<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

What would the girl do for having to compensate Daisuke? Well, that much was obvious. As she placed her backside in his open hand's path, she opened herself up to groping and lifting with that same hand. So effortlessly did he pull her into a cradle hold against that arm before jumping from the roof. "For starters, I'll take the wheel. You take the gearshift~" he flirted shamelessly as they descended at a wide diagonal. At the same time, Rikuya was encountering a blonde Hunter he wasn't familiar with. He looked up, surprised by her greeting and rubbing the back of his head bashfully. "Eheh! So I am at the right place? Where are the monsters?" he asked.

Back at Leblanc, Ren turned to lock that door and immediately heard the voice of another person: that same girl from earlier. He'd been told in a call that she and the detective were left behind, hence the requirement for him to ensure things were locked and cleaned. He was also told, however, that they should be gone by now. Much to his surprise, he turned to see just one of them... rushing to clean what looked like a party's worth of spunk from a booth table. "Uh..." What was he even to say? It was pretty obvious what had been happening since the old man left, yet the detective was nowhere in sight...

Meanwhile, Yugi was busying himself with a single hand used to hold one of Kaguya's legs over that armchair. His other hand could be found around her neck while she warned that stopping would become impossible if he kept at it. That sort of warning wasn't one meant to stop him. All it did was motivate Yugi to thrust even harder up into her womb, knocking her body up from the force and keeping stability with that hand around her neck. "Only a few potions down. But what does it matter if you can't stop? Do you even want to... or do you want something else?"

[Apollymi]

That brown haired girl found herself being groped but, that was also something that she wanted to happen. In the meantime, she'd be told what Ishigami Daisuke expected as compensation for being reduced to 'chauffeur' for the day. He wanted to take the wheel of a sports car the girl obviously bought, and wanted to take the gearshift. Much like their earlier conversation, those things obviously weren't exclusively car related, but that was fine as well. "Oh, such a difficult request, however will I manage?~" she managed to sound exasperated and pouty even as he effortlessly carried her off into the distance. In the same moment, one Hayasaka Ai was approaching Akechi Rikuya, who seemed to be a bit flustered but potentially quite late to this particular outing. "The little ones? Ishigami Daisuke... I feel like that doesn't require more of an explanation. I ended up killing the boss but that was more of a fluke than anything else. There might be stragglers, but you're the highest ranking person here... you want to take point?" she asked, which was at the very least mostly code for asking if he wanted to be the one to report the completion of this task to the Association.

Meanwhile, that cafe still contained one Iino Miko who was now scrambling to finish cleaning up that singular table. She'd not expected anyone else to enter she thought she had enough time to write the note and finished up. She'd even gotten most of the booth clean already, it was literally only the table top left. 'What do I say? What do I do? How do I manage?!' she wanted to cry or scream but instead she took a deep breath going back to the cleaning while thinking it through. She wouldn't lie, but she also didn't need to give unnecessary details. She could stick to the facts and get around any extra awkwardness. This wasn't exactly the sort of first impression she wanted to give to one of her targets. "I was just cleaning this up. There was a Dungeon Break... Akechi-san had to leave in a hurry. He forgot his phone, so I was writing a note about it for Sakura-san too. Also I already did the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen. I'm just finishing this up..." she managed to get out all of that information which was all true, she just wasn't going to talk about this one wrecked table she was currently cleaning. Her face was a deep shade of red, her hair was still a bed tossed mess and her legs were still obviously a little shaky, but she felt like she was doing a pretty good job, remaining calm.

At the same time, Kaguya was being held up by a leg and her throat while she moaned happily. Yugi was once again knocking around in her womb, but it seemed they'd thrown away quite a bit of caution in leaving their previous place. Her warnings to him had him thrusting even harder, her balance being offset and her loins and womb twitching from the extra stimulation. "I... mostly am not trying to pass out again immediately..." she claimed. "Of course I don't want to stop♥~ Just uh, remember to choke me harder when I get too loud, Daddy♥~" Kaguya flirted almost shamelessly. Well, perhaps she should have been more aware, her fiance was still just upstairs, perhaps not even as deeply asleep as she would have liked. Ah, but what was a bit of recklessness in a moment like this?

[Bloodedge]

Ishigami Daisuke. Just as Ai presumed, there was no need for further explanation about the Dungeon Break. The only thing Rikuya found strange was the claim that she'd been the one to kill this Dungeon's boss. The Gate at this location was A-rank, and surely she couldn't have been anything higher than that; he would know otherwise. "That's odd. I was told I was the closest S-rank," he said about the National Hunter's arrival. As for Ai herself... "You took down the boss? Eto, you are...?" Ah, it didn't matter what sort of introduction was made. The problem had been solved, and this young woman was now asking if Rikuya wanted to take over the rest. He began laughing a bit nervously. "Eheh... well, it's the least I can do after leaving everyone hanging when I could have been here sooner. Sadly, I seem to have left my phone behind. Do you mind if I use yours to contact the Association?"

