Sophie, Ulita, and Oliver accompanied Fiona to Prussia to the Lilly Mond. Ulita because they wanted to talk with her, and Sophie and Oliver likely wanted to join Lilly Mond.
Melina: "Hmm?"
Meliodas: "Sophie… Valeria… how am I supposed to know you won't bully Fiona or the others again?"
Sophie: "Ugh."
Fiona: "Master… that's old news… Sophie did great work in Eager Brünn… but without a group… it's difficult… you know that… she may belong to the Four Crows… sure… but… we have to say that she, like me, only belongs to the Crows because Edwards Walts and Claire Jefferson ended their careers with us… we both haven't been here long… with the Crows…"
Meliodas: "Hmm…"
Chloe: "I thought she was okay, Master…"
Sternlicht: "I don't think it's a problem either… after all, we'll have someone else who understands cases… we only had Fiona… well, and Chloe is the second most experienced among us…"
Meliodas: "Hosenträger Mr Skull?"
Hosenträger: "No problem for me."
Mr Skull: "Even though I am a skull… I think as a skull I have no problem with it."
Meliodas: "Hahh… if that's the case… hmm."
Sophie: "Mmm… Master Meliodas… if you're not satisfied with it… then… it's okay… but… please let Oliver stay here…"
Meliodas: "Hahh…"
Fiona: "Master… that's really unfair to Sophie… she doesn't deserve that… yes, she messed things up as a child in terms of behavior… but I saw how she took care of the boy Oliver and she really worked well… the past doesn't matter now… you can't just take someone's chance away like that…"
Sophie: "It's fine, Fiona… but please let Oliver stay here…"
Sophie took her things.
Chloe: "Ugh…"
Fiona: "Ugh… Sophie…"
She followed her.
Fiona: "Are you just going to leave like that?"
Sophie: "…if I'm not wanted…"
Fiona: "But without a group it won't be easy… even I am in a group… you are one of the Crows… but that won't last long…"
Sophie: "Then so be it… then I'll either be a simple detective or I'll look for another job…"
She picked up her things.
Sophie: "It was nice seeing you again…"
Meliodas: "Wait, Sophie."
Meliodas came outside.
Sophie: "Hmm?"
Meliodas: "Please forgive me… I know… I can be a bit rough… um… you can… stay…"
Sophie: "Mmm…"
Sophie said nothing, and Fiona knew why… after all, she knows that feeling… just because someone says "stay here" doesn't mean you are welcome… and not everyone likes being in a place where they know they are not wanted.
Meliodas: "Hahh… stay here… to be honest… I just didn't feel like calling Ms Valentine…"
Sophie: "Huh?"
Meliodas: "(sweating)… well… today I have a day off…"
Sophie: "(sweating)… oh…"
Fiona: "(sweating)… is that an excuse… ah whatever, what am I even saying… it's Meliodas…"
Meliodas: "Hey… I need breaks…"
Fiona: "From what? from sitting?"
Meliodas: "Documents."
Fiona: "You mean those… that I gave you? the ones you've only read… a few… in the last three months?"
Meliodas: "(sweating)… that's scary… are you watching me?"
Fiona: "No… but the papers are still in the same corner where I left them… even the damn water bottle is still there… you're even too lazy to move it…"
Meliodas: "…I was working on something else… hmm… today is really bad… Fiona… I got a call today… about Hoodie…"
Fiona: "Ugh."
Sophie: "What… did she make it?"
He sighed and then hit the table.
Meliodas: "…three hours ago… she passed away…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Sophie: "Huh…"
Meliodas: "That's why I'm in such a bad mood today… Sophie please forgive me, it has nothing to do with you…"
Sophie: "Ugh…"
Fiona: "Mmm…"
Meliodas: "Tomorrow the Dark Umbrella people… will take the body to bury her… next to her sister… after all, both are from Prussia… also… today a package will arrive… shortly before she died she woke up… and said… she wanted to give her belongings… to Lilly Mond…"
Fiona: "I understand."
(Dong)
Meliodas: "That must be it."
They opened the door and received the box. Chloe opened the door, took the package, and placed it on the table.
Sophie: "Hmm…"
They opened it.
Meliodas: "Hmm…"
There were many teddy bears and toys.
Sophie: "…how old was she?"
Fiona: "14…"
Meliodas: "Mhm…"
Chloe: "Poor… Hoodie…"
Suddenly the phone rang.
Meliodas: "I'm on vacation!"
Fiona: "Pick it up… what if it's important?"
Meliodas: "Ahh… can't one even grieve in peace?"
He went to the phone.
Meliodas: "Yes?"
Ms Valentine: "Hello… Meliodas…"
Meliodas: "Oh… it's you… Ms Valentine… is it important… I'm on vacation."
Fiona: "Damn it, Master!!"
Sophie: "Hahh…"
Meliodas: "Hmm?"
Ms Valentine: "Can the others hear me?"
Meliodas: "Yes… why?… I always have it on speaker…"
Ms Valentine: "I don't usually like that, but it works right now… Meliodas… is Fiona there?"
