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The shoji opened loudly, as Mirii was standing right in front of the previously-opened room entrance. She saw Fara kneeling down on her futon, while holding a yunomi with both her hands.
Emi and Eri were near Fara-
"There you are!" They both twisted themselves towards Mirii.
Instantly, they arrived in front of the taller girl with their faces frowning a bit. Mirii gasped, as her arms went sideways.
"What took you so long?!" The twins' eyebrows 'smiled'.
"Wh-why are you talking at the same time?!" Sweat jumped out of Mirii's head, as her hands went now in front of her face.
"Why would that matter?!" They both sighed. "We have a huge problem, Mirii!"
Mirii's head lifted, watching Fara once more: she smiled.
"I'm glad you are fine." Her eyes closed, as she giggled.
"Hey!" Both twins frowned at Mirii.
"Weeeeeeee!" Kelly rushed past everyone, as she directed her dash towards Fara. "Maaaaasstteeeerrr!"
"Quit it, Kelly!" Eri threw her arms down. "Master Fara needs a lot of piece and quiet."
"Hmpf!" Mirii frowned, as her arms folded and her head rose. "A daring statement, considering the ruckus you are causing with your"
"Forget that!" Sweat covered Emi's forehead, as she waved her arms rapidly. "Come with us!"
After a few minutes, Mirii was kneeling down in front of Fara, surrounded by the twins and Kelly and holding a yunomi with both her hands.
The oldest of the Inklings took a quick sip, as her eyes closed and her tastebuds wrapped themselves into the intense greenish liquid contained inside the particular cup.
"... Mirii..."
Mirii's right eye opened till the middle: Fara was looking down, as her eyebrows were up.
"... big bro is..."
Mirii's eyes opened fully, as her eyebrows went up and her irises looked down. Her hands lowered the yunomi too.
The twins made a gentle whining sound, while Kelly looked silently: the three were also sporting a saddening face.
"... Hunley..." Mirii's face went darker. "... I looked everywhere... th-there was no trace of him..."
Fara bit her lips, as her hands grasped the bottom part of her kimono.
"Master Fara!" Eri had a small sweat drop over her head's right side, as she slightly scowled. "Don't even think that this was all your fault!"
"It was our fault!" Emi copied her twin sister. "We should had increased our defenses"
"Big bro went inside that terrible place..."
The twins had her mouths open: a tear left Fara's right eye.
"... and I was here hiding behind our home's walls..."
"What kind of statement is that?!" Mirii frowned at Fara, as she stood up on her feet. "You weren't hiding, you were cursed by that Demon Squid"
"I let her dominate me." Fara was shaking uncontrollably.
...
"S-sniff... I-I thought sh-she was a-a spirit f-from the Shrine..." Fara sniffed, as more tears escaped her eyes. "I-I didn't alert everyone i-in time..."
"How could you if you were asleep?!" Kelly was also tearing, as her right fist clenched in front of her chest. "It wasn't your fault, Master Fara"
"It was, it was!" Fara began crying, sobbing and sniffing continuously. "Big brooooo! Sniff, sniff!"
The twins' eyes went watery... before they cried too: they dashed over Master Fara, hugging her and continuing their laments.
Kelly hugged Mirii, as she brought her face against the back of the taller girl's shoulder. Mirii's eyes were watery... and soon, a tear fell off her left eye, as it fell right inside the tea contained inside the yunomi.
"... grrr..."
She brought her yunomi next to the futon, before raising back up and lifting her right fist.
"... who... who did this...?"
"S-sniff..." Fara drenched her eyes, as she stared over the older Inkling.
"... curse them, CURSE THEM!" Mirii gritted her teeth. "I WILL NOT REST UNTIL THE RESPONSIBLES ARE COMPLETELY ANNIHILATED!"
"Th-that's enough, Mirii!"
"Calm down!"
Mirii looked back at the twins, who were facing her while hugging Fara.
"I-I know you are mad... bu-but this is a sacred place filled with pure energy!" Emi sniffed loudly.
"Y-you can't litter the air with your rage..." Eri sniffed as well.
"Why was I summoned by you?!" Mirii was holding herself, as she folded her arms tightly.
"W-we wanted to know if you found anything strange, during your scouting..." The twins easened their grasp on Fara.
Mirii kept staring at them... before sighing and looking away.
"... aside from the paintings... and two disappearances... nothing else."
"Someone else disappeared too?!" Emi rose her fists.
"It was a man scientist never seen before..." Mirii grabbed her left elbow.
"... no, that doesn't help us." Eri shook her head. "So, you found nothing of interest in the end..."
"There weren't any Project Neo evidences!" Mirii faced the two of them with a frown. "We didn't even sabotage the whole structure!"
"We do have an important evidence!"
"... huh?" Mirii's mouth stood a bit open.
Both twins stood up, as they each grabbed their hands.
"The laboratory was surrounded by a negative energy who disallowed us to access inside!"
"... the Demon Squid did this?!" Mirii's eyes went wide.
Both twins shook their heads.
"She wasn't powerful enough to create the field that surrounded the laboratory." Eri closed her eyes.
"It emerged right when you were outside the laboratory." Emi also closed her eyes.
"... wh-what?!" Mirii's mouth opened widely.
"Suddenly, the barrier stopped... and we were able to examine the energy flow who surrounded the laboratory." Both twins reopened their eyes, as they bended themselves forward. "We found a lot of dark energy leftovers in a large room located in the first floor."
...
"... th... that's the same room where the chief was supposed to be found..." Mirii's eyes lost their focus. "Hunley managed to enter inside... but we couldn't until later!"
"That must have been the work of this chief you mentioned!" Eri rose her downturned mouth.
"He is not an ordinary Squid!"
...
"... no way..." Mirii's face went extremely pale. "... n-no way...!"
