After learning that apparently former members of Dark Umbrella had something to do with the incident in San Guimereas in Seutbel, both Fiona and Sophie had to tell Minerv about it.
Minerv: "Hmmm…"
Sophie: "How many people did they dismiss?"
Minerv: "I dismissed eight, and Einsenheim was still there… he dismissed fourteen."
Sophie: "Fourteen!"
Fiona: "Does that mean twenty two in total?"
Minerv: "Well... Julius also dismissed about five."
Sophie: "So twenty seven... that is already a lot…"
Fiona: "Yeah…"
Minerv: "But we found out that they are in Dukewood. Your time in Villicia is over for now... I want you two to go there... to Dukewood. Most of our members come from there... By the way... Daisy is back."
Sophie: "Huh?!"
Fiona: "I thought she wasn't coming back."
Well, as a Crow... And... well, she said she will only be in Dukewood. After all, it is her homeland... just like it is for you, Fiona, and Oliver. she said."
Sophie: "Hmmm... true..."
Fiona: "(...does that mean I will see Elizabeth again... and the Ainsworths?)"
Sophie: "Are the people you met there?"
Fiona: "I don't know…"
Sophie: "The funny thing is... they also have a Daisy and an Oliver there, right?"
Fiona: "Yeah... that's true... although their last names are different... Daisy Einsenheim and Oliver Steinmeier... That's what they were called."
Sophie: "Oh…"
Fiona: "Although Daisy's actual name is Daisyle... and Oliver's actual name is Oliveren... but those are just shortened versions now."
Sophie: "...Weird names."
Minerv: "Hm? ...Anyway, I want you two to go there... urgently... But... not everyone has to go... As long as you two go, you can take people with you... Four are enough."
Sophie: "Four?... How about Siegfried and Rosika? They are obvious choices."
Fiona: "Yeah... after all, we are training both of them... Then... I would take Viola Typen... I really like her, and she is also very talented... but she is suffering because of her trauma... This could help her."
Sophie: "Yeah, good suggestion. And I will take either Lina or Violet."
Fiona: "But Lina is still suffering from shock because of the Basken scene... Do you think that is a good idea?"
Sophie: "Damn, you're right... Then let's take Violet instead... I don't want Lina to suffer because of it."
Fiona: "Ask her first. Who knows, maybe she will change her mind…"
Sophie: "True."
Minerv: "Good... You will travel there tomorrow."
Sophie: "Okay."
Fiona: "Okay."
Sophie: "And what about the other Crows?"
Minerv: "Well... they have something else to do... although... Rio and Colletta have tomorrow off... How about we send them to you? Four Crows would be something."
Sophie: "Ohh…"
Fiona: "I have nothing against it."
Sophie: "Me neither... I like both of them... especially Colletta."
Minerv: "Good... But it is very possible that only one of them will be able to go. I still have to ask them. It would be good if both could go. You can leave."
Sophie: "Okay."
Fiona: "Mhm."
Julius: "Take care of yourselves."
They left the room.
Minerv: "What's wrong, Julius?"
Julius: "Hahh... why did we dismiss so many people? I dismissed mine because they had something to do with the Howgarts experiments."
Minerv: "In my case... because they weren't good enough. Simple as that. As for Einsenheim... they were women."
Julius: "Hahh... Thank goodness we're rid of him."
Minerv: "...Hmmm... Did you do it? Did you ask the people from the Circus to kill him?"
Julius: "Yes, I did... It's already taken care of... But why did you want his family killed too?"
Minerv: "He knew too much... Sacrifices are necessary."
Julius: "Ahhh... That's not what we agreed on."
Minerv: "Calm down, Julius. We only targeted him and his wife."
Julius: "And the children?... Don't you think it is terrible that they are now children without a mother?"
Minerv: "We will take care of them."
He stood up.
A mother's warmth is irreplaceable. Remember that, Minerv... Next time, we only kill the target... Otherwise, I will take you to court... And I think Sophie, Fiona, and Marcus will be on my side julius said
Minerv: "Hmmm... Fine... My goodness…"
(A few hours later)
Sophie: "Can you go, Lina?"
Lina: "Mmmm…"
Sophie: "You could see something new…"
Fiona: "Hey... Lina."
Fiona gently held her cheek with one hand.
Lina: "Mm."
Fiona: "It's okay... You don't have to answer. Take a few hours to think."
Lina: "I'm sorry... I... I just can't... I've had enough... of seeing civilian corpses…"
Sophie: "Oh... Yeah... It's okay, it's okay."
Fiona: "Yeah…"
Sophie: "It's okay."
