Inside a private room at the restaurant.
"The meal is over, tell me what you needed me for?"
"I was actually in a hurry to find someone."
Belle looked impatient.
"Then I'll be direct. Where is that girl who looks exactly like me?"
"I need to know her location. I want to see her."
Hoshimi Miyabi asked politely.
"What are you talking about?"
"I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Martial Arts Maniac Fox, are you saying someone who looks identical to you?"
"I don't think I've ever seen her."
Belle pretended to be ignorant.
"Belle, you don't need to pretend anymore."
"I know you know her. My father already showed me the photos from your gathering."
"Judging from the photos, your relationship seems to be quite good."
Hoshimi Miyabi looked at Belle earnestly. She desperately wanted to know about Hoshimi Aya.
"...Martial Arts Maniac Fox, you know me. I would never betray a friend."
"You should go look for her yourself. There's no way I'm telling you."
Belle said after a moment of silence.
"This doesn't count as betrayal, Belle."
"There are some misunderstandings between her and me. I want to meet her and clear things up."
"Besides, she is my biological sister, no matter what. I would never do anything to harm her."
"I just want you to tell me where she is living now. I'm not looking to cause her trouble."
Hoshimi Miyabi said earnestly.
"Martial Arts Maniac Fox, it's not that I won't help you, but she is also avoiding you."
"She told me before not to reveal any information about her to you."
"I don't want to see you."
Belle recalled.
Hoshimi Miyabi:...
"I really want to meet her."
Hoshimi Miyabi said seriously.
"Miss Belle, since we cannot meet her directly, perhaps you have her contact information?"
"Let our Section Chief speak with her once."
Tsukishiro Yanagi adjusted his glasses.
"That's right. Our Section Chief rushed back as soon as she got news about her, just so she could meet her."
As she spoke, Harumasa leaned against the doorway, smiling as he looked at Belle and the others.
The atmosphere instantly became somewhat tense.
"Tch!"
"Fine, but just this once."
After saying that, Belle took out her phone. She didn't have Hoshimi Aya's number, but she had Rin's.
She then dialed Rin's number.
"Hello, Belle? What's wrong?!"
"Is there something you need help with?"
Rin's inquiring voice came through the phone.
"Is Dumb Fox there with you?"
"Martial Arts Maniac Fox is looking for her. She has some things she wants to say to her."
Belle explained.
On the other end, after hearing Belle's words, both Rin and Zhe fell silent.
"Sorry, Aya went out to buy some milk tea earlier."
"Belle, you should know that Aya doesn't want to see them."
"Although we don't know the exact nature of your relationship, we can still guess some things."
"Aya probably didn't have a good time in the past."
"To put it bluntly, if you weren't there to raise her, what's the use of finding her now?"
"It's better to just leave things as they are, with both of you having your own lives."
Zhe interjected.
"I'm sorry, I only recently found out about her whereabouts."
"If possible, I would try to make amends with her."
Hoshimi Miyabi said apologetically.
But before Hoshimi Miyabi could finish, the call was hung up.
"See? I didn't hang up."
"Oh, right."
"Just a reminder, they said Dumb Fox seems to have been suffering from amnesia the whole time."
"Other than sleeping and eating, she doesn't remember anything else."
"Alright, that's all I have to say. I'm leaving."
After speaking, Belle left with Anby, Mao, and the others.
"Let's go too. I'm going back to question my father."
"My father must be hiding something from me."
Hoshimi Miyabi frowned.
If it was truly her father's fault, she would personally bring him to apologize.
...
"You can tell me if there's any problem. I will listen."
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