It was after three in the afternoon in Vasconcelos, and Luke quietly made his way to the second floor as if he were going to take a sauna bath after another long practice session.
The shift changed time for the kitchen and cleaning staff, so the mansion was considerably less busy.
When he found himself in front of Ayumi's office door, Luke hesitated for a moment but moved on. He turned the knob and pushed the door forward. The knob latched.
'Yeah, obviously a Matriarch's door would be locked, dumbass.' Luke mocked his past self.
He looked both ways down the long hallway and focused his eyes on the staircase ahead. With his hearing sharpened by the focus of his vision, Luke did not detect a single breath in the surroundings.
Relieved, he knelt down and opened his inventory. 'I didn't bring a lock pick, but I think this should do the trick in opening this simple door.'