<Nocturnal Harmonia>

Kaito was advised not to put stock in rumors. Well, according to both rumors and his own personal observations... he could translate that to "shut your fucking hole" or something of the sort. Mentally, Kaito sighed. Aloud, he also sighed... but in a far less exasperated way, more like an exhale of defeat. At the same time, Ren was having his criminal past openly addressed by the figurehead of every Hunter in Japan. If he were to be jailed now, it was true that he'd land in a very different, much worse situation. He had no interest in that. Of course, he also had no interest in being questioned... but fate and Makima herself had other plans. Who was his friend here? Well, there was no arguing a connection of some sort to the girl in his lap, whom he was currently grinding beneath if only because of her own fidgeting. Was the truth even believable? It didn't really matter. "Aoyama Misaki. That's all I know. She was here when the lockdown started," he answered.

As one might anticipate, Tae had a curiosity about Inventory. In wondering about its functions, she brought up a comparison. It seemed some Mage-type Hunters had the stereotypical Item Box found in some fantasy scenarios. That was nothing like the Inventory system he could enjoy, much to Yugi's satisfaction. "Trash," he said about what a select few Hunters could utilize. "Right this moment, I've got a stack of those potions, a few weapons, a throne, a couch, an old musical instrument, rugs, food, drinks, a full wardrobe, plants, monster parts... the list goes on. I've been assuming it's an advanced form of Space-Time shit that tosses things into a full dimension as opposed to one of the little pockets you normally see in those things," he rambled. For good measure, he snapped his fingers to manifest a large, black-framed bed with dark purple sheets and the like ─ something he figured Tae would also enjoy the general gothic feel of. So casually did he spawn that bed between Tae and the exam room's entrance, while also materializing his current chokutou of choice in one hand. "Easy on the Sharingan evolution, still hard on the general badassery. Got it, doc~" he chimed easily. Regarding Yugi's curiosity about his own cock, something strange happened. Tae advised against him offering to unveil it at random, but she also reached 20% intimacy at the same time. How very... interesting. Ever the scientist, her route must have been fueled by curiosity above other things. "Sou ka," he said initially. "Is it random though? I've been loosely offering since you showed up. If you'll forgive a patient for being a little cocky, the plan is to put it in your womb... which I've been doing since before that first buff. And no, prolapse isn't a problem, so don't even go there."

The words spoken by Makima and their tone were very different. Miko was acutely aware of that fact, and she wouldn't have done anything but allow the woman to do what she pleased. Moreover Miko was glad she'd taken the time to get used to introducing herself by her new name. She didn't even have to lie directly even so, Makima's eyes were on her and she seemed to think to address the girl differently. Something questioning even in words that weren't questions "Aoyama Misaki, it's been..." a pause occurred and Makima checked a watch on her wrist doing a minor calculation. "43 minutes since I called to send Akechi to handle the Dungeon Break," she asserted. Miko's face blushed intensely. This woman had heard her saying some rather crazy things but she'd also been enjoying herself. She managed to look a little sheepish. "Why are you still here?" she asked the girl staring at her in a manner so direct. "I was fed for free and Sakura-san left on an emergency as well. It was the least I could do to wash the dishes and clean up after myself. I didn't know about the lockdown until Amamiya-kun returned and I didn't want to get myself or anyone else into trouble," Miko explained. Makima looked at the girl and there was no lack of truth in her words, but there was also a lot of detail missing. "I'm surprised you could move at all, much less shower, clean and be ready to entertain another Hunter. There is such a thing as overindulging one's appetite." Makima asserted apparently content to out both teens and their activities in the case they didn't know. Ah but Miko wasn't the type to hold it in, "I respectfully and adamantly disagree. I have to feed the appetite the new thing that piqued it. Or everything else won't satisfy." Miko asserted with large innocent eyes. But Makima knew several things. Akechi was an S-rank one who was quite physically dominating, Amamiya Ren was A-rank and while not dominating had something hidden beneath his surface. For a girl to decide bedding both of them in one day was a worthwhile endeavor made her much stronger and much more durable than any unawakened human.

