Mastermind in Kivotos (Blue Archive X Payday)

Ch. 15 Tread Through Trinity

MASTERMIND IN KIVOTOS CH 15, A Tread through Trinity, Part 2: Control

BGM: Blue Archive OST 47. Coffee Cats

*ring ding ding*

The mentor and mentee walked into the cafe, the bell above the glass door jingling a small tune announcing their arrival, although it was drowned out by the chattering and moving of the other patrons of the establishment. The cafe was packed to the brim with various customers, ranging from Trinity Students, Automatons, and apparently Dog citizens, each enjoying coffee and small desserts the Cafe has to offer.

A pair of sneakers and leather dress shoes walked on the hardwood flooring and up to the glossy white countertop.

Cashier: Oh, hello! Welcome to Cafe How may I help you?

Neil: Hey, could I get a coffee?

Cashier: A coffee?... What kind?

Neil: What k- A regular coffee, like one sugar and cream... Please.

Cashier: Ummm, we have a selection of coffee drinks Sir, from lattes, expressos, cappuccinos, mochas~

Neil: (Oh, yeah, this place is based off Japan and Britain, so the regular isn't just a cup of joe) Eh, an Americano Coffee, with one sugar and cream, please.

Cashier: Oh! Of course sir, we'll get you a cup. A waitress will see you to your seat, although due to how packed it is, you will have to sit with another customer. I do apologize for this inconvenience.

Neil: T-That's fine, no need bending your back for it.

The adult sighed as he and his student were walked by a waitress to the only seating area available in the packed cafe. There were two others at the table as they sat down; one was a black haired girl around 17 years of age with scarlet eyes, who was dressed in what could best be described as a nun habit mixed with a school uniform, including a cyan cloth connecting to a choker she had. Her halo was a golden circle with numerous protrusions around it with a pair of wings on its sides.

Beside the apparent sister was an older woman, yet far younger than the old Mastermind by a decade or two; She also had black hair but accented by blue highlights at the back of her hair as well as a blue steak. She wore a light gray overcoat with a darker gray dress shirt with a blue tie with the pattern of falling stars. She had blue or purple... No, it was holographic; holographic armband around her right arm with a logo of a circle with a cross in its center and a halo above it. Above the young woman's head, however, was no halo.

Haloless Woman: Ah Hello there, who I might have the pleasure of meeting? It's not often I see a haloless human in Kivotos.

Neil: I could say the same to you, miss...?

The blonde delinquent's eyes widen as she seemingly recognizes the woman before violently shaking her mentor's arm.

Caracal: T-That's Sensei! She's the advisor from Schale, the Federal Investigation Club! I recognize her face from it being all over Momotalk!

Blue Archive OST 93. Formless Dream

The man looked to his companion before looking back at the woman.

Bain: Really? Well, it is an honor to meet you. Let's sit down and chat while our drinks are being made, yeah?

Sensei: But of course.