Chapter Fifty Three:

After a few months of planning and preparation, Enuma's Peerage not only had a plan but were also as well prepared as they could possibly get to find and eliminate the Basilisk. With Aura's Familiars having searched every nook and kranny of the Castle, literally, they had found the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets in the girl's lavatory on the second floor. More specifically the sinks. Due to the members of the Peerage not being particularly bothered by the idea of causing some property damage, they knew that they were gonna need a distraction to keep the staff off their backs as they knew full well that there planned methods of getting past the entrance was definitely going to get loud, which meant that they would not only be fighting against the clock but also that they needed something as distraction that was either just as loud or (even better) louder than the inevitable racket they would cause as none of the members who would be going into the belly of the beast didn't really have any abilities that could be used without making a ton of noise. Luckily, Shalltear possessed the necessary know-how to effectively lock the noise inside a metaphorical box, which was conveniently something that the Bloody Valkyrie could pull off in a rather short amount of time, making the noise level of the upcoming battle a nonissue.

As the Queen of the Peerage finished up her preparations to prevent any and all noise from escaping beyond the door of the girl's lavatory on the second floor, she took a glance over her shoulder, spotting the other members in their respective uniforms and powered up forms stretching near the sinks. The two Demon-Ships of the group had equipped themselves with the outfits that came with their 'Ship-Girl'-forms, but hadn't equipped their 'Rigs' yet due to the possibility of them not being able to fit through the entrance. Which unsurprisingly earned them a sarcastic comment from Aura, calling them too big in a way that almost implied that they were fat, earning the Beast Tamer a glare from the Demon-Ships.

"Alright you three. That's enough. The preparations are done. Let's move." Stated Shalltear as the Vampire walked up to the sinks, drawing the attention of the rest of the Peerage and putting a stop to the Demon-Ships and Aura's bickering.

"So… we know where the entrance is, but how are we going to get in?" Asked Mare, who had brought along over a dozen various plants from his garden inside a magically expanded side bag, including but not limited to a few coconuts filled with ground up Blast-Peppers and a dried vine serving as a wick of sorts. Basically making the coconuts into improvised grenades. The Nature Mage got his answer when Shalltear proceeded to pop the joints in her legs before raising one of them and causing the foot she was still standing on to glow with condensed magical energy. Realizing what the Bloody Valkyrie was planning, Mare (along with the rest of Peerage) took a couple steps back. Rightfully so as Shalltear proceeded to deliver a (rather literally) explosive step-kick, revealing that the entrance down to the Chamber of Secrets was a really large sewer pipe. "Like, forget I asked."

"Enough gawking everyone. Let's get down there."

"While that kick was pretty impressive, Shalltear, how do we know it's safe-ish down there? It is a rather deep looking hole." Asked Aura sarcastically.

"Thanks for volunteering, Aura. You go first."

"Wait what!? Oh… son of a biiiiiiitch!" The last word of Aura's sentence was not only drawn out but also shouted as a result of Shalltear shoving the Beast Tamer down the sewer pipe. After a few seconds, the members still at the top of the pipe could hear Aura scream of surprise turning into one of excitement, prompting them to look down the pipe with expressions of either curiosity or exasperation. "I AM STILL FALLING, WOOHOO!"

"Crazy sister." Muttered Mare as he and the others could hear a few scraping sounds followed by a rather distant sounding thud, presumably Aura hitting the bottom of the pipe.

"I'M OKAY! AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT AGAIN!"

"At least we know it's safe-ish down there." Stated Luna in a rather excited sounding tone. "Let's join her! Aawaagh!"

"Eh, screw it. GERONIMO!" Exclaimed Hermione, who seemed to give up on being the serious one and just enjoying the moment as she jumped down after her fellow Demon-Ship. She was rather quickly joined by Shalltear, who let out an unrepentant yell of:

"CANNONBALL!"

"*sigh* they're insane. The lot of them." Muttered Mare as he withdrew a plant from his bag, more specifically a seed of a plant called a Para-Shoot, using the parachute-like leaves attached to the seed as a parachute as he, somewhat reluctantly, still jumped after the others.