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Aga was walking on the hallway, as her right hand was holding her smartphone, which was resting near her right ear. Her irises rose, as she passed a vase with a plant coming out from it.
"… little Squiddy?" Aga smiled, as she giggled a bit. "… ih ih! I'm fine, I'm fine. Are you having fun with daddy?"
Her left hand passes her stomach and lands on her right side, grabbing it.
"… aaaww!" Aga smiled even more widely. "Mommy will return soon, don't worry…! I have to run a very small errand… once it's done, I'll immediately Super-Jump back!" She nodded. "I can't wait to play with you for a while…!"
"Ooooh, sure you can wait…"
Aga stopped, as her irises shrunk: behind her, Virgilia was floating in the air with her fists on her sides, while lowering her eyebrows and smiling.
"… Stella, I have to go now… take care." Aga lowered her smartphone, as her right thumb pressed on the red circle.
"Eh eh eh eh!" Virgilia bended forward. "There is no place to hide, little mother!" She grins.
Aga turned behind, while frowning a bit.
"You can throw that smartphone in the garbage." Virgilia nodded. "I know you don't have that app!"
"Of course I have it…" Aga's irises lowered, pointing at the smartphone's screen as her right thumb kept pressing on different screen points.
"You are looking for that?! Ha!" Virgilia dashed forward, as her irises shrunk and her overall expression kept. "You will be looking for the remaining pieces of your smartphone!"
"Ah!" Aga's head rose, as she jumped backwards.
The floating girl's right fist clenched, as her right arm moved backwards…
SWISH!
Aga bended down, while spinning on her right side… and throwing a kick towards Virgilia.
Taaac!
"Yeouch!" Aga's right eye closed, while frowning and retreating her right leg which was covered in red ink.
"Ha ha ha!" Virgilia grins, as her right fist moved backwards…
Aga turned behind, as she began sprinting and putting her smartphone away.
"My leg burns!" The woman snorted. "That girl's ink cannot even be touched…"
"THERE IS NO WAY TO RUN!" Virgilia's irises shrunk, as her smiling mouth opened with her pointy teeth sticking out. "YOU'LL MELT LIKE AN ICE-CREAM!"
"Uff, uff!" Aga gritted her teeth. "Ow, ow…"
Aga's right feet hit a vase near the wall: she yelped, as she slowed down.
SWISH!
"OW!" Aga rolled forward, as she stops with her stomach down.
Virgilia flew above the woman, turning behind and lowering down: her hands picked up her shirt with both her hands, lifting the woman from the floor.
"Eh eh eh eh…" Virgilia's eyelids lowered to the middle. "… say goodbye to this world… and to your little daughter…"
Aga's irises shrunk: she growled, while frowning a lot.
"NEVER!" Aga's left foot moved towards Virgilia's left knee.
BONK!
"Aaaah!" Aga's eyes squeezed, as she fell on her back.
Virgilia flew a bit backwards, as her mouth rose and her arms folded.
"… eh eh…" Her eyebrows went down, as her mouth smiled widely. "… I'm going to finish you up with"
BLAM!
"OW!" Virgilia fell down on the floor, with her stomach down.
"Wh…" Jerkily, Aga rose her posture with her eyes almost closed. "… uh…"
"Grrrr…" Virgilia's hands pushed down, as her arms stretched and her head turned to her right, while her eyelids lowered to the middle and her face was frowning. "Yyyoooouuuu…"
Mirii was standing still, with a Hero Charger in her hands and lowered down: an Ink Tank full of orange ink was behind her back. Her head rose.
"Perfection is back… just as I told you earlier." Her eyebrows went a bit down.
"Wh-where did you get that weapon…?!" Virgilia rose up in the air, as she turned behind with her fists on her sides, while frowning a lot.
"In the Headquarters, obviously…" Mirii rose her weapon, pointing it at the girl. "Now, release Hunley free. I'll not give you any other chances."
"Grrrr… everything was going so smoothly too…" Gradually, Virgilia disappeared. "… I'll get you in a way or another, Mirii…"
BLAM!
Orange ink fell on the red carpet.
