10 Minutes Later... Chisato Is Currently Arguing With Fuki On The Phone. "Happy Days"

Chisato: You Didn't Have To Punch Her!.

And Kurai Had Takina Are Sitting At The Counter And Mika Sets A Cup Of Coffee In Front Of Takina.

Mika: Are They Different From What You Imagined?.

Takina: No, Not At All.

Kurai: Very Peculiar Answer, Especially With That "Thing". She Points To Chisato.

Chisato: Only Natural!?, HQ This!, HQ That!, Why Don't You Think For Yourself For Once!.

And Takina Simply Looks Down At Her Coffee As Chisato Does A Dramatic Hangup.

Chisato: Shut Up, Moron!.

And Suddenly Switches Gears Out Of Nowhere Like A Two-Face And Turns Around And Pumps Her Fist In The Air With A Bright Smile.

Chisato: Alright, Let's Head Out To Work, Takina!.

Takina Immediately Gets Up.

Takina: Okay.

Chisato: Oh, You Can Drink Teaches Coffee First, It's Really Tasty, I'll Go Change Clothes, So Take Your Time. And Chisato Disappears Around The Corner And Takina Sits Back Down, And Immediately Chisato Pops From Around The Corner Again.

Chisato: Oh, Takina!.

Takina: (Gets Up) Yes?.

Kurai: What Is This, Peek-A-Boo?.

Chisato: Welcome To LycoReco. And She Disappears Around The Corner Again With A Cheery And Cheeky Smile As Takina Stares On Before Sitting Down Again With Kurai Discreetly Staring At Takina In A Glance.

Takina: (Thoughts) There Goes That Blush Again..

Kurai: (Thoughts) We Both May Have Something Wrong With Us, Chisato, But This One Is Mine..

Mika: Drink Up.

Takina: Oh, Right. And Takina Starts Drinking The Coffee, Before She Looks Over At Kurai.

Takina: Will You Be Joining Us?.

Kurai: Probably, I Always Join That "Two-Face" When She Gets To Excited.

Mika: Kurai, Chisato Won't Like It If You Keep Calling Her Names.

Kurai: Yeah, She'd Probably Pull That Annoyingly Cute Pouty Face Again.

Mika: If You Ever Need To Clear Something Up, Just Follow My Lead And It Will Go Just Fine.

Kurai: Of Course...

Kurai Gets Up And Runs To The Front Door And Opens It Wide.

Kurai: Hey!, Mika Wants To Remind Us, He's In Charge Here!.

Mika Had A "Seriously?" Expression On His Face, And Takina Almost Wanted To Laugh At Kurai's Comedy Wit.

30 Minutes Later... May 7th, 2025. 12:26AM.

The Trio Are Walking Through Tokyo Across The Sidewalk, Chisato Talking To Takina, While Kurai Is Silent, Without The Two Realizing That She's Listening To Every Word They Say.

Chisato: Definitely Not A Bad Person, That's Just How She Is, Oh, I'm Talking About Fuki.

Takina: Are You Two Close?.

Chisato: We Used To Be Roommates In The Lycoris Dorm.

Takina: Mine Too, Until Yesterdays Transfer.

Chisato: Seriously?, I'm Sorry To Hear That, She Really Grinds Her Teeth, Doesn't She?, (Fuki Face) She's Always Uptight, Even In Her Dreams.

Takina: Miss Chisato, Miss Kurai, Why Aren't You Over At The DA And SLT?.

Chisato Seems To Start Thinking, But Kurai Almost Immediately Answers.

Kurai: It's Because We're Their Problem Childs.

Takina: I Was Told You Were Top-Tier Lycoris.

Kurai Doesn't Seem To Care, But Chisatos Eyes Light Up.

Chisato: Did Ms. Kusonoki Say That?.

Takina Looks Up At The Old Radio Tower In The Distance.

Takina: I Was Told That Was Your Doing Aswell.

Kurai And Chisato Look Up At The Tower Aswell.

Chisato: Wait!, We Weren't The Ones Who Broke It.

Kurai: "Sigh" Well I Certainly Broke Something Back Then By Falling Out Of That Thing, That Being My Body.

Chisato: Oh Yeah, You Were Out For Over A Year Thanks To Your Injuries Right?.

Kurai Closes Her Eyes With A Non-Impressed Expression Before Saying "Yup".

Takina: The Two Lycoris Who Intentionally Singlehandedly And Unintentionally As A Team Protected The Old Radio Tower From Terrorists Is Famous Even In Rural Areas.

Chisato: Oh, Is That So?, But It Still Broke In The End, I Think "Top-Tier" Lycoris Are Over At DA.

Takina: I Should've Been One Of Them.

Kurai: That's What You Two Think, In SLT, There Are No Higher Tier Or Lower Tier, You'd Be Lucky To Just Get In And Survive In The First Place.

Chisato: You Survived.

Kurai: Yeah, But I Came Close To Biting It More Than A Few Times, If I Did Die, It Wouldn't Matter, The SLT'S Selection Is An Ongoing Process And Everyday, They Sharpen The Blade.

Takina Got Curious With Kurai's Words, Not A Lot Is Known About The SLT By Outsiders, Due To The DA And SLT Working Separately And She Wants To Know More.

Takina: I Assume That's Supposed To Make SLT'S Superior To 1sts, 2nds And 3rds Alike?.

Kurai: Yes, SLT Is Brought In When The DA Fails, After Us, There's No One Else To Call, That's Why SLT Takes In Lycoris With Different Skills, Forte's If You Will, Our Equipment Are Customized To Us Entirely Once We're In, And Solely Focused On Getting The Job Done, Once And For All, The Government Invests Millions Into Every SLT Lycoris Individually, They Always Expect The Money To Be Well Spent.

Takina Is Quite Intrigued By The Vague Description Of How SLT Operates, If Kurai Is This Mysterious And Vague With Details, She Can't Help But Wonder What Other SLT'S Are Like, And Chisato Breaks The Ice.

Chisato: That Arm's Deal?, In The End, You Were Able To Secure The Goods, Right?.

Takina: No, They Weren't There.

Chisato: Huh?.

Chisato And Kurai Both Stop Walking And Takina Looks At Both Of Them, Chisato With An Incredulous Expression And Kurai With An Eyebrow Raised.

Kurai: Well, That's One Hell Of A Coincidence.

Any Questions, Let Me Know.