After hours more of walking and trailing, the group finally make it to the capital of Switzerland, Berne. They all decided to take a rest and restock on their supplies before making their way to Poland. Allen, Orlando, and Lavi decides to go to an ice cream parlor in the city for a sweet, cold snack, and maybe get some information of any akuma sightings or strange phenomena; while Bookman restock on supplies.
"MmmmmM! This ice cream is to die for!" Lavi compliments the ice cream
"I never knew ice cream can taste this good." Allen says
"I know. It's out of this world." Orlando adds
Orlando looks down into his cream cup and reflects back on what happened in Padua. He wishes to fix things the way they were suppose to be, but for some reason he doesn't. He spots a small reflection in his ice cream coming from behind. He looks back and he sees a large woman with a giant ice cream scoop jumping toward his.
"You bastard!" the woman yells
Orlando eyes grew wider with every second she come closer with the scoop until it came full contact with his face and flung him across the room and into a wall. Allen and Lavi stands up from their stools and looks toward Orlando
"Orlando!" they exclaimed
They turned their heads at the woman in a shocked expression
"What you do that for lady?" Lavi asks
Lavi takes another look at the woman, and this time, his eyes grew, filled with love interest
"(STRIKE!)" Lavi thought
"You would've been pissed off if one of your customers didn't paid for the gallons of ice cream they devoured!" the woman replies with anger
"But we're all first time visitors." Allen explains
The woman's demeanor lightens up.
"Really?" she asked
"Yes ma'am." Allen answers
The woman covers her mouth with her hands in shock. She rushed toward Orlando and tries to wake him up.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! Are you okay?' she asks
"Perché tutto ciò che vedo girare intorno a circoli come? (Why does everything I see spinning around like circles?)" he answers
"Is there any way I can make it up all of you?" she asks
"You can go on a date with me." Lavi answers
Allen nudges Lavi in the arm. Lavi gives Allen a look of carelessness.
"Well, can you at least give us an explanation for, this?" Allen asks
"Sure. We can talk in the back." she answers
She helps Orlando up and all 4 walked to the back. She game them free bowls of ice cream followed by an explanation for her action.
"Again, I'm really sorry for what I did. You look like a former customer that came here not long ago." she says
"Did you catch a name?" Allen asks
"Cross. Tall, red hair, gold eyes, and with an eye patch. He wore something like what you're all wearing, but his had golden stripes instead of white."
"Actually, we're looking for him. After here, we're suppose to see him at Poland."
"I see. Would all of you care for some more ice cream?"
"Yes please!" Lavi exclaims
She give Lavi a giant scoop of vanilla ice cream. Lavi sinks his silver spoon into the cold treat and takes a bite.
"Why is this ice cream so good?" Lavi asks
the woman laughs
"Well, I don't really know. We make it the same way. Never really add anything to it." the woman answers
"That's interesting. So, have you've seen any strange sightings of large beasts or any strange phenomena?" Allen asks
The woman saddens as she wraps her hands tight around the gallon of vanilla ice cream.
"Yeah. About 3 months ago, a large band of flying monsters toward the sugercane fields attacked Berne from the skies. My father, among many, was killed. I took oner the parlor after the incident. Ever sense, the townspeople changed and there have been more sightings of them." she answers
"I'm sorry to hear that. I lost 2 very close people to akuma." Orlando says
"I'm so sorry. Is that what those creature are called?" she asks
"Yes." Allen answers
She takes a deep breath and looks toward Orlando in a calm and parky manner
"Edit." she says
Orlando looks at the woman in confusion
"Huh?" Orlando responds
"My name is Edit."
Orlando looks at Edit ans smiles
"Well, I'm Orlando. This is Allen and Lavi" He points to them
She smile "Do you need a place to stay?"
"Well, originally we're suppose to leave today, but since you've mention the sightings, it looks like we'll have to stay here for the night." Allen answers
"Good. I'll go make some room at my house." Edit says
"Thank you, for everything" Orlando says
She smiles again, and Orlando smiles back.
The day have passed and the night begins to creep into the hours. The Exorcists and Bookmen watches over the townspeople during the night for any sightings of akuma.
"I don't see anything yet. How about you guys?" Lavi asks
Everyone answers no.
Orlando look toward the surgarcane feilds
"Edit says they're going toward the sugercane field. Is it possible there's Innocence?" Orlando asks
"Make sense. Lavi, go with Orlando to the fields" Bookman commands
"Alright." he replies
Lavi and Orlando heads into the fields to search for any signs of Innocence. In the town where Allen and Bookman is, the townspeople began to come out of their homes with torches and lanterns to lead their way. Bookman turns around and notice the townspeople.
"Why is everyone out here?" Bookman asks
The townspeople looks at Allen and Bookman in a lifeless demeanor. Their faces looks of there is no life in their body. Allen turns around and his pentagram eye activates immediately. Across the town at the field, Orlando and Lavi are still looking for signs on Innocence.
"You like her, don't cha?" Lavi asks
"Who, Edit? Why would you say that?"
"They way you were looking at her."
"Don't be silly. We just met."
