<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

And so, Yugi was at rest with one of his favorite female characters' original faces freshly laid with and resting atop his chest. These were moments to live for. These were moments that made Yugi glad he threw himself out that window about two days before. These were moments he sought more of. He didn't know what was better between the sex itself and the fact that it was Takeuchi Roze of all people. Taking the combination at face value, he decided to simply mark it as an ultimate victory. "Hands down, one of the most epic things ever. I'm gonna need a full round. Buuut... good luck next time. Don't hold back then," he warned, fully believing that twenty-minute display still wasn't everything Enju had to offer.

Around the same time, Anan was being stopped, but not by the lass he was railing. He couldn't free himself from the cell, but he'd mostly broken free of his own body's constraints. The black goat was nearly released entirely when Makima claimed he'd gone too far. He'd gone quite feral. Nothing resembling words could leave his mouth for the time being. Suddenly, his arms were raised again, bound once more to the cell's ceiling to prevent any further activity from his end. With horns rapidly retreating into his head and a body returning to its normal proportions, Anan could finally speak again. "Still no branding iron? Booooring~" he chanted. With that, he stared at Miko again. She had yet another challenge to issue. "Next time, no limiters on me, you get me out of here... you get left behind 'cause you can't walk out~" he threatened.

[BOND ROUTE UNLOCKED]

Bond Route: Akiyama Anan

Intimacy has reached 25%.

Route Activated: Feral Chain

Objective: Deepen connection with Akiyama Anan.

Current Progress: 25%

Reward Unlocked:
- Skill: Feral Surge (brief burst of raw physical power and goat-like agility)
- Passive: Primal Instinct (increased reaction speed and intimidation when in combat or high-tension situations)

Accept Invitation?
[ACCEPT] / [DENY]

[Apollymi]

Enju rested atop Yugi for a few moments, catching her breath. She didn't know what it was to be a fan in a situation like this, but it seemed to her he was good natured enough that she didn't have to worry too much. According to the lad this experience had been 'epic' and he warned her against holding back in their next full round. "Really? Well, if you're sure I'll start at the end next time~" she claimed casually as she worked to extricate herself from the lad in question and move to begin picking up her clothing again.

While that pair recovered, Miko was forced to end her own session. Not through direct interference initially but through 'Makima Intervention'. At first the animalistic man couldn't even speak, by the time he could he was complaining to Makima about a lack of branding. "Shush~ You've been properly exercised for the day... don't push your luck," Makima mentioned almost casually. As Miko stood and stretched in place she soon enough was seeing and hearing something interesting. She turned her head slightly to see the man now strung up behind her. She'd issued him a different sort of challenge, and he'd had another threat to offer. "We'll see♪~ I'll be worse by the time you see me again♪~ You're not going to walk away from me♪~" Miko said seemingly pleased. "I accept♪!~" Miko sang as she made all that extra mana into jelly for her use later given her skills and she redressed herself once more. "Though this man just tried to murder me with the meat, 25 percent is criminal♪~" Miko gripped but she figured the type of man he was, he didn't expect to see the same person twice. That was fine, Miko had no problem proving herself. "Oh? You got one too, good good. Enju you can return to your old room until they come back for you," Makima decided. "I need to talk to you both about something slightly more serious." And with that she'd be leading the pair back to her office for a more serious conversation.

[Bloodedge]

"Good strat. I'm gonna work on some new techs by then," Yugi said, his final sentence to Enju for the present. With that, he'd be moving right along to the regrouping phase... which apparently involved having to hear some complaints from Miko. She'd taken a new route, and didn't appreciate it spawning at only 25% despite the apparent attempted murder beforehand. "Free as your routes are, you've hardly got room to complain. Besides, half of Japan knows you're into that shit by now," Yugi said when reaching the others outside the cell.

Enju was sent to whatever her original location had been prior to self-incarceration. It seemed the goat man would not be set free just yet ─ likely to everyone's benefit. Now that a couple of routes had been gained from this basement trip, Makima had something else she was keen to discuss with the Players... something notably, though allegedly slightly, more serious. Yugi equipped his clothing as a full set while waiting around, soon to be walked back into Makima's office. Along the way, he had time to think. "Before you even start, just gonna say... probably a huge waste of time. But, go on. I have my time wasted by people I don't want to bone, so it's kinda whatever," he chattered.

