Mia Hudson. A delicate yet wise flower of the Hudson family. She was the only remaining heir to Michael Hudson, the Mayor of Moonblight. After her older brother's death at the hands of an assassin that went after the Hudson family, their mother left and divorced Michael Hudson after he did nothing after. Michael had seen and said it only as a shame, brushing it off as something light. Mia's mother would leave without notice on her 15th birthday, and without doing anything, his father once again thought of it as only a shame. Mia grew up in his household, surrounded by maids and butlers alike. However, after her mother left, she became obsessed with recreating the image of her mother.She would create attempt to create artificial intelligence in a form of a robot that resembled her mother in a way, yet, she would fail. But also, in that failure was born another. Instead of developing a self-conscious system, the AI she created formed another system that prevented something.“De
——Two hours before the party, the fire and ice came together to a plan. “Michael invited us to another of his parties. Last year, we didn't attend this. We had no reason to give ourselves away to the enemies.”Throwing an envelope to the large table, Kira would show everyone the letter.It was sealed with red wax, along with the seal that had the symbol of the moon. A seal native only to the Hudsons. “So, it's a party of gathering information about the enemies, guessing that they are capable of? If they truly have someone that can read minds, being there alone risks the advantages of your abilities not being revealed.”Vincent would address the letter's intent. Although it was a polite invitation to a get-together, it was a place where their enemies can get even with information. It was at least something they had an advantage of and risking that wouldn't be a good idea.Vincent was finally healed from being bedridden after recovering his mana for the past few days with the help of
“——You insolent fools! Why have you killed him?!”With the sound of shattering glass hitting their bodies, Asa and Louis would stand there as they were splashed with wine. The glass would shatter right at their feet as Dokuji threw it with as much force as he could, making them flinch ever so slightly.They were in a room, close to only them. It was not too far from the party, but it was secured enough not to let anyone hear or see anything inside.“I-I didn't expect him to die that easily——”“——If I pulled the trigger, do you think I will expect you to survive?”As Louis tried to explain for himself, Dokuji's quick draw poked a pistol into his head, cocking it the second it was out. Both of them had their heads lowered, but Louis had a gun against his head.Dokuji's voice was calm, yet aggressive. An unchanging tone yet intimidating for them. He was emitting the very essence of alpha in the pack. He was undeniable of any truth he sought from them.“...N-No.”“——BANG!”“——?!”Dokuj
“Damn it. For someone as rowdy as her, she gets drunk easily.”Shoving her into the back of the car, Vincent would have Saeko take the keys from Kira's pocket. Kira was almost out cold as she flops down to the seats at the back, helped up by Saeko. Vincent would close the door on them and walk up to the front of the car, however, there would be a group of men, dressed in black that would pass them by. It took Vincent's attention as they were all dressed somehow conspicuous. They had digitalizers on their waist on the way to the party, and they were not your common digitalizers in Moonblight. They had that notable design that would only come from Newyark. “———?!”Vincent would quickly get inside the car, raising the windows in a hurry. “What's wrong?”Saeko would ask, but Vincent's eyes stayed on the group that suddenly stopped just at a turn towards the entrance of the building where the party was being held.It was a bad feeling. He could feel his magic reacting to it.“I don'
——Shortly after the party ended, people have gone home after the closing toast. Nothing significant happened other than Kurumi having connections with Ruriko and Mia, but this was only because they had something in common, unrelated to any of their professions. However, each of them had thought of it otherwise.Cian was unable to leave a good impression on the girls after being taken out by Mia in one punch. He didn't remember much at that time, but it was apparent that his restraint on words came off after he became drunk, something he decided to avoid.“So, what happened?”“A-Are you not gonna explain what that is?”As Cian and the others arrive back at the training room where Magi had decided to start his Unique Magic Acquisition, there was a large piece of machinery that towered up to the ceiling.It was a spherical machine that had a small room inside, where the wites outside were somehow encircled around each other in an organized way at the ground.Magi's casual asking about
“Wait. Living together? We don't know her. She's——”“——Our only choice. Regardless, she wanted to lend a hand.”He swung his hand and pointed at Ruriko with vigor. He was suspicious of her at the surface level, but as the situation calls it, his emotions were running wild.Ruriko might have been a named celebrity in Moonblighr but that doesn't change the fact that she might be someone that might be their enemy. “You don't have to worry about anything. Besides, you can't hide anything from me. From your brother's death to your origin. People from above know everything about everyone.”Dipping her finger into the tea, Ruriko would bring out her tongue to taste, looking at Cian with a seductive gaze. She was teasing him by acting like this, like a manipulative person, which Cian hated the most. “———”Ruriko knew about the rumors of Magi's death being false. But Cian just had to keep up his act. “W-What do you mean? You——”“If it's information about you, we are not that easy to fool.”
“A Game Master is someone who hands out missions and stuff. It's something someone like you would understand the most, right? A person who hands out the mission and or quests to receive certain rewards.”Still and unmoving, Ruriko stood there with her chin held high. Kurumi was just as shocked as Cian at this instance, but somehow she had a feeling that Ruriko was waiting for something like this. “...”Can didn't retort nor ask anything. He indeed knew the implications of her words. Despite calling herself that, her way of delivering those words made Cian think of her as an important NPC. They were the ones that would give the players the main missions. A mission that would reap a lot of rewards if finished. “——Does that mean... everything is a game for those people above?”Kurumi herself would ask that. She'd already caught into the fray so she might as well know about those who sent her. “Hmm. Not exactly. They want to associate it with such so that it is competitive, and elimi
—As days pass by in Moonblight, the first match of the second stage of the tournament was near. During that period, Moonblight's city was plagued with different news as everyone was distracted by the tournament's preparation.Toru Nagumo has escaped from prison and a wide manhunt for him was enacted around the city.It was certain that it was Pandemonium's doings yet, there were no leads that pertained to them. Not only that, crimes around the city had seemed to rocket up as soon as the time of the tournament event began, with most of them being harmless robberies, some were injured indirectly to avoid activating the Anti-Kill Technology.Some people were worried that the technology might be not working yet, and the Mayor and his daughter would announce a curfew to lessen such events. Starting from the early hour of 9 PM until 6 AM of the morning, the curfew would be in place with human authorities roaming the city and apprehending suspicious individuals outside at that certain tim