They finally found out who it was who apparently killed the mayor… or rather who they are… because it was several of them… an entire organization.
Rosalie: "The Hunters, huh."
Fiona: "Yeah… your suspicion was right."
(Some hours earlier)
Rosalie: "I have a feeling who it could be."
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Rosalie: "Before I arrived here… I actually heard from the Dark Umbrella searchers… that one of the Hunters had been spotted… the one called "The Glove.""
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Rosalie: "I want you to take care of it…"
Fiona: "Honestly I didn't expect that… I thought it was just a small group after all… it's been a long time since they really did something like that."
Rosalie: "Yes… but for about a year now… they've been fully active again."
Lina: "Hmm… a year… so… the last appearance of the Black Hole!"
(Meanwhile)
The Finger: "Hmm…"
The Joker: "Hahhh… so they found out about us… huh… and just because The Glove didn't listen to me… once I get out, I'll kill him."
The Finger: "I suggest we… withdraw for now."
The Joker held his face.
The Joker: "Hmm… you're the boss… I have to stay here anyway…"
The Finger: "Are you sure you don't need help? What if they find out?"
The Joker: "Hahhh… that would be problematic… hmm… where is The Glove now?"
The Finger: "He is not here…"
The Joker: "Hmm… then pull back as planned, that's a good idea… causing attention right now is not a good idea… let's rest for now… I'll stay here… so I can observe what they do and they won't suspect me…"
The Finger: "And The Glove… I want you to spare him."
The Joker: "Hahhh… as I said… you're the boss… I'm here and I have to stay… I won't kill him when I return… because…"
She looked serious.
The Joker: "Because he won't have long to live anyway… he underestimates Dark Umbrella's power… and… one thing I know is… if he actually meets Marcus Schneider… this time he will really die… hahahaha… I have an idea…"
The Finger: "Hmm?"
The Joker: "You said The Glove is not here, right… give him the order… to kill Marcus Schneider."
The Finger: "Hmm… (smiles) hehehe, I understand… either way, we are the winners."
The Joker: "Exactly. If Marcus Schneider dies… we win. And if The Glove kills Marcus Schneider… we also win. He is in our way and that outcome is even better, so we don't have to explain anything to the boss."
The Finger: "Actually… I already had that idea… why do you think I didn't bring him here?"
The Joker: "Ohh… hehehehe… I see…"
The Finger: "We really are similar sometimes."
The Joker: "Hehehe… that's why we are the right hand of the boss…"
(Meanwhile)
Marcus was actually outside observing things.
Marcus: "Hmm… I knew I heard something… come out… coward."
The Glove: "Heeheeeee… I will kill you… and prove you are a weakling."
Marcus: "Then how about you finally start."
The Glove: "With pleasure!"
Several gloves appeared…
Marcus: "Ohh…"
The Glove: "Can you dodge multiple hands?!"
Marcus: "Hmm."
They attacked him and he dodged them.
Marcus: "Hmm."
(click!)
He began to become slower.
The Glove: "What?"
Marcus: "Gravitational device."
The Glove: "What?"
Marcus: "This way I become slower… but also harder to hit."
He dodged them. The hands accidentally hit each other.
Crash!
The Glove: "Hah… if you say so…"
He brought his hands together.
The Glove: "Then take this… Gloves of Destruction!"
The gloves came together… forming a row… an eye opened in the center.
Marcus: "Hmm… hahhh…"
He looked around.
Marcus: "Darkness…"
Dark smoke surrounded him. It enveloped his body… and even changed his form… his eyes turned purple and his body looked like a mixture of darkness, shadow, and smoke.
Marcus: "Dark Hero…"
The Glove: "Fire at him!"
(psching!)
The Glove: "Huh…?"
He looked at his hand…
The Glove: "Where is it… what…"
(splash!)
He was torn into several pieces.
(splash!)
