<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Apollymi]

Oleana didn't know if the lad would have enough mana in his body to keep up his level of activity. She liked it, but she wouldn't want him endangering himself by actively pouring everything he had into her. But it seemed there was nothing to worry about. One hand was removed from her rear end, to consume a potion and Oleana watched in real-time as the lad gained back that lost mana and continued on, "GAWAAAAAAAH!~" she moaned not even able to get out words still. Perhaps she'd manage something eventually, but while he pummeled her ass so mercilessly she wasn't able to make it happen. No, she would simply be recovering until it was time, until the lad withdrew and was ready to spill all over her body. She'd already reached climax a few times, from his aggression, so by the time he withdrew and held his cock she was able to finally formulate a sentence. "Might well, make it a masterpiece," she mumbled out with her eyes almost bleary and her breathing uneven. And with that she awaited a grand design from a lad who claimed to want to master artistry.

At the same time, an employee of Kaiba Corp was being propositioned, in a way that was much more normal than how Miko normally managed to do such things. When asking him the question what she received first was a look over, that was fair, in doing that she was smiling, wondering if her body and general appeal had finally reached the level of an easy yes for someone who wasn't just seeing her naked for the first time. To her happiness it only took a few seconds and then the lad produced a freshly printed business card and introduced himself. "Man♪~jou♪~me♪~ Jun♪~ that's great to know. You can call me Aoyama Misaki♪!~" Miko gave that careful introduction as she always would until the System chimed in her head telling her exactly the information she wanted to hear. A route with a healthy starting point had begun. "I'll send you my number in a few minutes. I look forward to seeing you later, call me♪!~" Miko chirped happily. All the while allowing herself to mentally accept what was happening, before quickly turning to following along in Kaiba's footsteps. His grin implied that he'd found something fun to do, and she was suddenly curious. Still that wouldn't stop her from sending her information to the number on that card before storing it with keepsakes in her Inventory. And such would be how she continued while she smiled pleased at the ease of the start of that route and wondering exactly what Kaiba had planned. "Thanks for the consideration, Kaiba-sama♪!~" Miko chirped happily as she fell in to board the elevator and join him on the upward trek to the roof.

[Bloodedge]

While he was stood over Oleana's body holding a cock already coated by his own overflow during penetration, Yugi finally heard some actual words from her mouth. Oleana instructed the lad to make a masterpiece if there was painting to do. Well above 80% MP, he had every ability to do just that. "Hai hai~" Yugi agreed. When he released the base of his throbbing erection, Yugi kept focused on ejaculation in such a way as to blast mana from his cock as if casting a channeled spell. He didn't have to aim high or low, as he was now working with something better described as a hose in its effectiveness.

To Kaiba's acceptance, Miko actually made it into that elevator before its doors closed. Being thanked for consideration reached the man just as most things would, and got the same response. "Hmph." That was all he had to say as the doors closed to begin the ascent. While they were rising in the elevator, Jun was seated at, and leaning against, his desk. There were a lot of changes in the past 24 hours of his life. This latest shift at KaibaCorp had seen him go from intern, to representative, and all the way to... eligible bachelor, apparently? Surrealism didn't get any stronger than how Jun felt right now. Ah, but he could only mull over recent life changes in silence ─ which was all Miko was offered for the duration of that ride to the roof. Once the elevator door opened again, however, he stepped out and spoke immediately. "Now call him out. I'm skipping an experimental phase today," he said smugly.

[Apollymi]

After what felt like hours of pummeling, it would seem that Oleana was finally in time for some relief. That sentence she finally managed to speak got an affirmative from the lad in question. And then what she was received afterwards was mana flow controlled to spew all over her person. She was effectively hosed off and covered in the liquid of his loins and its sweet but cinnamon flavor which she definitely found fine. To her such a situation was a bit like being sprayed in icing. She already knew she didn't mind it, but perhaps... she'd learn to like it a bit. It was warm, sticky and plentiful, perhaps it was worth it. Regardless, she was looking up at the lad with a reddened face licking her lips. She sighed her content, "Right, how's it? It was bloody good for me~" she wondered, her accent still remaining in its slipped form.

