"Louis Mana Academy, I am assuming, my Lady?" The driver of the limousine asked as he started up the vehicle.
"Yes..."
"Should I run every red light then, My Lady? It's quite busy at this time."
The driver adjusted the rear-view mirror, and Marionette gave a brief nod, "That should be fine. I'm sure my family's logo on the limousine would deter those aware of our status." She brushed a lock of her behind her ears and glanced towards Lillian, who was inspecting the inside with a marvelling expression.
The sight was indeed a wondrous sight to behold after all, for a vehicle carrying the Heir of a prestigious noble family inside, this is expected.
Lillian gazed at the several red gems on the roof of the limousine and couldn't help but be captivated a bit by them. She then turned to the assortment of beverages that were stored in the coolers.
She gulped when she saw the display of what she could assume to be alcohol resting neatly, chilled, and waiting for someone to drink it.
"If you're planning to drink any of them, pay first."
Lillian stiffened a bit before turning her head towards Marionette like a rusty cog. She gave a wry smile and scratched the back of her head sheepishly.
"Hehe... I don't know what you mean, Ms. Marionette."
"Oh~? You're calling me by my first name? Who allowed you to do that then?" Marionette tilted her head at her. Her stoicness unsettled Lillian a bit.
'... Assassins don't just kill randomly, right?' Lillian's mind instantly went to the worst possible outcome if she didn't think of something. "W-well..." Suddenly, an idea popped into her mind like a lightbulb being switched on.
"Since I am your guide, isn't it right to assume that we're friends automatically? And friends normally call each other by their first name!" Lillian nodded to herself, thinking this logic of hers made sense. (3)
Of course, she just said this so she could complete the quest. She didn't want to know what it meant by "Removing" her.
"..." Marionette just silently stared at her before looking out the tinted windows, folding her arms, and magically manifesting the same pair of headphones over her ears.
Lillian sighed and fidgeted with her necklace. 'Oh right... am I able to check its enchantments?' After pondering about it, I focused on it and was met with the floating panel detailing it.
She then focused on its enchantments.
[Enchantment: "Intertwine With Fate"]
[Enchantment's Description: "The chains woven and created with the use of the Lady of Fate's hair strands have allowed its wearer to weave themselves into the yarn ball that is Fate. As long as the wearer has this item on their person, they would be included in the world's story."]
[Enchantment: "Fit for the Moment!"]
[Enchantment's Description: "This necklace grants the wearer the passive effect of confidence and change in behaviour depending on what sort of personality the wearer wishes to take. The effect grows stronger under the gaze of an audience."]
[Enchantment: "Lucky Accidents"]
[Enchantment's Description: "The charm embodies the symbolism that a rabbit's foot brings but also their clumsy nature. The world would begin to influence the wearer's surroundings to bring about things that may benefit them."]
'SO COOL!' She squealed inside as she read each individual enchantment over again, just in case she may have left anything out. 'As expected of a rank 7 item!'
'Wait... was me tripping back then due to this necklace?' She scratched her head and thought back to just a few moments ago. It would make sense. After she put it on, she tripped almost instantly.
And because of that, she was able to unlock her memories, albeit with a bit of pain involved.
"You should strap in your seatbelts. It'll get a bit rough soon about this timing." Lillian shifted her gaze from the system and towards Marionette, who was strapping herself into her seat. Lillian looked down and realised she had not indeed strapped herself in.
"Hm? Oh, you're right!" She twisted her body around and grabbed onto the seatbelt to her right, clutching the metal part in her hand. Just as she was about to plug it into its buckle, it was suddenly flipped upside down, causing her to fly around and bounce everywhere.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
She ragdolls inside the car like a kitchen rag being tossed around after it has been used. Her body slammed into every conceivable surface of the car except for the front, which was blocked off by a glass window.
Lillian was beginning to feel dizzy about how many times she had hit her head. She glanced towards Marionette to see how she was doing and saw that she hadn't even moved an inch from her spot.
The seatbelt radiated a subtle red glow. It seemed that the seatbelt was made to protect its passengers from this sort of incident.
Marionette's cool expression remained even with all the flipping. She gazed out the window, nonchalant about what was happening around her.
After a few moments of twisting and turning, the car finally arrived at its desired destination. But, of course, the sudden stop did cause her to bounce around again; this time, instead of a hard leather surface, it was on something very soft...
It was like a really soft pillow...
Boing... Boing...
Her fingers melted into this soft surface, her face resting against it - a dazed expression on her face. She felt like hurling a bit. The world was spinning in her eyes.
After the feeling finally died down, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's over, right...?"
"... Yes... could you get off me now?"
The sound of Marionette's voice being oddly close to her broke her out of her daze. She raised her head off whatever it was on and noticed she was actually...
On her plump, soft, and heavenly chest...
Lillian's eyes widened; she then looked towards her hand and noticed they were grabbing a handful of her. Her hand unconsciously began to squeeze it a few times.
"Soft..." She unintentionally muttered before noticing the look she was getting from Marionette.
Marionette stared at her with a raised brow, "Can you cease your groping and get off now?"
"Y-yes! S-sorry!"
Lillian's face blushed furiously. After pulling back her hand and getting off of her, she watched Marionette unbuckle herself and remove herself from the interior of the limousine.
While Marionette was exiting the limousine, Lillian was left in the vehicle glaring at the innocent necklace, 'Curse you and your "Lucky Accidents"!'