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Is it wrong to seek answers?
Chapter 19: Morning Stress
(OPENING: Promare OST – Gallant Ones by Hiroyuki Sawano ft. Mpi & Benjamin)
INSIDE – ALTAR – HESTIA FAMILIA HQ – EARLY MORNING
Bell took out his Knife to be prepared after Noct shouted out.
Hestia, who hid herself behind Bell, wondered what's going on.
Suddenly, there was an arrow landing on the floor in the Altar.
Noct, watching the landed arrow, wondered where it comes from, only to realize that there was more coming.
"IT'S NOT OVER." Noct screamed again.
Then, there was one more Arrow flying inside.
Noct couldn't figure out where exactly they came from, but he could feel something.
'it's the same as the other times before' he thought while thinking about the dark presence he felt in Melen and the Dungeon.
But the strangest thing was that those arrows didn't seem like they missed the point, which means they weren't targeted directly.
Noct then looked to the 2 shot arrows, only to realize that there were some papers attached to them.
While getting closer to one of the arrows, he summed back his sword.
Noct took one arrow, opening the first attached paper.
"WHAT THE ..." he shouted while looking shockingly paper of another arrow.
Bell and Hestia opened the last to papers, which shocked them as well than Noct.
'seem's that bastard seeks my attention' Noct thought again, this time more angrily.
While Bell felt terrified, Hestia did the same.
After they all could see the two papers at the same time, Hestia felt angry.
"Let's go ..." Hestia said while going outside herself, taking one paper with her.
"What? but ..." Bell tried asking his goddess since he wasn't sure what to do exactly.
"I will go to Hephaestus, and you go to the others since you probably know them right?, THAT'S AN ORDER." Hestia shouted the last part so that they all can hurry before starting running off.
Bell and Noct looked to each other, nodding before they started running themselves.
OUTSIDE – STREETS OF ORARIO – EARLY MORNING
(soundtrack: Bleach OST- Frenzied battle)
Hestia was running as fast as when she was falling from Heaven down to the lower world.
Hestia, still holding the paper, run towards Babel, hoping that she could reach as early as possible.
But then, she saw Hephaestus after passing a crossroads.
After she stopped, she looked again if she didn't imagine things, since it was possible in such situations.
But thank heaven it wasn't. Hephaestus was sitting in a cafe with her Famila's Capitan, Tsubaki Collbrande.
"HEPHAESTUSSSSS, thank heavens I've found you." Hestia screamed.
The called goddess and her leading child then turned their heads, looking surprised.
"good morning, goddess Hestia" Tsubaki greeted her politely with a rather relaxed expression, compared to her Goddess.
"oh, hello Hestia, it seems you stood up earlier this time, compared to yesterday." Hephaestus said bothered since she and Tsubaki were drinking their morning coffee.
"I'm really sorry, but you NEED to come with me right now." Hestia declared while starting touching Hephaestus's arm
"wait, can't you say it here? " Hephaestus asked surprisingly.
"This is serious, just come," Hestia took the other goddess arm, then looking to the other female, "and you too please, uhh …..Tsubaki, right?"
"what... WAIT..." Hephaestus shouted to Hestia while being dragged away from the cafe along with Tsubaki, while the other guests were watching curiously.
OUTSIDE – STREETS OF ORARIO – BACK ALLEY – EARLY MORNING
"didn't expect the morning to be like this, right Goddess ?" Tsubaki said to Hephaestus, who seemed to be slightly bothered by her because of her still relaxed behavior, even after being dragged away.
"I hope you have a VERY good explanation for ruining our morn..."
"PLEASE TELL ME, DID YOU SAW WELF TODAY !"
" "huh ? …..." " both asked curiously while looking to Hestia, who took out a sheet of paper.
OUTSIDE – STREETS OF ORARIO – EARLY MORING
After a small discussion, Bell and Noct decided to visit the Blue Farmacy first.
"you know where she usually is ?" Noct asked while running rather fast.
"yes, but if I remember correctly, her God isn't polite, compare to lord Miach." Bel answered.
While they were running, Noct then wondered something.
"Say Bell, at which Level is Welf"
"He's currently at Level 3 if I'm not wrong." Bell answered.
"LEVEL 3 ?!", This answer shocked Noct because if he remembered back When he met Welf, he didn't felt THAT strong energy coming from. But then Noct also remembered that he was much more 'focused' on Ryuu and the other Girls, which was probably the reason he didn't notice Welf's energy at all.
"That's bad." Noct then said worryingly.
"Why ?" Bell asked, also worryingly
"Think about it," Noct suggested to Bell while thinking about the other Picture which was currently with their Goddess.