At the same time, Amamiya Ren was stunned to silence by the presence of a girl who... was content to begin spilling information about her activities and the like. Her cleaning was obvious. Akechi's disappearance made sense. There was indeed a phone and note on the counter. The kitchen was clean, and she was obviously soon to be finished cleaning everything when that table was clear. The only issue was... the table itself, or rather what was on it. Akira stepped closer. There was something clear and silky mixed with something white and viscous. He reached out, two fingers swiping the fluid mix and bringing it to his nose for a cursory sniff. "... Sou ka," he said simply, rubbing that liquid between those two fingers and his thumb. Ren's face was devoid of emotion, speaking only to a permanent curiosity and observant nature. "This is a lot."

Speaking of things being a lot, Yugi and Kaguya may have been doing too much. Kaguya herself was trying to avoid passing out again too soon after rising, but she also had no intention of stopping where they were. Actually, she wished for him to choke her harder if she made too much noise. What an amusing note. While Miyuki was beginning to toss and slip out of consciousness again, Yugi was feeling a bit devious. "Should I? What if I don't?" Yugi asked, another mighty slam heralding the return of that electrical surge ─ which had become a fair amount more effective in recent minutes.

[Apollymi]

Ai had the pleasure of explaining the situation surrounding this recent Dungeon Break to an S-rank who'd showed up just a smidgeon too late to do anything about it. "You might have been, I don't think anyone can count a National Hunter as... the type who do a random task," Ai commented absently. That pair she'd so recently met was guided by whimsy alone, and apparently some odd need to speak to her, which she took from the conversation brief though it was that she managed with Ashikaga Kimiko. "Hayasaka Ai, A-rank, Ranger... and don't be so surprised. I killed the boss but that wasn't the sort of thing I would have attempted on my own. That was more like a tutoring session from Ishigami Daisuke," she explained of the situation, her arms still balanced across that rifle she had slung over her shoulders. "You can use mine, if you're taking over it's only fair. Do you know where you left your phone? It'd be bad for you to have it stolen..." Ai mentioned as she opened up her own phone for the lad to use.

Meanwhile, Miko found herself under scrutiny and immediately folded like an origami crane. In fairness to herself, she'd managed to tell only the truth and give only necessary information. Amamiya Ren however, was one of those people who took in all the information but never actually abandoned his observations. She could tell, he was still looking at that orgasm covered table she was currently trying to clean off. Though... what he said didn't imply anything negative, he seemed at best curious. So curious that he walked up to the table and ran his fingers through that mix of fluids. If he didn't know what it was before, he definitely knew by the time he sniffed it. Her eyes widened and if it was possible her face became redder. "Waaah♪~ You didn't have to touch it. It is quite a lot, I know. Gomennasai. I'm working on cleaning it up. I only stopped because I found Akechi-san's phone," Miko managed abashedly. Mostly because it was quite embarrassing to have a large part of why this table was so messy. She and Akechi together probably shouldn't be having sex outside of water, in all honesty.

At the same time, Kaguya was meeting someone else with a devious streak that was far beyond the norm. They were literally sneaking around. They'd abandoned the safety and solitude of the music room for other interesting places to fornicate. Now it was their job not to get caught doing it. But... Yugi didn't seem to understand that part so clearly, no he was now questioning why, and delivering a mighty slam completely with extra electrical charge much more prominently than his first tries. She moaned loudly, gurgled and came all over him, her insides squeezing like a vice-grip while twitching in an unpatterened way. "UAAHAA!♥~" she managed to cut it off before it got too long but still... "Are you trying to get us caught?!~" she couldn't help but wonder what his intention was at this point by pushing the limits so very much, but at the same time, there was something quite enjoyable about it.

[Bloodedge]

"Hmm. Maybe," said Rikuya. None could question the Hunters who reached National status, but he figured they would at least have known whereabouts. He answered directly to the Prime Minister, but even he had a known location in the association ─ though his answering to the woman in charge was a different sort of matter entirely. Whatever the case, Ai introduced herself by name, rank and class. Rikuya nodded. "Akechi Rikuya. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!" he said, bowing. The way she managed to defeat this Dungeon's boss was sensible, though the reason wasn't. Why was a National Hunter guiding an A-rank through battle instead of dealing with it himself? Oh well. Rikuya had a job to focus on. Alas, he had to rely on Ai to do so, if only because of his own oversight. "I do know where it is. I was on the phone with HQ before coming here. Arigatou," he said whilst accepting Ai's phone, immediately dialing one Shido Makima directly.

