The net day Ryuji woke up like any other took a shower ran down stairs to the hotel lobby for their free complimentary breakfast, so did everyone else.
He got pancakes, bacon and a few cinnamon rolls. Then he went back for seconds and got a Belgium waffle loaded with chocolate fruit and whipped cream. After finishing his huge and unhealthy breakfast he went back to his room got his gear in order, brushed his teeth and then went to get on the bus as it was time to leave so they can go back to school.
Everyone got on the bus, no one was talking they were all still in their own heads with eveythig that went on. They are just looking out the windows keeping to themselves. Even Johnny, Enjo and Ito are keeping to themselves and not talking although for them its a completely different reason.
Mako is sitting next to Ryuji looking at him, he has an idea about what the interviewer asked yesterday about the monster talking and feels bad. He knows that everyone here ratted him out for talking to the monster, which in turn could of gotten him in trouble.
"Hey you okay man."- Mako
"Huh... oh yea I'm good why."- Ryuji
"Well you know yesterday everyone ratted you out."- Mako
"Yea but I'm used to it. Plus I made sure it was kept secret for now so it's all good."- Ryuji
Mako didn't know how to react o his statement that he 'took care of it'. He has been friends with Ryuji since childhood and still doesn't know the connections that he has which give him such confidence in dealing with stuff like this.
They didn't talk the rest of the way back to school, the dungeon was weighing heavily on all their minds, today is Sunday so they will have the rest of the day off once they make it back.
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They made it back fairly quickly to the school, everyone quietly got off the bus and then immediately everyone started talking and chatting like the past tow days never even happened. Most of them walked with their groups to either rest or go and hangout and do their own thing for the rest of the day as it was still early in the morning.
Ryuji said goodbye to Mako and headed back to his apartment with his gear to get some homework done and to relax a bit. He just wants to decompress in a nice shower, might even treat himself to a nice lunch to celebrate his rank up. Ryuji hasn't had the time to fully check out his new rank, been so busy with everything going on.
Makes it back to his shitty apartment and immediately strips naked throws his dirty clothes in the laundry basket and turns the shower on. He sets his gear in his closet with all his other equipment even though he really doesn't have a lot and they are all pretty old and used.
Hopes in his small shower that could at most fit 2 people sticking together very close with no other room to spare.
***
Near East University (shopping district)
Miyuki and Suzu are in the shopping district by East University for lunch and for some fun shopping, although their is a better shopping near West University Miyuki decided to come here instead.
Suzu knows that she just wants to hopefully run into her fiancé here on the off chance that he is out. Ever since she has been inside the dungeon and everyone was talking about him she has been worrying non-stop. So that is why they are here today to hopefully run into him.
Suzu is also from a rich and powerful family although not as rich as Miyuki's, she is still up there in the 1%. They have been friends since they were children and have always been honest with each other, she was also the first person to be told about her engagement the same day it happened. When Miyuki came over to tell her the good news she had never seen her so happy from then on all she would think and talk about would e Ryuji, she knew then that she was head over heels in love with him. Until one day when Miyuki was balling her eyes out in her room. It was the same day that Ryuji stopped talking to her and the day he left their house to live on his own, this was the day that she saw her best friends heart break.
She never mentioned anything about him again and became closed off from boys only really ever talking to them when it was absolutely necessary. Suzu knew that deep down she was still madly in love with him because she never talked or went out with any other guy, she wanted her friend to at least go out with one guy to hopefully get over Ryuji but she never did. She stayed like that closed off from love and boys for a couple years until the other day when they were in the dungeon and she heard the other people with them making fun of Ryuji.
It was the first thing she heard about him and it was people ridiculing him saying he was weak and worthless. Suzu saw for the first time in a long while he friend lose her icy exterior and get upset over that. She then started thinking about him gain and worrying about him, she didn't even know that he was going to East University as she never asked her dad she would only get small updates about him.
That is why they are here because Miyuki has been talking worrying about him non-stop and has wanted to see him secretly without him noticing.
They have been walking in and out of shops browsing around for a while when they decide to have lunch and a nearby fancy restaurant when they see over on the patio of another restaurant a person who looks like Ryuji sitting with someone. So they sneakily go over and see if it actually him.
To there surprise it is Ryuji and he is sitting with a women a few years older then them who is fairly pretty, not on Miyuki or Suzu's level but still pretty non the less. She is wearing a light blue blouse that accentuates her chest with jeans that hug her leg and ass. Miyuki is furious looking at her because she thinks that he is cheating on her and having a date with another woman.
She wants to go over and stop it but Suzu stops her so they can watch and figure out what is going on first. SO they hide behind a bush and spy on them while they are eating.
***
Couple hours earlier.
Back in Ryuji's apartment.
Having just gotten out of the shower Ryuji was getting dressed when a knock came from the door. Without a shirt on he goes and opens it up to find Ms. Lana there in a beautiful light blue blouse and jeans on with a white purse over her shoulder. Seeing this he blushes but quickly comes back to reality.
"Ms. Lana what are you doing here."- Ryuji
"Well covering for you got me in trouble so your going to by your big sis lunch."- Lana
"Ms. Lana how did you find out where I lived any way."- Ryuji
"What's with this Ms. stuff from now on I'm your big sis, so just call me Lana. And it wasn't hard to find your address. So hurry up and put a shirt on."- Lana
"Okay give me a minute."- Ryuji
He walked back inside leaving the door open put his shirt and shoes on grabbed his wallet and headed outside to where Lana was standing waiting for him. Locked the door and they went to go grab lunch.
"So where are we going Lana."- Ryuji
"Let's go to the shopping district always wanted to try some of the places there."- Lana