Both of them gently rubbed her shoulder.
Sophie: "Take your time."
Fiona: "We will take Violet with us."
Lina: "Okay... thank you... very much."
Sophie: "No need to worry."
Lina: "Mhm."
She went into her room.
Sophie: "Hahhh... What bad luck for her... She was with us during the Basken incident... but she saw everything."
Violet: "Hmm... I'm sorry, but I can't either."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "Hmm?"
Violet: "Well... Lina hasn't been doing well lately... So... I want to stay with her... As her colleague, I have to help her."
Sophie: "Uhm... okay…"
Fiona: "Yeah... We don't have to be that many."
Sophie: "Mhm. Besides, we can take Hosenträger. How about that?"
Fiona: "What? No... No, he is still a child."
Sophie: "But he has to start participating eventually... I know you are worried about him... but still."
Fiona: "Hmmm."
Hosenträger: "Hmm?"
He looked at her, and she gently stroked his head. Sophie is like a caring mother to him.
Hosenträger: "Mm."
Fiona: "Okay…"
Sophie: "Hmm."
Fiona went to her room.
Sophie: "...Hehehe... Fiona seems to really like you…"
Oliver: "Has she always been like that?"
Hosenträger: "Mmm... I'm not a child anymore... I'm fourteen."
Oliver: "Hmm."
Sophie: "It's okay... Hosenträger... Hehehe... She is just worried about you... She is kind of like a caring aunt."
Hosenträger: "Mhm."
(The next day)
(Tchutt!)
Sophie: "Take care of yourself, Lina, okay?"
Lina: "Yeah."
Sophie: "Sleep well... eat well... And if anything happens... you have Violet and the others."
Lina: "Mhm... I'm sorry."
Fiona: "There is no reason to apologize."
Sophie: "Mhm... The important thing is that you are okay."
Violet: "Sorry about this."
Sophie: "It's okay... hehe."
Viola: "Hmm…"
Sophie: "Alright... shall we go?"
Fiona: "I have my things... and you... Be careful... there is no going back if you want something... investigate it."
Hosenträger: "Hmm…"
Sophie: "Hosenträger, you can have your console back when we return."
Fiona: "Huh?... Why did you take it from him?"
Sophie: "Because I want him to make an effort."
Fiona: "Don't make it harder for him now."
Sophie: "Hmm."
Viola: "Hmm. I think you should give it back to him... Either way, the boy needs some rest."
Sophie: "Yeah... yeah, here... take it."
Hosenträger: "Ohh... thank you…"
Fiona: "Hmmm."
Hosenträger: "Hmm…"
Hosenträger held Fiona's hand.
Fiona: "Huh?"
Hosenträger: "Mmm…"
Sophie: "Yeah... get used to it. He does it with me too... but now he also does it with you because you are a caring young aunt... hehe."
Fiona: "Ugh... (turns red)... You... you should find a better young aunt."
Hosenträger: "I already have two who are good enough…"
Fiona: "(Turns red)... If you say so."
Fiona isn't used to people getting close to her..They went inside.
Sophie: "Hmm."
Hosenträger: "Mm…"
Fiona: "(Mmm)..."
Sophie: "You see, Fiona... imagine you had your own child... they would always do this."
Fiona: "Ugh... (turns red)... Mm... I don't want a relationship."
Sophie: "Oh, come on... Having children is fun."
Fiona: "...I can adopt if I want to."
Sophie: "(Sighs)... So stubborn... My goodness."
Fiona: "Yeah."
Sophie: "Hmph... You have The Finger... He seems to like you."
Fiona: "Hahhh."
Hosenträger: "Hmm…"
Sophie: "Hosenträger doesn't grow up... don't forget that, Fiona... that's his curse... He has the mind of a child... forever."
Fiona: "Hmm... I know that... He stays the same age, which is ten…"
He held her hand tighter.
Hosenträger: "Sorry…"
Sophie: "No need to apologize."
Fiona: "It's okay... (smiles)..."
Hosenträger: "Mmm... (turns red)..."
They went to the middle of the ship.
Sophie: "Ohh... The ship looks cool... but that table over there looks like an ass."
Viola: "(Sweats)."
Hosenträger: "(Sweats)."
Fiona: "(Sweats)... Huh?"
Hosenträger: "Well... you are an adult, Miss Sophie... but not exactly."
Sophie: "Nughh."
(Sophie's imagination)
Sophie: "Ugh."
(Arrow to the chest)
Sophie: "Not adult enough."
