao leaped into the air, driving a concentrated stream of fire down upon it. "Take this, you stupid toad!"

The frog staggered back, the flames exploding and sending it towards Tsugumi.

"All yours, T-chan!" Ao shouts and grins, slapping the dust out of her hand.

Tsugumi scuffs and slaps the frog back at Ao, turning her gaze away and hugging Mr. Mew.

"Eek!" Ao squats down again, the frog almost slamming into her.

The battle was finally over with all the frogs being defeated.

Ao slumped against the Hachiko statue, panting with a wide, triumphant grin spreading across. "Phew! We did it!" she crowed, "We totally wiped 'em out!"

Tsugumi leaned against an invisible wall, her body trembling with exhaustion, she puts a hand of her chest, taking a deep breath.

Ao pushed herself off the statue, rubbing the side where she'd taken a hit. "Man, that was intense! But hey, you picked up the Shockwave super fast! You're a natural, T-chan!"

Tsugumi stares at Ao down at Ao, her nose crinkling. "..."

Ao giggled, looking unbothered. "Do you like it? It's cute, right? Well, you're a Player, I'm a Player... that means we're partners now! We gotta stick together to survive this game!" She extended a hand towards Tsugumi, her smile unwavering.

Tsugumi looked at the offered hand, then at Ao's bright, expectant face. "Player... Partners... Game...?" She whispers, the concept of those words sounding weird on her mind.

Ao sagged against the Statue of Hachiko again, a dramatic sigh of relief escaping her lips. Her eyes fluttered open and she watched with satisfaction as the glowing timer on her right hand, stops." Phew! Day one cleared!" she chirped, pumping a fist. "We really did it!"

Tsugumi glanced down at her own hand seeing the timer, ticking slowly, her eyes narrowing. "...Day...1..."

Ao then proudly displayed her own Pin, holding it up for Tsugumi to see. "I have a pin too, It's called Pyrokinessis or something like that, I guess." She smiles.

Tsugumi stared down to her hands again, inspecting the pins she had, one of them was useless against those creatures yet useful in expessific ways and the other was a weapon she could use, a way to get rid of things.

"Hmmmm, what to do now..." Ao turns away, staring at the crossing. "Jeez, I never got it this far... Hehe~"

"Have you gotten this far, T-chan-"

(𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑷 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑰𝑪)

When Ao turned back to Tsugumi, trying to ask her a question, her gaze stares directly at Tsugumi who was right close to her.

"Uhhh..."

Ao blinks slightly in confusion and turns her gaze slowly to the side, staring at Tsugumi's rised hand.

Suddenly Tsugumi slashes Ao, striking her right on the chest.

"A...ah!" Ao's eyes wide open stumbling back from the impact.

Without a single word, Tsugumi reached out, holding Ao's neck. With surprising strength, she lifted the lighter girl off her feet, squeezing her neck tight and staring at her with an deadpan gaze.

Ao let out a surprised gasp, holding Tsugumi hand with her eyes wide. "A...ack... T-chan...? T-chan... I can't... I... can't..."

Tsugumi keep staring at her, squeezing her neck ever harder.

"I... I... can't... Hhnn..." Ao gasps, scratching Tsugumi's arm slightly.

"I give you five seconds." Tsugumi demanded, her voice low and dangerously controlled. "During this fine seconds you will answer this questions, What the 'game'? What 'player'? And how did you know my name? For each minute you waist struggling, I'll press you more. Begin."

"T-chan... G...gah! E-easy there, T-chan! Don't get so intense, please!" She wriggles, trying to free herself. "Okay, okay, I'll explain! A...ah! Just put me down, pretty please?"

Tsugumi's grip presses her neck harder, moving her wrist slowly.

"A...ah! I'm sorry! Okay, so!" Ao continued, holding her arm and trying to sound unconcerned. "This is the Reaper's Game! D-duh! And we're Players! See the timer that we both had? That's how many minutes we had to like finish a mission. Beat the mission for the day, and it disappears! If you don't... poof! You're... e-erased! Like those people we just saw! Breath!" She gaps, patting Tsugumi's arm to show her that she needed more breath. "And the pins? Those are how we use Psychs which are like you know, powers! Mine's Pyrokinesis, yours is Shockwave! You figure out what they do by, like, using your imagination really hard! Pretty neat, huh? The same is for our Player Pins but whose don't help much at fighting Hehe~"

Tsugumi listened, her mind racing though the words she said. "The Reaper's Game... Players... Missions... Erasure..."

(𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑼𝑴𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑰𝑪)

Tsugumi finally lowered Ao, releasing her abruptly, making her fall right into the ground face first.

"Urgh... T-chan... You are so strong..." Ao says with her voice muffled on the ground.

Tsugumi looks away, hugging Mr. Mew tightly. "...Zero sense of self preservation..." She whispers under her breath.

"Well... As for your name," Ao stands back on, dusting off her skirt and rubbing her neck. "When two Players make a Pact, they automatically know each other's names. It's like, part of the deal! But I was just being polite, you know, introducing myself properly with my nickname. Ao! Remember? I know you knew my name too after we hold hands." She gave Tsugumi another dazzling and cheerful smile.

Tsugumi turns her back at her, her voice neutral. "So, you're telling me... I'm stuck in some kind of deadly game with you?"

Ao giggled, completely unfazed by her words once again. "Yep! Pretty cool, right? We already make a great team! You're super intense, T-chan, but you're a total pro with that Shockwave! And I'm, like, the queen of flames!" She bounced on the balls of her feet.

"You are a subhuman... Just like those people, an disposable person that will soon be dead." Tsugumi grabs Mr. Mew a little harder, putting all the anger she was feeling towards Ao on him while her voice came out neutral again.

"Hehe! I won't go down that easy, you know." Ao smiles, blinking at her.

"..." Tsugumi turned on her heel, holding Mr. Mew's paw and dragging him with her.

"Huh? Wait!" Ao cried, quickly trailing after her. "Wait for me T-chan! We're partners now! We gotta stick together!"

Tsugumi ignored her, pushing through the crowds and walking effortlessly.

"Hey! T-chan! Come on!" Ao's voice followed her, annoyingly persistent, "It's dangerous to be alone out here! What if more of those Dixiefrogs show up?"

Tsugumi didn't respond, heading back towards the edges of Scramble Crossing as Ao followed her though the streets of Shibuya.

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On a cafe close to where Tsugumi and Ao passed, two figure sat there on the plastic chairs, observing them move.

"What do you think about this?"

"The composer It's really a very perverse individual..."

"Hm... Do you... think that it will end like that again?"

"...Maybe not, Milady. We have more bodies into the administration... They are competent and you know that."

"I know but, they aren't from here, they are from that place, the place that the composer loves so much..."

"I'm worried Sato... I'm worried about your safety..."

"It's ok, Milady... If I go down, I'll make sure I take their bonds with me. Be sure of that..."

                                             To Be Continued...