"COME BACK, YOU COWARD!" Mirii frowned a lot. "RELEASE HUNLEY AT ONCE!"
Mirii's eyes were seeing Aga standing up from the floor. Mirii's expression went a bit neutral: her left hand grabbed her smartphone, as she began touching the screen with her left thumb.
Pon-poooon! Pon-poooon!
"Urgh… just the sound I didn't want to hear…" Aga grimaces, as she began walking towards Mirii.
"You are not alone… but the sacrifice must be done." Mirii's left hand put her smartphone away. "Aga, we must find that Demon Squid you just saw…"
"So, those creatures weren't a little theory you happened to find before…" Aga's arms crossed. "… why you didn't told me about their presence and the whole problem going on?"
"… hmpf!" Mirii's head rose. "It wasn't in my intention talking about them… you heard me mentioning their existence." Her eyes closed. "I had to lie, so you wouldn't see me as a fool… I cannot let the most miniscule mistake attack my reputation." Her eyes opened, while snorting. "There would be the risk of receiving bad rumors about my impeccable performances…"
"I would had believed in you!" Aga frowned, as her arms opened wide. "After all those progresses you made, how could I ever think you would be a fool?!"
"Tsk…" Mirii's head shook slowly. "For those kind of matters… no, it's unacceptable to let the slightest mistake run free."
"… I don't understand you, sometimes… I really don't." Aga's eyes squeezed a bit.
"Enough." Mirii's eyelids lowered to the middle. "This is not a problem anymore… now, we must focus on the goal I just mentioned…"
"… do you want to hunt this Demon Squid in particular or do you want to look for Hun?" Aga turned behind for a moment.
"Hunley is the primary goal…" Mirii sighed. "That Demon Squid is the only one who might know"
"That's wrong, Mirii…" Aga frowned for a moment. "I bet there is another person who knows where Hun is."
Mirii's eyes expanded a bit.
"Who could possibly know that?! … you?!" Her irises shrunk.
"Not me… my friend." Aga nodded. "Tom. He's actually my husband's best friend… right now, he's together with Grina."
"… very well." Mirii nodded, as her left hand grabbed her smartphone again.
Her head lowered, as her left thumb pressed on the smartphone's screen: several numbers appeared, each surrounded by a thin circle.
"Are you calling Grina?" Aga's hands went behind her back.
"Yes." Mirii's left hand brought her smartphone on her ear's left side, as her head rose and her irises watched the ceiling. "I kept my smartphone locked, so"
Look who decided to unlock her own phone number!
A vein popped out on Mirii's right side of her forehead.
"Grina, I need to talk with Tom…" Her head rose.
Is this how you greet your best friend?! Sheesh, you should be friendlier towards
"This is not the time for such discussion…" Mirii snorted. "Hunley is in peril and Aga told me that this Tom can reveal his position!"
He doesn't even know who Hunry is… but he knows Kelly.
Mirii's mouth flattened for a moment.
Right now, Kelly is under a curse… one of those Demon Squids turned her into an adult!
"Are you serious?!" Mirii bended forward, as her irises shrunk a bit, while frowning slightly.
Do you want to take Tom's words for granted? Alright, alright… hey, sweetie! You got a call.
…
… hello?
"… you must be Tom." Mirii lifted her posture. "Am I correct?" Her head rose.
Yes, that's me. You are…?
"Mirii. Mirii Hanache." Mirii nodded. "My pleasure."
Mirii?! Nice! Listen, a friend of mine is looking for you.
"Aga, I assume…" Mirii's eyes closed. "Yes, she's with me right now."
Great! Really great!
"Mr. Tom, I called you to hear more about Kelly's problem…" Mirii's eyes opened.
Her? Sigh… she's in trouble, Mirii. Right now she's in my room.
"Why?" Mirii's eyes squeezed a bit.
She was tired, because of her memory trip… I decided to venture all alone.
"What do you mean by memory trip…?" Mirii's eyebrows lowered.
She used her powers to see your memories…
Mirii's eyes expanded.
"HOW SHE DARED TO DO THAT?!" Mirii frowned a lot. "And most importantly, why she did that?!"