"It's written all over your face-"
A large explosion comes from the town, causing an uproar of smoke. Risen from the smoke is a swarm of akuma flying toward the sugarcane field.
"Akuma!" Orlando yells
Lavi grabs his hammer out of his pocket and aim it toward the akuma.
"Big hammer, little hammer, grow, grow, GROW!" Lavi exclaims
He swings his hammer at the akuma and managed to destroy some of them. It was later in vain, for more akuma multiplies in the sky.
"Innocence, activate!" Orlando's gloves activates around his arms. He punches and releases ki blasts as Lavi once again tries to wipe the air of akuma with his hammer.
"The more we take down, the more akuma fills up the sky!" Lavi says
"I'm really starting to think that they're after..." Orlando pauses as his eyes lays on a shard of innocence that appeared to be unearthed from an akuma shot. "...Innocence..." he finishes the sentence. Orlando runs toward the shard and picks it up from the ground. He rubs the shard with his fingertips in amazement. He raises it up to the sky and tells Lavi about the finding
"Lavi! I found Innocence!" he screams
Lavi turns in Orlando's general direction and look directly toward the shard of Innocence.
"Finally! Let's end this!" he responds
Lavi extends his large hammer into the sky.
"Innocence, Level 2 activate!"
A ring of seals form as he spins his hammer to choose the stamp he desires to wish. He aims for the fire seal and smashes it causing all the other seals to disappear "Seal!" he continues. Lavi smashes his hammer to the ground and the ground glows an enlarged fire seal. Then a large pillar of fire shaped as a dragon appears out from the seal and engulfs all akuma in its path. The hot flames of the fire roars and lightens the sky in orange and purples as it tears through the clouds and akuma. Soon after the hell fires was distinguished, the remains of the akuma vanishes into the air and Lavi's hammer returns to normal size. The amount of akuma dwindled down to nothing. The air fills with relief and fortunate voices from the exorcists and bookmen. Lavi and Orlando walks back into the village and meets back up with Allen and Bookman. Orlando takes out the shard and shows it to Allen and Bookman
"I found this unearthed at the sugarcane field. I think this is the responsibility of the ice cream's unbelievable great taste." Orlando says
Bookman takes out a small tube and gives it to Orlando. "Put the shard in this tube". Orlando takes the shard and takes one last look at it before putting it into the tube. "I'll contact the Black Order." Allen says. He walks to a telephone booth to contact the Order. Orlando looks around at the carnage in amazement. He closes his eyes as he remembers the day in Slovakia. He covers his face with both of his hands and clutches. He blows a sign of greif as his hands slides down his dirty face. Suddenly his fingertips stops at the base of his chin. His eyes grew wide and his face lits up. "Edit!" he yells. Orlando runs to the ice cream parlor. "Orlando, where are you going!" Lavi reacts. No respond from Orlando. He continues runs into the shop and runs up the stairs into the stockroom. He slams the door opens and sees a scared Edit curled into a corner. He cautiously walks toward edit. "Edit," He say once. Edit looks toward Orlando. She crawls out of the corner and toward him. When she reaches him, she collapses into his arms. "Orlando...I'm...infected by the virus..." Edit says. Orlando eyes grew big and watery. He looks down at Edit in sadness. "You're a really nice guy, Orlando.." she continues "Stay safe for me, okay?" Her being is engulfed by black stars and disintegrates in Orlando's arms. Outside, everyone waits on Orlando to come out of the parlor.
"What is he doing?" asks Allen
"I don't know. he just ran in there." Lavi responds
"Oh. I just contacted the Order, one of us have to rendezvous with some finders in Golden Hay" Allen adds "But who?"
"Why not the Old Panda?" Lavi sarcastically answers
Bookman kicks Lavi in the face and sends him flying into the street. "I told you to stop calling me that!"
Orlando suddenly walks out of the ice cream parlor covered in ashes and wearing a gloomy expression on his face.
"Orlando, why were you in the parlor?" Allen asks
He looked at Allen and bottles up his emotions to answer the question
"To see if Edit was alright. She was infected by the virus. Now, she's all over my suit..." Orlando finishes
"Oh no." Allen responds "I'm so sorry Orlando. I'd wish we did something about it."
"Well, things like this happens all the time. But let's just put this behind us. Allen said something about one of us rendezvousing at Golden Hay. Now which one of us is?" Bookman replies
"I'll do it." Orlando responds
"Good. Are you sure you can handle yourself alone?" Allen asks
"I'll be fine. It's all in a days work as an exorcist by the way."
Soon after, morning approaches and the path to Golden Hay is lit for Orlando to continue his journey without the company of his fellow exorcists and bookmen. Allen, Lavi, and Bookman wave their goodbyes to Orlando as he adventures back to Golden Hay. Allen turns to Bookman after he is through waving is last goddbye "He's really grew as an exorcist, hasn't he?" Allen asks to Bookman. "He has. he really has." he responds. Lavi jumps from behind Allen and Bookman in excitement. "We should start to look for Cross again!" He says. Allen, Lavi, and Bookman continue to Poland to located the womanizer general. Orlando looks back at the trio and smiles, then he continues on the path to Golden Hay.