Marcus: "…..What an idiot… you are definitely an amateur… and very weak… and yet you thought you could beat me… the Hunters probably just let you do this because you are no longer important to them… and now I know why… because you are a fool… you are the one who hurt my friends… Sophie, Ms. Sonda, and Fiona… right… I don't know how to kill you, but I know a way you will never get out again."
While his body regenerated, Marcus grabbed him and dragged him.
The Glove: "What are you going to do with me?"
Marcus: "You'll see…"
He walked into a place… a building.
Marcus: "This building… has a lot of chemicals… including… acid…"
The Glove: "Ugh…"
Marcus: "No matter how fast you regenerate, you have no chance against acid… it will be over for you… I don't know how long… but then I will have avenged my friends…"
The Glove: "No wait… no wait… I can tell you who the Hunters are…"
Marcus: "Hmm."
The Glove: "The Hunt…"
(pump… pump)
Suddenly he felt a strong pressure in his chest… as if hands were scratching him…
The Glove: "Ughhh… (I can't talk anymore…)"
Marcus: "Hmph… either way… it would be boring if we just got rid of you quickly."
He threw Marcus inside, but Marcus reacted quickly and threw The Glove in instead.
The Glove: "Nooooo!"
(splash!)
The Glove: "Aaaaaaaaargh… aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh…"
Marcus: "Hmm… enjoy your stay."
He closed the container.
Crash!
Marcus: "No one… absolutely no one will hear your screams… it's too loud here… and even if… no one will get you out… no one wants to melt…"
He left the building.
The Finger: "Hmm… so fast… The Glove was really that… useless?… oh by the way… good job… Satella."
Satella: "Sure… I suppressed his heart with my curse… should we not get him out?"
The Finger: "No… you saw how he is… we don't need someone like that… on the contrary… we should maybe even thank Dark Umbrella… I can't kill him, that wouldn't be cool and would make the boss angry…"
Satella: "And now? They know it was us."
The Finger: "Even if they do, they can't stop us… but for now we'll disappear… Joker has to stay here or they might find out she is one of us too… so… let's go… hmm… but…"
He opened the container.
The Glove: "Help me… Finger… please help me."
The Finger: "My goodness… you look terrible… how about… we just leave you there."
The Glove: "I'll die otherwise… please help me."
The Finger: "Hmm…"
(Some minutes later)
They left the building.
Satella: "Hehehe… look how cute he is."
The Glove: "Hey… hey…"
They only saved his head and placed it in a sealed glass container.
The Glove: "Heyyy!"
Satella: "Can I really have him?"
The Finger: "Sure… play with him as much as you want."
Satella: "Yay… oh Glove, we will have so much fun… hehehe…"
(A few days later)
Sophie: "It's been a while…"
Fiona: "They must have withdrawn."
Rosalie: "Only for a while… they are definitely not finished… but for now… this case is resolved… which means…"
Marcus: "We are going back…"
Sophie: "Are you sure?"
Rosalie: "I'm needed… for another mission."
Marcus: "Me too… sorry…"
Sophie: "So you're leaving already… I understand…"
Rosalie: "We'll come back if there are problems… I'm really busy… I haven't had a weekend in four months."
Marcus: "…You get weekends? Lucky you… last time I had vacation was during the Black Hole incident."
Sophie: "What… a year?"
Marcus: "Yeah."
Sophie: "Then stay here and rest."
Marcus: "I'm busy… Sophie… thanks for caring… but I have to go too."
Rosalie: "Oh… by the way… Master Meliodas is not here… so I'll tell you."
Sophie: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "What?"
Rosalie: "Chloe and Sternenlicht will not return to your group."
Fiona: "What?!"
Sophie: "Why?!"
Rosalie: "They failed the exam… so they decided to place them in the academy… you won't see them for 5 or 6 years… but they can visit you…"
Sophie: "Oh… I… think that makes sense."
Fiona: "And Cossette and Melina?"
Rosalie: "No… they weren't formed here… you took them in with Sophie… it's not like Oliver… oh by the way Sophie… good news, Oliver passed just like Hosenträger."
