-Four Hours Earlier.
The morning sun filtered through the windows of the mansion, illuminating the pristine dining table where Elena moved silently, refilling tea cups with practiced grace.
Beside her, Nom-Nom was currently working her way through a stack of seared steaks with large bites.
While Peko, on the other side, elegantly ate her omelet.
Nico, however, wasn't eating.
His fork rested idly on his bowl while his eyes remained fixed on the silver bracelet wrapped in his left hand.
It was the lifeline of his shotgun, the only way to produce more ammo, yet it had been a dead weight since the escape due to his low MP Capacity.
[Hey System,] Nico thought, narrowing his eyes at the artefact. [Didn't you say Lady Sera gifted the Boomstick and this bracelet to Arlen Hale? And that the artefacts require her explicit permission to use?]
-Ding!
{ Indeed. }
