While the rest of the world of Grimmhoth is in chaos, the Dark Umbrella tries to investigate through the radios that the Lilly Moon people have found…
Ms Valentine: "What about Violet, the girl Fiona brought?"
Dark Umbrella member: "She is still under observation. We are still investigating. Normally we were supposed to test her, but she is smarter than expected, so it was decided she could stay."
Ms Valentine: "Hmm…"
Dark Umbrella member: "We are waiting for your orders."
Ms Valentine: "Send her to me. I want to see her."
Dark Umbrella member: "Okay."
A few minutes later
Knock knock
Dark Umbrella member: "Violet Miranda is here…"
Ms Valentine: "Thank you. Please leave us alone for a moment."
Dark Umbrella member: "Yes, ma'am."
Violet: "Huh?"
She looked at her. Valentine smiled.
Ms Valentine: "Come in, dear."
Violet: "Uh… thank you."
She walked in and the door closed.
Ms Valentine: "You come from the Basque kingdom, right?"
Violet: "Yes… but I'm also related to Villicia… the Villicia kingdom. I was born in Basque kingdom, but my family lived in Villicia."
Ms Valentine: "I see… There is something… have you ever heard of a group called the Fingers of the Liar?"
Violet: "Fingers of the Liar?"
Ms Valentine: "They are people who want to revive the powerful brother of death… Konren…"
Violet: "No."
Ms Valentine: "Konren is one of the Death Family… he represents lies and manipulation… and the Fingers of the Liar are dangerous people. Your father once warned about them."
Violet: "My… father?"
Ms Valentine: "Yes… Sergio Martinez Miranda… he was one of the Owls… a member. But he left them. And one day, when everything was quiet, a message arrived warning us about a certain group… the Fingers of the Liar. If you wonder who they are, I already told you, they are a secret organization devoted to Konren, also known as Loki… Konren is considered extremely powerful. We are searching for the secrets he carries, because he had a strong connection to the stars… That is why we want to ask you… can you bring us more information from your father?"
Violet: "But our house was taken over by the authorities…"
Ms Valentine: "That's not the problem… the problem is that we traveled through time… Still… Violet, we also found out your grandfather is an Owl member."
Violet: "What?"
Ms Valentine: "His name is Javier Miranda… he was known for his honorable nature and was one of the few who didn't blindly follow the Owls…"
Violet: "Okay… and what does that have to do with me?"
Ms Valentine: "We want you to talk to him for us… but don't tell him you're his granddaughter from the future… that would confuse him… besides, he might figure it out himself… you have the same scar on your shoulder as your family."
Violet: "Huh?"
Ms Valentine: "Do you want to work with us? You would work for Meliodas and the Lilly Moon. You already know Sophie and Fiona… By the way… Sophie is calm, but Fiona can be a bit strict…"
Violet: "She helped me, just like Sophie… I would even like to help them. Is Fiona okay?"
Ms Valentine: "Don't worry, she's fine… By the way, your mission is called Code 005. Just tell Sophie and Fiona and they will understand. But don't say it in front of normal members. Sophie and Fiona are high rank, both belong to the Crows… only the Crows know the code… This code means… danger… remember that."
Violet: "Okay."
A few hours later
Sophie: "Thanks for the food."
Marcus: "You're welcome."
Sophie: "Huh? Isn't that Violet?"
Marcus: "Yeah, looks like the meeting is over."
Violet: "Oh… hello Sophie… where is Fiona?"
Sophie: "She… isn't feeling well…"
Meanwhile
Fiona: "Hahhh…"
She took pills.
Fiona: "Gulp… hahhh… why… can't I get used to seeing people die… damn it… I've experienced this so often… why can't I get used to it…"
Memory
Orphan child: "Hehe… hello Miss Fiona… do you have more punpuns for me?"
Fiona: "Of course… here…"
Orphan child: "Thank you…"
End of memory
Fiona: "Hahhh…"
She walked to her chest and opened it… it was full of clothes and jewelry.
