Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
June 17, x788.
After the wedding, Alfonzo, along with Ultear, Mirajane, Marin, Lucy, and Shizuka, headed to the villa on Akane Beach for their honey moon. During that time, they did nothing special. Other than relaxing, having fun, and working to get Mirajane and Shizuka pregnant, that is.
After a week spent on Akane Beach, the group of six returned to Magnolia to return to their normal lives. And Alfonzo decided to do something he had not done in a while, take a quest. Hearing that, there were a lot of people who wanted to take the quest with him. However, he only decided to bring Elicia, Alzack, and Bisca, making it a sort of couples get away.
"So, what quest are we taking?" Elicia asked as the group of four stood in front of one of the quest boards on the guild hall's first floor.
"I'm not sure." Alfonzo replied while looking through the quests. "But it will definitely be an S-Class quest. Maybe even a Ten Years Quest."
"But if we take a Ten Years Quest, will Bisca be able to come with us?" Alzack asked while looking at his wife in worry.
This was not Alzack doubting his wife's capabilities. Instead, it was because she was only an A-Class wizard, and he was unsure if A-Class wizards were allowed to tag along on Ten Years Quests.
"Don't worry about that." Alfonzo replied while waving off Alzack's question. "I'll talk to Ur about it. But I'm sure she won't have an issue as long as Lici and I are there."
In response, both Alzack and Bisca nodded in agreement.
"Either way, I'm kind of excited." Bisca said with a smile while hugging Alzack's arm. "I've never been on a quest with the two of you. So, this should be a great opportunity to learn something."
Smiling at Bisca's excitement, Alfonzo and Elicia continued looking through the available quests for something suitable for a team of four.
At that moment, the elevator door opened. Through it, Ur, carrying a stack of papers, quest sheets, walked into the guild's first floor. When she saw the group of four gathered around the quest boar, she could not help but be curious to know what they were up to. And since she was on her way there already, she decided to ask about it.
"Hey, what are you kids up to?" Ur asked as she opened the panel to load the quest sheets into the quest board the four were looking at.
"Oh, perfect timing, Ur." Alfonzo said after Ur drew his attention away from the quest he was reading. "We were going to take a quest together. And we were wondering if it would be okay to take Bisca along with us if we decided on a Ten Years Quest."
Since they were standing around the quest board, Ur expected that they might be taking a quest together. However, the fact that they were considering a Ten Years quest was outside of her expectations.
"Well, as long as Alfonzo and Lici are there, I don't see why not." Ur replied just as Alfonzo expected. "But I'm expecting you to make sure that Bisca stays safe. She's on a short list of people to be eligible for this year's S-Class Promotion Exam."
"Ooh! And if we succeed, this should be a great push for her to actually get that candidate spot, right?" Elicia asked excitedly.
"That's right." Ur replied with a nod.
"In that case, we definitely can't fail the quest." Alzack said in a determined tone.
"And as it turns out, I think I found the one." Alfonzo said as he pointed at the panel.
The quest Alfonzo found was to slay a monster that appears in a certain tower on one of the islands in Fiore's territorial waters and find an item called "Old Document 01" while they're at it. The thing is, however, that the tower only appears at night. On top of that, it's only visible to those with enough magic power.
"That's weird." Bisca said with a frown. "And kinda creepy, too."
"And the name of the monster… The Reaper…" Alzack added in an uncertain tone.
Elicia, on the other hand, was thinking something totally different. The setting for this quest sounded a lot like a game she had played in her past life. Though it was the third game in the franchise, it was the first one she played, after it was recommended to her by Alfonzo.
"Fonzie… This sounds like…" Elicia whispered into Alfonzo's ear.
"I know… That's why it caught my attention." Alfonzo replied in a whisper of his own.
Seeing that the four were looking over the quest, Ur was curious to know which one it was. So, she walked around to the other side of the quest board. When she saw which one it was, she did not know what to say.
"Are you sure about this, kids?" Ur asked. "over the years, a lot of people have tried this one. But no one has ever seen the tower referred to in the quest. And some of them were really strong, too."
