After they finally arrived at the location, Sophie and Fiona noticed something strange. This time, Zantanel's approach was far too direct. Marcus should be on his way.
Sophie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "The spider..."
She held up the spider.
Sophie: "Ighh... how is that possible... it's still alive?"
Fiona: "Mhm... And look... there's something in its teeth... is... that... flesh?"
Sophie: "Wait a moment..."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie took a knife and opened the victim's stomach. Right then, a large number of spiders crawled out.
Sophie: "Ugh."
Fiona: "Ughh..."
Sophie: "...Damn... what is this?"
Fiona: "Why were spiders inside his body?"
Sophie: "Look... they ate his organs?"
Fiona: "Yes... but... why were they inside him?"
Sophie: "No idea... Who would do something like this?"
(Patch... Patch)
Unknown: "Welcome... esteemed Dark Umbrella detectives."
Sophie and Fiona turned around.
Sophie: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Unknown: "Allow me to introduce myself... My name is Rick... Rick Astenworth... I'm from Dehl..."
Sophie: "...We don't know him, do we?"
Fiona: "Either a new member of Zantanel's group or someone we haven't met yet."
Sophie: "Hmm."
Rick: "...I see you're here faster than I expected... What a shame. I actually wanted to make myself scarce."
Sophie: "Why did you do this to these poor people?"
Rick: "Poor? ...There is no such thing as innocent people... Not when they treat poor insects so badly. You step on insects too, don't you?"
Sophie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "You're funny... Spiders aren't insects. For someone who controls insects, you're pretty clueless about them."
Rick: "Hmph... I can understand their language."
Fiona: "Would have been useful if you had asked them whether they're insects or not..."
Rick: "I don't like them. They... have white hair... like an old woman."
Fiona: "Hmph... Says the stuttering guy who can't even walk properly."
Rick: "Hmm... Fine... ladies... I suppose I'll have to use force. I must say... my insects and spiders will take care of you."
Several bees appeared.
Sophie: "Ugh."
Fiona: "...Mmm..."
Sophie: "...What... do we do now?"
Fiona: "No idea."
Sophie: "Ghh."
Rosika: "Vértövisek."
Suddenly, a large number of thorns appeared, blocking the way.
Rosika: "Hótövisek."
The thorns froze.
Sophie: "Ugh."
Fiona: "Huh?... Hehe."
(Patch!)
Rosika: "Sorry, I heard something... Are you two okay?"
Sophie: "Rosika..."
Rosika: "We should get out of here quickly."
Fiona: "Okay."
Sophie: "Let's go."
They hurried away. But suddenly, a piece of bone flew onto Rosika's shoulder.
(Splach!)
Rosika: "Ow."
Sophie: "Uh... Rosika."
Fiona: "Ugh."
(Patch!) (Patch)
Ruslana: "Hehehe... Long time no see..."
Rick: "Hehehe... Just in time, Ruslana."
Rosika: "Ghh..."
Sophie: "Bitch!"
Fiona: "You'll regret this... Chika!"
The doll appeared.
Chika: "Hehehehehehe..."
Ruslana: "Huh..."
Several doll hands appeared and grabbed Ruslana.
Ruslana: "Woow."
(Krach!)
She destroyed them.
Chika: "Behind you."
Ruslana: "Ugh."
She bit Ruslana on the shoulder.
Ruslana: "Aaarghhhhhhhh!"
Fiona: "Hmph."
Rick: "Go help her!"
Sophie: "You can forget it."
She held the pistol to his head.
Rick: "Damn... Since when have you been here?"
Sophie: "I'm good at sneaking..."
Rick: "Hehe... you're the redhead... You're known for never killing anyone... Hehe... you won't shoot."
Sophie smiled wickedly.
Sophie: "...Oh... not anymore."
Rick: "Huh!"
(Peng!)
She shot him in the head, and he fell to the ground.
Rick: "...Urk..."
Sophie: "Hmph..."
Ruslana: "Urk... hhhh."
Chika didn't let go of Ruslana.
Sophie: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Hurts, doesn't it?"
She grabbed Ruslana by the hair.
Fiona: "One thing I have to say... the good thing about Minerv being our boss now is that I don't have to hold back anymore..."