Meanwhile, Miko had managed to get a boy's phone number and rejoin Kaiba Seto in time to go on a long and oddly quiet elevator ride with him. Just the same since the official route had already popped, she'd be sending her phone number and a quick message along with a picture of her giving the peace signs for the lad still sitting behind the desk. Don't forget to call me (⸝⸝> ᴗ•⸝⸝) With that out of the way and a line of communication established, Miko was content to remain quiet. Avoiding upsetting Kaiba was among her most taxing endeavors. Still a scoff and quiet weren't negative reactions so she was pleased well enough. But like most things that ride came to an end and soon they were back on the roof. Kaiba wanted to try something with Kaisel and given what she knew about the Sahdows she could easily use one of them. "Kaisel, get out here♪~" Miko said. Her shadow would flex and shift growing until Kaisel rose up onto the platform they were standing on. She was willing to watch and see what was going to happen. If he was skipping experimentation she figured he had a plan likely involving his new skill. 'More active play with the System mechanics will be good for all of us,' she thought with a small smile.

[Bloodedge]

As unconventional approaches and results went, Yugi found himself adding to a large pile of more ridiculous events. He had every reason to question everything about his fate recently ─ both Players did. However, how could he stop to question things while looking down at Oleana Animusphere being covered head-to-toe in his spunk, licking her lips and commenting on the goodness of their session? He couldn't. He wouldn't. He refused to question anything. Even as he hovered over Oleana, he was resisting the thought of getting lower to ram himself into her mouth again. He just barely managed to fend off that urge, even though he remained rock-solid at 1% MP. Whatever the case, Yugi had a heaving response to offer after much arguing with himself. "Fuck yeah. All the way up the list of most awesome things ever, Tier 1," he proclaimed. "Hour's almost up. Stopping... way too hard," he added breathily.

Back at KaibaCorp, Jun was receiving a message with a picture ─ an act that only solidified what just happened on the first shift of his new job. She was going to get a call from him without a doubt. In fact, she'd immediately gain 8% Intimacy to his route just for proving to the lad that he wasn't dreaming. While Jun mulled over the state of existence around himself, Kaiba stepped out onto the landing platform and awaited the summoning of Kaisel. He still didn't realize the wyvern had been renamed ─ it merely sounded like a shortening for convenience when Miko called the shadowy beast out. Without mulling over that matter at all, Kaiba retrieved that well-sealed container from Inventory to place right next to the wyvern. "Make sure he doesn't freak out or act up. This is something I was working on for the completion of my project. Consider yourself lucky. You get to sleep with Kaiba Seto and witness a private unveiling in the same lifetime. Now..." Kaiba employed his new ability to command whatever was in the container, officially completing an unfinished side-project. How did he do so? Well... "Start working! I didn't lose all those hours working on the main project for you to not be capable of rescaling a wyvern!" he demanded. When that container opened, out came numerous metal slabs that seemed capable of growth and self-connection when piecing themselves together around Kaisel. If uninterrupted, there would be an actual rescaling of the wyvern in a magical steel complete with venting fans on its forearms, not an inch of the wyvern's true body showing beneath the suit of nanofiber tubes forming beneath the metal scaling. And of course, it wouldn't have been complete without the KaibaCorp insignia on pauldrons, chestplate and so on...

[Apollymi]

The unconventional nature of this sexual experience was worth the experience. From Oleana's perspective, it was exactly neutral between destructive tendencies and creative appreciation. She couldn't say she was an absolute fan of the mess of the after... but she was still able to do something with it, so it may not have mattered. She also didn't have an express plans to make anything at all so not having to mediate how the energy was distributed. Ah, but what was more impressive was the the lad's heavy breathing. She looked at him properly and saw his depleted mana. He called it a Tier 1 experience and claimed that their hour was almost over and it was hard to stop. "Yeah, I know what you mean. That part is also natural soul differences. You get used to it," she added allowing her body to fall into a more relaxed position and giving herself the time necessary to recover. Perhaps she wouldn't nap, but she definitely wouldn't be getting up immediately. That might be a victory of some sort, long term.