Once Ren gathered some of that fluid for inspection, the brown-haired girl freaked out immediately. Of course he didn't have to touch it... but if his senses didn't confirm what it was, her reaction definitely did. "Did you want it?" he asked, pointing those fingers absently in Miko's direction. "You don't have to rush to clean up. There's a lockdown on the area right now. Anyone caught outside by now is being taken in," he explained, understanding that Miko was likely legally bound to Leblanc until late morning. "Unless you're a registered Hunter. But you'd probably be out with him if you were. Is there curry left?" the male wondered. He was clearly unbothered by the sex residue left behind. In fact, he rather enjoyed the idea of doing something naughty in the café; it was on his bucket list. Now that he thought about it, he wondered if the old man knew about what those two were doing. "Does Boss know about this?"

All the while, Yugi's efforts were immediately rewarded by one hell of an outburst from Kaguya. She cut herself short after the sudden surge of electricity, even though she gave a 'surge' of her own in response. "Hnn─fuck yeah~" Yugi moaned against the feeling of that mighty clench. She quickly asked if he was trying to get them caught, but that was the moment Yugi decided to tighten his grip on her throat. "There we are. That counts as too loud, I'm guessing? Gotta run the tests, you know?" he teased.

[Apollymi]

Rikuya didn't seem as sold on the unreliable nature of the National Hunters. Ai understood her understanding was likely a bit unbelievable but still, it wasn't as if she'd misconstrued what had happened. Still they were able to move forward with introductions being given both ways. Polite as it was, she also knew who Akechi was, so it was bemusing to hear such a thing. "Hai, yoroshiku. It's weird I basically had the exact opposite kind of interaction with Ishigami Daisuke," she murmured that last bit seeming to find the oddity of the moment a bit astounding. Whatever the case beyond that, this lad's phone was left behind, he knew where it was, so Ai wouldn't be too bothered about it, though it was quite odd for someone to be so forgetful in the modern age. She still handed over her phone to the lad to use which he did to call one Shido Makima. Oddly enough that woman was still sitting behind a desk looking at a strange map, of a still stationary Rikuya, so a phone call was obviously unexpected. "Speak." she said answering the phone as she tended to do regardless of who was calling.

At the same time, Miko was having a very weird interaction with a lad called Amamiya Ren. When she told him he didn't have to touch the fluids covering the table while she minorly freaked out about it, an extended hand asked her if she wanted it. Unconsciously she opened her mouth and closed her lips around his fingers before thinking about how strange that was she'd suck them clean if uninterrupted. "Woops, invasive thought...gomennasai," she murmured softly. "The answer is kind of yes, I am not interested in licking it off a table I didn't clean myself. That being said I did kind of skip out on the other clean up because he ran off before I could take more..." she mumbled seemingly not one to lie outright but also knowing her words were likely strange. What was more apparently she'd be stuck within the cafe for a while yet because of the Dungeon Break? "Really?! So what, monsters break out and I can't go die on my own terms if I want to? I mean I probably wouldn't but I definitely won't want to be jailed just for being curious," Miko griped. She definitely would have gone to see the Dungeon Break if it was feasible at the time. "We ate all the curry," she answered sheepishly. "Gomen, I didn't know anyone else might want some, Sakura-san made it sound like he was just going to throw it out if we didn't," Miko said feeling truly apologetic. Beyond that point he wanted to know if the man in charge of the café knew about their late night activities. All the while, Miko didn't get the feeling her bucket listed sex based escapade had bothered him at all, even with the ridiculous mess left behind. "I hope not. I might have gotten a bit carried away when I first got here but I don't think he noticed... besides that would be really embarrassing," Miko offered red tint on her face as she went back to wiping up that table. With all the jizz and her own juices removed from it, the girl had a bottle of bleach and a rag to finish up the cleaning process without leaving her DNA all over the place.

At the same time, Yugi had taken to menacing Kaguya. They were in a clandestine relationship having what was supposed to be secret sex, and he was making her take extra risks. He caused her to be louder than she intended with his electricity and the extra force only to suddenly choke up on her after she questioned him. He claimed that he'd just been doing tests, and she managed to be terse, but not nearly as pleased as her insides tightened up quite a bit. "Definitely too loud, but you knew that already~" she said knowingly. Sometimes it was worth it to not allow his pretense.

[Bloodedge]

Mentally, Rikuya had to make a note for himself to remember his phone. This was neither the second nor third time he'd left it somewhere, and though it was no real issue, the act of forgetting still left him with some tasks that could have been avoided. One such task was ensuring he reported to the association via another device. Luckily, Ai had been around with her phone at the ready. A quick dial put him in contact with the chairwoman herself. "Shido-san! I made it to the Dungeon Break. I'll keep on patrol for any leftovers, but everything has already been handled by the combined efforts of Ishigami Daisuke and the woman whose phone I'm borrowing. There shouldn't be any other issues with this one."

