The trio made their way down the stairs, while Iliana was breathing heavily. To her, Judge Gerald was more like a celebrity, but here he was with a casual visit.

Abel opened the door when the three of them were ready. As soon as he opened the door, unexpectedly not one, but two hooded figures walked inside. These individuals were calm as they entered but as soon as the front door was closed, they got down on their knees.

"I greet the First Proxy and First High Priest of Justifia. Gerald Ogaraon, the third High Priest of Justifia, at your service.." spoke the man, addressing both Abel and Eluya in a formal tone.

"I greet my master. I'm Olecumbra, currently going by 'Omega' of the Corps of Seven." Said the woman.

Though Gerald was someone they were expecting but the 'leader' of the Corps of Seven, a group that has grown its fame by killing the 2nd Proxy of Obrax, was bowing to Abel, addressing him as his master.

"At ease, both of you." Abel said calmly followed by a sigh.

Iliana was wide eyed seeing such loyalty exude from such prominent figures. The Supreme Judge Gerald, known for his neutrality in court and the fact that his judgments are based on the absolute truth. His tall stature along with his Greyish hair as he looks around the agency with a calm look. His eyes meeting Eluya's with a submissive and servant-like gaze and then his gaze met Iliana's, he was confused and amazed at the same time.

As for Olecumbra, her gaze remained fixed on Abel. Her cheeks were a little red as she spoke. "Master, what can I do for you?" She said without any hesitation.

"Be yourself. This is an informal meeting, after all." Abel said calmly before pointing at the sofa. "Sit down.. We all have a lot of catch up on, don't we?"

Gerald nodded as he sat down on the sofa with Eluya sitting beside him. As for Olecumbra, she sat down on the single sofa, relaxing with a smile.

"So, Geppie. How've you been? How is Farina doing?" Eluya asked with a teasing smile, as Abel and Iliana served cheesecakes to the guests.

"Everything is fine between us, Ma'am.. And thank-you for the cheesecake, sir." Gerald said with a smile, as he picked up the cake, taking in a small bite with a fork.

"Oh! It's my favourite cheesecake." Olecumbra said with an innocent smile as she picked up the cake and took a small bite. Both her and Gerald were keen on enjoying every bite of the cake.

By now, Abel and Iliana also sat down on the sofa. The five of them were looking content with their surroundings. And this silence was broken by Gerald.

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"So.. Miss Iliana or should I call you Miss Alisa? Weren't you present at the hearing of 'The Ranberr's Tragedy'? I didn't think you were associated with my seniors." Gerald spoke calmly, his tone was calm, with a hint of happiness lurking underneath his unusually levelled tone.

"Well, before you two get to questioning.." Abel said calmly before looking at Iliana and nodding. "This young man here is Gerald. You may know him as the Supreme Judge.."

"And the woman sitting there is Olecumbra. She's my disciple.. Though I didn't know she joined one of the Empire's Elite forces." Abel said calmly before looking at Gerald and Olecumbra.

"Ole, Geppie. I think both of you have met Eluya." Abel said calmly, as Olecumbra waves towards Eluya, while taking small bites out of her cheesecake.

"And this is Iliana.. Please address her as such, not any other name. Unless she tells you to." Abel said calmly, but without a wait, Iliana held out a Marker and Paper towards Gerald.

"S-s-supreme Judge.. M-may I have the h-honor of receiving your a-a-autograph?" Iliana spoke, stumbling over her words.

Seeing this, Abel smiled while Eluya chuckled, finding the whole situation funny. Gerald, who was confused, looked at his seniors before sighing as he took the marker from Iliana's hands and signed the paper.

Iliana smiled, before she quickly closed the notebook and threw it across the room, to her work desk. It was as if she had won a prize and wanted to hide her embarrassment.

"So.. Ole, how did you join the Corps of Seven?" Eluya asked calmly, seeing that Olecumbra had finished her cheesecake.

"It was Judge Gerald, who recognized me then it was the Crown Prince, who suggested that I get into the Corp. So I took the exam and got in." Olecumbra said with a smile, her expressions were genuine as she seemed to enjoy the cheesecake, wishing for the taste to be never-ending.

"Oh? And Geppie, how did you know she was Abel's disciple?" Eluya asked calmly.

"Well, she was trying to enroll into the Castle Guards and her Swordsmanship reminded me of Sir Abel's.. so I approached her." Gerald said calmly, his tone was friendly.

Abel smiled at watching them converse, then he got up from his seat and walked away. "I'll be making something for us to eat.. Continue your conversation." He added before walking up the stairs, leaving Iliana alone with the other three.

Seeing the chance, Eluya pointed at Iliana and declared to Gerald and Olecumbra. "Look at her.. She will be Abel's wife, alongside me."

Iliana's cheeks blushed deep red at Eluya's declaration. It wasn't that she was wrong, Iliana just was shy discussing such details in front of new people, even though Abel and Eluya had known them for some time now.

From then, the conversation flowed between the four of them.

Gerald enquired Iliana's views on the Jury board of Luminae. Though, Iliana's opinions were on the neutral side, Gerald did draw the conclusion that Biasness present in the now-dissolved Jury was seriously punishable.

As for Olecumbra, she was enjoying the back'n'forth talks with Eluya, though she wasn't engaging much with Iliana due to the lack of exposure to her.

Just as their conversations started growing cold, Abel came down the stairs with five plates of Omurice. Seeing Abel walk so slowly while carrying two plates on his palms, two on his forearms and one on his head, Iliana and Eluya ran up to him to help his carry the plates.

"Hey! Don't overdo things. You can make multiple trips or call us." Eluya scolded Abel for doing reckless things needlessly, though there wasn't a hint of doubt in her eyes that Abel wouldn't drop a single grain of food.

"Yeah.. You could've burned yourself." Iliana said with a concerned look, taking the plate on his head to put it down on the table while Eluya takes the two on his forearms.

"I'm jealous.." said Olecumbra.

"I miss my wife." whispered Gerald, as the five of them ate the Omurice that Abel made.