Meanwhile on Ingeum, Illia's been slugging and doing nothing.
"Aren't you going somewhere? Don't you have any idea on what to do?" Friela's bugging her since morning. She's been worried because Lucy's gone and they have no idea where she is.
"Stop bugging me. You're like Verus! Just let me enjoy my bed for a while." Illia shouted with a frustrated tone making Friela sigh.
"What's wrong with you?" Canum who have just arrived asked Friela.
Friela pointed at the door, "Illia. I wanted her to think of ways to do something about Lucy's disappearance, but she doesn't want to get out of that room." She explained, but Canum only laughed at her.
"She needs to get up, now." Yui suddenly popped out of nowhere while hurriedly putting her jacket on, making Canum and Friela jumped because of shock.
"My goodness, Yui. I'm going to have a heart attack with you!" Friela put her hand on her chest.
"But why she needs to get up?" Canum asked.
Yui looked at Canum, "Lucy's taping, remember?" She asked.
"No, she can't act. You know that, Yui." Friela protested.
"I know. I will be having a long term excuse, that's why I need to bring Illia." Yui said and opened Illia's door.
Friela and Canum stared at each other with their facial expressions and then shrugged.
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Canum looked at Yui at the front mirror of his car, "Are we going to the mall after this? The rain is not stopping." He said.
"Can you get this typhoon out of our country already, Illia?" Yui asked Illia.
Illia was sleeping on the car when Yui asked her, making her head bumped on the window of Canum's van.
"Oh, right." She whispered while still feeling hazy from her sleep, "Nevrea." She whispered and commanded her staff, then she sleep again.
"I don't know what to do with her." Friela put her palm on her face.
"We're here at the entertainment building." Canum said.
"Alright, let's go to the president's office. I told our director to meet me there." Yui said.
"President's office?! What the hell are you thinking right now, Yui?" Canum asked while Friela's just listening to them.
"I told you, I'll be making up stories, just ride with me." She answered.
The elevator beeped. Illia was amazed when she saw the door of the elevator automatically opened.
"Breathe, Yui." Yui whispered and knocked on the office.
"Good morning, Ms. Yui, Mr. Canum, and Ms. Lucy." A girl who looked like a secretary greeted them with a smile.
"Good morning, is the president already here?" Yui asked.
"Oh yes. You've asked an appointment with him, right? He's here with one of our directors." She replied, "Come on in, they're waiting." She added and let them in.
Yui felt the nervousness, and her heart is racing. "Calm down, Yui. You can do this. You'll just have to excuse Lucy, okay? You can do this!" She whispered and cheered herself.
"Good morning, Ms. Yui and company. Sit down." The president welcomed them with a smile.
"V-Verus?!" Illia looked at the director. All of them were surprised, "What are you doing here?!" she shouted.
Canum put his hand on her mouth to shut her up, "I'm so sorry Mr. President." He looked at him and apologized.
"Shut up, Illia! He's our director. You're embarrassing us!" Yui whispered to her with angry tone.
"Uhm, Mr. President and Director John, I apologize for my friend." Yui said and bowed.
"No, it's okay. Let's get to the details of this appointment. Also, call me with my name." Mr. President said.
"Understood, Mr. Musper." Yui replied.
"Mr. Muscle?" Illia whispered to herself.
"I am so sorry if we will discuss it to you this late, but I am just trying my best to keep this in private." Yui said and looked at them.
"What is it?" Director John asked.
"Lucy's missing." Yui directly said to them.
Friela and Canum was shocked with what Yui said.
"W-why did you said that?" Friela pinched Yui's side.
Yui flinched, "Trust me and go with the flow, okay?" Yui whispered back.
"What do you mean missing? She's right there." Mr. Musper pointed his finger to Illia. Illia waved at him.
"No. That's not Lucy—"
"My name is Illia." Illia interrupted Yui.
"Can you please stay quiet for the mean time?" Canum whispered at Illia.
Illia pouted, "Alright." She said and play with her staff.
"I really wanted to tell this as soon as possible, but I am afraid that it might circulate around the internet. She was missing for few days already, then this Illia appeared. She's saying that Lucy is her twin." Yui said.
Friela and Canum looked at each other.
"Twin? Lucy have a twin?" Director John asked.
"That's the first time I heard of it as well." Mr. Musper added.
"We didn't knew it as well, until she popped out of nowhere telling us that Lucy is her twin. For now, we're trying to gather information and search for Lucy while making Illia pretend that she's Lucy." Yui explained.
"Why are you keeping it as a secret?" Director John asked Yui.
Yui didn't knew what to say, that's why Canum backed her up.
"If people found out that Lucy's gone, that would cause panic. We also wanted to protect her twin, Illia. If we exposed her that she's claiming to be Lucy's twin, it would result a lot of curiosity. Media will come to every inch of our houses." Canum explained.
"Yes, I understand. You have a point, but what are your plans for now?" Mr. Musper asked.
"I would like to request a leave. We have to find Lucy as soon as possible." Yui requested.
Director John and Mr. Musper looked at each other, and then looked at Illia.
"She really looked like Lucy." Director John said.
"Yes, she is." Mr. Musper nodded, "Illia, right?" He asked her.
Friela and Yui looked at her with their *don't-be-stupid-and-answer-them-naturally* looks.
Illia's face became serious, "Yes. I am." She said and hold her staff firmly.
Both Friela and Yui was shocked with the way she responded.
"Where have you been? Why didn't you find her earlier? Why now? Because she's famous?" Mr. President asked.
"Why do you have to ask my personal life? Alright, I was locked in a certain place for a long, long, time. I don't know what is this "famous" you're talking about, but I have to find her and talk to her. Is that bad?" Illia looked at him sharply, while Mr. Musper stay calmed.
"Hey, Illia." Canum tapped her shoulder, but Illia grasped her staff harder.
"Don't do anything stupid, Illia." Friela whispered to her.
"Where is your mother?" Mr. Musper asked again.
"Why do you have to ask?" Illia asked back.
"Just to make sure." Mr. Musper replied.
"I don't know. She pushed me away, too when I was little. Just like what she did to my twin." Illia replied accordingly based on her experience and Lucy's experience.
"Alright." Mr. Musper looked at Yui, "I'll approve your leave. Just let me know and bring Illia and Lucy to me when you found her." He said.
"Are you sure you're not going to involve the police in this matter?" Director John asked.
"We will, but we'll talk to them in private and asked their assistance without telling the media." Yui replied.
"I see. Well then, see you. I hope Lucy's fine at this moment." Director John bid them goodbye.
Mr. Musper just looked at them, especially at Illia. Yui bowed before closing the door.
They all sighed when they get out of there except Illia.
"It's really hard talking to Mr. Musper, isn't it?" Canum said.
"I do felt his great sense of aura. Is that the aura of being a president?" Friela laughed.
"I couldn't agree more!" Yui laughed as well, "Finally, I will not create another set of excuses." She added.
"What's wrong, Illia? You became silent." Canum asked.
"Yeah. She's been like that after talking to the president." Friela commented.
"The president you're talking about–" Illia looked at them with fierce on her eyes, "–he's not ordinary." She said.
"Yes, he isn't. He's the president of this entertainment. That means he's like the most powerful being inside this company." Yui said.
Illia looked away and silence engulfed the whole elevator. "It's not just that." she whispered but it's loud enough for them to hear it.
"Not just that? Why? Is there something else?" Yui asked.
"He's not human. He's an agmenagia." Illia said as the elevator beeped, and the door opened.
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