[Apollymi]

Yugi would be working on new tech for his next meeting with Enju and she would be amused by that knowledge. "Hai~" she said seeming to find no fault in his words. By the time he was heading out to re-equp his clothing and join a different conversation, Enju was preparing to leave the cells and head for a different spot. Still, she remained just active enough to hear that conversation between the Players and feel amused by it. Miko did get quite the odd number of freebies, but she assumed this was simply a gender different, it wasn't exactly a qualitative difference, "I don't stop you from bitchin' let me complain♪~" Miko asserted a she also reapplied her clothing. She tossed that hair of hers and seemed to have put herself back together rather reasonably before stepping out of Anan's cell.

Secretly, the girl couldn't have been more pleased if she'd tried. but the knowledge of a serious upcoming talk made her anxiety spike. "I really don't like conversations that start like that..." Miko murmured softly. Her brain often rapid fired potential issues, but... she was able to rest a bit easier with Yugi at her side. Once they were inside Makima's office, she'd be fighting the urge to pace in front of Makima's desk as she took a seat behind it. "You might think that but... some things need clarity to be comfortable," Makima decided was the best thought. Still, that little upturn of her lips wouldn't be going anywhere while she considered the way she wished to approach this particular conversation. "You two are growing exponentially fast, and the window in which I can comfortably deal with you is shrinking by the moment. Partly my fault but I also couldn't resist," Makima admitted in that moment. There was an odd amount of earnestness coming from the chairwoman as she sat with her hands clasped in front of her on her desk. "At the rate you are going, you'll be able to do anything. So what I need to know is, what is it you want? What are your plans? Your goals? How does your loyalty stretch past this current moment?" she asked the pair. A question like that made Miko tilt her head to the side. "I thought this was a doom flag, and instead it's gone a bit guidance counselor. My anxiety spiked for nothing," Miko decided looking to Yugi. She wasn't sure how to broach the question her honest answer was something rather queer and Miko wasn't sure if her words would set Makima at ease, or get her locked up.

[Bloodedge]

Miko didn't prevent Yugi's complaints, so she wanted hers left alone. He still didn't think it made any sense, but the same could likely be said about his complaints from the right perspective. "Whatever, but if you're gonna bitch, bitch. That shit was weak!" he asserted. Little else would come from Yugi between that moment and the arrival in Makima's office. He took some time to figure out what she likely wanted to discuss.

When they finally reached the office, Yugi immediately called her unasked question a waste of time. Makima posed that clarification was needed for comfort, and went on to cite their exponential growth. She didn't have much time left to eliminate them if they were going to prove problematic. The real problem was, she'd yet to fully realize the Players were only a problem to those who created problems for them... or to the sensibilities of others, depending on one's outlook. Yugi wanted to make a sexual joke about open windows and comfortably dealing with him, but there was more to come ─ and a better opportunity. A series of related questions were presented. What did they want? What were their plans? How did their loyalty stretch into the future? Miko lamented her unnecessary spike in anxiety leading to this questioning, but Yugi never had that reaction. No, he'd be looking at Makima directly to answer her questions in sequence... with some amount of seriousness, whether interpreted or otherwise. "Head. Getting laid, becoming an absolute fucking god, and curing the Eternal Slumber ─ in no particular order. Lastly... as far as your legs stretch? Nah, that's weak. Anyway... serious matter. Last question's the wrong one, isn't it? I'm pretty sure the answer is the same for both of us, and it's the same answer to a question I can ask you..." Yugi paused there, shifting fully into a serious demeanor. He held his hands on his hips, kept his posture erect, and maintained full eye contact with Makima. "How long until you decide to go from benefactor to opposition?"

[Apollymi]

Miko's complaints wouldn't be stopped but she was encouraged instead, to really put into it, if she was going to 'bitch' about things. "Hai, full rants activated♪~ No takebacks♪~" Miko asserted. Before they reached the office. Upon getting there the start of a conversation happened. There was a list of questions which made Miko raise a brow, Makima truly wanted to know something rather open ended by Miko's own standards. But she was a simple girl, she didn't consider anyone a problem except for those who were already a problem.

