Niroja: "Ah~!"Steven: "Niroja!"
The second flash of light came and it was Niroja that comes through. She staggered for a tiny bit and tried playing it off.
Niroja: "Yeah, that"s me… everyone"s favorite goblin."
Steven: "That"s right."
Madelyn: "She"s conceited."
Niroja: "Between Steven and Madelyn. Who should I believe?"
She walks up to me and we share a hug.
Niroja didn"t change too much like Dai-tai, but she"s now wearing a simple canvas dress.
Niroja: "I think I"ll believe my hero."
Steven: "You"re still going on with that hero talk?"
Niroja: "Yep. And you"re not stopping me."
Headmaster: "It"s nice to see different people getting along with each other."
Steven: "Dai-tai and Niroja are important friends of mine."
Dai-tai: "Aww~ don"t b.u.t.ter us up, Steven."
Niroja: "Yeah."
Another flash of light unexpectedly came from the diamond and Lilith comes through, gently landing on one foot.
Lilith: "H-h.e.l.lo."
Madelyn: "Lilith!"
Lilith was still Lilith.
She dressed more casually with black pants and an off-white dress shirt. It"s like she wants people to think she"s a bartender.
Rayna: "That was a bit soon, Lilith. Are you alright?"
Lilith: "Yes."
Headmaster: "Is this everyone in your group?"
Rayna: "We"re missing Young Mi, but she"s at Steven"s residence."
Dai-tai: "What happened to mama?"
Rayna: "She got drunk and slept like a baby right after. She"s become best friends with Kanna"s mother in the process."
Madelyn: "It"s crazy, isn"t it?"
Rayna: "What is?"
Madelyn: "Young Mi used to be a quiet stoic, but now she loves talking and smiles a lot more too."
Dai-tai: "You noticed that?"
Niroja: "I liked how calm she always was, but seeing her smile is even better. Don"t you agree, Steve?"
Steven: "How could I not?"
Young Mi has come a ways when it comes to opening up. She"s unique in her own way.
Rayna: "Well, this is it. They all came from Elinila in a matter of seconds. I don"t really have a name for it officially, but I call it "Near-Instant Transmission."
Madelyn: "Well, I never thought I"d see the day fast travel was a reality."
Lilith: "Now it is; I was testing it in Phia."
Madelyn: "I thought you were on vacation?"
Lilith: "If we"re going to be in Phia, we may as well enjoy ourselves. That"s what Dai-tai said."
Dai-tai: "Hey, you had fun too."
Lilith: "Yeah… how"s Joan? Is she doing good?"
Rayna: "She"s thriving. Steven taught her sign language."
Steven: "Well, I didn"t teach her, she just has a private tutor."
Lilith: "That"s great. Will I be able to say hi?"
Steven: "Yeah, Rayna wants to bring her over to the castle."
Rayna: "True, but I was thinking of ways we can all be together. Have you seen the estates around here?"
Dai-tai: "Oh! Are we buying a mansion!?"
Rayna: "It"d be preferable. They"re big and private."
At least her priorities are in check.
Steven: "Aside from red diamonds being priceless, are you serious about this being a feasible alternative to Shadow Leap?"
Rayna: "Yes."
Headmaster: "Wait, red diamonds are rare as it is and from what I gathered, your Near-Instant Transmission can only get you between fixed locations."
Rayna: "I may have had knowledge from the future that I may have taken advantage of."
Steven: "Rayna. Tell us what you did."
Rayna: "I know of an ancient abandoned red diamond mine."
Steven: "Is that allowed? Using time travel to do what you did?"
Rayna: "No, Loremaster Hugo and I couldn"t find any law against using knowledge from the future."
Headmaster: "That"s because this would be the first time someone has done so."
Rayna: "Oh yeah, and I heard how you wanted to start House Omeo. You"ll easily be as rich as the Matriarch of Coria if we get ourselves a couple of jewelry with red diamonds."
Steven: "No, I"m sure something like that will start some kind of war. If you want to help fund the house, you can do it however you like except through red diamonds."
Rayna: "I know about other mines with various gems. But if I"m going to be doing this, I"ll need a business front... Is that what you want?"
I sighed.
Why does Rayna have to make it sound like organized crime?
Steven: "Yes, that"s fine."
Rayna: "Don"t worry, hon. We"ll be living in the lap of luxury as we did before."
Steven: "I don"t remember doing any of that."
Rayna: "Oh! Sorry… I meant…"
Steven: "Don"t worry about it."
Madelyn: "Is this the part where you become a power couple?"