It didn't take long for the food to be done and all of them ate happily at the table with Alice even sneaking in conversations with Somi even though it was short, she was still happy because it was still progress for her. Mio just smiled when she saw this and she thought in her mind that Alice would definitely be a good Mother in the future considering how good she was with children. But she didn't say that aloud of course because all of it was merely her thoughts alone.
When they finally finished cooking, Mio simply used her Magic to clean everything not that she was worried that she was late because in reality she couldn't be bothered if she was late, but she was too lazy to clean the plates one by one using soap and a scrub, so she merely used Magic to clean all of them in an instant.
"I'll leave everything to you now, little Alice. I will be back on Monday at my first subject, so you can just take Somi to School to hand her to me, is that alright with you?" Mio asked her and when she saw Alice nodding her head she sighed in relief before getting her things ready, which was in reality just her outfit and the mask that she always wore.
"Be a good girl, little Alice. I will be back on Monday before you know it. So in the meantime don't cause any trouble for your big sister Alice, okay?" Mio said as she hugged Somi one last time and kissed her on the cheeks before placing her down.
"Yes, you don't need to worry, big sis. I won't cause a headache to big sister Alice." Somi shyly said as she didn't expect Mio to suddenly do such things even though Alice was right in front of them which earned a chuckle from the two of them, so she just rushed back to her room in embarrassment to change her clothes finally.
After everything was done, Mio said one last time before finally leaving, and when she left the gentle smile on her face disappeared as she wore her signature outfit. Wearing it once more, Mio felt extreme nostalgia as it had been a really long time since she wore it, memories flooded into her mind. But she soon shook her mind and just teleported to the Palace right away to meet her friends.
"Hey, have those old fools arrived?" Mio asked and when she appeared, all of them gasped in shock because none of them were expecting for her to suddenly appear like that. But when they finally got over their shock, they all looked at her with shining eyes as they were now looking at the Legendary Hero, the Primordial Goddess of Death in the flesh.
It hits them differently seeing her in this outfit because this is the outfit that all of them are used to seeing, a white-sleeved top with a long black jacket draping down her back, shorts, and stockings that would make any man drool over her. Pairing that with black gloves and heels, but even with her sexy but cool outfit, her face was hidden under the white mask that covered her full face.
"Why are you even looking at me like that, it's not like this is your first time seeing me like this." Mio laughed when she saw how all of them were staring at her with their eyes basically shining in admiration and as she sat down on the sofa, she placed her mask on the desk before asking a question.
"Anyway, on the Government side, who will appear in this meeting? I still haven't gotten their reply, I mean would they even come?" Mio asked as she crossed her legs before sipping the coffee that was brought up to her by Minato.
"Yeah, I just got their reply as soon as I revealed to the public what you were gonna do. I think it was even a forced reply, but they'll come. But as for the person, I'm not too sure. Though most likely it is going to be the Ragnar Family Head, maybe even their whole Family will come." Najin said that he also helped with publicizing this meeting and because he has closer ties to them, he got a reply from them, not like the Palace or Mio herself, because it was a complete opposite for them.
"I see… I was already expecting them not to come since they have a deep hatred for me, but then again it would look bad for them if they didn't come. Anyway, where is the location that you picked this time, Solar?" Mio asked Solar as she didn't have a clue where this was going to be held as she left all of that matter in the hands of Solar.
"Well… I actually chose Plaza… where your Statue is placed. But wait! I have a good reason! At first, that wasn't even on my list because I knew that you would find it annoying standing before your own statue that you didn't even like, but I had no choice because it was the only thing that was free on that given time and day. Plus I think it would be better because… you know, you are standing in front of your own Glory." Solar answered and immediately defended herself and when Mio heard it, she stayed quiet.
But in her mind, she was already starting to debate whether she would destroy that statue because she didn't like it one bit, the one who built it didn't even ask her permission they build it, but she didn't want to break their hearts so she just let it stand, and it was most likely the reason why she won't destroy it now too.
"It's fine, at least the location of that place is good since it is big. So a lot of media can record this. I'm sure all of you already have an idea about this, but just wait for a few more minutes and I will explain everything in my meeting or conference to be exact, whether you have questions, just ask me later." Mio said that she still hasn't fully explained their situation as she was refraining from doing so as she doesn't want to cause an uproar and leakage of this information is the one that she doesn't want to happen the most.
Everyone just looked at each other but they just nodded their heads and approved, they have known Mio for a long time so they know why she did such a thing, and they completely agree with her.
"Now are all of you ready? This World is about to change once more…" Mio said after she finished drinking her coffee and placed her mask back on before finally leaving.
She just teleported and arrived at the Plaza or what is better called the World Grand Plaza and when she was there, she didn't show herself just yet and simply watched from afar. But even though she was far she could see thousands of people already there, whether it was civilians, police, or just some people that came from Noble families. Everyone was there to see and watch the spectacle that was about to happen.
But she still didn't show herself as she would let Solar do the opening since she was basically the one who set up everything for her, plus she was terrible at doing intro speeches. Because if it was her, she would just go straight to it but she didn't need to wait for a long time as all of them arrived a couple of seconds after she did. She then just watched as Solar walked up to the mic and began speaking.
"My apologies to everyone for this sudden news, but this is not a rumor or anything, all of this is true. Our elusive and Legendary Hero wants to come out again to bring some news to us, I have already heard it from her herself, but it was not a concise explanation because she wants everyone to hear it. Now I want everyone to keep in mind what she is going to say to all of you, because… this is for the future of everyone." Solar said in a stern voice as she looked at everyone, but everyone could tell that her words were meant to be for the Nobles as well as the Government, Hero Society, and Adventurer Guild.
"Now before we officially start, does anyone have a question? Just know I won't be answering your question if it is related to what Lucifer or rather my friend will say today." Solar questioned and she deliberately used another of Mio's titles which was Lucifer since no one still knows her real name. When she saw that there were a lot of hands from the media, she just chose a random one.
"Lady Solar is the friend of the Legendary Hero, as well as your husband and Master Najin. But from what we can see, it seems that you guys were the first ones to receive this news, does that mean that all of you still have deep connections even till now?" The reporter questioned.
"Of course, even if we don't see Lucifer every day or maybe every year. We still stay in contact, as for your question… I was the first one that got to know about this because she reached out to me first and tasked me with taking care of this event, so I just relayed what I know to those two." Solar answered.
Just like that, she answered 4 more questions as she felt that everything was just going to be repetitively questioned and she didn't want to hold everything back and just wanted to finish quickly as she also wanted to know everything now because she knew that Mio was still hiding some stuff to her.
"Now let's stop the questions for now. Lady Lucifer, you can take over now…" Solar moved aside a little before bowing her head slightly as a sign of respect as they were in public and she knew that she couldn't act like how they were in private. But it wasn't just her, it was basically everyone.
As soon as a portal showed up and Mio stepped out of it, everyone stopped whatever they were doing and bowed their heads towards Mio.
"No need to bow, all of you can raise your heads already. Also thanks again Solar for setting this up for me." Mio said in a light tone to which Solar just nodded her head before sitting where her husband was.
"The reason for me calling this meeting or rather conference is rather simple… The incident that happened 300 years ago and yes, it is the Gate of Abomination. Another one is possibly coming and I can see that it is at least 10x stronger than that, possibly even more."