Chapter 122 Part 1
Military.
Finally, they are at the military station... Hans welcomed them and let them inside.
Hans: "So... This is it... these are the places where we train... here we eat... and... here they sleep."
Sophie: "And what about the female soldiers?"
Hans: "Hmm... Well, it's... like this... Einsenheim didn't want any female soldiers... but Minerv thought that wouldn't be good, so in the end they both decided... that out of 50 people, 8 of them would be women..."
Sophie: "Oh... I understand."
Fiona:
"Hmmm."
Rosika: "Hmm."
Hans: "So... follow me... you're going to like this."
They followed him.
Hans: "Here... the criminals who are captured by us... are executed."
Sophie: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Hmmm?"
Marcus: "Hmm?"
They aimed at them.
Hans: "Hmm."
Sophie: "...isn't... that going too far?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Hans: "Too far?..."
Sophie: "Hmmm... please wait... May I see why they are here?"
Hans: "What... do you think we kill people who haven't done anything bad... Sophie... you know me."
Sophie: "Oh, sorry."
Fiona:
"Wait... wait... Sophie... Give us the documents... General..."
Hans: "Hmm?"
Fiona looked at him seriously.
Sophie: "...hmm?"
Fiona:
"I don't want any objections... We were sent here specifically for the inspection... Just because they are loyal... doesn't mean they can't lie to us."
Hans: "You don't trust me?"
Fiona:
"It's not about trust... it's about priorities... If someone dies and it turns out in the end that they did nothing... that is... a crime..."
Hans: "Hmm..."
Marcus: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "Uh..."
Hans: "...Sure... Here are the documents."
She took them.
Hans: "Here you go."
Fiona: "Thank you very much."
Hans: "Hmm."
They looked at them.
Sophie: "Looks fine."
Fiona: "Hmm?... They want to kill this guy... It hasn't even been established whether he murdered his ex."
Hans: "Well... but it points to him... besides, he admitted it himself in the end..."
Sophie: "Hmmm... May we question him anyway?"
Hans: "...No, sorry... that goes too far..."
Fiona: "Hm?"
Hans: "...Please don't interfere with my work."
Sophie: "Ugh... mmm... I'm sorry."
Marcus: "Hahh... okay."
Fiona: "Mhm... Here, take the documents."
He took them.
Hans: "Good... (cough)... Please follow me."
They followed him.
Sophie: "Oh dear... I... think we went too far... with the inspection."
Marcus: "No... but it doesn't matter..."
Sophie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "We just need to see what's going on here... that's all."
Sophie: "Hmmm."
Hans: "Oh... there you are... Viola."
Sophie: "Ugh... Viola?!"
A woman with black hair that covered her left eye.
Sophie: "Viola... it's me, Sophie. Do you remember me?"
Viola: "Yes..."
Sophie: "Hehe... nice to see you."
Viola: "You must be Marcus, Fiona, Rosika, and Siegfried, right?... I know Marcus, and I've seen Fiona before... but you don't remember me, do you?"
Sophie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "Actually, I do... I met you in the garden once."
Viola: "Hmm..."
Siegfried: "Oh... she's creepy."
Viola: "Forgive me, we have a new member... I have to go to her."
She continued walking.
Hans: "Then I'll take you further."
(A few minutes later)
Viola: "You're the new member?"
Unknown Woman: "Yes."
Viola: "Good... Do you promise to be loyal?"
Unknown Woman: "Yes."
Viola: "Good... so... take off your clothes."
Unknown Woman: "Huh?..."
Viola: "...My father wants us to run a few tests on every female member... so... go into the room... and come out wearing only an undershirt... here, you even have sleeping pants... then come back out."
Unknown Woman: "Yes."
(Meanwhile)
Sophie: "Hmm."
Hans: "Feel free to take a food break... hehe."
Sophie: "Thank you, Mr. Hans."
Marcus: "Hmm."
Fiona: "Thank you, General."
Hans: "Hmm?... Just call me Hans... Come on... Lady Mystery... Hehe."
Fiona: "You can call me Lady Mystery if you want... Hans."
Hans: "I'll still stick with Fiona... hehe... Your nickname is too creepy for me... but it suits you..."
He walked away.
Sophie: "Mmm."
Marcus: "...So... since we're alone now... did you notice anything?"
Sophie: "...mmm... Not really."
Marcus: "Are you serious? Because I did."
Fiona: "Mhm... me too."
Sophie: "What?"
Fiona: "Something is wrong here..."
Marcus: "First... he said there are female members... but... I don't see any except Viola. We haven't seen anyone else."
Sophie: "Ugh... true... but... I thought maybe they were simply on a mission."
Marcus: "All of them?"
Fiona: "What I also don't like is how badly he wanted those people to be executed... why the rush... Marcus... did you notice their names?"
Marcus: "Yes... The five who were executed... one was John, another was called Frank, the third was Karl... the fourth was a woman named Misa... and the fifth person executed... was someone named Edgar..."