Meanwhile, Jun was receiving confirmation that he was in fact not dreaming. Miko had only a couple of days of actual dating experience, but more than enough experience playing Otome games to note how personalities of different men required different approaches. Manjoume Jun was one she considered to need the early game reassurance. Besides she wanted to know when he was free for their date, her calendar was in general much more flexible. Beyond that point once on the roof, Miko called Kaisel back out, the large wyvern emerged from her shadow head tilted down towards her flaming eyes alight with mild intelligence. "Hai♪!~" Miko said to the words of Kaiba, they hit her ears a very specific way, 'Keep him calm. This is especially for him, because I was so excited to get a dragon kind of creature even this wyvern deserves special attention. Miko you've impressed me enough that not only am I definitely having sex with you again, but you also get to see this cool thing I did!' The processing power of Miko's brain to turn words of harshness into ones of praise was working overtime. Just the same the words and tone of Kaiba didn't properly demonstrate the meaning, and if she could take positivity from his words, it was much better for her overall. "Be a good boy, Kaisel♪!~ You'll be the first of the Shadows to experience tech upgrades♪!~" Miko chirped to the creature. It'd remain calm in its master's presence, and allow itself to be used by her concubine. In this case, that head remained down even as it turned to Kaiba. And soon enough Kaiba was yelling at technology forcing its movements. Miko left her senses open managing to focus on the sounds of the rooftop and finding it very interesting. Kaisel for his part in this remained still but various pieces of plate armor was growing to cover its shadowy form. The pure energy was given more material form and those vents were soon being shown with mana pouring out of it. "Sou ka, that's how you used that ability," Miko murmured seemingly impressed. Though if anyone was to fully actualize the use of the System aside from the Players themselves, it would be someone like Kaiba. The coverage was one thing but the improvements were likely something else entirely. Kaiba Seto was absolutely brilliant, that was the truth. And soon enough both Miko and Kaiba were viewing a fully armored Kaisel with all new technology based upgrades. "Menu♪!~" Miko chirped, figuring it would be easiest to check on the creatures stats through the menu of the System since everyone else had sheets they had to as well, given their ability to level up. She'd be looking at the screens and finding Kaisel's to read the information there while glancing back and forth at the creature.

[Bloodedge]

According to Oleana, Yugi's desire to keep going and going was also part of some spiritual calling. It was something to get used to, but not something he was very worried about. In fact, he fully embraced the desire to keep going ─ whether a single, continuous round, or multiple with different partners back-to-back. If no for the desire to follow his own game's restrictions, he would have dived right into Oleana's mouth while she was licking her lips. Alas, that would have only resulted in going over the hour. "I'm not worried about getting used to it. I'm still kind of just a pervert anyway. Oh... here." Before he forgot and moved on to something else, Yugi retrieved another Sytem Smartphone to offer Oleana, a helping hand offered alongside it. "If you don't know about it already, the waterfalls are magic showers. Just pass under and you're good to go. Your room will be on this floor," he explained briefly.

Kaiba managed to have his tech equipped to Kaisel without any issues. It was a thing he didn't expect to complete for some time yet, but once it fully encased the wyvern, it was just as he'd imagined of the finished product ─ sleek, powerful, and containing everything within while offering no unintended mana leaks. "Ha ha ha!" Kaiba bellowed in satisfaction. He didn't waste any more time before hopping onto the armored wyvern's back. Though this new power had limited use, it would save a great deal of time going forward. "Get on. We're paying a visit to someone important. Right over there," he said while pointing toward the block where his home would be found.

[Apollymi]

Yugi's desire to continue was indeed a natural spiritual calling. Even so, it seemed he didn't need to get used to it. As Oleana took a few deep breaths and steadied herself, she was able to hear the lad speaking of himself. "Teenage boys are teenage boys..." Oleana said, taking his offered hand up and eventually that phone as welll. As far as magical device was concerned this one was worth a moment or two of extra thought. "Blimey this is an interesting thing..." she mused. As for the working of the shower and the like. "Hm, I mean I do like a nice bath and all but..." she paused taking a moment of concentration to let all that extra mana absorb directly into her body. She wasn't the type to waste energy at all. "I'll check it out still. I figure Al and Mel are still down there enjoying and all.." she said simply. A bedroom on this floor as well. "Oh, I knew that, I've been here a while... thanks," she said.

Meanwhile, there was a differnet kind of moment going on before Miko's eyes. Kaisel as he was, seemed to be armored and sleek. She found the look to be overall pleasing to the eye and heard the sound of Kaiba Seto's triumphant laughter. "Squee♪!~ That's a great sound♪!~" she noted happy that he managed to be happy as well. "Hm, his stats seem to be on par with what they were boosted by with my mounting bonus so I won't bother with a outfit change. Very sleek design, Kaiba-sama♪!~" Miko murmured mostly to herself. Before easily hopping atop Kaisel as well. It seemed he was waiting on the rest of the orders from Miko though he was smart enough to point himself in the right direction. "Hai hai, go on, it seems we're visiting the Kaiba Estate today♪!~" Miko said cheefuly. Shadows always wanted their masters to be happy so Kaisel would take off immediately with the girl settled in the seated position on his shoulders and Kaiba left to do as he wished. Beyond that point there would be a young girl with slivery white hair in a black dress with pale skin walking down the steps at the front of the Kaiba estate headed to the helicopter pad to greet her brother... who claimed he'd be home soon.

