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Chapter 119 - Chapter 63 Finding Magdelene

It turns out that Magdelene is the important person, not George Pushkin. Why exactly, Marcus, Fiona, and Sophie do not know. Either way, they must find Magdelene because she is now important since Jane has died and the Queen of Weimar has also been murdered along with her sister.

Sophie: "Hmm."

Fiona: "And?"

Marcus: "I think we can find it out… Lina, you didn't hear anything?"

Lina: "No… I just suddenly didn't hear her singing anymore… and I wasn't sure if I should check… after all, she only wanted to get some fresh air and didn't allow me to move around too much… she probably didn't trust me."

Marcus: "You're from Grazburg… but you look like someone from Weimar… that's probably why… anyway, we need to find her… can your Crane track her?"

Fiona: "Yes… Crane?"

Sophie: "Hmm."

Crane appeared.

Crane: "It's been a long time, Fiona."

Fiona: "Hey, sorry it took so long… I need your help…"

Crane: "With what?"

Fiona: "Tracking… you see this blood, right? You can find the person who was kidnapped, right?"

Crane: "Yes… but with that amount of blood… she will soon die from blood loss."

Fiona: "Can you track her for us?"

Crane: "Of course."

They followed him.

Crane: "Hmm… over there."

Marcus: "Hmm."

Sophie: "That reminds me… Marcus…"

Marcus: "Yes?"

Sophie: "Is your sister doing well?"

Yes, Marcus has a sister. Not biological, it is the daughter of his aunt who died of cancer.

Marcus: "Ruby? Yes, she's doing well… she's still in training."

Sophie: "I heard she can finally endure her curse?"

Marcus: "Yes… at least enough that she stopped trying to kill herself…"

Sophie: "Have you met her, Fiona?"

Fiona: "Ruby? Yes… but it's been a while…"

Marcus: "Hmm… I haven't visited her in a long time either. She doesn't want anyone near her… and she doesn't like me."

Sophie: "Right… she didn't like me or Fiona either."

Fiona: "With you because of the blue eyes, and with me because I need a cane… a really rude girl."

Marcus: "Don't take it personally… she's noble… but did you really have to slap her back then?"

Fiona: "Someone had to show her how to behave."

Sophie: "To be fair, I did it too once."

Marcus: "That's right…"

Sophie: "But Fiona's slap was so strong that Ruby started crying…"

Fiona: "Hmph… big mouth, nothing behind it… she's 15 and cries because of a slap…"

Marcus: "You really don't like her, do you, Fiona?"

Fiona: "No…"

Sophie: "I can understand that… I think no one likes her except you, Marcus… sorry, but she's really a brat… she made fun of a child whose mother took her own life… the child was crying… that was when Fiona slapped her… then I did too… and Daisy as well…"

Marcus: "(sweats)… wow…"

Sophie: "Hmm."

Fiona: "Yeah… her cheeks turned as red as an apple… so red that even fruit insects flew to her because they really thought she was an apple…"

Marcus: "Alright, let's focus on the mission now, please."

Crane: "Over there."

Fiona: "Huh?"

Crane settled on her shoulder. Fiona looked at him.

Crane: "Hmm."

Fiona: "Is something wrong?"

Crane: "She's there… I think you should hurry… because I hear something… it sounds like a ritual."

Sophie: "Huh?"

Fiona: "A ritual… in that building?"

Crane: "Exactly."

Marcus: "You've got to be kidding me… how are we supposed to get up there?"

Sophie: "There's a ladder… but damn, it's high… one mistake and we'll be mashed potatoes."

Fiona: "Hmm… we have no choice."

Sophie: "Okay."

They climbed the ladder.

Sophie: "Marcus, you go first."

Marcus: "What?"

Fiona: "Hmm?"

Sophie: "I don't want him staring at our butts…"

Marcus: "You're wearing long pants anyway."

Fiona: "That doesn't matter… I'll go after you, Sophie… if it bothers you that much that Marcus is behind you…"

Marcus: "I'm not a pervert, okay?!"

Fiona: "Sophie, don't be like that… you know Marcus is one of the decent ones…"

Sophie: "Hmm…"

Fiona: "Then you go first…"

Sophie: "Fine."

She went first, then Fiona, then Marcus.

