Uh... I think I saw that small box before... the one that Mirii is holding right now. Oh, she lays it near her ear!
"Hello?" She… greeted?
… huh? Why the sudden silence?
"I'm fine, Mr. Tarfo."
Mr. Tarfo?!
"Mirii, are you talking to him right now?!" I quickly asked.
She nodded…
"Uhm? Please, explain."
I wonder what he's explaining to her… actually, how does he communicate through that box? It sure seems suspicious! I could hear a voice, but it was too low to understand a word of it.
"… in other words, something unexpected happened to the agents controlling me…"
Agents? … wait, who were those again?
"… I understand." Her eyes meet mine! "Mr. Tarfo, there is something you should know: three crooks were almost splatting me with a MK-Splat Gunner. If it wasn't for Hunley, I wouldn't be able to talk in this very moment. He's with me…"
Oh, she sounds serious. I'm glad I made it just in time!
"Uh-huh… yes… ok. Thank you, Mr. Tarfo." She smiled?
Mirii put that box away in her pocket…
"Ehm… Mirii"
"Hunley, sorry for the interruption… but we don't have much time. Please, follow me." She walks ahead taking two weird items...
Ah, aren't those the same things those two men had in their hands? They were like a weapon or something! Mirii puts them inside her bag.
"Don't have much time for what?"
"For my test, Hunley."
"Test…? You mean, a school test?"
"No, although you could compare both of them. This one is very different…"
"How so?"
"I have to find a keycard and reach the Headquarters, before the time limit."
We were out from that narrow road! Phew, it was giving me the shivers…
"Oh… what's a keycard?"
"I can't explain it right now. Mr. Tarfo granted me your help, since your act of heroism. You were excellent in that fight."
"Ah… gee, eh eh! I-I don't know if I'm really that good…! I guess I was just very lucky!"
… she stopped?
"You judged that previous performance, lucky? No, Hunley… perfection doesn't follow the unpredictable nature of luck."
"So… I was great?"
"Exactly. Not to mention, your ability to use your special skill. Everyone would agree how professional you acted against those criminals."
Aaaawwww… s-she's making me red!
"Th-thanks, Mirii… but you contributed too!"
"… not as much as you, Hunley."
We both start walking again.
"No no, don't say that! Really, I saw you doing something with that thing you put it away."
"I used a gun, before." She shows them to me. "They are dangerous, Hunley… yet, you fight them with your unmatched bravery."
"Well, I didn't think much about it… I just wanted to save you, Mirii." I blushed! "I was a little scared…"
"So? It may not be perfect… but still worthy enough to get praises." She smiled. "Don't worry Hunley…"
Sigh… to think that I never fought like this, before… … wait… didn't I compete in another fight? I… remember it was against a huge monster… OH, RIGHT! THAT FLYING STINGRAY! Brrrr, th-that day is giving me the chills…
"Anyway, Hunley…" Ah! Mirii said something! "I'm surprised to see you around."
"Oh… why?"
"I thought that your transfer would took place this morning… that was the time, when Mr. Tarfo called me on the phone."
"Ah, you know that I had the same thought?! My sister was crying a lot and refused to let me go!"
"Really?"
"Really! However, no one picked me up… so I decided to go out and buy a… a… something with sugar!"
"You meant a sweet?"
"That's it!" I punched my open palm! "One for me and one for Fara!"
Thinking about it… hmmmm, it's making me hungry…!
"Speaking of her, where is she?" Mirii asked.
"At home! She swore to guard my bag from everything!"
"Because without it, you can't be transferred… am I right?"
"… how did you know that?!" I-I'm surprised!
She smiled.
"I used some deduction… that's all."
"Oh. Then I hope you have more of them, in the future! I wish I could have at least 3 deductions: they sure can come in handy!"
… OH NO! Mirii starts laughing again! That odd stomach pain is striking back!
"Aaaaah, Huney… deduction is not something you can collect. It requires practice, experience and a great attention to the details."
"… what did you call me before?"
"… AAAAAH, I-I SAID HUNLEY! HUNLEY!"
W-what's going on with her?! Why she's turning so red…?
"Ehm… ar-are you all right? Is your stomach fine?"
"Yes… i-it's… uff…"
Uhm… she seems tired… hey, maybe I can cheer her up! After all, I did find an item on the road, earlier! That could do the trick! I took it from my pocket and showed to Mirii.
"Look what I found before!"
The girl took a great look at it.
"A wallet? Where was it, Hunley?"
Heh… good question…
"It was on the road! But, I don't remember which one…"
"On the road? Someone must lost it." She opens the thing: I could see those paper money, Grina showed to me once… her eyes expanded?