"Well, there's no harm in trying, right?" Alfonzo asked as he pressed the screen to eject the quest sheet. "If worse comes to worst, we won't find the tower. And if that's the case, we'll just come back and try again."
"If that's what you think." Ur replied with a shrug. "Then, do what you want."
Receiving four nods in reply, Ur turned around and headed back to the elevator to return to her office. Meanwhile, Alfonzo, Elicia, Alzack, and Bisca left the guild hall to prepare for the quest.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Open Seas.
June 18, x788.
"I wish I'd thought about this before I left for the honey moon." Alfonzo grumbled as he steered the boat towards the group's destination. "I just fucking got back from Akane Beach two days ago. And I drove right fucking back to get the damn boat. Even worse, I'll have to drive back from Akane Beach again when we get back.'
Listening to Alfonzo grumble endlessly, Elicia wanted to laugh. However, she could understand why he was so frustrated. So, she only patted his back soothingly. Meanwhile, Alzack and Bisca were sitting together on the deck and having a few drinks while enjoying the sun.
"Anyway, do you really think this is Tartarus from Persona 3?" Elicia asked once there was a break in Alfonzo's muttering.
In response, Alfonzo took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"*Sigh* Well, if The Reaper and the Old Document aren't enough proof, the fact that the requester's name is Takeharu Kirijo should be." Alfonzo replied with a smile. "Plus, the name of the island we're headed to is Tatsumi Port Island. And I really don't think there is any more proof than that."
"*Sigh* I guess you're right." Elicia replied. "I just didn't want it to be the same. The Reaper is always really hard in every Persona game."
"Yeah, but we're not just a bunch of high school kids, either." Alfonzo replied with a confident smile. "We're much stronger than they are, remember."
"I know." Elicia replied with a smile of her own. "I guess it's just PTSD from all the times I had to run away like a chicken with its head cut off whenever I heard the sound of clanking chains back then."
Smiling wryly because he knew the feeling, Alfonzo looked at the sea chart to make sure they were still on course, as well as to see how far away they were. And according to what he saw, they would arrive on Tatsumi Port Island just before sunset if nothing went wrong.
"You gotta be fucking kidding me!" Alfonzo shouted in an aggrieved tone.
And of course, something went wrong, as Alfonzo was forced to levitate the ship out of the water because of a huge magic power signature that shot up at the ship from below the surface.
"What the fuck?" Alfonzo shouted as he moved the ship with his [Metal Magic]. "I didn't even say anything. There's no way in hell I raised a flag!"
"Hehehe! Finally, it wasn't me who raised the flag." Elicia cheered excitedly.
"Is now really the time to be talking about flags!" Alzack, who heard Alfonzo and Elicia's shouting from the deck, shouted in an irritated toen. "We were just attacked by a sea serpent."
At the same time, Bisca [Requipped] her magic assault rifle into her hands and immediately started shooting at the sea serpent Alzack mentioned.
Following the direction where Bisca was shooting, Alfonzo and Elicia saw a long, hundred foot long, serpentine magical beast with blue scales, three pairs of fins on its sides, a fin on its tail, long whiskers on its nose, and a horn growing from the middle of its forehead that just leapt out of the water.
"God damn it!" Alfonzo shouted as he maneuvered Sixth Sense through the air. "can't anybody tell the fucking difference between a sea serpent and a fucking Leviathan anymore?"
That's right, like the beast Alfonzo and Elicia faced back when they first met Sun, and the same type of magical beast that took Alfonzo's left arm once before, they were facing a Leviathan, an S-Class aquatic magical beast.
"That's not the important part.!" Elicia shouted as her hands began glowing with a gold light. "[Mend the Seams of Reality, Scylla]. For now, all we have to do is kill it."
In the next instant, with her hands glowing gold, Elicia jumped out of Sixth Sense's wheel house,. When she landed on the deck, her hands were covered in golden dragon scales. Then, once she lifted her hands in the Leviathan's direction, she made her next move.