Sophie: "Wow... you noticed them. I only noticed three."
Fiona: "I only noticed two... but okay..."
Sophie: "Why do you ask?"
Marcus: "Are you planning to investigate?"
Fiona: "Shhhhh... We should rather not talk here... I don't trust this general."
Marcus: "Okay... me neither... but... that much?"
Fiona: "Yes."
Marcus: "He's loyal."
Fiona: "He was in the war... War changes people... It turns people into monsters..."
Sophie: "That's true... I was also shocked when... he looked at us like that when we asked if we could talk to them... that was... strange."
Marcus: "I'm staying out of this... sorry... I don't want any trouble... I can't risk it again. You know what happened in the Basken."
Sophie: "Sure, sure... We're still at the border between the Basken and San Guimereas, right?"
Marcus: "Yes... There is even a staircase between us that leads to the Basken... and an elevator."
Sophie: "Oh..."
Marcus: "But it's old... It's not recommended..."
Sophie: "Okay."
(A few hours later)
Sophie and Fiona returned to the Baskenreich... Both decided to investigate further.
Sophie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "Hmm."
Sophie: "Hahhh... So many documents?..."
Fiona: "Yes..."
Sophie: "Good... Then let's get started..."
They examined the documents.
Sophie: "Hmmm... This is strange."
Fiona: "What?"
Sophie: "The documents here say that the perpetrator here, John... There wasn't enough evidence that he killed someone... so... I don't quite understand it."
Fiona: "Strange... In my case, it's this Misa... She actually did something, but they were minor crimes... stealing... for example... food... or flowers... besides, she was only... 17... but in Hans' documents, it said she was 19..."
Sophie: "Huh... This John is only 17... But the documents say he is 20... What does that mean?"
Fiona: "No idea..."
Sophie: "...Are they falsifying their ages?... Why... if they actually did something terrible... what do you think?"
Fiona: "Well... but take Misa, for example... Is it true that she really pushed a child into the river?... We need to find out more... There's nothing about that here... these are old documents... We need new ones... ones that aren't even three months old."
Sophie: "Yes... good... But I can hardly imagine that... We can do that. Tomorrow we also have to go to the station."
Fiona: "Hmm."
Sophie: "Hmmm."
They looked at each other.
Sophie: "...You think so too, right?"
Fiona: "Yep. Let me guess... Instead of us... Siegfried and Rosika... right?"
Sophie: "Yes... hehehe."
They gave each other a high five.
Sophie: "Great... Then that's what we'll do."
Fiona: "Yep."
Sophie: "Hahh."
(The next day)
Sophie: "Hello, Hans."
Fiona: "Hello, General... I mean, Mr. Hans."
Hans: "Hello... Where are the other three?"
Sophie: "Marcus, Rosika... and Siegfried?... Um..."
Fiona: "Rosika had stomach pains and thought she might be pregnant, so she was taken to the hospital."
Sophie: "(Sweats) (Come on, he wouldn't believe that nonsense.)"
Hans: "Oh my goodness... That's crazy... Who's the father?"
Fiona: "Uh... She didn't say... It could be some Searcher."
Hans: "Hmm."
Sophie: "(We're screwed... I forgot that Fiona can't lie.)"
Hans: "...Well... then that's how it is, hehe... The youth of today..."
He walked on.
Sophie: "Huh?..."
Fiona: "(Sweats)... That's... that's strange... I'm pretty sure... I really... didn't do a good job."
Sophie: "Well... apparently a bullet also hit his brain. That would explain... why he didn't say anything."
Fiona: "Yes."
Sophie: "Let's go."
(Meanwhile)
Siegfried: "Hmmmmm... Do you see that, Detective Rosika?"
Rosika: "Detective idiot, I'm blind."
Siegfried: "Right..."
Rosika: "Do you see anything... Detective Marcus?"
Marcus: "...May I know why the hell I also have to be here?... And what is with these clothes, you two?"
Siegfried: "What do you think, Sherlock... So nobody recognizes us... This way we're inconspicuous..."
Marcus: "...Well... hiding behind a lamp... where everyone can see through it... is... very conspicuous. Too conspicuous..."
Siegfried: "Pssst... I heard something... oh, it was my fart."
Marcus: "(Sweats)... Dude... what... what am I doing here... hahhh... Sophie... and Fiona... I hope this is worth it."
Rosika: "Detective Siegfried... Let's do your name honor and bring a victory into the light!"
Siegfried: "I... don't think that has anything to do with my name... but okay... Let's go."
He took one step and fell to the ground.
(Crash!)
Siegfried: "...Ouch."
Marcus: "...So much for being inconspicuous."
Rosika: "He can't even walk properly... hahh... even though I'm blind... I can walk better than him."
Marcus: "(Sweats)... Your humor is really wild... You know that?"
Rosika: "Yep."
Siegfried: "She only sees black, so she only thinks black."
