After the confrontation between Fumi and Shima, the day went on as normal. Weirdly enough though, Reishi couldn't find Mina at all. She showed up to none of her classes and she wasn't responding to reishi's messages. It was bad news either way because Reishi couldn't confirm her theory about akeno.

Regardless, the school day had ended and Reishi stood outside, in front of the school waiting for Shima and hattori.

Reishi: This akeno mystery feels it's been consuming my life lately.

Reishi: (Don't get me wrong, I want to help mina but…)

Reishi said to herself.

Reishi: (This search effort seems to be going nowhere! It's like she vanished off the face of the earth!)

Reishi: (-And poor mina, To have her best friend list go missing like that…. How terrifying.)

Reishi thought.

Reishi: I wonder if-

Hattori: Ehehe~ Senpai!

Out of the school building came hattori and shima. Shima was pushing her wheelchair to much her own annoyance

Reishi: Guys….

Shima: Sorry we took so long. Hattori's wheelchair got knocked over.

Reishi: By whom?

Shima: …. Me.

Reishi: Shima!

Shima: She grabbed my breasts!

Reishi: Hattori!

Hattori: Ehehe, they were bouncing against my head as we walked! I had to cop a feel!

Reishi: (These two are incorrigible!)

Shima: I'll sue you one day for sexual harassment, hattori.

Hattori: Ehehe, I'm taking a law class this semester hammy-chan. I'll be ready.

Hattori giggled.

Shima: Ignoring that, reishi, did you tell Mina about what I found?

Reishi: I couldn't find her. Maybe she's stressed out by all this news of akeno.

Hattori: I can't blame her~ If you went missing, then I don't think i'd be able to go to school either!

Shima: Do you think she's looking for akeno right now?

Reishi: Maybe. I don't know. she won't respond to my messages.

Shima: Huh, That certainly is strange. I wonder if she's okay.

Reishi: Hmmm.

*Bring*

As soon as reishi pondered that question, her tablet began to ring. She pulled it out of her bag and looked at it. She was getting a phone call from an unknown number.

Shima: Who's that?

Reishi: I don't know…..

Hattori: Hehe, You should answer it… Spam calls are always a more 'exotic' punishment.

Shima: Hattori's right but not for that reason. It might have something to do with akeno….

Reishi: … (Okay.)

Reishi pressed the answer button on her tablet and a video feed immediately started playing. It only showed the symbol of the shadowmancers - The dark blue crescent.

Reishi: (Oh no….)

Voice: Reishi Sakamoto…..

A voice spoke out of the tablet. It was clearly disguised via a voice changer though it did have a sort of femine nature to it.

Hattori and Shima: ...Ah!

Reishi: You…. You're a shadowmancer aren't you?

Voice: You catch on quickly. Then I suppose we shouldn't waste each other's time….

Voice: You know the deal by now.

The screen on Reishi's tablet glitched for a couple of seconds before showing a grim scene. In a dark room with shackles on the wall, three figures lay on the floor, all seemingly knocked out. After a couple of seconds, reishi could clearly tell who they were - Simon,Mina and Akeno. Her heart nearly skipped a beat as she saw these three. They all had some bruises and scratches on their bodies, fermenting a deep worry within reishi. A feeling of hatred for the shadowmancers returned, followed by a burning feeling of revenge. It was happening again. The shadowmancers had taken people she cared about.

Reishi: You….!

Voice: We've taken three of your acquaintances, Reishi Sakamoto.

Reishi: Dammit! Why are you people doing this? Can't you leave me alone?

Voice: No. As you know, you are very important to the masked queen. So much in fact that she's going to this length to meet you.

Reishi: M-Meet me?

Voice: Yes... This time. She wants to meet you in person.

Reishi: (No way...!)

Shima: How do we know this isn't a trap?

Voice: Ah, is that you miss shima? Your gray hair belittles your age perhaps.

Shima: M-My hair is silver not gray!

Shima exasperated.

Voice: That being said, You and your masochistic friend are very much welcome to come with reishi. The masked queen will be pleased to meet any "Friends" of hers.

Shima: The feeling is not mutual.

Reishi: what do you…. No, what does she want?

Voice: ….

Voice: As I said to merely meet you. Though she does have one request, for you to bring your Musical Dragon.

Reishi: Of course…..

Voice: My words were literal. It's only a request, you don't have to if you don't want to. She'd merely be happy to meet you.

The voice clarified.

Reishi: (Huh. That's weird. I was sure she'd be after that card but….)

Voice: Finally, meet us at 10.23..45.22 coordinates. I'll text it to you.

She demanded.

Voice: It goes without saying but if you choose not to come to the aforementioned location, we will terminate all of your friends' lives. Good day.

Reishi: Wait-

Before Reishi could reply, the voice on the other end hung up. She tried calling it back but only got a dead signal. The only traces left of voice's presence were the coordinates it had sent to her phone.
The shadowmancers had once again cast a shadow over reishi's life. Now with the masked queen getting personally involved, it seemed like things were coming to a climax.