[Bloodedge]

Teenage boy or not, Yugi was certain his perversions would be going nowhere soon. If the System was going to keep enabling him for the rest of life, that much was absolutely certain. Moving on from that, he did have something to do. Yugi stuck around to give Oleana whatever information she may or may not have needed. It seemed she'd become well-acquainted enough by now, and could be expected to do as she pleased with her room. "Well that's pretty much it. I..." Yugi paused as he watched Oleana absorb the sea of semen right into her skin ─ something he'd only seen previously in Irkalla. "That's a convenient buff. Glad you left it for as long as you did. The other one just absorbed it immediately ─ no sense of showmanship~" he joked. "Anyway. I've got a thing to do. Number's pre-saved in those phones, nobody outside of Bondmates above 25% can hold it, yada yada. Ja~" And with that, Yugi was on his way. He traveled into the courtyard, expecting to summon Kaisel and fly out. Alas... Kaisel was not accessible within his shadow. Only while checking his phone and ensuring System devices were sent to Chizuru and Reina did he realize Miko had their singular wyvern occupied. "God damnit. I could've kept going!" he complained to the open air.

There was little for Yugi to do besides wait around, as Miko would have Kaisel busy between KaibaCorp and Kaiba's home. Once they began flying, Kaiba remained standing atop the wyvern's back, just behind where Miko sat. He'd been an S-rank Hunter for months; he wasn't worried about a loss of balance at all. Besides... Kaiba designed the armor with a magnetic plate just where he was standing, keeping his boots held to the wyvern's back even at speeds up to Mach 6... theoretically speaking. For the moment, it seemed everything was fine. Kaiba even seemed relaxed as he stood erect, arms folded, atop the back of a flying wyvern. "There's a landing pad on the eastern side of the estate. She'll probably be waiting there," he warned.

[Apollymi]

The perversion of teen boys was very specific as far as Oleana was concerned. That wasn't to say that adult men weren't perverts, they simply weren't imaginative about it. Whether he kept that spark or grew into his own form of habits remained to be seen but Oleana was fine with being part of it, as it gave her something new to try. Speaking of things he imagined or didn't, there was the obvious interest in people being covered in bodily fluids, which Oleana did away with the way she knew how. It was something which stopped his speech only for him to joke about showmanship. "Well, interest in that sort of thing as a show is an apparently uniquely human quality. The showmanship for that type comes after when they make something new..." she said thinking about how such a thing was once described to her by Himeko after they became a pair who could talk to each other about other worldly magical things. Soon enough the lad was explaining the finer details of the phone which made Oleana's brows raise, "That's brilliant. Good for MI6 type of behavior, innit?" she claimed seeming to find it amusing but willing to keep the thing handy. With her familiarity of the things and the way the house worked she was content to leave the lad to his device. "Now I gotta go, and make sure those two aren't doing something dumb together~" she offered as she headed out of this bedroom and looked for her own first before she'd go join the bath.

While Yugi lamented not continuing for the lack of his mode of transportation, Miko was atop a newly armored, Kaisel with a seemingly happy Kaiba Seto at her back. 'I guess if he's happy, being a few minutes late won't be too bad. Actually given the kind of thng that happens with Aihara Nao... he might be a bit tied up himself. I can hope I gues,' Miko thought amicably. Still she kept an ear open for Kaiba na dheard his directions. She turned Kaisel towards the eastern wing and aimed for the big H on the ground which was as good as her vision managed to be for the most part. "Hai hai♪~" Miko chirped but still her brain was buzzing. Who was she, and why was Kaiba Seto trying to introduce her to anyone who could be at his house? Well she supposed she'd be finding out soon enough. Speaking of, that young woman dressed in black with a cute pair of black shoes on was staring up at the sky as a fully armored wyvern began its descent. She could see her older brother standing atop it majestically and he eyes sparkled in surprise. This project had been one he'd not managed to make much progress with initially, how interesting it was for him to be landing it at home so far ahead of schedule. But that couldn't have been her birthday present at all... no that had to be something else. "Seto-niisan!~ Okaerinasai!~" the girl said happily as that creature landed and she began a careful approach. Miko looked at her from her perch her brain twisting an image of this lass she'd had in her head from half a decade prior.

