Now Violet, the woman that Sophie, Fiona, and Melina met, would guide them… she would show them Titia.
Violet: "mm."
Fiona: "hmm why so sad, is something wrong?"
Violet: "oh?...No…..it's..fine..Everything is fine.."
Fiona: "hmm?"
Sophie: "I see.."
Melina: "You don't have to do it if you don't want to."
Violet: "No it's alright..hehe..I just… remembered my dead friends… they… died yesterday.."
Fiona: "ughh.."
Sophie: "Oh…"
Melina: "Oh...dear.."
(Psstttt)
Sophie: "Huh?"
Someone started smoking… one of the people who was also on the train
Civilian: "You can't smoke in front of a child.."
Fiona: "Huh?"
(Patch!) (Patch)
Unknown detective: "That's true, but what did you expect from a former murderer…?"
Smoker: "ughhh.."
Melina: "What do you mean by murderer, sir?"
Smoker: "Hehehehe...I'll show you…"
He walked a bit further… took some snow since it was snowing at night… went back to Melina… and shoved it into her mouth.
(Splach!)
Sophie: "ugh."
Fiona: "hey.."
Melina: "ghh.."
Unknown detective: "This is where he was murdered... by this person…..at least in a similar place…."
He opened his mouth in a grin… and his smile… was incredibly sinister….
Melina: "ughh.."
Sophie: "Hahhh….Can we please move on... he's disturbing me.."
Fiona: "Come here Melina….and you… there…"
Unknown detective: "Javert….that's my name.."
Fiona: "Javert…..touch Melina again... and I'll make sure you end up like the person that guy murdered…"
Javert: "That's a threat, my dear.."
Fiona: "I think threats can be good… especially when it means freaks like you stay away from Melina… or Cossette…"
Javert: "huh!…..Wait… did you say Cossette.."
Fiona: "huh?…"
Javert: "Cossette Clement?"
Fiona: "ughh…."
Javert: "Hehehehehe...so she still loves.."
Fiona: "You know Cossette?"
Javert: "Of course... I captured Jean Valjean… in Roselande... hehehehe….he was executed because of me…"
Sophie: "Fiona.."
She held her hand.
Sophie: "Don't do anything rash... he belongs to that organization.."
Fiona: "What?"
Sophie: "Did you forget? The organization that… is the rival of Dark Umbrella…"
Fiona: "…The… Owls…"
Sophie: "Yes... exactly.. I know this man… Javert Laurent….one of the best in the Owls organization.."
Melina: "Hmm."
Fiona: "I see…."
Sophie: "...Excuse us, please.."
Fiona: "I'm sorry... sir... I may have been... a bit too serious… it's just snow…"
Javert: "Hahh..No problem…..it was snow… but I held it in my hand... after I came out of the toilet.."
Melina: "ghhh…"
Fiona: "….hmmm…."
Sophie: "What an asshole.."
Fiona: "Come on Melina... let's just ignore him.."
They walked on.
Violet: "Javert, you said.."
Fiona: "You suddenly disappeared."
Violet: "I know that man…."
Fiona: "hmm?"
Violet: "That man over there…..is…..the murderer of my… father.."
Fiona: "Huh?"
Sophie: "What.."
Violet: "Hahhh..a few years ago… when I was 12…..our neighbor near our house died… even though there was no evidence, they arrested my father… the detective… was Javert….he happened to be in Titia and wanted to help with the investigation…..my father was later… executed....but… 3 years later... it turned out that the neighbor… was just extremely drunk… and was hit by a car… he wanted to get help, so he… went toward our house....that's where he died… near it…"
Fiona: "I see... what about your mother?"
Violet: "Oh... my… mother…..left us when I was 4…..and married someone else… much younger than my father….my father was about 10 years older than my mother….and now she has someone 5 years younger than herself.."
Fiona: "I see…..so she's just trying out what's better, old or new?"
Sophie: "Fiona….a little empathy please…"
Fiona: "What?….I was serious…."
Sophie: "My goodness…"
Violet: "hehehe….It's alright….I'm… not angry at… Javert either... how should I say it... I was just startled when I saw him….he didn't know my father was innocent... my neighbor often argued with my dad... so it's understandable they thought he killed him, especially since he died near our house…"
Fiona: "hmmm..Melina…."
Melina: "Yes?"
Fiona: "Wipe your mouth afterward….okay.."
Melina: "Okay…"
Sophie: "Hmph.."
Titia: "So..where do you want to go?"
Sophie: "Well... a hotel would be good... we'll probably stay here for a long time... a hotel that's also not expensive.."
Fiona: "Not expensive?...Hello… Dark Umbrella is paying."