Don't get mad, please! This day already drove me crazy… I don't have the patient to deal with an angry Squid!
"Wh-who gave you such ridiculous idea?!" Some sweat covered Mirii's forehead. "I was just talking with my voice volume a bit higher than usual…"
Groan… listen, I don't remember why she did that. You have to reach my room if you want to know that badly… unfortunately, I can't bring you in there because Grina's door entrance is locked down thanks to a curse!
"A curse…?" Mirii's irises pointed at Aga. "Have you tried to open the door, Aga?"
Aga's head shook.
"I went out of Tonna's room and began looking for you…" Her head nodded. "I had the thought that you would find a way to solve this problem…"
"… Mr. Tom, are you in danger?" Mirii's head rose.
No. Me and Grina are fine…
"Then, I would suggest you two to stay in Grina's room while I will reach your room." Her eyes closed. "We don't need your card key since Kelly will open the door for us. We just need to learn where your room is"
"I can bring you in his room myself." Aga smiled. "We shouldn't take too much time for that…"
Mirii's eyes opened.
"Mr. Tom, Aga knows the location of your room." Her head rose. "Do you have anything else to say, before I'm asking you to pass Grina's smartphone back to her?"
Uhm… I wished you would come rescuing us… but Kelly said that her form might be permanent if nothing is done. I have no choice but to be patient… I'm giving the phone back to Grina.
"Thank you for understanding, Mr. Tom." Mirii nodded.
…
Yeah?
"… before I close the call, I have the duty to tell you something important since I'm your friend…" Mirii's head rose, as her eyelids lowered to the middle. "… Bars managed to pick his weapon. He's fighting the Demon Squids alone, as we are speaking."
…
"His smartphone ran out of battery…" Mirii's eyes closed. "Thus"
AND NOW YOU ARE MENTIONING THIS?!
"Grina, lower your voice." Mirii frowned. "I'm not in the error"
F-FIND HIM BACK! YOU CAN'T LEAVE HIM BEHIND!
"Grina, I said to lower you voice!" Mirii lowered her head, frowning even more. "Bars could be anywhere at this point! I can't spend my time looking for him, when I should use it to solve the major crisis"
TOM! WE MUST GET THAT DOOR WIDE OPEN! QUICK, QUICK!
Tuuuuuuu…
Mirii's irises moved to her left. Her left hand lowered, putting her smartphone away.
"… Aga, lead the way." Mirii's hands grasped her weapon. "The faster we reach his room, the faster the problem will be solved."
"As long as you don't put a pressure for this…" Aga walked past Mirii. "… I'll be more than glad to help you find Hun."
"Wh-who said I'm putting the pressure?!" Mirii snorted, while turning behind and beginning to walk. "It's just this urgent need for immediate action…"
"Going fast isn't exactly my cup of tea…" Aga's head turned to her right. "Now, tell me… is the smartphone's battery charge fine?"
"Yes, it is…" Mirii's head rose. "If it wasn't, I wouldn't be able to watch myself through the mirror."
"Tsss!" Aga's eyes rolled, as her head returned forward. "That isn't so drastic…"
"How could I even accept such a miniscule mistake?!" Mirii frowned. "I have proved countless of times to deliver impeccable performances… it would be inconceivable to watch such positive spree being wasted like that!"
"Sigh… be calm, Mirii…" Aga's eyes closed. "Your battery will never ran out…"
"Who said I was that worried about it?!" Veins popped out from Mirii's forehead. "Enough with your assumptions!"
"Siiiigghh…" Aga's head lowered, as several sweat drops appeared behind her head. "… let's talk about something different, shall we?"
"… I prefer not." Mirii's head rose, as her irises turned left and right.
"Ok…" Aga's irises moved left and right. "What kind of argument would make Mirii talk? Hopefully, the chat will be enough to save myself from the incoming stress… siiiigh!" Her eyebrows went up. "… or not…"
Aga sighed loudly again.
"… is there a problem?" Mirii's head rose.
"Uff… … I'm missing Stella so much…" Her fists went on her chest, as her head lowered. "What I would give to get back to her right now…"
Mirii's eyebrows went up.
