Seraph Academy
Practice Halls
"Alicia...Mira. Instead of being here, shouldn't you be training for your own matches? But no, you're not interrupting anything. I won spectacularly as expected. Raviel was no match for me, of course."
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Oh? You look a little tired and roughed up though, Seleth." Mira remarked, unamused at the blatant boast. "
Anyway, don't worry about us. We've trained all that we can. All we can do now for our next matches is to do our best and pray to the Twins for luck."
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Or we can take some drugs to enhance our abilities!" Alicia jested.
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A tasteless joke, Alicia." Mira was even more unamused. "
Many people fall for its benefits but it is a deception. In exchange for power, magic-enhancing drugs usually sap its users strength and leaving them unable to fight in the long-term. And don't get me started when people overdose."
"How about you guys? I trust you guys won?"
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Yeah! We won our matches with flying colors! I used that correctly, right?" Alicia replied.
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We're actually here to watch you guys fight then invite you to some lunch. I guess we can skip to the latter part now. So! Do you guys want to eat with us?" Alicia invited
Seleth and
Raviel. "
Or will you two be off on a date somewhere?" The girl attempted to tease the Dark Elf and the Beastkin.
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Knowing these two, them being an item is highly unlikely." Mira then smiled slyly. "
Unlike you and Varjan."
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Hey no! Varjan and I aren't an item!" Alicia denied. Her face blushing while Mira laughed. "
Stop laughing!"
Luminous Cathedral
Meeting Room
"Lumina Lusteria. In my homeland, I hold the title of 'the Lustrous'. The seers of my homeland have sent me here on a mission. They have foreseen a terrible event in a far off land, one that inspired them with great fear. I have come here in search of the source of those fears, in hopes that I might allay them. Tell me, have the been any... omens, of late?"
Athos was momentarily shocked, horrified, for a brief moment before replying. "
N-No, Miss Lusteria. We have not... divined or... sensed any grim omens about the future." The Court Mage replied, composing himself. "
P-Perhaps the source of your people's fears are... are somewhere else? There are more lands beyond Razelia, you know? Ortus is one." Athos added.
"Er, what now?"
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Ah, yes. For our next course of action..." Athos cleared his throat, relieved that the subject of the conversation had returned to the investigation. "
We have two choices. We may divide our manpower but I do not recommend that action."
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Since we have gathered sufficient evidence, we can question Sir Juan de la Cruz about the matter." Athos presented the first choice. "
We can probe him and, perhaps, get some important information regarding this operation. He does not strike me to be a loyal minion to this so no need to get rough with him."
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Or, we can pinpoint another warehouse and extract a more... direct accomplice to this operation." Athos presented the second choice. "
Of course, if we do manage to catch one, no doubt that his or her lips would be sealed more tightly. So, there are those things to consider." The Court Mage explained.
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Sir Tibrus is right. This may be larger than we think."
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