After sending away Luminous, she disabled the EX skill [Trust Me]. It was the aura type skill that makes everyone near the user trust her like a friend they had known for a long time. It was only good for persuasion, however. The drac gear she gave to Luminous could shield him from the effects. Thankfully, he didn't put it on instantly. She gained a lot of info about Z from Luminous and it was an absolute cluster fuck. She knew Z was planning something and it had to do with Luminous but she still couldn't grasp what that plan was.

She sighed and filed it for later. After all that, she didn't want to play the game anymore so she decided to take a walk on campus. She squinted her eyes a little due to the glare of the sun. Cassell College was built in the middle of a valley, despite this, numerous mountain tops surrounded it and called "the school at the mountain top". She walked around the campus while occasionally looking at the busy students. She heard there would be an exam soon. She didn't care about such things though, with her enhanced intelligence she had already absorbed all the knowledge this school has to offer.

As she was walking around, she stumbled into Nono who seemed to be finding something. Nono was a beautiful young girl in her early twenty with intense red eyes and equally red hair. She was called a little witch and red-haired Miko by most students. Ariel could totally see it. She decided to go forward and help her.

"Hey Nono, need some help?" She greeted her with a smile. Nono looked up from searching.

"Oh, it's you, newbie, yes, I just lost my necklace, can you help me find it?" Nono replied.

"Totally," Ariel said and began to search. Ariel has many EX skills, 330 skills to be exact and many normal skills. However, none of them is designed to search for an object so she has to search it manually. Thankfully she has greater than average eyesight.

"Tell me the place you had visited this morning," Ariel asked and Nono answered with a bunch of places on campus. "That was a lot," Ariel said while memorizing the list.

"Of course, I have a bunch of lackeys to take care of," Nono said with a prideful expression. "Do you want to be my lackey too? I promise I will take care of you," Nono said with a serious face. Ariel smiled at that and said, "no thank you," before she took off to locations in the list.

The first place she went to was a cafe by the side of the school. She searched around and found no one. Then, she continued through the campus. Finally, Ariel found the ring in a clearing near a giant tree. She quickly dashed back to Nono and gave her the ring.

"Thank you, I thought I would never find it. I have decided. From today onward, you are my little sister!" Nono declared. Ariel shook her head in exasperation. "Then, excuse me, I have to go meet up with Luminous," she said and left. Ariel too decided to return to her room as she felt she had explored enough. But she supposed she could give some time to this mission. After all, her search for Herzog had also met with a block and she heard Hydra from Japan had some connections she was hoping they could help her.

That night, at the Cassell college's forum, a post came up.

[Who can get in touch with the Japanese royal family? I want to make use of the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, just for one night for wedding purposes.

Caesar]

Ariel looked up the post and laughed. "That guy is really going all out huh? Nono is really lucky," she said and sighed forlornly. "If only Renata was still alive," Ariel muttered to herself quietly. She decided that in order to shake away all of those sad feelings, she decided to treat herself tonight.

When she entered the cafeteria, she saw Luminous stuffing himself with foods clearly intended for two people. She smiled and walked toward him and sat in front. He stopped eating and looked up.

"Are you here for dinner too, Ariel?" He asked.

"Yes. It seemed that you have quite an appetite today," Ariel said, smiling faintly and looking at all the food in front of Luminous to which Luminous laughed awkwardly. Suddenly, Ariel heard footsteps approaching her. She glanced back and saw a man walking over. Ariel noted at his golden eyes which seemed like they were burning.

"You miss Finger so you ate for two people?" The man said in a serious voice.

"Aniki, you made it sound like he was dead. He would cry if he could listen to you," Luminous deadpanned.

"Oh yes, I have to introduce you two. Aniki, she is Ariel, a freshman with S rank skill," Luminous gestured toward Ariel who waved at him, "Ariel, he is Johann Chu, the president of Lionheart Society," Luminous gestured at Johann Chu who nodded in acknowledgement.

"So, you are senior Johann Chu huh? I heard so many things about you," Ariel smiled and said.

"I heard Caesar talking about you before. I heard you tore apart a second-generation like nothing," Johann Chu said with interest gleaming in his eyes. Ariel just smiled and focused her attention on the large bowl filled with Ramen in front of her.

Johann refocused his attention on Luminous as he approached him very closely and grabbed his arm.

"I am here to ask you if you knew about Caesar's plan to hold his wedding at Meiji Shrine? He posted it," Johann Chu asked. Ariel's attention was drawn to the conversation as she waited to hear sweet sweet gossips.

'Could you not try to make when you talk about this stuff? And the fact you came all the way here in the middle of the night. Not even the school newspaper is as eager as you to start gossiping,' Luminous thought to himself as he deflated a little.

"Did he send an invitation?" Luminous asked.

"No, I said he posted it," Johann Chu replied.

"You're so sad that you turned your grief into an appetite. Brother don't be so sad. Your brother's shoulder is here for you to cry on," Johann Chu comforted Luminous while pulling him into a hug. In the background, Ariel spit took the coke she was drinking. She rubbed her eyes and looked at the duo. She could swear she saw the pink heart bubbles floating in the background.

"Aniki if you keep doing this, I will burst into tears," Luminous cried out in indignation while wiggling out from Johann Chu.

"If necessary, your brother will come with you to blast off the axles of their wedding cart," Johann Chu declared, his eyes even becoming brighter in intensity.

"Aniki, we can't do that. Caesar will hold Dictator in one hand and his desert eagle in the other and kill us both," Luminous argued before sighing and said, "you're overthinking it. I had figured it out already. I will give them my blessing. I really think they are good together," Luminous flashed a bright smile. Ariel's eyebrows raised in interest.

'So, Luminous loved Nono huh?' Ariel thought as she continued to eat a huge serving of fried rice. She wasn't too surprised about Luminous's loving Nono. After all, she saw how Luminous was looking at Nono at their initiation.

"Don't lose hope! You need to believe you can do it! I believe you can do it!" Johann Chu argued back. Luminous just sighed and stood up.

"Aniki, I am full and sleepy. Let's end this talk on a happier note. Not all love stories in the world have a happy ending. Don't talk about courage and love when it comes to Caesar. There are some things you can do well if you are ruthless. For most things, it is useless to start if all you have is hope," Luminous said as he walked away.

'How deep, I didn't expect that. Perhaps, there are more things he and Z resemble than a simple appearance," Ariel thought as she watched him slowly walk away.

Johann Chu clenched his fist. Before turning his face to Ariel and said, "you know, there is a special kind of lonely person. They hope others can be happy because even if they are not, they still feel a slight warmth of happiness in their hearts when they see happiness". He also stood up and rushed outside leaving Ariel who was oddly looking in his direction.

'What does this have to do with me?' Ariel thought before finishing her food and left.

Next day,

Ariel was at the airport waiting for the arrival of her teammates for this trip. Before long, she heard steps rushing toward the airport.

"Hey, where is the newbie? Don't tell me she is late?" Caesar said as he looked around, searching for Ariel's presence. Ariel took off her invisibility. She was testing the new cheat she got while she passed the initiation. It was called "walkthrough walls". It may seem pretty weak but its uses are broken, befitting of a cheat. The walkthrough wall allows her to exist on another plane of existence hence allowing her to walk in the reality undeterred. It also allows her to control how much she interacts with reality and if she wanted to, she could completely escape from reality. She could control what could touch her and not, allowing her to have an absolute defence. Of course, unless that is they could somehow break through the walls of reality and find her true body amidst the countless dimensions.

"Wow, please don't do that again. You spook me," Luminous said. They embarked on the journey toward Japan.