"[Basting Stitch]." Elicia chanted as nearly all the scales on her hands shot out towards the Leviathan.
A moment later, the scales, having transformed into needles while threaded with Elicia's [Thread Magic], pierced through the leviathan's fins on its sides and tail. Then, as if they penetrated a piece of fabric behind the beast, they sank into the air. As a result, the Leviathan was held in place, not being allowed to return to the ocean.
*Roar~~~~~~!*
Suspended in the air, the Leviathan roared in confusion, anger, and desperation. However, no matter how hard it struggled, it was unable to break the threads and needles holding it in place.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
With their target no longer moving, Bisca, now using her sniper rifle, Last Kiss, unloaded shell after shell into the Leviathan's head, cracking and splintering scales with every shot landed. She even managed to blind one of its eyes with her first shot.
"[Guns Magic: Lightning Storm Shot]." Alzack chanted as he fired his two pistols simultaneously.
It should be noted that Alzack was not using Ebony and Ivory, the pistols Alfonzo made for him long ago. Instead, he was using a pair of pistols without much in the way of adornments that were created when his [Soul Armament], which he received after being promoted to S-Class, went through its first shift. Unfortunately, he has yet to hear the names of his [Armament Spirits]. However, like Alfonzo, his [Soul Armament] also seemed to have two [Armament Spirits], as well.
With the [Tornado Shot] and [Lightning Shot] bullets he had loaded in his pistols, the two [Guns Magic] spell combined mid-air once he fired. As a result, the Leviathan was engulfed in a violently spinning vortex of lightning.
*Roar~~~~~!*
This time the Leviathan's roar was one filled with pain. Despite that, at this rate, it would take all day to wear down its incredible vitality. At least, until Alfonzo involved himself in the fight.
"I fucking hate these things." Alfonzo said as he set Sixth Sense back onto the surface of the ocean. "I don't wanna deal with this thing any longer than I have to. [Run Wild with Destruction on your Fingertips. Usher in Pandemonium with Creation in Your Hands, Riot, Bedlam]."
In the next instant, Alfonzo's tonfa melted into lumps of liquid metal that quickly covered his hands and forearms. At the same time, he floated out of the wheel house before flying in front of the Leviathan. Then, while looking it in its eyes, he raised both of his arms with his fingers pointing at the beast.
A moment later, arcs of violet electricity began bouncing between Alfonzo's arms. And when the Leviathan saw this phenomenon, its angry roars ceased, replaced by frightened whimpers.
"Sorry, mother fucker." Alfonzo said as he created a conical piece of metal above his raised arms. "If you had just left my ship alone, we could have both minded our own fucking business. But you just had to start some shit. [Electromagnetism Magic: Rail Cannon]."
Then, Alfonzo loosened his control over the piece of metal, allowing it to fall into the electrical currents jumping between his arms.
*Boom~~~~~~~!*
As soon as the metal piece made contact with the electrical current, it was shot forward at nearly ten times the speed of sound, piercing the Leviathan from head to tail in less than an instant, killing it immediately.
However, Alfonzo, not one to make the same mistake twice, flashed below the Leviathan's neck. When he reappeared, a spinning circular saw was attached to his right forearm. Then, he swung his arm upwards, sending the saw blade flying at five times the speed of sound.
"[Electromagnetism Magic: Supersonic Dismemberment]." Alfonzo chanted just as the saw blade left his arm.
In the next instant, the Leviathan's head fell off the rest of its body. However, thanks to the heat produced by Alfonzo's attack, it did not bleed, at all. And the only proof of Alfonzo's last two attacks were the orange streaks of superheated air that slowly dissipated as the air cooled.
"Alright, let's get going." Alfonzo said as he flew back to Sixth Sense while dispelling Riot and Bedlam's release states. "That didn't take too long. So, we might still be able to make it to Tatsumi Port Island by sundown."
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Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Tatsumi Port Island.
June 17, x788.
