Timothy said there were a lot of radios there, though he actually meant radios, and that someone there was called the Clockman. Immediately, Sophie, Fiona, Violet, Lucy, Melina, and Marcus set off.
Sophie: "Hmm."
Violet: "This is the building."
Marcus: "That?… it really is creepy."
Fiona: "It doesn't come from this time… so it must have survived the Black Hole… hmm."
Melina: "Huh…"
Lucy: "Let's go inside then."
They went in; it really was creepy.
Fiona: "Hmmmm…"
Meanwhile
Ms. Valentine: "Meliodas… was there ever a moment when you thought Fiona could be scary?"
Meliodas: "Yes… normally Fiona is very peaceful… or she doesn't care about what happens… unless someone hurts someone important to her… then she can be really brutal."
Ms. Valentine: "Huh?"
Meliodas: "Do you remember Steven…"
Ms. Valentine: "But he apologized to Fiona…"
Meliodas: "Yes… but one day he made Marcus cry…"
Ms. Valentine: "Huh?"
Meliodas: "What happened next, he was found the next day completely covered in blood… it was Fiona."
Ms. Valentine: "What?"
Meliodas: "Do you know why Hogwarts was afraid of her? Ask anyone who worked with Fiona as a child… if we hadn't found her, she probably would have become a killer."
Ms. Valentine: "What?"
Meliodas: "Because of the death of her parents and after learning she was going to be sacrificed in a ritual… it caused a kind of trauma for Fiona and made her afraid of people. Out of fear… her brain created something… like if she kills first, they can't kill her."
Ms. Valentine: "Ugh!!!"
Meliodas: "That's why Fiona was studied… She was afraid… it was as if her brain was protecting her dark side. As I said, Fiona is a nice girl… but her brain and trauma caused her to split… her mind always has to think about defense. Whenever someone touched something that looked like a weapon to Fiona, she would jump back or hide. And last time… when a doctor accidentally injured her with his equipment, down to his hand vein… it could have killed him… and that's what she intended. Hogwarts knew she did it out of fear… at the same time, they thought she could be dangerous to others, so they took her… they wanted to make her a detective while preventing her from needing to defend herself… so they made her go through several disturbing experiences… abuse… blood… and took her emotions piece by piece… what we didn't know, they planned to make Fiona a killing machine… Fiona wasn't meant to be a detective… but a stalker."
Ms. Valentine: "What?"
Meliodas: "Yes… that's how it is… she was quiet… spoke little, and was very good at sneaking… also very smart, observing people and storing all kinds of behaviors in her head like a computer storing programs… But there was a problem… Fiona, because of her parents' death, is afraid of blood even now… she is also afraid of the Green Night because her foster parents said her parents died that day."
Ms. Valentine: "Hmm…"
He moved a little further.
Ms. Valentine: "And… do you think Fiona would have been a good killer?"
Meliodas: "I don't know… anyway, I'm glad she didn't become one… Hogwarts himself didn't like Fiona… well, he never liked women… but Fiona scared him… The only reason she could have become a cold-blooded killer is because she… first, fears blood; second, is peaceful; and third, at least couldn't stand violence back then… I think she would have been worse than Jack the Reaper."
Ms. Valentine: "He is our strongest enforcer… he killed 500 people for us!"
Meliodas: "Well… the problem is he only did that at 30. Fiona could have done it at 8… probably… if we hadn't stopped Hogwarts."
Ms. Valentine: "I understand…"
Meliodas: "Unfortunately, Hogwarts' experiments caused Fiona to show almost no emotion and live in trauma. Even if she tries to understand people, she often can't. She tries often, but it's because she trusted people multiple times… who then betrayed her… so she decided to show little emotion."
Ms. Valentine: "Do you think there's someone Fiona loves romantically?"
Meliodas: "Yes… even if she denies it… Remy."
Ms. Valentine: "The boy? Detective?"
Meliodas: "Yes… I've worked with Fiona for a long time, and as for Remy, I really think she loves him…"
Ms. Valentine: "Why do you think that?"
Meliodas: "Hmm?… it's just a feeling…"
Meanwhile
Sophie: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "Anyway, it's not from the city… I think it survived the Black Hole…"
Sophie: "And what exactly does this place do?"