Much to Ren's surprise, the brunette he aimed those fingers at took them, and the accompanying fluids, into her mouth with neither warning nor conscious thought. His eyes widened slightly, brows lifting as she sucked his digits clean with the softest apology afterwards. "Iia... I offered," was all he could manage to say. What was he walking into this time? Whatever the case, this girl had an issue with being legally bound inside. It was his understanding that Magic Beasts were drawn to humans, thus any civilians outside in the area of a Dungeon Break after its announcement were to be penalized for potentially spreading the Dungeon Break's area of effect and endangering others. His only response was a casual shrug. More importantly... there was no curry left. The proprietor indeed would have thrown it all out if some was left by morning, but in truth... this establishment was also Ren's home, so he'd been hoping for an easy dinner. "Sou ka. It's no problem. I'll find something in the morning," he said. It was likely that Leblanc wouldn't be opening at its normal time anyway ─ not with a lockdown starting so late at night. Now that Miko was breaking out cleaning chemicals, Ren thought to make an offer. "You'll need a place to clean yourself up after all that. There's a washroom in the back," Ren said simply.

All the while, it seemed Yugi was being chastised indirectly. Kaguya dropped the pretense while on the tail-end of another shock, reiterating her own loudness. "I figured it would be. You should probably shut the fuck up," he said. Following that, Yugi would be quickly jerking out lifting the girl from that one elevated leg, repeating something he'd initially tested in the System's 'training dungeon' as he considered it. His purpose in this case was to twist Kaguya's body dangling her face in front of his groin. Naturally, that meant he'd be letting go of her neck... but that only meant he had a free hand for moments to come.

[Apollymi]

While Rikuya used Ai's phone and pondered over the idea of making sure he kept better track of his, he called Shido Makima to give a status update as most in the area would do if only to avoid any potential problems. At the other end of the phone, Shido Makima was now hearing a voice she'd heard a few moments prior. It was rather distinctive and one she honestly enjoyed if she gave it more than a single moment of thought. The lad went on to word vomit the situation at hand. Still the mention of Ishigami Daisuke made that woman's left brow twitch. "I see. Complete the clean up as needed. I'll send the scientists and observers to do their thing." Makima said about the situation at hand. "Not the same woman you were just with then? Pity. Where's your phone Akechi?" she asked seeming to not understand why the number which had popped up on her phone screen hadn't been attached to his name. Meanwhile, Ai was just hoping to get out of this conversation without needing to report to HQ, though she could see that not being the case regardless.

Meanwhile, Miko and Amamiya Ren were having their first kind of conversation, though not without a few hiccups. Miko's brain was still set to perversion, and she was still just a bit tipsy. She took his words as an offer the thought to put his fingers into her mouth was so natural she'd only apologized after she was done because she knew the behavior was odd. "Yeah, but... I realize when people say things like that they probably don't assume I'll act the way I do. Besides that was an invasion of personal space I didn't mean to do so randomly," Miko offered an explanation of her own while hearing this lad speak. His word choice was limited it was like he was being quiet on purpose only saying what was necessary. 'Sou ka, he has quiet protagonist dialogue... I wonder how much he'll actually have to say for as long as we're locked in here?' she pondered. His Route had been called Beneath the Mask which implied he too was hiding something, but he didn't seem to be innately dangerous. Moreover it was apparently fine that there wasn't curry he'd wait until the morning. "Iia, that would make me feel bad. I should have some regular snacks in my bag, if you give me a bit," Miko offered not wanting the lad to go hungry because she'd been gluttonous. Moving on, he offered her a place to wash up after all of her sexual activity and having done the cleaning she went to place items in the trash trash and the like. "Hai, that's really nice of you. I'll take you up on that, and share my snacks so you don't have to starve if we're going to be stuck in here most of the night or whatever." Miko offered freely of herself and wanted to have at least a washup since she wasn't going to get her requisite shower and bath.

At the same time, Kaguya was being aggressed. She should shut the fuck up? Well, probably but they also didn't have to leave the safe space, that wasn't a necessary part of this. She knew most things weren't necessary but that didn't make them any less fun. "Oya? Is this the part where I say, make me?~" she wondered almost rhetorically. What she'd receive first and foremost would be a change in her personal angle. He pulled out of her and dangled her by one leg while twisting her body around. She found herself face to face with his cock and watching a rather impression show of strength. "This feels like showing off for no reason~" Kaguya quipped but still, with a cock like his directly in front of her face and dripping juices, she might as well, take a casual lick.

