<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

Before they were dropped into an unwanted party, Miko shared part of a story with Yugi... about her past dealing with centipedes and the like. It was the type of thing one expected to hear only as a joke ─ things like 'burn it with fire' touted as the only true answer to insects. Regarding the lecture she got about arson, he could only wonder how old she was at the time. "I... don't think you'll go under for arson because you burned your own house down," he commented. Yugi's eyes were shifting about, already establishing a path through the field of giant insects. Such was the case until Satoru moved them.

Once moved, they would have to deal with... a very bad liar who benefitted from speaking to those who knew none of the important information. Without tarrying about, Miko shifted the lead to Yugi. He sighed, but he also preferred that as an idea. "Sure, I'll be the leader of pretending to follow some annoying dickhead's orders," he said. Just then, they were dropped. Satoru left the pair to land on their feet, but he had no intention of descending with them. Other Hunters among this group thought otherwise, though. "Oi! Isn't that Hunter Gojo?" one bowman said to others nearby. "Did they send him and his pupils? I didn't know he had pupils!" said another. At the same time, the leader was looking at the younger pair. "You two again? Is this one of Kaichou's plans? You don't seem like much; what rank even are you?

[Apollymi]

Miko was an extreme person, she realized this to some extent. She took certain things like 'burn it with fire' quite literally when it came to her own desire to destroy bugs that disturbed her peace. Of course, in sharing the story with Yugi she figured it was just one of those things, he'd understand knowing that he knew her parents. As for her age at the time of the 'incident', it was in her more recent past technically about about 6 months before she met Yugi. "I mean probably not, but it would have been hell replacing that piano," Miko asserted. No matter, they were being dropped into a party and it was not going to be a pleasant experience.

Beyond that Yugi claimed that he'd be in charge of pretending to be in the charge of a dickhead. Miko nodded, she didn't know when an official switch would take place or how long it would be before the situation became villainous but she figured on the fly thinking was best left to the one with less extreme reactions. In this moment the people on the floor seemed to wonder about Gojo's presence but Miko knew he wasn't going to involve himself. No, this would be a 'struggler's battle' that was the only thing that made sense to Miko. What didn't make sense was after those people spoke, this 'leader' immediately tried to sow discord. He brought up Makima, tried to claim these kids were part of some plan of hers and also immediately questioned their usefulness. For a man who'd had his whole party wiped he was full of audacity, 'Really, 35 seconds into our first Dungeon Break and we're already being checked by a Silver Saint. The same one who didn't follow the Mommy's directions in the first place, stupid...' Miko mentally mused. She looked to Yugi, having let him take the lead she'd only spill the beans after he did.

[Bloodedge]

While the team leader was busy grilling two teens he'd encountered only once before, others were freely discussing Gojo Satoru as if their savior had arrived. "Well he's the one who said it! Obviously he does, but that's not important! The association sent an S-rank to help!" one of the men spoke while Satoru himself scoffed overhead. "You wish I'd waste my time helping a bunch of brokies like you~" he teased.

As expected, Yugi and Miko were asked about their rank by the man who thought himself in charge. He'd already sacrificed an entire strike team. Yugi figured telling their official rank would lead to them being on the list of future sacrifices ─ especially with an alleged connection to the Hunters Association. 'No loose ties' seemed to be the way this man operated, at least in his own mind. No matter. This was too grand an opportunity to waste, so Yugi spoke with full confidence just as others were hoping Satoru's 'pupils' would be worth even a fraction of the man himself. "It's actually our first day on the job. I was evaluated uhh... what was it? E-rank?" was Yugi's response. In that singular moment, there was silence broken only by the sound of insect hordes as the leader and many others fell to disbelief. Surely the association wasn't spitting in their faces by sending even one E-rank to the field-type Dungeon, right?