So now, Makima was watching the pair of children process that list of questions she'd asked them. Miko's face was as always overly honest, she hadn't even considered anything like being compromising. Oral service, sexual favors, becoming stronger, and curing the Eternal Slumber. "One of those things is lightly noble. The rest are... pretty base," Makima observed. Apparently, the last question was wrong and he had a better one. One that could be asked of her and them in reverse. "How long before Makima went from being their benefactor to their opposition? That serious demeanor was well beyond the years she figured this boy had. It was almost too mature for the silliness she'd gotten used to. In fact she found herself studying the pair and would find that seriousness was mirrored by emptiness in the face of Miko. It was obvious she was being neutral... "That question is one that relies solely upon how you behave and if you get in my way. I have no reason to oppose you so long as what you want doesn't contradict me. In fact I'd rather use you both than get rid of you, which is why we're having this conversation," Makima was honest in how she chose to speak on that point. Miko nodded her understanding.

[Bloodedge]

Within his list of answers, Makima found a single noble cause, calling his other answers base. Yugi shook his head. "Pretty base? Pretty real. Hard goals are for classes, weak games and jobs; I don't want my life as a powerful magical person to be boring because I gave myself a bulletin board. As for the Eternal Slumber thing... it's not that noble. As far as I'm concerned, most of this planet could fall asleep and never wake up. I'm not a hero," he ranted.

There was no argument from Miko after his question was asked. True enough then, they thought that similarly. Well, it was an easy conclusion to reach. Makima's thoughts would be shared afterwards. Just as he expected, her answer to that question was... 'it depends.' She'd rather have them than lose them. That sentiment was shared. So long as they didn't oppose her, she had no reason to oppose them. The chairwoman offered that response as such a matter of fact, pointing out the purpose of this conversation, but... Yugi had already prefaced his clause. "Another waste of time saying all that," Yugi said as his own matter of fact. "Per my previous statement: the same answer to a question I can ask you. You're too useful, too hot and too powerful to make an enemy of ─ physically, magically and politically for that last one. I want you to open your legs, not your hit list," he rambled, not quite done yet. "Apart from my raging boner ─ did I mention the raging boner? Apart from that, there are some obvious things here. You could have ended us during those first meetings. You could have let us die in the job-change quest. You could wipe us off the face of the Earth right now. Alternatively, I could tear down your power structure with a single sentence spoken at the right time, to the right person. But look at us both, not fucking each other over. And apparently not fucking each other at all. Cough, cough. Nudge. Wink," Yugi concluded, looking far more serious than his words were becoming the longer he spoke.

[Apollymi]

Makima found the answers that Yugi gave to be base for the most part aside from the curing of the Eternal Slumber. Miko knew that last one to be for a very specific purpose. But many things were cured simply because a single person mattered to someone, she couldn't fault him for that. Nor did she fault him for not being a hero, heroes were... fundamentally flawed individuals. The fact that he understood that much about himself, only made him appreciable to Miko. Makima also appreciated his personality. Anyone who could potentially kill for whatever reason, was someone she could appreciate his sentiment wasn't lost on her, nor was his reasoning. "In fairness you can't really trust a hero. I'd rather have a perfectly reasonable anti-hero, dark-hero or an anti-villain," Miko confirmed, leaving her life in the hands of a hero would probably require trust building exercises across something longer than a human lifetime.

That one aside, the question that Yugi had asked was indeed one that Miko would have asked. Her own nature only allowed her to retaliate to the actions of others, both positive and negative. And in that same moment Miko completely relaxed listening to Yugi's rambling speech and absorbing it in full. Makima did the same only smirking when the lad's tangents lead him back to his hornier nature. "That brain of yours, is so good and so easily distracted," Makima decided. "But if that is how you feel about it, I suppose this conversation was indeed a bit wasteful," Makima stated. "If you won't turn against me, I have no reason to do anything but indulge you both. So, benefactor I'll remain. And you little one, you've been avoiding saying anything likely on purpose," Makima pointed out and at that time, Miko held her hands up in surrender again. "I am a simple girl... I want the people I like to lead good lives. And I want to partake in the new buffet that opened up in front of me," Miko confirmed of her own life desires. With that Makima looked at both children a mental block seeming to disappear, if they weren't going to be a problem then they were her new best assets and thus would be used and pampered in turn.

"Now then, what are your immediate plans for the next couple of days? I'll be lifting the lock down soon and while I can contact you directly I'd rather have some idea of your movements ahead of time," Makima said sounding like their new administrators.

[Bloodedge]

"Never trust a hero," Yugi agreed. "I'll never choose the many over the few. Those are my few, and fuck you and all those other people I don't even know," he added, nearly barking at the nonexistent hero they were discussing. He hated the idea of playing hero, even though some may have called him the hero of gaming. That was not a self-imposed title, so it didn't matter to Yugi.

