After the matter with the Thorn Mafia was settled, it was time for Fiona to leave Roux. Where her next stop in Roselande would be was still unclear.
Remy: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "Meltz?"
Remy: "Mhm… Meltz would be a good stop for you…"
Fiona: "You think so?"
Remy: "I know you like working on your own… No problem with that. In Meltz, an important noble was murdered."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Remy: "Exactly… Here, look!"
He handed her a newspaper.
Fiona: "Hmm… 'Dernières nouvelles : L'homme d'affaires Damien Giroud a été retrouvé mort hier dans des circonstances très étranges que la police n'a pas pu élucider. Cet homme d'affaires de 49 ans était un entrepreneur de renom, et sa société, Maison des nuages, était connue pour plusieurs projets importants en Franconie. Il résidait à Meltz.' (Breaking news: The businessman Damien Giroud was found dead yesterday… in very strange circumstances that the police cannot explain. The 49-year-old businessman was an important entrepreneur and his company 'Wolkehaus' was known for several important projects in Franconia, and he lived in Meltz.)"
Remy: "See?"
Fiona: "I understand."
Remy: "You could take the case…"
Fiona: "Then why don't you take it?"
Remy: "Because I… uh… well… because I want to give it to you… Anyway, what about Cossette?"
Fiona: "Hmm… Cossette…"
Remy: "She told Vivian she wants to go with you…"
Fiona: "But I…"
Remy: "You're all she has now, Fiona… Hugo's sentence was reduced, but he still has to spend 8 years in prison and 6 years under supervision… after he's released…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Remy: "You're like a big sister to her…"
Fiona: "I've turned my back on Dark Umbrella… My job is dangerous… Being a detective can be dangerous… I could die… and traumatize her… She could die and I would lose someone again…"
Remy: "Hmm… Is Cossette important to you?"
Fiona: "What?"
Remy: "Is she important to you? Does she mean something to you?"
Fiona: "Uh… yes…"
Remy: "You need her too… You have your contract spirits… but those are spirits and animals… You need someone like Cossette, a little girl who cares so much about you…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
He stood up and walked over to the window.
Remy: "Fiona… You helped free Roux."
Fiona: "I barely did anything…"
Remy: "That's not true… Why don't you like it when people praise you… Why do you hide your grief and pain inside… I can see it… Your empty eyes aren't the eyes of a woman who doesn't care… They're the eyes of a woman who's already suffered more than enough…"
Fiona: "You really think that, huh…"
Remy: "Hmm…"
Fiona stood up and walked over to the desk.
Fiona: "Well… I have to say I had fun with you…"
Remy: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "With you and Casper, it was fun."
Remy: "Hmph… One question: Why did you stroke my wound back then?"
Fiona: "I don't really know… I did it because I thought it might hurt…"
Remy: "Hugo said that Bob, your guardian spirit, protects the ones who are important to you. The more important they are, the more he protects them… and he protected me…"
Fiona: "Hmm… (blushes)… Damn, that's just because I respect you… nothing more…"
Remy: "Hmm… So does that mean we're friends?"
Fiona: "You could say that…"
Remy: "Hmm… Are you okay with Dark Umbrella being after you?"
Fiona: "Hmm… I don't really know…"
Remy: "By the way… I noticed Ciende said some of her father's favorite jewelry was missing… Something like a jug…"
Fiona: "A jug?"
Remy: "Mhm… I know it wasn't you or me… We were both there… So who could it be… Do you think it was whoever shot Bernard back then?"
Fiona: "Hmm… We don't even know who it was…"
Remy: "It could've been Dark Umbrella."
Fiona: "No… Normally they wouldn't act like that… They would have destroyed the evidence too… and the evidence is us…"
Remy: "Maybe they didn't want to kill innocents…"
Fiona: "It's rare for Dark Umbrella to care about that… Innocent or not, if someone's a witness, they get killed. That's what they taught us kids in the academy…"
Remy: "Even children?"
Fiona: "Depends… on who leads the mission… Most Dark Umbrella leaders aren't exactly kind when it comes to witnesses… But there are exceptions. Meliodas, for example, would never do that… That's why he's often criticized… And before I left, a new leader showed up… Her name is Miss Beatrix, and if I recall correctly she was trained by Meliodas… But still, I heard about her that she uses brutal methods… So I'm not sure… You said something about a jug… right?"
