After meeting Adam and Silvana a few hourster, ra went to the store to get groceries, she wasn''t in the mood for that, but there was no way out since the stress of thest few days caused her and her parents to eat almost everything they had.


    In fact, she decided that it would help her to let go of her heavy thoughts, there was no point in going deeper and deeper into grief, ra realized that, but it was hard to get away from such a tragedy so quickly.


    But... there was more than one meeting waiting for her today, ra only found that out when she crashed into a man in an elegant suit, however, it was the kind of clothes that were perfect for him, who looked impable, cunning and attractive, like a butler of some important person.


    If some experienced Phantom or military man had been in ra''s ce, they would have immediately sensed the strange aura emanating from this man, the danger would make them wary.


    However, that was hardly possible for ra. She was a simple person who wasn''t even going to connect her life with Dead Lands, as she studied not at the academy to be an Operator or military, but at the institute. In a way, she was innocence itself.


    "Morton Observatory...? What is this ce?" ra tilted her head in confusion, taking the man''s hand.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    Slowly and carefully, the man lifted her off the ground, then without saying anything he bent down and gathered up the food scattered on the ground, taking the bag in his hand.


    "I havee from there to escort you to one of the smartest people in our world. So, what is your answer, will you follow me?" The man leaned over, extending his hand to her with a sly smile on his face.


    ra gulped, she didn''t expect such an offer from a man she didn''t know at all.


    "I''m sorry, but I''ll probably decline, maybe sometimeter? Now is not the best time for random encounters... Moreover, I don''t even know your name." ra cast her gaze to the side, she was both confused and embarrassed.


    The man in front of her had all the necessary qualities to make a young girl like her blush.


    "Oh, right, how uncultured of me." The man smiled gently taking ra''s hands in his. Their gazes met, she could see her reflection in his blue, clear-as-the-sky eyes.


    "My name is dius, nice to meet you ra."


    ra blinked a few times, about to introduce herself in response, but soon her eyes went wide with realization.


    "What...? How do you know my name?"


    dius answered nothing, instead, he pointed to his belt where somehow there was a red book, Lero''s Nexus.


    "Agh...? How? I definitely left it at home..." ra muttered in a trembling voice, gradually she began to realize that she better avoid this encounter.


    dius smirked, releasing ra''s hand.


    "Well, I decided to pick it up beforehand so I wouldn''t have to go back and waste time." dius exined before ncing at his watch.


    ra didn''t know it, but then dius looked at his NEP, which was different from the NEPs of the other Phantoms, it was ck with a purple frame. It seemed that the appearance of his NEP didn''t have any hidden meaning, it just went well with his appearance that he carefully chose.


    "Oh, I''m sorry, but our time ising to an end. Well, you weren''t going to agree anyway, so don''t me me for what happened." dius shrugged nonchntly as if it was no big deal, they were just in a hurry.


    "No... Get away from me... I don''t want to be a part of anything weird!" ra uttered, taking steps back and away from dius.


    Whoooooooosh.


    dius''s free hand turned into a shadow. A gleam flickered in ra''s eyes as the thin needle plunged into her neck, a secondter the syringe was empty and ra''s eyes clouded over.


    Her legs went limp as she fell to the ground.


    Tap.


    Stepping forward, with a deft movement of his arm, dius caught ra like a dancer catching his partner during aplex movement, his gracefulness was enough for both of them.


    "Phew, made it in time. Thest few weeks have been quite challenging for you, haven''t they?" dius smiled, looking at the already sleeping ra who hadn''t heard him.


    Stepping aside, dius carefully ced ra in the car, in the back seat, remembering to put the grocery bag next to her.


    No one could interrupt him, as dius specifically chose this spot, where it was dark and people rarely passed by. Moreover, he did everything quickly.


    Crackle.


    Closing the door, dius got behind the driver''s seat and the car touched off, heading towards one of the farthest points of the Citadel - Morton Observatory.


    "First your birthday, then your brother''s death, when you met with Adam Vinter something happened to you... It''s quite curious." dius muttered, pondering the situation.


    Even though he just kidnapped ra, he wasn''t a viin or a criminal, he was simply doing his job where his personal interest was involved.


    dius was one of those people who helped Aiden Henk bring his crazy ideas and assumptions to life.


    dius cast a final nce at the sleeping ra before the car disappeared into the shadows.


    "Hmm... It''s entirely possible that this isn''t the end for the Fratto Family, not that I care, but this is an unusual situation."


    ...


    The hot steam from two cups of coffee drifted in front of the two people who felt the tension even though they shouldn''t have.


    "So... You want to end our rtionship, did I understand you correctly?" Jena asked looking at Adam, there was a slight, expected sadness in her gaze.


    Adam nodded.


    "Mostly I agreed because it was something new and unexpected for me. I think I was driven by interest since I didn''t develop any powerful feelings for you that I could call love."


    Jena smiled bitterly.


    "Well, it''s good that you finally said that. You may not be my man, but you are a man. I get it, you''re probably thinking about Dead Lands and monsters right now, not rtionships, and you''re younger than me." Jena smiled, she took this news much easier than Adam expected.


    Then, before Adam could say anything, Jena walked over to him and took him firmly by the cor, sitting down on hisp.


    "You''re not ready for a serious rtionship yet, for a variety of reasons, but... that doesn''t mean we should stopmunicating. What''s more, a young man like you needs regr sex!" Jena eximed with an excited expression before kissing him deeply, leaving no room for argument.


    Perhaps, Adam wanted to pull Jena away from him, but the desire to feel pleasure and rx in the gentle embrace quickly consumed him.


    In a heartbeat, his hands found themselves on Jena''s body, giving himplete freedom of action.


    Fighting against gue Reaper, the deaths of his fellows, and killing hundreds of monsters in dangerous situations was a heavy stress for any Phantom, Adam was no exception.


    His mind and body desperately wanted to rest and relieve himself of the heavy weight and... when Jena herself moved into action, he could no longer stop.