Chapter 1

As the van drove to the hotel, everyone took a nap, except for Dais. Lately he had been thinking. His mind was wandering back to the day when his employees urged him, Cale, and Sekhmet to take a vacation. It had been six months since Talpa's defeat and the "Incident," that made them rethink their lives. About two months ago they had left the Demon realm to start their lives over. They had done well; the Seasons started a company on preserving historical artifacts. It had been a long two months, but they had grown wealthy because of the company. They lived together in a spacious house with beautiful gardens out in the suburbs and started to get into modern politics. The ex-Warlord's aim: saving historical sites from their time period. Dais had gone before the Diet many times, and had managed to save many historical areas from being paved over or destroyed.
It was through the company that the ex-Warlords found the wealth, power, and prestige that they had yearned for when they were growing up in feudal Japan, but even with this new wealth and power, they were still not happy. So they began to throw themselves into their work. They stayed at their offices for as much as 20 hours a day and pushed themselves to work harder. Because of the long hours and lack of sleep, they stressed out most of the time, became irritable, and often came to work sick. After one their employees found Dais working with the flu, she demanded that they take a vacation. After they consulted with each other, they decided to take a two-week vacation. The problem was, they had no idea where to go? Then the Ronins called them and asked them if they wanted to come to Hawai'i, where they were studying about the ancient Hawaiian culture with a friend of Mia's named Hina. After the arrangements were made, and Hina agreed to be their tour guide, Dais, Cale, and Sekhmet packed for the trip and went to the airport. After crossing the International Date Line and several time zones, the ex-Warlords were exhausted and wanted to rest. 'I guess it would be a good idea,' Dais thought, 'Cale and Sekhmet need all the sleep they can get.'
When they reached the hotel, everyone got out of the van, checked in, and went to their rooms. Dais, Cale, and Sekhmet were rooming together, so when they got in, they dropped their suitcases on the floor, and went to take a nap.