Ms. Sonda had arrived with Marcus to help Lilly Moon with the case. Naturally, they explained everything that had happened.
Rosalie: "Indeed... Strange."
Marcus: "Mhm."
Rosalie: "And are you alright, bank worker?"
Sophie: "Yes."
Fiona: "She survived."
Lina: "Mhm."
Siegfried: "Still creepy what's going on."
Violet: "Mhm."
Rosalie: "You guys are idiots... Why did you only let Sophie, Fiona, and Siegfried work?"
Violet: "Huh?... That was Meliodas' order."
Meliodas: "Mmmm."
Lina: "Either way, we have to wait. The children have their exams today."
(A few hours later)
Sophie: "Hahhh..."
Violet: "Hmmm."
Siegfried: "Hmm?"
(Knock)
Hosenträger: "I'm back."
Sophie: "What? Already? And the exams?"
Hosenträger: "I passed."
Sophie: "Oh, you're a good boy. Come here..."
She patted his hair.
Hosenträger: "Heyy..."
Fiona: "Hahhh... And the others?"
Hosenträger: "They didn't pass."
Fiona slammed her head onto the table.
Fiona: "I can't do this anymore..."
Sophie: "(Sweating)... We even sent them somewhere else so they could improve... Apparently we're terrible teachers."
Fiona: "I give up... Master... Chloe failed for the fourth time already... Sternlicht failed for the second time... And Cossette and Melina already failed on their first try... Maybe we should send them somewhere else."
Meliodas: "(Sweating)... Hmm..."
Sophie: "We don't have time to teach them, and Violet, Lina, and Siegfried are new... They need time too."
Fiona: "Hmmm... Hosenträger... Since you passed, does that mean..."
Hosenträger: "I'm officially an agent now."
Fiona: "Ohhh... I've got it, Sophie... He... he's the solution."
Sophie: "Huh?... What... solution to what?"
Fiona: "For the group work..."
Sophie: "Ohhhh... Yeah... Hosenträger, you're right..."
Fiona: "Since we're done anyway and I just remembered... Why are you actually called Hosenträger?"
Hosenträger: "I... I was born in the Dark Umbrella, that's why... And the person who called me that was..."
He looked at Meliodas. Meliodas scratched his hair.
Meliodas: "Ms. Valentine called him that... When it comes to names... At least for boys, she's really not good at it..."
Sophie: "(Sweating)... Okay... Well, it's not a big deal, but Fiona's right. Maybe you can help us... Look around the city tomorrow, okay? See if you can find information about the mayor and stuff."
Hosenträger: "That's all?"
Sophie: "Hehe, you only recently passed. That's enough."
Hosenträger: "Okay... By the way... What was that loud noise earlier?"
Sophie: "Oh... Long story..."
Fiona: "How did Sternlicht, Chloe, Melina, and Cossette do?"
Hosenträger: "Well... I know Cossette got ten points out of a hundred."
Fiona slammed her head onto the table again.
Sophie: "(Sweating)... Oh..."
Hosenträger: "Chloe... eleven points out of a hundred."
Sophie slammed her head onto the table.
(Crash)
Sophie: "...That can't be real. She's actually getting worse instead of better..."
Fiona: "I think I'm going to lose my mind..."
Sophie: "(Sweating)... Me too."
Hosenträger: "Sternlicht... fifty out of a hundred."
Sophie: "Ugh."
Fiona: "Huh!"
Both stood up.
Sophie: "Hey... That means she still has another chance."
Fiona: "Yeah. Since she got half the points, she can take another exam."
Hosenträger: "Oh, I got a message from her... Hmm... Yeah... She... didn't pass that one either."
(Crash!)
Both slammed themselves onto the table.
Sophie: "MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!"
Fiona: "RRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
Hosenträger: "(Sweating)..."
Sophie: "Mm."
Rosalie: "I hate to interrupt your despair, but we have work to do."
Marcus: "Yeah."
Sophie: "Let us mourn and question our abilities."
Fiona: "I knew I wasn't a good teacher, but to mess up this badly... Ugh... Another reason not to have children."
Rosalie: "(Sweating)... Hahhhh..."
Lina: "Please calm down, hehe. I'll make you something to drink. For you too, Master Marcus."
Rosalie: "Oh, thank you very much."
Marcus: "Thank you."
They sat down.
Sophie: "What do we do now?"
Fiona: "No idea... Cossette is okay, and Melina is only in her first year. Sternlicht was actually close... She just needed more points... But Chloe... I'm going to punish her so hard."
Sophie: "Yeah... House arrest for four months."
Fiona: "Oh no. Three years."
Sophie: "No... Four years... Every year."
Fiona: "Forever."
Sophie: "For eternity after what she did to us... Hehe."
Fiona: "Hehehe."
Both smiled creepily.
Rosalie: "(Sweating)... I should quit."
Marcus: "Mmm..."
Rosalie: "Alright... That's enough. I came here to help. Let's talk about the mission now."
Sophie: "Okay. Go ahead."
Fiona: "Yeah."