[Bloodedge]

The twitch in Makima's brow was so immediate, so powerful, Rikuya could just about hear it through the phone. He could even see it happening in his mind after mentioning the name, but there was nothing to be done about the truth. "Hai. An urge of caution: the path I took was clear, but I haven't done a perimeter check yet. I'll start there first," he said to share his immediate plan. As for the location of his phone... well, that bashful chuckle returned with a vengeance. "Eheh... I seem to have left it behind. I plan to collect it in the morning. It won't be a hindrance as long as I file a visual of this break's map away in my mind first. Could you have the zone sent to this device?"

All the while, Miko was giving further explanation for her behavior. Ren didn't understand why she bothered; he'd already brushed it off. If he were to truly speak his mind, he'd say there was something else she could suck the spunk from if she felt so keen. Ah, but that wasn't how people spoke to each other in normal society ─ especially not to someone they just met. "It's fine," he reiterated. Ren would remain mostly silent, though those eyes were ever observant. He doubted this girl would be presenting any issues, and in fact... his presumed lack of dinner options had her freely offering snacks she happened to carry around. "I'm not really that hungry. I can just make a single serving for myself if I am. Kind of," he said, having a general idea how to make Leblanc's curry in a... technically edible form currently. Regarding the cleaning Miko was likely to want, Ren stepped around the counter and grabbed the television remote, switching that old boxy device hanging from the ceiling on. "It's this way. It looks like a closet, but it's a narrow hall that wraps around the kitchen to the shower. It's a little dark, though," he warned of the passageway that would connect to the opposite side of Leblanc's restrooms.

Meanwhile, Kaguya alleged that Yugi may have been showing off for no reason. He only had her lifted by one ankle. Maybe it was excessive to do so with a single hand, but he was sure many Hunters could manage such a thing easily. He wasn't an awakened one, though... so perhaps there was a bit of added flare. "I wouldn't show of for no reason~" Yugi argued. While Kaguya lashed out against his erection with her tongue, Yugi was making use of that freed hand. His forefinger and middle finger would make a pair, sliding down into her exposed folds. At the same time, his smallest finger extended to slip itself into her rear hole. Yugi had much finer control over his electrical Skill when using it through his hand, so he could (and would) more accurately replicate high-intensity vibrations through those digits once inside Kaguya's holes.

[Apollymi]

Makima's irritation surrounding one Ishigami Daisuke wasn't even a personal one. The Chairwoman of the Japanese Hunter's Association, was a person who lived based on her ability to control other things. A National Hunter, who refused to be controlled was something which quietly made her steam. Still, there were bigger problems to handle, which did a pretty good job of distracting her from that which she couldn't control presently. "Check the perimeter then, and I'll make sure any stragglers, are taken care of. I already have a pickup for the citizens who didn't get inside immediately anyways. It's fine," Makima stated without any further thought. From the screen of her phone she was issuing orders via text message. As for Rikuya's request for the zone map it was easy enough to give. "I will send it... also pass this phone back to the girl it belongs to when you say goodbye. I need to speak with her." Makima stated. There was an incoming message, with the map of the area on it including the forecasted area of effect of that Dungeon Break, it seemed to cover a decent portion of the quadrant of the prefecture, depending on the types of monsters within. Smaller if they traveled by foot, larger if they could fly or were larger creatures.

At the same time, Miko was having her oddities called fine. It was weird to her that he was so accepting but if her ideation about him being a 'silent protagonist' was right, she'd have to pay special attention to all the things he actually said and the demeanor he had when he didn't say anything, to fully understand him. What was more, he didn't jump to the idea of accept snacks, claiming he could instead mostly make himself a single serving of curry if the mood struck. "Sou ka, you don't sound too sure about that... if you feel that way fine. If you change your mind though I'll share. Or help. I'm a pretty decent cook," Miko offered freely of herself as she always would. Speaking of free offers a box TV was turned on and the lad began pointing out the way to the shower. Miko having cleaned up had her backpack style bag on her shoulders, mostly a cover for if she needed to make quick purchases from the System but also the freedom to do random things, like change clothes. "A little dark is fine... I'll be careful. Oh, and Aoyama Misaki, yoroshiku♪~" the girl chirped giving a little bow and introducing herself. It only seemed right to do so before she used the shower and settled into hanging out with the lad for an extended period of time. With that done she headed down that narrow hallway, her fingers gently tracing the walls as she headed for that little box shower. Once inside, she sat her back pack up on a hook and began the process of undressing, dropping items into the backpack while shuffling other Inventory items closer to the top, including a quickly purchased Toiletries kit, Soap, a small fluffy towel and a bath sponge, toothbrush and toothpaste. Simple but effective for only a few gold spent.

