Once she was sure her message had gotten through to the entire student populace, Tsugumi leaned back in her revolving chair and sighed for what was the third exact time that day. Glitches and downed servers and all sorts of pissed off gamers....and who did they put in charge? Her of course. How gratifying. The girl with the glasses immediately sat straight up though when the door to her small office opened without warning. Entering into her domain was a girl with red hair and dressed in the standard Purple Crown uniform. She glanced nervously towards her senpai, though it was Tsugumi who should have felt flustered. Suddenly self-conscious of herself, the dark-haired girl fiddled with her glasses to avoid direct eye contact. Taking this as a sign of disapproval, the red head immediacy bowed in respect. "A-Ah, Tsugumi-sama! S-Sorry for the intrusion! I-I mean, you did a lovely speech and well I...er...um...." A soft sigh from the President. [color=8493ca]"Go ahead Tokisaki-san,"[/color] she said gently. [color=8493ca]"I'm not going anywhere."[/color] "Ah! Of course not! It's just, well with all this talk of the Black King returning, and everyone knowing you're her public representative and all that, the rest of the Student Council wanted to offer you a break...maybe coffee or something? It’s still early in the evening and you had to come all the way back to your office so…" Yoshino's initial blank stare turned to one of a small smile. The Student Council had always backed her up in any matter, even when her job as speaker proved to be much too enigmatic or time-consuming for either of them to comprehend. They were good people, and they really did mean well. But even so.... [color=8493ca]"Sorry Tokisaki-san, but I have a lot of work to catch up on. My client and I both agree that only those of diligent work can prosper. Right?"[/color] Tokisaki looked a little crestfallen, but nodded in understanding. "R-Right....Senpai, you're so devoted to her." [color=8493ca]"Indeed. I guess you could say our partnership runs deep, huh?"[/color] She said this teasingly, knowing this would only cause more rumors to surface about the two; some were just plain funny not to cause a little mischief though. [color=8493ca]"Maybe I'll catch up with you all tomorrow?"[/color] The red head brightened at that. "Alright, tomorrow it is! And we're all paying for you, ok? No trying to steal the check like last time!" Before Tsugumi could protest, the other girl had already left in a hurry with a closed door following behind her. Allowing herself a small chuckle, the School President leaned back once more and closed her eyes to focus. Right then. It was time to put some plans in motion. Using the mental link of her mind, she utilized the transmitting device near her ear to log into Purple Crown’s personal databanks of which only she and a few members of the Student Council had access to. Scrolling through the various threads of numerous names and profiles, she found the one person she was searching for. A member of the Erasers huh? [color=8493ca]“Five, six, four….”[/color] That was the dorm room number of Retsu Goroshi. It was settled then. Dark Wraith was in fact this girl. But to give our her personal information to the Black King in DGO like that…either Retsu was bold enough or she genuinely wanted to help. Well, only time would tell which was the truth. Pondering her words carefully, she typed away at a personal message using the holographic keyboard hovering above her desk before sending the message. Now all she had to do was wait for whatever happened next. ------- [b]To:[/b] [color=8493ca]Retsu Goroshi[/color] [b]From:[/b] [color=8493ca]Yoshino Tsugumi[/color] [b]Subject:[/b] [color=8493ca]Your Offer[/color] ------- [color=8493ca]Greetings Dark Wraith. This is your School President. I understand that you made contact with my client in Deep Ground Online and would like to meet with me. If you can at the moment, please make your way to my office immediately so that we may discuss our next step forward regarding your involvement with the Black Guild. My client is very interested in the services you can provide for the Ebony Strykers. I await your arrival. Sincrely, President of Purple Crown Academy, Yoshino Tsugumi.[/color] ------- As that message was sent, two more were followed in its wake, each responding to two different individuals. ------- [b]To:[/b] [color=1a7b30]Unrelenting Jukebox[/color] [b]From:[/b] [color=1a7b30]Your King (Who Else?)[/color] [b]Subject:[/b] [color=1a7b30]Good Work Buddy![/color] ------- [color=1a7b30]Hey what’s up buddy? Yeah, I heard about the massive lag that took place. Forced me to log out too you know. Though I gotta say, it puts us Fanged Rangers in quite the position don’t you think? Anyway, given the lack of logging in taking place, I’ll be hosting a special meeting in Purple Crown’s Recreational Center tomorrow afternoon. Green Guild only. You didn’t forget my real life face, right? Heh, course you didn’t. I’ll catch you later right as school let’s up. As always, Still Your King[/color] ------- The third message was much more enigmatic and was sent to Erika Mitsuki. In fact, what was most strange was that it was almost an exact replica of the message from earlier. The only difference was the formatting and the very last line. ------- [b]To: Erika Mitsuki From: A Friend Subject: A Proposal[/b] ------- [b]Greetings Erika Mitsuki. Would you like to become a hero? Please head towards the Black Guild then and open your doorway towards glory. Beware of the lying thief. You are not alone. Your Friend[/b] ------- Back in Deep Ground Online, the Corpse Collector’s initial glee at having the whole game was quickly spoiled by one obvious revelation. Driving her motorcycle in circles, shooting down random Dissolutions with her Death Penalty, she bent her head back and sighed loudly and obnoxiously in annoyance. [color=f7941d]“I forgot….there’s no one else to screw over now! Fuck my life!"[/color]