Chapter 201: Does Fate Hate Me
"It’s all but confirmed, we’ll set out to Anima in two days time. Had you decided on which of the Knights you intend to have accompany us?" Inquired Lyra.
"Yes, I have. One thing I learned from our last trip, to Sylph, was that taking too many people with us is actually counter-productive, it’s hard for too many people to work together without inadvertently getting in each other’s way. Therefore, this time, I decided to focus on quality over quantity.
From my squad, it’ll be me, Akila and Kia. We’ll also be taking Captain Aster and Captain Raven with us. And lastly, I thought this would be a good opportunity to provide valuable experience for one of our less-experienced Knights, and after considering a few options, I settled on one of the First-Class Knights of the First Squad, Lloyd Howlite. So, that’s six in total, plus of course, your attendants," Jules informed her.
It was June 5th, 1920, a little over two weeks had passed since the training exercise. The talks with the nation of Anima had continued to progress steadily, and now, a conference had been officially scheduled.
It was set to take place in Anima, the group from Persona would be making the journey in two days’ time, on the 7th of June.
"Sounds good. Between you, Captain Aster and Raven, I think I’ve got more than enough protection. And I hear that Akila has been progressing well too. I hope we don’t have any incidents like we did in Sylph, it’d be great if this went nice and uneventfully. I mean, if things stay peaceful during our visit to Anima, you might be able to find an opportunity to get some alone time with Captain Aster," Smirked Lyra teasingly.
"Wha-...?! I-I wouldn’t do that in a situation like this, I have no intention of neglecting my duties in that way," Protested Jules defensively.
"I see...so, what you’re saying is, you would do that in a different situation?" Surmised Lyra with a smug look on her face.
"N-No, that’s not what I-...c-can we please just drop it?"
"Oh, alright, fine. Anyway, it won’t be just us going to Anima, we’ll be accompanied by three representatives from Sylph to help support our case, the Elder and Grand Warrior Wistari, the Grand Warrior Nero, and a First Stage Warrior Feno."
"That’s encouraging to hear, I-...hm? Wait, Feno, that name sounds familiar...hold on, isn’t he the one who got into an altercation with Colt Lekta when we visited Sylph?" Recalled Jules with a wary frown.