Ruslana: "Huh?"
She grabbed her hair tighter and pulled.
Ruslana: "Aua... arghhh."
Sophie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "...You dared to shoot a piece of your bone at Rosika... serves you right..."
Ruslana: "Ghhhh."
A flower appeared.
Sophie: "Ugh... Fiona."
Ruslana: "Hehe."
Sophie: "Watch out."
Marcus: "No... No, this isn't good."
Ruslana: "Huh?"
The flower was destroyed.
Marcus: "...Hey..."
Sophie: "Marcus!"
Marcus: "Hey... Is that Ruslan?"
Sophie: "Ruslana."
Fiona: "There you are, finally."
Ruslana: "Let me go... please."
Sophie: "...Um... Fiona, I think that's enough."
Rosika: "Yes. That's enough."
Fiona: "If you say so."
She let go of her hair.
Ruslana: "Urk..."
Chika: "Mmmmm."
Ruslana: "Urk."
Fiona: "Chika stays on you... just in case you get any stupid ideas."
Ruslana: "You're definitely on my list of bitches, believe me..."
Sophie: "Hmm... she has a list?"
Rosika: "Isn't that the girl who was taken by the Owls... and used as an experiment?"
Fiona: "Ugh... Chika, let her go."
Chika let her go.
Ruslana: "Urkk..."
Sophie: "Fiona?"
Fiona: "Hmm. I almost forgot about that..."
Ruslana: "Ghhh..."
She fell to the ground because of her shoulder.
Ruslana: "Ghh."
Her bones were visible.
Sophie: "We could take her and interrogate her."
Marcus: "Torture? ...Sorry, I don't like torturing women."
Fiona: "Hmm... No need. She probably won't tell us anything."
Marcus: "Hmm?"
Several flowers appeared and swallowed Ruslana.
Ruslana: "You'll regret this... you bastards and bitches."
She disappeared.
Sophie: "That... sounded like something from a movie."
Fiona: "Yeah."
Sophie: "That's it already?... Where's Zantanel?"
Marcus: "Hmm?... Maybe inside the town hall?"
Sophie: "Okay. But what would she be doing there?... Huh. Is Remy in there?"
Marcus: "Remy?... You still think about that bastard... Oh, by the way... Fiona, I got a message from Minerv... she wants you to kill Remy."
Fiona: "What?"
Sophie: "Why her?!... Remy... was her partner."
Marcus: "Hmm. No idea."
Sophie: "Ugh."
Rosika: "Oh no."
Fiona: "Hahhh... okay..."
Sophie: "Ugh."
Marcus: "Let's go inside."
They went inside. The entire building was destroyed.
Marcus: "Hmm?..."
(Patch!)
He heard someone running.
Marcus: "You two go ahead... I'm looking for something."
Sophie: "What?"
Marcus: "A person."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Marcus: "See you soon."
He went upstairs.
Marcus: "Patch... patch... footsteps. Male shoes... long coat... and black hair... Right."
Remy: "Ugh."
Marcus: "Remy? Right?"
Remy: "Yes..."
Marcus: "Where is Zantanel?"
Remy: "No idea."
Marcus: "No idea... But she'll surely come for you... if I have you, right?"
Remy: "Huh?"
(Some minutes later)
Sophie: "Hmm... where did Marcus go?"
Fiona: "No idea... who knows."
Sophie: "Strange... No one is here..."
(Wushhh)
(Splach!)
Someone fell to the ground, covered in blood.
Sophie: "Woow... what is that... huh!"
Fiona: "Ugh... no... No..."
It was... Remy... One arm was missing, and he had a huge wound on his back.
(Patch!) (Patch)
Marcus: "Done..."
Sophie: "Marcus... what..."
Fiona: "Huh..."
Marcus: "Fiona?"
Fiona: "No... no... Remy!"
Marcus looked over.
Sophie: "Huh?..."
Sophie: "But Fiona."
Marcus: "Stop... Leave him."
Fiona: "Remy! Let me go!"
She pushed Marcus away, and Sophie caught him.
Sophie: "Woow."
Fiona: "Remy!"
She ran toward him.
Fiona: "No... no... Remy... Remy..."
Sophie: "Huh... why did you do that, Marcus?"
