Third person POV
Back in Mavimasu, Marcellus knocked on the door, prompting Lorelei to interrupt her practice session to open the front door. She did so and was surprised to see who it was. "Hi there, Lorelei-chan," Marcellus positively said. "Good noon."
"Oh! Mr. Marcel!" Lorelei replied with a mix of surprise and delight complete with her nickname of him. "It's been a while."
She then saw that he also brought some people with him. "Woah…are these your guests or something?"
Glancing at Basilio and the others for a bit, Marcellus responded, "Yes, they are from Ruslav."
"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Lorelei," Basilio said to Lorelei nicely.
"Greetings," Fritzi added politely.
"Oh, it's my pleasure to meet all of you," Lorelei responded with traces of stuttering on her tongue, "c-come in, you guys are hungry, right? I'll prepare some food."
"No, we already ate, thanks," Marcellus replied.
"Oh, okay."
With that, Basilio and the others went in, and Lorelei slid the door close. A bit later, Lorelei prepared some hot green tea for them and a few simple, homemade snacks to accompany the drinks. "So, how are you, Marcellus?"
"Fine as usual," responded Marcellus back while getting a cup of the hot tea. "These people are from Ruslav."
Looking at him, Lorelei replied, "Ruslav?"
"Yes," Basilio replied back fast, "that was the nation of the Forest Vamzoms, which I was their leader."
Lorelei was shocked and nervous on an important person being her guest. "U-Um…! Okay…well…how long have you been their leader?"
"Less than 7 months."
"What the…?!"
Lorelei was more shocked than ever. "H-How come…?! What happened to their old leader?"
"Well…" Marcellus replied with a pause to gather his words, "…from what my Forest brethren had said to me, Ruslan Makesa, their 4th leader committed suicide after their last indiscriminate attack in Pantano, Fresa de Ard to be exact…"
Unsure of the place, he looked at Basilio, who then nodded to confirm it.
Lorelei was shocked at what happened to Ruslan Makesa.
And then, nodding, Marcellus continued, "Yes, it was Fresa de Ard to be exact, and this kid, Basilio Valencia, was an Otherworlder who had been bestowed of the leadership of my Forest brethren shortly before passing away. Take note, he was in the middle of thinking of what job he should have to make a living, as he had revealed to me this morning, when that attack had happened."
"Man, our kapatid's timing was so coincidental…" Paulina responded.
Basilio then smiled a bit at her while thinking, "Yeah, it was, like I was not meant to be the leader of theirs…But here I am, now as one by Ruslan Makesa-san."
"Woah, that was unfortunate timing," Lorelei commented. "It seemed that everything had fallen into place."
"Yeah, even I was dumbfounded by that time," Chivo responded, "and Basilio was my friend at that time, and if I remembered correctly, that happened on his 6th day in this world."
"Yup!" Basilio added happily.
"Man, that was really weird," Marcellus replied.
After that, Basilio and his group did their introductions to Lorelei, as well as Marcellus, so they could get to know each other's identities. After that, all of them went out in town with Lorelei and Marcellus as their tour guides. Much of the town featured beautiful scenery that were perfect for photographs and paintings. But one unique feature caught the group's attention, and it was a ski resort.
"Woah, what the…?" Basilio responded.
"A ski resort?" Ormoc added.
"Wow…" Paulina added in stunning awe.
"Oh, this?" Lorelei noticed their gaze at it. "Yes, this is a ski resort, one of our town's charming tourist attractions and places of recreation. This was built over 200 years ago by Otherworlders who were skiers and ski resort staff members back in their past lives. They built this as a way for our town to attract some travelers and tourists to boost our local economy."
"And I was a regular at that place," Marcellus added brightly, "as well as a skilled skier."