Meanwhile, Tae was learning that the Space-Time spells of mages were trash by the standards of the lad in the room with her. At the same time she was making a new chart with adjustments based on his current change in ability. All while hearing the crazy things he was apparently currently storing. "That's kind of ridiculous, the amount of mana which should be theoretically needed for that kind of storage is ridiculous, and you don't have any sign of having that sort of mana," Tae mentioned. It was another curiosity to figure out.

Strength: B-
Durability: C-
Speed : C+
Mana: C
Senses: C-

While the lad spoke of keeping himself on track for his developments without pushing too hard. She'd recalculated his stats, and they showed a marked increase in his Parameters. It was an amount she'd called statistically significant. A pure measurement of marked increase. No second awakening no recovery time. "Sugei!~" she was bemused. As for the lad's cock and why he kept trying to show it to her. He claimed that it wasn't too surprising as he'd been trying to do so all day. He even spoke of putting said cock into her womb, something he'd been capable of even before the adjustments., which changed the potential calculations of size by a great margin. Her brain was practically on fire. "Wait, no. That doesn't make sense at all. You can't simply enter a womb without prolapse. And even if you can that's not how bodies work nor does it seem like something which has any real purpose, why would you even do something like that...given shapes and sizes you'd just end up stuck in someone." Tae hypothesized. Well, the curiosity factor, the hypothesis, everything... just increased her interest by a steady amount. several percentage points rolled up as she gained another five percent Intimacy rating.

Shido Makima's reason for being here was an unknown. For a moment in the beginning, he even wondered if she'd found Miko sneaking about... but instead she knew about her earlier tryst with the Detective Prince, which had to be before and during the lockdown. Ren was completely aware of that, at least in regards to the aftermath. The strangest thing about Makima's line of questioning, the way Ren saw it, was a lack of consistency he could understand. What was she getting at? He couldn't put it together. While those two were talking about feeding appetites and the like, Ren found a hand almost absently settling on Miko's rear... seemingly for balancing purposes. He was shuffling through thoughts, trying to figure out the chairwoman's purpose. Maybe it had something to do with Miko's odd powers? She did seem more focused on the brunette, after all, and Miko wasn't a registered Hunter.

Following Yugi's explanation of Inventory, Tae commented on the amount of mana such a thing should take. "It doesn't take mana," he said as a simple matter of fact. Interacting with the System costed him nothing at all, nor did the spawning of that bed he was then pointing toward with the sword he now had in hand. "This didn't cost mana either. How do you like the bed?" he asked, understanding that the doctor's attention may have been too split for her to even register the bed at least. Beyond that, despite his claim that certain things were possible, Tae refused to accept womb-entry as a possibility. Yugi believed the same thing once... and then it happened. He had a very specific response to the idea of two people being stuck together, regardless of everything else. "Like dogs, but from the tip. You know I used to wonder if modern humans just never visualized that being how things used to work for us, back when we allegedly had dick bones and shit. That random kid theory of mine came back strong. But yeah... you get stuck, and it's awesome. You just can't grasp the purpose because you don't know how great it feels. But..."

〔SYSTEM NOTICE — BOND THRESHOLD REACHED〕
Target: Takemi Tae
Bond Route Progress: 25% — Threshold Achieved

New Passive Unlocked: Fate Bias (Minor)
Subtle distortions in causality now incline circumstances toward moments of emotional, physical, and interpersonal closeness with the target. Effects occur naturally and cannot be directly invoked.

Route progression continues.

"There it is," Yugi said after a brief pause, having seen Tae's Intimacy rating hit 25% in real time. He checked inventory just to confirm a second bondmate's tab. "Hey, guess what it's time for~"

Ren was trying to figure out exactly what Makima was thinking. Makima was trying to figure out why this odd child didn't register to her senses properly. She knew how strong Kaito was, she knew how strong Ren was... she could feel the strength of the S-rank Doctor a block or so away, she could feel other Hunter's moving around the area. She knew of the curiosity in Ren and his horniness as well as the huffy impatience of Kaito. But this girl was a blank spot in an otherwise very active room. If she'd not been looking directly at her, she would have assumed the girl didn't exist. There was simply no way the current consensus was wrong. Still she couldn't help but be amused, this girl who'd surrendered on the spot, wasn't spineless, it was almost calculated for her to give up so easily, to appear nonthreatening. "Mm~ That's an interesting philosophy," Makima decided in the moment. So, she'd ask a question. "Kaito what's the rank of women you have sex with normally without having to hold yourself back?" she questioned as if it was a perfectly normal question. All the while Miko was lap wiggling and finding her bottom being accosted and thus it was making her feel rather good. Meanwhile, Miko was soon rather absently typing a text message. "Scary hot lady just broke into a building to interrogate me \(˚☐˚”)/ Be careful (ര ‿ ര ) " she sent without even having to look down at the screen aside from the quick check to make sure it was being sent to the right person. Who for a moment popped up in her phone under the name 'Daddy'.

