I get in the elevator and look at the buttons, choosing the one that goes to the top floor, which must obviously be the penthouse where Septarion said the leader would be. I press it and wait.
I don’t understand why I would need to see the leader. I an, wouldn’t it be better for others to take care of the administration instead of the leader herself having to deal with every single person and other things? I really don’t understand the mindset of people like that.
But I decide not to think too much about it and just take the opportunity to find out who the incompetent one is that let my sister suffer and was unable to help, even though she’s the leader of all this.
I also take so ti to observe the place and its general architecture to see what it’s like.
The place is quite nice, but I don’t see that as a big deal, although I’m sure Ayane was enchanted by the beauty of the place and must have looked at everything with curiosity.
The elevator is incredibly fast, reaching the top floor at a pace that regular elevators could never achieve so steadily, showing that the level of technology in this place must be quite high.
Whoever is leading all this must be extrely rich, much more so than several people I could ntion.
The door opens into a corridor filled with art fras, but ignoring that, I just walk forward until I reach a door. To maintain my polite image, I knock on the door.
After all, soone who likes these seemingly extrely expensive arts must prefer a more educated and formal style.
"..."
"You may co in." After a few monts, I hear a soft voice asking to enter. I open the door, and the first thing I notice is a girl in a wheelchair, which reminds of what the angel said about being able to make friends.
It seems that the magical girls don’t care much for people with any kind of disability, regardless of what it is, which is good for .
The girl has long black hair and indigo-colored eyes, and her appearance suggests that she cos from a very wealthy family, as her style almost bluntly displays this.
’I think I need to stop thinking so much about money...’ I’m focusing too much on the money I need and losing sight of why I’m here.
"Good evening, I’m Setsuna. I’m sorry for showing up so late, but I don’t have many opportune monts I can take advantage of," I say, giving only my na as I fully enter the room.
"Good evening, I’m Ophelia Hecate, but you can just call Ophelia. May I call you Setsuna?" She speaks politely while making a gesture with her hand for to sit on a sofa.
She seems confused and even a little unsure of what to say, probably because she didn’t expect a visit to show up out of nowhere, and she seems to be the type who plans what to say in advance and only then actually speaks.
"Of course, call as you wish." I say, walking to the sofa as she moves her wheelchair to a spot and grabs a chessboard that I notice is a chess set.
"You know, I’m sorry for being a bit rushed, it’s just that things are happening rather quickly. Less than 20 minutes ago, I was seeing another new magical girl," Ophelia says politely as she sets up the chess ga on the table.
"And Septarion didn’t warn that soone else would be coming, so I didn’t prepare, and now I’m a bit tangled up with the decisions I need to make," Ophelia says with an awkward smile.
"It’s okay, I completely understand, it’s also quite late," I say, watching her open the ga and arrange the pieces to play. The normal thing would be for her to ask if I want to play before setting up the ga, but she seems nervous, so I’ll overlook that.
"You know how to play chess? I always play a quick ga against all the new magical girls that appear," she says in a sowhat professional and even mysterious tone, but her nervousness about the situation makes her lose so of the mystery.
’She seems like the kind of girl who, if she doesn’t plan things in advance, gets completely lost.’ So I’d say she’s a leader who probably has trouble giving quick responses in monts of surprise.
"Of course..." I simply confirm that I know how to play chess. I’m not extrely professional, but I play quite well.
’She looks at a bit strange...’ This catches my attention. I wonder why she’s looking at that way.
"...I’m sorry for looking at you differently, I have a magic that gives a certain instinct or intuition about things, you could even call it visions... and I have to say you give a strange feeling that confuses ."
"H-Haha, it’s the first ti I’ve been so nervous like this," she says, blushing shyly at her "mistake" and for being noticed so quickly.
"It’s okay, I understand it can be difficult to deal with surprises... can I know what your intuition is telling you?" I ask, curious about this.
"W-Well... it’s the first ti I’ve seen soone so... sad..." she says in a more serious tone.
"..."
"I’ve never seen a new magical girl who seems to have suffered as much as you... you must have gone through truly terrible things, I’m so sorry," she says, slightly bowing her head.
’Good intuition...’ She’s not wrong, although all this suffering was before going back in ti, in the current ti nothing has happened to Ayane yet.
"I see..."
"I’m sorry for bringing up the subject, it’s such an unusual vision that it really leaves confused, you know... Do you want to start playing first?" She asks.
"No, you can start." Whoever goes first may seem advantageous, but each move reveals sothing about the person, allowing you to predict them. Ophelia nods and begins the ga.
"You know, I usually prepare a speech and have what I’m going to say to new magical girls pre-planned, because each girl is unique... but Septarion didn’t tell about your arrival."
"So I’m acting a bit distant from my usual self," she says as I move my piece and she moves hers in sequence.
"It’s okay, I understand I arrived at a surprising mont. I’m here because I’d like to register as a magical girl," I say, telling her why I ca to this place.
"Of course, we’re always open. There are rules about this, but since I don’t know you very well, I’d like to know more about you, what weapon and magic you use so I can know which team to place you on?" She says, moving another piece.
"I have a pistol as a weapon, and my magic allows to fire more powerful magical shots through the gun, in addition to being a dium-range support," I say, moving another piece and cornering her in chess while lying about my magic.
"You’re very good at this," she says, seeing my moves, but I’m not actually that good at chess, I’m just playing based on how she plays, and she also seems to be playing based on how I play.
"Thank you, you’re also incredible," I complint her, causing her to get a small smile on her face.
"You know, you seem like soone who is quite determined, since you decided from the beginning to join. That’s good, we’re quite busy, and extra help is always welco."
"Mm-hmm, I understand completely," I agree with Ophelia as I move my chess piece to completely surround her.
"...It seems I lost, you’re good at this, I had only lost 5 tis before, but now it seems to be 6," she says as she is in checkmate in chess, with no more options.
"Yes, it was a good ga."
"I’ll explain so things about our registration system, okay?" She says, regaining her composure. It seems she thought about what to say during our chess ga.
"Sure, go ahead."
"To start with, you’ll be placed on teams, and we’ll see which team you fit best in, depending on teamwork and other things, your team will be defined."
"When going on missions like fighting monsters or rescues on your own, we recomnd letting the base know, so that in case you lose, we can go rescue you. You seem mature, you must know what happens to those who lose."
"Yes, I know." It’s not a good outco for those who lose to a monster.
"Great, you’ll receive a pre-defined monthly paynt, but you can always earn more. For every task you complete, like saving soone or defeating a monster, you’ll receive additional paynt."
"The paynt is the sa for each team mber, so you don’t need to worry about how to divide it, as it’s done this way to avoid fights."
"The base has leisure facilities and great dical facilities with magical girls prepared to purify your mind and help a bit with things like bad feelings."
"We’ll have more detailed explanations at the reception, where you can receive explanations about this. Since you said you’re a support, you’ll probably be placed on another team with another support and an attacker," she speaks in an organized manner.
’It seems very well-structured.’ Not bad at all, I didn’t expect such ticulous attention. I seem to have been mistaken.
"I’ll give you so extra explanations later along with so paperwork to sign. You can take the ti you need to read everything and understand what you’re signing."
"I just need to ask soone to bring everything here while we can talk, I imagine we have a lot of things to say to each other," Ophelia says as she moves her wheelchair to go put away the chess set.
"Yes, I have ti to wait, we can talk while that’s happening," I say, confirming.
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