Shironeko Onsen | Shinjuku, Japan
The inside of the room Corona took the three into was cool yet comfortable; perhaps it was because of the hot summer day outside that the group had to run through. After all, the air conditioning is heaven-sent to anyone who stands outside for a long period of time, much less battle in that time.
The room was plain in decor. Traditional Japanese tatami clashed oddly with the western furniture: particularly the oak table and a red velvet office chair. One side of the wall, right of where the group was, was replaced with a glass sliding door, which led into a balcony and a personal onsen covered by bamboo wall.
Sitting on the office chair staring into the three was a woman of impressive aura. She was very slender, and extremely pale: almost as if she was an albino. However her blue eyes that pierced through anything that stood in their gaze seemed to say otherwise. Her even paler white hair, falling down her back like a waterfall, reflected sunlight from the glass sliding door to the right of her, forming a split shadow that covered the left side of her face. The woman wore a black, gothic lolita dress with a black corset, exuding off a formal vibe.

"Mariette, I brought the guests!" Corona giddily announced, to which the woman sitting at the chair chuckled.
"You did well, Corona. I'll call you when we're done." The woman, named Mariette, spoke. Something about that name sounded familiar to Hajime. Corona, who understood Mariette's order, nodded once and bolted out of the room and closed the door.
Once she confirmed that the four were alone, Mariette spoke to the three. "I'm sure you all have a lot of questions right now."