Sophie: "Marcus… don't you dare stare at Fiona's butt…"

Marcus: "Okay."

Fiona: "(sweats)… it's my butt, okay?… I trust Marcus not to look… besides, Bob would feel it and throw him down because he sees perverted thoughts toward me as an attack… a male tsundere."

Marcus: "Okay."

They continued climbing.

Sophie: "How much longer?"

Fiona: "Hmm…"

Marcus: "What is it?"

Fiona: "Something's wrong… we've been climbing for about two minutes… and we're still at the beginning."

Marcus: "What?"

Sophie: "Oh… is this some kind of spell that keeps sending us back to the start?"

Fiona: "Why are you asking me? I have no idea."

Marcus: "What do we do now?"

Fiona: "Hmm."

Sophie: "Huh?"

She looked to the right. There were several windows they could climb using the edges.

Sophie: "No… forget it."

Fiona: "Got a better idea?"

Sophie: "If we fall, that's really bad."

Fiona: "Just go."

Marcus: "Don't worry, I'll catch you… if I can."

Sophie: "I need a vacation from all this…"

She jumped and grabbed the edge.

Sophie: "That was close… Fiona, how are you going to do that without your cane?"

Fiona: "I can manage without it for a moment."

Marcus: "Hmm."

She jumped too. Sophie had already reached the upper window.

Sophie: "Everything okay?"

Fiona: "Yes…"

Marcus: "Mm."

They climbed the building like that until they finally reached the top.

Sophie: "Hahh… hahh…"

Fiona: "Hahh…"

Marcus: "Let's keep going."

Sophie: "Wait, Fiona's foot hurts."

Fiona: "It's fine now."

Sophie: "That was wild…"

Fiona: "I also need a vacation…"

Marcus: "Hmm."

They stood up.

Sophie: "Why aren't you tired?"

Marcus: "As a killer for the Dark Umbrella, I often have to climb to kill people."

Fiona: "He is the top killer after all."

Sophie: "Okay… what now?"

Marcus: "Look down there… is that a glass floor?"

Fiona: "Yes."

Sophie: "Good, we can see what's going on."

They moved closer.

Marcus: "Shh."

Fiona: "Huh?"

Sophie: "What is it?"

Marcus pointed at a guard.

Sophie: "A guard."

Fiona: "Hmm."

Marcus: "I'll take care of him."

He sneaked up.

Guard: "Hmm…"

Marcus: "Member of the Finger of the Liar… I can tell from the suit…"

He took a knife and stabbed him.

Sophie: "Oh…"

Fiona: "That was quick."

Sophie: "Mhm."

Marcus: "Come on, he's dead."

They went to him.

Sophie: "Was it necessary to kill him?"

Fiona: "Hmm?"

Marcus: "It was."

They looked down. There were eight people.

Marcus: "Do you see that?"

Fiona: "Yes."

Sophie: "What are they doing to her… there…"

Marcus: "Hmm… is she a virgin?"

Fiona: "No, why?"

Marcus: "That means they want her blood… a legend says Loki can be awakened with different kinds of blood…"

Fiona: "Hmm?"

Marcus: "The blood of a virgin… the blood of a widow… the blood of a child… the blood of an animal… and the blood of an elder… as well as an adult… then it must be mixed with several skulls…"

Sophie: "That means they want to sacrifice them…"

Marcus: "Yes."

Sophie: "We won't allow that!"

Fiona: "We have to do something!"

Sophie: "Yes!"

Marcus: "Hmm."

Crack

Sophie: "Uh… what was that… please tell me it's not what I think…"

Fiona: "…the glass."

Marcus: "Oh no."

Crack

Sophie: "Aaaah!"

Fiona: "Haaah!"

Marcus: "Ghh!"

Crash

Member: "Who's there?!"

Sophie: "Ouch."

Fiona: "Not a good idea to trust glass."

Marcus: "Mhm."

Member: "What do we have here… the Dark Umbrella…"

Marcus: "Surrender or we'll be forced to kill you."

Member: "Hahahaha…"

Magdelene: "Help me… please…"

Child: "Help! Mom, Dad where are you!"

Sophie: "You're really bastards, you know that."

Marcus: "Hmm."

Fiona: "Anyone who does this must be sick… Marcus… let's kill them."

