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"Yeah," Mark answered, missing entirely the fact that Shu didn't actually know what a smore was, "we usually hire someone to do the manual labour, but I figured since you like, you know, owe me, that makes us almost even. That, and a down payment of two thousand deductible." He said this matter of factly.

"So anyway, we also need some spooky stories for the tent, the last time we tried it, Dwight's tent actually ate someone, and this was totally Dwight's fault and not mine, and of course then he had to go and..." the Death Assistant was rambling at this point.

At this point both Mark (who ignored it) and Shu would get a text message that said something like:



- And that was it. Maybe he accidentally forgot about that enter key again.

Mark just stared right at Shu, and then very slowly began to text. Five seconds later, Shu got a text.







Sometimes, it paid off to have access to everything ever on Deus. Sort of everything. When he remembered to check on his ten-thousand billion things.

And yes, he was indeed texting her while just standing right next to Shu.

Shu was probably not Oz's cup of tea even if gender-wrapped, but well before she had the thought to hit Mark's head with something saying "Can you be more serious!", her hero arrived. He was not Dwight, but her watery eyes looked at the hunter hopefully.

She shook her head at his question and pointed to Mark, almost cried when she heard what he said next.

Oh yup, they are very mature adults. Yet, she wanted another adult, for example, Dwight. Shu rolled her eyes, who they thought they were, Gon from Hunter x Hunter or some blonde spiky hairstyle guys from Dragon Ball Z? Anyway the arrival of the new guy brought things on track, they finally remembered the mission Cael gave them.

Since they were late, Shu was trying all her little efforts to drag the troublesome Death Assistant to the lighthouse. "No time for you to act hero for sad melodrama-" she paused, "Uncle Mark, you should lose some weights." She said with a serious tone.

Shu was scared of bloods, and there were so many. <Nah, those are strawberry jams.> "Sorry Sir, I asked Uncle Mark for the detail of the mission so that we can pack for it but......I need time to learn how to use a computer, he insisted." Oh dear, she couldn't believe she really use that excuse, she's gonna being kicked out. Then, she spaced out to think of how the Death Lead used his dagger to put the jams on his bagels. Why not a knife?

It doesn't work!

Through the rapidly throbbing heart, all her mind was occupied by the changing interpretation of anger when he slowly repeated her words. She felt she might understand why he could be the leader for the division, his acting was flawless.

He was so charming.

Mark was ignored, when she was still captivated by the amazing voice of her leader, she felt she was lifted up for a few seconds. Her heart doki doki but it lasted not long before she felt the spinning.

<Wake up silly! You sleepy pig!> She quickly opened her eyes, but shut them close when attacked by the blazing lights above. She wanted to use her arm to block the light but it couldn't lift. "Er-" Looking down, she found herself tied on a chair. She struggled but the chair only jolted before it found its balance back. "What happened?" She looked around, it looked like the room that they had banquet during grandfather's birthday. It was grand, but without the clamor of kids running and Mahjong tables.

Blinking a few times, her vision finally get used to the surrounding. Shu looked up at the shiny chandeliers, stared at the crystals slowly turned around and reflected the lights like all were just her illusions. "Where - what - why?" She couldn't comprehend her words, extremely confused why the last moment she was talking to Caelius.

It was too quiet and that room is too meticulously decorated, she felt very uncomfortable to be in it alone. "Uncle Mark....? Sir...?" She kicked again. "Where is everyone else?" She cried weakily. The foods smell great and tickled her appetite but the anxiety overwhelmed the petite girl currently.

"Is there anyone here?"