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"... I hope this owner will cooperate fully with me..." Mirii sighed. "If this relic is related to him… that would mean he was the one hiding it. He might not want to hand me over the relic, if he really cares about it… from there, I wouldn't know what to do in order to retrieve this relic: I do not even know what the relic looks like, at all!"
Mirii's feet were stepping on the road, as a quick breeze passed near her tentacles: the girl shivered a bit, as her eyebrows went a bit down.
"The weather is getting colder…" Her irises went up. "That reminds me… I should buy that brand new sheet for my bed: it uses special technology for regulating the internal temperature with the ease of a smartphone app."
Her irises returned forward, as she faces the office.
"I have to think more carefully about that… it's a bit too expensive right in this very moment." Mirii lowered her head for a moment. "And right now… my worries aren't related to any freezing cases."
The girl stops in front of the wooden door, as her right fist knocked on the door.
"Mister? Can I ask a simple request?" Mirii's head rose.
You? … what was your name, again?
Mirii sighed, as her eyes closed.
"My name is Mirii… Mirii Hanache."
Ah! Well… what do you seek?
"A relic." Mirii's eyes opened. "I need it, since the perpetrator who kidnapped my friends wants that."
Th-the relic?! Wh-why are you asking me that?!
"Because a girl at the restaurant knows the relic is yours…" Mirii's eyes squeezed. "I advise you to cooperate… I would be forced to take away everything resembling a"
No… n-no, you cannot be that girl who's friend with Grina…
Mirii's eyes expanded, as her irises shrunk.
"Grina is my friend! And so is Hunley!" She frowned. "What are you"
You are someone who pretends to be her! Th-that must be it: you want that relic and sell it for a fortune! Tell me the truth!
"I would not dare to do that!" Mirii bended forward, frowning even more. "I have no interest in money, especially compared to the importance of my"
Liar! You are lying! I-I'll call the guards, so they will kick you out!
Mirii's mouth sealed.
… oh no! My daughter told me to let them stay at home! Noooo
"And why you did that?!" Mirii's fists clenched. "If it wasn't for that"
I would have saved up some money, since Agents would come! N-Now I'm alone…
"I'm the real Mirii Kelpshell, here!" Mirii's right thumb pointed at her chest. "And if you refuse to cooperate… I'll have to pick everything I can pick." She turned behind.
Wait! Wait! D-don't go…
Mirii's head rose, as her eyelids lowered to the middle.
"… mister, do you intend to waste my time…?"
No! I… I want you to answer this question!
Mirii snorted.
Grina's real full name?!
"Greta Inkolina." She turned behind. "Will this answer convince you?"
… th-the relic… I… I really don't know…
"Without it, I don't think I'll ever be able to save your park…" Mirii's arms folded. "So"
Screw that! My daughter is in danger!
"Your daughter…?" Mirii's head tilted to her right a bit. "Why you didn't told me about your daughter being"
Because I forgot you knew about that! You and your friends promised to save her… … that relic is actually connected to her. Sh-she would be so sad, if the relic is gone… she keeps it almost every day!
Mirii's eyebrows went up.
"… please, tell me more about this relic: maybe I can use the additional information to make the perpetrator change the mind." Her mouth downturned.
… sigh… I have a bad feeling about this… something is not right… however, I'll let you in: maybe the solution will be unlocked in this way.
Click.
"It came from the door…!" Mirii's right hand pushed the door handle down.
The girl pushed the door, entering inside and pushing it back: an Inkling man was standing up from behind his desk, with his hands resting on the desk.
"The relic you want…" His eyes closed. "… it's not located in the restaurant."
"What?!" Mirii's mouth opened, as her eyes grew a bit.
His head was shaking slowly.
"… I knew I shouldn't use that tactic..." His head turned down-left, as his eyebrows went up. "… that little story I came up with to make people more curious about the restaurant…" His face pointed at the girl. "The legend of the relic… the item who's worth millions of coins! All a set-up for making people go eat in my restaurant… and appreciate it for what it is."
"But… but this person is really thinking that this relic's value exists!" Mirii bended forward, as her eyebrows went up. "Wh-what if this person doesn't believe in your words?! Wh-what's this relic you are talking about in the first place?!"
"… it's a bucket." The man bended down, lifting his posture back while holding a bucket. "A bucket who has the signature of the famous Pesce Marino. I based the entire story around this… my daughter is a huge fan of this singer."
Mirii's right hand covered her mouth, after lifting her posture back.
"… m-maybe could be really a fortune! Not millions but… but I-I could simply remake that signature with a piece of paper!" Mirii walked towards the desk. "I-I'm sure that this person will not"
"I need the bucket. Now."
Mirii turned behind, seeing an Inkling woman wearing a hat, a white long-sleeved shirt, a light-yellow dress and light-brown shoes. Her hands were down, her mouth was slightly downturned.
"MIDNI?!" The man bended forward, as his eyes grew wide and his irises shrunk. "But… bu-but"
Midni's left hand pushed the door back, as her face got darker.
"… it appears I couldn't have done this one…" Her face rose a bit. "… as painless as I wanted."
"Wh-what's the meaning of this?!" The man's face went paler, his hands went on his head. "I… I-I cannot believe"
"Be quiet, father." The darkness went away, as her face was showing a frown. "… don't make me say bad things to you… you, of all people, who never did a wrong thing towards me."
"Miiiddnniiiii!" His eyes were watery, as his teeth were gritted. "Wh-whyyyy?! I…"
"… don't cry…" Her head lowered, as her eyebrows went up. "… I-I'm already in panic because of her…"
"Me?" Mirii's head rose. "… do you have any grudges against me?"
"… you came in the park, when I already finished my job…" The woman looked at Mirii, while smiling. "I was about to tell the news to my dad, since… I wouldn't be seeing him for a very long time."
"WHAT?! NOOOOO!" The man hit his desk with his fists. "WHAT DID SHE"
"Father, please be quiet!" Midni frowned at him. "I was about to finish explaining!"
The man rose his waving mouth, as tears fell from his eyes.
"… you and your friends were talking with my father." The woman's head pointed back at Mirii. "I couldn't show up myself like this… you would attack me. Especially that shield skill you had before…" Her eyes squeezed.
"Shield skill?!" Mirii growled. "I have nothing of such!"
"Of course you wouldn't… now that you are the Mirii Kelpshell everyone keeps on mentioning." The woman nodded. "The one who's snooping around the Project Neo affair… … I should had stopped my father from calling you. He would have grown suspicious of me, after I asked him to send the guards at home… but at the end, that wouldn't have mattered. He would still have accepted my destiny…"
"Wh-what destiny?! What are you saying?!" The man lifted his posture. "Midni!"
"… father… I'm no longer working here." Midni lifted her posture, as she smiled. "I have become a member of the Turf Mercenaries!" She giggled.
Mirii's eyes grew, as her mouth flattened.