Xianye laid asleep on his red-sheeted bed. His eyes lipped shut, his mind wandering off in dreams.

His jet-black hair, in a disheveled way overlapped with his tanned neck. His t-shirt and trackpants, much like his hair, were disheveled. His tee had lifted up and only covered till his thorax, leaving the abdomen region fully naked. Revealing his toned, bulging muscles.

His legs overlapped, left laying on top of the right leg, the same way as his arms. The trackpants which were supposed to fully cover his legs only covered till only a few inches below his knees.

The pillow, who's intended position was under Xianye's head had flung away towards the right, only a small part of it still supporting his head.

Ring! Ring! Ring!

The phone's alarm rang loudly, reverberating inside his room.

After five minutes, Xianye's hand quickly made its way, picking up his phone, and turning of the alarm.

Then another minute passed, before a muffled groaning sound came from Xianye who's head was now buried inside the pillow.

Finally, he sat upright and blinked in a timely manner, adjusting his vision. He reached out and picked up his phone and began going through his notifications.

'It's... another request for a normal job... A standard lost item search... As long as its doing good, I suppose...' He indifferently scrolled further through his notifications, before slowly getting up and stretching his body routinely and walking towards the faucet to wash his face and freshen himself.

Clack!

Drying his face with a combed-cotton towel, he opened his door and took in the view of the grandiose hall from upstairs.

The sun was only faintly visible, it was still dark outside. It was the time of dawn. The hall was empty, however, he could hear noises from somewhere beyond pathway in front of him.

He sighed and went downstairs, heading towards the place where the sound came from.

After a few seconds and a few meters, he stopped and took a left, then after few more meters he was met with another diversion. The left reading to his office, the right leading to where the kitchen was.

It was also the place from where a sizzling sound came, overlapping with faint murmurs and a accompanied by a sweet smell.

'Are those... Yoru and Haori's voices...? It's only around five in the morning... Why're they already making breakfast...' He quickly made his way towards the kitchen and leaned onto the open door to his right. He pursed his lips and gently said, "What in the world are you both doing this early in the morning? I thought you guys only began making breakfast at around eight in the morning...? Unless... it's one of those days when you experiment around."

"Is it one of those days?" He pressed further stressfully.

Yoru who had been focused ahead did not turn around, Haori whose hands were free turned in his stead and said in a quiet, soft manner, "N- No. It's not. We're making some extra food today, because of the new candidate. Should we... not have done that?"

"Ah! And... I apologize for falling asleep yesterday." She was apologetic, her eyes becoming staring at Xianye with no particular emotion to convey, other than remorse and slight regret.

'Is she... Are they doing this because they fell asleep last night...?' Seeing this, Xianye couldn't but sigh and he replied, "No, no. It's fine. Just... when you do this, tell me a day before. Me and Raphael can help too, okay?"

"Yes!" Haori said, regaining her composure.

Xianye smiled as he continued to look at both of them working. "Speaking of Raphael, where is he? He's the one who always wakes up early... And today I don't see a sign of him."

Sizzle!

As the sizzling sound slowly began to subside, Yoru turned and answered the query energetically. "He's in your office. He seems to be working!"

Xianye let out a "Ah," sound as he began walking towards his office.

Clack!

As he opened the door, he was met by Raphael quietly working. The wooden desk had papers all over it, and to his right was a Document Authenticity Checking, DAC Device, and a Document Signature Approver, DSA Device.

Both of the devices had small gaps between to allow paper to slip into them. The DSA Device, when unused yet operating produced a blinking red light, while the DAC Device displayed a blue-hologram when left unused yet operating for a certain period of time.

Beep!

Raphael passed a paper through the DAC Device, which turned the blue-hologram into a green-hologram, indicating that the document was authentic.

"Raphael, why're you working this early?" Xianye asked curiously.

Raphael didn't reply instantly. He passed a few more papers through the DAC Device before finally replying with his usual composed elegance.

"Well, there is a new person, who is to be introduced. And, I suppose it'd be nice to have some work done, before it all becomes quite chaotic, yes?"

"I guess." Xianye said, before shutting the office's door and walking back to his room.

The sun had slowly begun to grow brighter, with it came an increasing temperature and humidity.

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Beep! Beep! Beep! The phone's alarm loudly rang.

However, Ryo who was already awake had no need for it. He quickly turned the alarm off and went back to staring outside the window to the right of his bed.

He wasn't able to sleep for too long. His eyes were red, bags forming under them.

'The bed is... uncomfortable. Do... they not have a more... softer mattress? Maybe I can request for one. And a soft pillow too... But then again, what if they think that I'm acting entitled?'

'I'd begin losing my worth before I even gained any...' He lampooned himself. 'I miss Mori... and my bed. This place feels... weird. Maybe I'll get used to it later.'

Heaving a tired sigh he slowly stood up. 'I left my suitcase in the car... I'll have to get and then take a shower...'

He crossed his arms and stretched before walking outside.

The faint sunlight fell through the roof.

He walked downstairs with slow and heavy steps as his eyes travelled back-and-forth, trying to search for a sign of life, as not a noise or even a murmur could be heard.

He had a look of uncertainty as he now stood at the very center of the large hall. Still not a person in sight.

He recalled the way towards Xianye's office and began making his way. Just then however, he felt a tap on his shoulders.

Quickly turning around, he saw a slender and pale woman, towering over him, wearing a white shirt and black trousers. Her emerald-green eyes shaking slightly as her long ink-black ponytail dangled.

"Are you the new member?" She asked hesitantly.

"Y- Yes. That is me." Taken aback by the sudden appearance, he replied awkwardly.

"Ah! Then let me guide you to the office." She said, taking the lead and walking in front.

Ryo complied and followed.