Fiona: "I have no idea… we have to be careful."
Violet: "Look over here."
Fiona: "Huh?"
Marcus: "Hmm?"
They approached a machine.
Violet: "These machine parts… there…"
Fiona: "Yes… they look very similar to what attacked us…"
Sophie: "Are they being made here?"
Fiona: "No… I think they came here to get something… and were attacked while doing so."
Sophie: "Can't you use your ability?"
Fiona: "Not on machines… it has to be a living being for the spirit to return to its past."
Sophie: "I see…"
Lucy: "Hmm… these radios… does that mean what Sevasti wanted?"
Fiona: "The question is rather… why? Why does he want radios?"
Lucy: "Hmm."
She wanted to touch one, but Fiona stopped her.
Lucy: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Leave it… these machines were attacked by something… maybe it's protecting the radios?"
Lucy: "But they're just radios…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Violet: "Huh?… but they… are made of valuable materials."
Fiona: "Huh?"
Violet: "And made so well… look at them."
Fiona: "You know about this stuff?"
Violet: "I always wanted to be a craftswoman and make things… so I learned it… but never really became one."
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Patch!
Sophie: "Huh?… ugh… go down!"
Melina: "Huh!"
They went down.
Crash!
Radio Guardian: "Bbbbb… intruders… intruders…"
Melina: "Huh!"
Sophie: "Killing machine?"
Fiona: "No, it looks different…"
Radio Guardian: "No one… may… take… the… radios…"
Fiona: "Ghh…"
He attacked… but Melina stepped in.
Crash!
Marcus: "Woow!!"
Lucy: "What the hell… how strong is she!"
Sophie: "Ugh…"
Melina: "Hahhh…"
Radio Guardian: "Ghhh."
He ran at them, but she blocked the attack and punched him in the face.
Crash!
Radio Guardian: "Ghhhh…"
Sophie: "Ugh… Melina, your hand…"
Her hand was bleeding.
Melina: "…it's fine."
The fairies appeared… and took one and ate it.
Gulp!
Lucy: "Ugh."
Marcus: "Bbbb… I think I'm gonna be sick…"
Radio Guardian: "Ghh…"
Fiona: "Wait… wait, Melina!"
Melina: "Huh!"
Fiona stood in front of the robot.
Fiona: "Calm down, we don't want to take the radios."
Radio Guardian: "Why… are… you… here…?"
Fiona: "We just want to know what's going on… what these radios are… we didn't know they were so important to you…"
Radio Guardian: "These… radios… were… were… built to… observe… the stars' movements…"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Radio Guardian: "These radios listen to the stars… and… can… warn… of the Black Hole!"
Fiona: "Ugh!"
Sophie: "What!… a device that can warn us!"
Fiona: "Who… built something like that?"
Radio Guardian: "Mmmm… Vanitas… Vanitas…"
Fiona: "Ughhh…"
Sophie: "Vanitas?"
Radio Guardian: "The first model… was made by him… the rest… by his wife…"
Patch! Patch! Patch!
Isolde: "Long time no see… Fiona."
Fiona: "Ugh… you're here, Isolde."
Sophie: "Ugh…"
Fiona: "Calm down, she's Vanitas' wife."
Sophie: "What?"
Marcus: "Huh?"
She walked further and stroked the robot's head.
Isolde: "It's okay, Bunt… you've done enough… These radios listen to the stars exactly as they should…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Isolde: "Thanks to them, I was always safe from the Black Hole… and could escape in time…"
Fiona: "Would it be possible if we take one?"
Isolde: "Hah… Vanitas trusted the Dark Umbrella… and I don't either…"
Fiona: "Please… it could save so many people…"
Isolde: "Not really… these devices only warn about 12 hours before a Black Hole… they only work for listening, not protection… you can't evacuate a whole city…"
Fiona: "Isn't there something to stop it? I mean, is it really a natural event?"
Isolde: "Whether you want it or not… it's a natural event… but… Vanitas searched for a way to reduce the damage… Unfortunately we found nothing… neither magic nor machines could help."
Sophie: "Why does Sevasti want them?"
Isolde: "Sevasti?… ah, you mean the one sending these robots all the time… I think he wants it to exploit it for himself…"
Fiona: "Wait, doesn't he work with Zantanel?"
