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"Wait, which room is this?" Hun was standing in front of the door.
"Barsy's!" Grina giggles, as her right fist knocked the door. "Don't worry, Hunry… I didn't forget about the secret."
"I-I wasn't questioning it!" Hun's hands went behind his back. "I would never do that."
The two Inklings' mouth sealed.
"… aaah, that sleepy giant!" Grina chuckles, as her hands rubbed together. "Just wait a little more… I got this."
Knock knock.
"… I-I'm sure he's coming to door right now!" Sweat jumped out from Grina's head. "What are you doing, Barsy?! Go get the door, already! Don't you see I'm risking being caught by Mirii?! COME ON!"
Steps were heard from behind the door. Grina sighed silently. The door opened, as Bars was standing still with his eyelids almost all the way down. He yawned loudly.
"Like… mornin', Squids." His right forefinger's left side was drenching his right eye.
"Hi, hi!" Grina's right hand waved. "Can we get in?"
"Sure… sure you can…" Bars pulled the door, as he turned behind and walked towards the bed.
Grina and Hun walked forward, as Hun pushed the door back. The room had clothes thrown on the desk, an opened closet, one shoe was resting near the right wall and the other one was in front of the closet. Grina grimaces a bit.
"Eww… this place looks worse than my room!" Grina turned her head around. "I wouldn't leave my room this messy! It really makes me think to stay in a dump, right now…"
"So, what's the secret?" Hun turned to his left, as he smiled.
"That? Eh eh… pretty simple!" Grina turned to her right, grinning and lowering her eyebrows. "The secret is"
Knock knock.
Grina and Hun jumped, turning their shoulders towards the door. Grina's face went paler, her irises shrunk, sweat began forming on her forehead.
"Huh…? Like, who could possibly be…?" Bars stands up, walking towards the door.
Grina's right fingers went on her mouth. Bars' hand rests on the door handle, pushing it down and pulling the door. His head tilted down: Mirii was folding her arms, frowning.
"Oh… like, mornin'"
"Bars, step aside…" Mirii's eyes squeezed.
Bars walked backwards towards his right side. Mirii's eyes were seeing Hun and Grina: Mirii frowned even more. Grina swallowed loudly, as she began shivering, while sweat was jumping out of her head. Bars pushed the door back, yawning loudly.
"H-hello th-there!"
"You…" Mirii walked forward, as a vein popped out from her forehead. "… give me a good reason for this event…"
"Wh-why saying th-that?!" Sweat jumped out from Grina's head. "I-I'm Hunry's friend, remember?! It's… you know…"
"Mirii, you shouldn't be too severe to her." Hun walked in front of Mirii, as his eyebrows went up and his mouth downturned. "I know well that Grina will never attempt anything harmful towards us… besides, she is a friend! We can trust her a bit, right?"
Grina smiled.
"Th-thank you, Hunry! I-I wouldn't possibly know what to do in such"
"She just called me to give me a secret." Hun smiled, while closing his eyes.
Mirii's eyes expanded, Grina completely stood still. Hun opened his eyes, staring at Mirii: gradually, the girl frowned a lot, as several veins popped out from her forehead and smoke was coming from her ears. Mirii immediately passed Hun, as she stands in front of Grina while gritting her teeth.
"A secret about what?! A SECRET ABOUT WHAT?!" Her hands picked Grina's shirt.
"Wh-what secret?! I-I didn't really mean to say a secret…!" Grina's eyes became a bit watery.
"What?" Hun was looking at Grina, as his arms opened. "I thought you wanted to help me live better in Inkopolis!"
"WHAT?!" Mirii's hands grasped, as she pulled Grina down looking at her eyes. "You… what games are you planning to pull out, this time?!"
"N-n-n-no games… I-I w-was thinking about Hunry being… yo-you know… a-a bit nostalgic about his home… a-and I-I wanted to ch-cheer him up!" A stream of tears were coming from her eyes.
"And for doing that, you had to come inside Bars' room and refuse to let me cooperate with the situation as well?!" Mirii pushed the girl. "Grina, you disappointed me…" Mirii's head rose. "… I thought you were becoming more mature than this." Her eyes closed. "I'm forced to take some severe actions, because of this…"
"Pl-please, no!" Grina fell down on her knees, as her hands grasped. "I-I didn't wanted to give you trouble! Please! D-don't get super mad at me…!"
"It's not that I'm mad at you… I'm simply disgusted by your childish attitude." Mirii's head shook. "Tell me the truth, Grina… were you trying to make the Inkinators quit their important mission?"
Grina's head lowered down.
"… answer me, Grina." Mirii's head rose. "Being quiet is making your situation even worse…"
Grina's mouth was waving, her fists were shaking a bit.
"… hmpf, you left me with no choice." Mirii turned behind, walking forward. "Hunley, let's go to the canteen… without those two."
"Without us?!" Grina's head rose back. "I-I wanted to chat with Hunry! Why I'm not allowed to share some time with a friend of mine?!"
"Because I know you, Grina… I know you have plans for your own, selfish needs." Mirii's right hand was holding the door handle.
"Me?! Selfish?!" Grina's hands went on her chest. "I would rather be splatted than having such title!"
Mirii's right hand pushed the door handle down, as she pulled the door. Mirii and Hun walked out of the room, as the boy closed the door behind them. Mirii's head rose, snorting.
"I really don't know what to do about those two…" Her eyes closed. "Yesterday, we had several homework to finish for today… yet, they still think about being little kids who try to drag us into their childish realms."
"Mirii, don't say those bad things…" Hun walked on Mirii's right side, as his head was down, tilted towards the girl. "Grina and Bars are nice, you know… I would never expect them to attack us."