Meliodas: "Yes… and Sophie too… she will join us…"
Ms Valentine: "Oh… right… you already told me…"
Sophie: "Ugh…"
She looked at Fiona. Fiona sighed.
Fiona: "Hahh… he really didn't feel like it… he was probably working on something…"
Meliodas: "What's going on?"
Ms Valentine: "Yes… Sophie and Fiona, you can hear me?"
Sophie: "Yes…"
Fiona: "Yes…"
Ms Valentine: "This morning… the body of the former Crow detective… Claire Jefferson… was found…"
Meliodas: "Ugh."
Fiona: "What?"
Sophie: "Another death report…"
Ms Valentine: "Well… they only found… her upper body… the legs and the head were missing…"
Chloe: "I think I'm going to throw up…"
Fiona: "Do it later… or go to the toilet…"
Sophie: "Hmm."
Ms Valentine: "I want you to investigate her house… her house is actually in Prussia… she wanted to live there… we need to find out what happened… even if she no longer worked for us… we must find out what exactly happened… I assign this mission to you, Lilly Mond… Sophie and Fiona… and one of the others if you want… that's all for now… good luck."
Meliodas: "Okay."
She hung up.
Ms Valentine: "Haaaaahhh… Claire…"
Memory
Ms Valentine: "You want to quit?"
Claire: "Yes… I want to work for myself… I can't do this… Ellen…"
Ms Valentine: "Hmm… did it hit you that hard?… that your friends died on the last mission?"
Claire: "I just don't want to work with people anymore… not in Dark Umbrella… where I hear a death report every day… from people I know… I'm sorry… I know a detective like me shouldn't do this… but… I can't continue…"
Ms Valentine: "I understand… first Edwards Walts… now you… though Edwards simply grew old…"
Claire: "Find someone who is on a good path… with detective work… what was her name again… right… Sophie would be good… or wait… she's already there… um… Fiona… yes… Fiona… the girl with white hair and green eyes…"
Ms Valentine: "Hmm… she should become one of the Crows?"
Claire: "I've seen her once… she's smart… hehe… she's like her grandmother… serious and cold but she cares about the job… I think she can do it… Lady Mystery… just like her grandmother…"
Ms Valentine: "Hmm… I'll speak with Lady Natasha and Meliodas… as you know, I can't decide that alone… not without discussion…"
Claire: "I have to go… Ellen… hehe… take care of yourself."
End of memory
Ms Valentine: "Whoever did this to you, Claire… will regret it…"
Meanwhile
Meliodas: "Hmm…"
Sophie: "So… she wants me… to go there with Fiona…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Meliodas: "Yes… do you want to take one of the trainees?"
Sophie: "Hmm… Sternlicht? Chloe… Hosenträger…"
Fiona: "Hmm… I think Sternlicht is good for this… she knows her stuff…"
Sternlicht: "Uh… me?"
Fiona: "Is there another Sternlicht here?… you're coming… Oliver and Melina need to rest anyway… as for Chloe… how about we take her too?"
Hosenträger: "And what about me?… take one of the boys…"
Sophie: "Um… yes… I have to say Hosenträger has a point, Fiona… we don't want the boys here… Hosenträger and Mr Skull… to feel left out…"
Fiona: "Hosenträger… alright… then you're coming too…"
Chloe: "Hmm… okay… then I'll stay here… wanted to eat my pudding… thanks Hosenträger…"
Hosenträger: "Ugh… now that I think about it… it would have been better if I stayed… it's cold outside…"
Fiona: "Too late… you're coming… think before you say 'what about us boys'… actually I wanted to take Mr Skull… but… he already has enough experience…"
Mr Skull: "Hmm…"
Sophie: "Then come with us, you two."
Fiona: "Master, give us the street and address…"
Meliodas: "Okay… hmm… Gretes… that's the street… address… Gretes 98…"
Fiona: "Thank you."
Sophie: "Then let's go."
They left the house and got into a car.
Hosenträger: "Hmm… who's driving?"
Sophie: "Me…"
Fiona: "I can drive if you want…"
Sophie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "Or do you think because I have a weak right foot that I can't do it?"
Sophie: "Aye aye… if you say so…"
They got in and Fiona drove.
Sophie: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "Hold on… I forgot to tell you that I haven't driven for five months… at least not… a car…"
Sophie: "Hahh… that's great… and why are you saying it now?"
Fiona: "Because I forgot…"
Hosenträger: "Ugh…"
Sternlicht: "Why did you choose the two of us?"
They started driving.
Sophie: "Hmm… yeah… Fiona, why did you choose Sternlicht and Hosenträger?… I barely know them… so I don't know how good they are…"
Fiona: "Sternlicht… you are calm and control your emotions, that's good… also your electric ability is useful… you can also hear echoes if something happens… Hosenträger… is a bit shy… but also calm… Chloe would be too loud for me… Mr Skull already has enough experience…"
Sternlicht: "…if… if Miss Page With Food were alive… would you take her?"
Fiona: "Ugh… hmm… good question… she would probably… with her hands full of food… disturb some things…"
Sternlicht: "I… still miss her…"
Fiona: "Me too…"
Sophie: "Hmm…"
Hosenträger: "Hmm…"
Sophie: "What do you think, Fiona… why was Claire murdered?"