Marcus: "Mmmmhhh."
Sophie: "...Ugh."
Fiona: "Huh!"
Marcus: "Oh no."
(Patch!)
Zantanel: "...Remy?..."
Marcus: "...There she is. I knew you'd come if I took your Remy away."
Zantanel: "...Huhhhhh..."
Fiona: "Marcus!!"
Marcus: "My chance! Now I've killed your Remy!"
He transformed into the Dark Hero and attacked Zantanel.
Zantanel: "...Hhhh... hahhhh... hahhh... ghhhhhh..."
Suddenly, the ground began to shake.
Sophie: "What..."
Zantanel: "Aaaaaaarghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
A large amount of ash appeared.
Zantanel: "...What did you do to him?! What did you do to him?!..."
Marcus: "Ugh..."
Sophie: "...Marcus... take Fiona and let's get out of here."
Marcus: "Ugh."
He grabbed Fiona.
Fiona: "What are you doing? Let me go!"
Marcus: "Now come on."
He took her with him. Sophie ran as well. They followed her.
Zantanel: "Hahhh."
She slowly walked toward Remy.
Zantanel: "Remy... Remy..."
She lifted him up. He was covered in blood.
Zantanel: "Remy... Please don't leave me alone..."
Ruslana: "Hey... boss, what's wrong... huh!"
Jack: "Ugh... oh no."
Zantanel: "Ghhhh... (...Ever since I was a child... I was never allowed to have a peaceful life... And finally, I found someone who would stay with me... and then this!!)... I will destroy this place!"
Several skeletons emerged from the ground and clung to Zantanel.
Zantanel: "Grrrrrrrrrrr..."
(Dinnnnnnn!!!)
Suddenly, a huge amount of dark light appeared... and then an explosion.
(Booooooom!!!!!!)
Sophie: "Huh!"
Marcus: "Ugh..."
Fiona: "Huhhh..."
Rosika: "Ugh. There you are. What happened?"
Sophie: "Later... later! We have to get out of here!"
She grabbed Rosika's hand and ran.
Sophie: "Hhh."
(Funk!)
Rosalie: "Sophie... Sophie... Fiona... Marcus... Rosika... anyone."
Sophie: "Rosalie... is everything alright?"
Rosalie: "I should be asking you that. What happened?!"
Sophie: "Later... later!"
(Krach!)
The black light swallowed the people.
Civilians: "Aaaaaaaarghhhhhhhhhh..."
The houses were destroyed.
Sophie: "Ugh... there... there... that's good..."
She found a basement. She opened it and let Marcus and Fiona inside first. Then she went in with Rosika and closed the door at the last second.
(Krach!)
Marcus: "Ugh..."
Sophie: "Ghhh."
Fiona: "Mmmm."
Rosika: "...Hh."
(Some minutes later)
It was quiet.
Sophie: "Hmm."
Marcus: "So... apparently we can leave..."
Sophie: "Yes."
Rosika: "Huh."
Fiona stood up.
Marcus: "Huh."
(Clap!)
Fiona: "YOU BASTARD!!"
Marcus: "Ughh."
She fell onto Marcus and hit him several times.
Marcus: "Hey... Fiona."
Sophie: "Fiona!"
Rosika: "Oh no."
They held her back.
Marcus: "Ghh."
Fiona: "Why did you do that? Why did you kill him?! Why!!!!!"
Marcus: "He was a traitor."
Fiona: "I don't care!!!"
Marcus: "...Hahh. I understand. You were still in love with him, weren't you?... He's gone now. He's dead..."
Sophie: "Marcus!"
Fiona: "Hhahhh..."
Marcus: "Hmm."
Fiona: "...Ghh."
Sophie let her go.
Marcus: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Yes... he's dead... and because of you, several others died too..."
Sophie: "Fiona."
She walked past Marcus.
Marcus: "Where are you going?"
Fiona: "None of your business... Screw you."
Sophie: "Ugh..."
She walked away.
Marcus: "What's wrong with her?... Tsk... Strange. I don't understand women."
Sophie: "Mmm... You're really cruel, you know that?"
Marcus: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "...Or did you do it so Fiona wouldn't have to?"
Marcus: "...One of us had to kill him..."
Sophie: "...Hmm?"