Viola: "You make too many jokes. Someone could almost think you don't take anything seriously... Are you perhaps not responsible enough after all?"
Sophie: "Ugh!"
(Arrow to the chest)
Sophie: "Not responsible enough."
Fiona: "And you take Hosenträger's console away so he doesn't get distracted... while you distract yourself with your movies."
Sophie: "Not you too, Fiona... (pouts)..."
Fiona: "Hehehe... It's okay."
Sophie: "Mm... You guys are mean... (pouts)... But it really does look like an ass... Like that one over there, for example."
Fiona: "Huh?"
Viola: "Uhm... that... doesn't look like an ass... That... is an ass."
Unknown Guest: "Oh... hohoho... excuse me... I forgot that the back of my underwear is torn."
He turned around.
Unknown Guest: "Hello?"
Sophie: "Shit! A creep!"
Fiona: "Spray... spray!"
(Psssst)
Unknown Guest: "(Cough) (Cough)... How mean...!"
He ran away.
Sophie: "Bleah... So many weird people here... You really start missing your old days."
Fiona: "(Sweats)... Not really."
Sophie: "Yeah... That was probably a bit too much."
Hosenträger: "Oh... does it actually hurt when you have that?... Why don't I get it?"
Sophie: "Because you're a boy, you idiot."
Fiona: "(Sweats)... Full what?"
Viola: "Your sayings are a mystery to me."
Sophie: "Hehehe, I'm just the comedy girl."
Fiona: "You're the Tsundere."
Sophie: "You're the Tsundere."
Fiona: "Me?"
Sophie: "Yeah... I'm sure you would follow someone if they got too close... for example, someone you are interested in."
Fiona: "Says the one who always threatened every woman who said hello to Parzival back then."
Sophie: "(Sweats)... Oops. That's not Tsundere, is it?"
Viola: "Tsundere."
Hosenträger: "Definitely."
Sophie: "As if you know what that means, dwarf... hehehe."
Hosenträger: "Women who are rude and threaten everyone who talks to the person they love, and who stalk them."
Sophie: "Hah! See? Stalking... I only stalked Parzival twice."
Fiona: "(Sweats)... Only twice?"
Viola: "She thinks that's little?"
Sophie: "Huh? It is little. Fiona probably stalked Remy more often."
Fiona: "Not really... nope."
Sophie: "Once."
Fiona: "Nope."
Sophie: "Ugh."
Viola: "Give it up. You're the Tsundere here."
Sophie: "Hah... okay, okay."
(A few hours later)
Sophie: "(Yawns)... Hh... Oh, it's time…"
Fiona: "Mhm."
Hosenträger: "Time for what?"
Viola: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "For the big event, hehehe... I even brought my camera…"
Fiona: "Look above you."
Viola: "Huh?"
Hosenträger: "Ugh."
The city of Dukewood can only be reached by going through a large number of water tunnels because it is not located in the clouds, but on the sea.
Sophie: "Hehehe... There is the tunnel!"
(Splash!)
Sophie: "Wohu!!"
(Click... click)
Sophie: "Oh... How cool."
(A few minutes later)
Attention... Dukewood... Please leave the ship if you wish to get off here... I repeat, Dukewood... Please leave the ship if you have reached your destination here Ship Announcer said
Sophie: "She changed it."
Fiona: "(Sweats)... Okay... Don't press so hard against him."
Viola: "Hmm."
Hosenträger: "Hahh... That's Dukewood!"
It was a huge kingdom... Music was everywhere, along with cars. It reminded them somewhat of the 1920s, although there were also many Victorian places here. It would probably be interesting for Hosenträger and Viola, especially for Viola, who was visiting for the first time and was not here as a military woman.
Sophie: "So... so... so. Let's get going."
Colletta: "Hello?"
Sophie: "Ugh... Colletta!"
Rio: "Hey."
Fiona: "Rio!"
Sophie: "Hehe... You two were faster."
Colletta: "No, we were on the same ship... but we wanted to surprise you."
Siegfried: "Hmmm."
Rosika: "Hmmm."
Sophie: "Hey, Rosika... and Siegfried... Why haven't you two said anything until now?"
Rosika: "(Cough)... I feel a little sick from the ship."
Siegfried: "Me too."
Sophie: "Oh... Right... We forgot about that... Seasickness."
Colletta: "Hmm."
Fiona: "...Siegfried…"
Siegfried: "I'm fine... I just need a short…"
Colletta gently held his cheek.
Siegfried: "Huh?"
Colletta: "You poor thing... You're the one who lost his memory."
Siegfried: "Uh... yeah, mhm."