(Bang!)
Sophie: "Oh shit!"
Fiona: "Huhh!"
Rosalie: "What? You said go ahead."
Sophie: "Not like that... Ahhhh..."
Fiona: "My goodness... How can someone be so stupid..."
Sophie: "Okay... Tell us your plan... We're not saying 'go ahead' anymore."
(Bang!)
Sophie: "Aargh."
Fiona: "This is getting ridiculous..."
Rosalie: "Alright... So, my suggestion!"
(Crash!)
Rosalie: "Ouch."
Sophie: "Oh, sorry. I thought you said hit."
Fiona: "(Sweating)... That was a lie, but okay."
Rosalie: "Hahhh... My... Uh... Uh... My idea, right... would be to split into groups... That way we're not alone and everyone has something to do... How about it? Good suggestion!"
(Crash!)
Rosalie: "Ouch."
Fiona: "Oh sorry. I thought you said hit."
Sophie: "(Sweating)... Hey, that's my excuse for hitting her."
Marcus: "Hahh... What kind of monkey circus is this?"
He continued drinking.
Sophie: "Did you just call us monkeys?"
Fiona: "(Sweating)... Okay, enough. Rosalie, your idea is good... Uh, Rosalie."
Rosalie: "Mm... My nose is bleeding because of you people. (Cough)... So... Obviously my idea was the best... What do you think? Hehehe."
(Nosebleed)
Sophie and Fiona: "You're bleeding from your nose."
Rosalie: "And whose fault is that?"
Sophie: "I thought you said hit."
Fiona: "Yeah, me too."
Marcus: "Can I get another glass?"
Lina: "Oh, gladly."
(A few seconds later)
Sophie: "Alright, now seriously."
Fiona: "Yeah... Rosalie... Go... I mean, continue."
Rosalie: "(Sweating) It's fine. Now let's be serious."
Fiona: "No, no... I'm traumatized..."
Rosalie: "Good. Sophie and Fiona, you're coming with me."
Sophie: "Fuck!"
Fiona: "Damn it."
Rosalie: "Um... Hello?"
Sophie: "I mean... Yay!"
Fiona: "...Ohhh... How cool..."
Rosalie: "Okay, Fiona, it's obvious you're pretending because you're not even showing emotion. But fine. If you don't want to work with me... How about Marcus?"
Sophie: "Oh..."
Fiona: "Hmm."
Marcus: "I don't mind."
Fiona: "It's 'mind,' not 'minds.'"
Marcus: "Sorry... Grammar isn't my thing."
Sophie: "What does that have to do with grammar... Whatever..."
Meliodas: "(Sweating)... Say, Lina, did you put herbs in the drinks?"
Lina: "Nope."
Meliodas: "Why are they acting like this?"
Lina: "Because they're always like this when those four work together."
Meliodas: "Oh."
Rosalie: "Alright. Fiona, you're coming with me, and... Lina. Yeah, Lina is coming too."
Lina: "Oh, okay."
Rosalie: "Sophie goes with Marcus and Siegfried."
Sophie: "With two guys... You're so perverted."
Rosalie: "(Sweating)... (Cough)... And Violet, you... Um... You go with Hosenträger. You passed, which means you can do missions now. You're ready."
Hosenträger: "Okay."
Rosalie: "So... First, we need information about Mayor Gonzalez. That's why Fiona, Lina, and I are going to the police station. Marcus, Siegfried, and Sophie... You're going to the bank. I heard you've already been there."
Sophie: "Yeah, the employee there, I mean the manager, is super nice. Sandy..."
Rosalie: "Good. Then go see her. Violet and Hosenträger, look around. Important information and so on... Hmm... Information about the Kingdom of Villicia, to be more precise."
Violet: "Okay."
Rosalie: "Then let's go."
(A few minutes later)
Rosalie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "Why did you take me instead of Sophie?"
Rosalie: "I need your sharp mind... If there's anyone who's good at observing, it's you."
Lina: "And why me?"
Rosalie: "Because you have very good instincts."
Lina looked at Fiona. Fiona shrugged.
Fiona: "If you say so..."
Rosalie: "Hmm..."
Fiona: "I'm not that smart, though."
Rosalie: "You have the best case-solving rate among us. Eighty percent of your cases, whether murder or robbery, have been solved. That's rare. Only Tom Fog and your grandmother had more. They had eighty-five percent. My rate is seventy percent. Sophie's is sixty-nine. Though... the new guy is good. Rio and Colletta are good. Rio has seventy-five percent and Colletta too. Still, you have the highest rate of solved cases. That's why... yes, you're smart. According to the results, your IQ is around 200."
Fiona: "Hmmm..."
Rosalie: "Hahhh... Your only problem is conversations, and well... you're strict too."
Fiona: "Coming from you."
Rosalie: "Hmph... You're stricter than I am."
Fiona: "Maybe."
Lina: "Mm."
They stopped.
Rosalie: "There's the station. Let's get out."
They got out.
Rosalie: "Alright, let's go."
Fiona: "Mhm."
