(↣)- At the mention of his name and title Saffiru's eyebrows now began to rise in genuine interest. Zoicite eh? He had heard that name before... Didn't he just say he was the general of Europe?
Wait a minute, wasn't that the name of one of Endymion's guardsmen? Yes, I distinctly remember about him in one of the history books, he was the second in command of the Shittenou, the four personal guardians of Endymion and of the Earth. Each one ruled over a different part of the world and Zoicite was the one in charge of Europe, don't tell me this is him?!
Granted, he did recall reading that Zoicite was infamously known as the most conceited and vain of the four generals, but he never would have imagined he would come off like this! Then again, watching him now, he certainly does carry himself off as a great general, as if he were of grand importance and everyone else is utterly beneath him, though that just might be his foolish arrogance coming into play...
More importantly, what was one of the Shittenou, literally from ancient history, doing here? Weren't they killed off and turned back into stone after the battle with the Dark Kingdom over a thousand years ago? He remembered it being taught in school during a history lesson about Crystal Tokyo's foundation. Yes, those dreadful lunarians were able to come to power and exert their influence over the humans precisely because of the invasion of the Dark Kingdom! And the Shittenou were at the fore-front of the conflict, the legend having gone that they disapproved of Endymion's union with Serenity and the joining of the two kingdoms and so they were easily brainwashed into the legions of the dark sorceress Queen Beryl, who herself was possessed by an entity of darkness known as Metallia.
He had only been taught the very basics since he was still only at the junior high level, but being the intellectual bookworm that he was, Saffiru devoured history book after history book and he pretty much knew the whole story about the battle with the Dark Kingdom by heart. He definitely knew that the Shittenou were unable to become purified and were killed off one by one by Sailor Moon and her Senshi, they weren't able to survive up to the 30th century, so what in Nemesis's name was Zoicite doing here? How was he alive?
Then again, he did look confused. Perhaps he had come from the past and by some strange occurrence, accidentally teleport into the future? That couldn't be though, the Dark Kingdom's mechanics were rudimentary, they were from the 20th century for god's sake! There was no way they would have the tools necessary to master time travel, so how...?
Is that damn Sailor Pluto slacking off on her job? Is this her doing?
Still, he couldn't help but let a slight smirk touch his face at the so-called general's attempt at sassiness, he clicked his tongue. "Shouldn't I be the one saying that to you? I'm not the one here that has no concept of manners or polite conversation, that would fall on you my friend.
But very well, you did as I requested, so as you've said its only fair. I am Saffiru of the Black Moon clan, younger brother to his highness Prince Demando of Nemesis and his second in command as well, I am most pleased to make your esteemed acquaintance general~" He teased, while giving a mock bow. Two could play that game at the ruffling of feathers.
"You are actually in the headquarters of the Black Moon clan right now, aboard a spaceship so to speak. If you take take a look around you you'll find that you're surrounded by technological marvels that far exceed that which you have in your time. And that's precisely because right now, you are in the 30th Century, welcome aboard." And with that he flashed a big, yet fake friendly smile, almost as if he were a hostess at some kind of club and this was all completely normal and commonplace for him.
"I'm sure you do have a lot of questions, don't worry I'll be happy to answer all of them, but first things first, I have some questions I'd like to ask you."
His eyes narrowed, now turning completely serious and stone-cold, the face of a seasoned tactician, and the tone of his voice changed to match the expression.
"How exactly did you get here? I'm sure you must have realized by now that you are of this time, what is it that you want here?"