Chapter 4 : A Case That Never Existed

A Romance Mystery Fict

Originally From Aprian K. Len

Main Pairing : IA & VY2 Yuuma, Maybe a slight pair and crack pair

Disclaimer : Vocaloid ©Yamaha, and other companies

Story ©Aprian K. Len

Translation © Me

UTAUloid © Its Respective owner and creators

Summary :

"I've always lived out of habits, nothing really matters, disappearing without any meaning. When that memory is finally imprinted, somehow, in the end, it is forgotten. Until she came, and changed my whole life."

Warning : OOC (Maybe), typo(s), lack of depiction, misused word(s)

'Abc' : Flashback, foreign words, indirect conversations (Phone calls, email, etc.)

'Abc' : Normal conversations

'Abc' : An emphasized word or sentences, important statements

HAPPY READING MINNA!

Chapter 4 : A Case That Never Existed

Yuuma's POV

"Yuuma, i can finally cut something~"

My whole body went stiff, is she the murderer? Meiko?

"Wha-what are you going to cut?"

"You! YUUMA!"

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"GYAAA!"

"Yuuma? Are you okay? Are you hurt somewhere?"

Where am I? Thank god that was just a dream, I can't imagine how it might have felt, getting cut with scissors that big.

"Meiko? Where is this? Why am i here?"

"We're currently in my house. You fainted right after our meeting remember? In that narrow alley... You suddenly fainted... Even though I wanted to show you this..."

Meiko took out a large pair of scissors from under the bed, I immediately jumped back in surprise.

"G-get rid of that, please,"

"Why? I just wanted to tell you that I can finally cut the grass in my front yard. The old one was blunt... Just look at it, the yard is totally unkempt..."

Meiko pointed outside of her window, she's right... The yard is a mess...

"Oh by the way, why did you faint? Was my make up that bad?"

Meiko spun in her skirt, which covered a black hot pants, my face flushed red... I think i saw some unnecessary curves.

"Oh Yuuma? Why is you face red? Hmm... What improper things are you thinking?"

"E-e-eh?! No! I think i'm feeling feverish so my face is turning r-red! Yeah that!"

Unlike Miku, it seemed that she's not that easy to fool. Meiko approached me and cupped my chin with her hand.

"Hmmm... Maybe if you really want me, we could swap 'dinners'..."

Meiko pointed to my pants, did she mean swapping 'dinner' is... No! That's impossible!

"Tha-that is not possible..."

"Oh yes, you have IA... My bad, my bad..."

Wait... How did she know of Aria? That's strange, is Aria's guess on her knowing everyone else correct?

"Who told you about Aria?"

"Huh? Cul.. Why?"

Weird, that would mean she has some connection to Cul.

"Oh, do you know the frame that I was carrying before I faint?"

Let's forget about Cul, for now the frame is much more important.

"Oh that, it's on top of the table along with your bag," Meiko pointed towards the table, strange... Why would it be outside of my bag?

"Why is it outside of my bag?"

"Oh, I was just curious with what was inside your bag. Is that no good?"

"No, not at all... what time is it?"

"Hmm, around 10.30 PM,"

SHOOT! I'M GOING TO BE LATE TO DELIVER THIS FRAME AND GOING TO SCHOOL TOMORROW!

"Meiko! Thanks for your help, but i just remembered something important that I need to do. I will be going now, once again, thank you!"

I ran from Meiko's house, she simply waved with a smile, though I could feel that something bad would have happened if I stayed there a moment longer.

SLAM!

"Yuuma what took you so long?! And once again just barging- WHERE IS MY YAKISOBA?!"

Oh dear! I forgot!

"Aria! Forget that for a moment! There's something much more important, Meiko knows your identity!"

"Yeah, Cul was the one that told Meiko..."

"How did you know?"

"Cul told me herself. About Meiko, I got her identity, Sakine Meiko, 22 years old. Ex-prostitute and is now working as a customer service in a company. She is in the same company as Cul... Cul is in the marketing department. Was left by her parents in the age of 12 forced her to work as a prostitute but stopped at the age of 19. Is one of the best graduates of Misaki Gakkuen, in other words she's your senior. Even though she had a bizarre job, her grade was always good and was a model student. There are only a handful of people that have this knowledge,"

Aria, as always... your 'stalking' skill is amazing...

"Where's the frame that I asked? for"

"Your tone is always making me gag... Can you talk a little bit softer? Or Tsundere-ish like when you're embarrassed?"

Aria blushed furiously, and pouted her cheeks.

"Ju-ju-just let it be! Let me do what I want!"

"Ah, that's better..."

"E-enough! Hurry! Give me the frame!"

I gave her the frame, Aria observed it with enthusiasm. Just what's so special about an old frame?

"Just as i thought..."

"You got something Aria?"

Aria showed each corner on the frame, i narrowed my eyebrows.

"What's wrong with it?"

"Slowpoke. It's retelling Athena the goddess of prosperity that has an alter ego named Metis that holds the personality, greed. Medusa, a cursed snake, is a product of these two gods' mixed personalities."

"So?"

"You... This is retelling the low tide of Second World War when the Japan-Italy-German alliances adhered to fascism. At First, German was the only one that held on to this concept, because the three countries united, Japan and Italy followed on with this concept and became one organization that adhered fascism. From the carvings, this frame is most likely referencing to Hitler, the father of Fascism. It seems like it was not a treasure that was hidden within this frame's truth, but instead, a fact,"

"You mean facts about Hitler? What does it have to do with anything today?"

