”That should be my question. You’re looking for someone, right?” the figure in green asked, skipping closer to Kye and standing around two inches away in front him.
”If you need a companion to explore with you, I’m more than willing to go” they claimed with a genuine grin.
Almost instinctively Kye took a safety step backwards, even though he didn't need to. He was pretty sure this person meant well, but most of the locals of the Labyrinth had seemed a bit loco. "I have nothing against you tagging along," Kye gave a smile. "My name is Kye, may I ask what yours is?"
Other than the golden furniture, the purple hallways were quite empty. Lack of further decoration, and were definitely lacking signs of life. As Jade would walk down the hall more, she’d come across a door.
”Hm? It’s Kazumi, nice to meet you Kye” they declared with a semi-high pitched voice as they extended their hand, perhaps wanting Kye to shake it. They seemed naturally friendly this one, giving off yet another truthful grin. They had a vine growing out from their elbow down to their arm, one that Kye would spot when they extended their hand.
Other than the golden furniture, the purple hallways were quite empty. Lack of further decoration, and were definitely lacking signs of life. As Jade would walk down the hall more, she’d come across a door.
Jade cocked her head to the right as she looked at the door Should I go in? she was naturally curious but never knew the consequences for thing like this even so she went through the door and looked around "H-hello?" she called out but hoped for no answer
Hinata blinked when Ichika spoke of her, then chuckled softly as she pulled her phone out.
"Might I just say that I never thought my drinking would ever come in handy." She dialed, waiting as her connection too their time answering.
"Yeah?" They said, occurred with something else.
"It's Hinata. I'm wondering if you could go t to the bar and get in contact with someone named Sora, tell em they need to come home."
"… I'll see what I can do. No guarantees, though. I'm busy with a meal." Hinata sighed.
"Please spare me the details, Krystal. See ya."
"*Okay. Bye~" the woman hung up. Hinata turned to the others.
"My friend will see what she can do."
As Jade hoped, there was no answer from the other side of the door. The coast was cleared it seemed. The only thing that would stand out would be the metallic Knight statue in the room.
Ichika and Eisuke nodded.
”Now for Naoki, I think we can—“ as Eisuke started to speak, a yellow portal opened beside them as voices came from it.
”Oi— don’t touch me yer bastard—“ a drunk sounding man’s voice came from the portal before a man dressed in a black suit with a yellow necktie stepped out and fell on Eisuke.
”Ei-chan~~” the man said drunkenly.
”Okay… we found Naoki…” Ichika blinked confusingly as he spoke up.
Hinata watched with mild amusement as the scene unfolded, but she wasn't by any means in a good mood.
"Okay then," Hinata said, looking at the two men currently pressed together.
"Then there's just one other person we need to get in contact with, right?"
”To get my group together, yes” the draconian confirmed.
”Get— off— me!!” Eisuke pushed the drunk man away from him as that particular man hiccuped when he reached the wall.
”How many drinks did you have…?” Ichika asked the drunk man.
”Twelve jugs… and I’m not drunk yer bastardddd~~”
"Only twelve?" Hinata said, raising an eyebrow. "Lightweight." Hinata… Hinata wasn't often affected by alcohol unless she wished to be; she was really good at drinking competitions thanks to that. Sometimes she'd assume another identity and go around, challenging others. She found it slightly amusing whenever she would get her opponents drunk as a sailor before revealing herself. No one was ever sure if it was really her, and it was funny to watch people theorize about her in that aspect.
”Hey—“ Naoki pushed himself off from the wall and walked towards Hinata, now standing in six inches front of her ”—that’s rude to me but that’s true unfortunately” the Knight accepted which shocked the others around him.
”Speaking of which…” Eisuke turned to Ichika ”…have you received your ‘treasure’ back?” he asked the draconian.
”No, not yet. I’m not sure where it is either… my eye is not the same without it” the draconian answered.
”Yeah… guess so” the doctor replied.
(Introduce yourself to Naoki?)
(What are these ‘Treasures’?)
(Eye?)
Hinata raised an eyebrow at the others' shock, figuring what Naoki had said was something he usually wouldn't. "Eye?" Hinata asked. Naoki was drunk, so she wasn't exactly going to waste the time introducing herself. She allso didn't want to pry much, but she was curious.
Ichika turned to her.
”How should I explain this… I have an item associated with me which will enhance my sight and grant me some vision-based buffs basically” the draconian tried to simplify the situation.
