Thank you all for taking the time to read this - I don't intend on making this a long story but we will see what happens. I do play World of Warcraft so some of that information might bleed here. Any reviews or constructive criticism is always welcome.

Thank you again~

Shiroe took a deep breath and placed his quill down on his desk. He closed his eyes and stretched his arms over his head. He had been busy devising a new plan for Akiba's economic state. The members of the round table wanted to redistribute the wealth to ensure that all the habitants had a fair chance but Shiroe didn't agree with this wholeheartedly.

After his tiny stretch, he went back to writing on his parchment. He felt like he was finally hitting his stride.

"My lord," said a tiny purple-haired girl from under his desk.

"Akatsuki," he said, startled. "How many times did I tell you to not sneak up on me like that?"

Akatsuki ignored his question and stared at him, making him a little uncomfortable.

It was just like her to know exactly what to do to get his full attention. He put the quill down again and looked right at her.

"Yes?"

"I want to do a raid, my lord," she said.

This piqued his interest. He thought that it was an odd statement from her, especially since she never showed she had interest in raiding, even from when he knew her back this apocalypse started.

"What are you hoping to get?"

Akatsuki crawled out from under the desk and sat on top of it. She stared at him again, unblinking.

"There is armor that I want," she said. "The armor that I have right now is fine but –"

"I get it," Shiroe smiled, cutting her off. "Are you hoping that it would help you attack faster or hit harder?"

Akatsuki nodded. "There is one that I can solo, my lord. I am just asking if I could have some time off to be able to do the run."

For some reason, this didn't bode well with Shiroe. He knew the raid – Waterfall Castle – that she wanted to do since it was only place that dropped a chest piece she wanted. There was something else that was bothering him from her wanting to leave for a little bit. He couldn't place it but ignored that tiny feeling.

"That place can't be solo'd very easily," he said. "There is a boss that splits to two and the final boss has a really bad enrage."

Akatsuki looked a little disappointed when he said that. He immediately felt bad that he had put her down like that, even though he knew that she was a very capable player. He was more worried that this raid was going to be a little more than she could chew, especially since the raid she wanted to do was a little trickier.

Suddenly, a really easy solution popped to his head. It was something that he was surprised he didn't come up sooner when she had asked him the first time.

"How about you wait a little bit and the whole guild goes?" He said.

"My lord?"

"You heard me," he said, suddenly getting excited at the idea. "Just wait until they are all level 90 and we all go to Waterfall Castle. It will be a nice break from all of this and it's something that as a guild we can do."

Shiroe immediately read her expression that she wasn't exactly please with the solution he came up with. He thought that because Akatsuki was used to doing things by herself was the reason why didn't seemed so please.

"They are all just 88 so it wouldn't be long before they can go," he reasoned. "It will be more fun."

"My lord," she said. "I don't want to be a burden because of one thing I want."

"Other stuff drops there too," he said. "Sure, Nyanta, Naogutsu, Tet and I don't need anything from there but we can get a nice robe for Rudy and a weapon for Minori."

If Akatsuki was upset, she did her best to try to hide it.

"Trust me," Shiroe smiled again. "It will be fun. I need a break too and I think that it would help me get my focus back. I will also make sure that we will get that chest piece for you."

Upon hearing that, Shiroe was relieved when Akatsuki smiled. He noticed a small blush that crept to her cheeks.

There again was that feeling he get whenever he would make Akatsuki smile. He couldn't help but feel happy whenever he managed to do that.

"Thank you, my lord," she said before she vanished from his view.