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... and this is as far as I saw. I didn't receive any other call from your friends, ever since you left the office.
Mirii's left hand was behind her back, as her head rose and her eyes were seeing the almost orange sky.
"… I don't know what to say: this is something so absurd, it feels like an invented story used for making me unaware of the situation." Her head shakes slowly.
Mirii, I'm not telling you a lie… I wouldn't do that: you deserve to know what the Shrine did to you, since they feared to let you know their intentions.
"I'll certainly deal with the Shrine matters, later… that would be a promise." Mirii nodded, as her eyes closed. "They tried to destroy my perfection stance… they will face the consequences from this despicable action."
Right now, what are you doing?
"I'm near the Restaurant Mezzanine." Mirii's head pointed at a wooden restaurant, standing on a mezzanine. "I must go inside and retrieve a relic for this unknown woman: she has my friends as hostages… and I do not want to give her any reasons to cause any harm to them." Mirii sighed. "So, please don't interfere with this… I'll be the one who will take care of the situation."
… are you sure? I can help you
"Even if I wanted, it's too late." Mirii's eyes squeezed. "I'm already near the restaurant… and I feel that I'm being spied by whoever is inside that restaurant." Her eyes blinked for a moment. "Now I have to go: thank you for letting me know the whole story, Tonna. I have been thinking for way too much about it."
Good luck, Mirii!
Mirii's right hand went in front of her face, as her right thumb pressed on her smartphone's touch screen.
"It's up to me, this time… hmpf, very well." Mirii's right hand put her smartphone away, as her head stared at the restaurant. "I'll make sure to deliver my best performance…" She starts walking. "… Hunley is depending on me. I can't disappoint him."
Mirii's head rose, as her eyebrows lowered and her mouth downturned a bit.
"My first step should be to enter inside the restaurant… no use exploring the outside, since it would make me waste too much time."
Her feet stepped on the wooden stairs, releasing a faint crack at each of them.
"… I'm seeing dust resting on the borders…" Mirii's head turned left and right. "… and I'm smelling fry food."
The girl stops in front of a wooden door, with a square window on the upper side: behind it, a white curtain.
"If it was for me, I would had started some cleaning operations…" Her irises rest on the door handle, as her face grimaces. "… I can't stand this dust paradise I'm interacting with."
Her right hand grasped the door handle, pushing the door forward. The door left a creaking sound, as Mirii's back felt freezing for a moment, as her ears rose.
"Wh-what kind of noise is that?!" Mirii shook all around, as her hands pushed the door back. "I wish to just leave this place… it feels abandoned and ancient!"
Tables were spread around the floor: each had with a white sheet and plates around the edges with cutlery near each one. Shelves were hanging around the walls, with all sorts of souvenirs on them. A cabinet was near to kitchen door, semi opened.
"The air has… this heavy feeling." Mirii panted faintly. "It's giving me a headache… … maybe if I open one of those windows, I could catch some quick fresh air."
The girl walked near the window on the left, as her hands grabbed its handle. Mirii's hands twisted the handle, pulling the windowpane. Her nose inhales the air loudly.
"Aaaah…!" She smiled. "Such an easy action… yet effective for my health." Her eyes closed. "Now, all I have to do is"
"Are you looking for a seat?"
Mirii turned behind, while frowning: a girl anemone with blue hair was wearing a maid suit, as she was smiling back at the girl. Her eyes were wide, same for her irises.
"… I'm not here to eat." Mirii's head shakes. "I'm here to investigate this restaurant…" Her arms folded. "… I'm looking for a relic."
The girl anemone closed her eyes.
"… how many times I have to tell this…" She whispered.
"Hmm?" Mirii's eyebrows lowered. "What did you said?"
"… who told you there is a relic, here?" The girl opened her eyes, as her eyebrows went up and her mouth downturned. "There is none."
"Don't you dare stand on my way!" Mirii bended her legs, while bending forward and frowning. "This matter has so much importance, that words cannot explain it!"
"Hey, don't be mad… calm down." Sweat was jumping from the girl's head. "My buddy is sleeping… he was awake for all night because of a nightmare he had."
Mirii snorted.
"Then cooperate… because my friends are also in trouble." Her eyes closed.
"Huh?!" The girl's hands went on her cheeks, as she stands on tiptoes. "Wh-what?!"
"There is a relic in here… if I find it and bring it to the perpetrator, I'll see them all again!" Mirii nodded. "Don't lie on me… I must make progress at any costs."
"… you want to know the truth about that relic…?" The girl's head lowered down. "Well, it's… n-no, wait!" Her head shakes, as she frowned. "I-I can't tell you that!"
Mirii's irises shrunk.
"Go away! I'll not help you!" The girl slightly bended forward, as her voice rose up a bit.
"I refuse." Mirii's right forefinger pointed at the girl. "Give me a reason to believe in your"
"My affairs!" The girl bended down, as her hands covered each a whole head side. "… so arrogant for a stranger to get here and pretend to have the power of… noooo, this shouldn't be how things will go…"
"… you decided to be my enemy?" Mirii's eyes squeezed. "You'll regret your choice… I never look at my enemy's faces, when I bring them down."
"You touch me and I'll call the police…" The girl's head rose back, as her face was still frowning. "… arrogant Squids like you should be locked inside an aquarium as soon as possible, instead of roaming around freely."
"I'll check things around normally, then…" Mirii's head turned over the left shelf. "… you are just a talking obstacle right in this very moment."
Mirii stepped towards the shelf: the girl jumped in front of her, as her arms opened sideways.
"Who gives you the authorization for doing this?!" The girl growled. "Move away, Squid!"
"Grrr…" Mirii's teeth gritted. "… the owner of this park knows me. You shouldn't treat me as an intruder…"
"So?!" The girl's head lowered, her eyes were still watching Mirii. "You still can't act as if this restaurant is your own house!"
"Wh-why you…" Mirii stepped backwards for a moment. "… wh-what can I do to make you change your mind?!"
The girl kept her pose, as her mouth sealed for a moment.
"… your behavior was very rude, in my regards… it would be good for you to not show up again in this restaurant: people like you can really ruin my mood way too much… and I need a good one for the clients!"
The girl snorted.
"… just look at your face: you will even sneak in to try take the relic! You'll give me a migraine, that's for sure… I already have a busy schedule with this job, I do not want to search all over the restaurant for kicking you out!" Her head shakes. "… so, you said that you know the owner, don't you?"
"Of course I know him." Mirii nodded. "… I think I took way too much risk, assuming that man was indeed the owner: I hate throwing myself into matters I do not know"
"Go to him and ask him if it's ok you should have that relic…" The girl nodded. "Make sure he tells you, which relic you are talking about… tell me the relic you are looking for and I'll immediately give it to you. Is that clear?"
"… why you couldn't say this to me sooner?" Mirii's head rose. "This would have saved up all the time you spent, complaining back at"
"WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT, SQUID?!" The girl bended forward, as her face was frowning a lot. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY TIMES I HAD TO TELL THIS STUPID SHIP?! WAY TOO MUCH! I'M TURFING TIRED OF IT! I'M"
Ssssshhhh!
The girl's mouth flattened, as she jumped and her irises shrunk. Mirii sighed loudly, as she turned behind and began walking.
"… take a break: your mind is demanding it."