Meanwhile, Tae was having her brain probed quite a bit. It apparently didn't cost this lad any mana to store or recall objects. He could be considered an excellent porter just for a skill like that, if he could give people things out of his Inventory. "Even if you had absolutely no combat potential, without the limitation on giving things, you could be the most active and protected porter in the world," Tae decided firmly. Hell, she would have employed someone like him just to carry samples, the IPC scientists also would have had full work for him with no hesitation. Ah but a new hesistation did occur, as the lad called forth a bed out of his storage which was way higher quality than anything this doctor had ever seen. "That's... the most custom bed I've ever seen, also where did you get the sword? Have you actually been in a Dungeon? That thing reads like a mana conductor," she commented quickly allowing her brain to move on. He was explaining this 'womb penetration phenomenon' based on his own experience and childhood theories. At the end of it all she knew one thing for certain, "That most have been a very lonely childhood," no one with things to do and people to talk to, came up with theories like that. "Also I'd definitely need to talk to one of these girls, it could be some kind of oddity in their physiology that allows it, rare that it would apply to two people but the world we live in is already full of new questions. Adding more isn't a problem." she said while sitting his chart aside. She was soon tapping the space between her eyebrows and giving extra consideration to her thoughts. "Time for... coffee and the craziest theory and speculation run of life?" she mused.

Makima's next question wasn't for Miko, nor was it for Ren. Instead, she decided to question Kaito about his sexual experiences... for whatever purpose that served. The red-haired male was ready to respond the moment she asked what kind of women he had sex with. "Whichever hot one I can bag," he said without hesitation. Ah, but there was more to Makima's query than just that. She wanted to know what rank at which he stopped having to hold himself back. "Oh! Whoops. Uhh, that depends on whether she's a healer or not. No self-healing? B-rank and she's still getting worked over. Healing? I had a C once that was alright," he explained with no concern for the topic they were discussing. With that, Ren had a better idea what was happening here. "Sou ka," he said without any applied thought. Makima knew about Miko's round with Akechi Rikuya. As that man was an S-rank, a non-Awakener shouldn't have the ability to deal with him at all.

In the meantime, Tae alleged that her current 'patient' could find a great deal of work as a porter. He figured as much, but had no interest in things like that. "I'd take it if I needed an odd job. Not my style though," he claimed. Now that Tae was finally taking note of that bed and sword, she had both comment and question: the first about the bed, and the second about the sword. "It is a mana conductor. Technically I made the sword out of a scrap blade and some monster parts... and maybe another Skill? I don't remember. Never been in a Dungeon... unless that place I went was actually a Dungeon. To be determined~" he said, having too little information to say for certain. As for his allegedly lonely childhood, there was no arguing that point. Yugi would instead be finally checking his phone while Tae expressed an interest in his sex partners. The latest text was... most interesting; he'd have to think about its potential implications for a few moments. Ah, but before addressing that, he opened Tae's Inventory slot and dropped that same potion from earlier into it. What was it time for? Not what she claimed. "Of course it's not. It's time for you to check your pocket. And for me to check..." That sentence wouldn't be completed, but action would be taken. Since he was already in her Inventory, Yugi decided he'd check to see everything she had equipped...

