"I hope she comes," Alice said, looking at Lia's house. Rei and Alice were in the Inn, waiting for Lia's decision.
"Eight-thirty, one and a half hours to go," Rei muttered after looking at the time. He hoped she would come. Otherwise, he would have to try his hand at the orphan boy.
"She is out!" Alice exclaimed upon seeing Lia leaving her house with a trolley bag and walking towards them.
"It seems she was packing up," Rei said, smiling a bit.
Both of them stood up and walked towards Lia.
"I am ready," Lia said with a determined expression. "I will change my life."
"Correct decision. Now let's go to the hotel first. We will awaken you there and brief you about the plan," Rei said before he added with a grin, "The plan will also start tomorrow, and after two days, we will be amongst those stars in the sky."
…
After returning to the hotel, Rei told Lia about his ability and condition to activate it.
Absolute Trust!
Hearing the condition, Lia ruefully smiled and said, "I contemplated a lot. Because of your opportunity, I could see myself properly."
Rei smiled. He also knew Lia's problem. At the moment, she was standing on a thin line. If she swayed even a bit, she would fall and die.
As such, she had no choice but to trust Rei.
As for Rei, he trusted Lia without any problem because he didn't have any malicious intent for her. So it was simple logic for him.
He wanted her power, so he would treat her well and be responsible as the boss so she would stay loyal and enjoy the thrilling journey with everyone.
"If you are ready, then you put your hand on mine," Rei said as he stretched his arm and opened his palm.
Lia unhurriedly nodded with her chest slightly heaving. She was suddenly feeling an unknown emotion or, rather, an emotion that she didn't experience for a long time.
Excitement!
She was looking forward to her new life. This sense of freedom and relief was only because she decided to abandon her old life. It was the excitement of finally leaving the cage that she had trapped herself in!
After Rei used his ability, Lia experienced the same thing as Alice and fainted.
"Now, all we have to do is to wait for her to wake up and Leo to arrive here in the noon."
…
Night arrived...
Alice, Rei, and Leo sat on the balcony as Leo relayed the plan in detail.
"I have even thought about where to go after crossing Solar System's wormhole ring, but I'll keep it a secret for now," Leo said with a chuckle. "You both are in for a good shock when we arrive there."
"Haha, I can't wait for that. I knew you would find something interesting," Rei said with a laugh. That's why he gave Leo the freedom to choose their first destination after leaving.
Alice smiled. She was less excited than Leo and Rei because she was happily experiencing peace in the present instead of looking forward to the future.
'Anyway, it's my honor to follow him everywhere as his first subordinate, hehe.' Alice chirped joyously within, putting her chin on her hands while resting on the table with a broad smile.
"Oh yeah, what is Lia's ability?" Leo asked. He didn't get the chance until now, as they had been discussing other things since he arrived here.
"You will be shocked," Rei said with a grin. "Her ability is in the same category as the strongest person who ever left Earth and made his name."
"Mythical-type with the titular name?!" Leo exclaimed in shock.
"Yep," Alice nodded with a chuckle. "I was also shocked when I heard that such abilities also existed, although people with this type of ability also carry fatal risks for a long time."
"Yeah, but still. If Lia can control and master it properly, she can be a powerful force," Rei spoke with a smile. "A powerful reckoning force."
"Damn! You are really lucky, Rei. Hahaha," Leo laughed in excitement and eagerly asked, "Tell me quick, what's the name?"
"Bird of Purple Destruction: Evolet of Sanctorius."
"Damn, it's a top-tier mythical, hahaha," Leo shook his head while laughing. he felt the name a bit funny despite the cool factor in it.
"I don't care about that," Rei shrugged with a wry smile. "All I want to see is her ability's power… If some idiots try to block our star ride," he added with a grin.
Lia woke up at night at 10 PM, and immediately after that, the four went to the airport and boarded a jet to Tidecall City.
It was time to begin their launch into space and unavoidable disarray onto Earth.
…
The following morning, Lia, Alice, Rei, and Leo went to the public beach and sea on their personal boat, like many others.
Vehicles of all sorts were way cheaper, so instead of being a luxury like in the past, even the middle class could afford something like a fancy yacht.
"Leo, where's our King Fish?" Rei asked as he opened a hologram showing the sea.
"Our hidden ship's spot is behind this island," Leo said as he pointed at an island on the map. "We will arrive there after four hours at our current speed."
Leo sent this unregistered boat called King Fish there a month ago when they decided to go for the death disappearance route in the plan.
"I put the distance of our King Fish far, way outside of normal radars, because it doesn't matter how far they find our damaged ship. It would be regarded as drifted."
As for the satellite and another source of their capture, Leo already requested Terra AI to delete it, and it did that.
"Gotcha. After going a bit deeper into the sea, we will do a small test of Lia's power," Rei said as he looked at Lia.
"Mhm," Lia nodded before resuming her focus on her right hand as she tried to control her ability.
On her palm was a miniature purple bird with a majestic natural crown of colorful feathers, while its body was several shades of glittering purple, looking all elegant and beautiful.
"How is practice going, Lia-sis?" Alice asked as she looked at the beautiful tiny bird on Lia's palm.
"I can only conjure it to this size for now if I use my ability in a passive state," Lia replied.
"That's good. It would be best if you did not use your ability to its regular power, let alone its full power. Mytical-types are berserk in many ways. It can affect your mind and even cause fatal trouble to others around you," said Leo.
"If you lose control of your ability, then we will all die. So, only activate it when I say. Otherwise, practice in a passive state," Rei said with a wry smile.
"Okay, I will try my best to improve," said Lia with a firm nod before she returned to her solo training.
If Lia awakened in public and used her power mistakenly without knowledge. Earth Union would've sent a top-ranking force to capture her.