What did matter, was keeping Makima onboard... and not making unnecessary enemies of useful, powerful individuals. When she spoke to the distracted nature of his brain, Yugi presented an argument immediately. "Wrong again. Getting under your skirt is the higher priority for me; don't let yourself think otherwise. There's always some figurehead, some other method, blah blah blah. I'm banking on you because ─ and I'm sure you know this, but ─ holy mommy of god-fucking-DAMN the boner I get!" he asserted. Soon after, Miko was offering her simplicity, her life preference. Yugi thought similarly enough to nod along with what she said, awaiting another opportunity to state another point. Before he could manage that, however, Makima questioned their immediate plans. With the lockdown lifted, they'd likely still be accompanying Kaguya and her... thing. "Hmm... Shirogane's probably not gonna cancel just because of a lockdown. We'll be at onsen for two, maybe three days... though I'll probably be gone one of those days to find someone."

At the same time, as luck would have it, there was a certain blonde male exiting a brand-new violet Ferrari in front of the Hunters Association. He sported a very expensive black suit with a dark teal button-up, a yellow tie with prismatic pattern, and a pair of emerald earrings set in gold. Large, dark sunglasses concealed his eyes as he looked up the building before entering. Sensing that man's presence, Gojo lifted his head and sniffed the air. "Hoho. Smells like real money around here."

[Apollymi]

Miko nodded her agreement to the idea of never trusting a hero. "That is a surprising take for two so young," Makima decided. A lack of trust in heroes and a lack of traditionally heroic behavior out of a pair so young, to Makima was indicative of a realistic understanding of human nature. No matter, Makima also didn't trust heroes or those who displayed heroic tendencies, she felt that kind of altruism wasn't truly possible. In fact such a stance would make Makima rate their emotional maturity even higher than it already appeared.

Ah, but what about the potential for these kids becoming her enemies? It seemed that neither actually wanted that. It would seem that Yugi wanted nothing more than to get into her pants. Makima wasn't willing to throw her body at problems as a proper adult, but allowances were often made for her favorite people so she could at least see the potential forward movement for Yugi. For Miko she had a much simpler way of moving in life, Yugi agreed so both were earnest in their desires. "Those sorts of expectations are easily managed. I'll continue monitoring and managing your growth..." Makima decided with a fair amount of firmness. Keeping this pair growing and entertained would mostly keep them docile, she could eal with that. And when Yugi reached the right level of power to be worth a lay that could potentially be amusing as well. Makima also saw the overarching reinforcement of her power structure. Miko had proven herself capable of handling the rowdier people and seemed to enjoy them... and both seemed reasonable enough for public or private events. They were among the most manageable pets she'd ever had, with only the minor issue of making sure they kept their clothes on in important moments. "Onsen, huh? And a bit of travel probably for that one you asked about. Fine... and you any plans beyond the onsen?" she asked of the girl. "Hm, I do plan to find my therapist, I've been spiraling and I'd rather not trauma dump on anyone, probably the same day he goes out to avoid any oddities. Beyond that I do have one other arrangement but I haven't gotten a call back about it yet, but that usually isn't too much," Miko offered. "Sou ka, is Shirogane a bondmate? And the name of your friend from the job-change quest, her evaluation should be moved up," Makima offered the group. "Shirogane is technically a potential bond mate, but he's a bit too... rigid to be honest with I don't plan to tell him too much but I will still see how far I can push it before I get too distracted, as for the girl from the question, Shinomiya Kaguya. She's my bestie..." Miko asserted. Still, Gojo's words were heard by both Makima and and Miko, Makima smirked but still managed a brow raising at the surname attached to the girl from the dungeon. She thought she recognized such odd movements but Miko tooked a bit curious, why wouldn't she... something new was headed their way.

[Bloodedge]

The Players' maturity level was hardly a thing to question at this point ─ at least in Yugi's opinion. No matter. Makima accepted their 'goals' and such, agreeing to continue her role as their manager, in essence. "There's a joke in that... and it's way, way too easy," was his only comment on that matter. Makima's desire to know their locations in the near future was normal, albeit a little strange for the current conversation. He supposed she had every reason to ask, given her propensity for keeping track of all Hunters and her inability to track them by normal means. Whatever the case, Yugi kept looking for an opening to broach his own thought... but something was strange about her reaction to Kaguya's name. Yugi spent a few moments in quiet contemplation, eventually recalling a thought he had when first meeting the lass. "Huh. So he was weird," he said absently. "Anyway... while we're not too far from the topic, am I right to assume your plans involved running for Prime Minister before the Gates happened? It's relevant for you to know there'll be need for a new one, and I'll... or rather, we'll likely be in a position to hold most of the say on who goes up. I've got no interest in being a politician, so..."