As Jade hoped, there was no answer from the other side of the door. The coast was cleared it seemed. The only thing that would stand out would be the metallic Knight statue in the room.
Jade looked warily at the armor making sure that it wasn't alive but not thinking it was she continued on walking and shivered but she wasn't cold
"Ah," Hinata said. "Makes sense." It wasn't the craziest thing she had heard. Even from the rumors she'd heard about the Labyrinth. Hell, even from her own 'adventures.'
The Knight statue stood completely still when Jade entered the room. Motionless it was but there was something shiny coming from inside its helm.
Ichika chuckled softly as another portal opened up behind him, this time it was one with red edges.
A young male figurine walked out, wearing a long-sleeved white formal shirt, a black vest-like shirt over it, a black necktie decorated with a golden pin in the shape of a sword, a pair of clean and attractive black slim jeans, and a pair of leather shoes. The man himself had messy brown hair and sharp crimson-colored eyes.
He looked at Hinata before anyone else.
”You know… after you stopped coming to ‘the Bar’, there’s not much fun there anymore” the Bartender immediately brought up.
Hinata nodded in understanding, chuckling slightly.
"No one was taking challenges anymore, and I figured no one needed another brawl like the last one…" Someone had thought it smart to insult her sister in front of her (and she wasn't even in disguise, the bastard!), and Hinata had been there most of the day. She still didn't have any regrets, though.
”Well—“ the Bartender was… wiping the wine glass as he spoke ”—I could say that the Bar has improved since the last time you’ve visited. Also, I owed you 200 coins right? Since you made a bet with me about the whole downing fifteen mugs in a row… I still can’t believe that was possible and those were tequila, vodka, and cherry champagne of all things” the Bartender reminded himself of a debt he owed the Balance Keeper.
”I’ll pay you back at some point. Why was I invited back here?”
Hinata was not surprised by the first fact.
"Don't worry, I'm by no means in need of it. And we need your help with something."
Sora raised a brow.
”Go ahead, I’m listening” he stated, still wiping the glass possibly hoping that it would get any cleaner than what it was at that moment; crystal clear.
(let me just tell you this so you can prepare… Sora is a pain in the ass to deal with)
The Knight statue stood completely still when Jade entered the room. Motionless it was but there was something shiny coming from inside its helm.
Jade looked back giving the glow she had noticed a second thought as her hand slipped to the hilt of her dagger secured safely to her waist at the moment then sighed and picked up her walking pace to a slight jog as she went through the hall
"To put it simply, we're trying to kill the viscount Julian." She seemed completely calm, but every time she mentioned the man she wanted to punch something. Specifically the viscount.
(Understood)
Soon Jade would come across another one; this time an antique wooden door. It looked somewhat sinister and mysterious. The handle was… inviting.
Sora stopped cleaning the glass. He raised a brow slightly.
”How do you plan to do that? Where? When? Who’s involved? Why are you doing so? What do you think will happen if your plan succeeds and what will happen if it fails?” he asked continuously. His expression showed that he was interested in the plan but it seemed like he needed to know the info first.
"We're working on it; again, working on it; as soon as possible but most definitely within the next three days; me, the fox brothers, and Ichika so far; he plans on killing one of my close friends-" she didn't bother hiding the fact that she felt close to Matthew at this point- "I'm not entirely sure other than my friends not dying; and I'd probably murder half the people here if we fail."
”Sounds like you really wanna kill him and you know what? I’m in” Sora claimed, summoning a small portal and throwing the glass in there before closing it.
”Warning though, you aren’t allowed to use that on him. You know how damaging that would be” Ichika warned.
”Don’t worry, that’s a last resort method” the Bartender put his hands in his pockets.
”Hm? It’s Kazumi, nice to meet you Kye” they declared with a semi-high pitched voice as they extended their hand, perhaps wanting Kye to shake it. They seemed naturally friendly this one, giving off yet another truthful grin. They had a vine growing out from their elbow down to their arm, one that Kye would spot when they extended their hand.
Kye gave a somewhat sad seeming smile, and politely shook Kazumi's hand. He then looked around and breathed out slowly. "Would you happen to know if there are caves here?" He asked suddenly.
”Hm? Not around here but there’re definitely some scattered around. The Gardens were made to be plains after all” the Knight claimed. They looked out into the fields and sighed.
”Do you know how to ride horses?” they asked out of nowhere, slowly walking out towards it.