"... are things going fine for Stella?" Her eyes blinked.
"Yes… yes, they are." Aga smiled widely, as she stopped and resumed her walk on Mirii's left side, with her head turning to her right. "I would buy her all the toys she wants… but she doesn't seem to be too interested." Her mouth downturned a bit. "Which doesn't really make me calm…"
"I wouldn't." Mirii nodded. "I would be proud to have a daughter who understands the more important elements of"
"Bu-but she's still young, Mirii!" Aga's eyebrows went up. "I-I can still pick her up and hug her… and she keeps calling for me, whenever she needs to eat or a toy she can't find…" Aga's head turned forward. "I can't possibly think that she is an adult… or the idea that she is about to become one!"
Mirii's head rose.
"… I shouldn't press more on that matter: I need her help to find Kelly!" Her eyes closed. "Have you thought of giving her a little present?" She smiled a bit.
"A present…?" Aga's mouth opened a bit. "… I never thought of that, actually!" She smiled. "Eh eh, a present… I wouldn't mind giving her a new toy or a cartoon series collection in DVD format." She giggled. "That's a nice idea, Mirii… I'm surprised you could have such thoughts!"
Mirii smiled widely.
"As usual, I managed to solve another obstacle with intelligence and patience…" Her eyes closed. "I'm truly improving vastly… no one could possibly"
"AAAAAAHHH!"
Mirii's head shook quickly, before pointing her sight to her left and seeing a door. Aga frowned, while bending her knees a bit and walking lightly towards the door…
Ta-klop!
An Inkling man was standing still, with his hands covering his ears and his eyes almost popping out. He frowned and screamed, as he charged towards the woman. Mirii's hands grasped her weapon tightly, as she pointed it towards the running man…
He dived towards Aga, as she tilted to her right.
BLAM!
Orange ink passed near the man's left ear, as his hands pushed Mirii's legs. She tilted backwards, as her irises shrunk and her mouth opened wide.
PUMF!
Her Hero Charger flew to her right, bouncing a bit on the floor before stopping. Mirii's hands and feet moved backwards, as her back touched the wall. Below her head, a window which was showing some tall buildings in the distance.
"AAAArrrrgghhh…!" The man's head lowered, with his forehead touching the floor and his hands covering his ears. "… uff… anf…"
Mirii's right eyebrow rose, as she stands up on her feet, while still pointing her sight at the man. His hands left his ears, as his arms and legs stretched forward and his head tilted to the right: his eyes were closed. Aga slowly walked towards him: once near him, Aga lowered her knees as they touched the floor while bending forward and resting her left ear near his mouth.
"… he's breathing, Mirii." Her irises moved towards her. "What should we do…?"
"… I have no time to waste with those Demon Squids." Mirii turned to her right, as she walked towards her weapon.
"… ok." Aga stands up quickly, as she passed above the man with each of her steps.
Mirii lowered her knees, as her hands opened and moved towards her weapon.
"Uuuugghh…"
Mirii's eyes expanded, as her eyebrows went down: immediately, with her weapon grasped in her hands, she turned behind and pointed her weapon towards the man. He was scratching his head, before turning towards his right with his eyelids lowered to
"AAAUUGGHH!" The man jumped upwards, with sweat jumping out from his head. "WH-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
BLAM!
"GAAAH!" The man dived on his left, with his eyes large and his mouth opened wide.
"Tch… you insolent!" Mirii's eyes squeezed a bit, as her right forefinger pulled the trigger.
"N-no, please! I-I don't want to get splatted by that!" His hands were pointed at Mirii, as he slowly raised on his feet.
Aga kept looking at him… before her head turned towards the girl.
"Mirii, don't shoot him!" She frowned. "He's not one of them!"
"... he's not one of them…?" Mirii's irises turned towards the woman.
"Wh-what's gotten into you?!" The man frowned. "You can't use that weapon in the hallways!"
Mirii's irises pointed back at the man.
"… sir, allow me to apologize for the terrible inconvenience…" Her weapon lowered, as the girl bowed down for a moment. "The Headquarters are being invaded by unknown creatures who are possessing almost all the Agents…"
"Unknown crea… pffff! Don't make me laugh!" The man folded his arms. "Tell me your name."
