Working With Phantoms

The Great Factory

August 27th

Madran's POV

Madran was sitting in the Velvet Room and chatting with Philemon before Rosana ran into the room.

"Oh, hey, Rosana, is everything ok?"

"Yeah, uh, I believe that I've found a new palace."

"Oh, please, do tell."

Madran then listened to Rosana as she relayed the story of everything that had happened yesterday.

"Wow, your day must've been interesting."

"Yeah, no shit. Uh, in about an hour, I'm planning on meeting up with Haru again. Should we bring her here, or meet up in the Metaverse?"

"The Metaverse would be a good idea. There's still the deal about whether she'll join us or Akira's group, and in there, that would be a perfect idea."

"Ok, gotcha. Here, lemme give you the keywords to the palace."

Madran and Philemon then entered in the coordinates to Okumura's palace, with the trio entering the area. Madran then found herself in the invisible stairs area right before the palace's entrance, as Rosana had described.

"Ok, Butterfly and Excite, are you two here?"

Madran then looked to see both of her teammates behind her.

"Ok, nice. Let's get up the stairs and form a link to the Velvet Room."

Madran then approached the stairs and watched as a green staircase formed to lead up to the palace. Then, the three went up it, with Philemon creating a door to the Velvet Room at the entrance to Okumura's palace.

"Very well. Let us head back and assemble the troops."

Madran then went through the door with Rosana and Philemon and found that Maya and Suga were sitting down together and chatting.

"Oh, uh, isn't that the Metaverse door?"

"Yep, we have a new palace to do!"

"Ooh, nice, whose is it?"

"It's Okumura's palace, uh, Haru's dad."

"Oh my goodness, really?"

"Yep. I took Haru there yesterday, and managed to get her to awaken."

"My, Rosana, you are quite skilled in the doing-things-behind-the-scenes-department."

"Why, thanks."

"Anyhoo, let's await the arrival of our group, and go on from there."

Madran then went to get Chicory and Elia while the other two waited back in the Velvet Room. Then, once everyone in her home had arrived in the metaphysical space, Madran saw that her group had fully assembled.

"Ok, everyone, here's the deal: we got a new palace to take down."

"Ooh, do tell."

"Rosana, if you would, tell everyone why we're targeting Okumura."

"Ok. Kunikazu Okumura is the CEO of the Big Bang Burger chain, y'know, that chain that's all over the world as of now. I didn't think much of it because I hate fast food, but my friendship with Haru brought this concern to the front as of yesterday, when her fiancée rudely approached us and threatened to tell Okumura about what I was up to with Haru."

"Wait, Haru's engaged?"

"Yes. Her father put her in an arranged marriage with a man named Sugimura. He is college-aged, and is un pezado de mierda. Anyways, I managed to get the keywords to Okumura's palace out of Haru, and we entered into the palace, where Haru and I saw for ourselves that Okumura would happily sell his daughter off to some random creep so that he can get a higher profile in the world."