Meanwhile, Kaguya was being treated to Yugi's claims. The lad didn't show off for no reason, he flirted, did that mean he was specifically showing off for her? She shouldn't like that really, but the thought made her quite happy. "If you say so~" Kaguya flirted lightly as those tongue lashes became more deliberate. They'd only be stopping around the lad's actions as two fingers would find themselves buried in her slit while another gently prodded her rear. She'd definitely not tried anal before aside from his gentle probing earlier but the added vibration of his fingers was something, that made her moan gently. Hot breaths escaped her lips and traveled over his shaft as she began the process of sucking him off even in her current position. Perhaps she should have been worried about dangling upside down, but... she trusted him.

[Bloodedge]

Rikuya had a very simple immediate future ahead of him. He'd get a map of the perimeter for this particular Dungeon Break, scout and secure it, and have a relatively easy time doing so now that the boss had already been taken care of. Makima was already working on the potential issue of any wandering civilians, so he had no need to deal with them either. All he had to do now was... apparently pass the phone along to Ai and go about his business. "Hai hai. I'll report directly to the association when I'm done here. Ja," he said, taking a moment to view the map sent to Ai's phone while holding it in reaching distance of the girl herself. "Shido-san would like to speak with you," he said to the blonde.

Ren gently refused the offer of snacks, not wanting to impose on some random girl he didn't even know the name of. Afterwards though, she offered to help with the cooking if he found himself in need. That was something he wouldn't really turn down. The man he called 'Boss' had only just started teaching him the ways of Leblanc's curry, so his attempts were absolutely in need of refinement. "I might not be able to say no to that. Arigatou gozaimasu," he said. The girl then introduced herself, clearly intending to go for that shower afterwards. Ren didn't realize his name had yet to be shared; it was a very strange meeting after all. "Amamiya Ren... desu," he greeted, the slightest incline of his head as 'Misaki' entered that narrow corridor behind the kitchen. He hovered around the entrance to ensure she could safely make her way toward the shower. That all seemed fine, but... he didn't walk very far away after she made it there. Soon enough, he'd be leaning around the corner and looking down the corridor. Indeed, Amamiya Ren had no problem being a peeping tom.

All the while, another of the high-ranking Gates currently in the prefecture was being finished. Completely disregarding the combat Hunters dealing with the boss, there was a man just over 30 with short, light brown hair featuring gray tips. His gear was simple padding, seeming more suited to carrying lighter equipment on his person than actually defending against the dangers of a Dungeon. At the moment, the man was slipping a hand into his breast pocket to retrieve and equip a thin pair of glasses ─ which he'd don to inspect some mysterious array carvings on metal tablets within the cave-like dimension. "This is what I was talking about. Of all the dungeon types, I've only ever seen things like these in dungeons that contain Ghost-type magic beasts. It's almost like these creatures should belong to their own societies in a way. Some of these symbols look like they should form a language, meaning... this could be anything as simple as a recipe, or anything as complex as a magical or scientific formula."

[Apollymi]

The simplicity of Rikuya's upcoming night was not something that would be matched by Ai. Though she obviously wouldn't be needed to stay on the scene a looming threat appeared over her head like a depressing raincloud. Even as Rikuya gave his last few words to Makima over the phone that woman was handing out orders to others. Hearing that he'd report directly when he was done and knowing he'd take care of everything else she had but one thing to say, "Good boy," she offered in response to his apparent farewell. Though she'd asked to speak to the girl in question, Ai's covered face turned to Rikuya and her eyes shifted towards her phone. She accepted it, like it was an active grenade and steeled herself for the oddity of the coming conversation. "Moshi moshi," Ai started if only to keep things moving forward. Makima heard this girl speak and had but one thing to say to her as well, "Hayasaka, report to me at HQ tomorrow before 5pm," she stated as if she didn't expect an argument. An entire business day, to report directly to Makima for what would likely be an interrogation. "H-hai, I understand," Ai managed while swearing in her head. This was the last thing she wanted to do tomorrow. Still, if she had until five, she could make sure Kaguya was settled in whatever activity she had going on, and swing by for a fw hours. "Say goodbye," was Makima's order, one which Ai felt almost compelled to go along with. "Hai, ja ne, Shido-san." Ai offered before hanging up her phone. A second later, a series of images appeared in her texts so she turned them back towards Rikuya. "I assume these are for you," she stated as she aimed to show him but readied herself to depart.