Rosika: "Believe it or not... blind people don't see black... It's not like closing your eyes... you see nothing... no color..."
Siegfried: "Why?"
Rosika: "...mmmm... no idea."
Marcus: "Can we continue now, you two?"
He continued walking.
Marcus: "So... huh?... Where did they go now?"
Dog: "Woof... woof."
Siegfried: "Ohh... how cute."
Rosika: "Come here... little one..."
Marcus: "Ahh... what the hell... ghhhhh..."
Rosika: "Come on, Marcus, look how cute he is... Come on... pet him."
Marcus: "No."
Dog: "Woof..."
It was a puppy.
Marcus: "Mmmmm... Yeah, okay, he's cute... now leave him alone... I don't like dogs."
Rosika: "I actually don't like them either, but this one is adorable."
Marcus: "Let's continue, please."
Siegfried: "Right... yeah... Rosika, you're blind... why do you have a mirror?"
Rosika: "No idea, I just brought it with me."
Marcus: "Ghhhh... Please just come along."
They continued toward the police station.
Siegfried: "Yo... bro."
Marcus: "(Sweats)... You... are... really... smart... that's not how a detective talks... (Cough)... Excuse me... Could I please learn more about these two here?"
Guard: "Yo, dude... He started talking, don't interfere... so bro... what do you want?"
Marcus: "Huh?"
Siegfried: "Yo bro... More about these people."
Guard: "All clear... hehe..."
Marcus: "...I... hate the slang of the youth... The youth of today..."
(Meanwhile)
Hans: "All right, Viola... How are the military women?"
Viola: "Good."
Hans: "Good... The two detectives are here... don't let them notice anything... Did you have the prisoners executed quickly this time?"
Viola: "Yes... and the documents, I took care of them."
Hans: "Great."
(Meanwhile)
Sophie: "Hahh... where is that guy actually... Why does he just leave two beautiful women like that?"
Fiona: "Because... he knows that we know that he knows... that he can't do anything. Simple."
Sophie: "Hey... Don't ever do that again... It's bad enough that Meliodas makes me pregnant in my dreams..."
Fiona: "You really need to see a doctor soon... The fact that you dream so much is creepy... Does he... show everything exactly?"
Sophie: "No... I wake up... In the dream I wake up and boom... I scream, 'No, I'm pregnant!' and then I really wake up... that's it..."
Fiona: "But how do you know that it's Meliodas?"
Sophie: "Well... at the beginning of the dream you see his grin... ighhh... Just the thought of him drooling and saying nothing..."
Fiona: "Stop watching movies... Watch series rated 12 and up instead."
Sophie: "Huh?... Why 12 and up... That's boring."
Fiona: "No... Just because something is rated 12... doesn't mean it isn't cool... It just means... no brutality... and none of that... romantic drama..."
Sophie: "Oh man... I love watching romantic series, though... I mean... I'm still single... which I don't understand... I mean... I'm not the prettiest... but... I'm not scary either, right?"
Fiona: "What?... You're pretty, don't worry."
Sophie: "Man, that doesn't help either. I want to hear that from a man, not from a woman."
Fiona: "Hmmph..."
Sophie: "Ahh... someday... someday..."
She stood up.
Sophie: "Someday someone will come gently and call my name... Sophie..."
Hans: "Sophie!"
Sophie: "Aaaaaaarghhh..."
He was standing behind her.
Hans: "...Sorry... but... we should get going."
Sophie: "Oh... sorry."
(Meanwhile)
Marcus: "Hmmm... Strange..."
Siegfried: "...The police officer... didn't find a single document about the case?"
Rosika: "That's strange."
Marcus: "Mhm."
Rosika: "...Sophie and Fiona were probably right when they said something was wrong."
(Flashback)
Sophie: "Listen to me, you three... It's important. Something is wrong here... and since Marcus can help you... hopefully you can still find something... Search for documents and gather as much information as you can. Marcus, I know you don't want anything to do with this... so just stay with them... okay?"
Marcus: "Okay... fine... No problem."
(End of flashback)
Marcus: "What is this Hans Hoffmann hiding from us?!"
(Meanwhile)
Viola: "Hmm... Good... You are ready... right?"
Female Soldier: "Yes, ma'am."
Viola: "Did the training show you what happens when you are captured?"
Female Soldiers: "Yes, ma'am."
Viola: "Then... go... train this time for the mission!"
Female Soldiers: "Yes, ma'am!"
(Meanwhile)
Sophie: "Hmm... Huge... What exactly is that?"
Hans: "This is the place where we rest after a long... long training session or mission... As you can see... there are quite a lot of us here... I take good care of them so they can live well and have plenty to eat."
Sophie: "I understand."
Fiona: "Hmm."
Sophie: "Um... Is it okay if I quickly go to the bathroom? I need to clear my head for a moment..."
Hans: "Sure."
Sophie: "I'll be right back."
She went inside the kitchen.
Sophie: "Good... Let's see... how this goes."
She went inside.