"I'm not accusing them for being a problem for our progress…" Mirii's head shook. "If that was the case, I would have already went forward without them. Such possibility was happening, recently…"
"Yes, I know that well…" Hun nodded. "But, don't you think this is very similar to that incident?"
"Not at all… I don't have strong reasons for being hostile to them." Mirii's head turned to her right. "However, I was thinking of… solving this type of problem, once and for all." Mirii nodded. "I'm tired of dealing with their antics… they must be reformed, if I want to make sure that my plans will be realized."
"Reform them…?" Hun's head tilted to his left.
"Yes." Mirii's eyes closed. "Grina still acts as she wants to be out of the battle against Project Neo… what I can do to make her fully convinced of its dangers? She might attempt to promise her support… yet, I fear those are all temporary."
"I don't know, Mirii…" Hun's head lowered, as his eyebrows went up. "I don't see anything wrong with their actions… maybe a bit childish, yes." He nodded. "But they are kind, at least."
"Hmm… Tonna was acting more and more like a nuisance, to the point of almost dropping her support towards us… … she changed her mind, because of how Project Neo was responsible for her sister's disappearance." Mirii's mouth opened a bit.
"… Mirii?" Hun's shoulders turned to his left.
"Wait… if Grina sees a personal reason for going against Project Neo… she would attempt to stop the project as much as me, Hunley, Tonna and everyone else is willing to do!" Her right hand picked her right tentacle. "Project Neo seems so large, it basically affected everyone I met… could Project Neo have affected Grina too and she isn't aware of that?!"
"Mirii?" Hun's left hand rested over Mirii's right shoulder.
"Hmm?!" Mirii's head turned to her right. "Did you called me, Hunley?!"
"Ehm… yes?" He grins a bit, as his eyebrows went up.
"Nnngghh!" Sweat jumped out from Mirii's head. "I-I'm terribly sorry for my brief lack of attention!" She bowed down. "I-I was thinking something important…"
"What?" Hun's mouth opened.
"I… I have to… to meet Tonna, yes." Mirii nodded. "I have to talk with her… she's able to help"
"Were you looking for me?" Tonna walked out from the right corner, smiling and waving her right hand. "Good morning, you too!" Her eyes closed. "I was looking for you, before…"
"Good morning, Tonna." Mirii's right hand waved. "Is there something you need?"
"No, not really…" Tonna's head shook. "I wanted to get to the canteen with you." She nodded. "Talking a bit with you 4… a bit because"
"Tonna, I'm afraid that Grina and Bars will not join us…" Mirii's head rose. "This morning I caught Grina, in particular, trying to manipulate Hunley…"
"Manipulating him?" Tonna's head turned towards Hun. "I don't see how…"
"To be honest, Grina refuses to reveal her true intentions… but I know she was trying to sabotage everything as usual." Mirii snorted, as her arms folded. "She wanted to tell a secret to Hunley… probably a fake information to deceive Hunley into following a lie rather than the truth."
"Uhm… I see…" Tonna's head lowered, as her irises were seeing Mirii. "I heard that Grina was convinced about not attempting such thing anymore…"
"I'm afraid that Grina will never be fully convinced… unless I find a clear evidence that will make her change her own mind." Mirii nodded.
"Ah, I see what you mean!" Tonna's mouth downturned. "That was the same for me, as you know… but how could you find something like that?"
"I'm not completely sure if there is indeed a reference of that… but I'm willing to ask some information to Grina's parents." Mirii's right hand took her right tentacle, caressing it.
"Ehm… isn't this a bit too much?" Tonna's eyes closed as a sweat drop appears on her head's right side. "I mean, getting into others' affairs…"
"As I said earlier…" Mirii's right forefinger pointed at Tonna, with her right arm bended. "… Grina's antics are doing nothing more than blocking my and Hunley's progress."
Mirii's head rose.
"I had enough of such attempts. I already have other problems to deal with… I cannot waste even more time, stopping Grina's plans as well. For now, I prefer taking this solution… it would be guaranteed that Grina will never attempt any more attacks towards the Inkinators' progress, if I truly find this evidence I'm looking for."
"… I don't know about this, Mirii…" Tonna turned behind, as her right forefinger rubbed gently on her right cheek. "… I really don't know what to say."
The three Inklings began walking forward.
"There is nothing to say, since I exposed the most perfect solution." Her right hand caressed her right tentacle once. "Tonna, I intend to call Grina's father and ask him some questions…"
"Do you have his phone number?" Tonna's shoulder turned to her left.
"No, I don't… that's why I need your help." Mirii sighed. "I want you to call… to call…"
Sweat jumped out from Mirii's head.
"Nngh! I-I forgot his name!" Her eyebrows rose.
"Him?!" Tonna's eyes expanded, as she blushed. "… ehm… well…" She swallowed silently, as her irises went down and right. "I don't know about that… m-maybe he's busy with his job… I-I don't want to throw him into any trouble…"
"Tonna, a phone call is harmless… under normal circumstances." Mirii's head rose, as her eyebrows lowered just slightly. "In any case, I want to solve this problem at all costs… the more progression we make, the more probable will be to reach the ultimate goal we all settled a while back. I don't just seek a positive probability… I'm seeking certainty."
"I-I'll see what I can do!" Tonna's hands went on her chest, as her smiling was waving. "You know… I'm a chief! I-I could be called for important duties in any moment…!"
"The phone call will last short enough to prevent such cases…" Mirii frowned a bit. "Please, Tonna… if I will not solve this situation, an even bigger problem will rise sooner or later… so big, we would be forced to watch our progress going caput."
Tonna sighed loudly and for a second. Her head lowered, looking at the red carpet she was stepping on.