At the same time, Miko and the fluffy haired male were getting to know each other a little better. Bit by bit the information was coming together. He had refused her option of snacks she had to offer, implying that he was at least the standard kind of Japanese at base. But, he'd also claimed he couldn't turn down help with cooking if that was the route he'd decided to take. "Hai hai, it's no problem♪~" Miko claimed happily. She'd already cooked one meal today, helping someone else get their bearings in a kitchen was far from an oddity. And for her troubles and introduction she also received a name in turn. Yes, it was one she was already familiar with but, introductions of the self were important. "A♪~ma♪~mi♪~ya♪~kun♪~" she said his name with the rhythm her voice most wanted to apply to it. Like it was a form of remembering but it wasn't, she simply often chirped things out like that in certain situations. Beyond that point, she was wandering down that dark hallway with someone seemingly there to make sure she got there safely. That wasn't all too odd, but the fact that she didn't hear his steps shuffling back afterwards was odd. 'Oh? Is that just a taking advantage of a situation thing... or is he always like that?' she couldn't help but wonder. Still it wouldn't stop her from turning on the water an stripping out of her clothes, knowing that someone was there, made her life a little awkward so she decided to distract herself just a bit and find out how closely he was watching as she stepped into the shower, she began singing... strangely enough a song she had a large part in writing.

"I am unwritten♪~
Can't read my miiiind♫~
I'm undefiiiiined♫~"

Meanwhile, at one of those other high ranking Dungeons, a young woman dressed a bit like a punk was standing off to the side. She had in her hands a strange plant which she was cataloguing for her own purposes. The words of the other man with her made her look up, her red eyes narrowed and her blue lipstick accentuating a smirking mouth. "Well, take some sample pictures of it. If kids can figure out the alien languages and elvish from reading books, I'm sure someone, somewhere can work out ghost language. I mean if all else fails I'm sure a Medium would try at least~" she joked about the situation while managing to offer a little insight. "Admittedly though, I've also only seen these plants in this kind of dungeon it implies environmental differences, from a natural scientist perspective," she offered more distinctly. Still, a few more specimens to work with was far from bad. As far as she could tell, each type of creature had it's own type of environment with very few overlaps. Different kinds of plants, different temperatures, and even different rocks from a completely observational standpoint. As a scientist there were far too many unknowns, and then there was what she was doing and that had everything to do with a very specific kind of reaction to these new phenomenon.

[Bloodedge]

Rikuya waited around while Ai took the phone, needing only to get a proper inspection of the radius he was to secure. He'd already seen the map, and now had to plan a route. Once Ai ended her call with the association, he looked at her phone again without taking it. "Hai. Let's see... I should be able to finish before noon if I'm by myself and go from the outside in, then back out. If I'm lucky, I'll actually get something done," he murmured for no particular reason. With the necessary information logged away in his memory, Rikuya stepped away. "I'll get started then. Ja ne, Hayasaka-san. Good luck with your meeting tomorrow!" he said, vanishing in a flash thereafter.

Meanwhile, another person was at the receiving end of that strange way Miko spoke certain names. Odd as it was to hear, he'd seen and heard stranger... less arousing, things before. Regardless, Miko, or Misaki as she was being called, made her way down the hall to the shower. Ren didn't separate himself from the end of the hall, deciding if she was willing to fornicate in a café after hours, she likely wouldn't be too surprised to have someone peeping on her. Besides, Ren had some things to test. The girl didn't hear him leave the hallway mere moments ago, but... she also didn't hear him entering the building until he was already safe inside. The reason for that was likely the same reason his movements were silent going down the hall, closer to that shower. During that same approach, he blended into the hallway shadows. 'Might as well get use out of being awakened in my daily life too,' he thought.

A discussion of academic proportions was occurring within a dungeon all the while. A full group of Hunters was busy dealing with the illusions of a shamanic specter, while two members of the party simply... pontificated the nature of some things found in the dungeon. When told to take a picture of the runes he was looking at, the male of that pair scoffed. "If only life were so easy. Photograph MagiTek is still such an annoyance to make work across different types of dungeons. One day. For now, the porters should bring this slab back," he mused, taking a piece of chalk to mark the ground right next to the slab. "Hopefully they're quick enough this time," he added. "I'll have that sent to the linguistics department since it looks more intact than similar pieces I've found. That plant you have ─ is it along the lines of what you were looking for?"

[Apollymi]

Ai had managed to get off the phone with Makima with relative ease. Upon doing so she was showing Rikuya the map she'd been sent. At the same time she got to listen to the lad talking himself through a plan. That methodology and speech pattern were all too familiar to Ai, especially after a certain person's recent and unexpected return. 'Maybe it's just coincidental... because I've seen her so recently and spent so much time with her...' Ai thought as she prepared to leave, only to be wished odd luck with her meeting. "I didn't say..." she started to question it but then he was already vanished from sight. 'That was so like Miko I am almost confused. Did he hear that?' she wondered. Makima hadn't been loud enough to be overheard, that woman didn't raise her voice at all. And she'd not said anything but acknowledgement... Strange. So strange. 'Maybe I'm over thinking it, though... he does kind of look like her too...' she thought shaking it off and beginning her trek back to her own apartment. She wasn't a completely unreasonable person. She'd also be keeping an eye out for any creatures that needed to be sniped in the route she'd take home.

