May 13, 6:00 P.M. Hazakura Temple

Iris and Pearl observed the young acolytes closely. Both of them knew that being one was not the easiest job ever devised. A group of women had recently been shipped over from Kurain Village. There were 24 of them in all, with the youngest being 12, and the oldest being 17.

Pearl asked, "Sister Iris, this reminds me of when Mystic Maya was younger. She was unsteady, and could only channel people for a short period of time."

She replied, "That makes sense. Everything takes a little time to get good at."

They began to discuss various things that were severely off-topic, such as the weather and the whole "Phoenix Wright and Maya Fey" love story.

"So, do you think that Mystic Maya wants to marry Mr. Nick, but Mr. Nick is too nervous to prepose to her?"

Iris thought for a moment and answered, "That may be the case, but I'll need to see those two around each other."

She asked Pearl questions about what they did.

"Are they around each other a lot?"

"Yes!"

"Do they roll around in the grass?"

"Of course!"

"Do they go on dates?"

"I think so."

"Do they kiss?"

"YEEEES."

"Do they..."

Pearl interrupted, "THEY DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER! THEY MUST LOVE EACH OTHER!"

Iris sighed, "Okay."

That moment, they heard the roaring of a propellor, and looked up, finding a Cessna high above their heads.

Pearl asked, "Sister Iris, what do you think that plane is headed?"

She guessed, "Somewhere."

Suddenly, a loud noise was heard, and was followed by an intense flash of light. All of the people outside recognized the noise as an exploding bomb.

Iris groaned, "Oh, shit!"

The fireball raged out of the main temple, tearing a path of destruction wherever it went. Any person unlucky enough to be standing in its path would be vaporized. The sound of the blast rang in everyone's ears. It felt like the events were occurring in slow motion.

After almost 13 seconds, the fireball faded, but the danger was not over. The ground began rumbling violently, and roof tiles began to fall. Many people fell to the ground, and held onto the objects nearest to them to keep them upright.

The shaking continued for what seemed like an eternity, but it somehow ended. After Iris gathered her senses, she walked over, and saw a horrific, morbid sight. All of the training acolytes were lifeless, and had terrible burns. Their arms and legs were out of shape, as their bones were fractured instantly when they hit the ground. They had been disfigured to the point of no survival.

Iris found an ID on one of the older girls. She looked at it, and gasped.

"Sister Bikini was... was... a grandmother!" Her head dropped to her feet, and she fell face first into the ground, sobbing heavily.

May 13, 6:03 P.M. Wright and Co. Law Offices

Phoenix was watching TV when the phone began ringing loudly. He picked up the receiver and said, "Hello?"

"Feenie!"

"Iris!"

"Feenie, a bomb just exploded at Hazakura Temple!"

"W-What?! Another bomb?"

"Yep. It was his 5th bomb."

"Are you sure that the Mad Bomber did it?"

"Yes, of course! The Mad Bomber is the only person that would bomb Hazakura Temple!"

"Was there anything suspicious that you found?"

"There was this phrase that was written in what appears to be blood of the side of the Main Temple."

"What does it say?"

"I have granted these kids to Hell."

"What does that even mean?"

"It probably means that the Mad Bomber is a dissenter!"

"Of spirit mediums, or of Hazakura Temple?"

"Probably both! He doesn't believe that Mystic Maya channels dead people! You've seen it for yourself, right? You know that it's all real, right?"

"Of course! I've seen Maya channel dead people all the time! Of course it's real!"

"You're probably gonna have to take steps to protect her."

"Why?"

"Because if he wants to bomb Hazakura Temple, he'll bomb Kurain, too. And if he doesn't bomb Kurain, he'll bomb the Wright and Co. Law Offices!"

"No way! The office is secure!"

"I suggest that you start being on the lookout for possible bombs! Your life and Maya's will depend on it!"

Iris hung up. The attorney felt the nervousness of his job take over. He thought, "If that spunky, beautiful, happy, energetic girl is killed by the Mad Bomber, than I doubt I will be able to live. We need to find out who the Mad Bomber is before it's too late."