The bus pulled into the manor driveway a little after midnight, the bass of a song already audible from inside the vehicle, filtering through the closed windows. The whole team was packed in the back, still electrified by the match, laughs and conversations overlapping without anyone really trying to lower their voice.
Saya was sitting all the way in the back, a little apart as always, watching the manor take shape through the window, its lights already visible from far away, almost spilling into the garden.
The staff member driving parked in front of the main entrance, cutting the engine with one last mechanical sigh.
"Last stop, ladies… Hm! And Mister Blaze, of course," he announced, before leaving immediately, letting the group get off alone into the night.
The music hit first, a heavy, driving rhythm echoing from inside the manor, colored lights sweeping the ground-floor windows, even filtering out into the garden where a few silhouettes were already dancing on the terrace.