Not long after slaying the Leviathan, the Sixth sense docked at the port on the east side of Tatsumi Port Island. Although the people at the port were surprised to see such an exquisite ship made of metal, as metal ships were uncommon on Earth Land, what really surprised them was the massive aquatic magical beast that was towed behind it.
"What is that?" A woman standing on the port and enjoying the view of the sea asked in a panicked tone while pointing at the Leviathan's corpse.
"It's a sea serpent." A man shouted in surprise after seeing the Leviathan's corpse. "Did the people on that boat actually kill a sea serpent on their way here?"
"You're only half-right." A man wearing a sheek business suit said while adjusting his black framed glasses. "Though it is a kind of sea serpent. That's a Leviathan. An S-Class aquatic magical beast. They are among the most dangerous monsters in the seas."
That caused everyone within earshot to be surprised. And quickly, the news spread around the port, causing the population to go into a frenzy.
"Finally, someone who can recognize a Leviathan at first sight." Alfonzo said as he led the other three in disembarking from Sixth sense. "I never thought I'd see the day.'
In response, Alzack, who had also misidentified the Leviathan as a sea serpent lowered his head with an embarrassed blush on his face. Meanwhile, Bisca, with a bright smile on her face, consoled him, thinking her husband was really cute when he was embarrassed.
"Be nice, Fonzie." Elicia said with a smile as she swatted at Alfonzo's arm. "You're embarrassing Alzack."
Smiling in reply, Alfonzo glanced at Alzack with a teasing glint in his eyes.
Seeing the look in Alfonzo's eyes, Alzack pouted.
"Stop teasing me, Alfonzo." Alzack said as he turned his head away. "I don't have as much time to spend in the library as you do. I need to work on my accuracy."
Though he had a lot to say about that, Alfonzo decided to let Alzack save his pride. Then, he turned his head towards the man in the suit, who was approaching the group.
"Excuse me, would you be interested in selling that Leviathan's corpse?" The man asked in an expectant tone. "Oh, please excuse my manners. I'm Shuji Ikutsuki, I work for the Kirijo Group. Oh, but you can just call me Shuji. I know my last name can be hard to pronounce. And that Leviathan's scales and skin would be great materials for defensive equipment."
The man, Shuji Ikutsuki, was a relatively tall, clean-shaven, middle-aged man with facial features that made him appear quite friendly. On top of that, his brown, shoulder-length hair was slicked back and styled very neatly.
Hearing the name, Shuji Ikutsuki, Alfonzo and Elicia slightly narrowed their eyes. However, they did not show any other emotions on their faces.
The reason for Alfonzo's and Elicia's narrowed eyes was simple. In Persona 3, Shuji Ikutsuki was first introduced as an ally to the main characters' organization. However, in the latter half of the game, he showed his true colors, betraying the main characters.
However, since they were not supposed to know about Shuji's true colors, Alfonzo and Elicia kept their calm.
"That depends." Alfonzo said, slipping into his businessman persona. "How much can the Kirijo Group offer for such a top-class magic beast corpse?"
Seeing Alfonzo's shift in aura, Shuji immediately realized that Alfonso was no simple young man. So, he began choosing his words more carefully.
"Unfortunately, I don't have the authority to decide that." Shuji replied while shaking his head. "But I'm sure our chairman would be happy to discuss the specifics with you."
"Your chairman? Are you talking about Takeharu Kirijo?" Elicia asked while tilting her head.
"That's right." Shuji said with a nod. "I assume you came from the mainland, right? I'm actually surprised you know of him. He's not very famous on the mainland, after all."
"Well, we actually came here to meet Mr. Kirijo." Alzack said in a solemn tone.
"That's right, we're wizards from Fairy Tail." Bisca added. "We're here to complete his quest."
Hearing that, Shuji narrowed his eyes for an instant. However, his expression reverted to normal quite quickly. So, no one, other than Alfonzo and Elicia, who were wary of him from the moment they heard his name, noticed.
"Well, if that's the case, allow me to take you to the Kirijo Group's headquarters." Shuji said with a friendly smile. "There, you can discuss both the details of the Ten Years Quest and sale of the Leviathan's corpse with Mr. Kirijo."
