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"When she was 7, Midni was already a big fan of Pesce Marino... whenever I give her an official Pesce Marino CD at home, she holds that piece tight on her chest. She almost passes an entire afternoon, listening to all his new songs and some days before she would put her CD on her shelf." The man nodded.
"What this bucket has to do with anything?" Mirii folded her arms, as her eyebrows lowered and her mouth slightly downturned a bit.
"Well, one day I brought my daughter with me, while I wanted to buy a brand new bucket at Arowana Mall… I remember being so concentrated into thinking which bucket to buy, that I didn't notice my daughter leaving the shop! I noticed that when I bought the bucket and came back… I found her chatting with an Inkling man, wearing a long jacket."
The man's head turned down, pointed at the bucket.
"My daughter wanted a paper and a pen… but at the time, I didn't had anything where I could write on! Then, that man asked me to hand over the bucket while he took off a black, marker pen. My daughter was smiling at me, nodding constantly! I… I gave the bucket, without thinking too much. The man wrote something and then he left so soon, I almost didn't noticed it!"
"And that man was none other than Pesce Marino?!" Grina's hands were on her cheeks, as her mouth opened wide. "Wow! Talk about being freshly lucky!"
"Since then… she keeps that bucket, whenever she goes." Peter nodded. "She's not that attached… but she feels very happy, when she grasps it."
"… why her bucket was lying on the ground…?" Mirii's head turned to her right, as her eyelids lowered to the middle, while her right forefinger and thumb rubbed together. "It seems we must investigate more into the matter…" Her irises pointed the man. "You can't achieve security without uncovering every single menace."
"Good words!" The man's eyes closed, as he smiles and raises his eyebrows. "I'll keep Midni's bucket with me… I don't even want to know how she will react, if anything bad happens on her bucket!" Sweat covered Peter's forehead. "I'll move back into my office, then… I-I have to admit that I was getting into too much panic!"
"Mr. Peter, stay with us!" Grina nodded, as she frowned a bit. "You have to fight your fears! You can't let them block your will of"
"Grina… if I ever want to fight those fears, I need to take small steps first." The man nodded. "I've been like this for many years… I need to get used to this whole courageous attitude."
"… your daughter, Mr. Peter…" Grina's eyes squeezed a bit. "… would you leave your daughter alone into danger?"
"N-no! Of course I would not!" The man's eyebrows went up, as his eyes expanded.
"Then, you have to come with us and bring Midni home!" Grina nodded. "She's the one who's very scared now… especially now she doesn't hold her favorite bucket!"
"… uhm…" The man lowered his head. "… you are right, Grina." The man rose his head back, as he frowned. "I-I can't back out now, when my daughter needs me the most!"
"Good!" Grina smiles, as her eyebrows went up. "That's the spirit! Now"
"But please, just let me secure Midni's bucket…" The man's eyebrows went up, his mouth downturned. "Th-there is no need to bring the bucket to her… just knowing the fact that her bucket is inside my office, will make her very happy!"
"Well… I guess I don't really have any complains about that…" Grina shrugged, as she turned towards the other three Inklings. "What do you say about this, gang?"
"I do not disagree…" Mirii's head shakes left and right, while her eyes closed. "If Mr. Peter will allow us, this might be a great chance to examine the area surrounding this office… for clues or other details who might point out the perpetrators behind this attack." Her eyes opened, as her irises turned to her right. "Do you agree with my idea, Master Hun?"
"Yes, I do!" Hun nodded, while smiling and closing his eyes. "I have nothing to say on that… you said everything important here!"
"Thank you, Hunley." Mirii smiled, as she bowed down for a moment. "Then, I'm ready to come with you…"
"Good, good!" The man smiled, as he turned behind. "Follow me, please." He walked forward.
The 4 Inklings looked at each other, nodding and walking forward.
"Mr. Peter, I have a question regarding this park…" Mirii's head rose.
Hun smiled widely, looking at Mirii.
"Her way of speaking…! She seems to look more and more like her true self, as time passes on." His head returned forward. "It's just a matter of patience, before she returns to be the Mirii I know and love…" He blushes a lot.
"Sure." The man kept looking forward. "Anything that helps you 4 out!"
"How this park was made? I can't stop looking at all those small lakes, surrounding the roads…" Mirii nodded. "Their appearance keeps capturing my attention… it's like nature drew this park."
"That's because I designed it!" The man turned his head to his right, smiling and closing his eyes. "It took me several days to utilize all this space for the very best I could think of! I bought this land, when I lost my previous job… and I decided to make a park! Not just any ordinary one… a park who could entertain the visitors!"
His arms opened wide.
"Lakes of the natural shapes, populated by a selected choice of rare fish species! Aside from the looks, I also decided to create some special areas used for specific reasons: one is made for concerts, one is a playground for kids… and recently, I even added a restaurant located in the best side of the park, positioned on a mezzanine so it's possible to have an even better look at the lakes!"
His head turned forward, as he chuckles.
"That restaurant is really giving me so many satisfactions…! I keep seeing people making photos, mentioning how good the panorama is, how good the food is and" His eyes opened.
The man yelled: his eyes were seeing a door opened a bit, standing on a wooden house situated on a wooden mezzanine.
"MY OFFICE!" He sprinted forward, as sweat kept jumping off his head.