[Bloodedge]

In due time, Yugi was standing outside the castle with no access to Kaisel. The Players really needed to acquire a secondary flying mount for moments like this. Yugi expected as much in the beginning, but having it happen so soon in their journey was a bit jarring. 'Damn. Let's see what I can do,' he thought. For a few moments thereafter, Yugi was chugging a few more mana potions and scanning the System. A few tiny purchases for later Skills were made as he perused, eventually settling for the crafting menu. He had some decent supportive abilities from Bondmates now, and could make something far better than before. What would he come up with?

〔SYSTEM NOTICE〕

Skill Creation Successful.

New Skill Acquired: Lightning Step
20 Mana required

You can instantly accelerate to extreme speeds in short bursts, leaving behind a flicker of lightning and afterimages.
- Allows rapid lightspeed movement up to 50 meters per use.
- Can be chained multiple times in succession.
- Extremely effective for high-speed travel across long distances and repositioning in combat.

System Message:
Lightning now obeys your command.
A new step has been born.

"YOSH! Shunshin no Yugi is here!" he blabbered excitedly. A lack of Kaisel didn't matter anymore. In a matter of seconds, Yugi was chaining one step after another, even flashing before the security detail just outside Aokigahara Forest for less than a blink. His destination remained a few minutes and a couple more mana potions away, but beyond that... his destination was apparently a massive hotel chain known simply as the Continental.

While Yugi flashed his way across Tokyo's streets, rooftops and even streetlights, Kaisel was landing at the estate of Kaiba Seto and... a white-haired young woman of relation. She greeted the man as one would expect a sister to, and Seto himself hopped from Kaisel's back. Heavily did his trench coat billow when footfall was made. A few additional steps followed, alongside an indifferent "Hmph" from the man. "You should have stayed inside. It would have made for a better show. Concerts usually have good acoustics ─ don't they, Museion?" he asked, narrow eyes shifting toward the female brunette.

[Apollymi]

Where was Yugi headed? Well, the Continental was a hotel chain peppered across the world. New York, Prague, Rome... and formerly Osaka. But... during the calamity of the opening of Gates, a certain event made it so that the Continental of Osaka was forced to relocate. After its building rights and the like were acquired and put up with Gates, Dungeon Breaks and Hunters in mind... the control of it quietly transfered, but it's rules and policies remained much the same. It was a high rise, building, fitting into the landscape of Tokyo very nicely. Inside it was clean, sleek, modern but it had a touch of ancient Japanese history strewn throughout it. Artwork of old scrolls, paintings, decorative wall separators dotted the lobby. The hotel's bar was a very active place and all the people with in it seemed like perfectly normal patrons. Aside from several different versions of well dressed clients. People with dark sunglasses who walked with purpose and made no eye contact. Wearing suits and dresses that costed more than a years salary at a good paying job, and the subtle exchange of golden coins in little lead boxes. Room Keys with various kinds of encryptions, hushed tones and subtle remarks. Gentle nods were being given as people crossed paths with each other and everyone seemed to be both relaxed and hyper aware of everyone else.