Waving off Shuji's suggestion, Alfonzo spoke his own idea, instead.
"It's already pretty late." Alfonzo said. "On top of that, we've been sailing all day. So, we'd like to get a good night's rest. How about this? You can lead us to a hotel. Then, you can tell Mr. Kirijo that we've arrived. And we'll meet with him tomorrow, if his schedule allows it."
Nodding in response, Shuji made a half turn while gesturing towards the city behind him.
"If that's the case, I'll show you to Tatsumi Port Island's best hotel." Shuji said with a smile on his face. "Then, I'll let Mr. Kirijo know of your arrival. I'm sure he would be happy to free up time in his schedule for you."
Receiving nods from the four Fairy Tail wizards, Shuji then began walking towards the port's exit.
"And don't worry about anyone stealing the Leviathan's corpse, I'll make sure there are some guards assigned to protect it."
"If there's anyone capable of taking it, then they can have it." Alfonzo said with a smile.
*Rumble!*
As he said that, the ground rumbled, as if something heavy had been driven into it.
In actuality, Alfonzo had used his [Metal Magic] to disconnect the chains he used to tow the Leviathan from Sixth Sense's stern. Then, he forced the ends of the chains into the ground, anchoring the Leviathan in place. On top of that, the anchors were dug rather deeply into the ground, making them exceptionally difficult to pull out.
Not long later, Shuji had shown Alfonzo, Elicia, Alzack, and Bisca to the finest hotel on the island, a hotel owned and operated by the Kirijo Group. Then, after they received their room keys, he left, taking out an lPhone to make a call as he walked out of the hotel. Meanwhile, the wizards from Fairy Tail decided to have dinner in the hotel's dining hall before heading to their room for the knight.
"So, do you think there's a Dark Hour on this island?" Elicia asked. "That's the only reason I can think that the tower mentioned in the quest has never been seen by anyone whose come to complete this quest."
Currently, Alfonzo and Elicia, after taking a bath and getting rid of the feeling of sea salt clinging to their skin, were cuddling in the room's king-sized bed. So, with nothing to do, they began discussing things they should have no knowledge of about this quest.
"The Dark Hour, huh?" Alfonzo muttered absent-mindedly. "The unseen extra hour that only appears at midnight. Honestly, I'm not sure. I mean, we've been living in this world for more than fifteen years now. But we've never experienced anything like that."
"That could just be because we were transmogrified into coffins, couldn't it?" Elicia asked, pointing out the game's setting.
"That's true." Alfonzo replied with a nod. "but if that's the case, then we made this trip for nothing, as we'd probably just get turned into coffins when midnight hit, anyway."
"*Sigh* I know." Elicia replied as she snuggled even closer to Alfonzo. "I hope that's not the case, though. I'm curious to know how far into the storyline we are. I mean, it's already June. So, the first two Zodiac Shadows should have already been taken care of, right?"
"The first three, actually." Alfonzo corrected. "I think the one in June happens on the eighth, right?"
"I don't remember, it's been a long time since I played it." Elicia replied. "But if you're right, Akihiko, Mitsuru, and Fuuka should all be part of the team, right? I wonder what they'll be like in this world. And are Persona's a kind of magic? If so, what kind?"
"Who knows." Alfonzo replied with a shrug. "But We'll probably find out when we meet the Head of the Kirijo Group tomorrow."
Nodding in response, Elicia did not continue the topic any further. Instead, she closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Alfonzo tightly with a smile on her face.
"Good night, Fonzie." Elicia said sweetly. "Let's finish this quest fast, okay? I miss Mar'e already."
"Yeah." Alfonzo replied with a smile as he combed his fingers through Elicia's hair. "I wanna spend a few days with him before I have to go back to the Leaf Village. I wanna be there for the end of the Chunin Exam, after all. Those kids would be crushed if I wasn't there to see them compete."
Hearing that, without opening her eyes, Elicia frowned.
