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Juuzou scanned the park as well. There were always certain places that certain things ended up if they ended up lost in that park, there was a corner were the keys would go, you’d always find lost sports equipment buried in the playground sand, and so forth.

Asseylum nodded and walked over to the bench. There was a small pile that was resting behind the bench. She gestured for Juuzou to look at the pile, glancing over to him, "Should we look into this pile?" 

"Oh… A kingdom?" She must be from a pretty well-off place then. Definitely a place that Homura had never been to, anyway. "Which kingdom are you from, if I may enquire…?" She followed closely behind the girl as the two made their way down the different streets. 

"Vers.." She spoke with no hesitation. There was no need to hide her identity anymore and Homura seemed honest enough. 

Juuzou listened to her answers avidly, 100% interested in what she had to say. It wasn’t everyday you got to meet a foreigner who was also royalty! He dwelled on the last bit thought, the one about the pendant being a gift from childhood shared with her fated one. How romantic! It actually weirded out the white haired boy just a tad but hey, everyone was different. 

She laughed and saluted while facing him, "I'm ready!~" Stepping beside him, she mimicked his hands and looked around the scene. Her heart beating a tad quicker at the thought of finding it again. Though most would be running around to search, she decided to stay in place first. It was a thing she learned when she was little, depending on how small the item is, it'd be easier to find it from far away. Though it didn't make sense to her, she found that it worked majority of the time.

"I didn’t care to find out." She remarked dismissively. "I care more about Eren than whatever you’re going through." Mikasa steeled herself, wiping her expression blank. Not even a hint of the irritation and sadness she felt showed. She wouldn’t allow it—she was too strong for that. This was for Eren, not her.

"It's not like I want to be just friends with him either!" She snapped at the girl. She didn't want to hear a girl she didn't even know tell her how much of a big mistake she made. Asseylum knew it already. But what could she do? It didn't matter if she wasn't in Vers, she was still their princess and they were counting on her. But... Mikasa didn't know that. 

"A senior?" Wow, she didn’t really look much older than Homura herself, though. It seems that one can really not judge someone by their outlook. "You must be really good with finding your way around this place, then." 

"Yeah.. I'm probably not that much older than you but my kingdom taught us at a quicker rate so I skipped a grade here.. I should be a junior though." She shook her head gently at the girl's compliment. Though she has been here a while and new where some places were, she still haven't come across some places. 

"You’re… Going there as well?" Homura questioned, a little surprised. That was something she wasn’t expecting. It appears Lady Luck is by her side today. "Since you’ve kindly offered to escort me there, I guess it wouldn’t be nice of me to say no. Allow me to thank you for the third time today." 

"Yup! I'm a senior there.. So I'll show you the way.." Asseylum grinned and faced the direction that they were supposed to be heading. Holding her school bag behind her back as she started leading the girl to the school.

Makoto watched the gentle female place herself in the water. As soon as she reached out her hand to his, Makoto instantly held onto it. He was glad that he could have her trust. He was being very careful of her. She seemed so fragile and dainty! Seeing however that the girl was unable to even float, Makoto grabbed onto her gently, so she wouldn’t sink!

Asseylum gripped Makoto's hand tightly, exhaling before thanking him softly. Though, she didn't loosen her grip on his hand. She looked up slowly, her determined eyes barely showing over her nervous smile, "What do we start on?" 

What a beautiful-looking dress, Homura noted mentally as she watched the female get back on her foot. Perhaps she originates from a wealthy family? “Yes, I’m alright, thank you for your concern.” She nodded, her eyes transfixed on the girl’s elegant dress.”Your dress is indeed stunning. I must apologize once again for causing it to be dirty.”

She nodded silently, thanking the girl for her compliment (?). 

It took Homura quite some time to realise that she was actually lost. She wasn’t one to lose her way around places so easily - but somehow, every single detail in the park appeared to be identical to her - the trees, the benches… 

Asseylum was walking around the park to give a surprise visit to Eren. She usually had the habit of randomly coming over to his house in the morning so they could walk to school together (with Mikasa, of course). She found a particular purple-haired girl walking towards her, looking at something down in her hands. The girl didn't look all too familiar and she couldn't help but wonder if she was new. Even though Magnolia was surely big; if she could meet and remember everyone in Vers, surely it was possible to do the same in Magnolia. 

Would it be alright for her to bother him though?