☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Beata carefully throws a small stone, a twig, etc., inside.

"Her Highness cannot afford to waste valuable time thinking that her squad is on a mission when it has long since ceased to exist. I ask you to go to Margel and find out everything possible, and also report that our ship was captured by the dark Lunarian, Tyros, as a result of a crew mutiny. The fate of the captain, as well as our own, is unknown to us. We will try to negotiate with the new captain to ensure the safety of at least our mission, and ideally, also the servants of Her Highness from the previous captain and the ship's crew, but there are no guarantees of success. On the way back from Margel, you will either find us on the same ship or in the port; otherwise, consider our mission a failure."

After this, Kline and Co. request a personal audience with the new captain, expressing concern about the situation and asking for clarification.

"No, I think that's enough," Aiyano puts the card in her pocket. "Hmm... I remembered a small legend from my homeland... Once, a cunning man tried to deceive a 'shrine maiden,' and as a result, Kami punished him by taking away his entire lower half. Heh. Honestly, I don't know why I told that," she shrugged. "I just remembered it. I guess I felt some kind of nostalgia after this photoshoot. Well, I thank you again for your time, Mei-san; you really helped me a lot," she said respectfully, then tapped her pocket with the notebook. "However, I think I helped you too. To be honest, I had some prejudice about all this," she glanced around the agency. "Based on a bad personal experience. But after meeting you, I realized that sometimes it might make sense to open your heart to things that it was previously closed to. I sincerely wish you success in your endeavors."