While Yugi approached his target with happiness and reckless abandon, Miko was dismounting Kaisel and rubbing its head. Praising it seemed to make it bristle happily but she knew that Shadows liked being useful. Just the same, Kaiba was currently speaking with his younger sister, who simply shook her head as if used to his antics until he drew attention to the girl with him, using a name herself and dozens of other fans used. "WOAH!~ No way!~" she exclaimed looking at the girl for a second longer. "But this is Iino Miko? Iino Miko is Museion?! I mean they were both assumed missing but small world!~ I'm a huge fan!~" the girl seemed very excited but Miko was something else. She couldn't have prepared herself for however was Kaiba Seto, brazenly introducing her by the name that fans assumed was hers, to his younger sister of all people. For a second, just a second... Miko's head swam... her heart raced and her pupils dilated. Her face reddened, and she couldn't quite breathe. She had to close her eyes and take a step back swallowing a lot, of words, emotions, a minor tantrum and years of fear. "Box it!" she slammed the box with all of her personal feelings about being outed and the negative emotions associated with it away... mostly because, she didn't want someone who already stated themselves to be a fan of hers, to have a bad first meeting because she was simply completely caught off guard. "Yeah, I can tell... it's fine I'm weird but I'm sure you know that already, since we met at least once before. Hasashiburi..." Miko managed and in that pause, the white haired girl piped up, "Tsu-chan desu!~" Kaiba Tsukiko. Kaiba Seto's younger sister, born with a rare kind of birth defect, sickly with weak muscles and in need of low stimulation and limited human contact. Miko looked at the girl with her senses very open and understood something was wrong with the way her body functioned on a fundamental level. "I remember, Tsu-chan♪~" Miko chirped. For a single moment, there was something appreciable about an apparent star struck fan talking to Miko that she'd not felt before. She watched as Kaiba Tsukiko had a near melt down for just a moment, "Woooah!~ Museion just said my name!" she exclaimed seemingly pleased by just that. Miko wondered if the girl remembered their earlier meeting. She couldn't right? That was way too positive a response for how absolutely ordinary she was... "This is surreal. I've never been on this end of this before. Don't freak out on my account, I'm still bad at meeting people. Gomen..." Miko said meaning it truly. "Iia, you're doing much better than the last time I saw you. Seto-niisama, this is a great present but did you put her on the spot?" Tsukiko questioned as if she didn't already know the answer. Miko didn't think meeting her would be worthwhile endeavor anyone who liked her music, she'd had that conversation with a certain musician plenty of times. "Kaiba-sama You should have warned me if you wanted something like this out of me. I could have prepared myself... Also exactly what are you expecting from a meeting like this?" Miko questioned. She didn't like being put on the spot, or singing in front of people very often at all. Still she wouldn't just ruin an experience for someone who was obviously happy to see her in a situation where she could mostly control her own emotions. Beyond that, there were several things to consider, including the problem she could hear in the way Tsukiko's natural rhythm ticked in her still active ears.

[Bloodedge]

When he finally reached the Continental, Yugi stopped right at the front door. His new movement skill managed to save a lot of time, but no shortage of effort due to the mana cost for a mere 50 meters. Still, he could see a great deal of use in combat with the new technique. None of that mattered presently, however. What did matter... was the oddity of being at a known hotel to find the guild headquarters of Hoshizora. "Weird..." he muttered while stepping inside. While passing through the lobby, Yugi noted multiple oddities. Though the Continental was a luxury hotel, it looked a little too luxurious... but only for some of its patrons. Suspicious individuals, shady whispers and would-be incognito exchanges were taking place under the distant scrutiny of Yugi's Sharingan. '... Sou ka. Full circle, huh?' he thought before stepping up to the clerk's desk. There he found a tall man of abnormal stature for a desk worker. He was blonde, somewhere around forty, and clearly a Hunter of decent rank. "Do you have a reservation?" the man asked when looking at Yugi. He didn't seem to be in the business of wasting time, but... neither was Yugi, who'd walked into the building wearing a hooded cloak that may soon become his signature look. "I think it'd be more accurate to ask 'business or pleasure' in a spot like this, don't you? Hoshimi Rie. Where is she?" Yugi asked plainly. That alone drew a few eyes from nearby, and had the blonde man pressing a button beneath the counter. Yugi saw the twitch in his shoulder and knew something like that was happening, but there was also a question. "Sou desu ka. And what is your business with Hoshimi-dono?"

Meanwhile, a meeting with Kaiba Tsukiko involved the immediate reveal of Miko's secret identity ─ both of them, in fact. Seto knew the name Iino. The young girl who belonged to that family was an unknown to him, but that was of little importance. She'd met Tsukiko at some point. More important still was the undeniable fact of her identity as a famous pop idol. Following a few exchanged clauses between girls, Seto was asked what he expected of this impromptu meeting. A scoff passed his lips. If nothing else, he figured that should have been obvious by words recently shared with Tsukiko. "I said concert, didn't I? I expect you to sing a song like that one you outed yourself with. Nobody else has a reason to know that track; I bought it from one of your buddies a few months ago, and it still hasn't released. It seems like the birthday presents I have for my sister keep being musicians," he grumbled. As for putting Miko on the spot as Tsukiko alleged, he had little to say. "If she didn't want to be thrown out there, she should have sang a different song. Maybe it would've taken a few for me to realize who she was."