"Not about Hitler, Hitler is just a set example as to what actually happened. This is just an assumption, but it looks like your father knows something big. My assumption is, Hitler is your father's role, he desperately bought this frame to send signals to one of his many networks in regards of something,"

"Hah?! I know my father is a yakuza, but is he actually doing crimes internationally?!"

"I'm not too sure. Your father must have bought something like this so common people or the authorities did not think of it as an evidence or a secret code, but merely a normal house decoration. This antique could be used as an alibi, making a very important evidence in the guise of normal properties,"

This, this is crazy... Where is this case leading to? It felt like the case was a continuation of an old case that resurfaced. So, my father intended to buy antiques as a code, but concealing it as just an antique to avoid suspicion?

"Is it possible... Aria, are the ones searching for the frame important people?"*

"Just as you said, most of them are police officers or a detective. Cul's late father was a detective,"

"In other words, they know the frame acts as a secret code to special networks?"

"Maybe... I feel like, this case is not just a simple series of murder anymore."

For once in my life, I can agree wholeheartedly with you, Aria.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

"Urghh, shut up..."

"Yuuma, it's already 7.45!"

"I won't be fooled twice nee-chan~~ Yawn~~"

"If you have time to answer and yawn, it would be wise to look at you alarm or i might just give you another kind of good morning 'greeting',"

I glanced at my alarm... SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH! This is all because I went back home too late again!

"Get out nee-chan! I need to quickly change my clothes!"

"No can do~~ A sister's job is to observe her brother's growth~~"

"THERE'S NO MORE TIME TO JOKE AROUND!"

SLAM!

I pushed her outside and slammed the door, I vowed to myself to always look my door before heading to sleep from the next day onwards.

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"Huff... Somehow… I'm not late yet."

You know, not only did I skip breakfast, I could not put my clothes on properly, and only brushed my teeth without taking a bath... If I were still late then, I wouldn't have hesitated to bang my head to the fence a hundred times.

I walked towards my class through the empty hallways… Students must have already been in their class. While I walked casually with a whistle, my sleeve was suddenly pulled.

"Hey?!"

"Quite down Yuuma! This is your sensei!"

"What is it teacher?! I'm hurrying off to class!"

"It's nothing, I just want to inform you, in the golden week, we're all going on a trip... Cul invited us to a villaof hers. She said, her villa is near Himuro Mansion, You know it right? A mysterious mansion where the father slaughtered the rest of the family members because some sort of ritual failed?"

"So? Just tell them I'm not coming!"

"Woah! Wait! Are you not interested to tease Aria? She's afraid of ghosts you know~"

Huh? So there was something that that cold-hearted woman was afraid of!

"Okay! I'm in!"

"That's the spirit! Now go on and head to your class! The first period already started!"

"What?! Why are you telling me that now?! You could've talk to me in lunch time or something!"

"I'm lazy to call you during that time, I want to be surrounded by female students~~"

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I can't wait for golden week, the chance to tease Aria wasn't something to pass off on!

"YEAH!"

"Yuuma? Are you okay?"

Miku?! Why do you have to look at me when I'm grumbling to myself?!

"Yes, I'm still sane."

Not exactly the best answer.

"Okay,"

Miku then left me; maybe she's going to the cafeteria? That atmosphere was rather awkward.

I think back to what Aria said, this case is not a simple murder case? Is this going to be a big case? Am I going to fight my father in the end? An end game boss fight?

Firstly, that's crazy, there is no way I'm going to fight my father; a big name in the underworld.
Secondly, I just hope Aria is making up assumptions.
Lastly, I just can't wait for golden week!

"OKAY!"

"Yuuma? Are you really okay?"

Miku?! When did you come back?!

"A-ah yes, i'm still a normal person."

"Okay,"

Talk about Deja Vu...

SLAM!

"YUUMA! I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO KNOCK!"

"Huh? I thought you don't care about that anymore?"

"I-I'm a girl! How can I no-not care?! What if so-something happened to me? What if perverted people like you entered and thought of v-violating me?"

Aria glared at me with a disgusted look while hugging herself, hey! Where is this heading to?! I thought we were not talking about anything close to this!

"Don't think anything weird idiot!"

"What are you doing here?"

"I just want to warn you to be careful on the trip..."

"Suspicious... Your face looks like a perverted person's Yuuma… Once a pervert, always a pervert, I guess,"

"You... You're lucky you're a girl, if you're a man, I can guarantee your face getting dented in,"

"You want to hurt a lady? How disgraceful..."

"Just shut your mouth!"

"Oh by the way Yuuma, on the trip later, can you bring a gun. Revolver would be enough."

"Huh? For what? Small children shouldn't play with the real thing,"

"Stop talking so much! You can get those easily right? Just take one with you!"

I couldn't follow what Aria was thinking, but for sure, you're not getting any rest in the trip, Aria, Kukukuku...

Translation done~

This was, fast really.
I have nothing to say so...

-Smiley face-

Signed,

UnGood

Update 07/07/15 – Last edit marathon~ I hope I wrote the correct things

Update 09/04/18 – That was almost 3 years ago, now I'm doing another one