DiMENSIONS [IDOLiSH7]

27: The Plan

-Silica, District One-

If there were not a serious world situation at hand, the hotel would have looked like a party was being held.

Regulator Nagi had the whole five-star luxury hotel booked for the special visitors from Majabah. The hotel was large enough to have a gold-coloured fountain placed in the middle of the lobby. Other pieces of furniture, such as sofas and tables, were also meticulously designed with a marble and gold finish. The hotel used the softest fabric possible to make the surface of the chairs.

In front of the fountain, Nagi, Ryuu, and Yamato were waiting for the people from the Nanase mansion to arrive. While Nagi could have involved the whole panel of famous scientists in this world-saving mission, he thought it would be best not to. It would only cause people to panic, which would be the last thing he wanted, especially when the worlds suddenly merged. People needed time to adjust, or serious conflicts would arise.

It was a good thing the lord of Majabah shared the same thought. Even though he had let the Takanashis and the Yaotomes know what was going on, it was only for them to keep peace and order in town. Well, now, Nagi had a meeting set up. The people who were involved in the incident at Rainbow Hill or Nijiiro Canyon were the ones called here.

Nagi looked at his platinum wristwatch. The moment the long hand pointed at number 12, the automatic lobby door opened to reveal eight people entering the place. Nagi took a step forward to greet the Majabahn lord and offered a handshake. Riku looked at it curiously. "Take his hand, my lord. It is Silica's greeting tradition." Mitsuki, who stood right next to Riku, carried out his butler's duty. So the lord did just that. In return, he greeted back the Majabahn way by putting his right palm on his heart and nodding his head. Mitsuki, Gaku, and Momo did the same, but instead of nodding their heads, they bowed.

"That leg looks great on you, Mitsu." Yamato gave his friend the usual smirk. Deeply inside his heart, he was glad Mitsuki was back to having a functional leg again.

"OH! My poor Mitsooki..." Nagi could not help feeling sad.

"Thanks, Yamato-san. And Hey, Nagi, I'm fine. Much to my surprise, it feels very natural!" Mitsuki spun around on his new leg to show he was not bluffing. Iori was frowning the whole time, though.

"Oi, behave! You are before the High Lord Nanase-sama!" Gaku shouted at Mitsuki, thinking the Silican should act like a proper butler. Especially after that decision of his.

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Yesterday...

"Riku, I can't believe you put yourself at risk like that to save us!" Tenn scolded Riku, who sat up in his bed, coughing heavily. Gaku, who was sitting on a chair by his bedside, had already given Riku an earful, saying he was too reckless. The lord had been suffering from asthma attacks that kept coming since the duel was over the day before. The herbal medicine was not helping much. They were pinning their hopes on the medicine that Momo and Yuki were returning with. Tenn soon turned soft when he saw Riku struggling. "...but thank you, for giving us a chance."

Iori entered the room with a glass of water in his hand. He also had Mitsuki come with him using his object manipulation magic. He gave the water to the lord and placed Mitsuki on the bed to check on Riku.

After Riku's breathing had calmed down a little, he asked to speak with Mitsuki. The doctor was shocked when Riku said he wished to relieve Mitsuki of his butler position. "My lord, why?"

"You would not want to serve someone who has harmed your family. Am I not right?" Riku asked when, truthfully, he enjoyed Mitsuki's company. Mitsuki was one of his best friends he treasured. Now that Silica was in sight, Mitsuki could return to his 'comfortable, respected life' or however Iori put it. He would be fine watching Mitsuki live a happy life from afar. He could deal with loneliness, the feeling he had been living with for the longest time.