Remy: "Yes?"
Fiona: "What's it called?… What does it look like?"
Remy: "What it's called, no idea… But Ciende said there was a liquid inside, red, in the jug, not on it. And there's a symbol of a wolf on it…"
Fiona: "Ugh!"
Fiona quickly stepped up to him and slammed her hand on the desk.
Fiona: "Wolf… and red liquid…?!"
Remy: "Yeah…"
Fiona: "Hahh… Wait, I've heard of that before… I'm not sure, but it might belong to the Cursed Jug."
Remy: "What cursed jug?"
Fiona: "Yes… I once heard about it… That would explain why Dark Umbrella didn't kill us. They had something more important to do…"
Remy: "Is it dangerous?"
Fiona: "Well, dangerous enough to catch Dark Umbrella's interest… which is very dangerous… Dark Umbrella loves collecting such dangerous artifacts…"
Remy: "I see…"
Fiona: "Hmm… It might have something to do with Bernard's murder… or it was just a bounty hunter…"
Remy: "Could be…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Remy: "Maybe they're the ones who killed Damien Giroud?"
Fiona: "No… Dark Umbrella would never act that sloppily… That murder has nothing to do with them. At least not with Dark Umbrella…"
Remy: "I understand."
Fiona: "Anyway… Remy, I'm leaving tomorrow… for Meltz… Whether Cossette comes along or not… I'll leave it up to her… Whatever she decides—staying or coming with me—I'll respect it… I'll take care of her and treat her like a little sister… I'll go get ready… It won't be long now…"
Remy: "I have to say, I'll miss you…"
Fiona: "… Ugh… I'll miss you too…"
Remy: "Hmm."
She went upstairs… Fiona lay down on the bed and rested.
(Meanwhile)
Camilia: "Hehehe… Looks like I can finally leave Roux… Right, creepy beak mask?"
Plague Doctor: "Mhm… and we could use you…"
Camilia: "For what…? You still haven't told me where you're taking me… What is this dark place…"
Plague Doctor: "Look down."
Camilia: "Huh?"
There was a huge tank filled with green liquid…
Camilia: "Huh?"
Plague Doctor: "That's what we need you for."
He pushed her down…
Camilia: "Ugh… arghhhhh!"
(Splash!)
Camilia: "Bbbb… mmmm… mmmm…"
(Red eyes!)
Plague Doctor: "Experiment No. 439… Medusa…"
Camilia: "Bbbbbbb…"
(Gulp!)
(Splash!)
Camilia: "Ugh…"
Plague Doctor: "Hold her down… and cover her eyes… This liquid is dangerously effective. Good thing we tested it… Wherever you found it… get rid of it…"
(Meanwhile)
Fiona: "Hahh…"
Fiona lay on the bed…
Fiona: "Strange… I kind of… don't really want to leave…"
(Knock!) (Knock!)
Fiona: "Hmm?"
It was Remy, standing at the window.
Fiona: "Remy?"
She opened the window…
Remy: "Hey… Want to go for a walk?"
Fiona: "(Sweats)… Why through the window? You could just come in… It's your apartment."
Remy: "Well, I wanted to take a walk with you… On the rooftops."
Fiona: "You're afraid of heights…"
Remy: "Well… not if you hold my hand…"
Fiona: "Hmm… okay…"
He held out his hand, she took it, he pulled her up and they climbed up.
Remy: "Tell me, does your leg hurt?"
Fiona: "My right leg?… Well, it's cursed, it hurts… The Banshee curse makes it exist only as smoke…"
Remy: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "What are you going to do now… after everything with the mayor?"
Remy: "I killed Gautier."
Fiona: "What?!…"
Remy: "I've only told Casper so far… And now you, Fiona…"
Fiona: "Hmm… Why?"
Remy: "I don't really know, you said we were partners… I'm shocked you're reacting so calmly…"
Fiona: "I killed my boss, Lady Natasha… So I also killed someone…"
Remy: "Hmm… Tell me… Do you regret it?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Remy: "Do you regret killing her?"