All the while, that blonde male was swaggering through the lobby to bypass someone working the front desk... who certainly wasn't the person he remembered being in that position. "She finally messed something up, huh? Figures," he commented in passing. "Hmm... Miwa Kasumi, isn't it? Is Kimacchi in?" he asked upon reaching the desk, fully intending to take the elevator up regardless of an answer.

[Apollymi]

The Players maturity and understanding of humans wasn't to be questioned. Miko knew that Yugi was well-versed in humanity's short-comings. And Miko spent way too much time picking apart people's personalities and being able to hear their conversations to not understand how people behave. As for the easy joke to be made about Makima managing the pair, she could only chuckle, "I appreciate you having some form of discretion," she mused with a hint of tease to her voice. "Her dad or her brother because both of them existing makes me uncomfortable," Miko added knowing that the Shinomiya men were not 'good' by any stretch of the imagination. "Also that look is making me panic a little," Miko said her eyes shifting to Makima. "It isn't malicious. I knew her mother. I'd intended to look after her but her father claimed her first," Makima said, and once again Miko didn't look terribly surprised by the information she was given, just that it extended to Kaguya. 'The tone on father was dubious at best... and if she knew Kaguya's mom then I have to assume that woman was involved in the underground too, and so was her father before becoming a politician.' Miko thought putting together quite a few things in a single moment, her thoughts dancing across her face. Not having to worry left the girl in a more casual situation. And then Yugi began to speak again, catching Makima's more direct attention. "Oh, another not really noble but well placed moment. Yes, that was my intention..." Makima mentioned almost casually before looking to Miko. "I'd do it, if I had to, but I don't want to, way too much responsibility," Miko said her hands once again up in surrender.

While that conversation wrapped up, a blue haired lass was now sitting behind the front desk. She'd been re-organizing the papers and important notes, making sure to push aside anything that had already been handled and making sure files made sense. But the entrance of a specific individual made her look up. He knew her by name and that was... surprising. "That's me! fuku-kaicho~" she said, truly amazed that someone like him even had her name. "I just got promoted to this spot, I am just organizing the desk... Shido-kaicho is in, she's in one of those private meetings, but you're always allowed in," she said having memorized quite a few important bits of information. "Go right ahead!" she offered quickly in a friendly but professional manner, even though she was obviously a bit star struck.

[Bloodedge]

"How much?" Yugi asked without even thinking, wondering how much Makima 'appreciated' his discretion. As for the connection to Kaguya and some male figure Yugi figured was odd in some way, Miko wondered whether it was her father... or her brother. "I didn't meet a brother. I only got to see the hentai antagonist," he declared. There was a lot wrong with that man. He didn't even seem like the usual degenerate; he seemed worse than even Yugi's father in a number of ways. Even so, the current Prime Minister remained his ultimate target. When that man was finally taken down though, Japan would need someone else in charge of it. The way Makima had been thus far, he had her penned as a reasonable person within. She may have made most people uncomfortable if they knew what she was doing, but... he'd seen worse from the current Prime Minister. "Sou. I guess that makes you the frontrunner now, huh? Right just now, you've got at least one of the two most important votes for the position. But... based on video game-style progression, there's probably something way higher than just Prime Minister of this country. Maybe keep your options open for the big future."

Downstairs at the front desk, that blonde man addressed as vice-chairman stopped to have a brief exchange with the girl who'd only just been promoted today. "Just? As in, today? Wow~" he said, his tone and cadence a bit fluttery and upbeat. "Lucky me, getting to see you shine from day one. When you're done getting your bearings, could you forward me the last week of affairs? I've been out for a bit," he requested. Of course, he was allowed up into the chairwoman's office even though she was in the midst of a private meeting... but he was in no rush. Not wanting to bother Makima too much with official business, the man figured he could just have a printout or something arranged to gather missing information himself.