Sophie: "So what?….you just want to go to an expensive hotel to eat something sweet.."
Fiona: "That's easy for you to say, but I can only taste sweet things... Huh!"
(Stttttt)
Fiona: "Hey….you there... Violet."
Violet: "Yes?"
Fiona: "hmmm…..tell me... you're not a normal human, are you..? are you a cursed one?"
Sophie: "Ohh... you finally noticed.."
Fiona: "Huh?….I suspected it for a long time….but… I wasn't sure.."
Violet: "Yes... I am a cursed one.."
Sophie: "What is that device on your neck?"
Violet: "That is the… device that shows others I'm cursed…..everyone cursed wears one… well… almost everyone…"
Sophie: "I see…"
Fiona: "Something like in Eager Brünn, huh... do we have to wear that too?"
Violet: "Well….I… don't think so… you're officials…"
Fiona: "I see….."
Sophie: "Good…..at least that….but we should still ask…"
Violet: "Oh..you can ask that policeman over there…"
Fiona: "Huh?"
A policeman stood there…
Sophie: "Good idea."
Fiona: "Excuse me.."
Policeman: "Hmm yes, ladies, how can I help?"
Fiona: "Do we have to wear a device around our necks like that girl over there?"
Policeman: "You mean the girl trying to run away right now?"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Sophie: "Huh?"
They turned around..
Violet: "ohh..what, me running away….hehehehe….No no…"
Policeman: "hmmmm...you're suspicious…..wait a minute, you three are cursed too…"
Fiona: "Yes..we are from the Dark Umbrella… organization…."
Policeman: "I see… so you're officials….No…..but still….I would recommend you wear something similar…..how about a device in the ear like everyone here?"
Fiona: "Excuse me?.."
She looked around… everyone had devices in their heads…
Violet: "Hmm."
Or in their ears..
Policeman: "With that you can do many things… call the police quickly… restaurants… mail… you can even turn on the TV while sleeping…"
Sophie and Fiona looked at each other..
Fiona: "Is that… necessary?…"
Policeman: "Necessary?… No… not required… travelers don't need it, only those who live here… or want to move here… that girl over there… seems not to be wearing one."
Violet: "huch..uhhh…"
Policeman: "That's against the law…"
Fiona: "She belongs to us..."
Violet: "huh?"
Fiona: "hmm."
She poked Sophie's hand.
Sophie: "Yes... she belongs to us in the Dark Umbrella, so…"
Policeman: "Then why did she try to run?"
Sophie: "hmm."
Fiona: "Because she's shy… or afraid of police because of the weapon…"
Policeman: "Ohh….Hahahaha..I see... that's no problem... I understand... many people get scared when they see my weapon…"
Fiona: "But for a policeman… isn't that too many weapons?"
Pistols on his waist… and a shotgun on his back.
Policeman: "Yes….most have even more.."
Fiona: "hmm..I see... thank you for your help, sir…"
Policeman: "Hmm….what is the girl's name.."
Fiona: "Violet.."
Violet: "hmm.."
Policeman: "Violet….Violet what?"
Violet: "Violent... M."
Fiona: "Ugh.."
Fiona realized that the policeman could know from her last name that she might not actually work for Dark Umbrella… since he might know about her father's case…
Violet: "Violet Miranda.."
Fiona: "oh….."
Policeman: "oh..okay….then have a nice day, ladies.."
Fiona: "Thank you... have a nice day, sir."
Sophie: "Hmm."
Melina: "Goodbye.."
They continued on their way..
Fiona: "Phew, I thought he would know she's from here if she said Violet Miranda… seems like he's new.."
Sophie: "Mhm."
Violet: "Thank you... for helping earlier…"
Fiona: "You're welcome…"
Melina: "Huh?"
Fiona: "We only did that because you're guiding us… nothing more.."
Violet: "Oh..hehehe..okay..still, thank you."
(Meanwhile)
Lucy: "Hmmm...so this is it…"
Dark Umbrella member: "Exactly.."
Lucy: "hmm…"
Dark Umbrella member: "By the way... Lady Mystery and Lady Clock from Lilly Mond with the new Melina are also in Titia?"
Lucy: "Huh?….what is this?...I thought I had to come here… to investigate.."
Dark Umbrella member: "They're investigating something else… about… Zantanel…"
Lucy: "Hahahahahaha…...I see….the woman who makes you all piss your pants… how nice…"
Dark Umbrella member: "Watch your tongue.."
Lucy: "Oh come on Marcus... no need to be so angry, we've known each other for so long…"
Marcus: "Hmph…."