Fiona: "… Do you regret killing Gautier?"
Remy: "No idea… I thought I'd feel better…"
Fiona: "As for me… I do regret it… that I killed her… It's not what my friends wanted. People say I did it for my friends… but in truth… when you do something like that, you do it because you think it'll make you feel better… It doesn't… I regret it somewhat… but at the same time, she killed many innocent children and people. Gautier was the same… We did it… but maybe we saved people at least…"
Remy: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "Hmm? Is something wrong?"
Remy: "Fiona… How about you stay with us…"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Remy: "I want you to stay with us… Is that okay?"
Fiona: "Hmm… Remy, I'm not really comfortable with that idea… Give me some time to think about it…"
Remy: "Does that mean we'll see each other again?"
Fiona: "Do you want to see me?"
Remy: "Ugh? (blushes)… Do you want to see me?"
Fiona: "Well… You're funny…"
Remy: "But perverted…"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
She leaned against a pillar and looked at the moon.
Fiona: "Perverted?… I see it more like this… You're lonely… and that's why you keep trying to be with women who only care about your looks…"
Remy: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "You think you need a woman… right?"
Remy: "Hmm… So you think I should stop looking for one…"
Fiona: "Love?… Relationships are overrated… That's what I think… I don't understand it… and I don't want to… Emotions just get in the way of my work… Even though lately I've been showing them…"
Remy came closer and leaned against the pillar next to her.
Remy: "I see… that's what you think…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Remy: "But you talk to me because you respect me, right?… Not because I look good…"
Fiona: "Hm?"
Remy: "That's how it is, isn't it?"
Remy looked at her… Fiona smiled faintly.
Fiona: "You could say that… The relationships you've had so far only cared about your looks… And looks?… Judging people by how they look isn't good… I don't understand it… It shouldn't matter what someone looks like… You should like people for their behavior… Why looks?… If someone looks good, are they allowed to commit crimes?… That's the thinking of nobles…"
Remy: "You don't like nobles…"
Fiona: "Hmm… No idea…"
Remy: "Well, if you respect me, that means you like my character."
Fiona: "(Sweats)… That reminds me, I'm missing a few pairs of pants… Let me guess, that was you?"
Remy: "(Sweats)… How do you figure that…"
She grabbed his trouser pocket and pulled something out.
Fiona: "And what's this?"
Remy: "Oh… wow… how did that end up in my pocket… Must've been Vivian…"
Fiona: "(Sweats) You took it out of my closet…"
Remy: "I did take it from your closet… but I didn't sniff it… Well… I wasn't going to… Actually I did… maybe…"
Fiona: "Hahhh..."
Remy: "Sorry… It was a while ago…"
Fiona: "I know, it's fine… As for your earlier question… Unlike other people… who think you're just some perverted freak… I think you're also kind… funny… and you always like helping people… That's good too… But everyone only talks about the negative…"
Remy: "Ugh…"
Fiona: "Still, you're a pervy little boy anyway…"
Remy: "(Sweats)… Oh come on… I was just starting to be happy that someone finally called me kind…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Remy: "Thank you, Fiona…"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Remy: "I like you…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Remy: "You're serious, but kind… And you're pretty too…"
Fiona: "Hmm… (blushes slightly)… I'll be leaving soon… But I'll think about whether I'll work with you again…"
Remy: "Take your time… I'll wait…"
Fiona: "Has Cossette decided?"
Remy: "Mhm… She wants to go with you…"
Fiona: "Hmm… Then so be it… If that's what she wants… Then we'll have to leave soon… When does the train leave?"
Remy: "In about 20 minutes…"
Fiona: "Okay… Then I'll go…"
Remy: "Should I come with you… if you want…"
Fiona: "As you like…"
(A few minutes later)
Fiona: "Cossette, are you sure you want to come?"
Cossette: "Mhm…"
Fiona: "All right, then get on."
Cossette: "Okay."
She got on.
Remy: "Well… for now, this is goodbye, I guess…"
Fiona: "Mhm…"
Remy slowly walked up to her.
Fiona: "Huh?"