Sophie: "Really."
Rosalie: "You were quite diligent as his mentor… anyway… that means he can return to you… oh Fiona… Cossette also has to go to the academy… but differently… more like a normal school… she comes back on weekends… it's not like Sternenlicht or Chloe."
Fiona: "Hmm… okay… I wanted her in a school anyway… it's better for her."
Rosalie: "How about Melina… that would also be good for her…"
Fiona: "Hmm… yeah, I'm okay with that."
Rosalie: "Good… I'll take her then… oh damn, I almost forgot… you are getting a new member."
Sophie: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Do we know her or him?"
Rosalie: "Yes… Rosika… the blind girl."
Sophie: "Oh wait, she is blind?"
Fiona: "(sweat)… this is the first time I hear about that… but where is Meliodas? Why isn't he telling us?"
Rosalie: "Because he is picking her up…"
Sophie: "Wait… but she was with Daisy."
Fiona: "Yeah."
Rosalie: "Oh… you didn't know… Daisy fired everyone who worked for her."
Sophie: "Ugh."
Fiona: "Hmm."
Rosalie: "Yes… Rosika… no group wanted her… so she's being sent here… you already have too many children anyway… Sternenlicht, Chloe, Cossette and Melina who are now going to school or academy…"
Sophie: "Crazy… is that really happening."
Rosalie and Marcus took their things.
Marcus: "Alright then… does that mean you're down four members?"
Sophie: "You could say that… Siegfrie, Fiona, Lina, Violet, Hosenträger, Oliver… and me… with Rosika we'll be eight… oh I forgot Mr Skull but he's just there to bring Meliodas coffee… he's a talking skull who barely moves…"
Fiona: "Three boys… five girls… hmm…"
Rosalie: "Alright then…"
(boom!!!)
Rosalie: "Oh… Meliodas is back."
Crash!
Meliodas: "I need help here…"
Sophie: "(sweat)… hello… have a nice day too."
Meliodas: "Help me already… this one doesn't want to come in."
Rosika: "mmmm!!!"
Rosalie: "(sweat)… I… better go… bye."
Marcus: "Yeah… bye…"
(whoosh!)
Both ran away.
Sophie: "(sweat)… those two really don't want trouble."
Fiona: "Master… you're not holding the girl right… that's not how you carry a woman!"
Sophie: "And she's blind too…"
Rosika: "I don't want to."
Meliodas: "Just come inside already…"
Fiona: "(sweat)… hey master… you seem very experienced with women…"
Meliodas: "Fiona help me please."
Fiona: "No."
Sophie: "Hahh…"
Sophie walked over.
Sophie: "Let go of her!"
She pushed him away.
Crash!
He was slammed into the wall.
Crash!
Meliodas: "Ouch."
Fiona: "(sweat)… Sophie… the costs… damn."
Meliodas: "Thanks… I'm fine… just my back hurts."
Fiona: "Who."
Meliodas: "Me."
Fiona: "Who asked."
Meliodas: "(sweat)… you're so mean… I'm the boss here."
Fiona: "And yet you act like a child."
She grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the wall.
Pop!
Meliodas: "Oh thanks."
Fiona: "Hahh… hmm?"
Sophie: "Hey… what's wrong with her? Why is she so angry?"
Meliodas: "She's sad… because Daisy left her…"
Rosika was back in the car.
Rosika: "mmm…"
Sophie: "Hahh…"
Lina: "What's going on?"
Violet: "(munch) we're eating… (munch)"
Fiona: "You can tell by how the floor is full of sauce… ever heard of leaving the plate on the table instead of taking it with you? Who's going to clean this mess?"
Sophie: "Guys… we have a new member."
Lina: "Who?"
Sophie: "That one over there… Rosika."
They looked at her.
Rosika: "Huh?"
Lina: "Oh how cute!!"
Violet: "Ohhh…"
Sophie: "Be careful, she can't see… she is blind."
Lina: "Oh… okay."