[Apollymi]

How much did Makima appreciate a bit of discretion? That should be obvious by what he saw down in that dungeon of hers. "Enough that I've locked people up for not being able to manage it. For you though, I suppose it will be added to the tally of your treat," Makima decided in a moment. That entire treat was coming together moment by moment and what it would end up, would be based on all seen and given information. Ah but she wouldn't just be allowed to think it over, not with Miko and Yugi in front of her, discussing Kaguya's 'father'. When Yugi called him a 'hentai antagonist'. Miko nodded her understanding and a quick chortle was heard. "Kyahaha~" she trialed off trying and failing to recover quickly enough. "I am really going to need you two to stop making me laugh at random," she mused playfully. Miko would be shaking her head. "Not gonna happen, also her brother is just as bad. That whole family gives me bad vibes," Miko shaking away her unhappy feelings. There was a reason Kaguya was expressly allowed to visit Miko whenever she wanted and was assured safety and freedom within the household near equivalent to Miko's own. Still before that the issue of the Prime Minister was more pressing than anything else. Makima was the frontrunner in such a situation and Miko agreed. "She's already on my approved supervision list, and I respect a benevolent dictator," Miko said as casually as she said most things. And Makima hearing that the sky she imagined was no longer the possible absolute limit, made a smile break out across her face. Controlling Japan? Controlling the world? Controlling the most powerful entities this planet would ever see? Those were intriguing ideas. "Careful now, say too much Go-sei's going have to get back on bucket duty~" Miko chirped.

While that conversation seemed to be closing in on its natural end. The 'fuku-kaicho' was speaking with the new girl at the front desk. "Yeah, just earlier today actually. It's been crazy around here apparently~" the blue haired girl whose name was Miwa Kasumi mentioned. Only to be forced to further swoon by the notice of the man by the desk. A claim was made that he'd get to watch her shine from the beginning. "That's great but I'm really just trying my best!" the girl affirmed passively getting wound up in the man's words. He wanted the files of the past week when she finished settling in. "Hai, I'll send you everything I can compile. Though apparently everything was pretty normal until last night," she offered a bit of the information he would be looking for though none of the details. Well, it was her job as the receptionist to handle the paper work and small calls. It was well within her job description.

[Bloodedge]

Makima casually appreciated discretion to such an extent that some were kept in cells just to keep it. In Yugi's case however, she'd count his discretion as points toward his eventual treat, which was apparently building over time. "Oh shit, am I adding stacks to that? How many points is it if I can get your whole foot in my mouth? I hear that's all the rage lately, and I get the feeling that's what you were considering yesterday," Yugi said, his brain alight with ideas for enhancing a coming experience. Another unexpected occurrence was Makima's laughter. Yugi didn't think that 'hentai antagonist' comment was so funny; it was just a casual way of describing the man in question for him. As for the cease and desist order on making Makima laugh at random... "Yeah, no. One of us," he chanted. Moving right along from that, Miko eventually had a warning to offer. His talks of something beyond Makima becoming Prime Minister would obviously put her in a state, so there was mention of Gojo's bucket duty. "Noted. Proceeding," he said as if that warning only served as further fuel. It did. "Theoretically, it goes beyond that too. The alien overlord vibe has been growing and growing ─ especially after finding out the reality of gods and shit. Oh yeah, and I think we forgot to mention that. When Igris killed me and I saw the death goddess? Yeah, we both met her again when we extracted that army of Shadow Soldiers. Popped a boner, popped a route and popped the fattest load of my life all on her fucking face. Anyway, that title we got is something really old and... probably interplanetary. I might be going a little crazy with ideas, but maybe people end up having to run whole planets? That'd be pretty meta. Very... Aeons endgame."

Miwa Kasumi had only been assigned the position of receptionist earlier this day. The blonde male had returned to quite a few changes ─ many of which he couldn't even be privy to yet. Whatever the case, she didn't seem to believe in her ability to 'shine' as he put it. She was just doing her best. He primarily remembered this young woman because of her lacking self-esteem while being a member of the Hunters Association. "That's good. The more you try your best, the better your best gets. Bit of luck, bit of pluck, and you're on your way~" he asserted ever so casually. With that, he prepared to make his way, having Kasumi's agreement to deliver him all the information he'd been missing during recent absences. With a grin that never seemed to leave his face, he stood erect and reached into his pocket. "I guess the read will be exciting when I get to the last page then. Good girl♥. Here~" Before stepping away, he tossed the young woman a fob with a prancing horse logo set in a leather finish. "You'll know it when you see it. I'll be waiting for that file, Kasucchi. Ja ne!~"