Starlight Mission

Calm before the Storm

After finally arriving in the assigned meeting room where Rimuru was waiting with her secretaries, Feiyun plopped down on the seat beside Rimuru unceremoniously, looking almost annoyed. Rimuru already knew what had happened thanks to the updates from Ciel, so she already knew to leave Feiyun alone for now, and to address the people that she had personally invited.

"Welcome to Tempest once again!" Rimuru greeted them happily, "It's been some time since we met, Masayuki-kun!"

Masayuki nods in agreement, "Yeah, it definitely has been some time."

"How have you been, Velgrynd?" Rimuru asks with a smile, "It's been so long!"

"It definitely has been, little sister. Has my stubborn little brother been doing well?" Velgrynd asks

"Of course!"

Velgrynd nods, "That's good to hear. Is he not going to join the meeting?"

"No, he wants to stay in the labyrinth today, apparently. I think it's because Dino's back too. You know how curious he is about other worlds." Rimuru explained

"I see. I understand. I'll visit him later then."

Rimuru nods, knowing that whatever she does, she can't really help Veldora anymore. Besides, as long as he doesn't offend Velgrynd by accident, the two siblings should be able to get along well without causing any trouble.

"Anyway, it is good that we are having this meeting. Those Otherworlders were as interesting as you said they were." Velgrynd chuckles, giving Feiyun a pointed look, "Their odd manners aside, I found the other two particularly interesting. Izumi Mitsuki and... Rikun?"

"Nanase Riku." Feiyun corrected, not bothering to look at Velgrynd in the eyes, "What about them?"

"No, it's nothing too big since they don't seem to be strong in any way. But they are just a little..." Velgrynd hums, trying to find the right words, "... amusing, in a way. To us, they are nothing, but for the common folk, it's a little different."

"What does that mean, Lord Marshal?" Calgurio asks out of curiosity

"It's just my observation, but that boy, Nanase Riku, has the ability to make people take action." Su said to clear the confusion, "Although he seems to be unaware of it himself. Am I right, Feiyun?"

Feiyun kept silent for a few moments, thinking about Su's words. He was right, and she noticed early into working with IDOLiSH7. It wasn't noticeable to many, but Riku did have the ability to make people take action. Thinking back, she took action whenever he gave her the pitiful (or puppy eyes) look, so she was painfully aware about this, though Riku himself wasn't aware of it.

"... Yeah, you're right. It's still on a small scale, but Riku does have the ability to make people take action." Feiyun confirmed this, "However, he is unaware of this."

"I thought so." Su sighs, thinking back to Riku's pleading, "... It was brief, but I felt like there was a need to fulfill that boy's wishes to let you meet him later. It's not even any sort of skill or magic. It was just a sort of hypnotic-like effect from looking at him. A simple and natural allure. Honestly, it's incredible."

"A natural allure is terrifying, especially if the person himself is unaware of it." Kondou said, earning a small glare from Feiyun, "... I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, but there is a need to be careful."

Feiyun huffs, looking away from him and sighs, "... I know. He makes ridiculous demands sometimes, and only Iori can stop him unless we become firm about it."

Hua tilts her head in confusion, "Ridiculous demands?"

Averting Hua's eyes, Feiyun replies, "... We played the 'King's Game' once, and the group's leader, Yamato, had to do the 'Dance of the Forest Fairy'."