(Heartfelt thanks to 'Fate Stay Night 233', 'Genkaku no Ningyōshi', 'World's End Ballad', 'Long Lian Qingxue', and 'Youyouzi's Lament' for their tips!)
As soon as they entered the room, Noah and the others immediately saw Finn seated behind a desk completely disproportionate to his size.
Besides Finn, Gareth was there as well.
Together with Riveria, Ais, Tiona, and Tione, all of the Loki Familia's upper ranks aside from Bert had gathered in one place.
"This time, it isn't that we're excluding Bert, you know?" Gareth grinned.
"Bert is preparing matters for the expedition. We'll tell him about what we discuss afterward as appropriate."
Everyone immediately understood.
Lefiya closed the door, then shrank into a corner by the wall without saying a word.
In an occasion like this, Lefiya, who was currently only a rank-and-file member, could not interrupt.
"Sorry for calling all of you here so early." Finn smiled at everyone.
"However, there isn't much time left before the expedition. Yesterday, we wasted an entire day because of Noah and Loki, and basically dumped all the work on Bert. We can't slack off again today, can we?"
Ais, Tiona, and Tione immediately expressed their understanding.
Only Noah looked at Finn and shrugged.
"If that's the case, can I participate too? I'm not one of the Familia's executives, am I?"
"Although you aren't one of the Familia's executives, your abilities are no weaker than ours, and you possess all sorts of extraordinary methods. Those methods hold extraordinary significance for this expedition." Riveria spoke.
"So, we'd like to ask you about some matters regarding the expedition first, to see just how thoroughly we can prepare."
"For example, didn't you have some sort of space that could store items?" Gareth reminded him.
"How large is that space? Can it help us transport supplies?"