Marcus: "...But only to catch Zantanel."
Sophie: "Tsk... You really did a great job... The city is destroyed because of you. Good work."
She walked past him with Rosika.
Marcus: "Mmm..."
Sophie: "...Hahhh... It's highly likely Fiona will never talk to you again... What is she supposed to tell his sister, who is waiting for him, hmm?"
Marcus: "He... has a sister?"
Sophie: "Yes... and she has cancer..."
Marcus: "Ugh."
Sophie: "Hahh... Fiona and I took care of her treatment... but she only wanted to see her... brother. Thanks to you, that's impossible now... Great job."
She walked away. Rosika said nothing. She briefly turned around, shook her head, and followed Sophie.
(A few days later)
Sophie: "Hahhh... Fiona... Are you finally going to leave that room and come outside? We're awake..."
Fiona: "...(Silent)."
Sophie: "Hahhh..."
Rosalie: "Hahh... and now?"
Sophie: "...I... didn't know she still... loved him."
Rosalie: "Leave her alone. She finally loved someone... and he let her down, and now he's dead... Something like that takes time..."
Minerv: "Oh no."
Minerv suddenly appeared.
Minerv: "...That won't do... Enough with the trauma... Fiona, come out now."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
She looked at her.
Minerv: "...Come out now, Fiona... I want to talk to you. It would be nice if you came outside."
Fiona: "It would be nice if someone left me alone for once..."
Minerv: "Stand up, if you can."
Fiona stood up and slowly walked toward her.
Minerv: "Hmm... Oh my, look at you... good girl... Hmmph..."
Sophie: "Mmm."
Minerv: "Shouldn't you have had enough of all this trauma stuff by now?... Hmm?"
Fiona: "Why?... Do we have a mission?"
Minerv: "No... not at the moment."
Fiona: "...Then leave me alone now..."
Minerv: "You really should treat the Dark Umbrella better."
Fiona became angry and knocked the table away.
Fiona: "Shut up... Treat you better? Who did this to me?! Who put me through those experiments?! Who?!... You dirty... ugly... old bitch! You were there too!"
Sophie: "Huh!"
Rosalie: "What?"
Minerv: "That's true... I was there... and I'm sorry."
Fiona: "Your apology won't bring the dead children back! ...Shove your apology up your ass, you bitch!"
Minerv: "Ughh..."
Sophie: "Oh dear..."
Rosalie: "Oh... fuck..."
Minerv: "Mmmm... (Cough)..."
Fiona: "Hahhh... I... I'm sorry..."
Minerv: "...It's... okay... That... was probably my fault. I certainly know what you experienced, Fiona... I'm sorry... You're right... We have to treat you better... not the other way around. You have every right to be angry with us..."
Fiona: "...(Silent)..."
Minerv: "Hahh..."
She slowly walked toward Sophie and then toward Fiona.
Minerv: "Hahh..."
She stroked Fiona's cheek.
Minerv: "...I was there... that's true... I saw how you suffered... but I was also... new there... only eighteen years old... I'm sorry... for you and Sophie. But you stayed there longer... so surely... you haven't forgotten the dead children you saw..."
Fiona: "...(Silent)..."
Minerv: "You can rest if you want. I'll give you... two weeks. Is that alright? Oh... for you too, Sophie... Two weeks."
Sophie: "Oh... for me... thank you."
Minerv: "...Is that alright?"
Fiona: "...(Silent)... yes."
Minerv: "...You've grown, Fiona... But your hair is now... completely white."
Sophie: "Hmm."
Rosalie: "Wait... wasn't her hair always white?"
Sophie: "I don't know."
Minerv: "Her hair was somewhat brown, although she already had white hair since she was a child... probably because of her grandmother's genes. That's normal among the Households... but with you... it happened faster... Hmm... Surely... it was sad for a child back then... Everyone here at least had the warmth of a mother... but you didn't... and then the torture... Because we desperately wanted a large number of detectives who rarely made mistakes... but... that wasn't cool."
Fiona: "...Mmm..."
Minerv: "...So... I'll leave you two alone now... okay?"
Sophie: "Yes, please."
She stroked Sophie's cheek afterward and then left.
Rosalie: "Woow..."
Sophie: "Hmm."