[Apollymi]

In the lobby of that hotel, Yugi only stood out as much as he meant to with his face covered. Most wouldn't have bothered but while stood at the front desk the man working it seemed to be rather no nonsense. Somewhere in the higher floors a young white haired woman was on the phone with a crimson haired woman. They were winding up that conversation when that same young woman spun around in a chair to put her feet up "That is a very strange request, but I know I have a few who fit that criteria. I'll have them report to you that morning," she said seeming not to care too much about whatever project the woman was up to, but finding her specific questions to be a bit odd. "You should come as well," Makima stated with a smile that could be heard by that young woman through the phone. "Fine, fine it isn't as if I do much else... I'll come by," she said almost playfully. "Good see you," Makima said and that young woman with the platinum blonde hair hung up. Electric blue eyes opened as she leaned forward on her elbows sitting behind a lavish desk. 'What kind of project does she need attractive men and women of A-rank for?' she questioned mentally. While she was thinking this over a silent alert had a light flashing on her desk. it drew those electric blue eyes towards the camera feed of the front desk, where the man working behind it, was currently speaking to a masked boy. Oh well, seeing something like that there was only one thing that would be happening. A different button was pressed by the woman, one which sent blinking light to the front desk, Rie would be descending.

Meanwhile, Miko and Tsukiko were having a meeting for the first time in a decade. Miko was still holding in a huge tantrum, but Tsukiko could understand how she felt. Kaiba Seto however was a shameless individual, pointing out that it was Miko's fault she was outed because she sang a song he recognized. He apparently bought it before it's release, from one of Miko's friends within the industry. Miko frowned at him, "I didn't out myself, you directly or indirectly bought that information. Also I am really actually shy. You know?" Miko pointedout with a slight frown. Was she still going to perform for his younger sister... yes. And mentally she wasn't even going to worry about accidentally cutting Takao out of it, as he was likely at least a little responisble for this information getting out... given the grumblings of Kaiba Seto. "Seto-niisan, that isn't really fair. She couldn't have known you'd heard one of her unreleased songs..." Tsukiko pointed out, "You're going to actually sing a song though, right?" she asked seemingly excited and Miko held up her hands a little spooked. "I can't really say no, when I'm already here... do you want to go inside though so you can be comfortable," Miko offered the girl freely. Tsukiko looked at the girl and her smile went even wider. "You are really nice. My first meeting with you didn't do you any justice at all... but you seem to have grown into yourself," Tsukiko said happily. "Arigatou, though that is mostly recent, and that first time you met me... I was definitely over medicated. Adderall made my brain foggy," Miko said earnestly. "Is that why you wrote an entire song about Lithium?" Tsukiko asked as she lead them back inside towards a room in the house that occasionally functioned as a home theather and concert hall. "Yeah, coming off it made me exceedingly moody. Well moodier than artists are normally," Miko mentioned. All the while, Kaiba Tsukiko was excited, trying to make the most out what she assumed would be a short visit. Still, it was interesting that Miko was such a straightforward person with her, and even agreed to perform for her privately, even though she was notoriously shy.

[Bloodedge]

It became even more obvious what was going on at this hotel once Yugi asked for a specific name. He found it a bit cliché, however, that the blonde man would ask what his business with Hoshimi Rie was, knowing he'd already buzzed the woman herself. "Does it really matter? She's coming here anyway. You pressed the button, and I can see the return warning. You don't have to worry about buying time; I'm not going to do anything down here," Yugi rambled. "Cocky little..." The man behind the counter had to stop himself. Violence was not observed at this establishment, but if anyone had the authority to assault someone... it was him. Still, Yugi was unbothered even in realizing the clerk doubled as a bouncer. "Relax. There are three other people waiting around here, wishing they could do your job for you right now, and actually being strong enough to maybe do it. It's not a fair numbers game~" Yugi said in a way that amused himself. "Listen kid, don't make this a bigger problem than it needs to be. You know too much, and I'm already clocking overtime this week. Numbers aren't what you need to worry about," the man said threateningly. Just then, the army within Yugi's shadow began to stir. His eyes shifted as he spoke. "I'm not the one who should be worried about the numbers," he commented. That reaction in his shadow had nothing to do with the clerk, however. What was it? Well...

〔SYSTEM NOTICE — DANGER DETECTED〕

Warning.