They walked toward the police station.
Rosalie: "Hello... Dark Umbrella Agent Ms. Sonda here."
Police Officer: "Oh, yes. That's right. You had an appointment."
Fiona: "Appointment?"
Rosalie: "I made one before gathering the team."
Fiona: "Mmhmph... Creepy."
Rosalie: "Hmm."
Police Officer: "Please follow me."
They followed him.
Police Officer: "You should know... There are actually very few people who had anything against the mayor. Aside from some politicians... and of course organizations..."
Rosalie: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Why?"
Police Officer: "Well... Mr. Gonzalez was a very open person... and he rejected corruption. That's why many companies and organizations had problems with him."
Fiona and Rosalie looked at each other.
Rosalie: "Hmm. Okay. Anything else?"
Police Officer: "Hmm... Well... He was murdered with a weapon."
Fiona: "Impossible... There was no blood. Everything was clean."
Police Officer: "That's exactly what confuses us. At first we also thought he was killed quietly. Poison, a pill, or a dart... But... look at his head."
He pulled away the sheet.
Rosalie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "It really was a pistol."
Rosalie: "Anything else?"
Police Officer: "Yes... Something is missing."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Rosalie: "What's missing?"
Police Officer: "His ring. His ring is gone. He had been married to a woman for about four years."
Rosalie: "Huh?"
Fiona: "And what's the woman's name?"
Police Officer: "She's disappeared without a trace. Her name was Mona."
Fiona: "Hmm?... Strange..."
Rosalie: "Yeah... When did she disappear?"
Police Officer: "Actually... not that long ago... Hmm... Two years."
Fiona: "Two years."
Rosalie: "Hmmm. Was she younger or older?"
Police Officer: "Much younger... Hmm... Well... Hehehe... The thing is, he was married and... had an affair. Then he broke it off and married the woman he had the affair with."
Fiona: "Hahh... So much for being a good person."
Rosalie: "Hahhh... Everyone has a dark side, I suppose. Thank you very much. Could you tell us the name of his ex-wife?"
Police Officer: "Of course. Ms. Bianca Barbaren. By the way, she's not from Villicia."
Rosalie: "Okay."
Fiona: "Well then... Thank you."
Rosalie: "Yes, thank you for the information. Could we also get the address?"
Police Officer: "Sure. Here."
They took the address.
Rosalie: "Thank you."
Fiona: "Thank you very much."
Lina: "Have a nice day."
Police Officer: "You too."
The Finger: "Didn't I tell you I'd take care of it?"
The Joker: "Relax... I've already got it. I saw them coming from my house."
The Finger: "Well, that's good. I was busy with something else anyway."
The Joker: "Hmm?"
The Finger: "Listen... I've been watching this Rosalie. She's smarter than I thought."
The Joker: "Mhm... Seems like she's some kind of leader... Either way... that's not good. Looks like I won't have time to rest... Can you keep following them?"
The Finger: "Yeah. Fine by me."
The Joker: "Thanks."
The Finger: "Sure."
He walked away.
The Joker: "Hehehe."
She went to the bathroom and removed the hair.
The Joker: "No matter what happens, even if I disguise myself as a boy... I guess I'll still be cute."
(A few minutes later)
Marcus: "Hurry up back there."
Siegfried: "Hahhh... Why are you so fast?"
Sophie: "He's always like this."
Siegfried: "Hmm."
Marcus: "Hmm... So this is the bank?"
Sophie: "Yeah."
They went inside.
Sophie: "Oh... It looks like it isn't open yet."
The door opened.
Sophie: "Oh, but it is open."
Marcus: "Maybe she's just taking a break."
Siegfried: "Yeah."
They looked around.
Siegfried: "Hmm. Does she work here alone?"
A person approached. It was a woman with green hair. Eliska.
Eliska: "Hello... How can I help you?"
Sophie: "Oh, hello. We're looking for Sandy."
Eliska: "Sorry. She's not here right now. She's on break. But I can help you. After all, I'm the bank manager."
Sophie: "I... I thought Sandy was."
Eliska: "Hehe, because she's always here?"
Sophie: "Yeah."
Eliska: "Well, she's a very respectable person. Anyway, how can I help you, gentlemen?"
Marcus: "We're looking for information about Mayor Gonzalez's account status."
Eliska: "Oh, sure, but... Who are you?"
Marcus: "Dark Umbrella members. We'd like some more information."
He showed her the bandage with the umbrella symbol.
Eliska: "Of course. That's right... Your account is even here with us. In that case, let me check something. Please wait."
She opened a cabinet.
Eliska: "Hmmm... Oh yes. Shortly before his death... He withdrew about five thousand coins. Then he did the same thing the next day."
Marcus: "Hmm... Ten thousand coins within two days. How long ago was that?"
Eliska: "About four days before his death."
Marcus: "Okay, thanks. Do you know what he needed it for?"
Eliska: "No."
Marcus: "Okay, thanks."
(Meanwhile)
Violet: "Hmm."
Hosenträger: "Nothing suspicious."