Isolde: "I suggest you forget it… you can't stop Zantanel… she's not only smart but strong…"
Sophie: "We can't just watch…"
Isolde: "Fiona… Zantanel's wrath… comes from no one less than the people who treated her like a monster…"
Fiona: "Still… we can't let her get it, right? Do you think Zantanel is the one who found out how to make the Black Hole stronger?"
Isolde: "Hmm… I don't think so… I think Zantanel found a way to exploit it for herself… Zantanel wants a world where only the cursed and magicians live… normal people no longer… she thinks they are the better ones… but in truth… Zantanel simply hates every living being… unlike the dead… Her father… wants to make the death rate rise… that's why the dead is an unlucky bringer. He was, however, the child of an unlucky bringer… You should know… the dead siblings come from multiple beings… or monsters… Cinderella was born from ash and human… a cursed ash… a witch named Milt… Dracula… became Dracula after a dead woman gave birth to him… he fed on her organs and blood… that's why he became Dracula… The Dark Bride was born from a human and an elf… Kondren was born from a mermaid and a human… and lastly, Rumpelstiltskin… he was born from a dwarf and a human… Long story short… they are hybrids… If you noticed… their father is the same person… He was a magician who wanted multiple hybrid children… he himself was a human but also a half-wolf… and yes, unlucky bringers can look like humans… wolves represent misfortune… also because they are extremely hungry and always involved in curses and dark magic…"
Isolde walked on.
Fiona: "Vanitas' book said you're from another planet… is that true?"
Isolde: "Yes… I'm not from Regelus but from the dimension Ceres, the dwarf planet… that's why I'm so small… well, not that small now, I'm 164 cm tall… but that's because my mother comes from your dimension, Regelus."
Sophie: "… why does everyone lately have mixed parents… can we not overdo it…"
Fiona: "(Sweat)… hahhh…"
Isolde: "Anyway… Fiona… I can't give you these clocks… tell me, Fiona… do you trust the Dark Umbrella?"
Sophie: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "No."
Sophie: "Fiona!"
Marcus: "Ugh."
Fiona: "Not before… but with Ms. Valentine… I trust them… at least enough that they really want to help people."
Isolde: "Hahhhh…"
She threw one of the radios to them.
Marcus: "Huh!"
He caught it.
Isolde: "Anyway… better than if they fall into the hands of Zantanel or Sevasti… but if I see you causing shadows with it… I will kill you… and believe me… I am a strong witch…"
Fiona: "I know… but you can trust me and Sophie…"
Isolde: "How are Colletta and Rio?"
Fiona: "They don't want to be detectives yet… they still want to learn and see if they are good enough."
Meanwhile
Colletta: "Hahhh…"
Rio: "Colletta… how much longer?"
Colletta: "I don't know exactly but Ms. Valentine said in a month… then we can join a group…"
Rio: "Which one? Lilly Mond with Meliodas and Fiona?"
Colletta: "Yes… they have the fewest members anyway and most are even children."
Rio: "Hahh."
Meanwhile
Casper: "You owe me an explanation, Remy!"
Remy: "Hey… hey… I know it wasn't a good idea to join the House of Cursed Children… but I won't do it again."
Casper: "Fiona is looking for you…"
Remy: "What?… I thought she was mad at me?"
Casper: "Come on… you know Fiona had the right to be mad, but she still worried about you."
Remy: "Ohh…"
Casper: "By the way… why the hell were you in the river?"
Remy: "Oh… well… a lot happened."
Casper: "Huh? A lot?"
Remy: "I'll explain that later… anyway, do you know where Fiona is?"
Casper: "Hmm?… wait… you've seen Zantanel?"
Remy: "Yes… and damn, she's beautiful…"
Casper: "Hmm…"
Remy: "But not prettier than Fiona… hehehe…"
Casper: "Oh, look at that… finally showing it… so you're still interested in Fiona… stop bothering me… and finally become a couple… you two are really annoying about this."
Remy: "Hey…"
Achoo!
Casper: "Looks like someone caught a cold…"
Remy: "Hhh."
Casper: "Cold does that."
Remy: "No shit, Sherlock Holmes."