Makima's line of questioning was designed to allow her to read the responses she couldn't get directly from Miko's mana across her very expressive face instead. Still there was an earnest response to Makima's question which made her make a sound which was closer to a chuckle than most noises that escaped her lips. It was almost like she was amused by the red haired lad being forthright. "So eager~" she mused. Of course, as eager as he might have been, Miko's eyes shifted towards him, her left brow rising and a little smirk appearing on her face. If those were his criteria she would be taking a shot at her earliest convenience. Oh but his words were processing too, a healer could self-heal and thus do exactly the same thing Miko had done in her go at Akechi. Fix themselves up and avoid the true negatives, still according to Kaito a regular B-rank could take him but a C-rank healer could too. What an interesting thing to learn. Was that why Shidou Makima broke into this building, the equivalent of a wellness check and scouting? Well, that was odd. "Oh? Your brain is working on it? You have a very readable face, Aoyama Misaki," Makima stated honestly, still that furrowing of her brow hadn't gone anywhere. "I've been told that before in different situations," Miko admitted rather freely, it was part of the reason she surrendered before all else, it wasn't like she'd succeed in hiding anything. 'She can read my face, but it seems like she might have been used to reading more than that... she's still a little upset I don't know why,' Miko mentally processed this woman's words and her expression and tone. "Can you cast magic, Aoyama Misaki?" Makima asked the girl. "Hai." Miko answered without any extra detail, it was obvious to her that Makima had already figured out something she'd let her have the information she pried for. "Do you need a catalyst?" Makima followed up. "No." Miko claimed again. That much was all true she could cast magic and she didn't need a catalyst, she could just use her voice if it came down to it, but she'd keep that to herself for now. "Cast a spell on Kaito." A command was given with no specification, how interesting. Well... there was only one thing to do, Miko looked to Kaito holding up a hand in front of herself and snapped her fingers. "Veil," a single soft word and a glowing golden light would encase that red haired young man bar any real interference. It would leave him a cooling and regeneratve feeling, nullify any negative effects he had and act as a barrier. It cost very little mana and would last for a few minutes, but in truth it just gave Makima something to measure for a brief moment.

According to Yugi, he'd take a job as a porter if he needed an odd job but it wasn't his style. "Since you don't give off mana, I can't say how you'll register. It's at least an option that would get you inside of Dungeons, since you spoke of grinding," Tae spoke in a way that was lightly helpful always even as her mind was being blow semi-constantly. She heard out about his mana conducting sword and it's creation and paused. "Never mind, if you don't want to go into Dungeons at all, I am sure there are several manufacturing companies that would pay you to work on their R&D teams," she changed her mind and wondered how someone ended up with so many options. No matter, he was checking his phone, which was pretty common and she wouldn't bother thinking about it too much until she was told to check her pockets. The pocket of her lab coat had a strange weight to it, and she reached down into it to find... that same potion she'd not been able to hold before. "WHOA!" she exclaimed as she looked over the fluid in the tube swished it around in its container, opened it, sniffed it... had her face express gentle confusion. As for the things the young woman was wearing or had on her person, that lab coat, her little black dress. Black thigh highs, pair of black thong panties, and a bra. One studded collar and one pair of heeled combat boots.

While most people in Leblanc currently were trying to figure out Makima's plan, the woman herself instructed Miko to cast a spell... on Kaito. Of course he would be the target she chose. No matter; the male redhead wasn't concerned about receiving a magical attack or anything of the sort. If that brown-haired girl was anything less than A-rank, he wouldn't even take injury from such a thing... assuming it was an actual attack she had. The spell she proved capable of using was non-threatening by name alone. At the call of 'veil', the brown-haired girl shrouded Kaito in a cooling, comforting light. He'd been on the receiving end of such feelings before, but... there were multiple familiar sensations to it. "... Eh?" he uttered after a moment. "That's weird. Feels like... healing? But also like a defense buff. I've been hit with both a bunch of times; it's definitely both," he observed.

At the clinic, Tae expressed uncertainty as to how Yugi would register as a Hunter. Based on her own observations earlier in the examination, he could make an assumption depending on what kind of device the association used. "Depends, I'm guessing. If it's the kind that wants me to pump mana into it, that should be fine. You said something about feeling my mana when it was in-use earlier," he surmised. "But that doesn't matter. I could technically grind without ever entering a Dungeon. Sex is power; I leveled-up twice right before I came here," he admitted in the most casual manner. Regardless of his numerous methods of gaining power, he finally had the ability to pass Tae that potion ─ which he of course did with a bit of purposeful flare. Once that was done, he checked her existing inventory... while considering what would soon enough happen with one Shido Makima. "Black lace huh? Nice choice. Fits the whole punk vibe. By the way, we're definitely getting a visit from the chairwoman soon. Might want to be quick about some decisions. Anything else you want me to drop you? Mana potion? Dick? Stamina potion? Tongue? You can't deny being at least moderately interested in all of it by now."