Marcus: "Alright."

The dark figure appeared behind him.

Marcus: "Let's see what you can do."

Fiona: "Bob… come out."

Bob appeared.

Sophie: "Hahh."

Sophie drew her pistols.

Marcus: "Don't forget, the victims are the priority."

Fiona: "Exactly."

Sophie: "Go!"

They rushed forward.

Sophie: "Ugh."

Member: "Dark nails, pierce them!"

He shot his fingernails.

Sophie: "Are those… nails?"

She dodged.

Crash

Sophie: "How strong is that?"

Member: "Flames of darkness, gather!"

Splash

Member: "Urk."

He fell dead.

Splash

Marcus: "You're in the way!"

Sophie: "Hah." Bang

Member: "Urk."

He fell dead.

Fiona: "I see…"

Member: "Aaagh."

He tried to attack but Bob sliced him in half.

Fiona: "Oh… sorry… thanks, Bob."

They attacked but Bob finished them.

Marcus: "Hahh."

Splash

Member: "Urk."

Marcus: "That was the last one."

They went to the victims.

Magdelene: "Thank you!"

Sophie: "It's okay, I'm here."

Child: "Hahh…"

Fiona: "Hold on, little one."

Marcus: "Stay strong, madam."

Old woman: "Mm…"

They freed them.

Marcus: "That was close."

Magdelene: "Thank you."

Sophie: "No problem."

Child: "Hhh."

Fiona: "All good, kid."

Child: "Huh?"

She cleaned him with her hands.

Child: "So nice…"

Fiona: "Clean…"

Child: "Can I marry you?"

Fiona: "Huh?… haha… kid… you should go to your mother."

Marcus: "I'll take them away… you stay here and investigate."

Sophie: "Alright."

Marcus: "Okay."

Fiona: "Be careful."

Marcus: "Sure."

They escorted Marcus. Meanwhile Fiona and Sophie stayed.

Sophie: "That was strange… too easy."

Fiona: "Yes… confusing… at least we saved them."

Sophie: "Wouldn't it have been better to wait?"

Fiona: "No… our priority is to help people."

Sophie: "Since when are we heroes?"

Fiona: "We're not. We just stopped the ritual."

Sophie: "You cleaned the child and smiled."

Fiona: "(blushes)… that…"

Sophie: "Just admit you want to help."

Fiona: "Hahh…"

They searched.

Sophie: "Ms Valentine must be a pacifist."

Fiona: "Maybe."

Sophie: "I like it better this way."

Fiona: "I don't care… I just do my job."

Sophie: "Remember the Salvatores…"

Fiona: "Can we change the topic… did you find anything?"

Sophie: "No."

Sophie stayed silent.

Sophie: "Hmm… what's this?"

Fiona: "Huh?"

Sophie: "A cellar?"

Fiona: "Or a hidden room."

Sophie: "Let's go."

Fiona: "We need to hurry."

They went down.

Sophie: "It's dark."

Fiona: "Completely dark."

Sophie: "Wait, I have a lantern."

She lit it.

Sophie: "Huh!"

Fiona: "Ughh…"

There was a figure tied in a coffin like a vampire.

Sophie: "…is that him?"

Fiona: "…that's him… Loki."

Sophie: "Hhh…"

Fiona: "At least part of him… where's the other half?"

Sophie: "What's his real name?"

Fiona: "Bern… but he doesn't like it."

Sophie: "Being part of Death's family and being called Bern… not cool."

Fiona: "Yeah…"

Sophie: "What now?"

Fiona: "We inform the Dark Umbrella—ugh!"

Suddenly she had a headache.

Sophie: "Fiona?!"

Fiona: "Ughh…"

In her mind

Loki: "Hhahhhhh… Rudeus…"

Sophie: "Ugh…"

Her head hurt too.

They saw a wolf.

Loki: "Rudeus…"

Rudeus: "Don't touch my brother… humans… or you will be cursed!"

Whoosh

Sophie: "Ugh."

Fiona: "It's gone…"

Sophie: "Was that… Death?"

Fiona: "Let's get out of here."

Sophie: "Yes."

They left quickly.

Sophie: "What was that?"

Fiona: "He said brother… that was Death… you saw the wolf… the wolf represents Death…"

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