Fiona: "These are the belongings of the people who died before my eyes… no matter how much I try to suppress it… I always feel this fear… and as if that wasn't enough, Cossette still won't wake up…"
Melina: "Miss Fiona?"
Melina looked at her with tired eyes, holding her doll.
Melina: "Is something wrong?"
Fiona: "Oh… Melina."
Melina: "I need to go to the bathroom… but…"
Fiona: "You're scared."
Melina: nods
Fiona: "Hehe… no problem… I'll come with you."
She held her hand.
Melina: "Mm…"
Fiona: (Of course she's scared… we are in a time of war… she has seen so many corpses…)
Meanwhile
Marcus: "Why did Ms Valentine want to talk to you?"
Sophie: "Yeah, why?"
Violet: "An important mission… um… Code… 005."
Both opened their eyes in shock.
Sophie: "What!"
Marcus: "What did you say?"
Violet: "Uh… why are you so shocked?"
Sophie: "That code stands for a catastrophe… or a powerful danger… why? What is it about?"
Violet: "The Fingers of the Liar…"
Marcus: "Ah… I've heard of them… those are the lunatics who want to awaken Konren… the middle sibling of the Death Family…"
Violet: "Is he that dangerous?"
Sophie: "Of course he is… he is almost immortal… and he has the highest number of victims… he killed so many people… only Cinderella is more dangerous… though she isn't as smart… but he…"
Marcus: "Is smarter than Sophie, Ms Valentine, Fiona, Meliodas, and everyone we know… even Tom Fog…"
Sophie: "But that group shouldn't be a threat… so why Code 005?"
Patch patch
Sophie: "Huh?"
Marcus: "Hmm…"
Sophie: "I think I know why…"
Marcus: "Why?"
Sophie: "We are in the year 1371… the year of war… and remember the story we were told…"
Marcus: "Don't tell me you mean the story of the evil sorcerer…"
Violet: "Huh?"
Sophie: "Konren's people are more active now… and if one of them survived the black hole…"
Marcus: "Then they know where he is… Batonis Tsikhe Palace…"
Sophie: "Yes… because of the war, it became a forbidden zone… everyone near it just died… probably a barrier from Death itself…"
Marcus: "We need to tell Fiona… she has to end her break…"
A few minutes later
Marcus: "Hey Fiona…"
Fiona: "Huh? What is it, I thought we had a break…"
Sophie: "It's important… Violet, tell her."
Violet: "Um… Ms Valentine told me to inform you about the mission… and said I should mention Code 005."
Fiona: "Ugh!"
Sophie: "You know it's serious… we are in the year 1371… remember well…"
Fiona: "What?…"
Violet: "She said something about a group called the Fingers of the Liar who admire Konren…"
Fiona: "Wait… why the concern… those people aren't a threat…"
Sophie: "Well… but they are cursed or magicians… which means… they could… just like us…"
Fiona: "Ugh… right… they come from our time… so they could know where Konren is… only in 1400 did Dark Umbrella find out he was hidden in that palace… Batonis Tsikhe… but reviving him requires many sacrifices… ugh… the war…"
Marcus: "Exactly… war provides enough victims…"
Fiona: "Yes, but don't they have to perform it themselves?"
Sophie: "Wait… she's right…"
Marcus: "Hmm… I think… we are forgetting something…"
Fiona: "Hmm… wait…"
Sophie: "I think I got it…"
Fiona: "Me too… Ms Valentine probably thinks…"
Sophie: "That Zantanel is involved…"
Marcus: "But how?"
Sophie: "Good question…"
Fiona: "Hmm… we shouldn't forget that in this time cursed people and magicians weren't very popular…"
Marcus: "And arcanes weren't recognized either…"
Arcanes are magicians with a lot of mana, rarer than normal ones.
Sophie: "What do you think, Fiona?"
Fiona: "Maybe we should investigate… but how… we are in the middle of war… we are in Titia, in the Slavic kingdom… it's safer here than most places, but still… war isn't our job… that's for the officers…"
Sophie: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Marcus: "I think… I have an idea…"
Fiona: "Which is?"
