On the way back to Luz house, Luz told Noir about his discussion with Wood. Noir happen to have her own suspicious about Ivory but she didn't want Lilac and Maple found out as the three of them seems like close friend. She told Luz that she will ask more detail about Ivory later from Lilac and Maple. As they arrive at Luz house, Luz act like he didn't care about Noir and walk inside the house while Noir trailed him from behind. This action is notice by Rose and her husband from the second floor living room window making both sighed.
"She really hit him hard, is he?" Vermillion Crocoite, Luz's father said.
"It seems so. He back to his cold behaviour again." Rose sighed.
"We cannot do anything about it. Let him do what best for him." Vermillion said.
"How about we match-making?" Scarlet said.
"Or how about blind date?" Vermillion added earning a sweat drop from Rose.
"Or how I remind you two what happen last time we done this before?" Rose stated making both of them sighed.
"Fine. No match-making and blind date." Vermillion said. Both him and Scarlet heavily sighed.
A woman with long straight silver hair greets them and take a seat beside Scarlet.
"I just saw a black hair woman come with Luz. Who is she?" The woman asked. Before Rose answered her another man with red hair appear at the living room.
"That woman living here?" Lux said.
"Yes, your mom invited her." Scarlet replied.
"Wow, who she really is? Even making our Lux annoy like this." The woman teased.
"She is Luz ex-crush. She is the one making Luz heartbroken." Scarlet said making both Lux and the woman surprised.
"That woman rejects our brother. Who she thinks she is?" Lux said angrily making the woman also feels angry.
"I don't mind if she rejects you because you a womaniser, but Luz is different. He's like her and she seems to have the same feeling for her." Scarlet stated.
"That evil woman..." the silver hair woman fume with anger.
"Carmine, I don't like you disrespect our guest even though she is making Luz sad. You Scarlet, I know you angry with her, but just like Luz tell me the other day, she still has family. She cannot abandon them just for love. Place yourself in her situation." Rose said making the two-woman become silent.
"Her situation?" Lux puzzled.
"Based on what Luz tell me, she married because she wants to save her mother's right as the citizen of Elem Kingdom." Rose explained.
"Are you saying that her mother is Dark clan?" Vermillion asked.
"Yes." Rose answered shortly making all of them speechless.
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Noir awake in the middle of the night just for one reason: investigate Ivory that have shift this midnight till dawn. She changes into her Phantom persona and use her dark power to sneak out from Luz house to go to Lily Alliance. Upon arrive at the Lily Alliance, she easily sneaks in and hide herself into the darkness to spy on Ivory. Ivory on the other hand working on her report at one of the investigation rooms that have soundproof when suddenly she saw someone calling her from her phone. She looks at her surrounding making sure no one inside besides her and close the door before answering the call. She put it on loudspeaker as she still need to finish her report. Noir that hides nearby already standby with her phone to record her action.
"Gin, Gul how is the situation over there?" Ivory asked.
"They seem to suspect that there's rats inside the Alliance." Gin said.
"Same with my department. How your situation? Is the Lieutenant and the Sergeant give you hard time? Have they suspecting anyone there?" Gul replied.
"For now, they only done their job as the inspection officer, but I try to investigate whether they the Alliance spy or not." Ivory said.
"Be careful with the she-devil. She has keen eye. Make sure she didn't suspect you. I don't trust her because she is trusted by the Alliance." Gin said making Noir feels angry because Gin betrays them from the start.
"Alright, I will be careful. On the other hand, I need to distract my Lieutenant and my Sergeant to continue our plan." Ivory spoke while her hand continues writing the report.
"This year Colheita Festival will be celebrated at Imperial City. Raz already distributed the plan to our members. Make sure there no aid come from your Alliance." Gul stated.
"So, how will you distract them?" Gul wondered.
"Well, either making riot or blow another train." Ivory said with chuckle earning the other two laughed.
"Better blow the train. This will take time for them to give aid when Colheita Festival already begin. Our members from Rose Alliance already distracted them with the train incident. The Alliance will carry out the plan shortly. After that it is your turn to do it. We at the Imperial Alliance won't make any distraction as we will carry out the plan on the Colheita Festival opening." Gin suggested.
"Very well, I wait for Rasen instruction. I heard Pierre already at Peony City." Ivory said.
"I also heard about it but let them handle it. We just do our part." Gin said making the two agreed.
"Alright, I will update soon for the plan. After this we will gather at Imperial city." Ivory replied.
"See you there." Gul said and ended the call. Gin also ends his call while Ivory gathers her report and walk out from the room.
After making sure Ivory out from the room and go to the archive room out from the department, Noir sneak out from the Alliance and going back to Luz house. As she comes into her room by the window, she changes her outfit and hide the evidence before getting a rest for the night.
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On the third day of the inspection, Maple and Lilac just finish patrolling around the area where they assigned to. They just been told by Wood that the inspection already finishes and the two officers will hand the report to Sir Grey at the palace after they finish write the report. Lilac and Maple went back to the department and both of them walk into Lilac office room while talking. Lilac went toward her seat while Maple gets a seat in front of her. Both of them surprise when a letter without any sender name and address on Lilac table.
"Letter? With no name and address?" Maple puzzled.
"There only two of us here before we going to Captain room. Ivory working out station today also. Who's put it here?" Lilac investigates the letter.
"How about we open it?" Maple suggested. Lilac agreed and opened the letter. Both of the read it.
Lieutenant Lilac & Sergeant Maple,
Beware of Sleuth Ivory. She one of Alliance's rats. Please dispose this letter after both of you read it.
Phantom.
"I did hear about rats in Alliance but how can we trust this?" Lilac said.
"You know, I think we need to trust it. Somehow, I feel Ivory seems off." Maple suggested.
"Alright, I trust your instinct as always. Let us be careful around her starting today. Don't let her know we are suspecting her." Lilac said making Maple nod with agreement. Lilac then burns the letter and both of them act like nothing happen when the other members come back from their work.