Miko gave this woman only what she confirmed knowing about. Makima looked at the girl and realized that she wasn't showing off at all, only doing as asked. Interesting. That earlier surrender should have implied the girl doing everything possible to get into Makima's good graces. Even so, Makima couldn't currently tell, if the girl was trying to hide something or simply had nothing else to show. "Interesting," was all Makima said initially. The commentary from Kaito was indeed part of the reason she'd had him targeted. Someone with such an easily readable face wouldn't have chosen an attack. And given her earlier words about cleaning up and not wanting to get anyone in trouble she could assume the girl had no latent animosity. 'Sou ka, things feel different with exposure to their effects, those are pretty well known ones presumably,' Miko thought absently. Only to be confronted with another question, "Are those the functions of your Veil, Aoyama Misaki?" Makima questioned. The girl Miko's eyes shifted back to her and she opened her mouth to speak. "As far as I can tell, it provides healing over time, and the kind of small barrier that would allow someone to take one or two hits as long as they aren't too powerful. Given that it sobered me up a bit while I was using it earlier, I can also assume it increases resistance to statuses but I haven't tested it very much," Miko gave that information freely as well. A bit of word vomit as if she wasn't hiding anything. "That is quite the interesting skill. Now, I will take your phone number and you and your boyfriend will be reporting for Evaluation at the Hunter's Association in four days time at 4pm," Makima said, while miko moved her phone and paused looking at the woman wondering what she meant. "And I mean your actual boyfriend, the one marked 'Daddy' in your phone. The other unregistered one..." Makima stated watching the girl's face for more reactions. Miko's body gently still in Ren's lap, this woman was content to out her in every fashion she could, how direct. Was it a form of force to let her know that she couldn't keep secrets? That's what it seemed like, another interrogation tactic.

Meanwhile, there was something else going on in that clinic. The lad was being told of the oddity surrounding him and he was stating that it may not be a big deal. Moreover the lad claimed to be capable of leveling up regardless of his ability to enter Dungeons. Sex is power... was the claim. "Uh-huh..." that was all the Doctor had to say, that definitely sounded like one of those weird hentai power fantasy lines. But she also couldn't call this lad delusional so she couldn't assume he was lying. He then went on to comment on her choice in undergarments and she just shrugged figuring that inventory was something he could see. "Once a girl settles into her aesthetic it only changes if she goes through a bad breakup," she asserted as one of those life lessons the lad might need. Beyond that the knowledge that they were being visited by the chairwoman made her sigh. "Of course we are, you antagonized her. Might as well unlock the door, I don't want my clinic being broken into," she complained lightly. This lad was nothing if not relentless, she could respect his moxie at least. His list of offerings was odd, but not at all out of the ordinary for what he he'd been doing. In fact, she'd surmise he kept mentioning the benefits of having sex with him for both of them as part of a pull to get her to agree past her better judgement. Still there were more practical reasons to avoid a sexual endeavor immediately. "We're about to be raided. I'll take the other potions for research do all that, and think about the rest some other time. You know when I'm not fresh out of a dungeon with stress, research and ick everywhere," she expressed matters of her own comfort. This lad was relentless but she wasn't some love struck teenager she could make reasonable adult decisions in most cases.

Kaito felt rather good while under the effects of the Lumen Veil spell. He didn't feel any stronger, but he was definitely a little bit more resilient with a bit more vitality. He wouldn't be able to go against something at his own level recklessly, surely, yet he felt like a bit more recklessness against something weaker would be a non-issue. "It's pretty good. From how I feel now... I'd definitely take you into a C-rank Gate or below as my Healer. Aoyama..." Kaito took pause there. He definitely knew the name Aoyama, but Misaki... no, hers was a face he'd definitely recognize, and so was her body. "I don't know you, do I?" he wondered. Around that same time, Makima was demanding that 'Misaki' and her actual boyfriend report for Hunter Evaluation in four days. Ren heard that, but didn't think much of it. Actually... he may or may not have throbbed upon thinking 'Misaki' had a boyfriend floating around somewhere.