Sophie: "You have a plan?"
Marcus: "What if we ask her… you know who… since we traveled through time… she might still be here…"
Sophie: "Hmm… ugh… you don't mean the witch Lydia?"
Fiona: "Lydia? How would she help?"
Sophie: "She can help… but she's dangerous… not a good person…"
Marcus: "Still, she's our best chance…"
Fiona: "I met her once… I think in 1458… I was still Tom Fog's assistant…"
Sophie: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "The only kingdom that can help us is Wonderland… it's the only one never affected by black holes…"
Marcus: "Are you sure that's a good idea… it's far away…"
Fiona: "Yes… and Alice isn't a good witch either… from what Ichabod told me, she only cares about elves, dwarves, and magicians… normal humans don't matter to her…"
Sophie: "Hmm… and Lydia… well… Fiona… there's something you should know…"
Fiona: "What… does she like frogs?"
Marcus: "No… but women…"
Fiona: "She… what?"
Sophie: "And Lydia is very evil… she will only help if we give her something…"
Fiona: "And what?"
Marcus: "Who knows…"
Sophie: "Please not a kiss…"
Fiona: "What? Haha… then you go alone… I'm out… the last thing I want is to be kissed by a woman…"
Sophie: "Relax… she's not a lesbian… she's… how do I say…"
Marcus: "She acts like one… but she isn't… long story short… she just likes judging people by their body and looks…"
Fiona: "Fine… Sophie you go, you have the better figure."
Sophie: "Me? I'm almost flat… you go…"
Fiona: "I have white hair and walk with a cane!"
Marcus: "What about me?"
Sophie: "No way… she'd tear you apart… you're too cute…"
drools
Marcus: "Ugh… will she drool when she sees me?"
Fiona: "No… right?"
Sophie: "She'll tie you up and you'll be her servant forever… by the way… the last one killed himself…"
Fiona: "Why do you know so much?"
Sophie: "I visited her once… Parzival was scared of her… so he sent me instead… he said I'm not that attractive, so she would probably just pat my head…"
Fiona: sweating
Sophie: "So… who goes… hmm…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Violet: "Hmm…"
Then Sophie, Fiona, and Marcus went silent and looked at Violet.
Violet: "Hey… why are you looking at me like that?"
Fiona: "Ugh."
Sophie: "Ugh."
Marcus: "Oh!"
They formed a circle.
Sophie: "That's it… yes… she's perfect."
Fiona: "Cute, sweet, and has no idea what's going on…"
Marcus: "That last part sounds very wrong…"
Violet: "What are you whispering about?"
Sophie: "Uh… nothing… we're just… thinking about…"
Fiona: "Why steak tastes better than chicken."
Sophie: "What… no…"
Fiona: "Yes!"
Sophie: "No… steak isn't good… bear meat is better."
Fiona: "Gross! That stinks… fish maybe…"
Sophie: "You don't even know what salty tastes like."
Fiona: "Actually… now I do…"
Marcus: "Really?"
Fiona: "Yes… I don't know why, but since we came here… I can taste salty food again…"
Sophie: "Oh…"
Fiona: "Why do you think I stayed in a restaurant for five hours?"
Marcus: "Explains your mood…"
Fiona: "Uh… where were we?"
Sophie: "Steak?"
Fiona: "No…"
Marcus: "Lydia."
Sophie: "Oh right…"
Violet: "Let me guess… I have to go?"
Sophie: "Exactly… wait… why did we even make a circle if she can hear us…"
Fiona: "I wasn't that loud…"
Marcus: "Me neither… only you, Sophie…"
Fiona: "Okay… Violet… listen… maybe wear makeup…"
Violet: "Why?"
Fiona: "So you don't look too pretty… oh… don't wear tight clothes… unless you want to get kidnapped like poor Hector…"
Violet: " Hector
Sophie: "The last one who visited Lydia."
Dong