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Greta's hands were each holding one of her smartphone's sides, as they tilted it in various directions. Various sounds and small music pieces were coming from it. She chuckled once, while closing her eyes during that brief moment. The girl was sitting on an armchair, located on the bottom-right corner.
Mirii's right thumb was pressing on her smartphone's screen, while looking at it and sitting on a chair next to the table. Hun was standing on his feet, looking at the girl's screen, from behind her shoulders.
"Hey, you haven't said a thing about my villa!" Greta's hands lowered her smartphone, as she grinned a bit. "Was it a smooth visit or what?"
Mirii's eyes closed.
"I can see the quality… but the style is not something I would use." She sighed. "I prefer a more organized one."
"Ooooh...!" Greta's eyelids lowered to the middle. "What that style would be…?"
Mirii's head turned over Greta, as her right hand lowered.
"I would give a room each theme: one room would contain a gallery art, another one a museum for my most valuable collection, a library full of intelligent books, a room that resembles the intern of a cinema theatre, a dining area inspired by the most luxurious restaurants I have"
"That's your organized style?" Greta's eyes grew a bit, as her mouth opened.
"… do you have a problem with it?" Mirii's head rose, as her eyes squeezed a bit.
"At all!" Greta's head shook. "I was expecting something more… floral." She bended forward. "You sure love wearing flower-themed clothes, for example."
"Bah!" Mirii's arms folded. "Even though I appreciate flowers, that doesn't mean my mind is completely"
Din-don!
The Inklings were looking at the door. Bars stood up from his chair, as he walked towards it.
"A doorbell… connected to this room?!" Mirii's eyes expanded. "What sick mind thought about such ludicrous idea?!"
The boy's right hand reached the handle, pulling the door: Mr. Shollen was lifting his posture and his head, while his eyes were closed.
"Mr. Bars, the representatives are here." His hands went behind his back, as he turned to his right, took two steps before turning 180°.
"Eh eh, like… hello girls!" Bars grinned, as his eyes closed, while taking some steps backwards. "Come in!"
Chie walked in first, followed by the twins and Kelly. Eri snorted, while looking at Bars.
"Heeeellloooooo!" Kelly's arms waved, while closing her eyes.
Greta chuckled, as she stands up. Mr. Shollen walked towards the opened door, stopping in front of it, while keeping his previous position.
"Before I go." He cleared his voice. "Should I bring"
Bars' left hand pushed the door, while still looking at the group of girls.
CLANG!
"Sooo!" Greta walked towards the middle of the room, while staring at Chie. "Would you like to have a small tour around the villa?" She stopped, while opening her arms wide.
"No thanks, Greta." Chie's head shook, as her hands were down. "My sisters have a meeting soon and I have to assist them too."
"… hmpf!" Mirii grimaces. "Using your own siblings for reaching the higher ranks…"
Sweat covered Chie's forehead. The twins looked back at the girl, while frowning.
"A-anyway!" The woman turned behind. "Kelly, why don't you start drawing the alliance project?"
"Sure do, Chie!" The girl bounced forward, while smiling. "Tee hee hee!"
She glanced at Mirii, once: she frowned a bit, stopping her bounces and simply walking over the table. Her hands opened, as a brush appeared on her right hand and a pile of papers on her left hand. She puts the papers on the table.
"Then, allow me to start the discussion." Eri's eyes closed, as she walked towards Kelly. "And I begin by talking about the villa's exterior appearance."
Mirii's eyes squeezed a bit.
"Oh, sure!" Greta nodded, while closing her eyes and smiling. "I would need a"
"Excuse me, Greta." Mirii's head rose. "I have a question for Eri."
The little girl turned over her, as her hands went down.
"Why do you want to change the villa's exterior?" Mirii's right leg went above her left knee. "It doesn't affect Hunley in any way"
"Did I mentioned any 'change'?" Eri groaned, as her eyelids lowered to the middle.
Mirii's mouth flattened, as she kept staring at the little girl.
"… what nonsense is she implying?" Her head tilted to her left, while her irises were still pointed at Eri. "It's not a change…?"
"Mirii, how much do you know about this alliance?" Chie's eyebrows lowered a bit.
"The twins told me it had something to do with design and furniture…" Mirii frowned a bit.
"I remember that too!" Hun nodded, while looking at the woman.
Chie turned her sight over Eri: the little girl's forehead was covered by sweat, as she swallowed silently.
"I-I thought Greta would say the rest!" Her hands went in front of her chest. "W-we didn't had enough time to explain"
"Oh no?" Chie folded her arms, while frowning. "Not even a simple 'We are working the new villa's design'?"
"W-we didn't even wanted to get into such details!" Emi bended towards her older sister, as her eyebrows were up.
"HOLD IT!"
The Inklings all turned towards Mirii: her eyes were wide and her irises shrunk. Jerkily, her head turned over Greta.
"… the new villa…?" Her eyes blinked. "Wh-what new villa…?"
Greta smiled widely, as she chuckled.
"Well… I had a whole reason to keep my mouth shut about it." Her eyes closed. "And it wasn't just chuckles…"
Mirii frowned a lot.
"Yyyyooouuuuu…" She growled, while gritting her teeth. "… what other antics you have under your sleeves…?"
"Knowing you, I figured your reaction would be… heh…" Greta shrugged. "… over the top." Her right hand pushed her right tentacle away. "Besides, you got too many red faces moments, for"
"Enough saying presumptions over my persona!" Mirii stands up, as her left forefinger pointed at the girl. "What this new villa has to do with the plan?! Why the Inkinators would ever need another villa for" Her eyes expanded, as her mouth flattened. "… are you agreeing to let Hunley live in another villa?" She frowned. "Away from us?"
"Sigh… do you really want me to say it?" Greta's eyes closed.
"What problem would that give, anyway?!" Eri frowned, while staring at the girl. "Mirii has to move inside the new villa, together with the Master!"
Her arms folded, while snorting.
"How could you disappoint me, Greta?! I thought you were smarter than that!" She showed her teeth.
THUMP!
The girls gasped, as all Inklings turned towards the floor: Mirii was laying down, with her eyes closed, ink coming from her nose and her face covered in bright red.