"She's right!" Aga frowned as she took one step forward. "I witnessed everything and I support her claims!"
The man turned his head towards Aga.
"… you must be her accomplice…" He frowned even more. "I'm not falling for that!"
His right hand took off his smartphone, as he pointed it towards the other two: his right thumb touched the screen, before putting his smartphone away.
"I'll report your behavior to the chiefs!" He turned behind, as he began walking. "I'll make sure you will not get away with this…"
Mirii snorted, as her face frowned… her hands put her weapon behind her back, as she took some steps forward, before Aga jumped in front of her with her arms stretching sideways.
"Forget him, Mirii!" Aga's head shook. "We must save the other Agents with your app!"
"Not before I have stopped him from committing an atrocious attack towards my reputation!" Mirii frowned, as her head lowered.
"He will not get far with this, I swear!" Aga frowned. "We must secure the HQ! … true…" Her left hand picked up her smartphone. "I just thought of something even more important! Send your application to my husband, so my family is well protected!"
"… understood." Mirii's left hand grabbed her smartphone, as her head lowered and watched its screen. "Tell me his phone number and message."
"Yes." Aga nodded. "His phone number is 090, 8, 3, 5, 9, 1, 7, 2, 7. Got it?"
Mirii nodded. Aga smiled.
"Type the following: Hi sweetie! I'm Aga and right now I'm helping Mirii with a task, dot…" Her eyes closed.
Mirii's thumbs kept pressing the screen rapidly.
"… you have to download and run the app she sends to you, colon…" Her eyes opened, as her head rose and her irises pointed at her ceiling. "… I'll call you later and explain why it's important, dot." She frowned. "Make sure that"
"And run the app…?" Mirii snorted.
"… sigh, wait a second." Aga lowered her head, as her eyes closed. "… run the app… ok." Her head rose back, with her eyes opened. "Run the app she sends to you. Colon."
Mirii kept typing with both her thumbs rapidly…
"I'll call you later and explain why it's important… dot."
Aga's irises kept watching Mirii typing on her smartphone.
"Make sure to have Stella around you… and…" Her irises went up. "Ignore the noise, dot."
Mirii's eyebrows lowered slightly… her head rose back.
"Done?"
"Yes…" Aga sighed, while smiling.
"… the message is about to be sent." Mirii nodded.
"Splendid!" Aga's eyes closed, while keeping her smile. "We can proceed now."
The woman began walking, passing the girl. Mirii turned behind, as she walked a bit rapidly.
"I'm so relieved that Stella and my husband are well protected now…" She giggled.
Tic-u-in.
"Message sent." Mirii smiled. "How much does it take before we can reach Tom's room?"
"Uhm… maybe 5 minutes?" Aga's head rose, as her mouth opened a bit. "Must be 5 minutes…"
"We must increase the pace a bit, then." Mirii frowned slightly. "No one can attack us, thus there is nothing we should be worried about."
"… why not?" Aga nodded.
The Inklings' pace increased a hit. Suddenly, music was coming out from Aga: the woman's head lowered to her right. Mirii's head rose, as she watches Aga carrying her smartphone near her ear's right side.
"Harry?" Aga's irises moved left and right.
Honey, dear! Did you sent me this message?
"Yes… why you called me right now?" Her eyes squeezed a bit. "Don't you have Mirii's phone number?"
Ehm… I just saw a phone number and this message reported below… I don't even remember if I ever asked it to Mirii or not.
"Sigh… sweetie, why I always have to remind you everything?" A sweat drop appears on Aga's right side of her head, as her eyelids lowered to the middle. "You know I can't always do that…"
I-I'm sorry, honey! I will add her number right now… and this app?
"You must keep it active, Harry." Aga frowned a bit. "This sound will protect you and Stella by those Demon Squids…"
Eh? From who?
"Demon Squids." Aga nodded. "I know that sounds very childish, but trust me: they are real… and I'm very worried about you and Stella because of them."
I'm fine, right now… and Stella is too! She is missing you, actually…
"Oh?!" Aga's eyes sparkled a bit.