Fiona: "What confuses me more… is how he managed… to carry her body unnoticed…"
Sophie: "Couldn't she defend herself?"
Fiona shook her head.
Sophie: "Hm?"
Fiona: "Claire… was not cursed…"
Sophie: "Ugh…"
Fiona: "She was like Edward Walts… both were neither cursed… nor mages… nor stellaron… nor stellaron users… they were simply… without abilities… Edward Walts retired because of age… he was 60 years old… Claire, however… no one really knows why she quit… she quit at the age of 29… she was the one who wanted me… as a Crow…"
Sophie: "Did you know her?"
Fiona: "Not really… I saw her only eight times in my life… the first time… was after the scandal of Howgarts' experiments… she was with Meliodas… I still remember her warm smile…"
Memory
Meliodas: "So these are… the survivors… Parzival and Fiona…"
Parzival: "Hmm…"
Meliodas: "Parzival seems fine… but Fiona… she looks exhausted…"
Fiona sat on the ground… holding her already broken toy Otto…
Claire: "How cruel…"
She knelt down… and placed her hand on Fiona's head… Fiona did nothing… she kept looking down… she smelled bad… probably hadn't bathed during the experiments… but Claire said nothing… she then held Fiona's cheek… it was cold… and dry… probably dried tears…
Claire: "Hey… are you hungry?"
Fiona: "(silent)… "
Meliodas: "She doesn't answer… she never did… when I tried to give her food… she got scared…"
Claire: "Ugh… I think I know the problem… give me the food…"
He gave her a plate.
Claire: "There's nothing in it… don't worry."
She ate a little of it.
Claire: "See…"
Fiona: "(silent)… "
Claire: "Hmm… try it…"
Parzival: "…um… Fiona… can't… taste… at least nothing that isn't sweet…"
Meliodas: "Ugh… is that so?"
Claire: "Was it always like that… or because of the experiments?"
Parzival: "The experiments caused that food that isn't sweet… feels like poison to her stomach… unless you put something sweet on it…"
Claire: "Hmm… that's cruel… sweets are unhealthy in many ways… we can't just give her sweets…"
Meliodas: "Hmm…"
Claire: "Ugh… I got it… do we have meat? anything with meat?"
Meliodas: "Yes… there was steak today…"
Claire: "Then bring it… get one…"
He did.
Claire: "Now I need honey…"
Meliodas: "What?"
Claire: "Just do it please…"
He did. She put some honey on the meat.
Meliodas: "Ugh… are you sure… that's a good idea?"
Claire: "Whether you think so or not… some restaurants do this… my mother had a restaurant… and she said honey and meat surprisingly go well together… it helps cook the meat faster and makes it easier to eat… here, my dear, eat a piece…"
She gave her a spoon… but Fiona held it… then dropped it.
Fiona: "Mhm… hhh…"
Parzival: "Ugh…"
Claire: "What's wrong with your hands… they are… bandaged…"
Parzival: "That… was a punishment from Master Howgarts… if you're hungry and try to eat without permission… they put your hands in boiling water…"
Meliodas: "What a monster."
Claire: "Mmh… okay… here…"
She fed her… Fiona opened her mouth and ate a bite.
Meliodas: "Ugh… it works…"
Fiona: "Mmm…"
Claire: "Does it taste…"
Fiona: "Mmmh?"
Parzival: "I'm sorry… but I think Fiona can't answer that… enjoyment of food is not allowed… it's an emotion…"
Claire: "Hahh…"
Fiona: "…it tastes… okay…"
Parzival: "Ugh…"
Claire: "Huh… only okay…"
Fiona: "I only taste… the honey… not the meat…"
Claire: "Oh…"
Meliodas: "That's really sad… she can't eat spaghetti… pizza… steak… rice… spicy food…"
Claire: "Hmm."
Parzival: "Spicy works… but she only tastes the spice…"
Meliodas: "Hmm… do you think… we can find a way… to make her taste again?"
Claire: "Hahh… no idea… listen to me, Meliodas… Dark Umbrella is responsible… for Parzival and Fiona… that reminds me… Fiona… may I see your hand…"
She hesitated… then showed her hand… Claire removed the bandage.
Claire: "Ugh…"
Meliodas: "Damn… they are… red… part of the skin is even gone…"
Fiona: "Mmm… it hurts…"
Claire: "Shh… I know, dear… I know…"
She gently held her hand.
Claire: "Such beautiful hands… should be treated well… poor girl…"
Fiona: "Mmm… please… I need… the pills…"
Claire: "Pills?"
Parzival: "She means painkillers… she became addicted… and secretly steals them again and again…"
Claire: "Ugh!"
Fiona: "Please… hhh… hahhh… hahh…"
She pushed Claire's hands away… fell back to the ground… and held her head.
Fiona: "It hurts… it hurts… it hurts… it hurts… it hurts!!! it hurts!!!"
Claire: "Hey… hey…"
Meliodas: "Ugh."
Claire: "A doctor, damn it… we need a doctor!!"
End of memory