Lucy: "Alright..so this is that black liquid…"
Marcus: "Exactly.."
(Bloob!)
Lucy: "hmm...something is strange."
She smelled it..
Lucy: "This... smells like Namesis fluid…..that's really… strange..I've never seen anything like it…"
Marcus: "We were confused too, the seekers said this might have appeared through a rift…"
Lucy: "That makes no sense… no."
She stood up.
Lucy: "I don't think so….rifts appear again and again… since the year 600….they've always appeared….why only now after almost a thousand years?… the black hole… has already affected 50 percent of Grimmhoth… heavily… some kingdoms now have a completely different era… I don't think this… has anything to do with rifts… or the black hole… but I do think it has something to do with Namesis… maybe… they are like… some kind of transformers or seeds…."
Marcus: "What?….you mean… this liquid turns people into Namesis?"
Lucy: "You said before that we should investigate it for that reason."
Marcus: "Yes but….I thought it was a Namesis….I thought the seekers were wrong…"
Lucy: "There's only one way to know….you there…"
She pointed at a Dark Umbrella member.
Dark Umbrella member: "Yes?"
Lucy: "Come here for a moment.."
Dark Umbrella member: "Okay.."
Marcus: "What are you planning.."
Lucy: "Shhh….good...hey..what's your name.."
Dark Umbrella member: "Lin…"
Lucy: "Lin..I'm sorry.."
Lin: "huh?"
Lucy grabbed her head and shoved it into the liquid.
Lin: "Mmmmmmmmmmmm!"
Marcus: "ughh..what the hell are you doing!..hey…"
They aimed at her…
Lucy: "Calm down….and watch.."
She pulled her out… Lin stood up..
Lin: "ugh..aaaaaaaaaaaaarghhh.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…"
She transformed..
Marcus: "Damn it...Lucy...she didn't do anything wrong….she's only 16!!"
Lucy: "I don't care…..kill her."
Marcus: "What?.."
Lucy: "Hahhh...then I'll do it myself."
She drew her sword.
Lucy: "Sacrifices are necessary!"
(Splach!)
She stabbed her in the stomach…
Lin: "Ughh….."
The liquid… disappeared..
Lucy: "huh?…"
Marcus: "huh?"
Lin returned to her human form… and fell to the ground, but Lucy caught her.
Lucy: "Hahahahahaha….see, I knew it!...humans don't die when they turn into Namesis….the liquid… only takes control of them… that is Namesis liquid….it only controls the body… so they don't truly transform…..quick, take her to the hospital...I may have… overdone it…"
They quickly carried her away..
Marcus: "Damn, was that necessary?...to do that to our agents?...what is wrong with you?...what if it wasn't like that?...what if she had died?...how would you look her family in the eyes?"
Lucy: "Marcus..you're too kind.."
Marcus: "..You know what… screw you!...I also have responsibility… for these people...that girl did nothing wrong… I hope for your sake she doesn't die….."
Lucy: "She won't….I made sure not to hit any organs…"
Marcus: "And how did you know the liquid does that?"
Lucy: "Oh...well to be honest… I didn't know… I thought she transformed and wanted to kill her… but at the same time I thought there was hope… so I didn't want to hit any organs… if she hadn't turned back… I would have just turned the sword… that's it, she would have died… but… all's well that ends well.."
Marcus: "Tsssss….you disgust me… really… damn…..she will understandably quit… she's only 16 and that was her second mission… you heartless monster…"
Lucy: "Hehehehe...hahahahahahaha…..Marcus..I am ready to kill an entire city if it means I can live happily...hehehehe.."
Marcus: "Tsss….Haaaahhh...deep breath...hey….bring me something to drink….and pay Lin's hospital costs… if she quits, give her 20 million coins as compensation.."
Dark Umbrella member: "Isn't that a lot?"
Marcus: "That was an order!"
Dark Umbrella member: "Yes sir!"
They hurried… one gave him water..
Lucy: "hey...give me a Lepsi.."
Dark Umbrella member: "huh?"
Marcus: "hahhh..give her what she wants… even if she's brutal… I have to admit, thanks to her we gained important information… inform Dark Umbrella immediately that people affected by the Namesis liquid can still be saved… the liquid only controls their body… they don't truly transform… understood… this is very important…"
Dark Umbrella member: "Yes sir!"
Marcus: "Good….as for you, Lucy… we're not exactly in agreement about Lin… as punishment… you will stay here for 4 more days… with me, and we continue investigating…"
Lucy: "häää?"
Marcus: "No 'häää'….move…"
Lucy: "Hahh...only because you're so cute.."
Marcus: "Shut up… that would also be nice…"