"Mr. Kurosawa, I acknowledge your name, but Lady told me to not let anyone in."
"Then I will wait for her to finish her work." He nodded at the secretary and sat on a bench next to the office's door.
The office belonged to one of the fanciest tailors on earth; her hands were so talented that almost in any party for the rich people, two or three at least had her clothing.
Ray checked his clock; he still had half a day until his date with Rose, and this was probably not going to last that long.
"Ray, why are you sitting there? Come into my office!" A woman with long brown hair and a suit came out from the door; unlike most other women, she didn't have any makeup, and on each of her fingers was a ring.
She took a glance at her secretary and returned to her work.
Ray followed her into an unknown place; the whole room was so colorful that he didn't know the name of half of the colors, with numbers written everywhere and scissors and other tools.
"What is wrong with your clothes? You should act more like your character!" She observed Ray's clothes from up close; he had worn a black shirt and pants.
"Come on, Marian, you have seen me like this a lot, and each time you say the same." Ray sighed and moved to sit on one of the tables.
"Maybe this time it works." She pushed a button: "Two cups of coffee with no sugar."
Marian walked to her own chair in the middle of the room and said, "So, what do you want?"
Ray watched her body moving; she had a flat chest with a small ass, but still each year she was in the top ten hottest women on earth.
"I have a date with someone, and I wanted to buy some of your clothing as a gift for her." He cleared his throat: "And I want you to become my teacher."
"You want to become a tailor?" Marian narrowed her black eyes.
"Maybe, General Moonlight..."
"Ex-general! And who told you that?"
Ray smiled. "That time you advised me on my fighting style, it made me improve many times, so I was sure that you were not just a tailor, and after many months of research, I found you."
The door opened, and the secretary came in with two cups of coffee. She could sense the awkward mood in the room, but she had seen way more weird things; she just gave each of them their coffee and returned as fast as she could.
"So why now?" She took her coffee and continued, "I am aware of the attack on the tower and Aria's test from you, but what makes you think I'm interested?"
The fact that she even knew about Aria confirmed Ray's doubts about her. "I noticed how foolish I was; my understanding of the world was so small, and if I want to reach anything, I need power. Lots of it." He moved to sit on Marian's table: "I respected your choice of being unknown, but I had no other choice. I need a mentor, and until the academy teaches me anything useful, it's going to take decades."
"Your test with Aria—how was it?"
Ray remembered the events in that underground bunker: "She told me to fight something called a moon-beast. It was above anything that I have ever encountered. I lost an eye and suffered some major injuries and would be dead if she hadn't saved me."
Marian crossed her legs and said with a mocking tone, "I actually wouldn't mind teaching you, but just like Aria, I have my own test for an apprentice. Don't worry, I'm not savage enough to face you with a fucking moon beast."
Ray smirked; it went better than he had expected. "I'm all in. But what is a moon-beast?"
"They are creatures that roam around the moon of planets, but most of the time they are in their own spiritual world. It was just behind your abilities to face it."
"Then why did she take me with it?" Ray's curiosity became even more.
"Because they are not looking for strong people, they are looking for the best of the best."
Marian closed the distance between them. "Let me see your lust system."
Ray was happy that he was going to see a general's system too.
The lust system
Character: Classified
Age: 419
Rank: SSS
Level: 4
Experience: 2360/1000000
Kinks: Classified
Magic: Moon magic
Abilities: Classified
Equipment: Classified
To gain abilities, you need to level up.
"What?" Ray jumped back from the sudden surprise. His thoughts were faced with many questions: How is she that old? She barely looked older than Rose. One million for level 4?????? What is her real name?
It was time for Marian to smile at him: "It seems you have been busy with Marin!" Her eyes analyze Ray with a new look: "SSS men are so rare; your base stats are not that bad either." She bit her lips: "My, my, you are qualified to test for being my apprentice. But I must warn you, I'm not going to be easy on you!"
Ray nodded. "When will the test be?"
"Right now, of course." She returned and faced a green wall; her hands shone with a glowing moonlight.
The wall disappeared; taking its place was a stair into a dark place.
Before following him, Ray asked with a curious tone, "What should I call you?"
She didn't return, but her voice was like a whisper: "I'm Marian, the owner of Jewel tailor shop, but you can call me Marian if you want!"