Sophie: "What do we do now… she doesn't want to come out of the car."
Fiona: "I'm more worried about the driver… look at his face."
Sophie: "Huh? Oh."
The driver had his head on the steering wheel repeatedly hitting it.
Sophie: "(sweat)… he's having a hard time…"
They walked over to her.
Rosika: "Hmm… what do you want?"
Sophie: "Do you want to come in?"
Rosika: "No."
Fiona: "Hmm."
(bam-tiss)
Sophie and Fiona turned around.
Siegfried: "Sorry… wanted to try it."
Sophie: "ahh… fine."
Fiona: "Hahh… hey Rosika, right? How about you come in… the poor driver is going to lose it."
Sophie: "He's going to be the first man to get his period."
Fiona: "What?"
Sophie: "(cough)… I mean… come on Rosika… please… I'm cold… like this."
Fiona: "It's thirty degrees."
Sophie: "psssst damn Fiona."
Fiona: "(sweat)… Sophie… she's blind… but she can feel temperature…"
(bam-bum tiss)
Sophie: "Seriously."
Siegfried: "Not me."
Violet: "Sorry… it was me this time."
Sophie: "Okay… what do we do now?"
Fiona: "Hmm… honestly I have no idea… my hands are tied… Sophie… you know how to talk to broken people… just do it."
Sophie: "Hmm."
Rosika looked sad and didn't want to talk. Sophie slowly walked toward her.
Sophie: "Hey… I know you're sad… but still, come inside… I can help you…"
Rosika: "mmm…"
Sophie: "Well…"
Rosika: "…will you also throw me out when he no longer needs me? It already happened twice."
Sophie: "Huh?"
Fiona: "What wait… second time?"
Rosika: "Before I was Daisy's assistant… I was assistant to Tom Fog… but he didn't want me anymore… he said I was a burden because I'm blind… just leave me…"
Sophie: "Hmm… I won't throw you out… we won't throw you out… it's safe here…"
Fiona: "Yeah… I mean we didn't even kick Siegfried out even though he's a pervert."
Siegfried: "(sweat)… hey…"
Fiona: "And Sternenlicht and Chloe often failed the exam and still… they are still with us… well they had to go to the academy now… but still."
Sophie: "See…"
Lina: "Hmm…"
Lina walked to Sophie and Rosika.
Lina: "Hey Rosika… I'm also new… and even though I have arcane abilities and a curse, I barely got anything done so far… listen… the people here are nice… we will take care of you… you are really cute and pretty… even if you are blind… you are valuable…"
Fiona: "(sweat)… why do I feel like she shouldn't be saying that at the end…"
Siegfried: "(sweat)… because it is like that… I guess she just doesn't notice."
Fiona: "Oh."
She held her hand.
Lina: "Don't be sad, Rosika…"
Rosika: "mmm…"
Sophie: "ugh… mm…"
Sophie patted her head.
Sophie: "Yes… come with us… Violet and Fiona don't bite."
Violet: "Yes…"
Fiona: "hmm…"
Violet: "I only bite meat."
Fiona: "(sweat)… Violet… that wasn't necessary… anyway… hey everyone… are you coming in now? I'm warm… Rosika… please come in… we have food for you… you can eat as much as you want…"
Rosika: "…but I want to be with Mistress Daisy."
Sophie: "Oh…"
Lina: "mm…"
Rosika: "mmm…"
Sophie hugged her.
Sophie: "She's not doing well right now… okay… she will probably come and apologize… she's a good person… but she probably wants to be alone for now…"
Rosika: "mmm… okay…"
She stood up… Sophie and Lina patted her shoulders.
Lina: "Come."
Sophie: "Welcome to our group… the Lily Moon."
Siegfried: "That poor girl doesn't know that when it comes to groups, we are at the bottom."
Fiona: "Well… that's thanks to Chloe, Sternenlicht and also Hosenträger… even though he passed after three failed exams."
Siegfried: "Three?!"