"Thousandblade…
…Who's that?"
"What do you mean 'who's that'!?"
Empress tried to not raise her voice but failed to do so as her slightly frustrated scream reverberated through the air. It was a good thing they were on the uppermost floor of the building, if not, then people would have surely been forced to wake.
"Thousandblade! He was already in the Sanctuary when I got there. One of your early strays!"
"...Who?"
"Th– Leo Martinez," almost everything that came out of Empress's mouth was a breath of frustration as she sat back down at the table, "You know, your favorite student."
"Oh, that kid?"
"...He's turning 70 now, Megawoman."
"Yeah, a kid… and just call me Aerith, I'm not Megawoman anymore," Aerith sighed as she too sat at the table, "And I thought you were going home?"
"Since seem to have completely forgotten about Leo, I just feel like I have to remind you," Empress then checked on her cup, but she already finished it when Aerith and the others landed on the balcony.
