Kirche Augusta von Anhalt-Zerbst or as most people and she call herself as Kirche theAardent was very concerned about her family rival Louise the Zero, not that she care much about family rivalry no of course she just enjoy riling the zero up but now she was worried given that the girl has been missing for more than a month she feared that may be going too far because she disappeared right after she failed her familiar summoning spell that as usual with Louise the Zero accompanied with massive explosion.
She remembered the reaction from other student at the time, the 'response' from the class was a bit too much even for her, so she just keep silent, maybe it was just to appease her own consciences but she hoped Louise was alright.
"Still worry about Valiere?" A soft but stern voice asked from behind her, Kirche turn around and saw her best friend Tabitha standing there with her usual long staff and expressionless face.
"I guess..." Kirche smiled at her best concern, Tabitha may not show much expression but she know that Tabitha cares about her, a sudden flash of light disturb her thought process.
"Got it!" An excited voice said. "Wow this magic tool from L-corp is really amazing!" both Kirche and Tabitha look at the voice, it was Guiche playing with what seemed to be a square box with paper sticking out of it's under side.
"What are you doing Guiche?" Kirche asked the blond haired boy who was known as the cassanova through the entire academy.
At the question Guiche smiled. "I'm trying my new magic tool that I just buy from the magical shop called L-corp, here look at this!" Guiche pulled out the paper from the box and showed it to Kirche.
Her eyes widened as she looked at the paper, it was the perfect recreation of her face and surrounding. "How much did it cost?" She asked, she really doubts magic tool that recreate perfect image of someone is affordable by an ordinary noble academy student.
"It's..." Guiche told her the price.
"Guiche!" A scream was heard in the distance, calling the name of the young cassanova. "Take my picture too!"
"I will my dear Montmorency! You can have that." With that Guiche ran off into the distance and to his 'official' girlfriend.
"Huh..." Kirche stared at the picture in her hand/ "Hey Tabitha, do you know something about this L-Corp thing?" She asked her quiet best friend.
"Not much only that they started to appears around a week after we summon our familiar." Tabitha said.
"Huh... L-Corp... Louise Corp?" She shook her head at the thought that is beyond silly. There is no way a girl without the ability to cast even the lowest of the low spell without causing explosion would create or have anything such advance magical tool.
"Hmm? What is that?" Kirche caught a glimpse of snow white owl in the sky flying toward them or rather toward Tabitha, the owl was holding an envelope on its claw, the bird fly in front of her short friend and dropped the envelope in front of the blue haired girl, Tabitha catch the it and look at the front if the envelope and she froze.
"Tabitha?" Kirche walked to her friend side and sneak a peek at the envelope.
"From: L-Corp To: Charlotte"
Kirche tilted her head. "Charlotte? Someone you know?"
Tabitha rip the envelope open and read the letter inside.
"We have the cure, if you want to do business with us come to the L-Corp center on the city at the day of the void." The moment she finished reading the letter both the envelope and the letter burst into flame.
"Cure?" Kirche asked.
"Tabitha ignored her. "I'm going." She said as she called her familiar slypid and ride into its back.
"Wait Tabitha let me go with you!" Kirche quickly climbed on sylphid.
Kirche and Tabitha stared at the massive building right in the middle of the town, the building was tall, probably taller than most castle in tristain, since when did they build this? She has no time to0 marvel though given Tabitha already started to walk off, they walked toward the front of the glass wall that opened itself the moment they goes near it.
The inside of the building was pretty shiny with ceramic floor and wall though the building was pretty much empty with the exception of a single box in the middle of the room and a woman, Tabitha approached the woman with caution, Kirche follow gripping her own want tightly.
"Name?" The woman asked.
"Charlotte." Tabitha answered, again with 'Charlotte' Kirche hoped that Tabitha will explained it to her soon enough.
"Ms. Charlotte, our director is waiting for you, please take that elevator on the left," The woman motion to the wall who's opened up to reveal a room inside. "It will take you the top floor where the director is waiting.
They enter said room as they felt the room moved upward by itself. "Tabitha...?" Kirche said worriedly, they been inside of this room for a minute by now.
"Don't worry." She said calmly, Kirche nodded as she know Tabitha has more experiences than her in this, Tabitha do not have the title Knight for nothing after all.
After minutes the wall in front of them opened once again, this time revealing a room with open glass window, they're really high above the ground, in the middle of the room was the back of a chair, she and Tabitha stepped outside of the elevator and was greeted by a familiar voice.
"Both of you are early." Kirche know this voice, this cute small voice.
"Get to the point." Tabitha said, Kirche could feel the suppressed emotion in her quiet friend.
"Why so serious? Relaxed a biut we're come from the same school after all." The chair spun around to reveal someone she never thought she would meet at this place.
"Zero." Kirche said in surprise, Louise frown at her word.
"Hello Zerbst." Louise greeted with a bitter smile. "Still with the nickname I see."