119 Regrouping (Pt. I)

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"Hmm? Ell, what is that?"

"It's the letter I found when I was in the building," Elloise replied unknowingly. "I was in a hurry, so I accidentally crumpled it in my pocket. Sorry..."

"No, it's quite all right, Ell." Shizuka patted the tangerine's back, comforting him as he gave the letter to Mizuto for further inspection.

"Shouldn't you open it?" Kishi suggested, leaning his body weight on the back of his hands. His arms were behind him to act as a backrest. Kishi's stretched-out legs were the highlight of the circled group-- seeing that they were the only things in the middle, aside from Mizuto's map.

"Yeah," Mizuto simply replied, carefully opening the dishevelled letter in his hands. Opening the rose-patterned seal, he got the paper inside out. Setting the envelope aside, he opened the content and quickly scanned it.