When a girl chose her aesthetic, it changed only after a bad breakup. Such was the wisdom of one Takemi Tae, shared with Yugi. He spun his sword around while thinking about those words, banishing the weapon to Inventory thereafter. "Mm. There's another reason," he commented, leaving it there. Regarding the likely approach of Makima, Tae expressed no surprise. After the way he behaved on that call, and given what he'd gathered about the woman, Yugi wasn't shocked at all either. Why then, was there a wide grin under that hood's shadow? "Even easier than I could have hoped~" he said. Yugi would then be rising to stand. While he considered how he'd wait for Makima, Tae mentioned her desire to have the other potions before thinking about anything else. "I'll drop it in your pocket. If you've got the space, I could put a segment of onsen in a room," he said while casually exiting the examination room. For starters, Yugi dropped a large red carpet in the lobby, between the doorway and his ideal location. He'd leave that bed in the exam room, and make use of the throne he'd purchased earlier by placing it at one extreme of the carpet. The door was more than unlocked ─ he opened it fully and left it that way while seating himself. Only after sitting did he decide to place the potions he'd mentioned earlier in Tae's Inventory... alongside a new set of undergarments, if only to grant her the ability to understand the alleged quality upgrade as well.

Miko would be exchanging numbers with Makima sending with it the picture that she normally used for her phone ID pictures a smiling picture of her face. Beyond that action taking place and Miko receiving similar information in exchange from Makima there was the matter of Kaito. He still had information to give about the feeling of that particular spell. He claimed he would have taken Miko as his healer in C-rank or below Dungeons. That was interesting to know. "It's good to know what it feels like to someone with actual combat experience. I don't know if I'd be good for a whole group but I'll consider it a compliment," Miko uttered. Still that pause was something else, did he know her? No. She'd never laid eyes on this man before, but she didn't know where Ai had picked up her name from so she'd simply offer a flirtatious smirk. "I don't think so, wanna exchange numbers and change that?" Miko flirted freely. "Huh... you weren't kidding about your appetites, I suppose..." Makima commented. This girl's behavior was outlandish. She sat in one man's lap, cute and innocent. Had a boyfriend and was openly flirting with another. She also knew for a fact she'd been demanding the roughest treatment from Akechi Rikuya earlier. Whatever the case, Miko was feeling that throb beneath her bottom and wiggling into it. 'Oh? Dirty Dog, Amamiya-kun~' Miko thought as her hips wiggled a little against that throb. At the same time, a quick message was being sent to Yugi's phone, with that information, 'Apparently in 4 days at 4pm we're reporting for Evaluation, Scary Lady's Orders =͟͟͞(⊙ _ ⊙ ). I did my best, but she's likely headed your way, praise me later (⸝⸝> ᴗ•⸝⸝)' Miko sent that message only to hear a passing comment from Makima as she turned around on her heels. "I'm not scary." Makima asserted to Miko whose eyes widened. "Respectfully, you don't get to decide that one, Shido-sama♪~" Makima heard her words and something about that little note at the end made her lips turn upwards just a bit. But that was all. "Enjoy your evening, I'll send out a message when the lockdown ends. Kaito, we're leaving."

At the same time, that clinic had quite a few oddities happening in it. Tae gave her advice about the clothing choices of women and received in return the notion that there was another reason for them to change. "Hoh? What would that be?" she wondered. Still she'd poured herself a bit of that concoction in a small cup and was tasting it for the first time, before that slip she had something to say about the lad's tone. "Why do you sound like you did it on purpose?" she questioned rhetorically before she took her first sip. "And why does it taste like a sports drink?" she wondered. Well, she supposed that was better than it being disgusting. She'd make sure to tuck away the items she was gathering into drawers for sampling and analysis. The offer of an onsen was somewhat ridiculous, "I'm not taking a bath in front of you or with you..." Tae asserted. She definitely had no intention of being caught with her pants down so to speak. The less ammunition Makima had to work with the better. And with that the wait was coming but not without an extreme amount of pomp. "So you're just throwing out all secrecy and the like? Just putting your self on display," Tae concluded seeing the lad a throne, a red carpet and other such things that had no place in her little clinic.