"I wanna see it, too." Elicia muttered. "The Konoha Crush was one of the most exciting parts of the Naruto series."
"Well, since it's the Chunin Exam finals, maybe Hiruzen will loosen the restrictions a little." Alfonzo said before kissing Elicia on the forehead. "If so, I might be able to bring a few more people with me when I go back.'
"If he does, we should bring Mar'e and Grayfia with us." Elicia said with a smile. "We'll need someone to take care of Mar'e while we deal with the Sound and Sand shinobi, after all."
"You know, most parents wouldn't even consider bringing their infant child into a place they know is gonna turn into a warzone." Alfonzo said in a helpless tone.
"But I want Mar'e to see how strong and cool his mommy is." Elicia said excitedly. "Besides, if we bring Grayfia, who is basically an S-Class wizard without the title, he'll be fine."
Like that, the two continued to chat until just before midnight, when they started falling asleep. However, as soon as the clock struck midnight, everything on the island changed.
June 18, x788.
As the day changed, every light on Tatsumi Port Island went out. On top of that, the atmosphere covering the island became much darker. Naturally, Alfonzo and Elicia, who were on the verge of falling asleep, felt the change, causing them both to snap their eyes open.
"Is this…?" Elicia asked in a surprised tone.
"The Dark Hour." Alfonzo said, answering Elicia's question. "And I think it only affects this island. I doubt it even has an effect on the rest of the world."
"That's so strange." Elicia muttered. "does that mean we're moving around in stopped time?"
"That's what it looks like." Alfonzo replied. "We should get up and see what's going on on the rest of the island."
Nodding in response, Elicia separated herself from Alfonzo's embrace. Then, she climbed out of bed and quickly put on her battle attire. Naturally, Alfonzo did the same.
Then, when they were both dressed, they moved to the room's door, expanded their [Magic Power Detection], and carefully opened the door.
"That's weird, I can't feel any of the other guests." Elicia muttered as she poked her head out of the door. "The only person I can feel in the hotel is Alzack. And he's still in the room across the hall."
"Yeah, I noticed that, too." Alfonzo said quietly. "come on, let's go see how he's doing."
With that, Alfonzo and Elicia stepped out into the hallway. And they saw what appeared to be puddles of blood dotting the floors when they looked up and down the hallway. That sight added an extra level of desolation to the dark atmosphere.
Deciding to ignore the puddles of blood, Alfonzo and Elicia approached Alzack's and Bisca's room. When they arrived outside the door, before they could even knock, the door was flung open. And Alzack, in a panicked state, rushed out, running into Alfonzo in the process.
"What?" Alzack shouted in surprise as he pointed his pistols at the obstruction. However, when he realized it was Alfonzo, he quickly lowered his guns. "Alfonzo, Lici, I'm glad it's you! Bisca! Bisca, she…"
"Calm down, Alzack." Alfonzo said sternly. "Tell us what happened calmly."
"That's right." Elicia added. "What ever happened to Bisca, we won't be able to do anything about it until we know what's happened. So, just tell us calmly."
Hearing how calm Alfonzo and Elicia were, Alzack took a few deep breaths. Then, after he was able to calm himself down a little, he gestured for the two to enter his room.
When the trio entered Alzack's room, the first thing they saw was a black coffin exuding a red aura lying on top of the bed. The next thing they noticed were all the clothes scattered around the room. And although the situation was a rather serious one, Alfonzo and Elicia could not help but smirk while turning their gazes to Alzack.
Knowing exactly what his two longtime friends were thinking, Alzack blushed slightly. However, he was too worried about his wife to worry about that. So, he looked at them solemnly.
"Bisca and I were… busy with something." Alzack said in an awkward tone. "And just as we were about to finish, Bisca turned into… that."
'Damn, I hope Alzack didn't turn impotent from the shock.' Alfonzo thought to himself while looking at Alzack with pity.
"The question is, why did this happen?" Elicia asked. Though she was thinking the same as Alfonzo, she managed to get her question out with little change in her expression. "The three of us are fine. So, what's the difference?"
