Although they had met a few times at the Tarot Club, this was Priscilla's first time seeing Lilith in human form in the real world. If she had not confirmed it with Audrey, she would never have believed that the adorable little kitten from back then had turned into a little girl her own age!
"It's me, little Priscilla~"
"Miss Empress?!"
"That's me too."
"Wow!!! That's amazing!"
Priscilla rushed over and grabbed Lilith's hands, bouncing with excitement.
"Oh, Medici, you don't seem very happy to see me~"
Lilith turned to Medici. "Are you still angry that I got that Conqueror Beyonder Characteristic just ahead of you?"
"Hmph! I was simply outmatched."
Medici folded his arms and snorted. "Besides, aren't you still missing a Conqueror Beyonder Characteristic and the Uniqueness? Who'll have the last laugh is still up in the air."
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I've almost finished negotiating with Herabergen. I just need to wait for the right moment to accommodate them."
"Heh, the right moment?"
Medici remained unruffled. "I'd like to see what sort of moment would let you accommodate a Uniqueness corrupted by two sefirot, the River of Eternal Darkness and the City of Calamity."
Priscilla looked from one to the other and asked in confusion, "Medici, Lilith, what are you talking about?"
"We're just chatting. It's fine if you don't understand."
"Oh~"
After a brief silence,
Lilith and Medici suddenly spoke at the same time. "Hey."
"..."
Lilith waved a hand. "You go first."
Medici did not stand on ceremony. "Did you engineer this war on the Northern Continent to complete your ritual?"
"Huh?"
Lilith said in astonishment, "I was going to ask you the same thing! Weren't you stirring things up behind the scenes?"
Another silence fell between them.
"It really wasn't you?" they both