I'm missing you too… when you will come back?
"… I have to help Mirii first, sweetie… siiigh!" Her mouth downturned. "I can't wait to get back home…"
I don't want to hear that word…
"Ah!" Aga's mouth opened wide, as her left hand went in front of her mouth. "I-I'm sorry…"
Grumf… this is not good. We are staying blocked in this stupid building for way too long!
"Harry, no!" She bended forward. "D-don't get mad in front of Stella…"
I know, I know. It's very hard to keep inside my opinions… no, it's our opinions. We keep talking about this a lot in those days…
Aga frowned.
"… once I return, we are going to discuss a plan for our future." She nodded. "We cannot keep Stella away from civilization…"
Alright! Meanwhile I'll download the app and stay near her.
"I'll be back shortly." She smiled. "Say hello to Stella for me…"
Stella! Mommy said hello to you! Do you want to talk with her?
… hiiii mommyyy!
Aga's eyebrows went up.
Come back soooon!
"Yes, I'll run back home in just about 5 minutes!" Aga nodded. "Be a good girl with daddy, ok?"
Ok, mommy!
Aga giggled.
"Pass the smartphone to daddy now, ok?"
Daddy! Mommy wants to talk with you!
… yes?
"Download the app, Harry… don't forget." Her eyes closed. "See you later."
Ok! See you later too!
Aga's right hand put her smartphone away. Mirii was smiling widely.
"… I wonder if I will be ever this attached to my child… …" She blushes a lot, as her irises moved to her right. "Sigh… would it be possible to sneak such matter, during one of my talks with Hunley…?"
Aga increased the pace, pointing her head towards a door: she stops near the door's right side.
"Well, there it is." She was smiling and nodding.
Mirii kept her earlier pace, stopping and turning her sight towards said door, which was reporting a number on the top-middle part of it. Mirii's right hand picked up her smartphone, as her head lowered and watched the screen: her right thumb kept pressing rapidly around the screen. She presses a red button, as the silence entered in.
"Knowing the nature of this app, I cannot run it in front of Kelly…" Her eyes closed, as she walked towards the door. "Hopefully, she will cooperate with us…" Her right forefinger bended a bit.
Knock, knock.
Mirii's arms folded, as her head rose.
"… I must not forget she's an adult now…" Her irises moved to her right. "How can I solve her problem…? … perhaps, if I splat that Demon Squid, she might be"
"Heeyyaaaa!"
"AAAH?!" Immediately Mirii turned behind, with her eyes expanded and her irises shrunk, while frowning and resting her arms on the door.
Her irises lowered down a bit, seeing Kelly wearing her kimono attire.
"Tee hee hee! Sorry for that little scare… I was so happy to be back being my younger self, I couldn't keep my enthusiasm!" She closing her eyes, while smiling.
"G-grrrrrr…" Several veins popped out on Mirii's forehead, as her eyes squeezed a bit and her teeth were slowly gritting. "… how can you claim I was scared by one of your antics…?!"
"Ooooh, don't hide that one from me!" Kelly bended forward, with her right eye closed while smiling a bit and forming an upside down 3 mouth, as her right forefinger pointed diagonally up and right. "You screamed like a little child!" She lifted her posture back, as her right hand went down and her smile reached her cheeks. "Tee hee hee!"
"Nnngghhh…!" Some sweat appeared on Mirii's forehead. "Yo-you insolent…! We walked all the way to let you return into your current form and this is how you greet us?!"
"Oh?!" Kelly's mouth downturned, as her eyebrows went up. "Bu-but I didn't wanted to scare you… I couldn't keep my happiness about me being young again!" She smiled a bit.
"… hmpf." Mirii's head rose. "I see you are not an adult anymore…"
"Yaaaaay!" Kelly jumped up and down, while closing her eyes and smiling widely. "I'll not be forced to skip my childhood now!"
Her head turned to her left: she gasped, as her eyes expanded widely.
"I know you!"
Immediately Mirii turned to her right, as her eyes grew: Aga's mouth flattened, as her head kept turning between Mirii and Kelly.