Remy: "… Hmm."
And he gave her a kiss on the eyes.
Fiona: "Ugh."
Remy: "Goodbye… Lady Mystery… Fiona…"
Fiona: "Good… bye…"
She got on.
Fiona: "Hmm."
He was still there, looking at her, waving with a smile… Then she went fully inside.
Remy: "Goodbye… Fiona… I'm going to miss you… I'll miss you, Detective Fiona."
The train departed.
Cossette: "Hmm… (hums)… Fiona?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Cossette: "What is it?"
Fiona: "Nothing…"
Cossette: "Meltz will hopefully be more peaceful…"
Fiona: "Hopefully…"
Cossette: "Hehe, I'm already excited… At least I'm not lonely anymore."
Fiona: "Huh? Me neither… After all, I'm with you now…"
Cossette: "Hehehe…"
(Meanwhile)
Remy: "Hmm."
(Tap!) (Tap!)
Casper: "A kiss on the eyes, huh?"
Remy: "Whoa!!!"
Remy jumped in surprise.
Remy: "Casper… Don't scare me like that…"
Jade: "Oh… Did you fall in love with Fiona?"
Remy: "Ugh?"
Casper: "Hmm."
Remy: "I like her, okay… It was just a goodbye…"
Casper: "Oh…"
Jade: "Hey, Casper, you've never kissed my eyes…"
Casper: "Why would I…"
Jade: "Because they're my beautiful eyes…"
Casper: "I don't know… You cry too much…"
Jade: "What?… That has nothing to do with it…"
Remy: "(Sighs)… Could you two please just stop."
Jade: "Why?… I want a kiss on my eyes too… You've already kissed me elsewhere…"
Remy: "What, really, when?"
Jade: "Oh, we sleep together…"
Casper: "(Sweats)… Jade, not like that—he'll get the wrong idea. We just sleep in the same bed, nothing more…"
Jade: "Oh… Soon 30 kids!!"
Casper: "Why 30?! And for the record, vampires can't have children…"
Jade: "Oh… But there's a legend that a vampire and a witch can… The legend of the witch Hina and the vampire Kai…"
Casper: "(Sweats)… I still don't get why it has to be 30 kids…"
Remy: "(Sweats)… Could you two please… talk about that somewhere else… Even I wouldn't say stuff like that in public…"
Casper: "You carried a woman in front of me once and said, 'Hahaha… We're gonna have fun now while Casper crawls lonely back to his room.'"
Remy: "(Sweats)… Oh man… That was three years ago. You still remember that? Applause. I don't even remember what I ate today…"
Casper: "Cheesecake…"
Remy: "Stop taking everything I say literally. Of course I knew that!!"
Jade: "Don't yell so much…"
Remy: "Huh?… Say, Jade…"
Casper: "Hmm?"
Jade: "Hmm?"
Remy: "Is it normal… if you stay here too long and not in your tower?"
Jade: "No problem… hahaha… I have to return to the clock tower in… 10 minutes…"
Casper: "Ugh…"
Jade: "I have to go, Casper, sorry… We'll plan the 30 kids later…"
She quickly went into the clock.
Casper: "(Sweats)… I never said I wanted 30 kids!"
Remy: "Forget it… That's never going to happen…"
Casper: "30 kids… Now the question is… girls or boys?"
Remy: "You can worry about that later… I'm going to my office… If I fall asleep, wake me up in 30 minutes."
Casper: "Okay…"
(Meanwhile)
Plague Doctor: "Urk!..."
(Turns to stone!)
Camilia: "Hggghhhhh..."
Plague Doctor: "Damn… Damn…"
(Turns to stone!)
Plague Doctor: "It's… stronger than expected…"
(He turns to stone!)
Camilia: "Hrrrrr…"
(Meanwhile)
Remy: "Hmmmm…?"
Casper: "Remy, what's wrong?"
Remy: "I'm bored. Let's take a case."
Casper: "Okay!!"
(Meanwhile, on the train to Meltz)
Cossette: "(Zzzz)"
Fiona: "(Zzzzz)…"
Meltz is the next stop for Fiona and Cossette… And Remy and Casper will also continue with their work as detectives.