An extremely powerful presence has appeared in your vicinity.

Individual: Hoshimi Rie
Threat Assessment: Extreme

Her descent has been detected.

System Message:
You have drawn the attention of a monster wearing human skin.
Proceed with caution.

All the while, Seto was stuck listening to the dribble of two girls ─ one of whom argued her self-outing just to earn another scoff. "You did. Even if circumstances wouldn't have led to it now, that song would be releasing sometime soon. It would have been easy to put two things together," he argued against both girls' points. Whatever the case, it seemed Miko was going to sing. She wasn't the only one advocating a move to a better location; Seto wouldn't have his sister standing around outside for too long. As such, he soon became annoyed enough with the ongoing banter to begin walking toward the house. "Let's go already. I'm not going to stand around while you two plan a sleepover," he said. Oddly enough, his movements weren't very quick; it didn't seem he'd move ahead of Tsukiko at all.

[Apollymi]

Hoshimi Rei was a monster in human skin. This was something known by any in the know within this place. She was something more than she appeared with powers that got her titled something outlandish like, "The Witch Queen". Of course, the young woman herself was strikingly beautiful but very human looking. She had long platinum blonde hair, worn in a high ponytail she flipped over her shoulder. A plain style decorated by a few braids on the side of her head. Her form was voluptuously sinful and she tall and commading as a presence. Electric blue eyes waited in the elevator and as she descened the presence of her mana became something that could be sensed. For many it likely felt like a massive weight like they were sinking into the bottom of the sea as the floors ticked down the weight of her became more oppressive. By the time the little ding occurred and those elevator doors opened up, it was as if a rush of pure dominating presence had flooded the front lobby. There was more than one reason she didn't normally come down to this level. A short black sweater dress, spike heels with blue bottoms and dark thigh highs were her only attire, along with perfectly manicured finger nails which matched the color of her eyes. "Hmm, Nanami it seems you have a day off coming." she said with a light teasing tone which implied something easy. "You're going to the group with to the Hunter's Association day after tomorrow," she said after giving him a once over and determining that he met the general criteria that Makima claimed she was looking for as far as males were concerned. She didn't let herself get too worked up but her eyes scanned that hooded boy and stopped upon reaching his shadow, before moving back towards his covered face. "Obviously you already know you're coming with me. I know it's very hard for you, but be good and shut up for a few minutes," she mentioned with a smile on her face.

At the same time, Miko and Tsukiko were catching up a bit and discussing the aggressive approach from Kaiba Seto which landed her in this particular situation. Miko was more than a little aware of the physical situation surrounding Tsukiko so she was also vying for them to return indoors where the girl could sit comfortably and remain as such. Kabia's words on the matter were sensible but he was also telling on himself in that moment. She didn't expect him to keep track of her as a musician, it was obvious he didn't retain those kinds of interests and girls singing, "Yeah, but a lot can happen in a few weeks. I might have outed myself by then, even shown up here under different circumstances as she is obviously already familiar with Dreameater," Miko put together the most likely scenario without Kaiba's direct interference rather easily. Actually there were a couple of people that Takao had claimed he wanted her to meet, fans who weren't overbearing like big crowds but who just loved her music. She assumed this girl was one of them, but Miko was selifsh, in a very particular way. She didn't make music because others enjoyed it, she made it for herself. Still, as she walked she realized not all things were what they seemed. She continued a hushed little conversation with Tsukiko, and followed her into the house. Noting that though Kaiba was cross he was also not overtaking the girl's steps and being careful of her. 'Ah the life of a siscon with a sick younger sister. Care shows in such interesting ways...' Miko thought absently. "Hai hai, though honestly... I don't think you want me planning a sleepover with her. Not that you can unring the bell♪!~" Miko chirped there was some ever so slight hint of ominiousness in that, not that it would matter. Inside that room was a piano a stage some seats of which Tsukiko soon crashed into happily."You can sing or play or whatever in here!~" she said excitedly. "Also feel free to ignore Seto-niisan's terse attitude, he's like that with everyone," Tsukiko added playfully. "I don't mind his personality, I can't afford to given my own. Is there a song you want to hear... I don't have a lot of time today but I'll play you whatever your favorite is... and then I'll give you my number, Tsu-chan~" Miko claimed, while standing in front of a sitting Tsukiko with a half smile on her face. "My favorite is actually... Ordinary Day." Tsukiko decided and Miko nodded.