"Hunley, we have to run now."
"Why?"
"You'll see. Please, don't turn into a Squid: inking around is prohibited."
Inking around? She meant to not leave a mes-WHOA! She dashed away! No time to think about it: I'll be right behind her! … r-running-w-wise!
Wow, Mirii sure is fast! I thought that my sister was speedy enough! Huff, huff… she's far away from me… huff… I wanna be a Squid, so badly… ah, she stopped all the sudden!
Shrimp Kicks? … HEY!
"Mirii, wait a second!"
She turns her back.
"Yes?"
"D-don't tell me, you want to spend all the money you found inside that shop?! I-I mean, didn't you say that someone lost it? That person may be around looking for that wa… wallet?"
"Yes, it's called a wallet."
"Ok! So"
"Also, the person you are referring to… is inside this shop."
"Oh, really? … are you sure?"
"Yes, trust me on this one, Hunley." She enters inside.
I followed her: all I saw was a mountain of shoes! … I like mine better…
"Yo, squiddo! Did you already finished the job?" That guy said.
"No, but my friend found your wallet before."
… the shrimp was shocked! He starts checking on his pockets, under that… table? Oh, he's looking inside some shoes too!
"M-m-m-m-m-MY WALLET! IT TRULY DISAPPEARED!"
"He found it on the road, earlier. Here it is." Mirii returned the item to him.
"Oh, thank you! Phew! Much better than an autograph on a CD case!"
"Uh… what's a CD case?"
…
"You found my wallet, right?!" He was talking to me.
"Ehm… yeah?"
"Rock on, squiddo!" AGH! He hitted my back! "You don't have any idea, how genius was your find!"
"Ah… thanks?" I massaged my back…
"Come on, ask me any shoes you want."
"Any shoes…? But I"
"Hunley, please don't waste this occasion…" She was looking at me. "Unless you give me the right to choose."
"Oh… oooh, ok! Yeah, since I don't care about shoes… my friend is going to choose!"
She smiled, then she turns towards the shrimp.
"You know exactly what I want… am I right?"
"Heh… I see we found another way to play this song! Well, actually I don't mind about it at all!"
"Here, those are no longer needed." Mirii took off her shoes…?
"Yeah!" He examined them. "Uhm… did you run 3 miles with them?"
"I'm sorry for their state, but I can confirm that a group of Inklings were interested in this product."
"Ah… well, if you leaked the music around, I'm sure everyone is going to pirate it soon! That is to visit my shop!" The shrimp puts the shoes inside a box.
Mirii took other shoes from her bag and wore them. … I-I'm getting confused, honestly… is this even making sense…?
"Then, listen some rap while I get back with the sandals!" He walks inside a room.
"Sandals?"
"Yes, Hunley." She watches me. "I need them as well."
"Ah… they were expensive?"
… Mirii is sweating?
"You could say that…!"
"Ehm… ok?"
"Ahem, anyway, I think your Squid ability could be very useful."
"How so?"
"Well…" She's looking at that room. "I can't speak here. As I told you before, inking around is illegal."
"Yes, so… … hey, I don't want to do something illegal!"
"N-no, Hunley! That's not what I"
"Here they are, squid girl!" The guy comes back with another pair of shoes!
… they look too incomplete, though… or maybe I should ask Mirii about them.
"Thank you." She puts them inside the bag. "I can guarantee we'll not be late for our holidays."
"Good music for my ears! Well, can I do something else for ya?"
"No, we have to go now." She glances at me. "Let's go, Hunley."
"Ok! Bye!" We waved our hands at the shrimp.
"Have fun, squiddos!"
We got out of the shop, in a second.
"Ehm, Mirii…"
"Yes?"
"Sorry for doubting you, but… I'm getting really confused about your behavior."
"Don't think too much about it, Hunley. This is all part of a bigger plan."
We walked towards those giant vertical houses!
"A plan… ooooh, you want to find that cardkey!"
She smiled! I guessed right!
"It's called keycard, but it's not a drastic error."
Oh… shoot, I wanted to remember it perfectly!
"Yes, we have all the pieces required to sneak inside the pool."
"What's a pool?"
"A place where you can take a swim. Its water is safe for us."
"Ooooh! That sounds incredible! Amazing! I'm going to take Fara and"
"No Hunley, we can't."
"Huh?!"
She sighed.
"I'll explain the entire situation, while we are walking there…"
Uhm… I'm so sorry for being this ignorant… but if I want to help my girl friend, I'll make sure to know and remember everything important!
Mirii counts on me… I'll not fail!