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Tic-tic-tic-tic…
Mirii was sitting on her office chair, staring back at the laptop's screen: her fingers were tapping on the keyboard, while the screen was showing a white bar under a large logo, as letters gradually appear next to each other, occasionally separated by space.
Hun was sitting on a chair, positioned on Mirii's right side, while watching the screen and bending forward, with his hands on his legs.
"… still nothing, eh?" His head turned to his left, as his mouth downturned.
"I'm about to fill my brilliant discovery with decisive evidences…" Her head rose. "I just need to access that wonderful website… it never managed to disappoint me."
"Mirii, I'm worried about your expression…" He lifted his posture. "You sound so tired…"
"I'm fine, Hunley…" Mirii's head turned towards the boy, as she smiled. "I just need a glass of Inkling water…"
"Do you?" Hun smiled, as he stands up.
"Hunley, I'll take it!" Mirii stands up, as her mouth opened a bit.
"No no, don't worry…" He walks to his left.
Mirii jumped on her right, as she frowned a bit.
"Hunley, I said I will pick the glass!"
"Ah!" Hun's hands went in front of his chest, as sweat was jumping out from his head. "I-I'm sorry! Don't be mad at me, please…"
Mirii's irises shrunk a bit.
"I-I'm not mad at you… how could I be?" Her head lowered to her right, as her eyebrows went up and her mouth went a bit wavy. "I-I was kindly asking to let me pick my own glass of Inkling water…"
"… would you like to go get one, together?" He blushes a bit.
Mirii blushes, as her head rose back and her mouth opened: she smiled, giggling a bit.
"If you insist…" Her eyes closed.
She turned behind, walking forward: Hun walked right behind her. She stopped, turning to her right and bending down a bit, as her right hand opened the small fridge's door. Hun's right shoulder, went on the wall to his right, as he kept staring back at the girl.
"You know, Mirii…"
"Yes?" Mirii lifted her posture, as her left hand was holding a bottle of Inkling water and her right hand pushed the fridge door back, while turning her shoulders to her right and raising her head a bit.
"… I hope we will not find any Demon Squids lurking around the building…" Hun's eyebrows went up and his mouth downturned. "Did I told you that the Shrine is already taking action?"
"No, this is the first time you mentioned this to me…" Mirii's right arm stretched towards a pile of plastic glass resting above her fridge, as her right hand grasped the top glass and pulled it off slowly.
"Well, as far as I know, the Shrine wants to send a special troop who controls the city… especially this building." Hun nodded, while smiling. "I believe it's called the Headquarters…?"
"Correct." Mirii smiled, as her left hand was pouring the bottle of water inside her plastic glass held by her right hand.
"They will control all the roads, but none of them will enter inside any building…" Hun's mouth downturned a bit. "I don't know if we will be able to pass the nights without thinking that"
"Hunley, you are the Master of the Shrine…" Mirii's right hand brought her glass near her mouth, as she drinks from it for a moment, before lowering it down. "I couldn't wish a better security method than your presence inside the Headquarters…"
"R-really?" Hun blushes as he went away from the wall and sealed his mouth.
Mirii nodded, as she took another sip from her plastic glass.
"Now that we witnessed the happening of such despicable event, it's going to be unlikely that I will be caught off guard by those foolish fiends…" She walked forward, passing Hun. "Same for the rest of us."
Mirii's hands put each item near her laptop's left side, as she walked back towards the fridge.
"Th-they could always use newer tricks to foil us…" Sweat jumped out from his head, as his eyes were seeing Mirii grabbing another plastic glass and walking back towards the desk. "I-I'm not sure if I'm able to"
"You are able to destroy every single menace who dares to ruin our peaceful lands…" Mirii sits on her office chair, as her eyes closed. "I have seen your feats many times to even consider any discouraging views…"
"Bu-but"
"Hunley, enough." Her fingers tapped on her keyboard, as her eyes reopened. "Now the city depends on our action… we have to learn more about Project Neo and expose them in front of the justice."
"And you know how to do that…?" Hun walked forward, passing behind Mirii and sitting on his chair.
"Bah… those doofus Squids manages to block my plans with such revolting ease." Her head rose. "But I'll make them regurgitate their own claims, by proving perfection and superiority with my brilliant findings…"
"Ehm… don't be mad at them…" Hun's eyes closed, as a sweat drop appears on his head's right side. "Really, they are our friends…"
"Hmpf!" Mirii's eyes squeezed a bit. "They are simpletons, Hunley… incapable of comprehending my smarter and more refined genius."
Her eyes were seeing several words surrounded by black rectangles on each lateral side.
"Now we are navigating inside the Hidden Sea territory…" Mirii's elbow rested on her desk, as her left hand grabbed her mouth delicately, while her right hand was above her computer mouse, pushing and pulling it around. "This is where we will uncover the truth…"
"Hidden Sea? Why such name?" Hun bended forward, staring back at the screen.
"Because this side of the Inknet is rather obscure… I prefer not dwell on such matter, considering your current knowledge in technology." Mirii's eyes closed for a moment. "Don't be afraid, Hunley…" She smiles a bit. "Eventually, you will comprehend how advanced this system is."
"If you teach me, I'm sure I will…" Hun's eyes closed while smiling.
Mirii blushes a bit, still staring at the screen… especially on the words "Zapfish Rumor" displayed on the top of the screen.