"You mean the culprit ..." Bell was about to ask if the culprit is stronger than usual Thugs or Bandits here in Orario.
"Let's hope those 2 are the only victims." Noct said.
Both boys finally reached the Blue Pharmacy but didn't slow down, causing them both to slam the door rapidly.
INSIDE – BLUE FARMACY – EARLY MORNING
After slamming the door, Both boys fell on the pharmacy's floor. Naza, who was standing there, got angry about that.
"good morning Bell, Noct, can I help you." they could hear Miach greeting them.
After standing up rather fast, Bell moved immediately near Miach.
"Lord Miach, we're sorry for disturbing, but .." bell asked while Noct also stood up, "DID YOU SAW AMID RECENTLY ?"
" " Amid? " " both Naza and Miach asked.
It was then that Bell showed the piece of paper they had with them.
Like to them three before, Miach and Naza also felt terrified, witnessing what they saw on the paper.
…...
It was a clear, realistic picture of Amid, fettered with ropes on a chair suggesting she has been captured. Behind, on the wall, a strangely shaped cross of wheat could be seen.
…...
"We've been shot with arrows in front of our HQ, whoever that bastard was, he /she attached 2 of these papers on them."
This shocked Miach, "two ?... "
"and who is the other? " Naza then asked rather worried.
OUTSIDE – STREETS OF ORARIO – BACK ALLEY – MORNING
"...W-W-W-W-WELF !." Hephaestus pronounced his name with shock and difficulties.
The picture was that of a fettered Welf, also with ropes all around his body like with Airmids, expect that he was naked on his upper body and had black eyes, suggesting he has been tortured before, proved by an incision on Welf's right shoulder. Behind, on the wall was also a strangely shaped cross considered of some kind of plant.
Tsubaki, her relaxed expression long gone, held her Katana on her left hand. She couldn't believe it.
"Seems like I have to ask who made this terrible portrait of our cute Welfie," Tsubaki said with a rather angry voice while she was about to leave to look at his home for him for any possible clues. That picture was a clear sign that her Familia, and also others, were in danger if they could capture a Level 3 Adventurer like Welf.
"wait a moment, Tsubaki .." Hephaestus said. She remembered that expect yesterday in the morning, she didn't hear or saw Welf anywhere.
Tsubaki looked back to her Goddess.
"we'll take care of Welf for now, you go to our workplace first" Hephaestus ordered, " look for his home, and also if everyone else is still safe and put everyone on high alert, I don't want more to disappear, then come along. "
"got it ..." Tsubaki nodded while starting running away from the two goddesses.
"and we both will go to the Guild, NOW !" Hephaestus said and they did that after she paid for the cafe.
Both goddesses were running for a while towards the guild until they saw a familiar face in front of the Guild's entrance, it was a blond-haired man with a feathered cowboy hat who was followed by light blue-haired women with glasses.
They seemed to recognize each other.
OUTSIDE – STREETS OF ORARIO – PANTHEON – MORNING
" "HERMES ?" " both asked surprised since they rarely saw him in the Guild Headquarters.
"oh, good morning, ladies." he first greeted them with a smile, only for it to turn into a serious look, „I take it that you both also got a 'message' " Hermes said while showed his piece of paper.
Hestia and Hephaestus both felt shocked again.
"so your familia too ? " Hestia asked, still not believing it.
"beside Lulu, it was also a young woman from the guild names Sophie, that's why Asfi asks if they saw her today, I've also informed Ganesha about this strange situation, he said he may send someone helping us for searching." Hermes said while looking how said the girl came out of the Building
both goddesses saw the blue-haired girl, "they said she still didn't appear." Asfi told them while bowing in front of the other goddesses before looking to Hermes, "I still cannot believe that you immediately knew her name lord Hermes."
"what can I say, as someone like me I have to know that." Hermes answered proudly since even he knew that his Familia was considered to have the information monopoly all over Orario and it's another Familias.
At this moment not only Asfi, his Familia's captain, but also Hestia and Hephaestus felt dumbfounded since they already could guess why he knew her name.
"if that's the case, then surely you may know where they might be held captive? " Hestia asked with a bothered expression.
"I've ordered all my children to look at certain places I could guess, " Hermes said. Hestia could see that despite his carefree behavior, he is also very nervous right now.
They stood for a while until they saw something glowing.
It were the 3 pieces of papers with the images which not only started glowing in dark purple color but also moving on its own, flying away from the three gods and the female adventurer.
"what the … " Hephaestus wondered.
"LET'S GO !" Hermes suggested, which they all did.
(ENDING: Jacob Lee – I Just Know (New Immunity Remix) )