While Alfonzo and Elicia were familiar with the phenomenon going on, thanks to playing Persona 3 in their past lives, they had no idea what it meant in this world. So, they both stopped to think of what the issue was, and why they were unaffected by the Dark Hour.
After a few minutes of silence, Alfonzo had an idea. And although it sounded crazy to him, it was the only thing he could think of.
"I have an idea." Alfonzo said solemnly. "It's the thing the three of us have in common, but Bisca doesn't."
"That we're S-Class wizards?" Elicia asked in a serious tone.
"Although that's true, that's not what I'm talking about." Alfonzo replied.
In that instant, Alzack raised his head with a look of realization on his face.
"It's because we have [Soul Armaments]." Alzack said.
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking, too." Alfonzo replied with a nod. "Honestly, I don't' know why that would make a difference, but it's the only thing I could think of."
In actuality, Alfonzo had an idea about that. In Persona 3, the only people who could move around during the Dark Hour were the people who gained the potential to wield a Persona, which was the power of one's soul, to be vague about it. And a [Soul Armament] did exactly the same thing for wizards.
And with that line of thinking, Alfonzo believed that people wielding Zanpakuto, such as Kaguya Mikazuchi and Retsu Unohana, would be able to operate during the Dark Hour, as well.
"I think this has something to do with the reason none of the wizards who took this quest in the past could see or even find the tower mentioned on the quest sheet, too." Alfonzo continued.
"If that's the case, what are we gonna do?" Alzack asked in an anxious toen. "Bisca doesn't have a [soul Armament]. And that means she'll be in this state until we get her off the island or things go back to normal."
"On top of that, she won't be able to participate in this quest, either." Elicia added.
"Well, we should be able to do something about that… probably." Alfonzo said as he drew his tonfa from the strap on his lower back. "[run Wild with Destruction on Your fingertips. Usher in Pandemonium with Creation in Your Hands. Riot, Bedlam]."
Once again, Alfonzo were covered in liquid metal. Then, he raised his right hand to chest level. A moment later, a metallic necklace appeared in his hand. Fixed on the necklace, was a bullet shaped pendant. This pendant was a [Soul Armament Embryo].
"Here, try putting this on that coffin that Bisca turned into." Alfonzo said as he extended the [Soul Armament Embryo] to Alzack. "I don't know if this will work while she's in that state, but hopefully it will reverse the transformation."
Nodding solemnly, Alzack accepted the necklace. Then, once his hands were empty, Alfonzo turned around and started walking towards the door to leave.
"Alfonzo?" Alzack asked in surprise. "Where are you going?"
"Well, if it works, Bisca's gonna be as naked as the day she was born. And unless you wanted me to see her like that, I thought I should leave. But if you did, I gotta say, I'm not really into that. Your wife is your wife, Alzack. And I'm not into sharing my friends' wives."
Immediately, Alzack began to blush in embarrassment. Though, not because he was implied to be into swinging. Instead, it was because he thought about what he and Bisca were doing before everything changed.
"Got it." Alzack replied while nodding his head frantically. "I'll come get you if it works."
Nodding his head, Alfonzo, closely followed by Elicia, left Alzack's and Bisca's room. Meanwhile, Alzack carefully placed the [soul Armament Embryo] on top of the coffin, where he expected Bisca's chest to be. Then, he waited.
Meanwhile, at the Kirijo Group's headquarters, in the chairman's office, Shuji, a middle-aged man, and a beautiful, teenaged girl were watching the image of Alfonzo and Elicia exiting Alzack's room through a remote viewing lacrima. And they were surprised to see the two of them glance at the lacrima that was monitoring the hall just before they re-entered their hotel room.
"It looks like we've found someone who can handle the Dark Hour." The man sitting at the large desk in the office, said in a calm, yet relieved tone. "Finally, we'll have some information about what lies beyond the tower's lobby."
"Only if they survive and return to report about it." The teenaged girl said in a somewhat cold tone with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
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