At the same time, Miko was beginning to wonder about how the people she found out were targets were different. She could take hints, the name of his route, the low starting compatibility his silent protagonist energy, all of those were things that contributed to his characterization. Well, personality likely would have been the better word, but it was easier for her to consider it her own way. If she was being thrown into an Otome Situation, it was best if she thought of it in the terms she understood most easily. She continued singing in the shower, while rinsing her entire body and grabbing the bath sponge. She'd soap up the sponge and by the time she was scrubbing her body with delicate, precise and meticulous care, she'd gotten through a large part of it. She couldn't shake the feeling she might have been watched, but she also hadn't heard the lad moving... Up on the tips of her right foot's toes, she spun placing her left leg against the shower wall to soap it from thigh up to toes.

"I break tradition♫~
Sometimes my triiies♪~
Are outside the liiines♪~
Yeah♪~ Yeah~

We've been condiiitioned♪~
To not make mistakes♪~
But I can't live that way♪~
Ooooh♪~ Nooo♪~

Staring at the blank page before you♪~
Open up the dirty window~
Let the sun illuminate the words that you cannot find♪~
Reeaaching for something in the distance♫~
So close you could almost taste it♪~
Release your inhibitiooooooonssssssss♫~"


Meanwhile a pair of scholarly individuals were discussing the oddities of Dungeons and all that went along with trying to learn as much as possible about the phenomenon surrounding 'Gates'. A joke was made by that punkish doctor who was steadily picking flowers studying their physical form and shaking her head. "Between Kaiba Corp, Capsule Corp and the IPC I'm sure someone will get it down pretty soon. For now... I guess you'll have to be pleased there are still Hunters who are too weak for fighting but still strong enough for leg work," she said seeming to give it a bit more thought after making a joke like that. Was it by design that not everyone had the same power base even after awakening. Was hierarchy being redefined based solely on mana output or could it be something more? With all of those questions in her head, the flower she held was a rather simple thing to explain. "Hai, it seems almost mana neutral... and functions chemically similar to antihistamines. I am thinking it could be used to manufacture something to test out a theory of mine..." she expressed. "Sadly they are only found in these Ghostly Dungeons, and it's annoying to get in on one of these without having to do a ridiculous amount of healing to be given the time to search them out," she explained. She'd had a small collection of such flowers with various effects. She'd also collected some other samples from different dungeons and noticed many had different qualities attributed to them. If she could find the right mix perhaps she could finally make a breakthrough.

[Bloodedge]

Ren's peeping was only beginning as he crept down that dark corridor. It wasn't long before he had a proper view at the shower inhabited by the brunette, at which point he pinned himself to the corner and observed. He hadn't fully tested his Hunter abilities yet, so he was still unnecessarily moving with a conscious attempt to remain silent and in shadows. Little did he realize, those things were a boon for his brand of stealth. What was unnecessary, was his attempt to stay out of the water's splash zone. Ren didn't want to find out he just had some form of light-bending ability that would be rendered useless by contact, or something dumb like that. Ah, but he was safe outside the shower regardless ─ safe to watch closely by the time that one leg was lifted and soaped from glistening thigh to dainty foot. How magnificent, he thought. 'This is working better than I thought. Maybe I could be a little riskier?' Ren wondered, steadily stiffening within his breeches.

There were three organizations in Japan alone who could make a technological breakthrough any day now. The brown-haired man in that Dungeon happened to belong to one of them: the IPC. However, he grumbled upon hearing the other two corporations. "I'd like to say my department is making the most progress. But between the purposeful silence of Kaiba Corp and Capsule Corp's unknown agenda, even I can't be sure. Such a whimsical field," he complained while stepping away from that tablet. He seemed to have an interest in the woman's plants as well, though perhaps only in relation to his own connected projects. Mana neutrality was something they could both find quite useful. "That use is of no consequence to me, personally... but mana neutral, you say? Even if it's only almost, that's quite the breakthrough. I'll need a cutting with some details if you make it part of your research. Medicinal machines are quite... fickle without such information, I'm afraid. Of course the usual nondisclosure arrangement stands. I have no interest in being part of the next plague," he joked in a dry fashion. All the while, it seemed those combat Hunters finally had the boss in check. This dungeon would be brought to an end rather soon. "Time is scarce. Do you need help carrying anything?"