~Flashback starting from 7 years ago~
"Y-you guys?" Aine exclaimed as she saw two familiar faces. Hiro and Rei stood in front of her. Their smiles widened as they saw her surprised face.
Hiro and Rei became a part of PSB, as soon as they did, Aine got a new mission.
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"Madeira?", Rei asked. "Yes, that will be my codename, this organization is huge, not to mention very dangerous. I need to succeed no matter what happens." Aine uttered with determination.
Days...weeks...months passed and Aine remained undercover, Hiro and Rei made fake aliases as well, the three of them infiltrated the organization.
Few more weeks after that, news about a bombing incident happened. Hagiwara Kenji...died.
After another series of months, another news reached them. A ferris wheel exploded with Matsuda Junpei inside it.
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"I know...Rei, I will be careful. Don't worry, I'm just here for a visit. Let's eat barbecue once I get back, see you." Aine said to the other person who called her.
Quite a long time had passed since the two unfortunate bombing incidents happened, Aine decided to visit her late mother's grave in France.
"Geez...he's still a worrywart", Aine happily muttered as she placed her phone down.
But it was as fast as anyone didn't expect it to be, peaceful days don't last.
Aine picked up a separate phone, the caller was someone very familiar. It was a senior officer who also infiltrated the organization.
"Hello...? Saika-senpai?" Aine waited in silence.
"Fujimine...you're in France right? Mind helping me a little?" He said in a weak voice.
"Senpai...wait, what happened? I remembered that you're also in France for a vacation with your wife and daughter, what's wrong?" Aine answered.
"Members of the organization spotted me, can you lend me a hand...? I can't get caught...not now", he replied.
Aine knew what he meant, if he got caught his family would be in danger as well. She agreed to help him and met them in an alley. They switched cars and as soon as they got far from the area, Aine decided to be the decoy.
"Sorry mom, looks like I'll meet you a bit late...", she whispered while being chased by someone in a motorbike, her platinum blonde hair peeked out of her helmet.
But it was not just one person, another car was also behind them. They raced until they reached a dark road.
Aine bit her lower lip in frustration, she dialed a number while exchanging bullets with her pursuer.
"Zero...", she muttered. "Aine? What's wrong? Wait...what's that noise? What's happening?" Rei said with a panicked tone when he heard gunshots.
"Vermouth...and uh...the princess...", she said while enduring the pain caused by a bullet that hit her earlier.
"Wait...what do you mean?" Rei asked in confusion. Aine chuckled with her soft and weak voice.
She looked in front of her and smiled, "sorry...that barbecue party...I think I wouldn't be able to come..."
"Wait...Aine, what's going on", Rei questioned again, he sounded flustered.
The woman at the other line of the call made a soft giggle, "Zero, no--Furuya Rei...I love you...", she said.
The man on the other line, Furuya Rei wore an indistinct face. A loud crash was heard, a chuckle, then an explosion, and the line was cut.
Later that day, Fujimine Aine's relatives went to France after hearing the incident, her uncle, a renowned mystery novelist and a trusted detective advisor investigated the case. It was found to be an accident, the car with a female body fell from a cliff due to careless driving.
At that time, Fujimine Aine, died at the age of 25.